Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/6)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Allah’s Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—but no one gave me anything.” Ali was bowing, so he gestured with his right little finger (1), on which he was wearing a ring (2). The beggar came over and took the ring (3), all in full view of the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—(4). When he had finished his prayer, he raised his head toward heaven and said:

“O Allah, Moses implored You and said (5):

‘My Lord, expand my breast for me, make my task easy for me, untie the knot from my tongue so that they may understand my words, and appoint for me a minister from my family—Aaron, my brother. Strengthen me through him, and let him share in my task.’

[Surah Tā Hā: 25–32]

(6) You then sent down to him a Quranic revelation declaring:

‘We will strengthen your arm through your brother and grant you both authority, so they will not be able to reach either of you because of Our signs.’

[Surah al-Qasas: 35]

O Allah, I am Muhammad, Your Prophet and Your chosen one. O Allah, expand my breast for me, make my task easy for me, and appoint for me a minister from my family—Ali (7); strengthen my back through him.”

Abu Dharr said: “The words (8) of [Allah’s Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—] had scarcely come to an end when Gabriel descended to him from Allah (9) and said, ‘O Muhammad, recite.’

(1) K reads: “He gestured to him with his little finger.” (2) K reads: “He used to wear it on that finger.” (3) K reads: “the ring from his little finger.” (4) S reads: “May Allah Most High bless him and grant him peace”; K: “May Allah bless him and his family.” (5) K reads: “Then he said.” (6) K adds: “so that we may glorify You abundantly.” (7) K reads: “Ali, my brother.” (8) N, S, and B read: “his words.” (9) Jibrīl, peace be upon him, from Allah Most High.

رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَلَمْ يُعْطِنِي أَحَدٌ شَيْئًا، وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ رَاكِعًا، فَأَوْمَأَ بِخِنْصَرِهِ (١) الْيُمْنَى، وَكَانَ مُتَخَتِّمًا فِيهَا (٢) ، فَأَقْبَلَ السَّائِلُ حَتَّى أَخَذَ الْخَاتَمَ (٣) ، وَذَلِكَ بِعَيْنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - (٤) . فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَقَالَ: " اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ مُوسَى سَأَلَكَ وَقَالَ (٥) : {رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي - وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي - وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي - يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي - وَاجْعَلْ لِي وَزِيرًا مِنْ أَهْلِي - هَارُونَ أَخِي - اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِي - وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِي أَمْرِي} [سُورَةُ طه: ٢٥ - ٣٢] (٦) فَأَنْزَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ قُرْآنًا نَاطِقًا: {سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطَانًا فَلَا يَصِلُونَ إِلَيْكُمَا بِآيَاتِنَا} [سُورَةُ الْقَصَصِ: ٣٥] . اللَّهُمَّ وَأَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّكَ وَصَفِيُّكَ، اللَّهُمَّ فَاشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي، وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي، وَاجْعَلْ لِي وَزِيرًا مِنْ أَهْلِي، عَلِيًّا (٧) اشْدُدْ بِهِ ظَهْرِي " قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ: " فَمَا اسْتَتَمَّ كَلَامُ (٨) [رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -] حَتَّى نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جِبْرِيلُ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ (٩) فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ اقْرَأْ.

(١) ك: فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ بِخِنْصَرِهِ. (٢) ك: وَكَانَ يَتَخَتَّمُ بِهَا. (٣) ك: الْخَاتَمَ مِنْ خِنْصَرِهِ. (٤) س: صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ك: صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ. (٥) ك: فَقَالَ. (٦) زَادَتْ (ك) : كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا. (٧) ك: عَلِيًّا أَخِي. (٨) ن، س، ب: كَلَامُهُ. (٩) جِبْرَئِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.