Akram Nadwi – Weekly Q&A 09-05-2024
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The speakers discuss the importance of understanding and practicing the Quran in achieving higher values, teaching others about it, rewarding people for their behavior, avoiding harm to others, and taking responsibility for one's own health and expenses. They stress the need to be aware of one's health and expenses, avoid harming others, and not take any interest on one's money. The speakers also touch on topics such as shrouds, the use of shrouds as a token of pride, and the importance of not taking any interest on one's money.AI: Transcript ©
To everyone and welcome back to another ASI
Q and A session with Sheikh Akram Nadwih
on every Thursday 6 pm BST.
Without further ado, whilst the questions come in
in the chat box, we'll begin with some
private questions.
Sheikh, the first question we have is
are any of the hadith about the virtues
of hith of hith of Quran Sahih?
You know, I don't actually know
the hadith that we know, there are weeks,
some are
and the and the
this is one thing. Second thing is Hifa
did does not mean what we think it
means. You know, in our culture, Hifa means
to memorize the Quran. Even if you don't
understand the meaning, you don't act upon just
memorizing.
So that's not the meaning of the heifor
in our language. In our language, heifor means,
either to understand something and properly,
you know,
and go have a deeper deeper meaning. Thereby
follow-up with this
just memorizing and without understanding
that did not exist in those days.
So this is one thing. But a Quran
has its own voice. You don't need any
hadith or that. You know, the Quran actually
keeps saying that, you know, how important this
book is, how important the message is. So
anybody who's believed the Quran,
it's certainly, you know, to some. There are
hadith
about those who spend their time in the
Quran.
The hadith that is somebody, you know, busy
with the Quran and did not make dua
that, you know, he will get all that
the other people ask and that's what he
get. All those things accepted.
So, you know, understanding the Quran, spending time
with the Quran, it's all rewardable, you know.
So is the work that if people say
once,
you know, it fills all the space between
the heaven and earth
and Quran much more than.
You know, they it's rewarded much more than
that. The people understand and think it. Yes.
Certainly, it will be elevated.
And it's a guidance. Then it leads you
to many, many good deals
and makes the Iman stronger.
So the words that we've multiplied by,
but not only memorizing, you know, by and,
you know, it's actually understanding
it acting upon it.
The next anonymous question is,
Allah and his messenger talk about Hurul Ayn
for the men a lot. What about the
women? Do women get male who are also?
You know, Singh is, you know, in the
culture where the Quran has been revealed,
you know, men not think so.
They are not people find good to mention
about the women.
So Quran way is,
to just indicate in a way that you
understand the meaning. The Quran says
that, in paradise, people will get to whatever
they desire and whatever it makes them happy.
And the Hadith also said that in paradise,
people will get to what
has seen,
and nobody else can think really,
you know, about that. So Hadith says Quran
said, everybody will might have been in the
paradise.
In this world, people don't like imagination.
Any woman has got to know more than
one man or something like that. So how
can Quran mention something like that?
But,
certainly, for Allah
is a lord of the men and women
both. He will make he and the men
and women both will be his guest in
the paradise.
So whatever they desire, they look at it.
If this world is not desired, what are
desired?
We have after for the desire. So this
is enough to say that people get what
they desire. Whatever makes woman happy, in paradise,
you look at that.
We'll
move to the questions in the question box
now.
The first one the first question is
besides dua, should I be protesting for Palestine?
I feel I'm not doing enough.
You
know, Dua, maybe you give some sadaqa and
charity, but you can do enough actually for
feel around you. So if some people Quran,
do,
meet non Muslims, organize some emails so that
people come together.
You know, that's the most important thing really.
It's not only enough. It is your duty
not only Palestine.
Your duty,
primarily the people who you live with, your
neighbors.
You have to guard them. You have to
save them from their fire. Imagine if there's
a a prophet. First thing he will think
about his own neighbors
when the prophet says,
there are so many problems in the world
in in Syria, in
Persia,
in India. So many things. Very bad, really.
But he didn't travel anywhere to go and
help people there. He just focus on his
people.
And then after that, the message is all
over the world.
All prophets, they focus on their own people.
To your people are the people whom you
live with, and your neighbors and, you know,
people
like Christians,
and Jews and other ruling around you. You
need to
convey the message to them and teach them
the Quran. That's the first thing you need
to do. Everybody agree. We all have duty
to teach people about the message of Allah
and make effort to save them from hellfire.
The next question is
a person is doing the same sin repeatedly.
Besides that, he does toba every time, but
is now feeling stuck in this situation and
helpless.
What should he do?
You know, people can be tired of repenting,
but let them not become tired of forgiving.
So the first thing is to do not
commit sin.
But once you have committed, then don't sit.
You have to keep asking and not follow.
It never happened that you ask him to
forgive you. He does not forgive you. And
ask him to help you so you don't
do the same thing again.
And, there could be many ways distract you
from the sin.
Yeah. Either a good company of the people
reading the
Quran, sometimes not there. Sometimes secularize,
I commit this again.
I'm going to give £10 to to a
poor person. Maybe that stops you from sinning.
So things like that, you have to be
stronger.
Don't want to give to the sin. Don't
surrender to the sin. Everybody has to be
stronger, and there's
no sin which cannot be cured. Every sin
can be cured.
So, it's not good really that you say
it to the people in the public watching
you're doing it. But you can ask an
alien
if private,
maybe they can help you how to,
get a a rid of the problem. You
know, somebody can help you. Maybe somebody locally
who's experienced
or maybe your
somebody some friends, somebody. You have to ask
people to help you if you cannot do
yourself, but don't give up. And whenever you've
committed the sin, don't sit and unless you
repent.
The next question is by Fatihah who asks,
salaam, You Sheikh in Surah Al Khosas verse
54.
What are the 2 rewards or in other
translation double rewards given to those who said
we believed and already submitted before?
Probably Uhlul Kitab. And do we get the
same rewards like them just by believing in
Al Quran?
The verse is
You know, the reward reward actually is for
everybody
who had more patience, more sober. And the
Quran
said
Those who are patient,
their rewards will be given fully,
and nobody can nobody can count it uncountable.
So more important thing is this that, you
know, whenever anything happens,
you know, oh, dear, love,
you know, surrender to him.
When difficulties come, problems come in your personal
life,
you know, in a in a in your
teachings,
when you're preaching,
be patient.
So a level, you know, give you reward.
The word is not going to I will
not be by many, many times.
But,
it it sovereign itself has been very good.
The first thing you're teaching,
that you want to reward. You do sovereign,
you got.
But if you do sovereign more and more,
you get more reward. Or if you want
more reward, then do and
thank Allah that, you know, he helped you
to do.
And when people say after any good deal,
then the reverse are multiplied by many times.
Then you thank Allah on the several to
multiply again and again. So Allah, you know,
rewards that in his career. You know, he
said b h is there. You know? And
nothing can decrease the industry yet. You have
to ask him again and again.
And, you know, sometimes you have a smaller
good deal and the learn the accent,
grows it to become so bigger, like, mountain.
The next question is by Mahin who asks,
are women allowed to put their pictures on
social media whilst in full hijab?
I think it's, you know, sometimes there's a
need for these things
so people could do some time, but think
very easily. Social media are in the hand
of all the useless people.
You know, we,
you know,
we're gonna have to understand to to tell
them that I this world is full of
the corrupt people.
So, you know, even when you walk in
the street for anything,
there are people who have wrong desires.
We can't stop. We're not struggling now because
of the wrong desire. But something's not needed.
They should have be because, you know, people
could have better intention. They sometimes would like
to find out your details and,
do something wrong with you. But there are
some lady who told
me that from how from social media,
people actually
offended them and harm them. And those harm
which actually
now never can be,
you know, the corrected status.
In your life, you know, you have to
think what you're interested in.
If there's no need for social to put
you on social media,
it's a self is very bad thing to
have desire to be known. That is disease.
People should not have this this desire.
So, best people are a people who want
to live in a private life. Nobody knows
them, you know, and, just do their own
thing.
Just, even making a effort to have so
many friends that it's selling back to that
you have time for that. You have teachers,
they're different because, you know, people know them.
But, otherwise, they don't do this thing at
least. They're they're dangerous. Very, very it's actually
even if nobody harms you, it's still harmful
in the eye of. The desire that even
you come in the eye for people, that
is simply by desire. You know, now people
go for Haramana, Sharif, and Dejiro Omar, and
they keep posting their pictures every day. It
all but if there's no reward in this
thing to, you know, to go hard for.
So be careful.
Only make a fact that Allah knows you
and nobody else knows you.
The next question is by Mohammed Shadiq Khan
who asks Sheikh, when will you when will
you next come to Darulun?
Right.
And I was supposed to go there actually
in this Ramadan before I'm around meeting
of trustee.
So,
but I couldn't go. I was teaching.
But next year,
after Ramadan, I think they're going to make
a meeting after Ramadan.
So I said, okay. Then I'll come if
it after Ramadan.
Okay. Before that, my class but in between,
if there's something happens and need happen, maybe
I can go. I don't think I have
intention, but it will happen.
But more likely I'll come inshallah after Ramadan.
Inshallah. The next question is by Fariha,
who asks why is there no barakah in
our risk which our ancestors used to have?
Like I've heard many stories about barakah and
risk, health, wealth,
children, etcetera. Why is it decreasing in our
era?
Because we actually have so much greed,
not thinking and not being content.
So there's no Baraka. So eating more is
not a Baraka, and eating more is a
lack of Baraka. They, rules your health,
and so many problems then you're just putting
more money on your health and this and
that. So it is, you know, people follow
the way of Allah. So people
see if we we eat a good food,
you know,
that will be.
Sometime it will your stomach can digest every
food. So you have to be very careful.
The people should eat less.
Sometimes you eat actually the food that's not
so much tasty,
like, you know, sometimes salads and sometimes fruits.
You know, sometimes, miss, some, you know, some
meals,
do fasting. Did have more Baraka.
You think that, you know, if people say
eating and more barakah, they are wrong, really.
He doesn't have much barakah.
And in the same thing Allah,
they're starting everything with the name of Allah.
The next question I have is by Safian
who says, Sheikh, I committed
with a woman. Is it considered if my
ith Jihad says it's permitted? Am I sinful?
I need help.
Except their wives. The wives are those who
people marry to make a family witnesses
Mahara as permanent, not for few days, their
wives.
So that will be that everybody knows what
wife mean. So if you make a woman
wife, meaning that you're going to lift together,
everybody knows, people to have children
that
And those who seek anything other than the
mother,
of marriage, then they alone will set the
limit. And that is in. And that's why
next Surah comes after
Surah to move and which explains everything clearly.
So if you have done this mistake and
you start to do your study,
Allah forgets it and ask Allah to forgive
you
Same thing as if punished for those who
do adultery.
And, you know, people see up people say
it is, Muhtar is in their religion.
But ask any Shia, hide any of the
imam.
Hassan
Hussein,
He says,
I want this they
do.
But if you go through and ask him,
I want to do more talk with your
with your daughter or sister, he will kill
you. So they don't allow their own daughters
and sisters to be getting married in Northern,
but they do all the time. It is
really sinful. I have to there's no difference
between Zen and Nothing nothing at all, really.
So be careful
Become basically, yes, you and I for our
responsibility.
That's too generous. That's desire. Is to to
to fulfill desire.
While in Islam, there's no desire
without function or responsibility.
You have to make function to make family.
A responsibility is to provide accommodation
and expenses to the world. If you do
these 2, then you are married. The first
thing is you want to make family. The
second thing is you provide accommodation and expenses.
Other than that, you never never do. There's
no difference between zenar and at all.
Assalamu Alaikum Sheikh. The next question is by
Mohammed,
who asks
is riba the same as interest? Can you
receive interest in the bank even if it's
at the same level as inflation?
Nothing really is I don't think it will
happen really
because the banks are not just made to
further inflation purpose. They they want to make
profit. So I don't take it like that.
But if it is, it could be it
could be allowed. But generally, not like that.
So I don't allow you to take any
interest, you know, on your money in the
in the bank account. What reba is in
the Quran is
lending money
and
having profit on that.
So that's why I'm not like why? Because
when people have
more money, they should look at to the
first people out of it without interest. So
then they can get some help. But if
people have bank, then they give money to
banks.
Even if they don't,
you know, get interested, still,
you know,
the lives of the poor people are deprived.
So I advise you, don't take any interest.
At least somehow you take it and give
it to the poor people without,
making intention of any reward.
The next question is by Shadman who asks,
assalamu alaikum Sheikh. What are your thoughts on
Jamaluddin
Al Qasimi's
Mahasanat
Daweel? I have benefited from this tafsir the
most.
Yeah. So I actually didn't read his book.
The one thing is the greatest scholar,
very good
and expert and a real honest person. He's
one of the, you know, great man man
Islam in the last century.
So, certainly, it will be beneficial. But, you
know, I didn't do it by way, but
I didn't see
it. Generally, I read
people like,
and people like that. In the past, I
did.
So these are the things that I didn't
see more.
But it does not mean that what I
don't really is not important.
You know, it could be important because it
could be helpful for some people. So then,
you know, if you're benefiting, that's fine. Then
read it.
The next question is,
in India, elections are very intense.
Every party is offering money.
Should I take it? I'll vote against oppression,
not for money, but can I accept from
money from every party?
That's a very good question. I think already,
you know,
firstly, I don't like it properly, but all
the Indian,
you know, people, they are, you know, these
corrupt people.
Not saying India.
Once they get, you know, left, they're never
going to ask who you are, what to
do. They are doing all this other old
benefit.
So if they can give you some money,
I think that's a good idea because at
least you got something. But after election, we're
not able to get anything anyway. If they
can give you something before election,
that's good for you.
The next question is,
salaam. Is it true that the first wife
of Ibrahim,
Sarah,
requested Hajar to be apart from her? What
is the wisdom? Does this be is this
the reason she had a child very late
as if it was a punishment for her?
No. No. Don't go to this stuff, Raleen.
Those have filled all this thing in their
books, you know, jealousy and hatred and this
and that. You know, some of their flaws
happened there. Islamic
Leviathan, but they are much more pious. Sarah
and
Haja both are free women.
So that was the command was there. Nothing
to do with jealousy and hatred.
Quran did not make anything like that. Quran
is his friend of wife of Ibrahim. Right?
Sarah, she's so good, so pious. We don't
have people it's something like that happen in
in any good family. How can we think
about Sarah and Hajar who has chosen people
and the amazing, you know, patient Sovereign?
So don't,
doubt their character because of some reports, most
of them are Jewish.
The next question is,
my elderly parents are having a hard time
staying awake for Isha
since it's after 9 PM.
How long do they have to wait after
Maghrib to pray it? What is the opinion
of different schools?
No. If they find difficulty, then you ask
them to pray as quickly, you know, before
they go to bed. So if they're Maghrib
is there around,
quarter to 9 or something like that in
our in in.
So they can play half an hour, 1
hour, whatever time, you know, after this. But
just ask them to make some space.
If they can't do, then they play with
that, you know, something will allow that anyway.
So
but, yeah, make it easier for them. So
before they go to bed, ask them to
pray,
the next question is by
Masumur Rahman who asks salaam. I intend I
attended
your tafsir of Surah Youssef.
Sheikh, you explained cutting the hands as a
figurative speech that the women's tricks failed.
How do you explain the word,
as in the knife?
No. But a skin knife, man, you know,
some of the said, I don't understand.
Means do not mean knife.
Means when these women came,
then Zurek had the the wife of Azid,
she offered them to offer them to sit
on the sofa,
and she offered them good drink. The skin
will drink it. It soft drink could be
actually wine because
she wanted to make them excited.
So then they can, you know, experiment over,
use of to seducing.
So when they become drunk, then after that,
they wanted to, you know, seducing,
exposing their body, or maybe they can make
it or whatever. The Quran does not want
to mention, although the the things
to drink after they're coming from their house.
You know, they're,
in the due to or the first they
wanted to relax,
drink, and then after that, they wanted to
do their job.
Whilst there are whilst we wait for any
more questions in the chat box, there's another
private question.
Sheikh, in your opinion, should we consider the
more Mursa reports as Sahid?
Singing the you know, Sahih, what if we
go far and Muslim had made the condition
that with the Imam, but Musa could be
accepted at some time with certain condition.
If Musa does not go against anything, the
Quran has seen a very clearly.
And we're sorry by the people who we
know really
than the red Hadith
or or lifted from the prophet. But sometimes
they missed the chain. People like, a Musaad
Musaiah,
people like
Ibrahim.
These great people, you know, who are very,
very careful about the hadith. Yeah. But people
who actually are half the expert,
and, they must be knowing. They are more
sorry the
problem like.
Zohri. Zohri is a great man. But if
Zohri now has a worse son,
you know, it's a problem. That's why he
don't use it. He know it anyway.
Similarly, Hasal Basri,
you know, he and Marashi, we have to
be careful. So you have to see really
who are the one who doing the.
So we can't accept all Muslim, but we
will accept some Muslim,
We've got another question by Shadman who asks,
why was the at least not taken seriously
until Shoba ibn al Hajjaj?
You know, similar, not only Shoba ibn Hajjaj,
Meaning, basically, in the beginning,
people did not lie in Hadith. They did
not do all these things.
So people are relaxed. When the people started,
you know, lying
or deceiving or cheating,
then people have more and more conditions.
The shobai don't become more restrictive even before
shobah.
Like, you know, even if with Zohri, you
know, when he came to Syria to everybody
seriously
So by became more in the, but generally,
people from earlier, you know, even in our
in our bus, we say in the beginning,
anybody used to come and say, the prophet
said, we used to love it, but now
we are careful.
So when people started lying or
deceiving or cheating,
then they become more and more tough until
Imam Bafali Muslim
come and these people sit down that you
know, not sit down for the hour and
sit down, but they actually write books on
those conditions,
then those conditions become more and more being
established.
The final question we'll take for today is,
by Fatihah.
In a follow-up to her question, she's asking,
could could you please explain why the scholar
you mentioned
says that Shukr is the most noble. Why
not Sabah?
No. Because he's very
important. So I think people
Why shukr is important? Because shukr leads you
to Iman and to the onward.
So that's the important, you know,
we want people to thank Allah. They become
humble, and they know all the favors from
him. So then they believe in him. They
want don't want to make him upset. They
want to please him. They want to work.
Can
see stronger
by the by the soul, and and
also helpful for the iman. They're all connected.
Different aspect.
And after the prayer, you say, alhamdulillah.
Now the reverse of prayer become multiplied by
many times.
So every shukr has suffered before that. Without
that, there never can be shukar.
And people's actions that they need a shukar.
So look into the verses that pronounce the
sabbarish shukar. You will see really that how's
shukar and shukar connected.
That's all for today, unfortunately. I could see
that we've answered most questions, so that's great.
For your time and
everyone for watching. And we'll be back next
week at Thursday, 6 PM PST as always.
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