Re: Your home library
The must-have religious books:
The Prophet’s Prayer Described by Sh. Nasirudeen Albani
The Three Abandoned Prayers by Sh. Adnan Ali Uroor
Beneficial Answers to Questions on Innovated Methodologies by Sh.Saalih bin Fawzaan (answers questions about our responsibilities to the rulers - whether Muslim/non Muslim)
My Advice to Muslim Women (great for men too btw) by Umm Abdillah al Waadiya
before any of these, start by reading “Sins and their Punishment” by Imam ibn Jawziyya
but your school of thought/sect matters somewhat here; if you’re following the Sufi sect for instance (?), you may or may not agree with the teachings of the aforementioned titles as they follow the Quran/Sunnah quite sternly.
What I like most about these books is the minimal ‘I think’ or ‘I believe’ approach. All these books do is cite straight from Quraan/Ahadeeth and minimalist third party opinions which makes for a clearer and less confusing read. At least that’s what they’ve done for me.
Sorry to differ but all the sufis I know follow the traditional fiqh (hanafi, maliki, shafi or hanbali). The reason why they don’t follow/agree with the authors mentioned above is because they’re ghair muqqalid.
As for the books…I have been reading “breaking the two desires” by Imam Ghazali.