Taleem al Quran 2012 – P28 281D Tafsir Al-Saff 10-11

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We learned at the beginning of the surah that there were some companions who expressed their desire to know that which Allah subhanaw taala loves a lot. Why does a person wants to do that? Which Allah loves a lot

in order to be saved from painful punishment.

So Allah tells us, yeah, you have Nadine Manu. How do you look on Shall I tell you about a tiara that's going to save you from our Durban Aleem. I don't look is from the root letters, that lamb lamb from the word eat land, not England, this is done.

And eat learn is to point out to show to direct to inform.

So Should I inform you about at Jarrah, such a tiara, such a trade such a bargain, whose profit is that don't G come in either oven or leave it will save you from the punishment, which is painful, which painful punishment is this punishment of the Hereafter punishment of hellfire punishment of the grave? Don't G komen or there have been early.

If you look at it, the word to genre has been used over here.

Business trade, business, trade, it demands a lot of time and dedication from a person.

Look at any businessman, any person who has a business, whether it is a real estate, or it is of selling cars or anything that he's doing. It requires a lot of time, as well as dedication from him. A lot of sacrifice, a lot of effort, a lot of skill. It requires him to be learned. It requires him to be alert. It requires him to be sharp, it requires him to use his mind. And if you think about it, sometimes it's almost inconvenient to do it.

Having a business is almost inconvenient. Why? Because it takes so much of your time, it takes so much of your energy. You think of other people who work nine to five, so much of their week goes and what? Just working. And at the end of the week, perhaps they're doing some work, which they don't really like. But why is it that they do it? Because it is necessary.

Similarly, when a person has invested in a business, he has to spend time away from his family, he has to work at odd hours, he has to be concerned about meeting deadlines. There's a lot of tension, a lot of worry. But it's all worth it. If you think about it, the easiest solution would be to not do it. Don't have a business, don't have this trade don't work there. And at the end have no money. But is that really good? No. When you have invested your time and money and energy in a business, yes, it's very hard. It's very difficult. But the result, the profit that you gain at the end, the money that you get at the end, it's all worth it.

Sometimes we see that people, they will spend time away from their family, they will put in so many hours and doing their work. But they will do it anyway. Why because they want to become wealthier. They want to live in luxury, or they want to provide money and luxury to who to their children to their family.

So the job requires a lot from a person.

And it would be convenient to not do it. But you have to do it. If you want to survive. If you want to achieve something great.

If you want the profit at the end, if you want the benefit at the end. And sometimes we see that people the business that they're doing, they get all that money. Okay? But even if they don't get that money, regardless of the money, why is it that they're doing it? Because it gives them a sense of fulfillment?

A sense of achievement that they have actually done something in a sometimes I wonder, I look at some people on my show, they're doing really well when it comes to the dunya they're spending time here they're traveling here, they're constantly making more and more and more money, and where their children at home and where are they always traveling? When do they get to see their children spend time with your children, perhaps on the weekends,

rarely on the evenings. But why are they doing it? Why?

Because it gives them a sense of accomplishment.

It gives them a meaning of purpose. And at the end the profit that they gain the career that they're building. That's what is most important to them.

So Allah subhanaw taala tells us over here he asks us, should I tell you about a tiara?

And that's the genre. If you invest in it, if you put your mind and energy and skill and everything into it, what's the profit? What's the result that you will be saved from the painful punishment.

There are those people who do business to grow in their dunya. There are those people who have a business so that they have profit, they can make more money. They started with a million dollars, they want 6 million, they want 10 million. They want their money to grow. This is why they're doing that business. But Allah subhanaw taala over here offers us an opportunity.

He points out a different kind of Tiara whose profit whose result is not this duniya. But what is the profit? What is the profit after security in Africa, to G komen or there have been a mean, it will save you from the punishment that is very painful, meaning the profit is the benefit is that your alcohol will be secure. And this profit is guaranteed. This benefit this outcome is guaranteed, because it's an all profit, no loss investment.

If a person has a business in dunya, Are there risks involved? Huge risks, big risks, he doesn't even know if he'll actually make any profit.

It's quite possible that he'll end up in that

it's quite possible that you will end up with a huge liability.

The profit is not guaranteed.

But over here, we see that this to Jarrah, Allah says to G komen or they have an ally, you do this trade, you make this bargain, and the Prophet is guaranteed.

And what is that, that you will definitely be saved from the punishment of the Hereafter from the painful punishment. But just as any trade demand something from you, this straight also demand something from us.

If you want to make a lot of money,

does it demand something from you? Of course, similarly, if you want to be saved from the other tab of the akhirah, that are that will Aleem, then you have to do something as well.

There is something that is required of you. And remember, the greater the goal of a person, the more his business demands of him.

If a person wants to make just a few $1,000 Every month, just a few $100 He doesn't perhaps have to put in much effort, but if a person wants to make an millions, then what does he have to do? Put in a lot more effort and energy. So look at the results than G komen and Evan Aleem and this requires something from you. So over here Allah is asking us, yeah, are you Alladhina amanu? Hell are the look of Allah Tada rotten to G komen, are they having a name? Allah is asking us, Allah is offering us are we interested?

Are we?

Are you sure? Because Allah is offering? Hell I do look on? Shall I tell you? Should I inform you just right and somebody comes up to you and says, Let me tell you about a business you put in a little bit of your money and results guaranteed. Guaranteed.

What will you say? Tell me tell me how much money is needed? Isn't it? We'll accept immediately we'll offer our money immediately even if it means for some people selling their gold jewelry and getting that cash and investing that they will do it. Allah is asking us over here as well how are the locum and if you're interested, that Allah tells us took me know in a villa he will assume the he

that you should believe in Allah and His messenger.

The first thing that you have to do is that you must have the right Iman took me no one had been there he was a Sufi. And remember believing does not just mean affirming. Belief does not just mean to affirm but what does it include? Acceptance submission as well.

So do what is required of this EMA and as well, Eman and Allah requires a person to do certain things. Eman in the messenger requires a person to do certain things, don't me know and I've been there he was SULI he don't let your Eman fade away. Maintain it. Keep reviving it. Believe as you should believe and prove your iman as well.

So the first thing

Amen. Secondly, what would he do if he subete Allah and you strive in the Cause of Allah, you have to do this if you want that Prophet, this is how you have to invest. What that what will he do in a FISA beat Allah He, you have to strive in the way of Allah. But how be unwelcome were Infoseek along with your wealth, your properties, and also your lives. You have to spend your money. And you also have to spend your time and energy. And when you will do that, then he complain on the calm, that is better for you, that is best for you. In quantum tharla Moon, if you know

this is the best thing that you can do. Because if you don't invest in this era, then you would be losing out, you will be in loss, you will be with nothing.

If a person has an opportunity to invest in a trade in a business, and he does not invest, then what will happen. His money, whatever he had at the beginning is the same. It hasn't grown. Perhaps he has used part of it. And he's left with less. Isn't that a loss for him? Yes. But if he had taken advantage of that opportunity invested his money, isn't that better for him? Yes, it's difficult. But is it not worth it? Yes, it is worth it.

Just recently, somebody was telling me about this particular place that somebody bought for just a million dollars and did a few things to it and sold it for 6 million.

And in a matter of just a few weeks,

from 1 million to 6 million. And this other person had the opportunity somebody they knew had the opportunity to buy that same place. But they said No forget about it too much work that didn't bother and look at the weak opportunity to have lost.

Imagine from 1 million they made 6 million and this other person user sitting with his million.

It says there so Allah says Daddy come highroller come in content, darling. Well, that's much better for you. It's worth it in content, Darla mood.

Now over here, two things are mentioned that do things you have to do in order to secure your data

in order to be saved from painful punishment. Do things you have to do. First of all Eman and secondly, do you have what to J do on a piece of meat in Lehi be unwelcome or unphysical. Now, what does it mean? Why do you have

do you have as you know, is of different types, and it is to struggle? It's from Jehovah, Jehovah

to struggle to endeavor to put in one's maximum effort in accomplishing something or in removing some harm. This is what you had this. Now earlier in the Surah what was mentioned

what was mentioned be dal, what does Allah like in Allah your Hibbeler Dena ukata Luna feasability is often unknown Banyana muscles, the girl was mentioned earlier. Now what is being mentioned, Jihad and Jihad is broader. It's a broader term that includes the girl as well. It is to put an effort at a large scale to promote the deen of Allah, according to the situation, and according to the time that a person is in.

If you think about it, if you had meant only PETA over here, then the I would apply to only men, because who is required to go for PETA? The men so the women will be left out and that's not exactly fair.

So Jihad over here, remember, is not just referring to PETA, but it's referring to any endeavor any effort that a person puts in, in order to serve in order to promote in order to protect the religion of Allah to Jahai Dona fie Sabine and lay the way of Allah be unwelcome or unphysical. And you spend your money and you also spend yourselves

you spend for the cause of Allah, and you also personally take part in jihad.

Now many people as Muslims, what do they do? They just stop after Iman.

They think that because I'm a believer, I have said La Ilaha illa Allah, I observed the five pillars, therefore inshallah I'm going to paradise.

Okay. But does that guarantee being saved from the punishment? Does that guarantee being saved from the punishment? It doesn't.

We know that a person who believes in Allah who has even the slightest amount of faith, eventually you will be taken out of hellfire, isn't it so? But does it say that a person who has faith would not be punished? Does it say that? No. He may be punished

It's up to Allah, he may be punished for the wrongs that he has done. And we have learned about the description of the Hellfire. Is it really a place worth going to?

Even for a moment, even for a second, it's not worth going to, it's not even worth seeing. You see it, you'd be traumatized. So what is it that a person has to do on top of iman in order to be saved from the punishment? What is that he has to do? Jihad.

And that's what's mentioned over here

that move on, have a greater goal. Don't just be content with practicing Islam in your personal life, no, have a greater goal. And what is this Jihad that a person must strive to protect, and promote and serve the religion of Allah, this is what you heard would include.

This is jihad, and remember that it will take different shapes and different form depending on the time and the place that a person is in. This is just like a business, that when a person starts a business, can you just start any business at random?

Like, for example, a person goes to a place where It never snows, and he's selling winter jackets?

Would it work?

No, it will not work, what is needed over there something else.

So when a person starts a business, he has to do that one which is relevant to the place, which is relevant to the time, the need,

if he is providing something that people don't need, if he is selling something that people don't like, if he's selling something that is out of season, if he's selling something that is not at the right location, then will his business prosper, it will not prosper.

Many times when people start a business, what do they do before that they do a survey,

they do a survey to make sure that what they want to sell is actually needed.

When it's needed, it's at the right time place everything only then it will be profitable. And if a person does not care about these things, then his efforts will be useless at the end he will only be frustrated because he will not see any results.

So similarly, what to do in a visa vie the labor and well he can what unphysical what does it mean that a person does that for the deen of Allah, which is needed.

If the situation if the time demands like for example, at the time of the Prophet sallallahu Sallam to fight, do that, but if the situation if the time circumstances they demand from a person that he right, he should speak he should learn he should teach he should talk to people he should communicate with people then that is what should be done.

So what to die he doing a visa vie the labor and welding and what unfussy come and two things must be invested in this your wealth, as well as your time, your energy, your life. You dedicate yourself to the mission.

When you dedicate yourself, only then will you be able to bring something and we see that when it comes to jihad, we Sabine Larabee and Malika one physical, that a person has to be realistic and practical as well. Then he has to see what is possible, what is needed, and do that.

You know, sometimes people have big plans, big ideas. We have been doing these meetings with all of you. And

we've been asking students, what is your plan? What do you want to do? And mashallah, some ideas are very good, starting something for the community, writing something, making a center, very good ideas.

But if you think about it, is it practical?

Sometimes I listen to these ideas, very good. But are there practical for you in the situation that you're in, given the time and the ability that you have given the resources that you have? Is it? Perhaps not? May Allah give you that Orpheus May Allah? Allow it for you? May Allah make it possible for you, however, a person should be realistic look at his situation, where am I? What do I have? What's the need? What can I do?

And sometimes you have to start very small. You know, for example, when a person wants his business to grow, how does he start very small, selling, for example, bracelets, selling pins, selling little little things, and then eventually grow bigger and bigger and bigger.

We have big ideas. We want to jump to them. When we can't get them done, we collapse and we get nothing done.

This is unfortunately the state of many people. They're not realistic, they're not practical. So we have to do jihad thou in the most practical way. And sometimes it is done by how, for instance, even starting off by marking best papers starting off by standing

At the phone desk, taking phone calls, sometimes it is by, you know, writing something, by checking something by editing something, because that is the need.

You know, for example, a person's desires, I want to write a book. Okay? If you want to write a book, you know how difficult it is, remember that lady who came and told us before that perhaps what can you do?

For instance, there are so many things that need to be published over here, they need to be edited, they need to be looked at, they need to be revised, you know, start small, be realistic, put your contribution in that. And when you will put your contribution in that Allah will give you more traffic.

And from there, your work will grow. But if you want to jump to something very big, you will never be able to get anything done.

So be realistic, be practical, do that which is needed, do that which you are capable of.

And also, remember the circumstances that you're in that what do your circumstances allow you to do?

Just like a person when he starts a business, when he looks at his circumstances? What can I do? Can I actually travel everywhere? can actually open three stores? No, I can only open one, I can only afford the rent of one.

Similarly, look at your situation, being a woman, being a young girl, being a mother, being a wife, what is possible for you.

You know, sometimes I see girls and make huge plans. You know, I'm going to study for three years, and I'm going to do hips. It's going to take two years, and I'm going to go here, I'm going to do this. I'm like, You know what, that seven years and before that you'll be married with children. And your family is not going to look at the plan that you have. And if you have such a huge plan, and you get married halfway through and you end up with your children, then you won't be able to get anything done. Then it's your juggling to collapse. Should it come to an end to come to a stop? No, it should not.

So be realistic and practical. And look at the circumstances that you're in. This is very, very important.

We learned earlier about banana muscles working together. And remember that when people are working together, Yet Allah Hiva called Jamar, the help of Allah the assistance of Allah Azza Allah's hand is on there, meaning he protects them, He guides them, He shows them the way there's baraka and their efforts.

So the best way of doing jihad is that you start something yourself alone, you're not going to get much done.

The best thing is that something that's already going on, you contribute in that. Because when you will contribute in that when you will work along with other people, you will get training, you will learn many things, many things.

You know, for example, there are many girls who say, Inshallah, after the course I want to teach very good, I want you to whatever you've learned, this is what we've been emphasizing. Pass it on. But before you can pass it on, don't you think you need to revise? Don't you think you need a little bit of training, of course you do.

Remember that a plant when it grows gradually, then it's firm. And if something is put on steroids and it grows within a day or two, then what happens to it at the end of the season finished within a few days finished.

But a plant that grows gradually, something that grows gradually step by step it is more firm, it is more stable, it is more able.

Therefore, remember this banana muscles as well.

And we see the Sahaba Lila I know that how they all work collectively as well.

When the Prophet sallallahu Sallam before doing Kegel how he said was happy we provided our beloved homework to him to Medina. And when they went there, they started teaching it was the two of them together.

They started teaching over there, many people became Muslim. And Muslims were together in Medina and then later on the Muslims and ever Cynthia even they came and joined them, because you have to be together because when you're together, you're stronger, you can get more done.

But when each person is doing one thing here, one thing, their efforts are divided.

Results are also limited.

You cannot get much done all by yourself.

Because remember, when it comes to teaching, for example,

we just look at it from the lecturing point of view. But behind that, along with that there are many, many things that need to be done. Believe me.

For example, if I wasn't teaching here, with all the people here with all the supporters, I wouldn't be able to do it.

If you would tell me go and record at your own house this lecture given for two and a half hours, I wouldn't be able to do it because I need to help other people. I need somebody to look after my child. I need somebody to tell me Okay, from where to where I need somebody to help me with my work. When you work together. You can get something done.

But if each person is thinking No, no, my thing, my thing, my thing, then you end up with nothing.

So, do you have how is it to be done? Be realistic, Be practical. Look at your circumstances.

Look at your ability. Look at the skill that Allah has given you don't imitate. But look at the special skill that Allah has given you. The talent that Allah has given you and figure out a way as to how you can use that to serve God.

Sometimes we think the way to serve tea is only teaching. No, that's not the only way.

If you think about it, for people to teach your study here, are there so many people working here who are doing different things, there are people who are making the food, selling the food, there are people who are looking after the children, the other people who are maintaining the place all of that is necessary.

And remember that anything that you're doing, whether it is from teaching to cleaning to maintaining to looking after the children all of that is what

your contribution

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Come on. McKeel saying about the data set for download. Sometimes they're saying okay, if I have this I have this I have this I'll do it. They said one person said okay, I'm gonna make total free phone number and ask the people Okay, let's get the free clock run. Is it okay if this lot of people will interesting they will call you to so many people to answer the phone. Okay, if they have answer a Yep. This people to answer the phone. Okay, they wanted for Quran. So how many 1000 Quran europei make it ready for them. And after that, you have to send it think about you have post money to send it to every house, they want it and it will be free delivery. The idea is good, but you have to

think who you're going to do it. Yes, sometimes the ideas are very good. However, they're not practical. And for that you need to be with those people who have experience who can tell you if it's practical or not just like if you want to start a business do to start something yourself. What do you do?

You speak to who experienced people

have their human said when he came here you said that Dow is bigger than all of us. That you know, the Dow is such a thing that not one person cannot handle it. Two people cannot handle it. It's bigger than all of us even combined together. And only Allah subhanaw taala can help.

So for that reason, we all must come together instead of starting everything on our own.

So to Jaya he doing a visa vie de la Hebei, unwelcome or unphysical, then he compiler come in kuntum tharla. Moon.

And remember that whenever a person starts something for the sake of Allah, serving the deen in any way, initially, he will find it difficult.

Initially, he will find it difficult just like any business, that initially it's very risky, very difficult. You're not used to it, you're still learning, you're still trying to figure things out. But then eventually, it gets easier.

The first year, very challenging. The second year less challenging. Third year is like a breeze.

Similarly, you know, for example, it happens with some others, the first child is so difficult.

I remember somebody was saying, there was this girl, she had a baby. And she would always ask this lady, what do I do? What do I do? What do I do? She will tell her have another child, he will have another one and everything will become easy for you. Because the first one is always difficult. Everything is challenging. You have the other one the second one? Well, what's the big deal?

There? Third one, what's the big deal?

So this is what happens initially you find it difficult. But gradually you adjust gradually you learn.

So remember, when you do something for the sake of Allah, do you have visa vie the law, it will be difficult initially. But Allah will create ease because when the Dena Jaha do fina, then the unknown Selena,

those who strive for our cause we guide them to our ways.

I was thinking jihad is still exerting at your utmost right? So while you're saying, Yes, it has to be realistic, it'll still be look at your circumstances. Some people think of that right? Okay, right now, where circumstances are not very suitable. So I'll do it a little bit later. But because sometimes we fail to bring ourselves to that level of exertion to the utmost level, right to exactly the utmost level. And I was thinking, um, well and unforce Allah subhanaw taala has mentioned both, we love them both. Sometimes we want to spend and we don't want to spend out of our like, you know, we say their health reasons we're not able to or other reasons. Sometimes we want to volunteer but

then if someone says, oh, there's a this particular event and you know, let's all pitch in then it's like, aren't we already volunteering? Yes, that both things have to be contributed your physical effort, as well as your money. You have

To put in words,

and, as mentioned, that you have to put in your maximum effort. Sometimes we think we're not able. But we do have that ability. We think we cannot do it, but we can actually do it. And remember, when you start something with sincerity with Islam, asking Allah for help you think he will not help you.

He will help you, He will teach you He will show you the way.

If for some reason someone has inability to continue coming to the campus afterwards, there is so many ways of helping out online. As long as your willingness is there, you're able to give your time, then there's so many like more than the students enrolled in this physical campus are people who are being helped online. And there's Alhamdulillah, a whole online structure, there's online CI, there's Online GIS, they're all ready to do this jihad. That is how those 200 people are benefiting online, and many more.

Pseudo Alikum, I was thinking about like, working together is like our bodies. If the heart is working, and the brain is working, and doesn't say the lung, I want to be like heart, the lungs have its own job exam, the heart their own job. And if one is not working, the other really doesn't say, Okay, I am this is not working, I have to be off. So we have to work hard, very true. Very good example, that each is important at its own place. We think the function of the heart is the most important one. That's what we want to do everything else I don't want to do know, whatever ability Allah has given you use that. Obviously, the big opportunities would not come and we would not be

able to overlook the goal that we have. And then obviously, that goes to show that we should be starting small, like little things. Exactly. That my point over here was not to discourage you from thinking big from having big ideas. No, you should have big ideas, you should have big goals. However, when you start, start with something that you can actually do, avail the opportunity that is given to you. Because remember, you can only do something big when Allah gives you that opportunity.

And Allah gives big opportunities to those who avail smaller opportunities. Because the person has to learn gradually. So whatever comes your way, accept it, take it and Allah will guide you through it. Allah will take you step by step through it in sha Allah.

If you think about it, there are many things that a person can do in this life, with his time, with his money, with his energy, with the J doing a feasibility and while he can one physical a person can do many things with his time and money energy.

Like for example, a person strives to become a doctor, a person strives to build a career. But does that guarantee success in dunya in Africa?

It doesn't. What guarantee success in dunya and akhira.

It's Jihad visa vie de la vie and welcome one for SQL. This is why Allah says the Alikum highroller come in contact level that's better for you if you know this is the best thing that you could do in your life. The best thing that you could do in your life the best that you could get out of your life. And if you do anything else, if you do something else that would be setting yourself cheap.