Books Recommended for Reading in Fiqh
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Question:
A message was received by the program from the listener Hindawi Ibrahim, currently residing in Iraq. Our brother says: What are the fiqh books that you think we should read? And please guide us to some of the authentic books of Sirah (Prophetic biography).
Answer:
There are many books of fiqh, but among the best of them, as far as we know, are: Al-Mughni by Al-Muqaddam Ibn Qudamah, which is a great and lengthy book; and Sharh al-Muhadhdhab by Al-Nawawi and its completion. These are two great books. Among the concise books is Zad al-Mustaqni' by Al-Hajjawi in the Hanbali school of jurisprudence, which is a beneficial book with useful marginal notes (hashiyah) on it. And Al-Umdah by Al-Muqaddam, which is a concise book in the fiqh of Al-Muqaddam Ibn Qudamah.
As for the concise books of the three other schools of jurisprudence—the Maliki, Hanafi, and Shafi'i—I do not recall any of their concise books to refer you to at this moment. You can ask some of the scholars who know about them to guide you to what you want. However, I advise you to focus on concise books of hadith, such as Umdat al-Hadith by Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Maqdisi, and Bulugh al-Maram by Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, and Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah and its completion by Al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab. These are beneficial and highly useful books. If you memorize Al-Umdah by Al-Muqaddam in fiqh along with them, to help you with some issues or similar concise and beneficial books of fiqh from the other schools, that is good. You can use them to help you know the issues and then know their ruling based on the evidence. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was received by the program from the listener Hindawi Ibrahim, currently residing in Iraq. Our brother says: What are the fiqh books that you think we should read? And please guide us to some of the authentic books of Sirah (Prophetic biography).
Answer:
There are many books of fiqh, but among the best of them, as far as we know, are: Al-Mughni by Al-Muqaddam Ibn Qudamah, which is a great and lengthy book; and Sharh al-Muhadhdhab by Al-Nawawi and its completion. These are two great books. Among the concise books is Zad al-Mustaqni' by Al-Hajjawi in the Hanbali school of jurisprudence, which is a beneficial book with useful marginal notes (hashiyah) on it. And Al-Umdah by Al-Muqaddam, which is a concise book in the fiqh of Al-Muqaddam Ibn Qudamah.
As for the concise books of the three other schools of jurisprudence—the Maliki, Hanafi, and Shafi'i—I do not recall any of their concise books to refer you to at this moment. You can ask some of the scholars who know about them to guide you to what you want. However, I advise you to focus on concise books of hadith, such as Umdat al-Hadith by Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Maqdisi, and Bulugh al-Maram by Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, and Al-Arba'in al-Nawawiyyah and its completion by Al-Hafiz Ibn Rajab. These are beneficial and highly useful books. If you memorize Al-Umdah by Al-Muqaddam in fiqh along with them, to help you with some issues or similar concise and beneficial books of fiqh from the other schools, that is good. You can use them to help you know the issues and then know their ruling based on the evidence. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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