What is the best book on the Prophet's biography for a student of knowledge?
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This person is asking which book is the best on the Prophet's biography? Which book is the best on the Prophet's biography for a student of knowledge to read?
Answer:
There are many books on the Prophet's biography, and praise be to Allah, both lengthy and concise. Ibn Hisham's biography is a lengthy one. It has been abridged in several summaries. Among them is the summary of the biography by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. And among them is the summary of the biography by Shaykh 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. And there is the book *Fiqh al-Sirah* (Jurisprudence of the Biography); *Fiqh al-Sirah* by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim in his book *Zad al-Ma'ad*.
*Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-'Ibad* (The Provisions for the Journey in the Guidance of the Best of People) is a summary of the biography and an explanation of the jurisprudence of the biography and what is derived and gained from it. There are also many other summaries: the summary of the biography by Imam al-Dhahabi, the summary of the biography by Imam Ibn Kathir. There are many summaries. And all of them, praise be to Allah, are good.
This person is asking which book is the best on the Prophet's biography? Which book is the best on the Prophet's biography for a student of knowledge to read?
Answer:
There are many books on the Prophet's biography, and praise be to Allah, both lengthy and concise. Ibn Hisham's biography is a lengthy one. It has been abridged in several summaries. Among them is the summary of the biography by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. And among them is the summary of the biography by Shaykh 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. And there is the book *Fiqh al-Sirah* (Jurisprudence of the Biography); *Fiqh al-Sirah* by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim in his book *Zad al-Ma'ad*.
*Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-'Ibad* (The Provisions for the Journey in the Guidance of the Best of People) is a summary of the biography and an explanation of the jurisprudence of the biography and what is derived and gained from it. There are also many other summaries: the summary of the biography by Imam al-Dhahabi, the summary of the biography by Imam Ibn Kathir. There are many summaries. And all of them, praise be to Allah, are good.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما أحسن كتاب في السيرة النبوية لطالب العلم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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