Taleem al Quran 2012 – P05 064B Tafsir Al-Nisa 123-126

Lesson number 64 Surah Nisa I am number 123. To 134

Lisa B Imani Yeakel wala Imani e ll kita. Paradise is not obtained by your wishful thinking, nor by that of the people of the Scripture. Laser be Imani Hiko it is not according to your wishes. What is not according to your wishes, Paradise, success, reward, forgiveness, salvation. This is not attained by what? Am I Nikica? By your wishes? Amani, what does that mean? Wishes, wishful thinking? Okay, that does not have any basis to it. That's unreal, that's false, not practical at all unachievable, far from reality. So, generally, if you think about it, what do people believe that just because they think they are right, just because they think they are righteous, they will be

fine. You ask any person, what will they say? I'm good, I'm fine. Which is why it's so difficult for us to admit our mistakes, which is why it's so difficult for us to think about the bad habits we need to break. Correct. Which is why sometimes it's so difficult for us to think about the good things we want to develop in ourselves. Because generally what the shaytaan make us believe you're good, you're fine. But what does Allah say? That success is not attained by your mere wishful thinking, you cannot get to Jannah just because you think you will get there. And who does you refer to over here? Come? It refers to the believers. Imagine those who believe in Allah, and Muhammad

Sallallahu wasallam. In the day of judgment in the Quran, those who believe are being told you can't get to Jannah just because you think you're gonna get there. Imagine, then what about those who don't believe? What about those who don't strive?

One A, and nor is it attained by a man he will kita by the wishes of the people of the book, meaning just because the people of the book The Jews and the Christians, they may think that they're going to get to Jannah doesn't mean they're actually going to get there. What were some of the false assumptions of the People of the Book concerning themselves, they thought of themselves as Allah's children, they thought of themselves as his beloved ones, they believed that first of all, they're not going to be punished. And if they're going to be punished, they're only going to be punished for a few days, and eventually they will make it to paradise. Correct. This is what they believe

concerning themselves. And we have learned various if regarding this false belief of theirs in total, Bukhara. So Allah says, No, it's not according to your wishes. Rather, a person gets to Paradise, how, how, by effort, by faith with iman, when a person does something to bring about Allah's mercy, His forgiveness, then he can make it to Jannah. Think about it in this dunya. If a person says, I wish I could be a doctor, I really, really want to be a doctor applies to med school doesn't get in, but I really, really want to be a doctor. So he goes in, you know, gets his name change and put a d r in front of his name, or sets up a clinic and pretends to be a doctor. I mean,

is he a doctor? No. Would you ever go to him? Never, never, ever. So does this work in the world that you wish you want to be something and you become that? No, it doesn't happen like that, in order to be a doctor wishes alone are not sufficient, what is necessary? The required work, the required striving. So likewise, for success in the asset all required effort must be done in order to get there. We learned in our bustled in our I knew, he said that the followers various religions disputed the people of the Torah. They said Our book is the best book and our Prophet is the best Prophet, the people of the injeel. They said similarly, and the people of Islam, they said there is

no religion except Islam. Our book has abrogated every other book, our Prophet is the final prophet, and you were commanded to believe in your books and adhere to our book. So this is what the Muslims said. And these verses were revealed that No, it's not just according to talk, just because you think just because you say it, doesn't mean you're gonna get to Jannah you have to do something yourself as well. May or may also and you disobey whoever does evil, he will be recompensed for it, because the harm of such false thinking is that when a person believes

He's going to be successful when he assumes that he is going to be fine. Then what he does is he goes on committing whatever he wants to. He sins he disobeys Allah. But what does he tell himself? It's okay, I'll be fine. This is just like we Muslims. We go eat haram do haram and then what do we say? Hola Hola foto Rahim I'm a Muslim. I've said La Ilaha illa Allah, I believe in the Quran. I'll be fine Inshallah, isn't it so, we allow ourselves to do wrong, just because we think we will be okay. You understand? This is just like a person thinks nothing is going to happen to his driving record. Therefore, he allows himself to speed he allows himself to break the rules, but then reality

hits, isn't it so? So likewise, Allah says my yarmulke Su and you disobey never ever allow yourself to do sin. Because remember, whoever does evil he will be punished for it well aged Allahu and he will not find for himself he aged from Georgia. He will not find for himself min Dune, Allah He besides Allah Walia in any friend, while Anna sila nor any helper, the one who does evil, he will suffer the consequences. No one will come to defend him, no one will come to support him. And this is something very, very serious. This is something very serious. And the Sahaba when they heard this verse, they realized it seriousness. I shot a good hour on her. She once said to the Prophet

sallallahu Sallam that I know the hardest ayah in the Quran. The Prophet sallallahu sallam said Which one is it? And she recited this Miyama also and you disobey whoever does evil will be recompensed for it. So the Prophet sallallahu Sallam assured her that that is what strikes the believing servant, even the problems that bother him, meaning that whenever a person does something wrong, then he suffers the consequences for it, even in the world in the form of little little problems. Likewise, the rest of the companions. When this verse was revealed, it was very hard upon them so the prophets of Allah Islam said to them, Be steadfast and seek closeness. Everything that

afflicts the Muslim, even the thorn that pierces his skin, and the hardship he suffers will be an explanation for him. So this is a reality, a person will suffer the consequences of his crime in this world and or in the Hereafter. Why? Because the consequences what do they do? They purify him, they cleanse him, they wash him, and they stop him from doing more wrong.

It's like if you do something wrong, if you're speeding, and then a police officer stops you, then what happens? You learn a lesson. When you're fine with a ticket, a really heavy one, then what happens? You learn a lesson, and it keeps you careful for the rest of your driving life. Isn't it so? So in this world, also, Allah makes us suffer the consequences of our sins in order to clean us in order to improve us. So what's the main lesson in this is the main lesson is that you don't get anything just because you want to have it. Allah says, um, little insanity Mathematica. does a person get whatever he wishes No, he has to work for it. What lays a little insanity Illa masa,

there is nothing for a person except for that which he strives for. So if we want something, we have to work towards it. This is one lesson we learn. What's another lesson from this idea? What's another lesson

you're responsible for the actions that you commit? What if you do evil, you will see it. When you will do wrong, you will suffer. So be careful. Never allow yourself to do wrong. Never exempt yourself never excuse yourself No, hold yourself accountable because this is something that is very serious. Well may or may not slowly haughty, and whoever does righteous deeds mean zakat in Oh answer whether a male or a female any person who does a good deed man or woman Well Who am I mean on but there's a condition that he has to be a believer for Ole aka the hormonal Jana, then those people they will enter paradise when you lay moon and Akira and they will not be wronged even as

much as in hockey. What is not clear the.on The date stone the.on The date stone it's so small that many of

us have never even noticed it. Even though we have consumed hundreds and hundreds of bits in our lives, Ramadan comes and we eat dates like anything. But still, we've never noticed this, Nikita. It's that small. So what does Allah say that people will not be wronged even this much? Even this tiny amount? This is how just and fair Allah subhanaw taala is. So in this aisle, what do we see? Who's going to make it to Jana? The one who just wants to get there. The one who just wishes he could get to Jana, who's going to get there? What's mentioned here, first of all, I'm mild Salia. Well, my yarmulke may now slowly hurt I'm Al Saleh. What does it all mean? Action, not wishes, not

assumption, not thinking but action, effort. And if you notice the word that I'm a llama is not just any action but it's an action that requires effort. It's deliberate. It's work on well is work. What do you call work something that's very easy to do? No, something that requires effort from you something that requires focus from you sacrifice from you. So whoever does work, which kind of work good work. So for example, the month of Ramadan is coming. We all wish to be amongst those who will be forgiven when the month of Ramadan ends we all wish that we will be amongst those who are forgiven inshallah all our previous sins are forgiven Inshallah, this is what we wish. But is it

going to be attained just by wishes? No. What is needed? Effort? What effort in the Hadith what do we learn Whoever fasts in the month of Ramadan, and prays right in the night with iman. And also hoping for Allah's reward, then such a person, all his previous sins will be forgiven.

Now tell me, two efforts are needed here. Right? Which ones first of all fasting? Is it easy, especially now? In the coming weeks in this heat in these long days in this humidity? Is it easy? No way? It's not easy. So what is it work? Effort, sacrifice. Secondly, PM, the night prayer is that easy. Is that easy, especially when you go to the masjid and all of your friends are hanging out at the back.

Or they managed to sneak out and everybody goes for ice cream or for coffee or whatever for dessert. And then you come back great before Tara we enter that your mom thinks you were praying in the first rose is why she couldn't even see you. Yeah. Is it easy? It's not easy, especially when the nights are short. You're tired? You have worked to go to the next morning or a summer class to take the next morning. Is it easy? It's not easy? What does it require effort and work. But this Ahmed salah, is it worth it?

Tell me is it worth it? Yes. Is this effort worth it? Yes, every single bit of it is worth it. Because this armor will mean Inshallah, that all the previous sins will be forgiven

that we should set a high goal for ourselves not be settled with less. And then when you set the high goal that also strive towards it, work towards it, putting your effort towards it. So what may or may not Salia Hatem in second answer. And what's the second condition? Well, who am men Iman belief also has to be there? He or she has to be a believer. Eman is a condition. Because someone who does not believe in Allah does not believe in the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, then obviously, he's not working according to the instructions that Allah has given.

And if the work is not according to the rules, according to the instructions, then it doesn't mean anything. Correct. It's like you write a really, really good answer to the wrong question.

You put in so much effort, you phrased it perfectly. You arranged your thoughts in the best manner.

It's really good, but it's an answer to the wrong question.

Even though you wrote it beautifully, but it's not going to be worth anything at all. So Amen is a requirement Has it ever happened with you in a test in an exam? That you write something and you're like, yeah, yeah, this is the answer. And you're Sol Have you been so proud about and when you receive your test? Big wrong like what happened?

Oh, now I get it was the wrong answer.

So, Eman is a condition for acceptance of deeds for success in the hereafter.

Woman accidental Dean and then Allah tells us who the best person is because people were debating they were arguing No, we are the best, we are the best. We will be successful we'll make it agenda. Allah tells us who the best person is Indian woman accent who and who is better Dean and in religion, men man than the one who asked lemme watch her Hulan than the one who has surrendered his face to Allah.

So every person believes based on their wishes, that they're the best. And Allah tells us who the best one is. Do you want to know?

Do you want to know? Why?

What's the benefit? Why no.

So what if we don't know? What's the harm? There's so many things we don't know. So what if we don't know who the best person is? What's the big deal? As long as you're average? That's okay. You don't have to be the best. Yeah. Is that so? Why do you want to know who the best person is?

Why?

So that we can be the best. Okay, because

Allah subhanaw taala is very generous.

Okay, in his eyes,

there is room for everyone to be the best.

You know how in some competitions, there is only one person who can ever make it to the top level, others are eliminated no matter how good they perform, isn't it? There's always elimination. Correct. And then you feel so bad for people who have been eliminated just because they are a little bit less compared to the other one. Yeah, you feel so bad for them? People cry, right? They get upset. But the fact is, that, in the sight of Allah, many people can be the best. So we should strive to be the best. So when when I say no demon, Allah tells us whose religion is the best. First of all, man as Lama was who did? The one who has surrendered his face to Allah? What does it mean?

He's always in touch though. His face is always down.

Yeah, a slimmer widow always down because his face is surrendered? What does it mean?

If you look at your face, what does it have?

Okay, your eyes, your nose, your mouth, behind your forehead? Is your brain. Okay, on the side are your ears. Correct? So all of your senses, five senses. Right? They are within your face? Correct.

So the one who surrenders his face is the one who surrenders his eyes to Allah. How?

What does it mean by surrender by submission that you hand over you do whatever you are commanded Muslim, is actually used for a camel, who is surrendered to the master? Have you ever seen a picture of a huge camel being led by a little child?

Yeah, I'm sure you have, or even a man or a woman who is smaller than the camel. Yeah. But what happens, the master is holding the rope and walking away. And the huge camel is just walking behind submissively

the master takes the camel to the right, and the camel turns right, the master turns the camel to the left, and the camel turns left. The master makes it sit down and it sits down. The master makes it stand up and it stands up. He makes it walk fast or run and it does. So he makes him walk slow. And he does so this is what it means to surrender, to obey, to hand over yourself. Do not have any of your own personal will. But rather always observe the will of the master. Do what the master wants you to do. So if the eyes are surrendered, what does it mean? What does it mean? That the eyes look at what Allah allows them to look at? What Allah wants the eyes to see. The eyes turn away from

what Allah wants the eyes to turn away from.

So when Allah tells us phones rule then look at look at his creation. Look at what happened to the people of the past. So should we look at those things? Yes. Should we look at the sky, the clouds, the beauty that Allah subhanaw taala has created? Yes, this is so

submission to Allah.

Likewise, when Allah has stalled the believing women were Khalil, Minetti, young, good naman, Abu Saudi Hiner, that they should lower their gaze, lower their gaze, In what respect, always looking now know that some things that they should not look at, they should look away from them. So when we are in a situation such as this, that we're walking in, there's a huge billboard with something inappropriate on it, then what should we do? Look at it and say, Stop feed a lot.

Yeah.

Or look at people as they're walking away. Law. How Lola Quwata. Hill bill? Yeah. What does it mean? Look down, look away. But unfortunately, we keep looking, looking, looking and commenting. That's not what Allah wants you to do. He wants you to look away at that time. Likewise, if somebody's on their phone, and you're sitting next to them, and you know that their phone is their private thing, and you can look at it, what should you do? Keep looking at it. I should see what they're doing in class. And by the way, who are they texting? Is that a man or woman? Let me see.

Yeah, is what we should be doing. Don't look away. Something that we should not be looking at. Look away from it. This is submission of the eyes. What's the submission of the ears? Same thing. Listen to what, what Allah wants you to listen to.

All right. And what is that? Was smart rule and listen to what Allah tells you whether it's the Quran, or the commands of the messenger, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, something good, something beneficial. Listen to it, pay attention to it. The recitation of the Quran what does Allah subhanaw taala say to us? What's the mere ruler who listened to it attentively? All right. And then also submissiveness of the ears means not listening to what Allah doesn't want you to listen to.

Now, you see how much ammo there is over here. You're so conscious, like your eyes, about your ears, but your mind about what you say everything if it's an submissiveness, there's a lot of effort. Correct. There's a lot of armor, I'm not solid.

And this is what leads a person to gender, not just his thinking and his wishes, that I am the best. I don't dress like this. I don't listen to this. I don't talk like this. So I'm the best.

criticizing other people and believing that we are the best. This is not what leads a person to agenda it's armor that leads us to gender. So women are santolina men men s lemma what your hula, so first of all surrenders his face to Allah and face although it's a part of the body, but by mentioning part, the entire body is meant Okay, by mentioning part of the body, the entire body is meant so surrenders himself entirely, entirely to Allah that Allah I am yours. You know, at the end of an email we say, Yours sincerely, truly yours, right, we write such words. Who deserves these words? Allah subhanaw taala. That we are his Allah, I am yours, I belong to you, I surrender myself

to you. So when is the module Allah? Secondly, the second quality of the person who is the best, who who am our sin, and He is a person who is more sin. One who does Hassan, one who does good, good deeds, righteous actions, one who leaves bad things, and who performs good at the level of excellence at the level of excellence with beauty, not to merely get by but to perform at the level of excellence. And how can a person perform good deeds at the level of excellence when his deeds are close to the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu wasallam because what does Allah say Allah the cannula, comfy, Rasulillah, he also atone also, atone has an so what is the way of the Prophet

sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. So who are who are more sin. The closer a person is to the Sunnah, the more beautiful his actions are.

So the more beautiful his actions are, the better he is in the sight of Allah. The third characteristic whatever mill letter, Ibrahima has Hanifa. And he follows the way of Ibrahim alayhis salam, who was Ibrahima listener, Hanif, focused, unswerving focused on the truth on that which is right. No matter what comes his way. He doesn't get diverted. He doesn't get distracted. Rather, he remains focused on the hawk. Does it happen with us? Does it happen with you while you're driving? You know, you're driving on a straight road and there's a right turn and there's a left turn

or a car is going right or a fire truck is going left and you love fire trucks like, Yeah, I'm just gonna follow it. Do you do that? Do you do that? No, you don't do that. I remember a friend of mine was learning how to drive. And this was in Pakistan. And there was a cat or a dog on the side of the road. So she was just looking at that animal. And she didn't realize she was driving towards it. She got distracted. She got diverted. This is not Hanif. Hanif is it with all the distractions coming. You don't move away from what you're doing.

Okay. You don't move away from what you're doing. You remain focused.

Can you think of an example in this context?

A Morrison, how will he be a Hanif?

Yes, everything we have a schedule to do to complete we have deadlines to meet. So with fasting becomes rather difficult. It's not easy to find, especially in summer budgets, our belief and it's like our unswerving oath that we take for the law that no we have to complete it. And we have to do all our worships and laws and everything. Yeah. So you're fasting and then what happens in the middle there's a it's summertime and there's a, let's say, barbecue that a co worker is having and they're like, it's all gonna be it's all halal meat just for you. And you're like, okay, then I want fast. Is that Hanif? No. Who is honey that no matter what happens, no matter what distraction comes?

Ah, that are we. You're at the masjid. You're praying. And you see your friend come? Right. Your friend comes and you're like, are you going to pray? I'm just going to I'm just going to sit down for a while and then sit down and like come Okay, let's sit and talk.

And they're talking and talking and then to the car over and then another to look are over and then another to look are over. Okay, we should go. Able to listen, listen. And then like this, the whole thing over here is gone. Is this Hanif, no way. She got distracted really, really badly. Hanif focused. WHAT THE HON Allah Who Ibrahima kalila. Now notice three things over here Islam or San etbr. Islam, surrender your son, beauty, it d bar following the internal is sincere. The external is beautiful. This person he is the best. And example of the person who was the best Ibrahim on Islam. And when Hebrew Hebrew lesson was like that, what the what Allah Who Ibrahima Halina Allah took

Ibrahim as his Holly Hill as his friend.

Because the thing is that when a person remains focused like this on the truth, and he beautifies his actions, he surrenders himself to Allah. Then what happens? He does become lonely.

He feels left out.

Does it happen to you ever? All your friends are hanging out in the back of the masjid. And there you are standing and praying.

And your friends are talking about something they're laughing about something they went out somewhere and later on you find or you feel so left out. Like man, I wish I was with them too. I wish I could have left those to throw away my mom. I don't know why she saw stricken justice to stand next to me. I can't even go and hang out with my friends. So you feel left out.

You do feel alone. But Allah assures you you will not be alone. Because when you strive towards Allah than what will happen, you will meet him. When you strive towards befriending Allah Allah who will befriend you Ibrahim Rolison was he not cut off from everything and everyone wasn't he? Yes, but what did he get? The friendship of Allah subhanaw taala what kind of friendship He was a Helene Colleen Colleen is from Harlem lamb and Hillel is the gap Okay, the gap between two things it is basically the place of entering into something so for example, your fingers okay. If you space them out there is gap between your fingers right this is what Kala is which is why in will do if a person

has very little water then what should he do he should do fill out of the fingers to ensure that this gap is also wet. Likewise a man when he washes his face and he has a beard What is he required to do? The length of the beard to make sure that the beard hair is also wet. Okay, so this is what Kilala is and Hello Yeah Hey Lou is to pierce the slit to make a hole through something.

When you slit when you make a hole through something then you enter it. Okay, then you enter it. Whatever has got through has entered. And from this is the word hola what is hola Mala? Love, friendship, closeness, because that has entered into the heart.

Some friends you keep

them on the outside, okay? You keep them on the outside of your heart or the edges of your heart. So what happens? They're nice to you, you're nice to them, the doctor you talk to them.

They don't call you. You're like, whatever the goal is somewhere without to like, whatever. You're not too close to them.

But a level of friendship that is deeper. And what is that that the friendship has entered into the heart, the love has entered into the heart and settled there.

close friendship that when you love someone wholeheartedly,

when you crave their company, their closeness when you talk to them, when you share what's in your heart with them. You trust on them, you discuss with them, you share with them. Okay, this is what color is. So Helene is someone who loves and is loved.

And there is no Halil in his friendship, in His love, in his commitment, no gap, in his love in his commitment in his friendship. Because sometimes what happens, some people, they try to make you believe that they're really sincere to you that they are really good friends of yours. But then what happens? They disappear for months and months. Something major happens, they don't even tell you. How do you feel? cheated? Even though you don't want to make a big deal out of it. It hurts. You're like, I thought we were good friends. And they're she's taking a trip for two months. And she didn't even tell me. I'm wondering where she is. And I find out she's in

somewhere.

Okay, or that she's getting married and she never told me.

She just sends me an invitation to her marriage.

She never even told me. So how do you feel really, really bad? So hula is what? Friendship love. In which there is no gap, no inconsistency. There is commitment there is closeness.

Okay, really good buddies. This is what hula is the one who loves and is loved. So what the Hello lovely Brahim. Oculina Allah made Ibrahim Renison, I'm his close friend, it's close friend, very, very close friend.

And when Allah is someone's friend, then who do they need? And what do they need? nothing and nobody else? Allah is sufficient. So what do we learn in this ayah that if we want to be close to Allah, then what's necessary, Islam, your son, it DEVAR all these things are necessary. This is a person who is best in the eyes of Allah Walla Hema for some Allah to fill all And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He doesn't need you. He doesn't need you to strive towards him. He doesn't need you to submit. He doesn't need you to do your son to do it. DBR Allah owns everything. What can Allah be coalition mo HIPAA, and Allah over everything. He is

encompassing, more hatless from your help or how well PA, which is to surround to encompass. So he has encompassed everything he owns everything you ruled over everything you're about that your submissiveness, your beautifulness doesn't benefit him in any way. So who does it benefit then? Who does it benefit? You and I?

Who benefits from the Air sign of the Merson, the Merson himself who benefits from the Islam of the Muslim? The Muslim himself who benefits from the ATR of the motivator, the one who does it favor? He himself benefits. So we're doing ourselves a favor. It's like if someone sets a high goal for themselves, and they strive towards it, who's gonna benefit at the end?

They are their neighbor. Who's going to benefit themselves will benefit.

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everybody listen I shipped on dirt clothes in yeah shaitan is locked lights in the month of Ramadan yes it's like we'll be able to do good deeds so I can give her enough to say just take care of it and then only thing is left is to do a good deed. We see that and hamdulillah with the month of Ramadan Shayateen being locked up. This is the best time to surrender yourself to Allah. And you know how you can remind yourself of this at night when you're going to bed say the Dora Allahumma Islam to lepsy alake Well Allah I surrender myself to you I hand over myself to you during the day, make the DUA while at Achille LAN FC porfa terrain Oh Allah don't leave me to my soul even for the

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When you were talking about getting the first position, I was really thinking about you have a competition between the people when you are doing the good deeds, the you don't have a competition between the people you're fighting with yourself. Yes, because there's always room to do more. Right there's always room to excel and improve