An exposition on Forty Hadith by Imam Khomeini, the original work in Persian, published several times under the title “Arba’in, ya chihil hadith” was written by Imam al-Khomeini nearly five decades ago and was completed in the month of Muharram 1358 (April-May, 1939).
The manuscript of this work, together with that of two other unpublished works of the author, Sharh Du’ae sahar, and Adab al-salat, were recovered from the library of the late Ayatullah Akhund al-Hamadani. All the three works have now been published.
This text is a detailed commentary on 40 selected traditions narrated through the Prophet and his Ahl al-Bayt (peae be upon them) on topics of ethics and spirituality.