arid al jahl

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وَحُورٍand houris

And houris, rivers, pleasant and delicious restaurants, bright and soft clothes, and beautiful Eids.

وَأَنْهَارٍand rivers

And rivers

وَمَطَاعِمَand restaurants

and restaurants

هَنِيئَةٍpleasant

pleasant

شَهِيَّةٍdelicious

delicious

وَمَلَابِسَand clothes

and clothes

زَاهِيَةٍbright

bright

نَاعِمَةٍ،soft,

soft,

وَعِيدٍand an Eid

and an Eid

حِسَانٍ،beautiful,

beautiful,

مَقْصُورَاتٍsecluded

secluded

فِيinالْخِيَامِthe tents

in the tents

وَمَجَالِسِand gatheringsأَهْلِof the peopleالْجَنَّةِof Paradise

and gatherings of the people of Paradise

الْفَكِهَةِpleasantاللَّطِيفَةِgentle

pleasant and gentle

وَلِقَاءَاتِهِمُand their meetingsالطَّيِّبَةِgoodالْحَبِيبَةِ،beloved,

and their good and beloved meetings,

كُلُّallهَذَاthis

all of this

مِمَّاis from whatقَدْindeedقَصَّهُnarrated itالْقُرْآنُthe QuranالْكَرِيمُNoble

is from what the Noble Quran has narrated

وَبَثَّهُand broadcasted itفِيinمُخْتَلَفِvariousالسُّوَرِsurahs

and broadcasted it in various surahs

مُرَاعِياًobservingأَسَالِيبَهَاits methodsالْخَاصَّةَspecialالْمُتَفَرِّدَةَunique

observing its special and unique methods

تَارَةًsometimesبِالْإِجْمَالِwith summarizationوَالِاخْتِصَارِand brevity

sometimes with summarization and brevity

وَأُخْرَىand anotherبِالتَّفْصِيلِwith detailوَالْإِسْهَابِ.and elaboration.

and another with detail and elaboration.

الْقَاعِدَةُThe ruleالْكُلِّيَّةُuniversalفِيinمَبْحَثِthe subjectالْأَحْكَامِ:of rulings:

The universal rule in the subject of rulings:

وَالْقَاعِدَةُAnd the ruleالْكُلِّيَّةُuniversalفِيinمَبْحَثِthe subjectالْأَحْكَامِof rulings

And the universal rule in the subject of rulings

وَالْحَلَالِand the lawfulوَالْحَرَامِand the unlawful

and the lawful and unlawful

أَنَّis thatسَيِّدَنَاour masterرَسُولَMessengerاللَّهِof Allah

is that our master the Messenger of Allah

- صَلَّى- may Allah blessاللَّهُHimعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ -and grant him peace -

- may Allah bless him and grant him peace -

كَانَwasقَدْindeedبُعِثَsentفِيinالْمِلَّةِthe religionالْإِبْرَاهِيمِيَّةِof Ibrahimالْحَنِيفِيَّةِ،the upright,

was sent within the upright religion of Ibrahim,

فَكَانَso it wasمِنَfromاللَّازِمِthe necessary

so it was necessary

أَنْthatيَبْقَىhe remainsعَلَىuponشَرَائِعِlawsتِلْكَof thatالْمِلَّةِ،religion,

to remain upon the laws of that religion,

وَلَاand notيُحْدِثَhe bringsأَيَّanyتَغْيِيرٍchangeفِيinأُمَّهَاتِfoundationalأَحْكَامِهَاrulingsوَأُصُولِand rootsمَسَائِلِهَاof its issues

and not bring any change in its foundational rulings and the roots of its issues

اللَّهُمَّO Allahإِلَّاexceptتَخْصِيصاًas a specificationلِعُمُومَاتِهَاfor its generalities

O Allah, except as a specification for its generalities

وَزِيَادَةًand an additionلِلتَّوْقِيتَاتِto the timingsوَالتَّجْدِيدَاتِand renewalsفِيهَاin it

and an addition to the timings and renewals in it

وَأَمْثَالَand examplesذَلِكَof thatمِنَfromالْأُمُورِ.the matters.

and examples of that from the matters.

ثُمَّThenإِنَّهُindeedأَرَادَwilledاللَّهُAllah- تَعَالَى -- Exalted is He -

Then Allah - Exalted is He - willed

أَنْtoيُزَكِّيَpurifyنُفُوسَthe soulsالْعَرَبِof the Arabs

to purify the souls of the Arabs

بِنَبِيِّنَاthrough our ProphetمُحَمَّدٍMuhammad- صَلَّى- may blessاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ -and grant him peace -

through our Prophet Muhammad - may Allah bless him and grant him peace -

وَيُزَكِّيَand purifyنُفُوسَthe soulsسَائِرِof the restالْعَالَمِof the world

and purify the souls of the rest of the world

بِأَيْدِيby the handsالْعَرَبِof the Arabsالْأَوَّلِينَthe first

by the hands of the first Arabs

(وَالرَّعِيلِ(and the vanguardالْإِيمَانِيِّof faithالْأَوَّلِ)the first)

(and the first vanguard of faith)

فَلَزِمَso it became necessaryأَنْthatتَكُونَbeمَادَّةُthe matterشَرِيعَتِهِof His legislation

so it became necessary that the matter of His legislation

تَدُورُrevolveعَلَىaroundعَادَاتِcustomsالْعَرَبِof the Arabsوَتَقَالِيدِهِمْand their traditions

revolve around the customs and traditions of the Arabs

(مِمَّا(from whatتَوَارَثُوهَاthey inherited itمِنَfromالْمِلَّةِthe religionالْحَنِيفِيَّةِof the upright

(from what they inherited from the upright religion

أَوْorانْحَرَفُواthey deviatedعَنْfromجَادَتِهَاits path

or deviated from its path

فِيinكَثِيرٍmanyمِنْofشُئُونِaffairsالْحَيَاةِ).of life).

in many of the affairs of life).

الْأَسْبَابُThe reasonsوَالْمَصَالِحُand interestsالْمَرْعِيَّةُguardedفِيinالْأَحْكَامِ:the rulings:

The reasons and guarded interests in the rulings:

وَإِذْAnd whenتَأَمَّلْتَyou contemplatedوَأَنْعَمْتَand bestowedالنَّظَرَthe look

And when you contemplated and looked closely

فِيinمَجْمُوعِthe totalityشَرَائِعِof lawsالْمِلَّةِof the religionالْحَنِيفَةِof the Hanif

in the totality of the laws of the Hanif religion