What is your opinion on the tafsirs of al-Tabari, Ibn Kathir, and al-Baghawi?
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Question:
He asks about these tafsirs: Honorable Shaykh, the concise tafsir of Ibn Kathir, the tafsir of al-Baghawi, and the tafsir of al-Tabari. He says: Am I, a beginner student of knowledge, to read from them?
Answer:
The tafsir of al-Tabari is reliable; it is the mother of tafsirs and the model for tafsirs, and what came after it is dependent on it, as they said. The tafsir of Ibn Kathir is also next to the tafsir of al-Tabari in quality, and it is more concise than it. The tafsir of al-Baghawi is also a reliable tafsir; he is one of the imams of the people of the Sunnah (may Allah have mercy on him) and follows the methodology of the Salaf, so his tafsir is reliable and it is also concise. Yes.
He asks about these tafsirs: Honorable Shaykh, the concise tafsir of Ibn Kathir, the tafsir of al-Baghawi, and the tafsir of al-Tabari. He says: Am I, a beginner student of knowledge, to read from them?
Answer:
The tafsir of al-Tabari is reliable; it is the mother of tafsirs and the model for tafsirs, and what came after it is dependent on it, as they said. The tafsir of Ibn Kathir is also next to the tafsir of al-Tabari in quality, and it is more concise than it. The tafsir of al-Baghawi is also a reliable tafsir; he is one of the imams of the people of the Sunnah (may Allah have mercy on him) and follows the methodology of the Salaf, so his tafsir is reliable and it is also concise. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7567- ما رأيكم في تفسير الطبري وابن كثير والبغوي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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