''Riyad as-Salihin'', ''The Meadows of the Righteous'', or ''The Gardens of the Righteous'' (), is a compilation of verses from the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

, supplemented by

Hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

narratives by

Al-Nawawi Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (;‎ (631A.H-676A.H) (October 1230–21 December 1277) was a Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar. Ludwig W. Adamec (2009), ''Historical Dictionary of Islam'', pp.238-239. Scarecrow Press. . Al-Nawawi died at ...

Damascus Damascus ( , ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. Kno ...

. The Hadith is part of the canonical Arabic collections of Islamic morals, manners, acts of worship.

Description

''The Meadows of the Righteous'' (Gardens of the Righteous) by

contains a total of 1,896

hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

divided across 344 chapters, many of which are introduced by verses of the

. The Meadows of the Righteous By Imam Nawawi.
Translated By Ibrahim Ma'Rouf. Dar Al-Manarah (Egypt). The text studies the Hadiths to translate the teaching from

verses into

Sunnah is the body of traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time supposedly saw, followed, and passed on to the next generations. Diff ...

, or practical tradition, in the form of

Islamic jurisprudence ''Fiqh'' (; ) is the term for Islamic jurisprudence.Fiqh
Encyclopædia Britannica ''Fiqh'' is of ...

and

ethics Ethics is the philosophy, philosophical study of Morality, moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates Normativity, normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches inclu ...

. The Sunnah which is covered by Nawawi includes the practice of

Sahabah The Companions of the Prophet () were the Muslim disciples and followers of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who saw or met him during his lifetime. The companions played a major role in Muslim battles, society, hadith narration, and governance ...

, which was viewed by

Malik ibn Anas Malik ibn Anas (; –795) also known as Imam Malik was an Arab Islamic scholar and traditionalist who is the eponym of the Maliki school, one of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence in Sunni Islam.Schacht, J., "Mālik b. Anas", in: ''E ...

as a "living Sunnah" who transmitted the rulings directly from

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

Sections

The book is organized into 20 sections, each representing a subject matter such as listed hereafter: # The Book of Miscellany # The Book of Good Manners # The Book of the Etiquette of Eating # The Book of Dress # The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting # The Book of Greetings # The Book of Visiting the Sick # The Book of Etiquette of Travelling # The Book of Virtues # The Book of I'tikaf # The Book of

Hajj Hajj (; ; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for capable Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetim ...

# The Book of

Jihad ''Jihad'' (; ) is an Arabic word that means "exerting", "striving", or "struggling", particularly with a praiseworthy aim. In an Islamic context, it encompasses almost any effort to make personal and social life conform with God in Islam, God ...

# The Book of Knowledge # The Book of Praise and Gratitude to Allah # The Book of Supplicating Allah to Exalt the Mention of Allah's Messenger # The Book of the Remembrance of Allah # The Book of

Du'a In Islam, ( , plural: ' ) is a prayer of invocation, supplication or request, asking help or assistance from God in Islam, God. Duʿāʾ is an integral aspect of Islamic worship and spirituality, serving as a direct line of communi ...

(Supplications) # The Book of the Prohibited Actions # The Book of Miscellaneous Ahadith of Significant Values # The Book of (Asking) Forgiveness

Appendix

References

Bibliography

External links

Complete Riyad-us Saliheen in Arabic and English

English Translation with short commentary

MP3 Recording of Riyaadhus Saaliheen

Explanation of Riyadh al-Saliheen
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