Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 16

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

فَهَذَا عَامٌ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْ يُجْرِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِقَضَائِهِ وَقَدَرِهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ شَيْئًا تَكْرَهُهُ، ثُمَّ فِي النِّهَايَةِ يَكُونُ الْخَيْرُ فِيهِ، وَالْعَكْسُ رُبَّمَا يُجْرِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شَيْئًا تَظُنُّهُ خَيْرًا وَلَكِنَّهُ شَرٌّ، عَاقِبَتُهُ شَرٌّ؛ وَلِهَذَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى حُسْنَ الْعَاقِبَةِ دَائِمًا.

This principle applies to everything. Allah, in His decree, destiny, and wisdom, may bring about something you dislike, yet it ultimately holds good for you. Conversely, He may bring about something you perceive as good, but which is actually evil in its outcome. For this reason, a person should always ask Allah to grant them a good end.

ثُمَّ قَالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾، نَعَمْ؛ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَنَحْنُ لَا نَعْلَمُ؛ لِأَنَّ عِلْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَاسِعٌ، بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ، عِلْمُ اللَّهِ عِلْمٌ وَاسِعٌ لِلْمُسْتَقْبَلِ يَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ وَنَحْنُ لَا نَعْلَمُ، يَعْلَمُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَنَحْنُ لَا نَعْلَمُ، يَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ النُّفُوسُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْدُوَ، وَقَبْلَ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ، وَنَحْنُ لَا نَعْلَمُ، وَهُنَا نَسْأَلُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ سَهْلٍ، شَيْءٍ غَيْرِ بَعِيدٍ هَلْ يَعْرِفُ الْبَشَرُ عَنْ أَرْوَاحِهِمْ شَيْئًا؟

The Exalted says, "Allah knows, while you know not." Indeed, Allah knows and we do not. His knowledge is vast and encompasses all things. He knows the future and the unseen, while we remain ignorant. He knows everything, including the whispers of the soul before they ever surface or manifest. Let us ask a simple, nearby question: do humans know anything about their own souls?

الرُّوحُ الَّتِي بِهَا الْحَيَاةُ، هَلْ يَعْرِفُونَ عَنْهَا شَيْئًا؟! الْجَوَابُ: لَا، ﴿وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا﴾.

Do they know anything about the very soul that gives them life? The answer is no. "They ask you about the soul. Say, 'The soul is of the affair of my Lord, and you have been given of knowledge but a little.'"

الرُّوحُ الَّتِي بَيْنَ جَنْبَيْكَ لَا تَعْرِفُهَا وَلَا تَدْرِي عَنْهَا، وَجُمْلَةُ: ﴿قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا﴾ هَذِهِ الْجُمْلَةُ ﴿وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا﴾ كَأَنَّ فِيهَا التَّوْبِيخُ، كَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ: وَمَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَعْلَمُوا هَذِهِ الرُّوحَ، فَمَا أَكْثَرَ الْعُلُومَ الَّتِي فَاتَتْكُمْ؟! وَالْحَاصِلُ: أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ: ﴿وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾.

You do not even understand the soul within your own body. The verse, "You have been given of knowledge but a little," carries a tone of rebuke, as if to say: is this the only knowledge you lack, that you must now ask about the soul? How vast is the knowledge that has escaped you! The conclusion remains that Allah says, "Allah knows, while you know not."

وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿انفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا﴾.

The Exalted also says, "Go forth, whether light or heavy."

انْفِرُوا إِلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ إِلَى الْجِهَادِ انْفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا، يَعْنِي انْفِرُوا حَالَ مَا يَكُونُ النَّفْرُ خَفِيفًا عَلَيْكُمْ أَوْ ثَقِيلًا عَلَيْكُمْ، انْفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا ﴿وَجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ﴾ أَيْ: إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مِنْ ذَوِي الْعِلْمِ، فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ.

Go forth to what? To Jihad. Go forth whether the mobilization is easy or difficult for you. "Strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah." If you possess knowledge, then realize that this is better for you.

وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشْتَرَى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ﴾

And Allah Almighty said: "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, in exchange for which they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed. This is a true promise binding upon Him in the Torah." ⟶ (sentence continues on next page)

Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 40 nouns)

• أَجْرَى — to cause to happen
• كَرِهَ — to dislike
• كَانَ — to be
• ظَنَّ — to think
• اِنْبَغَى — to be appropriate
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• عَلِمَ — to know
• وَسْوَسَ — to whisper
• بَدَا — to appear
• ظَهَرَ — to become visible
• عَرَفَ — to know
• آتَى — to give
• دَرَى — to know
• بَقِيَ — to remain
• فَاتَ — to miss
• نَفَرَ — to go forth
• جَاهَدَ — to strive
• اِشْتَرَى — to buy
• قَاتَلَ — to fight
• قَتَلَ — to kill
• عَامٌ — general
• شَيْءٌ — thing
• قَضَاءٌ — decree
• قَدَرٌ — destiny
• حِكْمَةٌ — wisdom
• نِهَايَةٌ — end
• خَيْرٌ — good
• عَكْسٌ — opposite
• شَرٌّ — evil
• عَاقِبَةٌ — consequence
• إِنْسَانٌ — human
• عِلْمٌ — knowledge
• وَاسِعٌ — vast
• عَلِيمٌ — all-knowing
• مُسْتَقْبَلٌ — future
• غَيْبٌ — unseen
• نَفْسٌ — soul
• سَهْلٌ — easy
• بَعِيدٌ — far
• بَشَرٌ — mankind
• رُوحٌ — soul
• حَيَاةٌ — life
• جَوَابٌ — answer
• أَمْرٌ — command
• رَبٌّ — lord
• قَلِيلٌ — a little
• جَنْبٌ — side
• جُمْلَةٌ — sentence
• تَوْبِيخٌ — reproach
• حَاصِلٌ — result
• جِهَادٌ — struggle
• نَفْرٌ — going forth
• خَفِيفٌ — light
• ثَقِيلٌ — heavy
• مَالٌ — wealth
• مُؤْمِنٌ — believer
• جَنَّةٌ — paradise
• وَعْدٌ — promise
• حَقٌّ — truth
• تَوْرَاةٌ — Torah