These boundaries, then, ought to be kept in view whenever a passage from the Quran or the Sunnah comes before you, so that you may be guided to discern what falls under the matters to which Allah has assigned His various rulings and what does not, thereby attaining a clear criterion, sound guidance, and full insight.
We ask Allah to lead us to the straight path—that is, to know the truth and to act upon it—and to keep us away from every path that opposes it.
By Allah’s grace, the completion of this blessed commentary came on the 3rd of Shawwal in the year 1368 AH.
Despite its brevity, conciseness, and clarity, it has been of immense help in understanding the speech of the Lord of the worlds, demonstrating that Allah’s word is sufficient to clarify everything that benefits His servants in their worldly life and in the Hereafter, and to direct them to all of their diverse interests and manifold benefits. It shows, moreover, that the rectification and reform of every condition are impossible except by following the ways to which this Quran has guided in the fundamentals and the details of the religion, in character and etiquette, and in both internal and external affairs.
All praise is due to Allah, who has made His Book a source of guidance, healing, mercy, and light. All praise is due to Allah, by whose favor righteous deeds reach completion. May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad, upon his family and Companions, and upon all who follow them with excellence until the Day of Recompense.
Written in the hand of the servant in need of Allah in every respect, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Saʿdī—may Allah forgive him, his parents, and all the Muslims. Āmīn. ⦗1⦘