ﳍﺬﺍ ﻳﺘﺒﺎﻫﻰ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺯﻫﺮﺓ ﺑﺬﻛﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ﻟﻪ ﰲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻣﺆﻟﻔﺎﺗﻪ، ﺣﻴﺚ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻣﻌﻠّﻘﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻛﺮﻩ ﻟﻪ" :ﻭﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺃﺣﺴـﺐ ﺃﻥ ﱄ ﰲ ﻧﻔﺲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﱂ ﺍﳉﻠﻴﻞ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻟﻪ ﰲ ﻧﻔﺴـﻲ ،ﺣﱴ ﻗﺮﺃﺕ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ "ﺣﺴﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺎﺿﻲ ﰲ ﺳـﲑﺓ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺃﰊ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ" ﻓﻮﺟﺪﺗﻪ ﺧﺼﲏ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳊﻴﻞ ﺍﳌﻨﺴـﻮﺑﺔ ﻷﰊ ﺭﺿـﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻗﺪ ّ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ ﺑﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﺧﲑ .ﻭﺃﺷﻬﺪ ﺃﱐ ﲰﻌﺖ ﺛﻨﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﻛﱪﺍﺀ ﻭﻋﻠﻤﺎﺀ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺍﻋﺘﺰﺯﺕ ﺑﺜﻨﺎﺀ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺍﻋﺘﺰﺯﺕ ﺑﺜﻨﺎﺀ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺍﳉﻠﻴﻞ ،ﻷﻧﻪ ﻭﺳﺎﻡ ﻋﻠﻤﻲ ﳑﻦ ﳝﻠﻚ ﺇﻋﻄﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﻲ". ﻫﺬﻩ ﺷـﻬﺎﺩﺓ ﺛﻘﺔ ﳛﻖ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺒﺎﻫﻲ ـﺎ ﻭﻧﻘﺪﻣﻬﺎ ﺑﻞ ﻭﳒﻌﻠﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺪﺓ ﰲ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﻨـﺰﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺯﺍﻫﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ،ﺇﺎ ﺷﻬﺎﺩﺓ ﻋﺎﱂ ﻣﺘﺒﺤﺮ ﺷـﻬﺪ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﱐ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺎﺻﻲ ﺑﺴـﻌﺔ ﺍﻻﻃﻼﻉ ﻭﺭﺣﺎﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺼﺐ ﺍﳌﻘﻴﺖ. ﺍﻟﺼﺪﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ّ
ﻭﻳﺮﻯ ﺍﻷﺳﺘﺎﺫ ﳏﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻮﺭﻱ )ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺳﺘﺎﺫﺍ ﻟﻠﺤﺪﻳﺚ ﺑﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮﻡ ﺑﺒﺎﻛﺴـﺘﺎﻥ( ﺃﻧﻪ ﳛﻖ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ﻣﺎ ﺫﻛﺮﻩ ﻣﺴﺮﻭﻕ ﺑﺈﺳـﻨﺎﺩ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﰲ ﺣﻖ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻗﺎﻝ" :ﻟﻘﺪ ﺟﺎﻟﺴﺖ ﺃﺻﺤﺎﺏ ﳏﻤﺪ ﻓﻮﺟﺪﻢ ﻛﺎﻹﺧﺎﺫ )ﺍﻟﻐﺪﻳﺮ( ،ﻓﺎﻹﺧﺎﺫ ﻳﺮﻭﻱ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ،ﻭﺍﻹﺧﺎﺫ ﻳﺮﻭﻱ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻠﲔ ،ﻭﺍﻹﺧﺎﺫ ﻳﺮﻭﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﺸﺮﺓ، ﻭﺍﻹﺧﺎﺫ ﻟﻮ ﻧﺰﻝ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻷﺻﺪﺭﻫﻢ ،ﻓﻮﺟﺪﺕ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺴـﻌﻮﺩ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻹﺧﺎﺫ" .ﺇﳕﺎ ﺗﺼﺪﻕ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﰲ ﳏﻘﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺮ ،ﺍﳉﻬﺒﺬ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻗﺪ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺎﺛﺔ ﺍﳋﺒﲑ .ﻓﻜﺎﻥ ﺭﺟﻼ ﺗﺘﺠﻠﻰ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﳌﺰﻳﺔ ﺑﺄﺟﻠﻰ ﻣﻨﻈﺮﻫﺎ ،ﺭﺟﻞ ﲨﻊ ﺑﲔ ﻏﺎﻳﺔ ﺳﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻭﺍﻻﺳﺘﺒﺤﺎﺭ ﺍﳌﺪﻫﺶ ﻭﺩﻗـﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ،ﻭﺍﳊﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﺍﳋﺎﺭﻗﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻻﺳـﺘﺤﻀﺎﺭ ﺍﶈﻴّﺮ، ﻭﺍﳉﻤﻊ ﺑﲔ ﻋﻠﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﺍﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺧﺘﻼﻑ ﻓﺮﻭﻋﻬﺎ ﻭﺷﻌﺒﻬﺎ ،ﻭﻋﻠﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻔﻨﻦ ﻣﺮﺍﻣﻴﻬﺎ .ﻟﻘﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ﻋﺎﳌﺎ ﳏﻴﻄﺎ ﺑﻨﻮﺍﺩﺭ ﺍﳌﺨﻄﻮﻃﺎﺕ ﰲ ﺃﻗﻄـﺎﺭ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻭﺧﺰﺍﻧﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﱂ ،ﻣﻊ ﺍﻟﻐﲑﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺳﻴﺎﺝ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ،ﺃﻭ ﺇﺑﺪﺍﺀ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﳊﻖ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﻣﺔ ﻧﺎﺻﻊ ﺍﳉﺒﲔ".
ﻭﻭﺭﺩ ﻋﻨﻪ ﰲ ﺳﻴﺎﻕ ﺑﻴﺎﻥ ﻣﻨـﺰﻟﺘﻪ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ" :ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻡ ﱂ ﻳﻘ ّﺪﺭﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ﲟﺎ ﻳﺴـﺘﺤﻘﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻘﺪﻳﺮ ﻭﺇﺟﻼﻝ .ﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﶈﻘﻖ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺎﺛﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻗﺪ ،ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺍﳋﻠـﻖ ﺍﳉﻤﻴﻞ ...ﺍﻟﻌﺎﱂ ﺍﳌﺘﺜﺒّﺖ ﺍﶈﺘﺎﻁ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﻞ ،ﺍﳌﺘﻴﻘّﻆ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻛﻼﻡ ،ﺍﳌﺴﺘﻐﲏ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺪﻻﻝ ﺑﺎﻷﻣﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺬﻭﻗﻴـﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﺪﺍﻧﻴﺔ ﰲ ﺍﶈﺎﺟﺠـﺔ ،ﻣﺘﺼﻠّﺐ ﺍﳌﻌﺘﻘﺪ ،ﻣﻨﺘﺼﺮ
ﲪﻠﺔ ﺷﻨﻌﺎﺀ". ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻳّﺪﻩ ﻭﻧﺎﺻﺮﻩ ﻧﺎﺷﺮ ﻋﻠﻤﻪ ﻭﺟﺎﻣـﻊ ﻣﻘﺎﻻﺗﻪ "ﺃﲪﺪ ﺧﲑﻱ" ،ﻭﰲ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﻨﻪ" :ﻛﺎﻥ ﺫﺍ ﺫﺍﻛﺮﺓ ﻓﺬﺓ ﻭﻻﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﰲ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺍﻷﲰﺎﺀ؛ ﻓﻜﺎﻥ ﺇﺫﺍ ﲰﻊ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺃﺣﺪﺍ ﻣﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﺫﻛﺮﻩ ﻭﻟﻮ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺳﻨﻮﺍﺕ .ﻭﻫﻴﺄ ﻟﻪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻃﻼﻋﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﳌﺨﻄﻮﻃﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﰲ ﺍﻵﺳﺘﺎﻧﺔ ﻭﻣﺼﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﺣﺠﺔ ﻻ ﻳﺒﺎﺭﻯ ﰲ ﻋﻠـﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ .ﻭﲨﻊ ﺇﱃ ﺑﺮﺍﻋﺘﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳊﺪﻳﺚ ﻭﺭﺟﺎﻟﻪ ﻣﻬﺎﺭﺓ ﻓﺎﺋﻘﺔ ﰲ ﻋﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻭﺗﻨـﺰﻳﻪ ﺍﷲ .ﻛﻤﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺃﺳـﺘﺎﺫ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺮ ﰲ ﻋﻠﻤﻲ ﺍﻷﺻﻮﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻘﻪ ،ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺒﻘﺮﻳﺘﻪ ﺍﳌﺪﻫﺸـﺔ ﳛﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺘﻌﻘّﺒﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﺀ". ﻭﻳﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﳌﻘﺎﻻﺕ ﻣﺎ ﻧﻘﻠﺖ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﺔ ﻳﻮﺳﻒ ﺍﻟﺪﺟﻮﻱ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔ ﻭﻋﺰﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻄﺎﺭ ﺍﳊﺴﻴﲏ ﻭﺷﻴﺦ ﺍﻷﺯﻫﺮ ﻣﺼﻄﻔﻰ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺯﻕ ﻭﳏﻤﺪ ﲞﻴﺖ ﺍﳌﻄﻴﻌﻲ ﻭﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﳉﻠﻴﻞ ﻋﻴﺴـﻰ ﻭﺣﺴـﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺳﻲ ﻭﳏﻤﺪ ﺯﻛﻲ ﳎﺎﻫﺪ ﻭﺳـﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﻋﻲ ﻭﳒﻢ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺩﻱ ﻭﻏﲑﻫﻢ ﻛﺜﲑ. ﻭﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺳـﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻀﺎﻋﻲ" :ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﺔ ﺍﶈﻘﻖ ﻭﺍﶈﺪﺙ ﺍﻟﻔﻘﻴﻪ ﺍﶈﻘﻖ ﺍﻷﺳﺘﺎﺫ ﺍﻷﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺯﺍﻫﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ﺷﻔﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺻﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﻭﻧﺼﺮ ﺑﻪ ﺍﳊﻖ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻷﻣﺔ". ﺃﻣـﺎ ﳒﻢ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺩﻱ ﻓﻴﻘﻮﻝ ﻋﻨـﻪ" :ﺍﶈﻘﻖ ﺍﻟﻔﻬﺎﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺭﻉ، ﺃﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﺩﺭﺟﺘﻪ ﰲ ﺍﳌﻬﺪﻳﲔ ﻧﻈﺮﺍ ﳌﺎ ﻣﺘّﻊ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻘﺎﺕ ﻧﻔﻴﺴـﺔ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻬﻘﻲ "ﺍﻷﲰﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﻔـﺎﺕ" ،ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻘﺎﺕ ﲟﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺭﺟﺎﻝ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﻧﻴﺪ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﻣﻨﻪ". ﻭﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﺇﱃ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺳﻠﻒ ﻓﻘﺪ ﺍﻫﺘﻢ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﺒﺎﺣﺜﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻣﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻠﺴـﻔﻴﺔ .ﻭﻗﺪ ﻭﺻﻔﻪ ﺍﻷﺳﺘﺎﺫ ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺳﺎﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﺸﺎﺭ ﺑﺄﻭﺻﺎﻑ ﱂ ﻳﺼﻒ ﺎ ﻏﲑﻩ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻗﺮﺍﻧﻪ ،ﻓﻘﺎﻝ" :ﻋﺎﳌﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﲑ ﺍﳌﻌﺎﺻﺮ"" ،ﻋﺎﱂ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﲑ"" ،ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﺔ" ،ﻭﺫﻫﺐ ﺇﱃ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ ﳏﻤﻮﺩ ﳏﻤﺪ ﻋﻮﻳﺲ ﰲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ "ﺍﺑﻦ ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﻟﻴﺲ ﺳﻠﻔﻴﺎ". ﻭﻫﻜﺬﺍ ﻳﺘﺒﻴّﻦ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃ ّﻥ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ﳏ ّﺪﺙ ﻓﻘﻴﻪ ﺃﺻﻮﱄ ﻣﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﻭﻣﻔﺴﺮ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ -ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ )٢٠٠٧ (٦
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ﳏﻤﺪ ﺯﺍﻫﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺛﺮﻱ ﻭﺗﻠﻤﻴﺬﻩ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺎﺡ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻏﺪﺓ
ﻭﺇﻧﻪ ﻻ ﻳﻌﻴﺶ ﰲ ﺃﺭﺽ ﻻ ﻳﺴـﺘﻄﻴﻊ ﻓﻴﻬـﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﻄﻖ ﺑﺎﳊﻖ ﻭﻻ ﺗﺘﻌﺎﱃ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ ﺍﻹﺳـﻼﻡ".
ﺇﱃ ﺍﳊﻖ ﻏﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺼﺎﺭ، ﺣـﺎﺭﺱ ﻣﺘﻴﻘﻆ ،ﻣﻨﺎﻓﺢ ﻋـﻦ ﺍﳊﻨﻔﻴـﺔ ﺿﺪ ﻛﻞ