This classical short commentary on Imam Nawawi's famous collection of forty-two traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (s), is an authoritative introduction to key Islamic principles and teachings. Accounted as a hadith master, in this collection Imam Nawawi collated together those traditions that he considered were axial to the entire Islamic faith. As the first title in Kube's new Treasury Series in Islamic Thought and Civilization, this accessible translation is presented in a beautiful gift format.