Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 2 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 387

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بَابُ وُجُوبِ أَمْرِهِ أَهْلَهُ وَأَوْلَادَهُ الْمُمَيِّزِينَ وَسَائِرَ مَنْ فِي رَعِيَّتِهِ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.

(from previous page) ⟵ It was extracted by Muslim in the Book of Zakat, Chapter on the Prohibition of Zakat for the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), number, Chapter on the Obligation of his commanding his family, his discerning children, and all those under his care to obey Allah Almighty.

لَهُمْ مَا يَجِبُ مِنْ غِذَاءِ الرُّوحِ عَلَى أَبِيهِمْ، وَمَنْ لَهُ وِلَايَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَأَوْلَى مَا يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ وَأَوْجَبُ وَأَفْضَلُ هِيَ الصَّلَاةُ، كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِنَبِيِّهِ مُحَمَّدٍ: (وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَى) [طه: ١٣٢]، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَأْمُرَ أَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ.

They are entitled to receive spiritual nourishment from their father or whoever holds guardianship over them. The most essential, obligatory, and virtuous act to command is prayer, as Allah the Almighty told His Prophet Muhammad: 'Enjoin prayer upon your family and be steadfast in it. We do not ask you for provision; We provide for you, and the ultimate outcome belongs to the righteous' [Taha: 132]. Thus, He commanded him to instruct his family to pray.

وَالْأَهْلُ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي الْبَيْتِ؛ مِنْ زَوْجَةٍ، وَابْنٍ، وَبِنْتٍ، وَعَمَّةٍ، وَخَالَةٍ، وَأُمٍّ، كُلُّ مَنْ فِي الْبَيْتِ أَهْلٌ، أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَأْمُرَهُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَصْطَبِرَ عَلَيْهِمْ يَعْنِي يَحُضُّ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الصَّبْرِ؛ وَلِهَذَا جَاءَتِ التَّاءُ الَّتِي فِيهَا زِيَادَةُ الْبِنْيَةِ، وَفِيهَا زِيَادَةُ الْمَعْنَى اصْطَبِرْ؛ لِأَنَّ أَصْلَهَا اصْبِرْ عَلَيْهَا.

'Family' refers to everyone in the home: wife, son, daughter, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, and mother. All who dwell within are family. He was commanded to instruct them to pray and to be steadfast with them, meaning he must urge himself toward patience. The inclusion of the letter 'ta' in the word 'istabir' adds both structural weight and depth of meaning, as the root is simply 'isbir'—to be patient with them.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (16 verbs · 49 nouns)

• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• أَمَرَ — to command
• قَالَ — to say
• بَابٌ — chapter
• وُجُوبٌ — obligation
• أَمْرٌ — command