Do we rely on contemporary tafsir books without referring to the books of the early scholars?

Question:
The questioner: Do we rely on contemporary tafsir books without referring to the tafsir books of the early scholars?

Answer:
As for contemporary tafsir books, I do not know anything about them; you have not mentioned any specific ones for me to say whether I have knowledge of them or not. However, regarding this general statement: if contemporary mufassir (exegetes) books rely on the books of the early mufassir, then they are good. But if they are innovative and based on personal ideas, they are of no benefit, and it is not permissible to interpret the Qur'an with them. The interpretation of the Qur'an relies on four aspects: first, the interpretation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in his Sunnah; second, the Qur'an itself, where some of it interprets some of it; if you do not find it in the Qur'an, then look to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); if you do not find it in the Sunnah of the Messenger, then look to the interpretation of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), who were the students of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); and if you do not find it in the interpretation of the Companions, then look to the interpretation of the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), who were the students of the Companions. These are the aspects of interpretation, as seen in the tafsir of Ibn Jarir, Ibn Kathir, al-Baghawi, and other reliable tafsir books. Yes. May Allah reward you. As for the books of the later and modern scholars, if they follow this pattern, then they are welcome (upon our eyes and heads). But if they are based on their own ideas and conceptions, then one should not pay attention to them.