Ustadhana. Sheikh Hisham al-Tahiri provided this list of books one should study in all subjects. He said one should read Tafsir al-Sadi, then Mukhtasar ibn Kathir, then al-Baghawi, then Ibn Kathir. Can I read this without a sheikh?

Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

Read the saadu first, once u finish ask may Allah reward you.