Sharh Kashf al-Shubuhat by Ibn Uthaymeen (شرح كشف الشبهات) — Page 135

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الأَصْلُ الْخَامِسُ: بَيَانُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ لِأَوْلِيَاءِ اللَّهِ وَتَفْرِيقُهُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ بِهِمْ مِنْ أَعْدَاءِ اللَّهِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالْفُجَّارِ، وَيَكْفِي فِي هَذَا آيَةٌ مِنْ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ وَهِيَ قَوْلُهُ: {قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ}، وَآيَةٌ فِي سُورَةِ الْمَائِدَةِ وَهِيَ قَوْلُهُ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ}، وَآيَةٌ فِي يُونُسَ وَهِيَ قَوْلُهُ: {أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ}،

The Fifth Principle: Allah, Glorified be He, explains who the allies (Awliya) of Allah are and distinguishes between them and those who imitate them from among the enemies of Allah, the hypocrites and the wicked; for this, a verse from Surah Al-Imran suffices, which is His saying: 'Say, if you love Allah, then follow me, and Allah will love you,' as well as a verse in Surah Al-Ma'idah, which is His saying: 'O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth a people He will love and who will love Him,' and a verse in Yunus, which is His saying: 'Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. Those who believed and were fearing Allah.'

ثُمَّ صَارَ الْأَمْرُ عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ مَنْ يُدَّعَى الْعِلْمُ وَأَنَّهُ مِنْ هُدَاةِ الْخَلْقِ وَحُفَّاظِ الشَّرْعِ إِلَى أَنَّ الْأَوْلِيَاءَ لَا بُدَّ فِيهِمْ مِنْ تَرْكِ اتِّبَاعِ الرُّسُلِ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ فَلَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ وَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ تَرْكِ الْجِهَادِ فَمَنْ جَاهَدَ فَلَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ، وَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ تَرْكِ الْإِيمَانِ وَالتَّقْوَى فَمَنْ تَعَهَّدَ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَالتَّقْوَى فَلَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ يَا رَبَّنَا نَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ.

Then, the matter reached the point where most of those who claim knowledge and to be among the guides of creation and the guardians of the Sharia believe that for the allies, it is necessary to abandon following the Messengers, and whoever follows them is not one of them; and it is necessary to abandon Jihad, so whoever engages in Jihad is not one of them; and it is necessary to abandon faith and piety, so whoever commits to faith and piety is not one of them; O our Lord, we ask You for pardon and well-being, for You are the Hearer of supplication.

الشَّرْحُ: أَوْلِيَاءُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى هُمُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِهِ وَاتَّقَوْهُ وَاسْتَقَامُوا عَلَى دِينِهِ وَهُمْ مَنْ وَصَفَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِقَوْلِهِ: {أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ} فَلَيْسَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُدَّعَى الْوِلَايَةَ.

Explanation: The allies of Allah Almighty are those who believed in Him, feared Him, and remained steadfast upon His religion, and they are those whom Allah Almighty described with His saying: 'Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. Those who believed and were fearing Allah,' so not everyone who is claimed to have sainthood (Wilayah) is one.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (17 verbs · 32 nouns)

• كَفَى — to suffice
• قَالَ — to say
• أَحَبَّ — to love
• أَصْل — foundation
• بَيَان — clarification
• وَلِيّ — ally