مأخوذ من اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم مخالفة اصحاب الجحيم
للشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية
Taken from " Requirements for the straight path in contrary to the people of the fire/ destruction
By sheikh al-Islaam ibn Taymiyyah
By sheikh al-Islaam ibn Taymiyyah
واعلم أن اعتياد اللغة يؤثر في العقل والخلق والدين تأثيرا قويا بينا ويؤثر أيضا في مشابهة صدر هذه الأمة من الصحابة والتابعين ومشابهتهم تزيد العقل والدين والخلق
Know that being used to using a language has a clear and strong effect on one’s thinking, behavior and religious commitment. It also has an effect on making one resemble the early generations of this Ummah, the Companions and the Taabi’een. Being like them improves one’s thinking, ! religious commitment and behavior.
Know that being used to using a language has a clear and strong effect on one’s thinking, behavior and religious commitment. It also has an effect on making one resemble the early generations of this Ummah, the Companions and the Taabi’een. Being like them improves one’s thinking, ! religious commitment and behavior.
وأيضا فإن نفس اللغة العربية من الدين ومعرفتها فرض واجب فإن فهم الكتاب والسنة فرض ولا يفهم إلا بفهم اللغة العربية وما لا يتم الواجب إلا به فهو واجب
Moreover, the Arabic language itself is part of Islâm, and knowing Arabic is an obligatory duty. If it is a duty to understand the Qur‘ân and Sunnah, and they cannot be understood without knowing Arabic, then the means that is needed to fulfil the duty is also obligatory.
ثم منها ما هو واجب على الأعيان ومنها ما هو واجب على الكفاية
There are things which are obligatory on all individuals (fard ’ayn), and others which are obligatory on the community or Ummah (fard kifaayah, i.e., if some people fulfill them the rest are relieved of the obligation)
وهذا معنى ما رواه أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة حدثنا عيسى بن يونس عن ثور عن عمر بن يزيد قال كتب عمر إلى أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه أما بعد فتفقهوا في السنة وتفقهوا في العربية وأعربوا القرآن فإنه عربي
This is the meaning of the report narrated by Aboo Bakr Ibn Abee Shaybah who said: ’Eesa Ibn Yoonus told us from Thawr from ’Umar Ibn Yazeed that ’Umar wrote to Aboo Moosa al-Ash’aree radiallaahu ’anhu and said: “Learn the Sunnah and learn Arabic; learn the Qur‘ân in Arabic for it is Arabic.”
وفي حديث آخر عن عمر رضي الله عنه أنه قال تعلموا العربية فإنها من دينكم وتعلموا الفرائض فإنها من دينكم
According to another hadeeth narrated from ’Umar radiyallaahu ’anhu, he said: “Learn Arabic for it is part of your Religion, and learn how the estate of the deceased should be divided (faraa‘id) for these are part of your Religion.”
وهذا الذي أمر به عمر رضي الله عنه من فقه العربية وفقه الشريعة يجمع ما يحتاج إليه لأن الدين فيه فقه أقوال وأعمال ففقه العربية هو الطريق إلى فقه أقواله وفقه السنة هو الطريق إلى فقه أعماله
This command of ’Umar, to learn Arabic and the Sharee’ah combines the things that are needed, for Religion involves understanding words and actions. Understanding Arabic is the way to understand the words of Islâm, and understanding the Sunnah is the way to understand the actions of Islâm…”
translation taken from abdurrahman.org
Compiled by Atif Hasan
