330 Bukhaari & Muslim.
331 Nasaa'i & Tirmidhi, who declared it saheeh.
332 Bukhaari & Ahmad.
333 Daarimi & Sa'eed ibn Mansoor in his sunan with a saheeh isnaad.
334 Ahmad with a saheeh isnaad.
335 Daarimi & Tirmidhi, who declared it saheeh.
336 Ar. shirrah: excitement, enthusiasm, keenness, energy. The shirrah of youth is his its beginning and its fervour/zeal. Imaam Tahaawi says: "This is the zeal/fervour of the Muslims in their actions which bring them nearer to their Lord. However they are bound to fall short and leave some actions (which they began due to this zeal) so the most beloved of their actions to Allaah's Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) were those done otherwise (and kept up), so he ordered them to carry out righteous deeds which they are able to do continually and keep to until they meet their Lord-the Mighty and Majestic. It is narrated from him (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) to clarify this that he said: "The actions most loved by Allaah are those which are the most regular, even if they are little." I say: this hadeeth which he prefixes with the words "it is narrated" is saheeh, agreed upon by Bukhaari & Muslim from the narration of 'Aa'ishah (Allaah be pleased with her).
337 Ar. fatrah: interval, break, lapse; referring here to a period of reduced enthusiasm.
338 Ahmad & Ibn Hibbaan in his saheeh.
339 Ibn Sa'ad (1/376) & Abu ash-Shaikh in 'Akhlaaq Nabi (281).
340 Daarimi & Haakim , who declared it saheeh and Dhahabi agreed.
341 ibid.
342 Ahmad & Ibn Nasr with a saheeh isnaad.
343 Bukhaari & Abu Daawood.
344 Ahmad & Abu Daawood with a saheeh isnaad.
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