Tafsīr by mere Opinion
It is prohibited to indulge in Tafsīr by mere opinion.
Muḥammad bin Jarīr reported that Ibn ‘Abbās
said that the Prophet ﷺ
said,
مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِرَأْيِهِ أَوْ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ
مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ
“Whoever explains the Qur’ān with his
opinion or with what he has no knowledge of, then let him assume his seat in
the Fire.”
At-Tirmidhi,
An-Nasā’ī and Abu Dāwud also recorded this Ḥadīth. At-Tirmidhi said, “Ḥasan”.
SOURCE:
TAFSIR IBN KATHIR (ABRIDGED) p. 33, ABRIDGED BY A GROUP OF SCHOLARS UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF SHAYKH SAFIUR-RAHMAN AL-MUBARAKPURI, PUBLISHED BY Maktaba
Dar-us-Salam, 2003.
