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Is it correct to divide the scholars' schools of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) into three categories?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some scholars mentioned that the schools of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) are divided into three categories. The first is the school of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) by transmitted reports, and they cited as an example the tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) of Imam 'Abd al-Razzaq and Ibn Abi Hatim. The second is the school of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) by transmitted reports combined with opinion, and they cited as an example the tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) of Ibn Jarir. The third is the school of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) by opinion, and they cited as an example many books. His question is: Is this division correct as he mentioned it?

Answer:
It is not correct. Who among the scholars said this? Who said this? As for tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), as they mentioned, Ibn Kathir mentioned in the beginning of his tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis), and others did so, and Ibn Jarir also. Either it is an interpretation of the Qur'an by the Qur'an, or an interpretation of the Qur'an by the Sunnah, or an interpretation of the Qur'an by the tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) of the Companions, or an interpretation of the Qur'an by the tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) of the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), the students of the Companions, or an interpretation of the Qur'an by the implications of the language in which it was revealed. This is the path followed by Ibn Jarir, Ibn Kathir, and the early scholars. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3470- 4717] هل صحيح تقسيم أهل العلم لمدارس التفسير إلى ثلاثة أقسام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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