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26 Apr 2025 10:53

THE BELIEVER IS PATIENT WITH THE AFFLICTION AND THUS GAINS A REWARD

ALLĀH says,

وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىۡءٍ مِّنَ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ وَٱلۡجُوعِ وَنَقۡصٍ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ وَٱلۡأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
WE will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good news to those who patiently endure.

These things will inevitably happen, because the All-Knowing, All-Aware has told us of it, and it happened as HE foretold. When it happens, people respond in one of two ways, either impatience or patience. The one who is impatient suffers two calamities: the loss of what he loves, which is the calamity that he has been stricken with, and loss of something greater than that, which is the reward for obeying ALLĀH’s command to be patient. Thus he incurs loss and deprivation of reward and whatever he has of faith decreases. He misses out on patience, acceptance and gratitude, and he becomes resentful, which is indicative of a lack of faith.

As for the one whom ALLĀH enables to be patient when calamities occur, he controls himself and stops himself developing any resentment that could be reflected in his words or deeds. He seeks reward for it from ALLĀH, and he knows that the reward he will attain for his patience is greater than the calamity that has befallen him. In his case, the calamity turns into a blessing, because it becomes a means of attaining something better and more beneficial for him than what he lost. So he obeys the command of ALLĀH and earns reward. Hence ALLĀH says:

وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
but give good news to those who patiently endure.

that is, give them the glad tidings that they will be rewarded without measure.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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25 Apr 2025 13:03

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23 Apr 2025 22:16

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"The life of this World is like the food of the son of Adam: no matter how much salt and spice he adds to it, let him look to how it ends up ˹as filth˺."

📚 Sahih al-Jāmi' #2195

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22 Apr 2025 22:10

BENEFIT 21: REGARDING THE CALL TO PRAYER

It is sufficient when responding to the call of the muezzin at the testimony of faith (Shahadatayn) to say: "Wa Ana (And so do I)" or "And I bear witness (Wa Ana Ash-had)" or something similar. This is based on the hadith of Sahl ibn Hunayf, who heard Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (repeating the statements of the Adhan) while he was sitting on the pulpit. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan saying, "Allāhu-Akbar, Allāhu-Akbar", Muawiya said: "Allāhu-Akbar, Allāhu-Akbar." And when the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Ash-hadu an lā ilāha illallāh (I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh)", Muawiya said, "Wa Ana (And so do I)". When he said, "Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah" (I testify that Muhammad is Allāh's Messenger), Muawiya said, " Wa Ana (And so do I)". When the Adhan was finished, Muawiya said, "O people, (when the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan) I heard Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) on this very pulpit saying what you have just heard me saying" (¹)

Refrences:

(1) Al-Bukhārī (914); An-Nasa'i (2/24); Ahmad (4/95)

📖 Sahih Fiqhus-Sunnah wa Adillatuhu (1/286-287)

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فائدة:

يكفي في إجابة المؤذن بالشهادتين أن يقول: (وأنا) أو (وأنا أشهد) ونحو ذلك لحديث سهل بن حنيف أنه سمع معاوية بن أبي سفيان وهو جالس على المنبر ، أذن المؤذن ، قال: الله أكبر الله أكبر ، قال معاوية : الله أكبر الله أكبر ، قال: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله ، فقال معاوية: وأنا، فقال: أشهد أن محمداً رسول الله، فقال معاوية وأنا ، فلما قضى التأذين قال: 《أيها الناس إني سمعت رسول الله (ﷺ) على هذا المجلس - حين أذن المؤذن - يقول ما سمعتم منى من مقالي》 (١).

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21 Apr 2025 22:30

Were it not that people might ˹be tempted to˺ become one community ˹of disbelievers˺, WE would have provided for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful (ALLĀH), silver roofs for their houses, and ˹silver˺ elevators whereby they ascend.

And for their houses, doors ˹of silver˺, and thrones ˹of silver˺ on which they could recline.

And adornments of gold. Yet all this would have been nothing but a ˹fleeting˺ enjoyment of this world. And the Hereafter with your Lord is ˹only˺ for the righteous.

📖 Az-Zukhruf || Verse 33-35

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21 Apr 2025 22:14

Mu'ādh ibn Jabal (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) advised his son:

"My son! Pray the prayer of he who is just about to leave and imagine that you might not be able to pray ever again."

📚 Sifāt as-Safwah (1/496)

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20 Apr 2025 10:14

THE PROMISE OF EVIL FOR THE TRANSGRESSORS

ALLĀH says,

وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِي
And whoever turns away from My Reminder,

This means, "Whoever opposes my command and what I have revealed to MY Messenger, then he has turned away from it, neglected it and taken his guidance from other than it."

فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا
will certainly have a miserable life.

meaning, his life will be hard in this world. He will have no tranquility and no expanding of his breast (ease). Rather, his chest will be constrained and in difficulty due to his misguidance. Even if he appears to be in comfort outwardly and he wears whatever he likes, eats whatever he likes and lives wherever he wants, he will not be happy. For verily, his heart will not have pure certainty and guidance. He will be in agitation, bewilderment and doubt. He will always be in confusion and a state of uncertainty. This is from the hardship of life.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

The phrase "miserable life" has also been interpreted as referring to the punishment in the grave, for his grave will be narrow and he will be compressed in it and punished, as a requital for turning away from the reminder of his Lord. This is one of the verses that point to the punishment in the grave; the second such verse is: "...If you ˹O Muhammad˺ could but see the evildoers when they are in the throes of death and the angels are stretching out their hands..." (6: 93)

The third verse is: "WE will surely cause them to taste a lesser punishment before the greater punishment..." (32:21)

and the fourth verse is that in which ALLĀH said concerning the people of Pharaoh: "The fire, which will be shown to them morning and afternoon..."(40:46)

What made some of the earlier scholars think that this refers to the punishment of the grave only and limit its interpretation to that only - and ALLĀH knows best - is the end of the verse (20:124), at the end of which ALLĀH mentions the punishment of the Day of Resurrection.

Some commentators thought that the phrase "miserable life" applies to this world, and what befalls the one who turns away from his Lord’s reminder of distress, grief and pain, which is a kind of hastened portion of the punishment, as well as what will befall him in al-barzakh and in the hereafter, because the phrase "miserable life" is mentioned in general terms and is not specific, so it may refer to any stage.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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19 Apr 2025 18:45

In one of his lessons in al-Masjid al-Nabawi, sheikh 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr (may ALLĀH preserve him upon goodness) mentioned:

"If you ask ALLĀH "make the Qur'an a spring of my heart", then open the mushaf and recite it, ponder and reflect on the Words of Allah, and set aside a regular portion of your time for the Qur'an so that it will become a spring of your heart.

The Qur'an will never be a spring of one's heart while it remains sitting on the shelf or displayed - as some people do - for home decoration."

📺 Explanation of al-Da' wal-Dawa', lesson #3

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18 Apr 2025 22:57

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17 Apr 2025 21:02

🌙 LIVE EVERY DAY LIKE IT'S RAMADĀN!

Once again, Ramadān, the month in which ALLĀH bestowed upon us so many of HIS favors has come and gone so quickly...

Alhamdulillah, for many of us, it was a time of self-reflection, to better ourselves spiritually and engage in various acts of worship to gain the pleasure of ALLĀH. But what happens now that we’ve just entered Shawwāl? Do we keep firm to this character we developed or slowly go back to our original state before Ramadān?

It was said: “If a Muslim continues to have the patience to do righteous deeds after Ramadān, this is a sign that his (fasting) has been accepted by his Lord, the Most Generous, the Bestower of blessings. If he fails to do righteous deeds after Ramadān and follows the ways of the Shaytān, this is a sign of humiliation, meanness, lowly status, and being deprived of the help of ALLĀH.”

Whatever acts of worship we took up in Ramadān, be it fasting, spending the nights in prayer, or just generally doing good deeds, we must try to keep up this compliance and continue to be as obedient to ALLĀH as we were in Ramadān.

Remaining steadfast proves to us that we have gained something beneficial from the holy month and that we didn’t just fast or spent greater time in worship for the sake of it being Ramadān. We should treat Ramadān, not as a one-off, but as a starting point to do good deeds, improve our spiritual awareness and come closer to ALLĀH for what remains of our lifetime.

ALLĀH says:
(وَٱعۡبُدۡ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ یَأۡتِیَكَ ٱلۡیَقِینُ)
“And worship your LORD until the certainty (death) comes to you.” [15:99]

Ibn Umar reported: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ), “Which of the believers is the wisest?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Those who remember death often and have best prepared for it with good deeds; such are the wisest.” [Sunan Ibn Ma‌jah 4259]

But many of us wonder how we can keep the spirit of Ramadān going. In Ramadān, it seems to naturally fall in place, with us fasting in daylight hours, observing night prayers, giving charity, and reciting the Qur’an, while pondering over its meaning.

However, ALLĀH is so bountiful, that HE allows us to do each one of these acts throughout the year, just to name a few:

• We can still keep voluntary fasts (6 fasts of Shawwaal to begin with, already at our doorsteps).

• We can continue to perform night prayers.

• We can give to Charity and feed the poor and the needy all year round.

• And of course, we can recite the Qur’an anywhere and at any time.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“The best deeds are those done regularly even if they are few.” [Ibn Majah 4240]

Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (رضي الله عنه) reported: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said to me, "Do not be like so-and-so O 'Abdullāh! He used to pray during the night, then stopped the practice.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

We ask ALLĀH to grant us the understanding, accept our good deeds, and keep us steadfast on HIS straight path. آمِيْن

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17 Apr 2025 19:53

Shaykh al-Albāni (may ALLĀH bestow mercy upon him) said:

"The journey to ALLĀH is lengthy, and we progress along it at a turtle’s pace. Our aim isn’t merely reaching the path’s end, but rather to die while we are on the [straight] path."

- Silsilat un-Nūr wal-Huda #340

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16 Apr 2025 22:51

And ALLĀH has said ˹O mankind˺: Take not ilāhain (two gods in worship). Verily, HE (ALLĀH) is ˹the˺ only One Ilāh (God). So fear only ME.

And to HIM belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and to HIM ˹alone˺ is the everlasting devotion. Then is it other than ALLĀH that you fear?

And whatever you have of blessings - it is from ALLĀH. Then when adversity touches you, to HIM you cry for help.

Then when HE removes the adversity from you, at once a party of you associates others with their Lord.

Only returning OUR favours with ingratitude. So enjoy yourselves, for you will soon know.

📖 An-Nahl || Verse 51-55

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16 Apr 2025 19:03

Sheikh Ibn ʿUthaymin (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"If you want goodness for yourself then by ALLĀH we do not know a better path than the path of the Salaf, may ALLĀH be pleased with them."

📚 Al-Ibdā' fi kamāl ash-Shar'ī || Page 24

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15 Apr 2025 11:10

THE MOUTHS OF THE DISBELIEVERS WILL BE SEALED ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION

ALLĀH says,

الْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَى أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَا أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
This Day WE will seal their mouths, their hands will speak to US, and their feet will testify to what they used to commit.

This will be the state of the disbelievers and hypocrites on the Day of Resurrection, when they deny the sins they committed in this world and swear that they did not do that. ALLĀH will seal their mouths and cause their limbs to speak about what they did.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Anas bin Malik, may ALLĀH be pleased with him, said,

"We were with the Prophet and he smiled so broadly that his molar could be seen, then he said:

Do you know why I am smiling?

We said, 'ALLĀH and HIS Messenger know best.'

He said: "Because of the way a servant will argue with his Lord on the Day of Resurrection. He will say, 'O Lord, will YOU not protect me from injustice!'

(ALLĀH) will say, "Of course."

He will say, "I will not accept any witness against me except from myself."

(ALLĀH) will say, "Today you will be a sufficient witness against yourself, and the honorable scribes will serve as witnesses against you."

Then his mouth will be sealed, and it will be said to his faculties, "Speak!" So they will speak of what he did. Then he will be permitted to speak, and he will say,

"May you be doomed! It was for you that I was fighting."

This was recorded by Muslim and An-Nasa'i.

Ibn Jarir narrated that Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, may ALLĀH be pleased with him, said,

"The believer will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection, and his Lord will show him his deeds, just between him and HIS Lord. HE will admit it and will say, 'Yes, O Lord, I did do that.'

Then ALLĀH will forgive him his sins and conceal them, and no creature on earth will see any of those sins, but his good deeds will be seen, and he will want all the people to see them.

Then the disbeliever and the hypocrite will be brought to account, and his Lord will show him his deeds and he will deny them, saying, 'O Lord, by Your glory, this angel has written down things that I did not do.'

The angel will say to him, 'Did you not do such and such on such a day and in such a place?'

He will say, 'No, by Your glory, I did not do that.' When he says this, ALLĀH will seal his mouth."

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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14 Apr 2025 22:49

Imam Aḥmad Ḥanbal (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) was asked regarding a man from the people of knowledge who errs and repented from it. He said:

"ALLĀH will not accept that from him until:

1. He outwardly manifests the Tawbah.

2. He retracts his statement.

3. He publicly announces that he made such and such statement.

4. That he repents to ALLĀH the Exalted for his statement and recants from it.

If he outwardly displays this then it will be accepted."

Then he recited the statement of ALLĀH the Exalted:

إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَأَصْلَحُوا وَبَيَّنُوا فَأُولَٰئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ
"Except those who repent, rectify, and clarify; they are those who's repentance shall be accepted." (2:160)

📖 Ibn Rajab's Adh-Dhayl 'alā Tabaqāt al-Hanābilah (1/300)

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25 Apr 2025 22:46

Indeed, the criminals will be in the torment of Hell forever.

It will never be lightened for them, and there they will be overwhelmed with despair.

WE did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

And they will cry: O Mālik (Keeper of Hell)! Let your Lord put an end to us! He will say: Verily, you shall abide forever.

WE certainly brought the truth to you, but most of you have a hatred for the truth.

Or have they plotted some plan? Then WE too are planning.

Or do they think that WE do not hear their secrets and their private counsel? Yes ˹We do˺! And OUR messengers (i.e., appointed angels in charge of mankind) are with them recording.

📖 Az-Zukhruf || Verse 74-80

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24 Apr 2025 22:06

Ibn ‘Abbās (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) said:

"From Sunnah is that when you invite someone to your place, you go out with him ˹to the door˺, until he leaves."

📚 Bahjatul-Majālis (3/84)

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23 Apr 2025 11:30

THE GOOD LOAN AND ITS REWARD

ALLĀH said;

مَّن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يُقۡرِضُ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنًا
Who is it that would loan ALLĀH a goodly loan

and spend whatever he can afford of his wealth on various good causes, especially jihad. What is meant by a goodly loan is that which is earned in a permissible manner and is spent for the sake of ALLĀH.

فَيُضَٰعِفَهُۥ لَهُۥٓ أَضۡعَافًا كَثِيرَةًۚ
so HE may multiply it for him many times over?

The good deed brings a tenfold reward, up to seven hundredfold, up to many times more, according to the intention of the one who gives it, how beneficial it is and how much it is needed. Because people may think that if they spend they will become poor, ALLĀH wards off this notion by saying

وَٱللَّهُ يَقۡبِضُ وَيَبۡصُۜطُ
It is ALLĀH Who withholds and ALLĀH Who gives abundantly,

that is, HE gives abundant provision to whomever HE wills and HE withholds from whomever HE wills. All control is in HIS Hands and all matters are directed by HIM. Withholding wealth does not increase provision and spending it does not decrease it. Moreover, spending is not wasted for those who spend; rather on that day they will find what they sent forward, complete and multiplied abundantly. Hence ALLĀH says:

وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ
and to HIM you will all return

and HE will reward you for your deeds.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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22 Apr 2025 10:54

THE HONOR AND NOBLE NATURE OF MAN

ALLĀH tells;

وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي ادَمَ
And indeed WE have honored the Children of Adam,

ALLĀH tells us how HE has honored the sons of Adam and made them noble by creating them in the best and most perfect of forms, as HE says:

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الاِنسَـنَ فِى أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ
Verily, WE created man in the best stature (mould). (95:4)

He walks upright on his two feet and eats with his hand, while other living creatures walk on four feet and eat with their mouths, and HE has given him hearing, sight and a heart with which to understand all of that, to benefit from it, and distinguish between things to know which are good for him and which are harmful, in both worldly and religious terms.

وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ
and WE have carried them on land and sea,

means, on animals such as cattle, horses and mules, and also on the sea in ships and boats, great and small.

وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ
and have provided them with At-Tayyibat,

meaning agricultural produce, fruits, meat, and milk with all kinds of delicious and desirable flavors and colors and beautiful appearance, and fine clothes of all kinds of shapes colors and sizes, which they make for themselves or are brought to them by others from other regions and areas.

وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلً
and have preferred them above many of those whom WE have created with a marked preferment.

means, over all living beings and other kinds of creation.

This Ayah indicates that human are also preferred over the angels.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

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21 Apr 2025 22:19

HADITH ON KEEPING SECRETS

Thabit (May ALLĀH be pleased with him) reported: Anas (May ALLĀH be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of ALLĀH  ﷺ came to me while I was playing with the boys. He greeted us and sent me on an errand. This delayed my return to my mother. When I came to her, she asked, "What detained you?" I said; "Messenger of ALLĀH  ﷺ sent me on an errand". She asked, "What was it?" I said, "It is a secret". My mother said; "Do not disclose to anyone the secret of Messenger of ALLĀH  ﷺ". Anas (May ALLĀH be pleased with him) said to Thabit (May ALLĀH be pleased with him): By ALLĀH, were I to tell it to anyone I would have told you." {Muslim}

{Riyādhus-Saliḥīn #688}

LESSONS AND BENEFITS:

• An indication of the Prophet's noble character and humility.

• Recommendation that the old should greet a group of young children.

• The obligation to respect and obey the Prophet's orders and instructions.

• The rights of the Prophet ﷺ are greater than the parents' rights.

• Teach children good values from a young age so they can grow up as righteous individuals in society.

• It is essential to follow parents' instructions and advice, especially when they align with the Shariah.

• Upholding truthfulness even if you are alone in doing so.

• The secret must not be publicized unless you receive approval from the person who shared it with you.

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20 Apr 2025 23:30

As we grow up, we tend to forget the importance and value that our mother holds in our lives and the sacrifices she has made for us. But our beautiful religion does not allow us to neglect the women whose sacrifices are innumerable.

"Zu’ah bin Ibrahim said that a man came to ‘Umar (may ALLĀH be pleased with him) and said to him: 'I have an old mother who is unable to go answer the call of nature, so I carry her on my back. I also help her perform ablution while turning my face away from her (out of respect). Have I fulfilled my duty towards her?'

‘Umar said, 'No.' The man said, 'Even though I carry her on my back and exert myself in her service?'

‘Umar said, 'She used to do the same for you (when you were young) while hoping that you will live, as for you, you await when she will go away (die).'" {Kindness to Parents || Page 63}

Allāhu Akbar! May ALLĀH bless our Mothers and Fathers and make us from among those who treat them better than they deserve. Aamīn.

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19 Apr 2025 22:32

O you who believe! Stand out firmly for ALLĀH as just witnesses; and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear ALLĀH; indeed, ALLĀH is ˹fully˺ Aware of what you do.

ALLĀH has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds that for them there is forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).

But those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those are the companions of Hellfire.

📖 Al-Māidah || Verse 8-10

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19 Apr 2025 09:55

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE QUR'ĀN

ALLĀH says,

وَهَذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ
And this ˹Qur'an˺ is a blessed Reminder which WE have sent down;

ALLĀH describes two characteristics that it possesses:

It is a reminder of all that one needs to be reminded of, such as knowing ALLĀH by HIS names, attributes and deeds; and the characteristics and stories of the Messengers and close friends of ALLĀH; Islamic rulings having to do with acts of worship, business dealings and other matters; rulings on requital, and paradise and hell. Through the Qur’an people are reminded of issues and proofs both rational and textual. ALLĀH calls it a reminder, because it reminds the individual of what ALLĀH has instilled in his mind and nature of believing in true stories, enjoining what is regarded as good on a rational basis, and forbidding what is regarded as evil on a rational basis.

The second characteristic that it possesses, namely that it is blessed, implies that it contains abundant and ever-increasing goodness. There is nothing more blessed than this Qur'an. Every good thing, blessing and increase, whether that is in terms of religious or worldly affairs, or in the hereafter, is because of it and is a result of adhering to it. As it is a blessed reminder, one should accept it with willing submission and give thanks to ALLĀH for this great gift, adhering to its teachings and seeking its blessings by learning its words and meanings. As for responding to it in the opposite manner, by turning away from it, ignoring it, rejecting it and not believing in it, this is one of the worst kinds of disbelief, ignorance and wrongdoing.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

18 Apr 2025 09:27

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CRUCIFIXION

ALLĀH'S statement:

وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللّهِ
And because of their saying, "WE killed Al-Masih, Isa, son of Maryam, the Messenger of ALLĀH,"

meaning, we killed the person who claimed to be the Messenger of ALLĀH. The Jews only uttered these words in jest and mockery, just as the polytheists said,

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ ۞ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ
O you to whom the Dhikr (the Qur'an) has been sent down! Verily, you are a mad man!. {15:6}

When ALLĀH sent Isa with proofs and guidance, the Jews, may ALLAH'S curses, anger, torment and punishment be upon them, envied him because of his Prophethood and obvious miracles; curing the blind and leprous and bringing the dead back to life, by ALLAH'S leave. He also used to make the shape of a bird from clay and blow in it, and it became a bird by ALLAH'S leave and flew.

Isa performed other miracles that ALLĀH honored him with, yet the Jews defied and bellied him and tried their best to harm him. ALLAH'S Prophet Isa could not live in any one city for long and he had to travel often with his mother, peace be upon them. Even so, the Jews were not satisfied, and they went to the king of Damascus at that time, a Greek polytheist who worshipped the stars. They told him that there was a man in Bayt Al-Maqdis misguiding and dividing the people in Jerusalem and stirring unrest among the king's subjects.

The king became angry and wrote to his deputy in Jerusalem to arrest the rebel leader, stop him from causing unrest, crucify him and make him wear a crown of thorns.

When the king's deputy in Jerusalem received these orders, he went with some Jews to the house that Isa was residing in, and he was then with twelve, thirteen or seventeen of his companions. That day was a Friday, in the evening.

They surrounded Isa in the house, and when he felt that they would soon enter the house or that he would sooner or later have to leave it, he said to his companions, "Who volunteers to be made to look like me, for which he will be my companion in Paradise?"

A young man volunteered, but Isa thought that he was too young. He asked the question a second and third time, each time the young man volunteering, prompting Isa to say, "Well then, you will be that man."

ALLĀH made the young man look exactly like Isa, while a hole opened in the roof of the house, and Isa was made to sleep and ascended to heaven while asleep. ALLĀH said:

إِذْ قَالَ اللّهُ يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ
And (remember) when ALLĀH said:"O Isa! I will take you and raise you to Myself)." {3:55}

When Isa ascended, those who were in the house came out. When those surrounding the house saw the man who looked like Isa, they thought that he was Isa. So they took him at night, crucified him and placed a crown of thorns on his head. The Jews then boasted that they killed Isa and some Christians accepted their false claim, due to their ignorance and lack of reason.

As for those who were in the house with Isa, they witnessed his ascension to heaven, while the rest thought that the Jews killed `Isa by crucifixion. They even said that Maryam sat under the corpse of the crucified man and cried, and they say that the dead man spoke to her.

All this was a test from ALLĀH for HIS servants out of HIS wisdom. ALLĀH explained this matter in the Glorious Qur'an which HE sent to HIS honorable Messenger, whom HE supported with miracles and clear, unequivocal evidence. ALLĀH is the Most Truthful, and HE is the Lord of the worlds Who knows the secrets, what the hearts conceal, the hidden matters in heaven and earth, what has occurred, what will occur, and what would occur if it was decreed.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

17 Apr 2025 20:56

Imam As-Sa'di (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"Whoever his goal when making Du’a is to get closer to ALLĀH along with getting what he asked for, this is much more complete than the one who didn’t want anything except what he asked for, like most of the people do."

📚 Al-Fataawaa as-Sa’diyyah || Page 169

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

17 Apr 2025 10:44

A REMINDER OF THE TRUTHFULNESS OF ALLĀH’S PROMISES

ALLĀH says,

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ
O mankind! Verily, the promise of ALLĀH is true.

meaning the Resurrection will undoubtedly come to pass.

فَلَ تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا
So, let not this present life deceive you,

means, 'this life is as nothing in compare to the great good that ALLĀH has promised to HIS close friends and the followers of HIS Messengers, so do not let these transient attractions distract you from that which is lasting.'

وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ
and let not the chief deceiver deceive you about ALLĀH.

This refers to Shaytan, as stated by Ibn Abbas, may ALLĀH be pleased with him.

Meaning, do not let the Shaytan tempt you and divert you away from following the Messengers of ALLĀH and believing what they say, for he is the chief deceiver and arch-liar.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

16 Apr 2025 19:45

Imām Muqbil (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"It is upon a woman that she establishes the upbringing of her children upon islamic education and ALLĀH will reward her with goodness for this service which she renders for Islām."

📚 Thufatul-Mujīb || Page 310

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

16 Apr 2025 11:13

ENTRUSTING ONE'S AFFAIRS TO ALLĀH

ALLĀH informs that the believer said:

وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ
I entrust my affairs to ALLĀH.

That is, I turn to HIM and seek HIS protection, and I delegate all my affairs to HIM and put my trust in HIM with regard to all that I am trying to attain of good and all that I am trying to ward off of harm, that may befall me from you or anyone else.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ
Verily, ALLĀH is the All-Seer of ˹HIS˺ slaves.

HE knows their condition and what they deserve. HE knows my condition and my weakness, and HE will protect me from you and will suffice me against your evil. HE knows your condition, so you will not do anything except by HIS leave and by HIS will. If HE gives you power over me, it is based on divine wisdom and is in accordance with the divine will.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

14 Apr 2025 23:02

As for those who believe and do good deeds—WE never require of any soul more than what it can afford—it is they who will be the residents of Paradise. They will be there forever.

WE will remove whatever bitterness they had in their hearts. Rivers will flow under their feet. And they will say, “Praise be to ALLĀH for guiding us to this. We would have never been guided if ALLĀH had not guided us. The messengers of our Lord had certainly come with the truth.” It will be announced to them, “This is Paradise awarded to you for what you used to do.”

📖Al-A'rāf || Verse 42-43

AlBaseerah Qur'an Institute

11 Apr 2025 09:34

CONDITIONS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF DEEDS

The statement,

إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Verily, ALLĀH accepts only from those who have Taqwa.

who fear ALLĀH in their actions.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Ad-Darda' said, "If I become certain that ALLĀH has accepted even one prayer from me, it will be better for me than this life and all that in it. This is because ALLĀH says,

إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Verily, ALLĀH accepts only from the those who have Taqwa.

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr}

The more correct view concerning the meaning of fearing ALLĀH here is that what is referred to is those who show the quality of fearing ALLĀH in doing that action ˹of sacrifice˺, in the sense that their action is done sincerely for the sake of ALLĀH, following the Sunnah of the Messenger of ALLĀH.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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