كتاب رياض الصالحين مع الشرح 2.3

"Riyad as-Salihin min Kalam Sayyid al-Mursaleen," authored by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi al-Dimashqi, stands as a significant compilation of authentic hadiths attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This work encompasses narrations that encompass various aspects of Islamic creed and daily life.

The book systematically categorizes a total of 1,903 hadiths into 372 sections, allowing readers to easily navigate its contents. Each narration is presented with a concise chain of transmission, typically beginning with a companion of the Prophet, while instances of including a successor are rare. The text carefully conveys the words and actions of the Prophet Muhammad as narrated by his companions, with occasional inclusions of companions’ sayings and deeds that reflect their adherence to or interpretation of his guidance.

Organized into fifteen primary books, the work contains numerous chapters, varying in quantity according to their subject matter. The chapters are sequentially numbered from the beginning to the end of the text, culminating in a total of three hundred seventy-three chapters.