For example he admitted only five collections of Hadīth as authentic and put Sunan Ibn Mājah on the same level with the Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal. He had an exceptional knowledge of Hadiths and adopted even stricter standards than many others in its criticism. He retained his high reputation to the present day in the field of Hadīth. Imam Nawawī was a prominent scholar in the field of Hadīth ( 40 Hadith An Nawawi). Provide evidence of his being an erudite scholar. Kitābu `t-Tibyān fi Adab Hamalat al-Qur`ān.A`t-Taqrīb fi ‘ilm al-Hadīth wa `l-Irshād fih.
The following works are attributed to him. He wrote on Islamic law, Jurisprudence, as well as Hadīth. Though, he lived a short life, he wrote many books and treatises on various aspects of Islamic learning. Imam Yahya Al-Nawawī was a prolific writer. Highlight his education and enumerate his teachers and pupils.
Abdu `r-Rashīd Ismā‘īl bn Mu’allim al-Hanafī.There were also hundreds of Imam’s students. Abu `l-Faraj Abdu `r-Rahmān ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Maqdisī.Abu Muhammad Abdu `r-Rahmān bn Ibrahim al-Fazarī.Radiyuddin Abu Ishāq Ibrahim ibn Abu Hafş.Imam a`n-Nawawī studied under celebrated teachers that were regarded as masters and authority in different aspect of Islamic knowledge.
He offered his services free and declined to collect salary. he began to write books and he was called to the Ashrafiya school of Tradition in Damascus in succession to Abu Shāmah who had just died. Prominent among his teachers was Shaykh Yasin bn Yusuf al-Zakhshī. From there, he moved to Hijaz and studied from the eminent scholars of Makkah and Madinah. He visited Damascus where he learned from scholars of the city. He started travelling to places in search of knowledge at the age of eighteen. Imam received the first stage education in his hometown.
Give the full name and relate the early life and character of Imam Yahya al-Nawawī. First, having knowledge and its dissemination second, evading completely from the wordly inclinations and third, inviting to all that is good and forbidding al-Munkar”. If anybody has only one out of these three, people will turn to him in abundance for guidance. Commenting on him, the celebrated Shaykh Muhyiddin said: “Imam a`n-Nawawī had three distinctive commendable qualities in his person. He enjoyed religious engagement than pursuing worldly things. He used simple dress and ate simple food. Imam al- Nawawī earned the respect of people, especially the learned and the elite of his locale right from his childhood due to his fear of God, piety, power of knowledge and excellent character. He considered trading such as buying and selling of books as his source of livelihood. He was courageous, obedient, trustworthy, pious and hardworking.
He learnt the Qur’ān by heart and also studied several books on Islamic jurisprudence in his early years.
The young al-Nawawī, initially, wanted to study medicine but later changed his mind and went for Islamic studies. His father who was a pious and virtuous man enrolled him in Madrasa al-Rawahiya in Damascus in 649 A.H. (about 1255 CE) in Nawa, South of Damascus, in the suburb city of Howran. The Full Name, early Life and character of Imam Yahya A`n-Nawawī He is Abu Zakariya, Yahya bn Sharafuddin bn Sara bn Hasan bn Husayn bn Hajjam bn Muhammad bn Jammah al-Nawawī al-Dimashqī. LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION OF IMAM An-NAWAWĪ TO HADĪTH LITERATURE :MAIN CONTENT Evaluate his book of commentary on Şaħīħ Muslim Compare Şaħīħ al-Bukhārī with Şaħīħ Muslim In the last to the article we will be able to: Give the full name and relate the early life and character of Imam Yahya al-Nawawī. In this essay, we shall study his life and contribution to Hadīth literature. Though, a revered Muhaddith (Scholar of Hadīth), he was also a distinguished jurist. His commentary on Şaħīħ Muslim is regarded the best commentary on the book of traditions. He taught and wrote books on Hadīth ( 40 Hadith An Nawawi). Imam Yahya Al-Nawawī was one of the famous commentators of Hadīth. The Full Name, early life and character of Imam Yahya Al-Nawawi, His Education, Teachers and Pupils, His Writings, His Commentary on Şaħiħ Muslim and His Death Differences between Sharh Şaħiħ al-Bukhārī and Sharħ Şaħiħ Muslim LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION OF IMAM An-NAWAWĪ TO HADĪTH LITERATURE