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Imam al-Nawawi’s collection of 40 Hadithsisone of the most important collections of hadiths we havetoday.Imam al Nawawi actually compiled a total of 42 hadiths forthiscollection, not 40. He was one of the greatest scholars ofIslamand lived from 631 A.H. to 676 A.H, passing away at the age of45.Allah (swt) granted him blessing and success in his work so thathecould make great contributions to Islam before passing away atarelatively young age.

Imam al-Nawawi was a scholar in many different disciplinesofIslamic studies. The vastness of his works in these differentareasis so great that if an individual decides to study fiqh,hadith,spirituality, or Quran; one would need to pass through Imamal-Nawawi. Along with the 40 Hadiths, he authored Riyadal-Saliheen,Al-Adhkar, and commentary of Sahih Muslim and SahihBukhari.

Imam al-Nawawi was one of the foremost figures of theShafi’madhab and the largest and most substantial book he wrote inthisregard is called Al Majmua’ which is about 30 volumes. It is aworkof comparative fiqh because he brings all of the opinionsofdifferent madhab’s on different issues together.