What books do you advise me to study for the science of hadith? And is it better to study under a shaykh?
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The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, what books do you recommend to me for studying the science of hadith?
The Shaykh : The science of hadith: the first thing you study is "Al-Ba'ith Sharh 'Ulum al-Hadith" by the Egyptian judge Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, and "Ikhtisar 'Ulum al-Hadith" by Shaykh Ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi. Then the person progresses and learns what Allah wills for him to learn after finishing the study of this book. And we advise, in the end, to pay attention to "Sharh al-Nukhba" by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani.
The questioner : Is it better to study under a shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is necessary if this is found; if this is found, it is necessary, because acquiring knowledge requires a shaykh who is experienced and skilled in knowledge. As for personal study, many people do not succeed in it.
The Shaykh : The science of hadith: the first thing you study is "Al-Ba'ith Sharh 'Ulum al-Hadith" by the Egyptian judge Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, and "Ikhtisar 'Ulum al-Hadith" by Shaykh Ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi. Then the person progresses and learns what Allah wills for him to learn after finishing the study of this book. And we advise, in the end, to pay attention to "Sharh al-Nukhba" by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani.
The questioner : Is it better to study under a shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is necessary if this is found; if this is found, it is necessary, because acquiring knowledge requires a shaykh who is experienced and skilled in knowledge. As for personal study, many people do not succeed in it.
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