Interpretation of the Qur’an by the Sunnah in the Interpretation of Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir: An Original and Applied Study

Abstract

Research topic: Interpretation of the Qur’an by the Sunnah in the interpretation of Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir, an original and applied study. This research aims for several things, including: highlighting the status of the Prophetic Sunnah in interpreting the Qur’an, the extent to which interpreters rely on it, and paying attention to the original and applied aspect of interpreting the Qur’an by the Sunnah. Among the most important results: The Prophetic approach in explaining the Qur’an is distinguished by explanation through words, actions, and reports, in order to clarify a problem, or explain a general statement, or specify a general statement, or restrict an absolute statement, or explain the meaning of a word, or clarify an ambiguous statement, and so on. And that the amount of direct prophetic interpretation reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) is very little, and the origin of interpretation by the indirect Sunnah is that it is by the interpreter’s own effort, and what interpreters benefit from the Sunnah in their interpretations does not necessarily have to be an interpretation, but rather it may be more than this limit.