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Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Say, ‘Produce your proof, if you are truthful.’ Rather, whoever submits himself wholly to Allah and does good will have his reward with his Lord. No fear will be upon them, nor will they grieve.”

It is well known that the awaited one (1) whose existence the Rāfidī alleges is not someone whom anyone is obliged to obey, for no statement transmitted from him is known. Therefore, whoever obeys the Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—will enter Paradise, even if he does not believe in this Imām; whereas whoever believes in this Imām will not enter Paradise unless he obeys the Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—(2). Thus, obedience to the Messenger (3) is the determining factor in whether felicity is attained or lost, and it distinguishes the people of Paradise from the people of the Fire (4).

[Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—] (5) made this distinction among mankind. Allah, Glorified and Exalted, has shown mankind the way to obey him (6) through what He has made clear to them. It is therefore evident (7) that Ahl al-Sunnah are certain of felicity and salvation for those who belong to Ahl al-Sunnah.

Praise be to Allah, the third volume of Ibn Taymiyyah’s book Minhāj al-Sunnah fī Naqd Kalām al-Shīah al-Qadariyyah has been completed. It will be followed—Allah willing—by the fourth volume, which begins:

Chapter: The Rāfidī said: “The Fourth Aspect: The Imāmiyyah derived their doctrine from the infallible Imāms…” and so forth.

(1) (A) and (B) read: “that this awaited one.” (2) “May Allah bless him and grant him peace” is added in (A) and (B). (3) “May Allah bless him and grant him peace—may Allah bless him and grant him peace” is added in (N). (4) (N) and (M) read: “and the people of the Fire.” (5) The text in square brackets is omitted from (N). (6) (A) reads: “mankind according to the measure of the truth concerning obedience to Him”; (B) reads: “mankind; thus, He guided creation to obey Him.” The word “guided” is omitted from (N). (7) (A) and (B) read: “Thus, He demonstrated.”

قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ - بَلَى مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ} . وَمِنَ الْمَعْلُومِ أَنَّ الْمُنْتَظَرَ (١) الَّذِي يَدَّعِيهِ الرَّافِضِيُّ لَا يَجِبُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ طَاعَتُهُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُعْلَمُ لَهُ قَوْلٌ مَنْقُولٌ عَنْهُ، فَإِذًا مَنْ أَطَاعَ الرَّسُولَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِهَذَا الْإِمَامِ، وَمَنْ آمَنَ بِهَذَا الْإِمَامِ لَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا إِذَا أَطَاعَ الرَّسُولَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (٢) فَطَاعَةُ الرَّسُولِ - (٣) هِيَ مَدَارُ السَّعَادَةِ وُجُودًا وَعَدَمًا، وَهِيَ الْفَارِقَةُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ (٤) [وَمُحَمَّدٌ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -] (٥) فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ، وَاللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى قَدْ دَلَّ الْخَلْقَ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ (٦) بِمَا بَيَّنَهُ لَهُمْ، فَتَبَيَّنَ (٧) أَنَّ أَهْلَ السُّنَّةِ جَازِمُونَ بِالسَّعَادَةِ وَالنَّجَاةِ لِمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ. تَمَّ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُزْءُ الثَّالِثُ مِنْ كِتَابِ " مِنْهَاجِ السُّنَّةِ فِي نَقْضِ كَلَامِ الشِّيعَةِ الْقَدَرِيَّةِ " لِابْنِ تَيْمِيَّةَ، وَيَتْلُوهُ - إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ - الْجُزْءُ الرَّابِعُ، وَأَوَّلُهُ: فَصْلٌ: قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ: الْوَجْهُ الرَّابِعُ: أَنَّ الْإِمَامِيَّةَ أَخَذُوا مَذْهَبَهُمْ عَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمَعْصُومِينَ. . . إِلَخْ.

(١) أ، ب: أَنَّ هَذَا الْمُنْتَظَرَ. (٢) صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (أ) ، (ب) . (٣) صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (ن) . (٤) ن، م: وَأَهْلِ النَّارِ. (٥) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) . (٦) أ: النَّاسَ قَدْرَ الْحَقِّ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ، ب: النَّاسَ فَدَلَّ الْخَلْقَ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ، وَسَقَطَتْ كَلِمَةُ (دَلَّ) مِنْ (ن) . (٧) أ، ب: فَدَلَّ.