Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 15

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

ثُمَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْإِعْدَادُ بِالْقُوَّةِ الْمَادِيَّةِ،

Then after that is preparation with material strength.

وَلَكِنْ مَعَ الْأَسَفِ أَنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَمَّا كَانَ بَأْسُهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ مِنْ أَزْمِنَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ نَسُوا أَنْ يُعِدُّوا هَذَا وَهَذَا،

But unfortunately, when the Muslims had conflict among themselves for long periods, they forgot to prepare this and that.

لَا إِيمَانًا قَوِيًّا، وَلَا مَادَّةً،

Neither strong faith, nor material.

لَقَدْ سَبَقَنَا الْكُفَّارُ بِالْقُوَّةِ الْمَادِيَّةِ فِي الْأَسْلِحَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا،

The disbelievers have surpassed us in material strength in weapons and other things.

وَتَأَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الْقُوَّةِ كَمَا أَنَّنَا تَأَخَّرْنَا تَأَخُّرًا كَبِيرًا عَنْ إِيمَانِنَا الَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا،

And we have lagged behind them in this strength, just as we have lagged significantly behind our faith which is incumbent upon us.

وَصَارَ بَأْسُنَا بَيْنَنَا نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ السَّلَامَةَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ.

And our conflict has become among ourselves; we ask Allah for safety and well-being.

فَالْقِتَالُ وَاجِبٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ كَغَيْرِهِ مِنَ الْوَاجِبَاتِ، لَا بُدَّ مِنَ الْقُدْرَةِ،

Fighting is a duty, but like other duties, ability is necessary.

وَالْأُمَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةُ الْيَوْمَ عَاجِزَةٌ لَا شَكَّ،

The Islamic nation today is incapable, no doubt.

عَاجِزَةٌ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهَا قُوَّةٌ مَعْنَوِيَّةٌ، وَلَا قُوَّةٌ مَادِيَّةٌ،

Incapable, it has no moral strength, nor material strength.

إِذَنْ يَسْقُطُ الْوُجُوبُ لِعَدَمِ الْقُدْرَةِ عَلَيْهِ،

Therefore, the obligation falls away due to the lack of ability for it.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ.

So fear Allah as much as you are able.

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ﴾ أَيِ الْقِتَالُ كُرْهٌ لَكُمْ، وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ: ﴿وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ﴾. أَوَّلُ الْآيَةِ خَاصٌّ بِالْقِتَالِ، وَآخِرُ الْآيَةِ عَامٌّ ﴿وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا﴾، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ: (وَعَسَى أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا

Allah the Exalted said: 'But it is hateful to you.'

أَيِ الْقِتَالُ كُرْهٌ لَكُمْ.

Meaning, fighting is hateful to you.

وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ: ﴿وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ﴾.

But Allah the Exalted said: 'But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you.'

أَوَّلُ الْآيَةِ خَاصٌّ بِالْقِتَالِ، وَآخِرُ الْآيَةِ

The beginning of the verse is specific to fighting, and the end of the verse is general.

رُبَّمَا يَكْرَهُ الْإِنْسَانُ شَيْئًا يَقَعُ، وَيَكُونُ الْخَيْرُ

Perhaps a human hates a thing that happens, and the good is in it.

وَرُبَّمَا يُحِبُّ شَيْئًا أَنْ يَقَعَ، وَيَكُونُ الشَّرُّ

And perhaps he loves a thing to happen, and the evil is in it.

وَكَمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَقَعَ وَكَرِهْتَهُ وَتَمَنَّيْتَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَحْصُلْ، ثُمَّ فِي النِّهَايَةِ تَجِدُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ

And how many things have happened that you hated and wished had not occurred, then in the end you find that the good is in it.

مِصْدَاقًا لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ﴾.

In confirmation of His saying the Exalted: 'But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you.'

وَهَذِهِ الْآيَةُ يُشْبِهُهَا قَوْلُهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ: ﴿فَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا﴾.

And this verse is resembled by His saying, Blessed and Exalted, in Surah An-Nisa: 'But perhaps you hate a thing and Allah makes therein much good.'

Vocabulary · المفردات (22 verbs · 44 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• أَعَدَّ — to prepare
• سَبَقَ — to precede
• تَأَخَّرَ — to be late
• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• صَارَ — to become
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• سَقَطَ — to fall
• اِتَّقَى — to fear
• اِسْتَطَاعَ — to be able
• قَالَ — to say
• كَرِهَ — to hate
• عَسَى — to hope
• أَحَبَّ — to love
• وَقَعَ — to happen
• تَمَنَّى — to wish
• حَصَلَ — to occur
• وَجَدَ — to find
• شَابَهَ — to resemble
• تَبَارَكَ — to be blessed
• جَعَلَ — to make
• بَاب — chapter
• وُجُوب — obligation
• جِهَاد — jihad
• فَضْل — virtue
• غُدْوَة — morning journey
• رَوْحَة — evening journey
• إِعْدَاد — preparation
• قُوَّة — strength
• مَادِيَّة — material
• أَسَف — regret
• مُسْلِم — Muslim
• بَأْس — might
• زَمَان — time
• طَوِيل — long
• إِيمَان — faith
• قَوِيّ — strong
• مَادَّة — matter
• كَافِر — disbeliever
• سِلَاح — weapon
• تَأَخُّر — delay
• كَبِير — great
• سَلَامَة — safety
• عَافِيَة — well-being
• قِتَال — fighting
• وَاجِب — duty
• قُدْرَة — ability
• أُمَّة — nation
• إِسْلَامِيّ — Islamic
• يَوْم — day
• عَاجِز — incapable
• شَكّ — doubt
• مَعْنَوِيّ — moral
• عَدَم — lack
• كُرْه — hatred
• خَيْر — good
• شَرّ — evil
• آيَة — verse
• خَاصّ — specific
• عَامّ — general
• إِنْسَان — human
• نِهَايَة — end
• مِصْدَاق — confirmation
• سُورَة — surah
• كَثِير — much