Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (5/54)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you to whom the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, “I fought for the revelation of the Quran, and you will fight for its interpretation,” other than me?’ (1)

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’

He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you for whom the sun was turned back so that he performed the afternoon prayer within its appointed time—other than me?’

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’

He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you whom the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—commanded to take (Barā’a) from Abu Bakr? Abu Bakr then asked him, “O Messenger of Allah, was anything revealed (2) concerning me?” The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—replied, “Indeed, (3) only Ali may deliver it on my behalf” (4)—other than me?’

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’

He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah: Is there anyone among you to whom the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, “None loves you except a believer, and none hates you except a disbelieving hypocrite” (5)—other than me?’

They said, ‘By Allah, no.’

He said, ‘I adjure you by Allah: Do you know (6) that he ordered your doors closed and my door opened, whereupon you spoke about it? The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—then said, “It was not I who closed your doors (7) and opened his door; rather, Allah closed your doors and opened his door”

(1) K reads: “and you will fight for the interpretation of the Quran”—other than me. (2) N and M read: “Was anything revealed?” (3) K reads: “Then he said, ‘Indeed…’” (4) A and B read: “except my family.” (5) N, M, and Q read: “except a hypocrite”; W and K: “except a disbeliever”; A: “except a disbelieving hypocrite.” (6) K reads: “Do you know…?” (7) N, M, and R read: “your door.”

فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - «إِنِّي قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى تَنْزِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ وَأَنْتَ تُقَاتِلُ عَلَى تَأْوِيلِهِ» غَيْرِي؟ (١) قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ لَا. قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ رُدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ حَتَّى صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ فِي وَقْتِهَا غَيْرِي؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ لَا. قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ «فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يَأْخُذَ (بَرَاءَةٌ) مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَنَزَلَ (٢) فِيَّ شَيْءٌ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّهُ (٣) لَا يُؤَدِّي عَنِّي إِلَّا عَلِيٌّ» (٤) غَيْرِي؟ قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ لَا. قَالَ: فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يُحِبُّكَ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يُبْغِضُكَ إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ كَافِرٌ» (٥) غَيْرِي؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ لَا. قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ (٦) أَنَّهُ «أَمَرَ بِسَدِّ أَبْوَابِكُمْ وَفَتْحِ بَابِي فَقُلْتُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَا أَنَا سَدَدْتُ أَبْوَابَكُمْ (٧) وَلَا فَتَحْتُ بَابَهُ، بَلِ اللَّهُ سَدَّ أَبْوَابَكُمْ وَفَتَحَ بَابَهُ»

(١) ك: وَتُقَاتِلُ عَلَى تَأْوِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ غَيْرِي. (٢) ن، م: هَلْ نَزَلَ. (٣) ك: فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ. (٤) أ، ب: إِلَّا أَهْلِي. (٥) ن، م، ق: إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ، و، ك: إِلَّا كَافِرًا، أ: إِلَّا كَافِرٌ مُنَافِقٌ. (٦) ك: أَتَعْلَمُونَ. (٧) ن، م، ر: بَابَكُمْ.