The Gardens of the Righteous

Riyad as-Salihin, The Meadows of the Righteous, or The Gardens of the Righteous (Arabic: رياض الصالحين, romanized: Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn), is a collection of verses from the Quran, supplemented by Hadith narratives compiled by Al-Nawawi of Damascus. The Hadith is part of the canonical Arabic collections of Islamic morals, manners, acts of worship.

Riyad as-Salihin

Author	Al-Nawawi
Original title	رياض الصالحين
Language	Arabic
Genre	Subjectwise commentary from Quran and authentic Sunni Hadith

Description

The Meadows of the Righteous (Gardens of the Righteous) by Al-Nawawi contains a total of 1,896 hadith divided across 372 chapters, many of which are introduced by verses of the Quran. The text studies the Hadiths to translate the teaching from Quran verses into Sunnah, or practical tradition, in the form of Islamic jurisprudence and ethics. The Sunnah which is covered by Nawawi includes the practice of Sahabah, which was viewed by Malik ibn Anas as a "living Sunnah" who transmitted the rulings directly from Muhammad.

Sections

The book is organized into 20 sections, each representing a subject matter such as listed hereafter:

1. The Book of Miscellany
2. The Book of Good Manners
3. The Book of the Etiquette of Eating
4. The Book of Dress
5. The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and Sitting
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

See also

• Fazail-e-Amaal
• Hadith
• Kutub al-Sittah

Appendix

References

1. Paula Youngman Skreslet, Rebecca Skreslet, The Literature of Islam: A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation, p 42. ISBN 1461673143 or ISBN 0810854082
2. "The Book of Forgiveness - Riyad as-Salihin". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
3. The Meadows of the Righteous By Imam Nawawi. Translated By Ibrahim Ma'Rouf. Dar Al-Manarah (Egypt).
4. Nu'man (2020, p. 171, Muwatta Imam Malik, no.3424. Nawawi take this ruling from Muwatta despite being Shafiite scholar)

Bibliography

• Nu'man, Farid (2020). Fiqih Praktis Sehari-hari (in Indonesian). Gema Insani. ISBN 978-6022507819. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

External links

Arabic Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Riyadh as-Salihin

• Complete Riyad-us Saliheen in Arabic and English
• English Translation with short commentary
• MP3 Recording of Riyaadhus Saaliheen
• English Translation by Aisha Bewley
• Explanation of Riyadh al-Saliheen