AL-WĀFĪ is a well-known Arabic book on the commentary of forty ḥadīths compiled by the great jurist and ḥadīth scholar Imam Abū ZakariyyĠYaḥyĠibn Sharaf al-Nawawī, commonly known as al-Nawawī or Imam Nawawī (d. 676 AH).
The book is widely used in schools and religious classes. It has been translated into several languages and this is the first published English version.
It is authored by two of Damascus’ internationally well-known and respected scholars, Shaykh Muá¹£á¹ÂafÄ DÄ«b Al-BughÄ and Shaykh MuḥyÄ« Ad-DÄ«n DÄ«b MistÅ«. Both are esteemed professors in the field of Islamic knowledge and authors of several critically acclaimed books.
This book is ideal for those who wish to read for personal edification as well as those who would like to conduct classes. Every ḥadīth is followed by a detailed explanation of its importance, its vocabulary, followed by its fiqh rulings, along with other insights that can be gleaned from it.