Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (157)

Manāsik al-ḤajjIbn Taimiya

performs, for he—peace and blessings be upon him—said:

“Whoever calls people to guidance shall have a reward equal to the rewards of all those who follow him, without those rewards being diminished in the slightest.” (1)

He is the one who summoned his community to every good; therefore every good deed that any member of the Ummah performs brings him an equal share of its reward. Consequently, he—peace and blessings be upon him—had no need (2) for anyone to gift him the reward of a prayer, an act of charity, or a Qur’an recitation from (3) anyone, for (4) he already receives a reward equal to whatever they do, without their own rewards being reduced in any way.

Whoever is more obedient to him and follows him more closely is the person most entitled to him in this world and the Hereafter. Allah the Exalted said:

“Say, ‘This is my path: I call unto Allah with clear insight—I and those who follow me.’” [Yusuf: 108]

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also said: “Indeed (5) the family of (6) so-and-so are not my allies (7); my ally is only Allah and the righteous believers.” (8)

He is nearer to every believer than the believer is to himself, and he is the intermediary between Allah and His creation in conveying His commands and prohibitions, His promises and warnings. Therefore, what is lawful (9) is what he has declared lawful, and what is unlawful is what he has declared unlawful,

(1) Reported by Muslim, no. 2674, on the authority of Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him). (2) Manuscript A omits the words “salla Allahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam yahtaju an,” while manuscript D reads “yahtaju ila” instead of “yahtaju an.” (3) The word “min” is absent from manuscript B. (4) The phrase “min ahadin; fa-inna” appears in manuscript C as “mimman kana.” (5) The particle “inna” is missing in manuscript D. (6) Manuscripts A and B read “bani.” (7) The word “li” is omitted in manuscript B. (8) Reported by al-Bukhari, no. 5990, and Muslim, no. 215, on the authority of ʿAmr ibn al-ʿAs (may Allah be pleased with him). (9) Manuscript B adds the phrase “fa-inna al-halal.”

صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ قال: «مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى هُدًى؛ فَلَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُجُورِ مَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا» (١) ، وَهُوَ الذِي دَعَا أُمَّتَهُ إلى كلِّ خيرٍ، فكلُّ خيرٍ يعملُه أحدٌ مِنَ الأمَّةِ فله مثلُ أَجْرِهِ، فلم يكنْ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ يحتاجُ (٢) أنْ يُهْدَى إليهِ ثوابُ صلاةٍ أو صدقةٍ أو قراءةٍ مِنْ (٣) أحدٍ؛ فإنَّ (٤) له مثلَ أَجْرِ ما يعملونَهُ مِنْ غيرِ أنْ يَنْقُصَ من أجورِهم شيئًا. وكلُّ مَنْ كانَ له أَطْوَعَ وأَتْبَعَ؛ كانَ أَوْلَى الناسِ به في الدُّنْيَا والآخرةِ، قالَ تعالَى: {قُلْ هَذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي} [يوسف: ١٠٨] ، وقالَ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ: «إِنَّ (٥) آل بني (٦) فُلَانٍ لَيْسُوا لِي (٧) بِأَوْلِيَاءَ، إِنَّمَا وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» (٨) ، وهوَ أَوْلَى بكلِّ مؤمنٍ مِنْ نفسِه، وهو الواسطةُ بينَ اللهِ وبينَ خَلْقِهِ في تبليغِ أَمْرِهِ ونَهْيِهِ ووَعْدِهِ ووَعِيدِهِ، فالحلالُ (٩) ما حَلَّلَهُ، والحرامُ ما حَرَّمَهُ،

(١) رواه مسلم (٢٦٧٤) من حديث أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه. (٢) قوله: (صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ يحتاجُ أن) سقط من (أ)، وزيد في (د): (إلى). (٣) قوله: (من): سقط من (ب). (٤) قوله: (من أحدٍ؛ فإنَّ) هو في (ج): (ممَّن كان). (٥) قوله: (إنَّ): سقط من (د). (٦) في (أ) و (ب): (بني). (٧) قوله: (لي): سقط من (ب). (٨) رواه البخاري (٥٩٩٠)، ومسلم (٢١٥) من حديث عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنه. (٩) في (ب): (فإنَّ الحلال).