1 Al-Malahem Media TRANSCRIPT WITH QURAN S COMPANIONSHIP Sheikh Hārith bin Ghāzi An-Nadhāry

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1 1 Al-Malahem Media 2015 TRANSCRIPT WITH QURAN S COMPANIONSHIP Sheikh Hārith bin Ghāzi An-Nadhāry

2 1 إ ي اك ن ع ب د و إ ي اك ن س ت ع ني {You Alone we worship, and You Alone we ask for help} You (Alone) we worship and You (Alone) we ask for help i.e. we single You out with worship, hence we worship none other than You. And we single You out with the seeking of help. This is the pure Tawheed, in knowledge and actions. {You Alone we worship and You Alone we ask for help}. The whole religion summarized in this verse. The verse comprises of two things: 1. Disassociating from shirk. 2. Disassociating from authority, might and power except that of Allah the Almighty. {You Alone we worship.} The purpose of the creation of jinn and mankind is Ibadah (worship). Allah the Almighty says: {And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)} [51: 56] He sent all Prophets with one sole purpose; worshiping Allah and avoiding shirk. Allah the Almighty says: {And verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming): Worship Allah and avoid Taghut.} [16: 36] In the Holy Quran, the very first direct command, as per the order of Al-Fatiha, Al-Baqarah... is the command to worship Allah and avoiding shirk. He says: {O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become pious.} [2: 21] This command is revealed to the whole of humanity, all human beings, all people. {O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah)}. The reality of Ibadah is submissiveness and surrendering to Allah the Almighty. And Ibadah is obeying Allah the Almighty by following what He has commanded through His Messengers. The general definition of Ibadah: A comprehensive term of all which are loved and appreciated by Allah, including sayings and actions; apparent and hidden. By this definition, the reality of Ibadah is submitting all aspects of one s life to the Orders and commands of Allah, Wahyi, Quran and Sunnah. The Shari ah should be dominating our deeds, conducts and manhaj, all these should be submitted to Allah the Almighty. This is how Ibadah becomes solely for Allah s sake. Allah says:{say (O Muhammad): Truly my Lord has guided me to a Straight Path, a right religion, the religion of Ibrahim, Haniifa (the Islamic Tawheed) and he was not of Al-Mushrikiin (polytheists). Say: Verily, my Salah, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims. } So this is an order from Allah the Exalted. And of this I have been command- 2 Al-Malahem Media 2015

3 ed. What is being commanded here? To dedicate the whole life and death to be for the Sake of Allah. {Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my Salah, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. He has no partner.. } There is no portion for anyone else, no portion for anyone in your life, nor in your projects, nor in your conduct. All these should be for the Sake of Allah the Almighty Alone. And death too will not be except in what Allah the Almighty loves and is pleased with. {Say (O Muhammad): Verily, my Salah, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.} The first to take the first step, the first to execute (the order), the first to abide, the first to hasten towards what Allah loves and is pleased with. Life being for the Sake of Allah the Almighty cannot be achieved except by reforming the niyyah (intention) and amal (deeds). It is essential that both the niyyah and amal are reformed. Reforming the niyyah is to make your intention solely for the Sake of Allah and the Hereafter. Allah the Almighty says: {That home of the Hereafter (Paradise), We shall assign to those who rebel not against the truth with pride and oppression in the land nor do mischief by committing crimes. And the good end is for the Al-Muttaqiin.} [28: 83] They do not want high status on this Earth, they do not want a place on this Earth. They do not want to hold dominion over this Earth. What they really want is that the Rule of Allah the Almighty be above all. My goal is not to submit you to my dominion or under my rule, No! but rather the goal is for the all of humanity to be under the Rule of Allah the Almighty. Therefore, the real issue is not the struggle for power, but (we struggle) so that the Rule and Deen of Allah be imposed on everyone. This is the reform needed for the niyyah. As for reforming amal (actions), then the deeds need to be in the manner that Allah the Almighty has prescribed. Worshiping Allah the way He wants, not the way one desires. Imam Ash-Shaatiby - may Allah be pleased with him - said in Al-Muwaafaqaat (2/153) arguing in the subject of worshiping and submission to Allah the Almighty, and the lack of evading the Shari ah Law and Rules: He said The purpose Allah the Almighty laid Shari ah is to bring Al-Mukallaf (the obligated) out of following desires so that he becomes a Slave of Allah. So we worship Allah as He wants and not according to our desires. We execute the Orders of Allah the Almighty, we do not follow our lust and desire. Following the desire conflicts with accomplishing worshiping Allah. Either you follow your desire or follow Shari ah. Either the Law of Allah or lust. In summary, there are two ways of following desire: First: Following desire by turning away from the Shari ah rulings. One follows lust and abandon all of the Shari ah. He evades it completely. He does not want to abide by Shari ah at all. He does not submit to Shari ah, nor does he submit to Allah nor his Wahyi (revelation). Allah the Almighty says: {Have you seen him who has taken as ilah (god) his own vain desire? Would you then be a Wakiil (a disposer of his affairs) over him? Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle - nay, they are even farther astray from the Path.} [25: 43-44] This is the first way of following desire, evading Shari ah and Wahyi and avoiding deen while following desire. Second: Following desire when dealing with the Shari ah rulings. He walks on the Shari ah of Allah the Almighty but when dealing with texts (Quran and Hadeeth) he manipulates them to suit his desire. He manipulates the Shari ah text by changing its meaning and not changing the text itself. So he alters the meaning of the text and its rulings. Allah says: {So as for 3 Al-Malahem Media 2015

4 those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and trials), and seeking for its hidden meaning.} [3: 7] This group abides by Shari ah, walks on this deen but manipulates texts to suite with its desire. This results to bid a (innovations), violation of Shari ah and many other things that contradict with the Shari ah. All this is caused by following desire when dealing with the Shari ah texts. {You Alone we ask for help.} We ask for help, support and tawfeeq from Allah Alone. singling Him out in seeking help. Al-Isti ana (seeking help): Depending on Allah the Almighty in gaining benefits and repelling evil, while having trust in Allah. There is one thing that many people fall into; separating Al-Isti ana from worshiping. You may see one making Isti ana: Asking Allah for help in the search for provision. Asking Allah for help in the search for daily bread, to be freed from worldly tension, to solve some of our problems. While the (forgeting) the basic (of seeking) help is to ask Allah the Almighty for help in following His Orders, implementing the Shari ah rulings and to ask Allah for help in achieving worshiping Him. That is why the Prophet peace be upon him taught Mu adh bin Jabal - may Allah be pleased with him, he said: O Mu adh. Wallahi I love you, so do not forget to supplicate after every prayer: O Allah help me in remembering You, thanking You and improve in worshiping You. The Prophet peace be upon him teaches the Swahaba - may Allah be pleased with them - to ask Allah to help them in carrying out Shari ah commandments. O Allah help me in remembering You, thanking You and improve in worshiping You. We rely on Allah the Exalted on carrying out His Commands.We ask Allah for help in carrying out His commandments. Ibnu Taymiyyah - may Allah have mercy on him - said: I reflected on the most useful du aa (supplication) and I found it to be asking (Him the Almighty) to help you to please Him (the Exalted) i.e. the slave asking his Lord to help him to please Him the Exalted. He said: I reflected on the most useful du aa (supplication) and I found it to be asking (Him the Almighty) to help you to please Him (the Exalted). Then I saw it (du aa) in Suratul Fatihah in the verse: {You (Alone) we worship and You (Alone) we ask for help.} We worship Allah the Almighty, We ask him help in worshiping Him. And Ibadah comprises the whole life, and Isti ana is applied in everything. We ask Allah the Almighty to give us tawfeeq in obeying Him, and to send ma aasi (disobedience) away from us. Certainly, He has power over everything. Ameen. 4 Al-Malahem Media 2015

5 2 اه د ن ا الص اط ال م س ت ق يم {Guide us to the Straight Path} The first Du aa (supplication), as per the order of the Mus haf, is the Du aa to be guided to the Straight Path. It is in Suratul Fatihah: {You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help. Guide us to the Straight Way.} [1: 5-6] As-Siraat means a way, a wide straight way. Al-Mustaqiim means with no bends. As-Siraat Al-Mustaqiim (the Straight Way) is Islam, which Allah sent Messengers and Prophets with, the total submission to Allah the Almighty and walking on His Manhaj. This is the Straight Way, the way of those on whom grace has been bestowed. Those who walk on the Straight Way, Allah has bestowed upon them a great grace, the grace of guidance to the Straight Way. Allah the Almighty informs us on them He The Almighty says: {Those who obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad peace be upon him), then they will be in the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets, the Siddiqun (the first to believe in the Prophets like Abubakr), the Shuhadaa and the righteous. And how excellent these companies are! Such is the bounty from Allah, and Allah is Sufficient as All-Knower.} [4: 69-70] The Straight Way has no bends, a straight path with no bends. Therefore, it is different from the way of the devious. The way of the devious is the way of those who earned the Anger of Allah and those who went astray. Allah the Almighty says: {Guide us to the Straight Way. The Way of those You have bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger (such as the Jews), nor of those who went astray (such as the Christians).} [1: 6-7] i.e. guide us to Your Straight Way that You have bestowed on Your Slaves to walk on. Do not make us of those who walk on the way of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray. {Those who earned Your Anger.} implies to all who know the truth and turn away from it. They do not learn it nor translate it into deeds. They are all who know the truth but do not act upon it, they are led by the Jews. {Those who went astray.} are all who act without any knowledge, they are led by the Nasaaraa, Christians; as they like to call themselves. So those who act randomly, do not know the Rules of Allah, nor His Shari ah, nor His Deen, nor His Commands, those are the ones who went astray. As for the guided, they are those who walk on the correct Manhaj. Guidance to the Straight Way means knowing the truth and acting upon it. The Straight Way is the Religion of Islam. Allah the Almighty tells Muhammad peace be upon him and his Ummah: {Say: Truly, my Lord has guided me to a Straight 5 Al-Malahem Media 2015

6 Way, a right religion, the religion of Ibrahim, Haniifa (Tawheed) and he was not of Al-Mushrikiin.} [6: 162] Allah the Almighty commands Muhammad -peace be upon him- and those who follow the religion of the Prophet -peace be upon him- to declare this declaration: Say indeed, my Lord has guided me to the Straight Way. What I take as my Deen, Wahyi (revelation) and following the Shari ah orders is the Straight Way. The Deen I follow, Islam, is the religion of Ibrahim peace be upon him. It is the extension of the prophetic heritage of the Prophets peace, blessings be upon them. It is the Deen of Tawheed: {Say: Truly, my Lord has guided me to a Straight Way, a right religion, the religion of Ibrahim, Haniifa (Tawheed) and he was not of the polytheists.} This is the declaration: I am on Al-Haqq (the truth), and whoever is not on the truth is on Al-Batil (false). What is the truth? Following Muhammad peace be upon him. Following the Straight Way is what Allah the Almighty has ordained for His Slaves: {And verily, this is My Straight Path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His Path. This He has ordained for you that you may become Al-Muttaqiin (the pious).} [6: 153] So Allah has ordained for His creations to follow the Straight Way. How can I be on the Straight Way? By having Iman in Allah the Almighty. Al-Mu miniin (believers in Allah) are on the Straight Way, they the ones guided to the Straight Way. Allah the Exalted says: {And verily, Allah is the Guide of those who believe, to the Straight Path.} [22: 54] So first is by having Iman, then by following the guidance of the Prophet peace be upon him, Allah the Almighty says: {And certainly, you (O Muhammad) call them to the Straight Path.} [23: 73] So whoever complies with the guidance of the Prophet peace be upon him and follows his Sunnah is on the Straight Way. We walk on the Straight Way by following the Holy Quran. Allah the Almighty says: {Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a light (Prophet Muhammad) and a plain Book (this Quran). Wherewith Allah guides all those who seek His Good Pleasure to ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness by His Will unto light and guides them to the Straight Way.} [5: 15-16] The guidance to the straight way is in the Book of Allah the Almighty, the orders of the Quran, the rulings of the Quran, the morals of the Quran. Following the Quran is walking on the Straight Way. As much as one deviates from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet -peace be upon him- and from Iman, he become deviant, following the straying ways. Walking on the Straight Way is achieved by complying with worshiping Allah the Almighty and avoiding shirk (polytheism). The Almighty says: {Did I not command you, O Children of Adam, that you should not worship Shaytan (Satan). Verily, he is a plain enemy to you. And that you should worship Me (Alone). This is the Straight Path.} [36: 60-61] Allah the Almighty informs that following the Straight Way is by worshiping Him. {And that you should worship Me (Alone). This is the Straight Path.} We should not follow Shaytan, we should not worship them, we should not make Shaytan our leader. We seek refuge with Allah. Therefore, walking on the Straight Way requires abiding by Twaa a (worship) and avoiding shirk. Following the Straight Way is by doing Twaa a and avoiding Ma siya (disobedience). Allah the Almighty says: {But if they had done what they were told, it would have been better for them, and would have strengthened their (Faith); And indeed We should then have bestowed upon them a great reward from Us. And indeed We should have guided them to the Straight Way.} [4: 66-68] Pursuing and guidance to the Straight is found in holding fast to Allah. The Almighty says: {So, as for those who believed in Allah and held fast to Him, He will admit them to His Mercy and Grace, and guide them to Himself by the Straight Path.} [4: 175] Allah informed us that He guides those who hold fast to 6 Al-Malahem Media 2015

7 Him to the Straight Way. Moreover, Allah has ordained that those who hold fast to Him have already been guided to the Straight Way. Allah the Almighty says: {And whoever holds firmly to Allah, then he is indeed guided to the Straight Path.} [3: 101] This is an ordainment from Allah the Almighty, those who are holding fast to Him have already been guided to the Straight Way. What is holding fast to Allah? In short, holding fast to Allah comprises of four things: First thing: Total submission to and compliance with Quran and Sunnah. Allah the Almighty says: {It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain error.} [33: 36] Surrender, submission to and compliance with the Laws of Allah the Almighty in the Quran and Sunnah, and whoever contradicts with them is in a plain error. Guidance is in the Quran and Sunnah, while the plain error is in contradicting with the Shari ah orders. Second thing: Not making a decision in advance before Allah and His Messenger, avoiding despotism of Shari ah. One should not make a decision except after knowing how the Law of Allah the Almighty and His Messenger related to the decision. He should look for What Allah said in this particular situation. What the Prophet - peace be upon him - said. Allah the Almighty says: {O you who believe! Make not (a decision) in advance before Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.} [49: 1] This means that we are not permitted to be despotic over the Shari ah, nor to advance before it by anything. We should make Shari ah, Quran and Sunnah our guide, we are followers of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet peace be upon him. Third thing regarding holding fast to Allah: Nullification of everything contradicting with Quran and Sunnah; every custom contradicting with Quran and Sunnah, every habit, law, constitution, system, organization or anything else. Whatever contradicts with Quran and Sunnah is null and void. Believing in its nullity and declare publicly its nullity. Allah the Almighty says: {Such is Allah, your Lord in truth. So after truth, what else can there be, save error? How then are you turned away?} [10: 32] What is there after the truth? This is the Book of Allah the Exalted, this is the Sunnah of the Prophet, and everything contradicting with them is null and void. Fourth thing: Referring to Quran and Sunnah during disagreement. When there is a disagreement, our reference should be the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet peace be upon him. Not referring to the constitution, not the law, not the international laws, not the revolutionary laws, not the ballot box not the parliament. When we differ on something, Allah the Almighty has commanded us to refer it to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet. Allah the Almighty says: {O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad peace be upon him) and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination.} [4: 59] Allah the Almighty bound this order, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day then when you disagree on something refer it to Allah and His Messenger. These are the four things comprised by holding fast to Quran and Sunnah. 7 Al-Malahem Media 2015

8 The last thing concerning walking on the Straight Way is conquering for the Sake of Allah. Allah the Almighty says: {Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad) a manifest victory. That Allah may forgive you your sins of the past and the future, and complete His Favor on you, and guide you on the Straight Path. And that Allah may help you with strong help.} [48: 1-3] Allah the Almighty says that guidance to the Straight Way is with the conquest of lands by Jihad and other means in the Cause of Allah. Whoever pursues the Straight Way today, Allah will save him on the Straight Way on the Day of Judgment. The Straight Way of Allah in this Dunya is His Shari ah rules; Islam. And on the Day of Judgment Allah has a Way raised on the back of Jahannam. Whoever walks on the Straight Way today and survives, he will survive on that Way, and the nature of his walk here will be the same on the Day of Judgment. Ibn Al-Qayyim says in Madarij As-Salikiin: Everyone should look at his walking on this Straight Way, which will be his walking on that Way (over Jahannam). Whoever is seized by misconceptions and desires will be snatched by hooks on the back of Jahannam, an exact recompense. And whoever is fast in obeying Allah, on the Day of Judgment he will be with the forerunners to Jannah. We ask Allah the Almighty to grant us Tawfeeq in obeying Him. May He guide us to the Straight Way, indeed He has power over all things. 8 Al-Malahem Media 2015

9 3 ذ ل ك ال ك ت اب ل ر ي ب ف يه {The Book whereof there is no doubt} Allah the Almighty says: {Alif-Laam-Miim (These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meaning). This is the Book (the Quran), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqiin (pious, believers of Tawheed).} [2: 1-2] The Quran, a book where there is no doubt, nor suspicion. There is no doubt the Quran is from Allah the Almighty, it is the Words and a revelation from Allah. Allah the Almighty revealed it to Muhammad peace be upon him, the seal of the Messengers. Allah the Almighty says: {And this Quran is not such as could be produced by other than Allah, but it is a confirmation of (the revelation) which was before it (Taurat and Gospel), and a full explanation of the Book (laws decreed for mankind) - wherein there is no doubt - from the Lord of the Worlds.} [10: 37] The first thing you read in the Book of Allah the Almighty after Al-Fatihah is this wonderful decree, by which Allah the Almighty informs about His Book, that it has no doubt, suspicion, no obscurity. As soon as you start reciting and reading the Holy Quran, you start with this Manhaj; there is no doubt the Quran is from Allah the Almighty, no doubt in its rulings, its information. Its stories are true, its rulings are just. Allah the Almighty says: {And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can change His Words. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.} [6: 115] All the Rulings of Allah the Almighty are just. All His Stories are true. None can change His Words. It has no alteration, no change, its rulings are fixed, unchangeable. We do not need to amend the Quran, no need to vote, no need to hold election or referenda. Because the Quran is preserved by Allah the Almighty. Our constitution is the Quran from Allah the Almighty, His Words have been fulfilled in truth and justice. None can change the Almighty s Words. The Quran is doubtlessly from Allah the Almighty, there is no doubt in its rulings and stories, because the Quran is the truth. Allah the Almighty says: {Say, O mankind! Now truth (Quran and Sunnah) has come to you from your Lord. So whosoever receives guidance, he does so for the good of his own self; and whosoever goes astray, he does so to his own loss; and I am not (set) over you as a Wakiil (disposer of affairs to oblige you for guidance).} [10: 108] Allah the Almighty says that the Quran is truth whether people believe in it or disbelieve. When most of the people disbelieve and do not accept the Book of Allah, or did not submit to it, does this mean that the Quran has obscurity, doubt or suspicion? Never. Allah the Almighty says: {In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful. Alif-Laam-Miim- Raa. These are the Verses of the Book (Quran), and that which has been revealed unto you (Muhammad) 9 Al-Malahem Media 2015

10 from your Lord is the truth, but most men believe not.} [13: 1] And the believers are certain, not uncertain not doubtful, of the Book of Allah. They have no doubt in its information, rulings, and its promises. This is what Allah the Almighty informs us of the true believers; that they have no doubt in their hearts, no uncertainty of the Rulings of Allah and His Revelation. Allah the Almighty says: {Only those are the believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and afterward doubt not but fight with their wealth and their lives for the Cause of Allah. Those! They are the truthful.} [49: 15] Allah the Almighty informs about the believers that they believe in Allah the Almighty and His Messenger - peace be upon him, they have certainty, they have attained the status of certainty, they have no doubt, no suspicion. And after they have believed and submitted, they act. Allah the Almighty says, {they fight with their wealth and their lives for the Cause of Allah.}. Belief, conviction, certainty, deeds, Iman, Jihad by wealth and lives; whoever holds these things, certainty, negation of doubts, negation of suspicion and obscurity, and has submitted to Allah the Almighty, His Laws, and Jihad in the Way of Allah with his live and wealth, Allah says, {Those! They are the truthful.} Allah the Almighty describes them as truthful. Allah the Almighty describes the condition of the believers in dealing with the decree of Allah the Almighty, His Shari ah, His Laws when the Ahzaab came to Madinah during the era of Prophet - peace be upon him. Allah the Almighty describes the condition of the believers at that time, He says: {When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harboring doubts about Allah. There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking.} [33: 10-11] During that grave state, full of terror while the Kuffar have gathered around them, what was the condition of the believers with that? With following the Prophet peace be upon him? With their belief in revelation? Allah the Almighty says: {And when the believers saw Al-Ahzaab (the Confederates), they said: This is what Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad peace be upon him) had promised us; and Allah and His Messenger had spoken the truth. And it only added to their Faith and to their submissiveness (to Allah).} [33: 22] Allah the Almighty informs us that the Kuffar are our enemies, that they are waging war against us, and they are still fighting us. When the believers saw that with their own eyes, and lived the reality, Allah the Almighty says that it only added to their Faith in Allah the Almighty and to their submissiveness to Him. {And when the believers saw Al-Ahzaab (the Confederates), they said: This is what Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad peace be upon him) had promised us; and Allah and His Messenger had spoken the truth. And it only added to their Faith and to their submissiveness (to Allah).} [33: 22] The goal is that Allah describes the believers whom He has praised as truthful, that they have no doubt, and that they are the followers of the Book and Sunnah. Allah the Almighty says: {Only those are the believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, and afterward doubt not but fight with their wealth and their lives for the Cause of Allah. Those! They are the truthful.} [49: 15] They are the people of truth. They are the truthful And Allah the Almighty commands us to be with the truthful. The Almighty says: {O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds).} [9: 119] The Munafiqeen (hypocrites) are the doubtful. And their doubt is revealed during hardships and Jihad. Allah the Almighty says: {Those who believe in Allah and the Last day would not ask your leave to be exempted from fighting with their properties and their lives; and Allah is the All-Knower of Al-Muttaqiin. It is only those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt that ask you leave. So in their doubts they waver. And if they had intended to march out, certainly, they would have made some preparation for it; but Allah was averse to their being sent forth, so He made the lag behind, and it was 10 Al-Malahem Media 2015

11 said (to them), Sit you among those who sit (at home).} [9: 44-46] Allah informs about the Munafiqeen that they are doubtful, and that in their doubts they waver. And Allah the Almighty describes the condition of the Munafiqeen in the Battle of Ahzaab. Allah says about the Battle of Ahzaab: {When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harboring doubts about Allah. There, the believers were tried and shaken with a mighty shaking. And when the Munafiqeen and those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubts) said: Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion!} [33: 10-12] The doubts of the Munafiq surfaces during hardships and during Jihad, that is why Suratu Tawbah is also named the Exposer. Ibnu Abbas may Allah be pleased with him named it the Exposer because it exposes the Munafiqeen. Certainty is tested and doubts are revealed during the implementation of Shari ah. When Shari ah is implemented it becomes clear who are the people of certainty, Iman in Allah the Almighty, submission to Him, His Law and His Shari ah, and it becomes clear who are the Munafiqeen, the people of doubts and uncertainty. Allah the Almighty says: {They (Munafiqeen) say: We have believed in Allah and in the Messenger (Muhammad peace be upon him), and we obey. Then a party of them turn away thereafter, such are not believers. And when they are called to Allah (His words, the Quran) and His Messenger, to judge between them, lo! A party of them refuses (to come) and turns away. But if the truth is on their side, they come to him willingly with submission. Is there a disease in their hearts? Or do they doubt or fear lest Allah and His Messenger should wrong them in judgment. Nay, it is they themselves who are the Dhalimuun. (polytheists, hypocrites and wrong-doers). The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger, to judge between them, is that they say: We hear and obey. And such are the successful. And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, fears Allah, and keeps his duty (to Him), such are the successful.} [24: 47-52] Allah the Almighty informs us, in these verses, that the Munafiqeen turn away from the Book of Allah the Almighty and His Shari ah, and hate the Laws of Allah the Almighty. He then makes the word of the believers clear; The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger, to judge between them, is that they say: We hear and obey. And such are the successful Allah the Almighty said: And such are Al-Muflihuun (the successful) and to conclude the verses He says: And such are Al-Faizuun (the successful) again in this life and the Hereafter. Doubt and uncertainty negate Iman. When doubt and uncertainty come in, Iman goes out, hence that person is no longer a believer. And Allah the Almighty describes to us the state and condition of the people of doubts and uncertainty on the Day of Judgment. The Almighty says: {On the Day when the Munafiqeen - men and women - will say to the believers: Wait for us! Let us get something from your light! It will be said: Go back to your rear! Then seek a light! So a wall will be put up between them, with a gate therein. Inside it will be mercy, outside will be torment. (The Munafiqeen) will call the believers: Were we not with you? The believers will reply: Yes! But you led yourselves into temptations, you looked forward for our destruction; you DOUBTED and you were deceived by false desires, till the Command of Allah came to pass. And the chief deceiver (Shaytan) deceived you in respect of Allah. So this Day no ransom shall be taken from you (Munafiqeen), nor of those who disbelieved (in Tawheed). Your abode is the Fire. That is your Maula (friend - proper place), and worst indeed is that destination.} [57: 12-15] Their abode and Maula is the Fire. And worst indeed is that destination, together with their brothers the Kuffar. Allah the Almighty says regarding the Kuffar: {But as for those who disbelieved (it will be said to the): Were not Our Verses recited to you? But you were proud, and you were a people who were Mujrimeen (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals). And when it was said, Verily, the Promise of Allah is the truth, and there is no doubt about the coming of the Hour. We know not what is the Hour: we do not think it but as 11 Al-Malahem Media 2015

12 a conjecture, and we have no firm convincing belief (therein). And the evil of what they did will appear to them, and that which they used to mock at will completely encircle them.} [45: 31-33] The Munafiqeen and Kuffar are all in Jahannam. Those are the people of doubts and uncertainty. They are doubtful and uncertain of the Commands of Allah the Almighty, His Shari ah and Decree. Doubts and uncertainty are not for the believers. Doubts and uncertainty are for the Munafiqeen and those with a disease in their hearts. Allah the Almighty says: {It is He Who has sent down to you the Book. In it are verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundation of the Book (orders, obligations, penal cord); and others not entirely clear. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and trials), and seek for its hidden meanings, but none knows its hidden meanings save Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: We believein it; the whole of it (clear and unclear) are from our Lord. And none receive admonition except men of understanding.} [3: 7] Allah the Almighty informs us about those whose hearts have a disease that they follow the unclear in the Book of Allah the Almighty. They then manipulate them to seem contradicting with one another, they create misconceptions. Why do they create misconceptions? So that they evade Shari ah rulings, so that they give Shari ah their back, so that they hinder from the Commands of Allah and Fighting in the Way of Allah the Almighty. They might come up with verses from the Book of Allah the Almighty, or Hadeeth of the Prophet peace be upon him. You may find the words of the Munafiqeen and those whose hearts have a disease and deviance; some verses from the Book of Allah, they distort their meaning and manipulate them in such they contradict with one another, in order to hinder from the Way of Allah. But a Mu min (believer) is a fortress fortified by the Book of Allah the Almighty. Don t fear their Bid as and innovation, As long as you re in the Book s care and refuge. He whose guard and armor is the Book, Fears not the enemy s stabbing and jabbing. By the Quran, the Iman of the believers increases and the Munafiqeen and those in whose hearts is a disease, doubt and disbelief increase. And they die while they are Kuffar. This is the Quran. The Almighty says: {And whenever there comes down a Surah (chapter from the Quran), some of them (Munafiqeen) say: Which of you has had his Faith increased by it? As for those who believe, it has increased their Faith, and they rejoice. But as for those in whose hearts is a disease, it will add suspicion and doubt to their suspicion, disbelief and doubt; and they die while they are disbelievers.} [9: ] Whenever a verse comes to them, whenever they learn a verse or a command from the Revelation of Allah the Almighty, they belie it, or hinder from it, or doubt it. The more the verses became, the more misconceptions, doubts, uncertainty and turning away became. They increased disbelief above their disbelief. And their end is in Jahannam, may Allah protect us. The Book of Allah the Almighty, there is no doubt in it, no suspicion. The believer have no doubt in their hearts, no suspicion. As for doubt and suspicion, they are with the Kuffar and Munafiqeen. We ask Allah the Exalted to grant that we have a good ending. May He take us while He is pleased with us. Indeed, He has Powers over all things. 12 Al-Malahem Media 2015

13 4 ي ت ل ون ه ح ق ت ل و ت ه {They recite it as it should be recited.} Allah the Almighty praises those who recite the Quran. Allah the Almighty says: {Those to whom we have given the Book (the Quran) recite it as it should be recited, they are the ones who believe therein. And whosoever disbelieve in it, those are they who are the losers.} [2: 121] Allah the Almighty informs us that those who recite the Quran as it should be recited are the ones who have believed in it, as for those who disbelieve in the Quran, they are the losers. They have lost themselves in this world and the Hereafter, and they are the fuel of Jahannam (Hell). Reciting Quran is a great thing, but what is meant by 'reciting' it? Tilawa (arabic word used for recite in the verse) has two meanings: First meaning is reciting. The second meaning is following or compliance. The first is Tilawa that means reciting i.e. they recite and read it as it should be recited. We say Talaa Al-Quran i.e. he recited the Quran.Tilawa meaning following is to make the Quran Imam or leader and then follow it, comply with it. That is why we say Talii, meaning the next one i.e. which follows. Tilawa (arabic word used for recite in the verse) has two meanings: The first is Tilawa that means reciting i.e. they recite and read it as it should be recited. And that is achieved by two things: The right recitation of the Quran and the Pure reflection of the Quran. So you recite and read the Quran by (following) the correct recitation (rules), free from errors. And together with the right recitation there is reflection. Ibnu Mas'ood may Allah be pleased with him said: "By He Who my heart is in His Hand, indeed, 'to be recited as it should be recited' is to make Halaal what is Halaal and Haraam what is Haraam, and to recite it as Allah revealed it, without displacing words from their right places, and not to interpret it except by its interpretation. These are the words of Ibnu Mas ood may Allah be pleased with him. Reciting the Quran is a purpose among the purposes of the prophethood of Muhammad peace be upon him. Allah the Almighty sent Muhammad peace be upon him for many purposes. Among these purposes is to recite the Quran. And this is the Du aa of Ibrahim and Ismail peace be upon them for this Ummah. Allah the Almighty says that Ibrahim and Ismail said: {Our Lord! Send amongst them a 13 Al-Malahem Media 2015

14 Messenger of their own, who shall recite unto them Your Verses and instruct them in the Book and Al-Hikmah (prophethood), and purified them. Verily! You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.} [2: 129] Allah graced this Ummah by sending to it Muhammad peace be upon him, he recites unto them the Quran, he reads unto them the Quran. Allah the Almighty says: {Indeed Allah conferred a great favor on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves, reciting unto them His verses (the Quran), and purifying them (from sins by following him), and instructing them (in) the Book and Al-Hikmah, while before that they had been in manifest error.} [3: 164] So reciting the Quran is a purpose among the purposes of the prophethood of Muhammad peace be upon him and his family. Also among the purposes of the revelation of the Quran is reflection. Allah the Almighty revealed the Quran to be reflected on by His Believing Slaves, so that the Mu mineen (believers) reflect on it. Allah the Almighty says: {(This is) a Book (the Quran) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember.} [38: 29] To ponder over its verses, to reflect on them. Allah the Almighty revealed the Quran, this blessing, to be recited, reflected on, and to be pondered over and for lessons to be learnt from. Reflection also means learning a lesson from the Holy Quran. Allah the Almighty faulted those who do not reflect on His Book. My Lord the Exalted says: {Do they not then think deeply in the Quran, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)?} [47: 24] Why don t you reflect on the Quran? Is your heart locked up from understanding it? Life with Quran s company by reciting it and reflecting on it is a beautiful life. The condition of he who recites the Quran, he who follows and lives with the Quran is different morally and psychologically, is vision of life, universe and humankind is different. May Allah have mercy on Ash-Shaatiby, he said: Indeed the Book of Allah is the firmest of intercessors, the wealthiest in wealth and a generous giver. It s the best company, its words never bore, the more you re-read the more beautiful it is. And whenever a young man fears in the darkness of the grave he ll find it shining brilliantly. There it will relax him in his sit and garden. And for its sake the peak of glory emerges. Quran calls Him (Allah) to be pleased with him who loves it, a request worthy to be answered. O you reciter of it, O holder, O glorifier of it in every condition, O who gives it great respect, Enjoy the fact your two parents have on them, clothes glowing are their crowns and ornament. What do you think of the son, how will he be rewarded? Those are the people of God, the elite of them all. The people of kindness, patience and piety, their ornament has been brought by the Quran in detail. Hold unto it competitively as you live, and sell your inferior soul to Quran s superior breaths. Tilawa also means following or compliance i.e. following the Quran. Allah the Almighty says: {Then We have put you (O Muhammad) on a (plain) way of (Our) Commandment. So follow that, and follow not the desires of those who know not. Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allah (if He wants to punish you). Verily, the Dhalimuun (polytheists, wrong-doers) are Auliyaa (protectors, helpers) of one 14 Al-Malahem Media 2015

15 another, but Allah is the Waliy of the Muttaquun.} [45: 18-19] There are only two options, either you follow the Shari ah or follow the desires of those who know not. You are either with the Shari ah or with corrupted errant desires. {Then We have put you (O Muhammad) on a (plain) way of (Our) Commandment. So follow that, and follow not the desires of those who know not.} The Quran has guidance, while the desires of those who know not have ignorance, the desires of those who know not! Then if you follow the desires of those who know not, the ignorant, lust and misconceptions, if you follow them Allah informs us that they will not benefit you in this world and the Hereafter. {Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allah (if He wants to punish you). Verily, the Dhalimuun (polytheists, wrong-doers) are Auliyaa (protectors, helpers) of one another, but Allah is the Waliy of the Muttaquun.} Either your protector is Allah the Almighty or your protectors are the Dhalimuun. {Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allah (if He wants to punish you). Verily, the Dhalimuun (polytheists, wrong-doers) are Auliyaa (protectors, helpers) of one another, but Allah is the Waliy of the Muttaquun.} Alah the Almighty says about Muhammad peace be upon him in the Quran: {I (Muhammad) have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city (Makkah), Who has sanctified it and to Whom belongs everything. And I am commanded to be from among the Muslims. And that I should recite the Quran.} [27: 91-92] So among the commands that came to the Prophet peace be upon him are worship, Islam and Tilawa of Quran. Tilawa means following it, its other meaning is reciting it. {I (Muhammad) have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city (Makkah), Who has sanctified it and to Whom belongs everything. And I am commanded to be from among the Muslims. And that I should recite the Quran. } That I follow the Book of Allah the Almighty. Why did Allah send the Quran down? He revealed the Quran so that we act upon it. We recite it and seek guidance through it. Allah the Almighty revealed Books from the Heavens to guide humankind. And Allah sent the Quran down to be acted upon. He did not sent it down for blessings only. The Quran is a blessing, but it was not sent down for that purpose only. We seek blessings by reciting it, yes that is important. The Quran has blessings, but also following it is required, complying with it and waling on its guidance. Ibn Mas ood may Allah be pleased with him said: The Quran was sent down to be acted upon, but they took learning it as acting upon it. He said that Allah the Almighty sent down the Quran so that we act upon it. He sent it down so that we recite it in order to act upon it. He said that some people made their deed to be reciting the Quran. Ibn Mas ood said: The Quran was sent down to be acted upon, but they took learning it as acting upon it. Indeed one of you may recite the Quran from its opening until the end without leaving one letter, while you have left out acting upon it. Unfortunately, there are some Muslims who recite the Quran well, memorize the Quran with its dialects very well, but when you look.. Where is the Quran in our lives? Where is the Quran in our Manhajs? Where is the Quran in our Shari ah? Where are we from following the Quran.. {Verily, this Quran guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Jannah). And that those who believe not in the Hereafter, for them We have prepared a painful torment (Jahannam).} [17: 9-10] 15 Al-Malahem Media 2015

16 5 ص ب غ ة الل ه {The Sibghah of Allah} The phrase 'Sibghatallah' (the Religion of Allah) has been related once in Suratul Baqarah And Sibghah (literally means 'dye') it does not mean 'paint', paint is like a coat; it peels off. You paint or varnish something, then it peels off. But Sibghah becomes part of the dyed object. 'Sibghatallah', this phrase and this term has been related only once in the context the following verses. Allah the Almighty says: {And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say, "Nay, (we follow) only the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham), Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism), an he was not of Al-Mushrikiin (polytheists). Say (O Muslims), "We believe in Allah and that which has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down to Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq, Ya'qub (Jacob), and to Al-Asbat (the offspring of the twelve sons of Ya'qub), and that which has been given to Musa and 'Isa (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam). So if they believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly guided; but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So Allah will suffice for you against them. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. (Our Religion is) the Sibghah (religion) of Allah (Islam) and which Sibghah can be better than Allah's? And we are His Worshipers. (Tafseer Ibn Katheer).} [2: ] In thes verse: {And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided.} The Jews say, "Be Jews, then you will be guided." And the Christians say, "Be Christians, then you will be guided." Every nation is calling the Muslim Ummah to 'guidance', as per their claim - to their Manhaj, religion. The Christians are calling the Muslims to their religion, the Jews are calling the Muslims to their religion, and each claim that guidance is on their side. Therefore, these are calls and propaganda from the opposing nation to the Muslim Ummah. The answer which Allah the Almighty provided is: {Say, "Nay, (we follow) only the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham), Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism), and he was not of Al-Mushrikiin (polytheists).} Allah the Almighty says: {Ibrahim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism) and he was not of Al-Mushrikiin. Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this Prophet (Muhammad peace be upon him) and those who have believed (Muslims). And Allah is the Walii (Protector and Helper) of the believers.)} [3: 68-69] The religion of Ibrahim that the Jews and Christians claim to follow is not Judaism nor Christianity. Allah says, {Ibrahim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism) and he was not of Al-Mushrikiin. Verily, among mankind who have the best claim to Ibrahim are those who followed him, and this Prophet (Muhammad pece be upon him) and those who have believed (Muslims). And Allah is the Walii (Protector and Helper) of the believers. }[3: 67-68] 16 Al-Malahem Media 2015

17 We are the followers of Ibrahim peace be upon him. We are the ones who believed with Muhammad peace be upon him. We are the inheritors of the religion of Ibrahim peace be upon him. And the rest of the religions are conflicting with (the religion of Ibrahim). They are corrupted and deviated from the religion of Ibrahim, the religion of monotheism. Allah the Almighty commanded the nations to follow the religion of Ibrahim, that Muhammad peace be upon him came with. Allah says: {Say (O Muhammad): Allah has spoken the truth; follow the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism) and he was not of Al-Mushrikiin. }[3: 95] Allah commanded Muhammad peace be upon him to follow the religion of Ibrahim, which is Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism), He says: {Then, We have sent the revelation to you (O Muhammad): Follow the religion of Ibrahim, Hanifa, and he was not of Mushrikiin.}[17: 123] This is a revelation from Allah the Almighty to Muhammad, peace be upon him, obligating him to follow the religion of Ibrahim. At first everyone was commanded: {Say (O Muhammad): Allah has spoken the truth; follow the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism) and he was not of Al-Mushrikiin.} [3: 95] And the command was for Muhammad peace be upon him and his Ummah to follow his religion: {Then, We have sent the revelation to you (O Muhamad): Follow the religion of Ibrahim, Hanifa, and he was not of Mushrikiin.} [17: 123] What is the religion of Ibrahim? The religion of Ibrahim peace be upon him is Islam and submission to Allah and avoiding shirk and its people; shirk and Al-Mushrikiin. Al-Walaa Wal-Baraa (Avowal and disavowal); Allah the Almighty inform us on Ibrahim peaace be upon him, He the Almighty says: {Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous. When his Lord said to him, Submit ( Aslim - Be a Muslim)! He said, I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the Worlds} [2: ] Allah the Almighty ordered him, Aslim (be a Muslim), he submitted. He said, I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the Worlds. Without delaying, without slacking. A direct submission to the Order of Allah the Almighty, this is His religion; submission to the Orders of Allah, submitting to Him and to His Orders; His Shari ah, by words and deeds. And this is the will of Ibrahim and also of Ya qub (Jacob) to their sons, to be on the religion of Islam like it is narrated in the verse that follows: {And this (submission to Allah, Islam) was enjoined by Ibrahim upon his sons and by Ya qub,} i.e. Ya qub also enjoined his sons. {And this (submission to Allah, Islam) was enjoined by Ibrahim upon his sons and by Ya qub (saying), O my sons! Allah has chosen for you the (true) religion, then die not except in the Faith of Islam (as Muslims - Islamic Monotheism).} [2: 132] Therefore, the religion of Ibrahim is Islam and submission to the Commands of Allah - whether they agree with desire or not. When Allah ordered him to make Hijrah, Ibrahim peace be upon him made Hijrah. The order of leaving behind his wife and son came, he left his wife and son in an uncultivatable valley and walked away, this is an order from Allah, I believe in Him, I submit to Him. The order of slaughtering his son, he submitted to the Order of Allah the Almighty and complied with it. Then came a relief from Allah the Almighty. Thence, it is Islam and submission to the Creator the Exalted. And we follow the religion of Ibrahim, a religion that Allah has ordered to be followed. This is Ibrahim that Allah has called Ummah, Ummah meaning Imam or meaning the size of a nation or the reward of a nation. And this is how the Prophets, the righteous that followed are rewarded; their reward and of those who followed them, Allah says: {Indeed, Ibrahim was an Ummah, (Qaanitan) obedient to Allah, Hanif and he was not one of Al-Mushriki- 17 Al-Malahem Media 2015