Imam Nawawi's commentary on Sahih Muslim is one of the most highly regarded works in Islamic thought and literature. Accepted by every sunni school of thought, and foundational in the Shaafi school, this text, available for the first time in English, is famed throughout the Muslim world. After the Qur'an, the prophetic traditions are the most recognised source of wisdom in Islam. Amongst the collected Hadith, Sahih Muslim is second only to the the collection of Imam Bukhari. With a commentary by Imam Nawawi, whose other works are amongst the most widely-read books on Islam, and translated by Adil Salahi, a modern scholar of great acclaim, this immense work, finally available to English readers, is an essential addition to every Muslim library, and for anybody with an interest in Islamic thought.
This volume includes The Book of Government Chapter 50onwards, The Book of Game and Slaughtered Animals, The Book of Sacrifice, TheBook of Drinks, The Book of Food, The Book of Clothes and Adornment, The Bookof Good Manners.
By:
Imam Abul-Husain Muslim
Translated by:
Adil Salahi
Imprint: Islamic Foundation
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780860379577
ISBN 10: 0860379574
Publication Date: 05 August 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Transliteration Table ............................................................................ x Preface ................................................................................................... xi Before You Read .................................................................................. xiii BOOK OF GOVERNMENT Chapter 50: Keeping Watch for God’s Cause................................... 3 Chapter 51: Types of Martyrs.............................................................. 5 Chapter 52: Encouragement for Learning Archery......................... 10 Chapter 53: Defenders of the Truth.................................................... 13 Chapter 54: Taking Care of Mounts When Travelling.................... 20 Chapter 55: Travel is a Piece of Suffering.......................................... 23 Chapter 56: Discouragement From Returning Home at Night...... 25 THE BOOK OF GAME AND SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS Chapter 1: Hunting with Trained Dogs........................................... 33 Chapter 2: Finding Game After Having Missed it......................... 48 Chapter 3: Predator Beasts and Birds of Prey Are Forbidden...... 51 Chapter 4: Dead Maritime Animals Are Permissible.................... 57 Chapter 5: The Prohibition of Domestic Donkey Meat................. 68 Chapter 6: Horse Meat Is Permissible.............................................. 79 Chapter 7: The Permissibility of Eating Lizards............................ 83 Chapter 8: Eating Locusts.................................................................. 96 Chapter 9: Eating Rabbit.................................................................... 98 Chapter 10: The Permissibility of What Helps in Hunting and Against the Enemy.......................................................... 100 Chapter 11: Proper Slaughter and Killing......................................... 104 Chapter 12: The Prohibition of Using Animals as Targets............. 106 THE BOOK OF SACRIFICE Chapter 1: The Time of Sacrifice....................................................... 113 Chapter 2: The Age of a Sacrificial Animal..................................... 127 Chapter 3: The Desirability of Sacrifice and Its Recommended Practice............................................. 133 Chapter 4: What Tools Should Be Used for Slaughter?................. 139 Chapter 5: The Abrogation of Restricting Eating Sacrificial Meat to Three Days Only............................. 148 Chapter 6: The Prohibition of Idolatrous Sacrifice......................... 163 Chapter 7: The Time When No Hair May Be Cut.......................... 167 Chapter 8: Sacrifice for Anyone Other Than God is Forbidden.. 173 THE BOOK OF DRINKS Chapter 1: The Prohibition of Intoxicating Drinks........................ 179 Chapter 2: The Prohibition of Making Vinegar Out of Wine....... 194 Chapter 3: Wine May Not Be Used as a Medicine......................... 196 Chapter 4: All Fermented Grapes and Dates Are Wine................ 198 Chapter 5: Fermenting Dates and Raisins Together...................... 200 Chapter 6: Fermentation in Certain Containers............................. 209 Chapter 7: Whatever Intoxicates Is Wine and Forbidden............. 235 Chapter 8: Punishment for Alcohol Addiction............................... 243 Chapter 9: Fermented Non-intoxicating Drink Is Permissible..... 246 Chapter 10: Drinking Milk.................................................................. 257 Chapter 11: Drinking and Covering Containers.............................. 263 Chapter 12: Useful Precautions.......................................................... 267 Chapter 13: Table Manners.................................................................. 275 Chapter 14: The Discouragement of Drinking Whilst Standing.... 288 Chapter 15: Drinking Zamzam Water Standing.............................. 291 Chapter 16: Drinking With Three Breaths......................................... 296 Chapter 17: Go Right When Circulating Drinks.............................. 299 THE BOOK OF FOOD Chapter 1: Licking Fingers and Plates, Eating Dropped Morsels................................................ 309 Chapter 2: When an Uninvited Guest Joins.................................... 318 Chapter 3: Taking Someone Else to One’s Host............................. 323 Chapter 4: Eating Food With Sauce, Pumpkin, etc........................ 344 Chapter 5: A Guest Prays for His Host............................................ 347 Chapter 6: Eating Cucumber With Dates........................................ 350 Chapter 7: Humility When Eating.................................................... 351 Chapter 8: When Eating With Others.............................................. 353 Chapter 9: Storing Dates and Similar Foods for One’s Children................................................................. 356 Chapter 10: The Excellence of Madinah Dates................................. 358 Chapter 11: Truffles and Their Benefit.............................................. 361 Chapter 12: The Black Fruit of the Arak Tree................................... 365 Chapter 13: Vinegar as Seasoning...................................................... 367 Chapter 14: Garlic Is Permissible, but to Be Avoided Socially....... 372 Chapter 15: Giving Priority to One’s Guest...................................... 377 Chapter 16: When Food Is Scarce....................................................... 395 Chapter 17: A Believer’s Approach to Eating................................... 398 Chapter 18: No Criticism of Food....................................................... 403 THE BOOK OF CLOTHES AND ADORNMENT Chapter 1: The Prohibition of Gold and Silver Utensils............... 409 Chapter 2: What Is Forbidden of Gold, Silver, Silk, etc?............... 415 Chapter 3: Wearing Silk Is Forbidden for Men.............................. 427 Chapter 4: Wearing Silk for a Skin Complaint............................... 453 Chapter 5: No Clothes With Red Dye for Men............................... 456 Chapter 6: Adorned Clothes............................................................. 461 Chapter 7: Humility Reflected in Dress........................................... 463 Chapter 8: Using a Bedcover............................................................. 468 Chapter 9: No Need to Keep What Is Surplus................................ 471 Chapter 10: Trailing One’s Garment in Arrogance.......................... 473 Chapter 11: The Prohibition Against Walking Proudly.................. 481 Chapter 12: Gold Rings Are Forbidden for Men.............................. 484 Chapter 13: The Prophet’s Silver Ring............................................... 489 Chapter 14: The Prophet’s Use of His Ring...................................... 494 Chapter 15: Discarding Rings............................................................. 496 Chapter 16: Wearing a Silver Ring With a Stone............................. 499 Chapter 17: Wearing a Ring on the Little Finger............................. 501 Chapter 18: No Ring on the Middle Fingers..................................... 503 Chapter 19: The Desirability of Footwear......................................... 506 Chapter 20: How to Wear Sandals..................................................... 507 Chapter 21: Disapproved Ways of Wearing Clothes....................... 511 Chapter 22: No Lying on One’s Back With One Leg Over the Other................................................................. 514 Chapter 23: Lying Down With One Leg Over the Other................ 516 Chapter 24: No Garment Dyed With Saffron for Men.................... 519 Chapter 25: Dying Grey Hair.............................................................. 521 Chapter 26: Using Hair Dye................................................................ 522 Chapter 27: The Prohibition of Making Images of Animals, etc.... 525 Chapter 28: Taking Dogs and Bells on a Journey............................. 552 Chapter 29: The Disapproval of a Necklace for Camels................. 554 Chapter 30: The Prohibition of Hitting and Branding an Animal on the Face.......................................................... 556 Chapter 31: Branding Animals........................................................... 559 Chapter 32: Partial Shaving of a Boy’s Head.................................... 563 Chapter 33: The Right of the Road..................................................... 566 Chapter 34: No Alteration of God’s Creation................................... 568 Chapter 35: Women Who Are Clothed and Unclothed.................. 582 Chapter 36: The Prohibition of All False Claims.............................. 584 THE BOOK OF GOOD MANNERS Chapter 1: Lawful and Unlawful Names and Appellations........ 589 Chapter 2: The Disapproval of Certain Types of Names.............. 600 Chapter 3: Changing Foul Names.................................................... 605 Chapter 4: Forbidden Names and Titles......................................... 609 Chapter 5: Rubbing the Palate and Naming a Newborn.............. 612 Chapter 5 [R]: Appellation of a Childless Person............................ 622 Chapter 6: Saying ‘My Son’ to an Unrelated Child....................... 624 Chapter 7: Seeking Permission to Enter.......................................... 627 Chapter 8: The Need to Identify Oneself When Requested......... 637 Chapter 9: The Prohibition of Looking Inside Someone’s Home............................................................. 639 Chapter 10: A Sudden Glance............................................................. 643
Adil Salahi is a scholar, author and translator, who has written or translated into English various books on Islam. After working for the BBC Arabic Service for several years, he worked for the Arabic daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat. He continues to publish many Articles in various Publications including Arab News, an English daily published in Saudi Arabia. Adil Salahi taught at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, England. His popular biography of the Prophet, Muhammad: Man and Prophet, is widely respected and has been translated into multiple languages.
