Specific Books for Understanding the Book and the Sunnah

Question:
In his final questions, this questioner says: I do not understand anything of the rulings of the Qur'an or the Islamic sciences. Which books do you recommend to me? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
First, we advise you to seek knowledge. Yes. Seek knowledge from the people of knowledge and receive knowledge from its rightful sources. For this is the path to knowing Islamic knowledge: to receive it from scholars and students of knowledge who are known for it. The earth is not devoid of scholars, praise be to Allah. And most likely, no town is devoid of a scholar or more, or some students of knowledge. So you must focus on this and associate yourself with scholars, even if it requires traveling to them if possible. If Allah makes it easy for you to find a righteous, knowledgeable teacher, then he is the one who will guide you to the appropriate and beneficial books. You should focus on the Book of Allah, reading its recitation, and reading its exegesis from reliable and correct tafsirs, especially the tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) and the tafsir of Imam al-Baghawi, and the tafsirs authored by the Salaf of this Ummah and its imams. You should read the authentic hadiths and their commentaries, such as Bulugh al-Maram with its commentary Subul al-Salam, and al-'Uddah with its commentary al-'Uddah by Ibn Daqiq al-Eid, and Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hukm, which is a commentary on fifty hadiths from the summaries of speech by Imam Ibn Rajab. These are summaries with their commentaries, and they will benefit you, if Allah wills. If you advance in knowledge, you will have the commentaries on the two Sahihs and other commentaries. Also, books of fiqh: summaries, then intermediate works, then detailed works. The fiqh of the four schools contains much good and abundant knowledge. We also advise you to pay attention to grammar and study the Arabic language, because this helps you in understanding the Book and the Sunnah. Also, study the principles, the principles of jurisprudence and the sciences of hadith, because these are also among the sciences that help you in (peace and blessings be upon him). We advise you not to rush in rulings and not to rush to issuing fatwas, declaring things lawful or forbidden, except after you have qualified yourself for it. If you find someone from the people of knowledge who can suffice you, then you entrust the fatwa to him and do not rush in these matters, because well-being has no equal. May Allah reward you with good.