Taleem al Quran 2012 – P20 203E Tafsir Al-Ankabut 10-15

Wamena NASCI and among people is man who yaku he says, I'm a nerd biller he, we believe in Allah for either but when Oh there he is hurt, he is given other Fila he Philippi fie in Allah He Allah meaning in the way of Allah because of Allah.

Okay Fila he meaning for the sake of Allah, just like when you say I love someone filler meaning for the sake of Allah, right for the cause of Allah.

This is feast subete Allah in the way of Allah, right? So some people they say we believe, but then when they are hurt in the way of Allah and by the way, getting hurt in the way of Allah is a natural consequence of iman has been established in the beginning of the sutra, right? So when he's hurt in the way of Allah what happens, Darla. He makes fitna NASCI, the fitna of people, the trial of people, meaning they're opposing him, they're hurting him. They're torturing him their lack of support for him. He makes the fitna off people, Gaza Billa, like the punishment of Allah.

Meaning he thinks he is suffering from difficulty, because he's doing something wrong. So people's hate is God's punishment. People hate me, or they're showing these hate crimes or whatever it is. They're being hateful towards me, because I am doing something wrong.

So he makes the fitna of people as if it was the AR thaobh of Allah. Now when it comes to Allah's punishment, if Allah is punishing somebody, what does it mean? That person should stop what he's doing? Isn't it? So this person, because he thinks that the fitna of people is there the love of Allah? What does he do? He stops the good that he's doing?

Well in and surely if jer anisometropic help comes from your Lord. victory comes from your Lord, some worldly success comes his way. Leia coluna surely they will definitely say in Cana Morocco indeed we were with you mean they say this to the believers? Basically they're saying we were with you, you know, we're so good just like you. So we also deserve a share of this fortune. Allah says oh well ASA is what and laser not Allahu Allah. Is Allah not be our lemma, most knowing B mafioso do rely on the mean of that which is within the so do the trusts of the world's meaning of the creation of the creatures? Does Allah not know what is in the hearts of people? Does he not know who is

sincere and who is insincere? Of course, Allah knows who is truly a believer and who is not.

Now, what is this idea, teaching us this teaching us that when people are tested in the way of Allah, okay. Some people this is how they react. How is it that they react that the fitna off people fitna from people? Like for example, somebody wears the hijab. What happens? Somebody gives a very rude comment. Now the person says, Take that off, and other person comes and pulls it off.

And she wonders,

people hate me. I must be doing something wrong. People are picking on me, I must be doing something wrong. I should take this off.

You understand? So the fitna of people is treated like punishment of Allah.

And when he treats it as if it was a punishment from Allah, then he leaves the good that he was doing.

What is it show about this person? Is he really seeking Allah's pleasure? Or is he seeking some worldly benefit? What is he seeking? Worldly benefit? Because if it was Allah's pleasure, then come as it may, whatever happens, whatever difficulties whatever fitness come in the way a person wouldn't give up. Because what's his target? What's his goal? Lika Allah, isn't it? So then he wouldn't give up.

So for example, if a person puts on their hijab so that maybe they can find a righteous guy to get married to Okay, and if they find somebody hijab seeing what a good choice I made.

And then on the other hand, if because of the hijab, there's problems, can't find anybody take it off.

What is the goal here? Allah's pleasure or marriage? Married? Right?

So the dunya seeker, the person who is pursuing the pleasure of people, what is he afraid of? people's anger, people's disapproval people abandoning him

So he fears their opposition. He fears they're abandoning him to the same extent as he should be afraid of Allah's punishment.

He fears people, to the same extent as he should fear are the biller, the punishment of Allah.

And because of that he leaves obedience to Allah.

Now remember, everything evil in life is not necessarily Allah's punishment.

All right, because sometimes we think, oh, you know what, since I've started coming to this class, my relationship with so and so has really gone bad.

Okay, now, the fact that you're suffering, you know, in that relationship, it doesn't mean that that's a punishment. It's not necessarily a punishment. Everything that's evil in life is not necessarily Allah's punishment. It's a test. That what are we inside? Who are we inside? Because our inner state is only exposed when we're put in difficulties? You know, for example, tomato, you want to peel the skin off? What do you do? What's the easiest way

Beeler nor takes too long.

Oh, put it in hot water,

put it in hot water for like a few seconds, stick it out and prop the whole thing comes out in a second.

Literally, the whole thing comes out in a second. You could just like go like this features, you know, such soft fruit. You can take the skin off so easily. When you dip it in hot water. We are similar. But we are dipped in hot water in some difficulty. And what happens our true reality is exposed. Now on the other hand, everything good in life is not necessarily Allah's reward, is it? No, it's a test that who are we inside? What are we inside? Our reality is exposed. So over here, an example is mentioned that some people when they're tested, they think of those tests as Allah's punishment and they leave what they're doing. They give up they revert to how they were before. But

on the other hand, if they receive something good, then they go join the believers and they say, you know we want the benefits to because they think Allah is happy with them.

There is a difference between fitna of people and our love of Allah.

There is a difference. What is that difference fitna is what a person suffers for the purpose of purification. What is fitna what a person suffers for the purpose of purification. So at times of fitna, like for example, people's hostility towards your hijab or towards your Salah, towards your fasting towards your Islam, what is it that you should do remain firm on how to remain firm? Or that on the other hand, is what a person suffers because of his sin, because of the wrongs that he's doing? So at time of either, what is it that we need to do?

Leave our sin?

You understand? Leave our sin.

Remember that the trials from people, meaning what we hear from people, when we suffer at the hands of people, that is all temporary, isn't it? It'll be over sooner or later. A person says something and they forget about it. But on the contrary, when a person displeases Allah, and Allah as punishment is very, very severe. So just because somebody said, a rude comment, you don't think that oh, this is a sign, it means I should stop?

No, it's a sign that you keep going.

You understand? If you're praying Salah and somebody starts bothering you, that's a sign that you keep praying, you focus on your prayer, not that you stop your Salah, you leave your Salah, you abandon your Salah, you're giving sadaqa and somebody is discouraging you that's not a sign that you should stop doing good. It's a sign that you purify your intention and you keep striving.

All right. So we see that difficulty, sometimes they expose to us our true intentions, that what is really our intention. If I'm seeking Allah, then I keep going. And if I'm seeking some worldly benefit, just notice this no worldly success, then, of course, I will stop. Now this is also a form of schicke

that doing something good for the sake of some worldly benefit, this is a kind of shift alter, this is schicke finia, while irida will cost all right. And this is also very dangerous that a person is doing something like wearing the hijab reciting the Quran, do anything good sadhaka whatever. As long as he gets the support, he will do it. And the moment he finds it difficult, he leaves it so the intention was not Allah The intention was the approval of people. This is a kind of shake, and this is also very dangerous. The Prophet sallallahu Sallam he said whoever acquires knowledge by which the pleasure of Allah is sought, but he acquires it for the purpose of worldly gain.

In then such a person will not smell the fragrance of Jana on the day of judgment, He will not even smell gender. Why? Because of the corrupt intention.

In another Hadith we learned the Prophet sallallahu sallam said Indeed the thing I fear for you the most is minor shake and the people asked yes of Allah, what is minor ship and he said, react, showing off

and such people who are doing something good just so that it can be seen by others, so that others will acknowledge their efforts and that is why they will continue and the moment people criticize they will stop, because criticism to them is like are that you understand, criticism was like are that so this stop? Allah will say to such people on the Day of Judgment, go to those whom you use to show off for in the world and see if you find with them any reward.

Meaning such people will find no reward with Allah. For whatever this tro for in the world. When a year Illumina, Allah says surely, definitely, he will know meaning he will make evident Allahu Allah, meaning Allah will certainly reveal a Lavina Amanu those who believe while AR Allah Manal Munna faking, and surely he will definitely reveal make evident the hypocrites, dusts will continue until the believers are distinguished from the hypocrites. Those sincere are distinguished from those who do just lip service will call and levena Cafaro and those who disbelieve they say Lavina Amanu to those who believe it Debbie Russa Vela now follow our way those who disbelieve they tell

the believers follow our wait just live like us you're free

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do what we're doing it who sub Ilana while nochmal and we shall carry

we will carry haha yeah come your sins. Do wrong for my sake.

And the burden of your sin. I'll carry it on the Day of Judgment.

This is what some people say to others. Allah says wama home and they will not be behind me Lena at all wants to carry men Hazza home from their sins min che in of anything in the home locker the bone indeed there shortly liars, meaning right now they tell you sin for me do this wrong for me. I will suffer from the consequences. No, they're lying. On the Day of Judgment, they're not going to come and protect you. In fact, they will be in trouble themselves. We learned that the disbelievers of Makkah, they said to some Muslims, leave your religion, come back to our religion Follow our way. And if you fear that you will be punished because of this. Don't worry, we'll take care of that we

will suffer the punishment, it will be our responsibility. Allah subhanaw taala says no in the home look at the bone their line. Why? Because of two things. First of all, when they will see the punishment, they will never take it. They will never say give us the share of this person's punishment as well. No, in fact, each person will be trying to offload his sins his burden upon others, which is why in the Quran we learn about people blaming each other.

Right, accusing each other.

And secondly, we learn that one out as he was the rotten wizard, aha, no person shall carry the burden of another meaning each person who has committed wrong will carry his own burden of sin.

And of those whom he has led astray.

So what's the lesson in this idea, then, that even if someone allows you to sin,

even if someone allows you to do something wrong? Never take that offer? Because it's not a real offer? It's not going to work? Think about it in this world. Will anyone say I'll go to jail for you?

Will they ever say that? I'll go to jail for you.

I'll have my license suspended for you.

I'll take the punishment for you. Will anybody say that? And even if somebody says that what will happen when they're brought to court? They'll betray you, isn't it? They'll start blaming the whole world except for themselves.

Oftentimes for graduation, girls astir like parents, if they can take off their hijab and their parents allow them, but the thing is that, like, their parents will not pay the price for them taking off their hijab, it's it's them like the girls themselves, that will so it's like you have to really be sure about what you need to do any This is a very big issue, but we'll just bring it to a smaller level where you know, you press on it and then after maghrib you shouldn't be praying your Sunday right? Many times we leave our sooner because

You know, somebody's waiting for you to talk to you or somebody's just sitting there they're not praying so you say okay, I want pretty much so now either and then you leave it there, leave it.

And then neither of you prayed your son now because of each other. On the Day of Judgment will you be happy with each other I left my son over you. Seriously?

Allahu Allah, who Yama even Babu whom li Bao, then I'll do my best friends on the Day of Judgment will be enemies to each other except for who? Those who have Taqwa, those who have fear of Allah,

that even when they're friends and when they're together, they're having fun. They don't compromise on the rights of Allah. So basically, the lesson we learn over here is never ever compromise. Your Deen your values, what is important to you, because of others, never make compromises for them. Because you make compromises for them.

You're going to suffer, they're not going to suffer. So each person is responsible for himself. Allah says, well, a May Luna, surely they will definitely carry a foul on their burdens with Colin and other burdens. Mara Ali him along with their burdens. Who those who are permitting others to sin.

Those who are allowing others to sin, by the way, who are we to allow somebody else to sin? Are we the legislators?

Are we the legislators? No, we're not. You know, for example, if you don't have a license, and somebody says, Fine, you can drive my car.

You don't have a license, you don't even have insurance, and somebody says, Fine, come drive my car. And may Allah protect you. But if something happens, and you get caught, then what will happen? Both are in trouble.

Is it both people are in trouble. And you can't say Oh, but she allowed me annoying even if she allowed you. You're not supposed to drive because you don't have a license.

Isn't it? Your friend is not the license authority. Right?

Are they? They're not. So while they may know not all of whom they will carry the burden of their own sins, and they will also carry the burden of sins, which sins of those whom they lead astray? While I use Aluna to milk reality? Um, can we have their own and they will be questioned on the Day of Judgment about what they used to invent.

Because this is an invention sin for my sake. Fine, go ahead. Don't pray, fine. Go ahead. Do this wrong thing. I'll take care of it. No, you cannot take care of it. This is a lie.

What occurred I was selling a new hand Isla Comey He Allah says We certainly sent no to his people. Fellow visa vie him and he stayed in them. I'll fascinating 1000 years Illa except hum Sina Alma 50 years. No, Halle Salem stayed amongst us people for 1000 years minus 50. How much is that? 950 years.

Armen year for a ha ha moto fan. So the flood, it sees them have to fan to fan from Profoto to go around. It's basically a tornado a storm or something like that that completely surrounds people for a hot Omoto fan or wahome Lolly Moon while they were wrongdoers for angina who so we saved him ultimately who was saved no Halley's Santa was have a Safina at the end the people on the ship. Would y'all know her a little Lila mean and we have made it a sign for the people of the worlds? What is the sign? What is the sign over here? We think the sign is the remains of the ship.

Okay, okay, that is a sign that yes, this happened for sure. But the sign the lesson over here is more than just the nails and the wood the remains of the ship. What is the sign that what matters is not the length of the ordeal, not the length of the difficulty that we experience in Allah's were, but what matters is the ultimate end. The ultimate outcome 950 years no la salaam struggled in the way of Allah 950 years, not 950 hours 950 years. And that's not a short amount of time.

And ultimately what happened? Allah saved him and the people who boarded the ship, and how many were they? Very, very few. The majority was upon falsehood, and very few people were found the truth, but ultimately they were successful.

So what's the lesson then? What do we need to worry about is the end the outcome, not present comfort?

Not our present situation in the sense that we're just concerned about fitting in. We're just concerned about being accepted. We're just concerned about our state of happiness right now. Yes, it matters but that's not everything it's going to pass what matters is our final outcome. And secondly, that even if we are in minority that a person is struggling alone in the way of Allah, but still he has to board the ship he has to board the ship

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and many times boarding the ship it means bearing a lot of difficulty

but ultimately that is what will save a person let's listen to the recitation of these verses

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if you find yourself in a situation where somebody is telling you to do something that clearly contradicts your religion.

What are you going to do? How are you going to stay strong? How are you going to convince yourself to not give up?

Right three things that you have learned from this lesson, three lessons that you can derive from these verses for yourself to stay strong and not give up. Right.

Okay, I have four things for myself.

If you share with me, I will share with you read.

One of my lesson is that test in life should make me stronger, encourage me to work even harder. Okay. So now you could shorten this rephrase it by this will make me stronger. Okay, I want the words to be like concise, short, so that, you know when you read it, it has an effect on you. It's a source of strength for you. Okay, so this is something that you could write for yourself also. This will make me stronger. Okay, Salam o alaikum. Nobody is going to bear your sins and day of judgment. We are answerable to Allah for our sins. Yes, very true. reminding ourselves of that. So someone's telling me to do something that contradicts my Deen, I'll say no, politely. Then I'll explain my

choices and communicate with them. And then lastly, I'll be firm and patient upon my choice. So how are you going to make yourself firm? So you understand? How are you going to make yourself firm? It's not about what you're going to tell other people. It's about what you're going to tell yourself. Because other people do we have control over them. Do we know we don't but we do I have some control over ourselves. We can tell ourselves. So what are you going to tell yourself to keep your feet firm, that my sins are being purified? Because this is a fitna and

It's not a either, okay, this is a purification. All right?

Have the columella have trust in Allah, okay, I would do two things. The first thing would be to do Tawakoni Allah by making dua and kind of seeking strength in him. And number two, I would like try to show myself the outcome of my actions, okay?

Nothing stays forever. Always remember that, yes, write this down, it is going to help. Trust me write this down, nothing stays forever. I have written for myself, this will pass.

This will pass. So if somebody's treatment of me is really bothering me, really hurting me, really discouraging me, I will tell myself this will pass. Okay, what else can you tell yourself?

It's like a criterion within yourself. You know, this test will show you your true self. Okay. Okay.

How can you rephrase that?

This test is going to show you your true self. For first this one. How could you rephrase that? Because this is also something we learned right? That that tests reveal our reality.

Okay, what is my intention? A question mark. What is my intention?

Okay.

Okay, so you could write something like, I'm doing this for Allah.

Okay, I am doing this for Allah.

Anybody else?

Okay, same thing you could write in a different way in the words of Allah subhanaw taala in the solidity when Oh, Sookie when we're here, I already the Lucha Libre Alameen

remind yourself that Allah has watching and angels are recording you. Okay? Allah is watching. That's a very powerful reminder. Because sometimes when we are alone, and you know, we are the only ones doing something, and we feel afraid. And we feel weak because we are alone. At that time, their source of strength would be my Lord is still watching me. I'm not sure if somebody else has said it. Keep making dua never giving up on keep making dua, good. Anybody else? Something different from some, a couple of things. One is we don't realize something that

we're sending in some other facet of our lives. And if we sincerely make Toba, that would help us getting us out of that test. And also, as you mentioned, before you continue. Recently, I read something that my mother shared with us, don't worry much, but do is the fall much because Allah opens such doors because of is the fall, which he does not open because of

because of worry.

The second one was fixed my relationship otherwise with that person, because if other things are fixed, you can kind of work on one thing. Exactly. You know, it's like, pick your battles.

You know what I mean? Like this particular friend of mine, whenever we're talking about dealing with children, she always has to pick your battles, right? Meaning you are going to have disagreements over something. But do you really want to pick a fight with your child over something like he wants just one more smarty? Seriously? Would you rather fight over that? Or would you rather fight over taking the iPad away from him when it's been an hour? You know what I mean? Pick your battles, choose them wisely. don't disagree over every little thing. Okay, anybody else? This might be a little weird, but you've gone through more? Yes, you've gone through more. Or you could say, people

have gone through more.

It's very encouraging. It's very uplifting to read something like this, when you feel so weak.

I would be thinking that, you know, this is just a test to see how firm you are. Because you know how there's sometimes a situation when there's a group of people, and they're like, we don't think you can do it. And like, you know, how people believe we're like, we don't think you can do it. But internally, you're like, you know what, watch, I'll be able to do it. Right? So it's sort of like you set up a challenge with yourself that you know what, no matter if it's the world against me, I know that Allah has my side and I'll you know, I will be able to do it. So sort of believe that this is a test just to see how far you can stick by what you believe in? Yes. When I was little, my mom

gave me a sticker. And it said I can I will.

I can I will, every time I would read out to Inshallah, I can, I will, inshallah.

So, believe in yourself, also.

Salam alikoum always asked the same question again. Why am I doing this? Yeah. And who is benefiting? Yes, I will benefit Why am I doing this?

And I would say always remember that Allah loves you because I think that's something that people usually

always forgetting the reason that you'd be tested is always remember that Allah has the strongest soldiers.

Yeah, because it's very easy to feel despair in such situations and feel alone and abandoned. But you know, that hadith that whoever Allah wants good for he puts him to trial.

The hack always prevails. The truth always prevails, the hack always prevails.

After a dark and gloomy day, there's always rain, so give it some time and something better awaits. Beautiful.

Don't give up easily. Don't give up easily. You know what you could also write, don't give up yet.

Don't give up yet. Just hold on a little bit longer a little bit longer.

Yes. Just remind myself banishment of the judgment today. Yes, the punishment of the Hereafter is much more severe. have positive support in your life. Seek positive support. Okay.

I have to meet Allah. Yes. This is also what I wrote for myself. I have to face my Lord.

I have to face my lord. Is there any way out of that?

Is there is there any escape from that?

So when I have to face my lord, I better do what he wants me to do. I'm accountable before him.

It'll be a learning process for you for situations in the future. Yes. You know, for example, with us, whenever there is a stressful situation and something difficult happens. And everybody's like stressing out. My mom says, this is also a learning experience. Right? And really, when you remind yourself, this is also a learning experience that even if you're really agitated, you calm down.

To always be grateful and focus on the positive and say, handler, yes, focus on the positive. Okay, good. I'll share what I have written. I have to face my Lord. The greater the difficulty, the greater the reward.

I am responsible for myself. Because generally when we're doing something wrong, we make excuses, right? She's telling me, everybody's doing something different. This is too difficult. Don't make excuses. Remind yourself, I am responsible for myself. And then this will pass. It's not going to last forever.

Just two weeks back, you know, you were having a lot of you know, debate who's gonna win, right? So my students, most of them were non Muslims. They asked what you're going to do if the Harper's gonna come about your hijab, because whenever I teach my students I, you know, put on my black Avaya and going downstairs and teach them. So to some of the student is like, what are you going to do for your top and right? So, once I said to them, Allah, God has all authority. And look what happened that we were not even expecting.

Okay, anybody else? Go ahead.

You don't know when you'll die? Yes. You don't know when you will die.

Allah is the best planner. Allah is the best planner. That is beautiful. Because many times when you're in difficulty, you wonder why is this happening?

Why and you feel that just because something you want, it is not there anymore. You know, everything is going to be a total mess. But know if something is gone, or something has gone, it's part of Allah's plan. And Allah is the best planner. Remind yourself that Allah has faith in you and he believes that you can do it, you know that you can that if Allah put you in it in sha Allah, He will make me go through it. And I trust in Allah. Okay.

Whenever a difficult situation arises and you feel alone, and remember that the teacher is always silent during a test.

So you're not alone.

Okay, do you have nice beautiful paper? Not right now at home?

Do you have it? Yeah. Okay. So I want you to take some paper, beautiful paper, nice, colorful, whatever it is. And in your beautiful handwriting. I don't want you to type and print. I want you to write it with your own hands, because it's different when it comes out of your own hand. Okay, I want you to write down three things that you have gathered for yourself. An eat statement should be less than how many words? Let's put a number to it. Let's put a limit to it. 512 No way.

So it's this idea.

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five to six.

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Okay, I mean, less than eight. Okay, less than eight because I have some which are eight words.

I think they're good. I don't want to take it out on my list. Okay. So eight or less will give you go to nine no problem but don't write essays please. One one line and bring it tomorrow. Bring it when

tomorrow inshallah I want to see it. Okay, inshallah we'll conclude here Subhanak alone will be handed a shadow Allah Illa Illa. Anta foster Furukawa to relate. A Salam alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh