Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Al-Nawawi (2-Volume Set) by Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo, with a scholarly introduction by Professor Jaafar Sheikh Idris, is the first complete English commentary on Al-Arba’een An-Nawawiyyah — the forty-two hadith collection scholars have used for seven centuries as one of the finest introductions to Islam.
Why This Collection Has Lasted Seven Centuries
Al-Nawawi’s forty hadith condense the core of the religion into narrations short enough to memorize and weighty enough to build a life on — sincerity, the relationship between Islam, Iman and Ihsan, bid’ah, lawful and prohibited matters, brotherhood, repentance, remembrance of Allah, good character and reliance upon Allah among them.
What the Commentary Adds
Rather than a short explanation per hadith, Zarabozo builds each one into a full study: a fresh English translation alongside the Arabic, an assessment of its authenticity and chain of narrators, the linguistic and historical context, and the legal and spiritual lessons scholars have drawn from it — presenting the classical positions first and then the strongest opinion, evidenced from the Qur’an and Sunnah. Along the way, readers pick up a working introduction to Usul al-Fiqh, hadith sciences and Qur’anic exegesis that extends well past these forty narrations.
Who This Book Is For
Beginners get an authentic, clearly explained entry point into the religion; advanced students, khateebs and teachers get a reference thorough enough to actually cite from. Both find the same two volumes useful for different reasons.
By the Same Author
Zarabozo also wrote How to Approach and Understand the Qur’an and Towards Understanding Our Religion.
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