وَحُورٍand hourisوَأَنْهَارٍand riversوَمَطَاعِمَand diningهَنِيئَةٍwholesomeشَهِيَّةٍappetizing
And houris, rivers, wholesome and appetizing dining
وَمَلَابِسَand clothingزَاهِيَةٍbrightنَاعِمَةٍsoft
and bright, soft clothing,
وَعِيدٍand a beautifulحَسَانٍfestival,
and a beautiful festival,
مَقْصُورَاتٍsequesteredفِيinالْخِيَامِthe tents
sequestered in the tents,
وَمَجَالِسِand gatherings ofأَهْلِthe people ofالْجَنَّةِParadiseالْفَكِهَةِthe cheerfulاللَّطِيفَةِthe pleasant
and the cheerful, pleasant gatherings of the people of Paradise,
وَلِقَاءَاتِهِمُand their meetingsالطَّيِّبَةِthe goodالْحَبِيبَةِthe beloved
and their good and beloved meetings,
كُلُّallهَذَاthisمِمَّاis of whatقَدْindeedقَصَّهُnarrated itالْقُرْآنُthe Quranالْكَرِيمُthe Noble
all of this is what the Noble Quran has narrated
وَبَثَّهُand spread itفِيinمُخْتَلَفِvariousالسُّوَرِsurahs
and spread it in various surahs,
مُرَاعِياًobservingأَسَالِيبَهَاits methodsالْخَاصَّةَthe specificالْمُتَفَرِّدَةَthe unique
observing its specific and unique methods,
تَارَةًsometimesبِالْإِجْمَالِwith summarizationوَالِاخْتِصَارِand brevity
sometimes with summarization and brevity,
وَأُخْرَىand other timesبِالتَّفْصِيلِwith detailوَالْإِسْهَابِand extensiveness
and other times with detail and extensiveness.
الْقَاعِدَةُThe ruleالْكُلِّيَّةُcomprehensiveفِيinمَبْحَثِthe subject ofالْأَحْكَامِrulings
The comprehensive rule in the subject of rulings:
وَالْقَاعِدَةُAnd the ruleالْكُلِّيَّةُcomprehensiveفِيinمَبْحَثِthe subject ofالْأَحْكَامِrulingsوَالْحَلَالِand the lawfulوَالْحَرَامِand the unlawful
And the comprehensive rule in the subject of rulings, the lawful, and the unlawful
أَنَّis thatسَيِّدَنَاour masterرَسُولَMessengerاللَّهِof Allahصَلَّىmay peace beاللَّهُupon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَand peace
is that our master, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
كَانَwasقَدْindeedبُعِثَsentفِيinالْمِلَّةِthe religionالْإِبْرَاهِيمِيَّةِof Abrahamالْحَنِيفِيَّةِthe upright
had been sent upon the upright religion of Abraham,
فَكَانَso it wasمِنَfromاللَّازِمِnecessaryأَنْthatيَبْقَىhe remainعَلَىuponشَرَائِعِlawsتِلْكَof thatالْمِلَّةِreligion
so it was necessary that he remain upon the laws of that religion,
وَلَاand notيَحْدُثَoccurأَيُّanyتَغْيِيرٍchangeفِيinأُمَّهَاتِfoundations ofأَحْكَامِهَاits rulingsوَأُصُولِand origins ofمَسَائِلِهَاits matters
and that no change occur in the foundations of its rulings and the origins of its matters,
اللَّهُمَّexceptإِلَّاthatتَخْصِيصاًspecificationلِعُمُومَاتِهَاfor its generalitiesوَزِيَادَةًand an additionلِلتَّوْقِيتَاتِto the time limitsوَالتَّجْدِيدَاتِand renewalsفِيهَاin itوَأَمْثَالَand likesذَلِكَof thatمِنَfromالْأُمُورِthe matters
except for the specification of its generalities, an addition to its time limits and renewals therein, and similar matters.
ثُمَّThenإِنَّهُindeedأَرَادَwilledاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedأَنْtoيُزَكِّيَpurifyنُفُوسَsoulsالْعَرَبِof the Arabsبِنَبِيِّنَاthrough our ProphetمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadصَلَّىmay peace beاللَّهُupon himعَلَيْهِand blessingsوَسَلَّمَand peace
Then Allah, the Exalted, willed to purify the souls of the Arabs through our Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
وَيُزَكِّيَand purifyنُفُوسَsoulsسَائِرِof the rest ofالْعَالَمِthe worldبِأَيْدِيby the hands ofالْعَرَبِthe Arabsالْأَوَّلِينَthe first
and purify the souls of the rest of the world by the hands of the early Arabs
وَالرَّعِيلِand the generationالْإِيمَانِيِّof faithالْأَوَّلِthe first
(and the first generation of faith).
فَلَزِمَSo it became necessaryأَنْthatتَكُونَbeمَادَّةُmaterialشَرِيعَتِهِof His shariaتَدُورُrevolvingعَلَىaroundعَادَاتِcustomsالْعَرَبِof the Arabsوَتَقَالِيدِهِمْand their traditions
So it became necessary that the material of His sharia revolve around the customs and traditions of the Arabs
مِمَّاfrom whatتَوَارَثُوهُthey inheritedمِنَfromالْمِلَّةِthe religionالْحَنِيفِيَّةِof the upright
(what they inherited from the upright religion
أَوْorانْحَرَفُواdeviatedعَنْfromجَادَتِهَاits pathفِيinكَثِيرٍmanyمِنْofشُؤُونِaffairs ofالْحَيْتَاةِlife
or deviated from its path in many affairs of life).
الْأَسْبَابُThe reasonsوَالْمَصَالِحُand the interestsالْمَرْعِيَّةُobservedفِيinالْأَحْكَامِrulings
The reasons and observed interests in rulings:
وَإِذْAnd ifتَأَمَّلْتَyou contemplatedوَأَنْعَمْتَand bestowedالنَّظَرَthoughtفِيinمَجْمُوعِtotality ofشَرَائِعِlaws ofالْمِلَّةِthe religionالْحَنِيفِيَّةِthe upright
And if you contemplate and bestow thought upon the totality of the laws of the upright religion