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anything from those among them who did good, nor would he pardon those among them who did evil. Their evil spread to people who were not among them, until it became widespread.

The books of the Muslims that mention the ascetics of the Ummah do not include a single Rāfidī. Likewise, not one of those renowned throughout the Ummah for speaking (1) the truth and fearing no critic’s reproach in Allah’s cause is a Rāfidī. How could there be, when the Rāfidī is akin to the hypocrites and his doctrine is taqiyyah (dissimulation)? Is this (2) the conduct of one who fears no critic’s reproach in Allah’s cause?

Rather, this is the conduct of those whom Allah describes in His Book:

“O you who believe! Whoever among you turns away from his religion, Allah will bring forth a people whom He loves and who love Him, humble toward the believers and mighty against the disbelievers. They strive in the way of Allah and fear no critic’s reproach. That is Allah’s grace, which He bestows upon whomever He wills. Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.”

[Surah al-Mā’idah: 54] (3).

This (4) is the conduct of those who fought the apostates, foremost among them (5) being al-Siddīq, and of all who follow him until the Day of Resurrection. They are the ones who fought the apostates, such as the followers of Musaylimah the Liar, those who withheld zakāt, and others like them. They conquered the lands and overcame Persia and Byzantium, and they were the least attached of all people to this world. As [Abdullāh] ibn Masūd (6) said to his companions: “You perform more prayers—”

(1) A: “those renowned in the Ummah say [the truth]”; B: “those renowned in the Ummah for saying [the truth].” (2) A and B: “then this”; this is an error. (3) In N and M, the verse is written as far as the words of the Exalted: “a critic’s reproach.” In A and B, the end of the verse is given as: “And Allah is the Possessor of immense bounty”; this is a scribal error. (4) A and B: “And this.” (5) N and M: “so foremost among them.” (6) N and M: “As Ibn Masūd said.”

مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَلَا يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ، وَدَبَّ شَرُّهُمْ إِلَى مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى عَمَّ الشَّرُّ. وَهَذِهِ كُتُبُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الَّتِي ذُكِرَ فِيهَا زُهَّادُ الْأُمَّةِ لَيْسَ فِيهِمْ رَافِضِيٌّ، وَهَؤُلَاءِ الْمَعْرُوفُونَ فِي الْأُمَّةِ بِقَوْلِ (١) الْحَقَّ وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا تَأْخُذُهُمْ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِمْ رَافِضِيٌّ، كَيْفَ وَالرَّافِضِيُّ مِنْ جِنْسِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ مَذْهَبُهُ التَّقِيَّةُ، فَهَلْ هَذَا (٢) حَالَ مَنْ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ؟ . إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ حَالُ مَنْ نَعَتَهُ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ بِقَوْلِهِ: {يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ} [سُورَةُ الْمَائِدَةِ: ٥٤] (٣) . وَهَذَا (٤) حَالُ مَنْ قَاتَلَ الْمُرْتَدِّينَ وَأَوَّلُهُمْ (٥) الصِّدِّيقُ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، فَهُمُ الَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا الْمُرْتَدِّينَ كَأَصْحَابِ مُسَيْلِمَةَ الْكَذَّابِ وَمَانِعِي الزَّكَاةِ وَغَيْرِهِمَا، وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ فَتَحُوا الْأَمْصَارَ وَغَلَبُوا فَارِسَ وَالرُّومَ، وَكَانُوا أَزْهَدَ النَّاسِ ; كَمَا قَالَ [عَبْدُ اللَّهِ] بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ (٦) لِأَصْحَابِهِ: أَنْتُمْ أَكْثَرُ صَلَاةً

(١) أ: الْأُمَّةِ يَقُولُونَ ; ب: الْأُمَّةُ بِأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ. (٢) أ، ب: فَهَذَا، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. (٣) فِي (ن) ، (م) كُتِبَتِ الْآيَةُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ. وَفِي (أ) ، (ب) كُتِبَتْ نِهَايَةُ الْآيَةِ: وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ ; وَهُوَ سَهْوٌ مِنَ النَّاسِخِ. (٤) أ، ب: وَهَذِهِ. (٥) ن، م: فَأَوَّلُهُمْ. (٦) ن، م: كَمَا قَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ.