Al-Qawaid al-Hisan li-Tafsir al-Quran - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (171)

Al-Qawaid al-Hisan li-Tafsir al-QuranAbd al-Rahman al-Sadi’

• “Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatever he forbids you, refrain from it, and fear Allah.” ⦗Al-Hashr: 7⦘

• “It is not permissible for you to cause harm to the Messenger of Allah.” ⦗Al-Ahzab: 53⦘

• “Those who harm the believing men and believing women without any right…” ⦗Al-Ahzab: 58⦘

• “Prepare against them whatever force you can muster.” ⦗Al-Anfal: 60⦘

• “Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” ⦗Al-Baqarah: 201⦘

These noble verses—and others like them—contain in every word a principle, a comprehensive foundation that embraces many meanings. A large number of them have already been cited while discussing the rules, and they are readily available to anyone who has memorised the Quran and strives to understand its meanings; all praise belongs to Allah.

All praise is due to Allah, by whose favour righteous deeds are perfected. Allah, exalted be He, enabled us to compile this work, so that—praise be to Allah—despite its brevity, conciseness, and clarity, it delights the reader, assists in understanding the speech of the Lord of all worlds, and reveals to people of insight and knowledge strongholds, pathways, methods, and beneficial foundations not usually gathered in a single place. The substance of the book itself spares the need for further description.

I ask Allah, the Most High, to make it purely for His noble Face, a means of drawing near to Him in the gardens of bliss, and to grant benefit through it to its author, its reader, all who peruse it, and the entire Muslim community, by His grace, generosity, bounty, and kindness—for He is the best of those who show mercy. May Allah’s blessings be upon Muhammad, upon his pure and noble family, upon his righteous Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Recompense.

This was stated and written by its compiler, the servant ever in need of Allah in all circumstances, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir Abū ʿAbdillāh al-Saʿdī.

Completed on 6 Shawwal, 1365 AH.

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

﴿وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ﴾ ، [الحشر: ٧] ، ﴿وَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تُؤْذُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ﴾ ، [الأحزاب: ٥٣] ، ﴿وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بِغَيْرِ مَا اكْتَسَبُوا﴾ ، [الأحزاب: ٥٨] ، الآية، ﴿وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ﴾ ، [لأنفال: ٦٠] ، ﴿رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ﴾ ، [البقرة: ٢٠١] . فهذه الآيات الكريمات وما أشبهها كل كلمة منها قاعدة، وأصل كلي يحتوي على معان كثيرة. وقد تقدم في أثناء القواعد منها شيء كثير، وهي متيسرة على حافظ القرآن، المعتني بمعرفة معانية ولله الحمد. والحمد الله الذي بنعمته تتم الصالحات، وقد يسر الله تعالى علينا ما من بجمعه، فجاء ـ ولله الحمد ـ على اختصاره ووجازته ووضوحه كتابا يسر الناظرين ويعين على فهم كلام رب العالمين، ويبدي لأهل البصائر والعلم من المعاقل والمسالك والطرق والأصول النافعة ما لا يجده مجموعا في محل واحد، ومخبر الكتاب يغني عن وصفه. وأسأله تعالى أن يجعله خالصا لوجه الكريم، مقربا لديه في جنات النعيم، وأن ينفع به مؤلفه وقارئه، والناظر فيه وجميع المسلمين، بمنه وكرمه وجوده وإحسانه وهو خير الراحمين، وصلى اله على محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه الطيبين الطاهرين، وعلى التابعين لهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين. قال ذلك وكتبه جامعه العبد الفقير إلى الله في كل أحواله عبد الرحمن بن ناصر أبو عبد الله السعدي. وقد تم ذلك في ﴿٦ شوال سنة ١٣٦٥ هـ﴾ والحمد لله رب العالمين.