Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (160)

Manāsik al-ḤajjIbn Taimiya

and whoever says, “The meaning is that (1) Allah and the believers are sufficient for you,” has gone astray; indeed, such a statement borders on disbelief, for Allah alone (2) is the sufficiency of every believing servant (3), the One who truly suffices, as the Exalted has said:

“Is not Allah sufficient for His servant?” ⦗az-Zumar: 36⦘

Allah, exalted is He, has a right that no created being may share with Him: worship, exclusive devotion, reliance, fear, hope, pilgrimage, prayer, zakah, fasting, and charity.

The Messenger, for his part, has rights as well: faith in him, obedience to him, adherence to his sunnah, loyalty to those loyal to him, enmity toward those who oppose him, and giving him precedence in love over one’s family, wealth, and very self, as he—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“By Him in Whose hand is my soul, none of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his child, his father, and all people.” (4)

Indeed, the jihad he has commanded must be placed ahead of all of that, as the Exalted has said: “Say, ‘If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your spouses, your relatives, and wealth …’”

(1) The phrase “the meaning is that” is missing in manuscripts B, C, and D. (2) The reading “alone, He” appears in manuscript C as “He alone,” while the word “He” is omitted in manuscript D. (3) Manuscript B reads “from among the believers,” whereas the expression “a believing servant” occurs in manuscripts C and D as “one who believes in Him.” (4) Related by Bukhari, no. 14, on the authority of Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him). A similar version is recorded by Bukhari, no. 15, and Muslim, no. 44, through the narration of Anas.

ومَنْ قالَ: إنَّ المعنى أنَّ (١) اللهَ والمؤمِنِينَ حَسْبُكَ، فقدْ ضَلَّ، بَلْ قولُهُ مِنْ جنسِ الكُفْرِ؛ فإنَّ اللهَ وحدَه هو (٢) حَسْبُ كلِّ عبد مؤمن (٣) ، والْحَسْبُ الكافِي، كما قالَ تعالَى: {أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ} [الزمر: ٣٦] . ولِلَّه تعالَى حقٌّ لا يَشْرَكُهُ فيه مخلوقٌ؛ كالعباداتِ، والإخلاصِ، والتوكُّلِ، والخوفِ، والرجاءِ، والحجِّ، والصلاةِ، والزكاةِ، والصيامِ، والصدقةِ. والرسولُّ لَهُ حَقٌّ؛ كالإيمانِ بِهِ، وطاعتِه، واتِّبَاعِ سُنَّتِهِ، ومُوَالَاةِ مَنْ يُوَالِيهِ، ومُعَادَاةِ مَنْ يُعَادِيهِ، وتقديمِهِ في المحبَّةِ علَى الأهلِ والمالِ والنفسِ، كمَا قَالَ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ: «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ وَوَالِدِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ» (٤) . بَلْ يَجِبُ تقديمُ الجِهَادِ الَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ علَى هذَا كلِّه، كمَا قالَ تعالَى: {قُلْ إِنْ كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ

(١) قوله: (المعنى أنَّ): سقط من (ب) و (ج) و (د). (٢) قوله: (وحده هو): هو في (ج): (هو وحده)، وقوله: (هو): سقط من (د). (٣) في (ب): (من المؤمنين)، وقوله: (عبد مؤمن): هو في (ج) و (د): (مؤمن به). (٤) رواه البخاري (١٤)، من حديث أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه. وأخرج البخاري (١٥) ومسلم (٤٤) من حديث أنس بنحوه.