The Benefit of al-Razi’s Tafsir and Quoting Ibn Kathir from It
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The questioner:
And if you bear witness, Allah will confirm your truthfulness. You did not complete it to the limit and its clarification. It implies the youth and the sphere. You have reached the end of the topic upon which it was based. So what is your opinion regarding some matters that are taken as a clarification and elevation, and it is believed in Allah, O Abu Ra'id?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the issue mentioned applies to him and to others, to everyone who called tawhid (the oneness of Allah) shirk (associating partners with Allah), whether it is him or others; there is no doubt in that. As for benefiting from his tafsir, one should take from it what is beneficial and not rely on it in matters of 'aqidah (creed) and attributes; one does not rely on it. As for taking from it what is correct and in accordance with the truth, there is no objection to that. Yes.
The questioner:
And because the Shaykh, may Allah reward you, a conversation took place between me and one of the relatives,
The Shaykh:
Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) quotes from al-Razi frequently, so there is no harm in the opinions that do not contain contradiction; he quotes from al-Razi and from al-Zamakhshari.
And if you bear witness, Allah will confirm your truthfulness. You did not complete it to the limit and its clarification. It implies the youth and the sphere. You have reached the end of the topic upon which it was based. So what is your opinion regarding some matters that are taken as a clarification and elevation, and it is believed in Allah, O Abu Ra'id?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the issue mentioned applies to him and to others, to everyone who called tawhid (the oneness of Allah) shirk (associating partners with Allah), whether it is him or others; there is no doubt in that. As for benefiting from his tafsir, one should take from it what is beneficial and not rely on it in matters of 'aqidah (creed) and attributes; one does not rely on it. As for taking from it what is correct and in accordance with the truth, there is no objection to that. Yes.
The questioner:
And because the Shaykh, may Allah reward you, a conversation took place between me and one of the relatives,
The Shaykh:
Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) quotes from al-Razi frequently, so there is no harm in the opinions that do not contain contradiction; he quotes from al-Razi and from al-Zamakhshari.
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