Qāʿidah fī al-Inghimās fī al-ʿAdū - Ibn Taimiya - (56)

79 – Thus, whoever was led astray by Satan so that he disobeyed Allah, but then abandoned what Allah had forbidden and thereafter strove and remained patient, is included in the meaning of this verse.

80 – This, in our Law, could well take the place of what the Children of Israel were commanded in theirs when they were tried by the worship of the calf: “So turn in repentance to your Maker and kill yourselves” (al-Baqarah 2:54).

81 – The Exalted also says: “If, when they had wronged themselves, they had come to you and asked Allah’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Ever-Relenting, Merciful… And had We prescribed for them, ‘Kill yourselves or leave your homes,’ …” (al-Nisāʾ 4:64-66).

82 – This indicates that the repentant person may be ordered to undertake a form of jihad in which he exposes himself to martyrdom.

Objections, their answers, and clarification of certain verses

83 – Someone might object: Allah the Exalted has said, “If there are twenty steadfast among you, they will overcome two hundred; and if there are one hundred among you, they will overcome one thousand of those who disbelieve…” and then, “Now Allah has lightened your burden and knows that there is weakness in you; so if there are one hundred steadfast among you, they will overcome two hundred, and if there are one thousand, they will overcome two thousand” (al-Anfāl 8:65-66).

٧٩- فمن فتنه الشيطان عن طاعة الله ثم هجر ما نهى الله عنه وجاهد وصبر كان داخلا في هذه الآية. ٨٠- وقد يكون هذا في شريعتنا عوضا عما أمر به بنو اسرائيل في شريعتهم لما فتنوا بعبادة العجل بقوله: ﴿فَتُوبُوا إِلَى بَارِئِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ﴾ (البقرة: من الآية٥٤) . ٨١- وقال تعالى: ﴿وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّاباً رَحِيماً﴾ إلى قوله: ﴿وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ أَوِ اخْرُجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ﴾ (النساء: ٦٤-٦٦) . ٨٢- وذلك يدل على: أن التائب قد يؤمر بجهاد تعرض به نفسه للشهادة. شبهات وجوابها وتوضيح لمعاني بعض الآيات ٨٣- فإن قيل: قد قال الله تعالى: ﴿إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صَابِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ وَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا أَلْفاً مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا﴾ إلى قوله: ﴿الْآنَ خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْكُمْ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفاً فَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ وَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُوا أَلْفَيْنِ﴾ (لأنفال: ٦٥، ٦٦)