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Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

As for the manumitted clients of his wives, they are not members of his household (1), without any disagreement. This is why charity was lawful for Barīra. Abū Rāfi, however, was one of their manumitted clients, and this is why he forbade him to accept charity, for the manumitted client of a people is one of them. The prohibition of charity for them is part of the purification Allah intended for them, for charitable alms (2) are the impurities cast off by people.

Likewise, his assertion concerning the obligation (3) of showing affection [to them] (4) is mistaken. It is authentically reported in the Sahih from Saīd ibn Jubayr (5) that Ibn Abbās [may Allah be pleased with them both] (6) was asked about the words of the Exalted:

“Say, ‘I ask no reward of you for it, except affection on account of kinship.’”

[Sūrat al-Shūrā: 23]

He related: “I said, ‘That you should show affection to the close relatives of Muhammad [—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—] (7).’”

Ibn Abbās replied: “You have been hasty. Indeed (8), there was no clan of (9) Quraysh except that the Messenger of

(1) (A) and (B) read: “Ahl al-Bayt.” (2) The preceding passage is omitted from (A) and (B). (A) reads: “This is why he forbade him to accept charity—the impurities cast off by people.” (B) reads: “This is why he forbade him to accept charity and told him that it is the impurities cast off by people.” (3) (B) alone reads: “Likewise, his statement: ‘And the obligation …’” (4) “To them” occurs only in (H) and (R). (5) (A) and (B) read: “Saīd ibn al-Musayyib.” (6) “May Allah be pleased with them both” occurs only in (A) and (B). (7) “May Allah bless him and grant him peace” occurs in (A), (B), (H), (S), and (R). (8) “Indeed” is omitted from (A) and (B). (9) (N), (M), and (W) read: “in.”

وَأَمَّا مَوَالِيهِنَّ فَلَيْسُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ (١) بِلَا نِزَاعٍ، فَلِهَذَا كَانَتِ الصَّدَقَةُ تُبَاحُ لِبَرِيرَةَ. وَأَمَّا أَبُو رَافِعٍ فَكَانَ مِنْ مَوَالِيهِمْ، فَلِهَذَا نَهَاهُ عَنِ الصَّدَقَةِ، لِأَنَّ مَوْلَى الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُمْ، وَتَحْرِيمُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ هُوَ مِنَ التَّطْهِيرِ الَّذِي أَرَادَهُ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ، فَإِنَّ الصَّدَقَةَ (٢) أَوْسَاخُ النَّاسِ. وَكَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي إِيجَابِ (٣) الْمَوَدَّةِ [لَهُمْ] (٤) غَلَطٌ. فَقَدْ ثَبَتَ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ (٥) أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ [رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا] (٦) سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {قُلْ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى} [سُورَةُ الشُّورَى: ٢٣] ، قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: إِلَّا أَنْ تَوَدُّوا ذَوِي قُرْبَى مُحَمَّدٍ [- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -] (٧) . فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: عَجَّلْتَ، إِنَّهُ (٨) لَمْ يَكُنْ بَطْنٌ مِنْ (٩) قُرَيْشٍ إِلَّا لِرَسُولِ

(١) أ، ب: أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ. (٢) : سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . وَفِي (أ) فَلِهَذَا نَهَاهُ عَنِ الصَّدَقَةِ أَوْسَاخِ النَّاسِ. وَفِي (ب) : فَلِهَذَا نَهَاهُ عَنِ الصَّدَقَةِ، وَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّهَا أَوْسَاخُ النَّاسِ. (٣) ب (فَقَطْ) : وَكَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ: وَإِيجَابُ. (٤) لَهُمْ: فِي (هـ) ، (ر) فَقَطْ. (٥) أ، ب: سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ. (٦) رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: فِي (أ) ، (ب) فَقَطْ. (٧) صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فِي (أ) ، (ب) ، (هـ) ، (ص) ، (ر) . (٨) إِنَّهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ (أ) (ب) . (٩) ن، م، و: فِي.