Can a person read books of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) without a teacher or shaykh?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Can a person read a book of tafsir without a teacher or shaykh to read it to him? Can he read in the tafsir of Ibn Kathir without starting with the tafsir of al-Musayyar or al-Sa'di or others?
Answer:
He is able; he can open the book and read the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, the tafsir of Ibn Jarir, the tafsir of al-Sa'di, or others. There is no limit to what he can read, but it is not good for him to restrict himself to just reading. He must read to the people of knowledge. Yes, restricting himself to just reading is not sufficient. But if he reads and seeks knowledge from the shaykhs, there is no problem.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Can a person read a book of tafsir without a teacher or shaykh to read it to him? Can he read in the tafsir of Ibn Kathir without starting with the tafsir of al-Musayyar or al-Sa'di or others?
Answer:
He is able; he can open the book and read the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, the tafsir of Ibn Jarir, the tafsir of al-Sa'di, or others. There is no limit to what he can read, but it is not good for him to restrict himself to just reading. He must read to the people of knowledge. Yes, restricting himself to just reading is not sufficient. But if he reads and seeks knowledge from the shaykhs, there is no problem.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3876- 4717] هل يستطيع الإنسان قراءة كتب التفسير بدون معلم أو شيخ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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