جَهْدُeffortمُقِلٍّlimited
The effort is limited.
قِيلَIt was said::أَيُّwhichالجِهَادِjihadأَفْضَلُ؟is better?
It was said: Which jihad is better?
قَالَ:He said:«"أَنْthatتُجَاهِدَyou striveبِمَالِكَwith your wealthوَنَفْسِكَ،and your soul,فَيُعْقَرَand your horse is cut downجَوَادُكَ،your steed,وَيُرَاقَand your blood is spilledدَمُكَ.your blood.قِيلَIt was said:أَيُّWhichالسَّاعَاتِhoursأَفْضَلُ؟are better?
He said: "That you strive with your wealth and your soul, and your steed is cut down, and your blood is spilled." It was said: Which hours are better?
قَالَHe said::«"جَوْفِthe depths ofاللَّيْلِthe nightالْغَابِرِmost past(۱).."
He said: "The depths of the past night (1)."
وَمَعْلُومٌAnd it is knownأَنَّthatهَذَاthisكُلَّهُallمَرَاتِبُranksبَعْضُهَاsome of themفَوْقَaboveبَعْضٍ.others.وَإِلَّاOtherwise,فَالْمُهَاجِرُthe emigrantsلَاmust notبِدٌّbutأَنْthatيَكُونَhe isمُؤْمِنًا،a believer,وَكَذَلِكَand likewiseالْمُجَاهِدُ،the fighter,وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonقَالَ:he said:«الإِيمَانُ:"Belief is:السَّمَاحَةُgenerosityوَالصَّبْرِ»and patience."
And it is known that all of this has ranks, some of which are above others. Otherwise, the emigrants must be believers, as well as the fighters, and for this reason he said: "Belief is generosity and patience."
وَقَالَHe said::فِيInالْإِسْلَامِ:Islam:إِطْعَامُFeedingالطَّعَامِfoodوَطِبِّand niceالْكَلاَمِ،words,وَالْأَوَّلُand the firstمُسْتَلْزِمٌis impliedلِلثَّانِي،in the second,فَإِنَّforمَنْwhosoeverكَانَwasخُلُقُهُhis characterالسَّمَاحَةُ،generosity,فَعَلَdoesهَذَاthisبِخِلَافِunlikeالْأَوَّلِ،the first,فَإِنَّforالْإِنْسَانَa manقَدْmightيَفْعَلَdoذَلِكَthatتَخَلُّقًا،acting,وَلَاand notيَكُونَisفِيinخُلُقِهِhis characterسَمَاحَةٌgenerosityوَصَبْرٍ.and patience.
He said: In Islam: "Feeding food and good words, and the first is implied in the second, for whosoever has the character of generosity does this, unlike the first, for a man might do that merely by acting, and not have generosity and patience in his character.
وَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseقَالَhe said:::أَفْضَلُthe bestالْمُسْلِمِينَof the Muslims[إِسْلَامًا][in Islam]مَنْwhoسَلِمَsurrenderedالْمُسْلِمُونَthe Muslimsمِنْfromلِسَانِهِhis tongueوَيَدِهِ.and his hand.
And likewise, he said: The best of the Muslims [in Islam] is the one from whom the Muslims are safe from his tongue and hand.
وَقَالَHe said::أَفْضَلُThe bestالْمُؤْمِنِينَof the believersإِيمَانًاin faithأَحْسَنُهُمْthe best of themخُلُقًا»،in character,وَمَعْلُومٌand it is knownأَنَّthatهَذَاthisيَتَضَمَّنُincludesالْأَوَّلَ،the first,فَمَنْso whoeverكَانَisحَسَنَgoodالْخُلُقِcharacterفَعَلَdoesذَلِكَ.that.
He said: The best of the believers in faith is the one who is best in character, and it is known that this includes the first, so whoever is good in character does that.
قِيلَIt was saidلِلْحَسَنِto Al-Hasanالْبَصْرِيِّ:Al-Basri:مَاWhatحَسَنٌis goodالْخُلُقُ؟character?
It was said to Al-Hasan Al-Basri: What is good character?
قَالَ :He said:بَذْلُGenerosity,الْنَّدَى،of giving,وَكَفُّand restrainingالأَذَى،harm,وَطَلَاقَةُand a cheerfulالْوَجْهِ.face.
He said: "Generosity, restraining harm, and a cheerful face.".
فَكُفُّThus, restrainingالأَذَىharmجُزْءٌis a partمِنْofحَسَنِgoodالْخُلُقِ.character.
Thus, restraining harm is a part of good character.
وَسَتَأْتِيAnd the authenticالْأَحَادِيثُhadithsالصَّحِيحَةُwill comeبِأَنَّهُthat heجَعَلَconsideredالأَعْمَالَactionsالظَّاهِرَةَmanifestمِنَasالإِيمَانِfaithكَقَوْلِهِ:as he said:«الإِيمَانُ"Faithبِضْعٌis a fewوَسَبْعُونَand seventyشُعْبَةً،branches,أَعْلَاهَاthe highest of whichقَوْلُis the sayingلَاnoneإِلَهَdeityإِلَّاexceptاللَّهُGodوَأَدْنَاهَاand the lowest of whichإِمَاطَةُis the removalالأَذَىof harmعَنْfromالطَّرِيقِ (۲)the path (2),
And the authentic hadiths will come that he considered the manifest actions as part of faith, as he said: "Faith is a few and seventy branches, the highest of which is the saying: There is no deity except God, and the lowest of which is the removal of harm from the path (2).
وَقَوْلُهُAnd his saying::لَوَفْدِto the delegationعَبْدِof Abdulالْقَيْسِ:Qais:آمُرُكُمْI command youبِالْإِيمَانِto have faithبِاللَّهِin Godوَحْدَهُ،alone,أَتَدْرُونَDo you know?مَاWhatالإِيمَانُfaithبِاللَّهِin Godوَحْدَهُ؟alone?شَهَادَةٌThe testimonyأَنْthatلَاthere is noإِلَهَdeityإِلَّاexceptاللَّهُGodوَحْدَهُaloneلَاnoneشَرِيكَpartnerلَهُ،to Him,وَإِقَامُand establishingالصَّلَاةِ،the prayer,وَإِيتَاءِand givingالزَّكَاةِ،the zakat,وَأَنْand thatتُؤَدُّواyou performخُمُسَa fifthمَاof whatغَنِمْتُمْ (۳).you gain (3).
And his saying to the delegation of Abdul Qais: "I command you to have faith in God alone, do you know what faith in God alone is? It is the testimony that there is no deity except God alone, with no partner to Him, establishing the prayer, giving the zakat, and that you perform a fifth of what you have gained (3).
وَمَعْلُومٌAnd it is knownأَنَّهُthat itلَمnotيَرِدْcomeأَنْthatهَذِهِtheseالأَعْمَالُactsتَكُونَareإِيمَانًاfaithبِاللَّهِin Godبِدُونِwithoutإِيمَانِfaithالْقَلْبِ،of the heart,لِمَاfor whatقَدhasأَخْبَرَinformedفِيinغَيْرِotherمَوْضِعٍplacesأَنَّهُthat itلَاnotبِدٌّbutمِنْofإِيمَانِfaithالْقَلْبِof the heartفَعُلِمَit is knownأَنَّthatهَذِهِtheseمَعَwithإِيمَانِfaithالْقَلْبِ.of heart.
And it is known that these acts are not faith in God without the faith of the heart, for it has been informed in other places that there must be faith of the heart, thus it is known that these things are with the faith of the heart.