Evaluation of the book (The Believer's Creed) by Abu Bakr al-Jaza'iri
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Question:
The Believer's Creed by the Shaykh: Abu Bakr Jabir al-Jaza'iri.
Answer:
This is a book that is fine, it is good. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah bless you, so you are advising the sisters to read it.
The Shaykh: .... The Believer's Creed is good, and in this way we advise the sisters to read the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, and greater than that, and more significant, I advise them to focus on the Qur'an, to care for the Noble Qur'an, and to recite the Qur'an frequently, for it is the great Book of Allah, and it is the source of all good, and it is the fountain of happiness.
So I advise every believer, male and female, to care for the Book of Allah, and to recite the Book of Allah more than anything else, with reflection, understanding, and benefit, and to ask Allah to understand its meanings, and to make the reader see its meanings, and to teach him what benefits him, along with asking the scholars about what is difficult, and reading books of tafsir; so that the believer, male and female, may benefit.
And in this way, the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ, is the second revelation, and it is the explanation of the Qur'an, so it takes precedence after the Qur'an over everything, such as al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and the concise books from that, such as Bulugh al-Maram, such as 'Umdat al-Hadith, such as Muntakha al-Akhbar, all these are beneficial and great books that benefit the believer, and the believer, male and female, if something is difficult for them; they ask the scholars, and they refer to the books of commentary that spoke about the weak hadiths; so that everyone may benefit.
And there is no harm in reading the beneficial books of the scholars whose authors are known for their good creed, such as the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, the books of the Imams of the Da'wah like the Shaykh: Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, and his students, and his supporters, such as the book of Tawhid, such as Kashf al-Shubuhat, the Three Fundamental Principles, Adab al-Mashy ila al-Salah, Mukhtasar al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, all these are by the Shaykh: Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him), such as al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh al-Islam, al-Tadmiriyyah, al-Humayriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, such as his book of Iman, also his Minhaj al-Sunnah, the well-known fatwas, such as Zad al-Ma'ad by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Shifa' al-'Alil by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Hadi al-Arwah also by him, and in this way his other books are all beneficial and good.
And in this way, the books of the scholars known for their good creed, reviewing them and benefiting from them is a good and required matter, but the care for the Qur'an, and the hadiths, should be more, greater, and more significant, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Believer's Creed by the Shaykh: Abu Bakr Jabir al-Jaza'iri.
Answer:
This is a book that is fine, it is good. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah bless you, so you are advising the sisters to read it.
The Shaykh: .... The Believer's Creed is good, and in this way we advise the sisters to read the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, and greater than that, and more significant, I advise them to focus on the Qur'an, to care for the Noble Qur'an, and to recite the Qur'an frequently, for it is the great Book of Allah, and it is the source of all good, and it is the fountain of happiness.
So I advise every believer, male and female, to care for the Book of Allah, and to recite the Book of Allah more than anything else, with reflection, understanding, and benefit, and to ask Allah to understand its meanings, and to make the reader see its meanings, and to teach him what benefits him, along with asking the scholars about what is difficult, and reading books of tafsir; so that the believer, male and female, may benefit.
And in this way, the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ, is the second revelation, and it is the explanation of the Qur'an, so it takes precedence after the Qur'an over everything, such as al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and the concise books from that, such as Bulugh al-Maram, such as 'Umdat al-Hadith, such as Muntakha al-Akhbar, all these are beneficial and great books that benefit the believer, and the believer, male and female, if something is difficult for them; they ask the scholars, and they refer to the books of commentary that spoke about the weak hadiths; so that everyone may benefit.
And there is no harm in reading the beneficial books of the scholars whose authors are known for their good creed, such as the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, the books of the Imams of the Da'wah like the Shaykh: Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, and his students, and his supporters, such as the book of Tawhid, such as Kashf al-Shubuhat, the Three Fundamental Principles, Adab al-Mashy ila al-Salah, Mukhtasar al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, all these are by the Shaykh: Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him), such as al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh al-Islam, al-Tadmiriyyah, al-Humayriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, such as his book of Iman, also his Minhaj al-Sunnah, the well-known fatwas, such as Zad al-Ma'ad by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Shifa' al-'Alil by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Hadi al-Arwah also by him, and in this way his other books are all beneficial and good.
And in this way, the books of the scholars known for their good creed, reviewing them and benefiting from them is a good and required matter, but the care for the Qur'an, and the hadiths, should be more, greater, and more significant, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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