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Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

my Lord, and I shall answer my Lord. I am leaving among you two weighty things. The first of them is the Book of Allah, in which there are guidance and light. So take hold of the Book of Allah and hold fast to it.” He then urged adherence to the Book of Allah and encouraged them to do so. Then he said:

“As for the members of my household, I remind you of Allah concerning the members of my household.” (1)

This wording indicates that it is the Book of Allah that he commanded us to hold fast to, and that whoever holds fast to it (2) will not go astray.

The same appears in another hadith, as in Sahīh Muslim’s report from Jābir concerning the Farewell Pilgrimage. When he delivered a sermon on the Day of Arafah, he said:

“I have left among you that which, if (3) you hold fast to it, you will never go astray thereafter: the Book of Allah. You will be asked about me; what will you say?”

They replied, “We testify that you have conveyed the message, delivered the trust, and given sincere counsel.” He then pointed with his index finger, raising it toward heaven and turning it (4) toward the people, and said, “O Allah, bear witness,” three times (5).

As for his words, “and my kindred (the members of my household) (6), and the two will never part until they come to me at the Pool,” this was narrated by al-Tirmidhī (7), and Ahmad ibn Hanbal was asked about it and deemed it weak

(1) This hadith was cited previously, vol. 4, pp. 240–241. It is found in Sahīh Muslim, vol. 4, pp. 1873–1874 (Book of the Virtues of the Companions, chapter “Some of the Virtues of Alī ibn Abī Tālib”). (2) N reads: “and they made adherence to it”; S reads: “and they made adherence.” (3) M reads: idhā (“if/when”). (4) N and S read: wa-yanktuhā (“and he points it downward”). (5) This hadith appeared earlier in abridged form in this volume, p. 316. (6) The words ahl baytī (“the members of my household”) are omitted from N, M, and S. (7) I previously commented on this hadith, vol. 4, pp. 240–241. The wording of this version closely resembles that of al-Tirmidhī’s report from Zayd ibn Arqam—may Allah be pleased with him. Al-Tirmidhī said, “This hadith is hasan gharīb (fair, though singularly transmitted).” Al-Tirmidhī also cited another hadith, vol. 5, pp. 327–328, from Jābir ibn Saīd, whose wording is similar. He said, “On this subject, there are also reports from Abū Dharr, Zayd ibn Arqam, and Hudhayfa ibn Usayd. Through this route, this hadith is gharīb hasan. Saīd ibn Sulaymān and several other scholars narrated from Zayd ibn al-Hasan.”

رَبِّي فَأُجِيبَ رَبِّي، وَإِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمُ ثَقَلَيْنِ: أَوَّلُهُمَا: كِتَابُ اللَّهِ، فِيهِ الْهُدَى وَالنُّورُ، فَخُذُوا بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، وَاسْتَمْسِكُوا بِهِ» فَحَثَّ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، وَرَغَّبَ فِيهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " «وَأَهْلُ بَيْتِي أُذَكِّرُكُمُ اللَّهَ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِي» " (١) .. وَهَذَا اللَّفْظُ يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الَّذِي أَمَرَنَا بِالتَّمَسُّكِ بِهِ وَجُعِلَ الْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِهِ (٢) لَا يَضِلُّ هُوَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ. وَهَكَذَا جَاءَ فِي غَيْرِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، كَمَا فِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ لَمَّا خَطَبَ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ، وَقَالَ: " «قَدْ تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ مَا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ إِنِ (٣) اعْتَصَمْتُمْ بِهِ: كِتَابُ اللَّهِ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَسْأَلُونَ عَنِّي، فَمَا أَنْتُمْ قَائِلُونَ؟ " قَالُوا: نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ وَأَدَّيْتَ وَنَصَحْتَ، فَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ السَّبَّابَةِ يَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَيَنْكُبُهَا (٤) إِلَى النَّاسِ: " اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ " ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ» (٥) . وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ: " «وَعِتْرَتِي (أَهْلُ بَيْتِي) (٦) وَأَنَّهُمَا لَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا حَتَّى يَرِدَا عَلَيَّ الْحَوْضَ» " فَهَذَا رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ (٧) ، وَقَدْ سُئِلَ عَنْهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ فَضَعَّفَهُ

(١) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ٤/٢٤٠ ـ ٢٤١. وَالْحَدِيثُ فِي: مُسْلِمٍ ٤/١٨٧٣ ـ ١٨٧٤ (كِتَابُ فَضَائِلِ الصَّحَابَةِ، بَابٌ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ) (٢) ن: وَجَعَلُوا التَّمَسُّكَ بِهِ: س: وَجَعَلُوا التَّمَسُّكَ. (٣) م: إِذَا (٤) ن، س: وَيَنْكُتُهَا (٥) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مُخْتَصَرًا فِيمَا مَضَى فِي هَذَا الْجُزْءِ، ص ٣١٦ (٦) أَهْلُ بَيْتِي: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (س) (٧) سَبَقَ أَنْ عَلَّقْتُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِيمَا مَضَى ٤/٢٤٠ ـ ٢٤١. وَهَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةُ أَلْفَاظُهَا قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، " هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ". وَذَكَرَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ حَدِيثًا آخَرَ ٥/٣٢٧ ـ ٣٢٨ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ أَلْفَاظُهُ مُقَارِبَةٌ. وَقَالَ: " وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ وَحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أُسَيْدٍ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ حَسَنٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ. وَزَيْدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَدْ رَوَى عَنْهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ "