كَفَرُواdisbelievedلَكِنَbutيُنْكِرُونَهُthey deny itتَحْرِيفًاdistortionوَهُوَand it isمَاwhatيَدْعُونَthey claimأَنَّهُthat it isتَأْوِيلٌinterpretation
They disbelieved, but they deny it, distorting it, and they claim that it is 'interpretation'.
الصِّفَاتُattributesالسَّبْعُsevenهِيَareمَجْمُوعَةٌa collectionفِيinقَوْلِهِHis saying
The seven attributes are a collection in His saying:
لَهُTo Himالْحَيَاةُis lifeوَالكَلَامُand speechوandالْبَصَرُsightالسَّمْعُhearingإرَادَةٌwillوَعِلْمٌand knowledgeوَاقْتِدَارٌand power
To Him is life, and speech, and sight, hearing, will, knowledge, and power.
فَهَذِهِTheseالصِّفَاتُattributesنُثَبِّتُهَاwe affirm themلِأَنَّbecauseالعَقْلَthe intellectدَلَّhas indicatedعَلَيْهَاon themوَبَقِيَّةُand the remainingالصِّفَاتِattributesمَاwhatدَلَّindicatedعَلَيْهَاon itالعَقْلُthe intellectفَنُثَبِّتُso we affirmمَاwhatدَلَّindicatedعَلَيْهِon itالعَقْلُthe intellectوَنُنْكِرُand we denyمَاwhatلَمْnotيَدُلَّindicatesعَلَيْهِon itالعَقْلُthe intellectوَهَؤُلاءِand theseهُمْareالأَشَاعِرَةُthe Asharitesآمَنُواthey believedبِالْبَعْضِin someوَأَنْكَرُواand deniedالْبَعْضَthe others
These attributes we affirm because the intellect has indicated them, and the remaining attributes what the intellect has not indicated, so we affirm what the intellect has indicated and deny what it has not indicated. And these are the Asharites; they believed in some and denied the others.
فَهَذِهِTheseأَقْسَامُsectionsالتَّعطِيلِof denialفِيinالأَسْمَاءِthe namesوَالصِّفَاتِand attributesوَكُلُّهَاand all of themمُتَفَرِّعَةٌare branchedمِنْfromبِدْعَةٍthe innovationالْجَهْمِof Jahmوَمَنْand whoeverسَنَّestablishesفِيinالإِسْلامِIslamسُّنَّةًa traditionسَيِّئَةً؛bad one;فَعَلَيْهِso upon himوِزْرُهَاits burdenوَوِزْرٌand the burdenمِنْ عَمَلٍ بِهَاof whoever acted upon itإِلَىuntilيَوْمِthe dayالْقِيَامَةِof resurrection
These are the sections of denial in the names and attributes, and all of them are branched from the innovation of Jahm, and whoever establishes a bad tradition in Islam; upon him is its burden and the burden of whoever acted upon it until the Day of Resurrection.
فَالحَاصِلُSo the conclusionأَنَّكُمْthat youأَيُّهَاOالإخْوَةُbrothersلَوْifطَالَعْتُمْyou readفِيinكُتُبِthe booksالْقَوْمِof the peopleالَّتِيwhichتَعْتَنِيconcernedبِجَمْعِwith gatheringأَقَاوِيلِthe sayingsالنَّاسِof peopleفِيinهَذَاthisالأَمْرِ؛matter;لَرَأَيْتُمْyou would seeالْعَجَبَthe astonishmentالْعُجَابَ،the incredibility,الَّذِيthat whichتَقُولُونَyou sayكَيْفَhowيَتَفَوَّهُa person uttersعَاقِلٌreasonableفَضْلًاlet aloneعَنْaboutمُؤْمِنٌa believerبِمِثْلِwith suchهَذَاthisالْكَلَامِ؟!speech?!
So the conclusion is that you brothers, if you read in the books of the people that concern the gathering of the sayings of people about this matter; you would see the astonishment of the incredibility, which you say: how does a reasonable person -let alone a believer- utter such speech?!
وَلَكِنَButمَنwhoeverلَمْnotيَجْعَلْmakesاللَّهَAllahلَهُfor himنُورًا؛a light;فَمَاwhatلَهُfor himمِنْofنُورٍlightالَّذِيthe one whoأَعْمَىis blindاللَّهُAllahبَصِيرَتَهُhis visionكَالَّذِيlike the one whoأَعْمَىis blindاللَّهُAllahبَصَرَهُ؛his sight;فَكَمَاSo just asأَنَّthatأَعْمَىa blind personالْبَصَرَof the eyeلَوْifوَقَفَstandsأَمَامَin front ofالشَّمْسِthe sunالَّتِيthatتَكْسِرُbreaksنُورَthe lightالْبَصَرِof sightلَمْhe would notيَرَهَا؛see it;فَكَذَٰلِكَSo likewiseمَنwhoeverأَعْمَىis blindاللَّهُAllahبَصِيرَتَهُhis visionلَوْifوَقَفَstandsأَمَامَin front ofأَنْوَارِthe lightsالْحَقِّof truthمَاwhatرَآهَاhe sees itوَالْعِيَاذُand refugeبِاللَّهِ.in Allah.
But whoever does not make for himself a light; what is for him of light! The one whom Allah has blinded his insight is like the one whom Allah has blinded his sight; for just as a blind person of sight, if he stands in front of the sun that breaks the light of sight, he would not see it; so likewise whoever is blinded by Allah in his insight, if he stands in front of the lights of truth, he would not see them and refuge in Allah.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for thisيَنْبَغِيit is necessaryلَنَاfor usدَائِمًاalwaysأَنْtoنَسْأَلَaskاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedالثَّبَاتَsteadfastnessعَلَىonالأَمْرِ،the matter,
And for this, it is necessary for us to always ask Allah the Exalted for steadfastness on the matter,
جُزْءٌpartمِنْofحَدِيثٍa hadithرَوَاهُnarratedمُسْلِمٌMuslimمِنْofحَدِيثٍa hadithجَرِيرٌJarirبْنِbinعَبْدِ اللَّهِAbdullahالْبَجَلِيِّal-BajiliرَضِيَpleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُabout him.
(1) Part of a hadith narrated by Muslim from the hadith of Jarir bin Abdullah al-Bajili, may Allah be pleased with him.