aqeedatul wasitiyyah

لَأَنَّهُمْbecause theyصَادِقُونَ،are truthful,وَلَاand they cannotيُمْكِنُbeأَنْthatيُنسَخَ؛be abrogated;لِأَنَّهُfor it isخَبَرٌ؛a report;فَكُلُّso all thatمَاwhatأَخْبَرَتْthe messengers informedبِهِaboutالرُّسُلُthe messengersعَنْofاللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ؛Allah, the Almighty;فَهُوَit is acceptedمَقْبُولٌacceptedوَصَدَقٌand true,وَيَجِبُand it is obligatoryالإِيمَانُto believeبِهِ.in it.

مَثَلًاFor example,قَالَMoses saidمُوسَىMosesلِفِرْعَوْنَto Pharaohلَمَّاwhenقَالَ لَهُ :he said to him:﴿﴿فَمَاSo what aboutبَالُthe state ofالْقُرُونِthe first generations?الْأُولَىٰthe first?قَالَHe said,عِلْمُهَاits knowledgeعِندَis withرَبِّيmy Lord inفِيinكِتَابٍa bookلَاthat does notيَضِلُّmislead;رَبِّيmy Lordوَلَاand does notيَنسَى﴾forget.﴾[طه:[Taha:٥١51--٥٢]؛52];فَنَفَىHe negatedعَنْfromاللَّهِAllahالْجَهْلَignoranceوَالنِّسْيَانِ؛and forgetfulness;فَنَحْنُSo weيَجِبُmustعَلَيْنَاupon usأَنْtoنُصَدِّقَbelieveبِذَلِكَ؛in that;لِأَنَّهُbecause itجَاءَcameبِهِwith itرَسُولٌa messengerمِنَfromاللَّهِ.Allah.

قَالَHe said,فَمَنSo who isرَبُّكُمَاyour Lord,يَا مُوسَىO Moses?قَالَHe said,رَبُّنَاOur Lordالَّذِيwho gaveأَعْطَىbestowedكُلَّto everythingشَيْءٍa thing itsخَلْقَهُcreation, and then guided;ثُمَّthenهَدَىguided[طه:[Taha:٤٩49--٥٠]؛50];فَلَوْIf weسَأَلْنَاaskسَائِلًا:someone:مِنْfromأَيْنَwhereعَلِمْنَاwe learnedأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahأَعْطَىgaveكُلَّeverythingشَيْءٍa thing its

فَنَقُولُ:we say:مِنْfromكَلَامِthe speech ofمُوسَى،Moses,فَنُؤْمِنُso we believeبِذَلِكَ،in that,وَنَقُولُand we say::أَعْطَىHe grantedكُلَّeverythingشَيْءٍa thingخَلْقَهُits creation which suits it;فَالْإِنْسَانَSo the humanعَلَىis onهَذَاthisالْوَجْهِwayوَالْبَعِيرُand the camelعَلَىis onهَذَاthisالْوَجْهِ،way,وَالْبَقَرَةُand the cowعَلَىis onهَذَاthisالْوَجْهِ،way,وَالضَّأْنُand the sheepعَلَىis onهَذَاthisالْوَجْهِ،way,ثُمَّand thenهَدَىguidedكُلَّeachمَخْلُوقٍcreatureإِلَىtoمَصَالِحِهِits interestsوَمَنَافِعِهِ؛and benefits;فَكُلُّSo everythingشَيْءٍa thingيَعْرِفُknowsمَصَالِحَهُits interestsوَمَنَافِعَهُ؛and benefits;فَالنَّمْلَةُSo the antفِيinأَيَّامِthe days ofالصَّيْفِsummer,تَدْخَرُstoresقُوَتَهَاits foodفِيinجُحُورِهَا،her burrows,وَلَكِنbutلَاnotتَدْخَرُstoresالْحَبَّthe grainكَمَاas is,هُوَ،it is,بَلْbutتَقْطُمُshe clipsرُؤُوسَهَا؛its tops;لِئَلَّاlestيَنْبُتَ؛it grows;لِأَنَّهُbecause ifلَوْifنَبَتَ؛it grows;لَفَسَدَit would spoilعَلَيْهَا،on it,وَإِذَاAnd whenجَاءَthe rainالْمَطَرُcomesوَاتَّبَلَّand wetهَذَاthisالْحَبُّgrainالَّذِيwhichوَضَعَتْهُshe placedفِيinالْجُحُورِ؛the burrows;فَإِنَّهَاthen it does notلَاnotتَبْقِيَهُkeep itيَأْكُلُهُeaten byالْعَفَنُthe rotوَالرَّائِحَةُand the smell,بَلْbutتُنَشِّرُهُit spreads itخَارِجَoutsideجُحْرِهَا،its chamber,حَتَّىuntilيَيبَسَit driesمِنَfromالشَّمْسِthe sunوَالرِّيحِ،and the wind;ثُمَّthenتَدْخُلُهَاit enters it;لَكِنَّHowever,يَجِبُit mustالتَّنْبِيهُto be alertedإِلَىtoأَنْthatمَاwhatنُسِبَwas attributed toلِلْأَنْبِيَاءِthe prophetsالسَّابِقِينَof the pastيُحْتَاجُis needed in it;إِلَىforصِحَّةِthe authenticityالنَّقْلِ؛of the transmission;لَاحْتِمَالِto considerأَنْthatيَكُونَit may be false;كَالَّذِيlike that whichنُسِبَwas attributed toرَسُولِa messengerاللَّهِ ﷺof Allah; may peace be upon him.وَأَوْلَى.and it is more likely.وَقَوْلُهُAnd his sayingرَحِمَهُ اللَّهُmay Allah have mercy on him:عَمَّabout whatجَاءَcameبِهِwith it;الْمُرْسَلُونَ»:the messengers:هَلDoesيَشْمَلُit includeهَذَاthisالْأَحْكَامَthe rulingsأَوorأَنْthatالْكَلَامَthe speechالْآنَnowفِيinبَابِthe chapter ofالْصِّفَاتِ؛the attributes?فَيَخْتَصُّDoes it specifically relateبِالْأَخْبَارِ؟to the reports?