Death of Imam an-Nawawi

Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi died at just 45 years old, having produced an astonishing body of scholarship. His 40 Hadith collection, Riyadh as-Saliheen, commentary on Sahih Muslim, and Shafi'i fiqh manuals remain among the most studied Islamic texts worldwide. He never married, devoting his entire life to knowledge.