بَاطِنًاinternallyوَظَاهِرًاand externallyمَعَهُمْwith themهَذَاthisالإِسْلَامُIslamبِلَوَازِمِهِand its requirementsمِنْfromالإِيمَانِfaithوَلَمْand notيَصِلُواthey reachedإِلَىtoالْيَقِينِcertainty
Internally and externally, they have this Islam with its requirements of faith, yet they have not reached certainty.
وَالجِهَادِAnd jihadفَهَؤُلَاءِthese peopleيُثَابُونَare rewardedعَلَىforإِسْلامِهِمtheir Islamوَإِقْرَارِهِمand their acknowledgmentبِالرَّسُولِof the Messengerمُجْمَلًاin general
And jihad, these people are rewarded for their Islam and their acknowledgment of the Messenger in general.
وَقَدْAnd they mayلَاnotيَعْرِفُونَknowأَنَّهُthat heجَاءَcameبِكِتَابٍwith a Bookوَقَدْand mayلَاnotيَعْرِفُونَknowأَنَّهُthat heجَاءَهُwas visited byمَلَكٍan angelوَلَاand notأَنَّهُthat heأُخْبِرَwas informedبِكَذَاabout such and such
And they may not know that he came with a Book, and they may not know that he was visited by an angel, nor that he was informed about such and such.
وَإِذَاAnd ifلَمْnotيَبْلُغْهُمْHe informs themأَنَّthatالرَّسُولَthe Messengerأُخْبِرَinformedبِذَلِكَof thatلَمْnotيَكُنbeعَلَيْهِمupon themالإِقْرَارُthe acknowledgmentالمُفَصَّلُdetailedبِهِin it
And if he does not inform them that the Messenger informed of that, then the detailed acknowledgment of it is not upon them.
لَكِنْButلَاthere is noبِدٌّavoidingمِنَfromالإِقْرَارِthe acknowledgmentبِأَنَّهُthat he isرَسُولٌa Messengerاللَّهِof Allahوَأَنَّهُand that heصَادِقٌis truthfulفِيinكُلِّallمَاthatيُخْبِرُhe informsبِهِin itعَنْaboutاللَّهِAllah
But there is no avoiding the acknowledgment that he is a Messenger of Allah and that he is truthful in all that he informs about Allah.
ثُمَّThenالإِيمَانُfaithالَّذِيthatيَمْتَازُdistinguishesبِهِby itفِيinهِذَاthisتَفْصِيلٌdetailوَفِيهِand thereinطُمَأْنِينَةٌis reassuranceوَيَقِينٌand certainty
Then the faith that distinguishes it contains detail, reassurance, and certainty.
فَهَذَاThisمُتَمَيِّزٌis distinguishedبِصِفَتِهِby its qualityوَقَدْرِهِand its measureفِيinالْكَمِّيَّةِquantityوَالْكَيْفِيَّةِand quality
This is distinguished by its quality and measure in quantity and quality.
فَإِنَّForأُولَـٰئِكَthoseمَعَهُمْwith themمِنَofالإِيمَانِfaithبِاللَّهِin Allahوَمَلَائِكَتِهِand His angelsوَكُتُبِهِand His booksوَرُسُلِهِand His messengersوَتَفْصِيلِand detailingالْمِعَادِthe resurrectionوَالْقَدَرِand destinyمَاthat whichلَاnotيَعْرِفُهُthey know
For those, they have faith in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers, and the detailing of resurrection and destiny that those do not know.
وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفِيinقُلُوبِهِمtheir heartsمِنَfromالْيَقِينِcertaintyوَالثَّبَاتِand stabilityوَلُزُومِand adherenceالتَّصْدِيقِto beliefلِقُلُوبِهِمin their heartsمَاthat whichلَيْسَis notمَعَwithهَؤُلَاءthese people
And also, in their hearts is certainty and stability, and adherence to belief which is not with these people.
وَأُولَـٰئِكَAnd thoseهُمُareالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe true believersحَقًّاindeed
And those are the true believers.
وَكُلُّAnd everyمُؤْمِنٍbelieverلَاnotبِدٌّmustأَنْthatيَكُونَbeمُسْلِمًاa Muslim
And every believer must be a Muslim.
فَإِنَّForالإِيمَانَfaithيَسْتَلْزِمُentailsالْأَعْمَالَactionsوَلَيْسَand notكُلُّeveryمُسْلِمٍMuslimمُؤْمِنًاa believerهَذَاthisالإِيمَانُfaithالْمُطْلَقُabsolute.
For faith entails actions, and not every Muslim is this absolute believer.
لِأَنَّBecauseالِاسْتِسْلَامَsubmissionإِلَىto Allahوَالْعَمَلَand actionلَهُfor Himلَاdoes notيَتَوَقَّفُdependعَلَىonهَذَاthisالإِيمَانِfaithالْخَاصِspecific.
Because submission to Allah and action for Him does not depend on this specific faith.
وَهَذَاAnd thisالْفَرْقُdifferenceيَجِدُهُone findsالْإِنْسَانُthe humanمِنْfromنَفْسِهِhimselfوَيَعْرِفُهُand recognizes itمِنْfromغَيْرِهِothers
And this difference one finds in oneself and recognizes from others.
فَعَامَّةُMostالنَّاسِpeopleإِذَاwhenأَسْلَمُواthey embrace IslamبَعْدَafterكُفْرٍdisbeliefأَوْorوُلِدُواbornعَلَىintoالإِسْلَامِIslamوَالْتَزَمُواand adhereشَرَائِعَهُto its rulesوَكَانُواand they areمِنْofأَهْلِthe peopleالطَّاعَةِof obedienceاللَّهِto Allahوَرَسُولِهِand His Messenger
Most people, when they embrace Islam after disbelief or are born into Islam and adhere to its rules and are of the people of obedience to Allah and His Messenger, are Muslims.
فَهُمْThey areمُسْلِمُونَMuslimsوَمَعَهُمْand with themإِيمَانٌfaithمُجْمَلٌgeneral.
They are Muslims, and with them is general faith.
وَلَكِنَّButدُخُولَthe entryحَقِيقَةِof the realityالإِيمَانِof faithإِلَىintoقُلُوبِهِمtheir heartsإِنَّمَاonlyيَحْصُلُoccursشَيْئًاgraduallyفَشَيْئًاlittle by littleإِنْifأَعْطَاهُمAllah gives themاللَّهُGodذَٰلِكَthat
But the entry of the reality of faith into their hearts only occurs gradually, little by little, if Allah gives them that.
وَإِلَّاOtherwiseفَكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالنَّاسِpeopleلَاdo notيَصِلُونَreachلَاnotإِلَىtoالْيَقِينِcertaintyوَلَاnorإِلَىtoالْجِهَادِjihad
Otherwise, many people do not reach certainty nor do they reach jihad.
وَلَوْAnd ifشَكُّواthey doubtedلَشَكُّواthey would doubtوَلَوْand ifأُمِرُواthey were commandedبِالْجِهَادِto jihadلَمَاthey would notجَاهَدُواstruggle.
And if they doubted, they would doubt, and if they were commanded to jihad, they would not struggle.
وَلَيْسُواAnd they are notكُفَّارًاdisbelieversوَلَاnorمُنَافِقِينَhypocrites.
And they are not disbelievers nor hypocrites.
بَلْRatherلَيْسَthey do notعِندَهُمْhaveمِنْfromعِلْمٍknowledgeالْقَلْبِof the heartوَمَعْرِفَتِهِand knowledge of itوَيَقِينِهِand certaintyمَاthat whichيَدْرَأُrepelsالرَّيبَdoubt.
Rather, they do not have the knowledge of the heart and its certainty that repels doubt.
وَلَاAnd notعِندَهُمْdo they haveمِنْfromقُوَّةٍthe strengthالْحُبِّof loveاللَّهِof Allahوَلِرَسُولِهِand His Messengerمَاwhatيُقَدِّمُونَهُthey offerعَلَىoverالأَهْلِfamilyوَالْمَالِand wealth.
And they do not have the strength of the love of Allah and His Messenger that they offer over family and wealth.
وَهَؤُلَاءِAnd theseإِنْifعَرَفُواthey knowمِنَofالْمِحْنَةِthe trialوَمَاتُواand they dieدَخَلُواthey enterالْجَنَّةَParadise.وَإِنْAnd ifابْتُلُواthey are testedبِمَنْwith thoseيُورِدُونَwho bringعَلَيْهِمto themشُبُهَاتٍsuspicionsتُوَجِبُthat necessitateرَيْبَهُمْtheir doubts
And if they know of the trial and they die, they enter Paradise, and if they are tested by those who bring them doubts that necessitate their doubts.
فَإِنْThen ifلَمْnotيَنْعِمْAllah grantsاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِمfor themبِمَاwith whatيُزِيلُremovesالرَّيبَdoubtsوَإِلَّاotherwiseصَارُواthey becomeمُرْتَابِينَdoubtful.
Then if Allah does not grant them what removes doubts, otherwise they become doubtful.
وَانْتَقَلُواand they transitionإِلَىtoنَوْعٍa typeمِنَofالنِّفَاقِhypocrisy.
And they transition to a type of hypocrisy.
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd similarlyإِذَاifتَعَيَّنَit becomes obligatoryعَلَيْهِمon themالجِهَادُjihadوَلَمْand notيُجَاهِدُواstruggleكَانُواthey areمِنْofأَهْلِthe people ofالْوَعِيدِthreat.
And similarly, if jihad becomes obligatory on them and they do not struggle, they are of the people of threat.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonلَمَّاwhenقَدِمَthe Prophetالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetالْمَدِينَةَto Medinaأَسْلَمَembraced Islamعَامَّةُmostأَهْلِهَاof its peopleفَلَمَّاand whenجَاءَتْcameالْمِحْنَةُthe trialوَالاِبْتِلَاءُand the testنَافَقَsome of them became hypocrites.
And for this reason, when the Prophet came to Medina, most of its people embraced Islam, and when the trial and the test came, some of them became hypocrites.
فَلَوْIfمَاتَthey diedهَؤُلَاءِthese peopleقَبْلَbeforeالِامْتِحَانِthe testلَمَاتُواthey would have diedعَلَىonالإِسْلَامِIslamوَ دَخَلُواand enteredالْجَنَّةَParadise.وَلَمْAnd notيَكُونُواthey would beمِنْofأَهْلِthe people ofالنِّفَاقِhypocrisy.
If these people had died before the test, they would have died upon Islam and entered Paradise, and they would not be of the people of hypocrisy.