The Meaning of Ibn Taymiyyah’s Review of One Hundred Tafsirs Before Interpreting a Verse
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is mentioned in the biography of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he would review one hundred tafsirs before interpreting a single verse. Does this mean one hundred books?
The Shaykh:
He said that about himself. He said, “I do not interpret a verse until I have looked at one hundred tafsirs on its interpretation.” Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane.
The Shaykh:
He says in his question about the Shaykh: Does…?
The questioner:
He says: Does this mean one hundred books?
The Shaykh:
Yes, a hundred books, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane.
The Shaykh:
It may be one hundred books, or it may be one hundred statements from the statements of the mufassirun (exegetes)—one hundred statements, even if they were not in one hundred books. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is mentioned in the biography of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he would review one hundred tafsirs before interpreting a single verse. Does this mean one hundred books?
The Shaykh:
He said that about himself. He said, “I do not interpret a verse until I have looked at one hundred tafsirs on its interpretation.” Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane.
The Shaykh:
He says in his question about the Shaykh: Does…?
The questioner:
He says: Does this mean one hundred books?
The Shaykh:
Yes, a hundred books, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: We were on the plane.
The Shaykh:
It may be one hundred books, or it may be one hundred statements from the statements of the mufassirun (exegetes)—one hundred statements, even if they were not in one hundred books. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [13] — alfawzan.live (55:29)
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