The books with which a student of knowledge begins

Question:
This questioner, 'Abd al-Jabbar, says: Honorable Shaykh, the questioner is from the Western Region. He says: With which books should a student of knowledge begin if he wants to seek Islamic knowledge? May Allah preserve you?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. After that, seeking knowledge is an individual obligation for every Muslim man and woman, as stated in the hadith: The religion of the servant does not become straight except with beneficial knowledge. Seeking knowledge is of two types: one is an individual obligation for every Muslim, which is knowing what makes a person's worship of his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, valid, such as his creed, his prayer, his zakah, his fasting, and his Hajj. This is obligatory for every Muslim, male and female.
The second type is a collective obligation, which is what goes beyond the rulings of worship, such as the rulings of transactions, inheritance, marriage, divorce, waiting periods, and criminal offenses. This is a collective obligation; it is necessary, but if a sufficient number of people fulfill it, the obligation drops from the rest, and it remains for them a recommended practice, one of the best recommended practices. Seeking knowledge is only done through the hands of scholars, not through books. Books are merely tools and mechanisms, but it is necessary that seeking knowledge be done under the guidance of scholars whose knowledge, creed, and religion are trustworthy. So you choose a righteous teacher who is knowledgeable in the matters of knowledge, you seek knowledge under his guidance, and he chooses for you the books that you receive under his guidance. Yes.