Saturday 4 October 2014

Advice to the Youth - Shaykh al-Albaanee



Question: What are the books you recommend for the youth who is just growing up in his Islamic knowledge and which knowledge should he start with? Do you recommend the reading of tafseer al-Jalaalayn?

Response: We do not recommend the reading of tafseer Jalaalayn. If the youth is a beginner, we recommend that he should read Fiqhus-Sunnah of Sayyid Saabiq, while seeking assistance from some of its references, like Subulus-Salaam Sharh ahaadeeth al-Ahkaam of Ibn Hajar. And if he looks into some of the parts we have published of Tamaamul-Minnah fee Ta’leeq alaa Fiqh as-Sunnah then that will be stronger for him. I also recommend Ar-Rawdatun-Nadiyyah by Siddiq Hasan Khaan.

With regard to tafseer, he should always read tafseer Ibn Katheer because it is the most authentic book of tafseer today, though some issues are lengthy therein. Further, with respect to books of admonitions and heart-softening narrations, he should read Riyaadus-Saaliheen of Imaam An-Nawawee. Then in general, as it relates to ‘aqeedah, he should read al-‘Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah and he should seek assistance from my comment and explanation to it.

Furthermore, in general, he should habitually study the books of Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyah and his student Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah because I believe that they are from the rare scholars of the Muslims who followed the methodology of the righteous predecessors in their understanding, with fear of Allaah and righteousness.  And we do not purify anyone over Allaah.

Source: al-Haawee min Fataawaa ash-Shaykh al-Albaanee, p. 404 compiled by Aboo Yoosuf Muhammad bin Ibraaheem

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