Al-Qawl al-Mufid ala Kitab al-Tawhid — Volume 3 (القول المفيد على كتاب التوحيد) — Page 33

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قَوْلُهُ: «وَلَا أَجْبُنُ عِنْدَ اللِّقَاءِ»: الْجُبْنُ: هُوَ خَوَرٌ فِي النَّفْسِ يَمْنَعُ الْمَرْءَ مِنَ الْإِقْدَامِ عَلَى مَا يَكْرَهُ، فَهُوَ خُلُقٌ نَفْسِيٌّ ذَمِيمٌ، وَلِهَذَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ - ﷺ - يَسْتَعِيذُ مِنْهُ (١) لِمَا يَحْصُلُ فِيهِ مِنَ الْإِحْجَامِ عَمَّا يَنْبَغِي الْإِقْدَامُ إِلَيْهِ، فَلِهَذَا كَانَ صِفَةً ذَمِيمَةً، وَهَذِهِ الْأَوْصَافُ تَنْطَبِقُ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَا عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، فَالْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ بِمِعًى وَاحِدٍ ثُلُثًا لِطَعَامِهِ وَثُلُثًا لِشَرَابِهِ وَثُلُثًا لِنَفَسِهِ، وَالْكَافِرُ يَأْكُلُ بِسَبْعَةِ أَمْعَاءٍ، وَالْمُؤْمِنُ أَصْدَقُ النَّاسِ أَلْسُنًا، وَلَا سِيَّمَا النَّبِيُّ - ﷺ - وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وَصَفَهُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: {لِلْفُقَرَاءِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ وَأَمْوَالِهِمْ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانًا وَيَنْصُرُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الصَّادِقُونَ}

His saying: 'And I am not cowardly when meeting [the enemy]': Cowardice is a weakness in the soul that prevents a person from advancing toward what he dislikes; it is a blameworthy psychological trait, and for this reason, the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to seek refuge from it because of the reluctance it causes regarding what one ought to advance toward, and thus it is a blameworthy attribute. These descriptions apply to the hypocrites, not to the believers; for the believer eats with one intestine—a third for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for his breath—while the disbeliever eats with seven intestines. The believer is the most truthful of people in speech, especially the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions, for Allah described them with truthfulness in His saying: 'For the poor emigrants who were expelled from their homes and their properties, seeking bounty from Allah and [His] approval and supporting Allah and His Messenger, those are the truthful' (2).

وَالْمُنَافِقُونَ أَكْذَبُ النَّاسِ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ: {وَاللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ} (٣) وَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ - ﷺ - الْكَذِبَ مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ النِّفَاقِ (٤)، وَالْمُنَافِقُونَ مِنْ أَجْبَنِ النَّاسِ قَالَ تَعَالَى: {يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ . . .} (٥) فَلَوْ سَمِعُوا أَحَدًا يُنْشِدُ ضَالَّتَهُ لَقَالُوا: عَدُوٌّ عَدُوٌّ.

The hypocrites are the most mendacious of people, as Allah said about them: 'And Allah testifies that they are liars' (3), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) made lying one of the signs of hypocrisy (4). The hypocrites are among the most cowardly of people; the Exalted said: 'They think every shout is against them...' (5), so if they heard someone searching for his lost item, they would say: 'An enemy! An enemy!'

وَهُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ لِلدُّنْيَا إِذْ أَصْلُ نِفَاقِهِمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ الدُّنْيَا وَمِنْ أَجْلِ أَنْ تُحْمَى دِمَاؤُهُمْ وَأَمْوَالُهُمْ وَأَعْرَاضُهُمْ.

They are the people who love the world the most, since the root of their hypocrisy is for the sake of the world and for the sake of protecting their blood, their wealth, and their honor.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (21 verbs · 44 nouns)

• جَبُنَ — to be cowardly
• مَنَعَ — to prevent
• كَرِهَ — to dislike
• قَوْلٌ — saying
• جُبْنٌ — cowardice
• لِقَاءٌ — meeting