وَAndكَذَٰلِكَlikewiseمِنَfromالمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheistsالَّذِينَwhoقَالَsaidاللَّـهُAllahفِيهِمْabout themفَإِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyلَاdo notيُكَذِّبُونَكَdisbelieve youوَلَٰكِنَّbut indeedالظَّالِمِينَthe wrongdoersبِنَايَةٍby denyingاللَّـهِAllahيَجْحَدُونَthey deny
And likewise, among the polytheists, those whom Allah said about: 'Indeed, they do not disbelieve you, but indeed, the wrongdoers deny Allah.'
فَهَـٰؤُلَـٰئِكَSo theseغَلَطُواerredفِيinأَصْلَيْنِtwo foundations
So these erred in two foundations:
أَحَدُهُمَاOneظَنَّهُمْtheir assumptionأَنْthatالإِيمَانَfaithمَجَرَّدُis merelyتَصْدِيقٍbeliefوَعِلْمٍand knowledgeفَقَطْonly,, لَيْسَis notمَعَهُwith itعَمَلٍaction,, وَحَالٍand state,, وَحَرَكَةٍand movement,, وَإِرَادَةٍand will,, وَمَحَبَّةٍand love,, وَخَشْيَةٍand fearفِيinالْقَلْبِthe heart,, وَهَذَاand thisمِنْis amongأَعْظَمِthe greatestغَلَطٍerrorsالْمُرْجِئَةِof the Murji'ahمُطْلَقًاabsolutely
One of them is their assumption that faith is merely belief and knowledge only, without any action, state, movement, will, love, or fear in the heart, and this is among the greatest errors of the Murji'ah absolutely.
فَإِنَّIndeedأَعْمَالَthe worksالْقُلُوبِof the heartsالَّتِيwhichيُسَمِّيَهَاsome callبَعْضُsomeالصُّوفِيَّةِSufisأَحْوَالًاstatesوَمَقَامَاتٍand stationsأَوْorمَنَازِلَstationsالسَّائِرِينَof those travelingإِلَىtoاللَّـهِAllahأَوْorمَقَامَاتِstationsالْعارِفِينَof the gnosticsأَوْorغَيْرَother thanذَٰلِكَthat,, كُلَّeverythingمَاthatفِيهَاin itمِمَّاwhatفَرَضَهُobligatedاللَّـهُAllahوَرَسُولُهُand His Messenger,, فَهُوَit isمِنَofالْإِيمَانِfaithالْوَاجِبِobligatory,, وَفِيهَاand in itمَاthatأَحَبَّهُHe lovedوَلَمْand did notيَفْرِضْهُobligate it,, فَهُوَit isمِنَofالْإِيمَانِfaithالْمُسْتَحَبِّrecommended.. فَالأَوَّلُThe firstلَاcannotبُدَّbe absentلِكُلِّfor everyمُؤْمِنٍbelieverمِنْهُfrom it,, وَمَنand whoeverاقتَصَرَis limitedعَلَيْهِto it,, فَهُوَhe isمِنَofالأَبْرَارِthe righteousأَصْحَابِthe companionsالْيَمِينِof the right side
Indeed, the works of the hearts, which some Sufis call states and stations or the stations of those traveling to Allah or the stations of the gnostics, everything in it from what Allah and His Messenger have obligated is of obligatory faith, and in it is what He loved but did not impose, it is recommended faith. The first is necessary for every believer, and whoever is limited to it is among the righteous companions of the right side.
وَمَنAnd whoeverفَعَلَهُdid it,, وَفَعَلَand didالثَّانِيَthe second,, كَانَhe isمِنَamongالْمُقَرَّبِينَthe close onesالسَّابِقِينَthe first,, وَذَٰلِكَand thatمِثْلُis likeحُبِّthe loveاللَّـهِof Allahوَرَسُولِهِand His Messenger,, بَلْratherأَنْthatيَكُونَit should beاللَّـهُAllahوَرَسُولُهُand His Messengerأَحَبُّmore belovedإِلَيْهِto himمِمَّاthan whatسِوَاهُمَاother than them,, بَلْratherأَنْthatيَكُونَit should beاللَّـهُAllahوَرَسُولُهُand His Messengerوَالْجِهَادَand jihadفِيinسَبِيلِهِHis wayأَحَبُّis more belovedإِلَيْهِto himمِنْthanأَهْلِهِhis familyوَمَالِهِand wealth,, وَمِثْلُand likeخَشْيَةِthe fearاللَّـهِof Allahوَحْدَهُaloneدُونَwithoutخَشْيَةِthe fearالْمَخْلُوقِينَof created beings,, وَرَجَاءَand hopeاللَّـهِAllahوَحْدَهُaloneدُونَwithoutرَجَاءِthe hopeالْمَخْلُوقِينَof created beings,, وَالتَّوَكُّلَand relianceعَلَىonاللَّـهِAllahوَحْدَهُaloneدُونَwithoutالْمَخْلُوقِينَcreated beings,, وَالإِنَابَةَand returningإِلَيْهِto HimمَعَwithخَشْيَتِهِHis fearكَمَاasقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most HighهَـٰذَاThisمَاwhatتُوعَدُونَyou are promisedلِكُلِّfor everyأَوَّابٍrepentantحَفِيظٌone who preservesمَنْwhoخَشِيَfearedالرَّحْمَنَthe Most Mercifulبِالْغَيْبِin the unseenوَجَاءَand comesبِقَلْبٍwith a heartمُنيبٍrepentant
And whoever does it and the second, he is among the close ones who excel, such as the love of Allah and His Messenger, rather it should be that Allah and His Messenger should be more beloved to him than what is besides them. Rather, it should be Allah and His Messenger and jihad in His way more beloved to him than his family and wealth, and like the fear of Allah alone without the fear of created beings, and the hope in Allah alone without the hope of created beings, and reliance on Allah alone without the created beings, and returning to Him with His fear as He, the Most High, said: 'This is what you are promised for every repentant one who fears the Most Merciful in the unseen and comes with a heart repentant.'
وَمِثْلُAnd likeالْحُبِّloveفِيforاللَّـهِAllahوَالْبَغْضِand dislikeفِيforاللَّـهِAllah,, وَالْمَوَالَاةِand loyaltyلِلَّـهِfor Allahوَالْمُعَادَاةِand enmityلِلَّـهِfor Allah
And like the love for Allah and the dislike for Allah, and the loyalty for Allah and the enmity for Allah.
وَالثَّانِيَAnd the second:: ظَنَّهُمْTheir assumptionأَنْthatكُلَّeveryمَنْwhoeverحَكَمَrulesالشَّارِعُthe Divine Lawgiverبِأَنَّهُthat he isكَافِرٌa disbelieverمُخَلَّدٌeternalفِيinالنَّارِthe fire,, فَإِنَّمَاit is only thatذَاكَthatلِأَنَّهُbecause he is notلَمْwas notيَكُنْinفِيhis heartشَيْءٌanythingمِنَofالْعِلْمِknowledge,, وَالتَّصْدِيقِand beliefوَهَذَاand thisأَمْرٌmatterخَالَفُواthey violatedبِهِwith itالْحَسِّsensesوَالْعَقْلِand reason,, وَالشَّرْعِand legislation,, وَمَاand whatأَجْمَعَagreedعَلَيْهupon itطَوَائِفُthe groupsبَنِيof the children ofآدَمَAdamالسَّلِيمِينَthe uprightالفِطْرَةِnatureوَجَمَاهِيرُand the majorityالنُّظَّارِof the scholars
And the second: Their assumption that whoever the Divine Lawgiver ruled to be a disbeliever, eternally in the fire, is only because there is nothing in his heart of knowledge and belief, and this is a matter they violated with the senses, reason, legislation, and what the upright groups of the children of Adam and the majority of scholars have agreed upon.
فَإِنَّIndeedالْإِنْسَانَa personقَدmayيَعْرِفُknowأَنَّthatالْحَقَّthe truthمَعَis withغَيْرِهِothersوَمَعَand withهَذَاthisيَجْحَدُhe deniesذَلِكَthatلِحَسَدِهِdue to his envy of him,, أوorلِطَلَبِfor seekingعُلُوهُhis elevationعَلَيْهِover him,, أوorلِهَوَىfor the desires ofالنَّفْسِthe soul,, وَيَحْمِلُهُand it drives himذَلِكَthatالْهَوَىdesireعَلَىtoأَنْthatيَعْتَدِيَhe transgressعَلَيْهِagainst himوَيَرُدَّand to rejectمَاwhatيَقُولُhe saysبِكُلِّby allطَرِيقٍmeansوَهُوَwhile heفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartيَعْلَمُknowsأَنَّthatالْحَقَّthe truthمَعَهُis with him.. وَعَامَّةُAnd the majorityمِنْofكَذَبَthose who deniedالرُّسُلَthe messengersعَلِمُواknewأَنَّthatالْحَقَّthe truthمَعَهُمْis with themوَأَنَّهُمْand that theyصَادِقُونَare truthfulلَكِنْbutإِمَّاeitherلِحَسَدِهِمdue to their envy,, أوorلِإِرَادَتِهِمfor their desireالْعُلُوِّfor superiorityوَالْرِّيَاسَةِand leadership,, أوorلِحُبِّهِمfor their loveدِينَهُمْtheir religionالَّذِيwhichكَانُواthey wereعَلَيْهِupon itوَمَاand whatيَحْصُلُthey gainلَهُمْfor themبِهِwith itمِنَfromالْأَغْرَاضِthe objectivesكَأَمْوَالٍsuch as wealthوَرِيَاسَةٍand leadershipوَصَدَاقَةٍand friendshipأَقْوَامٍof peopleوَغَيْرِ ذَٰلِكَand others.
Indeed, a person may know that the truth is with others, and with this he denies that due to his envy of him, or for seeking superiority over him, or for the desires of the soul, and that desire drives him to transgress against him and to reject what he says by all means, while in his heart he knows that the truth is with him. And the majority of those who denied the messengers knew that the truth is with them and that they are truthful, but either due to their envy or for their desire for superiority and leadership, or for their love for the religion which they were upon and what they gain from it, such as wealth, leadership, friendship with people, and others.