٦6ـ-بَيَانُExplanationكَيْفِيَّةِof the methodعَمَلِof actionالنَّبِيِّof the Prophetـ-صَلَّىmay peaceاللَّهُbe upon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَand grant him peaceـ-وَهَيْئَتِهِand his mannerبِمَاconcerning whatأُمِرَhe was commandedبِهِwithفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْعَظِيمِthe Mighty.
6 - Explanation of the manner of the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - in acting upon and embodying what he was commanded with in the Mighty Quran.
وَبِالْجُمْلَةِAnd in short,
And in short,
فَإِنَّindeed,
indeed,
أَمْثِلَةَthe examplesالتَّوْجِيهِof guidanceكَثِيرَةٌare numerousفِيinتَفْسِيرِthe exegesisالصَّحَابَةِof the Companionsـ-رَضِيَmay Allahاللَّهُbe pleasedعَنْهُمْwith them.ـ-
the examples of guidance are numerous in the exegesis of the Companions - may Allah be pleased with them -.
طَرِيقُThe methodالتَّوْجِيهِof correctالصَّحِيحِguidance:
The method of correct guidance:
وَلَاAnd it is notيُمْكِنُpossibleأَنْtoيُؤَدِّيَfulfillحَقَّthe rightالتَّوْجِيهِof guidanceلِلْمَوَاضِعِfor the difficultالصَّعْبَةِplaces
And it is not possible to fulfill the right of guidance for difficult places
حَتَّىuntilيُبَيِّنَhe clarifiesوَجْهَthe aspectالصُّعُوبَةِof difficultyوَسَبَبَهَاand its causeوَبَيَانًاwith an explanationشَافِيًاthat is satisfying,
until he clarifies the aspect of difficulty and its cause with a satisfying explanation,
ثُمَّthenيُفَصِّلَhe elaboratesالْقَوْلَthe speechفِيinحَلِّهَاsolving itوَتَيْسِيرِهَاand facilitating it,
then he elaborates on solving and facilitating it,
ثُمَّthenيُوزَنَthat speechذَلِكَis weighedالْقَوْلُwithوَزْنًاa justعَادِلًاweight.
then that speech is weighed with a just weight.
[-غُلُوُّThe extremismالْمُتَكَلِّمِينَof the theologians:]-
[The extremism of the theologians:]
وَأَمَّاAnd as forغُلُوُّthe extremismالْمُتَكَلِّمِينَof the theologiansفِيمَاregarding whatيَتَعَلَّقُpertainsبِتَأْوِيلِto the allegorical interpretationsالْمُتَشَابِهَاتِof ambiguous texts,
And as for the extremism of the theologians regarding what pertains to the interpretation of ambiguous texts,
وَبَيَانِand the explanationحَقِيقَةِof the realityصِفَاتِof the attributesاللَّهِof Allahـ-عَزَّthe Mightyوَجَلَّand Majesticـ-
and the explanation of the reality of the attributes of Allah - the Mighty and Majestic -
فَلَيْسَthis is notهَذَاfromمِنْmyمَذْهَبِيschool of thought,
this is not from my school of thought,
بَلْratherمَذْهَبِيmy school of thoughtمَذْهَبُis the school ofمَالِكٍMalik,وَالثَّوْرِيِّAl-Thawri,وَابْنِIbnالْمُبَارَكِAl-Mubarak,وَسَائِرِand the restالْمُتَقَدِّمِينَof the early predecessors,
rather my school is the school of Malik, Al-Thawri, Ibn Al-Mubarak, and the rest of the early predecessors,
وَهُوَand it isإِمْرَارُpassing onالْمُتَشَابِهَاتِthe ambiguous textsعَلَىuponظَوَاهِرِهَاtheir apparent meaningsوَتَرْكُand leavingالْخَوْضِdelvingفِيintoتَأْوِيلِهَاtheir interpretation.
and it is passing on the ambiguous texts upon their apparent meanings and leaving off delving into their interpretation.
أَمَّاAs forالنِّزَاعُthe disputeوَالْجَدَلُand argumentationفِيinالْأَحْكَامِrulingsوَالْآرَاءِand opinionsالْمُسْتَنْبَطَةِderivedمِنْهَاfrom them,
As for the dispute and argumentation in rulings and opinions derived from them,
وَإِحْكَامُand each factionكُلِّestablishingفَرِيقٍitsلِمَذْهَبِهِschool of thought,
and each faction establishing its school of thought,
وَطَرْحُهُand its rejectionلِمَذْهَبِof the schoolغَيْرِهِof others,
and its rejection of the school of others,
وَالتَّحَايُلُand resorting to stratagemsلِدَفْعِto push awayالْأَدِلَّةِthe Quranicالْقُرْآنِيَّةِevidences,
and resorting to stratagems to push away the Quranic evidences,
فَكُلُّallذَلِكَof thatلَاis notيَجُوزُpermissibleعِنْدِيaccording to me,
all of that is not permissible according to me,
وَأَخْشَىand I fearأَنْthatيَكُونَthis might beهَذَاfromمِنْthe categoryقَبِيلِof disputingالتَّدَارُؤِusingبِالْقُرْآنِthe Quran.
and I fear that this might be from the category of disputing using the Quran.
يَجِبُIt is obligatoryالتَّمَسُّكُto hold fastبِمَدْلُولِto the meaningالْآيَةِof the verse:
It is obligatory to hold fast to the meaning of the verse:
وَيَجِبُAnd it is obligatoryعَلَىuponطَالِبِthe seekerعُلُومِof the sciencesالْقُرْآنِof the Quranأَنْtoيَبْحَثَsearchفِيintoمَدْلُولِthe meaningالْآيَةِof the verse.
And it is obligatory upon the seeker of the sciences of the Quran to search into the meaning of the verse.