Is it permissible to read in tafsirs that contain deviation in creed for the sake of linguistic benefits?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O our Shaykh. We mentioned that we should stay away from tafsirs that contain distortion of the names and attributes of Allah, but sometimes these tafsirs contain linguistic benefits that are not found in other books of tafsir?
The Shaykh : If this tafsir is not according to the methodology of the Salaf regarding the names and attributes, but it contains linguistic benefits not found in others, there is no blame on reading it, provided that one has knowledge. As for the layperson, he should not read it, even if it contains linguistic benefits, because preserving the creed is more important than preserving the language.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : If this tafsir is not according to the methodology of the Salaf regarding the names and attributes, but it contains linguistic benefits not found in others, there is no blame on reading it, provided that one has knowledge. As for the layperson, he should not read it, even if it contains linguistic benefits, because preserving the creed is more important than preserving the language.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.