Abul-Qāsim as-Sabtī—the scholar and world explorer—regarded a then 36-year-old Ibn Taymiyyah to be the most knowledgeable person he had encountered in the East and the West. Thus, he wrote to him requesting advice concerning four matters:
Advice that would benefit him in his religion and his worldly life
A comprehensive book that would suffice him in the field of knowledge
The best supererogatory acts of worship
The most profitable earnings
The result is a classic must-read book, concise in size yet immense in content. Explained by one of the leading scholars of jurisprudence, Shaykh Sulaymān ar-Ruḥaylī, this manuscript covers the subjects of seeking knowledge, the Hereafter, employment and trade, jurisprudence, repentance, ‘aqīdah, ḥadīth, du’ā’, worship, etiquette, and much more.
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“Fear Allah wherever you are, follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will erase it, and behave with good character towards people.” ~Sunan al-Tirmidhi 1967~
Ibn Taymiyyah’s advice to Abul-Qasim as-Sabti were based on the advices given to Mu’adh Ibn Jabal when the Prophet SAW sent him to Yemen. The advices given were short and concise for ease of memory to the one receiving, but full of wisdom and knowledge.
Shaykh Sulayman ar-Ruhayli further elucidates the advices given in clear wordings that are easy to understand and benefit from. It is a beneficial book for Muslims seeking to improve themselves and may Allah guide us all and ease our path to become better Muslims.