Sharḥ Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (1/464)

Sharḥ Riyāḍ al-ṢāliḥīnIbn al-'Uthaymin

Allah!” Nothing restrained him from the deed except fear of Allah—Majestic and Exalted. Consider this man: every inducement to sin is present—he is fully able to have intercourse, the woman is beautiful and of high rank, the place is secluded—yet within him lies a deterrent stronger than all these causes: fear of Allah. He said, “Indeed, I fear Allah.” He did not say, “I have no desire for women,” nor did he say, “You are not attractive,” nor, “You are from the lower classes,” nor, “Someone might see us.” Rather, he said, “I fear Allah.” Such a person will be shaded by Allah in His shade on the Day when there is no shade but His.

Reflect also on Joseph son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham—peace be upon them all. The wife of the ‘Aziz, the ruler of Egypt, fell passionately in love with him. She was the consort of a king, endowed with beauty and refinement. She locked the doors between them and the people and said, “Come, you!” ⦗Yusuf 23⦘—that is, she invited him to herself. He was a young man; by human nature he desired her and she desired him. Yet he perceived the proof of his Lord, fear of Allah filled his heart, and he refrained. She threatened him with prison, whereupon he said, “My Lord, prison is dearer to me than that to which they invite me. If You do not turn their plot away from me, I may incline toward them and become one of the ignorant.” ⦗Yusuf 33⦘. So his Lord answered him and turned their plot away from him; truly, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. ⦗Yusuf 34⦘. Then, after they had seen the signs, it occurred to them that they should imprison him for a time. ⦗Yusuf 35⦘. Thus he was jailed for Allah’s sake and abstained from adultery even though every motive for it was present, for he beheld the evidence of his Lord and feared Allah.

Sixth: “A man who gives charity and conceals it so that his left hand does not know what his right hand spends.” This epitomizes sincerity: he dedicates the act solely to Allah, desiring that no one among the people become aware of any of his deeds; he wants it to remain solely between him and his Lord, and he does not

الله! لم يمنعه من فعل هذا إلا خوف الله ﷿! فانظر إلى هذا الرجل! المقتضي موجود، لأنه قادر علي الجماع، والمرأة جميلة، وهي ذات منصب، والمكان خال، لكن منه مانع اقوي من هذا المقتضي، وهو خوف الله، قال: ((أني أخاف الله)) ما قال: أني لا اشتهي النساء، وما قال: لست بجميلة، وما قال: أنت من اسافل النساء، وما قال: أن حولنا أحدا، قال: ((أني أخاف الله)) فهذا ممن يظله الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله. وانظر إلى يوسف بن يعقوب بن إسحاق بن إبراهيم_ عليهم الصلاة والسلام_ عشقته امرأة العزيز ملك مصر، وكانت امرأة ملك علي حال من الجمال والدلال. غلقت الأبواب بينهما وبين الناس: (وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ) يعني تدعوه إلى نفسها، وكان رجلا شابا، وبمقتضي الطبيعة البشرية هم بها وهمت به، ولكن رأي برهان ربه ووقع في قلبه خوف الله فامتنع، فهددته بالسجن فقال: (? رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُنْ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ) (فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ فَصَرَفَ عَنْهُ كَيْدَهُنَّ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ) (ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُا الْآياتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ حَتَّى حِينٍ) (يوسف: ٣٥، ٣٣) ، وسجن في ذات الله وامتنع عن الزنا مع قوة أسبابه، لكنه رأي برهان ربه فخاف الله، السادس: ((ورجل تصدق بصدقة فأخفاها حتى لا تعلم شماله ما تنفق يمينه)) : وهذا فيه كمال الإخلاص، يخلص لله، لا يريد من الناس أن يطلعوا علي عمل من أعماله، بل يريد أن يكون بينه وبين ربه فقط. ولا