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Then He censured them for cowardice, saying:

“They think every shout is against them. They are the enemy, so beware of them. May Allah destroy them! How are they turned away!”

That is, whenever they hear a sound, they think they are about to be attacked, because their hearts are filled with dread that Allah might expose their secrets.

Thus, if a person of handsome appearance engages in these deeds that Allah hates, Allah hates him; his beauty does not earn him Allah’s love. Allah does not look at his appearance, but rather at his heart and deeds.

Although Joseph, the eminently truthful, was more handsome than the other prophets, it is reported in the Sahih:

“He was given half of all beauty.” (2)

That did not make him superior to the others. Rather, others were superior to him, such as Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad—may Allah’s blessings be upon them all. Although Joseph was more beautiful in appearance, their faith and deeds were superior to his faith and deeds. These prophets suffered harm for faith itself and for calling people to Allah. Those who opposed them were therefore opposing Allah and His Messenger, and their patience was patience in upholding the oneness of Allah and worshipping Him

(1) The text between square brackets is omitted in N, M, and R. (2) In the hadith of the *isrā’* narrated from Anas ibn Mālik—may Allah be pleased with him—Muslim, 1/145–147 (Book of Faith, chapter “The Night Journey of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him”), records that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Then I found myself before Yūsuf—peace be upon him—and he had been given half of all beauty.” The hadith is also narrated from Anas—may Allah be pleased with him—with the wording: “Yūsuf—peace be upon him—was given half of all beauty,” in *al-Musnad*, 3/286 (al-Halabī ed.), and al-Hākim’s *al-Mustadrak*, 2/570, which states: “Yūsuf and his mother possessed half of all beauty.” Al-Hākim said: “This hadith is authentic according to Muslim’s criteria, though neither al-Bukhārī nor Muslim included it.” Al-Albānī discussed the hadith in *Silsilat al-Ahādīth al-Sahīha*, 3/470, and said: “It is authentic according to Muslim’s criteria.”

حَائِطٍ] (١) ، ثُمَّ عَابَهُمْ بِالْجُبْنِ فَقَالَ: {يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ هُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَاحْذَرْهُمْ قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنَّى يُؤْفَكُونَ} أَيْ: لَا يَسْمَعُونَ صَوْتًا إِلَّا ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أُتُوا، لِمَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مِنَ الرُّعْبِ أَنْ يَكْشِفَ اللَّهُ أَسْرَارَهُمْ. فَصَاحِبُ الصُّورَةِ الْجَمِيلَةِ إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْأَعْمَالِ الَّتِي يُبْغِضُهَا اللَّهُ، كَانَ اللَّهُ يُبْغِضُهُ وَلَا يُحِبُّهُ لِجَمَالِهِ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُورَتِهِ، وَإِنَّمَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قَلْبِهِ وَعَمَلِهِ. وَيُوسُفُ الصِّدِّيقُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ أَجْمَلَ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ، وَفِي الصَّحِيحِ: " «أَنَّهُ أُعْطِيَ شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ» " (٢) ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ بِذَلِكَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ، بَلْ غَيْرُهُ أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ، كَإِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَإِسْحَاقَ، وَيَعْقُوبَ، وَمُوسَى، وَعِيسَى، وَمُحَمَّدٍ، - صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ - وَيُوسُفُ، وَإِنْ كَانَتْ صُورَتُهُ أَجْمَلَ، فَإِنَّ إِيمَانَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَأَعْمَالَهُمْ كَانَتْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ إِيمَانِهِ وَعَمَلِهِ، وَهَؤُلَاءِ أُوذُوا عَلَى نَفْسِ الْإِيمَانِ وَالدَّعْوَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَكَانَ الَّذِينَ عَادُوهُمْ مُعَادِينَ لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَكَانَ صَبْرُهُمْ صَبْرًا عَلَى تَوْحِيدِ اللَّهِ وَعِبَادَتِهِ

(١) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (ر) . (٢) فِي حَدِيثِ الْإِسْرَاءِ الَّذِي رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ ١/١٤٥ - ١٤٧ كِتَابُ الْإِيمَانِ، بَابُ الْإِسْرَاءِ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ: فَإِذَا أَنَا بِيُوسُفَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِذَا هُوَ قَدْ أُعْطِيَ شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ، وَجَاءَ الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - بِلَفْظِ: أُعْطِيَ يُوسُفُ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - شَطْرَ الْحُسْنِ. فِي الْمُسْنَدِ (ط. الْحَلَبِيِّ) ٣/٢٨٦ الْمُسْتَدْرَكِ لِلْحَاكِمِ ٢/٥٧٠ وَقَالَ: يُوسُفُ وَأُمُّهُ شَطْرُ الْحُسْنِ، وَقَالَ الْحَاكِمُ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ. وَتَكَلَّمَ الْأَلْبَانِيُّ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ فِي سِلْسِلَةِ الْأَحَادِيثِ الصَّحِيحَةِ ٣/٤٧٠ وَقَالَ: صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ.