What books do you advise Muslims to read?

Question:
The Shaykh (may Allah preserve you): What are the books you advise Muslims to read? And what are the means that keep a Muslim upon sound and correct belief?

Answer:
The greatest of them is the Great Qur'an. In reflecting upon the Qur'an lies guidance and light. [Surat al-Isra: 9] It is obligatory for the student of knowledge, and for the bearer of the Qur'an, to reflect upon it and comprehend it. If he does not read it, he should listen to it, benefiting from the reciter and from the broadcast of the Noble Qur'an, so that he benefits from the words of Allah. In it lies guidance and a call to the noble of character, to the oneness of Allah and sincerity to Him, to maintaining the prayer, to charity, to increasing the remembrance of Allah, to increasing the seeking of forgiveness, and to warning against sins. The Qur'an contains guidance and light.
Likewise, the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) should be attended to. One should memorize what is easy of them and listen to them, such as *Riyad al-Salihin*, *Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib*, and other books of hadith in the hands of Muslims, so that he benefits from them. Likewise, he should ask the scholars about what is difficult for him. He should not remain silent; he should ask the scholars. Allah says: [Surat al-Nahl: 43] He should ask the scholars about what is difficult for him, then act upon what Allah has made obligatory, and refrain from what Allah has forbidden. Yes.