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Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

after (1) the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—forbade him to grieve. How, then, can they object, when it is possible (2) that Abū Bakr had not felt grief (3) that day at all? Rather, he—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—forbade (4) him to grieve, just as Allah Most High said (5):

“And do not obey any sinner or disbeliever among them.” [Surah al-Insān: 24]

[Section discussing the words of Allah Most High: “Do not grieve; indeed, Allah is with us”]

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The author, Shaykh al-Islām—may Allah Most High have mercy on him and be pleased with him (6)—said:

Some of the Rāfidah have claimed that the words of Allah Most High:

“When he said to his companion, ‘Do not grieve; indeed, Allah is with us.’” [Surah al-Tawbah: 40]

do not establish Abū Bakr’s faith, since companionship may exist between a believer and a disbeliever. As Allah Most High said:

“And present to them the example of two men: We gave one of them two gardens of grapevines, surrounded them with palm trees, and placed crops between them. Both gardens yielded their produce without falling short in any respect, and We caused a river to flow through them. He had fruit, so he said to his companion while conversing with him, ‘I have more wealth than you and am stronger in followers.’ And he entered his garden while wronging himself. He said, ‘I do not think this will ever perish.’” [Surah al-Kahf: 32, 35]

Continuing to His words:

(1) Al-Fisal: “qabla an yanhāhu Allāhu 'azza wa-jalla 'an al-huzn, wa-mā hazina Abū Bakr qattu ba'da …” (before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, forbade him to grieve; and Abū Bakr never grieved after …). (2) M: “wa-qad yakūnu” (and it may be). (3) Al-Fisal: “wa-qad yumkinu an yakūna Abū Bakr lam yahzan …” (and it is possible that Abū Bakr did not grieve …). (4) The word 'an (from) is omitted from S and B. (5) Al-Fisal: “… ta'ālā li-nabiyyihi 'alayhi al-salām” (… Most High, to His Prophet—peace be upon him). (6) (6–6): These phrases occur in all the manuscripts and appear to be the words of the copyists.

بَعْدَ (١) مَا نَهَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْحُزْنِ، فَكَيْفَ وَقَدْ يُمْكِنُ (٢) أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ حَزِنَ (٣) يَوْمَئِذٍ؟ ، لَكِنْ نَهَاهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ (٤) أَنْ يَكُونَ مِنْهُ حُزْنٌ، كَمَا قَالَ تَعَالَى (٥) : {وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ آثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا} [سُورَةُ الْإِنْسَانِ: ٢٤] . [فصل الكلام على قوله تعالى لا تحزن إن الله معنا] فَصْلٌ. قَالَ شَيْخُ الْإِسْلَامِ الْمُصَنِّفُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ (٦) : وَقَدْ زَعَمَ بَعْضُ الرَّافِضَةِ أَنَّ قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى: {إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا} [سُورَةُ التَّوْبَةِ: ٤٠] لَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى إِيمَانِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَإِنَّ الصُّحْبَةَ قَدْ تَكُونُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَالْكَافِرِ. كَمَا قَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ مَثَلًا رَجُلَيْنِ جَعَلْنَا لِأَحَدِهِمَا جَنَّتَيْنِ مِنْ أَعْنَابٍ وَحَفَفْنَاهُمَا بِنَخْلٍ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا زَرْعًا - كِلْتَا الْجَنَّتَيْنِ آتَتْ أُكُلَهَا وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَفَجَّرْنَا خِلَالَهُمَا نَهَرًا - وَكَانَ لَهُ ثَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُ أَنَا أَكْثَرُ مِنْكَ مَالًا وَأَعَزُّ نَفَرًا - وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِنَفْسِهِ قَالَ مَا أَظُنُّ أَنْ تَبِيدَ هَذِهِ أَبَدًا} [سُورَةُ الْكَهْفِ: ٣٢، ٣٥] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ:

(١) الْفِصَلُ: قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْهَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنِ الْحُزْنِ، وَمَا حَزِنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَطُّ بَعْدَ. . . (٢) م: وَقَدْ يَكُونُ. (٣) الْفِصَلُ: وَقَدْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَمْ يَحْزَنْ. . . (٤) عَنْ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (س) ، (ب) . (٥) الْفِصَلُ:. . تَعَالَى لِنَبِيِّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ (٦) (٦ - ٦) : هَذِهِ الْعِبَارَاتُ فِي جَمِيعِ النُّسَخِ، وَهِيَ كَمَا يَظْهَرُ مِنْ كَلَامِ النُّسَّاخِ.