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sins, abhors them, and detests them, because Allah detests and abhors them; yet he is pleased with the wisdom for which Allah created them. Thus, insofar as the servant commits them, they are hated and objects of wrath; but insofar as the Lord created them, they are loved and approved, because Allah created them for the wisdom He has in doing so. The servant commits them even though they harm him and incur punishment for him. We therefore condemn them, hate them, and forbid them, just as Allah commanded us (1) to do, since He too [Glorified is He] (2) is displeased with and detests them. Yet we know that Allah brought them into being because of the wisdom He has in doing so, and thus we are pleased (3) with His decree and predestination. Whenever we consider that Allah has decreed and predestined them, we are pleased with Allah and submit to His judgment (4). As for the servant’s committing them, we must hate and forbid it and strive (5) to prevent it (6) to the best of our ability, for this is what Allah loves from us.

When Allah Most High sends the disbelievers against the Muslims (7), we must accept Allah’s decree in sending them, while striving to repel and fight them. Neither of these two duties contradicts the other. Likewise, He—Glorified is He—created the mouse, the snake, and the vicious dog, and commanded us to kill them. We are pleased with Allah for having created them and know that He has wisdom in doing so, yet we kill them (8) as He commanded us, for Allah loves and approves of that.

(1) (N), (M), and (‘Ayn) read: “as He commanded.” (2) (A) and (B) read: “He—Glorified is He”; (N) and (M): “He too.” (3) (N) and (M) read: “and is pleased”; (‘Ayn): “and so you are pleased.” (4) (A) and (B) read: “to His wisdom.” (5) (N) reads: “that he hate it, forbid it, and strive.” These words are written without diacritical points in (M). (A) reads: “that he hate it and forbid it, and that we strive.” (6) (A) and (B) read: “in that.” (7) (N) reads: “the disbelievers against the believers”; (M): “the disbelievers against the Muslims.” (8) (B) reads: “and we kill it” (feminine singular); (M): “and we kill them” (feminine plural).

الذُّنُوبَ وَيَمْقُتُهَا وَيُبْغِضُهَا ; لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يُبْغِضُهَا وَيَمْقُتُهَا، وَيَرْضَى بِالْحِكْمَةِ الَّتِي خَلَقَهَا اللَّهُ لِأَجْلِهَا، فَهِيَ مِنْ جِهَةِ فِعْلِ الْعَبْدِ لَهَا مَكْرُوهَةٌ مَسْخُوطَةٌ، وَمِنْ جِهَةِ خَلْقِ الرَّبِّ لَهَا مَحْبُوبَةٌ مَرْضِيَّةٌ ; لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَهَا لِمَا لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ. وَالْعَبْدُ فَعَلَهَا وَهِيَ ضَارَّةٌ لَهُ مُوجِبَةٌ لَهُ الْعَذَابَ، فَنَحْنُ نُنْكِرُهَا وَنَكْرَهُهَا وَنَنْهَى عَنْهَا كَمَا أَمَرَنَا (١) اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ، إِذْ كَانَ هُوَ أَيْضًا [سُبْحَانَهُ] (٢) ، يَسْخَطُهَا وَيُبْغِضُهَا، وَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَحْدَثَهَا لِمَا لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ، فَنَرْضَى (٣) بِقَضَائِهِ وَقَدَرِهِ. فَمَتَى لَحَظْنَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَضَاهَا وَقَدَّرَهَا رَضِينَا عَنِ اللَّهِ وَسَلَّمْنَا لِحُكْمِهِ (٤) . وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ كَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ يَفْعَلُهَا، فَلَا بُدَّ أَنْ نَكْرَهَ ذَلِكَ وَنَنْهَى عَنْهُ وَنَجْتَهِدَ (٥) فِي دَفْعِهِ (٦) بِحَسَبِ إِمْكَانِنَا، فَإِنَّ هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ مِنَّا. وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِذَا أَرْسَلَ الْكَافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ (٧) ، فَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَرْضَى بِقَضَاءِ اللَّهِ فِي إِرْسَالِهِمْ، وَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَجْتَهِدَ فِي دَفْعِهِمْ وَقِتَالِهِمْ. وَأَحَدُ الْأَمْرَيْنِ لَا يُنَافِي الْآخَرَ وَهُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ خَلَقَ الْفَأْرَةَ وَالْحَيَّةَ وَالْكَلْبَ الْعَقُورَ، وَأَمَرَنَا بِقَتْلِ ذَلِكَ، فَنَحْنُ نَرْضَى عَنِ اللَّهِ إِذْ خَلَقَ ذَلِكَ، وَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حِكْمَةً، وَنَقْتُلُهُمْ (٨) كَمَا أَمَرَنَا، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ وَيَرْضَاهُ.

(١) ن، م، ع: كَمَا أَمَرَ. (٢) أ، ب: هُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ، ن، م: هُوَ أَيْضًا. (٣) ن، م: وَيَرْضَى، ع: فَتَرْضَى. (٤) أ، ب: لِحِكْمَتِهِ. (٥) ن: أَنْ يَكْرَهَ ذَلِكَ وَيَنْهَى عَنْهُ وَيَجْتَهِدَ، وَالْكَلِمَاتُ غَيْرُ مَنْقُوطَةٍ فِي (م) وَفِي (أ) : أَنْ يَكْرَهَ ذَلِكَ وَيَنْهَى عَنْهُ وَنَجْتَهِدَ. (٦) أ، ب: فِي ذَلِكَ. (٧) ن: الْكُفَّارَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ م: الْكُفَّارَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ. (٨) ب: وَنَقْتُلُهَا، م: وَنَقْتُلُهُنَّ.