Saad Tasleem – Good Deeds Remove Bad Deeds – Quran Reflection [11-114]

			Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa salatu salam ala rasulillah whoa Anna and he will fucking be here why
Manuela Today we are in just number 12 just number 12 there are two solos number one sort of hood,
verses six to the end. And number two so that the use of verses one or the beginning until verse
number 52. Today we will be covering or reflecting upon verse number 114 from SOTA tude, let me just
give you a little bit of background, before we get into the verse, if you are following along or if
you've been trying to, you know, reciting the Quran, as you know, just per day or whatever,
previously and sort of today in the previous verses, Allah has pointed to Allah in general is
		

			telling us the stories of the prophets, and amongst them, sure I and we have the story of Musa
alayhis salam. And in general, the general message here is the challenges that the prophets face the
prophets and messengers that they faced from their people, and the or the arguments that were given
and the counter arguments and so on and so forth. And how some people were, they were stuck upon
their their disbelief, and they had their their own arguments to stay upon disbelief. And this was
obviously a challenge for the prophets. And also, like the shortcomings that people had in terms of,
you know, accepting the message of Islam. And so this part of solitude, we transitioned a little bit
		

			into a more of a general message, and this general This message is directed more at the Prophet
sallallahu send them and if you remember from from day one, when we started the stories of the
prophets and the devils, we talked about how Allah Subhana, Allah revealed the stories of the
prophets, one of the one of the benefactors of that, or the beneficiaries of that is the Prophet
Muhammad Sallallahu. I didn't send him that the Prophet hummus I sent him would would feel at ease
and would feel comfort, and to know that the prophets and messengers who came before him, they went
through similar struggles and how Allah has finally to Allah protected them and preserve them and
		

			gave them strength and gave them patience. So likewise, here it's it's it's not really that
different where, yes, the stories are mentioned in the Koran for our benefit, but also for the
benefit of the Prophet salallahu alaihe was setting them so here in sort of Toad, this verse is
directed to the Prophet Mohammed said a lot I said them and it's general as well. So Allah has
Penwith data says, we'll update this slot and establish the prayer for our fate and in the or the,
at the both ends of the day. Now this once again, it is as if Allah is saying O Prophet, or O
Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam establish established prayer at the both ends of the day was in a minute
		

			late and in the early part of the night. Now, scholars different over which prayers exactly is this
referring to some of the scholars of the sea that even said that in this verse, we have the command
for the five daily prayers, they mentioned how the prayers at the two ends of the day, parfait in
the heart, is the Fajr prayer, and the afternoon prayers. So that portion of the day is fed up, and
then you have the opposite of prayer. So that covers the first three. And then last kind of out it
says, was it a feminine name, and the early part of the night, that covers most of the beginning of
the night, and then I shall wear into the night. So that's, that's one opinion that says, you know,
		

			in this verse we have the command to to establish the five daily prayers. Other scholars have said
that not necessarily so this could be referring to Nigel and also other scholars say refers to Fidel
and Aisha, so on and so forth. point being that this is referring to the establishment of the prayer
This is the command that Allah Subhana Allah has given to the prophets, I send them to the
companions and by extension to us, as the owner of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa send them then
Allah Subhana Allah says in the hessonite, you the humanists say that surely good deeds remove bad
deeds or good deeds, they cleanse they remove bad deeds are evil deeds. Now this is actually a
		

			principle in our Deen. This is a principle in Islam, that that our good deeds remove our bad deeds
and there's actually many examples of this and the son of the Prophet sallallahu. I knew he was
sending them for example, we had the hadith of it or the Allah who I mentioned in the Muslim Imam
without Timothy and others, in which the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said ma'am in Muslim
youth November there's not a single Muslim who commits a sin factor. What are you are you suddenly
Ricardian in refer Allah who know that there is not a single Muslim who commits a sin, except that
when they make will do they make the ablution they purify themselves for prayer, and they pray to
		

			Allah cause two units of prayer except that Allah has penalty
		

			Allah forgives their sins, we also have other Hadeeth for example, the sun a lot warmer Bay now
Homer the five daily prayers and that which is between them is removes our sins as long as a person
does not commit major sins. So that is regarding the the prayer here is specific and I was going to
get into that but that when we're talking about good deeds and you know, reflecting upon this verse
that we say, okay good deeds, remove bad deeds, where do we start with good deeds? We start with
many of the scholars, they say, you know, if you reflect upon this verse, you come to the
realization that the Salah has just been mentioned. Right so that is one of the main things that we
		

			focus on and even when it when it comes to our, our spirituality and our faith. And you know, we we
talk a lot we've been talking about, you know, what do we do when we feel that our faith is getting
weak? Well, what a good place to start is with our Salah, right, our connection with Allah has
pointed to Allah, that's an excellent place to start. Also, amongst the good deeds, many of our
scholars mentioned is simply Toba and istikhara. So somebody commits a sin, the good deed that will
remove that bad deed is repentance and seeking Allah's forgiveness so immediately, that's a very
direct connection there that that good deed removes the bad deed. Also we have the hadith of Earth
		

			man or the Allahu and mentioned in the psyche, hey, in missionary, Muslim, where Earth man or the
Allahu Allahu Allahu he describes how he saw the Prophet sallallahu. I know he was sending them pray
the prayer. And then at the end of that, he said, I heard the messenger of a lot. So by sending them
say, whoever makes will do in this manner and prays in this manner, then their previous sins will be
forgiven. Also, we have the beautiful Hadith that one of my favorite Hadith regarding the Salah, the
hadith of Abu huraira. The Allah is also also mentioned in the Saudi hain, in which the Prophet
sallallahu Anning was sending them as the companions, he said, how would you? How would you feel if
		

			there was a river flowing at the door of your house? And you would bathe yourself in this river five
times every day? The prophets I sent him said, Do you think that any filth or any dirt would remain
upon you? And they said, Now you also to Allah? They said, No, absolutely not. And you can imagine
panela someone who has and you know, what's what's also interesting about this heady is that this
was a very novel idea to the companions, that they would be able to bathe five times a day. Because
normally at that time, you know, we're talking about outhouses, and so on and so forth. It was not
easy to have access to the bathroom. In our times, we take it for granted, right? We have bathrooms
		

			in our houses, the shower is five feet away, we just go we need to make a little we go make well, do
we need to take a shower, we take a shower, but but to the companions, it was something, you know,
as I said, it was novel, The stranger was odd. That how like, how wealthy would someone have to be
to have a river at their doorstep? And so that's, you know, something very interesting. So that, you
know, so the promises that have mentioned this, that, you know, if you were to bathe in this river
five times a day, would there be any filth upon you any dirt, would you not feel clean, and they
said, of course a messenger of Allah, we will not have any dirt upon us, and the prophets otherwise
		

			send me said, What karateka or saltwater ham says, And likewise, is the five daily prayers, em,
hello, be hidden. And then all one hub is that Allah removes with the five daily prayers, our sins
and our faults and our flaws. So, you know, the analogy here for the companions is, if you were to
pray five times a day, just like if you were to take a bath five times a day, you would be clean all
the time. Likewise, if a person were to pray five times a day, then of course, this would remove one
sins. And this is actually a very hopeful headache. It should, it should fill us with with hope,
that you know, especially in those moments, when we're feeling down, and we're feeling our sins have
		

			become too much. And we're feeling distant from the mercy of Allah subhanho data. This is the type
of Hadeeth and you know, this verse, you know, to begin with, is important to reflect upon that as
long as we're doing our part, we're doing our best. And you know, I often say that is what is
required of us, right? We're not required to be perfect. We're not required to ever sin. And
Subhanallah even reflecting upon this verse, I was thinking about how this verse very clearly tells
us, that Allah doesn't require from us that we never sin. Allah doesn't require from us that you
know, we don't make mistakes. Because if that was the case, then this verse would not have been
		

			mentioned. Rather last time to Allah tells us very clearly here that these good, we're gonna we're
gonna commit sins, it's gonna happen. We're human beings. We have we
		

			weaknesses we have desires and so on and so forth. But in order that we in order so in order that we
don't stay stagnant upon those faults and those flaws and those sins, we move forward we become
proactive and what do we do? Well we increase in our good deeds. Likewise very similar to this is
the hadith of moral or the Allah and in which the prophets I send them gave some advice and actually
gave him three pieces of advice. This this hadith is narrated in certain Timothy and it's out and
it's also one of the 40 hadith of email and no we never know was 40 Hadith very famous collection or
Hadeeth. Before the Prophet satellite, send them send more ad in German, he was being sent to the
		

			people of Yemen, to go teach them Islam, to go convey the message of Islam and teach them Islam. The
prophets I send them gave him very simple advice and his three very simple pieces of advice, he
said, so I send them it tequila Haytham. I couldn't. He said be conscious of Allah, wherever you may
be. Make sure you are thinking you're aware of Allah. You have Taqwa TEPCO meaning you are behaving
in a way that Allah has when you know that you're aware of Allah and you're aware of your
relationship. But last time, Allah, you're aware, we are aware that we are accountable beings and we
have to we will have to answer to a lot, meaning we are conscious a lot. And here's the promise to
		

			send them said, Hey, Ethan McClinton, whatever situation you're in, wherever you are, whoever you're
dealing with whatever's happening wherever you may find yourself and, and that'll be a lot. And he's
going on a journey now. And he's gonna come across lots of different people, people of different
backgrounds and cultures and, and religions and ways of life and so on and so forth. So here are the
prophets I send them said, Have the taqwa of Allah be conscious of Allah, no matter where you may
be, to be I say, you say, Yeah, tell them who her follow up a bad deed, with a good deed, and it
will remove it or erase it. And notice once again, here, the prophets I send them is, is the
		

			assumption is, you're going to sin, it's bound to happen. Even though Benjamin was a companion, even
though he was close to the prophets, I sell them. And we could talk about the merits of where I live
in Jebel, grab a whole lecture on that. But being who he was the promises and didn't assume that
he's never going to make a mistake, but he's never going to commit sins. And it is almost as if the
promises that I'm saying in that inevitable moment that you do commit a sin. This is this is how you
deal with it, do a good deed, and that good deed will remove that bad deed. And this is part of
being a human being. And so as we mentioned earlier, the first thing is you know, Toba is dead
		

			without we seek Allah's forgiveness, we repent, that removes that bad deed. But after that the Salah
is a is a very big thing here. And that's one of the reflections upon today's verse is, we're
looking to increase in our good deeds, a good place that we start, and a good good thing to rely
upon, is our Salah. And when it comes to our Salah, the most important Salam or five daily prayers,
the obligatory prayers, which have been alluded to in this verse, according to many scholars, that
is where we begin, even by the way, even in the month of Ramadan, I know where I'm on right now. And
there tends to be a lot of focus on therapy, and the pm and so on and so forth. But before all of
		

			that our five daily prayers come first, to me if someone goes into Melbourne, not you know, being
consistent in their prayer or struggling with their prayer, and all they come out with and I say all
in quotes here because it's a lot all they come out with is that they're praying their five daily
prayers consistently on time. That is, that is success that is a successful one well done, even if
they didn't pray one Raka of the yam or one rocker of width of Witter, or one regard as
		

			if they were able to get consistent in their five daily prayers and pray them on time and carry that
into the this show well and the rest of the year, the rest of the months after that, that this was
inshallah had a successful Ramadan. Anyway, the end of this hadith is the Prophet says, mmm, he
said, Well, Carla cannot be Hello, can Hassan basically treat people with the best character or with
a good and beautiful character. So this is like the complete guidance of the brothers I send them
for this companion. And likewise it applies to us as well. So this part of the verse here and I want
you to reflect upon this today inshallah Allah This is a very potent point here, that Allah Subhana
		

			Allah is saying it has to do with him when I say that good deeds, remove or they erase our bad
deeds. And then Allah has pointed out I mentioned in the end of this verse vaniqa, the clock is
clean that this is a reminder for those who are mindful or the that kidding we can say also those
who are mindful but also we can say those people who make the cup those people who are consistent in
their they cut in the remembrance of Allah has
		

			panel at the ALA to some of the reflections here that I had. Because it goes hand in hand with Salah
Allah began this verse by mentioning the Salah, Allah ended this verse and in the middle, we are
shown what to do when we fall short. And then Allah ends this verse with the vicar of Allah, his
panel of data. And also they could have Allah obviously makes us mindful of Allah Subhana Allah. And
when we're talking about good deeds, remove our bad deeds, we're let's say, we go into the mindset
of, you know, we're gonna apply this verse into our life because we want to remove our bad deeds.
Then also, the more Vicar we make of Allah has hanaway to Allah, the more we remember, remember
		

			Allah the more mindful we will be of Allah, and then that will also it will help us stay away from
sins. And the Fatah, a person can make the argument like my five daily prayers and my prayer, you
know, I need to have will do to pray, I need to find somewhere to pray, I need to be, you know,
whatever you can make, we can technically say, you know, it's not easy to always pray. But this is
something that we can pretty much do anywhere. And at any time, sitting just waiting for something
to get done, you go to the DMV, you know, you're trying to get your license made, I don't know how
it is where you live, but where I live in Maryland, and pretty much all the cities that I've lived
		

			in across America, you go to get you go to the Department of Motor Vehicles, and you're waiting for
a long time, it's just something about, I don't know what it is, but it's about that place where you
can have an advanced society where for some reason, you need to get your license renewed or
something like that, and you're there for a couple hours. But point being that in a place like that
you can sit and you can make a cup of Allah Subhana Allah, whatever we're doing, we can make that
kind of a loss kind of data. And that not only does it help, you know, keep us away from sins, Vicar
is something that Allah has penalty Allah has made so convenient, that we can do it anywhere. I
		

			remember Subhanallah thinking back at, you know, my teachers, and one of the things that I do these
days, and I've been doing this for some time now is that after leaving Medina and you know, studying
in Medina, graduating from there, and coming home and getting busy and live here, and being in a
position where you know, I have to teach and unfortunately people look up to me. So you know,
someone like me, often think about my teachers and the way their character was and the way they
behaved and the way they acted, and, and I tried to think about how they were and I try to live my
life in similar ways. And one of the things that I remember, from one of my teachers, specifically,
		

			even in the car, he would constantly be making the car. And oftentimes, even in the middle of a
conversations panel, oftentimes, you know, you're talking to someone, and then you're talking about
something and then there's kind of like that quiet moment. And this teacher of mine, the chef, he
would just start saying stuff, little law, stuck with a lot of stuff that a lot. And you know,
that's just how he was. And it was such a such a beautiful thing to have. And I'll share one more
story with you. I had a teacher of mine who is not like a chef of my own study with him personally.
But he was a teacher in the university. And I remember, I showed up for class. Some of the students
		

			were there, some of the students weren't there. I was I was early, like five minutes early. And the
teacher, the chef, he walked in. And he, he looked at the class and he said, Come back, he said how
much is left? And we said, Chef, there's about five minutes. He said, okay, he went to the corner of
the classroom, he pulled out his sagia his prayer rug, and he started praying. I start praying
tonight guys in the in the in the corner of the of the classroom. And I you know, even being in
Medina, I hadn't really seen that before. But I saw this my teacher that, you know, this mindset of
like, I'm not going to waste any moment, right? I have this time, let alone I would imagine, I don't
		

			know if this is the case. But you know, before you teach a class, I know that's how my mindset is to
get focused, like worship is one of the best things to get focused. You know, some people do like
jumping jacks and push ups and things like that, to get motivated to take on a task. But imagine
somehow Allah, just going and praying to duck eyes of prayer, or making Vicar of Allah to Allah or
making them are asking Allah Subhana Allah to make our task easy. That's just a beautiful way to get
into the mindset and in the zone of whatever we're trying to accomplish. I know, I don't know, a lot
of professional sports players. I know like one or two. And I'm sure those are some of the sports
		

			players that you know, as well. But the one or two Muslim professional athletes that I know, this is
something that they mentioned to me as well. They said that that da and that they kind of like
before a game is like very, very powerful for me. And nothing like nothing will replace that even
like the locker room talk or whatever and you're getting hyped and pumped. That's great, but just to
seek Allah's help and know that Allah is in charge, and then go in with that mindset that you know
your heart and becomes gets at ease in that moment. So those are some of the reflections for this
verse.