The Best Books of Hadith for the Beginner
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this person is asking about the best books of hadith for a beginner to read from?
Answer:
One does not read hadith or any other books of knowledge except from the scholars. However, there is no harm in reading and asking about what is difficult for him; there is no harm in that. But to consider this as learning, no, it is not learning. Learning is from the people of knowledge, and that is necessary. The closest books of hadith for the beginner are Bulugh al-Maram and Riyad al-Salihin; these are the abridged books. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this person is asking about the best books of hadith for a beginner to read from?
Answer:
One does not read hadith or any other books of knowledge except from the scholars. However, there is no harm in reading and asking about what is difficult for him; there is no harm in that. But to consider this as learning, no, it is not learning. Learning is from the people of knowledge, and that is necessary. The closest books of hadith for the beginner are Bulugh al-Maram and Riyad al-Salihin; these are the abridged books. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/113 — archive.org (6:35)
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