Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî
COMMENTARY
OF FORTY
HADITHS OF
AN NAWAWI
By
Dr. Jamal
Ahmed Badi http://fortyhadith.iiu.edu.my/ © 2002 fortyhadith.com

Commentaries on Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith
The collection of Forty Hadith by al-Imam alNawawi (or Imam Nawawi) has been known, accepted and appreciated by Muslim scholars for the last seven centuries.
Its significance lay in the fact that these selected forty hadiths comprise the main essential and fundamental concepts of Islam which, in turn, construct the minimum level of required revealed knowledge for every single
Muslim. Since having good knowledge of the various fundamental aspects of the religion is key to a Muslim's practice and application of
Islam, this web site attempts to provide simple and practical commentaries to the collection of
Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith.
Various principles are contained in these hadiths, such as belief, Muslim ethics and fiqh. As such, it is very important to have a good understanding of these hadiths based on scholarly interpretations. In addition, these commentaries also try to offer discussions on related contemporary issues pertaining to certain concepts mentioned in these hadiths.

The commentaries on this website are by: Dr. Jamal Ahmed Badi
Associate Professor
Department of General Studies
International Islamic University
Malaysia
If you have any questions or comments on the Forty Hadith, please e-mail them to: abjamal@iiu.edu.my If you have any technical questions or if there are any problems with the website, please e-mail the webmaster. azul@klse.com.my © 2001-2002 fortyhadith.com
This website was launched on
29 November 2001 / 13 Ramadhan 1422 hosted by the Kulliyyah of ICT, IIUM

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Imam Nawawi had a very short life but during this short period, he had written a large number of books on different subjects. Every