أَحْمَدُAhmadعَلَىonهَذاthisالمَعْنَىmeaning
Ahmad on this meaning.
وَقَالَAnd saidعِبَادَةُAbdullahبِنْbinالصَّامِتِAs-SamitرُؤْيَاA visionالمُؤْمِنِof the believerكَلَامٌis speechيُكَلِّمُthat He speaksبِهِwithالرَّبِّthe LordعَبْدَهُHis servantفِيinالْمَنَامِthe dream
And Abdullah bin As-Samit said, 'The vision of the believer is speech that the Lord speaks with His servant in a dream.'
وَقَدْAnd indeedقَالَsaidالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِHimوَسَلَّمَand salutationsلَمْnotيَبْقَremainمِنَfromالنُّبُوَّةِprophethoodإِلَّاexceptالمُبَشِّرَاتِthe glad tidings.
And indeed, the Prophet (peace be upon Him) said, 'Nothing remains of prophethood except the glad tidings.'
قِيلَIt was saidوَمَاand whatالمُبَشِّرَاتُthe glad tidingsيَاOرَسُولَMessengerاللَّهِof Allah
It was said, 'What are the glad tidings, O Messenger of Allah?'
قَالَHe saidالرُّؤْيَاthe visionالصَّالِحَةُthe goodيَرَاهَاseen byالمُؤْمِنُthe believerأَوْorتُرَىis seenلَهُfor him
He said, 'The good vision is seen by the believer or is seen for him.'
وَإِذَاAnd whenتَوَاطَأَتْthe visions agreeرُؤْيَاthe visionالمُسْلِمِينَof the Muslimsلَمْnotتَكْذِبْlie.
And when the visions of the Muslims agree, they do not lie.
وَقَدْAnd indeedقَالَsaidالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِHimوَسَلَّمَand salutationsلِأَصْحَابِهِto his companionsلَمَّاwhenأَرَوْاthey sawلَيْلَةَthe Night ofالْقَدْرِDeterminationفِيinالْعَشْرِthe tenالأَوَاخِرِlast daysقَالَhe saidأَرَىI seeرُؤْيَاكُمْyour visionsقَدْhaveتَوَاطَأَتْagreedفِيinالْعَشْرِthe tenالأَوَاخِرِlast days.
And indeed, the Prophet (peace be upon Him) said to his companions when they saw the Night of Decree in the last ten days, 'I see your visions have agreed in the last ten days.'
فَمَنSo whoeverكَانَisمِنْكُمْamong youمُتَحَرِّيهَاseeking itفَلْيَتَحَرَّهَاlet him seek itفِيinالْعَشْرِthe tenالأَوَاخِرِlast daysمِنْofرَمَضَانَRamadan.
So whoever is among you seeking it, let him seek it in the last ten days of Ramadan.
وَالرُّؤْيَاAnd the visionكَالْكَشْفِis like revelationمِنْهَاsome of itرَحْمَانِيُّةٌis from the Most Merciful.وَمِنْهَاAnd some of itنَفْسَانِيَّةٌis mental.وَمِنْهَاAnd some of itشَيْطَانِيَّةٌis from the Devil.
And the vision is like revelation; some of it is from the Most Merciful, some of it is mental, and some of it is from the Devil.
وَقَالَAnd saidالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِHimوَسَلَّمَand salutationsالرُّؤْيَاthe visionثَلاَثَةٌis threeرُؤًيٌvisionsمِنَfromاللَّهِAllahوَرُؤْيَاand visionsتَحْزِينٌto cause sadnessمِنَfromالشَّيَاطِينِthe Devilوَرُؤْيَاand the visionمِمَّاof that whichيُحَدِّثُhe narratesبِهِwithالرَّجُلُthe manنَفْسَهُto himselfفِيinالْيَقَظَةِwaking.فَيَرَاهَاHe sees itفِيinالْمَنَامِthe dream.
And the Prophet (peace be upon Him) said, 'The vision is three: a vision from Allah, a vision to cause sadness from the Devil, and a vision of that which a man narrates to himself while awake, then he sees it in sleep.'
وَالَّذِيAnd that whichهُوَisمِنْfromأَسْبَابِthe causes ofالهِدَايَةِguidanceهُوَisالرُّؤْيَاthe visionالَّتِيwhichمِنَis fromاللَّهِAllahخَاصَّةًespecially.
And that which is from the causes of guidance is the vision that is from Allah especially.
وَرُؤْيَاAnd the vision ofالْأَنْبِيَاءِthe prophetsوَحْيٌis revelation.فَإِنَّهَاFor indeedمَعْصُومَةٌit is safeguardedمِنَfromالشَّيَاطِينِthe Devil.وَهَذَاAnd thisبِاتِّفَاقِby consensusالْأُمَّةِof the Ummah.وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonأَقْدَمَthe Khalil (Abraham) advancedعَلَىtoذَبْحِsacrificeابْنِهِhis sonإِسْمَاعِيلَIshmaelعَلَيْهِمَاboth of themالسَّلامُpeace.
And the vision of the prophets is revelation. For indeed, it is safeguarded from the Devil; and this is by consensus of the Ummah. And for this reason, the Khalil (Abraham) advanced to sacrifice his son Ishmael, peace be upon both of them.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forرُؤْيَاthe vision ofغَيْرِهِمothers; itفَتُعْرَضُis presentedعَلَىtoالوَحْيِrevelationالصَّرِيحِexplicit.فَإِنْIfوَافَقَتْit agreesوَإِلَّاotherwiseلَمْnotيُعْمَلْbe acted upon.
And as for the vision of others, it is presented to explicit revelation. If it agrees, then it is acted upon; otherwise, it is not acted upon.
فَإِنْIfقِيلَit is saidفَمَاwhatتَقُولُونَdo you sayإِذَاwhenكَانَتْit isرُؤْيَاa visionصَادِقَةًtruthful,أَوْorتَوَاطَأَتْthey agree?
If it is said, 'What do you say when it is a truthful vision, or they agree?'
قُلْنَاWe said:مَتَىWheneverكَانَتْit isكَذَلِكَlike thatاستَحَالَit becomes impossibleمُخَالَفَتُهَاto oppose itلِلشَّرِيعَةِto the Sharia,بَلْbutلَاit cannotتَكُونَbeإِلَّاexceptمُطَابِقَةًin accordance with.
We said: 'Whenever it is like that, it becomes impossible to oppose it to the Sharia; rather, it cannot be except in accordance with.'
وَحَرْصُهُمْAnd their eagernessعَلَيْهِمَاupon them bothأَصْدَقُis more sincereإِيمَاناًin faithوَأَنْوَرُand clearerبَصِيرَةًin insightوَأَهْدَىand more guidedسَبِيلاًthe path.وَأَبْعَدُAnd further awayعَنْfromضَلَالَةٍmisguidance.
And their eagerness upon them both is more sincere in faith, and clearer in insight, and more guided in the path, and further away from misguidance.
فَكَانَSo it wasالشَّيَاطِينُthe Devilأَبْعَدَmore distantمِنَfromالتَّلاَعُبِplaying withبِعُقُولِهِمtheir minds,وَالتَّغْرِيرِand deceivingبِهِمthemبِخِلَافِunlikeمِنَthose whoبَعْدَهُمْcame after them,خُصُوصاًespeciallyبَعْدَafterدُخُولِthe entry ofالْيَهُودِJewsوَالْفُرْسِand Persiansوَالرُّومِand Romansوَالْهِنْدِand Indiansبِتَقَالِيدِهِمwith their traditionsوَأَهْوَائِهِمand whimsوَصُوفِيَّتِهِمand their mysticism.
So it was that the Devil was more distant from playing with their minds and deceiving them unlike those who came after them, especially after the entry of the Jews, Persians, Romans, and Indians with their traditions, whims, and mysticism.
صَدَقَTrueرَسُولُis the Messengerاللَّهِof Allahصَلَّىpeaceاللَّهُbe uponعَلَيْهِHimوَسَلَّمَand salutationsخَيْرُthe bestالْقُرُونِof the generations;قَرْنِيmy generation,ثُمَّthenالَّذِينَthose whoيَلُونَهُمfollow themثُمَّthenالَّذِينَthose whoيَلُونَهُمfollow them.وَالْآخِرُAnd the lastشَرٌّis evilإِلَىtoيَوْمِthe Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection
True is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon Him); the best of generations is my generation, then those who follow them, and then those who follow them. The last of them is evil until the Day of Resurrection.
أَوْOrكَماasقَالَhe saidوَكَمْand how manyلِلْإِمَامِfor the ImamأَحْمَدَAhmadبِنْbinتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyyaوَإِخْوَانِهِand his brothersمِنْfromأَئِمَّةِthe Imamsالْهُدَىof guidance;سَلَفاًin the past.وَخَلَفاًand in the future.مِنْofكَرَامَاتٍmiracles,عَلَىuponنَحْوِthe likes ofمَاwhatأَكْرَمَbestowedاللَّهُAllahالصَّادِقِينَthe truthfulمِنْamongأَتْبَاعِهِمthe followersرُسُلِهِof His Messengers.مِثْلَLikeالصَّحَابَةَthe companionsرَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith themالْمَاجْمِعِينَall.أَجْمَعِينَtogether.
Or as he said, 'And how many for Imam Ahmad bin Taimiyya and his brothers from the Imams of guidance, in the past and in the future, of miracles; upon the likes of what Allah bestowed upon the truthful from His messengers, like the companions, may Allah be pleased with them all.'