فَقَالَThen he saidمَاWhatعَلَيْكُمis upon youأَلاthat you do notتَفْعَلُواactفَإِنَّfor indeedاللَّهَAllahقَدْhas indeedكَتَبَwrittenمَاwhatهُوَHe isخَالِقٌthe Creatorإِلَىuntilيَوْمِthe Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection
Then he said, "What is upon you that you do not act, for indeed Allah has written what He is creating until the Day of Resurrection."
وَفِيAnd inصَحِيحِthe authenticمُسْلِمٍMuslimعَنِfromجَابِرٍJabirإِنَّthat indeedرَجُلًاa manأَتَىcame toالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)(peace be upon him)
And in the authentic Muslim, it is narrated from Jabir that indeed a man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him).
فَقَالَHe saidإِنَّIndeedلِيَI haveجَارِيَةًa maidservantهِيَshe isخَادِمَتُنَاour servantوَسَانِيَتُنَاand caretaker for usفِيinالنَّخْلِthe palmsوَأَنَاAnd Iأَطُوفُkeep circlingعَلَيْهَاaround herوَأَكْرَهُand I dislikeأَنْthatتَحْمِلَshe would conceive
He said, "Indeed, I have a maidservant, she is our servant and caretaker for us in the palms, and I keep circling around her and I dislike that she would conceive."
فَقَالَHe saidاعْزِلِIsolateعَنْهَاherإِنْifشِئْتَyou wishفَإِنَّهُfor indeedسَيَأْتِيهَاit will come to herمَاwhatقَدَّرَhas been decreedلَهَاfor her
He said, "Isolate her if you wish, for indeed what has been decreed for her will come to her."
وَهَذَاAnd thisمَعَwithأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahسُبْحَانَهُglory be to Himقَادِرٌis capableعَلَىofمَاwhatقَدْhas indeedفَعَلَهُdoneمِنْofخَلْقِcreationالْإِنْسَانِthe human
And this, with that Allah, glory be to Him, is capable of what has been done in the creation of human beings.
مِنْfromغَيْرِwithoutأَبَوَيْنِparentsكَمَاasخَلَقَHe createdآدَمَAdamوَمَنْand he whoخُلِقَwas createdمِنْfromأَبٍa fatherفَقَطْonlyكَمَاasخَلَقَHe createdحَوَّاءَHawwa (Eve)مِنْfromضِلَعٍa ribآدَمَof Adamالْقَصِيرِthe short
From without parents, as He created Adam, and of him who was created from a father only, as He created Hawwa (Eve) from a rib of Adam the short.
وَمَنْAnd he whoخُلِقَwas createdمِنْfromأُمٍّa motherفَقَطْonlyكَمَاasخَلَقَHe createdالْمَسِيحَthe Messiahابْنِthe son ofمَرْيَمَMaryعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلامُpeace
And he who was created from a mother only, as He created the Messiah, the son of Mary, upon him peace.
لَكِنَّButخَلْقَcreationذَلِكَthatبِأَسْبَابٍby causesأُخْرَىotherغَيْرِunusualمُعْتَادَةٍnormal
But that creation is by causes other than the usual.
وَهَذَاAnd thisالْمَوْضِعُmatterوَإِنْand ifكَانَit isإِنَّمَاonlyيَجْحَدُهُdenies itالزَّنَادِقَةُthe hereticsالْمُعَطِّلُونَwho denyلِلشَّرَائِعِthe laws
And this matter, if it is, is only denied by the heretics who deny the laws.
فَقَدْFor indeedوَقَعَit has occurredفِيinكَثِيرٍmanyمِنْofوَكَثِيرٍand manyمِنَofالْمَشَايِخِthe scholarsالْمُعَظَّمِينَthe reveredيَسْتَرْسِلَone of them flowsأَحَدُهُمْone of themمَعَwithالْقَدْرِdestinyغَيْرَwithoutمُحَقَّقٍverificationلِمَاfor whatأَمَرَwas commandedبِهِby Himوَنهَىand forbadeعَنْهُfrom it
For indeed, it has occurred in many of the scholars, and many of them, that one of them flows with destiny without verifying what was commanded by Him and forbade from it.
وَيَجْعَلُAnd he makesذَلِكَthatمِنْofبَابِthe categoryالتَّفْوِيضِof delegationوَالتَّوَكُّلِand relianceوَيَجْرِيand flowsمَعَwithالْحَقِيقَةِthe realityالْقَدَرِيَّةِof predestination
And he makes that of the category of delegation and reliance and flows with the reality of predestination.
وَيَحْسَبُAnd he thinksأَنَّthatقَوْلَthe statementالْقَائِلِof the speakerيَنْبَغِيshouldلِلْعَبْدِfor the servantأَنْtoيَكُونَbeمَعَwithاللَّهِAllahكَالْمَيْتِas the dead
And he thinks that the statement of the speaker should be that the servant be with Allah as the dead.
بَيْنَbetweenيَدَيthe handsالنَّاسِof the peopleيَتَضَمَّنُincludesتَرْكَleavingالْعَمَلَthe workبِالْأَمْرِby the commandوَالنَّهْيِand the forbiddanceحَتَّىuntilيَتْرُكَhe leavesمَاwhatأَمَرَwas commandedبِهِby Himوَيَفْعَلُand doesمَاwhatنَهَىwas forbiddenعَنْهُfrom it
as it includes leaving the work by the command and the forbiddance until he leaves what was commanded by Him and does what was forbidden from it.
وَحَتَّىAnd untilيَضْعَفَhe weakensعِندَهُin hisالنُّورِlightوَالْفَرْقَانِand the criterion
And until he weakens in his light and the criterion.
وَالَّذِيAnd that whichيُفَرِّقُdifferentiatesبِهِby itبَيْنَbetweenمَاwhatأَمَرَwas commandedاللَّهُAllahبِهِby Himوَأَحَبَّهُand loves himوَأَرْضَاهُand is pleased with it.
And that which differentiates by it what was commanded by Allah, loves Him, and is pleased with it.
وَبَيْنَand betweenمَاwhatنَهَىwas forbiddenعَنْهُfrom it.وَحَتَّىAnd untilيَضْعَفَhe weakensعِندَهُin hisالنُّورِlightوَالْفَرْقَانِand the criterion.
And between what was forbidden from it.
وَسَخَطَهُand displeasedفَيُسَوِّيَhe equatesبَيْنَbetweenمَاwhatيُفَرِّقُdifferentiatesاللَّهُAllahبَيْنَهُbetween it.
So he equates between what differentiates Allah between it.
قَالَHe saidتَعَالَىExalted beالْجَاثِيَةُthe KneelingأَمْOrحَسِبَdo those whoالَّذِينَhave committed wrongdoings
He said, "Exalted be the Kneeling Or do those who have committed wrongdoings.
أَنْthatنَجْعَلَهُمْwe make themكَالَّذِينَlike thoseآمَنُواwho have believedوَعملُواand have doneالصَّالِحَاتِrighteous deeds
that we make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds?
سَوَاءٌequallyمَحْيَاهُمْtheir lifeوَمَمَاتُهُمْand their death.
Equally their life and their death!
سَاءَHow evilمَاis whatيَحْكُمُونَthey judge.
How evil is what they judge!
وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىExalted beالْقَلَمُthe Pen.أَفَنْجْعَلُShould we makeالْمُسْلِمِينَthe Muslimsكَالْمُجْرِمِينَlike the criminals?
And He said, "Exalted be the Pen. Should we make the Muslims like the criminals?
مَاWhatلَكُمْis upon youكَيْفَhowتَحْكُمُونَdo you judge?
What is upon you, how do you judge?
وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىExalted beصSaadأَمْOrنَجْعَلُwe makeالَّذِينَthose whoآمَنُواhave believedوَعَمِلُواand have doneالصَّالِحَاتِrighteous deeds.
And He said, "Exalted be Saad. Or do we make those who have believed and done righteous deeds?
كَالْمُفْسِدِينَlike the corruptersفِيinالْأَرْضِthe land?
like the corrupters in the land?
أَمْOrنَجْعَلُdo we makeالْمُتَّقِينَthe righteousكَالفُجَّارِlike the wicked?
Or do we make the righteous like the wicked?
وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىExalted beالزُّمَرُthe Groups.قُلْSay:هَلْIsيَسْتَوِيequalالَّذِينَthose whoيَعْلَمُونَknowوَالَّذِينَand those whoلَاdo notيَعْلَمُونَknow?
And He said, "Exalted be the Groups. Say: Is equal those who know and those who do not know?
وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىExalted beوَمَاAnd whatيَسْتَوِيis equalالْأَعْمَىthe blindوَالْبَصِيرُand the seeing?
And He said, "Exalted be, and what is equal: the blind and the seeing?
وَلَاAnd notالظُّلُمَاتُthe darknessesوَلَاand notالنُّورُthe light.
And not the darknesses and not the light.
وَلَاAnd notالظِّلُّthe shadeوَلَاand notالْحَرُّthe heat.
And not the shade and not the heat.
وَمَاAnd whatيَسْتَوِيis equalالْأَحْيَاءُthe livingوَلَاand notالْأَمْوَاتُthe dead?
And what is equal: the living and the dead?
إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَAllahيَسْمَعُhearsمِنْfrom whomيَشَاءُHe wills.وَمَاand whatأَنتَyou are notبِمَسْمَعٍin hearingمِنْfromفِيinالْقُبُورِthe graves.
Indeed, Allah hears from whom He wills, and what you are not in hearing from the graves.
وَأَمْثَالٌAnd likeذَلِكَthat.حَتَّىUntilيُفْضِيit leadsالْأَمْرَthe matter.بِغَلَّاتِهِمWith their extremitiesإِلَىtoعَدَمِlackالتَّمْيِيزِof distinction.
And like that, until it leads the matter with their extremities to a lack of distinction.
بَيْنَbetweenالأَمْرِthe commandبِالْمَأْمُورِof the commanded.النَّبَوِيِّthe propheticالإِلَٰهِِيِّthe divineالْفَرْقَانِيِّthe differentiatingالشَّرْعِيِّthe legalالَّذِيthatدَلَّindicatedعَلَيْهِupon itالْكِتَابَthe Bookوَالسُّنَّةَand the Sunnah.
between the command of the commanded, the prophetic, the divine, the differentiating, the legal, that indicated upon it the Book and the Sunnah.
وَبَيْنَAnd betweenمَاwhatيَكُونُisفِيinالْوُجُوهِthe aspectsمِنْofالْأَحْوَالِthe situations.الَّتِيthatتَجْرِيoccurعَلَىonأَيْدِيthe handsالْكُفَّارِof the disbelieversوَالْفُجَّارِand the wicked.
And between what is in the aspects of the situations that occur on the hands of the disbelievers and the wicked.
فَيَشْهَدُونَSo they testifyوَجْهَthe faceالْجَمْعِof the gatheringمِنْofجِهَةٍfrom the sideالْجَمْعِof the gatheringبِقَضَاءِwith the decreeاللَّهِAllahوَقَدْرِهِand His predestination.وَرُبُوبِيَّتِهِand His lordshipوَإِرَادَتِهِand His will.
So they testify to the face of the gathering from the side of the gathering with the decree of Allah and His predestination and His lordship and His will.
الْعَامَّةُthe generalوَأَنَّهُand that He isدَاخِلٌwithinفِيinمُلْكِهِHis kingdomوَلَاand notيَشْهَدُونَthey testify.وَجْهَthe faceالْفَرْقِof the differenceالَّذِيthatفَرَّقَdifferentiatedاللَّهُAllahبِهِby itبَيْنَbetweenأَوْلِيَائِهِHis alliesوَأَعْدَائِهِand His enemies.وَالْأَبْرَارِand the righteousوَالْفُجَّارِand the wicked.وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَand the believers.وَالْكَافِرِينَand the disbelievers.وَأَهْلِand the peopleالطَّاعَةِof obedience.الَّذِينَthose whoأَطَاعُواobeyedأَمْرَهُHis commandالدِّينِيَّreligious.وَأَهْلِand the peopleالْمَعْصِيَةِof disobedience.الَّذِينَthose whoعَصَوْاdisobeyedهَذَاthisالأَمْرَcommand.
they testify to the face of the difference that Allah differentiated by it between His allies and His enemies, and the righteous, and the wicked, and the believers and the disbelievers, and the people of obedience who obeyed His religious command and the people of disobedience who disobeyed this command.