Al-Uqud al-Durriyya - Ibn Abd al-Hadi - (الكتاب/328)

Al-Uqud al-DurriyyaIbn Abd al-Hadi

—an indispensable component of the Scripture and the wisdom with which Allah sent His Messenger. Allah the Exalted says: “Allah will soon bring forth a people whom He loves and who love Him, humble toward the believers, firm against the disbelievers; they strive in the path of Allah and fear not the reproach of any critic. That is the bounty of Allah; He grants it to whom He wills, and Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing (54). Your only guardian is Allah, His Messenger, and the believers—those who establish prayer, give the zakat, and bow in devotion (55). Whoever takes Allah, His Messenger, and the believers as his allies—then, indeed, the party of Allah, they are the victorious (56)” ⦗Al-Māʾidah 5:54-56⦘.

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings.

All praise is due to Allah alone, and may Allah bless Muhammad and his family and grant them peace. (1)
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The Shaykh—may Allah have mercy on him—also sent other letters to his relatives (2) and his companions in Damascus.

While in Egypt he continued teaching the people, issuing legal opinions, reminding them of Allah and calling them to Him. He would speak from the pulpits in the mosques, interpreting the Qur’an and addressing other matters from after the Friday prayer until the late afternoon. In time a large number of people became exasperated with him (3) and withdrew, and many of those attached to the lodges, ribats, and zawiyas gathered together and agreed to lodge a complaint (4) against the Shaykh with the sultan,

(1) MSS F and K read: “wal-hamdu lillah rabb al-ʿalamin, wa salla Allah ʿala [K adds: sayyidina] Muhammad wa alihi [F adds: wa sahbihi] …”. (2) MS B reads “aqranahu” (his peers). (3) The word “kathir” (many) appears only in the base manuscript; MS T omits the phrase “khalq kathir” (a great many people). (4) MSS F and K read “yatashakkaw” (they complain).

بعثَ الله به رسولَه من الكتاب والحكمة أمرٌ لا بدَّ منه= ﴿فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ [ق ٩٥] عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ (٥٤) إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ (٥٥) وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ﴾ [المائدة: ٥٤ - ٥٦]. والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. والحمد لله وحده، وصلى الله على محمد وآله وسلم تسليمًا (١). *** وقد بعثَ الشيخُ ــ ﵀ ــ إلى أقاربه (٢) وأصحابه بدمشق كتبًا غير هذه. ولم يزل بمصر يُعلِّم الناسَ ويُفتيهم، ويذكِّرُ بالله ويدعو إليه، ويتكلَّم في الجوامع على المنابر بتفسير القرآن وغيره، من بعد صلاة الجمعة إلى العصر. إلى أن ضاقَ منه خلقٌ كثيرٌ (٣) وانحصروا، واجتمعَ خلقٌ كثيرٌ من أهل الخوانِقِ والرُّبط والزوايا، واتفقوا على أن يشتكوا (٤) الشيخَ إلى السلطان،

(١) العبارة في (ف، ك): «والحمد لله رب العالمين، وصلى الله على [ك: سيدنا] محمد وآله [ف: وصحبه] ... ». (٢) (ب): «أقرانه». (٣) «كثير» من الأصل فقط. وسقطت «خلق كثير» من (ط). (٤) (ف، ك): «يتشكوا».