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54 - البيعة

54. OATH OF ALLEGIANCE

279 - بَيعَةُ النَّبِيِ بَيعَةُ اللَّهِ‏

279. Swearing Allegiance to the Prophet is Swearing Allegiance to Allah

(إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُبايِعُونَكَ إِنَّما يُبايِعُونَ اللَّهَ يَدُ اللَّهِ فَوْقَ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَمَن نَكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنْكُثُ عَلَى‏ نَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَوْفَى‏ بِما عاهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْراً عَظِيماً) .1

"Indeed those who swear allegiance to you, swear allegiance only to Allah: the hand of Allah is above their hands. So whosoever breaks his oath, breaks it only to his own detriment, and whoever fulfills the covenant he has made with Allah, He will give him a great reward." 2

929.عليُّ بنُ ابراهيم : ونَزلَتْ في بَيعةِ الرِّضوانِ : (لقد رضِيَ اللَّهُ عن الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ ما في قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ عَلَيهِمْ وَأَثابَهُمْ فَتْحاً قَرِيباً) واشْتَرطَ علَيهِم أنْ لا يُنكِروا بعدَ ذلكَ على‏ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله شيئاً يَفعَلُهُ ، ولا يُخالِفوهُ في شي‏ءٍ يأمُرُهُم بهِ ، فقالَ اللَّهُ عزّ وجلّ بعدَ نُزولِ آيةِ الرِّضوانِ : (إنّ الّذينَ يُبايِعونَكَ إِنَّما يُبايِعُونَ اللَّهَ) .3

929. Ali b. Ibrahim narrated, 'In the covenant of al-Ridwan it was revealed that: "Allah was certainly pleased with the faithful when they swore allegiance to you under the tree. He knew what was in their hearts..." 4 and He put a condition for them that after that they will never dispute with the Prophet (SAWA) about anything he does, or disobey him in anything he might order them to do. Then Allah, the Exalted, said after that verse: "Indeed those who swear allegiance to you..." 5

930.صحيح مسلم عن سَلَمةَ بنِ الأكْوَعِ - وقَد سُئل : على‏ أيِّ شَي‏ءٍ بايَعْتُم رسولَ‏اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله يومَ الحُدَيبِيَةِ ؟ - : على‏ المَوتِ .6

930. Salama b. al-Akwa, when he was asked, 'Until what term did you give your allegiance to the Prophet (SAWA) on the day of al-Hudaybiyya?', replied, 'Until death.' 7

1.الفتح : ۱۰ .

2.Qur'an ۴۸:۱۰

3.تفسير القمّي : ۲ / ۳۱۵ .

4.Qur'an ۴۸:۱۸

5.Tafsir al-Qummi, v. ۲, p. ۳۱۵

6.صحيح مسلم : ۳ / ۱۴۸۶ / ۸۰ .

7.Sahih Muslim, no. ۱۸۶۰

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