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Shaykh al-Islām said:
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As for the saying of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace:
“A person will be with those he loves,”
it is among the most authentic hadiths. Anas said: “After embracing Islam, nothing brought the Muslims greater joy than this hadith. I love the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, Abū Bakr, and ‘Umar, and I hope that Allah will gather me with them, even though my deeds do not match theirs.” Likewise: (*)
“The strongest bonds of Islam are loving for Allah’s sake and hating for Allah’s sake.”
This, however, means that a person loves what Allah loves and those whom Allah loves. Thus, he loves all of Allah’s prophets because Allah loves them, and he loves everyone whom he knows to have died in faith and piety, for these are the friends of Allah, and Allah loves them. They include those whom the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, testified would enter Paradise, as well as others who participated in the Battle of Badr and the Pledge of Divine Pleasure.
Whoever the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, testified would enter Paradise, we too testify will enter Paradise. As for anyone for whom he gave no such testimony, a group of scholars have said: “We do not testify that he will enter Paradise
(*) Shaykh Nāsir ibn Hamad al-Fahd stated (p. 153):
This chapter is extracted from a series of chapters previously included in volume 11. It appears there at 11/517–530. There are differences between the two versions, some of which I noted in volume 11. However, several passages were omitted here and have been restored as follows:
1 – 18/319: “The Prophet (may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace) said in an authentic hadith: ‘Allah Most High says: I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant [into two halves, and My servant shall have what he asks for. When he says, “Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds,” He says, “My servant has praised Me”]. When he says, “The Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,” He says, “My servant has extolled Me” …’” The words in square brackets were omitted from the hadith; they appear at 11/524.
2 – 18/321: “Allah accepted Abū Bakr’s deed and revealed concerning him: ‘But the most God-fearing will be kept away from it—he who gives his wealth to purify himself, not to repay anyone for a favor, but only seeking the Face of his Lord, the Most High. And he will surely be pleased.’ As for Abū Tālib, Allah did not accept his deed [but admitted him to the Fire, because he was a polytheist acting for other than Allah. Abū Bakr did not seek his reward] or recompense from people, neither from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) nor from anyone else. Rather, he believed in him, loved him, protected him, and supported him with his person and wealth, thereby seeking nearness to Allah and seeking his reward from Allah.” The words in square brackets are missing from this passage but appear at 11/526. The compiler, may Allah have mercy on him, noticed this omission and inserted in square brackets [Thus, Abū Bakr did not seek his reward], which restores part of the missing text.
3 – 18/322: “He seeks aid from him, but does not seek aid from the Ever-Living who never dies [and his mistaken belief grows stronger that, had he not sought aid from the deceased shaykh, his need would not have been met. Such conduct is forbidden]. Thus, one of them says: If you have a need …” The words in square brackets are missing from this passage but appear at 11/527.
4 – 18/325: “The Muslim must therefore distinguish between love of [the believers and their religion, and love of] Christians and polytheists and their religion, and follow the people of tawhīd (monotheism) and faith.” The words in square brackets are missing from this passage but appear at 11/530.
وَقَالَ شَيْخُ الْإِسْلَامِ:
فَصْلٌ:
وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
{الْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ}
فَهُوَ مِنْ أَصَحِّ الْأَحَادِيثِ وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَمَا فَرِحَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِشَيْءِ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ فَرَحَهُمْ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَحْشُرَنِي اللَّهُ مَعَهُمْ وَإِنْ لَمْ أَعْمَلْ مِثْلَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ وَكَذَلِكَ
(*)
{أَوْثَقُ عُرَى الْإِسْلَامِ الْحُبُّ فِي اللَّهِ وَالْبُغْضُ فِي اللَّهِ}
لَكِنْ هَذَا بِحَيْثُ أَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ مَا يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ فَيُحِبُّ أَنْبِيَاءَ اللَّهِ كُلَّهُمْ؛ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّ كُلَّ مَنْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ مَاتَ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ وَالتَّقْوَى فَإِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ أَوْلِيَاءُ اللَّهِ وَاَللَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ كَاَلَّذِينَ يَشْهَدُ لَهُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْعَةِ الرِّضْوَانِ.
فَمَنْ شَهِدَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْجَنَّةِ شَهِدْنَا لَهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ لَهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَقَدْ قَالَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ:
لَا نَشْهَدُ لَهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ
(*) قال الشيخ ناصر بن حمد الفهد (ص ١٥٣):
هذا الفصل مستل من مجموعة فصول سبقت في المجلد الحادي عشر، وهذا الفصل موجود هناك في (١١/ ٥١٧ - ٥٣٠)، وبين الموضعين فروق نبهت على بعضها في المجلد الحادي عشر، إلا أنه سقط هنا بعض المواضع تم استدراكها كما يلي:
١ - ١٨/ ٣١٩: (قال النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم في الحديث الصحيح: " يقول الله تعالى: قسمت الصلاة بيني وبين عبدي [نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل، فإذا قال: " الحمد لله رب العالمين " قال: حمدني عبدي]، فإذا قال: " الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ "، قال: أثني عليّ عبدي. . .)، وما بين المعقوفتين سقط من الحديث، وهو في ١١/ ٥٢٤.
٢ - ١٨/ ٣٢١: (فتقبل الله عمل أبي بكر وأنزل فيه: " وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَي الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّي وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَي إِلَّا ابْتِغَاء وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعلى وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَي ". وأما أبو طالب فلم يتقبل منه [بل أدخله الله النار، لأنه كان مشركا عاملاً لغير الله، وأبو بكر لم يطلب أجره] وجزاءه من الخلق؛ لا من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، ولا غيره، بل آمن به وأحبه وكَلأَهُ وأعانه بنفسه وماله، متقربًا بذلك إلى الله، وطالبًا الأجر من الله). وما بين المعقوفتين ساقط من هذا الموضع وهو في: ١١/ ٥٢٦، وقد تنبه الجامع رحمه الله إلى هذا السقط فأضاف بين معقوفتين [فأبو بكر لم يطلب أجره]، وهو بعض السقط.
٣ - ١٨/ ٣٢٢: (ويستغيث به، ولا يستغيث بالحي الذي لا يموت [ويقوي الوهم عنده أنه لولا استغاثته بالشيخ الميت لما قضيت حاجته، فهذا حرام فعله] فيقول أحدهم: إذا كانت لك حاجة. . .)، وما بين المعقوفتين ساقط من هذا الموضع، وهو في: ١١/ ٥٢٧.
٤ - ١٨/ ٣٢٥: (فعلى المسلم أن يفرق بين محبة [المؤمنين ودينهم، ومحبة] النصاري والمشركين ودينهم، ويتبع أهل التوحيد والإيمان)، وما بين المعقوفتين ساقط من هذا الموضع، وهو في: ١١/ ٥٣٠.