Wael Ibrahim – The Disease & The Cure #02

My brothers, my sisters in Islam. Bismillah rahma

Rahim. Alhamdulillah.

Welcome to lesson number 2 of our course,

Adaa Wad Dawah, the disease

and the cure. Insha'Allah,

before I delve into today's discussion, I just

remembered

my students. As I was preparing for the

lesson, I remember back in the days during

question and answer sessions, some of them will

come and ask me the following, brother, isn't

it better for us not to really know

the answer of your questions

so that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala won't question

us on the day of judgment because Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala basically is not gonna ask

the ignorant ones or those who would say,

oh, how I wish I didn't know the

answer. Now I need to practice what you

just mentioned because Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will

hold me accountable for what I knew. My

brothers, my sisters in Islam, if you are

in that category of my students, then please

listen carefully to what I'm about to share.

It is true

somehow. Listen carefully. It is true

somehow that Allah may

not question us about that which we have

done unknowingly. In fact, there are other categories

of people where Allah

is never gonna ask them about their actions.

Who are they? You may ask. Category number

1, those who perhaps did something by mistake,

unintentionally because the prophet Muhammad

said

indeed actions would be judged based on one's

intention. So if you did something by mistake

as a result of a human error, Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala may not question you about

what you did. Category number 2, people who

perhaps have done something while in a state

of unconsciousness.

Perhaps those who walk while asleep,

due to some disorder or the like, Allah

subhanahu wa ta'ala will never question them about

what they have done. 3rd category, people who

perhaps were forced into something, forced to do

something which is wrong. Allah

will never question them about their action. And

fourthly,

those who are insane, those who

Allah have tested their brain or their mind

to not think rationally like the rest of

us. The prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam

said laiisaalal

majjununi haraj. A person with a disease of

madness or insanity

will not be blamed. Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

will never question such a person about what

they did. And last category,

the category of my students or the favorite

to my student is the state of ignorance.

Allah may not question you necessarily about what

you didn't know. However, my brothers and sisters

in Islam, definitely Allah will question you about

why you didn't know. So He will not

question you perhaps about what you didn't know

or what you did unknowingly, but definitely He

will be questioning you about why actually you

didn't know? Why were you ignorant? What were

you doing? What were you actually doing all

these years? Were you spending too much hours

on social media? Were you watching TV series

after TV series after another TV series after

a film,

songs, music,

sports, matches,

tournaments.

What were you doing all these years that

prevented you from knowing your religion? Because believe

it or not, my brothers, my sisters and

stand out there who are listening and watching

me, the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam

said, The seeking of knowledge is an obligatory

duty.

Upon every believer male or female. So there

is no excuse for not knowing. Be careful.

Don't try to avoid knowledge on the hope

that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will not question

you about what you did unknowingly because definitely

he will ask you why didn't you know.

The title of today's lesson my brothers, my

sisters in Islam is ignorance

is an illness and its remedy is to

ask. Ignorance is an illness and its remedy

is to ask. This is the declaration that

the prophet Muhammad

made that ignorance is actually a disease, an

illness. One of the companions

of the prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam mentioned

that they, he and a group of the

companions of the prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam

traveled along with him on a journey. And

while they were traveling, one of the companions

were struck on his head by a stone

that left a deep wound on his head.

Later on that same night, he experienced what

is known as * which necessitates

a complete bath before performing your salah. So

he inquired from his companions to perform what

is known as tayammum or dried ablution. He

did not feel well that night. He was

sick. He just had an open wound on

his head. So he told him, can I

just make dried ablution

instead actual will do with water? So they

told him, no. We don't see that you

can have a concession

for dried ablution because number 1, you are

in a state of Janaaba. You have just

experienced a *, so that requires a

complete shower. And number 2, the water is

available and you can move. So, no, you

must perform a complete bath before your prayers.

As a result, he followed the advice, he

took a shower and later on perhaps his

sickness was intensified and as a result he

passed away. Now the story reaches the prophet

Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Now listen what the

prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said when

he heard what had happened. He said,

The prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam mentioned

that they have killed him. May Allah kill

them. The prophet

prayed against them. Look at the weight of

the mistake that they have made my brothers

and sisters in Islam, that made the Prophet

Muhammad

pray against

them.

They have killed him. May Allah kill them.

And then he concluded,

Isn't it that the cure for ignorance is

to ask? Wasn't it better for those who

didn't know

and others who have the knowledge? That's why

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala said in the Quran,

ask the people of knowledge who spend and

dedicated their entire life for knowledge if you

simply don't know. But don't try to act

on your behalf, on behalf of your mind

and whims and desires and try to come

up with conclusions especially when it comes to

the deen of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Isn't

it better for those who are sick with

the disease of ignorance to ask? This is

what the prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam

mentioned. So my brothers, my sisters, and stand

out there, be careful. Don't just act based

on your whims and desires.

Ask, inquire, question. And when you ask, be

ready to receive. Don't argue. Don't debate. Don't

develop this sickness of why, why, why. And

I'm not suggesting that Islam is based on

blind faith. No. But it is not to

be taken

entirely by logic. Sometimes there are things that

are beyond our capacity to even understand and

that's why Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala just made

it unknown to us. Why? To test our

level of submission. The meaning of Islam is

to submit your will to the will of

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. So yes, ask. But

when you get the information, when you receive

the knowledge, then apply. Practice. And in the

process of applying the knowledge of Allah subhanahu

wa ta'ala and practicing it, convey it to

others. Because the prophet behalf, even a single

aya. That single aya that you will convey

to others, we will be able to

even a single ayah. That single ayah that

you will convey to others will cure their

ignorance in that area. So remember ignorance is

an illness and its remedy is very simple

is to ask. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

grant us a beneficial knowledge. May Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala benefit us through this

knowledge. Ameen, Ameen, Ameen. Allahummarzukna

aalman nafial. Jazakumullah Khayram my brothers and sisters