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and said, “Pray to Allah to make me one of them.” He replied, “You are one of them.” Then another man rose and said, “Pray to Allah to make me one of them.” He said, “ʿUkkāsha has beaten you to it.” Agreed upon. (1)

“al-ruhīt” (with a ḍamma on the rā’) is the diminutive of rahṭ and refers to fewer than ten persons; “al-ufuq” means “side” or “horizon.” As for “ʿUkkāsha,” the ʿayn carries a ḍamma and the kāf may be doubled or left light, though the doubling is more common.

76 – The second: Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) also reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, “O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I believe, upon You I rely, to You I turn, and by You I contend. (2) O Allah, I seek refuge in Your might—there is no god but You—from being led astray. You are the Ever-Living who never dies, while the jinn and mankind die.” Agreed upon; this is Muslim’s wording, and al-Bukhārī recorded it in abridged form.

77 – The third: Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) also said, “Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best trustee.” Abraham, peace be upon him, said it when he was cast into the fire, and Muhammad ﷺ said it when people said, “Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them,” and it only increased them in faith and they said, “Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best trustee.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

In another narration from Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) he said, “The last words of Abraham, peace be upon him, when he was thrown into the fire were: ‘Allah is sufficient for me, and He is the best trustee.’”

78 – The fourth: Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Some people will enter Paradise whose hearts are like the hearts of birds.” Reported by Muslim.

It is said that this describes their reliance upon Allah; others say it refers to the softness of their hearts.

(1) I note—using Muslim’s wording—that al-Bukhari does not contain the phrase “la yarqun” (they do not seek ruqya); instead, his version reads “la yaktifun,” and that is the reliably transmitted wording, whereas Muslim’s version is anomalous in both isnad and matn. —N (2) That is: he disputed with the enemies of the faith.

فَقَالَ : « أَدْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ : « أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ » ثُمَّ قَامَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ : أَدْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ : « سَبَقَكَ بِهَا عُكَّاشَةُ » متفق عليه (١) . « الرَّهِيطُ » بضم الراء تصغير رهط ، وهم دون عشرة أنفس : وَ « الْأَفْقُ » الناحية والجانب . وَ « عُكَّاشَةُ » بضم العين وتشديد الكاف وتخفيفها ، والتشديد أفصح . ٧٦ - الثاني : عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أيضاً أَنَّ رسول الله ﷺ كان يقول : « اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ ، وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ (٢) . اللَّهُمَّ أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّتِكَ ؛ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَنْ تُضِلَّنِي ، أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ وَالْجِنُّ وَالْإِنْسُ يَمُوتُونَ » متفق عليه ، وهذا لفظ مسلم واختصره البخاري . ٧٧ - الثالث : عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أيضاً قال : ( حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ ، قَالَهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﷺ حِينَ أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ ، وَقَالَهَا مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ حِينَ قَالُوا : إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَقَالُوا : حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ ) رواه البخاري . وفي رواية له عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال : ( كَانَ آخِرَ قَوْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ﷺ حِينَ أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ : حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ ) . ٧٨ - الرابع : عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، عن النبي ﷺ قال : « يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ أَقْوَامٌ أَفْئِدَتُهُمْ مِثْلُ أَفْئِدَةِ الطَّيْرِ » رواه مسلم . قيل : معناه متوكلون وقيل قلوبهم رقيقة .

(١) قلت : حقه أن يقول - واللفظ لمسلم - : فإن البخاري ليس عنده قوله : « لا يرقون » ، وعنده مكانها « لا يكتفون » وهو المحفوظ ، ولفظ مسلم شاذ سنداً ومتناً . - ن - (٢) أي : خاصمت أعداء الدين .