Taleem al Quran 2012 – P02 026B Tafsir Al-Baqarah 189

Have the blame they should long redeem. Yes Aluna colonel, a healer. They ask you about the new moons, who asks Who? The people, the Sahaba the companions. They asked the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. This word yes Aluna is from SU al sin Hamza lamb. And as you know that to Alice to question to ask, and a question is asked for many reasons. A person could ask a question to figure out how knowledgeable the other is. Likewise, a person could ask a question because he genuinely wants to know, he wants to increase in his knowledge he wants to increase in this understanding.

So a person could be sincere in his question, and another could be insincere in his question. And this word yes. Aluna. We will read this many times in the Quran. And it refers to the Sahaba the Companions, asking the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam. And this shows how eager the companions were to learn to develop understanding and religion because they wanted to make sure that whatever they were doing, they were doing it right. And they understood the matters of religion to the best of their ability. So this is the reason why they asked the prophets have a lot of sort of many questions.

So yes, Ilona, can they ask you, Anil, a healer about the new moons, and a healer is the plural of Hillel.

And what is the Hillel, the crescent, the new moon, from the root that is her lamb lamb. All of you must be familiar with how the moon works, that initially, it's a crescent, very fine, very thin. And as the days go by as the month increases, then what happens the size of the moon also increases until the middle of the month when the three white days come, then what happens then the moon is full. And then after that, again, it begins to it begins to shrink until it completely goes away.

So the people the Sahaba, they asked you about the new moons. And what does the word Hillel literally mean? Hillel is from St. Lal and it's the LAL is refer sought to raise one's voice.

And from the same root is, is the hullabaloo that when the child who is born raises his voice, meaning if a child cries when he is born, then what does that mean that he is alive? Right? And if a child does not cry, it does not make any sound, then what does it mean that it's a stillbirth, the child is dead.

So it's the Helen Mahmoud.

And

the moon is called Hillel. Why? The Crescent especially is called Hillel. Why because when the Crescent is seen, then the people raise their voices, meaning they make the announcement that this is the beginning of the new month. So for example, the month of Ramadan when it begins then there is an announcement that is made and people start calling one another right Ramadan Mubarak or Eid Mubarak, people immediately begin to call each other.

So this is a reason why he named his called healer. And from a hadith which is reported in Muslim, Ahmed, we learned that the Prophet sallallahu sallam said attorney Jibreel for Amani, an animal was heavy and your Pharaoh a sweater home bill in

that Gibreel came to me and he told me that I should tell my companions that they should raise their voices when they see the healer.

When they see the crescent, meaning they should make the announcement and especially if it's the month of hajj and they intend to go for Hajj, then they should pronounce the Tobia. Right They should say Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar. Right.

So yes, Ilona. coronial. Hilda, they asked you about the crescents about the new moons?

What was the question that they asked the Prophet salallahu Salam? What about the new moons? Did they ask that? What is the deal with the moon? Like, what is its significance? Why is it that we have to cite it? Why is it that we have to look for the birth of the moon? Why is it so important in our religion? And it could also be that they were wondering as to why the Moon increases in its size, and then it reduces in its size? Why does it work like that? What's the hikmah? What's the wisdom behind it? How come Allah subhanaw taala has created the moon in this way? If you look at the sun, it's always full right? But if you look at the moon constantly every single month, what happens

every single day its size changes. Right? In the Quran, also intro to Cena 39 We learn that we'll come up with a dog now human asila hat the other color of June.

Will Kadeem and the moon we have determined for it phases, the moon has phases until it returns appearing like the old date stock, meaning very thin very fine.

So the people are wondering that, why is the moon like this? How come? And if you think about it, the Arabs they lived in the open desert. And many times when they would travel, they will travel at night. Why? Because it was much cooler, so they will travel by night. Likewise, they would have their social gatherings also in the nights. Why? Because during the day, too hot, so in the night, they would go out party, eat, drink, whatever, they would have fun, and even today, you find this in the Arabs, that they will go out in the nighttime. Why? Because the weather is such that during the day, it's scorching hot, it's extremely hot, so it's not possible to go out.

So anyway, they would go out at night especially, and they would notice the moon,

they would notice the moon, we live indoors, we spend our time indoors a little too much. And the only time we're concerned about the moon is when when Ramadan comes and when Ramadan goes That's it. Otherwise, we don't care about the moon generally.

So the Sahaba they were curious. They looked at they reflected on the creation of Allah subhanaw taala. And they wondered, what is the Hikmah behind this? why has Allah made the moon like this? So yes, a Luna and a healer.

And there is another reason why they asked, there were some superstitious beliefs amongst the Arabs concerning the moon, concerning the growth of the moon concerning the full moon concerning the crescent.

And it's not just that within the Arab there were superstitious beliefs concerning the moon. But even today, oh, yeah, people have superstitious beliefs, not just in one society, but all over the world. Just google this superstitious beliefs about the moon and you will find many articles on that. It's amazing. One of them is that people what they will do is that if they wanted their money to grow, they wanted their money to increase. So when the new moon would rise, meaning the crescent, they would take a coin, and they would put it in the direction of the moon, in hopes that as the moon grows over the course of the month, their money will also grow over the course of the month.

So people have weird kinds of superstitious beliefs concerning the moon. So the Sahaba there were simple, straightforward people, they wanted to make sure whatever they believed whatever they did was right. So they went to the Prophet salallahu Salam and they asked them what is the deal with the moon? What is the Hikmah behind that?

So yes, Aluna aka Anil ala

Allah subhanaw taala he said, say to them, meaning tell the people that hear it is meaning that a healer the new moons, and he has a feminine of Hua, why is the feminine being used because a healer is plural okay. And for some florals in the Arabic language, feminine pronouns are used.

So tell them that the new moons, they are MOA Peterlin, Nas, they are a means of telling time for who Lynas for all people and the word malarkey is a plural of me caught me caught and we caught it from the root letter as well kofta and the COGS is a tool Okay, a means through which you determine what through which you determine time okay, myth from the same root is a tool through which you do Fetta mean through which you open something. So, what is a miftah? Does anyone know?

A key Exactly. So Miff me caught what is called a tool a means through which you determine what what time it is.

So, the crescent, the moons the different phases of the moon, the different stages of the moon, they are a means of telling time for who for the people and a nest for all people. And more specifically, people are able to find out when it is time for will hatch. The that when they are supposed to go for Hajj, meaning the season of Hajj, the time for Hajj is also determined by the different phases of the moon.

Now, if you think about it, through the sun also, can we determine time? Can we of course, the hourly clock right every single day that is determined by what by the sun and if you think about it, the solar calendar is also there. Correct? And that is the one that is

I followed all across the world these months that we have January, February, right? All of this is what according to the solar calendar,

but if you think about it, in our religion we have been taught that we should use the sun as a means of telling time when, when, throughout one day

okay, so this is the reason why when the sunrises when it is up in the sky, when it's about to decline when it has declined when it's completely gone, there's no sign of it then different times we have to pray different Salawat different prayers.

So, the sun works like the every day means afternoon time. So you can say it works like the clock in our religion.

But when it comes to the moon, the moon we use it as what as the yearly calendar.

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It is used as a yearly calendar as a means of telling time throughout the year, which month it is which day of the month. It is not which our hours are determined by what by the sun, but days, months, years, they're determined by the moon.

Now a person may wonder, why is it that almost primal Darla is telling us to follow the moon? I mean, wouldn't it be simple if we just followed the sun simply the solar calendar? I mean, there would be no issues? Was the moon sighted or not? Right? There would be no disputes there would be no differences. Then why is it that Allah subhanaw taala told us to look at the moon.

Why? Because if you compare the calendar, the solar calendar with the lunar calendar, which one is easier for people, for any person, any human being no matter where he lives, which time which era, it doesn't matter which one is simpler? The Lunar, you know why?

Because no matter where a person is, whether he is in the deserts of Arabia, or he is in Iceland, or he's in North America or Europe, whether he's living in the 21st century, or he lived in the 10th century, or he's going to live in the 13th century, it doesn't matter. The moon is a means of telling time for all people literate or illiterate. Because when a person looks up at the sky, and he sees full moon, what does that mean, middle of the month, when a person looks up at the sky, and he sees the crescent, what does that mean? New month.

So any person, any person can figure out on his own, he can use he can benefit from what the lunar calendar, but when it comes to the solar calendar, tell me how many times it has happened that you look at the sun and you're like, Okay, it's this month, you probably don't even know how the solar calendar works. Right? Do you have any idea how it works? You don't know why? Because it's kind of complicated. You really have to observe it every single day. And if you lose track, then you're lost.

But the moon what happens every month the cycle begins every month the cycle begins every day. It is a different

so you can tell. And our deen is not just for people who are advanced technologically. It is not just for people who are literate. It is not just for people who are living in this century, but it is for all people across different eras across different cultures across different times. This is why Allah subhanaw taala has made the mourn the way he has made it and he has told us to follow there when it comes to the calendar.

So earlier Maliki told the nurse while Hajj

and insert Eunice I have five we learned that Allah subhanaw taala says well Lenny John Hashem sub Lea and welcome renouveau that Allah is the One who has made the sun, a shining light and the moon a light as well a derived light, what $1 Luminesce and for the moon Allah has determined for it phases Lita Allah more either the see Nina will he said that you may know the number of years as well as the account of time. So, this is how the moon works. This is the wisdom behind how Allah subhanaw taala has made the moon

and if you look at it from many angles within for many, many laws of our religion for many rulings, we have to look at the moon we have to look at the lunar calendar. If you think about it, the lunar calendar we need to use it to determine when the month of Ramadan begins when it ends, right. So the month of Ramadan eid is based on that. Likewise, the lunar calendar is used for Hajj

you can't just go to Hajj any time of the year you have to go at a particular time. You have to wear the Haram on a particular date.

likewise, we see that, for example, a child, right, the maximum period until a child can be nursed can be breastfed by the mother is two years. And this two years is not according to solar calendar, but rather according to the lunar calendar. All right.

So how do you determine that if the mother is nursing the child and she has no idea about which lunar month he was born in and when he's turning two, then she might be crossing the limits that Allah subhanaw taala has said. So in other words, you might be disobeying Allah subhanaw taala.

Likewise, we see that for many crimes, the punishment is or the recompense is that a person has too fast, right? Yes, too fast for let's say, one month, or three months or whatever. So those months are also determined by what? By the lunar calendar.

Like, likewise,

the waiting period of who of a widow is, what, four months and 10 days, and that is also determined by the lunar calendar.

So the lunar calendar is very important to who, to the Muslims, because they're a banner, their worship is based on that. But Allah subhanaw taala says over here, Lin nests for all people.

What does it show them? That it's not just a relevance to Muslims, but also non Muslims, even their benefit from the lunar calendar. And we see that people used it for a very long time, until eventually all people move to the Gregorian calendar, right? And then it is followed everywhere, because then we know that the world is more like a global village, everyone is connected to each other. So if people are following different calendars, then it affects them.

But even then, people can use the lunar calendar even for their worldly affairs, not just their religious affairs, but even their worldly affairs.

Now, just imagine there's a farmer, okay? He has to sow his seeds, he has to harvest or he has to do a particular thing on his fields. And he's not literate, he's not literate and he cannot figure out which month it is or which year it is or which date it is by looking at the calendars no matter how many are available to him.

What is the most simple thing to do for him, look at the moon, the crescent okay the new month has begun. Now you may sow the seeds. Now the month has come to an end. Now you may do such and such.

So, people can use the lunar calendar for what for religious matters as well as worldly matters.

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but more specifically, will hedge and also hedge meaning the months of hedge are determined by by the moon and I say months of hedge although hedges to be performed in only a few days because there is a particular season of hedge. Do you know what the month of hedge are? There are three months of hedge

it begins from shanwa all the way to the hedge shanwa The Ricarda ends of hijab these three months are known as the season of Hajj. Why because this is a time when people prepare to go for Hajj. And before people wouldn't just take you know a flight from wherever they're living all the way to Medina and then that's it. No, they would have to travel weeks in advance.

So when would they leave when would they set off in Chihuahua right after the month of Ramadan? So when hatch

when they sell Biru and it is not piety, be untouchable buta that you all come to your houses mins already have from their backs

by a D righteousness is not that you enter your houses enter the homes from where from the backdoor

to from the root letters Hamza.

And I'll tell you there's a floral of bait from the root letters by letter

and mins Laurie Hutsul, who is a plural of love and Zaha is the back of something

and the back of the house, the back door. Okay, so by a D is not that you enter your houses from the backdoor. What does it mean?

This part of the idea is basically negating a practice that was common amongst the Arabs, the pre Islamic Arabs meaning the Arabs of Jehovah.

And this is something that they had invented in the religion and they thought that practicing this was extremely pious, extremely righteous

Now what is it that they will do?

When the time for hedge game? Because we're talking about hedge and the following, I will also talk about hedge. Okay. And previously we'll learn about cm. Now hedge.

So the Arabs what they will do is that when they were put on there,

and you know about how to even if you haven't gone for her, are you familiar with how hard it is that you have to wear the home? Right? And when you are in the State of Iran, there are certain things that you cannot do, what are those things that you can't do?

You cannot cut your hair, cut your nails, right. And there's other things as well that you cannot do until your hedge is over. Right? And hedge has to be performed in the month of hedge not just any time of the year. And it has to be performed at certain places. Not that you pretend that there's a carbon North American, you go there, and you say, Okay, let me go on, you know, these mountains and run there. You know, people are doing surveillance of America, I'll do my surgery over here. But you can't do that. It has to be a certain time. And it has to be at certain places.

So anyway, then Western Kenya, what they will do is when they were put on the Ihram for Hajj,

okay, then they would think that we are very close to Allah subhanaw taala. No, because we are in the state for the worship of Allah.

And nothing at all should come between us and Allah, nothing should come between us and Allah.

So this is why they would say, don't put anything on your head. Yes, the men are not allowed to cover their heads when it comes to Iran. But the machine would say don't wear anything on your head, and don't even pass from under anything, because nothing, not even a door frame can come between you and Allah subhanaw taala. And they thought that this was being very righteous, this was being very close to Allah subhanaw taala that not even a doorframe nothing at all should be above your head.

And they thought that if they passed from under anything, their home would be nullified.

So let's say a person, he left for hajis wearing his arm and he's traveling and he needs to go into a building into a house, whether it is his own house, or it is the rest house or whatever it is, he had to go inside, whether it is to rest or to eat or to get something, then he wouldn't go from the door of the house. Why? Because if he's going from the door of the house, then there's something coming between him and his Lord. But they had to go inside somehow. So they said, Okay, we'll go from the back of the house because they didn't have doors or walls, like we have in our houses. So they would go from the backside of the house thinking that they would jump over the back wall or

whatever. And then they will do whatever they had to do. And then they would go

even now you will see. But if you ever traveling from Mecca to Medina or such, and you stop in order to use the washrooms or something, you will see that they have these small places around which they have these small walls, okay, very small walls, and you can literally jump over them to go inside. And you can lie down over there, you can eat there, you can rest there. Okay, so likewise, your houses were such that you could either jump over those tiny walls, or you could go from the main door of the house. So what would they do? In their home, they're jumping over the walls. And they thought this was being very righteous. Nothing is between us and our Lord.

But Allah subhanaw taala says, When a cell bill will be entered to butum elodea This is not piety. This is not righteousness. Righteousness is not in imposing difficulty on yourselves. Righteousness is not in inventing things in the religion and holding on to them thinking that you're being very pious, no, no, this is not piety.

What a Kindle bill, but the piety true piety, true virtue is of who it is of the person who money the call is of the one who fears Allah.

Hajj should teach us Taqwa.

Just as Ramadan fasting teaches us taco Hajj also teaches us

how that when a person is fasting, when he wants to eat drink, he's reminded No, Allah is watching me. I can't do that right now. Likewise, when a person is in the State of Iran, he wants to fight he wants to argue he wants to cut his nails. No, Allah is watching me. I can't do that right now.

And a person might think cutting nails like what does that have to do with piety with righteousness? I mean with worship, because it's a very small thing, but it's a very personal thing.

And we're supposed to start fearing Allah in our personal affairs.

So anyway, with that Kindle bill, money Takatsu piety is of the one who fears Allah.

And it doesn't make sense that a person is fighting with people harming others in Iran in Hajj. But when it comes to entering a building a house, he says, no, no, I'm not gonna go through the door, I'm gonna go from the back door, it doesn't make any sense. True piety is of the one who fears Allah. This is why Allah says what tool we use, and come to the houses meaning enter them from where many people will be heard of web is a Florida back door, enter the houses from their actual doors.

This is the right way. Why What did we use them in Abu Dhabi here, because

that is much easier. It makes more sense, it is more logical. And this is something that Allah has allowed for people. This difficulty has not been imposed by Alon people that they should not go under anything. No.

So what do we use them in Abu Dhabi here?

So what does it show that true piety is in what is in holding on to living by what Allah has ordained?

Not in inventing things in religion, making the religion difficult for ourselves? What do we use them in Abu Dhabi?

Now, this statement was told we would have been aware we have found this, the Arabs also derived an expression that they would use, when a person did something in the right way, as it should have been done. They would say, at Al Batum. And Bobby,

he entered the house from its door, meaning he did something the way it should have been done.

There is two ways of doing something

the proper way, the right way, the easy way, or the wrong way. The more complicated the more difficult way,

for example, you want to get into the car so that you can drive. One is that you enter the car from which door, the driver's side, right, you can get to the driver's seat from the driver's side of the door. Correct?

Is that the right way of getting there?

Yes, it is. But if a person says no, I'm going to enter the car from the trunk. Okay, I'm gonna open the trunk, I'm gonna go in, I'm going to push down the back seats, and I'm going to crawl into the car, and then I'm gonna go to the front and jump into the driver's side. Okay, he got to the seat. But which way did he adopt the wrong way?

Because when he's doing that, he looks like a fool. Right? He's imposing hardship on himself.

And he's complicating the metaphor himself. So something that could have been done so quickly, so easily, is being done with so much hardship, so much difficulty. And all the while a person is making a fool of himself. At the end, what does he get?

Exhaustion, fatigue, right. And eventually, you'll be like, You know what, forget it, I don't want to drive.

Forget it, I'm not going to enter the car.

You look, some people, what they do is that they make things so difficult on themselves. If I have to clean the floor, then that means I have to weld the dishes first. And that means I have to clean the sink first and have to clean all the counters first and have to put the food around to do this to do that all list. And then I'm gonna get to the floor and there's garbage sitting right there, all you could do is just take a dustpan quickly, and pick that up and throw it in the garbage. And you'd like since I can't do the dishes. And since I'm not going to do that, since I'm tired, and the garbage is sitting over there. You're making life so difficult for yourself who said all of these

rules exist? They don't exist. We think that if we make things difficult and more complicated than we're so intellectual, we're so careful. We are so learn it in the matters of religion.

And if we do things the simple way, like everybody else does it, then you know, we're just ordinary people. Nothing makes us special. You know, for example, when it comes to halal food, okay, what's the right way of knowing that the food that you're eating is halal? You go to a restaurant and you see a big sign, red sign that says her lamb Elif lamb halal.

Okay, a big red sign Hello.

What does that mean? That the food is how

you walk in, you're ordering the food, and you see a certificate at the back on the wall that says the food is certified Halal in that restaurant in that store at that butcher shop.

But if you say telling me the Arpita of the person who was littering the chicken

then what are you doing?

Something that is completely

unnecessary, something that is going to put you in hardship, something that is going to put other people in hardship, it's going to create confusion. It's going to create division amongst people. What are you doing? You're not doing things the right way.

When it comes to the matters of religion, remember, there is no piety in imposing hardship on yourself in making matters complicated for yourself or for other people.

Our religion is simple, our deen is useful.

And there is no variety in imposing hardship on yourself. Because in a hadith, we learn that the Prophet sallallaahu Salam said yes, Cyril will add to our su make things easy and don't make things difficult.

When a person makes things difficult, then he becomes sick of religion. He said I can't handle this anymore. I've had enough of this.

That's what he says.

Likewise, if you see a particular food product, you will read the list of ingredients it says For example, for cheese or for any other product it says some enzyme or something is mentioned which you know is artificially created is artificially made

right or somebody has told you that it is artificially made, then you don't have to call the company and ask but was it made in a facility where rennet is used? Was it made in a facility where such and such product is used? You don't have to do that. People are very careful over here.

They are because of you know all these allergies that exists today. People are extremely careful these days.

So you don't have to make things difficult for yourself. Allah says what tool we use them in of why we do things the right way to do things the proper way.

What the cola and fear Allah, Allah, Allah come to flee Hoon, so that you may be successful.

We have the wrong kind of Taqwa.

We think that if we complicate the matters for ourselves, that is the core, it's not the core.

The core is having fear of Allah and being conscious about what you're doing. Being conscious in the way you're dealing with other people being careful in what you're eating and what you're drinking. The core includes that you trust people Taqwa includes that you you know, give them the benefit of the doubt because you are conscious of Allah you are fearful of Allah.

That Allah does not mean becoming a dry and rude and a harsh person. No, this is not what the what is. Allah says what the Kola fear Allah, Allah Allah come to your home so that you may be successful because without the person cannot be successful.

Now if you think about it, what did we use them in Abu Dhabi had this was mentioned in the context of Hajj

and with regards to Hajj people have invented many difficulties. Many things that only create Archer for them.

I remember once I went for Hajj and I saw this lady, she was wearing her hijab and with that she was wearing a cap. Okay. And so basically there was a, like something sticking out from her forehead and arm that she had put her hijab so that it was hanging down.

I imagine she bumped into someone, which is very likely, in which what would happen her hijab ruined.

The other person would get hurt as well. You're wearing a hat, right? You're wearing a hat, and why are they doing that? Because they say oh in hajj, a woman cannot wear niqab, but we have to cover our face. So this is why we have put this thing because the niqab and nothing should touch your face.

So nothing should touch your face. This is why we are wearing this kind of hijab, does it say anywhere in the Sharia that nothing should touch the face of the woman if that was the case, and please don't wipe your nose and don't wipe off that sweat either. It's not the case.

That's not the case. It's simple that the woman does not wear the niqab. However, we see from a hadith that the wives of prophets of Allah Islam, they said that they will be traveling for Hajj for Umrah, and the men as they would come, you know in front of them, they would ride by them, they would cover themselves up. That's a simple way. So when a man comes in front of you, you just take your shawl, your hijab, whatever you're wearing, and you slightly cover your face. And that simple as it is, it doesn't mean you have to wear a complicated kind of hijab that. Likewise, people say, oh, you can't cut your hair. So don't scratch your head. Because if you scratch your head, your hair

might fall off who said that? La Isla in the law? How can you even survive when you're itchy? Really?

Likewise is that don't take a shower. Really? In that heat, angst all those people in that humidity don't take a shower. How can you focus on everybody and how can other people focus on Aruba? These are all invented things

that make me

Life is difficult. And you know what people think if they don't take a shower, if they don't scratch themselves, they're being very pious.

That's not by it.

And they will not shower. They will not scratch themselves even when they're itchy and because of that they're irritable and they will fight with other people they will argue with other people. That's not buy it defeats the purpose of hedge.

So what the Allah fear Allah,

Allah Allah come to flee Hoon. So what does this teach us that success? Success in any matter whether it isn't a matter of eating or Hajj, anything is attained by what? By the Taqwa of Allah? And what is the core of Allah, that you do what Allah has commanded you to do? And you stay away from what Allah has forbidden you not that you have made up things yourself, and you say, oh, I should stay away from that, or I should do that. No.

Whoever invents matters and religion, then such things will be rejected from him, meaning such deeds will not be accepted. Such effort will carry no weight.

Let's listen to the recitation.

Yes, Luna, can you

hear it tune in as you want to?

Jump on for more your time in the lobby. What long

to flee home.

You see, when a person knows that he's doing something wrong in his heart,

then he tries to do other things to make up for it. He doesn't want to face reality. He's trying to ignore that reality. But it's still pinching in his heart, right.

So this is why he ends up doing other things. For example, a parent knows that they're not really taking care of their child. Instead of spending time with the child, instead of treating the child Well, what did they do that is going by gifts, one thing after the other because they're trying to compensate in another way. But is that fair?

Can your gifts make up for the harsh treatment that the child is receiving from you never, never ever?

So Allah subhanaw taala wants us to be honest with ourselves. Be honest with yourself and do things the right way.

What did we use them in Abu Dhabi