Majmu' al-Fatawa - Ibn Taimiya - (10/753)

of Judgment showing affection to those who oppose Allah and His Messenger.”

Affection is an act of the heart. Faith in Allah necessarily entails affection for Him and His Messenger, which is incompatible with affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger. Whatever contradicts faith necessarily entails resolve and punishment because of the absence of faith. For whatever contradicts faith—such as doubt, turning away, apostasy of the heart, and hatred of Allah and His Messenger—necessarily entails blame and punishment, since it involves abandoning an obligation that Allah has commanded His Messenger to fulfil. Whoever abandons it therefore deserves blame and punishment. The greatest obligation is faith in the heart; whatever contradicts it necessarily entails blame and punishment for abandoning this obligation.

This differs from what deserves blame because it is prohibited, such as indecency and wrongdoing. It is concerning such things that the discussion of contemplating and intending an act arises, provided that this does not contradict the foundation of faith, even though it contradicts its perfection.

Indeed, performing acts of obedience itself involves refraining from sins, and refraining from sins itself involves performing acts of obedience. This is why prayer restrains one from indecency and wrongdoing. Prayer thus comprises two things:

First, it restrains one from sins. Second, it includes remembrance of Allah, which is the greater of the two. The remembrance of Allah within prayer is greater than its restraining one from indecency and wrongdoing. A fuller discussion of this belongs elsewhere.

الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ} وَالْمُوَادَّةُ مِنْ أَعْمَالِ الْقُلُوبِ. فَإِنَّ الْإِيمَانَ بِاَللَّهِ يَسْتَلْزِمُ مَوَدَّتَهُ وَمَوَدَّةَ رَسُولِهِ وَذَلِكَ يُنَاقِضُ مُوَادَّةَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَمَا نَاقَضَ الْإِيمَانَ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْتَلْزِمُ الْعَزْمَ وَالْعِقَابَ؛ لِأَجْلِ عَدَمِ الْإِيمَانِ. فَإِنَّ مَا نَاقَضَ الْإِيمَانَ كَالشَّكِّ وَالْإِعْرَاضِ وَرِدَّةِ الْقَلْبِ وَبُغْضِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ يَسْتَلْزِمُ الذَّمَّ وَالْعِقَابَ لِكَوْنِهِ تَضَمَّنَ تَرْكَ الْمَأْمُورِ مِمَّا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ رَسُولَهُ فَاسْتَحَقَّ تَارِكُهُ الذَّمَّ وَالْعِقَابَ، وَأَعْظَمُ الْوَاجِبَاتِ إيمَانُ الْقَلْبِ فَمَا نَاقَضَهُ اسْتَلْزَمَ الذَّمَّ وَالْعِقَابَ لِتَرْكِهِ هَذَا الْوَاجِبَ؛ بِخِلَافِ مَا اسْتَحَقَّ الذَّمَّ لِكَوْنِهِ مَنْهِيًّا عَنْهُ كَالْفَوَاحِشِ وَالظُّلْمِ؛ فَإِنَّ هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي الْهَمِّ بِهِ وَقَصْدِهِ إذَا كَانَ هَذَا لَا يُنَاقِضُ أَصْلَ الْإِيمَانِ وَإِنْ كَانَ يُنَاقِضُ كَمَالِهِ؛ بَلْ نَفْسُ فِعْلِ الطَّاعَاتِ يَتَضَمَّنُ تَرْكَ الْمَعَاصِي وَنَفْسُ تَرْكِ الْمَعَاصِي يَتَضَمَّنُ فِعْلَ الطَّاعَاتِ وَلِهَذَا كَانَتْ الصَّلَاةُ تَنْهَى عَنْ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ فَالصَّلَاةُ تَضَمَّنَتْ شَيْئَيْنِ: (أَحَدُهُمَا نَهْيُهَا عَنْ الذُّنُوبِ. و (الثَّانِي تَضَمُّنُهَا ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ الْأَمْرَيْنِ فَمَا فِيهَا مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ كَوْنِهَا نَاهِيَةً عَنْ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكِرِ وَلِبَسْطِ هَذَا مَوْضِعٌ آخَرُ.