Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 327

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

A commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin, drawn from the words of the Master of the Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

الْآيَةُ الرَّابِعَةُ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا الْمُؤَلِّفُ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى - فِي بَابِ الْمُرَاقَبَةِ: قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ﴾ [الْفَجْرِ: ١٤]، وَهَذِهِ الْآيَةُ خَتَمَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ عُقُوبَةِ عَادٍ ﴿إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ * الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ * وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ * وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ * الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ * فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ * فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ * إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ﴾ [الْفَجْرِ: ٧-١٤]، فَبَيَّنَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنَّهُ بِالْمِرْصَادِ لِكُلِّ طَاغِيَةٍ، وَأَنَّ كُلَّ طَاغِيَةٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقْصِمُ ظَهْرَهُ وَيُبِيدُهُ وَلَا يُبْقِي لَهُ بَاقِيَةً.

The fourth verse the author—may Allah have mercy on him—cites in the chapter on Vigilance is the Almighty’s saying: "Indeed, your Lord is ever in observation" [Al-Fajr: 14]. Allah concludes with this verse the account of the punishment of Ad: "Iram, who had lofty pillars, the likes of which had never been created in the lands; and Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley; and Pharaoh, owner of the stakes—all of whom oppressed within the lands and increased therein the corruption. So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment. Indeed, your Lord is ever in observation" [Al-Fajr: 7-14]. The Almighty clarifies that He watches every tyrant, and that He will break the back of any tyrant, annihilating him until nothing remains.

فَعَادٌ إِرَمُ ذَاتُ الْعِمَادِ، ذَاتُ الْبُيُوتِ الْعَظِيمَةِ الْمَبْنِيَّةِ عَلَى الْعَمَدِ الْقَوِيَّةِ، أَعْطَاهُمُ اللَّهُ قُوَّةً شَدِيدَةً، فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَقَالُوا: مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً؟! فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: ﴿أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً﴾ [فُصِّلَتْ: ١٥]، فَبَيَّنَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنَّهُ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً، وَاسْتَدَلَّ لِذَلِكَ بِدَلِيلٍ عَقْلِيٍّ، وَهُوَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ؛ وَلِهَذَا قَالَ: ﴿أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ﴾ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ: «أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً»، قَالَ: ﴿الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ﴾؛ لِأَنَّهُ مِنَ الْمَعْلُومِ بِالْعَقْلِ عِلْمًا ضَرُورِيًّا أَنَّ الْخَالِقَ أَقْوَى مِنَ الْمَخْلُوقِ، فَالَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً: ﴿وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ﴾ [فُصِّلَتْ: ١٥]، فَأَصَابَهُمُ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى بِالْقَحْطِ الشَّدِيدِ، وَأَمْسَكَتِ السَّمَاءُ مَاءَهَا، فَجَعَلُوا يَسْتَسْقُونَ أَيْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُغِيثُهُمْ، فَأَرْسَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ فِي صَبَاحِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ، أَقْبَلَتْ رِيحٌ عَظِيمَةٌ تَحْمِلُ مِنَ الرِّمَالِ وَالْأَتْرِبَةِ مَا صَارَ كَأَنَّهُ سَحَابٌ مَرْكُومٌ.

The people of Ad of Iram lived in grand houses built upon mighty columns. Allah granted them immense strength, yet they grew arrogant, asking, "Who is stronger than us?" The Almighty replied: "Do they not see that Allah who created them is stronger than them in power?" [Fussilat: 15]. Allah proves His superior power through a rational argument: He is their Creator. He did not simply state that He is stronger; rather, He pointed to the fact that He created them. It is an intuitive truth that the Creator is more powerful than the created. Because they rejected His signs, Allah afflicted them with a severe drought, and the sky withheld its rain. As they waited for relief, Allah sent a barren wind upon them one morning. A massive gale arrived, carrying so much sand and dust that it appeared as a dense, piled-up cloud.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (35 verbs · 64 nouns)

• صَلَّى — to pray
• ذَكَرَ — to mention
• رَحِمَ — to have mercy
• شَرْح — explanation
• رِيَاض — gardens
• صَالِح — righteous (male)