Abdelrahman Badawy – Jummah Khutbah 05-09-2024
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The speakers discuss the use of "monster" in English, which refers to someone who is not aware of what is happening and is delaying others' actions. They also address the misunderstandings of Islam and its potential impact on the spiritual teachings of Islam, warning against the idea that people are killed and ask for people to plant seeds of their desired outcomes. The speakers urge people to use their money for evil and destroy oppressors and plant seeds of their desired outcomes. They also mention a community collaboration and a thank-you video for those who can attend.
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It means, do not even dare think.
I repeat that, do not even dare think.
And this word shows up five times in
the Quran.
In fact, it's not just a word, it
is a command.
Like we just spoke about, Allah is commanding
us, don't you dare, I do not give
you permission.
And in fact, it would not be a
sufficient translation to say, don't think.
That would be, la tahsab.
It also does not mean, please don't think.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is the Lord
of the heavens and the earth, He does
not say please to His creation.
However, the Arabic of it would be, min
fadlik la tahsab, or whatever the version may
be, in our language between each other.
Please, please don't think.
No, no, no, no.
Allah says, la tahsabanna, for those who are
familiar with the Arabic language, that is noon
al-tawqeet or al-taqeet.
This means, it's emphasized, don't you even dare
think the following, which we're gonna talk about
in just a sec.
So what is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
prohibiting us from thinking?
What is He telling us, I don't give
you permission to think the following?
We said how many times does it show
up in the Qur'an?
Five times.
Out of the 6,000 plus ayat, it
shows up five times.
Of those five, it is Jum'ah time,
I can't mention all of them.
I'm gonna mention three, and I'm gonna leave
it to you for homework, to look up
the other two and do your research.
And I trust that you will insha'Allah.
Because we want to know what Allah is
commanding us.
When Allah says, la tahsabanna, don't you dare
think of the following.
We'll go through three of them insha'Allah
ta'ala.
So, let us explore the first example of
la tahsabanna.
After I seek refuge with Allah from the
accursed Satan.
The Lord subhanahu wa ta'ala says, la
tahsabanna Allaha ghafilan amma ya'malu al-dhalimun.
Allahu Akbar.
Don't you even dare think that Allah is
unaware of what the oppressors are doing.
innama yuakhiruhum liyawmin tashkhasu feehi al-abasar.
He only delays them until the day when
the eyes will stare in horror for what
they have done and what is expected, the
punishment that is coming their way.
May Allah ta'ala protect us.
So the first example we'll explore.
Allah says, don't you even dare think that
what these oppressors are doing to our brothers
and sisters in Palestine and Lebanon.
May Allah ta'ala lift their shackles of
oppression.
Don't you even dare think that Allah is
unaware.
Don't let that thought enter your mind.
Allah is delaying the oppressors until the day
of judgment.
Because this dunya is a test after all.
In fact, a few ayat later Allah says,
wa anzirin nasa yawma ya'tihim al-adhab fayaqulu
allatheena dhalamu rabbana akhirna ila ajalin qareeb nujib
da'wataka wa nattabi al-rusul awalam takoonu
aqsamtum min qablu ma lakum min zawal Allah
says, and warn mankind of the day when
punishment will come upon them.
And the wicked will say, our Lord, please
delay us a little while so that we
can answer your call and follow the messengers.
And Allah's response is, didn't you swear before,
back when you were alive, didn't you swear
that there would be no end for you?
Didn't you boast on the media that power
is all yours?
Didn't you boast that you had full control
to oppress believers as much as you wanted?
And that this would never go away, in
fact, you would only get stronger.
Wasn't that you who said that?
Well, you were wrong.
And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala was not
unaware.
And the angels were recording.
And now on the day of judgment comes
punishment time.
And the eyes will stare in horror.
May Allah ta'ala protect us from being
oppressors.
Our second use of لا تحسبنه in the
Qur'an.
And in fact, this one comes before the
other one in the order of the Qur
'an.
But in our conversation here is our second
example.
Allah says in the Qur'an, وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ
الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا Allahu Akbar.
Don't you even dare think of those who
have been martyred or killed in the path
of Allah.
Don't you even dare think that they are
dead.
I do not give you permission to think
of them as dead.
بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ Rather, they are
alive with their Lord and they are being
well provided for.
فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَيَسْتَبِشِرُونَ بِاللَّذِينَ
لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا بِهِمْ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ
وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ They are delighted in what
Allah has given them out of His grace.
And they are happy for those who have
not yet joined them.
And they reassure them that they have nothing
to fear nor will they grieve.
يَسْتَبِشِرُونَ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا
يُضِيعَ أَجْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ They rejoice in grace from
Allah and bounty and the fact that Allah
will never waste the reward of the faithful.
Allah tells us, I don't give you permission
to look at what your brothers and sisters
are facing in Palestine and Lebanon and Syria
and Yemen and Sudan and East Turkestan and
Burma and Kashmir.
May Allah Ta'ala lift the shackles of
oppression from them.
And recently what our brothers and sisters went
through in Bangladesh trying to get their freedom
and trying to remove the shackles of oppression
off their necks.
Allah says, don't you dare think that those
who die or those who are killed rather.
See, I almost made that mistake.
Allah says, don't you dare think of those
who are killed in that path of Allah
as dead.
They are not dead.
So you will feel sadness for them and
that is a human trait.
And our Prophet ﷺ felt sadness for those
that they lost.
But Allah says, they are in a better
place.
يُرْزَقُونَ They are receiving bounty from their Lord.
And the only people that remain in the
test are those who are still in this
world.
And that is me and you.
So don't ever dare think that their lives
went to waste.
They did not.
And the only thing that remains is the
people who are left behind.
And what we do with our actions and
where we land in our test.
May Allah Ta'ala accept our brothers and
sisters as shuhada.
And may Allah Ta'ala grant us success
in our test.
أقول ما تسمعون وأستغفر الله لي ولكم Seek
Allah's forgiveness.
الحمد لله وحده والصلاة والسلام على من لا
نبي بعده وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين All praise
belongs to the one and only.
And may His peace and blessings be upon
the best of creation ﷺ and those who
follow in His footsteps with sincerity.
And may Allah Ta'ala make us amongst
them.
And our final exploration of the phrase لا
تحسبنا in the Qur'an.
Don't you even dare think.
Allah is telling us, I forbid you from
thinking the following.
What does Allah forbid us from thinking?
Allah says, فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْلِفَ وَعَدِهِ رُسُلًا
Allahu Akbar.
فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْلِفَ وَعَدِهِ رُسُلًا What is
He saying?
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, Don't you
even dare think that Allah will fail to
keep His promise to His messengers.
Allah promised His messengers what?
Victory.
Allah promised His messengers that لا إله إلا
الله will reach every corner of the globe.
Allah promised His messengers that good will prevail
over evil ولو بعد حين even if it
is after a while.
Allah promised His messengers that in the end
times, evil will be vanquished and it will
never recover again.
Allah promised His messengers that the people of
good, and may Allah Ta'ala make us
amongst them, they will live حياة طيبة they
will live a pure life in their hearts.
And they will pass that on insha'Allah
to their children.
And that they will have eternal life in
the next life.
خير وأبقى It is better and more lasting.
And that nobody will escape justice ولو كان
مثقال ذرة Nobody escapes justice, no oppressor, even
if it is an atom's weight, a drop,
you will not escape.
And justice will be served in this world
or the next.
That is the promise that Allah gave His
messengers.
فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْلِفَ وَعَدِهِ رُسُلًا Don't you
even dare think that Allah will fail to
keep His promise to His messengers.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ ذُنْتِقَامٌ Indeed, Allah is mighty
and capable of retribution.
So, if you feel that طَالَ عَلَيْنَ الْأَمَد
If you feel that the time has taken
too long, then be patient a bit longer,
and keep putting in the work, and keep
planting the seeds of خير.
Wallahi, Allah is my witness.
I see change in the past year, and
we are about at the one year mark.
I see change in the past year that
I have not witnessed in my entire life
combined.
In Muslims and non-Muslims.
The rays of truth are shining in between
the mountains of falsehood that we have been
buried under for decades.
Lies that have been believed for decades, and
have been censoring the truth.
These lies are beginning to crack and crumble
in a much quicker time than we ever
imagined.
And that is because truth is strong, and
falsehood is weak.
إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا Falsehood and batil is
ever bound to perish.
So Allah says, don't you even dare think
that Allah would betray His messengers.
Did you think, did you allow the thought
to enter your head that some measly creation
could overpower Allah the Almighty?
Allah says, I don't give you permission to
have that thought.
Don't you even dare think that Allah will
break His promise.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will break His
promise?
I seek refuge with Allah.
It is not a suggestion.
It is a command from our Lord Most
High subhanahu wa ta'ala.
Those beautiful lives of our brothers and sisters
are not wasted.
They are in a better place, and they
have sent us glad tidings through the Qur
'an.
أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ They have
no fear upon them, nor are they grieving.
The oppressors will never get away with what
they are doing, I promise you that.
The walls are closing on them in this
dunya as we speak.
It is a slow process, but it is
a sure process inshaAllah.
And we must continue to plant seeds of
khair.
And we must continue to use our voice
for the voiceless.
And we must continue to use our dollar
and our spending.
Spend where it will increase khair, and withhold
from when it will increase sharr and evil.
Withhold your dollar from the people who support
evil.
Continue to use every avenue at your means
and at your disposal, and you will be
one of the seed planters of khair inshaAllah
ta'ala.
The walls are closing in upon them in
this world, and what the next life has
in store, what Allah has in store for
them in the next life is far worse
than they could ever imagine.
No one escapes justice, I promise you that.
And more than my promise is Allah's promise
subhanahu wa ta'ala.
All the puzzle pieces are coming together.
Something far greater is in store.
Allah's promise is coming true.
They may plot all their evil plots, but
Allah plans, and Allah is the best of
planners.
A great change is upon us brothers and
sisters as our Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam told us would happen in the end
times.
The world is in a transitory stage, and
the rays of truth are shining through the
cracks.
And the only question I have for us
is, what role will you play in that
great awakening?
Or will you stay on the sidelines and
miss it all?
May Allah ta'ala protect us from such
a fate.
The choice ultimately is yours.
May Allah ta'ala use us for khair
and not replace us.
May Allah ta'ala lift the shackles of
oppression from our brothers and sisters in Palestine,
in Gaza, in Lebanon, in Syria, in Yemen,
in East Turkestan, in Burma, in Kashmir, and
everywhere in the world that I may have
forgotten but Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has
not.
I ask Allah ta'ala to lift the
shackles of oppression from every person who is
oppressed on the planet.
I ask Allah ta'ala to use us
to lift the shackles of oppression from our
brothers and sisters around the world.
I ask Allah ta'ala to punish the
oppressors in this world and the next.
I ask Allah ta'ala to protect us
and our families and our children.
I ask Allah to place the light of
Iman in our hearts, in our communities, our
masajids, and in our homes.
And in Syria, and in Yemen, and in
Kashmir, and in Turkestan, and in Burma.
O Allah, inform our brothers in Bangladesh of
the righteous commandment, O Lord of the worlds.
O Allah, increase by Your grace the word
of truth and religion.
O Allah, destroy the oppressors among the oppressors.
And bring out among the Muslims the righteous
among the righteous.
And may Allah send blessings upon our Prophet
Muhammad and upon his family and his companions.
And establish prayer.
Jazakallah khair.
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Badawi.
For tonight, we'll be having the Sheikh.
He'll be coming for Friday Night Lights at
7.30. He will discuss the patterns of
Allah.
How Allah deals with both the oppressed and
the oppressors in every time and place.
Sisters, you're invited to join us for Fiqh
of the Gospel Al-Minat with Sister Razika.
This Sunday, October 6th from 12 to 1
.30 in the Community Hall.
Please check our social media pages for the
registration link.
You also are invited in a collaboration with
Al-Maghrib Institute for the Thanksgiving Umar Trip
on November 22nd hosted by our Sheikh Ammar
Al-Shukri.
Please go to blessedvoyage.com for more information
and the registration link.
And finally, please donate to your masjid.
Your contribution is still needed.
Jazakallah khair.
Assalamu alaikum.
Allah Akbar.
Allah Akbar.
I bear witness that there is no god
but Allah.
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah.
Come to prayer.
Come to success.
The prayer has been performed.
The prayer has been performed.
Allah Akbar.
Allah Akbar.
There is no god but Allah.
There is no god but Allah.
He is straight, upright, and just.
He has covered the error from foot to
foot, shoulder to shoulder, filling all the gaps.
Allah Akbar.
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen.
Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem.
Maliki Yawm al-Deen.
Iyyaka Na'budu Wa Iyyaka Nastaeen.
Ihdina As-Sirata Al-Mustaqeem.
Sirata Al-Ladheena An'amta Alayhim.
Ghayri Al-Maghdoobi Alayhim.
Wala Al-Dhaali Al-Ameen.
Surah
Al-Fatiha.
Allah Akbar.
Allah Akbar.
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen.
Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem.
Maliki Yawm al-Deen.
Iyyaka Na'budu Wa Iyyaka Nastaeen.
Ihdina As-Sirata Al-Mustaqeem.
Sirata Al-Ladheena An'amta Alayhim.
Ghayri Al-Maghdoobi Alayhim.
Wala Al-Dhaali Al-Ameen.
Ameen.
Allah Akbar.