What are the most important tafsir books for one who wants to limit himself to a single book?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If one wants to study a single book of tafsir and limit himself to it, what book do you advise me to choose?
Answer:
There are many books, praise be to Allah, but you should stick to the correct, good books that follow the methodology of the righteous Salaf: the tafsir of Ibn Jarir, the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, and the tafsir of Shaykh Ibn Sa'di. These are good, beneficial, and useful books, and they are also safe; they contain no hidden corruption or foreign elements. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If one wants to study a single book of tafsir and limit himself to it, what book do you advise me to choose?
Answer:
There are many books, praise be to Allah, but you should stick to the correct, good books that follow the methodology of the righteous Salaf: the tafsir of Ibn Jarir, the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, and the tafsir of Shaykh Ibn Sa'di. These are good, beneficial, and useful books, and they are also safe; they contain no hidden corruption or foreign elements. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1207- 4717] ما أهم كتب التفسير لمن أراد الاقتصار على كتاب واحد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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