Fazail-e-Amaal
Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi · Urdu (widely translated into English, Bengali, Arabic and others) · Virtues of worship
A compilation of chapters on the virtues of prayer, Qur'an, remembrance, charity and Ramadan. The most commonly read book in Taleem sittings. Some scholars have discussed the suitability of virtue-literature as a general reader; that discussion is a genuine scholarly debate rather than a settled matter.
Kandhlawi, M. Z., Fazail-e-Amaal (compilation, first parts published 1920s–1950s).
Hayat as-Sahabah (Lives of the Companions)
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi · Arabic; translated into Urdu and English · Companions' history
A large thematic collection of narrations about the lives, sacrifices and manners of the Companions.
Kandhlawi, M. Y., Hayat as-Sahabah, 3 vols.
Muntakhab Ahadith
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi · Arabic with Urdu/English translations · Hadith selection
A selection of narrations arranged according to the six points, used in study circles.
Kandhlawi, M. Y., Muntakhab Ahadith.
Awjaz al-Masalik ila Muwatta Malik
Muhammad Zakariyya Kandhlawi · Arabic · Hadith commentary
A scholarly commentary on the Muwatta of Imam Malik; a specialist work rather than general reading.
Kandhlawi, M. Z., Awjaz al-Masalik, multi-volume.
Maktubat-e-Ilyas (Letters of Maulana Ilyas)
Compiled from Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi · Urdu; partial English translations · Primary source
Letters and reported instructions from the founder — the closest thing to a primary source for his own thinking.
Compiled letters, various editions.
Riyad as-Salihin
Imam al-Nawawi (d. 1277) · Arabic with many English translations · General hadith
A classical and widely accepted collection of authentic narrations on character and worship. An excellent general starting point outside the movement's own literature.
al-Nawawi, Riyad as-Salihin.
The Sealed Nectar (Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum)
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri · Arabic; English translation widely available · Prophetic biography
A widely used modern biography of the Prophet ﷺ, useful for beginners and new Muslims.
Mubarakpuri, S. R., Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum.
