Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 2 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 177

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بَابُ تَعْظِيمِ حُرُمَاتِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَبَيَانِ حُقُوقِهِمْ وَالشَّفَقَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَحْمَتِهِمْ.

(from previous page) ⟵ The verse belongs to Idris ibn Abi Hafsa. See: Zahrat al-Adab (2/551) and al-Tadhkirah al-Hamduniyah, Chapter on Exalting the Sanctities of Muslims, Clarifying their Rights, and Showing Compassion and Mercy towards them.

وَكَانَ لَهُ جَارٌ فَقِيرٌ مُتَزَوِّجٌ، وَكَانُوا يَشْعُرُونَ بِأَنَّ هَذَا الْجَارَ الْفَقِيرَ يُعَاشِرُ زَوْجَتَهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، فَغَارَتْ زَوْجَةُ الْغَنِيِّ؛ لِأَنَّ الْغَنِيَّ غَافِلٌ عَنْهَا، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: أَلَا تَنْظُرُ إِلَى جَارِنَا، يُعَاشِرُ زَوْجَتَهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَيَسْتَأْنِسُ مَعَ أَهْلِهِ، فَفَطِنَ الرَّجُلُ الْغَنِيُّ لِهَذَا، فَدَعَا الرَّجُلَ الْفَقِيرَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنَّكَ رَجُلٌ فَقِيرٌ، تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى الْمَالِ، وَأَنَا سَأُعْطِيكَ مَالًا تَتَّجِرُ بِهِ، فَأَعْطَاهُ الْمَالَ يَتَّجِرُ بِهِ، فَانْشَغَلَ بِهِ الْفَقِيرُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَصَارَ لَا يُعَاشِرُهُمْ وَلَا يُؤَانِسُهُمْ، فَصَارَ مِثْلَ التَّاجِرِ.

A wealthy man had a poor, married neighbor. People noticed how kindly this neighbor treated his wife, which made the wealthy man’s wife jealous, as her own husband neglected her. She complained, 'Look at our neighbor; he treats his wife with kindness and enjoys her company.' Realizing what she meant, the wealthy man called his neighbor and said, 'You are a poor man in need of money. I will give you some capital to start a trade.' He gave him the money, and the poor man became so consumed by his new business that he neglected his family, no longer spending time with them or offering them affection, just like any other merchant.

فَالْإِنْسَانُ إِذَا انْشَغَلَ بِالشَّيْءِ الْمَحْبُوبِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْسَاهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ؛ وَلِهَذَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ: «إِنِّي أَبِيتُ عِنْدَ رَبِّي يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِي» فَلَسْتُ كَهَيْئَتِكُمْ، وَمَا زَعَمَهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ بِالْإِطْعَامِ وَالْإِسْقَاءِ الْإِطْعَامُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَالْإِسْقَاءُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَلَيْسَ بِصَحِيحٍ؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَوْ طَعِمَ طَعَامًا حِسِّيًّا وَشَرِبَ شَرَابًا حِسِّيًّا، لَمْ يَكُنْ وَاصِلًا، وَإِنَّمَا الْمُرَادُ بِالطَّعَامِ وَالسَّقْيِ مَا يَسْتَغِلُّ بِهِ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ بِقَلْبِهِ وَلِسَانِهِ وَجَوَارِحِهِ.

When a person is preoccupied with something they love, it makes them forget everything else. This is why the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, 'I spend the night with my Lord, who feeds me and gives me drink,' meaning he was not like the rest of them. Some scholars claim this refers to food and drink from Paradise, but that is incorrect; if he had consumed physical food and drink, he would not have been fasting continuously. Rather, the food and drink mentioned refer to the spiritual nourishment he drew from the remembrance of Allah through his heart, tongue, and limbs.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (33 verbs · 52 nouns)

• شَعَرَ — to feel
• عَاشَرَ — to associate
• غَارَ — to be jealous
• بَاب — chapter
• حُرْمَة — sanctity
• مُسْلِم — Muslim