Nadim Bashir – O You Who Believe #11 – 3-130

			100 Lyrebird Alameen wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah Mohammed water early he was a big marine and
my bad. So inshallah we have for tonight inshallah we have chosen the ayah from Surah Al Imran, as
we are in going in order. And this is an idea that begins with Johanna Dena Amano. And usually in
the past, what I've done is that I've chosen the idea that begins with you will lead Ave and I've
gone back few, like five, six verses, and I've led all the way I've come down all the way to the
idea of unity LAMINAM today, I'm going to change it up a little where we're going to cover the idea
the first idea that begins with Yeah, you already know. And then after there are several yet where
		

			Allah subhanho wa taala. He talks about the importance of Taqwa. Now. First of all, is that this
idea the very first idea here about you that begins with you live in Amman, who is talking about
rebound is talking about interest. But here's the most confusing part to a lot of readers. And that
is that before this ayah Allah subhanho wa Taala is talking about the Battle of Budhha. Allah is
talking about the Battle of heart and Allah subhanho wa taala. From nowhere, he begins talking about
riba why, why Allah talking about rebar. So go back to sort of Bukhara Allah subhanaw taala is
talking about money. He's talking about sadaqa he's talking about how to give sadaqa what wealth you
		

			should give in sadaqa and then Allah talks about riba it makes complete sense. But why Allah sama
badam, ALLAH is talking about the defeats the Muslims suffered a defeat in the battle. I mean, they
suffered many casualties and so forth. So from that perspective, they said they suffer a defeat. But
what does the Rebbe have to do with defeat and battle better? And I've heard this is where Allah
subhanaw taala is not trying to talk about first thing is the four what is the first connection the
first connection is this? Allah subhana wa Taala talks about the defeat and Allah says, when you
Muslims are defeated, there's two things that will provide you salvation. That is taqwa, and that is
		

			sabar. The very first passage here Allah talks about Taqwa. In this one passage, Allah mentioned the
word Taqwa three times. After this, Allah talks about Sabah. How should the Muslim community show
somebody impatience? And why is it so important? Even if you go back to sort of use of if you go to
the use of we know the story of use of allihies Salam was interesting to note is that at the end of
all this that that usually some had to go through, and when he confronted his brothers, after so
many years, and he began to display he disclosed his identity. Do you remember you did such and such
with a brother? His name was Yusuf and then they asked him I in Nicola aunty use of or you use of he
		

			says call Anna use of ohada He, he says that I'm use of this is my brother. He then says Amanda
Allahu Elena. He says Allah had mercy upon us. And then what did he say? He says in the humane yet
ducky while your spear whoever has tequila and whoever has sober for in hola hola yo, John Marcin.
Allah subhanho wa Taala will not let the let the efforts of those who apply their sand in their
life. Allah will not let your efforts go to waste, meaning that taqwa and Sabha are two important
things for every Muslim community. Now, this is the very first connection, the second connection
between your labor and the Battle of jihad. What is the connection? Allah is saying that what caused
		

			the Muslims to suffer a defeat in the battle for hearts? Go back and study if you study
geographically you don't one of the biggest problems that we have is that, you know, when we teach a
sealer to our children, it's all just a blur picture in their mind. It's all a blurry picture in
their mind. Yes, the Muslims had to stand here. And the kuffaar came from here and so forth, is just
all imaginary to them. But if you actually study go there in itself, or even now, if you say some of
the books of history, they actually they actually draw a map. Where would the Muslims standing?
Where would they prefer? Where did the Muslims camp and so forth? This gives you a very good idea
		

			what happened in the bar of a herd, there was a small hill where this was a long haul it was some he
gave instructions to 50 Archers that do not move from here. And we all know the story of a herd that
would happen was there for a moment the Muslims thought that they were successful. They have
defeated the army, they had defeated their opposition. So what did they do? The promise did not give
them instructions yet. They did
		

			obeyed the instructions of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for what? For the spoils of war,
everything that was left behind. So the dilemma they mentioned that the Muslims they left their
positions for materialistic gain. Likewise, Allah subhanho wa Taala mentions riba why, because
anyone who leaves Allah, anyone who leaves the instructions of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam for materialistic gain, Allah will destroy them. This is the connection between labor and the
back of our heart. Allah Allah, Allah, Allah Allah He gives even a more amazing kind of like
parallel or connection. He says that the out of all devices here Allah could have talked about any
		

			other sin. Why did he talk about Riba? He says the Riba is the only sin that you declare war with
Allah subhanho wa taala. And war demands what war demands killing and when killing takes place,
there is a group that is defeated and killed and there is another group that is victorious. He says
when a person involves in riba just like Muslims at that time they suffer a defeat. Likewise,
because this this is you going and declaring war against Allah, you will suffer defeat and you will
suffer in this dunya this is the this is the connection, that email I'll put the be he establishes.
So this is why Allah subhanho wa Taala he mentioned a riba here now without going I'm not gonna go
		

			into the details, because we went we went through this before, but Allah subhanho wa Taala He says,
Yeah, you already know Manu, la Kuru Riba, although Mudaraba Oh, you people who believe do not
consume Riba and interest doubled and multiply, but fear Allah subhanho wa taala. As I said, and I
want you all to pay attention, you're going to hear the word it taboo, it taboo, taboo over and over
again. Allah says what the law now unlike him to flee home, you want success, fear Allah subhanho wa
Taala be cautious of Allah subhanho wa taala. Now here, one thing that is mentioned about riba has
not been mentioned before, see long time ago, when people used to say is that if there is rebirth
		

			that I'm involved in whether I'm taking the rebar or giving the rebar, every person who's giving the
rebar they're always gonna be in a state of loss, but the person who's taking the rebar Okay, the
person who is taking the rebar long time ago, they used to say or some people said that if I'm not
multiplying it, because the Quran says doubling it and multiplying it. So they will say that if I'm
not doubling the interest, if I'm not multiplying the interest, the interest should be okay. We the
Quran says whether you are doubling it multiplying it or even if it's a small amount, because Allah
said a Halawa will be haram arriba. Allah has made it very clear and this is a very arm there is no
		

			cage there is no there is no specification here Allah has made a blanket statement here that Riba is
haram. So if you get into these technicalities, that this is this and this is that Allah subhanho wa
Taala once again, Allah saying that it is completely forbidden and Allah is saying that if you want
success, you think that the more the money you collect, the more money that you have, you feel that
there is success, Allah is saying, fearing Allah subhanho wa Taala and not going close to riba that
is what will lead you to success. Then Allah says the next idea what Doku again, once again, taqwa
what Hakuna allottee or is that any caffeine other than says that fear the Fire? If there's one
		

			thing that you should be fearful of, and you should be afraid of? It is the fire the fire Jahannam
allottee or it that little character in that which has been prepared for those who are the
disbelievers now, never should he come or never should we have this misunderstanding that caffeine
is a reference to those people that we see outside. I'll care for him. Kufa is in reference to a
person who rejects the message. There are Muslims that are Muslims, they say La Ilaha illa Allah,
but they don't care about the rules. There are Muslims who say La Ilaha illa Allah but they say if I
involve in Riba is absolutely fine, because when a person becomes drunk, when a person becomes you
		

			know, there's so much money coming in, a person becomes blind, how many Muslims today they are
involved in Haram businesses, but when the money is coming in, you become blind. So Allah subhanaw
taala, saying that these kinds of people to even Muslims because they are rejecting the message of
Allah, even these people fall in this kind of category, that Allah says, What up to your Allah Azza
wa rasool Allah Allah Allah control hormone that this idea has a direct connection with what
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			but have heard Allah subhanaw taala sing over here, obey Allah and His Prophet so the Allah Allah
have mercy on you. And the battle of brother by the way, you know, each battle teaches us all these
different lessons. The Battle of brother taught us La ilaha illallah
		

			the brother, the battle brother taught us likely to hit Allah. Why? Because La Ilaha illa Allah
teaches us that success and failure is from Allah subhanho wa Taala victory in defeat is from Allah
subhanho wa Taala 313 I guess 1000 Allah taught the Muslim ummah Wen La ilaha illallah comes into
the picture when Allah wants something, it does not matter. numbers do not matter. Allah will give
victory to whoever you once and what do we learn from the bottom of our hearts, Muhammad Rasool
Allah, because the prophets of salaam his instructions were neglected and this is why the Muslims
suffer defeat. If we as a Muslim Ummah today, if we neglect the Sooners of the prophets of salaam we
		

			will Azuma we will suffer defeat. This is why Allah is telling us you want my mercy, you will be
defeated and the only thing that will save you from defeat almost of Ummah is if I have mercy on you
and I help you you want my help. I'll tell you Allahu wa rasool Allah, Allah Allah come to Ramon,
obey Allah and His Prophet SAW Salem so Allah can have mercy on you now the next idea was Sadhguru
Allah saying Hastin Hastin in Mount Filati Mira become what Jana tin, if there are two things you
should hasten to Allah saying, to the mcfa of Allah and to the Jana of ALLAH SubhanA, Allah to
Allah, Allah will do has somewhere to well out, it's with is like, is as wide as the heavens and the
		

			earth. And this place has been prepared for those who are who have Taqwa. Now, I want to get into
something over here and I want you to I need your attention over here when I talk about this. Allah
subhanaw taala. In some places in the Quran, there are a lot of eyes that are very similar to one
another. When you come across these ayat, a lot of times what we don't realize because of our lack
of understanding of the Arabic language, is that it's not the Allah is repeating himself. Allah
subhanho wa Taala is talking about a different category of people. Let me give you an example, in
Surah, in the 18th Jers, the surah that begins with a pseudo element Menon. Allah talks about who
		

			are the believers? Now we all know that there are a lot of people who say that you are hitting
Allah, but every single person who says that either Lena and Allah, are they a believer? Like do
they have Eman? The answer is what? No. Because a person can say like you and Allah, but they don't
pray a lot. They don't give their ticket there. There's no spirituality in their life. They lack
Iman because Eman is what the problem says Eman is I mean, Leila is what we do verbally. Eman is
what comes from the heart. So when a person is supposed to do what they're supposed to do, and they
are doing what Allah wants them to do, that means that they have a sign of iman, going back to the
		

			life of the prophets of salaam there was a group there was a community that they would harass people
when people would pass by them. And they said we have Iman, Allah said no, you don't have Iman,
because a person who has Imani you don't harass people, you don't hurt other people. So when you are
a person who lives acquainted teaching the Quran and Sunnah, you have Iman, now Allah subhanho wa
taala. He talks about the characteristics of those who have Iman, then you go to the 29th Joe's,
there was a surah by the name of Surah Alma aardige. If you get a chance, go and look at it you will
see what I'm talking about. The ayat are very similar between Surah Surah Al Moggridge, the person
		

			who's reading the Quran will ask why is there the similarities? The difference is that in one Surah
Surah Al Momineen, ALLAH is talking about a different group, a more elite, elite class, he's talking
about the believers in Surah Al Muhammad, Allah is talking about general believers or people who
just say even they are they are Muslims. And I said, there's two different classes. This is why this
is why pay attention Surah Al Muhammad when ALLAH is talking about just general people, Allah says
there'll be given agenda. When Allah talks about Sudha Menon he doesn't say general, he doesn't say
generally Jana, he says gentle for dose. That's a different class. Here in this passage, ALLAH is
		

			talking about a different class of people. These are the people who have been labeled by Allah
subhanaw taala as the people who are the muta, goon or the Muda, clean. These are people who have
Taqwa in their life, versus people who may not have Taqwa. This is why in this ayah and this this
verse, Allah subhanho, wa Taala says, these are these are very selective group. So this is why we go
through these ayat because Allah subhanaw taala is saying that these kind of people they are
different. What is different about these kinds of people? Allah says, number one is I love you
		

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			it's very easy to give donations and give sadaqa when everything is smooth in your life, but Allah
subhanaw taala says those who have Taqwa they give sadaqa and they spend in the Cause of Allah,
during ease and during hardship in both times, because also by the way, not every single person who
is going through a smoothest in their life they will always give because of the greed of wealth. A
lot of times people don't give. So Allah subhanaw taala is saying that if a person has stuck Allah
and they have been given immensely by ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada. They realize they realize that this
money is from Allah, let me give it back for the cause of Allah. And those who are going through
		

			difficulties, they realize that Allah subhanaw taala is the one who has given me there are more
people who are more desperate than I am. Let me get for the sake of Allah subhanho wa taala. It is
more difficult either way. But because you have Taqwa these kind of people they give was the second
sign of these kinds of people. While it kind of liminal values, they suppress their anger, they
suppress their anger, while Calvin in ways does not only mean they just swallow their anger, you
know, there are some people that when they get so angry, their face is still like a cherry tomato,
okay? It's still red. You can tell that this person is extremely angry, but it takes one is a
		

			person. This is why the Prophet said I'm What do you say about the man who's who is the stronger
person he said, a person who suppresses his truth, the prophets have some says that these kinds of
people, they are going to be rewarded by Allah subhanho wa taala. But guess what, there's another
higher level of a person who gets angry and who are those, they have Toccoa. And what is their sign
that when they get angry, they swallow their anger in such a way that there is no remnants of that
anger on their face. This is the definition of what we mean by youth. You cannot tell a person got
angry, although inside he's extremely angry. He's extremely angry, because he's able to have so much
		

			control over himself that and this is why a lot of times when we talk about this, when a person does
get angry, and you do and a person does a foolish thing, who's in control here? Is it a human being
who's in control or his feelings are in control is the feelings more in control, a person does not
have enough control over himself. But when a person is able to suppress his anger, that means that
this person is more stronger over his emotions, and that is what we need to become. We Yes, our
emotions play a very strong role in our life. But we need to become more stronger than our own
emotions. Our emotions cannot dictate our life. It is us who need to dictate our emotions. So this
		

			is what Allah subhanaw taala this is what he says, By the way, there's a hadith I want to share with
you. I'm not gonna go into the Arabic the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam says, He who gives to
a debtor, or who gives he who gives time to a person who took a debt or forgives him, Allah will
save him from the fire Jahannam then Allah says the deeds of paradise are difficult to reach for
they are on the top of the hill, meaning what they if you want to go to Jana, you're going to have
to do certain deeds, but for that, there is going to be a sacrifice and some hard work required on
your part. While the Ds are the fire Jahannam are easy, and they're easy to find. And this is why
		

			the public says some says the path to I mean, Jana has been covered by difficulties and hardship.
While Jahannam has been covered by temptations and desires. Then the problem is solved. Some says,
Verily there is no DOS, the Verity there is no dos of anything better to Allah than the dose of rage
that a servant controls. And whenever the servant of Allah controls his anger, he will be internally
filled with faith. This is the province of some saying that if you control your anger, Allah will
fill you with iman and Iman and Taqwa they go hand in hand. So this is why it's very important that
whenever we get angry or upset, we try to control our ourselves. And then the province has some said
		

			Allah subhanaw taala says, the third thing is what was the first thing is was a sign of those who
have Taqwa those who
		

			those who watch spend in difficulty and ease the second one was
		

			suppressing the anger. The third one is forgiving people well, fina on in us will law who you're
able Marcin in Allah subhanho wa Taala says he loves those who do son then Allah says not only now
who are those who have their son Allah goes into more detail when the Dena either for ILO for Asia,
those who commit immorality Felicia, by the way is a deeper level of sin. In morality as we call it,
like sometimes in order to be higher is like is like a sin is like a morality that when it comes to
you know things that we will not
		

			I want to do in public things that we feel shamed about that is a fat ish Allah saying anyone who
commits a factory shot or volume one foster home or they have wronged themselves, but then they
remember Allah. They remember Allah for stone February's and will be him. They remember Allah
subhanho wa Taala and they seek forgiveness for their sins. Allah says wollam woman you're filled
with the Nova Illa Allah, the only one who can who can forgive their sins except for Allah. This is
a rhetorical question meaning the only Allah can forgive their sins for what they have done. What am
you Saru Allah for Allah and who do not and who do not persist and what they have done? While they
		

			know meaning that they know and they do not persist on it and they do come too close to Allah
subhanho wa Taala these people are loved by Allah subhanho wa Taala they could have stuck on to what
they're doing. But they chose not to do that. Finally the last ayah Allah subhanho wa Taala says,
Hola, Iike Jezza homophone Otto Mirabai him what Jana to antigenemia, tattle and Heroux Holly Dena
fie her Wanyama Judah Iman in those the reward is forgiveness from the Lord from Allah subhanho wa
taala. And this Jana is a place where there are gardens and beneath these gardens are rivers that
are flowing, were in and they will stay in there forever. And then Allah says what a great place
		

			this place is. So this concludes this passage. Once again, Allah subhanaw taala mentioned a few
important things number one is duckula Toccoa. Taqwa number two what are the signs of those who have
Taqwa number one is they spend, they spend in ease and difficulty, they swallow their anger, and
they forgive other people. And not only that, but Allah subhanaw taala also mentions that when you
do commit a sin, when you do commit a sin, these people are loved by Allah, who turn back to Allah
subhanho wa Taala is easy to commit the sin is very difficult to come back to Allah subhanho wa
taala, you're taking a very difficult step. This is why these people are loved by Allah subhanho wa
		

			taala. So we'll come we'll finish with this in sha Allah. Also, one more thing that is a lesson to
be learned from all this is about rebar. And by the way, I will say something about Dubai here is
that Al Hamdulillah. You know, many of us in this community, we may have businesses, we have, you
know, we have got other people involved when it comes to business, and so forth. And 100 There are a
lot of people who do give out loans, they do give out loans, and the suppression and the wrongdoing
is not done on the part of the person who's given the loan is usually on the from the other side. So
what I would say is that in any case, first of all, is that if you're giving out a loan to someone,
		

			and they need more time, they need more time, first of all, is that they should, they should come
and ask the person who's giving the debt, they should come and ask them for more time. Because what
happens is that when that communication is not there, let's just say a person needs more time. But
you don't make that clear to the person who's giving the debt, then ship on it comes to that person,
like oh, that person took a debt from you. And he does not even he's not even coming in paying you
on the first day. Let's just say for example, even if you gave out for rent a house to someone, and
they're supposed to pay the rent by the first of the month, and they don't pay it, and they might be
		

			going through a legitimate reason why they have not paid it. But when you don't communicate that to
the to the to the landlord, and you say that I need few extra days, then the landlord is always
developing also like ideas of why he's not paying. And she thought it comes in that kind of
situation. So that's why there has to be healthy communication between them. Number one, number two
is the person who's lending the house or lending or giving up the debt. They should not in any case,
in any circumstances, try to they should never charge interest because of what Allah subhanaw taala
saying in any capacity. And if they need help, once again, Allah subhanaw taala is not saying that
		

			you have to. But there is a very high reward for a person who is lenient when it comes to these
kinds of things. Once again, that's your choice. For person says no, I still want my rent on the
first of the month. That's your hook. That is your hook. And if a person says well don't you know
the Hadith the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, that's fine, the hadith of harvester Salam is
there. The problem is not demanding. He's not demanding the lender to give him more time. It is the
province of some is giving a virtue. So it's up to the lender if he wants to give more time or not.
So that's something that we have to keep in mind. So there are rights of both one is the lender and
		

			then the rights of the person who's taking the debt also ask Allah subhanaw taala to give all this
ability to everyone's been seen and heard exactly Allah Subhana Allah who have the connection to
Allah, you know, into that stuff. You're going to be like exactly Malachite, somewhere you can play
with