Abu Zakaria Yahya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (Arabic: ??? ????? ???? ?? ??? ???????;? 1233–1277), popularly known as al-Nawawi or Imam Nawawi (631–676 A.H./1234–1277), was a Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar.
He authored numerous and lengthy works ranging from hadith, to theology, biography, and jurisprudence.