These Forty Hadith, selected by the great scholar and specialists in many fields of knowledge, Al-Imam Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi, contains a collection of narrations with simple expressions entailing comprehensive meanings from the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings be upon him), generally called Ahadith al-Jawami.

Al-Imam An-Nawawi (may Allah shower blessings on him) so carefully selected authentic narrations to widely cover the issues of pillars of Islam and Eeman, excellent manners, good conduct, and other noble deeds, and some fundamentals of Adjudication. And by Allah’s Will, the book has had great positive impacts and found acceptance amongst Muslims generation after generation. 

Allah the Almighty Alone knows the number of commentaries and explanations of “Forty Hadith by an An-Nawaw that has been given by the people of knowledge and their students over time.