Al-Irshad ila Sahih al-Itiqad - Salih Al-Fawzan - (190)

Al-Irshad ila Sahih al-ItiqadSalih Al-Fawzan

—in the matter of conveying the message—did them no good, for they would not acknowledge the implications of what the prophets had communicated. They assented only to a wording whose meaning they themselves had twisted, or they behaved like the unlettered who know nothing of the Book except wishful notions. Even if the sort of infallibility they claimed were actually established, it would not profit them, nor do they have any real need for it; for it pertains to someone other than themselves, not to what they have been commanded to believe. Thus one of them will hold forth about the prophets without any warrant from Allah, yet abandon what is binding on him—affirming the prophets and obeying them. In this lies happiness, and in its neglect lies misery. Allah the Exalted has said, “Upon him is only what he has been charged with, and upon you is what you have been charged with …” (1).

Furthermore, Allah never mentions anything of this sort concerning any prophet in the Quran except in conjunction with repentance and seeking forgiveness:

Adam and his wife said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers” (2).

Noah said, “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking of You that of which I have no knowledge, and unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers” (3).

The Friend (Abraham), peace be upon him, said, “Our Lord, forgive me, my parents, and the believers on the Day when the reckoning is established” (4); and he also said, “And I hope that He will forgive me my fault on the Day of Judgment” (5).

Moses said, “You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; You are the best of those who forgive. And decree for us good in this world and in the Hereafter. Indeed, we have turned back to You” (6); he also said, “My Lord, I have wronged myself, so forgive me” (7); and, “When he recovered, he said, ‘Glory be to You; I repent to You, and I am the first of the believers’” (8).

Concerning David, the Most High said, “He sought forgiveness from his Lord, fell down bowing in repentance, and We forgave him that. Indeed, with Us he has nearness and a goodly return” (9).

1 Quran, Surah al-Nur, verse 45. 2 Quran, Surah al-Araf, verse 23. 3 Quran, Surah Hud, verse 47. 4 Quran, Surah Ibrahim, verse 41. 5 Quran, Surah al-Shuara, verse 82. 6 Quran, Surah al-Araf, verse 155. 7 Quran, Surah al-Qasas, verse 16. 8 Quran, Surah al-Araf, verse 143. 9 Quran, Surah Sad, verses 24–25.

في التبليغ - لم ينتفعوا بها؛ إذ كانوا لا يقرون بموجب ما بلغته الأنبياء، وإنما يقرون بلفظ حرفوا معناه أو كانوا فيه كالأميين الذين لا يعلمون الكتاب إلا أماني، والعصمة التي كانوا ادعوها لو كانت ثابتة؛ لم ينتفعوا بها، ولا حاجة بهم إليها عندهم؛ فإنها متعلقة بغيرهم، لا بما أمروا بالإيمان به، فيتكلم أحدهم فيها على الأنبياء بغير سلطان من الله ويدع ما يجب عليه من تصديق الأنبياء وطاعتهم، وهو الذي تحصل به السعادة، وبضده تحصل الشقاوة، وقال تعالى: ﴿فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ مَا حُمِّلَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ مَا حُمِّلْتُمْ ... ﴾ ١ الآية. والله تعالى لم يذكر في القرآن شيئا من ذلك عن نبي من الأنبياء؛ إلا مقرونا بالتوبة والاستغفار: كقول آدم وزوجته: ﴿قَالا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ﴾ ٢. وقول نوح: ﴿قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَإِلاّ تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُنْ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ﴾ ٣. وقول الخليل ﵇: ﴿رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ﴾ (٤، وقوله: ﴿والذي أطمع أن يغفر لي خطيئتي يوم الدين﴾ ٥. وقول موسى: ﴿أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ وَاكْتُبْ لَنَا فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَا إِلَيْكَ﴾ ٦، وقوله: ﴿قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي﴾ ٧، وقوله: ﴿فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ ٨. وقوله تعالى عن داود: ﴿فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعاً وَأَنَاب فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُ ذَلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَنَا لَزُلْفَى وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ﴾ ٩.

١ سورة النور، الاية: ٤٥. ٢ سورة الأعراف، الآية: ٢٣. ٣ سورة هود، الآية: ٤٧. ٤سورة إبراهيم، الآية: ٤١. ٥ سورة الشعراء، الآية: ٨٢. ٦ سورة الأعراف، الآية: ١٥٥. ٧ سورة القصص، الآية: ١٦. ٨سورة الأعراف، الآية: ١٤٣. ٩ سورة ص، الآيتان: ٢٤ ـ ٢٥.