Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (5/52)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’

He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you, other than me, to whom the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, “O Allah, bring me the one among Your creatures (1) who is most beloved to You and to me, so that he may eat some of this bird (2) with me.” Then he came and ate (3) with him?’

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’

(* He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you, other than me, to whom the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, “I shall certainly give the banner to a man (4) who loves Allah and His Messenger, and whom Allah and His Messenger love. He will not return until Allah grants victory at his hands, after someone other than me had returned defeated”?’ (5)

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’ *) (6).

He said: (7) ‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you, other than me, about whom the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said to Banū Wakī'a (8), “You must desist, or I shall send against you a man whose person is like my own, obedience to whom is like obedience to me, and disobedience to whom is like disobedience to me (9), who will cut you down (10) with the sword”?’

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’ He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you to whom it was said

(1) K reads: “the creatures.” (2) K reads: “and to me, and the one among them who loves You and me most, so that he may eat this bird with me.” (3) M reads: “he eats”; K: “and he ate.” (4) K reads: “the banner tomorrow to a man.” (5) A and B read: “at his hands, other than me.” The second occurrence of “other than me” is omitted from all manuscripts except N, Q, K, and W. (6) The passage between the two asterisks is omitted from M. (7) “He said” is omitted from K. (8) K reads: “to Banū Rabī'a.” (9) K reads: “Obedience to him is obedience to me, and disobedience to him is disobedience to me.” (10) N and M read: “he will incapacitate you.”

قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ لَا. قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللَّهُمَّ ائْتِنِي بِأَحَبِّ خَلْقِكَ (١) إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَيَّ يَأْكُلُ مَعِي مِنْ هَذَا الطَّيْرِ (٢) فَأَتَاهُ فَأَكَلَ (٣) مَعَهُ» غَيْرِي؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ لَا. (* قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلًا (٤) يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، لَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ إِذْ رَجَعَ غَيْرِي مُنْهَزِمًا» غَيْرِي؟ (٥) قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ لَا *) (٦) . قَالَ: (٧) فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِبَنِي وَكِيعَةَ (٨) : «لَتَنْتَهُنَّ أَوْ لَأَبْعَثَنَّ إِلَيْكُمْ رَجُلًا نَفْسُهُ كَنَفْسِي، وَطَاعَتُهُ كَطَاعَتِي، وَمَعْصِيَتُهُ كَمَعْصِيَتِي (٩) يَفْصِلُكُمْ (١٠) بِالسَّيْفِ» غَيْرِي؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ لَا. قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَالَ

(١) ك: الْخَلْقِ. (٢) ك: وَإِلَيَّ وَأَشَدِّهِمْ لَكَ حُبًّا وَلِي حُبًّا يَأْكُلُ مَعِي هَذَا الطَّائِرَ. (٣) م: يَأْكُلُ، ك: وَأَكَلَ. (٤) ك: الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا. (٥) أ، ب: عَلَى يَدَيْهِ غَيْرِي، وَسَقَطَتْ غَيْرِي الثَّانِيَةُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ النُّسَخِ مَا عَدَا (ن) ، (ق) ، (ك) ، (و) . (٦) مَا بَيْنَ النَّجْمَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (م) . (٧) قَالَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ك) . (٨) ك: لِبَنِي رَبِيعَةَ. (٩) ك: وَطَاعَتُهُ طَاعَتِي وَمَعْصِيَتُهُ مَعْصِيَتِي. (١٠) ن، م: يُعَطِّلُكُمْ.