Riyad as-Salihin is a renowned compilation of hadith by Imam An-Nawawi that focuses on ethics, manners, and spirituality. It gathers teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) aimed at guiding Muslims toward righteous conduct and strengthening their relationship with Allah and fellow human beings.

Book 0, The Book of Miscellany, contains assorted hadiths covering various subjects not categorized elsewhere.

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 639

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 639 Abu Ya’la Shaddad bin ‘Aus (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Verily Allah has prescribed Ihsan (kindness) for everything. So when you kill, you must make the killing in the best manner; when you slaughter, make your slaughter in the best manner. Let […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 640

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 640 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) was given a choice between two matters, he would (always) choose the easier as long as it was not sinful to do so; but if it was sinful he was most strict in avoiding it. He never […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 641

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 641 Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Shall I not tell you whom the (Hell) Fire is forbidden to touch? It is forbidden to touch a man who is always accessible, having polite and tender nature.”. وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 642

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 642 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) “Have you ever experienced a day harder than the day of the battle of Uhud?” He replied, “Indeed, I experienced them (dangers) at the hands of your people (i.e., the disbelievers from amongst the Quraish tribe). […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 643

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 643 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never hit anything with his hand neither a servant nor a woman but of course, he did fight in the Cause of Allah. He never took revenge upon anyone for the wrong done to him, but of […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 644

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 644 Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was walking with Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was wearing a Najrani cloak with a very thick border when a bedouin happened to meet him. He took hold of the side of his cloak and drew it violently. I noticed […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 645

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 645 Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I can see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) look like one of the Prophets of Allah whose people beat and made him bleed while he was wiping the blood from his face and supplicating: “O Allah, forgive my people because […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 646

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 646 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “The strong man is not the one who wrestles, but the strong man is in fact the one who controls himself in a fit of rage.”. وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 647

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 647 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man said to Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): “I have relatives with whom I try to maintain good relationship but they sever relations with me; whom I treat kindly but they treat me badly, with whom I am gentle but […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 648

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 648 Abu Mas’ud ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amr Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: “I join the morning Salat late because of so-and-so who leads it and prolongs it.” (Abu Mas’ud said): I have never seen the Prophet (ﷺ) so angry […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 649

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 649 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned once from a journey, and saw a curtain which I had hung along a platform with some pictures on it. The colour of his face changed. He tore it up and said, “O ‘Aishah, the most […]

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 650

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 0, Hadith 650 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Quraish were much worried about the case of a Makhzumiyah woman who had committed theft and wondered who should intercede for her with Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (so that she would not get punished for her crime). Some said Usamah […]