Salam `alaykum: I have an Arabic sharh of al-Akhdari but it's too large to upload..... What do I do? Wassalam
I've personally found Ustadha Aisha Bewley's translation of sh. dan fodio's Foundations of Islam to be the simplest book for Maliki fiqh basics. Shame thats not available on line too...
As-salamu 'alaykum, Maliki Fiqh Books - in English: The Foundations of Islam by Qadi ‘Iyad [pdf - 715.4 kB] Summary on ‘Ibadat according to the School of Imam Malik by al-Akhdari [external html version] The Risala of Shaykh ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani [external html version] Enjoy!