بَشْرَكَYour good newsيُشْرِكُhe associatesالأَكْبَرَ،the greater,يَكُونُthere isلَهُfor himالأَمْنُsecurityالتَّامُّcompleteوَالْاهْتِدَاءُand guidanceالتَّامُّcompleteفَإِنَّForأَحَادِيثَهُhis sayingsالكَثِيرَةَmanyمَعَwithنُصُوصٍtextsالْقُرْآنِthe Quranتُبَيِّنُclarifyأَنَّthatأَهْلَthe peopleالكَبَائِرِof the major sinsمُعَرَّضُونَare exposedلِخَوْفٍ،to fear,لَمْnotيَحْصُلُواobtainلَهُمْfor themالأَمْنَthe securityالتَّامَّcompleteوَلَاnorالْاهْتِدَاءَguidanceالتَّامَّcompleteالَّذِيthat whichيَكُونُونَthey areبِهِwith itمُهْتَدِينَguidedإِلَىtoالصِّرَاطِthe straight pathالْمُسْتَقِيمِ،the straight,صِرَاطِthe pathالَّذِينَof thoseأَنْعَمَwhom You have favoredاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِمْupon themمِنَfromالنَّبِيِّينَthe prophetsوَالصِّدِّيقِينَand the truthfulوَالشُّهَدَاءِand the martyrsوَالصَّالِحِينَand the righteousمِنْwithoutغَيْرِanyعَذَابٍpunishmentيَحْصُلَis to be for them,بَلْratherمَعَهُمْwith themأَصْلٌthe coreالْاهْتِدَاءِof guidanceإِلَىtoهَذَاthisالصِّرَاطِpathوَمَعَهُمْand with themأَصْلٌthe coreنِعْمَةُblessingاللَّهِof Allahعَلَيْهِمْ،upon them,وَلَاand notبِدٌّnecessarilyلَهُمْfor themمِنَofدُخُولِenteringالْجَنَّةِ.the paradise.
Your good news about associating the greater is that there is complete security for him and complete guidance. His many sayings with the texts of the Quran clarify that the people of major sins are exposed to fear; they have not obtained complete security nor complete guidance that they are guided by towards the straight path, the path of those whom Allah has favored upon them, from the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous without punishment for them. Rather, they have the core of guidance to this path and with them is the core of Allah's blessing upon them; they necessarily must enter Paradise.
وَقَوْلُAnd the sayingالنَّبِيِّof the prophetﷺ:(peace be upon him):«إنَّمَا"Indeed, onlyهُوَit isالشِّرْكُ»the association."إِنْIfأَرَادَhe intendedبِهِby itالشِّرْكَthe associationالأَكْبَرَ،the greater,فَمَقْصُودُهُhis intentionأَنْis thatمَنْwhoeverلَمْdoes notيَكُنْbeمِنْofأَهْلِهِ،his people,فَهُوَhe isآمِنٌsecureمِمَّاfrom whatوَعَدَwas promisedبِهِby itالْمُشْرِكُونَthe polytheistsمِنْofعَذَابِthe punishmentالدُّنْيَاof this lifeوَالْآخِرَةِand the Hereafterوَهُوَand he isمُهْتَدٍguidedإِلَىtoذَلِكَ.that.
And the saying of the prophet (peace be upon him): "Indeed, only it is the association." If he intended by it the greater association, his intention is that whoever is not of his people, he is secure from what was promised by the polytheists of the punishment of this life and the Hereafter, and he is guided to that.
وَإِنْAnd ifكَانَit wasمُرَادُهُhis intentionجِنْسَthe typeالشِّرْكِ،of association,فَيُقَالُit is said:ظُلْمُthe wrongdoingالْعَبْدِof the servantنَفْسَهُhimselfكَبَخْلِهِas his stinginessلِحُبِّfor the loveالْمَالِof wealthبِبَعْضِby someالْوَاجِبَاتِof the obligatory thingsهُوَisشِرْكٌassociationأَصْغَرُ،lesser,وَحُبُّهُand his loveمَاfor whatيُبْغِضُهُhe hatesاللَّهُAllahحَتَّىuntilيَكُونَhe becomesيُقَدِّمُputting forthهَوَاهُhis desiresعَلَىoverمَحَبَّةِthe loveاللَّهِof Allahشِرْكٌassociationأَصْغَرُ،lesser,وَنَحْوُand similarذَٰلِكَ.to that.
And if his intention was the type of association, it is said: the wrongdoing of the servant himself as his stinginess for the love of wealth by failing to fulfill some obligatory thing is lesser association. And his love for what Allah hates until he puts forth his desires over the love of Allah is lesser association, and similar to that.
فَهَذَاThisصَاحِبُهُcompanionقَدhasفَاتَهُmissedمِنَfromالأَمْنِsecurityوَالْاهْتِدَاءِand guidanceبِحَسَبِهِ،according to him,وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonكَانَwereالسَّلَفُthe predecessorsيَدْخُلُونَthey would includeالذُّنُوبَthe sinsفِيinهَذَاthisالظُّلْمِwrongdoingبِهَذَاwith thisالِاعتِبَارِ.consideration.
This companion has missed from the security and guidance according to him, and for this reason, the predecessors used to include sins in this wrongdoing with this consideration.
وَمِنْAnd one ofفَصْلٍthe sectionsهَذَاthisالْبَابِchapterلَفْظٌthe termالصَّلاَحُcorrectnessوَالْفَسَادُ،and corruption,فَإِذَاwhenأُطْلِقَit is saidالصَّلاَحُthe correctnessتَنَوَّلُincludesجَمِيعَallالْخَيْرِgoodوَكَذَلِكَand likewiseالْفَسَادُthe corruptionيَتَنَوَّلُincludesجَمِيعَallالشَّرِّ،evil,كَمَاasتَقَدَّمَhas been statedفِيinاسْمِthe nameالصَّالِحِ،the righteous,وَكَذَلِكَand likewiseاسْمِthe nameالْمُصْلِحِthe reformerوَالْمُفْسِدِ،and the corrupt.قَالَHe saidتَعَالَىExalted is Heفِيinقِصَّةِthe storyمُوسَى:of Moses:﴿أَتُرِيدُ"Do you wantأَنْtoتَقْتُلَنِيkill meكَمَاasقَتَلْتَyou killedنَفْسًاa soulبِالْأَمِيمَin secret?إِنَّIndeed,تُرِيدُyou only wantإِلَّاexceptأَنْtoتَكُونَbeجَبَّارًاa tyrantفِيinالْأَرْضِthe earthوَمَاand notتُرِيدُdo you wantأَنْtoتَكُونَbeمِنَfromالْمُصْلِحِينَ)the reformers?"
And one of the sections of this chapter is the term correctness and corruption. When it is said the correctness includes all good and likewise the corruption includes all evil, as has been stated in the name of the righteous, and likewise the name of the reformer and the corrupt. He said Exalted is He in the story of Moses: "Do you want to kill me as you killed a soul in secret? Indeed, you only want to be a tyrant in the earth and not do you want to be from the reformers?"
﴿وَقَالَAnd he saidمُوسَىMosesلِأَخِيهِto his brotherهَارُونَAaronاخْلُفْنِي"Be my successorفِيinقَوْمِيmy peopleوَأَصْلِحْand rectifyوَلَاand do notتَتَّبِعْfollowسَبِيلَthe pathالمُفْسِدِينَ﴾of the corrupt."
And he said Moses to his brother Aaron: "Be my successor in my people and rectify and do not follow the path of the corrupt."
وَقَالَAnd saidتَعَالَى:Exalted is He:﴿وَإِذَا"And whenقِيلَit is saidلَهُمْto themلَاdo notتُفْسِدُواcorruptفِيinالأَرْضِthe earthقَالُواthey saidإِنَّمَا"Indeed, we areنَحْنُweمُصْلِحُونَreformers.أَلَاIndeed,إِنَّهُمْthey areهُمُtheالْمُفْسِدُونَcorruptors,وَلَكِنbutلَّاthey do notيَشْعُرُونَ)feel."
And said Exalted is He:" And when it is said to them do not corrupt in the earth, they said: "Indeed, we are reformers." Indeed, they are the corruptors, but they do not feel.
وَالضَّمِيرُAnd the pronounعَائِدٌis referredعَلَىtoالْمُنَافِقِينَthe hypocritesفِيinقَوْلِهِ:his saying:﴿وَمِنَ"And amongالنَّاسِthe peopleمَنis one whoيَقُولُsaysوَآمَنَّاand we have believedبِاللَّهِin Allahوَبِالْيَوْمِand in the Dayالْآخِرِof the Last.وَمَاAnd they do notهُمْtheyبِمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾are believers."
And the pronoun is referred to the hypocrites in his saying: "And among the people is one who says: 'We have believed in Allah and in the Day of the Last.' And they do not are believers."
وَهَذَاAnd thisمُطْلَقٌis absoluteيَتَنَوَّلُincludesمَنْwhoeverكَانَwasعَلَىonعَهْدِthe covenantالنَّبِيِّof the Prophet،,وَمَنْand whoeverسَيَكُونُwill beبَعْدَهُمْafter themوَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonقَالَhe saidسُلَيْمَانُSulaimanالْفَارِسِيُّthe Persian::إِنَّهُIndeed, heعَنَىmeantبِهَذِهِby thisالْآيَةِverseقَوْمًاa peopleلَمْwho have notيَكُونُواbeخُلِقُواcreatedحِينَwhenنُزُولِهَا،its revelation,وَكَمَاوكذاقَالَhe saidالسُّدِّيُّAl-Suddiعَنْaboutأَشْيَائِهِ :his sheikhs:۷۰
And this is absolute, includes whoever was on the covenant of the Prophet, and whoever will be after them. And for this reason he said Sulaiman the Persian: Indeed, he meant by this verse a people who have not been created when its revelation, and likewise he said Al-Suddi about his sheikhs.