Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 2 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 10

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

فَإِنَّهُ يَجِبُ تَصْدِيقُ خَبَرِهِ وَاعْتِقَادُ صِحَّةِ حُكْمِهِ، لَكِنَّنَا لَسْنَا مُتَعَبِّدِينَ بِأَحْكَامِ الْكُتُبِ السَّابِقَةِ إِلَّا بِدَلِيلٍ مِنْ شَرْعِنَا.

We must believe his reports and accept the validity of his rulings, yet we are not bound by the laws of previous scriptures unless confirmed by evidence within our own faith.

وَمِنَ النَّصِيحَةِ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ: أَنْ يُدَافِعَ الْإِنْسَانُ عَنْهُ، يُدَافِعَ مَنْ حَرَّفَهُ تَحْرِيفًا لَفْظِيًّا، أَوْ تَحْرِيفًا مَعْنَوِيًّا، أَوْ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ فِيهِ نَقْصًا، أَوْ أَنَّ فِيهِ زِيَادَةً،

Part of showing sincerity toward the Book of Allah is defending it against those who distort its wording or meaning, or those who claim it contains omissions or additions.

فَالرَّافِضَةُ مَثَلًا يَدَّعُونَ أَنَّ الْقُرْآنَ فِيهِ نَقْصٌ، وَأَنَّ الْقُرْآنَ الَّذِي نَزَلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَوْجُودِ بَيْنَ أَيْدِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَخَالَفُوا بِذَلِكَ إِجْمَاعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

The Rafidites, for instance, claim the Quran is incomplete, asserting that the revelation sent to Muhammad was more extensive than what is currently in the hands of Muslims, thereby contradicting the consensus of the entire community.

وَالْقُرْآنُ - وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ - لَمْ يَنْقُصْ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ، وَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَقَصَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ؛ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ﴾،

Praise be to Allah, nothing has been lost from the Quran. Anyone claiming otherwise denies the words of the Exalted: 'Indeed, it is We who sent down the message and indeed, We will be its guardian.'

فَاللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ تَكَفَّلَ بِحِفْظِهِ، وَمَنِ ادَّعَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَقَصَ حَرْفًا وَاحِدًا اخْتُزِلَ مِنْهُ؛ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَتُوبَ وَيَرْجِعَ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الرِّدَّةِ.

Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has guaranteed its preservation. Whoever claims that even a single letter has been removed denies Allah, and he must repent and turn back to Him from such apostasy.

وَمِنَ النَّصِيحَةِ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ: أَنْ يَنْشُرَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَعْنَاهُ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ؛ الْمَعْنَى الصَّحِيحَ الْمُوَافِقَ لِظَاهِرِهِ بِحَيْثُ لَا يَكُونُ فِيهِ تَحْرِيفٌ وَلَا تَغْيِيرٌ،

Another way to show sincerity toward the Book of Allah is to spread its correct meaning among Muslims, ensuring it aligns with the apparent text without distortion or alteration.

فَإِذَا جَلَسَ مَجْلِسًا فَإِنَّ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَالنَّصِيحَةِ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِآيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُبَيِّنُهَا لِلنَّاسِ، وَيُوَضِّحُ مَعْنَاهَا، وَلَا سِيَّمَا الْآيَاتِ الَّتِي تَكْثُرُ قِرَاءَتُهَا بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ؛ مِثْلُ

When sitting in a gathering, it is virtuous to share a verse from the Book of Allah, explaining its meaning to the people, especially those verses frequently recited by Muslims, such as the Fatiha.

فَإِنَّ الْفَاتِحَةَ رُكْنٌ مِنْ أَرْكَانِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ؛ لِلْإِمَامِ وَالْمَأْمُومِ وَالْمُنْفَرِدِ، فَيَحْتَاجُ النَّاسُ إِلَى مَعْرِفَتِهَا، فَإِذَا فَسَّرَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّاسِ وَبَيَّنَهَا لَهُمْ؛ فَإِنَّ هَذَا مِنَ النَّصِيحَةِ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

Since the Fatiha is a pillar of prayer in every rak'ah for the imam, the follower, and the one praying alone, people need to understand it. Interpreting it for them is a clear act of sincerity toward the Book of Allah.

وَمِنَ النَّصِيحَةِ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ: أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى تَكَلَّمَ بِهَذَا الْقُرْآنِ حَقِيقَةً، وَأَنَّهُ كَلَامُهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ؛ الْحَرْفُ وَالْمَعْنَى لَيْسَ الْكَلَامُ الْحُرُوفَ دُونَ الْمَعَانِي، وَلَا الْمَعَانِي.

Sincerity toward the Book of Allah also requires believing that Allah truly spoke the Quran and that it is His literal word, encompassing both letter and meaning; it is not merely the letters without the meanings, nor just the meanings alone.

Vocabulary · المفردات (26 verbs · 56 nouns)

• صَلَّى — to pray
• سَلَّمَ — to greet
• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• دَافَعَ — to defend
• حَرَّفَ — to distort
• زَعَمَ — to claim
• ادَّعَى — to allege
• نَزَلَ — to descend
• خَالَفَ — to oppose
• نَقَصَ — to decrease
• كَذَّبَ — to deny
• تَكَفَّلَ — to guarantee
• اخْتَزَلَ — to omit
• تَابَ — to repent
• رَجَعَ — to return
• نَشَرَ — to spread
• كَانَ — to be
• جَلَسَ — to sit
• أَتَى — to come
• بَيَّنَ — to clarify
• وَضَّحَ — to explain
• كَثُرَ — to be frequent
• احْتَاجَ — to need
• فَسَّرَ — to interpret
• آمَنَ — to believe
• تَكَلَّمَ — to speak
• شَرْحٌ — explanation
• رِيَاضٌ — gardens
• صَالِحٌ — righteous (male)
• كَلَامٌ — speech
• سَيِّدٌ — master
• مُرْسَلٌ — messenger
• خَبَرٌ — news
• اعْتِقَادٌ — belief
• صِحَّةٌ — correctness
• حُكْمٌ — ruling
• مُتَعَبِّدٌ — worshipper
• كِتَابٌ — book
• سَابِقٌ — previous
• دَلِيلٌ — evidence
• شَرْعٌ — law
• نَصِيحَةٌ — advice
• إِنْسَانٌ — human
• تَحْرِيفٌ — distortion
• لَفْظِيٌّ — verbal
• مَعْنَوِيٌّ — conceptual
• نَقْصٌ — deficiency
• زِيَادَةٌ — addition
• رَافِضَةٌ — Rafidite
• قُرْآنٌ — Quran
• أَكْثَرُ — more
• مَوْجُودٌ — existing
• يَدٌ — hand
• مُسْلِمٌ — Muslim
• إِجْمَاعٌ — consensus
• حَمْدٌ — praise
• شَيْءٌ — thing
• قَوْلٌ — saying
• ذِكْرٌ — remembrance
• حَافِظٌ — guardian
• حِفْظٌ — preservation
• حَرْفٌ — letter
• وَاحِدٌ — one
• رِدَّةٌ — apostasy
• مَعْنًى — meaning
• صَحِيحٌ — correct
• مُوَافِقٌ — conforming
• ظَاهِرٌ — apparent
• مَجْلِسٌ — gathering
• خَيْرٌ — good
• آيَةٌ — verse
• قِرَاءَةٌ — reading
• مِثْلٌ — example
• فَاتِحَةٌ — Fatiha
• رُكْنٌ — pillar
• صَلَاةٌ — prayer
• رَكْعَةٌ — rak'ah
• إِمَامٌ — imam
• مَأْمُومٌ — follower (in prayer)
• مُنْفَرِدٌ — individual
• مَعْرِفَةٌ — knowledge
• حَقِيقَةٌ — truth