Verse No. 4

“Indeed, Allah has entrusted this religion to a people who never disbelieve in it.”

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى:

﴿فَإِنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًا لَيْسُوا بِهَا بِكَافِرِينَ﴾[1]

Translation:

Allah Almighty has said:

“So if these disbelieve in it, We entrust it to other people who do not disbelieve in it.”

Considerations

1 . أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْهَرَوِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْمَنْصُورَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لَا تَخْلُو مِنْ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ، فَقَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿فَإِنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًا لَيْسُوا بِهَا بِكَافِرِينَ﴾.

Translation:

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Harawi informed us, he said: I heard Mansoor say: “Indeed, the Earth does not remain empty of a group of believers; because Allah Almighty has said: ‘So if these disbelieve in it, We entrust it to other people who do not disbelieve in it.’”

2 . أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْبَارِئِ الْقَنْدَهَارِيُّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْمَنْصُورَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿فَإِنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًا لَيْسُوا بِهَا بِكَافِرِينَ﴾، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ وَكَّلَ بِهَذَا الدِّينِ قَوْمًا لَا يَكْفُرُونَ بِهِ أَبَدًا، وَلَوْ كَفَرَ بِهِ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا، قُلْتُ: وَمَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟ فَسَكَتَ، قُلْتُ: وَمَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟ فَسَكَتَ، حَتَّى سَأَلْتُهُ ثَلَاثًا، فَقَالَ: مُحَمَّدٌ وَآلُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

Translation:

Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Bari al-Qandahari informed us, he said: I asked Mansoor about the statement of Allah Almighty, where He says: “So if these disbelieve in it, We entrust it to other people who do not disbelieve in it.” So, he said: “Indeed, Allah has entrusted this religion to a people who never disbelieve in it, even if everyone on Earth disbelieve in it.” I said: “Who are those people?” But he remained silent. I said: “Who are those people?” But he remained silent until I asked it three times. Then he said: “Muhammad and his family .”

3 . أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ الْجُوزَجَانِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْمَنْصُورَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَتْرُكْ هَذَا الدِّينَ سُدًى لِيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَلَكِنْ وَكَّلَ بِهِ قَوْمًا يَقُومُونَ بِأَمْرِهِ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ، وَقَدْ عَصَمَهُمْ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ﴿فَإِنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًا لَيْسُوا بِهَا بِكَافِرِينَ﴾، قُلْتُ: وَكَيْفَ وَكَّلَهُمْ؟ قَالَ: اجْتَبَاهُمْ، وَعَهِدَ إِلَيْهِمْ.

Translation:

Isa ibn Abd al-Hamid al-Jowzajani informed us, he said: I heard Mansoor say: “Indeed, Allah has not left this religion in vain for a single day. Rather, He has entrusted it to a people who establish its matters until the Day of Judgment is established, and He has protected them from disbelief.” Then he said: “So if these disbelieve in it, We entrust it to other people who do not disbelieve in it.” I said: “How has He entrusted it to them?” He said: “He has chosen them and made a covenant with them.”