Books Recommended for the Student of Knowledge in Creed, Sunnah, and Jurisprudence
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The questioner:
To follow up on our question, Shaykh, if you were asked to recommend one book for a beginner student of knowledge in creed, one in the Sunnah, one in jurisprudence, and one in the biography of the Prophet, what would you advise him to read?
The Shaykh:
My brothers, the one who studies in the formal educational system, especially in the scientific institutes and colleges—Umm al-Qura University, Imam University, and the Islamic University—must pay attention to the curriculum. He must pay attention to the curriculum so that he understands it correctly. These are varied curricula, and they contain much good, with some parts helping others. He should focus on the curriculum. However, if he is studying under the shaykhs in the mosques or in the study circles, they are the ones who direct him to the appropriate book. The one who teaches you is the one who directs you to the book. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh. Perhaps we can conclude with an interjection from His Eminence Dr. 'Abd al-Hakim al-'Ujaylan, a member of the faculty in the Department of Jurisprudence at the College of Sharia and Usul.
The Shaykh:
Our Shaykh, what did you present from this?
To follow up on our question, Shaykh, if you were asked to recommend one book for a beginner student of knowledge in creed, one in the Sunnah, one in jurisprudence, and one in the biography of the Prophet, what would you advise him to read?
The Shaykh:
My brothers, the one who studies in the formal educational system, especially in the scientific institutes and colleges—Umm al-Qura University, Imam University, and the Islamic University—must pay attention to the curriculum. He must pay attention to the curriculum so that he understands it correctly. These are varied curricula, and they contain much good, with some parts helping others. He should focus on the curriculum. However, if he is studying under the shaykhs in the mosques or in the study circles, they are the ones who direct him to the appropriate book. The one who teaches you is the one who directs you to the book. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh. Perhaps we can conclude with an interjection from His Eminence Dr. 'Abd al-Hakim al-'Ujaylan, a member of the faculty in the Department of Jurisprudence at the College of Sharia and Usul.
The Shaykh:
Our Shaykh, what did you present from this?
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