Sharh Kashf al-Shubuhat by Ibn Uthaymeen (شرح كشف الشبهات) — Page 62

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فَاذْكُرْ لَهُ أَنَّ الْكُفَّارَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَدْعُو الْأَصْنَامَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَدْعُو الْأَوْلِيَاءَ الَّذِينَ قَالَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَدْعُونَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُ وَقَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: مَا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ وَأُمُّهُ صِدِّيقَةٌ كَانَا يَأْكُلَانِ الطَّعَامَ انْظُرْ كَيْفَ نُبَيِّنُ لَهُمُ الْآيَاتِ ثُمَّ انْظُرْ أَنَّى يُؤْفَكُونَ قُلْ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا وَاللَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ.

Mention to him that among the disbelievers are those who call upon idols, and among them are those who call upon the saints, about whom God said: 'Those whom they call upon seek a means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest,' and they call upon Jesus, son of Mary, and his mother, even though God the Almighty has said: 'The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded. Say, "Do you worship other than God that which holds for you no power of harm or benefit? And God is the Hearing, the Knowing."'

بِأَنَّ مَقْصُودَهُمْ كَمَقْصُودِهِ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُمْ هَذَا الِاعْتِقَادُ كَمَا سَبَقَ.

This is because their objective is the same as his objective, and yet this belief did not benefit them, as previously mentioned.

قَوْلُهُ: فَاذْكُرْ لَهُ جَوَابُ قَوْلِهِ: فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا أَقَرَّ أَنَّ الْكُفَّارَ يَعْنِي فَاذْكُرْ لَهُ أَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَدْعُو الْأَصْنَامَ لِطَلَبِ الشَّفَاعَةِ كَمَا أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ مُوَافِقٌ لَهُمْ فِي الْمَقْصُودِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَعْبُدُ الْأَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَا أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ مُوَافِقٌ لَهُمْ فِي الْمَقْصُودِ وَالْمَعْبُودِ.

His statement: 'Mention to him' is a response to his statement: 'For if he acknowledges that the disbelievers...' meaning: mention to him that among these polytheists are those who call upon idols to seek intercession, just as you are likewise in agreement with them in objective, and among them are those who worship the saints, just as you are likewise in agreement with them in objective and in the object of worship.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 31 nouns)

• ذَكَرَ — to mention
• دَعَا — to invoke/pray to
• قَالَ — to say
• كَافِر — disbeliever
• صَنَم — idol
• وَلِيّ — saint/ally