نَيْسَابُورNishapur،,وَالْعَجَائِزُand the old womenمِنْfromعَوَامِthe common peopleالنَّاسِthe peopleيَتَمَنَّوْنَwishأَنَّهُthat heيَعُودَreturnsإِلَىtoالأُمِّيَّاتِilliteracy
Nishapur, and the old women from the common people wish that it returns to illiteracy!
هَلْIs itيُقَالُsaid::أَنَّهُthat heأَعْلَمُmore knowledgeableوَأَحْكَمُand wiser
Is it said: that he is more knowledgeable and wiser?!
أَيْنَWhereالعِلْمُthe knowledgeالَّذِيthatعِندَهُمْwith them
Where is the knowledge that they have?!
فَتَبَيَّنَIt became clearأَنَّthatطَرِيقَةَthe wayالتَّفْوِيضِof delegationطَرِيقٌis a pathخَاطِئٌwrong؛;لِأَنَّهُbecause itيَتَضَمَّنُincludesثَلاَثَthreeمَفَاسِدَevils::تَكْذِيبَthe denial ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranوَتَجْهِيلَand the ignorance ofالرَّسُولِthe Messengerوَاسْتِطَالَةَand the arrogance ofالْفَلَاسِفَةِthe philosophers
It became clear that the way of delegation is a wrong path, because it includes three evils: the denial of the Quran, the ignorance of the Messenger, and the arrogance of the philosophers!
وَأَنَّAnd thatالَّذِينَthose whoقَالُواsaidأَنَّthatطَرِيقَةَthe wayالسَّلَفِof the predecessorsهِيَisالتَّفْوِيضُdelegation.
And those who said that the way of the predecessors is delegation are lying about the predecessors.
بَلْRatherهُمْtheyيُثْبِتُونَestablishالْلَّفْظَthe wordingوَالْمَعْنَىand the meaning،,وَيُقَرِّرُونَهُand affirm itوَيُشَرِحُونَهُand explain itبِأَوْفَىwith the fullestشَرْحٍexplanation.
Rather, they establish the wording and the meaning, and affirm it and explain it with the fullest explanation.
أَهْلُThe peopleالسُّنَّةِof Sunnahوَالجَمَاعَةِand the communityلَاdo notيُحَرِّفُونَalterوَلَاand do notيُعَطِّلُونَnegate,وَيَقُولُونَand they sayبِمَعْنَىwith the meaning ofالنُّصُوصِthe textsكَمَاasأَرَادَGod intended:اسْتَوَىHe roseعَلَىuponالْعَرْشِthe throne﴾[الأَعْرَافِAl-A'raf:٥٤54]؛;بِمَعْنَىmeaning::عَلَاHe ascendedعَلَيْهِto itوَلَيْسَand it is notمَعْنَاهُits meaning::اسْتَوَلَىovercameبِيَدِهِby His hand::يَدٌa handحَقِيقِيَّةٌreal,،,وَلَيْسَتْand notالْقُوَّةُthe powerوَالنِّعْمَةُand the blessing;فَلَاso there is notتَحْرِيفٌany alterationعِندَهُمْwith themوَلَاand noتَعْطِيلٌnegation.
The people of Sunnah and the community do not alter or negate, and they say with the meaning of the texts as God intended: "He rose upon the throne" [Al-A'raf: 54]; meaning: He ascended to it and it does not mean: He overcame by His hand: a real hand, and not the power and blessing; so there is no alteration with them nor negation.
**وَمِنْAnd withoutغَيْرَwithoutتَكْيِيفٍconditioning:(تَكْيِيفٍ)(Conditioning):لَمit was notتُذْكَرْmentionedفِيinالْكِتَابِthe bookوَالسُّنَّةِ،and the Sunnah,لَكِنْbutوُرِدَit was mentionedمَاwhatيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonالنَّهْيِthe prohibitionعَنْهُof it.
* And without conditioning: (Conditioning): it was not mentioned in the book and the Sunnah, but what indicates the prohibition of it was mentioned.
التَّكْيِيفُConditioning:هُوَit isأَنْthatتُذْكَرَto mentionكَيْفِيَّةَthe manner ofالصَّفَةِ،the attribute,وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonنَقُولُ:we say:كَيْفَhowيُكَيَّفُit is conditioned;تَكْيِيفًَا؛as conditioning;أَيْ:that is:ذِكْرَto mentionكَيْفِيَّةَthe manner ofالصَّفَةِ.the attribute.
Conditioning: it is to mention the manner of the attribute, and for this reason, we say: how it is conditioned; that is: to mention the manner of the attribute.
وَالتَّكْيِيفُAnd conditioningيُسْأَلُis askedعَنْهُabout itبِـwith(كَيْف)؛(How);فَإِذَاso ifقُلْتَyou sayمَثَلاً:for example:كَيْفَHowجَاءَdid Zayd come?زَيْدٌ؟Zayd?تَقُولُ:You say:رَاكِبًا.riding.إِذًاSoكَيْفَتَّyou conditionedمَجِيئَهُ.his coming.
And conditioning is asked about it with (how); so if you say, for example: How did Zayd come? You say: riding. So you conditioned his coming.
كَيْفَHowلَوْنُthe colorالسَّيَّارَةِ؟of the car?أَبْيَضُ.White.فَذَكَرْتَSo you mentionedاللَّوْنَthe color.
How is the color of the car? White. So you mentioned the color.
أَهْلُThe peopleالسُّنَّةِof Sunnah;وَالجَمَاعَةِand the communityلَاdo notيُكَيِّفُونَcondition the attributes of Allah;مُسْتَنِدِينَrelyingفِيinذَٰلِكَthatإِلَىtoالدَّلِيلِthe evidenceالسَّمْعِيِّthe auditoryوَالْدَّلِيلِand the evidenceالْعَقْلِيِّthe rational:
The people of Sunnah and the community do not condition the attributes of Allah; relying in that on the auditory evidence and the rational evidence: