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was a means of nullifying the prescribed punishments of Allah Most High, for anyone against whom testimony is given that he committed fornication will, if he confirms (1) the witnesses’ testimony, have the prescribed punishment waived (2). They also deemed (3) eating dog meat and committing sodomy with slaves (4) lawful, as well as amusements such as chess and singing, and other such issues [which this abridgment has no room to discuss] (5).

The answer may be given in several ways:

The first is]: (6) that [some of these allegations are lies about all of Ahl al-Sunnah; as for the rest] (7), there is not (8) a single issue among them that the majority of Ahl al-Sunnah do not oppose. Even if some of them held such a position, then if it was mistaken, the correct view is held by other members of Ahl al-Sunnah; and if it was correct, then the correct view is likewise held by Ahl al-Sunnah. On either assumption, the correct view does not fall outside what is held (9) by Ahl al-Sunnah.

The second response is that the Rāfidah hold positions that no Muslim acquainted with the religion of Islam would hold. Some of these they agree upon, while others are held by only some of them. One example is their abandonment of Friday and congregational prayers (10), thus leaving unused (11) the mosques that were commanded

(1) (K): “then let him confirm [their testimony].” (2) (N), (M), and (W): “and so [the prescribed punishment] is waived”; (S) and (K): “so that [the prescribed punishment] may be waived.” (3) (S), (W), and (A): “and they permitted.” (4) (W): “and slaves”; (S): “with a slave”; the expression is absent from (K). (5) The passage within square brackets is absent from (N), (M), (W), and (A). (6) The passage within square brackets is absent from (N), (M), and (W). (7) The passage within square brackets is absent from (N) and (M). (8) (N) and (M): “that there is not.” (9) The word “position” is absent from (A), (B), and (S). (10) “And congregational prayer” is absent from (W). (11) (S) and (A): “thus nullifying [the role of the mosques].”

ذَرِيعَةٌ إِلَى إِسْقَاطِ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، فَإِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ شُهِدَ عَلَيْهِ بِالزِّنَا فَصَدَّقَ (١) الشُّهُودَ يَسْقُطْ (٢) عَنْهُ الْحَدُّ وَإِبَاحَةِ (٣) أَكْلَ الْكَلْبِ وَاللِّوَاطَ بِالْعَبِيدِ، (٤) وَإِبَاحَةِ الْمَلَاهِي كَالشِّطْرَنْجِ وَالْغِنَاءِ، وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمَسَائِلِ [الَّتِي لَا يَحْتَمِلُهَا هَذَا الْمُخْتَصَرُ] (٥) . وَالْجَوَابُ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ: أَحَدُهَا] : (٦) أَنَّهُ [فِي هَذِهِ الْمَسَائِلِ مَا هُوَ كَذِبٌ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ، وَأَمَّا سَائِرُهَا] (٧) فَلَيْسَ (٨) فِي هَذِهِ الْمَسَائِلِ مَسْأَلَةٌ إِلَّا وَجُمْهُورُ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ عَلَى خِلَافِهَا، وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ قَالَهَا بَعْضُهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَانَ قَوْلُهُ خَطَأً فَالصَّوَابُ مَعَ غَيْرِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ صَوَابًا فَالصَّوَابُ مَعَ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ أَيْضًا. فَعَلَى التَّقْدِيرَيْنِ لَا يَخْرُجُ الصَّوَابُ عَنْ قَوْلِ (٩) أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ. الثَّانِي أَنْ يُقَالَ: الرَّافِضَةُ يُوجَدُ فِيهِمْ مِنَ الْمَسَائِلِ مَا لَا يَقُولُهُ مُسْلِمٌ يَعْرِفُ دِينَ الْإِسْلَامِ، مِنْهَا مَا يَتَّفِقُونَ عَلَيْهِ، وَمِنْهَا مَا يَقُولُهُ بَعْضُهُمْ: مِثْلَ تَرْكِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ (١٠) ، فَيُعَطِّلُونَ (١١) الْمَسَاجِدَ الَّتِي أَمَرَ

(١) ك: فَلْيُصَدِّقِ. (٢) ن، م، و: فَيَسْقُطَ، ص، ك: لِيَسْقُطَ. (٣) ص، و، أ: وَأَبَاحُوا. (٤) و: وَالْعَبِيدِ، ص: بِالْعَبْدِ، وَسَقَطَتِ الْكَلِمَةُ مِنْ (ك) . (٥) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) ، (أ) . (٦) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) . (٧) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٨) ن، م: أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ. (٩) قَوْلِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) ، (ص) . (١٠) وَالْجَمَاعَةِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (و) . (١١) ص، أ: فَيُبْطِلُونَ.