صَحِيحٌCorrect
Correct.
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseقَوْلٌthe sayingأَنَسٌAnasبْنُson ofمَالِكٍMalikكَانَwasالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَpeace be upon himإِذَاwhenدَخَلَhe enteredالْخَلَاءَthe bathroom؛
And likewise, the saying of Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace be upon him) was when he entered the bathroom;
قَالَhe said:«"أَعُوذُI seek refugeبِاللَّهِwith Allahمِنَfromالْخُبْثِimpurityوَالْخَبَائِثِand the impure beings»"(۱)؛فَمَعْنَىSo the meaning of«"إِذَاwhenدَخَلَhe entered»:إِذَاwhenأَرَادَhe wantedأَنْtoيَدْخُلَenter؛لِأَنَّbecauseذِكْرَmentionاللَّهِAllahلَاis notيَلِيقُfittingدَاخِلَinsideهَذَاthisالْمَكَانَplace؛فَلِهَذَاFor this reasonحَمَلْنَاwe tookقَوْلَهُhis saying:«"إِذَاwhenدَخَلَhe enteredعَلَىon:إِذَاwhenأَرَادَhe wantedأَنْtoيَدْخُلَenter؛
He said: "I seek refuge with Allah from impurity and the impure beings." (1) Therefore, the meaning of "when he entered": when he wanted to enter; because mentioning Allah is not fitting inside this place; for this reason, we took his saying: "when he entered" as: when he wanted to enter.
هَذَاThisالتَّأْوِيلُinterpretationالَّذِيthatدَلَّindicatedعَلَيْهِon itالدَّلِيلُthe evidenceصَحِيحٌcorrect،وَلَاand notيَعْدُوis beyondأَنْtoيَكُونَbeتَفْسِيرًاan interpretation
This interpretation that was indicated by the evidence is correct, and it is not beyond being an explanation.
لِذَٰلِكَThereforeقُلْنَاwe said:إِنَّthatالتَّعْبِيرَexpressionبِالتَّحْرِيفِby distortionعَنْaboutالتَّأْوِيلِthe interpretationالَّذِيthatلَيْسَis notعَلَيْهِon itدَلِيلٌevidenceصَحِيحٌcorrectأَوْلَىmore preferable؛لِأَنَّهُbecause itالَّذِيthatجَاءَcameبِهِwith itالْقُرْآنَthe Quran،وَلِأَنَّهُand because itأَلْسَقُis the most attachedبِطَرِيقِto the wayالْمُحَرِّفِof the distorter،وَلِأَنَّهُand because itأَشَدُّis more severeتَنْفِيرًاdeterrentعَنْfromهَذِهِtheseالطَّرِيقَةِpathالْمُخَالِفَةِopposingلِطَرِيقِto the pathالسَّلَفِof the predecessors،وَلِأَنَّand becauseالتَّحْرِيفَdistortionكُلَّهُallمَذْمُومٌis blameworthy؛بِخِلَافِcontrary toالتَّأْوِيلِthe interpretation؛;فَإِنَّfor itمِنْهُthere are from itمَاwhatيَكُونُisمَذْمُومًاblameworthyوَمَحْمُودًاand praiseworthy؛فَيَكُونُand thus it becomesالتَّعْبِيرُthe expressionبِالتَّحْرِيفِby distortionأَوْلَىmore preferableمِنَthanالتَّعْبِيرِthe expressionبِالتَّأْوِيلِby interpretationمِنَofأَرْبَعَةٍfourأَوْجُهٍfacets
Thus, we said: The expression by distortion about the interpretation which has no correct evidence is more preferable; because it is the one that the Quran came with, and because it is more attached to the way of the distorter, and because it is more severely deterrent from this opposing way to the path of the predecessors; and because all distortion is blameworthy; unlike the interpretation; for there are interpretable aspects that could be blameworthy and praiseworthy; thus the expression by distortion is more preferable than the expression by interpretation from four aspects.
وَلَاAnd notتَعْطِيلٌthe nullification»":التَّعْطِيلُThe nullificationبِمَعْنَىmeaningالتَّخْلِيَةِleaving it emptyوَالْتَّرْكِand abandonment؛كَقَوْلِهِas He saidتَعَالَىMost High﴿وَبِرِ مُعَطَّلَهِ ﴾(And indeed, it is an empty place)[الحج[Surah Al-Hajj:٤٥]45]؛أَيْwhich means:مُخَلَّاةٌabandonedمَتْرُوكَةٌleft empty
And not the nullification: the nullification meaning leaving it empty and abandonment; as He said, Most High (and indeed, it is an empty place) [Surah Al-Hajj: 45]; which means: abandoned, left empty.
وَالْمُرَادُand the intended meaningبِالتَّعْطِيلِby nullification:إِنْكَارٌdenialمَاwhatأَثْبَتَconfirmedاللَّهُAllahلِنَفْسِهِfor Himselfمِنَfromالْأَسْمَاءِthe namesوَالصَّفَاتِand the attributes؛سَوَاءٌwhetherكَانَit wasكُلِّيًّاin generalأَوْorجُزْئِيًّاin particular،وَسَوَاءٌand whetherكَانَwasذَلِكَthatبِتَحْرِيفٍby distortionأَوْorبِجَحُودٍby denial،هَذَاthisكُلُّهُallتَعْطِيلٌnullification
And the intended meaning by nullification is the denial of what Allah confirmed for Himself from the names and attributes; whether it was general or particular, and whether that was by distortion or by denial; this all is a nullification.
فَأَهْلُSo the peopleالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِand the communityلَاdo notيُعَطِّلُونَnullifyأَيّanyاسْمٍnameمِنْofأَسْمَاءِthe namesاللَّهِAllah،أَوْorالرَّجِيمِthe accursed
So the people of the Sunnah and the community do not nullify any name from the names of Allah, or the accursed.
(۱)رَوَاهُNarrated byالْبُخَارِيAl-Bukhari(١٤٢)،وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(۳۷٥)؛عَنْuponأَنَسٍAnasرَضيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُmay Allah be pleased with him۔
(1) Narrated by Al-Bukhari (142), and Muslim (375); about Anas, may Allah be pleased with him.
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