Mustafa Abu Rayyan – 58 Tafseer Surah alBaqarah Verses 238240
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The importance of praying correctly and not giving up on promises is emphasized in the discussion of the legal system of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. The waiting period for divorce is 3 months, and divorce is a process that is not related to divorce. The importance of protecting relationships with Allah is emphasized, including praying and making movement during difficult times. The speaker also discusses the importance of praying correctly and being mindful of one's priority, as it is a complete system and way of life. The discussion touches on the jointed power of the deceased's estate and the family's rights to maintain property.
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I thank Allah
for allowing us to come back here
and to be able to continue,
these lessons and reflections over the book of
Allah
We are of course, doing the tafsirasul al
Baqarah.
And we are now in ayah number
200.
And tonight ayah number 238.
Number
238 of.
Before,
I continue,
there's a phone that was left off, someone
was praying. It's here,
on the table, inshallah, if anyone left it.
So Surah Al Baqarah is a surah that
is filled with,
stories, parables, lessons,
morals, and a lot of rulings.
And the beginning parastuz Al Baqarah was filled
with the stories of Balu Israel
and for us to take heed and lessons
of the nations that came before us as
well as mentions of the great prophets of
Allah
and how we are meant to emulate and
follow them, namely prophet Ibrahim alaihi salam while
others as well.
Then we went into many of the rulings.
And after we've covered
the approach you take when it comes to
rulings,
and when it comes to the laws of
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and that it is
based around submission.
Yeah, Allah, you know you created us.
You know what's best for us. So what
you tell us to do is how we
will do things. And that is related to
everything, not just worship, because we went through
the ayat of hajj, the ayat of prayer,
the ayat of fasting, the ayat of charity.
We went through all of that and we
do that.
Ma'am, Adarman,
demand holding on to this phone. Someone left
it here and I think, if you can,
pay it.
So all of these ayats that we're dealing
with acts of worship,
you submit to Allah and you worship him
the way he wants you to. But similarly
when it comes to transactions,
which is why we've mentioned and went through,
ayaats that were related to
marriage and divorce because marriage and divorce is
a form of transaction between 2 people.
And how do you divorce? When do you
divorce? What are the rulings related to divorce?
All of that we covered.
And, as Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala was talking
about the rulings of divorce, such as when
a woman is divorced,
how long does she wait
before she can be proposed to again, before
she can move on? What is the waiting
period? And we mentioned that that depends on
the nature
of the situation.
For instance,
if the woman was,
pregnant
when she got divorced,
then her edda period is until she gives
birth.
So if she's pregnant
for for 1 month, how many months will
she be in the 8th period? Another?
5?
8? Most most,
most pregnancies last 9 months.
Oh, sorry. I said 1.
Yeah. No. It is possible that 6 months.
Yeah. Most pregnant. So so yeah. And what
if she was pregnant for 8 months? Then
most likely her 8 day period would be
just a a month. It could even be
shorter than that. Right? If a pregnant woman
is divorced or it what is it it
it period? It it means that period, that
waiting period, she cannot be proposed to, she
cannot get married,
She still has certain rights
etcetera etcetera.
So if she's pregnant, until she gives birth.
If she,
isn't pregnant,
then it would be
3 menstrual
cycles.
3 menstrual cycles.
If she's old,
older and she doesn't have her regular cycle
anymore,
then it is 3 months. Or for any
other reason, if she doesn't have a cycle,
then it would be what? 3 months.
So how many different, scenarios do you have?
If she's pregnant until she gives
birth.
If she has her cycle and it's happening,
then how many cycles?
3 menstrual cycles. Some ulama said you don't
count dementia cycles, but you kind the period
of purification in between. In any case,
until those cycles end.
If she
is not having a regular cycle for old
age or for whatever reason, then how long
does she wait?
3?
3 months. This is mentioned in Surat Dalaq.
Payib, what if this is during divorce.
What if
she,
wasn't divorced but she became widow and her
husband passed away.
Then the waiting period is how long?
4 months
and 10 days. 4 months and 10 days
as we mentioned. Now Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
we went mentioned that the waiting period of
the widow
is is, 4 months 10 days. And we
mentioned some rulings related at the previous lesson,
although it's been a while ago. Then what
do you what how does a man approach
a woman
that is is a man allowed to approach
a woman for marriage that is in her
in that period or in the case of
a widow, her mourning period? And the answer
is no.
No because,
of course
Allah mentioned that you can't do this but
then there were certain exceptions such as you
can't be very,
you can't be very
explicit
in requesting her hand in marriage, but you
can do something called kinaya. And we mentioned
this in the previous lesson. There's a point
here I'm trying to get to which is
that we were going through the ayats related
to divorce, its rulings,
and its laws.
We are not done yet with the rulings
related to divorce.
But right there in between
right there in between between the ayaats
of divorce because he'd assumed that Allah would
continue talking about that until it's finished, Allah
mentioned something that is not related to divorce,
which is the salah.
So as Allah
was talking about,
and,
the dalaq, and
once,
you've divorced more than twice that you can't
take her back until another person denies her.
And all of these rulings, then Allah
2138
And safeguard the salawat, the prayers.
And especially
the middle and most virtuous prayer.
And stand for Allah
and before Allah
silently
and with obedience.
So when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said this,
there's a question that the ulama asked which
is, as Allah was speaking to us about
the ayaats of divorce,
why was salah mentioned?
And the ulama, they say that every single
ayah in the Quran and the order they
are in are also inspired by Allah. So
the order of the ayats
are also inspired. So Allah
so the the sequence of ayats
and the sequence of chapters in the Quran
is also inspiration from Allah. It's not something
that the sahaba did. So
who decided that the fatiha was gonna be
the first surah and sultanate's gonna be the
last surah? Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. It was
revelation.
Who decided that this ayah was gonna be
in between it is so because it's revelation
from Allah,
there must be a great wisdom behind mentioning
salah while talking about divorce.
Under ulema, they try and mention some of
the wisdoms.
And they say some of the wisdoms is,
first of all, the salah for the believer
is something that aids them during difficult times.
Let me say that again. The salah for
the believer is something that is meant to
aid you, support you, heal you in difficult
times. And among those difficult times is going
through a divorce. It can have emotional turmoil.
It can be psychologically difficult for a person
if they were together for a very long
time, and then all of a sudden it's
over. Now Allah is telling us, remember you
have the salah.
Remember you have Allah. If this connection between
this person is done, there is a better
and more important connection that you still have
and would safeguard which is the salah. And
And as long as you have a connection
with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, you'll be okay.
You'll be fine. But it is up to
us to strengthen the bond between us and
Allah to the point where once the bond
between you and Allah is so strong that
the severing of any other ties and bond
in this world will not harm you as
much. That is why Allah is telling us
while talking about the rules of divorce pertaining
to it, remember to safeguard
the salah. That is one opinion of the
ulama. Why was this mentioned?
To to to help heal those that have
been hurt by divorce and the prophet
when something would bother him,
he would rush and hurry towards the prayer.
And Allah says in the Quran in Surat
Al Baqarah in the beginning, we mentioned this.
Seek aid from patience and prayer.
So the prayer is meant to be something
that gives you solace and comfort during difficult
times. My brothers and sisters, when you are
going through difficult times, pray more.
When you are going through a calamity, come
to the masjid more. When you are suffering,
pray. Pray.
And for indeed in the prayer lies comfort
and, and with the bond that you have
with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And if that
strength and nothing else can harm us or
hurt us. So Allah says
safeguard
safeguard
protect. What do we protect? The 5 daily
prayers. What does it mean to do hivd
of the salawat?
It means, my brothers and sisters, that we
safeguard the time that we pray,
the way that we pray, how focused we
are doing our prayers.
Half we do, ala salawat.
And the salawat, as we mentioned here, is
the 5 daily prayers. Fajr and Duhur, Asar
and Maghrib, and Isha. Fajr, Duhur, Asar and
Maghrib and Isha. Those 5. Then Allah
said,
and the most virtuous prayer especially.
So after Allah mentioned safeguard and protect and
be on top of
the salawat,
Allah said, and especially
the most virtuous salah, salawatullusta. The word wasat
can have many meanings. Among the meanings of
wasat is middle.
And another meaning of wasat is virtuous,
best.
Right?
So that's one of the meanings of wasat.
Just like that we made you a middle
nation but also a virtuous nation. So
Allah said safeguard the salawat.
All of them. But especially what? Salatul Usta.
Now
why especially salatul Usta and also which salah
is salatul Usta? The ulema have differed over
this since the time of the sahabah.
Pinpointing or figuring out exactly what Allah meant
by salatulusta,
The middle salah.
Does anyone have any idea what he's referring
to?
Adam and what did you say?
Sarafil Asar. Why did you say Sarafil Asar?
It is the middle one
if you start from Fajr. But why we're
starting from Fajr?
If you start from Fajr, and Taisha is
the middle one. Right? It's the middle okay.
Fair point.
Yeah?
Okay. Let me ask you this question. If
you look at the day,
when is midday?
When is the middle of the
day? Midday, which salah do you pray?
Dhuhr. So all of a sudden what becomes
the middle of salah?
If you look at the day,
the middle of salah is? Is dhor. If
you look at the salah themselves,
the middle of salah is?
Is a if you look at if you
come to salah themselves, it could be Asr.
But if you look at the day itself,
it's what? It's a door. But then we
are focusing on the word, the was at
the middle. What other meaning does was at
have as I said?
Virtuous. And if we go with that meaning,
the most virtuous, it can be any salah.
But which one are the most virtuous during
the day? There are many hadith that say
it's the asr and fajr. In any case,
when we don't know, when we want to
know what something means in the Quran,
the first place we go to is the
Quran itself. If you cannot find it in
the Quran, then where do we go?
The the Ihadid of the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wa sallam.
And
it is
it
is with the uhhadith of the prophet sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam that we found the answer
by what salatilawusta
meant. And the generation from the prophet sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam were doing the battle of
Ahzab or khandaq
where Madinah was invaded by many many forces,
a coalition of forces.
And they were surrounded and the prophet sallam
with the tactic of Salman and the Farisi,
they were dug in the trenches.
They were so busy preparing
and digging the digging the trenches and preparing
and that the prophet
he, saw
and the sun already set.
Oh, master of Allah,
woe be to those people. I almost missed
Asar
because of them.
I almost missed Asar because of them. And
Rasool alaihi wasalam said, I haven't prayed Asar
yet. I haven't prayed Asar yet. And then
the prophet said,
The prophet said, they have made us they've
busied us and distracted us from salatul wustaa.
And which salah did the prophet at that
time miss? Salat
al Asar. So salatulmusta
means salatul Asar. May Allah fill their hearts
and their graves with fire.
So,
that is clear evidence
that salat al Musta means salat al assar.
And the majority of the ulama, they go
with this view.
There are some ulama that still hold on
to the view that
is actually fader. It's actually fader. And among
those ulama is
And the reason Imam al Shafiri held this
view, he had his evidences as well. And
among the evidence that he used is the
eye itself.
Because
there are there is a hadith where the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam used to make
qunut at fajr. Used to make qunut when?
Which salah?
At fajr. Now
the the ulama differed over whether that honut
was,
the honut was a continuous thing
or only a prescribed period of time.
Majority of the ulama I won't say majority
but a good majority of the ulama, I
should say, went with the view that this
was only a specific that the prophet made,
and then he left it.
But the and
the felt that no. The hadith on the
prophet said
This was continuous.
He is always which is why if you
go to Syria or Indonesia or Somalia or
Yemen and you're praying at the masjid, you
will find that fajr they will be doing
what? You will be doing a qanut based
on the hadith.
Now here, Allah says,
if you continue and finish the ayah. So
I want you to understand with with the
background information imam shafiq held this view by
the way that you should make alut at
every fajr based on the hadith. Based on
the hadith that you make alut at every
fajr.
And in fact, there's a time where Saydina,
uh-uh, Ahmed Mohammed
prayed behind him who didn't held his view
and he said Amin and made a call
with him. And when he was asked, he
said, although I don't hold his view, a
great imam does.
In any case,
that's a different mess. Should we make khanud
at fajr or not, is a different mess.
But
based on that view, if you read the
ayah,
it's gonna look like Allah's taqirbad fajr. Allah
safeguard
the salawat.
And the most virtuous salah.
Make qunut.
Which salah do you make unut again according
to the matter of Imam Shafi'i?
Fajar. So for him, 1 +1 equals 2.
Salah alusta means salat al fajar. And then
he had another evidence as well which was
a narration from where
she was reading this ayah.
And there was there was a,
she read
That's what she read.
And that's been narrated in in
in in this many,
hadith,
musnets.
So that would say safeguard
the
sabbath. And the salatul musta. Was salatul asri
and salatul asri.
And stand up before Allah
with humility, with khushur and silently.
Now,
Imam al Shafi'i and Imam Malik, I believe
as well, they looked at this and they
said, well here, salatul asr was mentioned separately.
And if salatul asr is mentioned
alongside salatul asr, they come in the same
thing.
Therefore, wusta has to be fajr. And of
course fajr and Asr, the prophet mentioned them,
are suppressed together often. He would say,
whoever plays the which Subha and Asr will
enter paradise. And other khalif prophet mentioned
that,
whoever can ensure that they never leave off
praying in JAMA and Asar and and
Asar let them do so. There are many
narrations of that as well. In any case,
the stronger view, the majority view, the view
that support is supported by the clear hadith
is
Asar salah. So what do we learn from
that my brothers and sisters? We learn from
that that we should save god all of
the salawat. But more specifically which one?
Asar. More specifically Asar.
And it it Asar happens to fall in
the day where a lot of people are
busy. It's like it's a busy period for
the person. Right?
People are not home usually at Asar Asaf
time. So again, it's a reminder.
This particular sala'asr,
pay attention to it because Allah asked us
to pay attention to it.
And stand before Allah. How do we stand
before Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala?
The word
has several meanings.
Qaaniteen, depending on the context, could mean silently.
Qaaniteen can mean making dua and qunut.
Qanateen can mean having humility and khushur. Hashirin.
Right? Mujahid, the student of N Abbasid, it
means having khushur and your salah. So stand
before Allah with khushur.
Stand before Allah obediently.
Stand before Allah silently.
This hadith
was narrated There was a hadith that was
narrated that the sahaba, when they used to
pray before this eye was revealed, they used
to speak in their salah.
Before this eye was revealed, they used to
speak in their salah. And they used to
say,
so someone would walk in, he would give
him salaam, say, alaikum. How are you? How
are the kids? Why are you in salah?
Right? This is something very peculiar and strange
to us.
Right?
But then when Allah revealed,
this is when the rule that you're not
allowed to speak in salah was
was made.
And there were some sahaba that came and
they gave salaam to the prophet salaam alayhi
wa sallam. Not knowing that his eye was
revealed. And the prophet did not return the
salaam until he finished his salaam and then
he returned the salaam and then he said
Indeed the salah keeps us busy and distracted
with worship
and we are not allowed to speak in
the salah.
So Now, here you learn something. In your
salah, you meant to have humility, you meant
to be silent,
you meant to have kushur.
What if that is not possible?
What if what?
That is not possible. What could be a
scenario where that's not possible?
You could be in
danger. You could be running.
You could be in fear. How do we
pray then?
Fa'inkhiftum
And if you fear, Allah said, If you
fear an enemy
or if you fear a flood
or if you fear something, which means that
you need to be in movement. All of
a sudden you can't be standing still anymore.
You can't be silent anymore. You can't be
fully focused and I'm not sure anymore.
And that could be a potential situation you're
you find yourself in. Do we not pray?
No, you still pray. You still pray.
If you fear
or if you have fear
then perform your salah
on foot, walking
or riding. In other words, whether you're in
a plane or a car or whatever the
case is, or a camel or a horse
or running or walking,
If you find yourself in a situation where
the salah time is there and you don't
have enough time to pray,
if you delayed more the salah time will
will will pass. Then you pray in whatever
situation you are in.
You pray in whatever situation you are in.
And there's nothing you delay the salah for.
What I mean by this is very important
on this to be understood.
If let's say,
there is a flood approaching
and you have to run
and what or or you have to climb
something to find safety.
Like, this is something real that happened, in
in the floods in in Pakistan. Right? There's
also a flood in in what what what
was the other country?
In Libya.
So someone it's and the sun is about
to set
and they haven't prayed asr. Let's make a
real life scenario. They haven't prayed asr and
the sun is about to set. All of
a sudden they hear everyone get out, we
have to run, we have to rush.
Does Islam tell
you,
pray, stand still and pray? No. You grab
your bags, you grab your stuff and you
run. You hop into the car and you
drive. You hop on that camel or whatever
the case is, you go.
But then you know the sun is setting
and Maghrib is coming and you haven't prayed.
Do you then say halas, I'm not gonna
pray. I'm gonna pray after maghrib. No. You
pray. How do you pray? You pray walking.
You pray running. You pray in whatever situation
you find yourself in. But then how do
you make the movement? Prophet said in a
hadith, you make as many movements as you
can with your with your face. Right? You
you you, do ishaara, meaning you make the
movements
and you make you read what you can
read. You read the fatiha. You say Allahu
akbar, you read the fatiha, and you continue
on like that. You do not compromise on
your salah. And you know what the ulama
said? They said if
you're not allowed to compromise on your salah,
lahuwalaqotillabillah.
If you're not allowed to compromise in your
salah during such a difficult time,
is there ever an excuse for you to
not pray?
There isn't.
If you're being told, while you're trekking
the mountain,
looking behind you, enemy chasing you, animal chasing
you, whatever the case is, you're in a
state of fear.
But the salah time is about to end.
You pray. In whatever capacity you can.
You can't find water, make taymum. You can't
find taymum, pray anyway.
You can't fix the kibla, doesn't matter. Whatever
situation you find self in. You can't make
a quirk, don't make a quirk.
Just make the movement as much as you
can and continue walking and looking around. It's
fine. But pray however you find yourself able
to pray.
If that is the requirement of salah and
it's never
negotiable,
what if you're
just a little bit
sick?
Was you a little bit tired?
What if you find yourself, oh, I'm in
town and,
it's a bit wet or I can't find
it's inconvenient.
I'm driving and I can't find a place,
I look uncomfortable to park or find a
a station to park and come out. Yeah,
Hwan, don't don't mess around with your salah.
So my advice to you is be always
prepared to pray no matter where.
So what does that mean my brothers and
sisters? It means in your cars, in your
cars at the booth in the in the
back, have prayer mats in there.
It means if you can get the prayer
mat that's that you can fold up and
keep in your pocket, keep it there.
It means that you plan your day around
salah.
It means when you're applying for a job,
before you talk about bonuses and holidays, ask
them about a prayer room.
I had certain occasions where someone comes to
Sheikh, my workplace does not allow me to
pray.
Can I combine my prayers when I come
home?
The question that we have to ask is,
my brother, my sister, why did you apply
for that job? Why did you not discuss
at the beginning? Why did you compromise on
it first?
And there is no answer of you Allah,
because you need your rizq and you need
your income, stay in a job that's an
aray to pray.
No. No.
Your salah is your priority.
It's more important than anything else. So my
brothers and sisters, let's prioritize our salah and
make our daily relevant salah and ask about
our salah when we are and let that
be at the forefront. What does Allah say?
And if you are fearful or you wanna
say the fear,
then while walking
or riding
on a vehicle.
And when you are safe,
then remember Allah. Dhikr is mentioned there but
the dhikr that's being mentioned there is the
salah. The salah is a form of dhikr.
Kamaallamakum
In the manner he has taught you
Who taught you how to pray? Allah taught
you how to pray. Allah taught you how
to pray.
Allah is the one that facilitate for you
to know how to pray to him and
this is a big nirmah.
So kamaalamakum
has two meanings.
And pray like Allah has taught you, meaning
like the prophet has taught us, like the
prophet prayed. Had the famous hadith
It could also mean
because he has taught you.
Be mindful of Allah. Remember Allah. Pray to
Allah because he is the one who taught
you how to pray. Malam takoonu taalamoon,
that which you did not know before.
And this means we were ignorant before and
Allah
has graced us and blessed us with the
knowledge of not only knowing to pray to
him alone, but how to pray to him.
Wallahi, my brothers. This is something we don't
reflect upon enough. Right now, if we step
outside,
you will come across people that don't know
they have to pray to Allah to begin
with. They're not Muslim.
Allah has blessed you with the knowledge that
you know that you need to pray to
him alone. Allah has blessed you with tawhid.
On top of that, Allah has blessed you
with knowing how to pray and how to
pray correctly.
At least I hope so, my brothers and
sisters, that we all know how to pray
correctly. Because when we said
When Allah said safeguard them, it also means
that you safeguard the way you pray and
you pray in the best manner and the
best way possible. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
accept our salawat.
After talking about salah, we went back straight
into the rulings of talaq. Now my brothers
and sisters, as we said, Allah was speaking
about the rulings of tawlaq.
Then salah was brought up, then Allah continued
speaking about the rulings of tawlaq. What was
the wisdom of bringing salah up, he said?
What was the wisdom of bringing salah up
in between the rulings of divorce?
To remind us
that salah
is a connection to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
and even if now we're discussing the laws
and rulings related to severing a connection between
man and wife or husband and wife, that
the connection with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is
more important.
Some mentioned also that it is Allah reminding
us that the one who is teaching you
the rulings of divorce and the laws of
divorce is the one that has obligated
you to pray. And just like you will
listen to Allah and obey him in your
salah, listen to Allah and obey him when
it comes to matters of divorce. And the
same Allah
has legislated acts of worship, has also legislated
the way we handle our transactions,
businesses, and our marriages and divorces. And it
is not only Ibadah and worship that comes
from our religion, but also it's a complete
system and way of life
and that we don't think
Islam is only the act of worship, rather
Islam is the way we run our countries
and the way we run our homes and
the way we run everything
regarding our life, every transaction,
everything, we've also learned what Allah has
revealed. Then Allah mentions in ayat 240.
And those of you who die, the men,
and leave behind wives.
So we're talking about widows again.
Allah is saying
for those of you who pass away among
from the men
and you leave off wives,
They should bequeath
for their wives
1 years of maintenance.
They should ensure
and write a will
or a testament
that their wives that they've passed away now,
that their wives
will be maintained for and stay in their
residence
for at least 1 full year.
Now,
without them being kicked out or turning them
out from the house.
However, if they choose, the woman folk, the
wives, if they choose to leave,
there is no sin on you for that
which they do on their own behalf for
themselves.
As long as it is honorable and correct.
And Allah is almighty and all wise. This
ayah, my brothers and sisters, is discussing, and
this is very important to understand.
So, first of all, a lot of the
ulama say that this ayah has been abrogated,
Meaning this rule is not meant to be
upheld anymore. But before we talk about abrogation,
allow me to explain what is being said
here.
A husband passed away.
When he passed away, his wife
lived in his house.
Right?
And he was caring for her. He was
providing for her and providing her with shelter.
Now if the house belongs to the man,
when he passes away,
the house is counted among the wealth that
will be what?
Inherited.
And is the wife the only one that
inherits? Or other people will inherit as well?
Other people will inherit as well. So the
question becomes,
how long can she stay in the house
before other relatives say, well we need to
figure out how much the house
costs, and then perhaps sell it and then,
split the inheritance because you're not meant to
have all of it.
Is that fair? That is fair. But how
long should she be given to stay in
the house? How long should the the widow
be in the house for and left alone
before
dad and brother and other people come and
say, well, we need to combine all of
his wealth and then do the distribution
fairly as ordained by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
the inheritance.
And how much does the wife get, by
the way? Does anyone know? How much does
the wife get the when her husband passes
away? Yes.
So what if they had no children?
She gets 1 quarter 1000000000. And what if
they do have children? She gets 1000000000. Now
let's say your,
his your it was your son, may Allah
protect your children or it was, your brother,
whatever the case is, and passed away and
the house was one of the major assets
that they had.
The inheritance should some should go to the
children, some right? The wife can't just keep
it.
How long should we allow her
to stay
and and and and in that house and
how what are her rights
to still be maintained for and stay in
the house or is it we just buried
him, leave now?
This is the question. Are you guys with
me? So
we already know as we covered in previous
lessons that
said,
and those of you who die and leave
wives behind, the wife shall wait as regard
for their marriage and stay in the house
for 4 months 10 days.
That one we know already.
4 months 10 days. So for 4 months
10 days, she should definitely be what? Left?
Left alone.
Now, in this ayah, it says
a full year.
How do we then combine these 2 because
they are seemingly what? Conjectory.
And the ulema'di say that it used to
be 1 year
and that was then abrogated
to 4 months and 10 days. Meaning the
ayah that we're reading right now is an
abrogated
ayah and it is not. Its rule does
not apply anymore. So the family,
the
of the deceased,
they will ensure,
allow
residency
and maintenance
for the widow
definitely for how much? 4 months and 10
days. Whereas before it used to be one
full? Yeah. That's how the ulama have explained
it that this eye is abrogated. Among those
that have have said it's been abrogated,
includes the hadith of Abdulaih al Zubayr where
when he was among the people that was
in charge of
compiling and collecting the Quran.
And when they wrote this ayah, he asked,
Sayidina Uthman why
are we writing an ayah that was abrogated?
And the said, the Uthman said, because it
is part of the book of Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala. Right? So
sometimes you'll find in the Quran
certain ayaats that
are abrogated
ruling wise but they are present
they are present
recitation wise.
And you also have the opposite.
Certain ayaats that we don't recite anymore
and they have they're not part of the
Quran anymore recitation wise, but they are part
of revelation
ruling wise. So meaning the ruling still stays
but the the ayaats
are not recited anymore as the Quran. For
example, some of them is,
the there's a ruling related to,
how many times does a child suckle the
mother
before it can be considered its mother. I'm
not talking about the the mother that gave
birth. Let's say a woman gave birth to
a child and then she took this child
and gave it to a wet nurse and
it suckled the child suckled this wet nurse
once, just once. Does that make
her his mother? No. How many must it
be at the very least? How many does
anyone know?
It's,
5.
So
there was an ayah that was revealed.
There was an ayah that was revealed. An
ayah from the Quran that was revealed.
That was read by the Sahaba,
but then its recitation was abrogated but the
ruling remained. So you have both. Sometimes the
recitation is removed but the ruling remains or
in this case we are reading the aya,
but are we applying the ruling?
No. So if someone says if someone were
to argue,
listen,
Allah said, matahaaniil
Hawl, 1 full year.
So and a sister argues or someone says,
listen, 1 year I'm gonna stay in the
house. Then what's will be the answer to
that? It was it's actually 4 months or
10 days this ayah has been abrogated. That
is according to the vast
majority of scholars of tafsir. However,
some 'ilama of tafsir have argued it is
not abrogated.
And this ayah is not speaking about what
the early ayah is speaking about. And among
those scholars is the Imam Tabari. Imam Tabari,
the great of c scholar, who argued that
what this ayah is talking about is different
from what that ayah is talking about. So
where Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in the previous
ayah,
this
statement
is, is is the is the is the
is the is the isya close? Am I
going over?
This
statement
is direct to the woman folk. Allah is
saying to the woman folk
Allah is saying to the woman folk,
stay in the homes
for 4 months 10 days. This is your
mourning period as your husband has passed away,
and certain rulings apply.
Does anyone remember the rulings of the morning
period for the woman,
during the 4 months 10 days? What is
she not allowed to do? She's not allowed
to leave the
home unless it's necessary. She's not allowed to
adorn herself.
Right? And they were and she's not allowed
to be proposed to for 4 months 10
days. That's what the ayah is talking about.
And she stays in the house. This ayah
is talking about
a recommended
act.
It is recommended
for the men
who are in their deathbeds
to bequeath,
to write a will,
to ensure
that their wives after their death are taken
care of not just for 1 month for
4 months 10 days but what up to
a
full year. So it is a recommended act
that men should do for their wives. Again,
this is one view and the other view
of course I've mentioned. Let's read the ayah
and we'll conclude there and
continue on from next week.
And
for those of you who die,
and leave behind wives.
A.
They are meant to bequeath,
and or write a will or a testament
for their wives
a year's maintenance.
So the residency and being taken care of.
But however, again, that's optional.
If the wives, the widows,
they choose to leave, they have somewhere else
to stay, They can,
let go. They don't need to stay in
there and that's their prerogative.
That which they do for themselves
provided is honorable and correct.
Allah is almighty.
I'll stop here for now
for attending.
And we'll continue next Monday.