Al-Qawl al-Mufid ala Kitab al-Tawhid — Volume 1 (القول المفيد على كتاب التوحيد) — Page 3

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

الْمُقَدِّمَةُ.

Introduction.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ قَيُّومِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرَضِينَ،

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ إِلَهُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ،

I testify that there is no deity but Allah, alone, without partner, the God of the first and the last.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ الْمَبْعُوثُ بِتَوْحِيدِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

I testify that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, sent with the message of monotheism to the Lord of the worlds.

صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ، وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

May Allah send blessings upon him, his family, his companions, and those who follow them in righteousness, and grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَإِنَّ كِتَابَ التَّوْحِيدِ لِلْإِمَامِ الدَّاعِيَةِ الشَّيْخِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ ت (١٢٠٦هـ) رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ، وَأَجْزَلَ لَهُ الْأَجْرَ وَالثَّوَابَ

To proceed: The Book of Monotheism by the Imam and caller, Sheikh Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhab (d. 1206 AH), may Allah have mercy on him and grant him a generous reward.

وَضَّحَ فِيهِ التَّوْحِيدَ الَّذِي أَوْجَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ، وَخَلَقَهُمْ لِأَجْلِهِ، وَلِأَجْلِهِ أَرْسَلَ رُسُلَهُ وَأَنْزَلَ كُتُبَهُ،

In it, he clarified the monotheism that Allah made obligatory upon His servants, for which He created them, and for which He sent His messengers and revealed His scriptures.

وَذَكَرَ فِيهِ مَا يُنَافِي أَصْلَهُ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ الْأَكْبَرِ، أَوْ كَمَالَهُ الْوَاجِبَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ الْأَصْغَرِ وَالْبِدَعِ

He noted what contradicts its foundation, such as major polytheism, or its required perfection, such as minor polytheism and innovations.

فَصَارَ بَدِيعًا لَمْ يُسْبَقْ إِلَيْهِ، عَلَمًا لِلْمُوَحِّدِينَ، وَحُجَّةً عَلَى الْوَثَنِيِّينَ وَالْخُرَافِيِّينَ، وَعَمَّ النَّفْعُ بِهِ،

The work became unique and unprecedented, a landmark for monotheists and a proof against pagans and the superstitious, spreading benefit far and wide.

فَاشْتَغَلَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ بِالشَّرْحِ وَالتَّدْرِيسِ، فَتَصَدَّى لِشَرْحِهِ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ الْجَهَابِذَةِ النُّبَلَاءِ،

Scholars occupied themselves with explaining and teaching it, and a group of noble, expert scholars undertook the task of commenting on it.

وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ تَصَدَّى لِشَرْحِهِ وَأَجَادَ حَفِيدُهُ: الشَّيْخُ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي كِتَابِهِ تَيْسِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ،

The first to explain it with excellence was his grandson, Sheikh Sulaiman bin Sheikh Abdullah, in his book Taysir al-Aziz al-Hamid.

وَالشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ حَسَنٍ فِي كِتَابِهِ فَتْحُ الْمَجِيدِ، وَلِلشَّيْخِ حَمَدِ بْنِ عَتِيقٍ حَاشِيَةٌ عَلَيْهِ مُفِيدَةٌ،

Sheikh Abd al-Rahman bin Hasan followed with Fath al-Majid, and Sheikh Hamad bin Atiq provided a useful marginal commentary.

وَكَذَلِكَ حَاشِيَةُ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَبَا بُطَيْنٍ، وَحَاشِيَةُ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ قَاسِمٍ، وَحَاشِيَةُ الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّعْدِيِّ، وَغَيْرُهَا،

Similar commentaries were written by Sheikh Abdullah Aba Butayn, Sheikh Abd al-Rahman bin Qasim, Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di, and others.

وَلِلشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدُّوَيْشِ شَرْحُ مَسَائِلِ كِتَابِ التَّوْحِيدِ.

Sheikh Abdullah al-Duwaish also authored an explanation of the issues raised in the Book of Monotheism.

وَقَدْ شَرَحَ شَيْخُنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الْعُثَيْمِينُ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ (كِتَابَ التَّوْحِيدِ) ضِمْنَ دُرُوسِهِ الَّتِي يُلْقِيهَا عَلَى طَلَبَتِهِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْجَامِعِ الْكَبِيرِ بِبَلْدَةِ عُنَيْزَةَ عَمَّرَهَا اللَّهُ بِطَاعَتِهِ.

Our Sheikh Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaymin, may Allah preserve him, explained the Book of Monotheism during the lessons he delivered to his students at the Great Mosque in the town of Unayzah, may Allah fill it with His obedience.

Vocabulary · المفردات (23 verbs · 62 nouns)

• شَهِدَ — to testify
• صَلَّى — to pray
• تَبِعَ — to follow
• سَلَّمَ — to send blessings
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• أَجْزَلَ — to bestow generously
• وَضَّحَ — to clarify
• أَوْجَبَ — to make mandatory
• خَلَقَ — to create
• أَرْسَلَ — to send
• أَنْزَلَ — to reveal
• ذَكَرَ — to mention
• نَافَى — to contradict
• صَارَ — to become
• سَبَقَ — to precede
• عَمَّ — to spread
• اِشْتَغَلَ — to occupy oneself
• تَصَدَّى — to undertake
• أَجَادَ — to excel
• شَرَحَ — to explain
• حَفِظَ — to preserve
• أَلْقَى — to deliver
• عَمَّرَ — to fill with
• مُقَدِّمَةٌ — introduction
• حَمْدٌ — praise
• رَبٌّ — lord
• عَالَمٌ — world
• قَيُّومٌ — sustainer
• سَمَاءٌ — sky
• أَرْضٌ — earth
• إِلَهٌ — god
• شَرِيكٌ — partner
• أَوَّلٌ — first
• آخِرٌ — last
• عَبْدٌ — servant
• رَسُولٌ — messenger
• مَبْعُوثٌ — sent one
• تَوْحِيدٌ — monotheism
• آلٌ — family
• أَصْحَابٌ — companion
• إِحْسَانٌ — benevolence
• تَسْلِيمٌ — salutation
• يَوْمٌ — day
• دِينٌ — religion
• كِتَابٌ — book
• إِمَامٌ — leader
• دَاعِيَةٌ — preacher
• شَيْخٌ — sheikh
• أَجْرٌ — reward
• ثَوَابٌ — recompense
• عِبَادٌ — worshippers
• شِرْكٌ — polytheism
• أَكْبَرُ — greater
• كَمَالٌ — perfection
• وَاجِبٌ — obligatory
• أَصْغَرُ — lesser
• بِدْعَةٌ — innovation
• بَدِيعٌ — original
• عَلَمٌ — sign
• مُوَحِّدٌ — monotheist
• حُجَّةٌ — proof
• وَثَنِيٌّ — pagan
• خُرَافِيٌّ — superstitious person
• نَفْعٌ — benefit
• شَرْحٌ — explanation
• تَدْرِيسٌ — teaching
• جَمَاعَةٌ — group
• جَهَابِذٌ — expert scholar
• نَبِيلٌ — noble
• حَفِيدٌ — grandson
• تَيْسِيرٌ — facilitation
• عَزِيزٌ — mighty
• حَمِيدٌ — praiseworthy
• فَتْحٌ — opening
• مَجِيدٌ — glorious
• حَاشِيَةٌ — marginal note
• مُفِيدٌ — useful
• مَسْأَلَةٌ — issue
• دَرْسٌ — lesson
• طَالِبٌ — student
• مَسْجِدٌ — mosque
• جَامِعٌ — congregational mosque
• كَبِيرٌ — large
• بَلْدَةٌ — town
• طَاعَةٌ — obedience