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Ramlah · **Re: Student of Knowledge..Sites and Time Tables -** 09-10-2007

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Originally Posted by jzcasejz

What books and advice would you suggest to the beginner student of knowledge?

The most important book for anybody would be the Quran. By this I don’t mean knowing the letters along with tajweed but rather to also understand the Quran. This would require a student of knowledge to understand the tafseer of the Quran as it is very important for any student of knowledge. The student should have books on the principle of tafseer to help him/her gain a better understanding InshaAllaah (God willing).

As for an introductory study of ‘Aqeedah, one should study a book like Usool ath-Thalaatha (The Three Fundamental Principles), by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, along with its sharh (explanation).

As for the books of Sunnah, in terms of manhaj, an excellent book in that field would be The Creed of Imaam Barbaharee by Imaam Barbaharee. It is available in English along with its sharh (explanation).

Another area of study should be Seerah. For the beginner student, he/she should start of with a summarised and simple biography of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) should not be belittled in any regard and should be of high importance for the student of knowledge.

In terms of Hadeeth; a very basic introductory course would be sufficient for the beginner student of knowledge. There is a simple book by our Shaykh, Muhammad Saalih ibn Uthaymeen, called Mustalah al-Hadeeth. The book is simple, to the point along with examples and very easy to understand for the student of knowledge.

It is preferable for the student of knowledge to study under a Shaykh (teacher) or an experienced student of knowledge. If a Shaykh is not available for the student of knowledge then he/she should try his best to work alone and gain knowledge to maximum benefit. The student of knowledge should NEVER forget to take notes. For one, it will job back memories and would be helpful in recalling knowledge that may have been forgotten over time and secondly, the student of knowledge can write down questions requiring clarification and InshaAllaah (God willing) will gain the answers to such questions.

Once completing the introductory courses, the student of knowledge should progress onto the next step.

So in ‘Aqeedah, the student of knowledge can start off with al-Qawaaid al-Arba’ah, by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, along with its sharh (explanation). Other books of ‘Aqeedah the student of knowledge should study are Kitaab at-Tawheed, by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, and ‘Aqeedatul Waasitiyyah, by Shaykhul Islaam ibn Taymiyyah, along with their sharh (explanations).

For the field of Hadeeth, one should study a book by some of the righteous predecessors. There are plenty of classical books of hadeeth that a student of knowledge can acquire and study.

At this stage, the student of knowledge should be studying the Arabic language and focusing a lot on Arabic grammar. You can start of by studying the book al-Ajroomiyyah by ibn Ajroom. The Arabic language is a big matter for the student of knowledge and a lot of effort should be placed on learning the Arabic language.

The student of knowledge should then progress onto a book based on evidence and daleel called ‘Umadtul Ahkaam. And then after this step, the student of knowledge can also study Buloogh al-Maram and InshaAllaah (God willing) gain benefit from it.

I hope this answers your question.

Dr. Saleh as-Saleh

and the audio version of that can be found here, inshallah
http://www.understand-islam.net/audi...0Knowledge.mp3