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Hadith Study Guide
Riyad as-Saliheen
Al-Imam Abu Zakariya Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi Ad-Dimashqi
185 lectures, in the order they were given (2025 onward).
185 lectures
DateChapterTitleTime
Aug 8Why We Can't Be Trusted With Our Own Duas13m→Aug 9Welcome to Our Community: Let's Break Bread Together2m→Aug 10Why Allah Created Humans: The Worship Struggle18m→Aug 13Hadith of Anas regarding the Day of JudgmentHow Satan Corrupts Societies Across Generations18m→Aug 14Chapter 210 — The Excellence of Friday PrayerWhy Friday Fajr is Most Beloved to Allah17m→Aug 20Why Did Umar Cry Seeing the Prophet Sleep?19m→Aug 21Why We Demand Rights But Dodge Responsibilities24m→Aug 22Why Muslims Say 'I Don't Know'23m→Aug 23Authentic Hadith on Prayer and Hypocrisy2m→Aug 27Why the Afterlife Changes Everything22m→Aug 28Why Do Muslims Divide Over Islam's Core?22m→Aug 29Why You Must Know This One Name of Allah20m→Aug 30Chapters on Prayer and ProstrationWhich Seven Body Parts in Sujud?44m→Aug 31Beginning of Revelation (Kitab Bad al-Wahy)Why Muslims Fear Surah Al-Alaq in Prayer22m→Sep 2On righteous premonitions and the interpretation of dreamsHow Allah Prepared the Prophet's Heart19m→Sep 3Why Revelation Physically Overwhelmed the Prophet25m→Sep 4Revelation and Surah Al-AlaqWhen Was the Quran First Revealed?20m→Sep 5How Did Allah Reveal the Quran to Muhammad?22m→Sep 6Chapters on Prayer (Salah), Congregational Prayer, and Proper ConductWhat Prophet Said Before Entering the Mosque41m→Sep 7The Beginning of RevelationWhy Khadijah Knew He Was the Prophet23m→Sep 10When Gabriel Brought the First Words14m→Sep 11Chapters on the beginning of revelation (Kitab Bada al-Wahy)How Did Allah Reveal the Quran to Muhammad?21m→Sep 12Adab (Etiquette) and Manners in the MasjidWhy the Masjid Deserves Our Respect18m→Sep 13Why You Must Follow the Imam in Prayer38m→Sep 14Why People Reject Truth: The Four Hidden Pillars19m→Sep 15Why Muslims Settle for Bare Minimum Worship16m→Sep 17Why Muslim Unity Starts With One Rope15m→Sep 18Knowledge and Understanding of ReligionWhy Only Scholars Truly Fear Allah27m→Sep 19What Were Prophet Muhammad's First Words?17m→Sep 20Chapter 180 — The Excellence of Reciting the Qur'anRecite Quran, Fulfill Rights, Transform Hearts30m→Sep 21The narration of Umar's statement about loving the ProphetWhy Allah's First Command Was 'Read'19m→Sep 24How Did Prophet Muhammad's Mission Begin?12m→Sep 25Divine Decree or Human Choice? Islam's Middle Path20m→Sep 26Why Allah Called the Pen His Greatest Gift19m→Sep 27Six Prayer Mistakes That Dishonor Salah47m→Sep 28Why Islam Honors Human Dignity Differently19m→Oct 1Why Humans Forget Allah's Dependence19m→Oct 2Abu Jahl Knew the Truth—Why He Still Rejected It15m→Oct 4Are You Following the Quran or Leading It?39m→Oct 5Chapter 102 — Response to an Invitation extended to a Man observing Saum (Fasting)Why the Prophet Wept Over Wealth8m→Oct 8Related hadith about Abu Jahl and the Prophet's prayerWhen Abu Jahl Threatened the Prophet at Prayer16m→Oct 9Book of Revelation, Narrations about the First RevelationThe Night Revelation Changed Everything Forever20m→Oct 10Why Muhammad Was Both Prophet and Messenger19m→Oct 11Prayer and Sutra (barrier during prayer)Why the Prophet Used a Lance During Prayer47m→Oct 12Why Knowledge Must Come Before Action19m→Oct 15Six Commands Allah Gave the Prophet18m→Oct 16Various hadith discussions including the instruction to Mu'adh ibn Jabal and accounts of companionsThe Foundation of Da'wah: Start With Tawheed21m→Oct 17Islam's Three Foundations Beyond the Five Pillars17m→Oct 18Prophecies about Muslim weakness and the foam analogyMore Muslims, Weaker Iman: What Happened?39m→Oct 19Why the Quran Could Never Be Human Words21m→Oct 22Descriptions of the Day of Judgment and the HereafterWhen Israfil Blows: What Happens Next18m→Oct 23Kitab Al-Fitan (Book of Trials/Tribulations) and related eschatological chaptersWhen the Horn Blows: What Happens Next?21m→Oct 25The seven people who will be shaded by Allah's throneSeven People Paradise Won't Forget38m→Oct 26Why This Wealthy Arab Rejected Islam's Truth17m→Oct 29Battle of the Trench (Ghazwat al-Khandaq)Why Do You Believe What You Believe?22m→Oct 30Why Wealth and Pride Led Abu Lahab to Hellfire19m→Oct 31Why Abu Jahl Rejected Truth He Knew26m→Nov 1The Book of Adhan (Call to Prayer)Why Muezzins Have the Longest Necks35m→Nov 2Why People Really Reject Islam24m→Nov 5The Five Signs of Hidden Hypocrisy25m→Nov 6Was the Quran Revealed All at Once?24m→Nov 7Why Does Allah Describe Hellfire Differently?23m→Nov 8Why Mastering Islam's Basics Saves Your Soul33m→Nov 9Why Did Prophet Muhammad Ban This Practice?17m→Nov 12Book of Interpretation of DreamsWhy Allah Chose 19 Angels: Divine Strategy Revealed29m→Nov 13Why Allah Uses Small Examples to Teach Big Truths20m→Nov 14When Will Your Heart Truly Surrender?30m→Nov 15The Book of Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism)The 99 Names: Myth vs. Islamic Truth12m→Nov 16The Straight Path: What Does It Really Mean?14m→Nov 19Why Knowledge Alone Won't Save You17m→Nov 20Forty Hadith of Nawawi (42 narrations)Religion Isn't Advice—It's Allegiance16m→Nov 21Moon, Night, Dawn: Understanding Divine Oaths17m→Nov 22Your Sins Are Your Own: Islam's Answer to Original Sin16m→Nov 23Your Deeds Bind You, Not Adam's Sin18m→Nov 26Why Paradise is Called the Right Hand17m→Nov 27Why Paradise Questions Hellfire: Truth Beyond Physics21m→Nov 28Who Goes to Hell? What Scholars Say9m→Nov 29Why Good Deeds Alone Cannot Save You14m→Nov 30Why Do Disbelievers Flee the Quran?16m→Dec 3Does Remembrance of Allah Depend on Us?4m→Dec 4The hadith regarding children being born upon FitrahBorn Upon Fitrah: Your Natural Connection to God31m→Dec 5Free Will or Divine Will? What Islam Actually Says22m→Dec 6Book of Destiny/Divine DecreeDoes Allah's Knowledge Remove Your Free Will?11m→Dec 6What Is Ajab al-Dhanab? Prophet's Wisdom Explained3m→Dec 6First narration (introduction/opening chapter with the hadith of Jibril)When Did Islam's First Innovation Begin?7m→Dec 10Why Obsessing Over Quran Numbers Misses the Point22m→Dec 11Chapter on Knowledge Before Speech and Action (Kitab al-Ilm - Bab al-Ilm Qabl al-Qawl wa-al-Amal)Knowledge Before Action: Two Surahs Explained28m→Dec 12Chapter on Salah (Prayer) and Fasting; Narrations of Anas and AishaNight Prayer: Command, Not Extremism26m→Dec 13Hasten to do good deeds before six signs of the hourWhy Music Has No Place in Quranic Recitation21m→Dec 17Literal or Metaphorical: How to Read Quran29m→Dec 18Why Night Prayer Aligns Your Heart?26m→Dec 20How Do We Remember Allah's Name Truly?13m→Dec 21Why Worship Idols If Allah Alone Creates?19m→Dec 24Why Islam Forbids Celibacy and Monasticism28m→Dec 25Patience Isn't Weakness: Strategic Avoidance of Enemies24m→Dec 26Why Prayer Matters When Facing Enemies23m→Dec 27When Disbelievers Finally See the Truth30m→Dec 28Why Hellfire's Punishment Mirrors Your Actions18m→Dec 31Various chapters related to the Day of Judgment and the HourWhen Mountains Turn to Sand: The Day of Judgment21m→Jan 1Why Allah Introduced Pharaoh First20m→Jan 2Why Pharaoh Knew Truth But Rejected It19m→Jan 3Why Pharaoh's Disobedience Led to Destruction25m→Jan 4One Verse, Multiple Meanings: Quranic Recitations Revealed26m→Jan 7Why Allah's Promises Are Already Fulfilled26m→Jan 8Why Muslims Ignore the Quran's Complete Guidance29m→Jan 9Why Does Allah Guard Your Every Step?26m→Jan 10Why Does This Verse Break the Pattern?23m→Jan 11Chapter 212 — Excellence of Standing in Prayer at NightCan You Really Pray All Night Every Night?19m→Jan 14When Allah Changes the Rules: Understanding Naskh20m→Jan 16Why Prayer and Quranic Recitation Are Inseparable26m→Jan 18The hadith of the companion who prayed without proper form and was instructed by the Prophet to repeat his prayerWhy Rushed Prayer Gets Scattered Like Dust26m→Jan 21Does Zakat Really Belong to You?25m→Jan 22Various chapters including those on purification and virtuesWhy Your Smallest Deed Matters Most27m→Jan 23Why Allah Opens Surah Al-Noon With Just One Letter29m→Jan 28Why Allah Swears by the Pen28m→Jan 29Why Two Surahs Skip Mentioning the Quran22m→Jan 30Was the Prophet Insane? Allah's Answer29m→Jan 31The virtues of gathering for Quranic recitation and studyWhy Quran Study Demands Complete Commitment17m→Feb 1Why Society Mistook the Prophet's Mercy for Madness31m→Feb 5Will Truth Always Win? What the Quraysh Never Understood27m→Feb 6Why Your Ramadan Resolutions Always Fail29m→Feb 12Why Islam Won't Compromise: Then and Now16m→Feb 13Paradise Has 8 Gates, Hellfire Has 728m→Feb 14Why Islam Forbids Compromising Your Faith13m→Feb 15Ramadan Begins Wednesday: Schedule, Service, Wisdom34m→Feb 16Chapter on Fasting (Kitab al-Sawm)Why Allah Exclusively Rewards Those Who Fast25m→Feb 23Book of FastingIs a headache enough reason to break your fast?19m→Feb 26Book on Fasting and RamadanWho Must Fast? Islamic Rules for Fasting12m→Mar 25When Ash-Sham Weakens, We All Suffer20m→Mar 27Chapter 23 — Enjoining Good and forbidding EvilYour Actions Affect the Entire Muslim Body22m→Mar 28Narration of Iyad ibn HimarWhy Money Weakens the Ummah17m→Mar 29Will Following Islam Make You Poor?28m→Apr 1General teachings on worship and strivingPerfect Your Deeds: The Archer's Path to Excellence25m→Apr 3Accounts of companions and military expeditionsEnemy Commander Converted in Three Days23m→Apr 5Hadith of Abu Hurairah regarding the erasure of sins through wudu, steps to the masjid, and waiting between prayersWhat Really Is Ribat? The Prophet's Surprising Answer10m→Apr 8The Three Men in the CaveWhat Actually Saved Prophet Yunus?18m→Apr 9Book of KnowledgeHow Allah Treats You Based on Knowledge18m→Apr 10Chapter on the Hour (Resurrection) and Signs of the Day of JudgmentHumanity's Greatest Threat: Are We Ready?30m→Apr 11What Are the Disbelievers Waiting For?27m→Apr 12Descriptions of Ad-Dajjal and Signs of the HourWho Is Ad-Dajjal? The Literal Truth24m→Apr 15What's True Wealth? Allah's Answer to the Prophet20m→Apr 16Regarding Laylat al-Qadr and the consequences of discord among companionsDo We Really Need Each Other?22m→Apr 18The narration of Ibn Sayyad regarding the DajjalHow Long Will the Dajjal Actually Rule?15m→Apr 19Final/Second-to-last book of Riyadul SaliheenDajjal's 40 Days: Technology or Magic?20m→May 6Kitab al-Fitan (Book of Trials and Tribulations)Fire That Cools, Water That Burns: Recognizing Dajjal's Deception22m→May 7Book 18 - Kitab al-Manthurat wal-Mulah (Book of Miscellaneous)Is Ad-Dajjal's Emergence Upon Us Now?18m→May 852 Children Honored at Quran Memorization Ceremony27m→May 9Book 18 - Chapter on Ad-DajjalWhat You Need to Know About Ad-Dajjal20m→May 10One Believer Confronts the Liar Al-Dajjal17m→May 14Book of Al-Fitan (Trials and Tribulations), Chapter on Ad-DajjalAd-Dajjal: One Eye or Metaphor?18m→May 15Chapter on Dajjal (False Messiah)The Dajjal's Deception: Fire as Paradise15m→May 16Kitab al-Manthurat wal-Mulah (Book 18-19): Narrations Regarding Ad-Dajjal and Signs of the HourWhen Ad-Dajjal Deceives 70,000 Jews19m→May 17Book of signs before the Day of JudgmentWhen People Will Beg for Death18m→May 2099 Die for Gold: When Greed Destroys Humanity23m→May 21Book of Miscellaneous and Interesting Stories (al-Manthurat wal-Mulah) - Chapter on Signs of the Day of Judgment (Ashrat as-Sa'ah)When Gold Emerges: The Final Hour Approaches22m→May 22Chapter 226 — The Excellence of As-Saum (The Fast) during the first ten Days of Dhul-HijjahWhy These 10 Days Beat All of Ramadan17m→May 2418th or 19th bookWhy True Righteousness Becomes Rarer Each Generation16m→May 28Book of Miscellaneous Narrations and Signs of the Day of JudgmentHow Prophet Sulaiman Found the True Mother19m→May 29Chapter on Desiring Allah's Meeting (Man ahabb liqa Allah ahabb Allah liqa'ahu)How Will You Meet Allah? Aisha's Hadith Explained20m→May 30Chapter on the Creation of Angels, Jinn, and HumansWhy Allah Only Created Three Free-Willed Beings13m→Jun 3Why Angels, Jinn, and Humans Are Mentioned Together21m→Jun 4Why Muslims Are Humanity's Greatest Nation23m→Jun 6Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah (The Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi)When Shame Disappears, What Remains?17m→Jun 7Why Qarun's Knowledge Couldn't Save Him22m→Jun 14Chapter on Etiquette and Noble CharacterWhy the Prophet Stopped Those Two Companions8m→Jun 20Chapter on Purity and Halal SustenanceWhy Your Dua Might Not Be Answered18m→Jun 21Belief Before Evidence: The Gravest Islamic Innovation15m→Jun 25Virtues of KnowledgeWho deserves your envy as a Muslim?14m→Jun 26Why scholars matter more than you think20m→Jun 27Book 12, Hadith 1386Why Some Hearts Reject Divine Knowledge17m→Jun 28What Will You Wish For When the Veil is Lifted?13m→Jul 2Chapter on the Virtues of Knowledge and Its PeopleWhy Scholars Matter for Understanding the Quran13m→Jul 5Chapter on the Virtues of KnowledgeWhy Hiding Knowledge Earns Fire15m→Jul 10Who Can Teach Islam? The Prophet's Three Essential Rules19m→Jul 11What is really far from Allah?10m→Jul 15Why Good Intentions Aren't Enough16m→Jul 17What makes someone truly knowledgeable in Islam?15m→Jul 22Book of Knowledge - Chapter on the Virtue of KnowledgeDoes knowledge change everything?10m→Jul 23Why Knowledge Elevates You Above Everyone18m→Aug 5Chapter on the Virtue of Knowledge (Ilm) — Teaching and Learning for Allah's SakeThree Types of Hearts—Which One Are You?14m→Aug 12Book of Knowledge - Chapter on the Virtue of Knowledge, Learning and Teaching for the Sake of AllahDoes seeking knowledge guarantee Paradise?9m→Aug 15Book of KnowledgeWhy Islam Never Suppresses Your Nature14m→Aug 19Chapter on Types of Ghusl (Ritual Bathing)When must a Muslim bathe after burying a disbeliever?46m→Aug 21When Satan Tempted a Companion: A Lesson in Mercy28m→Sep 18Book of Miscellaneous Stories (Almanat)Is Your Marriage Half Full or Half Empty?27m→