Imam Nawawi; Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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A comprehensive explanation and commentary of the first 24 hadith of Imam al-Nawawi’s classic compilation, Riyadh al-Saliheen.
Verily all Praise is for Allah, we praise
Him, we seek His assistance, and we appeal for His forgiveness. We seek
refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls, and from the evil of our
actions. Whosoever Allah guides, there is none to lead him astray, and
whosoever Allah leads astray, there is none to guide him.
I bear witness that there is no deity
worthy of being worshipped except Allah alone, without [any form] of
associate. I testify that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger, Seal of
the Prophets, and Master of the Messengers. He is His proof upon His
entire creation.
Allah the Most High sent him with the
True Religion and the Straight Path. He fashioned his Vocation,
universal and absolute until the Day of Judgement. May the peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him and his family.
Verily Allah the Exalted, the Most High,
sent His Messenger Muhammad (PBUH) with the Guidance, and revealed upon
him al-Qur’an. A complete constitution for this eternal Ummah, until
Allah inherits the earth and that which is upon it.
He bestowed upon him the interpretation of al-Qur’an and something comparable to it, with it.
For the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) is composed of statement and action, it is derived from the Book
of Allah, and is indicative of its meaning.
The Companions of the Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) promptly seized the Noble Book and the Purified Sunnah,
safeguarding, studying and recording [the two sources of revelation].
Allah obligated Himself the task of
protecting and preserving His Honoured Book. He appointed for the
Prophetic tradition, those who would protect and devote their attention
to it, from the time of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) to our time now,
and until Allah inherits the earth and that which is upon it.
By the providence/ of Allah, the Sunnah
of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) has occupied the platform of patronage
and concern by the Scholars in every age and land. Hence, they have
completed the preservation, recording and codification [of the Sunnah]
[by means of] the works of Musnad, the authentic compilations, the works
of Sunan, and the Hadeeth based lexicons. From amongst those who have
participated in this noble service of the Sunnah and it’s codification
is Imam Abu Zakariyyah Yahya ibn SharafAl-Nawawee Al-Dimashqee [631-676
H]. He is reckoned to be amongst the exemplary and distinguished
personalities of the seventh century. He authored numerous books of
great benefit in miscellaneous subjects, ubiquitously accredited with
praise and eulogy for their immense value.
Accordingly, the Scholars devoted
themselves to their study, deriving benefit, and transmitting from them
by virtue of their utility. Amongst the most ubiquitous in presence and
apparent in circulation, between the Scholars’ and the general populace,
is the book [entitled] Riyadh al- Saliheen.
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