The Ruling on the Book Fath al-Bari and the Tafsir of al-Zamakhshari
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This brother Abu Nasir is asking about some books. He says: What is the Shaykh's opinion on the book Fath al-Bari, and also the Tafsir of al-Zamakhshari?
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. As for what follows, regarding the book Fath al-Bari, which is an explanation of the book Sahih al-Bukhari, it is the most excellent, most comprehensive, and most extensive of the explanations of this book. It is a great encyclopedia, a great scientific encyclopedia in which its author collected the statements and opinions of the scholars on many issues. It is a rich book and a great reference for the people of Islam, and a source of pride in this religion.
And although some of the quotations in it may contain ta'wil (figurative interpretation) or the opinions of their authors, these are submerged in the great Islamic Shari'ah sciences that the Hafiz has gathered in this book.
May Allah have mercy on the Hafiz Ibn Hajar, and may He reward him well for what he presented. It is among his great books on the Sunnah. Was he not a distinguished Imam who benefited and excelled, may Allah have mercy on him, in every discipline of the science of hadith?
For this reason, he is titled the Commander of the Faithful in hadith. As for the Tafsir of al-Zamakhshari, or also the Tafsir al-Kashshaf, especially regarding the eloquence of the Qur'an, its linguistic secrets, and the analysis of its words, it is a beneficial book. However, it is criticized for mocking the people of the Sunnah in the issue of the names and attributes. The scholar.
One should look at it and benefit from it, but it is not suitable for a beginner to read it, lest the ta'wil (figurative interpretation) in it and its attacks on the people of the Sunnah become confusing to him.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This brother Abu Nasir is asking about some books. He says: What is the Shaykh's opinion on the book Fath al-Bari, and also the Tafsir of al-Zamakhshari?
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. As for what follows, regarding the book Fath al-Bari, which is an explanation of the book Sahih al-Bukhari, it is the most excellent, most comprehensive, and most extensive of the explanations of this book. It is a great encyclopedia, a great scientific encyclopedia in which its author collected the statements and opinions of the scholars on many issues. It is a rich book and a great reference for the people of Islam, and a source of pride in this religion.
And although some of the quotations in it may contain ta'wil (figurative interpretation) or the opinions of their authors, these are submerged in the great Islamic Shari'ah sciences that the Hafiz has gathered in this book.
May Allah have mercy on the Hafiz Ibn Hajar, and may He reward him well for what he presented. It is among his great books on the Sunnah. Was he not a distinguished Imam who benefited and excelled, may Allah have mercy on him, in every discipline of the science of hadith?
For this reason, he is titled the Commander of the Faithful in hadith. As for the Tafsir of al-Zamakhshari, or also the Tafsir al-Kashshaf, especially regarding the eloquence of the Qur'an, its linguistic secrets, and the analysis of its words, it is a beneficial book. However, it is criticized for mocking the people of the Sunnah in the issue of the names and attributes. The scholar.
One should look at it and benefit from it, but it is not suitable for a beginner to read it, lest the ta'wil (figurative interpretation) in it and its attacks on the people of the Sunnah become confusing to him.
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