The Ruling of Tafsir and Its Categories
Methods of Tafsir:
1) Tafsir of the Qur’an with the Qur’an.
2) Tafsir of the Qur’an with the Sunnah.
3) Tafsir of the Qur’an with the statements of the Companions RA.
4) Tafsir of the Qur’an with the statements of the Tabi’in.
5) Tafsir of the Qur’an by the Arabic language
6) Tafsir of the Qur’an based on opinion and deliberation (al-Ra’i wal-Ijtihad).