(The slander and lies of the people of innovation against the people of hadith to the prince, and the resulting enmity between the prince and the people of hadith) When they saw him inclined toward their hadith, they succeeded
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The Shaykh :"When they saw him inclined toward their hadith ***"
This means when they saw that he was inclined toward their hadith and listened to it.
"*** they succeeded and said, 'Woe to the family of so-and-so'"
This means they succeeded in obtaining what they sought, and they said among themselves, "Woe to the family of so-and-so." Who do they mean by the family of so-and-so?
The student: The people of hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, the people of hadith. The people of hadith, meaning woe to them, because the caliph was inclined to their words.
"He is on the road obstructing our master from *** the intended, and he is an enemy of this matter"
They also say that this group obstructs your command and incites the people against you, and does this and that and that, yes.
"Then they planted enmity and persisted, watering the planting as the owner of the orchard does"
When they planted enmity against the people of hadith with the ruler, they did not leave it, but they followed it up, just as a man follows up his tree when he plants it.
"Until when it bore fruit and the time of harvest drew near for them, and it became possible"
I have a waw in my copy: "and it became possible"
The student: Yes, we did.
The Shaykh : Yes
"They mounted their *** and passion ***"
It is also permissible to read it as "harad," meaning anger and passion, and "jard" means the *** horses.
"*** and sought help from the armies of Satan"
This means when they saw that he was inclined toward their hadith and listened to it.
"*** they succeeded and said, 'Woe to the family of so-and-so'"
This means they succeeded in obtaining what they sought, and they said among themselves, "Woe to the family of so-and-so." Who do they mean by the family of so-and-so?
The student: The people of hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, the people of hadith. The people of hadith, meaning woe to them, because the caliph was inclined to their words.
"He is on the road obstructing our master from *** the intended, and he is an enemy of this matter"
They also say that this group obstructs your command and incites the people against you, and does this and that and that, yes.
"Then they planted enmity and persisted, watering the planting as the owner of the orchard does"
When they planted enmity against the people of hadith with the ruler, they did not leave it, but they followed it up, just as a man follows up his tree when he plants it.
"Until when it bore fruit and the time of harvest drew near for them, and it became possible"
I have a waw in my copy: "and it became possible"
The student: Yes, we did.
The Shaykh : Yes
"They mounted their *** and passion ***"
It is also permissible to read it as "harad," meaning anger and passion, and "jard" means the *** horses.
"*** and sought help from the armies of Satan"