Muhammad Vanker – 2018-05-28 – Pearls from the Quraan S01 Ep12

Respected viewers,

we bring to you episode 12

of the series in this blessed month of

Ramadan.

In the 12 Jews of Quran Kareem, Allah

Tabarakawa Ta'ala

makes mention of perhaps one of the most

amazing. In fact every surah in the Quran

Kareem is amazing, but Wallahi this surah is

super amazing

and that

is Surah Yusuf.

What a great Surah. Allah Tabarakawa Ta'ala has

has, you know, has put together on the

tongue of Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. In the

12 Jews of Quran Kareem,

Surah Hud, Allah Tabarakawa Ta'ala spoke about

various prophets of Allah, Hud alayhi salam,

Salih alayhi salam, Shoaib alayhi salam, and how

the nations had belied the prophets. Allah speaks

about the repercussions and the consequences

of the evil actions of the people that

lived at that time.

I just want to focus perhaps

on 1 or 2 aspects

of the life

of Sayyidina Yusuf Alaihi Salam. Yusuf Alaihi Salam,

one of the greatest somebody of Allahabadabadawata'ala,

Allah blessed him with great beauty. But one

great lesson that we take from the life

of Yusuf Alaihi Salam

is a spiritual malady that unfortunately

has befallen the Ummah, and that is the

evil

sickness of jealousy

and hatred.

If the direct descendants of a Nabi were

not protected,

where do you and I stand?

What was their hatred? The brothers of Yusuf

Alaihi Salam, why did they dislike him? They

repeatedly questioned this decision of Allah.

Why does our father

shower so much of love on Yusuf and

Binyamin

whereas we are talented youths, we are talented

youngsters.

So this is what happens to a jealous

man.

Oh jealous man over what Allah has given

me. Do you know to whom you have

shown disregard?

Not to me, but you have frowned upon

the decision of the Almighty Allah. What did

the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam say?

That malice is like a razor.

Malice is like a razor. He said don't

get me wrong

malice will not shave your hair away it

will shave your iman away and hence the

Quran says

that, Prior to entering into Jannah,

there will be 2 streams.

People will drink from one stream

via which Allah will cleanse all internal

spiritual maladies. Allah will remove pride,

Allah will remove animosity,

jealousy, hatred.

So a person will literally see his brother

in a higher above than him in Jannah

yet not harbor jealousy against him. Allah says

when we remove this jealousy,

ikhwan, and then they will become true brothers.

SubhanAllah, the Ulamah have explained so amazingly

that Allah will give you the greatest respect

at the hands of those very people who

harbor jealousy against you. There's an amazing incident

that has been recorded in the books of

ahadith.

The prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam one day is

sitting in Masjidun Nabawi and he said, oh

my Sahaba, the person will enter from that

direction.

He's amongst the dwellers of Jannah. 3 consecutive

days the Nabi of Allah made the same

announcement.

Amr bin Aas who is the narrator of

the hadith, he said after 3 days my

anxiety got the better of me. I said

I have to try and identify

what is the outstanding quality in the life

of this man. He's an ordinary simple man.

I came to him, I said oh my

brother could I spend a few nights with

you? He said by all means. Anyway, I

got to the home of the Sahabi

assuming that his days would be spent fasting,

his nights would be spent in salah. But

to my utter surprise,

he slept throughout the night. At the time

of fajr, he would get up. He was

an ordinary simpleton, ordinary simple man.

Amar Binaal said, I found nothing extraordinary in

the life of this man.

After 3 days had lapsed and I was

on the verge of trivializing

the piety of this man and saying, Omi

Allah why have I come? I came to

him and I said, my brother, the 3

days you came into the presence of the

Nabi of Allah,

3 consecutive days Allah's Nabi said that you're

a Jannati. What is that quality that you

have in your life? He says you have

seen my dates, you have seen my days,

you have seen my nights, I do nothing

extraordinary.

Amar bin Az said I was about to

walk away, this man calls me. And he

said, you really want to know the formula

of Jannah,

ghayra anni la ajidu Allah ahadiminalmuslimina

gashanwalahasadhan

Allah khayrin aatahuallahu

iya That never in my life

has my heart harbored jealousy or malice

against any person

in relation to the wealth and the affluence

that Allah had given him. What did the

Nabi of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam tell

Anas?

Inistataata

antumsiwatusbiwalaysafiqalbika

gashshun be ahadiminal Musliminafafal

Oh Anas, you get up in the morning,

let us use a medical metaphor.

You know, we get up, we monitor our

cholesterol,

we monitor our diabetes,

our pressure, the Nabiya Fala says,

you get up in the morning monitor your

heart and if you can comfort yourself

that your heart does not harbor jealousy or

malice

against any person in this world. Oh Anas,

if you do that you have revived one

of my greatest teachings, you love me, you're

with me in paradise. We make du'a to

the Almighty Allah. Allah, cleanse our hearts. Allah,

purify our hearts of this evil sickness of

malice and jealousy. May Allah, cleanse our hearts

so that we could pass away in a

condition that our hearts are totally clean.

InshaAllah

till we speak to you again tomorrow. Assalamu

alaikum Warahmatullahi

wa barakatuh.