What are the recommended commentaries on the nine books of Sunnah for study?
"The knowledge of the best commentaries on the books of depends on the objectives of the student of knowledge. The most important of these objectives are: paying attention to the ghareeb (unfamiliar) words in and clarifying the jurisprudential, theological, ethical, and scientific issues that can be deduced from them. The student should summarize these benefits in a dedicated book, focusing on the two main objectives without elaborating on details that do not serve them.
Among the recommended commentaries are: "Fath al-Bari" by Ibn Hajar and Ibn Rajab, "Al-Minhaj Sharh Muslim" by Al-Nawawi and "Al-Mufhim" by Al-Qurtubi, "Ma'alim as-Sunan" by Al-Khattabi and "Tahdheeb Sunan Abi Dawud" by Ibn al-Qayyim and "Awn al-Ma'bud," "Aridat al-Ahwadhi" by Ibn al-Arabi and "Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi" by Al-Mubarakpuri, the commentaries of Al-Suyuti and Al-Sindi on the Sunans of Al-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah, "Fayd al-Qadir" by Al-Manawi, and "Hashiyat Al-Sindi 'ala Musnad Ahmad" and "Al-Fath al-Rabbani" by Al-Banna."
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