''Riyad as-Salihin'' or ''The Meadows of the Righteous'', also referred to as ''The Gardens of the Righteous'' (
Arabic: 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 to the modern
Salafi
The Salafi movement or Salafism () is a reform branch movement within Sunni Islam that originated during the nineteenth century. The name refers to advocacy of a return to the traditions of the "pious predecessors" (), the first three generat ...
scholars. Besides,
Tablighi Jamaat suggests reading the book to their Arabic speaking communities instead of
Fazail-e-Amal
''Faza'il-e-A'maal'' ( ur, , ''Virtues of deeds''), originally titled ''Tablighi Nisab'' ( ur, , ''Curriculum for Tabligh''), is a religious text composed mainly of treatises by the Indian Deobandi scholar Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi for the tra ...
written by
Zakariya Kandhlawi
Muḥammad Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad Yaḥyá Ṣiddīqī Kāndhlawī Sahāranpūrī Muhājir Madanī (2 February 189824 May 1982) was a Sunni Hanafi Hadith scholar of the Deobandi school of Islamic thought in India, popularly known as a "Hazra ...
although it has been translated into many languages.
Description
''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 Meadows of the Righteous By Imam Nawawi.
Translated By Ibrahim Ma'Rouf. Dar Al-Manarah (Egypt). The content of the book were studying the Hadiths in effort to translate the teaching from Quran verses into Sunnah
In Islam, , also spelled ( ar, سنة), are the 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 evidently saw and followed and passed ...
, or practical tradition in the form of Islamic based jurisprudence and ethics.Sahabah
The Companions of the Prophet ( ar, اَلصَّحَابَةُ; ''aṣ-ṣaḥāba'' meaning "the companions", from the verb meaning "accompany", "keep company with", "associate with") were the disciples and followers of Muhammad who saw or m ...
, which were viewed by Malik ibn Anas as "living Sunnah" who transmit the rulings directly from Muhammad.
Sections
The book is organized into 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
# The Book of Jihad
# 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 (Supplications)
# The Book of the Prohibited Actions
# The Book of Miscellaneous Ahadith of Significant Values
# The Book of (Asking) Forgiveness
See also
* Fazail-e-Amaal
* Hadith
* Kutub al-Sittah
Appendix
References
Bibliography
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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
Sunni literature
Sunni hadith collections
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