What are the most important books of terminology that a student of knowledge relies upon?
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The questioner : Well, in your opinion, for example, a person should focus his study on the most important books of terminology...
The Shaykh : There are many books of terminology: *Al-Ba'ith al-Hathith* by Ibn Kathir, *Al-Muqaddimah* by Ibn al-Salah, and the commentary on it by al-'Iraqi; then he progresses to the books of the early and later scholars. The early ones include al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and al-Hakim al-Nisaburi, and the later ones include al-Hafiz al-'Asqalani and al-Hafiz al-Sakhawi, and so on. When a student of knowledge follows the path, the path guides him to what is good.
The questioner : Allahu Akbar, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : The second question: I had promised a precise academic curriculum that I would put in place to help the brothers engaged in jurisprudence, to make it easier for them to know the grade of a hadith by referring to the sources that they must consult from the books of hadith.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : This statement appeared on page fifteen of *Manzil al-Sunnah fi al-Islam* (The Status of the Sunnah in Islam).
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : So, do you think you could point us to such a curriculum, even if only briefly?
The Shaykh : This requires authorship, and therefore I have not done it yet.
The questioner : May Allah protect you.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Well, forgive us.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, my brother.
The questioner : May you be rewarded with good for us.
The Shaykh : And you likewise, and may you have the same.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, and peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : There are many books of terminology: *Al-Ba'ith al-Hathith* by Ibn Kathir, *Al-Muqaddimah* by Ibn al-Salah, and the commentary on it by al-'Iraqi; then he progresses to the books of the early and later scholars. The early ones include al-Khatib al-Baghdadi and al-Hakim al-Nisaburi, and the later ones include al-Hafiz al-'Asqalani and al-Hafiz al-Sakhawi, and so on. When a student of knowledge follows the path, the path guides him to what is good.
The questioner : Allahu Akbar, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : The second question: I had promised a precise academic curriculum that I would put in place to help the brothers engaged in jurisprudence, to make it easier for them to know the grade of a hadith by referring to the sources that they must consult from the books of hadith.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : This statement appeared on page fifteen of *Manzil al-Sunnah fi al-Islam* (The Status of the Sunnah in Islam).
The Shaykh: Correct.
The questioner : So, do you think you could point us to such a curriculum, even if only briefly?
The Shaykh : This requires authorship, and therefore I have not done it yet.
The questioner : May Allah protect you.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Well, forgive us.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, my brother.
The questioner : May you be rewarded with good for us.
The Shaykh : And you likewise, and may you have the same.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, and peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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