Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (158)

Manāsik al-ḤajjIbn Taimiya

and the religion is only what he has legislated, while Allah alone is the One who is worshipped, petitioned, relied upon, feared, and hoped for.

The Exalted said:

“Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is mindful of Him—it is they who will be the successful.” ⦗an-Nūr: 52⦘

Thus He joined obedience to Allah with obedience to the Messenger, just as He, Most High, also said:

“Whoever obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah.” ⦗an-Nisāʾ: 80⦘

He then confined reverent fear and piety to Allah alone, without partner, when He said:

“If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger had given them and had said, ‘Sufficient for us is Allah; soon Allah will grant us of His bounty—and so will His Messenger. Indeed, it is to Allah that we turn in hope.’” ⦗at-Tawbah: 59⦘

Here He attributed the act of giving to both Allah and the Messenger, just as He, Most High, said:

“Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it.” ⦗al-Hashr: 7⦘

Accordingly, no one may take anything except what the Messenger (1) has permitted him, even though Allah may have granted it to him (2) by way of power and dominion—for He grants sovereignty to whom He wills and removes sovereignty from whom He wills.

For this reason the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—used to say while standing upright after bowing, and after concluding the prayer:

“Allāhumma (3) none can withhold what You give, none can give what You withhold, and the fortune of the mighty avails him nothing before You.” (4)

That is to say: whoever is granted jadd—meaning fortune or power—

(1) The word “lahu” is missing in manuscripts J and D. (2) Manuscript B reads: “wa-dhalika.” (3) The invocation “Allahumma” is absent from manuscript B. (4) Reported by al-Bukhari, 844, and Muslim, 593, on the authority of al-Mughira ibn Shuʿba, may Allah be pleased with him.

والدِّينُ ما شَرَعَهُ، واللهُ هو المعبودُ الْمَسْؤُولُ الْمُسْتَعانُ بِهِ الَّذِي يُخَافُ ويُرْجَى ويُتَوَكَّلُ عليه. قالَ تعالَى: {وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيَخْشَ اللَّهَ وَيَتَّقْهِ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَائِزُونَ} [النور: ٥٢] ، فجعلَ الطاعةَ للهِ والرسولِ، كمَا قالَ تعالَى: {مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ} [النساء: ٨٠] ، وجعلَ الخشيةَ والتَّقوَى للهِ وحدَه لا شريكَ له، فقالَ تعالَى: {وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَضُوا مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَقَالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ سَيُؤْتِينَا اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَرَسُولُهُ إِنَّا إِلَى اللَّهِ رَاغِبُونَ} [التوبة: ٥٩] ، فأضافَ الإيتاءَ إلى اللهِ والرسولِ، كمَا قالَ تعالَى: {وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا} [الحشر: ٧] . فليسَ لأحدٍ أنْ يَأْخُذَ إلَّا مَا أَبَاحَهُ له (١) الرسولُ وإنْ كانَ اللهُ آتاهُ ذلِكَ (٢) مِنْ جهةِ القدرةِ والْمُلْكِ؛ فإنَّهُ يُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ يشاءُ، ويَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ يشاءُ، ولهذَا كانَ النَّبيُّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ يقولُ في الاعتدالِ مِنَ الركوعِ وبعدَ السلامِ: «اللَّهُمَّ (٣) لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ» (٤) ، أيْ: مَن آتيتَهُ جَدًّا -وهو

(١) قوله: (له) سقط من (ج) و (د). (٢) في (ب): (وذلك). (٣) قوله: (اللَّهمَّ): سقط من (ب). (٤) رواه البخاري (٨٤٤)، ومسلم (٥٩٣) من حديث المغيرة بن شعبة رضي الله عنه.