What are the accessible tafsir books for the beginner student of knowledge?
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Question:
We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to mention some tafsir books with which a student of knowledge should begin.
Answer:
Concise tafsir books, such as al-Jalalayn, the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, and the tafsir of al-Baghawi, are concise works with which one begins. The concise works of Ibn Jarir, Ibn Kathir, and al-Baghawi are concise and also reliable. As for al-Jalalayn, it is concise, but it contains some ta'wil (figurative interpretation). It was a required course in the institutes, and we studied it there; it is of great benefit, but you should avoid the issues in it that are subject to criticism. Yes. May Allah reward you. In fact, despite its brevity, it is good, and it can be memorized. Yes.
We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to mention some tafsir books with which a student of knowledge should begin.
Answer:
Concise tafsir books, such as al-Jalalayn, the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, and the tafsir of al-Baghawi, are concise works with which one begins. The concise works of Ibn Jarir, Ibn Kathir, and al-Baghawi are concise and also reliable. As for al-Jalalayn, it is concise, but it contains some ta'wil (figurative interpretation). It was a required course in the institutes, and we studied it there; it is of great benefit, but you should avoid the issues in it that are subject to criticism. Yes. May Allah reward you. In fact, despite its brevity, it is good, and it can be memorized. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي كتب التفسير الميسرة لطالب العلم المبتدئ؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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