What are the conditions that must be met in an interpreter of the Noble Qur'an?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What are the conditions that must be present in the person who interprets the Noble Qur'an?

Answer:
Yes. In the person who interprets the Noble Qur'an. He must possess knowledge. He must have knowledge of the verses, knowledge of the Arabic language in which it was revealed. He must be knowledgeable of the Arabic language in which it was revealed, and knowledgeable of the abrogating and the abrogated, and knowledgeable of the clear, decisive verses and the ambiguous verses, and knowledgeable of the absolute and the restricted, and the general and the specific. These are the sciences of the Qur'an that must be present, and they are what is called the principles of interpretation. It is called the principles of interpretation with you. So the one in whom these qualities are present interprets the Qur'an. Yes.