Tafsir as-Saadi (تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان) — Page 465

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قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِي رَبًّا وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلَّا عَلَيْهَا وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَائِفَ الْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِي مَا آتَاكُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

(from previous page) ⟵ Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. No partner has He. And with this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." Say, "Is it other than Allah I should seek as Lord while He is the Lord of all things? And every soul earns not [anything] except for itself, and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about that over which you used to differ." And He is the One who has made you successors on the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may test you through what He has given you. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; and indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.

يَأْمُرُ تَعَالَى نَبِيَّهُ ـ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ـ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَيُعْلِنَ بِمَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْهِدَايَةِ إِلَى الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ: الدِّينِ الْمُعْتَدِلِ الْمُتَضَمِّنِ لِلْعَقَائِدِ النَّافِعَةِ وَالْأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ وَالْأَمْرِ بِكُلِّ حَسَنٍ، وَالنَّهْيِ عَنْ كُلِّ قَبِيحٍ، الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَالْمُرْسَلُونَ، خُصُوصًا إِمَامُ الْحُنَفَاءِ، وَوَالِدُ مَنْ بُعِثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهِ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ، خَلِيلُ الرَّحْمَنِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ وَهُوَ الدِّينُ الْحَنِيفُ الْمَائِلُ عَنْ كُلِّ دِينٍ غَيْرِ مُسْتَقِيمٍ، مِنْ أَدْيَانِ أَهْلِ الِانْحِرَافِ كَالْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ.

The Exalted commands His Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to declare the guidance he follows toward the straight path: the moderate religion that encompasses beneficial beliefs, righteous deeds, the command to do good, and the prohibition of evil. This is the path of the prophets and messengers, especially the leader of the monotheists, the father of the prophets who were sent after him, the Friend of the Most Merciful, Abraham, peace and blessings be upon him. It is the upright religion that turns away from every path that is not straight, such as the religions of those who have deviated, like the Jews, the Christians, and the polytheists.

وَهَذَا عُمُومٌ، ثُمَّ خَصَّصَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَشْرَفَ الْعِبَادَاتِ فَقَالَ: {قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي} أَيْ: ذَبْحِي، وَذَلِكَ لِشَرَفِ هَاتَيْنِ الْعِبَادَتَيْنِ وَفَضْلِهِمَا وَدَلَالَتِهِمَا عَلَى مَحَبَّةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَإِخْلَاصِ الدِّينِ لَهُ وَالتَّقَرُّبِ إِلَيْهِ بِالْقَلْبِ وَاللِّسَانِ، وَالْجَوَارِحِ وَبِالذَّبْحِ الَّذِي هُوَ بَذْلُ مَا تُحِبُّهُ النَّفْسُ مِنَ الْمَالِ، لِمَا هُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهَا وَهُوَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.

This is a general statement, then He specifies the most noble of acts of worship, saying: 'Say, indeed my prayer and my sacrifice,' meaning my slaughtering. This is due to the nobility of these two acts, their excellence, and their expression of love for Allah the Exalted, the sincerity of religion for Him, and drawing near to Him with the heart, the tongue, and the limbs. Sacrifice represents the offering of what the soul loves of wealth for the sake of what is more beloved to it: Allah the Exalted.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (36 verbs · 89 nouns)

• قَالَ — to say
• بَغَى — to seek
• كَسَبَ — to earn
• رَبّ — lord
• شَيْء — thing
• نَفْس — soul