Laamiyah Ibn Taymiyyah

لَامِيَّةُ ابْنِ التَّيْمِيَّةِ

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1. يَا سَائِلِي عَنْ مَذْهَبي وعَقِيدتِي * رُزِقَ الْهُدَى مَنْ لِلْهِدَايَةِ يَسْأَلُ

   Oh questioner about my doctrine and belief,
   Guidance is granted to those who seek it.

2. اسْمَعْ كَلَامَ مُحَقِّقٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ * لَا يَنْثَنِي عَنْهُ وَلَا يَتَبَّدَلُ

   Listen to the words of one who speaks with truth in his saying,
   He does not waver from it nor does he change.

3. حُبُّ الصَّحَابَةِ كُلِّهِمْ لِي مَذْهَبٌ * وَمَوَدَّةُ الْقُرْبَى بِهَا أَتَوَسَّلُ

   The love for all the companions is my doctrine,
   And through loving the kin of [the prophet], I seek closeness to [Allah]

4. وَلِكُلِّهِمْ قَدْرٌ عَلَا وَفَضَائِلُ * لَكِنَّمَا الصِّدِّيقُ مِنْهُمْ أَفْضَلُ

   And all of them have their high ranks and virtues,
   But indeed, As-Siddiq is the best among them.

5. وَأَقُولُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ مَا جَاءَتْ بِهِ * آيَاتُهُ فَهْوَ الْقَدِيمُ الْمُنْزَلُ

   And I say about the Quran what its verses have brought,
   For it is eternal and revealed.

6. وَأَقُولُ قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ * وَالْمُصْطَفَى الْهَادِي وَلَا أَتَأَوَّلُ

   And I say, Allah, exalted be His glory, has said,
   And the chosen guide (Mohammad) and I do not interpret (differently).

7. وَجَمِيعُ آيَاتِ الصِّفَاتِ أُمِرُّهَا * حَقًّا كَمَا نَقَلَ الطِّرَازُ الأَوَّلُ

   And all the verses about [Allah’s] attributes, I pass them on,
   Truly, just as the first generation transmitted.

8. وَأَرُدُّ عُهْدَتَهَا إِلَى نُقَّالِهَا * وَأَصُونُهَا عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يُتَخَيَّلُ

   And I entrust the responsibility of [its interpretation] to its transmitters,
   And I protect them from all that can be imagined.

9. قُبْحَاً لِمَنْ نَبَذَ الْقُرَانَ وَرَاءَهُ * وَإِذَا اسْتَدَلَّ يَقُولُ قَالَ الْأَخْطَلُ

   Woe to the one who threw the Quran behind his back,
   And when he seeks proof, he says, “Al-Akhtal said!” (Akhtal refers to someone who speaks senseless words)

10. وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ يَرَوْنَ حَقًّا رَبَّهُمْ * وَإِلَى السَّمَاءِ بِغَيْرِ كَيْفٍ يَنْزِلُ

    And the believers shall truly see their Lord,
    And he descends to the heaven without [designating] a how.

11. وَأُقِرُّ بِالْمِيزَانِ وَالْحَوْضِ الَّذِي * أَرْجُو أَنَّي مِنْهُ رِيًّا أَنْهَلُ

    And I affirm the scales and the fountain from which,
    I hope to drink, quenching my thirst.

12. وَكِذَا الصِّرَاطَ يُمَدُّ فَوْقَ جَهَنَّمٍ * فَمُسَلَّمٌ نَاجٍ وَآخَرُ مُهْمَلُ

    And likewise, the bridge is stretched over hell,
    So one shall be granted safety and saved, while another abandoned.

13. وَالنَّارُ يَصْلَاهَا الشَّقِيُّ بِحِكْمَةٍ * وَكِذَا التَّقِيُّ إِلَى الجِنَانِ سَيَدْخُلُ

    And the wicked one shall burn in the fire by [divine] wisdom,
    And likewise, the righteous will enter the gardens.

14. وَلِكُلِّ حَيٍّ عَاقِلٍ فِي قَبْرِهِ * عَمَلٌ يُقَارِنُهُ هُنَاكَ وَيُسْأَلُ

    And every living and rational person will have in his grave,
    Deeds to accompany him there, and he will be questioned.

15. هَذَا اعْتِقَادُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَمَالِكٍ * وَأَبِي حَنِيفَةَ ثُمَّ أَحْمَدَ يَنْقُلُ

    This is the creed of Ash-Shafi’i and Maalik,
    And Abu Hanifah, and then Ahmad transmitted.

16. فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ سَبِيلَهُمْ فَمُوَفَّقٌ * وَإِنِ ابْتَدَعْتَ فَمَا عَلَيْكَ مُعَوَّلُ

    So if you follow their path, then you are successful,
    And if you innovate, then there is no reliance upon you.