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Muwatta Malik 238

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حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاَةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ‏}‏ فَقَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَقْرَؤُهَا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاَةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَامْضُوا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَإِنَّمَا السَّعْىُ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ الْعَمَلُ وَالْفِعْلُ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ‏{‏وَإِذَا تَوَلَّى سَعَى فِي الأَرْضِ‏}‏ وَقَالَ تَعَالَى ‏{‏وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَاءَكَ يَسْعَى وَهُوَ يَخْشَى‏}‏ وَقَالَ ‏{‏ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَى‏}‏ وَقَالَ ‏{‏إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّى‏}‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ فَلَيْسَ السَّعْىُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ بِالسَّعْىِ عَلَى الأَقْدَامِ وَلاَ الاِشْتِدَادَ وَإِنَّمَا عَنَى الْعَمَلَ وَالْفِعْلَ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had asked Ibn Shihab about the word of Allah, the Majestic, the Mighty, "O you who accept, when the call is made for the prayer on the day of jumua, make haste to the remembrance of Allah."(Sura 62 ayat 9). Ibn Shihab said, ''Umar ibn al-Khattab used to recite, 'When the call is made for the prayer on the day of jumua, go to the remembrance of Allah.' "

Malik said, "Making haste in the Book of Allah is only deed and action. Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, says 'and when he turns away, he acts in the land' (Sura 2 ayat 205), and He, the Exalted, said, 'and as for the one who comes to you acting with fear' (Sura 80 ayat 8), and He said, 'then he turned his back, and acted' (Sura 79 ayat 22),and He said, 'Your deeds are diverse' " (Sura 92 ayat 4). Malik said, "Thus making haste which Allah mentions in His Book is not running on the feet or exertion. It only means deed and actions."

Reported by Malik (No. 238).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : إنَّمَا سَأَلَ مَالِكٌ عَنْ تَفْسِيرِ لَفْظَةِ السَّعْيِ لَمَّا كَانَتْ تَحْتَمِلُ فِي كَلَامِ الْعَرَبِ الْجَرْيَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَا تَأْتُوهَا وَأَنْتُمْ تَسْعُونَ وَالْمَشْيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ جَرْيٍ مِنْ قوله تعالى وَأَمَّا مَنْ جَاءَك يَسْعَى وَهُوَ يَخْشَى فَأَجَابَهُ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ بِقِرَاءَةِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ لَهَا لِأَنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ بَيَانًا مِنْهُ أَنَّهَا عِنْدَهُ بِمَعْنَى الْمَشْيِ فَاحْتَجَّ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فِي ذَلِكَ بِقِرَاءَةِ عُمَرَ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ ثَابِتَةً فِي الْمُصْحَفِ إِلَّا أَنَّهَا تَجْرِي عِنْدَ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأُصُولِ مَجْرَى خَبَرِ الْآحَادِ سَوَاءٌ أَسْنَدَهَا الْقَارِئُ أَوْ لَمْ يُسْنِدْهَا وَذَهَبَتْ طَائِفَةٌ أُخْرَى إِل…

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