فِيها،in it,وَلَاand notأَدَعُI leaveالْيَقِينَthe certaintyلِالشَّكِّto doubt
In it, and I do not leave certainty for doubt!
وَهَذَاAnd thisمِنْis fromأَعْظَمِthe greatestتَلْبِيسِdeceptionالشَّيْطَانِof the devilوَتَسْوِيلِهِand his instigationوَالْبَهَائِمِand the animalsالعُجْمِthe muteأَعْقَلُare more intelligentمِنْthanهَؤُلاء،these,فَإِنَّfor indeedالْبَهِيمَةَthe animalإِذَاifخَافَتْit fearedمُضَرَّةًthe harmشَيْءٍof somethingلَمْnotتُقَدِّمْadvanceعَلَيْهِ،upon it,وَلَوْeven ifضُرِبَتْ؛it is beaten;
And this is one of the greatest deceptions of the devil and his instigation, and mute animals are more intelligent than these. For indeed, if an animal fears the harm of something, it will not advance upon it, even if it is beaten;
وَهَؤُلاءAnd theseيُقَدِّمُadvanceأَحَدُهُمْone of themعَلَىuponعَطَبِهِ،its own ruin,وَهُوَwhile he isبَيْنَbetweenمُصَدِّقٍa believerوَمُكَذِّبٍ.هَذِهِand a disbeliever. Thisالضَّرْبُtypeإِنْifآمَنَhe believesأَحَدُهُمْone of themبِاللَّهِin Allahوَرَسُولِهِand His Messengerوَلِقَائِهِand His meetingوَالْجَزَاءِ،and the recompense, they areفَهُوَhe isمِنْof theأَعْظَمِmost grievousالنَّاسِpeopleحَسْرَةً،regrets,لِأَنَّهُbecause heأَقْدَمَadvancedعَلَىuponعِلْمٍknowledgeوَإِنْeven ifلَمْhe notيُؤْمِنْbelieveبِاللَّهِin Allahوَرَسُولِهِ،and His Messenger,فَأَبْعَدَso farلَه!from him!
And these advance upon their own ruin, while he is between believing and disbelieving. This type, if one of them believes in Allah, His Messenger, His meeting, and the recompense, he is among the most grievous people in regret, because he advanced upon knowledge even if he did not believe in Allah and His Messenger, so far from him!
وَقَوْلُAnd the sayingهَذَاof thisالْقَائِلِ:speaker:«النَّقْدُ"Cashخَيْرٌis betterمِنْthanالنُّسِيءَ،deferred payment,فَجَوَابُهُits answerأَنَّهُis that itإِذَاifتَسَاوَىequaledالنَّقْدُcashوَالنُّسِيءَ،and deferred payment,فَالنَّقْدُthen cashخَيْرٌ.وَإِنْis better. And ifتَفَاوَتَاthey differوَكَانَتْand wereالنُّسِيءَthe deferred paymentأَكْثَرَgreaterوَأَفْضَلَ،and better,فَهِيَthen it isخَيْرٌ.فَكَيْفَbetter. Howوَالْدُّنْيَاand the worldكُلُّهَاall of itمِنْfromأَوَّلِهَاits beginningإِلَىtoآخِرِهَاits endكَنَفْسٍis likeوَاحِدٍoneمِنْofأَنْفَاسِthe breathsالْآخِرَةِof the Hereafterكَمَاasفِيinمُسْنَدِthe Musnadالإِمَامِof ImamأَحْمَدَAhmadوَالتُّرْمِذِيِّand Tirmidhiمِنْfromحَدِيثِthe Hadith(A)(A)الْمُسْتَوْرِدِal-Mustawridبْنِson ofشَدَّادٍShaddadقَالَsaidقَالَsaidرَسُولُthe Messengerاللّهِ ﷺ:of Allah ﷺ:مَاWhatالدُّنْيَاthe worldفِيinالْآخِرَةِthe Hereafterإِلَّاexceptكَمَاasيَدْخِلُone insertsأَحَدُكُمْone of youإِصْبَعَهُhis fingerفِيinالْيَمِّ،the sea,فَلْيَنظُرْso let him seeبِمَwhatتَرْجِعُreturns?
And the saying of this speaker: 'Cash is better than deferred payment,' its answer is that if cash and deferred payment are equal, then cash is better. And if they differ and deferred payment is greater and better, then it is better. How could the whole world from its beginning to its end be like one of the breaths of the Hereafter, as in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad and Tirmidhi from the hadith of al-Mustawrid bin Shaddad, who said the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'What is the world in the Hereafter except as one of you inserts his finger in the sea, let him see what it returns?'
(۱)(1)ف:Then:«بِالشَّكِّ»."to doubt."(۲)(2)س:Says:«رُسُلِهِ»."His Messengers."(۳)(3)ز:Z says:«فَهُوَ أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ»."he is among the greatest of people."(٤)(4)س:S says:«رُسُلِهِ»."His Messengers."(5)(5)ف:Then:«جَوَابُهُ»."its answer."(٦)(6)ف:Then:«أَكْبَرُ»."greater."(۷)(7)«كُلُّهَا»"all of it"سَاقِطٌis omittedمِنْfromل.L.(۸)(8)أَخْرَجَهُIt was narratedمُسْلِمٌby Muslimفِيinصَحِيحِهِhis Sahih(۲۸۵۸)(2858)
(1) Then: "to doubt." (2) Says: "His Messengers." (3) Z says: "he is among the greatest of people." (4) S says: "His Messengers." (5) Then: "its answer." (6) Then: "greater." (7) "all of it" is omitted from L. (8) It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih (2858).