Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/33)

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with this until you raised your cousin by his upper arms (1), gave him precedence over us, and said, “Whoever has me as his mawlā, Ali is his mawlā.” (2) Is this from you (3) or from Allah?”

The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—replied, “By Allah (4), besides whom there is no deity, it is by Allah’s command.” (5)

Al-Hārith (6) then turned away toward his mount, saying, “O Allah, if this is indeed the truth (7) from You, then rain down stones upon us from the sky, or bring us a painful punishment.” Before he could reach it, Allah struck him with a stone that landed on the crown of his head and came out (8) through his rear, killing him. Allah Most High then revealed (9):

“A questioner asked about a punishment bound to occur.”
“For the disbelievers, none can avert it from Allah.”
[Surah al-Ma'ārij: 1–3]

This account was also narrated in his tafsīr by al-Naqqāsh, one of the scholars of the majority.’

The response is from several angles:

First: This is an even greater lie and fabrication than the first, as we shall explain—Allah Most High willing.

His claim, “They agreed that it was revealed concerning Ali,” is an even greater lie than what he said about that verse. Neither this nor that was ever said by any scholar who knows what he is talking about.

(1) (N) and (M) read: *bi-d‘ī*; (S): *bi-d‘in*. According to *Lisān al-‘Arab*, *al-dab‘*, with the *b* unvocalized, is the middle portion of the upper arm together with its flesh, in humans and other creatures. It is also said to mean the entire upper arm, the armpit, or the upper section extending from the armpit to the midpoint of the upper arm. One says, *ākhudhu bi-dab‘ayhi*, meaning, “I take him by his upper arms.” (2) (K) reads: “Then this Ali is his *mawlā*.” (3) (K) reads: “Is this, then, something from you?” (4) (K) reads: “He then said, ‘By Allah.’” (5) (N) reads: “They are from Allah’s command”; (K), p. 150, and (M): “Indeed, it is from Allah’s command”; (S) and (B): “Allah’s command.” (6) (K) reads: “al-Hārith ibn al-Nu‘mān.” (7) (M) reads: “if it is the truth”; (K): “if what Muhammad says is true,” and omits “from You.” (8) (K) reads: “Then it came out.” (9) (K) reads: “Then He revealed.”

بِهَذَا حَتَّى رَفَعْتَ بِضَبْعَيِ (١) ابْنِ عَمِّكَ وَفَضَّلْتَهُ عَلَيْنَا، وَقُلْتَ: مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ (٢) . وَهَذَا مِنْكَ (٣) أَمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَاللَّهِ (٤) الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ هُوَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ (٥) ، فَوَلَّى الْحَارِثُ (٦) يُرِيدُ رَاحِلَتَهُ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ هَذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ (٧) مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ أَوِ ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ، فَمَا وَصَلَ إِلَيْهَا حَتَّى رَمَاهُ اللَّهُ بِحَجَرٍ فَسَقَطَ عَلَى هَامَتِهِ وَخَرَجَ (٨) مِنْ دُبُرِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ، وَأَنْزَلَ (٩) اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ} . {لِلْكَافِرينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ} » [سُورَةُ الْمَعَارِجِ: ١ - ٣] . وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةَ النَّقَّاشُ مِنْ عُلَمَاءِ الْجُمْهُورِ فِي تَفْسِيرِهِ ". وَالْجَوَابُ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ: أَحَدُهَا: أَنَّ هَذَا أَعْظَمُ كَذِبًا وَفِرْيَةً مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ، كَمَا سَنُبَيِّنُهُ - إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى -. وَقَوْلُهُ: " اتَّفَقُوا عَلَى نُزُولِهَا فِي عَلِيٍّ " أَعْظَمُ كَذِبًا مِمَّا قَالَهُ فِي تِلْكَ الْآيِهِ. فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَا هَذَا وَلَا ذَاكَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ، الَّذِينَ يَدْرُونَ مَا يَقُولُونَ.

(١) ن، م: بِضْعِى، س: بِضْعٍ، وَفِي لِسَانِ الْعَرَبِ: الضَّبْعُ بِسُكُونِ الْبَاءِ: وَسَطَ الْعَضُدِ بِلَحْمِهِ يَكُونُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ وَغَيْرِهِ، وَقِيلَ: الْعَضُدُ كُلُّهَا، وَقِيلَ: الْإِبِطُ، وَقِيلَ: مَا بَيْنَ الْإِبِطِ إِلَى نِصْفِ الْعَضُدِ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ، تَقُولُ: آخُذُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ، أَيْ: بِعَضُدَيْهِ. (٢) ك: فَهَذَا عَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ. (٣) ك: فَهَذَا شَيْءٌ مِنْكَ. (٤) ك: فَقَالَ: وَاللَّهِ. (٥) ن: هُنَّ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ، ك ص ١٥٠ م: إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ، س، ب: أَمْرُ اللَّهِ. (٦) ك: الْحَارِثُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ. (٧) م: إِنْ كَانَ هُوَ الْحَقَّ، ك: إِنْ كَانَ مَا يَقُولُ مُحَمَّدٌ حَقًّا، وَسَقَطَتْ (مِنْ عِنْدِكَ) . (٨) ك: فَخَرَجَ. (٩) ك: فَأَنْزَلَ.