arid al jahl

أَبْشِرُواRejoiceوَبَشِّرُواand give good newsمَنْto whoeverوَرَاءَكُمْis behind you.

إِنَّهُIndeed, heمَنْwhoشَهِدَwitnessedأَنْthatلاthere is noإِلَهَgodإِلاexceptاللهُAllahصَادِقًاtruthfullyبِهَاwith it,دَخَلَenteredالْجَنَّةَParadise.

وَعَنْAnd fromعَمْرٍوAmrبْنِbinدِينَارٍDinarقَالَ:he said:

سَمِعْتُI heardجَابِرَJabirبْنَbinعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahيَقُولُsaying:

أَخْبَرَنَاHe informed usمَنْwhoeverشَهِدَwitnessedمُعَاذًاMu'adhحِينَwhenحَضَرَتْهُdeath attended himالْوَفَاةُdeath,يَقُولُ:saying:

اكْشِفُواUncoverعَنِّيfrom meسَجْفَthe curtainالْقُبَّةِof the tent.

أُحَدِّثُكُمْI will tell youحَدِيثًاa hadithسَمِعْتُهُI heard itمِنْfromرَسُولِthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allah--صَلَّىmay AllahاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِbless himوَسَلَّمَand grant him peace.

قَالَHe saidمَرَّةً:once:

أُخْبِرُكُمْI will inform youبِشَيْءٍof somethingسَمِعْتُهُI heard itمِنْfromرَسُولِthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allah--صَلَّىmay AllahاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِbless himوَسَلَّمَand grant him peace,

لَمْnothingيَمْنَعْنِيprevented meأَنْthatأُحَدَّثَكُمُوهُI tell it to youإِلاexceptأَنْthatتَتَّكِلُواyou would rely (on it).

سَمِعْتُهُI heard himيَقُولُ:saying:

مَنْ"Whoeverشَهِدَwitnessedأَنْthatلاthere is noإِلَهَgodإِلاexceptاللَّهُAllah,مُخْلِصًاsincerelyمِنْfromقَلْبِهِhis heart,أَوْorيَقِينًاwith certaintyمِنْfromقَلْبِهِhis heart,لَمْwill notيَدْخُلْenterالنَّارَthe Fire,أَوْorدَخَلَhe enteredالْجَنَّةَParadise."

وَقَالَAnd he saidمَرَّةً:another time:دَخَلَ"EnteredالْجَنَّةَParadiseوَلَمْand it did notتَمَسَّهُtouch himالنَّارُthe Fire."

وَعَنْAnd fromأَبِيAbuهُرَيْرَةَHurayrahأَنَّهُthat heقَالَ:said:

قِيلَ:It was said:يَاOرَسُولَMessengerاللَّهِ،of Allah,مَنْwhoأَسْعَدُis the happiestالنَّاسِof peopleبِشَفَاعَتِكَwith your intercessionيَوْمَon the Dayالْقِيَامَةِ؟of Resurrection?

قَالَSaidرَسُولُthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allah--صَلَّىmay AllahاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِbless himوَسَلَّمَand grant him peaceقَالَ:- he said:

لَقَدْ"IndeedظَنَنْتُI thoughtيَاOأَبَاAbuهُرَيْرَةَHurayrahأَنْthatلاno oneيَسْأَلُنِيwould ask meعَنْaboutهَذَاthisالْحَدِيثِhadithأَوَّلُbefore you,

لِمَاbecause ofرَأَيْتُwhat I sawمِنْofحِرْصِكَyour keennessعَلَىonالْحَدِيثِ،the hadith.

أَسْعَدُThe happiestالنَّاسِof peopleبِشَفَاعَتِيwith my intercessionيَوْمَon the Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrectionمَنْis whoeverقَالَsaysلاthere is noإِلَهَgodإِلاexceptاللَّهُAllahخَالِصًاsincerelyمِنْfromقَلْبِهِhis heartأَوْorنَفْسِهِhis soul."

وَهُوَAnd this isمَعْنَىthe meaningقَوْلِهِof his saying--صَلَّىmay AllahاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِbless himوَسَلَّمَand grant him peace--فِيinحَدِيثِthe hadithعِتْبَانَof 'ItbanبْنِbinمَالِكٍMalik,

وَهُوَand he isمِنْfromأَصْحَابِthe companionsرَسُولِof the Messengerاللَّهِof Allah--صَلَّىmay AllahاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِbless himوَسَلَّمَand grant him peace--مِنْfromالْأَنْصَارِthe AnsarمَنْwhoشَهِدَwitnessedبَدْرًاBadr.

قَالَSaidرَسُولُthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allah--صَلَّىmay AllahاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِbless himوَسَلَّمَ:and grant him peace:

فَإِنَّ"IndeedاللَّهَAllahقَدْhasحَرَّمَforbiddenعَلَىfromالنَّارِthe Fireمَنْwhoeverقَالَ:says:لاthere is noإِلَهَgodإِلاexceptاللَّهُAllah,يَبْتَغِيseekingبِذَلِكَtherebyوَجْهَthe Faceاللَّهِof Allah."

[١[1--"لا"There is noإِلَهَgodإِلاexceptاللَّهُAllah"" isأَوَّلُthe firstوَاجِبٍobligationوَأَعْظَمُand the greatestوَاجِبٍobligationعَلَىuponالْمُكَلَّفِ]the accountable person].

قَالَSaidالْعَلَّامَةُthe great scholarعَبْدُAbdالْعَزِيزِal-Azizالرَّشِيدِ،al-Rashid,صَاحِبُthe author ofأَحْكَامٍ'Ahkamوَفَوَائِدَ،wa Fawa'id',

فِيinالتَّنْبِيهَاتِ'Al-Tanbihatالسُّنِّيَّةِ:Al-Sunniyyah':

هَذِهِ"Thisالْكَلِمَةُword/phraseهِيَisأَوَّلُthe firstوَاجِبٍobligationوَأَعْظَمُand the greatestوَاجِبٍobligationعَلَىatالْإِطْلَاقِ،all,

كَمَاasفِيinالصَّحِيحِthe Sahihمِنْfromحَدِيثِthe hadithابْنِof Ibnعَبَّاسٍ،Abbas,

أَنَّthatالنَّبِيَّthe Prophet--صَلَّىmay AllahاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِbless himوَسَلَّمَand grant him peace--قَالَsaidلِمُعَاذٍto Mu'adhحِينَwhenبَعَثَهُhe sent himإِلَىtoالْيَمَنِ:Yemen:

فَلْيَكُنْ"So letأَوَّلُthe firstمَاthing

(١)(1)أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byالْإِمَامُImamأَحْمَدُAhmad(١٩٨٢٦).(19826).

وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّAnd Al-Tabaraniفِيinالْكَبِيرِ،Al-Kabir,كَمَاasفِيinمَجْمَعِMajma'الزَّوَائِدِal-Zawa'id(١/١٦)،(1/16),

وَإِسْنَادُهُand its chain of narrationصَحِيحٌis Sahih,وَرِجَالُهُand its narratorsرِجَالُare the narrators ofالشَّيْخَيْنِ.the two Sheikhs.

(٢)(2)أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byالْإِمَامُImamأَحْمَدُAhmad(٢٢١٤٠)(22140)وَابْنُand IbnحِبَّانَHibban(٢٠٠).(200).

(٣)(3)أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byالْبُخَارِيُّAl-Bukhari(٩٩)،(99),(٦٥٧).(657).

(٤)(4)أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byالْبُخَارِيُّAl-Bukhari(٤٢٥)،(425),(١١٨٦)(1186)وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(٣٣).(33).