The book was compiled by Imam An-Nawawi who was the great scholar of Hadith and Fiqh of his time. Commentaries on the Ahadith have been added by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf of Pakistan who had originally executed them for the Urdu edition of this book, the English translation of the book and the commentaries were revised and edited by Mahmoud Rida Murad who performed his task with utmost care and profound interest.

Now we are publishing a selection of Ahadith from Riyadus-Saliheen. the selection has been made by Sheikh Safiur-Rahman Mubarakpuri who is a well known scholar of Islam. He has selected the Ahadith keeping in view the problems of our times.