Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 20

Arabic text · النص

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَقَائِهِمْ أَعْلَى مِنْ مَصْلَحَةِ الْجِهَادِ، وَهُمْ كَالَّذِينَ قَعَدُوا لِلتَّفَقُّهِ فِي الدِّينِ، وَإِمَّا لِعُذْرٍ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ مَعَهُ أَنْ يَذْهَبُوا إِلَى الْجِهَادِ.

Explanation of Riyadh as-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, regarding their remaining being higher than the interest of Jihad, and they are like those who stayed behind to gain understanding in the religion, or due to an excuse with which they are unable to go to Jihad.

وَقَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ﴾، الْمُجَاهِدُونَ أَفْضَلُ، وَفِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ نَفْيُ الِاسْتِوَاءِ بَيْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَأَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً، فَمِثْلُ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿لَا يَسْتَوِي مِنْكُمْ مَنْ أَنْفَقَ مِنْ قَبْلِ الْفَتْحِ وَقَاتَلَ أُولَئِكَ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَنْفَقُوا مِنْ بَعْدُ وَقَاتَلُوا وَكُلًّا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَى﴾.

And the saying of Allah the Exalted: 'Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled, and those who strive and fight in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives,' the Mujahideen are better, and in this verse is a negation of equality between the believers, and that the believers are not the same, and similar to that is His saying the Exalted: 'Not equal among you are those who spent and fought before the conquest (of Makkah) - those are greater in degree than those who spent and fought after, and to all Allah has promised the best (reward).'

وَنَفْيُ الِاسْتِوَاءِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ الْعَزِيزِ كَثِيرٌ ﴿قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَى وَالْبَصِيرُ أَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِي الظُّلُمَاتُ وَالنُّورُ﴾، ﴿وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْبَحْرَانِ هَذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَائِغٌ شَرَابُهُ، وَهَذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ﴾، وَالْآيَاتُ كَثِيرَةٌ، وَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أُنَبِّهَ هُنَا عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ يُطْلِقُهَا بَعْضُ النَّاسِ قَدْ يُرِيدُونَ بِهَا خَيْرًا، وَقَدْ يُطْلِقُهَا بَعْضُ النَّاسِ يُرِيدُونَ بِهَا شَرًّا، وَهِيَ قَوْلُهُمْ: إِنَّ الدِّينَ الْإِسْلَامِيَّ دِينُ الْمُسَاوَاةِ، فَهَذَا كَذِبٌ عَلَى الدِّينِ الْإِسْلَامِيِّ؛ لِأَنَّ الدِّينَ الْإِسْلَامِيَّ لَيْسَ دِينَ الْمُسَاوَاةِ، الدِّينُ الْإِسْلَامِيُّ دِينُ الْعَدْلِ، وَهُوَ إِعْطَاءُ كُلِّ شَخْصٍ مَا يَسْتَحِقُّ، فَإِذَا اسْتَوَى شَخْصَانِ فِي الْأَحَقِّيَّةِ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَتَسَاوَيَانِ فِيمَا يَتَرَتَّبُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأَحَقِّيَّةِ، أَمَّا مَعَ الِاخْتِلَافِ فَلَا، وَلَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُطْلَقَ عَلَى أَنَّ الدِّينَ الْإِسْلَامِيَّ دِينُ مُسَاوَاةٍ أَبَدًا، بَلْ إِنَّهُ دِينُ الْعَدْلِ، لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى﴾،

And the negation of equality in the Noble Quran is frequent: 'Say, are the blind and the seeing equal? Or are darkness and light equal?', 'And not equal are the two seas; one is fresh, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other is salt, bitter,' and the verses are many, and I would like to alert here to a phrase that some people use, perhaps intending good by it, and perhaps some people use it intending evil by it, and it is their saying: 'The Islamic religion is a religion of equality,' for this is a lie against the Islamic religion; because the Islamic religion is not a religion of equality, the Islamic religion is a religion of justice, and it is giving every person what they deserve, so if two people are equal in entitlement, then they are equal in what results from this entitlement, but with difference, no, and it is impossible to say that the Islamic religion is a religion of equality ever, rather it is a religion of justice, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: 'Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives.'

هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةُ: الدِّينُ الْإِسْلَامِيُّ دِينُ الْمُسَاوَاةِ قَدْ يُطْلِقُهَا بَعْضُ النَّاسِ وَيُرِيدُ بِهَا شَرًّا، فَمَثَلًا يَقُولُ: لَا فَرْقَ بَيْنَ الذَّكَرِ وَالْأُنْثَى، الدِّينُ دِينُ مُسَاوَاةٍ، الْأُنْثَى أَعْطُوهَا مِنَ الْحُقُوقِ مِثْلَ مَا تُعْطُونَ الرَّجُلَ، وَلُّوهَا الْوِلَايَاتِ اجْعَلُوهَا تَفْعَلُ مَا يَفْعَلُ الرِّجَالُ... لِمَاذَا؟ لِأَنَّ الدِّينَ الْإِسْلَامِيَّ دِينُ الْمُسَاوَاةِ، الِاشْتِرَاكِيُّونَ يَقُولُونَ: الدِّينُ دِينُ مُسَاوَاةٍ.

This phrase: 'The Islamic religion is a religion of equality,' some people may use it and intend evil by it, for example, he says: 'There is no difference between the male and the female, the religion is a religion of equality, give the female of the rights the same as what you give the man, appoint her to positions of authority, make her do what men do...' Why? Because the Islamic religion is a religion of equality; the socialists say: 'The religion is a religion of equality.'

Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 67 nouns)

• صَلَّى — to pray
• قَعَدَ — to stay behind
• تَفَقَّهَ — to study
• اسْتَطَاعَ — to be able
• ذَهَبَ — to go
• اسْتَوَى — to be equal
• أَنْفَقَ — to spend
• قَاتَلَ — to fight
• وَعَدَ — to promise
• أَحَبَّ — to love
• نَبَّهَ — to alert
• أَطْلَقَ — to use (a word)
• أَرَادَ — to want
• اسْتَحَقَّ — to deserve
• تَسَاوَى — to be equal
• تَرَتَّبَ — to result
• أَمَرَ — to command
• وَلَّى — to appoint
• فَعَلَ — to do
• قَالَ — to say
• شَرْح — explanation
• رِيَاض — gardens
• صَالِح — righteous (male)
• كَلَام — speech
• سَيِّد — master
• مُرْسَل — messenger
• بَقَاء — remaining
• مَصْلَحَة — interest
• جِهَاد — struggle
• تَفَقُّه — deep understanding
• دِين — religion
• عُذْر — excuse
• قَوْل — saying
• قَاعِد — sitter (male)
• مُؤْمِن — believer
• ضَرَر — harm
• مُجَاهِد — fighter
• سَبِيل — path
• مَال — wealth
• نَفْس — soul
• أَفْضَل — better
• آيَة — verse
• نَفْي — negation
• اسْتِوَاء — equality
• سَوَاء — equal
• مِثْل — like
• فَتْح — conquest
• عَظِيم — great
• دَرَجَة — degree
• حُسْنَى — best
• قُرْآن — Quran
• عَزِيز — mighty
• كَثِير — many
• أَعْمَى — blind (male)
• بَصِير — sighted (male)
• ظُلْمَة — darkness
• نُور — light
• بَحْر — sea
• عَذْب — fresh
• فُرَات — sweet
• سَائِغ — palatable
• شَرَاب — drink
• مِلْح — salt
• أُجَاج — bitter
• كَلِمَة — word
• بَعْض — some
• نَاس — people
• خَيْر — good
• شَرّ — evil
• إِسْلَامِيّ — Islamic
• مُسَاوَاة — equality
• كَذِب — lie
• عَدْل — justice
• إِعْطَاء — giving
• شَخْص — person
• أَحَقِّيَّة — entitlement
• اخْتِلَاف — difference
• إِحْسَان — kindness
• إِيتَاء — giving
• قُرْبَى — kinship
• فَرْق — difference
• ذَكَر — male
• أُنْثَى — female
• حَقّ — right
• رَجُل — man
• وِلَايَة — authority
• اشْتِرَاكِيّ — socialist