Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz Amma - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (248)

Tafsir al-Uthaymin Juz AmmaIbn al-'Uthaymin

self-admiration, and he fears being abased.

“And We raised high your renown.” No one doubts that the Messenger’s renown was raised—peace and blessings be upon him.

First, his name is proclaimed at every prayer time from the highest place, in the call to prayer: “I testify that none is worthy of worship but Allah; I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”

Second, his name is raised in every prayer as an obligation, during the tashahhud, for the tashahhud is obligatory. It includes: “I testify that none is worthy of worship but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.”

Third, his name is raised in connection with every act of worship. The Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him—is remembered in every act of worship because every act of worship must fulfill two essential conditions: sincerity to Allah Most High and adherence to the Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him. It is well known that anyone who follows the Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him and his family—will bear in mind while worshipping that he is following Allah’s Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him and his family—in that act. This is one way in which his renown is raised.

His words, “For indeed, with hardship comes ease. Indeed, with hardship comes ease,” are glad tidings from Allah—Mighty and Majestic—to the Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him and his family—and to the rest of the nation. The Messenger—peace and blessings be upon him—experienced hardship when he was in Mecca and was being hard-pressed, as well as in Tā’if, and likewise in Medina at the hands of the hypocrites. Allah therefore says, “For indeed, with hardship comes ease.” That is: just as We opened your heart for you, relieved you of your burden, and raised high your renown—and these are tremendous blessings—so too, the hardship that befalls you must be accompanied by ease. “For indeed, with hardship comes ease. Indeed, with hardship comes ease.” Regarding this verse, Ibn Abbas said, “One hardship will never overcome two eases” (1),

(1) *Al-Muwattaʾ*, 2/446; Ibn Abī Shayba, 5/335 and 13/308; al-Bayhaqī, *Shu'ab al-Īmān*, 7/205–206; al-Hākim, 2/301.

العجب، يخاف من الإذلال. ﴿ورفعنا لك ذكرك﴾ رفع ذكر الرسول ﵊ لا أحد يشك فيه؛ أولاً: لأنه يرفع ذكره عند كل صلاة في أعلى مكان وذلك في الأذان: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن محمد رسول الله. ثانياً: يرفع ذكره في كل صلاة فرضاً في التشهد، فإن التشهد مفروض، وفيه أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، وأشهد أن محمدًا عبده ورسوله. ثالثاً: يرفع ذكره عند كل عبادة، كل عبادة مرفوع فيها ذكر الرسول ﷺ، وذلك لأن كل عبادة لابد فيها من شرطين أساسيين هما: الإخلاص لله تعالى، والمتابعة للرسول ﵊، ومن المعلوم أن المتابع للرسول صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم سوف يستحضر عند العبادة أنه متبع فيها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم فهذا من رفع ذكره. قوله: ﴿فإن مع العسر يسراً. إن مع العسر يسراً﴾ هذا بشارة من الله ﷿ للرسول صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم ولسائر الأمة، وجرى على الرسول ﵊ عسر حينما كان بمكة يضيق عليه، وفي الطائف، وكذلك أيضاً في المدينة من المنافقين فالله يقول: ﴿فإن مع العسر يسراً﴾ يعني كما شرحنا لك صدرك، ووضعنا عنك وزرك، ورفعنا لك ذكرك، وهذه نعم عظيمة كذلك هذا العسر الذي يصيبك لابد أن يكون له يسر ﴿فإن مع العسر يسراً. إن مع العسر يسراً﴾ قال ابن عباس عند هذه الآية: «لن يغلب عسٌر يسرين» (١) ،

(١) الموطأ ٢/ ٤٤٦، أبن أبي شيبة ٥/ ٣٣٥، ١٣/ ٣٠٨، البيهقي شعب الإيمان ٧/٢٠٥- ٢٠٦ الحاكم ٢/ ٣٠١.