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Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

“Let me strike the neck of this hypocrite and those like him,” and likewise Usayd ibn Hudayr said to Sa‘d ibn Ubāda:

“You are indeed a hypocrite (1), arguing in defense of the hypocrites,” during the incident of the Slander (2).

(Chapter (3)).

The Rāfidī (4) said: “One of the learned men put it well when he said: ‘Worse than Iblīs is one who did not rival him in his former obedience (5), yet raced alongside him in the field of disobedience (6).’ There is no doubt among the scholars that Iblīs was more devoted to worship than the angels (7), and that he bore the Throne alone for six thousand years. When Allah created Adam (8), appointed him as a vicegerent on earth, and commanded Iblīs to prostrate himself, he grew arrogant and thereby deserved the curse and banishment (9). Mu‘āwiya remained in polytheism and the worship of idols (10) until he embraced Islam a long time after the Prophet’s mission began—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He then arrogantly refused to obey Allah regarding the appointment of the Commander of the Believers as imam over him (11), and allegiance was pledged to him by

(1) أ، ب: “a hypocrite.” (2) أ، ب: “the Slander. And Allah grants success.” (3) ر، ص، هـ: “Chapter Thirty-Two.” (4) In (ك), p. 16[0–9] (م). (5) “His obedience”: thus in (ك) alone. All other copies read: “obedience.” (6) “His disobedience”: omitted from (أ). In (ص), (ب), and (و): “disobedience”; in (ر): “the disobedience.” (7) “More devoted to worship than the angels”: thus in (ك). All other copies read: “the most devoted to worship among the angels.” (8) ك: “Allah Most High created Adam—peace be upon him.” (9) ك: “and thereby deserved banishment and the curse.” (10) و: “idols and graven images.” (11) ك: “the Commander of the Believers—peace be upon him—as imam.”

" «دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ وَأَمْثَالِهِ» " ، وَكَقَوْلِ أُسَيْدِ بْنِ حُضَيْرٍ لِسَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ: " إِنَّكَ لَمُنَافِقٌ (١) تُجَادِلُ عَنِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ " فِي قِصَّةِ الْإِفْكِ (٢) . (فَصْلٌ (٣) ) . قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٤) : " وَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ بَعْضُ الْفُضَلَاءِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: شَرٌّ مِنْ إِبْلِيسَ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْبِقْهُ فِي سَالِفِ طَاعَتِهِ (٥) ، وَجَرَى مَعَهُ فِي مَيْدَانِ مَعْصِيَتِهِ (٦) . وَلَا شَكَّ بَيْنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ أَنَّ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ أَعْبَدَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ (٧) ، وَكَانَ يَحْمِلُ الْعَرْشَ وَحْدَهُ سِتَّةَ آلَافِ سَنَةٍ، وَلَمَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ (٨) وَجَعَلَهُ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ، وَأَمَرَهُ بِالسُّجُودِ فَاسْتَكْبَرَ فَاسْتَحَقَّ اللَّعْنَةَ وَالطَّرْدَ (٩) . وَمُعَاوِيَةُ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي الْإِشْرَاكِ وَعِبَادَةِ الْأَصْنَامِ (١٠) إِلَى أَنْ أَسْلَمَ بَعْدَ ظُهُورِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِمُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ، ثُمَّ اسْتَكْبَرَ عَنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ فِي نَصْبِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ إِمَامًا (١١) ، وَبَايَعَهُ

(١) أ، ب: مُنَافِقٌ. (٢) أ، ب: الْإِفْكِ، وَبِاللَّهِ التَّوْفِيقُ. (٣) ر، ص، هـ: الْفَصْلُ الثَّانِي وَالثَّلَاثُونَ. (٤) فِي (ك) ص [٠ - ٩] ١٦ (م) . (٥) طَاعَتِهِ: كَذَا فِي (ك) فَقَطْ. وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: طَاعَةٍ. (٦) مَعْصِيَتِهِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) . وَفِي (ص) ، (ب) ، (و) : مَعْصِيَةٍ. وَفِي (ر) : الْمَعْصِيَةِ. (٧) أَعْبَدَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ: كَذَا فِي (ك) . وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: أَعْبَدَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ. (٨) ك: اللَّهُ تَعَالَى آدَمَ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -. (٩) ك: وَاسْتَحَقَّ الطَّرْدَ وَاللَّعْنَ. (١٠) و: الْأَوْثَانِ وَالْأَصْنَامِ. (١١) ك: أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - إِمَامًا.