What is your opinion of the book *Zubdat al-Tafsir* by Muhammad al-Ashqar?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a number of questions were mentioned regarding books of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), asking about them and whether they are read? Do you recommend them? The first tafsir, may Allah preserve you, is *Zubdat al-Tafsir* by Muhammad al-Ashqar. Is it considered one of the established tafsirs?
Answer:
This is an abridgment of *Fath al-Qadir* by al-Shawkani. *Zubdat al-Tafsir* is an abridgment of al-Shawkani’s tafsir, *Fath al-Qadir*. It is very brief and its benefit is limited. I have seen it, and its benefit is limited. It is not, in reality, a useful abridgment. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a number of questions were mentioned regarding books of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), asking about them and whether they are read? Do you recommend them? The first tafsir, may Allah preserve you, is *Zubdat al-Tafsir* by Muhammad al-Ashqar. Is it considered one of the established tafsirs?
Answer:
This is an abridgment of *Fath al-Qadir* by al-Shawkani. *Zubdat al-Tafsir* is an abridgment of al-Shawkani’s tafsir, *Fath al-Qadir*. It is very brief and its benefit is limited. I have seen it, and its benefit is limited. It is not, in reality, a useful abridgment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4058- 4717] ما رأيكم في كتاب زبدة التفسير لمحمد الأشقر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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