Riyad-us-Saliheen With Commentary (2 Volume Set) By Imam An-Nawawi

Imam al-Nawawi said about Riyad-us-Saliheen: "I have gathered in it authentic and explicit hadith, covering all the gates of righteous deeds." For over seven centuries, this collection has been one of the most read and most loved books of hadith in the Islamic world — because it takes the full breadth of the Prophet's guidance and organizes it into a book that any Muslim can read, reflect on, and live by.

Riyad-us-Saliheen: Gardens of the Righteous with Commentary (2-Volume Set) by Imam al-Nawawi, published by Darussalam with full commentary, is the most comprehensive English edition of this beloved collection available — drawing narrations from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and the four major Sunan, with scholarly commentary explaining each hadith and drawing out its rulings and benefits.

What This Collection Contains

The Garden of Every Righteous Action

The title means "Gardens of the Righteous" — and the book earns it. Al-Nawawi organized the collection into chapters covering: sincerity and intention, repentance, patience, truthfulness, watchfulness of Allah, hope and fear, gratitude, certainty, remembrance of death, prayer and supplication, the rights of family and neighbors, dealings with others, the etiquettes of eating and sleeping, visiting the sick, the virtues of Quranic recitation, knowledge, and dozens more. Whatever righteous deed a Muslim wants to understand from the Sunnah, it is here.

Hadiths Extracted from the Most Reliable Sources

Every narration in Riyad-us-Saliheen is drawn from the major authentic hadith collections — primarily Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, supplemented by Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah. Al-Nawawi was meticulous in his selection, and the result is a collection that can be trusted as a reliable source of prophetic guidance.

With Full Scholarly Commentary

The Darussalam commentary edition unpacks the meaning of each hadith, explains any difficult terms, draws out the rulings and benefits, and connects the narration to the broader Islamic tradition — making this not just a text to read but a text to study.

About the Original Compiler

Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (631–676 AH) was one of the greatest hadith scholars and jurists of his era, known for his precision, his piety, and his extraordinary output in the short 45 years of his life. Published by Darussalam Publishers.

Who This Book Is For

Every Muslim home should have a copy of Riyad-us-Saliheen. It is the ideal book for daily hadith reading, for family study, for halaqahs, and for Islamic school curricula. New Muslims will find it an accessible window into the breadth of the Prophet's guidance. Established Muslims will find it an inexhaustible source of reminder and motivation. At two volumes with full commentary, this Darussalam edition is the most complete way to engage with this collection in English.