The Meadows of the Righteous


Riyad as-Salihin, The Meadows of the Righteous, or The Gardens of the Righteous, 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.

Description

The Meadows 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
  18. The Book of the Prohibited Actions
  19. The Book of Miscellaneous Ahadith of Significant Values
  20. The Book of Forgiveness