Commentary on Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim-04b
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The reader: "In *the two Sahihs*, it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3621Sahih (Darussalam) This is a command to differ from them, and this necessitates that the general type of differing from them is an intended matter for the Lawgiver. Because if the command is for the general type of differing, the intended purpose is achieved. And if the command is for differing only in changing the hair, it is for the sake of the differing contained therein. So the differing is either a singular cause, another cause, or part of a cause. In all these cases, it is commanded and sought by the Lawgiver. Because when the commanded act is expressed with a word derived from a broader meaning".
The Shaykh : If it is expressed with it and not with it?
The reader: From it, and he indicated with a manuscript: if it is expressed with it regarding its wording.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, which one?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "They do not dye" means their white hair, the hair of the head and the beard, so differ from them. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to differ from the Jews and the Christians in this. This is a type of imitation if there is no ... in it. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this so that we would differ from them. This is the meaning of his statement.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What? Because if the command is for differing, if the command is.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The general type of differing achieves the intended purpose. And if the command is for differing in a specific thing, dyeing the hair only, it is for the sake of the differing contained therein. This means that if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intended for us to differ from them absolutely, that is the intended purpose. And if the intention is for us to differ from them in this specific thing, it is also evidence that differing from them is prescribed.
The Jews and the Christians do not dye (their hair), so differ from them.
إن اليهود والنصارى لا يصبغون فخالفوهمThe Shaykh : If it is expressed with it and not with it?
The reader: From it, and he indicated with a manuscript: if it is expressed with it regarding its wording.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, which one?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : "They do not dye" means their white hair, the hair of the head and the beard, so differ from them. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to differ from the Jews and the Christians in this. This is a type of imitation if there is no ... in it. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this so that we would differ from them. This is the meaning of his statement.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : What? Because if the command is for differing, if the command is.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The general type of differing achieves the intended purpose. And if the command is for differing in a specific thing, dyeing the hair only, it is for the sake of the differing contained therein. This means that if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intended for us to differ from them absolutely, that is the intended purpose. And if the intention is for us to differ from them in this specific thing, it is also evidence that differing from them is prescribed.