Taimiyyah Zubair – Taleem al Quran 2021 J02-020D Tafsir Al-Baqarah 143

			then it is said the next idea worker Valley Kajal now come on mutton Wesselton Lita, Kulu Shuhada
Arlen Ness. And thus we have made you a just community so that you will be witnesses over the people
way a corner was sooner or later from Shahida. And the messenger will be a witness over you. What
does this mean? Why is it being said what are their Lika and thus just like that we have made you
omit and was upon. First of all, let's look at the meaning of omit and was upon. I mentioned to you
earlier that omoton was upon means a moderate community and also the best community the best nation.
The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said that you complete 70 nations meaning you're coming at
		

			the end of 70 nations you're the last nation last community of which you are the best and dearest to
Allah. This hadith and even manager you are unto Jairo Ha, a chromo ha Allah, okay. And what is it
that makes this ummah, the ummah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam the best community,
because this nation is equipped with oil. Okay, what differentiates this nation, this ummah from
other nations is that this nation is equipped with, you know, Allah subhanaw taala has given us the
Quran, Allah subhanaw taala has given revelation to His Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that
we believe in and that we follow. And this room is a source of Yaqeen of conviction. And what this
		

			means is that we are in submission to Allah, because we trust the messenger SallAllahu erneut said,
and we know that whatever he conveys, is based on Revelation and whatever Allah subhanaw taala has
revealed is worth following. So whatever Allah has commanded, we follow that we obey that we believe
in that no matter what it is, and imagine if Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, if he
has revealed a law, how excellent that law would be. How perfect that law would be. Any we learned
in the Quran, Allah Allahu halco. Well, the creation and the command both belong to Allah, the way
that Allah subhanaw taala has created this earth, that's a lot to contemplate on. Just think about
		

			the human body even the way that Allah subhanaw taala has created it, how you know temperature is
regulated, how oxygen is, you know, spread throughout the body, any how there is an immune system,
you couldn't make it better. It is so perfect. It is so amazing. So if Allah subhanaw taala, the one
who has created us, the one who has created this whole world, this whole creation, if he is the one
who has given the law, how perfect that law would be, how excellent that law would be. So those who
follow this law, yes, they are omitted whatsoever. They're the best nation okay, they are the best
nation and for this best nation is the best scribbler the carbo, which is the house of worship that
		

			Ibrahim Ali salaam built now it is said that what can I do Kajal locum OMA than wasa one liter kono
Shuhada Alana so that you would be witnesses over people. Okay. Now, what does it mean by this, you
will be witnesses over people. There's a hadith in which we learn that on the Day of Judgment, knew
how to his salon will be called, meaning a lost parent. I will call him a new Harley, Sam will sell
the baker sardick I am here, oh my Lord, Allah who will say did you convey the message and know what
he said? I will say yes. Then his nation will be asked that did your messenger convey the message to
you? And they will say no warner ever came to us we never knew any they will outright lie to defend
		

			themselves. Okay. And if you think about it, no Hardee's Salam, ne he lived among his people for so
long, over 900 years. And he conveyed the message to them right in so many different ways and his
people on the Day of Judgment will outright deny they will lie that we never knew nobody ever came
to us, nobody ever informed us. So then the last point I will say to new how they slam who will bear
witness in your favor. Meaning who is there to agree with you to support you in your claim that you
conveyed the message. So no hard s&m will say Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and his own Ma.
So then the Muslims will testify that he conveyed the message. Now, how is it that we will testify
		

			when we did not meet knew his cell and we did not see him conveying the message to his nation? What
proof do we have? How do we know? We know because it is mentioned in the Quran. We know because
Allah
		

			subpanel Tara has revealed that right, for example, in Surah to know, there's so much detail about
how new Hassan conveyed the message to his people, and he openly secretly night and day,
individually collectively, when they put their fingers in their ears, he spoke loudly so that they
could still no, any he conveyed the message and we know that from the Quran, so we know that he
conveyed because we believe in the Quran, right? And just like that, we will face the Crippler
meaning of the carrabba. Why? Because Allah subhanaw taala has revealed that, so whether we are
given some information in the Quran, or we are given some commands in the Quran, we believe in that,
		

			and we follow that. All right, we believe in that and we follow that. Because revelation Quran is
from who it is from Allah subhanaw taala. So if Allah subhanaw taala has commanded us to do
something, we obey, if he commanded His Messenger, sallallahu alayhi salam faced this Qibla he will
face that commands him to change the Qibla he will do that. And we will follow in the footsteps of
the messenger SallAllahu Ernie who was unknown, and just like that, if there isn't any information
that is given in the Quran, whether that information is related to an event that happened 1000s of
years ago, or it will happen many, many years later. We believe in that. And this is what makes this
		

			OMA the best OMA because this OMA is equipped with the knowledge of Revelation, which is factual,
right? They are equipped with Yaqeen with conviction, walk early Kajal now Come on Martin was Alpine
and you know there is very beautiful story in the cielo we learn about Jose my Ben Savage Rhodiola
horn. You know, once the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he was buying a camel and you know the
contract was not completed yet. Anyway, long story short, the man who was selling the camel to him
Salallahu Alaihe Salam demanded that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam bring a witness. Okay,
a witness who will testify that yes, the Prophet sallallahu Ernest and and purchased that camel from
		

			him. So Jose might have been Sabbath Ravi la Horne who came forward he said, I testified at the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi salam purchased the camel and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi salam asked
him that how do you know? How do you know that I purchased the camel and Jose Manuel de la Horne who
said that he had a suit Allah, I testify that you are the Messenger of Allah, and that you convey
God's revelation to us. How could I deny you in regard to a camel than any if you're saying that you
purchase the camel? I believe in that and I will testify for that. Because I believe that you convey
God's revelation to us. I don't doubt that. I don't have any hesitation in saying that in believing
		

			in that. So how could I doubt you in your saying in your claim that you purchase the camo? Right. So
what can Erica Jarrell nakoma than was upon Lita Kona shahada Arella nurse so that you would be
witnesses over people, meaning on the Day of Judgment, you will testify that yes, no Hadith Salam
conveyed, Saleh Ali Salam conveyed, who are the salam conveyed Luke on his salaam conveyed? Any you
will testify against every nation. way a corner was sudo Aleikum Shahida and the messenger
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam will be a witness against you, Allahu Akbar, the Prophet sallallahu
earning Salam will testify against us his Alma, that he conveyed the message to us, he conveyed the
		

			Quran to us, that He made the law of Allah is very, very clear to us. So if we conform with that,
then this testimony will be in our favor. But if we do not conform with what the Prophet sallallahu
already conveyed to us, then that testimony will be against us any we cannot argue on the day of
judgment I didn't know I had no idea that's not going to work. Why because the Prophet salallahu
earnings said I'm fully conveyed. So now going back to the beginning what can barely could your hola
como uma Tom Watson fun and he just as Allah subhanaw taala has guided this ummah to the straight
path and to the right direction in prayer, right? Allah subhanaw taala has also made this OMA the
		

			best Ummah, the best Ummah, the best nation. And what's the connection of this with the Qibla. The
change of Qibla is based on Revelation. And the testimony that we will bear on the Day of Judgment
will also be based on Revelation. Now, there's another way to look at this if
		

			Look at Alika Darla calm Amata was one liter cones you had an Ireland nurse. Now, what CELT also
means that which is in the middle, right? Literally the word was self means that which is in the
middle. So somewhere in the mat said that what this means is that this OMA of the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wasallam. This OMA is the worst meaning the connection between Allah and mankind, okay,
between Allah and human beings, what does that mean? That means that it is our duty to convey
Allah's message to the people and call people to Allah. We are the carriers of this obligation.
Okay? The Prophet sallallahu Urdu who sent him was supposed to be the last messenger. After him, no
		

			more messengers are coming on the resource list and I was going to return towards the end of time.
So how are people going to find out what Allah subhanaw taala wants from them? We are the
connection, we who have revelation who have knowledge of the Quran, this is our obligation. So liter
Kulu Shuhada, Arla, Nas so that you will be witnesses over people, meaning you convey to them right
now, and then on the day of judgment, you have to bear witness that yes, you conveyed and the
messengers before conveyed and the messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam conveyed. So way Hakuna
Rasulullah alaykum Shahida and the messenger SallAllahu already said I will also be a witness
		

			against you. So what's the lesson over here? What's the main message that is being given over here?
That any law any command that Allah subhanaw taala gives to you, you're supposed to follow it,
observe it yourselves, believe in it with conviction, and inform other people about it. Any you're
not supposed to hide? Because of the fear of people. You're not supposed to become invisible,
because of the fear of what people might say, No, you're not supposed to be invisible and hide away.
You are supposed to be unapologetic about this law that Allah subhanaw taala has given you believe
in it, follow it, observe it with full confidence and tell people about it. And don't let the noise
		

			of the haters make you quiet, or make you hide away. Because you're supposed to convey and how
important is this lesson for us? Because, you know, sometimes the kinds of things that people say
you literally want to hide away, you want to hide your identity, you just want to blend in. You
don't want to be different. You don't want to be you know, recognized as a Muslim identified as a
Muslim, because you're afraid and this is shows us that no, you're not meant to be hidden. You're
meant to be visible. You're meant to convey this message. And remember previously we learned about
the religion of Allah being called Simba Tala, what is Simba Simba is a color that is eminent.
		

			You're not supposed to hide. You're not supposed to shy away. You're supposed to be confident. Then
it is said when my journal kibble Atleti Quintarelli. In larly, narla Mania tibia or sulam in May
and collibra, Allah Aki Bay, and we did not meet the Qibla which you use to face except that we
might make evident who would follow the messenger from who would turn back on his heels. And if
Allah subhanaw taala wanted Allah's parent, or could have commanded from the first date the Muslims
arrived in Medina, to face the Kaaba in prayer. But that did not happen for 1617 months, the Muslims
were supposed to face by to mock this in prayer. So why was this done? If ultimately, the Qibla was
		

			going to be changed? Then why not change it from day one? We see that this was in order to test
people. This was an order to differentiate between who was a real follower and who was not who
really follows the messenger SallAllahu or isn't a man who turns away and what this teaches us is
that in Yes, we follow revelation, whatever our last panel Tada has revealed, right? But how is it
that we follow that revelation? How is it that we follow the teachings of the Quran by following the
messenger sallallahu alayhi wasallam because see the words my tibia of Rasul, we have to follow the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam. So the real followers were differentiated from those who were
		

			faking. And throughout the Sierra, we see this through different events and through different
commands, the sincere believers were differentiated from those who were insincere. You know, for
example, at the time of art, later on, the sincere believers were, you know, made distinct from
those who were hypocrites. So
		

			In Ireland, Ireland, Romania, Serbia sulam in May and Kalibo are there RPB this was a test to expose
the reality of people and my yet who Rasul This is very, very important. We learned in the Quran
sort of earlier one ayah 31 Allah subhanaw taala mentions for in contempt to hipbone Allah for Toby
Rooney, that say if you truly love Allah, then follow me follow the messengers of Allah who already
have said and what will happen you become Allah, Allah will also love you in return. Well Fiddler
comes Uber calm and he will forgive you your sense. So following the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam, to the last detail, that is what brings us the love of Allah, and that is a means of
		

			forgiveness of sins. In a hadith we learn the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, to her
decent body, that all my followers will enter paradise except those who refuse. So the people said,
Who are they who will refuse and he said, Whoever obeys me, will enter paradise. And Whoever
disobeys me is the one who refuses, and by that he refuses to enter paradise. So my yet to be Rasul,
this is the key to salvation, then it is said, we're in Canada to like a bureau attorney in La La
Nina Had Allah and indeed it was difficult except for those whom Allah has guided, meaning that we
will Kibler, the change of Qibla was something very heavy and difficult to do for people, except for
		

			those who Allah subhanaw taala died. And this is a very important statement, a statement that we
should really reflect upon, you see, change is difficult. Okay. But changing yourself, changing the
way you do certain things, changing your habits, essentially, why in order to align with what Allah
subhanaw taala has commanded, this is extremely important, this is a sign that a person is guided,
you know, sometimes what happens is that we have been making will do a certain way, or we have the
habit of drinking with the left hand, we don't even realize when we pick up a cup with the left hand
and we start drinking, right, we start eating with our left hand. But this is something that the
		

			Prophet sallallahu Eddison, clearly forbade when we learn that we should not eat or drink with our
left hand, and we have to actively think about this consciously decide to eat with the right hand to
drink with the right hand, this change is difficult. But when you make that change, this is a sign
that Allah has guided you, Allah has guided you, this is a good sign. But for some people, you know,
when they're asked to change their ways, or when they're reminded or when they learn that they need
to change something, they get really annoyed, they get upset, they become stubborn, and they say Not
gonna happen. You know, I can't do this, this is just not what I do. Right? They refuse. And that is
		

			a sign that they're not guided, obeying Allah subhanaw taala, following the commands of Allah, are
easy on those whom Allah has guided, and not being able to follow the commands of Allah is a sign
that a person is not guided. So when doing something good, is made easy for you. Thank Allah's panel
title for that. This is a huge blessing of Allah. You know, for example, it might not be difficult
for you to praise Allah, right? It's just part of life. It's a habit. You don't have to fight
yourself. You don't have to convince yourself you don't have to make yourself you just hear DHEA
then you get up you make will do you pray, and hamdulillah you're leaving the house as a woman, you
		

			put your hijab on, not difficult for you Alhamdulillah Allah, this is a huge blessing of Allah. And
if a person struggles, or finds it extremely hard, and then they resist, and they resent. This is a
sign that they are in need of more guidance. Of course, all of us are in need of more guidance. It's
understandable initially change is difficult when you first start wearing the hijab when you first
start praying, when you first start doing certain good things, it's difficult to bring those
changes, you're struggling and that is understandable, but to have resentment to dislike what Allah
Subhana Allah has commanded. That is a very dangerous thing. Very, very dangerous. You know, we
		

			learn in Hadith about devil the early his Salam that hopefully fire Allah de whoodle, Kira, that
recitation was made very light and easy for the old Ernie his center, and if he could recite those
aboard, so easily, so quickly, so fluently, and he had no trouble. So in
		

			Are these we learned that he used to have his writing animal be saddled, okay? Meaning he used to
instruct his servants to prepare his writing animals. And before even the animal was ready, he would
complete his recitation. And he it was so easy for him to recite. He could recite quickly smoothly
without any trouble, right? But if you perhaps compare yourself you need to consciously think about
okay, when am I going to recite Okay, I'm going to recite it to pm. Alright 2pm set an alarm set a
reminder and you start reciting and what happens an interruption and then a distraction, and then
one thing after the other after the other, or you are reciting, but you have to struggle so much to
		

			focus for the elderly son and it was very easy to recite. Now, of course, in doing good things,
there are challenges. Absolutely. It doesn't mean that if you face challenges, you're a bad person.
No. This is difficulty of the heart. The difficulty that you face inside of you internal difficulty
where you don't want to do something. That is the problem. Allah's parents have told us in the Quran
for a moment Arakawa taco will set the Kabul husana first and we are see ruling Yusra that the
person who gives and the person who you know fears Allah, right and confirms the best meaning the
Quran for Sumeria zero Luthra we will ease him toward ease meaning we will prepare him to do good
		

			things. We will make it easy for that person to do good things we will make them His nature, you
know his habits so that he will love to do good things. He's happy and grateful that he's able to do
them. So this is a huge blessing that a person has shot Saudi. A person's chest is open to Islam and
the teachings of Islam the commands of Allah the commands of His Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam. So we're in Kanak look, Avira 10 in there and in Medina Had Allah and anything that you find
difficult to do, right that Allah subhanaw taala has come in and you find it difficult to do. Ask
Allah subhanaw taala to guide you. You know when you recite a dino Siddhartha was the theme in
		

			Salah, bring to mind the thing that you are struggling with the thing that you find, difficult to
do, difficult to accept, difficult to understand. Ask Allah subhanaw taala to increase you and
guidance, warmer can Allah Julio lira Eman ACOEM and Allah would never be one to let your faith go
to waste. Allah would never allow that to happen. Why is this mentioned in our bustle de la Horne,
who reported that when the Prophet sallallahu earlier said, I'm turning towards the Kaaba, the
people asked O Messenger of Allah, what will happen with those who died while they prayed with their
faces toward Jerusalem? And he they died when they were still praying in the direction of Jerusalem,
		

			will their prayers be wasted? Or there was a concern that the prayers that we performed facing
Jerusalem? Are they invalid? No. Because if that's no longer the qibla, then all those prayers are
invalid. So Allah subhanaw taala reassures the believers that know Allah would never waste your
faith. And by Eman what is meant is Salam. Allah would never let your Salah go waste you're still
rewarded for those Sillas why because you perform those prayers facing vital markers in obedience to
Allah. Right. And you know, it could have been said when I can Allah Julio Dr. Salah taco, but the
word Salah has not been used over here Eman has been used over here. Why? Because you perform those
		

			prayers with iman. Right and this shows us how important Salah is. That Salah is not just an action,
it's not just a ritual. It is a man itself. It is a reflection in manifestation of your faith in
Allah. And you know you want to see the level of your faith. You see how your Salah is how
consistent it is, how timely it is how beautiful it is. Your Salah will reflect the state of your
iman, well my cannula will Yulia Imana come in Allah Vanessa over Rahim indeed Allah is to the
people kind and merciful, meaning Allah subhanaw taala will not waste your efforts right this is his
his kindness This is His mercy toward you now are OOF Rafa right Rafa is a shed the Rama, intense
		

			mercy, a lot of mercy, a lot of kindness meaning Allah subhanaw taala is very, very kind towards
you, which is why he will not waste your effort he will not waste your hard work. And then this is
emphasized with the name of Rahim also, Rahim is the one who is continuously merciful Ever Merciful
any why?
		

			Would Allah waste your deeds? He would not do that. In Allah Hubin Nessie, Laura, over Rahim. So
many lessons to take from this is if you look at the beginning from where we learned that the
messenger SallAllahu earnings said there will be a witness against us or in our favor depending on
whether or not we followed him. Right in Surah Nisa 41 Allah's parents are assessed for K for either
jitna min Cooley omitting bisha hidden with jitna be Karla hula is Shahida. That how will it be when
we will bring from every nation a witness and we will bring you against these people meaning your
OMA as a witness, the Prophet sallallahu oryzalin will testify and on the day of digital Wadada
		

			Farewell Pilgrimage, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he said, Allah * beloved, have I
conveyed hola Hello Beloved have I conveyed and the companion said norm yes you have conveyed the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said Allah has had or Allah bear witness Allahu Mashhad or Allah
bear witness Allahu Mashhad Allah bear witness three times he said this, that I have conveyed this
Oh Allah you bear witness to this fact that I have conveyed. So, on the day of judgment, He will
testify again that he conveyed so we cannot turn away from these commands that are from Allah
subhanaw taala. All right. And then we see in this is especially the part where it has mentioned
		

			that the only reason why for some time people had to face beta mock this only 16 to 17 months is to
test people. So this teaches us that Allah subhanaw taala tests his servants through the commands
that he gives them, and for different people, different commands are a test for them. For one
person, Salah could be a huge trial for another person. Speaking the truth could be a huge trial for
another person eating Halal could be a huge test for another person controlling their tongue could
be a huge test. So whether you know a command is related to you know, a prohibition that something
is prohibited, right or something is commanded or something is abrogated. All of these are tests. So
		

			the change of Kembla was a huge test. And we have seen in sort of Bukhara, Admiral insulin was
tested Bani Israel were tested in so many ways. Ibrahim Ali Senna was tested, everyone is tested.
Because these tests reveal how committed a person is to Allah. Then we also learn in this ayah that
the deen is made easy for the person whom Allah subhanaw taala guides. The action is the same for
one person incredibly easy for another person incredibly hard. What's the difference? The difference
is for one person it was made easy and for another person, it was made difficult. And this is why we
should ask Allah subhanaw taala for guidance. And then we also learned that Eman is not just
		

			something in your heart. Eman is manifested through your actions. Right. Salah is Eman and Salah is
an action