Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 2 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 885

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بَابُ وُجُوبِ طَاعَةِ وُلَاةِ الْأَمْرِ فِي غَيْرِ مَعْصِيَةٍ وَتَحْرِيمِ طَاعَتِهِمْ فِي الْمَعْصِيَةِ.

(from previous page) ⟵ until one of the companions threw a mat over him, which suffocated him, and he killed himself - and refuge is sought in Allah.

وَمِنْ ذَاكَ الْوَقْتِ بَدَأَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهَا، وَأَخْبَرَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّهُ تَأْتِي فِتَنٌ يُرَقِّقُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا، أَيْ: أَنَّ بَعْضَهَا يَجْعَلُ مَا قَبْلَهُ رَقِيقًا وَسَهْلًا؛ لِأَنَّ الثَّانِيَةَ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الْأُولَى، كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الْأُخْرَى فَتُرَقِّقُ مَا قَبْلَهَا؛ وَلِهَذَا قَالَ: «يُرَقِّقُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا فَتَجِيءُ الْفِتْنَةُ فَيَقُولُ الْمُؤْمِنُ: هَذِهِ مُهْلِكَتِي؛ لِأَنَّهُ يَسْتَعْظِمُهَا عِنْدَ بِدَايَةِ إِتْيَانِهَا فَيَقُولُ: مِنْ هُنَا نَهْلَكُ.

From that time, tribulation began to raise its head. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, foretold in this hadith that trials would come, each making the previous one seem minor. He meant that some trials make what came before them seem manageable, because each subsequent trial is greater than the last. That is why he said, 'Each makes the other seem minor.' When a trial arrives, the believer says, 'This will destroy me,' because he perceives its gravity at the outset and fears, 'This is where we perish.'

ثُمَّ تَأْتِي الْأُخْرَى فَتُرَقِّقُ الْأُولَى وَتَكُونُ الْأُولَى سَهْلَةً بِالنِّسْبَةِ إِلَيْهَا، فَيَقُولُ الْمُؤْمِنُ: هَذِهِ هَذِهِ، يَعْنِي هَذِهِ الَّتِي فِيهَا الْبَلَاءُ كُلُّ الْبَلَاءِ، وَلَكِنْ نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُعِيذَنَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَصْبِرُ وَيَحْتَسِبُ وَيَلْجَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَيَسْتَعِيذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ، وَفِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ يَقُولُ: «أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ».

Then the next trial arrives, making the first seem trivial by comparison. The believer says, 'This is it,' meaning this is the one that holds the ultimate affliction. We ask Allah to protect us and you from such trials. The believer must remain patient, seek reward from Allah, turn to Him, and pray for refuge from tribulation. In every prayer, he says, 'I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, the punishment of the Fire, the trials of life and death, and the trial of the False Messiah.'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (28 verbs · 43 nouns)

• بَدَأَ — to begin
• رَفَعَ — to raise
• أَخْبَرَ — to inform
• بَاب — chapter
• وُجُوب — obligation
• طَاعَة — obedience