Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 4 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 212

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

A commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin, drawn from the words of the Master of the Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

أَمَّا وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ) فَهِيَ السُّورَةُ الْأُخْرَى أَيْضًا الَّتِي بِهَا الِاسْتِعَاذَةُ بِاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

As for the verse, 'Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,' this is the other surah that directs us to seek refuge in Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.

مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ) إِلَهِ النَّاسِ ) ، فَهُوَ الرَّبُّ الْمَلِكُ ذُو السُّلْطَانِ الْأَعْظَمِ مَلِكِ الَّذِي لَا يُمَانِعُهُ شَيْءٌ، وَلَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا، مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَهِ النَّاسِ ، أَيْ: مَعْبُودُهُمُ الَّذِي يُعْبَدُ بِحَقٍّ، فَلَا مَعْبُودَ حَقٌّ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَمِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ) الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ )، هَذِهِ وَسَاوِسُ الصُّدُورِ الَّتِي يُلْقِيهَا الشَّيْطَانُ فِي قَلْبِ ابْنِ آدَمَ، وَمَا أَكْثَرَ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ فِي هَذَا الْعَصْرِ مِنَ الْوَسَاوِسِ الْعَظِيمَةِ الَّتِي تُقْلِقُ الْإِنْسَانَ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ الدُّنْيَا اسْمٌ عَلَى مُسَمًّى، دَنِيئَةٌ لَا تَتِمُّ مِنْ وَجْهٍ إِلَّا نَقَصَتْ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ، تَرَفُنَا فِي هَذِهِ الْأَيَّامِ فِي هَذَا الْعَهْدِ لَا يُوجَدُ نَظِيرُهُ فِيمَا سَبَقَ النِّعَمُ مُتَوَافِرَةٌ، وَالْأَمْوَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ، وَالتَّرَفُ الْجَسَدِيُّ ظَاهِرٌ، لَكِنْ كَثُرَتْ فِي النَّاسِ الْآنَ الْوَسَاوِسُ وَالْأَمْرَاضُ النَّفْسِيَّةُ، وَالْبَلَاءُ، حَتَّى لَا تَتِمَّ الدُّنْيَا، فَيَرْكَنَ الْإِنْسَانُ إِلَيْهَا؛ لِأَنَّ الدُّنْيَا لَوْ تَمَّتْ مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ أَنْسَتِ الْآخِرَةَ، كَمَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ : وَاللَّهِ مَا الْفَقْرَ أَخْشَى عَلَيْكُمْ، وَلَكِنْ أَخْشَى أَنْ تُفْتَحَ عَلَيْكُمُ الدُّنْيَا فَتَنَافَسُوهَا كَمَا تَنَافَسَهَا مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ فَتُهْلِكَكُمْ كَمَا أَهْلَكَتْهُمْ، وَاللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذَا فَتَحَ الدُّنْيَا مِنْ جَانِبٍ صَارَ صَفْوُهَا كَدَرًا مِنْ جَانِبٍ آخَرَ، أَوْ مِنْ جَوَانِبَ أُخْرَى، وَالشَّاعِرُ الْجَاهِلِيُّ يَقُولُ: فَيَوْمٌ عَلَيْنَا وَيَوْمٌ لَنَا وَيَوْمٌ نُسَاءُ وَيَوْمٌ نُسَرُّ (٢)

'The King of mankind, the God of mankind' refers to the Lord, the Sovereign, the Possessor of supreme authority whom nothing can resist. His words remain unchanged, for He is the Exalted and High. 'The King of mankind, the God of mankind' means their true object of worship; there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 'From the evil of the whisperer, the withdrawer'—the one who whispers into the hearts of people—refers to those inner whispers cast by Satan into the heart of the son of Adam. How many overwhelming whispers does Satan cast in this age, causing such anxiety to man! Glory be to Allah; the world, ad-dunya, lives up to its name. It is base and fleeting; it never becomes complete in one way without being deficient in others. Our current luxury is unprecedented in history. Blessings are abundant—wealth, children, and every comfort—yet whispers, psychological ailments, and trials have proliferated among people. The world remains incomplete so that man does not lean upon it, for if the world were perfect in every way, it would cause one to forget the Hereafter. As the Prophet said: 'By Allah, it is not poverty that I fear for you, but I fear that the world will be opened to you, and you will compete for it just as those before you did, and it will destroy you as it destroyed them.' When Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, opens the world from one side, its clarity becomes clouded from another. As the pre-Islamic poet said: 'A day is against us, a day is for us; a day we are distressed, and a day we are pleased.'

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Vocabulary · المفردات (22 verbs · 45 nouns)

• عَاذَ — to seek refuge
• مَانَعَ — to prevent
• عَبَدَ — to worship
• سُورَة — surah
• رَبّ — lord
• نَاس — people