The Best Hadith Books for the Imam
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Question:
A questioner says: Which hadith books should I read to my congregation? I have just been appointed as the imam of one of the mosques, and I want the worshippers to benefit from these hadiths.
Answer:
The closest book and the most beneficial one is *Riyad al-Salihin* by Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him). It is a comprehensive and useful book covering various topics. Also, the book *al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib* by al-Hafiz al-Mundhiri is a rich and useful book, encouraging such and such and warning against such and such, and it cites the appropriate hadiths under each chapter. Yes.
A questioner says: Which hadith books should I read to my congregation? I have just been appointed as the imam of one of the mosques, and I want the worshippers to benefit from these hadiths.
Answer:
The closest book and the most beneficial one is *Riyad al-Salihin* by Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him). It is a comprehensive and useful book covering various topics. Also, the book *al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib* by al-Hafiz al-Mundhiri is a rich and useful book, encouraging such and such and warning against such and such, and it cites the appropriate hadiths under each chapter. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/046 — archive.org (2:51)
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