No. 6 – Bite Size Ramadan 1444 -2023
Day 6 – Sincerity is Eemaan
يا رسول الله! ما الإيمان؟
Translated & Compiled
By
Abbas Abu Yahya
From Abu Faras -a man who was from the Asslami tribe – who said:
‘A man called out and said:
يا رسول الله! ما الإيمان؟
‘O Messenger of Allaah! What is Eemaan?’
The Messenger said:
“الإخلاص”.
‘al-Ikhlaas (sincerity).’
In another wording: the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:
“سلوني عما شئتم”.
‘Ask me whatever you wish.’
A man called out: O Messenger of Allaah! What is Islaam?’
The Messenger said:
“إقامُ الصلاةِ، وإيتاء الزكاة”.
‘Establishing the prayer and giving Zakat.’
The man said: ‘Then what is al-Eemaan?’
The Messenger said:
“الإخلاصُ”.
‘Al-Ikhlaas (Sincerity).’
The man said then what is al-Yaqeen (certainty)?
The Messenger said:
“التصديقُ”.
‘Affirmation and belief.’
[Collected by al-Bayhaqi and he said it was Mursal, Al-Albaani graded it Saheeh in Saheeh Targheeb no. 3]
An Explanation
Ikhlaas & Ihsaan
Sincerity & Kindness
Shaykh AbdurRahman bin Nasir ala Sa’adi -Rahimullaah- (d. 1376 A.H.) said:
‘Allaah Ta’ala connects as-Salat (prayer) and Zakaat abundantly in the Qur’aan.
This is because the prayer is comprised of having Ikhlaas (sincerity) for the One worshipped.
Zakaat and spending comprises of beneficence to His worshippers.
The sign of happiness of a worshipper is his Ikhlaas (sincerity) to the One worshipped and his endeavour to benefit the creation, Just as the sign for the distress and misery of a slave of Allaah is the absence of him having these two matters, not having sincerity or being good.’
[Tafseer Saadi p.41]
An Explanation of the Ayaah:
<< And they were not commanded (in their scriptures) except to worship aa(alone), being sincere to Him in religious devotion, being upright and inclined (to truth) and to establish the prayer and to give obligatory charity. And that is the upright, correct religion.>>
By Shaykh Muhammad Nasiruddeen Al-Albaani (d. 1420 A.H.) said:
‘In reality this Ayaah is a foundation for Tawheed (Singling out Allaah Alone for worship). This foundation which some of the scholars of research label as Tawheed al-Ibadah.
It is clear from this Ayaah << And they were not commanded (in their scriptures) except to worship Allaah (alone), being sincere to Him in religious devotion. >> that they were not commanded except to worship Allaah alone without associating partners with Him.
If a Muslim did not single out his Lord with worship, even though this Tawheed al-Ibadah cannot be correct unless it is sincerely for Allaah -Azza wa Jal- with complete sincerity, free from any doubts about wanting and intending anything other than Allaah, if that is from wanting status or wealth or anything which would not lead to worshipping Allaah -Azza wa Jal- alone without associating partners to him.
Therefore, this Ayaah, << And they were not commanded (in their scriptures) except to worship Allāh (alone), being sincere to Him in religious devotion, being upright and inclined (to truth)>> in my opinion also includes an indication to the two testifications: La illaha illa Allaah Muhammad Rasool Allaah (there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah).
- The first part of the testification, is testifying to single out Allaah Alone, which includes like we mentioned the worship of Allaah Alone without associating partners to Him.
- The second part of the testification includes following the Messenger -alayhi as-Salam- in that which he commanded with.
So when Allaah says in this Ayaah:
<< And they were not commanded (in their scriptures) except to….>> they were commanded either by the way of the Book or by the way of the Sunnah, either by the way of having Emaan in Allaah Alone without associating anything with Allaah, or by way of following the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– alone, also there should be no associating anyone in following the Messenger.
The Ayaah indicates to the two testifications: the first part of the testification is in the statement of Allaah: << And they were not commanded (in their scriptures) except to>> this is because ‘the command’ as it comes from Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta’ala likewise, many a time it comes from the Messenger of Allaah –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam. A person’s Islaam cannot be complete except with these two testifications which include worship of Allaah alone without associating partners with Him, from one angle and worship of Allaah by following the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– because he was the one who brought ‘the command’, either directly from Allaah or from himself which he received by way of revelation which is well known in the Book and the Sunnah.
Therefore, the statement of Allaah Ta’ala:
<< And they were not commanded (in their scriptures) except to worship Allaah (alone), being sincere to Him in religious devotion.>>
Along with this noble Ayaah comprises of exhibiting the obligation of sincerity of religion and worship of Allaah Azza wa Jal- it also has an indication to Tawheed al-Ibadah and Tawheed of the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– in following him in worshipping Allaah.’
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ARABIC
قال العلامة السعدي – رحمه الله -:
” وكثيرا ما يجمع تعالى بين الصلاة
والزكاة في القرآن، لأن الصلاة متضمنة للإخلاص للمعبود، والزكاة والنفقة متضمنة للإحسان على عبيده، فعنوان سعادة العبد إخلاصه للمعبود، وسعيه في نفع الخلق، كما أن عنوان شقاوة العبد عدم هذين الأمرين منه، فلا إخلاص ولا إحسان
تفسير السعدي (ص_41)
الشيخ محمد ناصر الالباني / متفرقات
شرح قول الله تعالى : (( وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا الله مخلصين له الدين حنفاء ويقيموا الصلاة ويؤتوا الزكاة وذلك دين القيمة )) حفظ
الشيخ : ثم ابتدأ هذا الباب كما نص عليه في المقدمة السابقة الذكر بآيات فقال : قال الله تعالى: (( وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا الله مخلصين له الدين حنفاء ويقيموا الصلاة ويؤتوا الزكاة وذلك دين القيمة ))
الحقيقة أن هذه الآية هي أساس التوحيد ، أساس ما يسميه بعض العلماء المحققين بتوحيد العبادة (( وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا الله مخلصين له الدين )) وواضح جداً من هذه الآية أنها تعني وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا لله وحده لا شريك له ، فإذا ما وحد المسلم ربه بالعبادة لا يكون توحيده هذا مع أنه توحيد العبادة لا يكون سليماً إلا إذا كان أخلص فيها لله عز وجل كل الإخلاص لا تشوبه شائبة من إرادة الغير سواء كان ذلك إرادة جاه أو مال أو أي معنى لا يتصل بعبادة الله عز وجل وحده لا شريك له
فهذه الآية : (( وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا الله مخلصين له الدين حنفاء )) في رأيي أيضاً أنها تتضمن الإشارة إلى الشهادتين: لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ذلك أن الشهادة الأولى شهادة الله عز وجل بالوحدانية تتضمن كما ذكرنا عبادة الله وحده لا شريك له فهي الشهادة الثانية تتضمن اتباع الرسول عليه السلام فيما أمرنا به فحينما يقول الله في هذه الآية : (( وما أمروا )) أمروا إما بطريق الكتاب وإما بطريق السنة إمام بطريق الإيمان بالله وحده لا شريك له وإما بطريق اتباع الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام وحده أيضاً لا شريك له في هذا الاتباع فالآية تشير إلى الشهادتين:
الشهادة الأولى في قوله تعالى: (( وما أمروا )) لأن الأمر كما يكون من الله تبارك وتعالى يكون في كثير من الأحيان من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلا يتم إسلام المرء إلا بهاتين الشهادتين اللتين تتضمنان عبادة الله وحده لا شريك له من جهة وعبادة الله من حيث اتباع الرسول صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم لأنه هو الذي يأتي بالأمر إما من الله مباشرة أو منه وهو يتلقى ذلك بطريق من طرق الوحي المعروفة في كتب السنة ، إذن قوله تعالى : (( وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا الله مخلصين له الدين )) في الوقت الذين تضمنت هذه الآية الكريمة التنبيه على وجوب الإخلاص بالتدين والتعبد لله عز وجل ففيها إشارة إلى توحيد العبادة وإلى توحيد الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم في اتباعه بالعبادة
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