وَمِنْAndعُقُوبَاتِهَاits penalties
And among its penalties is that the sinner is always in the worst condition of his devil, imprisoned by his desires, and shackled by his passions.
فَهُوَHe isأَسِيرٌa prisonerمَسْجُونٌimprisonedمُقَيَّدٌconstrained
He is a prisoner, imprisoned and constrained.
وَلَاAnd noأَسِيرٌprisonerأَسْوَأُworseحَالًاconditionمِنْthanأَسِيرٍa prisonerأَسَرَهُwho was captured by himأَعْدَىthe most hostileعَدُوٍّenemyلَهُto him
And no prisoner is in a worse condition than the prisoner who was captured by his most hostile enemy.
وَلَاAnd noسِجْنٌprisonأَضْيَقُnarrowerمِنْthanسِجْنِthe prisonالَّهَوَىof desireوَلَاAnd noقَيْدٌshackleأَصْعَبَmore difficultمِنْthanقَيْدِthe shackleالشَّهْوَةِof lust.
And no prison is narrower than the prison of desire, and no shackle is more difficult than the shackle of lust.
فَكَيْفَSo howيَسِيرُcan he walkإِلَىtoاللَّهِGodوَالْدَّارِand the abodeالْآخِرَةِof the hereafter:قَلْبٌa heartمَأْسُورٌcapturedمَسْجُونٌimprisonedمُقَيَّدٌconstrained
So how can he walk to God and the abode of the hereafter with a heart that is captured, imprisoned, and constrained?
؟?وَكَيْفَAnd howيَخْطُوcan he takeخَطْوَةًa stepوَاحِدَةًone
And how can he take a single step?
وَإِذَاAnd ifتَقَيَّدَthe heart is boundالْقَلْبُthe heartطَرَقَتْهُdiseases strike himالْآفَاتُthe afflictionsمِنْfromكُلٍّeveryجَانِبٍsideبِحَسَبِaccording toقَيُودِهِhis constraints.
And if the heart is bound, the afflictions strike him from every side according to his constraints.
وَمَثَلُAnd the exampleالْقَلْبِof the heartمَثَلٌis likeالطَّائِرِa bird,,وَكُلَّمَاand wheneverعَلَاit risesبَعُدَit moves awayعَنْfromالْآفَاتِthe afflictions,,وَكُلَّمَاand wheneverنَزَلَit descendsاحْتَوَشَتْهُit is surrounded byالْآفَاتِthe afflictions
And the example of the heart is like that of a bird; whenever it rises, it moves away from the afflictions, and whenever it descends, it is surrounded by the afflictions.
وَفِيAnd inالْحَدِيثِthe hadith:الشَّيْطَانُthe devilذِئْبٌis a wolfالْإِنْسَانِof man.
And in the hadith: "The devil is the wolf of man."
أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byأَحْمَدُAhmad(٢٣٣/٥(233/5))(٢٢٠٢٩(22029)وَالتَّبَرَانِيُّand Al-Tabarani١٦٤/٢٠(164/20--١٦٥165))(٣٤٥،٣٤٤(345,344)
Narrated by Ahmad (233/5), (22029) and Al-Tabarani (164/20 - 165) (345,344).
وَالشَّاشِيُّand Al-Shashiفِيinمُسْنَدِهِhis Musnad(۱۳۸۷)(1387)
And Al-Shashi in his Musnad (1387).
وَأَبُوAnd AbuنَعِيمٍNu'aymفِيinالْحِلْيَةِAl-Hilyah(٢٤٧/٢)(247/2)
And Abu Nu'aym in Al-Hilyah (247/2) and others.
مِنْFromطَرِيقِthe way ofقَتَادَةَQatadaحَدَّثَنَاreported to usالْعَلَاءِAl-AlaبِنْbinزِيَادٍZiyadعَنْaboutمُعَاذٍMu'adhأَنَّthatالنَّبِيَّthe Prophetﷺ(peace be upon him)
From the narration of Qatada, Al-Ala bin Ziyad reported from Mu'adh that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
«إِنَّ"Indeedالشَّيْطَانَthe devilذِئْبٌis a wolfالْإِنْسَانَof manكَذِئْبٍlike the wolfالْغَنَمِof sheepيَأْخُذُwho takesالشَّاةَthe stray sheepالْقَاصِيَةَthat is distantوَالنَّاحِيَةِand the side.
"Indeed, the devil is like a wolf to man, like a wolf to sheep; he takes the stray sheep that is distant and on the edge.
فَإِيَّاكُمْSo bewareوَالشِّعَابَof the valleys,,وَعَلَيْكُمْand you shouldبِالْجَمَاعَةِbe with the congregationوَالْعَامَّةِand the common peopleوَالْمَسْجِدِand the mosque.
So beware of the valleys, and you should be with the congregation, the common people, and the mosque.
وَفِيAnd in itانْقِطَاعٍis a breakالْعَلَاءِof Al-AlaبِنْbinزِيَادٍZiyadلَمْhe did notيُدْرِكْreachمُعَاذًاMu'adhبِنْbinجَبَلٍJabal.
And in it is a break in the chain of Al-Ala bin Ziyad as he did not reach Mu'adh bin Jabal.
انْظُرْLookجَامِعَةَinto the comprehensiveالتَّحْصِيلِcollection(٦٠١)(601).
Look into the comprehensive collection (601).
وَرَوَاهُAnd narrated itشَهْرٌShahrبِنْbinحُوشَبٍHushabعَنْfromمُعَاذٍMu'adhفَذَكَرَهُhe mentioned it.
And narrated it Shahr bin Hushab from Mu'adh, and he mentioned it.
أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byعَبْدٍAbdبِنbinحُمَيْدٍHamidفِيinمُسْنَدِهِhis Musnad(الْمُنْتَخَبِ(the selectedـ-١١٤)114)
Narrated by Abd bin Hamid in his Musnad (the selected - 114).
وَهَذَاAnd thisمُنْقَطِعٌis a break.شَهْرٌShahrلَمْdid notيُدْرِكْreachمُعَاذًاMu'adh.
And this is a break; Shahr did not reach Mu'adh.
وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفِيin itأَبَانٌAbanبِنbinأَبِيAbuعِيَاشٍUyayash,,مَتْرُوكٌis rejectedالْحَدِيثِthe narration.
And also in it, Aban bin Abu Uyayash is rejected in the narration.
وَرَوَاهُAnd narrated itعَطِيَّةٌAtiyyahعَنْfromحِزَامٍHizamعَنْfromمُعَاذٍMu'adhفَذَكَرَهُhe mentioned itمَوْقُوفًاin a stopped measure.
And narrated it Atiyyah from Hizam from Mu'adh, and he mentioned it in a stopped measure.
أَخْرَجَهُNarrated byالْبَيْهَقِيُّAl-Bayhaqiفِيinالشَّعْبِthe Sha'ab.(٢٦٠٠)(2600)
Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in the Sha'ab (2600).
وَجَاءَAnd it has been narratedمِنْfromحَدِيثِthe hadithعُمَرَof UmarبِنbinالْخَطَّابِAl-KhattabعِندَwithابْنِIbnعَسَاكِرَAsakir(٢٣١/٦٧(231/67--٢٣٦)236)
And it has been narrated from the hadith of Umar bin Al-Khattab with Ibn Asakir (231/67 - 236).