Ibn Taymiyyahs explanation of the ghurabaa hadeeth Source: Majmoo il Fataawah Vol 18/291-305 Shaykh ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, rahimahullah says in Majmoo il Fataawah Vol 18/291-305: Part Three: Shaykh ul Islaam continues and says: والذي كان يحصل لهم من أذى الدنيا كانوا يعوضون عنه عاجلا من الإيمان وحلاوته ولذته ما يحتملون به ذلك الأذى . وكان أعداؤهم يحصل لهم من الأذى والشر أضعاف ذلك من غير عوض لا آجلا ولا عاجلا إذ كانوا معاقبين بذنوبهم . وكان المؤمنون ممتحنين ليخلص إيمانهم وتكفر سيئاتهم . وذلك أن المؤمن يعمل لله فإن أوذي احتسب أذاه على الله وإن بذل سعيا أو مالا بذله لله فاحتسب أجره على الله . [ ص: 295 ] والإيمان له حلاوة في القلب ولذة لا يعدلها شيء ألبتة . وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم { ثلاث من كن فيه وجد بهن حلاوة الإيمان : من كان الله ورسوله أحب إليه مما سواهما ومن كان يحب المرء لا يحبه إلا لله ومن كان يكره أن يرجع في الكفر بعد إذ أنقذه الله منه كما يكره أن يلقى في النار } أخرجاه في الصحيحين . وفي صحيح مسلم : { ذاق طعم الإيمان من رضي بالله ربا وبالإسلام دينا وبمحمد نبيا } . وكما أن الله نهى نبيه أن يصيبه حزن أو ضيق ممن لم يدخل في الإسلام في أول الأمر فكذلك في آخره . فالمؤمن منهي أن يحزن عليهم أو يكون في ضيق من مكرهم . وكثير من الناس إذا رأى المنكر أو تغير كثير من أحوال الإسلام جزع وكل وناح كما ينوح أهل المصائب وهو منهي عن هذا ; بل هو مأمور بالصبر والتوكل والثبات على دين الإسلام وأن يؤمن بالله مع الذين اتقوا والذين هم محسنون وأن العاقبة للتقوى . وأن ما يصيبه فهو بذنوبه فليصبر إن وعد الله حق وليستغفر لذنبه وليسبح بحمد ربه بالعشي والإبكار . وقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم { ثم يعود غريبا كما بدأ } يحتمل شيئين : [ ص: 296 ] أحدهما أنه في أمكنة وأزمنة يعود غريبا بينهم ثم يظهر كما كان في أول الأمر غريبا ثم ظهر . ولهذا قال { سيعود غريبا كما بدأ } . وهو لما بدأ كان غريبا لا يعرف ثم ظهر وعرف فكذلك يعود حتى لا يعرف ثم يظهر ويعرف . فيقل من يعرفه في أثناء الأمر كما كان من يعرفه أولا . ويحتمل أنه في آخر الدنيا لا يبقى مسلما إلا قليل . وهذا إنما يكون بعد الدجال ويأجوج ومأجوج عند قرب الساعة . وحينئذ يبعث الله ريحا تقبض روح كل مؤمن ومؤمنة ثم تقوم القيامة . وأما قبل ذلك فقد قال صلى الله عليه وسلم { لا تزال طائفة من أمتي ظاهرين على الحق لا يضرهم من خالفهم ولا من خذلهم حتى تقوم الساعة } . وهذا الحديث في الصحيحين Translation: And what which befell them of harms in this worldly life, they were rewarded for that harm by way of their imaan [true faith], and they tasted the sweetness of imaan due to them [patiently] enduring such harms. Whereas the harms and evil that befell their enemies were many times greater, however, their enemies will not be compensated for that in this worldly life of in the next life, as the harms that befell them were a recompense for their evil actions. The believers are continually tested [by trials] to purify their imaan and to expiate their sins. This is because the believer performs his actions for the sake of Allah, so it is [incumbent] upon Allah to reward him for that harm which he endured. Likewise, the person who gives food or wealth for the sake of Allah, it is upon Allah to reward him for that. And [true] faith is the sweetness that a person has in his heart and there is absolutely nothing that can replace it. The Prophet, sallallahu alayhi was salama said There are three [qualities] which if they are found in a person, then they will taste the sweetness of imaan; [1] a person who loves Allah and His Messenger more than anything else, [2] A person who loves another and does not love them except, for the sake of Allah [alone], [3] A person who hates to return back to disbelief after Allah has saved his from that just as he hates to be thrown into the hellfire., this hadeeth has been reported in the two Saheeh collections. And also in the Saheeh of Imaam Muslim, The one who tastes imaan is the one who is pleased with Allah as his Lord, and al-Islam as his Deen and Muhammed as his Prophet. And Allah has prohibited the Prophet from feeling sadness or grief for those who did not enter into the religion of al-Islam, both in the beginning of Islam and at the end of it, likewise, the believer has also is not allowed feel sorrow for them nor is he allowed to worry about their plots and plans [against him]. Most of the people, see [harms and trials] as an evil [munkar], or when their situation changes [due to harms and trials] many of them become sorrowful and wail, just like [we see when] the people [are tested by] calamities/disasters, and yet they have been prohibited from doing that. But rather, they have been commanded to have patience [with what Allah has decreed] and to have reliance and trust in Allah, and to be steadfast in the Deen of al-Islam, and those who have faith in Allah and have Taqwah in Allah, they are the people of ihsaan [the highest level of imaan] and this is the recompense of Taqwah. Whatever calamities befall them, it is a consequence of their sins, so have patient perseverance, for indeed the Promise of Allah is true, so seek forgiveness from Allah for your sins, and glorify your Lord with best of praise in the middle of the day [asr] and in the early morning. And the saying of the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi was salama And it will once again return as something strange. , has two possible meanings. Firstly, that Islam will, at a particular time or in a particular place return to being something strange at that time or at that place, then it will once again become manifest [and dominant] , such as occurred in the beginning of al-Islam then it became known [and dominant]. And the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi was salama, said about this, It will return to being something strange as it was in the beginning. meaning that in the beginning of al-Islam it was strange and it was something which the people had no knowledge of, and then it became something known about and manifest, and like that [the cycle will repeat itself and] it will again become unknown again and then become known and apparent once more. So when it first appears very few people will have knowledge of it, just as it was in the beginning. The second possible meaning is that, at the end of the world there will be no Muslims remaining, except for a very small amount. And this will happen only after the appearance of the al Maseeh ud Dajjaal, and the Yajooj and Majooj very close to the hour [i.e the end of the world]. Allah will send a gentle breeze which will take the souls of every believer , male and female. then after this, the hour will be established. And the Prophet said that before this happens, There will always be a group from my ummah manifest [victorious or established] upon the truth. They will not be harmed by those who oppose them, nor by those who abandon them, [and they will remain] up until the hour is established. , and this hadeeth is in the two Saheeh collections.
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