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The Meadows of the Righteous

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The Gardens of the Righteous (رياض الصالحين), pronounced Riyadh as-Salihin in the original Arabic, is a compilation of verses from the Qur'an and hadith by Al-Nawawi.

Description

It contains a total of 680 hadith divided across 372 chapters, many of which are introduced by verses of the Quran. Almost all of the hadith in Riyadh as-Saaliheen are authentic.[1], it contains most of the strong hadith from Al-Bukhari and Muslim and is well regarded by the scholars of hadith.

Explanation

Books of commentary on the hadith in Riyadh as-Saaliheen have been written, including the most recent, by Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen d. 1421H. [2]

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