The Best Tafsirs and What a Beginner Reads
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, and says: Tell us about the best tafsirs. What is your opinion of Tafsir al-Tabari, Shaykh? May you be rewarded. And what should a beginner read from the tafsirs?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. There are many tafsirs, and praise be to Allah, and every tafsir has its own approach. However, the best and most comprehensive tafsir is the tafsir of Imam Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, then the tafsir of Imam al-Baghawi, Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi (may Allah have mercy on him), then the tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir. These are the best tafsirs. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, and says: Tell us about the best tafsirs. What is your opinion of Tafsir al-Tabari, Shaykh? May you be rewarded. And what should a beginner read from the tafsirs?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. There are many tafsirs, and praise be to Allah, and every tafsir has its own approach. However, the best and most comprehensive tafsir is the tafsir of Imam Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, then the tafsir of Imam al-Baghawi, Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi (may Allah have mercy on him), then the tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir. These are the best tafsirs. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
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