Mustafa Khattab – Allahs Justice & Grace
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The speaker explains the concept of in the Quran, which refers to a bonus or reward given to individuals for their behavior. The concept of justice and grace is discussed, with some people being criticized for their bad voice. The speaker explains that Islam is to be better than other people, and that individuals can retaliate for their actions without adjusting their family.
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And we'll talk about the concept of in
the Quran.
Allah's
always about his
in in the Quran.
So the concept of in the Quran means
an extra favor or blessing. Something that you
don't deserve,
Allah
gives it as an extra bonus or reward.
Just like when you go to a store
to buy something,
apples for example.
So you got 5 apples for the money,
and the,
the owner gives you an extra
apple. So this is what is called in
Arabic.
So where Allah
talks in the Quran about Jannah, he says
that out of my grace and
generosity, I'll give you Jannah. Although you make
mistakes by day and night, eventually, I will
give you Jannah.
Then I'll give you an extra bonus which
is looking at me in Jannah. So in
Surat Yunus, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
says, those who have done good, there's this
reward which is Jannah, then an extra bonus.
And this Fatu or Ziyadah
is looking at the face of Allah
in general. An extra bonus.
So the Quran talks about the concept of
justice and the concept of grace.
And the scholars say, we hope that Allah
and this is evidence in the Quran that
he inshallah will treat us with
this grace.
They say if Allah
judges us with
justice in this dunya and in the next
life, no one of us will make it
to Jannah.
But if he judges us with his grace,
there's a hope that none of us could
go to the hellfire.
So there is this
So I'm gonna give this, story to explain
the meaning of justice and grace.
There was this in one of Muslim
countries. He was the imam of the masjid,
and
he had a horrible voice. People hated his
voice. Okay? And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala distributed
his gifts among his people. Some people are
good with good voice, good memory,
different things. Okay? So every one of us
is gifted in a different way. So his
gift
was not good voice. Okay? He was he
had a horrible voice.
So the people started to protest
and complain, and eventually, they fired him. Okay?
And they got the new imam,
with a better voice. He was huddles, put
out, everything.
Fantastic.
After a few months, this new shaykh with
a beautiful voice didn't show up for salatul
fashr. They looked around, and the only one
there who can lead salah is the old
shaykh. Okay? Because the other guys, none of
them even knew it fathered. Okay?
So they begged him. They kissed his hands.
They all shaved to lead the salah and
he refused. They said, please, no one of
us can lead salah except you. Please lead
he said, well, I'm not even half a
rakah. I'm not gonna they said, this is
not salah of mortgages, not 4 rakahs.
Islam is to be better than other people,
and the way you achieve them. Sometimes they
treat you bad.
If you respond to their bad by doing
bad, this is justice, but Allah subhanahu wa'ala
always tells us in the Quran to be
better than people.
So the Quran almost talks about the concept
of and being burned on other people and
giving them more and giving them extra. So
it says, for example, if someone did your
wrong,
you can retaliate, but it is better to
forgive them.
If you are patient, Allah will give you
a more reward.
It says, for example, about the dowry.
For example, if a couple, yeah, they did
but before they consummate the marriage, they were
separated. So the lady deserves half of the
money, and Allah says,
but if you forgive the guy and don't
take anything from him, this is this is
an extra thing from you, and so on
and so forth.
They're in the basement of Jannah. Allah
will raise the children to the level of
their parents.
So the brother asked me, he didn't mean
anything wrong, but he says, where is the
justice here? My parents were excellent people. They
did have to pray all the time. I
was playing games. How come that Allah
raised me to the level? And I said
Allah
is not treating us with his justice, but
with his grace.
And when Allah
raises you to the level of your parents,
he's not only doing you a favor, but
he's doing a big favor to your parents
because
their
their pleasure agenda is not complete
until they see you in front of them
and in their level. So Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala out of his justice, he didn't reduce
the parents to the level
of the children. No. He raised you to
their level because
So the scholars say
that if your family is not with you
in Jannah, they are in a lower place,
would not feel happy in Jannah. And Allah
will remove sadness,
and sorrow,
and grief, and worry from people by raising
the children to the level of the parents.
So in some situations, some sisters come to
me,
and they say that I have been married
to my husband for some time and
Now, he, you know, we have issues and
he doesn't like me anymore and we're planning
to get a divorce,
but he doesn't want to give me my
money. So what he does basically, he abuses
his wife.
So eventually, she was saying, you know what?
I don't need a penny from you, but
please give me a divorce. This is not
justice and this is not grace.
If you want to divorce a lady,
We'll continue next week
inshallah