Ijma' as-Salaf fi al-I'tiqad - Al-Kirmani - (73)

And whoever pronounces earnings, trade, and the acquisition of wealth through their lawful avenues (1) to be forbidden is ignorant, mistaken, and in clear opposition. Rather, profit gained from those avenues (2) is lawful, made lawful by Allah (3)—Glorified and Exalted be He—(4) and by His Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—(5), as well as by the scholars of the community (6).

A man, therefore, should strive to provide for himself and his dependents, seeking (7) the bounty of his Lord. Should he refrain from doing so because he regards earning a livelihood as impermissible, he is in error. Everyone has the strongest claim to his own property—whether it was inherited, obtained (8), bequeathed to him (9), or earned through his own labor (10)—and not as the dissenting dialecticians allege (11).

"It is firmly established that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—is superior both in person and in lineage; otherwise the argument would turn in a circle." Iqtidha al-Sirat al-Mustaqim, 1:419-420. (1) The T and H manuscripts read: "wa-tayyib al-mal min wajhihi" (and for the wealth to be pure in its source). (2) In T and H: "min wajhiha" (from its lawful source). (3) In T: "fa-qad ahallaha"; in H: "wa-qad ahallaha" (He has declared it lawful). (4) Omitted in both T and H. (5) Omitted in both T and H. (6) Absent from T and H. (7) Absent from T and H. (8) T reads: "wa-istifadahu" (and benefiting from it). (9) T has this wording; Q reads: "aw asabahu" (or he obtained it). (10) T reads: "aw kasabahu" (or he earned it). (11) Not found in H.

* ومن حرم المكاسب والتجارات، وطلب المال من وجوهها (١) ؛ فقد جهل وأخطأ، وخالف، بل المكاسب من وجوهها (٢) حلال، قد أحله (٣) الله [عَزَّ وَجَلَّ] (٤) ، ورسوله [-صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم-] (٥) ، [والعلماء من الأمة] (٦) . فالرجل ينبغي له أن يسعى على نفسه وعياله، [ويبتغي] (٧) من فضل ربه، فإن ترك ذلك على أنه لا يرى الكسب فهو مخالف، [وكل أحد أحق بماله الذي ورثه، أو استفاده (٨) ، أو أوصي له به (٩) ، أو اكتسبه (١٠) ، لا كما يقول المتكلمون المخالفون] (١١) .

= يثبت لرسول الله -صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- أنه أفضل نفسًا ونسبًا وإلا لزم الدور". اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم (١/ ٤١٩ - ٤٢٠). (١) في (ط) و (ح): وطيب المال من وجهه. (٢) في (ط) و (ح): من وجهها. (٣) في (ط): فقد أحلها، وفي (ح): وقد أحلها. (٤) من (ط) و (ح). (٥) من (ط) و (ح). (٦) لا توجد في (ط) و (ح). (٧) لا توجد في (ط) و (ح). (٨) في (ط): واستفاده. (٩) من (ط)، وفي (ق): أو أصابه. (١٠) في (ط): أو كسبه. (١١) لا توجد في (ح).