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أحمد محمد لبن Ahmad.M.Lbn
مؤسس ومدير المنتدى
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| | موضوع: Meditationson SuratAl-Mu’menoon الثلاثاء 02 يناير 2018, 7:19 am | |
| Meditationson Surat Al-Mu’menoon 
Khutbah Topic
His Eminence Sheikh Saleh Al Talib
–May Allah protect him– delivered this Friday khutbahentitled “Meditationson Surat Al Mu’menoon” in which hetalked about the Surat (Chapter) of success, “Surat Al-Mu’menoon” (“Chapter of the Believers” in the Qur’an). Hehighlightedsome of the contemplative meanings contained in this great Surat, concentrating on the reasons behind success via the admonitions, spiritual counsels, and parables therein.
Part One
Praise beindeed to Allah! We praise Him, seek His assistance, pray for His forgiveness,and seek refuge withHim from our own evils and misdeeds. He whom Allah guides will never be led astray, and he whom He misleads will never find anyone else to guide him. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah alone with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. May Allah send His Salat (Graces, Honours, and Mercy), Peace, and Blessingupon him, his Family, and all his Companions!
Now then,
I remind you that Almighty Allah’s commandment to the earlier and later generations of mankind is to observe taqwa vis-à-vis Him (fear of disobeying Him).
... And verily, We have recommended to the people of the Scripture before you, and to you (O Muslims) that you (all) fear Allâh, ...[Al-Nissa’: 131]
The mostincapable are those who follow their instinctivedesires and cherish expectations from Allah (without devoutly performing good deeds), and the most sagacious are those who hold themselves accountable and engage in performing good deeds in preparation for the Hereafter.
Letit be known to you that life in the Herein is but transient desiresand the Hereafter is the eternal abode:
"Whosoever does an evil deed, will not be requited except the like thereof, and whosoever does a righteous deed, whether male or female and is a true believer (in the Oneness of Allâh), such will enter Paradise, where they will be provided therein (with all things in abundance) without limit.[Ghafer: 40]
O Muslims!
There is a strongbond between deeds and their respective rewards. The future of good deeds is bright even though their present might be strenuous. Conversely, the future of evil is hideous however eye-catching its present illusory facade might prove to be. People are usually concerned with their daily life and engrossed therein. However, this attitude is an obstruction to the perception of truth and a trap for the heedless.
In the Book of Almighty Allah there is a Surat dubbed “The Surat of Success”, and in the written copies of theQur’an, it is titled Surat of Al-Mu’menoon. It affectionately attaches the attention towards the hereafter and reassures the believers about their agreeable future. As for disbelievers, they are reserved a woeful destiny.
Allah started the Surat with mentioning success and concluded it with mentioning success, too. He started it with mentioning the success of the believers, thus:
Successful indeed are the believers[Al-Mu’menoon: 1]
He concluded it by denyingsuccess to the disbelievers when He said:
Surely! Al-Kâfirûn(the disbelievers in Allâh and in the Oneness of Allâh, polytheists, pagans, idolaters, etc.) will not be successful.[Al-Mu’menoon: 117]
Between the opening and the conclusion of the Surat, Allah talks about the characteristic traits of the successful and narrates the stories of His prophets with their respective communities. So, he who embraced faith did, as a result,gainsuccess and salvation. Within the text of the Surat, Allah mentioned the reasonsleading to success, and in its conclusion, He mentioned the final destiny of the successful as well as the disbelievers:
Then, when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask of one another.Then, those whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy, - these, they are the successful.And those whose scales (of good deeds) are light, they are those who lose their ownselves, in Hell will they abide.[Al-Mu’menoon: 101-103]
O Muslims!
Successful indeed are the believers.Those who offer their Salât (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness.And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allâh has forbidden).And those who pay the Zakât.And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts), Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame;But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors;Those who are faithfully true to their Amanât(all the duties which Allâh has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts etc.) and to their covenants;And those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational) Salawât(prayers) (at their fixed stated hours). These are indeed the inheritors.Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever.[Al-Mu’menoon: 1-11]
Among the characteristic traits of the successful, Allah mentioned the performance of prayer and the payment of zakat. These two pillars of Islam are mentioned as a pair in the religion of Allah. Allah –to Whom belong Might and Majesty‒ says:
And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allâh, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât) and give Zakât: and that is the right religion.[Al-Bayyinah: 5]
A hadith goes: “Islam is founded on five pillars: attesting that there is no divinity except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger, performing prayer, giving zakat, ...”
Allah has also mentioned another pair of the traits typifying the successful: upholdingone’stongue and guarding one’s chastity. Imam Bukhari narrated that Sahl ibn Saad ‒May Allah be pleased with him‒ reported that the Messenger of Allah –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– said: “I guarantee Paradise for whomever vows to guard what is between his jawbones and his legs.”
The Arabic word “laghw” (in the verse above) means any false, unbeneficial talk. How much futility and fallacy there is in people’s talk today! This is all the more so in the sphere of modern means of communication and social media which have facilitated expression without any restrictions. As a result, futile and fallacious talk has become a dominant practice and its dissemination through posting has become easier. This has led sins committed in private to becommittedin public, and the wrongdoings formerly confined to private living rooms have now invaded space with all its dimensions. Consequently, sins have multiplied, and the burden of misdeeds has gained further gravity.
In religious texts,thereis cautioning against the sin of amplifying lies which spread among people, as opposedto lies which remain unpublicised. In one of the hadiths narrated by Imam Bukhari, the Prophet –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– is reported to have seen (in a dream) a man whosejawbonewasbeing incised. He was told that was the liar who was telling lies; andwhose lieskeptbeingquoteduntil theyreached the horizons.
Thus, whoever abstains from being involved in futile and fallacious talk in the Herein will be among the inheritorsofthe Firdaws (the highest place in Paradise). Some of the blessingswhich will be bestowed uponthem and which Allah has talked aboutin His Holy Book:
They shall not hear therein (in Paradise) any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk),...[Maryam: 62]
… and:
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood,[Al-Ghashiyah: 11]
Allah mentioned other characteristic traits of the successful: honesty and keeping covenants and contracts. They are unlike the hypocrites who donot honour their pledges, engage in immoral confrontations when they dispute, lie when theytalk, do not keep theirpromises, and show disloyalty when entrusted with responsibility.
The characteristic traits of the successful are a combination of articlesof faith, ethical standards, worships, and transactions.
Whoever holds fast to them will be granted success:
These are indeed the inheritors. Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever.[Al-Mu’menoon: 10-11]
Abu Hurairah ‒May Allah be pleased with him‒ reported that the Messenger of Allah –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– said: “When you ask Allah to grant you Paradise, do ask Him for Firdaws.For it is the highest placein Paradise and its centre. It is from Firdaws that the rivers of Paradise spring up to flow and over it is located the Throne of the All-Compassionate.” [Narrated by imam Bukhari]
In the middle of the Surat, there is reiteration of this meaning and these characteristic traits, but from another perspective:
Verily! Those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;And those who believe in the Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord,And those who join not anyone (in worship) as partners with their Lord;And those who give that (their charity) which they give (and also do other good deeds) with their hearts full of fear (whether their alms and charities, etc., have been accepted or not), because they are sure to return to their Lord (for reckoning).It is these who race for the good deeds, and they are foremost in them [e.g. offering the compulsory Salât(prayers) in their (early) stated, fixed times and so on].[Al-Mu’menoon: 57-61]
It is obvious that the people described above are those mentioned at the beginning of the Surat: those who are promised success and the Firdaws where there will be their eternalabode.
Al-Tirmithi narrated that Aisha ‒May Allah be pleased with her‒ said: “I asked the Messenger of Allah –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– about this verse: And those who give that (their charity) which they give (and also do other good deeds) with their hearts full of fear (whether their alms and charities, etc., have been accepted or not) ….[Al-Mu’menoon: 60]; ‘Is itabout those who drink wine and steal?’ He said: ‘No, O you daughter of Al-Siddeeq! It is rather about those who fast, pray, and give zakat, but fear that their deeds will not be accepted (by Allah).’ It is these who race for the good deeds, and they are foremost in them [e.g. offering the compulsory Salât(prayers) in their (early) stated, fixed times and so on]. [Al-Mu’menoon: 61].”
O Muslims!
In the Surat of success, that is“Surat Al-Mu’menoon”, Allah first relates the story of Nooh (Noah) and how his communitytreatedhim. Nothing in the Surat precedes the story of Noah except the story of creation, since mankind, before Noah, used to followtawheed(monotheism) and thepath of success. In fact, the first kind of polytheismever practiced on earth was that by the community of Noah ‒Peace be upon him!
Ibn Jareer and others narrated that Ibn Abbas ‒May Allah be pleased with him and his father‒ said: “There was a time interval of ten generations between Adam and Noah ‒Peace be upon both of them‒ all of whom were following the true law of Allah.”
Allahrelated the story of Noah and his community as areminderfor the succeeding generations.
Almighty Allah also said at the end of the story:
Verily, in this [what We did as regards drowning of the people of Nûh (Noah)], there are indeed Ayât(proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc. for men to understand), for sure We are ever putting (men) to the test.[Al-Mu’menoon: 30]
Imam Malik ‒May Allah bless his soul‒ said: “The Prophet’s Sunnah is Noah’s ship; he who boards it will be saved, and he who staysbehind will be drowned.”
O servants of Allah!
As the narrative unfolds, further parables about other communities not named by Almighty Allah have been mentioned in the Surat. Exegetes differedin this regard: Are theyA’ad, the people of Hood or are they Thamood, the people of Saleh? Allah ‒May He be glorified‒ says:
Then, after them, We created another generation. And We sent to them a Messenger from among themselves (saying): "Worship Allâh! You have no other Ilâh (God) but Him. Will you not then be afraid (of Him i.e. of His Punishment because of worshipping others besides Him)?" [Al-Mu’menoon: 31-32]
It seems that Allah has not named them because what matters most is the moral to be drawn by successors, which is already guaranteed despite anonymity. The main objective is to mention the final destiny of the successful who believed in their prophet’s divine message and the punishment awaitingthe disbelievers.
He said: "O my Lord! Help me because they deny me."(Allâh) said: "In a little while, they are sure to be regretful." So As-Saîhah(torment - awful cry, etc.) overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead plants. So away with the people who are Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh, disobedient to His Messengers, etc.).Then, after them, We created other generations. No nation can anticipate their term, nor can they delay it.Then We sent Our Messengers in succession, every time there came to a nation their Messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another (to destruction), and We made them as Ahadîth (the true stories for mankind to learn a lesson from them). So away with a people who believe not.[Al-Mu’menoon: 39-44] Allah destroyed the non-believing nations reducing them to ruins. Now, they are history.
… So away with a people who believe not!Then We sent Mûsa (Moses) and his brother Hârûn (Aaron), with Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and manifest authority.[Al-Mu’menoon: 44-45]
After the revelation of the Torah, Allah never decreed that any nation be eradicated or total lyannihilated.
He, the Almighty, said:
And indeed We gave Mûsâ (Moses) - after We had destroyed the generations of old -the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)].[Al-Qasas: 43]
Therefore, we witness that some of the Israelites still live on today, and that the signs Allah revealed unto Moses still reverberate to this day.
And indeed We gave Mûsâ (Moses) the Scripture, that they may be guided. And We made the son of Maryam (Mary) and his mother as a sign, and We gave them refuge on high ground, a place of rest, security and flowing streams.[Al-Mu’menoon: 49-50]
O Allah! Make us from among Your successful servants and righteousalliesupon whom no fear shall come nor shall they grieve!
May Allah make the Great Qur’an a blessing for us and may He guide us to its Straight Path! I say this and I pray Almighty Allah to forgive me and you.
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مؤسس ومدير المنتدى
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| | موضوع: رد: Meditationson SuratAl-Mu’menoon الثلاثاء 02 يناير 2018, 7:20 am | |
| Part Two
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the Owner of the Day of Judgment! I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, the King, the Ultimate Truth. I also bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and His true and faithful Messenger. May Allah send His Salat, Peace and Blessing upon him, his Family and all of his Companions!
O Muslims!
Within the folds of Surat Al-Mu’menoun, the reasons for success are all too evident and the whiffs of the Generous Lord all too pervasive. Among such reasons of success in this Surat is eating what is halal(religiously permissible):
O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibât [all kinds of Halâl foods which Allâh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits, etc.] and do righteous deeds. Verily! I am Well-Acquainted with what you do.[Al-Mu’menoon: 51]
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah ‒May Allah be pleased with him‒ reported the Messenger of Allah –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– to have said: “O people! Allah is Pure and, therefore, accepts only that which is pure. Allah has commanded the believers as He has commanded His Messengers by saying:O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibât [all kinds of Halâl foods which Allâh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits, etc.] and do righteous deeds. Verily! I am Well-Acquainted with what you do.And He said:O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you with.[Al-Baqarah: 172]. Then he made a mention of the person who“travels for a long period of time with his hair dishevelled and covered with dust. He lifts his hands towards the sky (in supplication): 'O my Lord! O my Lord!' But his food is haram (religiously impermissible), his drink is haram, his clothes are haram and his nourishment is haram; how can his supplication be accepted then?" [Narrated by Imam Muslim]
Also, one of the reasons for success is reflecting on the Holy Qur’an, believing in it, and complying with its commands and prohibitions.
Have they not pondered over the Word (of Allâh, i.e. what is sent down to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم), or has there come to them what had not come to their fathers of old?[Al-Mu’menoon: 68]
In fact, the Book of Allah is the ultimate light, guidance and mercy.
Say: "In the Bounty of Allâh, and in His Mercy (i.e. Islâm and the Qur’ân); - therein let them rejoice." That is better than what (the wealth) they amass.[Yunus: 58]
Verily, this Qur’ân guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers (in the Oneness of Allâh and His Messenger, Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Paradise).[Al-Isra’: 9]
Another reason for success is being cognizant of the Messenger of Allah –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– believing in him, adhering to his guidance, and learning lessons from the experiences he underwent.
Or is it that they did not recognize their Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) so they deny him? Or say they: There is madness in him? Nay, but he brought them the truth [i.e. Tauhîd: Worshipping Allâh Alone in all aspects, the Qur’ân and the religion of Islâm], but most of them (the disbelievers) are averse to the truth.[Al-Mu’menoon: 69-70]
These two matters are the ultimate factors that should not be overlooked, and no success or right guidance can be attained without both of them. Infallibility and salvation is solely ensured by adhering to them. These two matters are conjoined by the words of the Prophet –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– as narrated and authenticated by Al-Hakim: “I have left two matters with you. As long as you hold to them, you will not go astray: The Book of Allah and my Sunnah.”
In “Sahih Muslim”, Jabir ‒May Allah be pleased with him‒ reported the Prophet ‒May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– to have said in theFarewell Pilgrimage: “I have left among you something which if you hold to,you will never again go astray: Allah’s Book.”
In the Surat of success, supplication is yet another factor for achievingsuccess:
Verily there was a party of My slaves, who used to say: "Our Lord! We believe, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, for You are the Best of all who show mercy!"[Al-Mu’menoon: 109]
It is a supplication that ought to be carried out with a devout heart, a pleading tongue, and tearful eyes,one in which you should beseech Allah to guide you to the path of the successful and to make you steadfast on Islam until you meet Him.
Hudhaifah –May Allah be pleased with him– said: "There will come a time when no one will attain deliverance except those supplicating (Allah) the way a drowning person would." [Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaibah with a good chain of narration]
The Prophet –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him– used to supplicate using these words: "O You Who can turn hearts over, keep my heart firm upon Your religion!”In fact, there is dire need for such a supplication especially intimes of seditions and unrest.
Another reason for achieving success in Surat Al-Mumenoon is observing patience:
Verily I have rewarded them this Day for their patience: they are indeed the ones that are successful.[Al-Mu’menoon: 111]
If it were not for the virtue of observing patience, after the Grace and Mercy of Almighty Allah, no one would have been rewarded with good in the Herein or the Hereafter. It is thanks to patience and firm belief (in Allah) that religious imamate is obtained.Asayinggoes: “Those who observe patience will besuccessful.”
A great asset towards observing patience is trying to envisage the consequences (of sinning) and being unquestionably cognizant of the fact that observing patience while trying to resist sins is much easier than having to put up with Allah’s severe retribution.
And be patient; verily, Allâh wastes not the reward of the good-doers.[Houd: 115]
O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allâh, so that you may be successful.[AlImran: 200]
O Allah, help us reflecton Your Book, understand Your Words, carry out Your commands, and do what pleases You!
This is said, do pray Allah to send His Salat and Peace upon the one He sent as Mercy for the Worlds and true Guidance for all humanity.
O Allah! Send Your Salat, Peace, and Blessingupon Your Servant and Messenger, Muhammad, his kind and virtuous Family, his magnanimous and auspicious Companions, and those who follow them righteously till the Day of Judgement!
O Allah! Grant glory to Islam and Muslims! O Allah! Grant glory to Islam and Muslims! O Allah! Fail tyrants, polytheists (who associate partners with You) and corruptors!
O Allah! Grant victory to Your Religion, Your Sacred Book, Your Prophet’s Sunnah, and Your true servants!
O Allah! Foreordain for this Ummah (the nation of Islam) a matter (an affair) of rationality (guidance) where pious people are honoured and sinful people are guided, and where al-ma’roof (good deeds) is promoted and al-munkar (evil deeds) is prevented, O Lord of the Worlds (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!
O Allah! Make preoccupied with their own evil those who wish to harm Islam, Muslims, and their homelands! O Allah! Turn their plots and their cunning against them and make that the cause of their own destruction, O Lord of the Worlds!
O Allah! Grant victory to the mujahedeen in Your cause in Palestine and wherever they may be, O Lord of the Worlds! O Allah! Lift the siege around them, improve their conditions, and suppress their enemy!
O Allah! Help us liberate Al-Aqsa Mosque from the oppressors’ injustice and the occupiers’ aggression!
O Allah! We beseech You by Your Supreme Name to have mercy on our Muslim brothers and sisters wherever they may be! O Allah! Be with them in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Burma, and everywhere, O Lord of the Worlds! O Allah! Have mercy on them, rid them off their affliction, and bring them speedy relief! O Allah! Set right their conditions, gather them around right guidance and protect them against the malicious among them!
O Allah! Help us defeat the tyrants and oppressors and those who side with them! O Allah! Send down Your sturdiness and wrath upon them, O You, the Lord of Truth!
O Allah! Guide our leader, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to do whatever you love and accept! O Allah! Guide him to piety and righteousness! O Allah! Grant him, his Crown Prince and assistants success to do what is good for the people and the country!
O Allah! Protect and grant success to our soldiers who are stationed on our borders and who are striving to safeguard the security of our country, people and sanctities! O Allah! Grant them support, assistance and protection!
O Allah! Grant success to all the leaders of Muslims in order to govern by Your Sharia and follow the Sunnah of Your Prophet –May Allah’s Salat and Peace be upon him! O Allah! Make them merciful to Your true servants!
O Allah! Make our country and all Muslim countries around the world safe and prosperous! O Allah! Protect us against the evil of wrongdoers, the maliciousness of the lecherous,and the evil of those plotting to carry it out by day or night!
…Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire! [Al-Baqarah: 201]
Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and our transgressions (in keeping our duties to You), establish our feet firmly, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk. [Al Imran: 147]
O Allah! Forgive our sins, cover our flaws, make easy our affairs and make our wishes in what pleases You come true! O Allah! Forgive our sins, those of our parents, our grandparents, our wives and children, You are All-Hearing!
O our Lord! Accept from us, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing! Accept our repentance,You are Forgiving, Merciful!
Glorified be our Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! He is free from what they attribute unto Him! Peace be on the Messengers! And all praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds! -------------------------------------------------- http://www.alharamain.gov.sa/index.cfm |
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