The Status of the Tafsir of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father)
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Question:
He says: How do you respond to the one who says that the statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that "kufr (disbelief) less than kufr" is a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) and not an interpretation of the verse, as it came in the narration?
Answer:
This is a compound matter. Ibn 'Abbas is the interpreter of the Qur'an, the exegete of the Qur'an, and his tafsir is a proof. The tafsir of Ibn 'Abbas is a proof because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for him and said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 29:588 meaning interpretation. Therefore, the tafsir of Ibn 'Abbas is distinguished from the tafsir of others because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for him, and for this reason he is called the Interpreter of the Qur'an and the Scribe of the Ummah (may Allah be pleased with him). Is this ignorant? Do you disparage Ibn 'Abbas? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: How do you respond to the one who says that the statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that "kufr (disbelief) less than kufr" is a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) and not an interpretation of the verse, as it came in the narration?
Answer:
This is a compound matter. Ibn 'Abbas is the interpreter of the Qur'an, the exegete of the Qur'an, and his tafsir is a proof. The tafsir of Ibn 'Abbas is a proof because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for him and said:
O Allah, grant him understanding in the religion and teach him the interpretation
اللهم فقهه في الدين وعلمه التأويلThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 04/شرح كتاب نواقض الإسلام (شرح ثان مختصر)/من الأول إلى الرابع/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (56:10)
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