ظَهَرَappearedمِنَfromالْبَاطِلِfalsehoodفَصَارَand becameمَلْبُوسًاadornedوَمَنand whoeverكَتَمَconcealsالْحَقَّthe truthاحْتَاجَneedsأَنْtoيُقِيمَestablishمَوْضِعَهُhis positionبَاطِلًاfalsely
Falsehood appeared, and thus it became adorned. Whoever conceals the truth needs to establish his position falsely.
فَيَلْبَسُThus he dressesالْحَقَّthe truthبِالْبَاطِلِwith falsehood,وَلِهَذَاand thereforeكَانَwasكُلُّeveryمَنwhoكَتَمَconcealsمِنَfromأَهْلِpeople ofالْكِتَابِthe Bookمَاthat whichأُنزِلَwas revealedاللَّهُAllahفَلَاtherefore notبِدَّmustأَنْtoيُظْهَرَshowبَاطِلًاfalsehood
Thus, one adorns the truth with falsehood, and therefore, every person of the Book who conceals that which was revealed by Allah must reveal falsehood.
وَهَكَذَاAnd thusأَهْلُthe people ofالْبِدَعِinnovationلَاnoتَجِدُyou findأَحَدًاanyoneتَرَكَwho abandonsبَعْضَsomeالسُّنَّةِof the Sunnahالَّتِيthat whichيَجِبُmustالتَّصْدِيقَbelieveبِهَاin itوَالْعَمَلِand actإِلَّاexceptوَقَعَfallsفِيintoبِدْعَةٍinnovation
And thus, you will find that the people of innovation do not abandon any of the Sunnah that must be believed in and acted upon except that they fall into innovation.
وَلَاAnd notنَجِدُwe findصَاحِبَthe companionبِدْعَةٍof innovationإِلَّاexceptتَرَكَhe abandonedشَيْئًاsomethingمِنَofالسُّنَّةِthe Sunnah,كَمَاjust asجَاءَcameفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe hadith:مَاWhatابْتَدَعَinnovatedقَوْمٌpeopleبِدْعَةًof innovationإِلَّاexceptتَرَكُواthey abandonedمِنَofالسُّنَّةِthe Sunnahمِثْلَهَاsimilar to it
And we do not find a companion of innovation except that he has abandoned something of the Sunnah, just as it has come in the hadith: "No people innovated an innovation except that they abandoned a similar portion of the Sunnah."
رَوَاهُNarrated byالْإِمَامِthe ImamأَحْمَدَAhmad,وَقَدْand indeedقَالَhe saidتَعَالَىthe Exalted:فَنَسُواSo they forgotحَقًّاa truthمِّمَّاof whatذُكِرُواwas mentioned to themبِهِwith itفَأَغْرَتَنَاand caused us to inflictبَيْنَهُمُbetween themالْعَدَاوَةَthe enmityوَandالْبَغْضَاءَhatred:[المَائِدَة: ١٤][Al-Ma'idah: 14]
Narrated by Imam Ahmad, and indeed, Allah the Exalted said: "So they forgot a truth of what was mentioned to them, and caused us to inflict enmity and hatred between them." [Al-Ma'idah: 14]
فَلَمَّاSo whenتَرَكُواthey abandonedحَظًّاa shareمِّمَّاof whatذُكِّرُواthey were remindedبِهِwith itاعْتَاضُواthey compensatedبِغَيْرِهِwith other than it,فَوَقَعَتthe enmity and hatred occurredبَيْنَهُمُbetween them
So when they abandoned a share of what they were reminded with, they compensated with other than it, and thus enmity and hatred occurred between them.
وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىthe Exalted:وَمَنAnd whoeverيَعْشُturns awayعَنْfromذِكْرِthe remembrance ofالرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most MercifulنُقَيِّضُWe appointلَهُfor himشَيْطَانًاa devilفَهُوَso he isقَرِينُهُhis companion:[الزُخْرُفِ][Al-Zukhruf]
And He said, the Exalted: 'And whoever turns away from the remembrance of the Most Merciful, We appoint for him a devil, so he is his companion.' [Al-Zukhruf]
أَيMeaningعَنْfromالذِّكْرِthe remembranceالَّذِيthat whichأُنزِلَwas revealedالرَّحْمَـٰنُthe Most Merciful,وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىthe Exalted:فَمَنِSo whoeverاتَّبَعَfollowsهُدَايَMy guidanceفَلَاthen notيَضِلَّgo astrayوَلَاand notيَشْفَىbe distressed.وَمَنAnd whoeverأَعْرَضَturns awayعَنْfromذِكْرِيMy remembranceفَإِنَّthen indeedلَهُمُfor themمَعِيشَةًa lifeضَنكًاof hardshipوَنَحْشُرُهُand we shall gather himيَوْمَon the Dayالْقِيَامَةِof resurrectionأَعْمَىblind.)[طَهَ][Taha]
Meaning from the remembrance that was revealed by the Most Merciful, and He said, the Exalted: 'So whoever follows My guidance, then not go astray, and not be distressed. And whoever turns away from My remembrance, then indeed for them is a life of hardship, and we shall gather him on the Day of resurrection blind.' [Taha]
وَقَالَAnd He saidاتَّبِعُواFollowمَاthat whichأُنزِلَwas revealedإِلَيْكُمْto youمِّنfromرَّبِّكُمْyour LordوَلَاAnd do notتَتَّبِعُواfollowمِنfromدُونِهِother than Himأَوْلِيَاءَalliesقَلِيلًاlittleمَاthat whichتَذَكَّرُونَyou remember:[الْأَعْرَافِ][Al-A'raf]
And He said: 'Follow what was revealed to you from your Lord, and do not follow other than Him as allies; little do you remember.' [Al-A'raf]
فَأَمَرَSo He commandedبِاتِّبَاعِto followمَاthat whichأُنزِلَwas revealedوَنَهَىand forbadeعَمَّاfrom whatيُضَادُّcontradictsذَلِكَthatوَهُوَand it isاتِّبَاعُto followأَوْلِيَاءَalliesمِنْother thanدُونِهِHimفَمَنSo whoeverلَمdid notيَتَّبِعْfollowأَحَدَهُمَاone of themاِتَّبَعَfollowsالْآخَرَthe other.
So He commanded to follow that which was revealed and forbade from what contradicts that, which is to follow allies other than Him; so whoever does not follow one of them will follow the other.
وَلِهَذَاAnd thereforeقَالَhe saidوَيَتَّبِعْand followsغَيْرَother thanسَبِيلِthe path ofالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers)[النِّسَاء: ١١٥][An-Nisa: 115]
And therefore, he said: 'And follows other than the path of the believers.' [An-Nisa: 115]
قَالَHe saidالْعُلَمَاءُthe scholars:مَنWhoeverلَمdid notيَكُنbeمُتَّبِعًاfollowingسَبِيلَهُمْtheir path,كَانَhe wasمُتَّبِعًاfollowingغَيْرَother thanسَبِيلِهِمْ,فَاسْتَدَلُّواand they indicatedبِذَلِكَby thisعَلَىthatأَنَّthatاتِّبَاعَfollowingسَبِيلِهِمtheir pathوَاجِبٌis obligatory,فَلَيْسَthere is no oneلِأَحَدٍfor anyoneأَنْtoيَخْرُجَdepartعَمَّfrom whatأَجْمَعُواthey agreed upon.
The scholars stated: 'Whoever does not follow their path is following other than their path; and they indicated by this that following their path is obligatory; there is no one who is permitted to depart from what they agreed upon.'
وَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseمَنwhoeverلَمdid notيَفْعَلْperformالْمَأْمُورَthe commanded,فَعَلَhe performsبَعْضًاsomeمِمَّاof the prohibitions,وَمَنومنفَعَلَperformedالمَحْظُورَthe prohibitionلَمdid notيَفْعَلْperformجَمِيعَallالْمَأْمُورَاتِthe commanded
And likewise, whoever does not perform the commanded performs some of the prohibitions, and whoever performs the prohibition does not perform all of the commanded.
فَلَاSo notيُمْكِنُit is possibleلِإِنْسَانٍa personأَنْtoيَفْعَلَperformجَمِيعَallمَاwhatأُمِرَwas commandedبِهِwith it,مَعَwithفِعْلِهِhis actلِبَعْضِof someمَاwhatيُحْظَرis prohibited,وَلَاand notيُمْكِنُهُcan heتَرْكُabandonكُلِّallمَاwhatحُظِرَis prohibitedمَعَwithتَرْكِهِabandoning itلِبَعْضِof someمَاwhatأُمِرَwas commanded
So it is not possible for a person to perform all that was commanded with the act of doing some of that which is prohibited, nor can he abandon all that is prohibited while abandoning some of what was commanded.
فَإِنَّFor ifتَرَكَhe abandonsمَاwhatحُظِرَis prohibited,مِنَofجُمْلَةِthe totalمَاwhatأُمِرَwas commandedبِهِwith itفَهُوَthen he isمَأْمُورٌcommanded,وَمَنومنتَرَكَhe abandonsالْمَحْظُورَthe prohibitedالْمَأْمُورَ, فَكُلُّthen allمَاthat whichشَغَلَهُoccupied himعَنْfromالْوَاجِبِthe obligation,فَهُوَhe isمُحَرَّمٌprohibited,وَكُلُّوكلمَاwhateverلَاnotيُمْكِنُit is possibleفِعْلُهُto performالْوَاجِبِthe obligationإِلَّاexceptبِهِwith itفَعَلَhe actsعَلَيْهِupon it
For if he abandons what is prohibited, from the total of what he was commanded, then he is commanded; and whoever abandons the commanded, then all that occupies him from the obligation is prohibited, and everything that it is not possible to perform the obligation except with it, he must act upon it.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonكَانَit wasلَفْظُthe termالأَمْرُcommandإِذَاwhenأُطْلِقَis releasedيَتَنَاوَلُincludesالنَّهْيَthe prohibition,وَإِذَاوإذاقُيِّدَis restrictedبِالنَّهْيِby the prohibitionكَانَit wasالنَّهْيُthe prohibitionنَظِيرًاanalogous toمَاthat whichتَقَدَّمَwas mentioned before
And for this reason, the term 'command' when released includes prohibition, and when restricted by prohibition, the prohibition is analogous to what was mentioned before.