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What are the best methods for interpreting the Noble Qur'an?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what are the best methods for interpreting the Noble Qur'an?

Answer:
The interpretation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), interpreting the Qur'an by the Qur'an. The Qur'an interprets parts of itself; what is general in one place is specified in another, and what is absolute is restricted in another. So the Qur'an interprets parts of itself, and what has been abrogated is clarified by the abrogating verse in another place. These are the sciences of the Qur'an. The sciences of the Qur'an after the Qur'an are the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to whom the Qur'an was revealed. He explains to the people what was revealed to them. So we take the interpretation of the Qur'an from the interpretation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If we do not find an interpretation in the Qur'an or in the hadiths, we refer to the interpretation of the Companions, because the Companions studied under the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and carried the Qur'an and its interpretation from him.
So we refer to the interpretation of the Companions. If we do not find an interpretation in the words of the Companions, we refer to the interpretation of the Tabi'un, the students of the Companions, because they learned from the Companions, and the Companions learned from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). These are the correct methods of interpretation. Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If you read the Tafsir of Ibn Jarir, the Tafsir of al-Baghawi, and the Tafsir of Ibn Kathir, you will find that they follow this pattern, they follow this pattern. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3633- 4717] ما أفضل الطرق لتفسير القرآن الكريم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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