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along with placing a kasrah on the final nūn when the word is treated as dual, and the opposite when it is taken as plural; both pronunciations are acceptable.

22 – Chapter on Sincere Counsel

Allah the Exalted says, “The believers are but brothers.” ⦗Al-Ḥujurāt 49:10⦘
He also says, conveying Noah’s words, “and I give you sincere counsel.” ⦗Al-Aʿrāf 7:62⦘
And He says about Hūd, peace be upon him, “I am to you a trustworthy counselor.” (1) ⦗Al-Aʿrāf 7:68⦘

As for the hadiths:

186 – First: Abū Ruqayyah Tamīm ibn Aws ad-Dārī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Religion is sincere counsel.” (1) We asked, “For whom?” He answered, “For Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common folk.” Narrated by Muslim.

187 – Second: Jarīr ibn ʿAbd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to establish the prayer, pay the zakah, and extend sincere counsel to every Muslim.” Agreed upon.

188 – Third: Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” Agreed upon.

23 – Chapter on Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong

Allah the Exalted says, “Let there arise from among you a community that calls to all that is good, enjoins what is right, and forbids what is wrong; it is they who will prosper.” ⦗Āl ʿImrān 3:104⦘
And He says:

(1) That is, the very pillar and support of the religion is nasiha (sincere counsel). The word is all-inclusive, signifying the pursuit of what is beneficial for the person being advised.

كسر النون على التثنية ، وعكسه على الجمع ، وكلاهما صحيح . ٢٢ - باب في النصيحة قال تعالى : ﴿ إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ ﴾ [ الحجرات : ١٠ ] وقال تعالى إخباراً عن نوح ﷺ : ﴿ وَأَنْصَحُ لَكُمْ ﴾ [ الأعراف : ٦٢ ] وعن هود ﷺ : ﴿ وَأَنَا لَكُمْ نَاصِحٌ أَمِينٌ ﴾ (١) [ الأعراف : ٦٨ ] . وأما الأحاديث : ١٨٦ - فالأول : عن أبي رقية تميم بن أوس الداري رضي الله عنه أن النبي ﷺ قال : « الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ » (١) قلنا : لِمَنْ ؟ قال : « لِلَّهِ وَلِكِتَابِهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَامَّتِهِمْ » رواه مسلم . ١٨٧ - الثاني : عن جرير بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه قال : بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى إِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَالنُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ . متفق عليه . ١٨٨ - الثالث : عن أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي ﷺ قال : « لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ » متفق عليه . ٢٣ - باب في الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر قال الله تعالى : ﴿ وَلْتَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ﴾ [ آل عمران : ١٠٤ ] وقال تعالى :

(١) أي عماد الدين وقوامه النصيحة . وهي كلمة جامعة معناها : حيازة الخير للمنصوح .