Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/23)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

As for the account of the document that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—intended to write, it has been reported in explicit terms. In the two Sahīhs, Aisha—may Allah be pleased with her—said:

“The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said during his illness:

‘Call your father and your brother to me so that I may write a document. I fear that someone may aspire to it and another may say, “I have the greater right.” Yet Allah and the believers will refuse anyone other than Abu Bakr.’”

This hadith was cited earlier at 1/492 and 511.

In [Sahīh] al-Bukhārī (1), al-Qāsim ibn Muhammad said:

“Aisha said, ‘Oh, my aching head!’ The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—replied, ‘If that were to happen while I am still alive (2), I would seek forgiveness for you and supplicate for you.’

“Aisha said, ‘Oh, what a calamity! By Allah, I believe you wish me dead. If that happened, you would spend the latter part of the day being intimate with one of your wives.’

“The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said, ‘No, it is I who should say, “Oh, my aching head!” I had indeed considered (3) sending for Abu Bakr and his son and leaving instructions (4), lest claimants make claims or aspirants entertain hopes. But Allah would forestall that, and the believers would refuse it.’” (5).

In Sahīh Muslim (6), [Ibn] (7) Abī Mulayka said:

“I heard Aisha,

(1) (N): “And in al-Bukhārī.” The hadith is in al-Bukhārī, 7/119, Book of the Sick, chapter “The Patient’s Saying, ‘I Am in Pain,’ or ‘Oh, My Head!’” (2) (M): “If that happened while I was alive”; al-Bukhārī reads: “That—if it happened while I was alive.” (3) Al-Bukhārī reads: “I had indeed considered—or intended—to…” (4) (H) and (B): “and leave instructions.” (5) Al-Bukhārī reads: “those harboring aspirations. Then I said: ‘Allah will refuse it and the believers will prevent it—or Allah will prevent it and the believers will refuse it.’” See also the hadith in al-Bukhārī, 9/80–81, Book of Judgments, chapter “Appointing a Successor.” (6) 4/1856, Book of the Virtues of the Companions, chapter “Some of the Virtues of Abu Bakr al-Siddīq.” (7) “Ibn” is absent from (N).

وَأَمَّا قِصَّةُ الْكِتَابِ الَّذِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَهُ، فَقَدْ جَاءَ مُبَيَّنًا، كَمَا فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا - قَالَتْ: «قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فِي مَرَضِهِ: " ادْعِي لِي أَبَاكِ وَأَخَاكِ حَتَّى أَكْتُبَ كِتَابًا، فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَتَمَنَّى مُتَمَنٍّ وَيَقُولَ قَائِلٌ: أَنَا أَوْلَى، وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» " سَبَقَ الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ١/٤٩٢، ٥١١. وَفِي [صَحِيحِ] الْبُخَارِيِّ (١) عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: «قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: وَا رَأْسَاهُ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " لَوْ كَانَ وَأَنَا حَيٌّ (٢) فَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكِ وَأَدْعُو لَكِ " . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: وَا ثُكْلَاهُ، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَظُنَّكَ تُحِبُّ مَوْتِي، فَلَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَظَلِلْتَ آخِرَ يَوْمِكَ مُعَرِّسًا بِبَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِكَ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " بَلْ أَنَا وَا رَأْسَاهُ. لَقَدْ هَمَّتْ أَنْ (٣) أُرْسِلَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَابْنِهِ وَأَعْهَدُ (٤) : أَنْ يَقُولَ الْقَائِلُونَ أَوْ يَتَمَنَّى الْمُتَمَنُّونَ، وَيَدْفَعَ اللَّهُ وَيَأْبَى الْمُؤْمِنُونَ» " (٥) . وَفِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ (٦) عَنْ [ابْنِ] (٧) أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ،

(١) ن: وَفِي الْبُخَارِيِّ: وَالْحَدِيثُ فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ٧/١١٩ كِتَابِ الْمَرْضَى، بَابِ قَوْلِ الْمَرِيضِ إِنِّي وَجِعٌ أَوْ وَا رَأْسَاهُ. (٢) م: لَوْ كَانَ ذَاكَ وَأَنَا حَيٌّ، وَفِي الْبُخَارِيِّ: ذَاكَ لَوْ كَانَ وَأَنَا حَيٌّ. (٣) الْبُخَارِيِّ: لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ ـ أَوْ أَرَدْتُ ـ أَنْ. (٤) ح، ب: فَأَعْهَدُ. (٥) الْبُخَارِيِّ: الْمُتَمَنُّونَ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: يَأْبَى اللَّهُ وَيَدْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ، أَوْ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ وَيَأْبَى الْمُؤْمِنُونَ، وَانْظُرِ الْحَدِيثَ أَيْضًا فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ ٩/٨٠ - ٨١ كِتَابِ الْأَحْكَامِ، بَابِ الِاسْتِخْلَافِ. (٦) ٤/١٨٥٦ كِتَابِ فَضَائِلِ الصَّحَابَةِ، بَابِ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ. (٧) ابْنِ سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن)