وَيَكْلُونَAnd they referمَاwhatأَشْكَلَis difficultعَلَيْهِمfor themإِلَىtoعَالِمِهِمtheir scholarوَعَنْand aboutمُجَاهِدٍAl-Mujahidيَتْبَعُونَهُthey follow himحَقًّاtrulyاتِّبَاعَهُfollowing him
And they refer what is difficult for them to their scholar, and they follow Al-Mujahid truly.
وَفِيAnd inرِوَايَةٍthe narrationيَعْمَلُونَthey workبِهَاwith itحَقًّاtrulyعَمَلَهَاits doing.
And in the narration, they work with it truly.
ثُمَّThenقَدْit mayيُقْرَنَbe associatedبِالتَّلاَوَةِwith the recitationوَغَيْرِهَاand othersكَقَوْلِهِas his sayingاتْلُReciteمَاwhatأُوحِيَwas revealedإِلَيْكَto youمِنَfrom theالْكِتَابِBookوَأَقِمِand establishالصَّلَاةَthe prayerإِنَّIndeedالصَّلَاةَthe prayerتَنْهَىforbidsعَنِagainstالْفَحْشَاءِimmoralityوَالْمُنكَرِand wrongdoing.
Then it may be associated with the recitation and others, as in His saying: "Recite what was revealed to you from the Book and establish the prayer. Indeed, the prayer forbids immorality and wrongdoing."
قَالَHe saidأَحْمَدُAhmadبْنِbinحَنْبَلٍHanbalوَغَيْرِهِand othersتِلَاوَةُRecitingالْكِتَابِthe Bookالْعَمَلُis workingبِطَاعَةِwith obedienceاللَّهِof Allahكُلَّهَاall of itثُمَّThenخَصَّhe specifiedالصَّلَاةَthe prayerبِالذِّكْرِby mentionكَماasفِيinقَوْلِهِHis saying
Ahmad bin Hanbal and others said: Reciting the Book is working with obedience to Allah in all of it, then he specified the prayer by mention as in His saying.
﴿( وَالَّذِينَAnd those whoيَمْسِكُونَhold fastبِالْكِتَابِto the Bookوَأَقَامُواand they establishالصَّلَاةَthe prayer))[[الْأَعْرَافِAl-A'raf::١٧٠170]]
"And those who hold fast to the Book and establish the prayer." [Al-A'raf: 170]
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying﴿( فَاعْبُدْنِيWorship Meوَأَقِمِand establishالصَّلَاةَthe prayerلِذِكْرِيfor My remembrance))[[طَهTa-Ha::١٤14]]
"Worship Me and establish the prayer for My remembrance." [Ta-Ha: 14]
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseلَفْظُthe termاتِّبَاعٍfollowingمَاwhatأَنْزَلَwas sent downاللَّهُAllahيَتَنَاوَلُincludesجَمِيعَallالطَّاعَاتِacts of obedienceكَقَوْلِهِas His saying
And likewise, the term 'following what Allah has sent down' includes all acts of obedience, as in His saying.
اتَّبِعُواFollowمَاwhatأُنزِلَwas sent downإِلَيْكُمْto youمِّنfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordوَلَاand do notتَتَّبِعُواfollowمِنfromدُونِهِbesides Himأَوْلِيَاءَassociates
"Follow what was sent down to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him as associates." [Al-A'raf: 3]
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying﴿( فَمَنِSo whoeverاتَّبَعَfollowsهُدًىguidanceفَلاthen notيَضِلَّgo astrayوَلَاand notيَشْقَىbe unhappy))[[طَهTa-Ha::١٢٣123]]
"So whoever follows guidance will not go astray nor be unhappy." [Ta-Ha: 123]
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying﴿( وَأَنَّAnd indeedهَذَاthisصِرَاطِيis My pathمُسْتَقِيمًاstraightفَاتَّبِعُوهُso follow itوَلَاand do notتَتَّبِعُواfollowالسُّبُلَthe pathsفَتَفَرَّقَand they will lead you to differبِكُمْwith youعَنfromسَبِيلِيHis path
"And indeed this is My straight path, so follow it; and do not follow the paths, for they will lead you to differ from His path." [Al-An'am: 153]
وَقَدْAnd it mayيُقْرَنَbe associatedبِهِwith itغَيْرَهُother thingsكَقَوْلِهِas in His saying
And it may be associated with other things, as in His saying.
﴿( وَهَذَاAnd thisكِتَابٌis a BookأَنزَلْنَاهُWe have sent downمُبَارَكَblessedفَاتَّبِعُوهُso follow itوَاتَّقُواand be conscious of Allahلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُرْحَمُونَreceive mercy.))[[الْأَنْعَامِAl-An'am]]
"And this is a Book We have sent down, blessed, so follow it and be conscious of Allah, so that you may receive mercy." [Al-An'am]
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying(تَّبِعْFollowمَاwhatأُوحِيَwas revealedإِلَيْكَto youمِنfromرَّبِّكَyour Lordلَاthere is noإِلَهَgodإِلَّاexceptهُوَHeوَأَعْرِضْand turn awayعَنِfromالْمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheists.
"Follow what was revealed to you from your Lord; there is no god except Him, and turn away from the polytheists." [Al-An'am]
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying﴿( وَاتَّبِعْAnd followمَاwhatيُوحَىis revealedإِلَيْكَto youوَاصْبِرْand be patientحَتَّىuntilيَحْكُمَHe judgesاللَّهُAllahوَهُوَand He isخَيْرُthe bestالْحَاكِمِينَof the judges.
"And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah judges, for He is the best of judges." [Yunus]
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseلَفْظُthe termالْأَبْرَارِthe righteousإِذَاifأُطْلِقَis used generallyدَخَلَincludesفِيهِitكُلَّeveryتَقيٍّpiousمِنfromالسَّابِقِينَthe foremostوَالْمُقَتَصِدِينَand the middle onesوَإِذَاand ifقُرِنَassociatedبِالْمُقَرَّبِينَwith the close onesكَانَit isأَخَصَّmore specific.
And likewise, the term 'the righteous' when used generally includes every pious person from the foremost and the middle ones, and if associated with the close ones, it becomes more specific.
قَالَHe saidتَعَالَىThe Most Highفِيinالأَوَّلِthe first﴿( إِنَّIndeedالْأَبْرَارَthe righteousلَفِيare truly inنَعِيمٍblissوَإِنَّand indeedالْفُجَّارَthe wickedلَفِيare truly inجَحِيمٍa painful torment.ﴽ}
He said in the first: "Indeed, the righteous are truly in bliss, and indeed the wicked are truly in a painful torment."
وَقَالَAnd He saidفِيinالثَّانِيthe second﴿( إِنَّIndeedكِتَابَthe Bookالْأَبْرَارِof the righteousلَفِيis truly inعَلِيّينَAl-Iliyin١٥15))وَمَاوَمرجتأَدْرَاكَwill make you knowمَاwhatعِلِّيُّونَAl-Iliyinكِتَابٌis a Bookمَرْقُومٌinscribedيَشْهَدُهُwitnessed byالْمُقَرَّبُونَthe close ones.ﴽ}
And He said in the second: "Indeed, the Book of the righteous is truly in Al-Iliyin. And what will make you know what Al-Iliyin is? It is an inscribed Book witnessed by the close ones." This is a vast topic that requires detailed scrutiny.
هَذَاThisبَابٌis a chapterوَاسِعٌbroadيَطُولُthat will take longاسْتِقْصَاؤُهُto detail.
This chapter is broad that will take long to detail.
وَمِنAnd one ofأَنْفَعِthe most usefulالأُمُورِmattersفِيinمَعْرِفَةٍknowingدَلَالَةِthe indications ofالْأَلْفَاظِthe wordsمُطْلَقًاgenerallyوَخُصُوصًاand particularlyأَلْفَاظِthe wordsالْكِتَابِof the Bookوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnah.وَبِهَاBy itتَزُولُare removedشُبُهَاتٌthe doubtsكَثِيرَةٌmanyكَثُرَتْthat have spreadفِيْهَاin themنِزَاعٌdisputesالنَّاسِamong the peopleمِنْincludingجُمَلَتِهَاone of themمَسْأَلَةٌis the issueالإِيمَانُof faithوَالإِسْلَامُand Islam.فَإِنَّFor indeedالنِّزَاعَthe disputeفِيinمَسَمَّاهُمَاtheir meaningsأَوَّلَfirstاخْتِلَافٌdifferentiationوَقَعَtook place.اِفْتَرَقَتْThe Ummah splitالأُمَّةُthe Ummahلَأَجْلِهِfor itوَصَارُواand they becameمُخْتَلِفِينَdifferentفِيinالْكِتَابِthe Bookوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnah.وَكُفِرَAnd some of them disbelievedبَعْضُهُمْamong each other.بَعْضًاand fought one another.كَمَاasقَدْindeedبَسَطْنَاexpanded thisهَذَاin thisمَوَاضِعَmany places.أُخَرَother.إذSinceالْمَقْصُودُthe aimهُنَاhereبَيَانٌis to clarifyشَرْحُthe explanation ofكَلاَمِthe sayingsاللَّهِof Allahوَرَسُولِهِand His Messenger.
And one of the most useful matters in knowing the indications of words generally and particularly the words of the Book and the Sunnah; by it, many doubts are resolved that have spread in disputes among the people, including the issue of faith and Islam. For the dispute in their meanings was the first differentiation that took place. The Ummah split for it, and they became different in the Book and the Sunnah. And some of them disbelieved and fought one another, as we have indeed expanded this in many other places. Since the aim here is to clarify the explanation of the sayings of Allah and His Messenger.