Part 6

Praise be to Allaah, and may His Blessings and Peace be upon Muhammad, his family and companions. رﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺷﯿﺦ اﻹﺳﻼم اﺑﻦ ﺗﯿﻤﯿﺔ إﻟﻰ واﻟﺪﺗﮫ : ﯾﻌﺘﺬر ﻓﯿﮭﺎ ﻋﻦ إﻗﺎﻣﺘﮫ ﺑﻤﺼﺮ، ﻷﻧﮫ ﯾﺮى ذﻟﻚ أﻣﺮا ﺿﺮورﯾﺎ ﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻨﺎس ﻗﺎل رﺣﻣﮫ ﷲ : ﻣن أﺣﻣد ﺑن ﺗﯾﻣﯾﺔ إﻟﻰ اﻟواﻟدة اﻟﺳﻌﯾدة، أﻗر ﷲ ﻋﯾﻧﮭﺎ ﺑﻧﻌﻣﮫ وأﺳﺑﻎ ﻋﻠﯾﮭѧﺎ ﺟزﯾѧل ﻛرﻣѧﮫ، وﺟﻌﻠﮭѧﺎ ﻣѧن ﺧﯾѧﺎر إﻣﺎﺋѧﮫ وﺧدﻣﮫ . ﺳﻼم ﻋﻠﯾﻛم، ورﺣﻣﺔ ﷲ وﺑرﻛﺎﺗﮫ وﺑﻌد : ﻓﺈﻧﺎ ﻧﺣﻣد اﻟﯾﻛم ﷲ اﻟذي ﻻ إﻟﮫ إﻻ ھو، وھو ﻟﻠﺣﻣد أھل ، وھو ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛل ﺷﯾﺊ ﻗدﯾر . وﻧﺳﺄﻟﮫ أن ﯾﺻѧﻠﻲ ﻋﻠѧﻰ ﺧѧﺎﺗم اﻟﻧﺑﯾﯾن، وإﻣﺎم اﻟﻣﺗﻘﯾن ﻣﺣﻣد ﻋﺑده ورﺳوﻟﮫ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﮫ وﺳﻠم ﺗﺳﻠﯾﻣﺎ . ﻛﺗﺎﺑﻲ اﻟﯾﻛم ﻋن ﻧﻌم ﻣن ﷲ ﻋظﯾﻣﺔ، وﻣﻧن ﻛرﯾﻣﺔ وآﻻء ﺟﺳﯾﻣﺔ، ﻧﺷﻛر ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮭﺎ، وﻧﺳﺄﻟﮫ اﻟﻣزﯾد ﻣѧن ﻓﺿѧﻠﮫ ، وﻧﻌѧم ﷲ ﻛﻠﻣﺎ ﺟﺎءت ﻓﻲ ﻧﻣو وازدﯾﺎد، وأﯾﺎدﯾﮫ ﺟﻠت ﻋن اﻟﺗﻌداد . وﺗﻌﻠﻣون أن ﻣﻘﺎﻣﻧﺎ اﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﻓﻲ ھذه اﻟﺑ ﻼد، إﻧﻣﺎ ھو ﻷﻣور ﺿرورﯾﺔ، ﻣﺗﻰ أھﻣﻠﻧﺎھﺎ ﻓﺳد ﻋﻠﯾﻧﺎ أﻣر اﻟѧدﯾن واﻟѧدﻧﯾﺎ، وﻟﺳﻧﺎ وﷲ ﻣﺧﺗﺎرﯾن ﻟﻠﺑﻌد ﻋﻧﻛم، وﻟو ﺣﻣﻠﺗﻧﺎ اﻟطﯾور ﻟﺳرﻧﺎ إﻟﯾﻛم، وﻟﻛن اﻟﻐﺎﺋب ﻋذره ﻣﻌﮫ . وأﻧﺗم ﻟو اطﻠﻌﺗم ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑѧﺎطن اﻷﻣور ﻓﺈﻧﻛم-وͿ اﻟﺣﻣد-ﻣﺎ ﺗﺧﺗﺎرون اﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ إﻻ ذﻟك، وﻟم ﻧﻌزم ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹﻗﺎﻣѧﺔ واﻻ ﺳѧﺗﯾطﺎن ﺷѧﮭرا واﺣѧدا، ﺑѧل ﻛѧل ﯾѧوم ﺳѧѧﺗﺧﯾر ﷲ ﻟﻧѧѧﺎ وﻟﻛѧѧم، وادﻋѧѧوا ﻟﻧѧѧﺎ ﺑѧѧﺎﻟﺧﯾرة . ﻓﻧﺳѧѧﺄل ﷲ اﻟﻌظѧѧﯾم أن ﯾﺧﯾѧѧر ﻟﻧѧѧﺎ وﻟﻛѧѧم وﻟﻠﻣﺳѧѧﻠﻣﯾن ﻣѧѧﺎ ﻓﯾѧѧﮫ اﻟﺧﯾѧѧرة ﻓѧѧﻲ ﺧﯾѧѧر وﻋﺎﻓﯾﺔ . وﻣﻊ ھذا ﻓﻘد ﻓﺗﺢ ﷲ ﻣن أﺑواب اﻟﺧﯾر واﻟرﺣﻣﺔ واﻟﮭداﯾﺔ واﻟﺑرﻛﺔ، ﻣﺎ ﻟم ﯾﻛن ﯾﺧطر ﺑﺎﻟﺑﺎل وﻻ ﯾدور ﻓﻲ اﻟﺧﯾﺎل . وﻧﺣن ﻓ ﻲ ﻛل وﻗت ﻣﮭﻣوﻣون ﺑﺎﻟﺳﻔر، ﻣﺳﺗﺧﯾرون ﷲ ﺳﺑﺣﺎﻧﮫ وﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ،ﻓﻼ ﯾظن اﻟظﺎن أﻧﺎ ﻧؤﺛر ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗرﺑﻛم ﺷﯾﺋﺎ ﻣن أﻣور اﻟدﻧﯾﺎ ، ﺑل وﻻ ﻧؤﺛر ﻣن أﻣور اﻟدﯾن ﻣﺎ ﯾﻛون ﻗرﺑﻛم أرﺟﺢ ﻣﻧﮫ، وﻟﻛن ﺛم أﻣور ﻛﺑﺎر ﻧﺧﺎف اﻟﺿرر اﻟﺧﺎص واﻟﻌﺎم ﻣن إھﻣﺎﻟﮭﺎ ، واﻟﺷﺎھد ﯾرى ﻣﺎﻻ ﯾرى اﻟﻐﺎﺋب . 16 Shaykh Hamed al-Faqi commented of this hadith by saying that it was related by at-Tirmithee and he called it hasan ghareeb; and it was also narrated by Ahmad, Aboo Ya'laa and al-Haakim who said of it: sahih al-lsnad. (al-'Uqood ud-Durreeyah, p257) واﻟﻣطﻠوب ﻛﺛرة اﻟدﻋﺎء ﺑﺎﻟﺧﯾرة، ﻓﺈن ﷲ ﯾﻌﻠم وﻻ ﻧﻌﻠم، وﯾﻘدر وﻻ ﻧﻘدر، وھو ﻋﻼم اﻟﻐﯾوب . وﻗد ﻗѧﺎل اﻟﻧﺑѧﻲ ﺻѧﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾѧѧﮫ وﺳѧѧﻠم : ) ﺳѧѧﻌﺎدة اﺑѧѧن آدم اﺳѧѧﺗﺧﺎرﺗﮫ ﷲ ورﺿѧѧﺎه ﺑﻣѧѧﺎ ﯾﻘﺳѧѧم ﷲ ﻟѧѧﮫ، وﻣѧѧن ﺷѧѧﻘﺎوة اﺑѧѧن آدم ﺗѧѧرك اﺳѧѧﺗﺧﺎرﺗﮫ ﷲ، وﺳﺧطﮫ ﺑﻣﺎ ﯾﻘﺳم ﻟﮫ (. واﻟﺗﺎﺟر ﯾﻛون ﻣﺳﺎﻓرا ﻓﯾﺧﺎف ﺿﯾﺎع ﺑﻌ ض ﻣﺎﻟﮫ، ﻓﯾﺣﺗﺎج أن ﯾﻘﯾم ﺣﺗﻰ ﯾﺳﺗوﻓﯾﮫ، وﻣﺎ ﻧﺣن ﻓﯾﮫ أﻣر ﯾﺟѧل ﻋѧن اﻟوﺻѧف، وﻻ ﺣول وﻻ ﻗوة إﻻ ﺑﺎͿ . ﺳﻼم ﻋﻠﯾﻛم ورﺣﻣﺔ ﷲ وﺑرﻛﺎﺗѧﮫ، ﻛﺛﯾѧرا ﻛﺛﯾѧرا، وﻋﻠѧﻰ ﺳѧﺎﺋر ﻣѧن ﻓѧﻲ اﻟﺑﯾѧت ﻣѧن اﻟﻛﺑѧﺎر واﻟﺻѧﻐﺎر، وﺳѧﺎﺋر اﻟﺟﯾѧران واﻷھل و اﻷﺻﺣﺎب واﺣدا، واﺣدا، واﻟﺣﻣد Ϳ رب اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻣﯾن، وﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺣﻣد واﻟﮫ وﺻﺣﺑﮫ وﺳﻠم ﺗﺳﻠﯾﻣﺎ . Letter TwoThis is the first of two letters especially written for the benefit of his students and brothers in Damascus. It is apparent that this letter was sent after the first release from gail where lbn Taymeeyah was imprisoned for 18 months from the beginning of 705 AH. Upon his release, the Deputy Sultan asked the Shaykh to stay in Cairo which he did, proclaiming the dawah and contacting people. Also apparent in this letter, is his forgiveness towards his opponents, asking his brothers not to harm them because of him. These are the manners of the intelligent and chivalrous scholar. He said after praising Allaab and conveying blessings upon the Prophet (salallaahu alayhi wa salam): In the name of Allaah, Most Merciful, Dispenser of Mercy Truly Allaah, the most worthy of praise, Has bestowed upon me great rewards and immense merits that oblige me to thank Him, and be steadfast upon His worship, and be patient at all times in fulfilling the obligations. Patience is an obligation in itself, commanded by Allaah in times of ease more than at times of unease. Allaah says: "Thus it is, if We let man taste some of our grace, and then take it away from him - behold, he abandons all hope, forgetting all gratitude (for our past favours). And thus it is if we let him taste ease and plenty after hardship had visited him, he is sure to say: "Gone is all affliction from me" - for, behold, he is given to vain exultation, and glories only in himself. [And thus it is with most men] save those who are patient in adversity and do righteous deeds: it is they whom forgiveness of sins awaits, and a great reward." [Al Qur'aan 11:9-11] My brothers, you know that Allaah, the Exalted in Might, had favoured me in this matter 17, with favours He usually reserves for the assistance of His soldiers in order to elevate His Word, aid His religion, strengthen Ahlul-sunnah wal Jama'ah, and humiliate the people of innovation and deviation 18. The guidance of the Sunnah was proclaimed conclusively with proofs. This lead to the truth prevailing to so many people, and their returning to the way of Ahlus-sunnah wal Jama'ah. You should know that one of the great principles of this religion is the bringing of Muslims' hearts together and unifying their call. Allaah the Glorified says: "Remain conscious of Allaah, and keep alive the bonds of brotherhood among yourselves." [Al Qur'aan 8:1] "And hold fast, all together, to the rope of Allaah, and do not draw apart from one another." [Al Qur'aan 3:103] 17 Referring to his trial and subsequent imprisonment in Egypt.