الْمَائِدَةُThe Table (or Feast)نَحْنُWe areأَبْنَاءُthe sonsاللَّـهِof Godوَأَحِبَّائُهُand His beloved ones.
The Table: We are the sons of God and His beloved ones.
وَيُوجَدُAnd there existsفِيinمَدْعًىthe claim ofالْمُحِبَّةِloveمِنْofمُخَالَفَةٍviolationالشَّرِيعَةِthe Shariaمَاthat which is notيُوجَدُfoundفِيinأَهْلِthe people ofالْخَشْيَةِfear.
And there exists in the claim of love a violation of the Sharia that does not exist among the people of fear.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonذَكَرَHe mentionedالْخَشْيَةَand fearفِيinقَوْلِهِHis saying.ق(Quran)
And for this reason, He mentioned fear in His saying.
هَذَاThisمَاis whatتُوُعِدُونَyou are promised.لِكُلِّFor allأَوَابٍwho turn backحَفِيظٍand are vigilant.مِنْfromخَشْيَةٍfear.
This is what you are promised: for all who turn back and are vigilant, from fear.
الرَّحْمَنِthe Most Mercifulبِالْغَيْبِin the unseen.وَجَاءَAnd cameبِقَلْبٍwith a heartمُنِيبٍrepentant.
And came with a heart repentant.
ادْخُلُوهَاEnter itبِسَلاَمٍin peace.ذَٰلِكَThatيَوْمُis the Dayالْخُلْدِof Eternity.
Enter it in peace. That is the Day of Eternity.
وَكَانَتِAnd wasالْمَشَايِخُthe scholarsالْمُصَنِّفُونَwho compiledفِيinالسُّنَّةِthe Sunnahيَذْكُرُونَmentioning.
And the scholars who compiled in the Sunnah were mentioning.
فِيInعَقَائِدِهِمْtheir beliefsمُجَانِبَةًthe divergenceمِنْof those whoيَكْثُرُونَexcessivelyدَعْوَىclaimingالْمُحِبَّةَloveوَالدَّخُولِand delvingفِيهَاin itمِنْwithoutغَيْرِfear.
In their beliefs, they mention the divergence of those who excessively claim love and delve into it without fear.
لِمَاFor whatفِيis inذَٰلِكَthatمِنْofالْفَسَادِcorruptionالَّذِيwhichوَقَعَoccurredفِيهِin itطَوَائِفٌgroupsمِنْofالْمُتَصَوِّفَةِthe Sufis.
For what is in that of the corruption that occurred in it in groups of the Sufis.
وَمَاAnd whatوَقَعَoccurredفِيinهَؤُلَاءِtheseمِنْofفَسَادِcorruptionالْإِعْتِقَادِthe beliefوَالْأَعْمَالِand the deeds.
And what occurred in these of the corruption of belief and deeds.
أَوْجَبَnecessitatedإِنْكَارَthe denialطَوَائِفَgroupsلِأَصْلِof the originalطَرِيقَةِmethodالْمُتَصَوِّفَةِof the Sufisبِالْكُلِّيَّةِentirely.
Necessitated the denial of groups regarding the original method of the Sufis entirely.
حَتَّىUntilصَارَit becameالْمُنْحَرِفُونَthe deviantsصِنْفَيْنِtwo types.
Until the deviants became two types.
صِنْفٌOne typeيُقِرُّaffirmsبِحَقِّهَاits truthوَبَاطِلَهَاand its falsehood.وَصِنْفٌAnd another typeيُنْكِرُdeniesحَقَّهَاits truthوَبَاطِلَهَاand its falsehood.
One type affirms its truth and its falsehood, and another type denies its truth and its falsehood.
كَمَاAsعَلَيْهِمit is uponطَوَائِفٍgroupsمِنْofأَهْلِthe people ofالْكَلَامِthe theological discourseوَالْفِقْهِand jurisprudence.
As it is upon groups of the people of theological discourse and jurisprudence.
وَالصَّوَابُAnd the correctإِنَّمَاis onlyهُوَit isالْإِقْرَارُacknowledgmentبِمَاof whatفِيهِis in itوَفِيand inغَيْرِهَاother than it.مِنْofمُوَافَقَةٍagreementالْكِتَابِthe Bookوَالْسُّنَّةِand the Sunnah.
And the correct is only acknowledgment of what is in it and in other than it of agreement with the Book and the Sunnah.
وَالإِنْكَارُAnd the denialلِمَاof whatفِيهَاis in itوَفِيand inغَيْرِهَاother than it.مِنْofمُخَالَفَةٍviolationالْكِتَابِthe Bookوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnah.
And the denial of what is in it and in other than it of violation of the Book and the Sunnah.
وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىthe Most Highآلُin the family ofعِمْرَانَImran:قُلْSayإِن كُنتُمْIf you areتُحِبُّونَbelovedاللَّـهَGodفَاتَّبِعُونِيthen follow me.يُحِبِبْكُمُHe will love you.اللَّـهُGodوَيَغْفِرْand forgiveلَكُمْfor youذُنُوبَكُمْyour sins.
And He, the Most High, said in the family of Imran: Say, 'If you are beloved of God, then follow me; He will love you and forgive your sins.'
فَاتِّبَاعِThen followingسُنَّةِthe Sunnahرَسُولِهِof His Messenger(صَلَّى اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)(peace be upon him)وَاتِّبَاعِand the followingشَرِيعَتِهِHis Sharia.بَاطِنًاInwardlyوَظَاهِرًاand outwardly.
Then following the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be upon him) and the following His Sharia inwardly and outwardly.
هِيَIt isمُوجِبَةٌthe causeمَحَبَّةِof loveاللَّـهِof God.كَمَاJust asأَنَّthe jihadفِيinسَبِيلِهِHis path.وَمُوَالَاةِAnd allegianceأَوْلِيَائِهِto His friends.وَمُعَادَاةِAnd hostilityأَعْدَائِهِto His enemies.
It is the cause of the love of God, just as the jihad in His path and allegiance to His friends and hostility to His enemies.
هُوَIt isحَقِيقَتُهَاits reality.كَمَاJust asفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe narration.
It is its reality, just as in the narration.
أَوْثَقُMost secureعُرَىof tiesالْإِيمَانِof faith.
Most secure ties of faith.
الْحُبُّLoveفِيinاللَّـهِGod.وَ الْبُغْضُAnd hatredفِيinاللَّـهِGod.
Love in God and hatred in God.
وَفِيAnd inالْحَدِيثِthe narrationمَنْofأَحَبَّwho lovesلِلَّـهِfor the sake of God.وَأَبْغَضَAnd hates.لِلَّهِfor the sake of God.وَأَعْطَىAnd gives for God.وَمَنَعَand withholds for God.
And in the narration: 'Who loves for God, and hates for God, and gives for God, and withholds for God has completed love.
وَقَدْAnd manyاسْتَكْمَلَwho claimالْمُحِبَّةَlove.كَثِيرٌManyمِمَّنْof those whoيَدْعَىclaim love.هُوَIt isأَبْعَدُfartherمِنْfromغَيْرِهِothers.
And many of those who claim love are farther than others from following the Sunnah.
عَنْFromاتِّبَاعِfollowingالسُّنَّةِthe Sunnah.وَعَنْAnd fromالأَمْرِcommandingبِالْمَعْرُوفِthe good.وَعَنْAnd fromالنَّهْيِforbiddingعَنْfromالْمُنْكَرِevil.وَ الْجِهَادِو jihadفِيinسَبِيلِthe wayاللَّـهِof God.
And many of those who claim love are farther from following the Sunnah and from commanding the good and from forbidding evil and from jihad in the way of God.
وَيُدْعَىAnd he claimsمَعَwith thisهَذَاthatأَكْمَلُit is more perfectلِطَرِيقِfor the pathالْمُحِبَّةِof love.مِنْthanغَيْرِهِothers.لِزَعْمِهِdue to his claim.أَنَّthatطَرِيقَthe pathالْمُحِبَّةِof loveلِلَّهِfor God.لَيْسَis notفِيهِin itغَيْرَةٌjealousyوَلَاnorغَضَبٌangerلِلَّهِfor God.
And he claims with this that it is more perfect for the path of love than others due to his claim that the path of love for God is not in it jealousy or anger for God.
وَهَذَاAnd thisخِلَافٌis contraryمَاto whatدَلَّhas been indicatedعَلَيْهِby.الْكِتَابِThe Bookوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnah.
And this is contrary to what has been indicated by the Book and the Sunnah.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe narrationالْمَأْثُورِthe reportedيَقُولُHe saysاللَّـهُGodتَعَالَىthe Most High.يَوْمَOn the Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection.أَيْنَWhereالْمُتَحَابُّونَthe mutual loversبِجَلَالِيby My Majesty.الْيَوْمَTodayأُظِلُّهُمْI shade them.فِيinظِلِّيMy shade.يَوْمٍOn a dayلَاthere is noظَلٍّshadeإِلَّاexceptظِلِّيMy shade.
And for this reason, in the reported narration, God the Most High says on the Day of Resurrection: 'Where are the mutual lovers by My Majesty? Today I shade them in My shade on a day there is no shade except My shade.
فَقَوْلُهُSo His sayingأَيْنَWhereالْمُتَحَابُّونَthe mutual loversبِجَلَالِيby My Majestyتَنْبِيهٌis a reminderعَلَىof whatمَاis inقُلُوبِهِمtheir heartsمِنْofإِجْلاَلٍaweاللَّـهِof God.وَتَعْظِيمٍand reverence for Him.وَالْتَّحَابِAnd the love for Him.
So His saying 'Where are the mutual lovers by My Majesty' is a reminder of what is in their hearts of awe of God and reverence for Him and the love for Him.
وَبِذَٰلِكَAnd with thatيَكُونُونَthey areحَافِظِينguardiansلِحُدُودِهِof His limits.دُونَwithoutالَّذِينَthe ones whoلَاdo notيَحْفَظُونَguardحُدُودَهُHis limits.لِضُعْفِdue to the weaknessالإِيمَانِof faithفِيinقُلُوبِهِمtheir hearts.
And with that, they are guardians of His limits, unlike those who do not guard His limits due to the weakness of faith in their hearts.
وَهَؤُلَاءِAnd theseالَّذِينَthose whoجَاءَcameفِيهِمin themالْحَدِيثُthe narrationحَقَّتْhas confirmedمَحَبَّتِيMy loveلِلْمُتَحَابِّينَfor the mutual lovers.فِيinوَحَقَّقَتْand confirmedمَحَبَّتِيMy loveلِلْمُتَجَالِسِينَfor those who sit together.
And these are those who came in the narration: 'My love for the mutual lovers is confirmed.
فِيInوَحَقَّقَتْand confirmedمَحَبَّتِيMy loveلِلْمُتَزَارِينَfor those who visit each other.فِيinوَحَقَّقَتْand confirmedمَحَبَّتِيMy loveلِلْمُتَبَادَلِينَfor those who exchange gifts.فِيin
And confirmed My love for those who visit each other.
وَالْأَحَادِيثُAnd the narrationsفِيinالمُتَحَابِّينَthe mutual loversلِلَّـهِfor the sake of God.كَثِيرَةٌare many.وَفِيAnd inالصَّحِيحَيْنِthe two authentic books.عَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet(صَلَّى اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)(peace be upon him).مِنَFromحَدِيثِthe narrationأَبِيof AbuهُرَيْرَةَHuraira.سَبْعَةٌSevenيُظَلُّهُمْwill shade them.اللَّـهُGodفِيinظُلِّهِHis shade.يَوْمٍOn the Dayلَاthere is noظَلٍّshadeإِلَّاexceptظُلِّهِHis shade.
And the narrations regarding the mutual lovers for the sake of God are many, and in the two authentic books from the Prophet (peace be upon him) from the narration of Abu Huraira: 'Seven will shade them God in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His shade.