Sharh Riyad al-Salihin [Arabic] By Shaykh Muhammad Ali As Sabuni

Riyad as-Salihin or The Meadows of the Righteous, also referred to as The Gardens of the Righteous ( رياض الصالحين Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn), is a compilation of verses from the Quran supplemented by hadith narratives written by Al-Nawawi from Damascus (1233–1277). The hadith by al-Nawawī belongs to the category of canonical Arabic collections of Islamic morals, acts of worship, and manners, which are attributed to Muhammad by Muslim scholars but not found in the Quran. The book is widely accepted by modern and contemporary scholars.

The Meadows of the Righteous by Al-Nawawi contains a total of 1,896 hadith divided across 344 chapters, many of which are introduced by verses of the Quran. The content of the book we're studying the Hadiths in an effort to translate the teaching from Quran verses into Sunnah, or practical tradition in the form of Islamic based jurisprudence and ethics. The Sunnah which is covered by Nawawi includes the practice of Sahabah, which were viewed by Malik ibn Anas as "living Sunnah" who transmit the rulings directly from Muhammad

Translated, commentary and footnotes by Shaykh Mustafah Muhammad Umarah 

Contents

1. The Book of Miscellany
2. The Book of Good Manners,
3. The Book about the Etiquette of Eating
4. The Book of Dress
5. The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting..etc
6. The Book of Greetings
7. The Book of Visiting the Sick
8. The Book of Etiquette of Travelling
9. The Book of Virtues
10. The Book of I'tikaf
11. The Book of Hajj
12. The Book of Jihad
13. The Book of Knowledge
14. The Book of Praise and Gratitude to Allah
15. The Book of Supplicating Allah to Exalt the Mention of Allah's Messenger
16. The Book of the Remembrance of Allah
17. The Book of Du'a (Supplications)
18. The Book of the Prohibited actions
19. The Book of Miscellaneous ahadith of Significant Values
20. The Book of (asking) Forgiveness

About The Author

Shaykh Abū Yahya Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn Sharaf al-Nawawī

Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi was Born in the village of Nawa in Southern Syria, Imam Nawawi spent most of his life in Damascus where he lived in a simple manner, devoted to Allah, engaging single-mindedly in worship, study, writing and teaching various Islamic sciences.

Although best known for his works in hadith, Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (d. 676/1277) was also the Imam of the later Shafi'i school of Jurisprudence, and widely acknowledged as the intellectual heir to Imam Shafi'i. He was a renowned scholar and jurist who dedicated his life to the pursuit of Islamic learning.

Imam Nawawi died at the young age of 44 years, leaving behind him numerous works of great caliber.

Imam Nawawi is well know for books which are easy to understand. As, Allah (SWT) says in the Qur'an

"...He has not placed any hardship upon you in religion..." [TM Qur'an 22:78]

"Whenever you speak to the people of something their mind cannot comprehend, it could lead some of them towards fitna." (Muslim)

About The Translator

Shaykh Muhammad Ali As Sabuni

Shaykh Muhammad ‘Alī al-Sābūnī was born in the city of Aleppo in Syria in 1930. His father was one of the senior scholars of Aleppo. He received much of his initial and formal education in Arabic, inheritance and sciences of religion from his father, Shaykh Jamīl. He memorized the Qur’ān in primary schools and completed his higher secondary school while still young. Shaykh al- abūnī studied under some of the leading scholars of the city.

Some of his most prominent teachers were:

• Shaykh Muhammad Najīb Sirājuddīn
• Shaykh Ahmad al-Shamā‘
• Shaykh Muhammad Sa‘īd al-Idlibī
• Shaykh Muhammad Rāghib al-Tabbākh
• Shaykh Muhammad Najīb Khayātah

In addition, he attended other lessons with other ‘Ulemā in various mosques. He continued his formal education in government schools. After obtaining his primary school certificate he enrolled at the Madrassa al-Tijariyya where he studied for one year. He was disinclined because they were teaching the students about interest-based transactions. Even though he obtained the best results he left and instead he joined the famous Khasrawiyya school of Sharī‘ah in Aleppo. Here he combined Islamic Studies and studies in the secular subjects. He graduated in 1949. He graduated with excellent results and the Ministry of Awqāf (Endowments) sent him to further his studies at the famous al-Azhar University in Egypt. He graduated from the Faculty of Sharī‘ah in 1952 and he completed his specialization course in 1954.

After completing his studies, he returned to Aleppo where he taught Islamic education in various secondary schools in the city. He taught for about eight years from 1955 to 1962.

He was appointed as a lecturer at the Faculty of Sharī‘ah at the Umm al-Qurā’ University and at the Faculty of Education of the King ‘Abdul Azīz University both in Mecca, where he taught for about 28 years. Many prominent scholars graduated under his guidance. Due to his academic work and his writing, the University assigned some additional tasks to him. These included editing some classical for the Centre for Academic Research and Reviving the Islamic Heritage.

He edited Ma‘ani al-Qur’ān by Imām Abū Jā‘far al-Nahhās (d. 338). This book was published in 6 volumes. Thereafter he worked as an advisor with the Muslim World League in the Council for Scientific Research in the Qur’ān and the Sunnah. He remained there for a few years after which he devoted himself entirely to writing and to research.

Shaykh al-Sābūnī authored numerous books which were received all over the world and many were even translated into other languages. He even conducted some lessons in the Karām of Mecca. He also conducted a weekly lesson in one of the mosques of Jeddah in Tafsīr. This lesson continued for about eight years during which he completed about two-thirds of the Qur’ān. These lessons were recorded on audio 3 cassettes. He also recorded about 600 programmes for television broadcast. He completed this in 1998 (1419).

Some of the books he wrote are:

• Safwat al-Tafāsīr
• Rawā’i al-Bayān fī Tafsīr Āyāt al-Ahkām
• Qabas min Nūr al-Qur’ān al-Karīm
• Al-Tafsīr al-WāMi al-Muyassar
• Kashf al-Iftira’āt fī Risālat al-Tanbihāt Kawla afwat al-Tafāsīr
• Al-Tabsīr bi-mā fī Rasā’il Bakr Abū Zayd min al-Tazwīr

In 2007, the Organizing Committee for the Dubai International Qur’ān Award chose Shaykh Muhammad‘Alī al- ābūnī as the personality of the Muslim World for his contribution to Islam. He was selected from a large list of other nominees and was approved by Prince Muammad ibn Rāshid Āl-Maktūm, Deputy of the Head of State of Dubai. Over a period of eleven years, many renowned scholars were honoured in this way. One of them includes, for example, Shaykh YūRuf al-QaraMāwī.

About The Publisher

Maktabatul Bushra

Al Bushra Welfare & Educational Trust is a non-profitable, multilingual Islamic Publishing House. Their publications include the Holy Quran and its translations, books related to Dars-e-Nizami, and myriad Islamic works. Their publications are not merely confined to English and Urdu, in fact, they have published books written in Arabic, Spanish, German, French etc. All these works highlight different aspects of sacred learning and have been penned by genuine and enlightened Muslim scholars.

Additional Product Information

• ISBN 13: MB0126
• ISBN 10: MB0126
• ISBN: MB0126
• SKU: MB0126
• Author: Shaykh Abū Yahya Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn Sharaf al-Nawawī
• Publisher: Maktabatul Bushra AKA Al Bushra
• Translated By: Shaykh Muhammad Ali As Sabuni
• Edited By: Shaykh Muhammad Ali As Sabuni
• Cover: Hardback
• Format: Hardback
• Binding: Hardback
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Pages: 207
• Dimensions: 17x25cm
• Weight:
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