Haitham al-Haddad – Philosophy of Fasting #18

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			Assalamualaikum and a very warm welcome to the philosophy of fasting Bismillah R Rahman Rahim Al
hamdu Lillahi Rabbil aalameen. All praise is due to Allah. All peace and blessings be upon Mohammed,
the last prophet and messenger of Allah. It's my ultimate pleasure as always to welcome Dr. Fatima
Al dad, A salaam alaikum Dr. Ali Khan, salaam alaikum.
		

			Thanks so much for joining us in the studio today.
		

			Doctor, I want to take some time today to talk about the last 10 days of Ramadan because this is
what's coming up right now. And Attica If, however, before we continue, we in the previous episode,
we were discussing the reading the Quran in Arabic and how important it is. And you were mentioning,
we just must read like the leaf ba join letters up. I want to take this time very quickly to round
things off by just saying to you doctor, okay, for me example, and I'm sure most of the people can't
speak Arabic or read Arabic. I'm learning in sha Allah God give me the strength to learn more and be
you know, fluent in the Quran. Well, why is it so crucial? What's that crucial point because you
		

			left off at a crucial point what we just must clear up for the viewers. Yeah Bismillah salat wa
salam ala Rasulillah. As I said last time that reading the Quran in Arabic is an act of a bladder
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			in in the whole world, that just by reading it, you will get her center for every letter, even if
you will, even if your mind was not today read during greeting. Of course when your mind is there,
when you read you will get more reward or a bigger house, as some scholar said. So it is very vital
to read Quran in Arabic and believe me, see, when Allah Allah Allah said that the Quran is a cure
your or your nurse, or whatever to become where she felt she felt, yes, and Allah, Allah Allah
called the Quran, she found a number of ayat healer. Q definitely the Quran is a cure from different
perspectives, the meanings are a cure for our problems. The Quran itself reading it reading it is a
		

			cure and it is a protection even if we do not understand it. Okay, even if we do not understand it,
it is still a cure for the problems of our hearts. Definitely. So it is very vital that we own all
all humanity. And all Muslims from Africa, from China, from America, from the west, from the east
from all over the place to read Quran Allah revealed. Allah likes to hear it haha, definitely. So,
as we said, learn the alphabet first, first of all, and then learn how to read the words Al hamdu
Lillahi Rabbil Alameen Yes. And then have a copy of the Quran with you that has the Arabic and the
translation yes. And they try to read the translation and match it with the Arabic of course the
		

			Arabic with the translation and match those word by word word by word then statement by statement.
For example Alhamdulillah here on Bill Holloman, All praises be to Allah. So you understand that
this statement means this or Alhamdulillah Kohala mean means this. So whenever you come across the
word Alhamdulillah again, in the Quran, you will see oh, this means praise. Yes, we are praising
Allah definitely. And then you can what you can increase your data of vocabulary, it slowly slowly.
This is one thing that has to be done. The other thing that has to be done, you know you mentioned
in I think in the previous episode or one of the previous episodes
		

			Listening to the Quran definitely is very important. And now it is very easy. Sisters can listen to
Quran when when they are working, of course doing I mean their house works Yes. People can listen to
the Quran while they are driving. People can listen to the Quran while they are traveling, they can
put these headphones and they can listen to the Quran. Whenever my point is listen to the Quran, but
to try to repeat after the recital, of course, don't listen without concentration. Listen, of course
normally but if you in order to learn Listen, while you are focusing definitely focusing on what he
says and focusing on
		

			in order to repeat it of course it definitely works to repeat after him so if the imam or sorry that
he cited said on who Allah who I heard you read after him who Allah Who ahead and keep repeating it
until you match it as he read it, that's all Oh Allahu Ahad slowly slowly, okay.
		

			Keep doing this keep doing this. See? Even if you spend the whole day just reading cool who Allahu
Allah has on it, that you will only let me only do on a mute I do want to make hula hula cough one
just repeating it repeating the whole Surah even for one one week
		

			until you pronounce it correctly all who Allahu Ahad not ahead. Of course you will not find you will
not notice the difference between a head and a head. Yes, it's very slightly Yes, we we are we can
distinguish Of course of course as you yourself, you will be able to recognize the difference once
you get used to it. Of course. Well Sheikh I've been here for three years right now. And you know I
must thank my brother Ali is in the UK is from Iraq. He spent with me and was learning me that he
spent I that's the first song that I learned Kulu Allah who had and when I learned it, it was just
like you said canola had now I spent time in Egypt and inshallah I can pronounce it like handler
		

			nicely of gender is situs see in sha Allah next year, we have another program sha Allah, I would
like to see you brother Rafi. And I would like to see all brothers and sisters reading the Quran
properly. Inshallah. So as I said, this is the start with this. Just take simple tools, listen to
them, keep repeating them, carefully treating them until you pronounce them as the decider himself
is reciting them. Of course. And of course, the most important tool that you need to learn is what?
I'll hamdulillah here behind me, brother, Rafi, I see. I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to all
our view everyone. And I have no reservation to say that it hurts me to to stand before an Imam, for
		

			example, in the UK or some other European countries whenever I travel, and the Imam does not know
how to recite Surah Fatiha saying Alhamdulillah Allah I mean, this is not what Allah revealed.
		

			And it hurts me. And I say it is. I clearly say this, I have no reservation to say this shame on any
Imam. Shame on any person who is teaching people, Islam who is teaching people, fake or Hadith, or
so on, or teaching people how to pray, and he is still unable to recite Surah Fatiha properly. Shame
on him Shame on him Shame on him. In fact Shame shame on her as well. Your sisters Subhanallah we
spend time to do so many things. Wallahi we spend time online with her maybe watching bad things
stuck for Allah them or even reading a news
		

			you know, from one website to another website called reading good news. And when we want to put some
time to learn the book of Allah, Allah Allah, we don't do it. So my dear respect to the brothers and
sisters take Ramadan as the month for you to learn Quran and put a plan for yourself that
		

			By the end of this month, I would like to be able to read, for example, the last user of the Quran
properly. Of course let's just start with the last user because it is simple, simple Surah short
tours Yes. At least by the end of this Ramadan I don't know we are almost in the last 10 days 10
days of Ramadan but
		

			don't even miss the opportunity of the last 10 days of Ramadan of course Sheikh take some Sutras of
the Quran and make a commitment that this Ramadan will not going to end except you you know how to
read those sources of the Quran properly and just start to increase your vocabulary. Yes, an
excellent point that adopted you know, we're a bit pushed on time and just going to take a quick
break. However, before the break I just want to pick up on and say those are excellent points. We
must learn the Quran as Allah described exactly as Allah revealed Yes. And also after the break
we're going to pick up on the aitikaf at the last 10 days of Ramadan inshallah this is not all about
		

			the Quran inshallah maybe for another episode, or we can pick the weekend in sha Allah. Thank you so
much doctors. Well stay tuned. We just gave a quick break assalamu Alikum welcome
		

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			slow, Molly calm, and a very warm welcome back to the philosophy of fasting. Before the break, we
were talking about the importance of reading the Quran in Arabic. So, brothers and sisters, I'm
asking you very kindly. We're coming up to the last 10 days of Ramadan. From the bottom of my heart.
Please, please make it your quest to learn the Quran in Arabic. If you can't, if you need help,
there's many website why not check our own website [email protected] well.to Have them welcome back.
We're discussing about reading the Quran in Ramadan. All things like this and you know, overwhelming
me with everything that we're speaking about. It's you know, magnificent. And you know, may Allah
		

			accept this work from you and you know, all the Muslim scholars. Let's take a bit of time now and
talk about the aitikaf of Ramadan. were we talking about Ramadan, and we're coming up to the last 10
days? Yeah, Miss Mala mana Rahim o salat wa salam ala Rasulillah
		

			you know, I tick off Okay, again, this is once inshallah you stop learning Arabic more than more
shall pronounce it more clearly. Yes. Yeah. tikka. tikka, what does it mean? means that you stick
yourself to something, you stick to something. And in particular, it means that you seclude yourself
away from people, and you stick to vicar under the citation of the Quran and other acts of Ibadah in
msgid, right? So you stick to a masjid, and you devote yourself to during that time for a bad this
is the meaning of a ticket.
		

			And, you know, as we're talking about philosophy before, before getting into some of the rules and
guidelines, of course,
		

			the scholars say that it is very advisable for the person to have some time with himself, he seclude
himself to himself, to ponder upon his life, to ponder upon his actions, yes, and to remember his
deeds and his bad deeds and to make is still thought of those bad deeds. And they say that this kind
of reflection and pondering upon the person's life is very, very important for the person's Eman
definitely, and for the person's attachment and link with Allah, Allah Allah. Because if the person
is just busy, busy, busy in doing so many things, including doing a Baghdad without those times,
that he just sit, reflect, devote himself for re citation of the Quran for the crew of Allah for is
		

			still far and so on in a peaceful way. Then the person might not reflect on what he has been doing.
I see him it neglect so many mistakes that he had been doing. He might not be able to rectify
himself. Yes, so this is decaf. Subhanallah and that's why the prophets Allah Allah
		

			Audio Salam used to do this decaf free quantity.
		

			And they say that some scholars said it is true that there is no specific reward mentioned for
decaf. But they said This means that aitikaf is of a very high status of deeds, of course, because
they said in Sharia in general, if the reward of something is not clearly mentioned, and it is left
open, it means the reward will be so magnificent. And you remember when we spoke about fasting and
we said that Allah Allah Allah said in the Hadith, Jose Kulu and eliminate Adam, each action of the
son of Adam belongs to him, except for fasting, it belongs to me. And we said that Allah Allah Allah
did not specify a special or a specific reward for fasting. This means that therefore the fasting
		

			can be multiplied more and more. Similarly for the decaf, definitely, there is no specific reward
mentioned for the teacup. However, as many scholars said that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam used to do things and used to leave them and whenever he used to do something, he used to
leave it or miss it. Just okay, generally, yes, except for the aitikaf
		

			when the Prophet salallahu, alayhi wasallam, it started to do a RT calf. The Prophet SAW Selim never
left it after that, in fact, in one of the years, he could not make it on the same time that he used
to do it. He made it up after that. Yes. And this shows the importance of a T calf definitely
dedication, the dedication, yes, but well, that your word is even better dedication. Yes, brother,
Dr. Haytham. I want to stress upon the point there, you're saying there's no reward. However, from
no specific notice of reward? Yes, that's correct. However, logically thinking as you've been
speaking, and I've been thinking about it, and the previous Ramadan's, I've, you know, I've seen
		

			this happen. It gives you time to reflect on your own life and reflect where you want to be tomorrow
because we know this life doesn't mean anything. This life is a test what we do in this life for the
next so if we can spend the last 10 days of Ramadan reflecting, okay, look,
		

			I did something wrong. Let me let me sort this problem out right now. I don't pray on time. This is
a time this is the time the last 10 days of Ramadan, to sort all those little things out in your own
head to be more close to Allah. Definitely yes. And that's why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam used to observe 30 Calf every year once he started RT cough once he moved to Medina, he
started to cough and he used to do it every year. Now, this article for dedication or to seclude
yourself or to dedicate yourself the Sunnah is to do it in the last 10 days of Ramadan.
		

			And the last 10 days of Ramadan, the Prophet salallahu alayhi salam, the beginning did it in the
first 10 days of Ramadan, then he did it in the second 10 days of Ramadan, okay, you know, Ramadan
is just two days, so groups the first 10 days Yes, the second 10 days and the last 10 days, yes. So,
when he did it, in the second 10 days of Ramadan, he, one time he looked at the companions, and he
said to them, I am doing this empty calf, trying to witness later tell others to make the history of
labor tell others too much and to see and to witness later and to gain the reward of a bad during
labor to do this is to hurry this what it means yes. So he said that it Laila tell others. He was
		

			told the prophet saw Selim, he was told that it will be in the last 10 days of Ramadan. And then he
said the one who wants to see clay little cuddle, he should seek it in the last 10 days of Ramadan.
I say that's why after that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam started to make a tick off in the
last 10 days of Ramadan. In one year, he missed the last 10 days of Ramadan because his wives
started to do Attica. So he left the teacup, he made it up in the first 10 days of Shawa. What does
that mean? It means that it is a very noble virtuous act that we need to do it and some people say,
Oh, we are busy.
		

			We can't do it, and et cetera, et cetera. If my dear respected brothers and sisters, as you said, if
we can do it to just reflect upon our life and well, we will be tomorrow, then it is a very good
thing to do. And
		

			as they say that, you see, women in general are advised to stay at home. But the Prophet sallallahu
Sallam gave them permission to do a tick off, and to do a tick off in a masjid as we said, the
definition of healthy calf is to seclude yourself or to dedicate yourself for a BA in a masjid. So
what does that mean? It means that the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam knew the virtues of aitikaf.
And that's why he allowed women to do decaf, and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam his wives,
that his wives did the RT calf with him sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, of course, in a separate place,
and there are certain rulings for T calf for women. But generally speaking, this means that he calf
		

			is a very virtuous act, and a noble act that needs to be observed frequently. Definitely. That's
awesome. It's kind of like devoting yourself to cleanse yourself not only mentally, physically, and,
you know, fasting as well. It's everything that you need. Basically, we have the modern day, I've
even forgotten the word detox, the modern day detox, where they say, eat this because of your
digestive system, do this because of your mental stability. So padlock look, shake
		

			1000. All these years ago, the Quran was revealed from Allah.
		

			Why is it just now the modern world is catching up on these modern day things like detoxes. So we
had it 1000s of years ago, because Allah subhanaw taala knew this Subhanallah this is absolutely
true. And we focus on the nourishment of our bodies, that we do not focus on the nourishment of our
souls. Yes, in fact, subhanAllah as they said, the nourishment of the soul is a nourishment for the
body itself, of course, because the person who is morally weak, psychologically weak, he will be
physically weak. Yes. And the person who is strong from a moral perspective, psychological
perspective, spiritual presentation, this person will be strong, ethical ethic of ease is one of
		

			those acts that makes the person more attached and linked to Allah dilla more strong in his, in her
human animal. That's totally correct. I love Dr. Phil just wanted to say, you know, the modern day
life that we live in, coming from the west and we live in East we cannot deny there's psychological
problems in the world, that it does exist, our ever, not so much in the east, I've not seen you
know, there are
		

			people with mental difficulties. We cannot deny this in the east. However, it's very few. For
example, in the UK, the schools, many people I'm depressed, I can't go to work, I feel depressed, or
I'm Social, I'm psychologically depressed these words. You don't get this kind of psychological
illness in the East because they have the belief and they have the strife to go forward. What's the
difference? Why, why this is a very important testimony and I hope that the non Muslims are
listening to this and I hope that the Muslims who have weak Iman, listening to this inshallah Well
I'm so sorry about that. That's all we have time for right now. Inshallah. We'll pick up on the
		

			rulings of Attica and the next episode, Inshallah, thanks again for joining us. Well, dear viewers,
thanks again for viewing. Until next time, I'll leave you in the safe care of Allah assalamu Alikum
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