What is the ruling on using Isra'iliyyat in the interpretation of the Qur'an?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the ruling on using Isra'iliyyat, or interpreting the Isra'iliyyat, to interpret the Qur'an?
Answer:
The scholars have spoken on this. If they do not contradict the Qur'an and are transmitted through a sound chain, they may be used for reference. They are used for reference, not to interpret the Qur'an with them, but only for reference. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the ruling on using Isra'iliyyat, or interpreting the Isra'iliyyat, to interpret the Qur'an?
Answer:
The scholars have spoken on this. If they do not contradict the Qur'an and are transmitted through a sound chain, they may be used for reference. They are used for reference, not to interpret the Qur'an with them, but only for reference. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 942- ما حكم استعمال الإسرائيليات في تفسير القرآن؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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