Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (5/24)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

[Chapter Six: Continuation of the Rāfidī’s discussion of Alī’s virtues and the response to him]

Chapter Six
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The Rāfidī said (2): It is also narrated from Yazīd ibn Abī Maryam (3): “Alī—may Allah be pleased with him—(4) said: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and I set out (5) until we reached the Kaaba. The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said to me, ‘Sit down.’ He climbed onto my shoulder, and I tried to stand up with him, but he perceived weakness in me. He therefore climbed down, and the Prophet of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—sat down for me and said, ‘Climb onto my shoulder.’ So I climbed onto his shoulder (6).

“He said: Then he stood up with me. He said: It seemed to me (7) that, had I wished, I could have reached the horizon of the sky. I climbed onto the House, atop which stood a figure made of brass or copper (8). I began working it loose from its right, its left, its front, and its back. Once I had gained a firm hold on it, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said to me, ‘Throw it down.’ So I threw it down, and it shattered just as glass vessels shatter (9). Then I climbed down,

(1) (ن), (م), and (أ): “Chapter”; “Chapter Six” is omitted from (و). (2) “The Rāfidī” is omitted from (و). The passage that follows appears in (ك), 121 (م). (3) (ن): “Zayd ibn Abī Maryam”; (ك): “Abī Maryam.” (4) (ك), (و): “Alī—peace be upon him.” (5) (ك): “The Prophet—may Allah bless him and his family—and I.” (6) (ح), (ر), (ب): “his shoulders.” (7) (أ), (ب), (ق), (ي), (و), (ر): “It seems to me.” (8) (ك): “a figure made of brass and copper.” (9) (ن), (ي), (ر), (ق), (ب): “shatter”; (و): “breaks.”

[الْفَصْلُ السَّادِسُ تابع كلام الرافضي عن فضائل علي رضي الله عنه والرد عليه] الْفَصْلُ السَّادِسُ (١) قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٢) : وَعَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ (٣) «عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ (٤) : قَالَ: انْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (٥) حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْكَعْبَةَ، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: اجْلِسْ، فَصَعِدَ عَلَى مَنْكِبِي، فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَنْهَضَ بِهِ، فَرَأَى مِنِّي ضَعْفًا، فَنَزَلَ وَجَلَسَ لِي نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَقَالَ اصْعَدْ عَلَى مَنْكِبِي. فَصَعِدْتُ عَلَى مَنْكِبِهِ (٦) . قَالَ: فَنَهَضَ بِي. قَالَ: فَإِنَّهُ تَخَيَّلَ لِي (٧) أَنِّي لَوْ شِئْتُ لَنِلْتُ أُفُقَ السَّمَاءِ، حَتَّى صَعِدْتُ عَلَى الْبَيْتِ وَعَلَيْهِ تِمْثَالٌ صُفْرٌ أَوْ نُحَاسٌ (٨) ، فَجَعَلْتُ أُزَاوِلُهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ، حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَمْكَنْتُ مِنْهُ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: اقْذِفْ بِهِ. فَقَذَفْتُ بِهِ فَتَكَسَّرَ كَمَا تَنْكَسِرُ (٩) الْقَوَارِيرُ، ثُمَّ نَزَلَتْ

(١) ن، م، أ: فَصْلٌ، وَسَقَطَتِ (الْفَصْلُ السَّادِسُ) مِنْ (و) . (٢) الرَّافِضِيُّ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (و) ، وَالْكَلَامُ التَّالِي فِي (ك) ١٢١ (م) . (٣) ن: زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، ك: أَبِي مَرْيَمَ. (٤) ك، و: عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. (٥) ك: أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ. (٦) ح، ر، ب: مَنْكِبَيْهِ. (٧) أ، ب، ق، ي، و، ر: يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيَّ. (٨) ك: تِمْثَالٌ مِنْ صُفْرٍ وَنُحَاسٍ. (٩) ن، ي، ر، ق، ب: تَتَكَسَّرُ، و: يَنْكَسِرُ.