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ﻭﻣﻦ ﺧﻄﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ
ﻓﻲ ﺃﻭّﻝ ﺧﻼﻓﺘﻪ
ﺇﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻧَﻪُ ﺃَﻧْﺰَﻝَ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑﺎً ﻫَﺎﺩِﻳﺎً ﺑَﻴَّﻦَ ﻓِﻴﻪِ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮَ
ﻭَﺍﻟْﺸَّﺮَّ؛ ﻓَﺨُﺬُﻭﺍ ﻧَﻬْﺞَ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮِ ﺗَﻬْﺘَﺪُﻭﺍ، ﻭَﺍﺻْﺪِﻓُﻮﺍ
ﻋَﻦْ ﺳَﻤْﺖِ ﺍﻟﺸَّﺮِّ ﺗَﻘْﺼِﺪُﻭﺍ
ﺍﻟْﻔَﺮَﺍﺋِﺾَ ﺍﻟْﻔَﺮﺍﺋِﺾَ! ﺃَﺩُّﻭﻫَﺎ ﺇﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗُﺆَﺩِّﻛُﻢْ
ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ.
ﺇﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﺗَﻌﺎﻟَﻰ ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ ﺣَﺮَﺍﻣﺎً ﻏَﻴْﺮَ ﻣَﺠْﻬُﻮﻝٍ،
] ﻭَﺃَﺣَﻞَّ ﺣَﻼَﻻً ﻏَﻴْﺮَ ﻣَﺪْﺧُﻮﻝٍ [، ﻭَﻓَﻀَّﻞَ ﺣُﺮْﻣَﺔَ
ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻢِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟْﺤُﺮَﻡِ ﻛُﻠِّﻬَﺎ، ﻭَﺷَﺪَّ ﺑِﺎﻻٍِْﺧْﻼَﺹِ
ﻭَﺍﻟﺘَّﻮﺣِﻴﺪِ ﺣُﻘُﻮﻕَ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﻴﻦَ ﻓِﻲ ﻣَﻌَﺎﻗِﺪِﻫَﺎ،
ﻓَﺎﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻢُ ﻣَﻦْ ﺳَﻠِﻢَ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤُﻮﻥَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻟِﺴَﺎﻧِﻪِ ﻭَﻳَﺪِﻩِ
ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤَﻖِّ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻳَﺤِﻞُّ ﺃَﺫَﻯ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻢِ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑَﻤَﺎ ﻳَﺠِﺐُ.
ﺑَﺎﺩِﺭُﻭﺍ ﺃَﻣْﺮَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻣَّﺔِ ﻭَﺧَﺎﺻَّﺔَ ﺃَﺣَﺪِﻛُﻢْ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ
ﺍﻟْﻤَﻮْﺕُ ﻓَﺈﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻣَﻜُﻢْ، ﻭَﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔَ
ﺗَﺤْﺪُﻭﻛُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻠْﻔِﻜُﻢْ،
ﺗَﺨَﻔَّﻔُﻮﺍ ﺗَﻠْﺤَﻘُﻮﺍ، ﻓَﺈﻧَّﻤَﺎ ﻳُﻨْﺘَﻈَﺮُ ﺑِﺄَﻭَّﻟِﻜُﻤْﺂﺧِﺮُﻛُﻢْ.
ﺍﺗَّﻘُﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﻓِﻲ ﻋِﺒَﺎﺩِﻩِ ﻭَﺑِﻼَﺩِﻩِ، ﻓَﺈﻧَّﻜُﻢْ
ﻣَﺴْﺆُﻭﻟُﻮﻥَ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟْﺒِﻘَﺎﻉِ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺒَﻬَﺎﺋِﻢِ، ﺃَﻃِﻴﻌُﻮﺍ
ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﻭَﻻَ ﺗَﻌْﺼُﻮﻩُ، ﻭَﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺭَﺃَﻳْﺘُﻢُ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮَ ﻓَﺨُﺬُﻭﺍ ﺑِﻪِ،
ﻭَﺇﺫَﺍ ﺭَﺃَﻳْﺘُﻢُ ﺍﻟﺸَّﺮَّ ﻓَﺄَﻋْﺮِﺿُﻮﺍ ﻋَﻨْﻪُ.
At the beginning of his Caliphate.
Fulfilment of rights and
obligations, and advice to fear
Allah in all matters.
Allah, the Glorified, has sent down a
guiding Book wherein He has
explained virtue and vice. You
should adopt the course of virtue
whereby you will have guidance,
and keep aloof from the direction of
vice so that you remain on the right
way. (Mind) the obligations (mind)
the obligations. Fulfil them for Allah
and they will take you to Paradise.
Surely, Allah has made unlawful the
things which are not unknown and
made lawful the things which are
without defect. He has declared
paying regard to Muslims as the
highest of all regards. He has placed
the rights of Muslims in the same
grade (of importance) as devotion
(to Himself and His oneness).
Therefore, a Muslim is one from
whose tongue and hand every
(other) Muslim is safe save in the
matter of truth. It is not, therefore,
lawful to molest a Muslim except
when it is obligatory.
Hasten towards the most common
matter which is peculiar to every
one; and that is death. Certainly,
people (who have already gone) are
ahead of you while the hour (Day of
Judgement) is driving you from
behind. Remain light, in order that
you may overtake them. Your backs
are being awaited for the sake of the
fronts. Fear Allah in the matter of His
creatures and His cities because you
will be questioned even about lands
and beasts. Obey Allah and do not
disobey Him. When you see virtue
adopt it, and when you see vice
avoid it.
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺧﻄﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ
ﻓﻲ ﺃﻭّﻝ ﺧﻼﻓﺘﻪ
ﺇﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﺳُﺒْﺤَﺎﻧَﻪُ ﺃَﻧْﺰَﻝَ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑﺎً ﻫَﺎﺩِﻳﺎً ﺑَﻴَّﻦَ ﻓِﻴﻪِ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮَ
ﻭَﺍﻟْﺸَّﺮَّ؛ ﻓَﺨُﺬُﻭﺍ ﻧَﻬْﺞَ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮِ ﺗَﻬْﺘَﺪُﻭﺍ، ﻭَﺍﺻْﺪِﻓُﻮﺍ
ﻋَﻦْ ﺳَﻤْﺖِ ﺍﻟﺸَّﺮِّ ﺗَﻘْﺼِﺪُﻭﺍ
ﺍﻟْﻔَﺮَﺍﺋِﺾَ ﺍﻟْﻔَﺮﺍﺋِﺾَ! ﺃَﺩُّﻭﻫَﺎ ﺇﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗُﺆَﺩِّﻛُﻢْ
ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ.
ﺇﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﺗَﻌﺎﻟَﻰ ﺣَﺮَّﻡَ ﺣَﺮَﺍﻣﺎً ﻏَﻴْﺮَ ﻣَﺠْﻬُﻮﻝٍ،
] ﻭَﺃَﺣَﻞَّ ﺣَﻼَﻻً ﻏَﻴْﺮَ ﻣَﺪْﺧُﻮﻝٍ [، ﻭَﻓَﻀَّﻞَ ﺣُﺮْﻣَﺔَ
ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻢِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟْﺤُﺮَﻡِ ﻛُﻠِّﻬَﺎ، ﻭَﺷَﺪَّ ﺑِﺎﻻٍِْﺧْﻼَﺹِ
ﻭَﺍﻟﺘَّﻮﺣِﻴﺪِ ﺣُﻘُﻮﻕَ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﻴﻦَ ﻓِﻲ ﻣَﻌَﺎﻗِﺪِﻫَﺎ،
ﻓَﺎﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻢُ ﻣَﻦْ ﺳَﻠِﻢَ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤُﻮﻥَ ﻣِﻦْ ﻟِﺴَﺎﻧِﻪِ ﻭَﻳَﺪِﻩِ
ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤَﻖِّ، ﻭَﻻَ ﻳَﺤِﻞُّ ﺃَﺫَﻯ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻢِ ﺇِﻻَّ ﺑَﻤَﺎ ﻳَﺠِﺐُ.
ﺑَﺎﺩِﺭُﻭﺍ ﺃَﻣْﺮَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻣَّﺔِ ﻭَﺧَﺎﺻَّﺔَ ﺃَﺣَﺪِﻛُﻢْ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ
ﺍﻟْﻤَﻮْﺕُ ﻓَﺈﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺎﺱَ ﺃَﻣَﺎﻣَﻜُﻢْ، ﻭَﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔَ
ﺗَﺤْﺪُﻭﻛُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ ﺧَﻠْﻔِﻜُﻢْ،
ﺗَﺨَﻔَّﻔُﻮﺍ ﺗَﻠْﺤَﻘُﻮﺍ، ﻓَﺈﻧَّﻤَﺎ ﻳُﻨْﺘَﻈَﺮُ ﺑِﺄَﻭَّﻟِﻜُﻤْﺂﺧِﺮُﻛُﻢْ.
ﺍﺗَّﻘُﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﻓِﻲ ﻋِﺒَﺎﺩِﻩِ ﻭَﺑِﻼَﺩِﻩِ، ﻓَﺈﻧَّﻜُﻢْ
ﻣَﺴْﺆُﻭﻟُﻮﻥَ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟْﺒِﻘَﺎﻉِ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺒَﻬَﺎﺋِﻢِ، ﺃَﻃِﻴﻌُﻮﺍ
ﺍﻟﻠﻪَ ﻭَﻻَ ﺗَﻌْﺼُﻮﻩُ، ﻭَﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺭَﺃَﻳْﺘُﻢُ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮَ ﻓَﺨُﺬُﻭﺍ ﺑِﻪِ،
ﻭَﺇﺫَﺍ ﺭَﺃَﻳْﺘُﻢُ ﺍﻟﺸَّﺮَّ ﻓَﺄَﻋْﺮِﺿُﻮﺍ ﻋَﻨْﻪُ.
At the beginning of his Caliphate.
Fulfilment of rights and
obligations, and advice to fear
Allah in all matters.
Allah, the Glorified, has sent down a
guiding Book wherein He has
explained virtue and vice. You
should adopt the course of virtue
whereby you will have guidance,
and keep aloof from the direction of
vice so that you remain on the right
way. (Mind) the obligations (mind)
the obligations. Fulfil them for Allah
and they will take you to Paradise.
Surely, Allah has made unlawful the
things which are not unknown and
made lawful the things which are
without defect. He has declared
paying regard to Muslims as the
highest of all regards. He has placed
the rights of Muslims in the same
grade (of importance) as devotion
(to Himself and His oneness).
Therefore, a Muslim is one from
whose tongue and hand every
(other) Muslim is safe save in the
matter of truth. It is not, therefore,
lawful to molest a Muslim except
when it is obligatory.
Hasten towards the most common
matter which is peculiar to every
one; and that is death. Certainly,
people (who have already gone) are
ahead of you while the hour (Day of
Judgement) is driving you from
behind. Remain light, in order that
you may overtake them. Your backs
are being awaited for the sake of the
fronts. Fear Allah in the matter of His
creatures and His cities because you
will be questioned even about lands
and beasts. Obey Allah and do not
disobey Him. When you see virtue
adopt it, and when you see vice
avoid it.