Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (4/288)

Ishmael and the Persians; and they recount the virtues of Banū Hāshim (1). They recount what he mentioned concerning the virtues of [Talha and al-Zubayr, just as they recount what he mentioned concerning the virtues of] (2) Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās and Usāma ibn Zayd [and what he mentioned concerning the virtues of Hasan and Husayn; and they recount] (3) the virtues of Aisha, [just as they recount what he mentioned concerning] the virtues of Fātima (4) and Khadīja. Among [the adherents of] (5) Islam, they are like Muslims among the adherents of other religions: they believe (6) in every messenger and every (7) scripture, making no distinction between any of Allah’s messengers; nor are they among those who divided their religion and became sects.

If it had been established among them that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said of Alī, “This is the one in my community who distinguishes truth from falsehood,” they would have accepted and transmitted it, just as they transmitted—H, R, S: just as they accepted and transmitted—his words concerning Abū Ubayda: “This is the trustworthy man of this

(1) A reads: “They mention what he mentioned concerning the virtues of … and the virtues of Banū Hāshim” (with a marginal note: “A blank in the original”); B reads: “They mention what he mentioned concerning the virtues of Quraysh and the virtues of Banū Hāshim.” (2) The text between brackets is omitted from N and M. (3) The text between brackets appears only in R, H, and S. N and M read: “and Usāma ibn Zayd, and what he mentioned.” (4) N and M read: “concerning the virtues of Aisha and the virtues of Fātima.” (5) “The adherents of” is omitted from N and M. (6) A and B read: “They believe.” (7) A and B read: “and in every…”

إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَبَنِي فَارِسَ وَيَذْكُرُونَ فَضَائِلَ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ (١) وَيَذْكُرُونَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ [طَلْحَةَ وَالزُّبَيْرِ، كَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ] (٢) سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ [وَمَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ، وَيَذْكُرُونَ] (٣) مِنْ فَضَائِلِ عَائِشَةَ، [كَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ] فَضَائِلِ فَاطِمَةَ (٤) . وَخَدِيجَةَ، فَهُمْ فِي [أَهْلِ] (٥) الْإِسْلَامِ كَأَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ فِي أَهْلِ الْمِلَلِ: يَدِينُونَ (٦) بِكُلِّ رَسُولٍ وَكُلِّ (٧) كِتَابٍ، لَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِ اللَّهِ، وَلَمْ يَكُونُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دَيْنَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا. فَلَوْ ثَبَتَ عِنْدَهُمْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ: هَذَا فَارُوقُ أُمَّتِي، لَقَبِلُوا ذَلِكَ وَنَقَلُوهُ، كَمَا نَقَلُوا هـ، ر، ص: كَمَا قَبِلُوا وَنَقَلُوا. قَوْلَهُ لِأَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ: " «هَذَا أَمِينُ هَذِهِ

(١) أ: وَيَذْكُرُونَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ ٠٠٠ وَفَضَائِلِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ (وَفِي الْهَامِشِ: بَيَاضٌ بِالْأَصْلِ) ; ب: وَيَذْكُرُونَ مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ قُرَيْشٍ وَفَضَائِلِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ. (٢) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٣) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ فِي (ر) ، (هـ) ، (ص) فَقَطْ. مَا ذَكَرَهُ ن، م: وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَمَا ذَكَرَهُ. (٤) ن، م: مِنْ فَضَائِلِ عَائِشَةَ وَفَضَائِلِ فَاطِمَةَ (٥) أَهْلِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٦) أ، ب: يُؤْمِنُونَ. (٧) أ، ب: وَبِكُلِّ.