Ḍaʿīf Aḥādīth of al-Nawawī’s Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn (Gardens of the Righteous)
Checked by Shaykh Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī
Weak narrations in the tremendous book of Imām al-Nawawī.
The numbers at the end of each entry are its chapter, Ḥadīth and page
numbers. The first set refer to the S.M. Madni ʿAbbāsi translation,
International Islamic Publication House. The second set the Muḥammad
Zafrulla Khan translation, Islām International Publications, 1989.
Text is that of S.M. Madni ʿAbbāsi. ù denotes al-Albānī's comments.
1) "Safeguard the commandments of Allāh, 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-Ḥanbali in his Sharḥ of al-Nawawī's 40 Hadith, Jamiʿ ul
`Ulum wal Hikam, pg. 161, and he said, "It is ḍaʿīf."
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
..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf. In it is Abū Bakr ibn Abī Maryam who became
confused in his aḤadīth after his house was robbed. See Da`if ul-
Jamiʿ al-Saghīr, no. 4310.
5:66, pg. 56/ 5:66, pg. 21
3) "A person will not be questioned about the beating of his wife."
(Abū Dāwūd)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf 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 ..." (Tirmidhī, who graded it Ḥadīth ḥasan)
ù There is weakness in its isnad as I have explained in al-Daʿifah,
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 ..." (Abū
Dāwūd, Tirmidhī)
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." (Tirmidhī)
ù There are unknown reporters in its isnad. See al-Daʿifah, 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 ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù It is ḍaʿīf, in it is ʿAlī ibn `Ubaid who is unknown.
42:343, pg. 210/ 42:346, pg.
78
8) "A person asked Āʿishah for charity and she gave him a piece of
bread ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
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
..." (Tirmidhī, who says this Ḥadīth is not sound)
ù Da`if, has two weaknesses, al-Daʿifah no. 304.
44:359, pg. 218/ 44:362, pg.
81
10)"ʿUmar ibn Khaṭṭāb relates: 'I solicited leave of ...'" (Abū Dāwūd,
Tirmidhī)
ù Da`if.
45:373, pg. 226/ 45:376, pg.
84
11)"Abū Hurayrah relates ... the verse: 'That day she (earth) will
relate her chronicles ...'" (Tirmidhī)
ù Da`if because of a weak narrator.
50:408, pg. 245/ 50:411, pg.
91
12)"Abū 'Amr ... ʿUthmān ibn 'Affan ... A son of Ādam has a right to
have only three things ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù The Ḥadīth is ḍaʿīf as I have explained in al-Daʿifah, no. 1063.
55:482, pg. 283/ 55:485, pg.
105
13)"Asmāʾ' ibnt Yazīd ... the sleeves of the shirt ... reached only up
to his wrist." (Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī)
ù There is weakness in it, see al-Daʿifah, no. 2458.
56:519, pg. 301/ 55:522, pg.
111
14)"This Ḥadīth has been covered ..." (refer to no. 4)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf ...
65:578, pg. 334/ 65:581, pg.
123
15)"Atiyah ibn 'Urwah as-Saʿdi ... 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." (Tirmidhī)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf as I have explained in Takhrīj ul Halal, pg.
178.
68:596, pg. 341/ 68:599, pg.
125
16)"Ibn ʿAbbās ... do not drink water in one gulp ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf ... Takhrīj ul Mishkat, no. 4278.
111:758, pg. 415/ 111:761, pg.
153
17)"Asmāʾ ibnt Yazīd ... sleeves of the shirt ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Da`if as above, no. 13.
119:790, pg. 426/ 118:793, pg.
157
18)"Abū Hurayrah ... while a person who was busy in prayer ..." (Abū
Dāwūd)
ù There is clear reason to doubt (that the Ḥadīth is according to
Muslim's standard as claimed) as I have explained in Takhrīj ul
Mishkat, no. 761 and Da`if Abī Dāwūd, no. 96.
119:797, pg. 429/ 118:800, pg.
157
19)"Qays ibn Bishr al-Tablīghī ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
(trans. note) The al-ʿArabīc text adds after it: 'Narrated by Abū Dāwūd
with ḥasan isnad except for Qays 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 Ḥadīth 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 al-ʿArabīc. May Allāh protect us
from attributing such a wicked innovation to any of the
Companions.
119:798, pg. 430/ 118:801, pg.
158
20)"Safwan ibn ʿAssal says that a Jew asked his companion to take him
..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Al-Albani brings a long note, including: an-Nasai says of this
Ḥadīth: 'Ḥadīth munkar' (see Nasbur Rāyah, 4/258). In its isnad is
ʿAbdullāh ibn Salamah about whom they differ ... among those who
have declared him as weak are Aḥmad, as-Shāfiʿī, al-Bukharī and
others. (Da`if Abī Dāwūd, no. 30)
143:889, pg. 463/ 142:893, pg.
170
21)"Ibn ʿUmar relates an incident ... end of the recital ..." (Abū
Dāwūd)
ù In its isnad is Yazīd ibn Abī 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)"Āʿishah ... Zayn ibn Ḥarithah ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù In its isnad is Muḥammad ibn ʿIshāʾq, a mudallis, and he uses
`an`anah (relates the Ḥadīth by saying `an (from)), being famous
for it.
143:891, pg. 464/ 142:895, pg.
170
23)"Āʿishah ... she observed the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) when he was in the throes
of death ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf. See Takhrīj ul Mishkat, no. 1564.
147:912, pg. 472/ 146:916, pg.
173
24)"Husayn ibn Wahwah ... that Ṭalḥah ibn al-Bara' became ill ..."
(Abū Dāwūd)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf as I have explained in Ahkam ul-Jana'iz, pp. 13-
14 and al-Daʿifah, no. 3232.
159:944, pg. 487/ 158:948, pg.
177
25)"Imam Shāfiʿī said it is better to recite the Qurʾān 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 Shāfiʿī's
saying. Rather it is a innovation.
161:947, pg. 488/ -
26)"Ibn ʿUmar ... met with nightfall ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù Its isnad contains unknown narrator/s even though ad-Dhahabi and
al-Hakim say it is sahih and Ibn Hajr says its ḥasan. See ad-
Da`ifah, no. 4837.
174:983, pg. 506/ 173:987, pg.
184
27)"Ibn 'ʿAbbās ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù I have spoken about it in Mishkat no. 2135 ... ḍaʿīf.
180:1000, pg. 512/ 179:1004,
pg. 186
28)"Abū Darda' ... one who memorizes the first ten verses of Surat al-
Kahf ... and in a narration: from the end of Sūrah-ul Kahf."
(Muslim)
ù This particular narration 'from the end' instead of 'from the
beginning' is shadh (reliable reporter contraḍīcting more reliable
reporters).
183:1021, pg. 521/ 182:1025,
pg. 189
29)"Abū Sa'id Khudri ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf as I have explained in Mishkat, no. 723,
although its meaning is correct.
189:1060, pg. 535/ 188:1064,
pg. 193
30)"Āʿishah ... Allāh and his angels send down blessings on the right
wing of the rows." (Abū Dāwūd, 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
Abī Dāwūd, no. 153 ...
194:1094, pg. 548/ 193:1098,
pg. 197
31)"Abū Hurayrah ... Let the Imam stand in the middle and close the
gaps ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù There are unknown reporters in the isnad. See Da`if Abī Dāwūd, no.
105.
194:1096, pg. 548/ 193:1100,
pg. 197
32)"Ali ibn Abī Ṭālib ... two rakāts before 'ʿAṣr ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù But the wording 'two rakāts' is shadh and the correct version is
'four rakāts', see Da`if Abī Dāwūd, 235.
200:1121, pg. 558/ 199:1125,
pg. 200
33)"Abī Burdah ibn Abī Mūsá al-Ash'ari ... ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar ...
takes place from the muʿmīnt the Imam ascends the pulpit and lasts
till the prayer ends." (Muslim)
ù The imams have verified its being mauqof to Abū Mūsá al-Ash'ari,
among them al-Daraqutni as I have explained in Da`if Abī Dāwūd, no.
193.
210:1157, pg. 570/ 209:1162,
pg. 204
34)"Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās ... we ... started from Mecca to Madina ..."
(Abū Dāwūd)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf ... al-Irwa, no. 467 and al-Daʿifah, no. 3229.
211:1159, pg. 571/ 210:1164,
pg. 204
35)"Abū Hurayrah ... when anyone of you who gets up for the night
prayer, he should start the same with two brief rakāts." (Muslim)
ù And this Ḥadīth is related marfu'an from Abū Hurayrah by others -
from his (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) action - which is correct - as for its being his (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam)
that is shadh as explained in Da`if Abī Dāwūd, no. 240.
212:1179, pg. 577/ 211:1184,
pg. 206
36)"Abū Hurayrah ..." (Tirmidhī called it sound)
ù Its isnad contains Qurah ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, and he is ḍaʿīf
because of his poor memory, and I have laid out the 'ulamas'
criticism of him in the second Ḥadīth of Irwa ul Ghalil ...
222:1235, pg. 601/ 221:1240,
pg. 215
37)"Mujibat-ul-Bahiliyah ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf 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 ʿUmarah al-Ansāriyah ..." (Tirmidhī and said it was good)
ù And in some versions of Tirmidhī occurs 'ḥasan sahih', and there
is reason to doubt both of these - ad-Da`if, no. 1332.
231:1266, pg. 612/ 230:1271,
pg. 218
39)"ʿUqbah ibn Amir Juhani ... Allāh will admit three persons into
Paradise on account of one arrow ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù There is weakness in its isnad ... Takhrīj Fiqhus-Sirah, pg. 225.
234:1335, pg. 639/ 233:1340,
pg. 227
40)"Abū Umāmah ... " (Abū Dāwūd)
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 Allāh's way and he remains so till he
returns." (Tirmidhī said it was good)
ù Da`if, Takhrīj-ul-Mishkat, no. 220, al-Daʿifah, no. 2037.
241:1385, pg. 657/ 240:1390,
pg. 233
42)"Abū Sa'id al-Khudri ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù It is ḍaʿīf. Mishkat, no. 222.
241:1386, pg. 658/
240:1391,pg. 233
43)"Abū Hurayrah ... Every magnificant and important project not
begun with the praise of Allāh ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù The Ḥadīth is ḍaʿīf 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)"Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās ... that he along with ... went to ... had a
..." (Tirmidhī)
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 Ḥadīth'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 Ḥadīth of Juwairāyah.
244:1442, pg. 684/ 243:1447,
pg. 240
45)"Imrān ibn Husayn ... taught his father two ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Da`if isnad. In it is inqita' (break) and weakness. Ibn Hiban and
Aḥmad (4/44) have narrated it with another line of transmission
which is sahih, but with the wording, "O Allāh, forgive my wrong-
doing, both the accidental and deliberate thereof. O Allāh, 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)"Abū Darda ... One of the supplications of Dāwūd ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù In its isnad is ʿAbdullāh ibn Rabi'ah ad-Dimashqi, and he is
unknown as Ibn Hajr says.
250:1490, pg. 710/ 249:1495,
pg. 249
47)"Ibn Masʿūd ..." (Hakim)
ù In its isnad is one who became confused in his aḤadīth. See ad-
Da`ifah, no. 2908.
250:1493, pg. 712/ 249:1498,
pg. 249
48)"Ibn ʿUmar ... Do not indulge in long talks without remembering
Allāh ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù In its isnad is an unknown narrator, Malik narrates it as being
the saying of 'Isa. See al-Daʿifah, no. 920 ... The unknown
narrator is Ibrahim ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Hatib.
254:1518, pg. 732/ 253:1523,
pg. 255
49)"Ibn Masʿūd ..." (Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī)
ù In its isnad is an unknown narrator. al-Daʿifah, no. 1902.
258:1539, pg. 743/ 257:1544,
pg. 259
50)"Abū Hurayrah ... Avoid jealousy ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù In its isnad is an unnamed narrator. See Mishkat, no. 4856.
270:1569, pg. 764/ 268:1547,
pg. 266
51)"Wasila ibn al-Asqa'a ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù The Ḥadīth contains the 'an'anah of Makhul. Mishkat, no. 4856.
274:1577, pg. 769/ 272:1582,
pg. 267
52)"Abū Hurayrah ..." (Bukharī)
ù In its isnad is a man whom Ibn Hajr declares as ḍaʿīf, along with
others. See my book, Mukhtasar Ṣaḥiḥ Bukharī.
277:1587, pg. 772/ 275:1592,
pg. 269
53)"Abū Hurayrah ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù In its isnad is Hilāl 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 ʿUmar ..." (Bukharī)
ù NOT DA`IF. The Ḥadīth is narrated by Hafid ibn ʿUmar, i.e.
Muḥammad ibn Zayn ibn `ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar, not from the words of
Ibn ʿUmar. The Ḥadīth with this wording is not Bukharī's, but from
al-Tayalisi.
288:1618, pg. 790/ 286:1623,
pg. 276
55)"Umm Salamah ..." (Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī)
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 Tirmidhī who pointed out idirab (shakiness) in
its isnad. See al-Daʿifah, no. 678.
295:1641, pg. 798/ 293:1646,
pg. 279
57)"Qabisah ibn al-Mukhāriq ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù In its isnad is Hibban ibn ul 'Ala' - unknown. Takhrīj ul-Halal,
pg. 299
303:1670, pg. 809/ 301:1676,
pg. 282
58)"Urwah ibn 'Amir ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
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 ʿUmar ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Da`if isnad. See al-Daʿifah, no. 1850.
314:1711, pg. 823/ 312:1717,
pg. 287
60)"Jabir ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù Its isnad is ḍaʿīf as explained in al-Mishkat, no. 1944
319:1722, pg. 828/ 317:1728,
pg. 289
61)"Anas ..." (Tirmidhī)
ù Da`if isnad and contains inqita: al-Mishkat, no. 172 ...
341:1756, pg. 841/ 339:1762,
pg. 294
62)"Abī 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 ʿAbbās ..." (Abū Dāwūd)
ù Its isnad contains an unknown narrator. al-Daʿifah, no. 706
371:1873, pg. 915/ 369:1879,
pg. 320
64)"Ibn Ma'sud ..." (Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī and Hakim)
ù NOT DAIF. Only Hakim brings Ibn Masʿūd's narration and its isnad
is strong.
371:1874, pg. 915/ 369:1880,
pg. 320
