صِفَةٌcharacteristicنَقْصٌdeficiencyيُذَمُّis condemnedعَلَيْهَاon it
A characteristic of deficiency that is condemned.
وَيُذْكَرُAnd it is mentionedأَنَّthatعَلِيٌّAliابْنُson ofأَبِيAbuطَالِبٍTalibرَضِيَpleasedاللَّهُGodعَنْهُwith himلَمَّاwhenبَارَزَfacedعَمْرَوAmrابْنُson ofوَدِّWudوَالْفَائِدَةُand the benefitمِنَofالْمُبَارَزَةِthe duelأَنَّهُis thatإِذَاifغَلَبَone prevailsأَحَدُهُمَاone of themانْكَسَرَتْhearts are brokenقُلُوبٌheartsخُصُومَهُhis opponents
And it is mentioned that Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, when he faced Amr ibn Wud - and the benefit of the duel is that if one of them prevails, the hearts of his opponents are broken.
فَلَمَّاSo whenخَرَجَcame outعَمْرُوAmrصَرَخَshoutedعَلِيٌّAliمَاnotخَرَجْتُI came outلِأُبَارِزَto duelرَجُلَيْنِtwo menفَالْتَفَتَthen turnedعَمْرُوAmrفَلَمَّاand whenالتَفَتَhe turnedضَرَبَهُhe struck himعَلِيٌّAliرَضِيَmay he be pleasedاللَّهُGodعَنْهُwith himعَلَىonرَقَبَتِهِhis neckحَتَّىuntilأَطَاحَhe severedبِرَأْسِهِhis head
So when Amr came out, Ali shouted: I did not come out to duel two men. Then Amr turned. And when he turned, Ali struck him on his neck until he severed his head!
هَذَاThisخِداعٌis deceptionلَكِنَّهُbut itجَائِزٌis permissibleوَيُمَجَّدُand is praisedعَلَيْهِfor itلَأَنَّهُbecause itفِيinمَوْضِعِهِits placeفَإِنَّfor indeedهَذَاthisالرَّجُلُthe manمَاdid notخَرَجَcame outلِيُكْرِمَto honorعَلِيٌّAliابْنُson ofأَبِيAbuطَالِبٍTalibوَيُهَنِّئَهُand congratulate himوَلَكِنَّهُbut heخَرَجَcame outلِيَقْتُلَهُto kill himفَكَادَso he aimedلَهُat himعَلِيٌّAliبِذَٰلِكَwith that
This is deception, but it is permissible and is praised for it because this man did not come out to honor Ali ibn Abi Talib and congratulate him, but he came out to kill him; so Ali aimed at him with that.
وَالْمَكْرُAnd the deceitوَالْكَيْدُand the schemesوَالْمَحَالُand the deceitful plotsمِنْare ofصِفَاتِattributesاللَّهِGodالْفِعْلِيَّةِthat are activeالَّتِيwhichلَاnotيُوْصَفُis describedبِهَاby themعَلَىinسَبِيلِthe manner ofالإطْلاقِthe absoluteلأَنَّهَاbecause theyتَكُونُareمَدْحًاpraiseفِيinحَالٍcaseوَذَمٍّand blameفِيinحَالٍcaseفَيُوْصَفُit is describedبِهَاby themحِينَwhenتَكُونُit isمَدْحًاpraiseوَلَاand does notيُوْصَفُis describedبِهَاby themإِذَاifلَمْnotتَكُنْit isمَدْحًاpraisingفَيُقَالُso it is saidاللَّهُGodخَيْرٌthe bestالْمَكَّارِينَof the deceiversخَيْرٌthe bestالْكَائِدِينَof the schemersأَوْorيُقَالُit is saidاللَّهُGodمَاكِرٌis deceivingبِالْمَكَّارِينَagainst the deceiversخَادِعٌis a deceiverلِمَنto whomeverيُخَادِعُهُdeceives him
And deceit and scheming and malicious plots are attributes of God that are not described absolutely, because they are praise in one instance and blame in another; they are described when they are praise, and are not described by them if they are not praising; it is said: God is the best of deceivers, the best of schemers, or it is said: God is deceiving the deceivers, is a deceiver to whomever deceives Him.
وَالِاسْتِهْزَاءُAnd mockingمِنْis fromهَذَاthisالْبَابِdoorفَلَاso does notيَصِحُّit is correctأَنْtoنُخْبِرَwe informعَنْaboutاللَّهِGodبِأَنَّهُthat He isمُسْتَهْزِئٌmockingعَلَىaboutالإِطْلاقِthe absoluteلَأَنَّbecauseالِاسْتِهْزَاءَmockingنَوْعٌis a typeمِنْofاللَّعِبِplayوَهُوَand He isمُنْفَىٌis negatedعَنْfromاللَّهِGodقَالَHe saidاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىthe Exaltedوَمَاand whatخَلَقْنَاWe createdالسَّمَاوَاتَthe heavensوَالأَرْضَand the earthوَمَاand whatبَيْنَهُمَاbetween themلَعَبٌfor playلَكِنَّbutفِيinمُقَابَلَةٍconfrontationمِنْofيُسْتَهْزَأُmockingبِهِHim
And mocking is from this door; it is not correct to inform about God that He is mocking in the absolute, because mocking is a type of play, and it is negated from God; God, the Exalted, said: And what We created the heavens and the earth and what is between them for play.
(١)(1)انظُرْSeeسِلْسِلَةٌthe seriesالْأَحَادِيثِof the Hadithsالضَّعِيفَةِthe weak(٥٧٧/١(577/1الطَّبْعَةُthe editionالْجَدِيدَةُthe newمَكْتَبَةٌlibraryالْمَعَارِفِof knowledgeللشَّيْخِof the SheikhالأَلْبَانِيُّAl-Albani
(1) See the series of weak Hadiths (577/1) the new edition of the Library of Knowledge by Sheikh Al-Albani.