Mohammad Ali Hazratji – Reflect on the Quran #66 Surah Al Maun
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The Surah number seven, which is the Day of Judgment, is discussed, including the concept of accountability and its consequences, including negative behavior and consequences for others. The use of the word "the" in political and cultural settings, including the US and UK, is also highlighted. The importance of denying Islam's supposed "has been around" message and the loss of parents is also discussed, along with the importance of acceptance in society and sponsorizing children.
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Shala we'll start with surah number 107 Bismillah Alhamdulillah
wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah. While Allah he was
somebody who wanted to women who
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Ellmau Oh, on
the translation, have you seen one who belies who denies the final
judgment.
This then is the same one who repels the orphan and who would
not urge the feeding of the poor. So war to all those who pray.
That is those who are unmindful about their prayers, those who
only make a show of worship, while they withhold basic necessities
from others.
So Ellmau own basically means
things that are
good, that are necessary, whether they're little or small, anything
that's good, anything that you need, it can be something very
small, you know, you need a hammer, as the Sahaba said, or
somebody wants to borrow a pot, or something or a bucket or anything
you need you ask someone can I have this Can I borrow this that's
noun, giving somebody something little, it can even be feeding
somebody, it can be somebody's need little things. And they can
also be big thing. So
kindness, even in little, anything that brings good to someone
fulfills the need is noun. So the surah is most often known as a
noun, it is also called Surah, arrivata Ledi. That's how it
starts, or eyetality. It's also called Surah, a dean. So also
called surah. Alia team. So there are many names for it, but most
commonly,
it is a mountain. And it's considered an early makansutra.
Also, although there's an opinion that the surah was revealed in two
parts. The first three is in Makkah, and the other opinion is
that the last four is the topic is slightly different, although
they're connected, was revealed in Medina, and then they were put
together later in in one surah because this is how the Quran was
revealed. And the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam would
instruct put this in such and such place on this surah so there is
this opinion that it's sort of dual revelation part of it the
first part the first three is right, and then you get the bobby
Deen for direct Allah the earlier team while I do a lot Tamil
Mysskin that this was definitely revealed in Makkah, there is no
dispute the last fall, you know, way lil masala from that till the
end, there is one opinion that this was revealed in Medina, and
we'll talk about why that opinion exists.
So we've been covering the makin surahs. And one dominant theme in
all of them has been the Day of Judgment.
Because that's such a critical concept. That's such a critical
part of our belief that if you remove that, if there is no
judgment, then there is no accountability.
If there is no accountability, there is no responsibility.
And if you don't have any responsibility or accountability,
you are free to do whatever you want. It's anarchy. There are no
laws.
There is no way there is no morality. There is no goodness,
you do whatever you want, because you are not held accountable. So
this concept of accountability is very, very fundamental, that there
is going to be a hisab there is going to be accountable. And we
see that this is not a novel concept because we see that every
day in our life.
You don't study in school, you will have consequences. What is
that? Either they will kick you out or you will fail.
Okay, you run the red light, there are rules, you run the red light.
You might escape once or the camera might catch you or you get
a ticket or your license gets pulled there are consequences. So
there are rules that have to be followed because they were made
for the welfare of everyone. Not just your own personal welfare.
So Allah subhanaw taala made rules and there are consequences of
breaking those rules and laws. Okay? Some of them are very, very
obvious.
And some of them are subtle.
The Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam, for example, when talking
about rules, said that if a young man comes to propose for your
daughter, and you know that his character and his deen is good and
sound,
if you refuse to give your daughter to this person,
then there will be an abundance of fitna and facade in the world.
He doesn't say he has to be a doctor, he has to earn 250,000 is
nothing. None of that. If he has a good character, and he follows the
deen.
And if you don't marry him, the only reason you would not marry
him? Well, he doesn't look as hot.
He's not as rich, what is his future? What is his education?
These are the only two criteria what is now we do that all the
time.
You know, he's not at my level. If you refuse those and starts to
happen, there will be so much corruption and we see that and
those corruptions go to the extreme brings Zina brings divorce
brings unhappy marriage all kinds of things because that Bond did
not take place for the right reasons. So similarly, there are
many other examples that if we do not follow the rules that Allah
made, there are going to be consequences.
So after reminding the Quraysh of those favours of the security and
all of that, now Allah subhanaw taala is actually telling them
what their actuality is that look that's how you should be
worshipping Allah, but this is how you are.
Allah subhanaw taala says arrivata lady you can label but then he's
saying
you are Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam it is in second person.
Singular. Have you seen this person who denies you cut the bow
but Dean? The word Dean has multiple meanings in our deen and
in the Quran, depending on its usage where it is being used.
Okay. Commonly everybody when we say Dean, what do we mean? The
name of Islam, the religion, okay. Yet we say your mood Dean,
Maliki young with Dean what does that mean? The day where there is
hisab accounting and require to recompense you know, sir, and
Jessa you know, you get rewarded for your good deeds and you get
punished for your bad deeds. That's your Medina. So the D DAY
OF requite Of The Day of Recompense the day of judgment as
we call it, that is also the the word deen is also used for law as
Allah Subhana. Allah says in Surah Surah Yusuf, he said that use of
Ali Salam would not have been able to keep his brother, Binyamin, B D
nil Malik, by the Dean of the Law of the king. Okay? If you remember
the story,
use of Allah Salam asks his brother, what should be the
punishment for one who steals?
And they said, You take him, you know, he becomes your slave. And
that's how it took his brother. But if he had gone by the law of
the land of the king, it probably was something else. So he's Allah
smart. Allah says he would not have been able to do it if he
followed the the annual malloc. So the word been is used in many play
in ways but the way it's used here is again, the Day of Judgment,
that this person doesn't truly believe in a day of judgment, a
day of accountability, coming to accountability, that I will have
to answer for every single thing that I did. Every word, my yell
failed will be men covenant Illa, Allah the year Raptiva attained,
he does not Allah smart Allah says he does not uttered a word except
there is an angel that's recording it does not one word.
Mayan voodoo, he does not spit out big coal in one word, except so
recorded. Everything is being recorded
for a day of judgment. Okay, so Allah subhanaw taala saying is
look at this person who denies the Day of Judgment. He's saying this
to Rasulullah sallallahu this, but also comes to us because we are
seeing people who deny they have judgment. Now, some people don't
deny it by the tongue. This Yeah, we believe nominal belief in other
words by name, but the actions show something else.
Okay. Anyone who claims to be a Muslim will say yes, I believe in
the Day of Judgment.
Now you take a person who says I believe in the Day of Judgment
And then he goes, and he murders a Muslim and makes him disappear.
Does this person really believe in the devil judgment? You tell?
By actions, because if he knew if he knows that there is a devil
judgment, would you do that? With a person who says I'm a Muslim?
Make a million orphans, killed 650,000 people and say I believe
in Day of Judgment, his own people?
Does he believe in the damn church? No, he doesn't. So all of
us say we believe now forget about those. I have to look at myself, I
claim I believe in the day of judgment, but do my actions
reflect that?
Okay, that's the most important thing because I will be held
accountable for all of that. Now in this surah, Allah subhanaw
taala will give us you know, a glimpse, he is not going to give
you a comprehensive list, he's going to talk about five things
that we all know. He said, If these five things this person does
not observe,
it means he does not believe in that I truly believe in the Day of
Judgment, if he truly believed he would be doing this. Okay.
So Allah subhanaw taala says,
And the Word you can libo as opposed to yak for men, Yak furrow
means to, to have preferred to, to deny in the sense that I don't
believe but you can label means that this person thinks or knows
that this is the truth and yet continues to deny it, for personal
corruption inside because of personal advantages, and that so
on so forth. The problem with the coresh of denying this is because
if they accepted the message of Islam, the whole social structure
would be turned upside down. The people who they had slaves would
become equal to them, you know, their positions, and all those
would be changed, you know, how they treated women would have to
be changed how they treated, you know, all the cheating that they
did, and everything that they did, would have to change.
So that's why they denied it. Okay. And Allah subhanaw taala has
given so many examples in the sutras we have covered to show you
that there is a day of judgment, He says, Look, they said, How can
these bones be brought back to life? Allah said, look at the
data, how do I bring it back? Look at this, look at that, all these
examples. And Allah subhanaw taala says, and how is it that they deny
it? It's so obvious. So, when we have this
creature, who denies Allah subhanaw taala says who now it
raises, who is this? Right the lady you cut them Allah subhanaw
taala is, have you seen this one who denies who is this person?
And when we say who is this person? I put myself in the front?
Am I this person that Allah is talking about? Do I have some of
the qualities that are going to be described of this person? So Allah
Samantha is
a writer lady you can develop with the for their lyrical, lovey, he
is the one you adore, or your team da means to repent to push away
violently. Your team, your team means an orphan. Do all the kids
know what an orphan is? Tell me? What's an orphan?
Yes.
That's right, very good. There is a little detail to it, that they
have to have lost their parents when they were still a child. You
know, for example, my parents died. My father died when I was in
my 40s. So I can be called an orphan and my mother's pass I'm
not an orphan, when they lose their parents one or both in when
they were still children.
Now, when we are old, and when we lose our parents do you know it's
very, very tough.
It's it's, you know, your heart feels very constricted. You feel
very sad. You feel the great loss, that's when you are an adult. Now
imagine a child and little girl a little boy, who doesn't see their
parents for two minutes says, mama, mama, where are you looking
around, but you can see them who are so dependent on their parents,
a little boy, a little girl. And Allah subhanaw taala from his
wisdom takes one of their parents. What must their child feel?
How sad must their child be how lost Mr. Charlie, and you know,
was the best of all orphans in the world.
Our Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he lost his father even
before he was born while he was still in the womb of his mother.
And then he was
A few years old, like four years old, he lost his mother orphan
both ways.
So that now who takes care of orphans they have no connection
they have no wealth nobody take care of them so they are the most
dependent the most the weakest part of society what should be
their right on you
you should embrace them you should love them you should you should
take care of them right? Because look what they've gone through
right that's anyone with a heart would do that oh, this poor little
thing has no parents let me take care of them. That is called
guardianship okay follow for your team, you know what the reward for
that is a person who takes care of a your team in this dunya till
they achieve maturity. The Prophet sallallahu sallam said that
caffeine, the one guardian of a your team of orphan and I will be
in Jannah like this so close to each other, to rasool Allah. So
that means the highest level of Jana.
Do you know how many orphans there are in the world today? Muslims
forget about the other. This is for any orphan doesn't have to be
Muslim or non Muslim, but just Muslim orphans in the world, by
the millions. Allah's wisdom.
So what does that tell you? That we all of us sitting here have a
golden opportunity to take over sponsorship of one to 310 100
Orphans
for the next 15 years till they mature
and look what the rewards are going to be. And all of these, you
know, battle Mulligan you know, Islamic Relief, hope they all have
orphan sponsorship program 40 bucks a month. 40 bucks a month.
If you sponsor 10 kids for 100 bucks a month, nothing.
I'm sure some of you can sponsor 100 Orphans every month for what
you will get.
So this Allah is fantastic. And the your team are mentioned first
everywhere before the miskeen in the Quran, your team and Miskin
Yachty. miskeen means the poor, who cannot move up who are stuck,
who don't have their needs. miskeen means a person who does
not have his basic necessities. He doesn't have a shelter, he doesn't
have closed under food.
For period one who asks aside,
but there are miskeen who don't ask,
because they said Allah has given us this, he will send whatever,
but there's someone else and they're allowed to ask him that.
So last month, Allah mentions the first he's talking about the one
who denies the Day of Judgment. He is the one who violates the rights
of Allah and His creation but whose rights I mentioned first,
the rights of Allah's creation, He says yet there will be a team
instead of taking care of this being, you know,
doing, being generous and taking care and being kind to the team.
He is pushing them away, get away.
What kind of a heart is that? We can't even call it a heart.
It's a rock has no compassion. It's not a human being. You've
seen even animals, sometimes animals, if one animal dies, we'll
take care of the little one have another animal
so Allah subhanaw taala gives us the picture that this is a person
who repels who pushes away is harsh. You can be harsh by your
tongue. You can be harsh physically, and take advantage of
them. And there are so many hours of the Quran about your team. Some
of them have wealth and if you take their wealth because they
have no power. Last one Thomas says don't this is one of the
major sins of Islam, that you take the wealth of your team because
he's a minor, he doesn't know. Okay?
So that's the first thing. Wallah Taha Duna hola Tamil Miskin second
violation creative this person who truly by doing this he's showing
he doesn't believe in the day of judgment. He does not.
Urge encourage has not had the means to encourage somebody to
urge someone to Tamil Miskin food of the Miskin.
Not only does he not do it himself. He does not encourage
others he stops others. Okay. If you don't have to give enough you
can encourage others who have he doesn't even care. Now
interestingly, Allah subhanaw taala doesn't say he they don't
feed them
Okay, he says, The Amyl Miskin, which in Arabic means more dogma
that means the food of the poor.
Allah subhanaw taala saying that food already belongs to the poor,
but Allah instead of giving them directly, he has made this person
the agency that I'm giving you so you can deliver to the poor, but
she keeps it. Allah has called it this is the food of the poor. He
doesn't say this is your food and from your food you give them