Imam An-Nawawi was one of the prominent scholars of his time. Some
of his works including ''Riyadh-us-Saleheen,''and ''Arba'een Hadith
(40 hadith)'' are widely read and taught in Islamic Institutions world over.
Imam Mohiuddin Abu Zakariya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi popularly Known
as Imam Nawawi, was born in Muharram of 631A.H. in a saintly family of
Nawa, a village near Damascus.
Imam Nawawi studied hadith from the celebrated Mohaddisin
(traditionists) of his time, and was taught Islamic Jurisprudence
and its principles and Logic by great scholars.
Imam Nawawi was not only an accomplished scholar, but was very
much devoted to prayers and strictly followed the Sunnat or the
traditions and practices of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم . All the people
respected the Imam on account of his piety, learning and excellent
character. They always wanted to present him something, but he never
excepted anything in the way of gift, from anybody. It is said that only
once the Imam accepted as a gift a small water-carrier from a poor man.
He never ate any fruit, simply because the gardens of Damascus from
where the fruits came, were either trust properties or some illegitimate
and unlawful practices were involved in their production.
The Imam spent most of his time either in the spread and expansion of
religious knowledge or in prayers and penance. He used to take very
little rest, and would take only one meal and drink water only once a
day.
The learned Imam lived for only 46 years, and passed away on the night
of wednesday the 14th of Rajab 676 A.H. and so ended a legacy of one
of the great Islamic scholars.
InshaAllah I hope to post all the ''40 hadith'' with a small explantion for
each hadith وَاللهُ المُسُتَعَانُ
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