Tafsir al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (657)

Tafsir al-SadiAbd al-Rahman al-Sadi’

(1–3) “In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Allah is indeed All-Knowing, All-Wise. Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. Allah is indeed fully aware of all that you do. Put your trust in Allah, for Allah is sufficient as Trustee.”

That is: O you whom Allah has blessed with prophethood, singled out for His revelation, and favored above all creation, give thanks for your Lord’s blessing upon you by fearing Him as you ought. You have more reason to do so than anyone else, and a greater measure of it is required of you than of anyone else. Therefore, carry out His commands, refrain from what He has forbidden, convey His messages, deliver His revelation to His servants, and offer sincere counsel to all people.

Let nothing deter you from this objective or turn you away from it. Do not obey any disbeliever who openly displays hostility toward Allah and His Messenger, nor any hypocrite who conceals denial and unbelief while outwardly displaying the opposite.

Such people are the true enemies. Do not obey them in any matter that undermines and contradicts the fear of Allah, and do not follow their whims, lest they lead you away from what is right.

“And”—rather—“follow what is revealed to you from your Lord,” for it is guidance and mercy. In doing so, hope for your Lord’s reward, for He is fully aware of what you do and will recompense you according to the good and evil He knows of you.

If the thought occurs to you that, should you refuse to follow their misleading whims, they may harm you or people’s guidance may be impaired, banish it from your mind. Counter it with what can overcome both it and every other concern: trust in Allah. Rely upon your Lord as one who possesses no power in himself to cause harm or bring benefit, nor any power over death, life, or resurrection. Rely upon Him for deliverance from their evil and for establishing the religion you have been commanded to uphold. Trust Allah to bring this about, whatever the circumstances may be.

“Allah is sufficient as Trustee.” Affairs may be entrusted to Him, and He will attend to them in the manner best for His servant. This is because He knows His servant’s welfare in ways the servant does not, has the power to deliver it to him in ways the servant cannot, and is more merciful to His servant than the servant is to himself or his parents are to him, and more tender toward him than anyone else—⦗658⦘ especially toward His elect servants, whom He has always nurtured through His benevolence and upon whom He continually bestows His outward and inward blessings. This is all the more so when He has commanded the servant to commit his affairs to Him and has given him His promise. Then do not ask how readily every affair is facilitated, every difficulty eased, grave ordeals made light, distresses removed, affairs and needs fulfilled, blessings sent down, calamities averted, and evils lifted.

There you will see the weak servant who has entrusted his affair to his Master accomplishing feats that an entire nation of people could not accomplish. Allah has made easy [for him] (1) what even the strongest of men found difficult. It is Allah whose help is sought.

(1) Added from manuscript B.

﴿١ - ٣﴾ ﴿بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلا تُطِعِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا * وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَى إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا * وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلا﴾ . أي: يا أيها الذي منَّ الله عليه بالنبوة، واختصه بوحيه، وفضله على سائر الخلق، اشكر نعمة ربك عليك، باستعمال تقواه، التي أنت أولى بها من غيرك، والتي يجب عليك منها، أعظم من سواك، فامتثل أوامره ونواهيه، وبلغ رسالاته، وأدِّ إلى عباده وحيه، وابذل النصيحة للخلق. ولا يصدنك عن هذا المقصود صاد، ولا يردك عنه راد، فلا تطع كل كافر، قد أظهر العداوة لله ورسوله، ولا منافق، قد استبطن التكذيب والكفر، وأظهر ضده. فهؤلاء هم الأعداء على الحقيقة، فلا تطعهم في بعض الأمور، التي تنقض التقوى، وتناقضها، ولا تتبع أهواءهم، فيضلوك عن الصواب. ﴿وَ﴾ لكن ﴿اتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَى إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ﴾ فإنه هو الهدى والرحمة، وَارْجُ بذلك ثواب ربك، فإنه بما تعملون خبير، يجازيكم بحسب ما يعلمه منكم، من الخير والشر. فإن وقع في قلبك، أنك إن لم تطعهم في أهوائهم المضلة، حصل عليك منهم ضرر، أو حصل نقص في هداية الخلق، فادفع ذلك عن نفسك، واستعمل ما يقاومه ويقاوم غيره، وهو التوكل على الله، بأن تعتمد على ربك، اعتماد من لا يملك لنفسه ضرًا ولا نفعًا، ولا موتًا ولا حياة، ولا نشورًا، في سلامتك من شرهم، وفي إقامة الدين، الذي أمرت به، وثق بالله في حصول ذلك الأمر على أي: حال كان. ﴿وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلا﴾ توكل إليه الأمور، فيقوم بها، وبما هو أصلح للعبد، وذلك لعلمه بمصالح عبده، من حيث لا يعلم العبد، وقدرته على إيصالها إليه، من حيث لا يقدر عليها العبد، وأنه أرحم بعبده من نفسه، ومن والديه، وأرأف به من كل أحد، ⦗٦٥٨⦘ خصوصًا خواص عبيده، الذين لم يزل يربيهم ببره، ويُدِرُّ عليهم بركاته الظاهرة والباطنة، خصوصًا وقد أمره بإلقاء أموره إليه، ووعده، فهناك لا تسأل عن كل أمر يتيسر، وصعب يسهل، وخطوب تهون، وكروب تزول، وأحوال وحوائج تقضى، وبركات تنزل، ونقم تدفع، وشرور ترفع. وهناك ترى العبد الضعيف، الذي فوض أمره لسيده، قد قام بأمور لا تقوم بها أمة من الناس، وقد سهل الله [عليه] (١) ما كان يصعب على فحول الرجال وبالله المستعان.

(١) زيادة من: ب.