رِضْوَانُpleasureاللَّهِof Godعَلَيْهِمْupon themأَجْمَعِينَall together
The pleasure of God be upon them all.
وَandالْعَقَارِبِthe scorpionsمُرَاعَاةًconsiderationلِلْآدَابِfor decorumوَلَكِنَّهُbut itيُقَالُis saidخَالِقٌCreatorكُلِّof allشَيْءٍthings
And the scorpions are considered for decorum, but it is said, 'The Creator of all things.'
قَوْلُهُHis saying(وَلَا(And notيَبْرَأُhe disownsمِنْfromأَحَدٍanyoneمِنْfromأَصْحَابِthe companionsرَسُولِof the Messengerاللَّهِof God
His saying: 'And he does not disown anyone from the companions of the Messenger of God.'
هَذَاThisبَيْنَنَاbetween usوَبَيْنَand betweenالرَّافِضَةِthe rejectersفِيin itخِلَافٍdisagreementإِنَّهُمْTheyيَبْرَأُونَdisownعَنِfromالصَّحَابَةِthe companionsرَضِيَ اللَّـهُmay God be pleasedعَنْهُمْwith themإِلَّاexceptعَنْfromعَلِيٍّAliعَلَيْهِmay peace be upon himالسَّلاَمُpeace
This is between us and the rejecters; there is disagreement in it. They disown the companions of God except for Ali, may peace be upon him.
فَيُرَدُّthen he repliesعَلَيْهِمْto themبِقَوْلِهِwith his wordsعَلَيْهِupon himفِيinالسَّلاَمِpeaceأَصْحَابِيmy companionsكَالنُّجُومِlike the starsبِأَيِّهِمْby any of themاقْتَدَيْتُمْyou followedاهْتَدَيْتُمْyou are guided
Then he replies to them with his words: 'My companions are like the stars; by any of them you followed, you are guided.'
وَالأَخْبَارُAnd the newsفِيinفَضَائِلِvirtuesالصَّحَابَةِthe companionsكَثِيرَةٌmanyيَطُولُit would take longذِكْرُهَاto mention themهَاهُنَاhereقَوْلُهُHis saying(وَلَا(And notيَتَوَالَىto be successiveأَحَدٌanyoneدُونَwithoutأَحَدٍanyone
And the news about the virtues of the companions are many and it would take long to mention them here. His saying: 'And not one to be successive without another.'
هَذَاThisبَيْنَنَاbetween usوَبَيْنَand betweenالشِّيعةِthe Shiitesأَنَّهَاthat theyتَوَالَتْwere successiveعَلِيًّاAliفَحَسَبَonly
This is between us and the Shiites that they were only successive to Ali.
وَهَذَاAnd thisقَرِيبٌis closeمِنْtoمَذْهَبِthe doctrineالرَّافِضَةِthe rejectersأَيْضًاalsoقَدindeedبَيْنَنَاbetween usفَسَادَهُits corruption
And this is also close to the doctrine of the rejecters; indeed, we have clarified its corruption.
قَوْلُهُHis sayingأَنْthatتَرِدُyou returnأَمْرُthe matterعُثْمَانَUthmanوَعَلِيٍّand AliإِلَىtoاللَّهِGodوَهُوَand He isعَالِمٌKnowingالسَّرِّthe secretوَالْخَفِيَّاتِand the hidden
His saying that you return the matter of Uthman and Ali to God, and He is Knowing of the secret and the hidden.
وَلَمْAnd notيَرِدْHe returnedبِهَذَاwith thisالشَّكَّthe doubtفِيinأَمْرِهِمَاtheir matterوَلَكِنَّهُbut heأَخَذَtookأَسْلَمَthe safestالطُّرُقَwaysوَإِنْand ifأَسْلَمَهَاthe safest of themأَنْthatنَكُفَّwe restrainأَلْسِنَتَنَاour tonguesعَنْهُمْfrom themكَمَاasكُفَّrestrainedاللَّهُGodسُيُوفَنَاour swordsعَنْfromتِلْكَthatالْفِتْنَةِthe sedition
And he did not return this doubt in their matter, but he took the safest of ways; and if the safest of them is that we restrain our tongues from them as God restrained our swords from that sedition.
قَالَHe saidأَبوAbuحَنِيفَةُHanifaرَضِيَ اللَّـهُmay God be pleasedعَنْهُwith him( الفِقْهُ(the jurisprudenceفِيinالدِّينِthe religionأَفْضَلُis betterمِنْthanالْفِقْهِthe jurisprudenceفِيinالْعِلْمِthe science
Abu Hanifa, may God be pleased with him, said: 'The jurisprudence in religion is better than the jurisprudence in science.'
لِأَنَّBecauseالْفِقْهُthe jurisprudenceفِيinالدِّينِthe religionأَصْلٌis the foundationوَالْفِقْهُand jurisprudenceفِيinالْعِلْمِthe scienceفَرْعٌis a branchوَفَرْضٌand the virtueالأَصْلُthe foundationعَلَىoverالْفَرْعِthe branch
Because the jurisprudence in religion is the foundation, and the jurisprudence in science is a branch, and the virtue of the foundation over the branch is known.
قَالَHe saidاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىthe Most HighإِنَّIndeedالدِّينُthe religionعِندَwithاللَّهِGodالإِسْلَامُthe Islamوَلَاand notشَكٌّa doubtأَنْthatالْعَبْدُthe servantأَوَّلًاfirstيَلْزَمُهُis obligatedالإِسْلَامُthe Islamلِقَوْلِهِfor His sayingتَعَالَىthe Most Highوَمَاand whatخَلَقْتُI createdالْجِنَّthe jinnوَالْإِنْسَand the mankindإِلَّاexceptلِيَعْبُدُونِto worship Meأَيْthatلِيُوَحِّدُونِto unite Me
God, the Most High, said: 'Indeed, the religion with God is Islam.' And there is no doubt that the servant is obligated first to be a Muslim for His saying, the Most High: 'And I created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me, that is, to unite Me.'
ثُمَّThenالْعِلْمُthe knowledgeيُبْنَىis builtعَلَىuponالدِّينِthe religionفَصَارَthen becomesالدِّينُthe religionهُوَisالتَّوْحِيدُthe unity of Godوَالْعِلْمُand the knowledgeهُوَisالْدِّيَانَةُthe creedيَعْنِيmeansالْفِقْهُthe jurisprudenceفِيinالدِّينِthe religionأَفْضَلُis betterمِنْthanالْفِقْهِthe jurisprudenceفِيinالعِلْمِthe science
Then knowledge is built upon religion, and thus the religion is the unity of God, and knowledge is the creed, which means that the jurisprudence in religion is better than the jurisprudence in science.