Mustafa Khattab – Knowing Allah 2
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The names of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala are not just a drop in the ocean of knowledge, but based on the time, place, and conditions. Islam provides for everyone, even those who deny their existence. The speaker discusses the differences between Islam and Allah subhanahu Wa waarala, including his love for people and his provision for everyone. The importance of praising the names of Allah in the Quran is also emphasized, with most Arabic names being tacky. The speaker concludes by discussing the importance of praising the names of Allah in the Bible and mentions a video about a brother in the Musyid community.
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Okay. So,
we'll continue our discussion about Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala. I'm gonna begin this, with this hadith,
from prophet
says that,
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has 99 beautiful
names.
Whoever makes a hasa
of these names, and I'm gonna explain what
hisaat means, this person will go to Jannah.
Some people think that if you memorize the
names of Allah, you'll go to Jannah. It's
an acceptable meaning,
but the most important thing about the hisaat
is to understand the meaning of the names
of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and you apply
them to your life.
For example,
if Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is Ar Razzak,
it is good to know the name,
but it is also as important to understand
the meaning of the name. So what does
Arazza mean?
Does anyone know? Arazza?
Yes?
The One who
gives the Exactly.
The Provider. The One who provides for you.
So if you know that that Allah
is Ar Razaq, so your risk is coming
from Him, not from anyone else.
So, if you work for a company,
and they give you money, your salary,
they are basically like the FedEx
person. So they give you the rizq that
Allah
sent
to you.
If Allah
is Al Kareem, he is the Most Generous.
So you understand the meaning of the name,
and you know that whatever you ask of
Allah
He will give it to you, if it
is good for you.
And so on and so forth.
Does this mean that Allah
has only 99 names?
Or there could be more names.
Yes? -More names? -There are more names. Way
more names. They could be in the 100.
So,
in a hadith by Abu Warayra, the 99
names are listed, but But this is just
like saying,
I have a I have a $1,000 for
salatah.
Does this mean that I have only $1,000
in my bank account, or I have more?
I have more, but this is the $1,000
I'm giving out for salatah, but I have
maybe I have 1,000,000 in my bank account.
But this is the one that is going
out for Salatah.
There is something interesting that I want to
share with you today about the names of
Allah
So,
we have some qualities and Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala may share some qualities
by name only. So for example
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is Al Aleem. He
has knowledge. Right?
Some of us are called the ulama, scholars.
They have knowledge.
So, what is our knowledge compared to the
knowledge of Allah?
There is no comparison.
So, our knowledge
our knowledge is basically like a drop in
the ocean of the knowledge of Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala.
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is al Hayyid. He
has life,
he's the living.
We also have a life, we're not dead.
We have a life, but what is our
life compared to His?
Nothing. We have powers.
Right?
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is Al Khadir
or Al Khadir.
He's the Most Powerful.
So what is our power compared to His?
0. Nothing.
So this is one aspect.
The other thing is,
our qualities are changing.
They change based on the time, and they
based on
the place,
based on our conditions,
but the qualities of Allah
never change.
So, for example, I'm gonna invite 2 volunteers,
if I can get after Majeed, and this
sister here with the nice glasses. What's your
name again?
Dourab, inshallah.
So, you have change in qualities.
So, for example,
you like me, you don't like this guy.
Right?
And if you have food or candy.
So what are the chances of giving me
and not giving him?
You will give me, but you will not
give him. Right? Because you don't like him.
Right?
Thank you. JazakAllah.
But for Allah
when it comes to rizq,
He created us,
so He provides for those He likes and
those He doesn't like. He says in the
Quran that Allah
He likes the people who do good.
Allah, yuhibul
sabireen. He loves the people who are patient.
Allah, yuhibul
mutateen. There are so many qualities in the
Quran.
So He loves the people who do good,
but the people who commit Bulm,
those who abuse others, Allah doesn't like them.
But still Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala provides for
all.
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala does not like the
arrogance.
But he provides for everyone.
He gives all food, and drink, and air
to breathe.
So Allah
created them, so he provides for everyone.
Those whom he likes, and those he doesn't
like.
So say, for example, if
someone like Stalin or someone like
those guys, people who deny his existence, they
say that Karl Marx and all these people,
the communists,
they say that Allah doesn't exist.
And there are 100 of 1,000
who believe that God doesn't even exist. Right?
They deny He has existed. He doesn't exist.
So does Allah provide for them or not?
He provides for them. So those who deny
his very existence, he still gives to them,
even if he doesn't like their disbelief,
their atheism.
So if someone denies the existence of Allah
If it was me, I'm a human being,
and I changed my mind based on my
situation,
whether I like you or not like you.
So, say for example,
if air supplies were up to a human
being like me,
if I like someone, they're good to me,
I'm gonna provide them with air. They will
breathe freely.
But if someone has been nasty to me,
or I give them air and they say,
Well, mister Muslava, you don't exist.
Well, thank you. I'm cutting your air supplies,
and you will choke and die.
But Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala does not do
this. So now you see the difference between
us and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala?
Even when you keep asking Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala, we are told in the Quran that
Allah likes it when loves it when you
keep asking Him.
But as for human beings, if you keep
asking them
for food, or for money, or to borrow
their car,
they will hate it. Like, if you borrow
someone's car today, okay, they will give it
to you. If you keep borrowing the car
or asking them for money or food every
single day, they will hate you.
They will not they will unfriend you. They
will not be your friends anymore.
Because people don't like to be asked. Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala likes to be asked.
The human beings, the more you ask them,
the more they hate you. Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala, if you don't ask him, he's not
happy with you, because he is the one
to be asked.
So, again, this is the difference between us
and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. There's another quality,
I'll conclude with this. I have 2 minutes
inshallah.
So,
there's a very interesting thing about Allah
in the Quran.
Who knows Surah Ar Rahman?
Raise your hand if you know Surah Al
Rahman. If you read the Surah before, or
if you memorized the Surah.
No.
At the end of the Surah, Tabarakasmurabikarjujalaluwatikram.
Okay. I'll make it easy for you. Who
knows Surah Alaa?
Almost everyone.
So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is telling you
to glorify
not only Him,
but His names.
In Surah Alaa.
Even the names of Allah are glorified.
At the end of Surahrahman, tabarakasmurabbikaadu
jalalu arika. Blessed is the name of Allah,
the Lord of
honor and majesty and greatness.
The reason for this is, not only Allah
is glorified, but His names as well. And
the reason is, the names fit Him.
If Allah
is Al Kareem, He's always Kareem. There's nothing
that changes about Him.
If Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is ar Rahmanur
Rahim, he's always rahmanar Rahim.
But I would tell you this with all
confidence that there are so many human beings
that I meet,
if you know a little bit about the
army language, for example, I'll just give one
example.
Most of the Arabic names are adjectives.
Hasan is an adjective. It means
the good, the beautiful one.
Jameel means the handsome one, and for the
female, you put at the end. Jameel, jameelah,
hasana,
hasan, and so on and so forth.
Mustafa, the chosen one.
Kareem, the generous one. So most Arabic names
are adjectives. Muhammad
his name is the praised
one,
and so on and so forth.
Most of the Arabic names are adjectives.
I can't tell you how many times I
came across
that someone with a name, and the name
has nothing to do with them.
I've come across kareems who are very cheap.
Like, if you ask them for something, they
will say, well, shoot me first. You know
what kareems mean?
Generous.
I've seen a brother in one of the
masajid, this guy was like
he was picking on everyone in the masjid,
and and if if you take a Mus'haf
and you put it somewhere else in the
masjid, you're like he he snaps. Right? He's
he goes crazy.
And I was new in the masjid, and
I didn't know his name. He was always
yelling, he was always fighting and picking up
people, and I went up to him and
and say, oh, how are you doing, brother?
Please don't punch me in the face for
asking,
about your name. What what's your name? And
is it
Sabir?
The patient one.
You know, patient and Arabic could mean Sabir,
and it could also mean Marid.
Right?
The sick one,
like patient in English. Right?
How many times I've come across someone whose
name is Saeed,
and he's almost like this?
Saeed means happy and harabe. But when you
say Allah
is kareem,
he is kareem.
If you say he is rahman Rahim, he's
always rahman Rahim. The name fits him perfectly,
and this is why not only he is
glorified and praised, the names are also perfect.
They are glorified and praised. We'll see you
tomorrow for the questions and answers. We ask
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to bless you and
your family, give you the best and tawfeeb.
Salaam Alaik. Thank you.