Each tradition encapsulates a great rule of the religion of Islam, described by Islamic religious scholars as an ‘axis’ in Islam.

A TREASURY OF HADITH: A COMMENTARY ON NAWAWI’S SELECTION OF FORTY PROPHETIC TRADITIONS Imam Nawawi’s collection of 42 hadith brings together some of the most important and pivotal Prophetic traditions. Each tradition encapsulates a great rule of the religion of Islam, described by Islamic religious scholars as an ‘axis’ in Islam. The commentary of Shaykh Ibn Daqiq al-‘Id is simple but erudite and was the first prepared on Imam Nawawi’s collection.