What is your opinion on al-Shanqiti's *Udhu' al-Bayan* commentary, and how can one benefit from it?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is your opinion on the commentary *Udhu' al-Bayan* by Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti, and how can one benefit from this commentary?

Answer:
It is a good commentary and very beneficial, but it is for those who are well-established in the pursuit of knowledge, for scholars who are well-established in the pursuit of knowledge. As for beginners, they do not benefit from it because it is based on the principles of jurisprudence and on various levels of argumentation, and this is of no benefit except to a scholar or a student of knowledge who is well-established.