The opinion of Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan on al-Shawkani's tafsir
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Question:
What is your opinion of al-Shawkani's tafsir, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it in general for one who has knowledge. It contains interpretations of the attributes that he quoted from al-Razi and others, and from al-Zamakhshari. So the one who has knowledge and insight can distinguish the correct from the incorrect in it. It has benefits and knowledge in it. As for the beginner, he should not read it; he should read Ibn Kathir, or al-Baghawi, or Ibn Sa'di's tafsir. Yes.
What is your opinion of al-Shawkani's tafsir, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it in general for one who has knowledge. It contains interpretations of the attributes that he quoted from al-Razi and others, and from al-Zamakhshari. So the one who has knowledge and insight can distinguish the correct from the incorrect in it. It has benefits and knowledge in it. As for the beginner, he should not read it; he should read Ibn Kathir, or al-Baghawi, or Ibn Sa'di's tafsir. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3885] رأي الشيخ صالح الفوزان في تفسير الشوكاني - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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