Pointing to Beneficial Books
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Sister Jawhara Abdul Rahman also says: I hope you will direct us to the beneficial and useful books in religion and worldly affairs, and direct us to the library where these books are found, or if you are gracious, send us some of these books. May Allah reward you with good?
Answer: There are many beneficial books; among them, and indeed the greatest and most important of them, is the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is the most important and greatest of books. It contains guidance and light, and it contains the call to all that is good. It explains the noble qualities of character and the excellences of deeds. It explains what Allah has made obligatory and what He has prepared for its people of good, and it explains what Allah has forbidden and what He has prepared for its people of punishment. So the greatest, most noble, and most beneficial book is the great Book of Allah, the Qur'an. Then come the books of the authentic Sunnah, such as al-Bukhari and Muslim, and the well-known books of the Sunan that follow them, such as Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and Sunan al-Darimi, and Musnad Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), and Muwatta Malik. These books are among the most beneficial books. However, for students of knowledge who have not yet mastered knowledge, and female students of knowledge in the middle and secondary levels, there are books that they should memorize first, so that their knowledge increases and so that they become qualified for the great, large books that require more care and knowledge of what the scholars have said about them. For example, the Book of Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) by the Shaykh and Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him). This is a great book in creed. And the Three Fundamental Principles should be memorized by male and female students in the middle and primary schools, so that they have a foundation in creed. Also, al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah is a great, concise, but important book in creed. Bulugh al-Maram by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar is a book on hadith. 'Umdat al-Hadith by Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani ibn Sirr al-Maqdisi is an important book on hadith. The Forty Nawawi Hadiths and its completion by Ibn Rajab, which together comprise fifty hadiths, is a good, important, and beneficial book. In jurisprudence, 'Umdat al-Fiqh by al-Muqaffa' Ibn Qudamah is a good book in Islamic jurisprudence. It is in the Hanbali school, but it helps in knowing Islamic jurisprudence with the scriptural evidence. Dalil al-Talib by Shaykh Mur' ibn Yusuf al-Hanbali, and Mukhtasar al-Muqni'at, known as Zad al-Mustaqni' by al-Hajjawi. These books in jurisprudence are concise. And among the beneficial and useful books for students of knowledge and for the general public: Riadh al-Salihin by al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Wabil al-Sayyib by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him). These are useful books. Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-'Ibad by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him). These books and their like contain great benefit. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: There are many beneficial books; among them, and indeed the greatest and most important of them, is the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is the most important and greatest of books. It contains guidance and light, and it contains the call to all that is good. It explains the noble qualities of character and the excellences of deeds. It explains what Allah has made obligatory and what He has prepared for its people of good, and it explains what Allah has forbidden and what He has prepared for its people of punishment. So the greatest, most noble, and most beneficial book is the great Book of Allah, the Qur'an. Then come the books of the authentic Sunnah, such as al-Bukhari and Muslim, and the well-known books of the Sunan that follow them, such as Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and Sunan al-Darimi, and Musnad Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), and Muwatta Malik. These books are among the most beneficial books. However, for students of knowledge who have not yet mastered knowledge, and female students of knowledge in the middle and secondary levels, there are books that they should memorize first, so that their knowledge increases and so that they become qualified for the great, large books that require more care and knowledge of what the scholars have said about them. For example, the Book of Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) by the Shaykh and Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him). This is a great book in creed. And the Three Fundamental Principles should be memorized by male and female students in the middle and primary schools, so that they have a foundation in creed. Also, al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah is a great, concise, but important book in creed. Bulugh al-Maram by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar is a book on hadith. 'Umdat al-Hadith by Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghani ibn Sirr al-Maqdisi is an important book on hadith. The Forty Nawawi Hadiths and its completion by Ibn Rajab, which together comprise fifty hadiths, is a good, important, and beneficial book. In jurisprudence, 'Umdat al-Fiqh by al-Muqaffa' Ibn Qudamah is a good book in Islamic jurisprudence. It is in the Hanbali school, but it helps in knowing Islamic jurisprudence with the scriptural evidence. Dalil al-Talib by Shaykh Mur' ibn Yusuf al-Hanbali, and Mukhtasar al-Muqni'at, known as Zad al-Mustaqni' by al-Hajjawi. These books in jurisprudence are concise. And among the beneficial and useful books for students of knowledge and for the general public: Riadh al-Salihin by al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him), al-Wabil al-Sayyib by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him). These are useful books. Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-'Ibad by Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him). These books and their like contain great benefit. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
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