What are the Sharī'ah books that a student of knowledge is advised to acquire, study, and refer to?
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The author advises the beginner student of knowledge to start seeking knowledge in its various branches, which are: 'Aqidah (creed) (such as Thalathat al-Usul, al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah), (such as Fath al-Bari, Bulugh al-Maram), Fiqh (jurisprudence) (such as Zad al-Mustaqni', al-Rawd al-Murbi'), Fara'id (inheritance laws) (such as Matn al-Rahbiyyah), (Qur'anic exegesis) (such as Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman), and general books in other disciplines like grammar and Sirah (Prophetic biography).
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