The Best Books for Equipping Oneself with Sacred Knowledge

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The last question is from the sister Umm Salih, who says: Honorable Shaykh, what are the best books for a Muslim woman to acquire for equipping herself with sacred knowledge?

Answer:
The best book is the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), its exegesis, specifically the authentic exegesis from the exegeses of the well-known scholars of knowledge and trustworthiness. Likewise, the authentic hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and their explanations by the scholars of knowledge. Also, the well-known books of Islamic jurisprudence and books of Arabic and grammar. These books and these disciplines, along with what follows from them, such as the principles of exegesis, the terminology of hadith, and the principles of jurisprudence. However, a person does not take these matters from books and on his own; rather, he takes them from the scholars who know them and explain them to the student of knowledge.