الْمُحَرَّمُthe forbiddenوَandالْمَسَّthe touchالْمُحَرَّمُthe forbiddenوَغَيْرُand otherذَلِكَthatمِنَofالْأَفْعَالِthe actionsالْمُحَرَّمَةِforbidden
The forbidden and the touch, the forbidden and other actions that are prohibited.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forمَحَبَّةُthe loveالرَّجُلِof the manلِامْرَأَتِهِfor his wifeأَوْorسَرِيَتِهِhis concubineمَحَبَّةٌloveتُخْرِجُهُthat takes him outعَنْofالْعَدْلِjusticeبِحَيْثُto the extent thatيَفْعَلُhe doesلِأَجْلِهَاfor her sakeمَاwhatلَاnotيَحِلُّpermissibleوَandيَتْرُكُhe leavesمَاwhatيَجِبُis obligatoryكَمَاas isهُوَit isالْوَاقِعُthe realityكَثِيرًاoftenحَتَّىuntilيَظْلِمَhe wrongsابْنَهُhis sonمِنْfromامْرَأَتِهِhis wifeالْعَتِيقَةِthe oldلِمَحَبَّتِهِfor his new loveالْجَدِيدَةِnewوَحَتَّىand untilيَفْعَلَhe doesمِنْofمَطَالِبِهَاher demandsالمَذْمُومَةِblameworthyمَاwhatيَضُرُّهُharms himفِيinدِينِهِhis religionوَدُنْيَاهُand his worldly affairsمِثْلَlikeأَنْthatيَخُصَّهَاhe gives herبِمِيرَاثٍan inheritanceلَاnotتَسْتَحِقَّهُdeservedأَوorيُعْطِيhe givesأَهْلَهَاto her familyمِنَofالْوَلَايَةِthe authorityوَالْمَالِand the wealthمَاwhatيَتَعَدَّىexceedsبِهِwith itحُدُودَthe limitsاللَّهِof Allahأَوorيُسْرِفَhe overspendsفِيinالْإِنْفَاقِspendingعَلَيْهَاon herأَوorيُمْكِنُهَاhe allows herمِنْofأُمُورٍmattersمُحَرَّمَةٍforbiddenتَضُرُّهُthat harm himفِيinدِينِهِhis religionوَدُنْيَاهُand his worldly affairs.
And as for the love of a man for his wife or his concubine, it is a love that takes him out of justice to the extent that he does for her what is not permissible and leaves what is obligatory, as is often the case until he wrongs his son from his old wife for the sake of his new love, and even does from her blameworthy demands what harms him in his religion and his worldly affairs, like giving her an inheritance she does not deserve or giving her family rights and wealth that exceeds the limits of Allah or overspending on her or allowing her to engage in forbidden matters that harm him in his religion and worldly affairs.
وَهَذَاAnd thisفِيis inعِشْقِthe loveمِنْofيُبَاحُthat is permittedلَهُto himوَطْؤُهَاher sexual relationsفَكَيْفَSo how aboutعِشْقِthe loveالْأَجْنَبِيَّةِof foreignersوَالذُّكُورَانِand menمِنَfromالْعَالَمِينَthe worlds?فَفِيهِIn itمِنَofالْفَسَادِcorruptionمَاwhatلَاnotيُحْصِيهِcan be counted exceptإِلَّاbyرَبِّthe Lordالْعِبَادِof the servants.
And this is in the love that is permitted for him to have sexual relations with her. So how about the love for foreign women and men from the worlds? In it, there is corruption that cannot be counted except by the Lord of the servants.
وَهُوَAnd it isمِنَone ofالْأَمْرَاضِthe diseasesالَّتِيthatتُفْسِدُcorruptدِينَthe religionصَاحِبِهَاof its ownerوَعَرْضَهُand his honor.ثُمَّThenقَدit mayتُفْسِدَcorruptعَقْلَهُhis mindثُمَّthenجِسْمَهُhis body.
And it is one of the diseases that corrupt the religion of its owner and his honor. Then it may corrupt his mind and then his body.
قَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Exaltedالْأَحْزَابُthe Confederates.فَلَاSo do notتَخْضَعْنَsubmitبِالْقَوْلِto speechفَيَطْمَعَso that the one who has in his heart disease aspires.الَّذِيThe one whoفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartمَرَضٌis sick.
He said the Exalted: 'So do not submit in speech, so that the one who has in his heart disease aspires.' The one who has in his heart is sick.
وَمَنْAnd whoeverفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartمَرَضٌis sick.الشَّهْوَةُdesire.وَإِرَادَةُAnd the intention ofالصُّورَةِthe image.مَتَىWheneverخَضَعَhe submitsالْمَطْلُوبُthe object of desire.طَمِعَthe one who aspires.الْمَرِيضُthe sick.وَطَمَعٌAnd desireيَقْوَىstrengthensالْإِرَادَةَthe will.وَالطَّلَبُAnd the requestيُقَوِّيstrengthensالْمَرَضَthe sickness.ذَلِكَThat.بِخِلَافِUnlikeمَاwhat.إِذَاIfكَانَwasآئِسًاhopeless.مِنَfromالْمَطْلُوبِthe object of desire.فَإِنَّThen indeedالْيَأْسَhopelessnessيُزِيلُremovesالطَّمَعَthe desire.فَتَضْعُفُSo it weakens.الْإِرَادَةُthe will.فَتَضْعُفُSo it weakens.الْحُبُّthe love.فَإِنَّFor indeedالْإِنْسَانَa personلَاdoes notيُرِيدُwantأَنْtoيَطْلُبَseekمَاwhatهُوَisآئِسٌdespair.مِنْهُfrom it.فَلَاSo thereيَكُونُis notمَعَwithالْإِرَادَةِthe willعَمَلٌany action.أَصْلًاat all.بَلButيَكُونُthere will beحَدِيثُtalkنَفْسٍof the self.إِلَّاexceptأَنْthatيَقْتَرِنَit is associatedبِذَلِكَwith thatكَلَامٌspeech.أَوorنَظَرٌgaze.وَنَحْوُand similar.ذَلِكَThat.فَأَمَّاBut ifإِذَاwhenابْتُلِيَhe is testedبِالْعِشْقِwith love.وَعَفَّAnd abstains.وَصَبَرَand is patient.فَإِنَّهُThen indeedيُثَابُis rewarded.عَلَىonتَقْوَاهُhis pietyلِلَّهِfor Allah.
And whoever is tested with love and abstains and is patient, then indeed, he is rewarded for his piety for Allah.
وَقَدAnd it has beenرُوِيَnarratedفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe hadithأَنَّthatمَنْwhoeverعَشِقَlovesفَعَفَّand abstains.وَكَتَمَand conceals.وَصَبَرَand is patient.ثُمَّthenمَاتَdies.كَانَhe isشَهِيدًاa martyr.وَهُوَand it isمَعْرُوفٌwell knownمِنْfromرِوَايَةِthe narration ofيَحْيَىYahyaالْقَتَّاتِthe cutterعَنْaboutمُجَاهِدٍMujahidعَنْaboutابْنِthe son ofعَبَّاسٍAbbas.
And it has been narrated in the hadith that whoever loves and abstains and conceals, then dies, is a martyr. And it is well known from the narration of Yahya the cutter about Mujahid about the son of Abbas.
مَرْفُوعًاraised.وَAndفِيهِin itنَظَرٌthere is a consideration.وَلَاAnd notيُحْتَجُa proof.بِهَذَاwith this.لَكِنَّButمِنَfromالْمَعْلُومِwhat is knownبِأَدِلَّةِby evidenceالشَّرْعِthe Islamic law.أَنَّهُthatإِذَاifعَفَّhe abstainsعَنْfromالْمُحَرَّمَاتِthe prohibited things.نَظَرًاregardingوَقَوْلًاand speech.وَعَمَلًاand action.وَكَتَمَand conceals.ذَلِكَthat.فَلَمْthen notيَتَكَلَّمْspeakبِهِof it.حَتَّىuntilلَاnotيَكُونَthere beفِيinذَلِكَthatكَلَامٌspeech.مُحَرَّمٌforbidden.أَمَّاAs forشَكْوَىa complaintإِلَىtoالْمَخْلُوقِthe creature.وَإِمَّاorإِظْهَارٌrevelationفَاحِشَةٍof obscenity.وَإِمَّاorنَوْعٌa kindطَلَبٍof requestلِلْمَعْشُوقِfor the beloved.وَصَبَرَand is patientعَلَىonطَاعَةِthe obedience ofاللَّهِAllah.وَعَنagainstمَعْصِيَتِهِdisobedience to Him.وَعَلَىand onمَاwhatفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartمِنْofأَلَمِpainالْعِشْقِof love.
But if he abstains from the prohibited things in regard to his gaze, speech, and action, and conceals that, then he should not speak about it until there should be no forbidden speech in that. As for a complaint to the creature or revelation of obscenity or a kind of request for the beloved, he should be patient in the obedience of Allah and against disobedience to Him and on what is in his heart of the pain of love.
كَمَاLikeيَصْبِرُthe afflicted person is patient.الْمُصَابُthe one afflictedعَنfromأَلَمِthe pain ofالْمُصِيبَةِthe calamity.فَإِنَّIndeed.هَذَاthisيَكُونُisمِمَّنamong those whoاتَّقَىfearاللَّهَAllah.وَصَبَرَand is patient.وَمَنْAnd whoeverيَتَّقِfearsوَصَبَرَand is patient.فَإِنَّThen indeedاللَّهَAllahلَاwill notيُضِيعَwasteأَجْرَthe reward ofالْمُحْسِنِينَthe doers of good.
Like the afflicted person is patient from the pain of the calamity. Indeed, this is among those who fear Allah and is patient. And whoever fears and is patient, then indeed Allah will not waste the reward of the doers of good.
يُوسُفَYusufوَهَكَذَاand likewiseمَرَضُthe diseaseالْحَسَدِof envy.وَغَيْرُهُand others.مِنْfromأَمْرَاضِthe diseasesالنُّفُوسِof the souls.
Yusuf, and likewise the disease of envy and others from the diseases of the souls.
وَإِذَاAnd ifكَانَتْit isالنَّفْسُthe soulتَطْلُبُseeksمَاwhatيُبْغِضُهُdispleasesاللَّهُAllahفَيَنْهَاهَاthen it forbids.خَشْيَةًOut of fearمِنَofاللَّهِAllah.كَانَThen it isمِمَّنamong those whoدَخَلَenteredفِيinقَوْلِهِHis sayingالنَّازِعَاتِthe ones that tear.
And if the soul seeks what displeases Allah, then it forbids itself out of fear of Allah. Then it is among those who entered in His saying, 'the ones that tear.'
وَأَمَّاAnd as forمَنْwhoeverخَافَfearsمَقَامَthe positionرَبِّهِof his Lord.وَنَهَىand forbidsالنَّفْسَthe soulعَنfromالْهَوَىthe desire.فَإِنَّthen indeedالْجَنَّةَthe Paradiseهِيَisالْمَأْوَىthe abode.
And as for whoever fears the position of his Lord and forbids the soul from the desire, then indeed the Paradise is the abode.
فَالنَّفْسُSo when the soulإِذَاwhenأَحَبَّتْlovesشَيْئًاsomethingسَعَتْit strivesفِيto obtain itحُصُولِهِits attainment.بِمَاwith whatيُمكِنُis possibleحَتَّىuntilتَسْعَىit pursuesفِيinأُمُورٍmattersكَثِيرَةٍmany.تَكُونُIt becomesكُلُّهَاall of themمَقَامَاتٍpositionsلِتِلْكَfor thatالْغَايَةِgoal.
So when the soul loves something, it strives to obtain it with what is possible until it pursues many matters, all of which are positions for that goal.
فَمَنSo whoeverأَحَبَّlovesمَحَبَّةًa loveمَذْمُومَةًblameworthyأَوorأَبْغَضَhatesبُغْضًa hatredمَذْمُومٍblameworthyوَفَعَلَand doesذَلِكَthat.كَانَhe isآثِمًاsinful.مِثْلَLikeأَنْthatيُبْغِضَto hateشَخْصًاa personلِحَسَدِهِfor his envyلَهُto him.فَيُؤْذِيSo he harmsمَنhe whoلَهُto himبِهِwith it.تَعَلُّقٌattachment.إِمَّاEitherبِمَنْعِby denyingحُقُوقِهِhis rightsأَوorبِعُدْوَانٍby aggressionعَلَيْهِمagainst them.
So whoever loves a blameworthy love or hates a blameworthy hatred and does that, is sinful. Like hating a person due to envy for him, so he harms he who has attachment to him, either by denying his rights or by aggression against them.