وَشَوَاهِدُand evidencesاِسْتِعْمَالِthe usageالْعَرَبِof the Arabsوَنَحْوِand so onذَاكَ،that,فَلِهَذَاfor this reasonيَجِبُit is necessaryالرُّجُوعُto returnفِيtoمُسَمَّيَاتِthe namesهَذِهِtheseالْأَسْمَاءِnamesإِلَىtoبَيَانِthe clarificationاللَّهِof Allahوَرَسُولِهِ،and His Messenger,فَإِنَّهُfor indeed, itشَافٍis sufficientكَافٍ،and clear,بَلْratherمَانِيthe meaningsهَذِهِof theseالْأَسْمَاءِnamesمَعْلُومَةٌare knownمِنْinحَيْثُregard toالْجُمْلَةِthe generalityلِلْخَاصَةِfor the specificوَالْعَامَّةِand the general public.
And the evidences of the usage of the Arabs and so on, for this reason it is necessary to return to the clarification of these names to the statement of Allah and His Messenger, for indeed, it is sufficient and clear, and rather the meanings of these names are known in regard to the generality for the specific and the general public.
بَلْRatherكُلِّeveryoneمَنْwhoتَأَمَّلَreflectsمَاwhatتَقُولَهُthe Khawarij sayالْخَوَارِجُthe dissidentsوَالْمُرْجِئَةُand the Murji’ahفِيinمَعْنَىthe meaningالْإِيمَانِof faithعَلِمَknowsبِالِاضْطِرَارِby necessityأَنَّهُthat itمُخَالِفٌis contraryلِلرَّسُولِ،to the Messenger,وَيَعْلَمُand knowsبِالِاضْطِرَارِby necessityأَنَّthatطَاعَةَobedienceاللَّهِto Allahوَرَسُولِهِand His Messengerمِنْis part ofتَمَامِthe completenessالْإِيمَانِ.of faith.
Rather, everyone who reflects on what the Khawarij and Murji’ah say about the meaning of faith knows by necessity that it is contrary to the Messenger, and knows by necessity that the obedience to Allah and His Messenger is part of the completeness of faith.
وَأَنَّهُAnd that heلَمْdid not makeيَجْعَلْmakeكُلَّeveryoneمَنْwhoأَذْنَبَcommitted a sinذَنبًاa sinكَافِرًا،kafir,وَيَعْلَمُand knowsأَنَّهُthat ifلَوْthere wereقَدَرٌa chanceأَنْthatقَوْمًاpeopleقَالُواsaidلِلنَّبِيِّ :to the Prophet:نَحْنُWeنُؤْمِنُbelieveبِمَاin whatجِئْتَنَاYou have brought usبِهِwithبِقُلُوبِنَاour heartsمِنْwithغَيْرِnoشَكٍّ،doubt,وَنُقِرُّand we affirmبِأَلْسِنَتِنَاwith our tonguesبِالشَّهَادَتَيْنِthe two testimoniesإِلَّاexceptأَنَّنَاthat weلَاdo notنُطِيعَكَobey Youفِيinشَيْءٍanythingمِمَّاthat Youأَمَرْتَcommandedبِهِwithوَنَهَيْتَand prohibitedعَنْهُ.from.
And that he did not make everyone who committed a sin a kafir, and he knows that if there were a chance that people said to the Prophet: 'We believe in what You have brought us with our hearts without doubt, and we affirm with our tongues the two testimonies except that we do not obey You in anything that You have commanded and prohibited.'
فَلَاSo we do notنُصَلِّيَprayوَلَاnorنَصُومُfastوَلَاnorنَحُجُّperform pilgrimageوَلَاand do notنُصَدِّقُbelieveالْحَدِيثَ،the Hadith,وَلَاnorنُؤَدِّيَperformالْأَمَانَةَ،the trust,وَلَاnorنَفِيُّfulfillبِالْعَهْدِ،the covenant,وَلَاnorنَصِلُmaintainالرَّحِمَthe ties of kinshipوَلَاnorنَفْعَلُdoشَيْئًاanythingمِنَofالْخَيْرِthe goodالَّذِيthat whichأَمَرْتَYou commandedبِهِwith.
So we do not pray nor fast, nor perform pilgrimage, and do not believe the Hadith, and do not fulfill the trust, and do not fulfill the covenant, and do not maintain the ties of kinship, nor do we do anything of the good that You commanded.
وَنَشْرَبُAnd we drinkالْخَمْرَalcoholوَنَنْكِحُand commit adulteryذَوَاتِwith thoseالْمَحَارِمِwho are forbiddenبِالزِّنَاthrough illicit sexual intercourse,الظَّاهِرِ،openly,وَنَقْتُلُand we killمَنْanyoneقَدَرْنَاwe can reachعَلَيْهِonمِنْofأَصْحَابِكَYour companionsوَأُمَّتِكَ،and Your nation,وَنَأْخُذُand we takeأَمْوَالَهُمْ،their wealth,بَلْratherنَقْتُلُكَwe will kill You tooأَيْضًاalsoوَنُقَاتِلُكَand we will fight Youمَعَwithأَعْدَائِكَ،Your enemies,هَلْis it the case thatكَانَthere wasيَتَوَهَّمُan intelligent person thinkعَاقِلٌa rational personأَنَّthatالنَّبِيَّ ﷺthe Prophet (peace be upon him)يَقُولُwould sayلَهُم:to them:أَنْتُمْYou areمُؤْمِنُونَbelieversكَامِلُواcompleteالْإِيمَانِ،in faith,وَأَنْتُمْand you areمِنْofأَهْلِthe people ofشَفَاعَتِيmy intercessionيَوْمِon the Dayالْقِيَامَةِof resurrection,وَيُرْجَىand it is hopedلَكُمْfor youأَلَّاthat noيَدْخُلَenterأَحَدٌanyoneمِنكُمْof youالنَّارَ،the Hellfire,بَلْratherكُلُّeveryمُسْلِمٍMuslimيَعْلَمُknowsبِالِاضْطِرَارِby necessityأَنَّهُthat heيَقُولُsays to them:أَنْتُمْYou areأَكْفَرُthe most disbelievingالنَّاسِof peopleبِمَاregarding whatجِئْتَYou broughtبِهِwith itوَيَضْرِبُand he strikesأَرْقَابَهُمْtheir necksإِنْifلَمْthey do notيَتُوبُواrepentمِنْfrom that.
And we drink alcohol and commit adultery openly, and we kill anyone we can reach of Your companions and Your nation, and we take their wealth. Rather, we will kill You too and fight You with Your enemies. Is it the case that an intelligent person think that the Prophet (peace be upon him) would say to them: 'You are believers complete in faith, and you are of the people of my intercession on the Day of Resurrection, and it is hoped for you that no one of you enters the Hellfire?' Rather, every Muslim knows by necessity that he says to them: 'You are the most disbelieving of people regarding what You brought with it, and he strikes their necks if they do not repent from that.
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseكُلِّeveryمُسْلِمٍMuslimيَعْلَمُknowsأَنَّthatشَارِبَthe one who drinksالْخَمْرَalcoholوَالزَّانِيَand the adultererوَالْقَاذِفُand the slanderer,وَالْسَّارِقُ،and the thief,لَمْwas notيَجْعَلْهُمُthe Prophetالنَّبِيُّmake themمُرْتَدِّينَapostatesيَجِبُthat mustقَتْلُهُمْbe killedبَلْratherالْقُرْآنُthe Quranوَالنَّقْلُand the transmissionالْمُتَوَاتِرُwhich is establishedعَنْهُfrom himيُبَيِّنُclarifiesأَنَّthatهَؤُلَاءِtheseلَهُمْfor themعُقُوبَاتٌpunishmentsغَيْرُother thanعُقُوبةِthe punishmentالْمُرْتَدِّof the apostateعَنْfromالإِسْلَامِIslamكَمَاasذَكَرَmentionedاللَّهُAllahفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranجَلْدَthe floggingالْقَاذِفِof the slandererوَالزَّانِيand the adultererوَقَطْعَand the cuttingالسَّارِقِ،of the thief,وَهَذَاand thisمُتَوَاتَرٌis widely knownعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ،the Prophet ﷺ,وَلَوْand ifكَانُواthey wereمُرْتَدِّينَapostatesلَقَتَلَهُمْ،he would have killed them,فَكُلَّاSo bothالْقَوْلَيْنِsayingsمِمَّاof whatيَعْلَمُis knownفَسَادُهُto be falseبِالِاضْطِرَارِby necessityمِنْfromدِينِthe religion ofالرَّسُولِ ﷺ.the Messenger ﷺ.
And likewise, every Muslim knows that the one who drinks alcohol, the adulterer, the slanderer, and the thief was not made by the Prophet to be apostates that must be killed, rather the Quran and the widely established transmission clarifies that these have punishments other than the punishment of the apostate from Islam, as Allah mentioned in the Quran about the flogging of the slanderer and the adulterer and the cutting of the thief, and this is widely known from the Prophet (peace be upon him). And if they were apostates, he would have killed them, so both sayings are known to be false by necessity from the religion of the Messenger (peace be upon him).
وَأَهْلُAnd the peopleالْبِدَعِof innovationsإِنَّمَاonlyدَخَلَenteredعَلَيْهِمُthemالْدَّاخِلُ،the intruder,لِأَنَّهُمْbecause theyأَعْرَضُواturned awayعَنfromهَذِهِthisالطَّرِيقِ،path,وَصَارُواand they becameيَبْنُونَbuildدِينًاa religionالإِسْلَامِIslamعَلَىonمُقَدِّمَاتٍpremisesيَظُنُّونَ،they think,صِحَتَهَا،its correctness,إِمَّاeitherفِيinدَلَالَةِthe indication ofالْأَلْفَاظِ،the words,وَإِمَّاorفِيinالْمَعَانِيthe meaningsالْمَعْقُولَةِ،that are rational,وَلَاand do notيَتَأَمَّلُونَcontemplateبَيَانَthe statementاللَّهِof Allahوَرَسُولِهِ،and His Messenger,وَكُلُّand everyمُقَدِّمَةٍpremiseتُخَالِفُthat contradictsبَيَانَthe statementاللَّهِof Allahوَرَسُولِهِ،and His Messenger,فَإِنَّهَاfor it isتَكُونُblindness,ضَلَالًا،deviation,وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonتَكَلَّمَspokeأَحْمَدُAhmadفِيinرِسَالَتَهُhis messageالْمَعْرُوفَةِknownفِيinالرَّدِّrefutingعَلَىagainstمَنْwhoeverيَتَمَسَّكُholds fastبِمَاto whatيَظْهَرُis apparentلَهُto himمِنَofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranمِنْwithoutغَيْرِwithoutاسْتِدْلَالٍsupporting evidenceبِبَيَانِby the clarityالرَّسُولِof the Messenger٢٢٥225
And the people of innovations only entered them the intruder, because they turned away from this path, and they became to build the religion of Islam on premises they think are correct, either in the indication of the words, or in the meanings that are rational, and they do not contemplate the statement of Allah and His Messenger. And every premise that contradicts the statement of Allah and His Messenger, for it is blindness, deviation, and for this reason Ahmad spoke in his known message in refuting whoever holds fast to what is apparent to him from the Quran without supporting evidence by the clarity of the Messenger.