Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 897

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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.

فَصَارَ وَجْهُ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَعَّرَ، صَارَ يَتَهَلَّلُ كَأَنَّهُ مُذْهَبَةٌ، يَعْنِي: مِنْ شِدَّةِ بَرِيقِهِ وَلَمَعَانِهِ وَسُرُورِهِ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ لِمَا حَصَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمُسَابَقَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا سَدُّ حَاجَةِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْفُقَرَاءِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَلَهُ أَجْرُهَا، وَأَجْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْءٌ، وَمَنْ سَنَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ سُنَّةً سَيِّئَةً كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرُهَا، وَوِزْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أَوْزَارِهِمْ شَيْءٌ».

The Prophet’s face, peace and blessings be upon him, shifted from its previous troubled state to one that beamed as if gilded. This radiance reflected his immense joy at the outcome of this charitable effort, which met the needs of the poor. He then said: "Whoever establishes a good practice in Islam will receive its reward and the reward of those who follow it, without diminishing their own rewards in the slightest. Conversely, whoever establishes a bad practice in Islam will bear its burden and the burden of those who follow it, without their burdens being lessened in the slightest."

وَالْمُرَادُ بِالسُّنَّةِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: «مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً» ابْتَدَأَ الْعَمَلَ بِسُنَّةٍ، وَلَيْسَ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ؛ لِأَنَّ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ وَلَيْسَ بِحَسَنٍ، لَكِنَّ الْمُرَادَ بِمَنْ سَنَّهَا أَيْ صَارَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا؛ كَهَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي جَاءَ بِالصُّرَّةِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَدَلَّ هَذَا عَلَى أَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ إِذَا وُفِّقَ لِسَنِّ سُنَّةٍ حَسَنَةٍ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، سَوَاءٌ بَادَرَ إِلَيْهَا أَوْ أَحْيَاهَا بَعْدَ أَنْ أُمِيتَتْ.

The term 'Sunnah' here refers to initiating a practice, not to innovation. Anything introduced into Islam that does not belong to it is rejected and cannot be considered good. Rather, the meaning is to be the first to act upon a practice, much like the man who brought the pouch, may Allah be pleased with him. This shows that if a person is guided to establish a good practice in Islam, whether by initiating it or reviving it after it had been forgotten, they earn this reward.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (19 verbs · 40 nouns)

• صَارَ — to become
• تَمَعَّرَ — to change color
• تَهَلَّلَ — to beam
• وَجْهٌ — face
• صَلَاةٌ — prayer
• سَلَامٌ — peace