وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying::«سُورَةُ"Surahالإِخْلَاصِof Al-Ikhlasإِخْلَاصٍsincerityالشَّيْءِ؛of the thing;
And His saying: "The Surah of Al-Ikhlas is the sincerity of the thing;
بِمَعْنَى:meaning:تَنْقِيَتِهِ؛its purification;يَعْنِي:it means:الَّتِيthat whichنُقِيَتْwas purifiedوَلَمْand notيُشْبِهَاtaintedشَيْءٍ،by anything,وَسُمِّيَتْand it is calledبِذَلِكَ؛that way;قِيلَ:it is said:
meaning: that which was purified and not tainted by anything, and is called that way; it is said:
لِأَنَّهَاbecause itتَتَضَمَّنُincludesالإِخْلَاصَsincerityلِلَّهِto Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ،the Almighty and Exalted,وَأَنَّand thatمَنْwhoeverآمَنَbelievesبِهَا؛in it;فَهُوَhe isمُخْلِصٌ،sincere,فَتَكُونَso it would beبِمَعْنَىmeaningمُخْلِصَةًa saviorلِقَارِئِهَا ؛for its reader;أَيthat isأَنْthatالإِنْسَانَa personإِذاifقَرَأَهَاreads itمُؤْمِنًاwhile believingبِهَا؛in it;فَقَدْthen indeedأَخْلَصَhe has been sincereلِلَّهِto Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Almighty and Exalted.
because it includes sincerity to Allah the Almighty and Exalted, and whoever believes in it; he is sincere, so it would be meaning a savior for its reader; that is, if a person reads it while believing in it; then indeed he has been sincere to Allah the Almighty.
وَقِيلَAnd it is said::لِأَنَّهَاbecause itمُخْلَصَةٌwas designated for Him--بِفَتْحِopeningاللَّامِ؛the letter ‘L’ ;لِأَنَّbecauseاللَّهَAllah the Almightyأَخْصَصَهَاhas dedicated itلِنَفْسِهِ،for Himself,فَلَمْand did notيُذْكَرْmentionفِيهَاin itشَيْئًاanythingمِنَfromالأَحْكَامِthe rulingsوَلَاnorشَيْئًاanythingمِنَfromالأَخْبَارِthe newsعَنْaboutغَيْرِهِ،others,بَلْratherهِيَit isأَخْبَارٌnewsخَاصَّةٌspecificبِاللَّهِ.to Allah.
And it is said: "because it was designated for Him, and did not mention anything of rulings nor anything of news about others, rather it is news specific to Allah.
وَالْوَجْهَانِAnd both viewsصَحِيحَانِare correctوَلَاand notمُنَافَاةٌcontradictionبَيْنَهُمَا.between them.
And both views are correct and there is no contradiction between them.
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying::«الَّتِي"that whichتَعْدِلُequalثُلُثَa thirdالْقُرْآنِ»:of the Quran:"الدَّلِيلُthe proofقَوْلُof the sayingالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himالصَّلَاةُprayersوَالسَّلاَمُand peaceلِأَصْحَابِهِto his companionsأَيَسْتَطِيعُcould any of youأَحَدُكُمْany of youأَنْtoيَقْرَأَreadثُلُثَa thirdالْقُرْآنَof the Quranفِيinلَيْلَةٍ؟»night?"
And His saying: "that which equals a third of the Quran:" the proof is the saying of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to his companions, could any of you read a third of the Quran in a night?"
قَالُواThey said,كَيْفَHowيَاOرَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟Messenger of Allah?"
They said, "How, O Messenger of Allah?"
قَالَHe said,::«اللَّهُ"Allahأَحَدٌ،the One,اللَّهُAllahالصَّمَدُ،the Eternalتَعْدِلُequalsثُلُثَa thirdالْقُرْآنَof the Quran (1).فَهَذِهِSo thisالسُّورَةُSurahتَعْدِلُequalsثُلُثَa thirdالْقُرْآنَof the Quranفِيinالْجَزَاءِrewardلَاnotفِيinالإِجْزَاءِ،discharge,
He said: "Allah is the One, Allah is the Eternal, equals a third of the Quran (1). So this Surah equals a third of the Quran in reward, not in discharge,
وَذَٰلِكَAnd that isكَمَاasثَبَتَestablishedعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّ ﷺthe Prophet ﷺأَنَّ:that:«مَنْWhoeverقَالَ:says:لَاThere is noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاbutاللَّهُAllahوَحْدَهُ،the One,لَاnotشَرِيكَpartnerلَهُ،to Him,لَهُto Himالْمُلْكُbelongs the kingdomوَلَهُand to Himالْحَمْدُis all praiseوَهُوَand He isعَلَىoverكُلِّallشَيْءٍ؛thing;قَدِيرٌ؛mighty;عَشْرَtenمَرَّاتٍ؛times;فَكَأَنَّمَاthen it is as ifأَعْتَقَhe freedأَرْبَعَةَfourأَنْفُسٍsoulsمِنْfromبَنِيthe children ofإِسْمَاعِيلَ»(2)؛Ishmael."(2);
And that is as it has been established from the Prophet ﷺ that: "Whoever says: There is no god but Allah, the One, not partner to Him, to Him belongs the kingdom, and to Him is all praise, and He is over all things mighty; ten times; then it is as if he freed four souls from the children of Ishmael."(2);
فَهَلْSo doesيُجْزِئُit sufficeذَٰلِكَthatعَنْforإِعْتَاقِthe freeingأَرْبَعَfourرِقَابٍslavesمِمَّنْfrom whomوَجَبَwas necessaryعَلَيْهِupon himذَٰلِكَ؟that?
So does that suffice for the freeing of four slaves from whom it was necessary upon him?
وَقَالَAnd it was said,(۱)رَوَاهُnarrated
And it was said (1) narrated
الْبُخَارِيُّby Al-Bukhari(۵۰۱٥)(5015)عَنْfromأَبِيAbuسَعِيدٍSaidالْخُدَرِيِّAl-Khudri,رَضِيَ اللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ،may Allah be pleased with him,وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(۸۱۱)(811)عَنْfromأَبِيAbuالدَّرْدَاءِAl-Dardaa',رَضِيَ اللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ .may Allah be pleased with him.
by Al-Bukhari (5015) from Abu Said Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, and Muslim (811) from Abu Darda', may Allah be pleased with him.
وَرَوَاهُAnd narratedالْبُخَارِيُّby Al-Bukhari(٦٤٠٤)(6404),,وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(٢٦۹٣)(2693);عَنْfromأَبِيAbuأَيُّوبَAyyub Al-Ansari,رَضِيَ اللَّٰهُ عَنْهُ.may Allah be pleased with him.
And narrated by Al-Bukhari (6404), and Muslim (2693); from Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him.