Al-Muqaddimāt al-Mumahhidāt - Ibn Rush al-Jadd - (1/46)

Al-Muqaddimāt al-MumahhidātIbn Rush al-Jadd

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The seeker of knowledge must make his intention sincerely for Allah Most High when seeking it, for no deed benefits its doer without an intention. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“Deeds are judged only by intentions, and each person will have only what he intended.”

He—peace and blessings be upon him—also said:

“The believer’s intention is better than his deed.”

And he ﷺ said:

“So whoever’s migration is to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger. But whoever’s migration is for worldly gain or to marry a woman, his migration is to that for which he migrated.”

He must also avoid seeking knowledge for show, reputation, or any worldly gain, for Allah—Exalted is He—says:

“Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments, We shall repay them in full for their deeds therein, and they will not be shortchanged.” [Hūd: 15]

“Those are the ones who will have nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire. What they accomplished therein will come to nothing, and their deeds will be worthless.” [Hūd: 16]

The Most High also says:

“Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We shall increase his harvest; and whoever desires the harvest of this world, We shall give him some of it, but he will have no share in the Hereafter.” [al-Shūrā: 20]

And the Most High says:

“Whoever desires this fleeting life, We hasten for him therein whatever We will, for whomever We choose. Then We assign Hell to him, where he will burn, condemned and rejected.” [al-Isrā’: 18]

“But whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it as he should, while being a believer—it is they whose striving will be appreciated.” [al-Isrā’: 19]

It is related that a group of men from Iraq passed by Abū Dharr and asked him questions. He narrated hadiths to them, then said, “Do you know that no one who learns these hadiths—which should be sought for Allah’s sake—seeking worldly gain will smell the fragrance of Paradise?” Its fragrance means its scent.

It is also related from Shufayy al-Asbahī that he entered Medina and came upon a man who had

فصل ويجب على طالب العلم أن يخلص النية لله تعالى في طلبه، فإنه لا ينفع عمل لا نية لفاعله. قال رسول الله ﷺ: «إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى». وقال ﵊: «نية المؤمن خير من عمله». وقال ﷺ: «فمن كانت هجرته إلى الله ورسوله فهجرته إلى الله ورسوله ومن كانت هجرته إلى دنيا يصيبها أو امرأة يتزوجها فهجرته إلى ما هاجر إليه»، ويجب عليه أيضا أن لا يريد بتعلمه الرياء والسمعة ولا عرضا من أعراض الدنيا فإن الله ﵎ يقول: ﴿مَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لا يُبْخَسُونَ﴾ [هود: ١٥] ﴿أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ إِلا النَّارُ وَحَبِطَ مَا صَنَعُوا فِيهَا وَبَاطِلٌ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ [هود: ١٦]، وقال تعالى: ﴿مَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الآخِرَةِ نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي حَرْثِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنْ نَصِيبٍ﴾ [الشورى: ٢٠]، وقال تعالى: مَنْ ﴿كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُ فِيهَا مَا نَشَاءُ لِمَنْ نُرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلاهَا مَذْمُومًا مَدْحُورًا﴾ [الإسراء: ١٨] ﴿وَمَنْ أَرَادَ الآخِرَةَ وَسَعَى لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَئِكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُمْ مَشْكُورًا﴾ [الإسراء: ١٩]. وروي أن رهطا من أهل العراق مروا على أبي ذر فسألوه فحدثهم ثم قال لهم هل تعلمون أن هذه الأحاديث التي يبتغى بها وجه الله لن يتعلمها أحد يريد بها عرض الدنيا يجد عرف الجنة. وعرفها ريحها. وروي عن شفي الأصبحي أنه دخل المدينة فإذا هو برجل قد