Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/120)

so he paid him out of what (1) remained of his wealth, whereupon he let (2) him go (3).’

Others said: “What is meant (4) [by that] (5) is everyone who sells himself in obedience to Allah (6), undertaking jihad (7) in Allah’s cause and enjoining (8) what is right.” This view was attributed to Umar and even to Ibn Abbas, and it was stated that Suhayb was the occasion for the revelation (9).

Eighth: The wording of the verse is unrestricted and contains no specification. Thus, everyone who sells himself seeking Allah’s pleasure is included in it. Foremost among those included are the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and his close friend, for they both sold themselves (10) seeking Allah’s pleasure and emigrated in Allah’s cause while the enemy pursued them from every direction.

Ninth: His statement: “This is a virtue that no one else attained [which proves his superiority] (11), so he is the Imam” (12).

(1) N, M, S: “with what.” (2) Al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* reads: “and let [him] go.” (3) Ibn Taymiyya omitted nine lines from al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* after the word “go.” (4) Al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* reads: “Rather, what was meant.” (5) M: “what was meant by it”; “by that” is omitted from N and S. (6) N, S: “in Allah’s cause.” (7) S, B: “and undertook jihad.” (8) Al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* reads: “or enjoining.” (9) See al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr*, 4/250–251. (10) M: “themselves.” (11) The phrase “which proves his superiority” occurs only in M. The Rāfidī’s earlier statement (p. 112) reads: “This proves Alī’s superiority over all the Companions.” (12) The phrase “so he is the Imam” is omitted from M.

فَخَرَجَ لَهُ مِمَّا (١) بَقِيَ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَخَلَّى (٢) سَبِيلُهُ (٣) » . وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ: عُنِيَ (٤) [بِذَلِكَ] (٥) كُلَّ شَارٍ نَفْسَهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ (٦) وَجِهَادٍ (٧) فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَأَمْرٍ (٨) بِمَعْرُوفٍ ". وَنُسِبَ هَذَا الْقَوْلُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بَلْ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَأَنْ صُهَيْبًا كَانَ سَبَبَ النُّزُولِ (٩) . الثَّامِنُ: أَنَّ لَفْظَ الْآيَةِ مُطْلَقٌ، لَيْسَ فِيهِ تَخْصِيصٌ. فَكُلٌّ مَنْ بَاعَ نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ دَخَلَ فِيهَا. وَأَحَقُّ مَنْ دَخَلَ فِيهَا النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَصَدِيقُهُ فَإِنَّهُمَا شَرَيَا نَفْسَهُمَا (١٠) ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ، وَهَاجَرَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَالْعَدُوُّ يَطْلُبُهُمَا مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ. التَّاسِعُ: أَنَّ قَوْلَهُ: " هَذِهِ فَضِيلَةٌ لَمْ تَحْصُلْ لِغَيْرِهِ [فَدَلَّ عَلَى أَفْضَلِيَّتِهِ] (١١) فَيَكُونُ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ " (١٢) .

(١) ن، م، س: بِمَا. (٢) تَفْسِيرُ الطَّبَرِيِّ: وَخَلَّى (٣) تَرَكَ ابْنُ تَيْمِيَةَ تِسْعَةَ أَسْطُرٍ مِنْ تَفْسِيرِ الطَّبَرِيِّ بَعْدَ كَلِمَةِ " سَبِيلُهُ ". (٤) تَفْسِيرُ الطَّبَرِيِّ: بَلْ عُنِيَ (٥) م: عُنِيَ بِهَا، وَسَقَطَتْ " بِذَلِكَ " مِنْ (ن) ، (س) (٦) ن، س: فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ. (٧) س، ب: وَجَاهَدَ. (٨) تَفْسِيرُ الطَّبَرِيِّ: أَوْ أَمْرٍ. (٩) انْظُرْ تَفْسِيرَ الطَّبَرِيِّ ٤/٢٥٠ - ٢٥١ (١٠)) م: أَنْفُسَهُمَا. (١١)) عِبَارَةُ " فَدَلَّ عَلَى أَفْضَلِيَّتِهِ " فِي (م) فَقَطْ، وَسَبَقَ كَلَامُ الرَّافِضِيِّ (ص ١١٢) ، وَفِيهِ: تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَفْضَلِيَّةِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الصَّحَابَةِ. (١٢) عِبَارَةُ " فَيَكُونُ هُوَ الْإِمَامُ ": سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (م) .