Taleem al Quran 2012 – P05 065B Tafsir Al-Nisa 135

Has it ever happened with you that person whom you're talking to they just, they cut you off and start talking? Yeah. How does it feel?

Does it ever happen? That you're talking, you're telling your friend about something, you're trying to prove your point? And then what happens? The other person, they cut you off, and they start talking, ignoring what you're saying, not listening to you at all? How do you feel? Annoyed, disrespected?

Is that so? So what about the kalam of Allah? If that is being recited? Is it not necessary that we stop and listen? Tell me, is it not necessary? It is. So if we talk while the Quran is being recited? Is that okay? Is it I'm talking to all of you, everybody over here? Tell me Is it okay? That if the Quran is being recited, and we start talking at that time, what does that show extreme extreme disrespect to the book of Allah. And this is something that does not benefit those who want the book of Allah in their hearts.

If we want to understand the kalam of Allah, if we want to practice it, if we want it to become a part of our lives, then we better show respect to the book of Allah.

And I'm very, very serious.

It's been a year and a half and Alhamdulillah we have studied a lot of the Quran and by now we should be showing respect to the book of Allah. And the basic respect is that when it has been recited, listen, and not speak at that time, and not joke at that time.

Everything that we need to discuss now can be delayed, now can be put off for a little while.

So can we make this commitment in sha Allah? Can we please make this commitment? Inshallah.

Because remember, this URL that we're learning the book of Allah, this is sacred knowledge, this is not ordinary knowledge. If you go to study science and math and geography, it might be easier to learn that the Quran why is it that when we start studying, when we start learning, we get so sleepy, or we just don't understand, we read and we read, but we cannot memorize why, because the book of Allah is granted.

granted by who, by Allah, to who to those who deserve it, it cannot be taken, you have to make yourself worthy of it. You have to prove that you want it you have to prove that you will take care of it.

So if we do not show respect, then we can not receive the book of Allah, it will strike our ears, but it will bounce back. It will enter our minds but it will disappear.

And you are spending a lot of time you have made a commitment here. value yourself, value your time, Allah has brought you here. My UD delay will be higher on you, for people for Dean, whoever Allah wishes good for He grants him the understanding of the religion. So if Allah has intended good for you, brought you here, let's show ourselves worthy of it. Let's prove ourselves deserving of this huge favor.

And it begins with respect.

So can we please do this now?

Can we insha Allah What are we are going to do? When the Quran is recited? We're going to listen attentively whatever we're saying, we're going to be quiet. The Prophet sallallahu Sallam would be amongst his family members, sitting with his family members. As soon as the event would be pronounced, the call to prayer was made, Allah was mentioned he would become like a stranger. He would become like a stranger. What does that mean? That he would stop everything he was doing? And disconnect from the people

and go to Allah go to worship him. Likewise, we could be in the middle of some conversation. But when the Quran is recited, then we need to become strangers to the people who are around us. Stop halfway stop in the middle of your sentence stop in the middle of your word, but stop. Nothing else is as important as the book of Allah. When the book of Allah is being recited.

Okay, in sha Allah, is that clear? Is is the commitment in sha Allah that we're going to make? Is it

yes or no?

Okay, good.

Okay,

lesson number 65 Surah two Nyssa is number 135 to 147

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asleep, be persistently standing firm injustice, shahada, Allah Allah He witnesses for Allah, wa salam ala and fusi come I will Wiley, Dany, well, a carabin even if it is against yourself or your parents or your close relatives, but still be fair be just stand for justice Surah Nisa is also known as Subroto, either what Rama, the surah of justice and mercy, why, because in it, many commands are given, through which justice is established, and what is justice by the way, that those who deserve something, they should be given it. So, an orphan deserves his property. So, what is justice, that he is given his property a woman deserves her mother. So, what is justice that she is

granted her mahute It is obligatory upon the man that he gives her the MaHA. So, in this surah, we have learned many, many commands, which essentially establish justice in every relationship for every deserving person, whether man or woman, whatever their role is, as parents as children, as spouses as siblings, whether orphan or widow, whether wife or CO wife, whoever every single person is granted his or her right, deserving share in the Surah. So what does this teach us? That justice is something that is essential in every relationship in every situation. And the thing is that where people are related to one another, where people are dealing with one another, whether it is an

intimate relationship, a close one or distant one, whether it is a temporary one or permanent one, whatever kind of relationship we're dealing, it is what will happen, there will be times when people will have differences, there will be times when there will be disputes and arguments isn't at all, for example, husband and wife, when they get married, do they get married with the intention of fighting and arguing for the rest of their lives? No. The two people when they get married, do they get married with the intention of not giving one another their rights? No. Do people when they get married, they want to make a family, they want to have love, they want to show mercy. This is what

they intend. But what happens soon after disagreements, why? Because people think differently, isn't it? So, every person has been given a mind and every person has gone through different experiences in life that has shaped them differently. As a result, one thing is viewed at differently by two individuals. So as a result, there are disputes, there are differences, whether it is in business, or it is in family matters. In different relationships, there will always be differences in arguments. So at this time, what should be done? What does Allah say? Allah commands all of the believers over here to stand for justice, meaning establish justice, stand up for the truth. Be just

be fair, when people differ amongst themselves when there's a dispute, then be fair and just and Allah subhanaw taala addresses who Yeah, are you Hello, Dina? Um, uh, no, all you who have believed in sha Allah or we have the believers? Yeah. In sha Allah we are. So this means that this command is also for us. What does Allah say? Kuno. All of you should be every single believer, no matter what your position, your role, your status is, in the society, in the family, whoever you are, what is necessary that you have to be Philomena Bill Presley, you have to be persistently standing firm in justice, this word of women is a plural of

a wham have we done this word before? Of course, no woman can forget this word, right. So why Ms. What from coma cough well mean the aim is to stand and remember that this form called worm, the grammatical form called when what does that show? It shows repetition of the action, that the one is doing karma constantly again and again and what does karma mean to stand to establish, so for when the one who repeatedly stands for persistently stands for so much so that it becomes a characteristic of the individual? Like the man is always supposed to be looking after maintaining who the family correct, there is no situation in which he is exempt? Unless there is a like we

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hear that the wife she agrees to for the purpose off? So, okay, so that's a different situation but generally the husband is he ever exempt from looking after the family? Never. So it is his characteristic, it defines him. So all of you be aware mean, constantly persistently standing greatly upholding maintaining utmost, what bilkis Justice, constantly stand up for justice, always speak out the truth always side with that which is right with that which is true. Now the word that is used for justice here is just what is best, we translate it as justice, but there has to be some deeper meaning to it. Now remember that everything and everyone deserves something? Isn't there five

members of a family to our parents, three children? Amongst the children? One is a boy, one is a girl, and one is another boy who is younger, depending on the ages. Okay, depending on the role, depending on the different situations that people are in, have that family, do they not have certain rights? Do they not have certain rights? Yes, they do. For example, one son, the older one is going to university, for example, the youngest one is at home. So the parents are supporting the one who's in university paying his tuition, for example, they're giving him hundreds and hundreds of dollars every month, the youngest one they're not giving him why?

Why aren't they giving the youngest one any money every month? Why? Because he doesn't need it. Correct? Likewise, the father has different rights, the mother has different rights. Now, this is to give every deserving person the right that they deserve.

What is best to give someone their do their right how fully and completely,

fully and completely. What does it mean by this fully and completely, that nothing at all is reduced from their rights. So for example, if the mother deserves respect, than what is best that she is spoken to, with respect, she is dealt with, with respect in every situation of that, that the child is dealing with the mother, he is showing respect. So this means that if the mother wants a glass of water, you go and get it. You don't say Mom, why don't you go get it yourself? Is that this? No? Is that giving them their right? Not at all? Okay, so this is to give someone their due fully and completely. And remember that it gives the sense of avoiding injustice, avoiding zoom.

When you're trying to stay away from zoom, when you're trying to avoid injustice, then what happens? You exaggerate in establishing justice, is that so? When you want to stay away from injustice, then what do you do? You try your best to be fair, for example, a person has two children. Okay, a person has two children. And both are very little. So he guesses one child, but he wants to be very fair. So what will he do? He will quickly go and kiss the other child as well. Why? Because he doesn't want to be unfair.

Okay, you give a gift to your mother. But then you feel like, Oh, I didn't give a gift to my dad, I should also give it to him. Right? Why do you give a gift to him? Because you want to stay away from any kind of injustice. This is what this is. So remember that the difference between pestle and other is that this is such justice, which is done in a very clear and apparent manner. You give a kiss to one child and immediately you kiss the other as well.

Okay, you bring a glass of water that is full to one parent, and you bring a glass of water that is also full to the other parents, and you feel bad if it's even a little bit less. So then you go and fill it up so that it is equal. This is what Chris does. So it has to be just in a very clear manner in a very obvious manner. So that if anyone sees it, they're like, Yeah, this is fairness. This is justice. That if he kissed one child, he gets the other one too. Okay, if he gave candy to one, he gave it to the other one too. So what does Allah subhanaw taala say? Kunal Pawan, Amina bilkis

Be fair, and just stand up for justice, always, persistently, constantly be fair and let it be very obvious and clear.

So be just in what situation,

every situation, whether it is a matter of giving a gift to a child, which is why we learned that once a person gave a gift to the his one child and his wife said that you should give to the other one too, when the Prophet said a lot of son was asked, and he also said the same thing that be fair amongst your children. Okay, so be fair in every situation in every matter.

And this means that when you see injustice, when you see unfairness, then what do you do you speak up against it, you try to stop it. So punakha Wamena, bilkis, so that if you see a co worker being treated unfairly, then what do you do? You say, none of my business? Not my problem, at least I'm not being treated in that manner. Is this what kumoko Wamena Wilgus means? No, it means you stand up, speak up for justice, say that this is not right, that this is unfair.

And who is being told over here, those who believe,

but unfortunately, we have become known as people who are unfair, who are biased, right? Who show favor to some people, and ignore others, isn't it so whether it is in the family, or it is in the workplace, or it is amongst the neighbors, those whom we like, we side with them, we always care about them, and those whom we do not like? We don't even care about them.

This is so much so that if a parent is happy with one child, they will give that child everything just because he's a boy. And if there happens to be a girl, then what will they do? They will not give her anything. They will eliminate her share of inheritance. Treat her as if she's a burden on them. Is this justice? Not at all? This is not justice. So Kuno aware Amina will best be upholders maintainers of justice in all situations. Likewise, when it comes to marriage, when it comes to treatment of in laws, that what happens

that there could be two girls in one house. One is a daughter, and one is the daughter in law, both could be of the same age or similar age. The daughter in law even has children or she has school to go to. But what happens she is expected to cook and clean and work in the house. And the daughter is exempted why? Oh, she's gonna get married, and then she has a whole life to work. So let her be free right now and let her enjoy the house of her parents is this fairness? This is not fairness it happened in some cultures.

Likewise, they may not be living in the same house, the daughter in law might be living in her own house, and the daughter may be living in her own house. But what happens when something's going on in the family than the daughter now is expected to show up to always be there to host the guests to entertain everybody and the daughter? Well, she's too busy. She's too busy. Really? She's too busy. Is that so? Why is that the daughter in law, her work or her studies are ignored.

So unfortunately, such injustice is very, very common in our households, in our workplaces, in our community centers in our massages even What does Allah say? Kuno chouette Amina bilkis Be maintainers of justice be upholders of justice, not of your desires, not of your own personal likes and dislikes, but of justice punakha Wamena Bill Desley Shuhada al Illa meaning be witnesses for the sake of Allah Shahadat Flora enough showerhead who is Shahid one who testifies so if there is a matter of dispute, and a person is brought to give testimony to testify in favor of or against someone. So when he's testifying, when he is appearing in court with his testimony, he should do so

for whose sake Lilla he for the sake of Allah? What does this mean? If a person is going to testify for the sake of Allah, what does it mean? He wants to do it in order to please Allah. And if he wants to please Allah with his testimony, then he has to speak the truth. And he has to be fair, and just but if a person is

Going to give the testimony for the sake of his friend, or for the sake of benefiting himself, then there's a great chance that that testimony will not be true. It will not be accurate. Does it happen? It happens, even in family problems, right? Like, for example, the parents don't get along with their son. They always get along with their daughter. Okay? And then what happens? The son is accused of something, or he is blamed for not doing something. So what happens? The daughter feels that yeah, this is the time where I can prove myself to be really, really good. And I can prove him to be the worst person ever so that he's not given anything and I'm given everything. So what did

she say? Yeah, I saw him doing that.

Whereas she never saw him doing that.

She doesn't speak the truth. Why? Because she's not doing it for the sake of Allah. She's doing it for the sake of satisfying her parents for the sake of satisfying herself. What does Allah say? Be shahada, Allah, Allah, be witnesses for the sake of Allah. So when you give testimony, do so in order to please Allah, do so out of his fear that he knows the truth, so I better offer the truth. Don't do so in order to impress her please people. false testimony, why is it ever given out of fear of people?

Isn't it think about a different court cases? Why is false testimony ever given to please people or out of fear off people but Allah says be Shuhada Lilla he,

even if wallow Allah unphysical a whim Wally Dany will occur Robin, even if this justice, this truth, it goes against yourself.

What does he mean by this? It goes against yourself, that when you're Upholding justice, you're going to suffer. When you're justifying the truth, when you're giving true testimony, you're going to suffer. Whereas if you were to utter something false, you would be at a great advantage. But Allah says No, still uphold the truth, even if it is against yourself, or will validate your own parents, meaning your testimony would mean that your parents would be proven guilty. Even in that situation, you have to speak for the truth. While a Caribbean and the close relatives or club in Florida have a club, close relatives. Now what happens? Many times we see injustice, right? We know

what the reality is. But still we do not speak up. Why? Because we are afraid our parents will get offended. What will the community say? Isn't it's all it is the fear of displeasing people. It is the fear of dis honoring the community, which makes us speak that which is false, which makes us side with injustice. But what does Allah say? Even if it goes against yourself, your own parents, your own close community members, still you have to speak up for the truth. Ian comes on again. If he is rich, who is rich, the person whom you are testifying against? Or testifying for?

Alpha parent or poor? Who the person who you're testifying for or against Okay, the people who are the disputants basically, so econ Rani and opha Kieron phala who Oh levy Hema, remember that Allah is more worthy of both what is hola from well Nam? Yeah, hola. Closer.

Hola the one who is closer who is Wali, a close friend so hola closer. So whether the person is rich or poor, the accused or the disputants? Whoever they are, whether they're rich or poor, remember that Allah is closer to them closer to them, then who? Then you?

Because what happens is that sometimes we don't speak up the truth. We don't uphold justice. Why? Because we want favor of the rich or we feel pity for the poor. We see a poor person doing something wrong, and we hide their crime. And instead, we blame the rich person.

Does it happen? Sometimes it happens. Why? out of pity for the poor, but what does Allah say that he is closer to the poor person than you are? Meaning that he is

is more merciful to him than you are, he is more sincere to that poor person than you are.

Because what prevents people from justice, either pity or seeking favor of others? isn't at all. But what does Allah say? Let the spitting out stop you. And let the seeking others favorite not stop you. Because remember, Allah likes those individuals more than you. He is more concerned about their well being than you. You are not more merciful than Allah. You are not more fair and Justin Allah, Allah is more just he is more merciful. So you have to disregard the social status, the financial status of the person who is guilty, who is wrong, and instead you have to stand up for the truth.

You have to stand up for the truth as Canadian or European for Hola Hola. Hola. Mahima. Another meaning of hola Bhima is that Allah is more deserving. Allah is more deserving, deserving, then who then the poor person than the rich person? What does it mean? That if you think about it, a poor person, what does he deserve? Help 38 support a rich person, what does he deserve respect that his honor, is never harmed is never injured, that his image is never destroyed. Right? But Allah is more deserving, that we don't dishonor him, that we obey Him that we show respect to him, that we are concerned about his rights, we are very concerned about the rights of the poor, but we should be

more concerned about the rights of Allah. So when Allah has told you to be fair, than be fair, in every situation, ie a conversion ofa kealan For hola hola, hola be Hema, therefore, fill out that W el Hawa. So, do not follow the desire do not follow the desire, what is this desire referring to your wish to incline towards one person even though they are wrong, even though they don't deserve that support? Don't follow this desire why and 30 Loo lest you be unfair 30 No, this is not from either rather it is from the master or dual and or dual from the same route or in the inland but through dual means to deviate to turn aside to stray from so do not follow the desire because if you

will do so, then you will stray from what from the truth you will deviate from that which is correct. So don't follow the desire. Why? Because desire prevents a person from justice. Desire prevents a person from justice. For example, love, is it a desire? Is it a desire? Yes. Okay. So you love your sister.

Okay. But you know that she is guilty? She is wrong

in what she's doing. And when she is held responsible for it, you say no, no, no, no, she's not wrong. She did this because of this. And this reason, she is innocent because of this. And this reason. So your love for your sister is making you commit injustice. Correct? Is that so? Okay? Likewise, hate is hate a desire. Yeah. It's a state of the heart right? And desires are in the heart. So hate does it prevent a person from justice? A lot. For example, a person hates their who

come on give me relevant examples. Who do people generally hate? Neighbor? Not really. We were so indifferent to our neighbors.

Okay, mother in law. Anybody else? Okay, cousins, maybe an aunt, maybe an uncle and his haters for a reason sometimes. Okay, that maybe they've been unfair. All right, maybe they have been very rude. Maybe they have done something that has really hurt you. So as a result, you just have this hatred in your heart. By the way, don't accept that hatred. Get rid of it. Okay. But anyway, this hatred, does this prevent a person from being just always that whenever something goes wrong, what happens? Then? It's because of them. Even their presence will be a reason. Right? You will say Oh, because she was here. I got so nervous. And as a result I got you know, I said such and such.

Because they're here. This is why it's such it's such as happening. They bring it whenever they see me my children Maya

What's my family members they give us is evil eye.

Right? Or they have some gin with them or something they do say,

correct. This is what people assume all the time. Hate leads to false accusation, which is injustice.

So this is why Allah says valid that the beautiful Hawa and tardiness, don't follow the desire, because then you will be unfair. Whenever you are siding with someone, or whenever you are siding against someone, always question yourself, Why am I siding with them? Just because they're my brother, just because they're my sister, just because they're my child, just because they're my this or they're my that is that the reason? It should not be the reason

it should not be the reason we should side with the one who is upon the truth. And we should be against the one who is upon the falsehood, who is upon that which is wrong. Who is guilty. Don't side with your desires. Don't follow your desire.

That before siding with any one party always hear out what both have to say. Always look at the situation and then decide what you're going to do. So fell out at the mural Hawa and 30 Lu, were in Telugu and if you distort the Wu Liang, well yeah, la el we what does it mean? To bend to flex to turn? Okay.

Yell guna LT Netta, humble kita they twist their tongues with the book. What does it mean? That they mispronounce the words they distort the words. So what Intel Whoo, if you distort, distort what your testimony that you have to testify and you distort your testimony.

Right. So the words are not pronounced clearly, and thus misunderstood. The testimony is distorted out already a little or you turn away you refuse to give the testimony you go in hiding. You were the only person who saw who witnessed but you go in hiding or you refuse to testify. If you distort or you refuse for in Allaha then indeed Allah cannot be met are Medina hubiera he is ever aware of whatever that you do. In terms of Bukhara we learned earlier we may have to have in no effing one called boo, the one who conceals the testimony, who saw who witnessed who knows what happened, but still he conceals that testimony, then he is sinful in his heart, such a person has committed sin.

The Prophet sallallahu sallam said the best witness is he who discloses his testimony before being asked to do so. Meaning he speaks the truth. He lets it be known before he is asked to do so. Before he is forced to come to court and testify. He says the truth from the very beginning. He says the truth. So what are the main lessons that we learned in this? If? Let's summarize it's a long verse many lessons, starting from the beginning, what do we learn? Raise your hands. Yes,

that all believers must stand up for justice, in what situations

every situation every place, whether you're living in a Muslim country or a non Muslim country, because unfortunately, when we're living in a non Muslim country, we exempt ourselves of all Islamic laws, we say, oh, wish to claim so we don't have to follow the commands over here. But this is not the case. You have to uphold justice even over here. So if you see a Muslim committing a crime, then you can't say Oh, but they're Muslim.

They are guilty. They're guilty. When we give testimony than testify for the sake of Allah alone, for the sake of Allah will ensure that you speak the truth. And you do it out of his fear to earn his pleasure. So you speak that which is accurate, according to reality. What else do we learn in this verse? Somebody from here, what comes after shahada Allah

that don't justify for or against someone. And as a result, you are distorting the testimony based on the social or financial status of someone.

Before that, there's one more lesson that we learned

that be fair and just speak out the truth, even

if you're going to suffer, even if your parents will suffer, even if your close relatives will suffer.

Be fair and just no matter what. Remember that hadith in which a woman committed theft, right, and the punishment was to be established on her. The punishment was to be given, but because she was of a high social class, the people requested the Prophet sallallahu Sallam to please excuse her and give some other punish

Then, what did he say that even if my own daughter Fatima wants to commit theft, I would execute the same punishment upon her. So it doesn't matter who it is, if they're wrong, they are wrong. What else do we learn?

Don't think that you're more just or you're more fair than Allah. Allah is more just he is more fair. He is more merciful.

What comes after that for Allah who hola be Hema that be concerned about Allah's rights? Philanthropy will however and 32 What do we learn from this desire prevents a person from justice? So whenever we are deciding a matter inclining towards one or the other, then question yourself, why? Is it because I like them? Is it because there is a favor? Is it because there's an advantage that I'm gonna get from this? Yes. I was just thinking how a lot of the times even when you do get into a fight with siblings, you say, Okay, fine, I will tell you know, mom this or I'll tell dad this, but what's in it for me? What do I get? Based on that? You know, you side by the older one or

the younger one? Yeah. Or that, you know, you better not tell them that I did this, and I won't tell them that you did this. All right. Or that chocolate bar? You give it to me? And I'll it'll be as if nothing happened. All right. So no, no matter what you gain, no matter what you suffer, still stand up for justice. And then what do we learn, do not distort the testimony, do not turn away from testifying, because Allah knows. I think it's worth mentioning that when you're standing up for justice, or giving a witness statement, or whatever it is, um, your intention should not be to harm the person that you're witnessing against, and do it like maliciously with the intention to, you

know, make them look bad or whatever or exaggerate, take revenge them as well. So basically, your personal feelings should not come in the way never, your personal likes or dislikes should never ever come in the way if they're coming in the way, then you're not doing it for Allah, you're doing it for yourself. Let's listen to the recitation then we'll continue.

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So this verse, What does it teach us about the importance of justice? And it describes very clearly what justice is. And if you go into the depths of it, there's many, many lessons to be learned, which is why we see that today at Harvard Law School. This verse is written on a wall. Did you know that this verse is written on a wall at Harvard Law School? Why? Because this verse speaks about what justice is what fairness is, it teaches us what it is to be fair.

As Salam Alikum I just want to share a story of what happened this week, one of the my country sister, she came to Canada, her children brought her her daughter brought her so we here she went shelter, and she called her daughter police, and she caused her daughter trouble and we saw, you know, sad and the way we hear everything like her fault. So he said, Let's go to the shelter. We went shelter. And then when we talk to her it was different story than we heard. She was crying and she said they like they said, we brought you here to take care of our children and to clean the house. You know, the money was spent, they knew we could not voted for a down payment. And this and

that. And I was shocked. Like we have to hear from both sides. We can't just judge because we hear from one side.

And what kind of justice is this that a mother is brought? And she's told that oh, we spent so much money on you. So now you have to cook and clean for us and be like a maid at the house. Is this the kind of respect that a mother deserves.

And if she calls for help, she is accused