Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (2/9)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

By Allah, I do not know—and truly I speak the truth—
I ponder (1) my plight (2), caught between two perils:
Shall I relinquish the kingdom of Rayy, though Rayy is my heart’s desire,
or (3) incur sin by killing Husayn?
For killing him brings the Fire, with no barrier to shield me from it,
while the kingdom of Rayy (4) is the delight of my eyes.

Another became confused about the matter (5) and saw (6) that the seeker (7) of worldly gain had someone following him (8). He therefore followed suit [and pledged allegiance to him] (9), having failed to investigate adequately. The truth was thus hidden from him, and he deserved (10) to be taken to task by Allah (11) for assigning (12) the right [to someone other than] (13) its rightful holder because he had neglected to investigate.

Another blindly followed because of his limited discernment (14), and, seeing the vast multitude,

(1) N reads: *afikrī*, which is incorrect. (2) B reads: “a matter.” The reading adopted here, “my plight,” is found in N, K, M, and A. (3) N, M, and A read: *aw* (“or”). (4) N reads: *mīm*; A reads: “and in Rayy I have” (the same wording also appears at the foot of the page in the Tehran edition of *Minhāj al-Karāmah*), p. [0–9]. (5) N and M read: “the matter became confused to him.” (6) N, M, and A read: “saw.” (7) N, K, M, and A read: “a seeker.” (8) B reads: “one pledging allegiance”; K reads: “one following him.” (9) “And pledged allegiance to him” is omitted from N, M, and A. (10) K reads: “and he deserved”; M reads: “and thus he became liable.” (11) A and B read: “Allah Most High.” (12) N and M read: “and so he gave [the right].” (13) “To someone other than” is omitted from N and M. (14) A reads: “his trial,” which is a textual corruption.

فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي وَإِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ ... أُفَكِّرُ (١) فِي أَمْرِي (٢) عَلَى خَطَرَيْنِ أَأَتْرُكُ مُلْكَ الرَّيِّ وَالرَّيُّ مُنْيَتِي ... أَمْ (٣) أُصْبِحُ مَأْثُومًا بِقَتْلِ حُسَيْنِ وَفِي قَتْلِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي لَيْسَ دُونَهَا ... حِجَابٌ وَمُلْكُ الرَّيِّ (٤) قُرَّةُ عَيْنِي. وَبَعْضُهُمُ اشْتَبَهَ الْأَمْرُ عَلَيْهِ (٥) وَرَأَى (٦) لِطَالِبِ (٧) الدُّنْيَا مُتَابِعًا (٨) فَقَلَّدَهُ [وَبَايَعَهُ] (٩) وَقَصَّرَ فِي نَظَرِهِ، فَخَفِيَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ، فَاسْتَحَقَّ (١٠) الْمُؤَاخَذَةَ مِنَ اللَّهِ (١١) بِإِعْطَاءِ (١٢) الْحَقِّ [لِغَيْرِ] (١٣) مُسْتَحِقِّهِ بِسَبَبِ إِهْمَالِ النَّظَرِ. وَبَعْضُهُمْ قَلَّدَ لِقُصُورِ فِطْنَتِهِ (١٤) ، وَرَأَى الْجَمَّ الْغَفِيرَ،

(١) ن: أَفِكْرِي، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. (٢) ب: أَمْرٍ، وَالْمُثْبَتُ فِي (ن) ، (ك) ، (م) ، (أ) . (٣) ن، م، أ: أَوْ. (٤) ن: م، أ: وَلِي فِي الرَّيِّ (وَكَذَا أَيْضًا فِي أَسْفَلِ الصَّفْحَةِ فِي: " مِنْهَاجِ الْكَرَامَةِ " طَبْعَةُ طَهْرَانَ) ، ص [٠ - ٩] . (٥) ن، م: اشْتَبَهَ عَلَيْهِ الْأَمْرُ. (٦) ن، م، أ: رَأَى. (٧) ن، ك، م، أ: طَالِبَ. (٨) ب: مُبَايِعًا، ك: مُتَابِعًا لَهُ. (٩) وَبَايَعَهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (أ) . (١٠) ك: وَاسْتَحَقَّ ; م: فَاسْتَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِ. (١١) ا، ب: اللَّهِ تَعَالَى. (١٢) ن، م: فَأَعْطَى. (١٣) لِغَيْرِ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (١٤) ا: فِتْنَتْهِ، وَهُوَ تَحْرِيفٌ.