Aburaees wrote:fdjohan wrote:BISMILLAHIRRAHMAANIRRAHIIM
Hi Aburaees
Salaam,
Where does it say that a person has to be a Muslim mufassirin to be able to interpret the Qur'an?
Does the Qur'an tell us that only a Mufassirin can interpret God's Word?
No!
Do the Hadiths tell us that only a Mufassirin can interpret God's Word?
No!
Yes!
'From Ibn ‘Abbas: Allah's messenger said: "He who says (something) concerning the Qur'an without knowledge, he has taken his seat of fire" ‘. [Ibn Taimiya, p.105, from Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan sahlh.]
Or is it just another innovation added into Islam by the Scholars?
Yes!
No!!
salaam aburaees!!
Thank you for the hadith,
I see that it makes no mention of Mufassirin, but states that a person must have knowledge ('ilm) before speaking about the Qur'an.
Mr Aburaees, The word mufassir (mufassirun) is the term used for the person doing the tafsîr, i.e. the 'exegete' or 'commentator'. No need to mention the word. but the person who make the comments about verses inside Al-Qur'an, called mufassirin.
That could mean anybody, not necessarily a muslim mufassirin, but anybody who knows what they're talking about.
Do you see the difficulty?
Let us read together that thing below Abduraees.
Basic Conditions
Muslim scholars have laid down certain basic conditions for sound tafsîr. Any tafsîr, which disregards these principles
must be viewed with great caution, if not rejected altogether. The most important among these conditions are the following:
The mufassir must:
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Be sound in belief ('aqîda).
-Well-grounded in the knowledge of Arabic and its rules as a language.
-Well-grounded in other sciences that are connected with the study of the Qur'ân (e.g. 'ilm al-riwâya).
-Have the ability for precise comprehension.
-Abstain from the use of mere opinion.
-Begin the tafsîr of the Qur'ân with the Qur'ân.
-Seek guidance from the words and explanations of the Prophet.
-Refer to the reports from the sahâba.
-Consider the reports from the tâbicûn.
-Consult the opinions of other eminent scholars.
The first criteria is answering this question:
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Be sound in belief ('aqîda).
They have to be same aqida.
As far as I can see, the conventional rules for interpreting the Qur'an were made after Muhammad passed away.
Salaam.