تَلِيهاfollowed byعَلَىonعَيْنِهِhis eye
Followed by his eye.
وَهَذَاand thisإِثْبَاتٌevidenceلِلْسَّمْعِfor hearingوَ الْبَصَرِand sightبِالْقَوْلِby statementوَ الْفِعْلِ.and action.
And this is evidence for hearing and sight by statement and action.
وَ حِينَئِذٍAnd thenنَقُولُ:we say:إِنَّthatإِثْبَاتٌthe affirmationالرَّسُولَthe Messengerعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلَاةَprayerوَ السَّلاَمَand peaceلِلصِّفَاتِfor the attributesيَكُونُisبِالْقَوْلِby statementوَيَكُونُand isبِالْفِعْلِ؛by action;مُجْتَمِعِينَjointlyوَمُنفَرِدِينَ.and individually.
And then we say: that the affirmation of the Messenger upon him be peace for the attributes is by statement and by action; both jointly and individually.
أَمَّاAs forالإِقْرَارُ؛the confession;فَهُوَit isقَلِيلٌlittleبِالنِّسْبَةِin relationلِمَاto whatقَبْلَهُ؛came before it;مَثَلَ:like:إِقْرَارَهُhis affirmationالْجَارِيَةِthe maidالَّتِيwhoسَأَلَهَا:asked her:«أَيْنَ‘Whereاللَّهُ؟»is God?’قَالَتْShe saidفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe skyفَأَقَرَّهَا،So he affirmed her,وَقَالَ:and said:«أَعْتِقْهَا»(۲).‘Free her.’ (2)
As for the confession; it is little in relation to what came before it; like: his affirmation of the maid who he asked: ‘Where is God?’ She said in the sky, so he affirmed her, and said: ‘Free her.’ (2)
وَكِإِقْرَارِهِAnd like his affirmationالْخَبَرَthe newsمِنَfromالْيَهُودِthe Jewsالَّذِيwhoجَاءَcameوَقَالَand saidلِلرَّسُولِto the Messengerعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلَاةِ وَ السَّلاَمِ:prayer and peace:إِنَّنَاIndeed, weنَجِدُfindأَنَّthatاللَّهَGodيَجْعَلُplacesالسَّمَاوَاتِthe heavensعَلَىonإِصْبِعٍ،a finger,وَالْأَرْضِينَand the earthsعَلَىonإِصْبِعٍa fingerوَالْثَّرَىand the dustعَلَىonإِصْبِعٍa finger......إِلَىtoآخِرِthe lastالْحَدِيثِ،the hadith,فَضَحِكَand laughedالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetﷺ(peace be upon him)تَصْدِيقاًin affirmationلِقَوْلِهِ(۳)؛of his saying (3),وَهَذَاand thisإِقْرَارٌ.is an affirmation.
And like his affirmation of the news from the Jews who came and said to the Messenger upon him be prayer and peace: 'Indeed, we find that God places the heavens on a finger, and the earths on a finger, and the dust on a finger... to the last of the hadith,' and the Prophet ﷺ laughed in affirmation of his saying (3), and this is an affirmation.
إِذَاIfقَالَone says:قَائِلٌ:a speaker:مَاwhatوَجْهُis the aspectوَجُوبِof the obligationالإِيمَانِbeliefبِمَاin whatوَصَفَdescribedالرَّسُولُthe Messengerبِهِ،with it,رَبَّهُ،his Lord,أَوْorمَاwhatدَلِيلُهُ؟is his evidence?
If one says: 'What is the aspect of the obligation of belief in what the Messenger described to his Lord, or what is his evidence?'
قَالَHe saidالْحَافِظُthe keeperفِيin«الْفَتْحِ»‘Al-Fath’(373/13)(373/13)أَخْرَجَهُnarratedأَبُوAbuدَاوُدَDawoodبِسَنْدٍwith a chainقَوِيٍstrongعَلَىonشَرْطِconditionمُسْلِمٍ؛Muslim;مِنَfromرِوَايَةِthe narrationأَبِيof AbuيُونُسَYunus;عَنْfromأَبِيAbuهُرَيْرَةَ؛Huraira;رَأَيْتُI sawرَسُولَ اللَّهِthe Messenger of Godﷺ(peace be upon him)يَقْرَأُهَا،recite it,أَعْنِي:I mean:قَوْلَهُhis sayingتَعَالَى:the Most High:إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَGodيَأْمُرُكُمْcommands youأَنْtoتُؤَدُّواdeliverالأَمَانَاتَthe trustsإِلَىtoأَهْلِهَا...)their people...)
He said the keeper in ‘Al-Fath’ (373/13) narrated by Abu Dawood with a strong chain on the condition of Muslim; from the narration of Abu Yunus from Abu Huraira; 'I saw the Messenger of God ﷺ recite it, meaning: His saying the Most High: 'Indeed God commands you to deliver the trusts to their people...'
إِلَىup toقَوْلِهِ:his saying:إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَGodكَانَwasسَمِيعاًAll-HearingبَصِيراًAll-Seeing....
up to his saying: 'Indeed God was All-Hearing, All-Seeing.'
قَالَAbu Yunus said:وَضَعَHe placedأَبُوAbuهُرَيْرَةَHurairaإِبْهَامَهُhis thumbعَلَىonأُذُنِهِhis earوَالَّتِيand whichتَلِيهَاfollowed byعَلَىonعَيْنِهِ.his eye.
Abu Yunus said: 'He placed Abu Huraira’s thumb on his ear and that which followed on his eye.'
وَ الْحَدِيثُAnd the hadithصَحَّحَهُwas authenticatedالْأَلْبَانِيُّAl-AlbaniفِيinصَحِيحٍAuthenticأَبِيAbuدَاوُدَDawood(٤٧٣٨).(4738).
And the hadith was authenticated by Al-Albani in the Authentic Abu Dawood (4738).
قِصَّةُThe storyالْجَارِيَةِthe maidرَوَاهَاwas narratedمُسْلِمٌby Muslim(٥٣٧)؛(537);مِنْfromحَدِيثِthe hadithمُعَاوِيَةِof MuawiyaبِنْbinالْحَكَمِAl-Hakamالسَّلَمِيِّthe Salimi;رَضِيَmay God be pleased with him.
The story of the maid was narrated by Muslim (537); from the hadith of Muawiya bin Al-Hakam Al-Salami; may God be pleased with him.
رَوَاهُNarrated byالْبُخَارِيُّAl-Bukhari(٤٨١١)(4811)،,وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(٢٧٨٦)(2786)(١٩)؛(19);عَنْfromعَبْدِ اللَّهِAbdullahبِنْbinمَسعودٍ؛Mas'ud;رَضِيَmay God be pleased with him.
Narrated by Al-Bukhari (4811), and Muslim (2786) (19); from Abdullah bin Mas'ud; may God be pleased with him.