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The 40 Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi

al-Nawawi(Auth.) · Talut Dawood (Trans.)
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Known in Arabic simply as the Arba'in, "The Forty," this is without question the most widely-known and widely-read small compilation of Prophetic hadith. Across the world, from the east to the west, Imam al-Nawawi's collection is often the first, and sometimes the only Hadith text many Muslims study in their lives.

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Known in Arabic simply as the Arba'in, "The Forty," this is without question the most widely-known and widely-read small compilation of Prophetic hadith. Across the world, from the east to the west, Imam al-Nawawi's collection is often the first, and sometimes the only Hadith text many Muslims study in their lives.

Each hadith in this collection and serves as a foundational proof text in at least one area of the Islamic sciences. Being of such importance, these Hadith are also incredibly dense in meaning; one of Allah's gifts to His Prophet ﷺ was the ability to convey volumes in only a few words, and the Hadith of the Arba'in are among the best examples of this.

IGI's edition of al-Nawawi's Arba'in includes:

  • New translation of each Hadith
  • Succinct gems to ponder the significance and major themes of each Hadith
  • Short biography of Imam al-Nawawi

This is a beautiful edition that is easy and pleasurable to read, that you will return to again and again, and that we hope will live on your shelf for many years to come.

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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.

About the translator

Talut Dawood: Ustadh Talut Dawood is an American Muslim translator specializing in classical Arabic Islamic scholarship, with a particular focus on texts from the Tijaniyya tradition and the broader Sunni scholarly heritage. He grew up in New York, North Carolina, and Texas, and received his foundational Islamic education under his father, Shaykh Sulaiman Dawood, himself a classically trained scholar. He went on to study with teachers from Syria, West Africa, the United Kingdom, and North America. In 2018 he formally joined Imam Ghazali Publishing as Senior Translator-in-Residence, undertaking this role with the blessings and formal authorization (idhn) of his principal teacher, Shaykh Mahy Cisse. He currently resides in Mexico, where he has served in a leadership and Imam capacity. Among the works he has translated are The 40 Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi, All the Sultan's Men, Reports on the Dajjal, Miracles of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, The Isra' and Mi'raj, and Inner Dimensions from the Order of the Surahs in the Qur'an, as well as a number of shorter devotional texts published by Imam Ghazali Publishing. He has translated and taught over twenty books for the publisher.

Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN 9781952306280
Binding Paperback
Publisher Imam Ghazali Institute
Author al-Nawawi
Pages 100
Translator Talut Dawood
Year Published 2024
Size W-6 in | H-8.4 in | D-0.4 in
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