Riyad al-Salihin [English Commentary] 3 Volume Set
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Riyad al-Salihin, "The Meadows of the Righteous," is Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi's celebrated compilation of Qur'anic verses and prophetic hadith on righteous conduct. Drawing on hadiths from the six canonical compilations, the work is arranged thematically, opening with the author's introduction and moving through chapters on sincerity and intention, repentance, patience, truthfulness, and vigilant self-watchfulness, before turning to piety, certainty and reliance upon Allah, steadfastness, and the virtue of hastening toward good. Later chapters address striving in worship, moderation in devotion, holding fast to the Prophetic ﷺ way, the danger of innovation, and the mutual duties believers owe one another, including enjoining good, forbidding wrong, sincere counsel, and fulfilling trusts.
This edition, translated by Moulana Afzal Ismail, presents the text in English with accompanying commentary, making the collection accessible to readers seeking to study its guidance in depth rather than merely consult it. The three-volume set covers hadiths 1 through 1896 and includes the Arabic text alongside the translation, allowing readers to engage with al-Nawawi's original wording while benefiting from explanatory notes.
Together, the volumes offer a structured path through the chapters of righteous character that al-Nawawi assembled, suited to sustained study, teaching, or gradual personal reading.
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About the author
al-Nawawi: Abu Zakariya Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (631-676 AH / 1233-1277 CE) was born in the village of Nawa, south of Damascus, from which he takes his name. As a young man he moved to Damascus, then a great center of learning, where he immersed himself in the religious sciences with extraordinary discipline, reportedly attending many study circles each day. Shafiʿi in law, he became one of the school's foremost authorities, and is honored with the title Muhyi al-Din, "reviver of the religion." He was renowned for his piety, simplicity, and detachment from worldly comfort, declining wealth and position to remain devoted to learning and teaching. Though his life was short, his scholarship was vast and remarkably enduring. Among his landmark works are Riyad al-Salihin, a thematically arranged collection of nearly two thousand hadith on ethics, worship, and noble character that remains among the most widely read books in the Muslim world; al-Arbaʿun (the Forty Hadith), a concise gathering of foundational traditions studied by beginners and scholars alike; Kitab al-Adhkar, on supplication and remembrance of God; the influential Shafiʿi legal manual Minhaj al-Talibin; and al-Minhaj, his detailed commentary on Sahih Muslim. His writings continue to anchor traditional Islamic study to this day.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9780620602495
Publisher
Muslims at Work Publications
Author
al-Nawawi
Pages
1800
Year Published
2015
Size
W-6.9 in | H-9.6 in | D-3.5 in
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