The number of tafsirs the Shaykh al-Islam would consult before his own tafsir of a verse
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The questioner:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is mentioned in the biography of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he would consult a hundred tafsirs before interpreting a single verse. Does this mean a hundred books?
The Shaykh:
He said that about himself. He said to me: I do not interpret a verse until I have looked at a hundred tafsirs on it. Yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane.
The questioner:
He says: A question about... He says: Does this mean a hundred books?
The Shaykh:
Yes, a hundred books, yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane, and I repeat.
The Shaykh:
It may be a hundred books, or it may be a hundred statements from the statements of the mufassirun (exegetes), a hundred statements, even if they were not in a hundred books. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is mentioned in the biography of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he would consult a hundred tafsirs before interpreting a single verse. Does this mean a hundred books?
The Shaykh:
He said that about himself. He said to me: I do not interpret a verse until I have looked at a hundred tafsirs on it. Yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane.
The questioner:
He says: A question about... He says: Does this mean a hundred books?
The Shaykh:
Yes, a hundred books, yes.
The presenter:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane, and I repeat.
The Shaykh:
It may be a hundred books, or it may be a hundred statements from the statements of the mufassirun (exegetes), a hundred statements, even if they were not in a hundred books. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [300- 4717] عدد التفاسير التي كان يطالعها شيخ الإسلام قبل تفسيره للآية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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