Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz Amma - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (134)

Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz AmmaIbn al-'Uthaymin

and His angels, His Books, His messengers, the Last Day, and the divine decree, both its good and its evil. This is faith, as the Prophet—may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace—explained when Gabriel asked him about faith. He replied: “It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His messengers, the Last Day, and the divine decree, both its good and its evil.” (1)

As for His words, ﴿and perform righteous deeds﴾, this means that they perform righteous deeds. Righteous deeds are those founded upon sincerity to Allah and adherence to Allah’s revealed law. Thus, whoever performs a deed in which he associates someone else with Allah will have that deed rejected. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—related that his Lord, Almighty, said: “I am the One most free of any need for partners. Whoever performs a deed in which he associates another with Me, I reject him and his act of association.” (2)

As for following the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace—any deed that is not in accordance with Allah’s revealed law is invalid and rejected, for the Prophet—may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace—said: “Whoever performs a deed that is not in accordance with our way will have it rejected.” (3)

Accordingly, the worship of one who shows off—worshipping Allah while making a display before people, meaning that he displays his worship so that they will see and praise him—is rejected as well. He does not seek to draw closer to people; he seeks to draw closer to Allah, but wants people to praise him for drawing closer to Allah and worshipping Him. Such a person is showing off, and his deed is rejected. Likewise, if someone recites words from the Quran or words of remembrance and raises his voice so that people will hear him and praise him for remembering Allah, he too is showing off, and his deed is rejected because he has associated someone else with Allah in it: he wanted people to praise him for worshipping Allah. As for one who directs worship to people, he commits major shirk. This means someone who stands in prayer before another person out of veneration for him rather than for Allah, and bows and prostrates to that person

(1) Its source citation was given above, p. 56. (2) Muslim, *Kitāb al-Zuhd* (Book of Asceticism), chapter “The Prohibition of Ostentation,” no. 2985 (46). (3) Muslim, *Kitāb al-Aqdiya* (Book of Judicial Rulings), chapter “The Annulment of Invalid Judgments,” no. 1718 (18).

وملائكته، وكتبه، ورسله، واليوم الآخر، والقدر خيره وشره فإن هذا هو الإيمان كما فسره النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم حين سأله جبريل عن الإيمان فقال: «أن تؤمن بالله، وملائكته، وكتبه، ورسله، واليوم الآخر، والقدر خيره وشره» (١) ، وأما قوله: ﴿وعملوا الصالحات﴾ فالمراد عملوا الأعمال الصالحة، والأعمال الصالحة هي التي بنيت على الإخلاص لله، واتباع شريعة الله، فمن عمل عملاً أشرك به مع الله غيره فعمله مردود عليه؛ لقول النبي ﵌ فيما يرويه عن ربه أنه تعالى قال: «أنا أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك من عمل عملاً أشرك فيه معي غيري تركته وشركه» (٢) . وأما المتابعة لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم فإن من عمل عملاً ليس على شريعة الله فإنه باطل مردود، لقول النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم: «من عمل عملاً ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد» (٣) ، وبناء على ذلك تكون عبادة المرائي الذي يعبد الله لكن يرائي الناس أي يظهر العبادة ليراه الناس فيمدحوه وهو لا يريد التقرب إلى الناس، يريد التقرب إلى الله لكن يريد أن يمدحه الناس على تقربه إلى الله وعبادته لله فهذا مراءٍ وعمله مردود أيضاً، كذلك من تكلم بكلام قرآن أو ذكر ورفع صوته ليسمعه الناس فيمدحوه على ذكره لله فهذا أيضاً مراءٍ، عمله مردودٌ عليه؛ لأنه أشرك فيه مع الله غيره، أراد أن يمدحه الناس على عبادة الله، أما من تعبد للناس فهذا مشرك شركاً أكبر يعني من قام يصلي أمام شخص تعظيماً له، لا لله، وركع للشخص وسجد

(١) تقدم تخريجه ص ٥٦. (٢) أخرجه مسلم كتاب الزهد باب تحريم الرياء (٢٩٨٥) (٤٦) . (٣) أخرجه مسلم كتاب الأقضية باب نقض الأحكام الباطلة (١٧١٨) (١٨) .