لَكِنَّButقَدْmayيُقَالُbe said::الْأَبْرَارُthe righteousأَهْلُthe peopleالْيَمِينِof the rightهُمْthey areأَيْضًاalsoعَلَىonدَرَجَاتٍdegrees,,كَمَاasفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe hadithالصَّحِيحِauthenticعَنْaboutالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetأَنَّهُthat he said::الْمُؤْمِنُthe believerالْقَوِيُّthe strongخَيْرٌis betterوَأَحَبُّand more belovedإِلَىtoاللَّهِGodمِنَthanالْمُؤْمِنِthe believerالضَّعِيفِthe weakوَفِيand inكُلٍّeveryخَيْرٍgood(١)(1)
But it may be said: the righteous people of the right are also on degrees, as in the authentic hadith about the Prophet that he said: the strong believer is better and more beloved to God than the weak believer, and in every good.
وَقَدْAndقَالَsaidاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىthe Exalted::لَاnotيَسْتَوِيis equalالْقَاعِدُونَthe sitting onesمِنَfromالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersغَيْرُnotأُولِيthose ofضَّرَرٍharmوَandالْجَٰهِدُونَthe striving onesفِيinسَبِيلِthe path ofاللَّهِGodبِأَمْوَالِهِمْwith their wealthوَأَنفُسِهِمْand their livesفَضَّلَhas preferredاللَّهُGodالْمُجَٰهِدِينَthe striving onesبِأَمْوَالِهِمْwith their wealthوَأَنفُسِهِمْand their livesعَلَىoverالْقَاعِدِينَthe sitting onesدَرَجَةًa degreeوَكُلًّاand bothوَعَدَpromisedاللَّهُGodالْحُسْنَىthe bestوَفَضَّلَand has preferredاللَّهُGodالْمُجَٰهِدِينَthe striving onesعَلَىoverالْقَاعِدِينَthe sitting onesأَجْرًاgreat rewardعَظِيمًاhuge﴾)[النساء][An-Nisa].
And God, the Exalted, said: "The sitting ones among the believers are not equal to those who strive in the way of God with their wealth and their lives. God has preferred the striving ones with their wealth and their lives over the sitting ones by a degree. And both, God has promised the best reward. And God has preferred the striving ones over the sitting ones with a great reward (An-Nisa)."
فَدَرَجَةُSo the degreeالْمُؤْمِنِof the believerالْقَوِيِّthe strongفِيinالْجَنَّةِParadiseأَعْلَىis higherوَإِنand ifكَانَwasكُلٌّeachمِنْهُمَاone of themقَدْhas completedمَاwhatوَجَبَwas obligatoryعَلَيْهِon him,,وَقَدْand mayيُرِيدُwantأَبُوAbuطَالِبٍTalibوَغَيْرَهُand othersبِقَوْلِهِمwith their words::لَيْسَnotهَذَاthisمِنْofخَوَاصِّthe special featuresالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the believersهَذَاthisالْمَعْنَىmeaning,,أَيْthat isلَيْسَnotإِيمَانُهُhis faithكَإِيمَانِlike the faithمَنْofحَقَّقَwho achievedخَاصَّةًthe specialالْإِيمَانَfaithسَوَاءٌwhetherكَانَwasمِنَofالْأَبْرَارِthe righteousأَوْorمِنَfromالْمُقَرَّبِينَthe closest onesوَإِنْand ifلَمْnotيَكُنْbeتُرَكَleftوَاجِبًاan obligationلِعَجْزِهِfor his inabilityعَنْهُfrom itأَوْorلِكَوْنِهِfor beingلَمْnotيُؤْمَرْcommandedبِهِwith it,,فَلَاthen notيَكُونَbeمَذْمُومًاblamed,,وَلَاnorيُمَدَحَbe praisedمَدْحًاas praisedأُولَـٰئِكَthose,,وَلَاand notيُلزَمُrequiredأَنْto beيَكُونَbeمِنْfromأُولَـٰئِكَthoseالْمُقَرَّبِينَclosest ones..
So the degree of the strong believer in Paradise is higher, even if each has completed what was mandatory upon him. And Abu Talib and others may mean with their saying: 'This is not among the special characteristics of the believers,' this meaning, that is, his faith is not like the faith of one who has truly achieved the essence of faith, whether he was among the righteous or among the closest ones. And if he did not leave an obligation due to his inability regarding it, or because he was not commanded with it, then he is not to be blamed, nor will he be praised as those are, and it is not required that he be one of those closest ones.
فَيُقَالُIt is said::: وَهَذَاAnd thisأَيْضًاalsoلَاnotيُنَفِيnegateعَنْهُfrom himالإِيمَانَthe faith,,فَيُقَالُit is said::: هُوَHe isمُسْلِمٌa Muslimلَاnotمُؤْمِنٌa believer,,كَمَاasيُقَالُis said::: لَيْسَnotبَعَالِمٍa scholarوَلَاnorمُفْتٍa muftiوَلَاnorمِنْofأَهْلِthe peopleالِاجْتِهَادِof ijtihadوَقَدْand it has been saidقَالَsaidالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetﷺpeace be upon him::لَوْifأَنْفَقَone spentأَحَدُكُمْone of youمِثْلَlikeأُحُدٍUhudذَهَبًاgoldمَاnotبَلَغَreachمِقْدَارَthe measureأَحَدِهِمone of themوَلَاnorنِصْفَهُhalf of it(٢)(2)
It is said: And this also does not negate his faith, it is said: he is a Muslim not a believer, as it is said: he is not a scholar nor a mufti nor one of the people of ijtihad. And it has been said the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'If one of you spent like Uhud in gold, he would not reach the measure of one of them, nor half of it (2).
وَهَذَاAnd thisكَثِيرٌis much,,فَلَيْسَtherefore notكُلُّallمَاwhatفُضِّلَis preferredبِهِby itالْفَاضِلُthe virtuousيَكُونُbeمَقْدُورًاwithin the capacityلِمَنfor thoseدُونَهُbelow himفَكَذَلِكَso likewiseمِنْfromحَقَائِقِthe realitiesالإِيمَانِof beliefمَاwhatلَاnotيُقَدَّرُcanعَلَيْهِon itكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالنَّاسِthe people,,بَلْbutلَاnorأَكْثَرُهُمْmost of them,,فَهَؤُلَـٰئِكَthese peopleيَدْخُلُونَenterالْجَنَّةَParadise,,وَإِنْand ifلَمْnotيَكُونُواbeمِنَofمِمَّنْthose whoتَحَقَّقُواachievedبِحَقَائِقِthe realitiesالإِيمَانِof faithالَّتِيthatفَضَّلَGod preferredاللَّهُGodبِهَاby itغَيْرَهُمْothers,,وَلَاnorتُرِكُواthey leftوَاجِبًاan obligationعَلَيْهِمon themوَإِنْand ifكَانَwasوَاجِبًاan obligationعَلَىonغَيْرِهِمothersوَلَهَذَاand for this reasonكَانَwasمِنَofالإِيمَانِthe faithمَاwhatهُوَisمِنَofالْمَوَاهِبِthe giftsوَالْفَضْلِand favorمِنَfromاللَّهِGod,,فَإِنَّهُfor it isمِنَofجِنْسِthe kindالعِلْمِof knowledgeوَالْإِسْلَامِand Islamالظَّاهِرِthe apparentمِنَofجِنْسِthe kindالْعَمَلِaction,,وَقَدْand it has been saidقَالَsaidتَعَالَىthe Exalted::وَالَّذِينَAnd those whoاهْتَدَوْاwere guidedزَادَهُمْHe increased themهُدًىguidanceوَأَنَّنَاand He increasedتَفَوَّنَاtheir levels.))[مُحَمَّدٍ][Muhammad],,وَقَالَAnd he said:وَيَزِيدُAnd God increasesاللَّهُGodالَّذِينَthose whoاهْتَدَوْاwere guidedهُدًىguidance[مَرْيَمَ:[Maryam:٧٧]77]وَقَالَAnd he said:﴿هُوَHe it isالَّذِيwhoأَنزَلَsent downالسَّكِينَةَthe tranquilityفِيinقُلُوبِthe hearts ofالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersلِيَزْدَادُواto increaseإِيمَنًاin faithمَعَtogether withإِيمَنِهِمْtheir faith﴾)[الْفَتْحِ:[Al-Fath:٤]4](١)(1)رَوَاهُNarrated byمُسْلِمٌMuslim.انظُرْSeeمُخْتَصَرِthe summaryصَحِيحٍof the correctمُسْلِمٍ»Muslim١٨٤٠]1840](٢)(2)أَخْرَجَهُReported byالشَّيْخَانِthe two sheikhs[مُخْتَصَرِ[The summaryصَحِيحٍOf the correctمُسْلِمٍ»Muslim١٧٤٦]1746]
And this is much; not everything that is preferred by the virtuous is feasible for those below him. Likewise, from the realities of faith, there are what many people cannot achieve, nor even most of them. These enter Paradise, even if they are not among those who achieved the realities of faith by which God preferred others; nor did they leave an obligation upon them, even if it was an obligation on others. And thus, among the faith are what is from the gifts and favor from God, for it is of the kind of knowledge and the apparent Islam from the kind of action. And it has been said that the Exalted said: "And those who were guided, He increased them in guidance." And He said: "And God increases those who were guided in guidance." And He said: "He it is who sent down tranquility in the hearts of the believers to increase them in faith along with their faith (Al-Fath: 4)." (1) Narrated by Muslim. See the summary of the correct Muslim 1840. (2) Reported by the two sheikhs [The summary of the correct Muslim 1746].