Advice for Students of Knowledge Regarding Books
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Your Eminence! What are the books related to creed and jurisprudence that you recommend for students of knowledge to read and gain understanding from?
And by Allah, students of knowledge, may Allah bless you: -Either they are beginners: We advise them to start with the concise books.
-Or they are intermediate: With the books that are higher up.
-Or advanced: With the large books.
We cannot give a general recommendation,For example: If he is a beginner: we say regarding creed: you should take *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), for it is one of the most comprehensive, best, and most reliable creeds.
In the science of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and what is connected to it: The book *Al-Tawhid* by Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
And if he cannot handle it: With what is below that,For example: *Al-Usul al-Thalathah*, *Kashf al-Shubuhat*; but the book *Al-Tawhid* is the best of them if he is able to handle it.
Regarding what is related to hadith: *Umdah al-Ahkam*.
Regarding what is related to jurisprudence: *Zad al-Mustaqni'*;Because we do not want to say: You should take what is below *Zad al-Mustaqni'*, and then after that, in *Zad al-Mustaqni'*, the books of jurisprudence will accumulate for him. No, we say: start with *Zad al-Mustaqni'* now, for memorization and explanation.
And regarding grammar: *Al-Ajrumiyyah*, then *Al-Alfiyyah*.
And by Allah, students of knowledge, may Allah bless you: -Either they are beginners: We advise them to start with the concise books.
-Or they are intermediate: With the books that are higher up.
-Or advanced: With the large books.
We cannot give a general recommendation,For example: If he is a beginner: we say regarding creed: you should take *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), for it is one of the most comprehensive, best, and most reliable creeds.
In the science of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and what is connected to it: The book *Al-Tawhid* by Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
And if he cannot handle it: With what is below that,For example: *Al-Usul al-Thalathah*, *Kashf al-Shubuhat*; but the book *Al-Tawhid* is the best of them if he is able to handle it.
Regarding what is related to hadith: *Umdah al-Ahkam*.
Regarding what is related to jurisprudence: *Zad al-Mustaqni'*;Because we do not want to say: You should take what is below *Zad al-Mustaqni'*, and then after that, in *Zad al-Mustaqni'*, the books of jurisprudence will accumulate for him. No, we say: start with *Zad al-Mustaqni'* now, for memorization and explanation.
And regarding grammar: *Al-Ajrumiyyah*, then *Al-Alfiyyah*.