Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (8/380)

from it (1), and He is with His servants wherever they may be: He knows their circumstances, and Allah sees all that they do.

As for His words:

“Indeed, Allah is with those who fear Him and those who do good.” [Surah al-Nahl: 128]

The context indicates that what is meant is not merely His knowledge and power. Rather, He is with them in this through His support and aid, and He provides those who fear Him with a way out and sustenance from sources they do not expect.

Likewise, He says to Moses and Aaron:

“Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.” [Surah Tā Hā: 46]

He is with them both through His support, aid, and assistance against Pharaoh and his people. This is like a person seeing someone he fears, whereupon one who supports him says, “We are with you,” meaning: we will assist you and help you against your enemy.

(1) n, m, s: “and what descends into it.”

مِنْهَا (١) ، وَهُوَ مَعَ الْعِبَادِ أَيْنَمَا كَانُوا: يَعْلَمُ أَحْوَالَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ. وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ: {إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ مُحْسِنُونَ} [سُورَةُ النَّحْلِ: ١٢٨] فَقَدْ دَلَّ السِّيَاقُ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَقْصُودَ لَيْسَ مُجَرَّدَ عِلْمِهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ، بَلْ هُوَ مَعَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ بِتَأْيِيدِهِ وَنَصْرِهِ، وَأَنَّهُ يَجْعَلُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقُهُمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُونَ. وَكَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ لِمُوسَى وَهَارُونَ: {إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَى} [سُورَةُ طه: ٤٦] فَإِنَّهُ مَعَهُمَا بِالتَّأْيِيدِ وَالنَّصْرِ وَالْإِعَانَةِ عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِ كَمَا إِذَا رَأَى الْإِنْسَانُ مَنْ يَخَافُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ: " نَحْنُ مَعَكَ " أَيْ مُعَاوِنُوكَ وَنَاصِرُوكَ عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ.

(١) ن، م، س: وَمَا يَنْزِلُ فِيهَا.