Yasir Qadhi – An Explanation of Surat al-Layl

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The Surah Surah is created to facilitate life for the people and create a], [The Surah is seen as a source of pain and wealth, with the importance of diversity and free will being emphasized. The importance of the holy holy holy holy holy holy holy holy holy holy holy holy holy is emphasized, with a focus on the two most extreme ways of achieving this, the giving and the bouncing of wealth. The importance of Jana Allison as a driver of the Jahannam claim is also discussed, along with the importance of choosing one's path and not giving back to others. The segment ends with a discussion of the Prophet system and being honest.

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			Today inshallah our brief hotair will be quick explanation of Tafseer of Surah delay that are
recited in the second raka surah. Lael is as you know, oft li recited surah and it is one that is
sha Allah, Allah has a lot of benefit as with all of the smaller sutras, it is also the ending of
the middle pisar. So the Pesaro, the small Saudis have three the large groups or the middle class or
in the small Cassatt, right, so the Kisara sewer have the three sections so that the label is the
ending of the middle Kisara, the beginning of the small pistol, which is from what the app so that
the label was revealed, after an incident and the incidents referenced inside the surah that
		
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			incident was Abu Bakr so the Rhodiola One fried Bilal ibn Abi Raba when he saw Bilal being tortured
so severely, and he went to OMA year even Aleph and he said, Tell me your price, and Ommaya gave an
exorbitant price. And Abu Bakr, Radi Allahu, and without any question without any negotiation, he
just paid the price for Bilal. And so rumors began to spread, people mocked Abu Bakr severe. And
they said, Oh, he must owe Bilal a favor, Bilal must have done something to him. So they're made fun
of a very noble act in this regard. So ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada revealed the surah right after and you
will see an iron to the reference this as we're going to get to, so Allah begins the Surah, as
		
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			usually the Macan surah is begin with a cousin or a series of person. And as we said, many times,
customs are oats and the purpose of the oath you draw attention to what is going to come. So you
bring the attention of the reader in the Arabic language, you will bring the attention of the reader
and you will emphasize the object of the custom. So Allah azza wa jal gives the custom in this surah
will lelee either yahusha One mahadi That jalla wa Holika dakara will answer three number one, the
night when it covers up the night when it envelopes were lately either yellow sharp, so when the
night spreads out and things become dark, Allah is giving the custom by this number to one no hottie
		
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			either agenda, and the day when things become clear. So the night covers up and darkens. And the day
makes things clear and everybody can walk around and know what is going on. What my halacha Zacchara
will answer, there's Mr. Here. Technically it is. So this is an Arabic there's something called zap
ADA. If you don't have it, the sentence will fully be still the same. But the purpose of the here is
once again for an emphasis and the fact that Allah created male and female here, so the MA here is
an emphasis right, because if you removed it away, you could say what the cutter will answer that to
the creation of the man and woman right or you can even say well let the Halacha macarons habit
		
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			Allah azza wa jal says warmer halacha Carranza and the creation, so the MA here becomes a type of
like Muslim, the creation of male and female now a number of things here. Firstly, by giving the
person with the night and the day, and male and female, Allah subhanho wa Taala is demonstrating
that everything around us is intended for a higher purpose. It didn't just come about the fact that
there's night and day and the fact that night is peaceful, and night is dark and night is covering
and day is active and day is hustle and bustle and day is bright. This is intended by Allah subhanho
wa taala. And the one who intends something like this means that creation has a higher purpose. This
		
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			didn't just come out of nothing. Everything around us has been created for a goal amongst blood. And
so Allah azza wa jal is emphasizing that these things you take for granted, there is a divine wisdom
and in the Quran multiple is literally a dozen verses talk about who will love each other later
second, and he is the one who has made the night a time of peace, right and the day a time of
walking about that if Allah had made the night light for you, who could bring you peace and if Allah
had made the day darkness for you, who could give you light so that you walk around, so Allah azza
wa jal min says one Rahmatullahi Giada Docomo Leila of His mercy He created the night so that you
		
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			can sleep and the day so that you can walk about so Allah gives a custom here to indicate the
creation has not been created without a higher purpose, what we take for granted of the natural
order around us this is intended to facilitate life for us to make life easier. The one who made
life easier for us wants something from us for this life. He did it for a wisdom he didn't do it for
no cause and whether curry will allow Maha Dakka Dakka and the creation of male and female some say
Adam and how up others say every male and female is referenced here. And there is no contradiction
both of these are valid in the act of dividing mankind.
		
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			In the miracle of marriage in the miracle of the creation of life, the one who allowed this life to
be created is truly a Mahi well moment. So Allah azza wa jal brings about this connotation. Also,
the fact that there's dualities, night and day man and woman is an indication that the one who
brought about these dualities is himself not dual. The one who brought about these contracts is that
I had a summit. Let me read one amulet. So the one who gave you this duality cannot be dual himself,
he does not have a partner, he does not have an equal, there is nothing similar to him. So he
created the world to be a world of contrast to tell you the one who created it has no contrast he
		
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			has one he is one and there is none like unto him wama halacha Thackerville on SAP, so these are the
customs, what is the sentence that Allah wants to bring emphasis to in this area, Camila shatta,
your endeavors and your efforts are all diverse. The fact that the world is one, the fact that the
creation around us is in harmony, you owe mankind are not the same. You all mankind are not on the
same Nirvana, the world is on the same nirvana. The world has the same order, the sunrise, the
sunset, the order, it is down to millisecond, everything is inset. But as for you or mankind, you
don't have that one goal. You are all diverse in your goals. You're all diverse in the efforts you
		
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			do. And of course the contrast here Abu Bakr Siddiq, and the one who killed or persecuted the land
and the ones mocking Abu Bakr. Look at all of this contrast over here in Messiah Kamala shatta.
There are those that are wanting to free the persecuted slave, there are those that wanting to
persecute the slave. There are those that are feeling sorry for the slave but can do nothing the
rest of the Muslims, there are those that are happy. We're in Messiah Kamala shatta indeed, all of
you have diverse spectrums, you are not on the same. So this is the reason of the custom, all of the
custom Allah is saying marvel at this diversity and then realize you have to choose your path.
		
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			Realize that since there is this diversity, you have to decide where you're going with this
diversity. So Allah azza wa jal then tells us in this icon with a shutter for an outdoor what taco
was not dockable Prusiner fasten your seat who did use Rob So now Allah gives us the to immediate
contrast. Of course there are many in the middle. But as usual, the Quran gives us the two most
extreme so that you know these are the two main parts. And then of course in the middle there is
going to be a spectrum for a merman our top what to call. So as for the one who gave and had Taqwa
gave what either gave the rights of ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada. So he gave his soul to Allah azza wa jal.
		
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			He dedicated everything he had woman a Nassima yes, sure enough to Homer that Allah there are those
who sell their souls in order to gain the pleasure of Allah subhanho wa taala. So either he gave
himself and gave everything he had, or he gave his wealth again and of his wealth as part of what he
had. So whoever gave from his wealth, and had inner Taqwa point being both of these contrasts the
reality of iman Eman consists of inner and outer. And you are not a believer until you have both. So
he who conforms outwardly and has inner faith for a moment, our top, our thought has to be with the
hands has to be with something given. Our thought is giving and showing that giving and Taqwa is in
		
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			the heart. So the one who gives up his wealth or the one who sacrifices all he has and also has
inner piety for a moment aka what taco and along with this will suck. dockable who snap and he
believed in Ultra snap, and Lucena is the feminine of us and I sent means the best and hostname
means the best but the feminine. What is the best here? Our scholars say? Again, a number of
interpretations, either the best speech What is this best speech, the Kadima of la ilaha illAllah.
So, so ductable listener who's not is the Kalama of la ilaha illallah or the best reward. And so
help us out here Sandy, Ellen Ersan when you do good, Allah will give you the best. So you believed
		
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			that there's going to be a reward for what you've done. So So dockable husana He gave up of this
dunya expecting in the era to be given the reward of ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada and some said, Allah Who
snap the best creation which is Jana Allison, who's not the best creation of Allah that is a gift to
you, that is Jana, all of these are, you know, complimentary, right? So who is the Kalima? husana is
the reward of Allah azza wa jal you know the throw up her SNA is Jana itself all of this
complimentary, so whoever gives freely of his wealth and has inner piety and he believes in Jana was
not documented Krishna, first Senoia siru who led us straw, we are going to make the easy path
		
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			It's easy for him, we're gonna make the easy path easy for him. Now, again so much can be said here
of the things that can be said here. Allah subhana wa Taala says, Whoever does this shall be given
this, this indicates that Allah azza wa jal has given us a type and now this is a deep topic, so
don't misunderstand me a type of free will. Now we are understood that we affirm other. However,
this does not mean that we are like robots. listener has a belief that an outsider will find
contradictory, yet to this is our belief. We believe in Kedah, we believe everything happens by
ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada. We believe not a leaf falls except that Allah has willed it and Allah knows
		
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			it. And Allah has given it the power to fall. We believe everything happens by the mercy of Allah
subhanho wa taala. But still, we have along with this, we also have a choice, Lehman Shah, I mean,
come on yesterday team, whoever wants to be the guy that shall be guided, but what am I to share
owner Illa and Yasha Allahu Allah, Allah mean, you will only want to If Allah has wanted you to want
to, we don't go deeper than this. Let us leave it at this point being we do not believe we are
robots without any free will. At the same time we do not affirm a fully independent, free will
because that would go against Allah Allah has full control over us. So whoever gives shall be
		
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			blessed with ease. Whoever has taqwa, we will make things easy for him. When you put in the effort,
Allah will bless you. Right? So there is an element of you do then Allah will give you back. So for
a moment our taco Assad dockable has now fasten your seat all you do straw, we will make the easy,
easy for him. What is the easy what is Yusra? Here, again, a number of interpretations. The most
obvious one is that Allah is saying the path to Jannah will be made easy for you. However, some
scholars have added here that why should we restrict it only to the archive era. It is not here.
It's only in the era rather, we will make things easy for him even in this world, life will become
		
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			easier to live, the pains the difficulties that you face. It's not that the pains will go away, but
you will manage to cope with them in an easier manner. And so even this dunya and the akhira will be
made easier for you. And this is in sha Allah the better opinion because why restricted only to the
accurate, whoever believes and whoever has taqwa and whoever gives we shall make things easy for him
in this world. And in the ACA as well. We shall make the cover easy for Him we shall make Kayama
easy for Him we shall make passing the Ciroc easy for Him we shall make entering Jana easy for him
and this dunya as well things will be made easy for him. So this is one very easy interpretation
		
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			issue Allah that is overwhelming and it is optimistic and inshallah This is the better
interpretation. Some have said it's only Jana had I mean, that's not incorrect, but Y limited as I
said, What amomum Buckler was Stelton what can never be husana first one was rulers Rob, and now
Allah contrast the exact opposite side at all, Buchan. Whoever gave whoever was stingy. Whoever had
Taqwa whoever thought I don't need Allah is starting up. He felt himself self sufficient. And this
is the worst type of golfer. golfers are five different types. The worst type of golfer is the cover
of iblees Abba was stuck Bara what kind of mineral caffeine. He was arrogant, and he refused. And he
		
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			was of the caffeine. The worst type of golfer is to recognize the truth and still turn away from it.
And his stocking up has that connotation. You know that you need Allah subhanho wa Taala but
arrogance comes and you're like, I'm not gonna worship. It's still gonna he thought he didn't need
he felt he was not needful of Allah azza wa jal. So Dakila was still enough what can never be
snapped, and he denied listeners the Kadima her SNAS. The reward persona is Jana, all of this he
denies it, he doesn't believe in it. So, look at the contrasts whoever gives freely of his wealth.
And whoever has inner taqwa and believes in the ark era shall get things easy, whoever is stingy.
		
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			And whoever feels arrogant that he doesn't need religion and ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada and he denies the
hereafter, then the difficult will be made easy for him, he shall get the difficult to use raw. Once
again what is raw, again we will contrast life will become difficult, death will become difficult,
the cupboard will become difficult Kayama will become difficult, passing the Serato will become
difficult and then entering Jana will become impossible. So first of all your cero Hulu's Saurabh
and this is the Quranic motif as well. Whoever turns away from my remembrance shall live a miserable
life from an Adela and they can if
		
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			And Allahumma Aisha Tom banca he's going to live a difficult life. So once again, the difficulty
isn't just in the IRA, it is in this life as well. Therefore, we firmly believe that men lives a
more comfortable life in this world, and the one who rejects Allah, even if he has the dunya he will
live a more difficult life in this world with a mum and dad and I was telling our kids double is not
fun for strangers. When you own your own home, who who either Terada this person who was stingy, and
he hoarded his wealth until he died. Of what use will his money be when he falls deeper and deeper
into jahannam? Wama you only own Humala who either Terada How will his money benefit him, he hoarded
		
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			it for an entire life. Now, where is that money when he is being punished? And he is being punished
more and more severely, Terada going down, and this could be at the time of death, it could be in
the era that he needs his money at that time, and what is the benefit of all of that money. And of
course, this is a common motif in the Quran as well. That's my Alterna. Animalia my money was of no
use to me and inserted Fajr as well, that there is no point of all of this that I have, I want to go
back and let me give my money, right. Give me one more chance, but it's not DACA I'm gonna give
charity to be of the righteous, but it's not going to happen. So what am I going to do with her in
		
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			Elena alHuda, we're in Atlanta, Accra, Allah, Allah says, our job is only to tell you the guidance.
Once again, this notion of there's something you have to do in Elena la Houda. As Allah says, Mama
Elena lol Bunnahabhain, as Allah says in them and your job is to convey your job is to explain,
Allah says, We have made the guidance clear. Now it's up to you. You take it, you don't take it. And
this is one of the many verses that shows us an Islamic principle. I've said this multiple times
here is that whoever desires the truth shall be given the truth. Allah does not mislead the sincere.
Allah does not miss guide, the one who truly wants guidance and that is why anytime I speak to a non
		
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			Muslim interest in Islam, I say to him one simple thing. If you are sincere, you shall be guided.
And I firmly believe this and experience has shown this as you know, if you are sincere, you will
find the truth. Allah does not hide the truth from the one who is genuinely searching for it in
Elena alHuda. It is our responsibility to make the hedaya clear. We're in Helena Island in Ottawa
Hola. And we also own the Ark era and the OLA the world and this world we own this world meaning a
lot of people refuse to become religious because they want this world. A lot of people are impacted
they are impaired from accepting religiosity because they feel it will hamper them in this dunya and
		
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			Allah says, but we control this dunya and we control the ASPCA, whatever you want. We have it this
dunya we have it the Acura we have it so why would you want to choose anything other than hedaya?
You will get this world you will get the next world Robina Artina. for dunya has now offered the
asana, those who believe in Allah azza wa jal, they shall be blessed in this world before the Ophira
were in Atlanta that Afra told Allah then Allah subhanho wa Taala says, for an adult to come now on
top of LA is La la la la Chicago, I warn you about the burning now. The lava flames coming out. I'm
warning you if you don't pay attention to the hedaya If you don't take heed right now, what is going
		
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			to be facing you now Ratan Tata Viva la eurosla il Ushaw. Only the worst of the worst, we'll enter
that now. Who is the worst of the worse? A lady carrabba wala, the one who denied and rejected and
turned his back now, this indicates and I've mentioned this in my longer series of Heaven and *,
you'll find it on our spinose website. This indicates a mainstream belief that Jahannam is of levels
and the depths of Jahannam like the pit of the fire. Those who say that kalima will not enter it.
There are levels of Jahannam we believe a * of sunnah, that some people who said the Kalima shall
be punished, and they shall be punished by the fire of *. One group of scholars have said they
		
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			shall be punished by Jahannam, but not in the depths of Jahannam there should be on the peripheries
they shall be facing the heat, but entering the gates of Jahannam and being dragged to the depths of
jahannam. This does not happen for the one who has the Kalima, this is an interpretation, another
interpretation there are many levels and the this I referenced the lower level so you have two
interpretations. Both groups say there are Muslims who are empires who shall enter Jahannam but one
group says they shall enter through the gates but to a higher level
		
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			and others says no. The people of the Kadima will not enter the gates of Jahannam they will be
punished by the fire of Jahannam but outside the gates, so there are two opinions here. Both of them
have evidences and Allahu Alem. And that is hope. We don't have to find out what they are to build
ourselves in sha Allah. We hope that Allah saves us from anything having a deepness of this
question, but we firmly believe that the worst of Jahannam anybody who says the Kalima and dies will
never enter and this one of the evidence is right for them to come darlin turn off layerslider Sha,
Allah D can thereby water Wallah, none shall get to the Nowlan tilava Nobody will get to that
		
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			Jahannam except the one who intentionally rejected the truth. Notice Ken lebuh, he knew the truth
and he rejected it. As I said, that's the worst type of gopher, unless he cares about what our law
what's the Yogen Naboo at all, and the pious and the righteous shall be saved. Notice you have the
piety, Allah will do the saving. What's the Eugen Naboo Ha, he shall be saved. Your you will not
save yourself, Allah will save you, but you have to put in the effort. What is the effort at COP to
have Taqwa who is the one who is at COP, Allah the U T murderer who yet has aka he gives his money
to purify himself. He gives his money to be pure. This is Abu Bakr he gave up his money to be pure,
		
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			he gave up his money to come closer to Allah subhanho wa taala. Then Allah references this incident,
where muddy ahead in in the human near mutton twitches, and there is no favor he has to repeat to
anybody. When he gives his money, he's not doing it to pay back a favor. He's not doing it to have
some type of sound over another person. And this shows us if you give charity, you should never give
charity to somebody that you want something back from. If you do so it impacts or its losses. It's
not haram to do that, but it impacts your class. That's not pure, right? If you give charity it
should not be in a sense of somebody has to now give me thanks somebody has to owe me for the rest
		
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			of their lives. No, Allah says he doesn't want anything back from the one he gave it to. There is no
Jezza he wants back he does it as Allah says in the Quran. lawudo many countries that Amana chakra
we don't want any thanks for you. We're doing it for the sake of Allah subhana wa Tada when Medea
had an endo mineral than to zap it love to watch your bill ALLAH he only wants to please the noble
face of Allah subhanho wa Taala he desires Allah azza wa jal His mercy his last is pure. So Allah
praises Abubaker acidic in these verses, this is all about obika Seville, then Allah says to Abu
Bakr, and to all who act like Abu Bakr, Wallace, Sophia Yoruba, and he shall get more than what he
		
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			wanted and he shall be happy and this wallet sofa Yoruba, Allah says it to our Prophet sallallahu
Sallam himself as well. Well, so for your three Clara Boca, Fatah This is to the process of him and
to Oba Kota, Silvia, what are so for your dog, look at the same language for the Prophet system, and
then for the greatest of his followers ovoca. So the and the same applies for every single one of
us. Insha Allah if we follow these series of verses, there are many paths brothers and sisters, you
have to choose your path, choose your path by doing the deeds and having Iman and Allah azza wa jal
and by being sincere and be careful of those who don't do good deeds, who are stingy, who don't have
		
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			good Eman, because there are two different paths here and Allah azza wa jal mentions, it is up to
you which path you choose, and it is upon me to give you the rewards for this so we ask Allah
subhana wa Tada for a loss for Taqwa We ask Allah generosity to be able to give to the poor, we ask
Allah that when we give we give for his sake, we ask Allah we do not give for the sake of the dunya
we give for the sake of Allah subhana wa Tada and we ask Allah that He gives us back until we are
fully satisfied, which is Akram Allah who was Santa Monica rahmatullahi wa barakato
		
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			feels cool Ruby to me.
		
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