What books are recommended for reading in matters of creed?
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Question:
Your Eminence is being asked about a set of books, first: books that deal with creed.
Answer:
... Fath al-Mujid by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan, Taysir al-'Aziz al-Hamid by Shaykh Sulayman ibn 'Abd Allah, al-Tadmuriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, al-Humayriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah as well, al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by him as well, Zad al-Ma'ad by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Ighathat al-Lahfan by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Ittifaq al-Juyush al-Islamiyyah by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Kitab al-Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, al-Thalathah al-Usul, Kashf al-Shubuhat by him as well (may Allah have mercy on him). All of these are great and beneficial books.
The Tahawiyyah and its commentary by Ibn Abi al-'Izz, all of them are good in creed, and the greatest and largest of them is the Great Qur'an. It is the greatest and largest, and it is the most truthful book, and the greatest book. The Book of Allah, the Qur'an, is a book of creed and a book of rulings. So we advise every Muslim man and woman to take care of the Qur'an, to recite it frequently, and to reflect on its meanings, for in it is the great knowledge of creed and Islamic legal rulings.
And likewise the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The books of authentic hadith, the two Sahihs: al-Bukhari and Muslim, such as Riyad al-Salihin, Muntakha al-Akhbar by Ibn Taymiyyah, Bulugh al-Maram by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, these are good and great books in hadith. 'Umdat al-Hadith by Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Maqdisi, a great book. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Also, Your Eminence is being asked for the titles of some books of jurisprudence.
The Shaykh: There are many books of jurisprudence, but among the best of them is al-Mughni by al-Muwaqqi' 'Abd Allah ibn Qudamah, al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Muqni' by al-Muwaqqi' (may Allah have mercy on him) 'Abd Allah ibn Qudamah, Kashf al-Qina' and al-Muntaha for the Hanbalis, Sharh al-Zad and al-Rawd al-Murba' for the Hanbalis, and its marginal notes by Ibn Abi al-Qasim. All of these are beneficial books. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Hadith?
Answer: Its explanation has been mentioned previously. Yes.
The presenter: The Seerah?
The Shaykh: The Seerah of Ibn Ishaq, the Seerah of Ibn Hisham, Zad al-Ma'ad by Ibn al-Qayyim, all of them contain the Prophetic Seerah. The book of Shaykh 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, the Prophetic Seerah, and the book of Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) as well, the Prophetic Seerah. All of them are printed. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Your Eminence is being asked about a set of books, first: books that deal with creed.
Answer:
... Fath al-Mujid by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan, Taysir al-'Aziz al-Hamid by Shaykh Sulayman ibn 'Abd Allah, al-Tadmuriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, al-Humayriyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah as well, al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by him as well, Zad al-Ma'ad by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Ighathat al-Lahfan by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Sawa'iq al-Mursalah by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Ittifaq al-Juyush al-Islamiyyah by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), Kitab al-Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, al-Thalathah al-Usul, Kashf al-Shubuhat by him as well (may Allah have mercy on him). All of these are great and beneficial books.
The Tahawiyyah and its commentary by Ibn Abi al-'Izz, all of them are good in creed, and the greatest and largest of them is the Great Qur'an. It is the greatest and largest, and it is the most truthful book, and the greatest book. The Book of Allah, the Qur'an, is a book of creed and a book of rulings. So we advise every Muslim man and woman to take care of the Qur'an, to recite it frequently, and to reflect on its meanings, for in it is the great knowledge of creed and Islamic legal rulings.
And likewise the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The books of authentic hadith, the two Sahihs: al-Bukhari and Muslim, such as Riyad al-Salihin, Muntakha al-Akhbar by Ibn Taymiyyah, Bulugh al-Maram by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, these are good and great books in hadith. 'Umdat al-Hadith by Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Maqdisi, a great book. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Also, Your Eminence is being asked for the titles of some books of jurisprudence.
The Shaykh: There are many books of jurisprudence, but among the best of them is al-Mughni by al-Muwaqqi' 'Abd Allah ibn Qudamah, al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Muqni' by al-Muwaqqi' (may Allah have mercy on him) 'Abd Allah ibn Qudamah, Kashf al-Qina' and al-Muntaha for the Hanbalis, Sharh al-Zad and al-Rawd al-Murba' for the Hanbalis, and its marginal notes by Ibn Abi al-Qasim. All of these are beneficial books. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Hadith?
Answer: Its explanation has been mentioned previously. Yes.
The presenter: The Seerah?
The Shaykh: The Seerah of Ibn Ishaq, the Seerah of Ibn Hisham, Zad al-Ma'ad by Ibn al-Qayyim, all of them contain the Prophetic Seerah. The book of Shaykh 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, the Prophetic Seerah, and the book of Shaykh Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) as well, the Prophetic Seerah. All of them are printed. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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