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and [someone else] (1) disagrees with him, he refers the matter in dispute to Allah and His Messenger, as Allah, Glorified is He, has commanded (2). This is the judgment of Allah and His Messenger among all these men. Such was the practice of the Muslims during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and [the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs] (3).

The sixth point (4) is this: His statement, “They did not take as leaders those whom others did—men preoccupied with kingship and acts of disobedience,” is false.

If he means that Ahl al-Sunnah say these kings should be followed in their acts of disobedience to Allah, this is a lie against them. The scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah who are recognized for their knowledge [among Ahl al-Sunnah] (5) unanimously agree that no one is to be followed in disobedience to Allah or taken as a leader in that regard.

But if he means that Ahl al-Sunnah seek the assistance of these kings in matters of obedience to Allah for which their help is needed (6), and assist them in the acts of obedience to Allah that they undertake, then it is said to them (7): If taking them as leaders in this respect is objectionable, the Rāfidah are more deeply implicated in this than they are. They constantly seek the assistance of unbelievers and the wicked in pursuing their aims, and they help the unbelievers [and the wicked] (8) achieve many of their own ends. This is something witnessed (9) in every age

(1) “someone else” is omitted from (N). (M) reads: “and another opposed him.” (2) (A) and (B) read: “as he was commanded to do.” (3) The text in square brackets is omitted from (N) and (M). (A) and (B) read: “and during the era of his Rightly Guided Caliphs—may Allah be pleased with them.” (4) (N), (M), and (W) read: “the fifth,” which is an error. (5) The text in square brackets is omitted from (N) and (M). (6) (A) and (B) read: “in matters needed for obedience to Allah.” (7) (B) alone reads: “to him.” (8) “and the wicked” is omitted from (N) and (M). (9) (N), (M), (H), and (W) read: “well known.”

وَعَارَضَهُ [غَيْرُهُ] (١) رَدَّ مَا تَنَازَعُوا فِيهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كَمَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ بِذَلِكَ (٢) . وَهَذَا حُكْمُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ بَيْنَ هَؤُلَاءِ جَمِيعِهِمْ، وَهَكَذَا كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، وَ [عَهْدِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ] (٣) . الْوَجْهُ السَّادِسُ (٤) : أَنْ يُقَالَ: قَوْلُهُ: " لَمْ يَتَّخِذُوا مَا اتَّخَذَهُ غَيْرُهُمْ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمُشْتَغِلِينَ بِالْمُلْكِ وَالْمَعَاصِي " كَلَامٌ بَاطِلٌ. وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ إِنْ أَرَادَ أَهْلَ السُّنَّةِ يَقُولُونَ: إِنَّهُ يُؤْتَمُّ بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْمُلُوكِ فِيمَا يَفْعَلُونَهُ مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ فَهَذَا كَذِبٌ عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِنَّ عُلَمَاءَ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ الْمَعْرُوفِينَ بِالْعِلْمِ [عِنْدَ أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ] (٥) مُتَّفِقُونَ عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَا يُقْتَدَى بِأَحَدٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ، وَلَا يُتَّخَذُ إِمَامًا فِي ذَلِكَ. وَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السُّنَّةِ يَسْتَعِينُونَ بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْمُلُوكِ فِيمَا يُحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِمْ فِيهِ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ (٦) ، وَيُعَاوِنُونَهُمْ عَلَى مَا يَفْعَلُونَهُ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ (٧) : إِنْ كَانَ اتِّخَاذُهُمْ أَئِمَّةً بِهَذَا الِاعْتِبَارِ مَحْذُورًا، فَالرَّافِضَةُ أَدْخَلُ مِنْهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ دَائِمًا يَسْتَعِينُونَ بِالْكُفَّارِ وَالْفُجَّارِ عَلَى مَطَالِبِهِمْ، وَيُعَاوِنُونَ الْكُفَّارَ [وَالْفُجَّارَ] (٨) عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِنْ مَآرِبِهِمْ، وَهَذَا أَمْرٌ مَشْهُودٌ (٩) فِي كُلِّ زَمَانٍ

(١) غَيْرُهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) . وَفِي (م) : وَعَارَضَهُ آخَرُ. (٢) أ، ب: كَمَا أُمِرَ بِذَلِكَ. (٣) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . وَفِي (أ) ، (ب) : وَعَهْدِ خُلَفَائِهِ الرَّاشِدِينَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ -. (٤) ن، م، و: الْخَامِسُ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. (٥) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٦) أ، ب: فِيمَا يُحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ. (٧) ب (فَقَطْ) : لَهُ. (٨) وَالْفُجَّارَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٩) ن، م، هـ، و: مَشْهُورٌ.