The Explanation of Imam An Nawawi’s 40 Hadith by Shaykh Dr Saalih Al Fawzaan. ⚠️ LAST COPY ⚠️ Imam Nawawi (d.676H) said: “Scholars have compiled forty hadith on the foundations of the religion, some on the subsidiary matters, some on jihad, some on abstinence, some on etiquette and others on sermons. All of these are righteous aims, may Allah be pleased with those who pursued them. However, I considered it best to compile forty hadith, which are more important than that, as these forty hadith incorporate all of these [individual] subjects. The scholars described these hadith as being the axis of Islam, half of Islam, or a third of it, and so forth. https://bahrulilm.com/products/the-explanation-of-imam-an-nawawi-s-forty-hadith-1-volume-edition?_pos=1&_sid=248b2d178&_ss=r