Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 18

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَيُّهُمَا أَغْلَى الْأَنْفُسُ وَالْأَمْوَالُ، أَمِ الْجَنَّةُ؟!

Which is more precious: one's life and wealth, or Paradise?

الْجَنَّةُ بِلَا شَكٍّ، إِذَنِ الْبَائِعُ رَابِحٌ؛ لِأَنَّهُ بَاعَ النَّفْسَ وَالْمَالَ الَّذِي لَا بُدَّ مِنْ فَنَائِهِ بِنَعِيمٍ لَا يَزُولُ، وَمَنِ الَّذِي عَاهَدَ عَلَى هَذَا الْبَيْعِ؟

Paradise, without a doubt. The seller is a winner, for he has traded a life and wealth that must inevitably perish for a bliss that never fades. Who is the one who has entered into this covenant?

اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَمَنْ أَوْفَى بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ؟

Allah, the Almighty. Who is more faithful to His promise than He?

(مَنْ) هُنَا اسْتِفْهَامٌ بِمَعْنَى النَّفْيِ، يَعْنِي لَا أَحَدَ أَصْدَقُ وَأَوْفَى بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَصَدَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، لَا أَحَدَ أَوْفَى بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ.

The word "who" here is an interrogative used for negation, implying that no one is more truthful or faithful to His promise than Allah. Allah the Almighty has spoken the truth: none is more faithful than He, and He never breaks His promise.

ثُمَّ قَالَ تَعَالَى: فَاسْتَبْشِرُوا بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بَايَعْتُم بِهِ يَعْنِي لِتَسْتَبْشِرَ نُفُوسُكُمْ بِذَلِكَ، وَلِيُبَشِّرْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا، وَلِهَذَا قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ، وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا بِهِم مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ، يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِهَذَا الْبَيْعِ بَيْعٍ عَظِيمٍ، الَّذِي بَايَعْتُم بِهِ، وَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ، هَذِهِ الْجُمْلَةُ فِيهَا ضَمِيرُ الْفَصْلِ، وَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ، وَضَمِيرُ الْفَصْلِ كَمَا يَقُولُ الْعُلَمَاءُ يُسْتَفَادُ مِنْهُ ثَلَاثَةُ فَوَائِدَ: ١ - الِاخْتِصَاصُ. ٢ - التَّوْكِيدُ. ٣ -

The Almighty says: "Rejoice in the transaction you have made." This means your souls should find joy in this, and you should share the glad tidings with one another. For this reason, Allah says: "Do not think of those killed in the way of Allah as dead; they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision, rejoicing in what Allah has granted them of His bounty, and feeling happy for those who have not yet joined them, knowing they will have no fear nor will they grieve." They rejoice in this great transaction you have made, for it is the ultimate triumph. This sentence contains a pronoun of separation, "that is the ultimate triumph." As scholars explain, this pronoun serves three purposes:

١ - الِاخْتِصَاصُ.

1. Exclusivity.

٢ - التَّوْكِيدُ.

2. Emphasis.

التَّمْيِيزُ بَيْنَ الْخَبَرِ وَالصِّفَةِ.

3. Distinguishing between the predicate and the adjective.

هَذِهِ ثَلَاثَةُ فَوَائِدَ، يَعْنِي مَعْنَى ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي لَا فَوْزَ مِثْلُهُ، وَصَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَنَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ، مِمَّنْ بَاعُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَاللَّهُ الْمُوَفِّقُ.

These are the three benefits, meaning it is a success like no other. Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth. We ask Allah to include us and you among those who have sold their souls to Him, for He is the Grantor of success.

Vocabulary · المفردات (21 verbs · 38 nouns)

• بَاعَ — to sell
• زَالَ — to cease
• عَاهَدَ — to covenant
• أَوْفَى — to fulfill
• عَنَى — to mean
• صَدَقَ — to speak the truth
• أَخْلَفَ — to break a promise
• اسْتَبْشَرَ — to rejoice
• بَايَعَ — to pledge allegiance
• بَشَّرَ — to give good news
• حَسِبَ — to think
• قَتَلَ — to kill
• رَزَقَ — to provide
• آتَى — to give
• لَحِقَ — to join
• حَزِنَ — to grieve
• قَالَ — to say
• اسْتَفَادَ — to benefit
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• جَعَلَ — to make
• وَفَّقَ — to grant success
• نَفْس — soul
• مَال — wealth
• جَنَّة — paradise
• شَكّ — doubt
• بَائِع — seller
• رَابِح — winner
• فَنَاء — perishing
• نَعِيم — bliss
• بَيْع — sale
• عَهْد — covenant
• اسْتِفْهَام — interrogation
• مَعْنَى — meaning
• نَفْي — negation
• أَحَد — one
• مِيعَاد — appointment
• بَعْض — some
• سَبِيل — path
• مَيِّت — dead
• حَيّ — living person
• رَبّ — lord
• فَرِح — happy
• فَضْل — bounty
• خَلْف — rear
• خَوْف — fear
• عَظِيم — great
• فَوْز — success
• جُمْلَة — sentence
• ضَمِير — pronoun
• فَصْل — separation
• عَالِم — scholar
• ثَلَاثَة — three
• فَائِدَة — benefit
• اخْتِصَاص — specification
• تَوْكِيد — emphasis
• تَمْيِيز — distinction
• خَبَر — predicate
• صِفَة — adjective
• رَسُول — messenger