(Gardens of the
>Da`if ahadith of an-Nawawi's Riyadus Salihin (Gardens of the
Righteous)
according to the checking of Nasiruddin al-Albani, translation by
Jam`iat Ihyaa' Minhaaj Al-Sunnah, 24 Bishops Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk,
IP3 8EN.
The numbers at the end of each entry are its chapter, hadith and page
numbers. The first set refer to the S.M. Madni Abbasi translation,
International Islamic Publication House. The second set the Muhammad
Zafrulla Khan translation, Islam International Publications, 1989.
Text is that of S.M. Madni Abbasi. ù denotes al-Albani's comments.
1) "Safeguard the commandments of Allah, you will find Him before
you," and "and every ordeal is followed by easy circumstances."
ù Narrated by `Abd ibn Humaid, as was mentioned by al-Hafiz ibn
Rajab al-Hanbali in his Sharh of an-Nawawi's 40 Hadith, Jami` ul
`Ulum wal Hikam, pg. 161, and he said, "It is da`if."
5:62, pg. 53/ 5:62, pg. 20
(2nd part only)
2) "A wise person is one who keeps a watch over his bodily desires
..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Its isnad is da`if. In it is Abu Bakr ibn Abi Maryam who became
confused in his ahadith after his house was robbed. See Da`if ul-
Jami` us-Saghir, no. 4310.
5:66, pg. 56/ 5:66, pg. 21
3) "A person will not be questioned about the beating of his wife."
(Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad is da`if as I have explained in Irwa ul Ghalil, no.
2034.
5:68, pg. 57/ 5:68, pg. 21
4) "Lose no time to do good work before you are caught up by one of
the seven calamities ..." (Tirmidzi, who graded it hadith hasan)
ù There is weakness in its isnad as I have explained in ad-Da`ifah,
no. 1666 and I do not find support for it.
10:93, pg. 72/ 10:93, pg. 27
5) "The very first failing that developed among the Jews ..." (Abu
Daud, Tirmidzi)
ù Da`if.
23:196, pg. 132/ 23:198, pg.
50
6) "If a woman dies while her husband was pleased with her, she will
enter Paradise." (Tirmidzi)
ù There are unknown reporters in its isnad. See ad-Da`ifah, no.
1426.
35:286, pg. 184/ 35:288, pg.
69
7) "...they were sitting with ... when a man of the Bani Salamah
tribe came and said ... Yes, by praying for them ..." (Abu Daud)
ù It is da`if, in it is `Ali ibn `Ubaid who is unknown.
42:343, pg. 210/ 42:346, pg.
78
8) "A person asked Aisha for charity and she gave him a piece of
bread ..." (Abu Daud)
ù It is not sahih because of the aforementioned inqita (break in the
isnad) [not translated].
44:356, pg. 217/ 44:359, pg.
81
9) "Anas ibn Malik relates ... if a young man honours an older person
..." (Tirmidzi, who says this hadith is not sound)
ù Da`if, has two weaknesses, ad-Da`ifah no. 304.
44:359, pg. 218/ 44:362, pg.
81
10)"Umar ibn Khatab relates: 'I solicited leave of ...'" (Abu Daud,
Tirmidzi)
ù Da`if.
45:373, pg. 226/ 45:376, pg.
84
11)"Abu Hurairah relates ... the verse: 'That day she (earth) will
relate her chronicles ...'" (Tirmidzi)
ù Da`if because of a weak narrator.
50:408, pg. 245/ 50:411, pg.
91
12)"Abu 'Amr ... Uthman ibn 'Affan ... A son of Adam has a right to
have only three things ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù The hadith is da`if as I have explained in ad-Da`ifah, no. 1063.
55:482, pg. 283/ 55:485, pg.
105
13)"Asma' bint Yazid ... the sleeves of the shirt ... reached only up
to his wrist." (Abu Daud, Tirmidzi)
ù There is weakness in it, see ad-Da`ifah, no. 2458.
56:519, pg. 301/ 55:522, pg.
111
14)"This hadith has been covered ..." (refer to no. 4)
ù Its isnad is da`if ...
65:578, pg. 334/ 65:581, pg.
123
15)"Atiyah ibn 'Urwah as-Sa'di ... no one can achieve the height of
piety till he forsakes those practices which are harmless merely
to guard himself against those which are harmful." (Tirmidzi)
ù Its isnad is da`if as I have explained in Takhrij ul Halal, pg.
178.
68:596, pg. 341/ 68:599, pg.
125
16)"Ibn Abbas ... do not drink water in one gulp ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Its isnad is da`if ... Takhrij ul Mishkat, no. 4278.
111:758, pg. 415/ 111:761, pg.
153
17)"Asma bint Yazid ... sleeves of the shirt ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Da`if as above, no. 13.
119:790, pg. 426/ 118:793, pg.
157
18)"Abu Hurairah ... while a person who was busy in prayer ..." (Abu
Daud)
ù There is clear reason to doubt (that the hadith is according to
Muslim's standard as claimed) as I have explained in Takhrij ul
Mishkat, no. 761 and Da`if Abi Daud, no. 96.
119:797, pg. 429/ 118:800, pg.
157
19)"Qais ibn Bishr at-Taghlibi ..." (Abu Daud)
(trans. note) The Arabic text adds after it: 'Narrated by Abu Daud
with hasan isnad except for Qais ibn Bishr about whom they
disagree regarding his strength or weakness as a narrator - and
Muslim has narrated from him.'
ù I have not seen anyone who has clearly states that he was a weak
narrator. Rather the weakness of the hadith is because of his
father who is an unknown narrator. See al-Irwa, no. 2123.
N.B. The translation mentions the Companions using a rosary. This
is a lie, not occurring at all in the Arabic. May Allah protect us
from attributing such a wicked innovation to any of the
Companions.
119:798, pg. 430/ 118:801, pg.
158
20)"Safwan bin `Assal says that a Jew asked his companion to take him
..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Al-Albani brings a long note, including: an-Nasai says of this
hadith: 'hadith munkar' (see Nasbur Rayah, 4/258). In its isnad is
Abdullah ibn Salamah about whom they differ ... among those who
have declared him as weak are Ahmad, as-Shafi'e, al-Bukhari and
others. (Da`if Abi Daud, no. 30)
143:889, pg. 463/ 142:893, pg.
170
21)"Ibn `Umar relates an incident ... end of the recital ..." (Abu
Daud)
ù In its isnad is Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad al-Hashimi ... about him al-
Hafiz (Ibn Hajr) says, "Da`if, when he became old his memory
suffered ..."
143:890, pg. 464/ 142:894, pg.
170
22)"Aisha ... Zaid ibn Haritha ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù In its isnad is Muhammad ibn Ishaq, a mudallis, and he uses
`an`anah (relates the hadith by saying `an (from)), being famous
for it.
143:891, pg. 464/ 142:895, pg.
170
23)"Aisha ... she observed the Prophet (S) when he was in the throes
of death ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Its isnad is da`if. See Takhrij ul Mishkat, no. 1564.
147:912, pg. 472/ 146:916, pg.
173
24)"Husain ibn Wahwah ... that Talhah ibn al-Bara' became ill ..."
(Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad is da`if as I have explained in Ahkam ul-Jana'iz, pp. 13-
14 and ad-Da`ifah, no. 3232.
159:944, pg. 487/ 158:948, pg.
177
25)"Imam Shafi'e said it is better to recite the Qur'an near the
grave ..."
ù Its being his saying is doubtful, rather a repudiation of this
view is authentically reported from him ... and Ibn Taimiyah
signifies this is in al-Iqtida ... that this is not Imam Shafi'e's
saying. Rather it is a innovation.
161:947, pg. 488/ -
26)"Ibn `Umar ... met with nightfall ..." (Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad contains unknown narrator/s even though ad-Dhahabi and
al-Hakim say it is sahih and Ibn Hajr says its hasan. See ad-
Da`ifah, no. 4837.
174:983, pg. 506/ 173:987, pg.
184
27)"Ibn 'Abbas ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù I have spoken about it in Mishkat no. 2135 ... da`if.
180:1000, pg. 512/ 179:1004,
pg. 186
28)"Abu Darda' ... one who memorizes the first ten verses of Surat al-
Kahf ... and in a narration: from the end of Surah-ul Kahf."
(Muslim)
ù This particular narration 'from the end' instead of 'from the
beginning' is shadh (reliable reporter contradicting more reliable
reporters).
183:1021, pg. 521/ 182:1025,
pg. 189
29)"Abu Sa'id Khudri ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Its isnad is da`if as I have explained in Mishkat, no. 723,
although its meaning is correct.
189:1060, pg. 535/ 188:1064,
pg. 193
30)"Aisha ... Allah and his angels send down blessings on the right
wing of the rows." (Abu Daud, citing on the terms of Muslim)
ù Al-Albani brings a long note ... the wording 'upon those on the
right of the rows' is shadh or munkar, the correct narration being
'upon those who join up the rows.' See Mishkat, no. 1096, Da`if
Abi Daud, no. 153 ...
194:1094, pg. 548/ 193:1098,
pg. 197
31)"Abu Hurairah ... Let the Imam stand in the middle and close the
gaps ..." (Abu Daud)
ù There are unknown reporters in the isnad. See Da`if Abi Daud, no.
105.
194:1096, pg. 548/ 193:1100,
pg. 197
32)"Ali ibn Abi Talib ... two rakaats before 'Asr ..." (Abu Daud)
ù But the wording 'two rakaats' is shadh and the correct version is
'four rakaats', see Da`if Abi Daud, 235.
200:1121, pg. 558/ 199:1125,
pg. 200
33)"Abi Burdah ibn Abi Musa al-Ash'ari ... 'Abdullah ibn `Umar ...
takes place from the moment the Imam ascends the pulpit and lasts
till the prayer ends." (Muslim)
ù The imams have verified its being mauqof to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari,
among them al-Daraqutni as I have explained in Da`if Abi Daud, no.
193.
210:1157, pg. 570/ 209:1162,
pg. 204
34)"Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas ... we ... started from Mecca to Madina ..."
(Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad is da`if ... al-Irwa, no. 467 and ad-Da`ifah, no. 3229.
211:1159, pg. 571/ 210:1164,
pg. 204
35)"Abu Hurairah ... when anyone of you who gets up for the night
prayer, he should start the same with two brief rakaats." (Muslim)
ù And this hadith is related marfu'an from Abu Hurairah by others -
from his (S) action - which is correct - as for its being his (S)
that is shadh as explained in Da`if Abi Daud, no. 240.
212:1179, pg. 577/ 211:1184,
pg. 206
36)"Abu Hurairah ..." (Tirmidzi called it sound)
ù Its isnad contains Qurah ibn 'Abdur-Rahman, and he is da`if
because of his poor memory, and I have laid out the 'ulamas'
criticism of him in the second hadith of Irwa ul Ghalil ...
222:1235, pg. 601/ 221:1240,
pg. 215
37)"Mujibat-ul-Bahiliyah ..." (Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad is da`if as I have explained in at-Ta'liq ur-Raghib
'alat-Targhib wat-Tarhib, 2/82.
225:1248, pg. 606/ 224:1253,
pg. 216
38)"Umm `Umarah al-Ansariyah ..." (Tirmidzi and said it was good)
ù And in some versions of Tirmidzi occurs 'hasan sahih', and there
is reason to doubt both of these - ad-Da`if, no. 1332.
231:1266, pg. 612/ 230:1271,
pg. 218
39)"Uqbah ibn Amir Juhani ... Allah will admit three persons into
paradise on account of one arrow ..." (Abu Daud)
ù There is weakness in its isnad ... Takhrij Fiqhus-Sirah, pg. 225.
234:1335, pg. 639/ 233:1340,
pg. 227
40)"Abu Umamah ... " (Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad contains al-Walid ibn Muslim, a mudallis and he has used
'an'anah (from) here. See at-Ta'liq-ur-Raghib, 2/200.
234:1348, pg. 643/ 233:1353,
pg. 228
41)"Anas ... A person who goes (out of his house) in search of
knowledge, he is on Allah's way and he remains so till he
returns." (Tirmidzi said it was good)
ù Da`if, Takhrij-ul-Mishkat, no. 220, ad-Da`ifah, no. 2037.
241:1385, pg. 657/ 240:1390,
pg. 233
42)"Abu Sa'id al-Khudri ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù It is da`if. Mishkat, no. 222.
241:1386, pg. 658/
240:1391,pg. 233
43)"Abu Hurairah ... Every magnificant and important project not
begun with the praise of Allah ..." (Abu Daud)
ù The hadith is da`if regarding its isnad, faulty regarding its text
as I have explained at the beginning of al-Irwa, (1-2).
242:1394, pg. 661/ 241:1399,
pg. 234
44)"Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas ... that he along with ... went to ... had a
..." (Tirmidzi)
ù There are unknown reporter/s in its isnad as I have explained in
at-Ta'liq 'alal Kalim it-Tatib, pg. 27, ... and the hadith's base
is sahih, without the mention of the nawa or hasa (that the woman
was supposed to be using), being brought by Muslim in his sahih
from the hadith of Juwairayah.
244:1442, pg. 684/ 243:1447,
pg. 240
45)"Imran bin Husain ... taught his father two ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Da`if isnad. In it is inqita' (break) and weakness. Ibn Hiban and
Ahmad (4/44) have narrated it with another line of transmission
which is sahih, but with the wording, "O Allah, forgive my wrong-
doing, both the accidental and deliberate thereof. O Allah, I ask
You to guide me rightly in my affairs, and I take refuge in You
from the evil of my own self."
250:1487, pg. 709/ 249:1492,
pg. 248
46)"Abu Darda ... One of the supplications of Daud ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù In its isnad is 'Abdullah ibn Rabi'ah ad-Dimashqi, and he is
unknown as Ibn Hajr says.
250:1490, pg. 710/ 249:1495,
pg. 249
47)"Ibn Mas'ud ..." (Hakim)
ù In its isnad is one who became confused in his ahadith. See ad-
Da`ifah, no. 2908.
250:1493, pg. 712/ 249:1498,
pg. 249
48)"Ibn `Umar ... Do not indulge in long talks without remembering
Allah ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù In its isnad is an unknown narrator, Malik narrates it as being
the saying of 'Isa. See ad-Da`ifah, no. 920 ... The unknown
narrator is Ibrahim ibn 'Abdullah ibn Hatib.
254:1518, pg. 732/ 253:1523,
pg. 255
49)"Ibn Mas'ud ..." (Abu Daud, Tirmidzi)
ù In its isnad is an unknown narrator. ad-Da`ifah, no. 1902.
258:1539, pg. 743/ 257:1544,
pg. 259
50)"Abu Hurairah ... Avoid jealousy ..." (Abu Daud)
ù In its isnad is an unamed narrator. See Mishkat, no. 4856.
270:1569, pg. 764/ 268:1547,
pg. 266
51)"Wasila ibn al-Asqa'a ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù The hadith contains the 'an'anah of Makhul. Mishkat, no. 4856.
274:1577, pg. 769/ 272:1582,
pg. 267
52)"Abu Hurairah ..." (Bukhari)
ù In its isnad is a man whom Ibn Hajr declares as da`if, along with
others. See my book, Mukhtasar Sahih Bukhari.
277:1587, pg. 772/ 275:1592,
pg. 269
53)"Abu Hurairah ..." (Abu Daud)
ù In its isnad is Hilal al-Madani about whom adh-Dhahabi says: "He
is not known." See al-Irwa, no. 2089.
280:1597, pg. 777/ 278:1602,
pg. 270
54)"Ibn Umar ..." (Bukhari)
ù NOT DA`IF. The hadith is narrated by Hafid ibn `Umar, i.e.
Muhammad ibn Zaid ibn `Abdullah ibn `Umar, not from the words of
Ibn `Umar. The hadith with this wording is not Bukhari's, but from
al-Tayalisi.
288:1618, pg. 790/ 286:1623,
pg. 276
55)"Umm Salamah ..." (Abu Daud, Tirmidzi)
ù In its isnad is Nabhan maula Umm Salamah who is unknown.
290:1626, pg. 793/ 288:1631,
pg. 277
56)"Ali ... forbade the shaving of the head of women." (Nisai)
ù Also narrated by Tirmidzi who pointed out idirab (shakiness) in
its isnad. See ad-Da`ifah, no. 678.
295:1641, pg. 798/ 293:1646,
pg. 279
57)"Qabisah ibn al-Mukhariq ..." (Abu Daud)
ù In its isnad is Hibban ibn ul 'Ala' - unknown. Takhrij ul-Halal,
pg. 299
303:1670, pg. 809/ 301:1676,
pg. 282
58)"Urwah ibn 'Amir ..." (Abu Daud)
ù They disagree whether or not 'Urwah was a Companion. Further there
is in the isnad 'an'anah of a mudallis, see al-Kalim-ut-Tayyib,
note. no. 193.
304:1677, pg. 811/ 302:1683,
pg. 283
59)"Ibn `Umar ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Da`if isnad. See ad-Da`ifah, no. 1850.
314:1711, pg. 823/ 312:1717,
pg. 287
60)"Jabir ..." (Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad is da`if as explained in al-Mishkat, no. 1944
319:1722, pg. 828/ 317:1728,
pg. 289
61)"Anas ..." (Tirmidzi)
ù Da`if isnad and contains inqita: al-Mishkat, no. 172 ...
341:1756, pg. 841/ 339:1762,
pg. 294
62)"Abi Tha'laba al-Khushani Jurthum ibn Nashir ..." (Daraqutni)
ù Contains inqita in the isnad: Ghayat-ul-Maram, no. 4
370:1832, pg. 885/ 368:1838,
pg. 309
63)"Ibn Abbas ..." (Abu Daud)
ù Its isnad contains an unknown narrator. ad-Da`ifah, no. 706
371:1873, pg. 915/ 369:1879,
pg. 320
64)"Ibn Ma'sud ..." (Abu Daud, Tirmidzi and Hakim)
ù NOT DAIF. Only Hakim brings Ibn Mas'ud's narration and its isnad
is strong.
371:1874, pg. 915/ 369:1880,
pg. 320