عن أبي هريرةَ رضي اللهُ عنه قال: قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم: «إِنَّ اللهَ تعالى قال: مَنْ عادَى لي ولِيًّا، فقدْ آذَنْتُهُ بِالحَرْبِ، ومَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ، فَإذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ، كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ، وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، ويَدَهُ الَّتي يبْطِشُ بِهَا، وَرجْلَهُ الَّتي يَمْشِي بِها وإنْ سَأَلَني أَعْطَيْتُهُ، وَلَئِنْ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لأُعِيذَنَّهُ» رواه البخاري.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Exalted, said: 'Whoever shows enmity to a friend (wali) of Mine, I declare war upon him. My servant draws near to Me with nothing more beloved to Me than what I have made obligatory upon him. My servant continues to draw near to Me with voluntary acts of worship until I love him, and when I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he grasps, and his foot with which he walks. If he asks of Me, I will surely give him, and if he seeks refuge in Me, I will surely grant him refuge.'" [al-Bukhari]
الشرح · explanation
آذَنْتُهُ: أَعْلَمْتُهُ بِأَنِّي مُحَارِبٌ له. اسْتَعَاذَني: طلب مني الحماية والحفظ. وليًا: الوَلِيُّ هو القريب من الله، لتقربه إليه بالإيمان به وتقواه. كنت سمعه: أي كنت حافظًا لسمعه وجوارحه من أن يستعملها في غير طاعة الله، أو أنّ ذلك كناية عن نصر الله لعبده وتأييده له.
"I declare war upon him" (adhantuhu): I have informed him that I am at war with him. "He seeks refuge in Me" (ista'adhani): he seeks My protection and safeguarding. "A friend" (waliyyan): the wali is the one who is close to Allah, on account of his drawing near to Him through faith in Him and piety toward Him. "I become his hearing": that is, I become the protector of his hearing and his limbs from being used in anything other than the obedience of Allah; or it is a metaphor for Allah's support of His servant and His aiding of him.
الدروس · lessons
أنّ أداء الفرائض أشدّ الأعمال حبّا لله. أنّ ادّعاء العبد حبّه لله لابد أن يظهر عليه بفعل ما يحبّه الله من الفرائض ثمّ النوافل. أنّ أعلى غاية ينبغي للمسلم الحرص عليها هي أن يحبّه الله؛ فينبغي أن نجتهد للوصول إليها . المسلم ينال محبّة الله تعالى بأداء الفرائض كاملة والحرص عليها، وهي مقدّمة على النوافل. من تمام أداء النوافل أن يأتي بها على السُّنّة. أنّ الله يجيب دعاء عباده المؤمنين المتقين فهم أولياءه، وينتقم ممن يعاديهم.
The performance of the obligatory duties is the most beloved of deeds to Allah. A servant's claim of love for Allah must manifest itself through doing what Allah loves, namely the obligatory duties and then the voluntary acts. The highest goal a Muslim should be keen on is that Allah love him; so we ought to strive to attain it. The Muslim attains the love of Allah, the Exalted, by performing the obligatory duties fully and being diligent about them, for they take precedence over the voluntary acts. Part of the completeness of performing voluntary acts is to perform them in accordance with the Sunnah. Allah answers the supplication of His believing, pious servants, for they are His friends (awliya), and He takes vengeance upon whoever shows enmity toward them.