Books Recommended for Reading in Matters of Creed
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I ask your Eminence to guide me to reliable books on each of the following topics: 'Aqeedah?
Answer: The greatest, most noble, and most truthful book on 'Aqeedah and other matters is the Book of Allah, the Qur'an. So you should turn to the Book of Allah more than anything else, reciting it, reflecting on its meanings, memorizing what is easy for you, and studying it with your companions and your teacher in this regard, so that you may benefit from this great knowledge. Allah the Exalted said in His great Book: [Al-Isra: 9]. He the Exalted said: [Fussilat: 44]. And He said: [Al-An'am: 155]. It is the great Book of Allah, containing guidance, light, and healing. So adhere to the Book of your Lord and increase in its recitation and reflection on its meanings [Muhammad: 24].
Then come the books of the noble Hadith, such as the two Sahihs, for they are the greatest books after the Qur'an. If you are a student of knowledge, you should pay attention to the two Sahihs, reading them, studying them, and reviewing them with teachers and companions. Likewise, the remaining four Sunan, such as Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah, as well as Musnad Ahmad and Sunan al-Darimi. These are great, beneficial books if you are able to read them and benefit from them. However, the greatest of them are the two Sahihs. Also, Riyad al-Saliheen is a beneficial and good book. Bulugh al-Maram, from which you can benefit and which you should memorize if possible, is by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar. 'Umdat al-Hadith, by the distinguished al-Hafiz 'Abd al-Ghani ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Maqdisi, is a great and beneficial book on Hadith.
And in 'Aqeedah: al-'Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah, al-Tadmiriyyah, al-Hamawiyyah, Kitab al-Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Usul al-Thalathah, Kashf al-Shubuhat. All of these are beneficial books. Luma' al-I'tiqad by al-Muwaqqi' Ibn Qudamah (may Allah have mercy on him), and al-Tahawiyyah, which is a good book, though it has a few points on which we have commented and clarified what is in it. The commentator of al-Tahawiyyah is Ibn Abi al-'Izz. All of these are good books, and Ibn Abi al-'Izz's commentary on al-Tahawiyyah is also a good book. Likewise, the books of Ibn al-Qayyim: al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah, Ijtima' al-Juyush al-Islamiyyah, Zad al-Ma'ad, and Hadi al-Arwah. All of these are beneficial books on 'Aqeedah and other matters.
And likewise, the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), the well-known fatwas, and also his book on Faith, along with the aforementioned three books: al-Tadmiriyyah, al-Hamawiyyah, and al-'Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah. All of these are great and beneficial books. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The greatest, most noble, and most truthful book on 'Aqeedah and other matters is the Book of Allah, the Qur'an. So you should turn to the Book of Allah more than anything else, reciting it, reflecting on its meanings, memorizing what is easy for you, and studying it with your companions and your teacher in this regard, so that you may benefit from this great knowledge. Allah the Exalted said in His great Book:
Indeed, this Qur'an guides to that which is most suitable
إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُSay, "It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure."
قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاءٌAnd this [Qur'an] is a Book We have revealed [which is] blessed, so follow it and fear Allah that you may receive mercy.
وَهَذَا كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مُبَارَكٌ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَThen do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?
أَفَلا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَاThen come the books of the noble Hadith, such as the two Sahihs, for they are the greatest books after the Qur'an. If you are a student of knowledge, you should pay attention to the two Sahihs, reading them, studying them, and reviewing them with teachers and companions. Likewise, the remaining four Sunan, such as Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah, as well as Musnad Ahmad and Sunan al-Darimi. These are great, beneficial books if you are able to read them and benefit from them. However, the greatest of them are the two Sahihs. Also, Riyad al-Saliheen is a beneficial and good book. Bulugh al-Maram, from which you can benefit and which you should memorize if possible, is by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar. 'Umdat al-Hadith, by the distinguished al-Hafiz 'Abd al-Ghani ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Maqdisi, is a great and beneficial book on Hadith.
And in 'Aqeedah: al-'Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah, al-Tadmiriyyah, al-Hamawiyyah, Kitab al-Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Usul al-Thalathah, Kashf al-Shubuhat. All of these are beneficial books. Luma' al-I'tiqad by al-Muwaqqi' Ibn Qudamah (may Allah have mercy on him), and al-Tahawiyyah, which is a good book, though it has a few points on which we have commented and clarified what is in it. The commentator of al-Tahawiyyah is Ibn Abi al-'Izz. All of these are good books, and Ibn Abi al-'Izz's commentary on al-Tahawiyyah is also a good book. Likewise, the books of Ibn al-Qayyim: al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah, Ijtima' al-Juyush al-Islamiyyah, Zad al-Ma'ad, and Hadi al-Arwah. All of these are beneficial books on 'Aqeedah and other matters.
And likewise, the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), the well-known fatwas, and also his book on Faith, along with the aforementioned three books: al-Tadmiriyyah, al-Hamawiyyah, and al-'Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah. All of these are great and beneficial books. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
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