The Importance of Teaching Tafsir in Study Circles
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Some people observe, particularly in the study circles held in some mosques, that there is a focus on the sciences of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and some lessons on 'aqidah (creed), while the aspect of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) lessons is perhaps neglected to some extent. I do not know what Your Eminence the Shaykh's comment on this would be?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I do not have knowledge of this, and I do not feel what is happening in the mosques, nor do I know about the Quran recited by the teachers in the mosques, and I cannot judge that. As for me in the Grand Mosque, I have a lesson in tafsir in the morning on the tafsir of Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him), and a lesson on the night of every Monday on the tafsir of Ibn Kathir as well (may Allah have mercy on him), and a lesson at home after the Friday prayer on the tafsir of Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him). This is the reality, along with teaching the noble hadith: a lesson in the two Sahihs, a lesson in Abu Dawud, a lesson in al-Tirmidhi, a lesson in al-Nasa'i, and a lesson also from Ibn Majah, which we have paused these days until future days, if Allah wills, and a lesson in Sunan al-Darimi (may Allah have mercy on him), and a lesson in the Musnad, the Musnad of Ahmad, the lesson of al-Fath al-Rabbani by al-Sa'ati (may Allah have mercy on him).
All of this exists. As for my brother shaykhs who teach in the mosques, I do not prefer and I do not remember now what happens from them, nor do I remember now the details of the lessons they conduct, may Allah reward them with good, not in Riyadh and not outside Riyadh, but I believe that there are beneficial lessons in any case in Riyadh and outside Riyadh, in al-Qasim, and in Makkah in the Sacred Mosque and in the Prophet's Mosque there are lessons, but I do not know their details now. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. So from here, do we ask them to pay attention to these aspects if they are not actually doing so?
The Shaykh:
In any case, tafsir of the Quran is among the most important matters. Tafsir of the Noble Quran and speaking about what is difficult for people is among the most important things that students need, and it is obligatory for scholars to teach it extensively, there is no doubt in that.
May Allah reward you with good, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Some people observe, particularly in the study circles held in some mosques, that there is a focus on the sciences of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and some lessons on 'aqidah (creed), while the aspect of tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis) lessons is perhaps neglected to some extent. I do not know what Your Eminence the Shaykh's comment on this would be?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I do not have knowledge of this, and I do not feel what is happening in the mosques, nor do I know about the Quran recited by the teachers in the mosques, and I cannot judge that. As for me in the Grand Mosque, I have a lesson in tafsir in the morning on the tafsir of Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him), and a lesson on the night of every Monday on the tafsir of Ibn Kathir as well (may Allah have mercy on him), and a lesson at home after the Friday prayer on the tafsir of Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him). This is the reality, along with teaching the noble hadith: a lesson in the two Sahihs, a lesson in Abu Dawud, a lesson in al-Tirmidhi, a lesson in al-Nasa'i, and a lesson also from Ibn Majah, which we have paused these days until future days, if Allah wills, and a lesson in Sunan al-Darimi (may Allah have mercy on him), and a lesson in the Musnad, the Musnad of Ahmad, the lesson of al-Fath al-Rabbani by al-Sa'ati (may Allah have mercy on him).
All of this exists. As for my brother shaykhs who teach in the mosques, I do not prefer and I do not remember now what happens from them, nor do I remember now the details of the lessons they conduct, may Allah reward them with good, not in Riyadh and not outside Riyadh, but I believe that there are beneficial lessons in any case in Riyadh and outside Riyadh, in al-Qasim, and in Makkah in the Sacred Mosque and in the Prophet's Mosque there are lessons, but I do not know their details now. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. So from here, do we ask them to pay attention to these aspects if they are not actually doing so?
The Shaykh:
In any case, tafsir of the Quran is among the most important matters. Tafsir of the Noble Quran and speaking about what is difficult for people is among the most important things that students need, and it is obligatory for scholars to teach it extensively, there is no doubt in that.
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