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the Sunnah, and the Nāsibis (1)? Yet we know through recurrent transmission that no one compelled Ali or his children (2) to mention the virtues of the Caliphs and pray that Allah have mercy upon them. Rather, they said this without compulsion; one of them would even say it to his inner circle, as has been established through recurrent transmission (3).

(4 Moreover, it may also be said regarding the words of Allah Most High 4) (4):

{Allah has promised those of you who believe and do righteous deeds}

[Sūrat al-Nūr: 55]

This describes the group as a whole by an attribute that characterizes them (5) collectively, as in the words of Allah Most High:

{Their likeness in the Gospel is that of a crop which puts forth its shoot, then strengthens it, so that it grows stout and stands firmly upon its stem, delighting the sowers, so that through them He may enrage the disbelievers.}

[Sūrat al-Fath: 29]

Forgiveness and reward in the Hereafter, however, are granted to each individual; therefore, each person must possess their cause—namely, faith and righteous deeds—since the group as a whole may include a hypocrite.

In sum, every (6) passage in the Quran addressing the believers and the God-fearing (7)

(1) The Nāsibis were discussed previously.¹ In Tāj al-Arūs, under the entry nasaba: “The Nawāsib, the Nāsiba, and Ahl al-Nasb are those who regard hatred of our master, the Commander of the Faithful and leader of the Muslims, Abū al-Hasan Ali ibn Abī Tālib—may Allah be pleased with him and honor his countenance—as part of their religion. This is because they set themselves against him—that is, they treated him as an enemy—and openly opposed him. They are a faction of the Khawārij.” (2) N, M: “Ali and his children.” (3) N, M: “as this has been established through recurrent transmission.” (4) In place of the passage marked (4–4), N and M contain a blank approximately two words long, followed by: “For He, Most High, has made this clear in His words…” etc. (5) A, B: “Indeed, this describes the group as a whole by an attribute that encompasses their state.” (6) N, M: “In sum, then, every…” (7) N: “and the hypocrites,” which is an error.

السُّنَّةِ، وَمِنَ النَّوَاصِبِ (١) ".؟ مَعَ أَنَّا قَدْ عَلِمْنَا بِالتَّوَاتُرِ أَنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يُكْرِهْ عَلِيًّا وَلَا أَوْلَادَهُ (٢) . عَلَى ذِكْرِ فَضَائِلِ الْخُلَفَاءِ وَالتَّرَحُّمِ عَلَيْهِمْ، بَلْ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِكْرَاهٍ ; وَيَقُولُهُ أَحَدُهُمْ لِخَاصَّتِهِ، كَمَا ثَبَتَ ذَلِكَ بِالنَّقْلِ الْمُتَوَاتِرِ (٣) . (٤ وَأَيْضًا فَقَدْ يُقَالُ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ٤) (٤) .: {وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ} [سُورَةُ النُّورِ: ٥٥] إِنَّ ذَلِكَ وَصْفٌ لِلْجُمْلَةِ بِوَصْفٍ يَتَضَمَّنُ حَالَهُمْ (٥) . عِنْدَ الِاجْتِمَاعِ كَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَمَثَلُهُمْ فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ كَزَرْعٍ أَخْرَجَ شَطْأَهُ فَآزَرَهُ فَاسْتَغْلَظَ فَاسْتَوَى عَلَى سُوقِهِ يُعْجِبُ الزُّرَّاعَ لِيَغِيظَ بِهِمُ الْكُفَّارَ} [سُورَةُ الْفَتْحِ: ٢٩] ، وَالْمَغْفِرَةُ وَالْأَجْرُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ يَحْصُلُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ وَاحِدٍ، فَلَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَتَّصِفَ بِسَبَبِ ذَلِكَ وَهُوَ الْإِيمَانُ وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ، إِذْ قَدْ يَكُونُ فِي الْجُمْلَةِ مُنَافِقٌ. وَفِي الْجُمْلَةِ كُلُّ (٦) . مَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ خِطَابِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُتَّقِينَ (٧) .

(١) سَبَقَ الْكَلَامُ عَنِ النَّوَاصِبِ ١ وَفِي " تَاجِ الْعَرُوسِ " مَادَّةُ " نَصَبَ ": " النَّوَاصِبُ وَالنَّاصِبَةُ وَأَهْلُ النَّصْبِ وَهُمُ الْمُتَدَيِّنُونَ بِبِغْضَةِ سَيِّدِنَا أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَيَعْسُوبِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَكَرَّمَ وَجْهَهُ - لِأَنَّهُمْ نَصَبُوا لَهُ أَيْ عَادَوْهُ وَأَظْهَرُوا لَهُ الْخِلَافَ وَهُمْ طَائِفَةُ الْخَوَارِجِ (٢) ن، م: عَلِيًّا وَأَوْلَادَهُ (٣) ن، م: كَمَا ثَبَتَ ذَلِكَ بِالتَّوَاتُرِ (٤) (٤ - ٤) بَدَلًا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْعِبَارَةِ فِي (ن) ، (م) يُوجَدُ بَيَاضٌ بِمِقْدَارِ كَلِمَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهُ عِبَارَةُ: فَقَدْ بَيَّنَ تَعَالَى فِي قَوْلِهِ. . . إِلَخْ (٥) أ، ب: إِنَّ ذَلِكَ وَصْفُ الْجُمْلَةِ بِصِفَةٍ تَتَضَمَّنُ حَالَهُمْ (٦) ن، م: وَبِالْجُمْلَةِ فَكُلُّ (٧) ن: وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ