What is your opinion on *Tafsir al-Misbah al-Munir*, the abridged version of Ibn Kathir’s tafsir?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the opinion on *Tafsir al-Misbah al-Munir*, the abridged version of Ibn Kathir’s tafsir?
The Shaykh:
I have not read it, but Ibn Kathir does not need to be abridged; it is already concise. It does not need abridgment; it is concise in itself and very beneficial, based on the correct principles of tafsir. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise.
The Shaykh:
They abridged it, but they did not do anything right. They did not do anything right. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the opinion on *Tafsir al-Misbah al-Munir*, the abridged version of Ibn Kathir’s tafsir?
The Shaykh:
I have not read it, but Ibn Kathir does not need to be abridged; it is already concise. It does not need abridgment; it is concise in itself and very beneficial, based on the correct principles of tafsir. Yes.
The questioner:
And likewise.
The Shaykh:
They abridged it, but they did not do anything right. They did not do anything right. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4198- 4717] ما رأيكم في تفسير المصباح المنير مختصر تفسير ابن كثير؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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