نَقُولُWe say::لَنَاfor usفِيinذَٰلِكَthatطَرِيقَانِtwo pathsالطَّرِيقُthe pathالأَوَّلُthe first::الْكِتَابُthe Book،,وَالطَّرِيقُand the pathالثَّانِيthe second::السُّنَّةُthe Sunnah..فَمَاSo whatحَكَاهُhas been narratedاللَّهُby AllahفِيinكِتَابِهِHis Bookعَنْaboutالأُمَمِthe nationsالسَّابِقِينَthe previous ones؛;فَهُوَit isثَابِتٌestablished..وَمَاAnd whatحَكَاهُhas been narratedالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetﷺ(Peace be upon him)فِيْمَاin whatعَنْهُabout him؛;فَهُوَit isأَيْضًاalsoصَحِيحٌauthenticثَابِتٌestablished..وَالْبَاقِيAnd the restلَاdo notنُصَدِّقُwe believeوَلَاnorنُكَذِّبُwe disbelieve؛;إِلَّاexceptإِذَاifوَرَدَit comesشَرْعُنَاour legislationبِتَصْدِيقٍwith believingمَاwhatنَقَلَhas conveyedأَهْلُthe people ofالْكِتَابِthe Book؛;فَإِنَّاthen weنُصَدِّقُهُbelieve itلَاnotلِنَقْلِهِمfor their conveyance،,وَلَكِنَّbutلِمَاfor whatجَاءَhas comeفِيinشَرِيعَتِنَاour ShariaوَإِذَاAnd ifوَرَدَit comesشَرْعُنَاour legislationبِتَكْذِيبٍwith disbelievingأَهْلُthe people ofالْكِتَابِthe Book؛;فَإِنَّاthen weنُكَذِّبُهُdisbelieve it؛;لِأَنَّbecauseشَرْعُنَاour legislationكَذَّبَهُdisbelieves itفَالنَّصَارَىSo the Christiansيَزْعُمُونَclaimبِأَنَّthatالْمَسِيحَthe Messiahابْنَson ofاللَّهِAllah؛;فَنَقُولُso we say::هَذَاthisكَذِبٌis a lieوَالْيَهُودُAnd the Jewsيَقُولُونَsay::عُزَيْرٌEzraابْنُson ofاللَّهِAllah؛;فَنَقُولُso we say::هَذَاthisكَذِبٌis a lie
We say: We have two paths in that: the first path is the Book, and the second path is the Sunnah. So what Allah has narrated in His Book about the previous nations is established, and what the Prophet (peace be upon him) narrated about them is also established. The rest we neither believe nor disbelieve; except if our legislation comes with believing what the people of the Book have conveyed; then we believe it, not for their conveyance, but for what has come in our legislation. And if our legislation comes with disbelieving the people of the Book; then we disbelieve it; because our legislation has disbelieved it. The Christians claim that the Messiah is the son of Allah; so we say: this is a lie. And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah; so we say: this is a lie.
قَوْلُهُHis sayingرَحِمَهُMay he have mercyاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىThe Exalted::فَإِنَّهُfor indeed itالصِّرَاطُthe straight pathالْمُسْتَقِيمُthe upright::(فَإِنَّهُ)(for indeed it)الضَّمِيرُthe pronounيَعُودُreturnsعَلَىtoمَاwhatجَاءَتْhas comeبِهِwith itالرُّسُلُthe messengersوَيُمْكِنُand mayأَنْthatيَعُودَreturnsعَلَىtoطَرِيقِthe wayأَهْلِthe people ofالسُّنَّةِthe Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِand the community،,وَهُوَand it isالِاتِّبَاعُthe followingوَعَدَمُand nonالْعَدُولِdeviationعَنْهُfrom it؛;فَمَاSo whatجَاءَتْhas comeبِهِwith itالرُّسُلُthe messengers،,وَمَاand whatذَهَبَwentإِلَيْهِto itأَهْلُthe people ofالسُّنَّةِthe Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِand the community،,هُوَisالصِّرَاطُthe straight pathالْمُسْتَقِيمُthe upright(صِرَاطٌ)(path)عَلَىonوَزْنٍthe weightفَعَّالٍ؛Fa'al;بِمَعْنَىmeaningمَصْرُوطٍ؛Masroot;مِثْلَlike::فِرَاشٍ؛bed;بِمَعْنَىmeaningمَفْرُوشٍspreadوandغِرَاسٍ؛planting;بِمَعْنَىmeaningمَغْرُوسٍ؛planted;فَهُوَso it isبِمَعْنَىmeaningاسْمٍthe nameالْمَفْعُول.of the object.وَالصِّرَاطُAnd the pathإِنَّمَاis onlyيُقَالُsaidلِلطَّرِيقِto the wayالْوَاسِعِthe wideالمُسْتَقِيمُthe upright،,مَأْخُوذٌis takenمِنْfromالزَّرْطِthe swallowing،,وَهُوَand it isبَلْعٌthe gulpingالْلُّقْمَةُof the morselبِسُرْعَةٍ؛quickly;لِأَنَّbecauseالطَّرِيقُthe pathإِذَاwhenكَانَتْit isوَاسِعًا؛wide;لَاnotيَكُونُbeفِيهِin itضِيْقٌnarrownessيَتَعَثَّرُstumblesالنَّاسُthe peopleفِيْهِ؛in it;فَالصِّرَاطُso the pathيَقُولُونَthey sayفِيinتَعْرِيفِهِits definition::كُلُّeveryطَرِيقٍpathوَاسِعٍwideلَيْسَis notفِيْهِin itصُعُودٌan ascentوَلَاnorنُزُولٌa descentوَلَاnorاعْوِجَاجٌa crookedness.
His saying, may Allah have mercy on him: for indeed it is the straight path: (for indeed it) the pronoun returns to what the messengers have brought, and it may refer to the way of the people of the Sunnah and the community, which is following and not deviating from it; what the messengers have brought, and what the people of the Sunnah and the community have held fast to: this is the straight path. (Path) is on the scale of 'fa'al,' meaning 'masroot;' like 'faraash,' meaning 'spread,' and 'ghiraas,' meaning 'planted;' it is meant as a name of the object. The path is only said for the wide and straight way, taken from 'zarT,' which means gulping the morsel quickly; because when the path is wide, it is not narrow where people stumble in it; so the path is said in its definition: every wide path in which there is no ascent, nor descent, nor crookedness.