Huquq Al al-Bayt - Ibn Taimiya - (22)

Huquq Al al-BaytIbn Taimiya

In the well-known hadith recorded by al-Tirmidhi and others from the Commander of the Believers, ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet ﷺ said: “There will be a trial.” I asked, “What is the way out of it, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “The Book of Allah: in it is the report of those before you, the news of those who will come after you, and the ruling concerning what occurs among you. It is decisive, not frivolous. Whoever abandons it out of tyranny, Allah will crush him; and whoever seeks guidance elsewhere, Allah will let him go astray. It is the firm rope of Allah, the wise reminder, the straight path. Desires cannot twist it, tongues cannot confuse it, it never wears out through repeated recitation, and its marvels never end. Whoever speaks by it has spoken the truth, whoever acts on it is rewarded, whoever judges by it is just, and whoever calls to it is guided to a straight path.” 1.

Allah the Exalted also says in His Book: “Hold fast, all of you together, to the rope of Allah, and do not be divided.” 2.

And He says: “Indeed, those who split up their religion and became sects—you have nothing to do with them whatsoever.” 3.

Thus He censured those who splintered into parties and factions, and He praised those who agreed with one another and advanced together, clinging to the rope of Allah—which is His Book—as a single community following the prophets.

As He says: “Indeed, of his adherents was Abraham.” 4. And Abraham is the leader of the prophets, as Allah the Most High says:

(1) Hadith reported by al-Tirmidhi, Kitab Thawab al-Quran, chapter 14; al-Darimi, Musnad, Kitab Fada’il al-Quran, chapter 1; and Ahmad b. Hanbal, Musnad, 9/111. (2) Surah Al Imran, verse 103. (3) Surah al-Anam, verse 159. (4) Surah al-Saffat, verse 83.

وفي الحديث المشهور الذي رواه الترمذي وغيره عن أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب ﵁ عن النبي ﷺ أنه قال: "ستكون فتنة. قلت: فما المخرج منها يا رسول الله؟ قال: كتاب الله, فيه نبأ ما قبلكم, وخبر ما بعدكم, وحكم ما بينكم, وهو الفصل ليس بالهزل, من تركه من جبار قصمه الله, ومن ابتغى الهدى في غيره أضله الله, وهو حبل الله المتين, وهو الذكر الحكيم, وهو الصراط المستقيم, وهو الذي لا تزيغ به الأهواء, ولا تلتبس به الألسن, ولا يخلق على كثرة الرد, ولا تنقضي عجائبه, من قال به صدق, ومن عمل به أجر, ومن حكم به عدل, ومن دعى إليه هدى إلى صراط مستقيم ١. وقال الله تعالى في كتابه: ﴿وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلا تَفَرَّقُوا﴾ ٢. وقال في كتابه: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعاً لَسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ﴾ ٣. فذم الذين تفرقوا فصاروا أحزابا وشيعا, وحمد الذين اتفقوا وساروا جميعا معتصمين بحبل الله الذي هو كتابه شيعة واحدة للأنبياء. كما قال تعالى: ﴿وَإِنَّ مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ﴾ ٤ وإبراهيم هو إمام الأنبياء كما قال تعالى:

١-الحديث أخرجه الترمذي في ثواب القرآن باب ١٤. والدارمي في المسند, في كتاب فضائل القرآن باب١. والإمام أحمد في المسند ٩١١١. ٢-سورة آل عمران, آية:١٠٣. ٣-سورة الأنعام, آية:١٥٩. ٤-سورة الصافات, آية:٨٣.