بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
من أحمد بن تيمية إلى الوالدة السعيدة، أقر الله عينيها بنعمه، وأسبغ عليها جزيل كرمه، وجعلها من خيار إمائه وخدمه. سلام الله عليكم. ورحمة الله وبركاته. فإنا نحمد إليكم الله، الذي لا إله إلا هو، وهو للحمد أهل، وهو على كل شيء قدير.
ونسأله أن يصلي على خاتم النبيين، وإمام المتقين، محمد عبده ورسوله، صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم تسليمًا. كتابي إليكم عن نعم من الله عظيمة، ومنن كريمة، وآلاء جسيمة نشكر الله عليها، ونسأله المزيد من فضله. ونعم الله كلما جاءت في نمو، وازدياد، وأياديه جلت عن التعداد.
وتعلمون أن مقامنا الساعة في هذه البلاد، إنما هو لأمور ضرورية، متى أهملناها؛ فسد علينا أمر الدين والدنيا.
ولسنا والله مختارين للبعد عنكم، ولو حملتنا الطيور؛ لسرنا إليكم. ولكن الغائب عذره معه، وأنتم لو اطلعتم على باطن الأمور فإنكم - ولله الحمد - ما تختارون الساعة إلا ذلك، ولم نعزم على المقام، والاستيطان شهرًا واحدًا، بل كل يوم نستخير الله لنا ولكم. وادعوا لنا بالخيرة فنسأل الله العظيم أن يخير لنا ولكم وللمسلمين، ما فيه الخيرة، في خير وعافية.
ومع هذا فقد فتح الله من أبواب الخير، والرحمة والهداية، والبركة ما لم يكن يخطر بالبال، ولا يدور في الخيال، ونحن في كل وقت مهمومون بالسفر، مستخيرون الله سبحانه وتعالى. فلا يظن الظان أنا نؤثر على قربكم شيئًا من أمور الدنيا قط. بل ولا نؤثر من أمور الدين ما يكون قربكم أرجح منه. ولكن ثم أمور كبار، نخاف الضرر الخاص والعام من إهمالها. والشاهد يرى ما لا يرى الغائب.
والمطلوب كثرة الدعاء بالخيرة فإن الله يعلم ولا نعلم ويقدر ولا نقدر وهو علام الغيوب. وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: (من سعادة ابن آدم استخارته الله ورضاه بما يقسم الله له ومن شقاوة ابن آدم: ترك استخارته الله وسخطه بما يقسم الله له
والتاجر يكون مسافرًا؛ فيخاف ضياع بعض ماله، فيحتاج أن يقيم؛ حتى يستوفيه، وما نحن فيه أمر يجل عن الوصف ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله،
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، كثيرًا كثيرًا، وعلى سائر من في البيت، من الكبار، والصغار، وسائر الجيران، والأهل والأصحاب واحدًا واحدًا،
والحمد لله رب العالمين. وصلى الله على محمد وآله وصحبه وسلم تسليمًا.
The letter of Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah to his mother, in which he apologises for his stay in Egypt. A stay he felt was necessary to educate the people:
"In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Dispenser of Mercy
From Ahmad bin Taymiyyah to my dear and honorable Mother, may Allah bless her amply, and grant her peace and comfort, and make her amongst the best of His servants, Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh.
We praise Allah, the most worthy of praise. There is no deity worthy of worship but He, and He has Power over all things. We ask Him to bless the Seal of the Prophets and Imaam of the pious, Muhammad His servant and Messenger (Sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam).
Indeed the bounties of Allah come abundantly, and His aid is never ending. We praise Him for it, and ask Him to increase His favor. It will not escape you, my contented mother, the fact that our stay in Egypt is for an important issue. The abandonment of such a task leads to the corruption of our Deen and of our life.
Yet it was not our choice to be far from you. Had birds been able to carry us, we would have come to you. But the absent one has his reason; and had you been able to look deeply into the affairs of the Muslims, you would not choose for me another place to the one I am in now. Nevertheless, I had never intended to reside here permanently. Instead, I pray to Allah to guide you and I to the right choice, and I pray for your well-being. I ask Allah to bless us and the rest of the Muslims, with His goodness and what that goodness encompasses of safety and benefit.
Allah had opened for me His gates of blessings, mercy and guidance in a way I have never conceived of before. Yet I am always considering travel towards you, making the prayers of Istikhaarah. It is inconceivable for me, if given the choice, to favor any of this life's mundane issues or of the lesser obligations of the Deen, to being close to you. Yet there are great issues which l cannot abandon for fear of their general and personal dangers - and the witness sees what the absent does not.
I beseech you to supplicate to Allah profusely. Ask Him to guide us to choose our best paths, for He Knows and we do not, and He is able and we are weak. The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:
It is from the happiness of the son of Adam to practice lstikhaarah and be pleased with what Allah had ordained for him. And it is from the misery of the son of Adam to drop tbe Istikhaarah of Allah and be displeased at Allah's decrees.
Indeed, the traveling trader might fear the loss of his money, so he resides at a place until he is able to travel once again. The matter that we are in the middle of is too great to describe, but there is no power or ability but through Allah.
Finally, convey my salaam to the entire household, young and old, and the rest of neighbors, friends and relatives one by one.
Wasalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh
Praise be to Allah, and may His Blessings and Peace be upon Muhammad, his family and companions".
من أحمد بن تيمية إلى الوالدة السعيدة، أقر الله عينيها بنعمه، وأسبغ عليها جزيل كرمه، وجعلها من خيار إمائه وخدمه. سلام الله عليكم. ورحمة الله وبركاته. فإنا نحمد إليكم الله، الذي لا إله إلا هو، وهو للحمد أهل، وهو على كل شيء قدير.
ونسأله أن يصلي على خاتم النبيين، وإمام المتقين، محمد عبده ورسوله، صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم تسليمًا. كتابي إليكم عن نعم من الله عظيمة، ومنن كريمة، وآلاء جسيمة نشكر الله عليها، ونسأله المزيد من فضله. ونعم الله كلما جاءت في نمو، وازدياد، وأياديه جلت عن التعداد.
وتعلمون أن مقامنا الساعة في هذه البلاد، إنما هو لأمور ضرورية، متى أهملناها؛ فسد علينا أمر الدين والدنيا.
ولسنا والله مختارين للبعد عنكم، ولو حملتنا الطيور؛ لسرنا إليكم. ولكن الغائب عذره معه، وأنتم لو اطلعتم على باطن الأمور فإنكم - ولله الحمد - ما تختارون الساعة إلا ذلك، ولم نعزم على المقام، والاستيطان شهرًا واحدًا، بل كل يوم نستخير الله لنا ولكم. وادعوا لنا بالخيرة فنسأل الله العظيم أن يخير لنا ولكم وللمسلمين، ما فيه الخيرة، في خير وعافية.
ومع هذا فقد فتح الله من أبواب الخير، والرحمة والهداية، والبركة ما لم يكن يخطر بالبال، ولا يدور في الخيال، ونحن في كل وقت مهمومون بالسفر، مستخيرون الله سبحانه وتعالى. فلا يظن الظان أنا نؤثر على قربكم شيئًا من أمور الدنيا قط. بل ولا نؤثر من أمور الدين ما يكون قربكم أرجح منه. ولكن ثم أمور كبار، نخاف الضرر الخاص والعام من إهمالها. والشاهد يرى ما لا يرى الغائب.
والمطلوب كثرة الدعاء بالخيرة فإن الله يعلم ولا نعلم ويقدر ولا نقدر وهو علام الغيوب. وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: (من سعادة ابن آدم استخارته الله ورضاه بما يقسم الله له ومن شقاوة ابن آدم: ترك استخارته الله وسخطه بما يقسم الله له
والتاجر يكون مسافرًا؛ فيخاف ضياع بعض ماله، فيحتاج أن يقيم؛ حتى يستوفيه، وما نحن فيه أمر يجل عن الوصف ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله،
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، كثيرًا كثيرًا، وعلى سائر من في البيت، من الكبار، والصغار، وسائر الجيران، والأهل والأصحاب واحدًا واحدًا،
والحمد لله رب العالمين. وصلى الله على محمد وآله وصحبه وسلم تسليمًا.
The letter of Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah to his mother, in which he apologises for his stay in Egypt. A stay he felt was necessary to educate the people:
"In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Dispenser of Mercy
From Ahmad bin Taymiyyah to my dear and honorable Mother, may Allah bless her amply, and grant her peace and comfort, and make her amongst the best of His servants, Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh.
We praise Allah, the most worthy of praise. There is no deity worthy of worship but He, and He has Power over all things. We ask Him to bless the Seal of the Prophets and Imaam of the pious, Muhammad His servant and Messenger (Sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam).
Indeed the bounties of Allah come abundantly, and His aid is never ending. We praise Him for it, and ask Him to increase His favor. It will not escape you, my contented mother, the fact that our stay in Egypt is for an important issue. The abandonment of such a task leads to the corruption of our Deen and of our life.
Yet it was not our choice to be far from you. Had birds been able to carry us, we would have come to you. But the absent one has his reason; and had you been able to look deeply into the affairs of the Muslims, you would not choose for me another place to the one I am in now. Nevertheless, I had never intended to reside here permanently. Instead, I pray to Allah to guide you and I to the right choice, and I pray for your well-being. I ask Allah to bless us and the rest of the Muslims, with His goodness and what that goodness encompasses of safety and benefit.
Allah had opened for me His gates of blessings, mercy and guidance in a way I have never conceived of before. Yet I am always considering travel towards you, making the prayers of Istikhaarah. It is inconceivable for me, if given the choice, to favor any of this life's mundane issues or of the lesser obligations of the Deen, to being close to you. Yet there are great issues which l cannot abandon for fear of their general and personal dangers - and the witness sees what the absent does not.
I beseech you to supplicate to Allah profusely. Ask Him to guide us to choose our best paths, for He Knows and we do not, and He is able and we are weak. The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:
It is from the happiness of the son of Adam to practice lstikhaarah and be pleased with what Allah had ordained for him. And it is from the misery of the son of Adam to drop tbe Istikhaarah of Allah and be displeased at Allah's decrees.
Indeed, the traveling trader might fear the loss of his money, so he resides at a place until he is able to travel once again. The matter that we are in the middle of is too great to describe, but there is no power or ability but through Allah.
Finally, convey my salaam to the entire household, young and old, and the rest of neighbors, friends and relatives one by one.
Wasalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh
Praise be to Allah, and may His Blessings and Peace be upon Muhammad, his family and companions".
Footnotes
1. Shaykh Muhammad Aboo Zahrah comments on his book Ibn Taymeeyah: the general danger is the corruption of people. The personal one is that as a Scholar, he has to fulfil his obligation of guiding the people to the right way. There is also another danger which, is that Ibn Taymeeyah came to Egypt whilst accused in his belief, and that he has a right to defend and vindicate himself.
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