وَحُورٍ
and hourisوَأَنْهَارٍ
and riversوَمَطَاعِمَ
and diningهَنِيئَةٍ
wholesomeشَهِيَّةٍ
appetizingAnd houris, rivers, wholesome and appetizing dining
وَمَلَابِسَ
and clothingزَاهِيَةٍ
brightنَاعِمَةٍ
softand bright, soft clothing,
وَعِيدٍ
and a beautifulحَسَانٍ
festival,and a beautiful festival,
مَقْصُورَاتٍ
sequesteredفِي
inالْخِيَامِ
the tentssequestered in the tents,
وَمَجَالِسِ
and gatherings ofأَهْلِ
the people ofالْجَنَّةِ
Paradiseالْفَكِهَةِ
the cheerfulاللَّطِيفَةِ
the pleasantand the cheerful, pleasant gatherings of the people of Paradise,
وَلِقَاءَاتِهِمُ
and their meetingsالطَّيِّبَةِ
the goodالْحَبِيبَةِ
the belovedand their good and beloved meetings,
كُلُّ
allهَذَا
thisمِمَّا
is of whatقَدْ
indeedقَصَّهُ
narrated itالْقُرْآنُ
the Quranالْكَرِيمُ
the Nobleall of this is what the Noble Quran has narrated
وَبَثَّهُ
and spread itفِي
inمُخْتَلَفِ
variousالسُّوَرِ
surahsand spread it in various surahs,
مُرَاعِياً
observingأَسَالِيبَهَا
its methodsالْخَاصَّةَ
the specificالْمُتَفَرِّدَةَ
the uniqueobserving its specific and unique methods,
تَارَةً
sometimesبِالْإِجْمَالِ
with summarizationوَالِاخْتِصَارِ
and brevitysometimes with summarization and brevity,
وَأُخْرَى
and other timesبِالتَّفْصِيلِ
with detailوَالْإِسْهَابِ
and extensivenessand other times with detail and extensiveness.
الْقَاعِدَةُ
The ruleالْكُلِّيَّةُ
comprehensiveفِي
inمَبْحَثِ
the subject ofالْأَحْكَامِ
rulingsThe comprehensive rule in the subject of rulings:
وَالْقَاعِدَةُ
And the ruleالْكُلِّيَّةُ
comprehensiveفِي
inمَبْحَثِ
the subject ofالْأَحْكَامِ
rulingsوَالْحَلَالِ
and the lawfulوَالْحَرَامِ
and the unlawfulAnd the comprehensive rule in the subject of rulings, the lawful, and the unlawful
أَنَّ
is thatسَيِّدَنَا
our masterرَسُولَ
Messengerاللَّهِ
of Allahصَلَّى
may peace beاللَّهُ
upon himعَلَيْهِ
and blessingsوَسَلَّمَ
and peaceis that our master, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
كَانَ
wasقَدْ
indeedبُعِثَ
sentفِي
inالْمِلَّةِ
the religionالْإِبْرَاهِيمِيَّةِ
of Abrahamالْحَنِيفِيَّةِ
the uprighthad been sent upon the upright religion of Abraham,
فَكَانَ
so it wasمِنَ
fromاللَّازِمِ
necessaryأَنْ
thatيَبْقَى
he remainعَلَى
uponشَرَائِعِ
lawsتِلْكَ
of thatالْمِلَّةِ
religionso it was necessary that he remain upon the laws of that religion,
وَلَا
and notيَحْدُثَ
occurأَيُّ
anyتَغْيِيرٍ
changeفِي
inأُمَّهَاتِ
foundations ofأَحْكَامِهَا
its rulingsوَأُصُولِ
and origins ofمَسَائِلِهَا
its mattersand that no change occur in the foundations of its rulings and the origins of its matters,
اللَّهُمَّ
exceptإِلَّا
thatتَخْصِيصاً
specificationلِعُمُومَاتِهَا
for its generalitiesوَزِيَادَةً
and an additionلِلتَّوْقِيتَاتِ
to the time limitsوَالتَّجْدِيدَاتِ
and renewalsفِيهَا
in itوَأَمْثَالَ
and likesذَلِكَ
of thatمِنَ
fromالْأُمُورِ
the mattersexcept for the specification of its generalities, an addition to its time limits and renewals therein, and similar matters.
ثُمَّ
Thenإِنَّهُ
indeedأَرَادَ
willedاللَّهُ
Allahتَعَالَى
the Exaltedأَنْ
toيُزَكِّيَ
purifyنُفُوسَ
soulsالْعَرَبِ
of the Arabsبِنَبِيِّنَا
through our Prophetمُحَمَّدٍ
Muhammadصَلَّى
may peace beاللَّهُ
upon himعَلَيْهِ
and blessingsوَسَلَّمَ
and peaceThen Allah, the Exalted, willed to purify the souls of the Arabs through our Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
وَيُزَكِّيَ
and purifyنُفُوسَ
soulsسَائِرِ
of the rest ofالْعَالَمِ
the worldبِأَيْدِي
by the hands ofالْعَرَبِ
the Arabsالْأَوَّلِينَ
the firstand purify the souls of the rest of the world by the hands of the early Arabs
وَالرَّعِيلِ
and the generationالْإِيمَانِيِّ
of faithالْأَوَّلِ
the first(and the first generation of faith).
فَلَزِمَ
So it became necessaryأَنْ
thatتَكُونَ
beمَادَّةُ
materialشَرِيعَتِهِ
of His shariaتَدُورُ
revolvingعَلَى
aroundعَادَاتِ
customsالْعَرَبِ
of the Arabsوَتَقَالِيدِهِمْ
and their traditionsSo it became necessary that the material of His sharia revolve around the customs and traditions of the Arabs
مِمَّا
from whatتَوَارَثُوهُ
they inheritedمِنَ
fromالْمِلَّةِ
the religionالْحَنِيفِيَّةِ
of the upright(what they inherited from the upright religion
أَوْ
orانْحَرَفُوا
deviatedعَنْ
fromجَادَتِهَا
its pathفِي
inكَثِيرٍ
manyمِنْ
ofشُؤُونِ
affairs ofالْحَيْتَاةِ
lifeor deviated from its path in many affairs of life).
الْأَسْبَابُ
The reasonsوَالْمَصَالِحُ
and the interestsالْمَرْعِيَّةُ
observedفِي
inالْأَحْكَامِ
rulingsThe reasons and observed interests in rulings:
وَإِذْ
And ifتَأَمَّلْتَ
you contemplatedوَأَنْعَمْتَ
and bestowedالنَّظَرَ
thoughtفِي
inمَجْمُوعِ
totality ofشَرَائِعِ
laws ofالْمِلَّةِ
the religionالْحَنِيفِيَّةِ
the uprightAnd if you contemplate and bestow thought upon the totality of the laws of the upright religion