Bismillah,
My name is A**** M*** from London UK.
Please can you recommend me some books to study in ENGLISH on the following subjects in shaa Allah and to learn the deen. Please provide enough books which if i practice upon I will get jannah in shaa Allah:
Aqeedah and tawheed books
Fiqh covering all acts of worship, amaal, trasacations/dealings, adab, akhlaq and all halal and haram masail that i may encounter in my everyday life.
Tafseer commentary of the meanings of the quran and explaination.
Hadeeth commentary on the meaning of hadiths of the prophet and explaination.
Sunnah all sunnats of the prophet that i can practice upon everyday and books of the sunnah
Stories and biographies of the prophet saw, his sahabah, tabieen and atba e tabieen the first three generations and stories of the pious mujtahideen imams, muhadditheen and real awliya.
Tazkiyah e nafs how to reform my character and nafs from evil traits.
Manhaj & usool (principles)
If you can help me to learn islam that would be amazing in shaa Allah taala. Please recommend as many books as possible in shaa Allah i am an avid reader.
Please do not forward to a book seller instead please kindly provide book titles and name of the authors in shaa Allah
Please do not ignore this message in shaa Allah.
📍📍📍The Answer Below📍📍📍
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Brother.
This is my response to your request that was forwarded to me by a brother. May Allah reward you immensely for having an intention to begin seeking knowledge. May Allah grant you sincerity, dedication and consistency in seeking knowledge.
I will be mentioning only those books that are easy to comprehend and are available in English, In-Sha-Allah.
📍Aqeedah and Tawheed books.
1) Guide To Sound Creed (Shaikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan)
2) The Islamic Creed Series (Shaikh Umar Al-Ashqar, 8 volumes)
3) Qawlul-Mufeed Explanation of Kitabut-Tawheed (Shaikh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Uthaymeen )
📍Fiqh covering all acts of worship, amaal, trasacations/dealings, adab, akhlaq and all halal and haram masail that i may encounter in my everyday life.
4) The Summary of Islamic Jurisprudence (Shaikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan)
5) The Major Sins (Imam Shams Ad-Din Adh-Dhahabi)
📍Tafseer commentary of the meanings of the quran and explanation.
6) a) (For a summarized Tafseer) Tafseer Al-Muyassar by Tafseer Center for Quranic Studies Riyadh.
6) b) (For a detailed Tafseer) Tafseer Ibn Katheer by Darussalam Riyadh Publishers.
📍Hadeeth commentary on the meaning of hadiths of the prophet and explaination.
7) Riyadhus-Saliheen explained by Shaikh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Uthaymeen (Darussalam Riyadh Publishers)
8) Al-Adab Al-Mufrad (Only the one published by Dakwah Corner Bookstore)
9) Ash-Shamail Al-Muhammadiyyah (Only the one published by Dar Al-Arqam UK)
📍Sunnah all sunnats of the prophet that i can practice upon everyday and books of the sunnah.
10) All the books mentioned above under Hadith will cover the Sunnahs.
11) (In order to learn Duas of day to day life:) 11a) Hisnul-Muslim (published by Islamworld Bangalore is the best edition In-Sha-Allah)
11b) ‘Authentic Invocations & Supplications Selected from the Works of the Scholar Nasser ad-Din al-Albany’.
📍Stories and biographies of the prophet saw, his sahabah, tabieen and atba e tabieen the first three generations and stories of the pious mujtahideen imams, muhadditheen and real awliya.
12a) (For a summarized biography of the Prophet ﷺ:) ‘When The Moon Split by Shaikh Safi-ur-Rehman Mubarakpuri’.
12b) Famous But Unauthentic Stories From The Seerah Of The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (by Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Ushan)
12c) I’ve compiled a detailed biography of The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ based only on authentic Ahadith and lessons from the Salafi Ulama titled, ‘The Biography of The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ From Reliable And Credibly Established Narrations (3 Vols.)’.
13) (For a summary of the history of Islam:)
13a) The History of the Four Caliphs,Itmam al-Wafa fi Sirat al-Khulafa, by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Khudari Bak Al-Bajuri.
13b) Lessons In Islamic History by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Khudari Bak Al-Bajuri.
📍Tazkiyah e nafs how to reform my character and nafs from evil traits.
14a) Read the various books authored by Imam Ibn Al-Jawzi and Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim.
14b) Etiquettes of The Student of Knowledge (Shaikh Bakr Abu Zaid)
📍Manhaj & usool (principles).
15) Manhaj Al-Ambiya Fid-Dawah by Shaikh Rabee bin Hadi Al-Madhkali.
16) ‘It is Not from the Manhaj of the Salaf’ by Shaykh Muhammad Bazmool.
17) ‘What is Salafiyyah?’ (Published by QSEP Publications.)
(Additional reading:) The Treatment of Terrorism in Light of the Qur’an and Sunnah by Shaykh Abdur-Rahman as-Sudays.
📍 Additional advice:
*1) Focus on learning Arabic, upto an advanced level from a dedicated teacher.
*2) Do memorize at least one Juzz of The Qur’an per six months, this is the least minimum that you’ve to do. If you’re quicker, do more In-Sha-Allah.
*3) Aim to shift to reading and taking knowledge from Arabic books and lectures directly in the near future In-Sha-Allah.
These my dear brother, are just some basic books, for the beginners in seeking Islamic knowledge, as you progress In-Sha-Allah, you will have to go through more books and lessons.
Note: You ‘must’ be in touch with a good set of students of knowledge and teachers following the path of the pious predecessors,i.e. someone who ascribes himself to the Salafi Ahlul-Hadith Manhaj. It is a must to keep company with them and attend live sessions on various topics, In-Sha-Allah.
-Mohammed (bin) Thajammul Hussain Manna.
Saheehus-Seerah 