Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 548

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بَابٌ فِي الِاسْتِقَامَةِ.

A chapter on uprightness.

الْإِخْبَارُ بِمَا يَسُرُّ، وَلَا شَكَّ أَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي وَإِيَّاكُمْ مِنْهُمْ، وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ؛ لِأَنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ قَالَ: رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ، وَاسْتَقَامَ عَلَى دِينِ اللَّهِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَيَقُولُونَ لَهُمْ أَيْضًا: نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ، فَالْمَلَائِكَةُ أَوْلِيَاءُ لِلَّذِينَ قَالُوا: رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا، تُسَدِّدُهُمْ وَتُسَاعِدُهُمْ وَتُعِينُهُمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ تَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَوْمَ الْبَعْثِ وَالْحِسَابِ هَذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ، فَيُبَشِّرُونَهُمْ بِالْخَيْرِ فِي مَقَامِ الْخَوْفِ وَالشِّدَّةِ.

Sharing good news brings joy. There is no doubt that everyone longs to be among the people of Paradise—I ask Allah to include me and you among them. Rejoice in the Paradise you were promised, for anyone who declares, 'My Lord is Allah,' and remains steadfast in His religion, belongs to Paradise. The angels tell them, 'We are your allies in this life and in the Hereafter.' They support, assist, and guide those who say, 'Our Lord is Allah,' and remain upright. When the angels meet them on the Day of Resurrection and Reckoning, they declare, 'This is the day you were promised,' offering them glad tidings of goodness in that moment of fear and hardship.

وَالْبِشَارَةُ تَكُونُ فِي الْخَيْرِ، وَرُبَّمَا تَكُونُ فِي الشَّرِّ مِثْلُ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: فَبَشِّرْهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ، فَإِنَّ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ لَا يَسُرُّ، لَكِنَّ هَذَا مِنْ بَابِ التَّهَكُّمِ بِهِمْ، يَعْنِي أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَوْ أَنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تُبَشِّرُهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ تَهَكُّمًا بِهِمْ كَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: ذُقْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ.

Glad tidings usually refer to good news, but they can occasionally refer to evil, as in the verse, 'Give them tidings of a painful punishment.' Since a painful punishment brings no joy, this is a form of mockery. Allah or the angels use this phrasing to taunt them, much like the verse: 'Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble!'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (22 verbs · 34 nouns)

• سَرَّ — to gladden
• كَانَ — to be
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• بَابٌ — chapter
• اِسْتِقَامَةٌ — uprightness
• إِخْبَارٌ — informing