Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/19)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

[Section: Umar’s Position—may Allah be pleased with him—During the Messenger’s Illness and upon His Death]

A Section (1)

The Rāfidī (2) said: “The compilers of the six Sahīh collections (3) narrated the following report traced to Ibn Abbās: ‘During his final illness, the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said:

“Bring me an inkwell and blank paper (4), so that I may write (5) for you a document by which you will not go astray after me.”

Umar then said:

“The man is surely delirious. The Book of Allah is sufficient for us.”

The clamor grew, so the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said:

“Leave me. It is not fitting (6) for you to dispute in my presence.”

Ibn Abbās then said:

“The calamity—the utter calamity—was what (7) came between us and the written document (8) of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him.”

And when the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—died, Umar (9) said:

“Muhammad has not died (10), nor will he die until he has cut off the hands of certain men

(1) “Section” is omitted from (H); in (Y): “The Thirty-First Section.” (2) In (K), p. [0–9] 36 (M). (3) “Six” is omitted from (H) and (B). (4) (H), (R), (B), and (Y): “and paper.” (5) (K): “so that I may write.” (6) (H), (B): “It is not fitting.” (7) (K): “in what.” (8) (H), (R), (N), and (Y): “the writing of.” (9) “Umar” is absent from (K). (10) (K): “By Allah, Muhammad—may Allah bless him and his family—has not died.”

[فصل موقف عمر رضي الله عنه عند مرض الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم ووفاته] فَصْلٌ (١) قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (٢) : " وَرَوَى أَصْحَابُ الصِّحَاحِ السِّتَّةِ (٣) مِنْ مُسْنَدِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ فِي مَرَضِ مَوْتِهِ: ائْتُونِي بِدَوَاةٍ وَبَيَاضٍ (٤) .، أَكْتُبْ (٥) . لَكُمْ كِتَابًا لَا تَضِلُّونَ بِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِي، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَهْجُرُ، حَسْبُنَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ، فَكَثُرَ اللَّغَطُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: اخْرُجُوا عَنِّي، لَا يَنْبَغِي (٦) التَّنَازُعُ لَدَيَّ. فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: الرَّزِيَّةُ كُلُّ الرَّزِيَّةِ مَا (٧) حَالَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ كِتَابِ (٨) رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، وَقَالَ عُمَرُ (٩) لَمَّا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: مَا مَاتَ مُحَمَّدٌ (١٠) وَلَا يَمُوتُ حَتَّى يَقْطَعَ أَيْدِيَ رِجَالٍ

(١) فَصْلٌ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ح) ، وَفِي (ي) : الْفَصْلُ الْحَادِي وَالثَلَاثُونَ. (٢) فِي (ك) ص [٠ - ٩] ٣٦ (م) . (٣) السِّتَّةِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ح) ، (ب) . (٤) ح، ر، ب، ي: وَقِرْطَاسٍ (٥) ك: لِأَكْتُبَ (٦) ح، ب: مَا يَنْبَغِي. (٧) ك: فِيمَا. (٨) ح، ر، ن، ي: كِتَابَةِ. (٩) عُمَرُ: لَيْسَتْ فِي (ك) . (١٠) ك: وَاللَّهِ مَا مَاتَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ.