Aqeel Mahmood – Tafseer of Surah alGhashiyah Part 1
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Firstly, we ask Allah
that he accepts from us all of our
fasts and all of our
prayers and all of our qur'atul Quran in
the blessed month of Ramadan which has passed
us by and that Allah
gives us the ability to be able to
continue those deeds after this blessed month and
also that Allah
gives us the
the ability
and gives us life so that we're able
to witness another blessed month of Ramadan next
year. And
so, inshallah, we're going to be continuing with
the tafsir class which we
stopped or paused before the month of Ramadan
began.
And before the month of Ramadan began, we,
basically concluded and finished the tafsir of Surat
Al Fajr.
And, inshallah, we're going to be continuing
with
the next surah in our series,
which is the tafsir of Suratul Ghashiya.
And Suratul Ghashiya
is
a Surah which
is a Maqi Surah, so it was revealed
before the hijrah of the messenger of Allah
sallalahu sallam to the city of Madinah,
and it consists of 26 aya's altogether.
And it's also known as,
Surah Al Ataka Hadith Lou Ghashiya.
Because sometimes,
Surah's are named by the messenger of Allah,
SAW Salam himself,
such as Sot Al Baqarah,
Ali Imran, and other Surah's.
And sometimes
Suras were mentioned by the first aya of
that Sura.
So in some hadith for example, the messenger
of Allah sallam would actually mention,
this Sura by by the first ayah or
the companions would mention, and we'll we'll talk
about this as well. The companions would mention
this surah not by saying Surah A'ala but
by saying.
So
it depends on,
how this Surah was
named either by the messenger of Allah himself
or those companions who came after and how
they basically gave those Surah's their specific names.
So this Surah has
26 aya's And with regards to what this
surah covers and what this surah talks about
and the themes revolving around this surah,
It talks about
the state of individuals,
first of all, on the day of judgment.
Does has the news not come to you
of Al Ghashiya? And Al Ghashiya is one
of the names of the day of judgment.
On that day, faces will
will have different expressions. People will feel
different and and they'll have different feelings, and
they'll be in different states based on their
iman and based on their beliefs and their
actions in this world.
So initially, the Surah talks about the state
of people, the state of Muslims on the
day of judgment, and also the state of
disbelievers on the day of judgment.
And also this Surah talks about the resting
place, the final resting place of,
these two parties and these two groups.
So it goes into detail
about the the hellfire,
descriptions of the hellfire, the punishments of the
hellfire. Also, it goes into detail about the
descriptions of paradise itself
and how the believers will be, in eternal
gardens and how they'll be enjoying the the
blessings of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
Also, this surah
after these initial,
themes, it talks about the signs that we
see around us.
The signs of Allah, the creation of Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala.
Do you not look at how the camel
was created? At the camel, how it was
created?
You know, Allah mentions a different,
descriptions
of the different creations of Allah, the great
amazing creations.
You know, the the the camel and the
skies and the heavens and the earth and
so on and so forth. So Allah talks
about the different signs and the different creations
of Allah Azzawajal in this surah as well.
Also, Allah Azzawajal
talks about,
you you know, he he talks about these
things, the creation of the heavens and the
earth and the camel and so on and
so forth.
Because
after mentioning
the day of judgment, after mentioning paradise and
hellfire, after mentioning believers and disbelievers.
And then he talks about the creation of
the heavens and the earth.
He's signifying
and alluding to the fact that there's only
one creator.
And that if anyone was to worship anybody,
it should be the lord of the heavens
and the earth, the creator of everything which
exists.
From paradise now fire, from human beings, from
the camel and from the heavens and the
earth and so on and so forth, and
the mountains and so on and so forth.
So this is where Allah mentions
the description and and the things which he
has created in this surah. So it reminds
us of who we should be worshipping, how
we can prevent ourselves and save ourselves from
entering * fire and from,
enjoying the the the the blessings
and the gifts of Allah
in paradise.
And then Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in this
surah also he talks about how our return
our eventual and eternal return is to him.
Verily to you, to me, to us you
will return.
And to,
with me is your final
decision. I will decide. I will judge whether
you are going to be from the inhabitants
of paradise or the inhabitants of hellfire. So
these are the basic,
themes
that are in this Surah and this is
what this Surah basically discusses and talks about.
With regards to the connection this Surah has
with,
the Surah's
that surround it, the scholars they talked and
they discussed
the
link and the connection
between this Surah
and the Surah which comes before it, which
is
So
the scholars, they talked about similarities
between these 2 Surahs. And we mentioned before
many times that there's a reason why the
Surahs are,
placed in the Quran the way they're placed.
There's a wisdom behind it. It's not just
the longest Surah at the beginning, shortest Surah
at the end. But there's some there's wisdom
behind why they are together. Because in some
instances, you'll get longer Surah's
further down and shortest Surah's before the longer
Surah's in some cases. So it's not always
because the the Surah is shorter or longer
than the other that they come before or
that or that they come later.
So the scholars, they talked about the wisdom
behind these 2 Surah being placed beside one
another in the most half that we have.
And from the wisdoms they mentioned, from the
reasons they mentioned these Surah's come together
is
the themes
are similar with regards to what these 2
Surah's talk about. So Surah Alaa, one of
the things Surah Alaa talks about which comes
before this Surah
is it discusses and talks about the believers
and it talks about the disbelievers.
And it also talks about paradise and it
talks about hellfire.
Allah
That those people who have,
they are the ones who are going to
remember.
And those who are wretched,
they are the ones who it will avoid.
The remembrance,
guidance, Islam will avoid those who are wretched,
disgraced in the sight of Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala.
So in both Surah's, in in Surah Allah
talks about the believers, the the righteous, and
also those who commit sins, the disbelievers.
And also in this Surah that we're discussing,
Surah Gashia, Allah also talks about the believers
and the disbelievers. So Allah says
those
who on the day of judgement when they're
resurrected,
they'll look like they're tired.
You know, the the disbelievers on the day
of judgement, they look like as if they're
worn out. They're tired.
They'll be thrown into a burning, scorching fire.
So just like in Surah Alaa, Allah talks
about the the disbelievers.
In this Surah as well, Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala talks about the believers and the disbelievers.
Also, Allah describes
how fire and paradise in Surah Allah as
well as in this surah. So Allah says
in Surah Allah,
that those people who will be burning in
this in the in the great fire.
They'll be thrown in and they'll be burning
and scorching and roasting in the the great
fire of *. And this is Surah Allah.
And in Rashiya, there's similar ayat which mentions
similar words. So in Surah Allah, Allah says
In Surah Allah says
The same word is used,
is the present tense.
Is also the present tense in Surah Alah.
And it refers to the same thing, something
which is scorching, something which is burning, something
which is roasting.
They'll be thrown into a burning, you know,
scorching fire.
So, you know, just as both Surah's talk
about believers and disbelievers,
both Surah's also talk about paradise and they
talk about hellfire.
And, another interesting thing with regards to the
link between these 2 Suras
is how in Surah Allah, Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala
concludes this this Surah, the Surah before Surah
Gashia. He concludes and he says, that the
hereafter
is better
and everlasting.
It's better for who? For the for the
believers. For those who believe in Allah, for
those who worship Allah, for those who do
good deeds. The the the hereafter
is higher,
better
than the dunya and. It's everlasting.
It's going to be forever. It's never going
to finish. And what's interesting is in the
following surah, because in this in the previous
surah, Allah talks about how the hereafter is
better.
Allah mentions
in Surah Rashia
more descriptions of paradise than he does of
hellfire.
So when he talks about when he talks
about paradise in Surahashiya,
there's more descriptions of of of paradise than
there is of hellfire because Surah Allah Allah
said,
the hereafter is better. There's more.
Can mean good and it can also mean
better than something else.
So because it's better in Surahashi, Allah mentions
more descriptions of paradise as opposed to hellfire.
So in Surahashi, for example, Allah says, talking
about the the the description of hellfire, he
says,
That there will be faces which will be
shamed
and they will be labored and exhausted. They
will be tired. Roasting in scorching fire,
given to drink from a flaming spring.
That they won't have any food except thorns.
That neither
nourishes nor will satisfy the hunger. So 6
ayat altogether which talk about hellfire.
And then when you look at the description
of paradise in Surah Gashia, there's actually more.
So Allah says in the next ayat,
that faces on that day will be joyful.
They'll be satisfied with,
the endeavor and the experience in paradise.
In lofty gardens,
you won't hear no
evil talk in paradise.
Flowing springs.
Cups set in place.
Cushion set in rows.
And cushions, spread around. So it's 9 ayat
compared to how many in with regards to
hellfire?
6. So there's more descriptions of paradise as
opposed to hellfire because in the previous surah
Allah says, the
hereafter
is better and is everlasting. So Allah, it
makes sense and it's more befitting that Allah
talks more about paradise in the following surah,
in the surah surah of Rashiya. Describing the
details of paradise and how the furnishing will
be, how cups will be set in place
and so on and so forth. And when
we get to that, we'll talk about the
description of paradise Insha'Allah. So we see these,
you know, these details with regards to the
link between,
these 2 surahs of the Quran Surah Al
A'ala
and Suratul Ushashiya.
Another thing,
which,
we talk about whenever we discuss and start
a new surah is virtues of the surahs
if there's any virtues connected to the surahs
which we start. And with regards to the
virtues of this surah,
it's narrated by,
Imam Muslim Rahimahullah,
that the messenger of Allah, salahu alaihi wa
sallam,
he used to recite
this surah,
Suratul Ushashiya,
along with Suratul A'ala on Jum'ah and also
the 2 eights.
So he would recite
this surah as well as Surah Al A'la.
So Surah Al A'la,
both of these surahs he would recite on
the day of Jum'ah, the Jum'ah prayer, and
also the 2 8 prayers. So you could
say this is from the virtues of the
Surah that the prophet would
specifically recite these 2 Surah's. Other narrations also
mentioned that he would recite,
Surah Al Jum'ah and also.
So he would recite these Surah's,
for the day of Jum'ah specifically.
Now the question,
may come about and we may ask what's
the link? What's the virtue? What's the benefit?
What's the hikma? What's the wisdom between reciting
these 2 surahs
for these occasions?
For Jum'ah, we we can understand because it
talks about the day of Jum'ah and so
on and so forth. That we recite Jum'ah
for the prayer for the Jum'ah prayer. But
what about these 2 Surahs, Surah Allah and
this Surah Surah Arshya?
Why? Was the purpose? What's the reason? What's
the Hikma behind reciting these 2 Surah's,
for the Jummah prayer also for the 2
aids? The scholars they talked and they they
mentioned some wisdom and some Hikma behind reciting,
these 2
surahs specifically
with regards to the day of Jum'ah and
also the 2 eights. And
they talked about the content of these surahs
and how they linked and how it's appropriate
for the occasion. And they said from the
things which these 2 surah mentioned
is first of
all, reminding
us of the remembrance of Allah.
Telling us about the remembrance of Allah, how
we should be remembering Allah, and always have
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala on our mind. Praising
Allah, glorifying Allah, the dhikr of Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala. So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, for
example, in Surah Alaa, he says, fathakir
inna fa'ati dhikr.
He he said so remind
for verily
the reminder benefits.
The one who was,
Hasia. The one who is god fearing. The
one who has taqwa. The one who is
has piety. He is the one who is
going to remember. He is the one who
will remember Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And the wretched one is the one who
this will avoid. Remembrance will avoid the one
who is wretched in the sight of Allah.
So Surah Alaa talks about the the individual
remembering Allah,
about the remembrance of Allah. And in Surah
Alaa Sh here, similar things are also mentioned.
With regards to remembrance of Allah, Allah says,
who can tell me?
Remind,
verily you are only a reminder. That's that's
your job. Your role is to remind the
people of the worship of Allah, of the
aid, of the oneness of Allah, of paradise
and hellfire, of the day of judgment. That's
your job. You are just someone who reminds.
You're not responsible for them. So this shows
us how both of these surahs talk about
reminding individuals. And we know the purpose of
the Jummah prayer. The purpose and the idea
should be when you have large gatherings of
people is to remind them of Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala.
Remind them of paradise now for remind them
of the day of judgment.
So both of these surahs, they talk about
remembrance of Allah. So Allah orders a orders
us to remember Allah in both of these
surahs
and also how only those who have kashur,
those who have kashya, those who have fear
of Allah, those who have piety, only those
individuals are going to benefit from those reminders.
Another reason or another benefit, another wisdom
with regards to,
why these surahs are recited at these occasions,
and this is what, Sheikh Jibreem Rahimahullah mentions.
He says that,
these 2 surahs talk about the remembrance
of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
And before the Jum'ah prayer,
the imam gives a Khutba,
and the Khutba in of itself is a
reminder.
So Allah, you know, the imam reminds the
people in the Khutba of the worship of
Allah, and then in the surahs he recites
on the day of Jum'ah, which is recommended
for a person to recite. You don't have
to recite them, but this is what's recommended.
So when he recites these surahs, he's reinforcing
what he was saying in his khutba.
So he's again reminding the people of the
remembrance of Allah. Now what about the Eid
prayer? Because the Eid prayer takes place initially,
and then after the Eid prayer, you have
the Khutba which takes place after the Eid
prayer. We just prayed the the aid prayer
in a a week a week or so
ago. So we have the aid prayer first,
and then we have anyone who wishes to
stay for the they can stay. So what
about with regards to the aid the aid
prayers? The other way around. So what's the
wisdom behind reciting these 2 surahs? The scholars,
they say that in the Eid prayer, we
also do remembrance before the Eid prayer, which
is takbihatul
Eid.
So we say Allahu
So a person is making this remembrance. He's
reminding
himself of of Allah
before the aid prayer itself.
So again, he's doing some form of remembrance
before the aid prayer takes place. When the
aid prayer takes place, he says,
remind the people you are only a reminder.
So again it's reinforcing,
the actions of the individual before the Eid
prayer actually takes actually takes place.
Also another benefit as well
of why these surahs are recited on these
occasions
is,
because
both of these surahs, they talk about the
people of righteousness
and the people of evil and the people
of hellfire.
And he also discusses paradise
and hellfire. And Surah Gashia also talks about
the signs of Allah as we mentioned.
How the camel is created, how the skies
were raised, and so on and so forth.
So it's appropriate
in these occasions when you have so many
people attending
that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala talks about the
signs of Allah. Because indeed from the from
one of the signs of Allah is the
fact that so many Muslims gather in one
place.
That's a sign from the signs of Allah.
If it wasn't for the sake of Allah,
we wouldn't be in a place, we wouldn't
have the blessing and the ability to be
able to gather in so many numbers for
the aid prayer in of itself. So this
is from the blessings of Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala. It's a reminder for us when we're
in a large gathering, that's only by the
permission of Allah that we're in a situation
like this. Also,
the fact that we are in a huge
number and there's so many people attending the
aid prayer or the Jummah prayer,
also there's symbolism here with regards to the
day of judgement.
So on the day of judgement, people will
be raised up
And, you know, a a person will be
raised up and, you know, he'll he'll be
close to the person next to him. There
won't be any space to move. And, you
know, on that day, he'll be how to
account for his actions.
So just as an individual is in a
large is amongst a large group of people
on the day of Eid or even on
the day of Jummah, likewise, an individual will
be in a large group with a, amongst
a large group of people on the day
of judgment itself.
Also, another link between these surahs and, the
day of Jummah
is the fact that the day of judgment
itself will
be on a Jummah, will be on a
Friday.
And both of these surahs, they talk about
descriptions of the day of judgment. They talk
about what's going to happen on the day
of judgment itself. Another interesting thing which the
scholars mentioned about the link between the Surah,
specifically Surah Alaa, is they say in Surah
Alaa,
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, he talks about giving
charity.
Allah talks about
giving,
charity and,
you know, giving for the sake of Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala in which
talk about giving charity insula Allah.
He is successful. He is fortunate. He is
victorious, the one who gives charity.
And according to some,
the Fasiel according to some explanations of this
of this ayah, they say that this form
of charity is specifically referring to zakat al
fathr,
which is given before the 8th prayer itself.
At the latest, before the 8th prayer, preferably
before the the day before. So again, there's
this link between,
Surah Alah, which is one of the Surah
which is recited on the day of Eid
and also the day of Jummah. And,
you know, the link between that Surah and
and and the prayers,
and those occasions, and also the link between
the Surah, as we mentioned, and Surah Gashia.
So
that's with regards to the link and
the connection between this surah
and,
the surah which come before and after, and
also the virtue of this surah being recited
on the day of Jum'ah and also on
the day of,
on the day of Eid, whether it's Eid
al Fitr or Eid al Adha. Another thing
which, I think it's appropriate to mention and
appropriate to talk about is the fact that
how these surahs are recited
during the Eid prayer. And
subhanallah, what's interesting is on the on the
day of Eid itself,
it's very appropriate that we remind ourselves
of how just because Ramadan has now passed,
just because Ramadan has now passed, we don't
have to remember Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala anymore,
which is something which obviously is incorrect.
So simply the fact that Allah is that
we're mentioning reciting these Surah's, which emphasize the
importance of remembering Allah. It's reminding us just
because it's a day of Eid, just because
it's a day of celebration, just because the
month of Ramadan has gone by now, it
doesn't mean now that a person goes back
to how he was if he wasn't worshiping
Allah as much, if he wasn't doing lots
of remembrance of Allah before Ramadan, that he
goes back to that state now that Ramadan
is over.
The
one who has, the one who is who
is afraid of Allah, the one who has
taqwa, he is the one who is going
to remember. He is the one who is
going to benefit from this reminder.
Remind them because you are only someone who
remind. That's only that's that's all you can
do.
So it's like a reminder for us that,
Subhanallah, you know, we see the situation of
people after the month of Ramadan finishes. We
see the masjid, they don't they're not as
busy. We see individuals. They may go back
to how they were before the month of
Ramadan started. You know, they they go back
to their normal routine. They go back to
what they used to do, whether it's good
or whether it's bad. And, you know, a
person,
when he hears these Surah, it's supposed to
remind him that the remembrance of Allah doesn't
stop now, now that the month of Ramadan
has gone by.
A person should still continue
worshiping Allah. And, you know, they say one
of the signs of,
how a person can tell if his Ramadan
was accepted by Allah, if his good deeds
was were accepted by Allah in in Ramadan,
it's how much he's changed after the month
of Ramadan. Whether he's a different person, whether
he's a better person, whether he's a changed
person, whether he's improved himself with regards to
his acts of worship and his relationship with
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. So if he's improved
himself, if he's changed, if he's doing more
deeds,
more acts of worship,
more, you know, recitation of the Quran, maybe
he's doing superiority fasts, maybe he's, you know,
reciting more Quran, praying more salawat for example,
giving more charity. If he's doing more good
deeds after the month of Ramadan, this shows
that his Ramadan was successful.
It shows that Allah accepted his deeds in
the month of Ramadan.
So these surahs, it's like a reminder to
us that the month of Ramadan just because
it's gone by, a person still needs to
continue with good deeds. And that's the whole
point of the month of Ramadan. It's supposed
to reinforce the Khushu and the piety and
the taqwa that we have. It's supposed to
make it stronger. It's supposed to increase our
iman. And so when our iman increases, we
tend to worship Allah more. That's the sign
of one's iman increasing.
Iman increases as a result of us worshiping
Allah. You know, us worshiping Allah reinforces and
strengthens our iman.
So, you know, increases our iman. So this
is one of the re this is one
of the benefits of the month of Ramadan.
It's supposed to improve our state after the
month of Ramadan has passed us by. And
it's like a launch pad
for the next Ramadan, which is going to
come the following year.
So it's supposed to, you know, give us
a boost. It's supposed to give us an
iman boost. It's supposed to make us
do more acts of worship until the next
month of Ramadan comes. So if the month
of Ramadan finishes and we're not doing that
much with regards to good deeds, it's not
going to take us up until the next
Ramadan now.
They're going to fall short. And again, that
vicious circle, you know,
restarts again and again every single year. You
know, we're in the same situation year after
year. So there needs to be an element
of improvement.
When a person is doing lots and lots
of good deeds after the month of Ramadan,
he's doing much more than he did before,
that Ramadan started.
Before the month of Ramadan started compared to
what he's doing after the month of Ramadan,
there's lots more he's doing after the month
of Ramadan. This is a good sign.
And also, the more he does, the more
chance he has of being more prepared for
the following Ramadan. We mentioned many times before
other people have mentioned
the the the fact that the scholars they
would
ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with the, they
would ask Allah azzawajal,
that
that Ramadan,
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala had accepted their deeds
from that Ramadan for the next 6 months.
And then the 6 months before the next
Ramadan, they would make dua and ask Allah
that they were given enough life for them
to witness the next Ramadan.
So it was a state of mind that
they were in. The scholars, you know, they
would think about their situation. They would think
about their state. What have they done? Have
they done enough for the month of Ramadan?
And, of course, it's when a person is
in a state of mind where he does
as much as he can after the month
of Ramadan finishes, he's making lots and lots
of dua, hoping that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
will accept his deeds. This is also a
good sign because he doesn't become comfortable
with what he's done in the month of
Ramadan.
You know, it's it's a dangerous thing when
a person finishes the month of Ramadan
and thinks he's done enough.
He thinks he's done enough and it's enough
for him to basically do whatever he wants
to do after the month of Ramadan has
now finished.
Because it may be the case that because
of this mentality,
the those deeds he did and also the
things he does after Ramadan, they won't be
accepted and he won't do as much as
he could.
Because of him thinking that his deeds are
going to be accepted by Allah. And when
a person
thinks that his deeds aren't going to be
accepted by Allah and he's constantly making dua,
asking Allah for him to accept,
his deeds that he did.
This situation, the state of mind that this
individual is in, naturally, he's going to do
more good deeds. He's going to try even
harder. He's not going to stop doing good
deeds because he already thinks that his actions
and his deeds aren't good enough.
So this state of mind that a person
has, it's important for him to maintain it,
to to train himself to be in that
state of mind. And we all know, you
know, the importance of being balanced between hope
and fear. A person is hopeful for the
reward of Allah. He's hoping that Allah
will give him, the the the reward for
his deeds and his actions that he that
he does for the sake of Allah. But
at the same time, he's afraid
of
falling short with regards to his actions and
with regards to his deeds and not doing
enough
and afraid that he's not going to be
able to achieve the pleasure of Allah. So
there's always a balance between the 2, you
know, and we tend to have this same
mentality of always trying hard when it comes
to work, for example. A person thinks he's
gonna get a promotion, but he doesn't he
doesn't stop doing what he's doing.
You know, he he has news about him
maybe getting a promotion, so he thinks I'll
take it easy now. I'll get my promotion.
It's sorted. It's a done deal. He he
knows
that
it's something which he still he's not sure
of, so I'll just try hard. I'll keep
trying hard, and I'll try maybe even harder
just to make sure that I'll get my
promotion for sure.
And this is the case with a person
with regards to work. You know, this is
how he thinks. This is his mentality.
You know, a person, for example,
he thinks he's going to get a certain
amount of of of money, a certain salary,
or a, you know, an increase in his
in his wage if he works hard. And
he hears that maybe he's going to get
an increase in his wage, but he still
tries hard.
Maybe he tries even harder
just to make sure that he gets that
increase in his wages. So likewise, with regards
to actions and with regards to deeds, a
person needs to behave in the same way.
You know, we need to have the same
mentality if not even more.
And, subhanallah, this is so important because
the day of judgement is something which is
unseen, something which we don't know. We don't
know when it's going to take place. We
don't know our final resting place, where we're
going to be, how we're going to be
dealt with, what deeds are going to be
accepted, what deeds aren't going to be accepted
by Allah. You know, what mistakes we made,
how we fall short, you know, what deeds,
you know, maybe there was a a some
some element of
it was tainted by some sin that we
committed. Maybe we weren't sincere. We were showing
off with regards to certain acts of worship.
And so all of these things can come
into play with regards to our actions on
the day of judgment. And this is why,
subhanallah, the very first ayah, the name of
this Surah,
Rashiya itself means something which is hidden, something
which is covered.
And this is one of the names of
the of the of of the day of
judgment itself.
And one of the reasons is because a
person doesn't know his end result. He doesn't
know what's going to happen to him. He
doesn't know where he's going to end up.
He doesn't know when it's going to take
place, and he also doesn't know what is
what's going to happen to him on that
day.
You know, Allah says in Surah Baqarah,
that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will cover their
hearts and their hearing and their listening. Reshawa,
the same word is used.
Rishawah, something which is covered, a covering.
So likewise, just like in in in in
the surah, the title of the surah and
in that ayah in Surah Baqarah,
this covering
signifies the fact that we don't know what's
going to happen on that day. We don't
know our end result. How we're going to
be dealt with? How we're going to be
judged on that day? So we need to
remember
on top of the fact that, you know,
we need to try hard and and continue
our good deeds after the after this blessed
month of Ramadan. We also need to remember
the famous hadith of the messenger of Radha
Alaihi Salam, which
we only realize it's,
you know, it's impact and it's it's how
true it is after the month of Ramadan
finishes when he said that the devils are
chained up in the month of Ramadan.
The devils are chained up in the month
of Ramadan. Because once the month of Ramadan
finishes, the day after immediately the day after,
we see all kinds of things happening. People
who used to come to the Masjid, don't
come to the Masjid. People who they celebrate,
an Islamic celebration
in Haram ways.
You know, they'll be drinking or they'll be
taking drugs or they'll be dancing and singing,
committing zenah and so on and so forth.
And so this is with regards to an
Islamic celebration. And so this hadith of how
the devils and the shayateen are locked up
in Ramadan,
obviously, after Ramadan finishes, they're all released.
And so we see the the we see
how this affects and how this impacts and
influences people after the month of Ramadan has
finished. So it's important for us to remember
and realize
the significance and the importance
of,
you know,
maintaining
and being consistent with regards to our deeds
after this blessed month has finished. Because very
easy to fall into
the same routine we had before the month
of Ramadan started. I mentioned this before as
well, how an individual should focus on those
things which come easy to him.
Those good deeds which he's able to do
easily and the things which he can do
on a consistent basis, things which he can
do regularly,
things which, you know, he's able to do
and that they're easy for him to do,
he should focus on those things. He should
excel in those things just like a person,
you know, he's been gifted with regards to
doing specific types of work.
You know, Allah has gifted him with regards
to supporting his family in specific ways. He's
given certain skills,
a specific set of skills. Likewise, he can
utilize himself by recognizing
those deeds which he can do, which will
be easy for him and, you know, the
the skills which he can implement for the
sake of Allah and, you know, gain reward
from Allah through those specific things.
So this is what I wanted to mention
with regards to,
with regards to how an individual should be
now that the month of Ramadan has finished,
our mentality, our behavior, the way we should,
react. Because sometimes what happens is after the
month of Ramadan finishes, it's just like we
go back to how we were. Advise myself
before I advise anybody else. It's affects, you
know, all of us in one way or
another. In at one point or another, there's
things which, you know, they don't go the
way we want them to go, the way
we expect them to go. You know, we
we have certain plans, and those plans don't
don't don't come to fruition after the month
of Ramadan. So it's always important to be
consistent, to be, you know, steadfast and to
always improve. And if a person falls short,
if a person trips over, if a person
falls, then you should get up and continue.
Because at the end of the day, so
long as Allah has given us life, we
are still able to do deeds. We're still
able to worship Allah. We're still we still
have a chance to, you know,
change our situation, change our circumstances.
It may be that we do one deed.
It may be that we do one deed.
Because of that deed Allah takes us from
hellfire and admits us into paradise.
So we don't know specifically what deed it
may be, what action it may be that
will cause us to enter into paradise and
Allah will take us out of hellfire from.
We don't know what action it will be.
We don't know what specific deal it will
be. Sometimes
a person does a deal without thinking. And
because of that deed, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
causes you to, you know, exit hellfire and
enter into paradise. And we don't even think
much of it.
So it's important for us to do as
much as we can, to do, as many
deeds as we can,
so that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will show
his mercy upon us, and he'll admit us
into his everlasting gardens. Insha'Allah,
what we'll do is, there's no point in
starting the first aya today. So, inshAllah, next
week,
we'll continue with the tafsir. We'll start with
the first aya, and we'll talk about,
and discuss the tafsir of of,
Suratul Rashia properly next week, inshAllah.