The Books Relied Upon for a Student of Knowledge to Begin in Fiqh
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The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The presenter:
The Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may the prayers and peace be upon the leader of the white-ankled ones, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Welcome, brothers and sisters, to a blessed meeting on the program Nur 'ala al-Darb. The guest of this meeting is the Honorable Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Committee of Senior Scholars and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta. Welcome, Shaykh, to this meeting.
The questioner:
Abu Muhammad says: What are the reliable books in the field or disciplines of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) with which a student of knowledge begins? May Allah reward you with good. And it should be easy to read.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may the prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the problem in seeking knowledge is not the books; the books, praise be to Allah, are readily available. But the problem is the presence of a competent teacher who explains these books and clarifies them. So if you find a scholar who explains these books with knowledge and understanding, begin with him by memorizing the concise texts. Do not go to the lengthy books while you are a beginner. Read in the concise texts, and the closest thing is the text of Zad al-Mustaqn, which is an abridgment of al-Muqni'. If you master this book truly, under a master who is proficient, then you will be a jurist by the permission of Allah. You will have a sufficient accumulation of fiqh by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The presenter:
The Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may the prayers and peace be upon the leader of the white-ankled ones, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Welcome, brothers and sisters, to a blessed meeting on the program Nur 'ala al-Darb. The guest of this meeting is the Honorable Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Committee of Senior Scholars and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta. Welcome, Shaykh, to this meeting.
The questioner:
Abu Muhammad says: What are the reliable books in the field or disciplines of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) with which a student of knowledge begins? May Allah reward you with good. And it should be easy to read.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may the prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the problem in seeking knowledge is not the books; the books, praise be to Allah, are readily available. But the problem is the presence of a competent teacher who explains these books and clarifies them. So if you find a scholar who explains these books with knowledge and understanding, begin with him by memorizing the concise texts. Do not go to the lengthy books while you are a beginner. Read in the concise texts, and the closest thing is the text of Zad al-Mustaqn, which is an abridgment of al-Muqni'. If you master this book truly, under a master who is proficient, then you will be a jurist by the permission of Allah. You will have a sufficient accumulation of fiqh by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/289 — archive.org (0:26)
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