What books do you recommend memorizing for students of knowledge in the creed?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you,
The Shaykh : I say I directed the youth to memorize some fiqh texts, such as 'Umdat al-Ahkam and Bulugh al-Maram,
The questioner : these are hadith-based.
The Shaykh :-based fiqh.
The questioner : Not hadith-based.
The Shaykh :-based, okay.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But what are the books you recommend memorizing for students of knowledge in the creed? The best thing, in my view, in the creed regarding the names and attributes is al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). It is concise and full of knowledge. As for what concerns tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and worship, it is the book al-Tawhid by Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh : I say I directed the youth to memorize some fiqh texts, such as 'Umdat al-Ahkam and Bulugh al-Maram,
The questioner : these are hadith-based.
The Shaykh :-based fiqh.
The questioner : Not hadith-based.
The Shaykh :-based, okay.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But what are the books you recommend memorizing for students of knowledge in the creed? The best thing, in my view, in the creed regarding the names and attributes is al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). It is concise and full of knowledge. As for what concerns tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and worship, it is the book al-Tawhid by Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
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لقاء مفتوح مع فضيلته بحائل — archive.org (48:27)
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