تَابِعFollowingلِمَحَبَّتِهِfor His loveوَفَرْعٌand a branchعَلَيْهِupon itفَمَنْSo whoeverلَاdoes notيُحِبُّloveالشَّيْءَthe thingلَاcannotيُمكِنُbe ableأَنْtoيُحِبَّloveالتَّقَرُّبَthe approachإِلَيْهِto it
Following for His love and a branch upon it. So whoever does not love the thing cannot be able to love the approach to it.
إِذْSinceالتَّقَرُّبُthe approachوَسِيلَةٌis a meansوandمَحَبَّةٌloveالْوَسِيلَةُthe meansتَتْبَعُfollowsلِمَحَبَّةِfor the loveالْمَقْصُودِof the intendedفَيَمْتَنِعُIt preventsأَنْthatتَكُونَit isالْوَسِيلَةُthe meansإِلَىtoالشَّيْءِthe thingالْمَحْبُوبِlovedهِيَisالْمَحْبُوبُthe belovedدُونَwithoutالشَّيْءِthe thingالْمَقْصُودِintendedبِالْوَسِيلَةِby the means
Since the approach is a means and the love of the means follows the love of the intended, it prevents that the means to the loved thing is the beloved without the intended thing by the means.
وَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseالْعِبَادَةُthe worshipوandالطَّاعَةُobedienceإِذَاifقِيلَit is saidفِيinالْمُطَاعِthe one obeyedالْمَعْبُودِthe worshippedإِنَّthatهَذَاthisيُحِبُّlovesطَاعَتَهُhis obedienceوَعِبَادَتَهُand his worship
And likewise, worship and obedience, if it is said in the one obeyed, the worshipped, that this loves his obedience and his worship.
فَإِنَّFor ifمَحَبَّةًthe loveذَلِكَof thatتَتْبَعُfollowsلِمَحَبَّتِهِfor His loveوَإِلَّاand otherwiseفَمَنْwhoeverلَاdoes notيُحِبَّهُlove himلَاcannotيُحِبَّloveطَاعَتَهُhis obedienceوَعِبَادَتَهُand his worship.
For if the love of that follows for His love, otherwise whoever does not love him cannot love his obedience and his worship.
وَمَنْAnd whoeverكَانَwasلَاnotيَعْمَلُworkلِغَيْرِهِfor othersإِلَّاexceptلِعَوْضٍfor a rewardيَنَالُهُhe receives from himمِنْهُfrom himأَوْorلِدَفْعِto avoidعُقُوبَةٍpunishmentفَإِنَّهُthen he isيَكُونُisمُعَارِضًاopposedلَهُto himأَوْorمُفَتَدِيًاredeeming himselfمِنْهُfrom himلَاdoes notيَكُونَbeمُحِبًّاlovingلَهُto him
And whoever was not working for others except for a reward he receives from him or to avoid punishment, then he is opposed to him or redeeming himself from him does not love him.
وَلَاAnd norيُقَالُit is saidإِنَّthatهَذَاthisيُحِبُّهُloves himوَيُفَسَّرُand it is explainedذَلِكَthatبِمَحَبَّةِby loveطَاعَتِهِhis obedienceوَعِبَادَتِهِand his worship.
And nor is it said that this loves him, and it is explained that by love of his obedience and his worship.
فَإِنَّFor ifمَحَبَّةٌthe loveالْمَقْصُودِthe intendedوَإِنْand ifاسْتَلْزَمَتrequiredمَحَبَّةَthe loveالْوَسِيلَةِthe meansأَوْorغَيْرَother thanمَحَبَّةَthe loveالْوَسِيلَةِthe meansفَإِنَّthen itذَلِكَthatيَقْتَضِيnecessitatesأَنْtoيُعَبَّرَexpressedبِلفظَيْنin two wordsمَحَبَّةٌloveالْعَوْضِthe rewardوَالسَّلاَمَةَand safetyعَنْfromمَحَبَّةِthe loveالْعَمَلِthe work
For if the love of the intended requires the love of the means or other than the love of the means, then that necessitates to be expressed in two words: love of the reward and safety from the love of the work.
أَمَّاAs forمَحَبَّةُthe loveاللَّهِof Godفَلَاthere is noتَعَلُّقٌrelationلَهَاto itبِمُجَرَّدِby mereمَحَبَّةِloveالْعَوْضِthe reward
As for the love of God, there is no relation to it by mere love of the reward.
أَلَاDo notتَرَىyou seeأَنَّthatمَنْwhoاسْتَأْجَرَhiredأَجِيرًاa workerبِعَامِلٍfor hireلَاdoes notيُقَالُit is saidإِنَّthatالْأَجِيرَthe workerيُحِبُّهُloves himبِمُجَرَّدٍby mereذَٰلِكَthat
Do not you see that whoever hired a worker, it is not said that the worker loves him by mere that?
بَلْRatherقَدْit mayيَسْتَأْجِرَhireالرَّجُلَthe manمِنْfromلَاnotيُحِبُّهُloves himبِحَالٍat allبَلْbutمِنْfromيَبْغَضُهُhe hates him
Rather, it may hire the man from one who does not love him at all, but from one who hates him.
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseمَنْwhoeverافْتَدَىredeemedنَفْسَهُhimselfبِعَمَلٍby an actionمِنْfromعَذَابٍpunishmentمُعَذِّبٍof the torturerلَاdoes notيُقَالُit is saidإِنَّهُthat heيُحِبُّهُloves himبَلْbutيَكُونُhe isمُبْغِضًاhatingلَهُto him
And likewise, whoever redeemed himself by an action from the punishment of the torturer, it is not said that he loves him, but he is hating him.
فَاعْلَمْSo knowأَنَّthatمَاwhatوَصَفَdescribedاللَّهُGodبِهِby HimعِبَادَهُHis servantsالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersمِنْofأَنَّهُمْthat theyيُحِبُّونَهُlove Himيَمْتَنِعُit preventsأَنْthatيَكُونَit isمَعْنَاهُits meaningمُجَرَّدَmereمَحَبَّةٍloveلِلْعَمَلِof the workالَّذِيwhichيَنَالُونَthey obtainبِهِby itبَعْضَsomeالْأَغْرَاضِgoalsالْمَحْبُوبَةِlovedمِنْfromغَيْرِwithoutأَنْthatيَكُونَit isرَبَّهُمُtheir Lordمَحْبُوبًاbelovedأَصْلًاat all
So know that what God described by Him His servants the believers of that they love Him, it prevents that its meaning is mere love of the work which they obtain by it some goals loved without that it is their Lord beloved at all.
وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفَلفظُthe termالْعِبَادَةُworshipمُتَضَمِّنٌcontainsلِلْمَحَبَّةِfor loveمَعَtogether withالذُّلِّhumilityكَمَاjust asتَقَدَّمَتmentioned
And also the term worship contains for love together with humility, just as mentioned.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonكَانَتit wasمَحَبَّةُloveالْقَلْبِof the heartلِلْبَشَرِto humansعَلَىonطَبَقَاتٍlevelsأَحَدَهَاone of themالعَلَاقَةُthe relationفَهُوَfor it isتَعَلُّقٌattachmentالْقَلْبِof the heartبِالْمَحْبُوبِto the beloved
And for this reason, the love of the heart for humans is on levels, one of them is the relation, for it is the attachment of the heart to the beloved.
ثُمَّThenالصَّبَابَةُthe yearningوَهِيَand it isانْصِبَابٌpouringالْقَلْبِof the heartإِلَيْهِto it
Then the yearning, and it is pouring of the heart to it.
ثُمَّThenالغَرَامُthe passionوَهُوَand it isالْحُبُّthe loveاللَّازِمُnecessary
Then the passion, and it is the necessary love.
ثُمَّThenالْعِشْقُthe deep loveوَآخِرُand the lastالمَرَاتِبُlevelsهُوَisالتَّتْيِمُthe devotion
Then the deep love, and the last levels is the devotion.
وَهُوَAnd it isالتَّعَبُّدُthe worshipلِلْمَحْبُوبِto the belovedوَالْمُتَيِّمُand the devotedالْمَعْبُودِthe worshippedوَتُمُتَيمٌand devoted in worshipاللَّهِGodعَبْدُservantاللَّهِof God.
And it is the worship to the beloved, and the devoted worshipped, and devoted in worship of God of God.
فَإِنَّFor ifالْمُحِبُّthe loverيَبْقَىremainsذَاكِرًاrememberingمُعَبِّدًاworshippingمُذَلَّلًاhumblingلِمَحْبُوبِهِto his beloved
For if the lover remains remembering, worshipping, humbling to his beloved.
وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفَاسْمُthe nameالِإنَابَةُthe repentanceإِلَيْهِto Himيَقْتَضِيrequiresالْمَحَبَّةَthe loveأَيْضًاalso
And also the name of the repentance to Him requires the love also.
وَمَاAnd whatأَشْبَهَresemblesذَٰلِكَthatمِنَofالْأَسْمَاءِthe namesكَمَاjust asتَقَدَّمَتmentioned
And what resembles that of the names, just as mentioned.
وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفَلَوْifكَانَit wereالَّذِيwhatقَالُوهُthey saidحَقًّاtruthمِنْfromكَوْنٍthe beingذَٰلِكَthatمَجَازًاmetaphoricalلِمَاfor whatفِيهِin itمِنْofالْحَذْفِomissionوَالْإِضْمَارِand suppressionفَالمَجَازُfor the metaphoricalلَاdoes notيُطْلَقُapplyإِلَّاexceptبِقَرِينَةٍwith contextual evidenceتُبَيِّنُthat clarifiesالْمُرَادَthe intended
And also if what they said is true from the being of that metaphorical for what in it of omission and suppression, for the metaphorical does not apply except with contextual evidence that clarifies the intended.
وَمَعْلُومٌAnd it is knownأَنَّthatلَيْسَthere is notفِيinكِتَابِthe Bookاللَّهِof Godوَسُنَّةِand the Sunnahرَسُولِهِof His Messengerمَاwhatيُنَفِّيnegatesأَنْthatيَكُونَit isاللَّهُGodمَحْبُوبًاbelovedوَأَنْand thatلَاnotيَكُونَit beالْمَحْبُوبُthe belovedإِلَّاexceptبِالْأَعْمَالِthe deeds
And it is known that there is not in the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Messenger what negates that God is beloved, and that not to be the beloved except the deeds.
لَاnotفِيinالدَّلَالَةِthe proofالْمُتَّصِلَةِthe connectedوَلَاand notالْمُنْفَصِلَةِthe separateبَلْbutوَلَاand notفِيinالْعَقْلِthe reasonأَيْضًاalso
Not in the proof of the connected and not the separate, but not in the reason also.
فَمَنْSo whoeverعَلَامَاتِthe signsالْمَجَازِof metaphoricalصِحَّةِvalidityإِطْلَاقِthe applicationنَفْيِهِof negationفَيَجِبُmustأَنْtoيَصِحَّbe validإِطْلَاقُthe applicationالْقَوْلِof the sayingبَانَthatاللَّهُGodلَاnotيُحِبُّloveوَلَاand notيُحِبُّlove
So whoever the signs of metaphorical validity of the application of negation, must be valid the application of the saying that God does not love and not love.
كَمَاAsأُطْلِقَit was statedإِمَامُهُمْtheir ImamالْجَعْدُAl-Ja'dبِنْbinدِرْهَمٍDirhamأَنْthatاللَّهَGodلَمْdid notيَتَّخِذْtakeإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahimخَلِيلًاa friendوَلَمْand did notيَكَلِّمْspeakمُوسَىMosesتَكْلِيمًاin speech.
As it was stated by their Imam Al-Ja'd bin Dirham that God did not take Ibrahim as a friend and did not speak to Moses in speech.
وَمَعْلُومٌAnd it is knownأَنَّthatهَذَاthisمُمْتَنِعٌimpossibleبِإِجْمَاعٍby consensusالْمُسْلِمِينَof the Muslims.
And it is known that this is impossible by consensus of the Muslims.
فَاعْلَمْSo knowدَلَالَةَthe indicationالإِجْمَاعِof the consensusعَلَىonأَنَّthatهَذَاthisلَيْسَis notمَجَازًاmetaphoricalبَلْbutهِيَisحَقِيقَةًtruth.
So know the indication of the consensus that this is not metaphorical but it is truth.
وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفَقَدْit has beenفَرَّقَdistinguishedبَيْنَbetweenمَحَبَّتِهِHis loveوَمَحَبَّةِand the loveالْأَعْمَالِof the actionsلَهُfor himفِيinقَوْلِهِHis sayingالتَّوْبَةَthe repentanceأُحِبُّI loveإِلَيْكُمmore than youمِنْfromاللَّهِGodوَرَسُولِهِand His Messengerوَجِهَادٍand the struggleفِيinسَبِيلِهِHis way
And also it has been distinguished between His love and the love of the actions for him in His saying: 'I love more to you than God and His Messenger and the struggle in His way.'
كَمَاAsفَرَّقَit was distinguishedبَيْنَbetweenمَحَبَّتِهِHis loveوَمَحَبَّةِand the loveرَسُولِهِof His MessengerفِيinقَوْلِهِHis sayingأُحِبُّI loveإِلَيْكُمmore than youمِنْfromاللَّهِGodوَرَسُولِهِand His Messenger
As it was distinguished between His love and the love of His Messenger in His saying: 'I love more to you than God and His Messenger'.
فَلَوْSo ifكَانَit wereالمُرَادُthe intendedبِمَحَبَّتِهِby His loveلَيْسَis notإِلَّاexceptمَحَبَّةَthe loveالْأَعْمَالِof the actionsلَكَانَit would have beenهَذَاthisتَكْرِيرًاa repetitionأَوْorمِنْfromبَابِthe aspect ofعَطْفٍattractionالْخَاصِّthe specific
So if the intended by His love is not except the love of the actions, this would have been a repetition or from the aspect of attraction the specific.