أَلْفٌthousandمَرَّةًtimeفَكُلُّso everyمَنْwhoكَانَwasفِيinالاِسْتِدْلاَلِthe inferenceوَالِاستِنْبَاطِand the deductionأَكْثَرَmoreكَانَwasإِيمَانُهُhis faithأَنْوَرَbrighter
A thousand times, everyone who was more engaged in inference and deduction had a faith that was brighter.
وَهَذَاand thisكَمَاasرُوِيَnarratedعَنِfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himأَنَّهُthat heقَالَsaidلَوْifوُزِنَتْweighedإِيمَانُthe faithأَبِيof AbuبَكْرٍBakrمِنْfromجِهَةٍthe sideالنُّورِof the lightوَالضِّيَاءِand brightnessمَعَwithإِيمَانِthe faithجَمِيعِallالْخَلَائِقِthe creaturesلَرَجَحَتْwould outweighإِيمَانُthe faithأَبِيof AbuبَكْرٍBakrمِنْfromجِهَةٍthe aspectالنُّورِthe lightوَالضِّيَاءِand brightnessلَاnotمِنْfromجِهَةٍthe aspectالزِّيَادَةِthe increaseوَالنَّقْصَانِand decrease
And this is as narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him, that he said: If the faith of Abu Bakr were weighed in terms of light and brightness with the faith of all creatures, the faith of Abu Bakr would outweigh, in terms of light and brightness, not in terms of increase or decrease.
الفَائِدَةُthe benefitالثَّانِيَةُthe secondأَنَّthatالاِيمَانَfaithإِقْرَارٌis the declarationبِاللِّسَانِby the tongueوَتَصْدِيقٌand the affirmationبِالْجَنَانِof the heartوَالْعَمَلُand the actionبِالشَّرَائِعِby the Shariaلَاnotمِنَofالاِيمَانِfaith
The second benefit is that faith is the declaration by the tongue, the affirmation of the heart, and the action according to the Sharia, not merely faith.
قَالَتِsaidالشَّكَاكِيَةُthe skepticsالْعَمَلُthe actionمِنَofالاِيمَانِthe faithوَعَنْand aboutهَذَاthisقَالَتْthey saidبِزِيَادَةٍwith increaseالاِيمَانِthe faithوَنَقْصَانٍand decreaseوَandاحْتَجَّتْthey arguedبِقَوْلِهِwith his sayingتَعَالَىExalted be HeفَأَمَّاAs forالَّذِينَthose whoآمَنُواbelievedفَزَادَتْهُمْthen increased themاِيمَانًاfaithإِلَّاbutأَنَاweنَقُولُsayمَعْنَىthe meaningالإِيمَانِof faithهَاhereهُنَاhereهُوَisالتَّصْدِيقُthe affirmationاِيمَانًاof faithأَيٌّthat isتَصْدِيقًاthe affirmationإِذْsinceالاِيمَانُthe faithبِجَمِيعِof allالْقُرْآنِthe Quranوَاجِبٌis obligatoryوَالْقُرْآنُand the Quranكَانَwasيَنْزِلُdescendingعَلَىonالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceآيَةًa verseفَآيَةًthen a verseوَسُورَةًand a chapterفَسُورَةًthen a chapterفَكُلَّمَاso wheneverنَزَلَتْwas revealedآيَةًa verseوَجَبَit was obligatoryالتَّصْدِيقُthe affirmationبِهَاof itفَمَنْwhoeverلَمْdid notيُصَدِّقْbelieveبِآيَةٍin a verseمِنَofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranفَقَدْhasلَاnotكُفْرٌdisbeliefكَمَاlikeلَوْifلَمْdid notيُصَدِّقْbelieveبِجَمِيعِin allالْقُرْآنِthe Quranفَهَذَاthisتَأْوِيلُthe interpretationالْآيَةِof the verseعَلَىonمَاwhatبَيَّنَاهُwe explainedوَقَدْand hasثَثَبَتَestablishedالْفِعْلُthe actionبِخَلْقِهِby His creationفَلَمْand did notيُعَذِّبْهُpunish himعَلَىforخَلْقِهِthe creationنَفْسِهِhimselfقُلْنَاwe saidالثَّوَابُthe rewardوَالْعِقَابُand punishmentعَلَىforاِسْتِعْمَالِthe useالْفِعْلِactionالْمَخْلُوقِthe createdلَاnotعَلَىonأَصْلِthe originالْخَلْقِthe creationوَلِهَذَاand thereforeقَالَsaidأَبُوAbuحَنِيفَةَHanifaإِنَّthatالاِسْتِطَاعَةَthe abilityالَّتِيthat whichيَعْمَلُworksبِهَاby itالْعَبْدُthe servantالْمَعْصِيَةَthe sinهِيَisبِعَيْنِهَاthe sameتَصْلُحُsuitableلِعَمَلِfor the workالطَّاعَةِthe obedienceوَهُوَand it isالاِيمَانُthe faithأَوْorخَارِجُoutsideعَنْهُof it
We said: The reward and punishment are for the use of the created action, not for the origin of the creation. And therefore, Abu Hanifa said that the ability by which the servant commits sin is the same one that is suitable for acts of obedience, and it is faith or outside of it.