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فَSoالرَّبُّthe LordسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himلَهُfor Himنِصْفٌhalfالثَّنَاءِof the praiseوَالْخَيْرِand the goodوَandالْعَبْدُthe servantلَهُfor Himنِصْفٌhalfالدُّعَاءِof the supplicationوَالطَّلَبِand the requestوَهَاتَانِand these twoجَامِعَتَانِcombineمَاwhatلِلرَّبِّof the LordسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himوَمَاand whatلِلْعَبِدِof the servantفَإِيَّاكَSo You (only)نَعْبُدُwe worshipلِلرَّبِّthe Lordوَإِيَّاكَand You (only)نَسْتَعِينُwe ask for helpلِلْعَبْدِof the servantوَفِيAnd inالصَّحِيحَيْنِthe two authentic booksعَنْfromمَعَاذٍMu'adhرَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith Allahعَنْهُabout himقَالَhe saidكُنْتُI wasرَدِيفًاa companionلِلْنَّبِيِّto the Prophet(صَلَّى(peaceاللَّهُbe upon Allahعَلَيْهِupon Himوَسَلَّمَ)and greetings)عَلَىonحِمَارٍa donkeyفَقَالَthen he saidيَاOمَعَاذُMu'adhأَتَدْرِيDo you knowمَاwhatحَقُّis the rightاللَّهِof Allahعَلَىonالْعِبَادِthe servantsقُلْتُI saidاللَّهُAllahوَرَسُولُهُand His Messengerاعْلَمْknowقَالَhe saidحَقُّthe rightاللَّهِof Allahعَلَىonالْعِبَادِthe servantsأَنْis toيَعْبُدُوهُthey worship Himوَلَاand notيُشْرِكُواassociateبِهِwith Himشَيْئًاanythingوَحَقُّand the rightالْعِبَادِof the servantsعَلَىonاللَّهِAllahأَنْis toلَاnotيُعَذِّبَpunishمَنْwhoeverلَاnotيُشْرِكْassociatesبِهِwith Himوَالْعِبَادَةُand the worshipهِيَisالْغَايَةُthe goalالَّتِيthatخَلَقَcreatedاللَّهُAllahلَهَاfor itالْعِبَادَthe servantsمِنْfromجِهَةِthe standpoint ofأَمْرِcommandاللَّهِAllahوَمَحَبَّتِهِand His loveوَرِضَاهُand His pleasureكَمَاasقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىExalted is Heالذَّارِيَاتِthe windsوَمَاand whatخَلَقْتُI createdالْجِنَّthe jinnوَالْإِنْسَand mankindإِلَّاexceptلِيَعْبُدُونِto worship Me.وَبِهَاAnd by itأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentالرُّسُلَthe messengersوَأَنْزَلْنَاand We sent downالْكُتُبَthe scripturesوَهِيَand it isاسْمٌa nameيَجْمَعُthat combinesكَمَالَthe perfectionالذُّلِّof humilityوَنِهَايَتِهِand its endوَكَمَالَand the perfectionالْحُبِّof loveلِلَّهِfor Allahوَنِهَايَتِهِand its endفَالحُبُّSo loveالخَالِيَthat is freeعَنِfromذُلٍّhumilityوَالذُّلُّand humiliationالخَالِيَthat is freeعَنِfromحُبٍّloveلَاcannotيَكُونَbeعِبَادَةًworshipوَإِنَّمَاbutالْعِبَادَةُworshipمَاwhatيَجْمَعُcollectsكَمَالَthe perfectionالأَمْرَيْنِof the two mattersوَلِهَذَاand for this reasonكَانَتْit wasالْعِبَادَةُworshipلَاnotتَصْلُحُsuitableإِلَّاexceptلِلَّهِfor Allahوَهِيَand it isوَإِنْand ifكَانَتْit isمَنْفَعَتُهَاits benefitلِلْعَبْدِfor the servantوَاللَّهُand Allahغَنِيٌّis self-sufficientعَنْهَاfrom itفَهِيَthen it isلَهُfor Himمِنْfromجِهَةِthe standpoint ofمَحَبَّتِهِHis loveلَهَاfor itوَرِضَاهُand His pleasureبِهَاwith it.وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonكَانَit wasاللَّهُAllahأَشَدُّmore severeفَرَحًاjoyبِتَوْبَةِwith the repentance ofالْعَبْدِthe servantمِنَthan fromالْفَاقِدِthe loserلِرَاحِلَتِهِto his mountعَلَيْهَاon itطَعَامَهُhis foodوَشَرَابَهُand his drinkفِيinأَرْضٍlandقَحْطٍof droughtمُلْهَكَةٍdevastatingإِذَاifنَامَhe sleptآئِسًاhopelessمِنْهَاfrom itثُمَّthenاسْتَيْقَظَhe woke upفَوَجَدَهَاand found it.فَاللَّهُSo Allahأَشَدُّis more severeفَرَحًاjoyبِتَوْبَةِwith the repentance ofعَبْدِهِHis servantمِنْthan fromهَذَاthisبِرَاحِلَتِهِhis mountوَهَذَاand thisيَتَعَلَّقُrelatesبِهِto itأُمُورٌmattersجَلِيلَةٌgreatقَدْthatبَسَطْنَاهَاwe have elaboratedوَشَرَحْنَاهَاand we have explainedفِيinغَيْرِother thanهَذَاthisالْمَوْضِعِplace.وَالتَّوَكُّلُAnd relianceوَالْاسْتِعَانَةُand seeking helpلِلْعَبْدِfor the servantلِأَنَّهُbecauseهُوَhe isالْوَسِيلَةُthe meansوَالطَّرِيقُand the wayالَّذِيby whichيَنَالُhe attainsبِهِby itمَقْصُودَهُhis goalsوَمَطْلُوبَهُand requestsمِنَfromالْعِبَادَةِthe worship.فَالِاسْتِعَانَةُSo seeking helpكَالدُّعَاءِis like supplicationوَالْمَسْأَلَةِand asking.وَقَدْAnd indeedرَوَىrelatedالطَّبَرَانِيُّAl-Tabaraniفِيinكِتَابِthe book ofالدُّعَاءِsupplication.عَنِaboutالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet(صَلَّى(peaceاللَّهُbe upon Allahعَلَيْهِupon Himوَسَلَّمَ)and greetings)قَالَsaidيَقُولُHe saysاللَّهُAllah.يَاOابْنَsonآدَمَof Adam.إِنَّمَاIndeedهِيَit isأَرْبَعٌfourوَاحِدَةٌoneلِيfor Meوَوَاحِدَةٌand oneلَكَfor youوَوَاحِدَةٌand oneبَيْنِيbetween Meوَبَيْنَكَand youوَوَاحِدَةٌand oneبَيْنَكَbetween youوَبَيْنَand betweenخَلْقِيMy creation.

وَأَمَّاAnd as forالَّتِيthat whichلِيis for Meفَتَعْبُدُنِيthen worship Meلَاand notتُشْرِكُواassociateبِيwith Meشَيْئًاanything.وَأَمَّاAnd as forالَّتِيthat whichهِيَis for youفَعَمَلُكَyour deedsأَجْزِيكَI will reward youبِهِwith itأَحْوَجَmost in need ofمَاwhatتَكُونُyou might beإِلَيْهِto it.وَأَمَّاAnd as forالَّتِيthat whichبَيْنِيis between Meوَبَيْنَكَand youفَمِنكَthen from youالدُّعَاءُthe supplicationوَعَلَىand uponالإِجَابَةِthe response.وَأَمَّاAnd as forالَّتِيthat whichبَيْنَكَis between youوَبَيْنَand betweenخَلْقِيMy creationفَأَتِ النَّاسَthen bring to peopleمَاwhatتُحِبُّyou loveأَنْthatيَأْتُواthey comeإِلَيْكَto you.وَكُونَAnd beهَذَاthisلِلَّهِfor Allahوَهَذَاand thisلِلْعَبْدِfor the servant.هُوَThis isاعْتِبَارٌan expression ofتَعَلُّقِattachmentالْمَحَبَّةِof loveوَالْرِّضَاand satisfaction.ابْتِدَاءًFrom the beginning.

فَإِنَّIndeedالْعَبْدَthe servantابْتِدَاءًfrom the beginningيُحِبُّlovesوَيُرِيدُand wantsمَاwhatيَرَاهُhe seesمُلَائِمًاsuitable for himلَهُto him.وَاللَّهُAnd AllahتَعَالَىExalted is Heيُحِبُّlovesوَيَرْضَىand is pleased withمَاwhatهُوَit isالْغَايَةُthe ultimateالْمَقْصُودَةُobjectiveفِيinرِضَاهُHis pleasure.وَحُبُّهُAnd His loveالْوَسِيلَةُis the meansتَبَعًاdepending onلِذَلِكthat.وَإِلَّاand otherwiseفَكُلُّeveryمَأْمُورٍcommandedبِهِwith it.فَمَنْفَعَتُهُthen its benefitعَائِدَةٌreturnsعَلَىtoالْعَبْدِthe servant.وَكُلُّAnd allذَلِكَthatيُحِبُّهُHe loves itاللَّهُAllahوَيَرْضَاهُand is pleased with.وَعَلَىAnd onهَذَاthisفَالَّذِيthen whoeverظَنَّthinksأَنَّthatالتَّوَكُّلَthe relianceمِنَfromالْمَقَامَاتِthe ranksالْعَامَّةِgeneralظَنَّthinksأَنَّthatالتَّوَكُّلَthe relianceلَاdoes notيُطْلَبُis sought afterبِهِthrough it.إِلَّاexceptحَظُوظَthe interestsالدُّنْيَاof this world.وَهُوَand he isغَلَطٌmistaken.

بَلِRatherالتَّوَكُّلُthe relianceفِيinالأُمُورِthe mattersالدِّينِيَّةِof religionأَعْظَمُis greater.وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoالتَّوَكُّلُthe relianceفِيinالأُمُورِthe mattersالدِّينِيَّةِof religionالَّتِيthatلَاnotتَتِمُّcompleteالْوَاجِبَاتِthe obligatory actsوَالْمُسْتَحَبَّاتِand the recommended actsإِلَّاexceptبِهَاwith it.وَالزَّاهِدُAnd whoever renounces itفِيهَاin itزَاهِدٌis one who renouncesفِيمَاwhatيُحِبُّهُhe lovesاللَّهُAllahوَيَأْمُرُand commandsبِهِwith it.وَيَرْضَاهُand is pleased with.وَالزُّهْدُAnd the renunciationالْمَشْرُوعُthat is permissibleهُوَisتَرْكُto abandonالرَّغْبَةَthe desireفِيمَاin that whichلَاnotيُنَفِعُbenefitsفِيinالدَّارِthe houseالْآخِرَةِthe hereafter.وَهُوَAnd it isفُضُولُthe excesses ofالْمُبَاحِthe permissible.الَّتِيthatلَاdoes notيُسْتَعَانُbe relied uponبِهَاby itعَلَىtoطَاعَةِthe obedience ofاللَّهِAllah.كَمَاAsأَنَّthatالْوَرَعَthe fearالْمَشْرُوعَthat is permissibleهُوَisتَرْكُto abandonمَاwhatقَدْmightيُضِرُّharmفِيinالدَّارِthe houseالْآخِرَةِthe hereafter.وَهُوَAnd it isتَرْكُto abandonالْمُحَرَّمَاتِthe prohibitions.