What is the best book to memorize in the science of creed, the best commentary on it, and several other commentaries?
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The questioner : What is the best book to memorize in the science of creed, the best commentary on it, and several other commentaries?
The Shaykh : Among the best things written on creed is *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). It is a concise and very beneficial treatise containing great principles from the principles that benefit a person in every issue of creed.
Also among them is *Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah*, for it is a good and beneficial book that benefits the student of knowledge.
And among them is *Al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah* and its abridgment by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him).
The Shaykh : Among the best things written on creed is *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him). It is a concise and very beneficial treatise containing great principles from the principles that benefit a person in every issue of creed.
Also among them is *Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah*, for it is a good and beneficial book that benefits the student of knowledge.
And among them is *Al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah* and its abridgment by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him).