Books Recommended for Reading in Fiqh

Question:
What books do you recommend for reading in fiqh, Shaykh Salih?

Answer:
Start with the abridged texts. Read the abridged texts under the guidance of scholars; do not be content with reading them on your own. Read them to the scholars so they can explain them to you, and progress step by step through the books of fiqh. For example, *Adab al-Mashy ila al-Salah* (The Etiquette of Walking to Prayer) by Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. After that, for instance, read *Zad al-Mustaqni'* (The Provisions of the Confident), which is an abridgment of *al-Muqni'* by Sharaf al-Din al-Hijawi (may Allah have mercy on him). Read *Sharh al-Muntaha* (Explanation of al-Muntaha), read *al-Kashshaf* (The Unveiler), specifically *Kashshaf al-Qina'* (Unveiling the Veil), and *Sharh al-Iqna'* (Explanation of al-Iqna'). However, you must learn under scholars. If you read merely for general knowledge and you have the capacity and proficiency to understand the words of the people of knowledge, that is an added good. But you must establish the foundations of knowledge, my brother. Do not rely on mere reading or perusal without studying under the people of knowledge, whether through formal study in institutes and Islamic colleges, or under scholars in the mosques and the circles of remembrance that are held. Yes.