Do you advise a student of knowledge to read al-Zamakhshari's tafsir?
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Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him) Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: What is your view on al-Kashshaf by al-Zamakhshari, and do you advise a student of knowledge to read it?
Answer:
Al-Kashshaf is good in the aspects of language, eloquence, and modes of interpretation, but it is laden with Mu'tazilah theology and criticism of the people of the Sunnah. Therefore, it is not suitable for anyone to read it except one who is firmly established in knowledge, who takes from it the benefits and avoids the dangers within it, especially since his style is eloquent and piercing, and a person who is not firmly established in knowledge may be influenced by it. Yes.
(peace and blessings be upon him) Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: What is your view on al-Kashshaf by al-Zamakhshari, and do you advise a student of knowledge to read it?
Answer:
Al-Kashshaf is good in the aspects of language, eloquence, and modes of interpretation, but it is laden with Mu'tazilah theology and criticism of the people of the Sunnah. Therefore, it is not suitable for anyone to read it except one who is firmly established in knowledge, who takes from it the benefits and avoids the dangers within it, especially since his style is eloquent and piercing, and a person who is not firmly established in knowledge may be influenced by it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [40] هل تنصحون طالب العلم بقراءة تفسير الزمخشري؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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