Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (4/379)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

you see Muāwiya on my pulpit, kill him.’ He was one of those whose hearts were reconciled, and he fought Alī, who in their view is the fourth caliph and a rightful imam. Anyone who fights a rightful imam [is] a rebel and a wrongdoer.” (1)

He said (2): “The reason for this was Muhammad ibn Abū Bakr’s love for Alī—peace be upon him—(3), his breaking with his father, and Muāwiya’s (4) hatred of Alī and warfare against him. They called him ‘a scribe of revelation,’ although he did not write a single word of revelation for the Prophet; rather, he used to write letters for him (5). Fourteen men in the Prophet’s presence—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—used to write down the revelation. The first among them, the most favored (6), and the closest to him was Alī ibn Abū Tālib [peace be upon him] (7). Yet Muāwiya remained a polytheist throughout the period of the Prophet’s mission—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—associating partners with Allah Most High (8), denying the revelation, and mocking the Sacred Law (9).”

The response is to say: “As for his claim that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—cursed

(1) N, M, and W read: “rightful, a rebel and a wrongdoer”; R and S: “was a rebel and a wrongdoer.” (2) This follows immediately after the preceding passage in K, p. 113 (M). (3) The phrase “peace be upon him” appears only in W and K. (4) K reads: “on Muāwiya’s part”; this is a textual corruption. (5) K reads: “letters for him—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and his family.” (6) K reads: “and the one most favored by him.” (7) K reads: “peace be upon them both”; A and B: “may Allah be pleased with him.” The reading printed in the text is from W. (8) The phrase “with Allah Most High” does not appear in K. (9) “He denies the revelation and mocks the Sacred Law”: thus in K and B. All other manuscripts read: “He denied the revelation and mocked the Sacred Law.”

رَأَيْتُمْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَلَى مِنْبَرِي فَاقْتُلُوهُ» . وَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ، وَقَاتَلَ عَلِيًّا وَهُوَ عِنْدَهُمْ رَابِعُ الْخُلَفَاءِ، إِمَامُ حَقٍّ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ حَارَبَ إِمَامَ حَقٍّ [فَهُوَ] بَاغٍ ظَالِمٌ " (١) .. قَالَ (٢) . : " وَسَبَبُ ذَلِكَ مَحَبَّةُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ لِعَلِيٍّ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - (٣) . ، وَمُفَارَقَتُهُ لِأَبِيهِ، وَبُغْضُ مُعَاوِيَةَ (٤) . لِعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَارَبَتِهِ لَهُ، وَسَمُّوهُ كَاتِبَ الْوَحْيِ وَلَمْ يَكْتُبْ لَهُ كَلِمَةً وَاحِدَةً مِنَ الْوَحْيِ، بَلْ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ لَهُ رَسَائِلَ (٥) . . وَقَدْ كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ نَفَسًا يَكْتُبُونَ الْوَحْيَ، أَوَّلُهُمْ وَأَخَصُّهُمْ (٦) . وَأَقْرَبُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ [عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ] (٧) . ، مَعَ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ لَمْ يَزَلْ مُشْرِكًا بِاللَّهِ تَعَالَى (٨) . فِي مُدَّةِ كَوْنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مَبْعُوثًا يُكَذِّبُ بِالْوَحْيِ وَيَهْزَأُ بِالشَّرْعِ (٩) . ". وَالْجَوَابُ: أَنْ يُقَالَ: " أَمَّا مَا ذَكَرَهُ مِنْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لَعَنَ

(١) ن، م، و: حَقٍّ بَاغٍ ظَالِمٌ ; ر، ص: كَانَ بَاغ ظَالِم (٢) بَعْدَ الْكَلَامِ السَّابِقِ مُبَاشَرَةً فِي (ك) ص [٠ - ٩] ١٣ (م) (٣) عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: فِي (و) ، (ك) فَقَطْ (٤) ك: لِمُعَاوِيَةَ، وَهُوَ تَحْرِيفٌ (٥) ك: لَهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَآلِهِ رَسَائِلَ (٦) ك: وَأَخَصُّهُمْ بِهِ (٧) ك: عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ ; أ، ب: رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ. وَالْمُثْبَتُ مِنْ (و) (٨) عِبَارَةُ " بِاللَّهِ تَعَالَى ": لَيْسَتْ فِي (ك) (٩) يُكَذِّبُ بِالْوَحْيِ وَيَهْزَأُ بِالشَّرْعِ: كَذَا فِي (ك) ، (ب) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: كَذَّبَ بِالْوَحْيِ وَتَهَزَّأَ بِالشَّرْعِ