Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/5)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

[The Rāfidī’s Second Method: Quranic Evidence for Ali’s Imamate, may Allah be pleased with him]

[The First Proof: “Your only allies are Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe,” and the Response to It]

The Rāfidī said (1):

“The second method concerns evidence drawn from the Quran. The proofs in the Noble Book demonstrating Ali’s imamate are numerous (2).

The first is the words of the Exalted:

‘Your only allies are Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe—those who establish prayer and give zakat while bowing.’

[Surah al-Mā’idah: 55]

They unanimously agree that it was revealed concerning Ali (3). Al-Tha‘labī related through his chain of transmission (4) to Abū Dharr: [He said] (5): ‘I heard Allah’s Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—with these two ears, or else may they go deaf (6), and I saw him with these two eyes, or else may they go blind (7), saying: “Ali is the leader of the righteous and the slayer of the disbelievers. Whoever supports him is granted victory (8), and whoever forsakes him is forsaken (9).” Indeed, one day (10), I performed the noon prayer with Allah’s Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. A beggar asked for charity in the mosque, but no one gave him anything. The beggar then raised his hand toward heaven and said, “O Allah, You bear witness that I (11) asked for charity in the mosque of

(1) Manuscript S begins with the phrase “The Rāfidī said.” It is Imam University manuscript no. 4968 and was discussed earlier in the introduction to this edition. The following passage in K corresponds to p. [0–9] 47 (M)–149 (M). (2) K reads: “The proofs from the Noble Book number forty.” (3) K (p. 148 M) reads: “that it was revealed concerning Ali, peace be upon him.” (4) M reads: “in his tafsīr, its chain of transmission”; K: “through his chain of transmission.” (5) “He said” is absent from N, S, and B. (6) K reads: “or else may they then go deaf.” (7) K reads: “or else may they then go blind.” (8) K reads: “granted victory.” (9) K reads: “forsaken.” (10) “One day” is absent from S and B. (11) K reads: “O Allah, bear witness that I…”

[المنهج الثاني عند الرافضي في الأدلة من القرآن على إمامة علي رضي الله عنه] [البرهان الأول " إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا " والجواب عليه] قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ (١) : " الْمَنْهَجُ الثَّانِي: فِي الْأَدِلَّةِ الْمَأْخُوذَةِ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ، وَالْبَرَاهِينِ الدَّالَّةِ عَلَى إِمَامَةِ عَلِيٍّ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ الْعَزِيزِ كَثِيرَةٌ (٢) . الْأَوَّلُ: قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ} [سُورَةُ الْمَائِدَةِ: ٥٥] وَقَدْ أَجْمَعُوا أَنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي عَلِيٍّ (٣) . قَالَ الثَّعْلَبِيُّ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ (٤) إِلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ: [قَالَ] (٥) : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِهَاتَيْنِ وَإِلَّا صَمَتَا (٦) ، وَرَأَيْتُهُ بِهَاتَيْنِ وَإِلَّا عَمِيَتَا (٧) يَقُولُ: «عَلِيٌّ قَائِدُ الْبَرَرَةِ، وَقَاتِلُ الْكَفَرَةِ، فَمَنْصُورٌ (٨) مَنْ نَصَرَهُ، وَمَخْذُولٌ (٩) مَنْ خَذَلَهُ " أَمَا إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَوْمًا) (١٠) صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ، فَسَأَلَ سَائِلٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدٌ شَيْئًا، فَرَفَعَ السَّائِلُ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَقَالَ: " اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَشْهَدُ أَنِّي) (١١) سَأَلْتُ فِي مَسْجِدِ

(١) بِعِبَارَةِ (قَالَ الرَّافِضِيُّ) تَبْدَأُ نُسْخَةُ (س) وَهِيَ مَخْطُوطَةُ جَامِعَةِ الْإِمَامِ رَقْمُ ٤٩٦٨، وَسَبَقَ الْكَلَامُ عَلَيْهَا فِي مُقَدِّمَةِ هَذِهِ الطَّبْعَةِ، وَالْكَلَامُ التَّالِي فِي (ك) ص [٠ - ٩] ٤٧ (م) - ١٤٩ (م) . (٢) ك: الْكِتَابُ الْعَزِيزُ أَرْبَعُونَ بُرْهَانًا. (٣) ك (ص ١٤٨ م) : عَلَى أَنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. (٤) م: فِي تَفْسِيرِهِ إِسْنَادُهُ ; ك: بِإِسْنَادِهِ. (٥) قَالَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (س) ، (ب) . (٦) ك: وَإِلَّا فَصَمَتَا. (٧) ك: وَإِلَّا فَعَمِيَتَا. (٨) ك: مَنْصُورٌ. (٩) ك: مَخْذُولٌ. (١٠) يَوْمًا: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (س) ، (ب) . (١١) ك: اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ أَنِّي.