LessonsIntention, sincere goodwill, and a first nominal sentence (Hadith 1–7)Quiz

الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ.
Religion is sincere counsel and genuine goodwill.

Source: Muslim (as cited in the book).

ArabicMeaning
الدِّينُreligion; a life of obedience to Allah
النَّصِيحَةُsincerity, goodwill, trustworthy advice

نَصِيحَة is not mere criticism or fault-finding. It is sincerely seeking what is right and beneficial, expressed with honesty, trustworthiness, and an appropriate manner. The phrase is a nominal sentence: الدِّينُ is the subject and النَّصِيحَةُ the predicate.

The forceful wording shows that sincere counsel has exceptional importance in religion, not that the other obligations of religion disappear.

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Hadith 2: Religion is sincere counsel

Intention, sincere goodwill, and a first nominal sentence (Hadith 1–7)

الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ.
Religion is sincere counsel and genuine goodwill.

Source: Muslim (as cited in the book).

ArabicMeaning
الدِّينُreligion; a life of obedience to Allah
النَّصِيحَةُsincerity, goodwill, trustworthy advice

نَصِيحَة is not mere criticism or fault-finding. It is sincerely seeking what is right and beneficial, expressed with honesty, trustworthiness, and an appropriate manner. The phrase is a nominal sentence: الدِّينُ is the subject and النَّصِيحَةُ the predicate.

The forceful wording shows that sincere counsel has exceptional importance in religion, not that the other obligations of religion disappear.