Al-Irshad ila Sahih al-Itiqad - Salih Al-Fawzan - (11)

Al-Irshad ila Sahih al-ItiqadSalih Al-Fawzan

with forgiveness equal to it.”

The phrase qirāb al-ard (the earth’s fill) means its full measure, or what nearly fills it. Thus, obtaining this forgiveness is conditioned upon one’s creed being free of shirk in every form—whether much or little, major or minor. Whoever meets that condition possesses a sound heart, about whom Allah says: “On the Day when neither wealth nor children will avail, except him who comes to Allah with a sound heart.” ⦗1⦘

The eminent scholar Ibn al-Qayyim, d. 751 AH, said regarding the ḥadīth of ʿItbān: “Allah overlooks, for the people of unadulterated tawḥīd, what He does not overlook for others. If a believer who never committed any shirk whatsoever were to meet his Lord with sins filling the earth, Allah would meet him with forgiveness filling the earth. This is not granted to someone whose tawḥīd is deficient, for pure monotheism untouched by shirk leaves no sin remaining. It entails such love of Allah, reverence, glorification, fear, and hope directed to Him alone that it washes away sins, even if they were as vast as the earth itself. Sin is an incidental impurity, and the forces that remove it are strong …” End quote.

A sound creed is also the basis upon which deeds are accepted and benefit their doer. Allah the Exalted says: “Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer, We will surely grant him a good life, and We will surely reward them according to the best of what they used to do.” ⦗2⦘

Conversely, a corrupt creed nullifies every deed. Allah the Exalted says: “It has already been revealed to you and to those before you that if you associate anything with Allah, your deeds will surely be nullified and you will surely be among the losers.” ⦗3⦘ And He says: “But if they had associated others with Allah, all that they used to do would have been rendered void.” ⦗4⦘

A creed tainted by shirk bars one from Paradise and forgiveness and necessitates punishment and eternal residence in the Fire. Allah the Exalted says: “Indeed, Allah does not forgive that a partner be associated with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.” ⦗5⦘ And He says: “Whoever associates others with Allah, Allah has forbidden Paradise to him, and his refuge will be the Fire; and the wrongdoers shall have no helpers.” ⦗6⦘

(1) Surah al-Shuara, verses 88–89. (2) Surah al-Nahl, verse 97. (3) Surah al-Zumar, verse 65. (4) Surah al-Anam, verse 88. (5) Surah al-Nisa, verse 48. (6) Surah al-Maida, verse 72.

بقرابها مغفرة".و (قراب الأرض) : ملؤها أو ما يقارب ملأها. فشرط في حصول هذه المغفرة سلامة العقيدة من الشرك؛ كثيره وقليله، صغيره وكبيره، ومن كان كذلك؛ فهو صاحب القلب السليم، قال الله فيه: ﴿يَوْمَ لا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلا بَنُونَ إلاّ مَنْ أَتَى الله بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ﴾ ١. قال العلامة ابن القيم ﵀ في معنى حديث عتبان: "ويعفى لأهل التوحيد المحض الذي لم يشوبوه بالشرك ما لا يعفى لمن ليس كذلك، فلو لقي الموحد الذي لم يشرك بالله شيئا ألبتة ربه بقراب الأرض خطايا؛ أتاه بقرابها مغفرة، ولا يحصل هذا لمن نقص توحيده؛ فإن التوحيد الخالص الذي لا يشوبه شرك لا يبقى معه ذنب؛ لأنه يتضمن من محبة الله وإجلاله وتعظيمه وخوفه ورجائه وحده ما يوجب غسل الذنوب، لو كانت قراب الأرض؛ فالنجاسة عارضة والدوافع لها قوي ... " انتهى. والعقيدة السليمة تقبل معها الأعمال وتنفع صاحبها؛ قال تعالى-: ﴿مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحاً مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ ٢. وعلى العكس من ذلك؛ فالعقيدة الفاسدة تحبط جميع الأعمال؛ قال تعالى-: ﴿وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ﴾ ٣، وقال تعالى-: ﴿وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ ٤. والعقيدة الفاسدة بالشرك تحرم من الجنة والمغفرة، وتوجب العذاب والخلود في النار؛ قال الله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الله لا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ﴾ ٥، وقال تعالى-: ﴿إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِالله فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ الله عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنْصَارٍ﴾ ٦.

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