sentences:  Ibn Babawayh was delighted with Sharif al-Din Abu 'Abd Allah's discourses with him and his gentleness, kindness, dignity and interest in religion.Sharif al-Din Abu 'Abd Allah showed Ibn Babawayh a book compiled by Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi entitled "Man la yahduruhu al-Tabib" or "Every man his own doctor".Sharif al-Din Abu 'Abd Allah, then asked Ibn Babawayh to compile a similar work of reference on "Fiqh" (jurisprudence), "al-halal wa al-haram" (the permitted and prohibited), and "al-shara-i' wa-'l-ahkam" (revealed law and ordinary laws).