The Best Books for a Broadened Chest and a Rested Heart
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what are the best books with which a person finds comfort so that the heart is at ease through reading them?
Answer:
The best book, without doubt, is the Noble Qur'an. One should increase in reciting the Qur'an, and by that his chest will open up, with the permission of Allah. Also, the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); he should read in the authentic books of hadith, especially the well-known ones, such as *Riyad al-Salihin* by Imam al-Nawawi, and the *Arba'in* by Imam al-Nawawi as well, the *Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah*, the Prophetic hadiths. He should read from the hadiths what is authentic and what was compiled by trusted scholars of knowledge. He should also increase in the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) through tasbih, tahmid, and takbir, and by that his chest will open up, with the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what are the best books with which a person finds comfort so that the heart is at ease through reading them?
Answer:
The best book, without doubt, is the Noble Qur'an. One should increase in reciting the Qur'an, and by that his chest will open up, with the permission of Allah. Also, the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); he should read in the authentic books of hadith, especially the well-known ones, such as *Riyad al-Salihin* by Imam al-Nawawi, and the *Arba'in* by Imam al-Nawawi as well, the *Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah*, the Prophetic hadiths. He should read from the hadiths what is authentic and what was compiled by trusted scholars of knowledge. He should also increase in the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) through tasbih, tahmid, and takbir, and by that his chest will open up, with the permission of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/237 — archive.org (5:33)
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