Al-Sharḥ al-Mumtiʿ - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (5/87)

Al-Sharḥ al-MumtiʿIbn al-'Uthaymin

prays, and her faith is diminished thereby; yet she is not blamed for this diminution, because a diminution that is not caused by a person is not something for which he is blamed.

“He should wear his finest clothes and go early to it on foot, ……….”

His statement, “He should wear his finest clothes,” means that it is recommended for him to wear his finest clothes, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would reserve his finest garments for delegations and for Friday (1).

Consider how the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, used to deal with people: when a delegation arrived, he would wear his finest clothes, so that he would appear before them in a manner befitting the occasion. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, warned against arrogance, saying: “No one who has even the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, a man likes his clothing to be fine and his sandals to be fine.” He replied, “Indeed, Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty” (2)—that is, He loves adornment, not natural, innate beauty. This is because the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, based this statement on their words, “He likes his clothing to be fine and his sandals to be fine,” and because this is something a person is able to do, for which he is rewarded if he does it. As for innate beauty, that is not within a person’s choice.

This indicates that one should also keep one’s clothes and sandals in good condition, provided that this does not lead to extravagance, boastfulness, or vanity. Hence, there are hadiths that indicate the virtue of humility in

(1) This is based on the report of Abdullah ibn Umar: “Umar ibn al-Khattab saw a silk garment at the door of the mosque and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, if only you would buy this and wear it on Friday and when delegations come to you.’ The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: ‘Only one who has no share in the Hereafter wears this ...’” Recorded by al-Bukhari (886). (2) Previously cited (1/157).

تصلي، وينقص إيمانها بذلك ولا تلام على النقص؛ لأن النقص الذي ليس بسبب الإنسان لا يلام عليه. وَيَلْبَسَ أَحْسَنَ ثِيَابِهِ وَيُبَكِّرَ إِلَيْهَا مَاشِياً، .......... قوله: «ويلبس أحسن ثيابه» أي: ويسنّ لبس أحسن ثيابه؛ لأن النبي ﷺ كان يُعد أحسن ثيابه للوفد والجمعة (١). وانظر كيف كان الرسول ﷺ يعامل الناس، فإذا جاء الوفد لبس أحسن ثيابه؛ ليظهر أمام الوفد بالمظهر اللائق، وقد قال النبي ﵊ محذراً من الكبر: «لا يدخل الجنة من في قلبه مثقال حبة خردل من كبر»، قالوا: يا رسول الله، الرجل يحب أن يكون ثوبه حسناً ونعله حسناً؟ فقال: «إن الله جميل يحب الجمال» (٢)، أي: يحب التجمل، وليس الجمال الطبيعي الخَلْقي؛ لأن الرسول ﷺ بنى هذا الكلام على قولهم: «يحب أن يكون ثوبه حسناً ونعله حسناً»؛ ولأن هذا هو الذي يستطيعه الإنسان، فيثاب عليه إذا فعله، أما الجمال الخَلْقي فهذا ليس من اختيار الإنسان. فدل ذلك على أنه ينبغي أيضاً أن يحسّن الإنسان ثيابه، ويحسّن نعله، لكن بشرط ألا يؤدي ذلك به إلى الإسراف والفخر والخيلاء، ولهذا وردت أحاديث تدل على فضل التواضع في

(١) لما روى عبد الله بن عمر: «أن عمر بن الخطاب رأى حلة سيراء عند باب المسجد، فقال: يا رسول الله لو اشتريت هذه فلبستها يوم الجمعة، وللوفد إذا قدموا عليك، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: إنما يلبس هذه من لا خلاق له في الآخرة … ». أخرجه البخاري (٨٨٦). (٢) سبق تخريجه (١/ ١٥٧).