Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/373)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

and the most learned and devout among them is a polytheist who worships the stars and idols; the utmost he can attain is to become a sorcerer or soothsayer with a familiar spirit from among the jinn (1). Among them are forms of polytheism and depravity that make them worse than the soothsayers found among the Arabs.

No rational person can doubt that the ascendancy of such people over the lands of Islam and over the relatives of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—from Banū Hāshim, such as the descendants of al-Abbās and others—through killing and bloodshed; taking women captive and deeming sexual relations with them lawful; taking children captive, enslaving them, and forcing them from the religion of Allah into disbelief; killing people of knowledge and religion who are devoted to the Quran and prayer; honoring idol-houses—known as badhkhānāt (2)—synagogues, and churches above mosques; and elevating the polytheists and the People of the Book, including Christians and others, above the Muslims, such that the polytheists (3) and the People of the Book possess greater power, their word carries greater authority, and they enjoy greater inviolability than the Muslims—along with other such acts—is more harmful to the Muslims than their fighting one another. Nor can any rational person doubt that, if the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—were to see what had befallen (4) his Ummah because of this, his abhorrence (5) of it and his anger at it would be greater than his abhorrence (6) of two Muslims who fought one another over rule and neither of them took captive

(1) N reads: *ra’y*; M: *riyy*. (2) N reads: *al-badakhānāh*; M: *al-badkhān*. (3) “The polytheists” is omitted only from B. N and M read: *bi-haythu yakūnu al-mushrikīn*, etc. (“such that the polytheists…”), which is an obvious error. (4) N and M read: “what is happening.” (5) N and B read: *karāhiyatuhu* (“his abhorrence”). (6) N and B read: *karāhiyatihi* (“his abhorrence”).

وَأَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِيهِمْ وَأَدْيَنُ مُشْرِكٍ يَعْبُدُ الْكَوَاكِبَ وَالْأَوْثَانَ وَغَايَتُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ سَاحِرًا أَوْ كَاهِنًا، لَهُ رَئِيٌّ (١) مِنَ الْجِنِّ، وَفِيهِمْ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالْفَوَاحِشِ مَا هُمْ بِهِ شَرٌّ مِنَ الْكُهَّانِ الَّذِينَ يَكُونُونَ فِي الْعَرَبِ. فَلَا يَشُكُّ عَاقِلٌ أَنَّ اسْتِيلَاءَ مِثْلَ هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَى بِلَادِ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَعَلَى أَقَارِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، كَذُرِّيَّةِ الْعَبَّاسِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ، بِالْقَتْلِ وَسَفْكِ الدِّمَاءِ وَسَبْيِ النِّسَاءِ وَاسْتِحْلَالِ فُرُوجِهِنَّ، وَسَبْيِ الصِّبْيَانِ وَاسْتِعْبَادِهِمْ، وَإِخْرَاجِهِمْ عَنْ دِينِ اللَّهِ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ، وَقَتْلِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَالدِّينِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرْآنِ وَالصَّلَاةِ، وَتَعْظِيمِ بُيُوتِ الْأَصْنَامِ - الَّتِي يُسَمُّونَهَا الْبَذْخَانَاتِ (٢) وَالْبِيَعَ وَالْكَنَائِسَ - عَلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ، وَرَفْعِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ النَّصَارَى وَغَيْرِهِمْ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ، بِحَيْثُ يَكُونُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ (٣) وَأَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَعْظَمُ عِزًّا، وَأَنْفَذُ كَلِمَةً، وَأَكْثَرُ حُرْمَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، إِلَى أَمْثَالِ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا لَا يَشُكُّ عَاقِلٌ أَنَّ هَذَا أَضَرُّ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْ قِتَالِ بَعْضِهِمْ بَعْضًا، وَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِذَا رَأَى مَا جَرَى (٤) عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ مِنْ هَذَا، كَانَ كَرَاهَتُهُ (٥) لَهُ، وَغَضَبُهُ مِنْهُ، أَعْظَمُ مِنْ كَرَاهَتِهِ (٦) لِاثْنَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ تَقَاتَلَا عَلَى الْمُلْكِ، وَلَمْ يَسْبِ

(١) ن: رَأْيٌ، م: رِيٌّ. (٢) ن: الْبَدَخَانَاهْ، م: الْبَدْخَانْ. (٣) سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ب) فَقَطْ، وَفِي (ن) ، (م) بِحَيْثُ يَكُونُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، إِلَخْ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ ظَاهِرٌ. (٤) ن، م: مَا يَجْرِي. (٥) ن، ب: كَرَاهِيَتُهُ. (٦) ن، ب: كَرَاهِيَتِهِ.