Mohammad Ali Hazratji – Reflect on the Quran #30 Surah Al Fatiha P1
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Salam alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah Bala
Allahi wa sahbihi wa Manuela
for busy dunya Halima Allahu. After my Samia beluga alumina
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we praise and we glorify Allah subhanaw taala has he deserves and
we send peace and blessings on his Noble Messenger, the Seal of
Prophethood our beloved prophet muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam, his noble family and descendants and his companions.
And we pray that Allah subhanaw taala bless our meeting with his
acceptance, and making it a means of opening our hearts to his
remembrance, and to make the opening of his Kitab al Fatiha
an opening to our hearts, to His words,
to his Kalam and to his orders and to his prohibitions, and that
Allah subhanaw taala increased us in useful knowledge, which is
knowledge that helps us to come closer to Allah subhanaw taala
I mean.
So, we covered last week, the
introduction to the opening chapter al Fatiha
and today we are going to actually start with Al Fatiha but
Allah subhanaw taala orders us that before we read the Quran,
before we recite the Quran, that we
seek protection from Allah subhanaw taala what is called is
the other is the other is our own do bIllahi min ash shaytani R
rajim.
So, a little few words about this STR data which we use very
commonly and just so that we are on the same page, we understand
what this means and what is the implication.
So, through is the other we are seeking protection from shaitan.
As you know, we have a relationship with shaitan.
And the history of shaytaan goes back as most of you will know that
shaytan is Allah subhanaw taala says that he is from the jinn that
Allah subhanaw taala created jinn kind like you created mankind he
created us from how am I must known
Salah to maintain but he made the jinn from
now from from fire, smokeless fire.
And
Allah subhanaw taala gives us the genesis of this whole enmity by
telling us that when Allah subhanaw taala created us Allah
subhanaw taala says which we read every Friday with COVID-19 Mala is
to do a Adam Alpha soldier do Illa IBLEES that when we ordered the
melodica to prostrate
to honor
our father other Malay Salam as a commandment from Allah subhanaw
taala so they all immediately fell in the sujood that was ordered
Illa IBLEES except here Allah subhanaw taala uses the word
IBLEES as his proper name Kena mineral gin that he was from the
gin fossa aka Amrita be, and he rebelled
from the order of Allah subhanaw taala.
So, this is where it all starts. And as we know, Allah subhanaw
taala asks him why he does this and it is essentially out of his
arrogance. He says, I How could I prostrate or do such the to one
who you have created from clay and I am from fire and his, you know,
logical reasoning. Even in the presence of a text from Allah
subhanaw taala command, he reasoned that fire is superior to
to clay so it doesn't make any sense it is injustice for the
fire. The origin whose origin is in fire to be prostrating to
something which he considered dirty.
So he says another Pharaoh Minoo I am better than
Then other money Salam. So he had this delusion, which is called a
Warroad about himself. And he had this arrogance to rebel against
Allah subhanaw taala. So this, there are several names that are
used for him IBLEES being one shade on being one, and I love a
rule, the the deceiver, Allah subhanaw taala also uses that as a
title for him. And the root of this word shape on some of the
scholars have set comes from Sharp honor, which means to be far
removed from any good.
And shutdown is like a deep well for down. Another term that's used
this is called shutdown, which is a rope whose two ends don't meet
they're far from each other. And there is another route which is
called shatta shall pour in Arabic means burned or destroyed. So all
of those apply that you know he has from the fire. Number two, he
is far from all good. So those are the origin of linguistic origins
of the word shape on and as we said shaitan is known for three
character traits, arrogance, the ability to deceive, and to lie, so
cable, road and chasm. So these are three traits we bring up,
because unfortunately, as human beings, we may be subjected to the
same three traits. And if we have all of those together, we have a
resemblance with Iblees.
So again, we have to look I have to look within myself, Do I have
any of these because all three of them are very, very, very hateful
to Allah. subhanaw taala Kibber as Allah subhanaw taala says, Anyone
who has an iota, an atom's worth of kibble will not even smell the
jinn. Similarly, those who lie It's Allah subhanaw taala condemns
them, similarly, those who deceive others. So we have to when we talk
about shaytaan, as you know, us and him and us and them Shayateen
we should also look and see do I have any traits that resemble
shaitan?
So Allah subhanaw taala warns us about him, he says, Yeah, you will
Latina Armano Tolu facilement katha, or you who believe enter
Islam completely. And then Allah smart Allah says wala teboho Do it
shape on and do not follow in the footsteps of shaitan and Allah
subhanaw taala then clearly tells us what is his relationship with
us? He says in who certainly he like whom I do want move in. He is
indeed for you and open declared enemy.
So you cannot make peace with them. You cannot make deals with
them. You cannot side with them. He is an open enemy.
And Allah subhanaw taala instructs us about this he says to all of
mankind, he says yeah, Bunny Adam Lai yFT Nana como shaytaan who
karma Raja awaken Minal Jen says all children of Adam, don't let
shaytaan deceive you, like he did your parents that he deceived them
to get them expelled from Jana, in a shape on a law coma do
he is indeed your enemy. This is repeated over and over in the
Quran. So what should be your attitude? Allah subhanaw taala
says, fat decay do who do therefore take him as your enemy.
Treat him as your enemy
in nama yada Oh, his Bihu lair, Kuno min us herbicide because he
and his companions, His followers, the shayateen, they invite you,
they entice you to the fire of Gen.
Now the challenge that we as human beings face is that shaytaan and
the shayateen the plural because he has his descendants, his
families, his companions, his team, his forces working with him,
they see us but we don't see
him or we don't see them. That's a challenge because you have an
enemy that you can see you may be able to fight but when you cannot
see, Allah Swatara tells us about that. He says in who your Arkham
indeed he your Ark whom he sees you who are well Kabila who he
and his Kabbalah, they see you, men Hato lot around the home they
see you from where you cannot see them.
So we are fighting against an unseen enemy.
What is shaytans promise to Allah subhanaw taala after he was
expelled from Allah's mercy from Jana, he says, Now look at this
the goal of chiffon, he swears by the result of Allah subhanaw taala
he says, Allah forbid exotica Le O Vienna who Maggi Malin I swear by
your honor your Allah. I swear he knows Allah I swear by your honor.
Indeed I will take most of them astray.
Elsewhere Allah subhanaw taala records a missing call a rugby
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overweigh an homage mine. He says oh my lord,
just like you have made me go astray. I will beautify for them
what is on the earth?
I will make it a temptation for them. And I will lead the most of
them astray.
So shaytan has that AUT with Allah subhanaw taala that promise that
he is going to lead us astray. And he takes his job seriously doesn't
fall around him and his whole team. Yet Allah subhanaw taala
gives us after telling us that you can see him he is your open enemy.
And he has made this promise and Allah says that he will do this.
Allah subhanaw taala reassures the believers, even the shaitan knows
when he says that I will take the Agua nom hegemony. And then he
goes on to say, in a bad day can mean whom will mock la scene
except those of your EBA those of your slaves who are homeless, who
are sincere in their pursuit, who are faithful to you, who want only
you, I I can take them astray, but the rest I will.
And Allah Subhana Allah Himself tells us this is the statement of
iblees he knows but Allah Himself tells us and reassurance as he
says, In who indeedy Lai, sallahu Sol Pon Lai, sallahu Sultan, Allah
Alladhina amanu Allah robber him yet our cologne that he has no
solta no power over though over those who have a man and put their
trust in Allah.
So this is a great reassurance that yes indeed we can fight
against the police.
Now coming back to this is the other when should this STR the
older we live in a shape on B be used Allah Subhana Allah tells us
for either Cara tell Khurana first aid
first aid bIllahi min ash shaytani R rajim.
Literally it means for either Cora Attell Quran when you have read
the Quran
that's the literal translation of this form of the verb but what is
meant is when you are go when you wish to read the Quran.
seek Allah's a seek refuge in Allah subhanaw taala Mina shaytani
R rajim.
So, we recite the STR the LD bIllahi min ash shaytani R Rajim
before we recite the Quran, why? To safeguard us from whisperings
of shaitan, in interpreting in understanding and focusing on the
words of Allah.
Some scholars have said that literally it means after, you
know, when you have read the Quran, so there are some scholars
who recite it's the other after finishing the Quran. And they say
that this is how does that work? You say? Well, it is to suppress
the self admiration, that shaytan incites in your look how good you
are after you've done an act of worship or act of obedience, or
how beautifully I read the Quran, how much time I dedicated, so
shaytan brings these things to us. And then therefore, they decide
the is the other. After all, you can do it both before and after.
So that's one place we say is there. And as you all know,
in the beginning of each raka the Prophet sallallahu alayhi salam
taught taught us to do how the bIllahi min ash shaytani regime
to because we are now going to recite the Quran after that
out which is far behind whatever else. So this is an obedience to
Allah's order
and therefore, we recited at that time. Also you can say that inside
your Salah, if you are being distracted or shaitan is putting
what's wasa in you,
you can see all the laminar shape on a regime and it's sort of
lightly spit over your left shoulder like this.
Not literally spitting, but making that move that motion.
Allah subhanaw taala also orders us when else to recite the STR as
he says when the shaytaan gives you some evil suggestions, some
thoughts come to you Allah subhanaw taala says we're a Mayans
are gonna come in a shape on in us going faster. It'd be in a semi or
alley. So whenever you get an evil suggestion, from Shavon, seek
protection Refuge in Allah subhanaw taala by saying is that
Allah subhanaw taala says, We're called Rubby all the bigger men
Hamza T shape on
and say to them a Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam, oh my
Lord, I seek protection and refuge in You from Amazon, the shaytaan
what is Amazon, the promptings? The whispering the whispers of
shaytaan. Okay, so the West Versa is not something you hear in your
ear. It's an idea that's introduced into your heart or into
your brain, you know, suddenly a thought comes from nowhere,
usually a thought that will distract you from doing something
good. That will take you from doing something that is at a
higher level of good to a level that's lower than good, or that
will clearly take you to disobedience of Allah subhanaw
taala. So we have to understand that every suggestion of shaitan
leads to sin, or at least to take you from a higher grade of Hassan
out of good deed to a lower grade. Because he gradually wants to be
new, into sinfulness, especially if you're a righteous person.
And every sinful act that we follow, and that we follow through
on this verse Versa, has a harmful effect
on the spiritual state of the person, and it corrodes and
corrupts the heart. It's like a spiritual poison. Another place
where the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam teaches us to use the STR
that is when a person is angry.
The Prophet salallahu Salam gave us this formula. This actually
happened the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam was sitting with some
of his companions, and two men started fighting and they started
abusing and cursing each other and one of them became so angry and so
read, the Prophet sallallahu sallam said, I know a statement
that if he were to say it, what he is experiencing would live.
And he said that is our older below him in a shape on the regime
because it's shaytans job to make people fight and Quarrel
and use bad language. Swans become enemies, that's his job. So we are
taught how to control anger management. Firstly, if you're
sitting you said, you're standing, you sit down, drink some water,
say hold, we live in a shape on a regime and even renew your wuhou.
Because anger is like a fire and you put out fire like ShaVonne. By
instant fire rises, you sit down you when you put water on it to
put it out. And you look at the source of this, which is shaytan.
You seek protection from him. Also, we use it if you have a real
bad dream. You wake up you say Oh, do we live in a shakedown regime
do the same thing over your left shoulder and you change positions
and you go back to sleep. So what exactly are we doing the word our
odo means I seek refuge.
It means to guard yourself it means to fortify or strengthen
yourself to rescue yourself and to become victorious. So essentially,
it is to flee from that which you fear
that something will harm you, you are running from that to that
which will safeguard you from it. Now we'll take an example simple
example. And Allah subhanaw taala is above all examples and
comparison. A child when a child is fearful of something what does
he do? He runs to his parents to his father or mother and he clings
to them knowing that they have strength and they can protect him.
Are is the other is somewhat similar that we run to Allah
subhanaw taala and we cling and we ask for protection from Allah
subhanaw taala. So Allah
Is the ad
or the beloved man as the one who put who provides that refuge. So I
take refuge with Allah alone, no one else from shaitan that because
he may harm me in my religion or he may divert me from my duty that
Allah has imposed upon me, while I am acknowledging that Allah has
the power to protect me, and no one else, that I and I'm
professing my own weakness, that by myself I cannot protect myself
from the attacks of shaytaan.
So, I am admitting my own weakness and inability to combat an unseen
enemy and I asked Allah's protection. So, if you look at it
this way, the abd the servant does not see shaitan but shaytan sees
the app.
So since I can see him, what do I do? I as the ABD, I turn to the
one Allah subhanaw taala, who sees shaitan and who the shaytan cannot
see.
So we are summoning the help and protection of Allah subhanaw taala
against him and his strategies
because we do not see
now is the is the is the either an obligation of fraud or a
recommendation. There are differences of opinion some people
say it's an obligation. Some people say it's a recommendation,
it's a muster hub.
But when you're deciding the Quran, since Allah has put it in
the command form, first aid the biller.
I think it's safer and better to take it as a command and to follow
that as an obligation. Now, there is also a difference of opinion is
should you recite it in every record, when you get up before you
start Fatiha or in the first record, and there is a difference
of opinion there are some schools of thought which recited every
record and others who just said that in the first record is is
sufficient. Now, there are there are different formats of this the
other the most common one that we all use, which is our old bIllahi
min ash shaytani R rajim.
Because this literally takes the the order of Allah subhanaw taala
using it and translate it into that I seek refuge with Allah from
Shaytaan regime, the rejected the stone, and this is the direct sort
of translation of the eye of Surah Nahal into a de ir into this is
the other and this is the opinion that this is the best form
according to Imam Shafi and Imam Abu Hanifa. Imam Muhammad bin
humble uses our the bIllahi min ash shaytani R rajim. In who who
was Samuel Aileen. So he adds that second part from elsewhere which
is in surah facilite where Allah subhanaw taala says seek
protection and then ads from who from Allah the Samuel Helene so
adds that and then Imam some of the Shafi school also use our
older biller his semi Samia Aleem min ash shaytani R Rajim putting
that that form and there is a Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu
lism which says are all the Billahi Samil La Mina shaytani R
Rajim min Hamza he was enough he was enough to he means I seek
protection of the one who hears all whose all knowledgeable from
shape on the rejected from his madness from his arrogance and
from his poetry.
So this is a little bit about the STR or our the bIllahi min ash
shaytani R Rajim which is how we start our recitation of the Quran.
Now we come to the first ayat of surah Al Fatiha, which is
Bismillah R Rahman Rahim and we talked about the opinions whether
this is the first Iron Ore whether the Bismillah comes as a as an
introduction and you know, we talked about those seven IERS how
they are comprised, but if we take it as the first Iron, then we will
deal with it now this this formula of Bismillah R Rahman r Rahim is
simply called Bismillah instead of saying say Bismillah Rahmani
Raheem, you can say Bismillah.
So, it is the Islamic etiquette that every action should be
started by invoking Allah subhanaw taala for his help for his
acceptance for his blessings, by calling and remembering and
recalling his name. And this was established from the very first
revelation of the Quran, which is what
Quora Bismillah Arabic Allah the read in the Name of your Lord who
created
so we by doing this we shouldn't just do it as a habit we should
when we say that Bismillah R Rahman Rahim we should bring to
mind the name of Allah subhanaw taala before doing any action,
what would that do that would prevent us from doing anything
that's evil. Obviously, you're not going to be starting any sinful
act by saying Bismillah R Rahman Rahim.
It also helps us to attain the support of Allah subhanaw taala
and help and facilitation in that particular action. And it also
reminds us that most of these acts should in fact be for the pleasure
of Allah alone.
If you look a little deeper, if you are thinking of Allah subhanaw
taala in this way, it reminds us of our purpose that we are here
for the Aboudi of Allah subhanaw taala that every action should be
an act of worship, if it's done properly, following the
commandments of Allah subhanaw taala following the Sunnah of
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi salam. So we keep that in mind.
And this Bismillah is always a source of blessing for that
action. Because Allah subhanaw taala is the sole possessor of all
processes, as well as all results. So with the action you're going to
do, how it proceeds, whether it's with difficulty or ease, is an
Alaska control, what the end result of that action is going to
be isn't Alaska control. So we are invoking Allah subhanaw taala
because in his hands is the key to all the treasures that we seek.
Allah Subhana Allah says, we're in mindshare in Illa, Indiana, haha,
you know who, and there is nothing
except it is within the treasures of Allah Subhana Allah. So
anything good that you're seeking to do?
comes from Allah subhanaw taala from his treasures, including our
own actions, because our actions that are righteous are acts of
obedience that is given to us by the guidance of Allah subhanaw
taala by tofi from Allah subhanaw taala by the strength that Allah
smart Allah has given us by the health that Allah subhanaw taala
has given us.
So what I say with this is I seek the help of Allah subhanaw taala
when I say Bismillah and we're going to come to that that
proper name of Allah, Allah encompasses every one of his other
names.
Okay, so when we use Allah, that means we are invoking Allah, by
that name, and through that name with all of his other attributes
and names, the All Merciful and we add those are Rahmani Raheem the
Most Merciful for the particular action that I'm about to do.
So this bar that we start with Bismillah Du Bois of Bismillah,
Islam is Name of Allah I started in the in the bar is called the
bar of Astana is the ANA means to seek help to seek support, that I
begin with the help and blessings of Allah subhanaw taala. So it is
like an invocation is like a DUA to ask Allah subhanaw taala to
help to make it easy and to have success in it, and to protect us
from anything harmful that might come out of it.
So we are, we are making an appeal to all the attributes of Allah
subhanaw taala at the beginning of everything we do.
Now, there is another opinion because as you know, Bismillah 's
people have said some of the scholars that this is bar of
custom, like you're familiar with, we've read a lot of covered a lot
of Surahs that start with the custom. Okay, so, like,
we're Shamsi, we're Laylee
So, that is bow of Kasam, but by is also used as Assam and some
have said that this is the bar of Assam, that it is an oath that
Allah is taking on his own name.
What is the oath he is taking an oath on the greatest of His Names
at the beginning of every surah
he is swearing on to his slaves, that what I have laid down to you,
in what follows in the surah in the Quran, is true.
And that whatever promises I have made
in what you're going to read are true. This is an oath from Allah
subhanaw taala and whatever promises of mercy and kindness and
guidance they are all true.
Another, if you will remember one of the attributes or names of
Allah subhanaw taala is a well,
a well, or viral baton,
a one
lace a couple of who che. In the first before him there was
nothing. So if he is first and oh well, doesn't it make sense that
we begin everything with his name
and then we say our Rahmani Raheem.
We are using two of those special names of Allah that I use so often
invoking his loving mercy or His merciful love his infinite mercy
on us in our action. So when do we use the Bismillah?
Of course it should be used before all actions.
So this morning,
as I was leaving my house, what do how do I say
Bismillah who are called to Allah, Allah Allah. When I get in my car
and I'm ready to dry What do I say? Bismillah Alhamdulillah
Subhan Allah the Sahara.
I take my breakfast. What do I say? Bismillah.
So
eating, drinking, leaving your home entering your home
to get on a boat. What do you say Bismillah mudgeeraba Murcia.
So Bismillah is, if you are stumble, you're right stumble, you
say Bismillah
if you're enjoying marital relationship, conjugal
relationship, you start with Bismillah every action should
start with remembrance of who provides all of this, who
facilitates everything. One day the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam
was riding a camel or a horse and there was someone sitting behind
him and the camel stumbled and was about to fall. And the person who
was with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi salaam, cursed the
shaytaan.
And the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam said, Don't curse the
shaitan when something like this happens, because it makes your tan
feel very arrogant look what I did to them, instead of that, say
Bismillah that you even in that moment you remember Allah and that
makes the the shaytaan shrink and give the example that he becomes
small and insignificant like a fly.
Also, when we are doing what do we say we do? Bismillah because the
Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam tells us that there is no model
for one who does not start with Bismillah because it's like taking
any other wash if you don't remember Allah subhanaw taala.
So the further aisle of this bus Mala is that, if you analyze it,
it contains
essentially the whole essence of the Sharia. I mean it just the
Bismillah R Rahman Rahim because it indicates the that of Allah
subhanaw taala. That's the whole goal. Allah, who's Mannerheim has
attributes and that He is in control of everything, and He is
the one to whom we have to turn for everything. So that is the
summary of all of our D.
And people who have honored this, in your we have, I think, in the
past talked about one of the great saintly scholars by the name of
Bashar Al haffi, who who found a
piece on of fabric or something on which the name Bismillah R, Rahim
was, was written. And he even in his drunken state, he picked it up
and he honored that he performed it and he put it on a high place.
And then Allah subhanaw taala sent another person to him and guided
him to Islam because he had honored the name of Allah subhanaw
taala even though he was drunk,
and then made him into one of the most respected, you know,
spiritual masters of our deen bisher al haffi.
Some other time we can talk more in detail about him.
Earlier of the Allah Allah said that in Bismillah, there is
healing from illness and protection from disease and it
gives us strength.
So
after Surah, a novel was revealed in which full Emanuele salaam
sends a letter to Malika below peace of Sabah,
who says in the home minister min min Soleimani. Now who Bismillah
Rahmani Raheem he started with
Bismillah R Rahman r Rahim. It is said that Prophet salallahu Alaihe
salam after the revelation of Surah a novel started whenever he
used to dictate something to be written or a letter to be sent he
would start with Bismillah. We hope that this session has been
somewhat useful. This is something that we should reflect on each
word. sit and reflect on how I have understood these words. And
also feel the impact of that. When you recite it in your Fatiha 17
times a day. Recite the fact they are slowly feeling that feeling
the words feeling the fatter and if we feel the Fatiha Allah
Samantha will open our hearts to everything else to all goodness.
So may Allah smart Allah accept this and inshallah we will end the
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