What is the ruling on reading the book "Safinat al-Naja" (The Ship of Salvation) by Sheikh Salim bin Samir al-Hadrami and "Safinat al-Salah" (The Ship of Prayer) by Sheikh Abdullah bin Omar bin Yahya al-Hadrami, and what are the weak hadiths found in them?
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The book Safinat al-Najah by Sheikh Salim bin Sumair is a concise and useful text for beginners in the fundamentals of religion (usul al-din) and jurisprudence (fiqh) according to the Shafi'i school of thought. It covers the pillars of Islam and faith, the meaning of the word of monotheism (Shahada), signs of puberty, and then rulings concerning purity, prayer, , and fasting. As for the book Safinat al- by Abdullah al-Hadrami, it begins by discussing the two testimonies of faith (Shahadatayn) and the obligation to teach prayer, then continues to detail its rulings. Both books are particularly beneficial for beginners in the Shafi'i madhab.
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