The Best Books on 'Aqidah
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Question : The questioner asks: What are the books related to 'aqidah (creed) that you recommend for a beginner student of knowledge, and what are the features of these books, and their shortcomings, if any?
Answer : What comes to mind right now is that the best book in this field is *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. It is a concise and comprehensive book on the principles of the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Therefore, I advise every student of knowledge to strive to focus on it, memorize it, reflect on its meanings, and read it with a shaykh who explains to him what is obscure in its meanings. After that, he should move on to something larger than it, such as the commentary on *Al-Tahawiyyah* and others.
Answer : What comes to mind right now is that the best book in this field is *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. It is a concise and comprehensive book on the principles of the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Therefore, I advise every student of knowledge to strive to focus on it, memorize it, reflect on its meanings, and read it with a shaykh who explains to him what is obscure in its meanings. After that, he should move on to something larger than it, such as the commentary on *Al-Tahawiyyah* and others.
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