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reward can be attained only thereby. It follows that their being freed from defilement and purified of sins was among their attributes. Thus, what the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—prayed for on behalf of the People of the Cloak was only part of what had been attributed to the first and foremost. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—also prayed that Allah would bless people other than the People of the Cloak, and he prayed for many people(1) to be granted Paradise, forgiveness, and other things even greater than this. Yet it did not follow that those for whom he prayed in this manner were superior to the first and foremost.

However, since the People of the Cloak were required to avoid defilement and attain purity, the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—prayed that Allah would help them fulfill what He had commanded them, so that they would not deserve blame and punishment but would instead attain praise and reward.

[The Third Section: The Rāfidī’s discussion of the saying of Allah Most High, “Offer charity before your private consultation,” and the response to it]

The Third Section(2)

The Rāfidī(3) said regarding the saying of Allah Most High:

“O you who believe, when you consult the Messenger privately, offer charity before your private consultation.”

[Surah al-Mujādilah: 12].

The Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abī Tālib—may Allah be pleased with him—said:

“No one acted(4) upon this verse except me, and through me Allah lightened the command of this verse for this Ummah.”

(1) MSS B and Q use the feminine singular form meaning “many”; MS H uses the masculine singular form. (2) MSS N, M, and W read: “A section.” (3) In (K), p. 120. MS M reads: “(K) explicitly states [it]; something similar was narrated by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who said …,” etc. (4) MSS N and M read: “Ali did not act”; MS W reads: “Ali—peace be upon him—did not act”; MS K reads: “Ali—may blessings and peace be upon him—did not act,” using *mā amila* rather than *lam yaʿmal*.

الْجَزَاءَ إِنَّمَا يُنَالُ بِذَلِكَ. وَحِينَئِذٍ فَيَكُونُ ذَهَابُ الرِّجْسِ عَنْهُمْ وَتَطْهِيرُهُمْ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ بَعْضَ صِفَاتِهِمْ. فَمَا دَعَا بِهِ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِأَهْلِ الْكِسَاءِ هُوَ بَعْضُ مَا وَصَفَ بِهِ السَّابِقِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ. وَالنَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - دَعَا لِغَيْرِ أَهْلِ الْكِسَاءِ بِأَنْ يُصَلِّيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَدَعَا لِأَقْوَامٍ كَثِيرِينَ (١) بِالْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ بِذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَلْزَمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَنْ دَعَا لَهُ بِذَلِكَ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ السَّابِقِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ. وَلَكِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِسَاءِ لَمَّا كَانَ قَدْ أَوْجَبَ عَلَيْهِمِ اجْتِنَابَ الرِّجْسِ وَفِعْلَ التَّطْهِيرِ، دَعَا لَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِأَنْ يُعِينَهُمْ عَلَى فِعْلِ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ بِهِ، لِئَلَّا يَكُونُوا مُسْتَحِقِّينَ لِلذَّمِّ وَالْعِقَابِ، وَلِيَنَالُوا الْمَدْحَ وَالثَّوَابَ. [الْفَصْلُ الثَّالِثُ كلام الرافضي عن قوله تعالي فَقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَةً والرد عليه] الْفَصْلُ الثَّالِثُ (٢) قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٣) : فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نَاجَيْتُمُ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَةً} [سُورَةُ الْمُجَادِلَةِ: ١٢] . قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: لَمْ يَعْمَلْ (٤) بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ غَيْرِي، وَبِي خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَمْرَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ.

(١) ب، ق: كَثِيرَةٍ، ح: كَثِيرٍ. (٢) ن، م، و: فَصْلٌ. (٣) فِي (ك) ١٢٠ م، وَنَصَّ (ك) وَنَحْوُهُ مَا رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ وَقَالَ إِلَخْ. (٤) ن، م: عَلِيٌّ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ، و: عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ، ك: عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ مَا عَمِلَ.