Tafsir Asma Allah al-Husna li-al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (184)

Tafsir Asma Allah al-Husna li-al-SadiAbd al-Rahman al-Sadi’

over them and thwarting their schemes against them. Allah Most High says:

‘Indeed, Allah defends those who believe.’ 1

This encompasses warding off everything that harms them in their religious and worldly affairs. Allah’s gracious protection of His servant is proportionate to the servant’s faith. The hadith states: ‘Be mindful of Allah, and He will protect you.’ 2 That is, observe His commands by obeying them, His prohibitions by avoiding them, and His limits by not overstepping them. He will protect you, your faith, your wealth, your children, and everything He has bestowed upon you of His bounty.”3

21 – The Truth4:

He, may Allah Most High have mercy on him, said: “He is the Truth in His essence and attributes. His existence is necessary, and His attributes and qualities are perfect. His existence is inseparable from His essence, and nothing exists except through Him.

He has always been, and will always be, characterized by majesty, beauty, and perfection.

He has always been, and will always be, known for His benevolence.

His word is true, His deeds are true, the meeting with Him is true, His Messenger is true, and His Books are true. His religion is the truth, and worshipping Him alone, without any partner, is the truth. Everything pertaining to Him is true.

‘That is because Allah is the Truth, and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Most Great.’ 5

‘And say, “The truth is from your Lord. So whoever wills—let him believe; and whoever wills—let him disbelieve.”’ 6

‘What, then, is there beyond the truth except error?’ 7

‘And say,

(1) Al-Hajj (38). (2) Reported by Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad (1:263) and al-Tirmidhī (4:667), Book of the Description of the Resurrection. Al-Tirmidhī graded it hasan sahīh (good and authentic). Ahmad Shākir authenticated it in al-Musnad (3:2671), as did al-Albānī in al-Mishkāt (3:1459). (3) Al-Haqq al-Wādih al-Mubīn, pp. 59–61; Tawdīh al-Kāfiya al-Shāfiya, p. 122. (4) Evidence for this name is the saying of Allah Most High: “That is because Allah is the Truth, and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Most Great” (al-Hajj: 62). (5) Al-Hajj (62). (6) Al-Kahf (29). (7) Yūnus (32).

عليهم ويدفع عنهم كيدهم، قال الله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا﴾ ١ وهذا عام في دفع جميع ما يضرهم في دينهم ودنياهم فعلى حسب ما عند العبد من الإيمان تكون مدافعة الله عنه بلطفه، وفي الحديث: "إحفظ الله يحفظك" ٢ أي احفظ أوامره بالامتثال ونواهيه بالاجتناب، وحدوده بعدم تعديها، يحفظك في نفسك ودينك ومالك وولدك، وفي جميع ما آتاك الله من فضله"٣. ٢١ - الحق٤: قال رحمه الله تعالى:"الحق: في ذاته، وصفاته، فهو واجب الوجود كامل الصفات والنعوت، وجوده من لوازم ذاته، ولا وجود لشيء من الأشياء إلا به. فهو الذي لم يزل، ولا يزال بالجلال، والجمال، والكمال، موصوفاً. ولم يزل ولا يزال بالإحسان معروفاً. فقوله حق، وفعله حق، ولقاؤه حق، ورسوله حق، وكتبه حق، ودينه هو الحق، وعبادته وحده لا شريك له هي الحق، وكل شيء إليه فهو حق ﴿ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ هُوَ الْبَاطِلُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ﴾ ٥ ﴿وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ﴾ ٦ ﴿فَمَاذَا بَعْدَ الْحَقِّ إِلَّا الضَّلالُ﴾ ٧ ﴿وَقُلْ

١ الحج (٣٨). ٢ أخرجه الإمام أحمد في المسند (١/ ٢٦٣) والترمذي (٤/ ٦٦٧) كتاب صفة القيامة وقال: حديث حسن صحيح، وصححه أحمد شاكر في المسند (٣/ ٢٦٧١) وصححه الألباني في المشكاة (٣/ ١٤٥٩). ٣ الحق الواضح المبين (ص٥٩ إلى ٦١) وتوضيح الكافية الشافية (ص١٢٢). ٤ ودليل هذا الاسم قال تعالى: ﴿ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ هُوَ الْبَاطِلُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ﴾ (الحج: ٦٢). ٥ الحج (٦٢). ٦ الكهف (٢٩). ٧ يونس (٣٢).