A Book Recommended on Islamic Governance
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The questioner:
He says: Is there a book you would recommend, Honorable Shaykh, on Islamic governance?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the treatise of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: *Al-Siyasah al-Shar'iyyah fi Islah al-Ra'i wa al-Ra'iyyah* (Islamic Governance in the Reform of the Ruler and the Ruled). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am the imam of a mosque.
The Shaykh:
And likewise regarding Islamic governance, I have written books on Islamic governance, so you should review them. Among them is the treatise of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
He says: Is there a book you would recommend, Honorable Shaykh, on Islamic governance?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the treatise of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: *Al-Siyasah al-Shar'iyyah fi Islah al-Ra'i wa al-Ra'iyyah* (Islamic Governance in the Reform of the Ruler and the Ruled). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am the imam of a mosque.
The Shaykh:
And likewise regarding Islamic governance, I have written books on Islamic governance, so you should review them. Among them is the treatise of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، باب: الخلع — islamhouse.com (1:02:02)
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