Al-Uqud al-DurriyyaIbn Abd al-Hadi

from some of the early generations (1). Hence I did not repudiate anything whose soundness is established by decisive proof; for whatever has been confirmed by evidence and is transmitted from the Salaf is no distortion at all.

I also said to them (2): In the clause of negation I used the term tamthīl (asserting likeness) and did not use tashbīh (imputing resemblance), because tamthīl is expressly rejected by Allah in His Book, where He says, “There is nothing like unto Him” (Q 42:11), and where He says, “Do you know of any namesake for Him?” (Q 19:65). This Qurʾanic wording (3) is dearer to me than a phrase that appears in neither the Book of Allah nor the Sunnah of His Messenger (4), even though denying it may at times convey a sound meaning and at other times a flawed one.

When I went on to say, “They do not deny of Him what He has affirmed for Himself, they do not distort the words from their proper places, and they do not commit ilḥād (deviation) in the names and verses of Allah” (5), one of those present began to bristle, sensing that these words refuted what (6) he himself upheld; yet no rejoinder (7) presented itself to him. He tried to besiege me with the familiar questions (8) whose answers I know perfectly well, but he was unable to do so (9).

(1) B and Q read: “ʿan al-salaf” (from the pious predecessors). (2) F and K read: “lahu” (he has / it has). (3) F and K read: “fa-kana” (so he was); Tif has: “wa-kana” (and he was). (4) F, K, and Tif include: “Rasul Allah”. (5) The base text and B, Q, F read: “wa yuharrifun … wa yulhidun” (and they distort … and deviate), which is erroneous. (6) All manuscripts read: “wa-lamma” (and when); Tif instead has: “min al-radd al-zahir ʿalayh” (as an evident refutation of him). (7) F reads: “wa lam” (and he did not). (8) Tif has: “yadur bi-l-as’ila” (he goes around with questions). (9) F, K, and Tif add: “li-ʿilmihi bi-l-jawab” (because he knew the answer).
السلف (١). فلم أنفِ ما تقومُ الحجّةُ على صِحَّته؛ إذ ما قامت الحجةُ على صحته، وهو منقولٌ عن السَّلف، فليس من التحريف. وقلتُ لهم (٢) أيضًا: ذكرتُ في النفي «التمثيل» ولم أذكر «التشبيه»؛ لأنَّ التمثيل نفاه الله بنصِّ كتابه حيث قال: ﴿لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ﴾ [الشورى: ١١]، وقال: ﴿هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا﴾ [مريم: ٦٥] كان (٣) أحبَّ إليَّ من لفظٍ ليس في كتاب الله، ولا في سنة رسوله (٤)، وإن كان قد يُعنى بنفيه معنىً صحيح، كما قد يُعنى به معنىً فاسد. ولما ذكرتُ: «أنهم لا ينفون عنه ما وصفَ به نفسَه، ولا يحرِّفون الكَلِم عن مواضعه، ولا يُلحدون (٥) في أسماء الله وآياته». جعل بعضُ الحاضرين يمتعِضُ من ذلك؛ لاستشعاره ما في ذلك من الردِّ لِمَا (٦) هو عليه، ولكن لم (٧) يتوجَّه له ما يقوله، وأرادَ أن يدور عليَّ بالأسولة (٨) التي أعلمها، فلم يتمكَّن (٩).
(١) (ب، ق): «عن السلف». (٢) (ف، ك): «له». (٣) (ف، ك): «فكان»، (طف): «وكان». (٤) (ف، ك، طف): «رسول الله ﷺ ». (٥) وقع في الأصل و (ب، ق، ف): «ويحرفون ... ويلحدون» وهو خطأ. (٦) جميع النسخ: «ولما»، و (طف): «من الرد الظاهر عليه». (٧) (ف): «ولم». (٨) (طف): «يدور بالأسئلة». (٩) (ف، ك، طف) زيادة: «لعلمه بالجواب».

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