Which book is better for a student of knowledge: *Fath al-Qadir* or *Aysar al-Tafasir*?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, between the *Fath al-Qadir* commentary and the *Aysar al-Tafasir* commentary, which is better for a student of knowledge for review?

Answer:
The *Fath al-Qadir* commentary is comprehensive; it contains language, jurisprudence, and exegesis, so it is comprehensive. However, it contains some quotations from the Asha'irah and the Mu'tazilah that he (may Allah have mercy on him) did not comment on. Otherwise, it is rich in the various arts of exegesis, rich in the arts of exegesis, were it not for this observation: he quotes from the Mu'tazilah regarding the names and attributes for the sake of peace, and not because that is the norm. He mostly quotes from al-Razi, so he quotes the figurative interpretations and does not find fault with them, or he quotes from al-Zamakhshari. Al-Zamakhshari is a Mu'tazili, and al-Razi is also an Ash'ari, so he quotes the figurative interpretation of the attributes and does not find fault with it. This is the observation. Otherwise, it is a rich book. As for *Aysar al-Tafasir* by Shaykh Abu Bakr al-Jaza'iri.
It is good, but it is only a guiding commentary, only guiding. In the sense that it comes with the verses in a specific style, but it is not an analysis of the words or an explanation of the rulings; it has nothing of that.