The Reliable Sources of Tafsir and Its Most Prominent Books

Question:
The honorable Shaykh, regarding the sources of tafsir, what are the most prominent books of tafsir that you direct people to? What do you advise the beginner, especially in reading tafsir?

Answer:
First, the reliable sources of tafsir, without which it is not permissible to interpret the Qur'an, are four. First is interpreting the Qur'an by the Qur'an, because the speech of Allah interprets some of it by some of it. What is summarized in one verse is detailed in another verse, and what is stated generally in one verse is restricted in another verse. And so on.
The second source is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because Allah revealed the Qur'an to him to explain it to the people. He (peace and blessings be upon him) explained it to the utmost extent of explanation. The third source is the statements of the Companions regarding the interpretation of the Qur'an. The interpretation of the Companions, because they studied under the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and took the meanings of the Qur'an from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who explained it to them. And the source...
The fourth is the Arabic language in which the Noble Qur'an was revealed, as Allah the Exalted said, "In a clear Arabic language." It is not permissible to interpret the Qur'an by opinion, or to interpret the Qur'an by modern theories, which they call scientific miracles. It is not permissible to say that the meaning of the verse is such-and-such a theory, or such-and-such a science, because this is speaking about Allah without knowledge.
As for the reliable tafsirs to which one refers, they are the tafsirs that follow these sources. Yes. These four sources: interpreting the Qur'an by the Qur'an, interpreting the Qur'an by the Sunnah, interpreting the Qur'an by the statements of the Companions, and interpreting the Qur'an by the Arabic language in which it was revealed. The greatest and most important of them is the tafsir of al-Hafiz Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (may Allah have mercy on him), then the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, then the tafsir of al-Baghawi, and then all tafsirs that follow this methodology are the ones to which one must refer. Yes.