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Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he wept, and it was said to him: “What makes you weep?” He replied: “Something I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), which I recalled, and it made me weep. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘I fear for my nation polytheism and hidden desires.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, will your nation commit polytheism after you?’ He said: ‘Yes, but they will not worship the sun, moon, stone, or idol. Rather, they will show off in their deeds, and the hidden desire is that one of them, while fasting, encounters a desire 1 among his desires and abandons his fast.’”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: “encounters a desire among his desires” refers to things like eating, intimacy, or similar. Al-Tayyibi mentioned this. The clearer meaning is that the hidden desire is a rare, specific desire among his inclinations, which he naturally leans toward without considering its opposition to the Shariah, as Allah said: And do not invalidate your deeds (Muhammad: 33). A voluntary act becomes obligatory once begun and must be completed. His statement: “abandons his fast” means it is forbidden without a compelling necessity. Al-Tayyibi said: If a person is engaged in an act of obedience to Allah and a desire of his soul arises, preferring his soul over Allah, he follows his whims, leading to ruin and destruction. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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(۱) قوله: فتعرض له شهوة من شهواته : أي كالأكل والجماع وغيرهما، ذكره الطيبي الله، والأظهر أن المراد بالشهوة الخفية شهوة خاصة عزيزة الوجود من بين مشبهاته بحيث لا توجد في جميع أوقاته، فيميل إليها بالطبع، ولا يلاحظ مخالفته للشرع حيث قال تعالى: ﴿وَلَا تُبْطِلُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ ﴾ (محمد: (۳۳) ، والنفل يلزم بالشروع فيجب إتمامه. وقوله: «فيترك صومه أي هو حرام عليه من غير ضرورة داعية إليه، قال الطيبي الله يعني إذا كان الرجل في طاعة من طاعات الله تعالى، فتعرض له شهوة من شهوات نفسه، يرجح جانب النفس على جانب الله تعالى فيتبع هوى نفسه، فيؤديه ذلك إلى الهلاك والردى. كذا في «المرقاة».