Hidayah ar-Raghib li Sharh Umdah at-Talib - Ibn Qa'id an-Najdi

Hidayah ar-Raghib li Sharh Umdat at-Talib is one of the most appropriate books of jurisprudence and most suitable for new students studying the doctrine of Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with him, written by the jurist and scholar: Sheikh Uthman Ibn Ahmed an-Najdi al-Hanbali (11th century, he was a pupil of Imam al-Khalwati).

It is an explanation of Sheikh al-Islam al-Hanbali, Mansur al-Buhuti’s book “Umdat at-Talib.” This explanation combines brevity, ease of expression, accuracy of research, and clarity of reference.