fiqh al akbar

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الحَسَنَاتُGood deedsمِنْfromاللَّهِAllahتَعَالَىThe Exaltedوَالسَّيِّئَاتُand bad deedsمِنْfromأَنفُسِنَاourselves

Good deeds are from Allah The Exalted, and bad deeds are from ourselves.

وَكَانَAnd wasعُمَرُOmarيُضِيفُaddsالْكُلُّthe wholeإِلَىtoاللَّهِAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّThe Almighty and Majestic

And Omar adds everything to Allah, The Almighty and Majestic.

فَذَكَرَاSo they mentionedذَلِكَthatلِرَسُولِto the MessengerاللَّهِAllahفَقَالَSo he saidعَلَيْهِ السَّلامُpeace be upon him

So they mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah, and he said, peace be upon him.

إِنَّIndeedأَوَّلَthe firstمِنْofتَكَلَّمَspokeبِالْقَدَرِabout destinyمِنْofجَمِيعِallالْخَلْقِthe creationكُلُّهُمْall of themجِبْرِيلُGabrielوَمِيكَائِيلُand Michael

Indeed, the first to speak about destiny of all creation were Gabriel and Michael.

فَكَانَSo Gabriel wasجِبْرِيلُGabrielيَقُولُsayingمِثْلَlikeمَقَالَتِكَyour sayingيَاOعُمَرَOmar

So Gabriel was saying like your saying, O Omar.

وَكَانَAnd wasمِيكَائِيلُMichaelيَقُولُsayingمِثْلَlikeمَقَالَتِكَyour sayingيَاOأَبَاfather ofبَكْرٍBakr

And Michael was saying like your saying, O Abu Bakr.

فَتَحَاكَمَاSo they referred toإِلَىtoإِسْرَافِيلَIsraelفَقَضَىand he judgedبَيْنَهُمَاbetween themأَنْthatالْقَدَرَthe destinyكُلَّهُall of itخَيْرٍgoodوَشَرِّهِand evilمِنْis fromاللَّهِAllahتَعَالَىThe Exalted

So he judged between them that the entire destiny, good and evil, is from Allah The Exalted.

ثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidاللَّهُAllahوَهَذَاand thisقَضَائِيis my judgmentبَيْنَكُمَاbetween youثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidيَاOأَبَاfather ofيَكْرَBakr

Then Allah said, 'and this is my judgment between you, O Abu Bakr.'

لَوْIfأَرَادَHe willedاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىThe Exaltedأَنْto notلَاnoneأَحَدٌoneلَمَاwould notخَلَقَcreateإِبْلِيسَIblisعَلَيْهِupon himاللَّعْنَةَthe curse

If Allah The Exalted willed for there to be none, He would not have created Iblis, upon whom is the curse.

يَعْصِيHe disobeysوَالحِسَابَand the reckoningوَالْمِيزَانَand the balanceوَالْجَنَّةَand Paradiseوَالنَّارَand the Fireكُلَّهَاall of it(حَقٌّ)(is true)

And the reckoning, and the balance, and Paradise, and the Fire, all of it (is true).

المِيزَانُthe balanceعِبَارَةٌis an expressionعَمَّabout whatيُعْرَفُis knownبِهِby itمَقَادِيرُquantitiesالْأَعْمَالِof deedsوَالعَقْلُand the intellectقَاصِرٌis inadequateعَنْtoإِدْرَاكِcomprehendكَيْفِيَّتِهِits manner

The balance is an expression about what is known by it of the quantities of deeds, and the intellect is inadequate to comprehend its manner.

وَاللَّهُAnd AllahتَعَالَىThe Exaltedواحِدٌis oneلَاnotمِنْofطَرِيقَthe way ofالْعَدِدِthe numberوَلَكِنbutمِنْfromطَرِيقٍthe way ofأَنَّهُthat Heلَاnotشَرِيكٌpartnerلَهُfor Him

And Allah The Exalted is one, not by the way of number, but by the way that He has no partner for Him.

قَدIt mayيُقَالُbe saidواحِدٌoneوَيُرَىand it is meantبِهِby itنِصْفٌhalfالاثْنَيْنِof two

It may be said that one and it is meant by it half of two.

وَهُوَAnd it isمَاwhatيُفْتَحُopensبِهِwith itالْعَدِدِthe number

And it is what opens the number with it.

وَهَذَاAnd thisمَعْنَىis the meaningالواحِدُof one

And this is the meaning of one.

مِنْfromطَرِيقِthe way ofالْعَدِدِthe number وَقَدAnd it mayيُقَالُbe saidواحِدٌone

From the way of the number, it may be said that one is one.

وَقَدAnd it mayيُقَالُbe saidواحِدٌoneوَيُرَادُand it is meantبِهِby itأَنَّهُthat itلَاnotشَرِيكٌpartnerلَهُfor Him

And it may be said that one, and it is meant by it that it has no partner for Him.

وَلَاAnd notبِفِعْلِهِby His actionsوَالْفِعْلُAnd the actionصِفَةٌis the attributeفِيinالأَزَلِeternityوَالْفَاعِلُAnd the doerهُوَisاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىThe ExaltedوَالْفِعْلُAnd the actionصِفَةٌis the attributeفِيinالأَزَلِthe eternityوَالْمَفْعُولُand the objectمَخْلُوقٌis createdوَفِعْلُAnd the actionاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىThe ExaltedغَيْرُnotمَخْلُوقٌcreatedوَصِفَاتُهُAnd His attributesفِيinالأَزَلِeternityغَيْرُnotمُحْدَثَةٌnewly createdوَلَاAnd notمَخْلُوقَةٌcreatedوَمَنْAnd whoeverقَالَsaysإِنَّهَاthat theyمَخْلُوقَةٌare created

And not by His actions, and the action is the attribute in eternity, and the doer is Allah The Exalted, and the action is the attribute in eternity, and the object is created, and the action of Allah The Exalted is not created, and His attributes in eternity are not newly created and not created. And whoever says that they are created.