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it includes (1) the believers along with him, except in this instance; and no deficiency (2) is greater than this.

As for:

‘But the most righteous will be kept away from it,’

the person meant (3) is ‘Abū al-Dahdāh, who purchased a man’s palm tree for the sake of his neighbor. The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—had offered (4) the owner a palm tree in Paradise, but he refused. When Abū al-Dahdāh heard this, he purchased it in exchange for an orchard he owned and gave it to the neighbor (5). The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—then granted him an orchard in Paradise in return for it’ (6).

As for His words, exalted is He:

‘Say to the Bedouins who stayed behind, “You will be called against a people of great might.”’
[Sūrah al-Fath: 16] (7),

[meaning: We shall call you against a people] (8), He meant those who had stayed behind from al-Hudaybiyah. These men asked to set out to obtain the spoils of Khaybar, but Allah Most High barred them with His words:

(1) س، ب: ashraka (“included”). (2) س، ب: wa-lā naqīda (“and no opposite”). (3) ك: “As for His words, exalted is He, ‘And He will keep away from it the most God-fearing, who’—then …” (4) ك: awwada (“compensated”). (5) م: al-jārata (“the female neighbour”); ك: li-l-jāri al-faqīri (“to the poor neighbour”). (6) ك: “The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and his family and grant him peace—then granted him an orchard in Paradise in exchange for it.” (7) ك: “As for His words, exalted is He, ‘The Bedouins who stayed behind will say to you: You will be called against a people of great might.’” This is erroneous. The phrase “against a people of great might” appears only in (م), and is absent from (ن), (س), and (ب). (8) The passage enclosed in square brackets appears only in (س) and (ب).

شَرَكَ (١) مَعَهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَّا فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَلَا نَقْصَ (٢) أَعْظَمُ مِنْهُ. وَأَمَّا: {وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى} ، فَإِنَّ (٣) الْمُرَادَ «أَبُو الدَّحْدَاحِ، حَيْثُ اشْتَرَى نَخْلَةَ شَخْصٍ لِأَجْلِ جَارِهِ، وَقَدْ عَرَضَ (٤) النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَلَى صَاحِبِ النَّخْلَةِ نَخْلَةً فِي الْجَنَّةِ، فَأَبَى فَسَمِعَ أَبُو الدَّحْدَاحِ فَاشْتَرَاهَا بِبُسْتَانٍ لَهُ وَوَهَبَهَا الْجَارَ (٥) ؛ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عِوَضَهَا لَهُ بُسْتَانًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ» (٦) . وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {قُلْ لِلْمُخَلَّفِينَ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ سَتُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى قَوْمٍ أُولِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ} [سُورَةُ الْفَتْحِ: ١٦] (٧) ، [يُرِيدُ سَنَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى قَوْمٍ] (٨) ، فَإِنَّهُ أَرَادَ الَّذِينَ تَخَلَّفُوا عَنِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ. وَالْتَمَسَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا إِلَى غَنِيمَةِ خَيْبَرَ فَمَنَعَهُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِقَوْلِهِ:

(١) س، ب: أَشْرَكَ. (٢) س، ب: وَلَا نَقِيضَ (٣) ك: وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ تَعَالِي: (وَسَيُجَنِّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى الَّذِي) فَإِنَّ. . . (٤) ك: عَوَّضَ. (٥) م: الْجَارَةَ، ك: لِلْجَارِ الْفَقِيرِ (٦) ك: فَجَعَلَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَآلِهِ بُسْتَانًا عِوَضَهَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ. (٧) ك: وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ تَعَالِي (سَيَقُولُ لَكَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ سَتُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى قَوْمٍ أُولِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. وَعِبَارَةُ " إِلَى قَوْمٍ أُولِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ " فِي (م) فَقَطْ، وَلَمْ تَرِدْ فِي (ن) ، (س) (ب) . (٨) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ فِي (س) ، (ب) فَقَطْ.