The title of this lecture is; They are inviting to all that is good[Khair].
Allah, Almighty said, and His speech is the truth..
at Surat An-Nahl;
"And it will be said to those who feared Allah, "What did your Lord send down?""
"They will say, "[That which is] good.""[Khair]
And we know that, what Allah has sent down is Al-Qur'an..
Allah said in His great Book, that wherein is reiteration in His Book.. [Mathani].
and the meaning of [Mathani] is..
that it consists of matters in pairs.. [a matter and its anti]
There are the mentioning of Jannah and of Fire..
there are the mentioning of Good[Khair] and of Evil..
there are the mentioning of the believers and of the disbelievers..
So, Allah, Almighty, mentioned in this Surah..
the answer of the disbelievers to His question, about what did their Lord send down?
"And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,""
They meant that Muhammad,SAW, came only with false allegations..
and a collection of information..
he had them from former people and old times..
That was the answer of the disbelievers!
"And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,""
i.e. from ancient people..
And the answer of the believers is also preserved in Qur'an
Allah, Almighty, said:
"And it will be said to those who feared Allah, "What did your Lord send down?" They will say, "[That which is] good[Khaira]."
So, they've described the Qur'an and named it; Good[Khair].
and there is no book that is better than Al-Qur'an, ever
and Allah, Almighty, has instructed us to worship Him by reciting this Qur'an..
And at the end of time, the Qur'an will be taken up.. all of it, at one night!
and not a single verse that is left on Earth..
Now, and by a grace from Allah, that we praise Him for it,..
Muslims nowadays, they are living..
having the Qur'an within their reach!
Wherever you go.. to any Muslim country..
you will find the Qur'an in Masjids, bookstores..
and also in homes..
So, the believer must take from this before it is taken away!
before we die leaving Qur'an, or before it is taken away from us!
Though this is going to happen anyway.. but that will be at the end of time!
The point is that, Qur'an is a great Khair[ goodness]..
that is good for the person who recites it..
Khair for the person who reads it.. Khair for the person who interprets it..
Khair for the person who teaches it..
Khair for the person who learns it..
Khair for the person who carries out competitions with rewards.. that serves Qur'an..
Khair for the people who memorize Qur'an!
Every person who is committed to Qur'an, even as little as the weight of an atom..
he will have Khairan[ Goodness]!
because this speech is of the Lord of Dignity!
and this Book was revealed upon the best among the messengers of Allah; Muhammad Ibn Abdullah, SAW.
Allah said:
"Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a profit that will never perish"
With whom do they trade?!.. with their Lord.
with the goodness that is brought to them from Allah.. the Qur'an
They worship Allah, Almighty with it..
Then Allah, Almighty said:
".. That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty.."
Why would he increase for them from His bounty?
".. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative."
He forgives mistakes, no matter how many they are!
and He rewards for good deeds, no matter how few they are!
because He, Almighty, is the most Merciful.
Blessed ladies and gentlemen, that was the first verse.
The second verse is.. Allah, Almighty, said:
"And whatever good[Khair] they do - never will it be removed from them."
Al-Qur'an is a fair Book
it gives each person, his rights..
So, after Allah has disapproved the Jews and Nasarah..
He, Almighty, said next:
".. They are not [all] the same.."
i.e. they are not all at the same level!
"They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture.. " i.e. the Jews and Nasarah..
".. is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer]."
"They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous."
Then the Lord of Dignity said:
"And whatever good[Khair] they do - never will it be removed from them.."
" And Allah is Knowing of the righteous."
And the rule here is; 'general in application, and not specific for a certain case'
i.e.
Any person..
who does good[Khairan].. as Ibadah or goodness to others!
Ibadah or charity..
with a pure intention, a sincere purpose..
any male or female..
then, Allah, Almighty, will not waste his/her effort..
The Lord of Dignity said, and it is the truth..
and He doesn't fail in His promise;
"Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.""
So, life is a racing track, and people are racing along it..
and the wise person..
knows that at the end, certainly, he will meet Allah!
and for that; he saves good work.. righteous deeds
looking forwards to meet Allah, Almighty, and certainly he will..
and then, he will find the rewards of his good deeds.. from whom?!
from the Lord of the worlds, Almighty!
Allah, Almighty, said about Jews and Nasarah..
"And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them. "
So, what about the Ummah of Muhammad, SAW,?!
All the good that they do.. little or plenty..
big or trivial..
never will it be removed from them.. will not be a waste.. will not be in vain..
it will be preserved for them..
Then the Lord of Dignity said after that:
".. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous."
And this notion was realized by the Arabs..
even before having Islam
One of the poets of Jahiliyyah era; Obaid Ibn Al-Abras, he said:
'Good[Khair] lasts, irrespective of time.. and Evil is the worst sustenance to keep.'
And Al-Hutay'a said:
'Whoever does good[Khaira] will always get good.. it is a tradition that is not ignored, not by Allah and not by people.'
It is impossible that goodness [Al-Khair] is done for nothing!
So, where are those who would care to do plenty of Khair?!
Where are those who know for sure that they will meet Allah?!
and that wherever they put Khair, absolutely, they will find it ahead of them!
Allah, Almighty, said about His righteous allies:
and about His pious worshipers, may Allah make us all from them..
"And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,"
"[Saying], "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah . We wish not from you reward or gratitude."
"Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful.""
"So Allah will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness".
So, our Lord said in that great verse, we were talking about:
"And whatever good [Khair], they do - never will it be removed from them. "
And the honest and trusted, SAW, said:
'I saw a man..
he was wandering freely in Jannah..
because he had cut a tree that was growing in the middle of the road..
and people were suffering because of its presence there'
So, because of that, the man is free in Jannah..
not because of doing precise acts of worshiping..
as Salat or Siyam, though they are great to do..
but, he, SAW, mentioned the reason..
'It is because a tree that he had cut off..
from the middle of the road,
It was forming an obstacle in front of people walking on that road!'.
So, that man found out that this tree, standing there, is making transportation harder for people, so, he removed it!
he had cut it off, as an act of goodness, for others..
believing that he will meet Allah.. the True Ilah!
and the prophet, SAW, saw that man.. and the man didn't know..
the man was wandering, freely, in Jannah..
because, if there was a road that is partially blocked by a tree, then a man comes and he removes that tree, people will be able to walk freely on that road!
wandering freely on that road, with no problems!
'The reward is of the same kind of the deed'
he removed the tree to make people able to wander freely on that road!
So, Al-Rahman, the Merciful, has rewarded him gardens of perpetual residence..
he waders inside it freely, as he wishes..
because, he had removed a tree that was blocking the road.
Now, in our lives, we can see many obstacles that are annoying people..
Allah, Almighy, is testing us by such issues.. and we can see them..
Do we make it easier for people.. simpler.. be kind to them..?!
If a person wishes to enter Jannah, he must be certain that this can happen by two great ways..
Tawheed[worshiping of Allah alone] Allah, the truth..
and doing goodness to other people.
Tawheed Allah, the truth..
and doing goodness to people.
Both were done by Moses, peace be upon him..
".. and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.""
After he watered the flocks for the two girls.
back to our verse; "And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous."
Another verse about [Al-Khair], a verse about the incident of [Ifk].. the falsehood.. Allah, Almighty said:
"Indeed, those who came with falsehood are a group among you. Do not think it bad[Shar] for you; rather it is good[Khair] for you."
Here, the word Khair[good] is paired with the word Shar[bad]
".. Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you."
and in other places in Qur'an, the word Khair is paired with the word; Dhur [adversity]..
Allah, Almighty, said:
"And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good - then He is over all things competent."
here, we have adversity as opposite to Khair!
and in the previous verse, at Surat An-Nur, the word; khair was paired with the word; Shar[bad]
"Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you."
Man..
proceeds with his life..
and forcibly, he doesn't know the unseen..
our minds cannot grasp the unseen!
But we can follow leads and count upon the Victor.. the King..
And our Qadar might not be as we expect.. as we wish..
as we like..
So, if we submitted.. then, Allah, Almighty, will bring bounties after ordeals..
and Allah will bring all that we want after passing the hardships..
and the beauty that we love, after fears..
that, if we were patient..
and, Allah, Almighty, taught us how to be so, at the end of Surat Hud.. Allah, Almighty, said:
"And to Allah belong the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth.."
".. and to Him will be returned the matter, all of it, so worship Him and rely upon Him.. ".
What did brothers of Yusuf do?!
in order to deprive him of prosperity..
it was the same exact action that..
lead him to his final leading position.. by the will of Allah!
And, Aziz of Egypt has put Yusuf in jail..
that was the will of Allah..
so as to make this prison a cause for..
bringing Yusuf to his final destiny.
So, man doesn't know where is the goodness[Al-Khair].
The Lord of Dignity said:
"Do not think it bad for you; rather it is good for you."
So, if you submit to the will of Allah and to His Qadar..
then, Allah, Almighty, will bring Khair to you..
The Lord of Dignity said: "And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out"
"And will provide for him from where he does not expect. "
Allah, Almighty has created our father; Adam..
then He created our mother Hawa from his rib..
that he might dwell in security with her.
and He said to him; dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise..
that is what men are to have.. they might find tranquility in their wives..
Allah said: "and He placed between you affection and mercy."
Man may hate..
his wife.. for some reason..
Allah, Lord of Dignity, said:
'.. And live with them in kindness"
the way people are accustomed to be with their wives..
talking nicely..
and ignoring what is not approved..
let her hear from you what she likes to hear..
as she has to let you hear what you like to her from her..
"And live with them in kindness.."
Then He, Almighty said: "For if you dislike them.. "
i.e. you've felt that you, somehow, hate your wife..
Then, He, Lord of Dignity, said:
".. perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good[Khairan]."
"perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good."
i.e. perhaps this woman, that you couldn't love her very much..
may conceive from you and give birth of a child that he would be a comfort of the eye for you!
a young-man who would be influential..
in Deen and Dunyah..
for the country and for Ummah..
And he might be the best among your children..
when you are old.. weak.. with bent back.. and gray hair..
he is the son of that woman..
whom, one day, you didn't like to see her!
and maybe, one day, Allah may put love and kindness, in her heart.
By time people may change..
and Dunyah may affect them with its problems..
maybe then, Allah would put affection and kindness in her heart for you..
then she begins treating you nicely, till you are with your Lord.
Allah says.. and that is true, and He is always saying the truth..
"perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good[Khairan]."
So, what we need here.. is to accept our destiny[Qada and Qadar] that is from Allah, Almighty..
These were verses in which the word; Khair was mentioned.
Allah said:
"O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good[Khaira] - that you may succeed."
doing good here..
came after doing Ibadat.. after Salat..
which is the meaning of; bow and prostrate.
So, doing good[Khair] here is a general term.. for..
being good to others..
lowering the gaze..
charity..
cease harming..
helping people in disasters..
assisting the needy..
all these are part of the command from our Lord, Almighty; ".. and do good[Khair]".
This speech is directed to nations..
to countries..
to rulers..
to scholars..
to public people..
everyone is commanded by Islamic religion to do Khair[Goodness]..
to spread goodness around himself..
and we must implant Khair inside people..
and to begin with, we must implant goodness inside ourselves.
And to turn into good men[Akhiara], and good women..
it is better to begin by building ourselves..
to be healthy from inside..
loving goodness..
having a kind heart.
Our prophet, SAW, said: 'The believer is easy and soft..'
he loves Khair for others..
he is happy when Muslims have prosperity in their countries..
Ibn Abbas, may Allah put mercy upon them, he said:
'By Allah, when I hear that it is raining at some Muslim lands..
I would feel happy for them, though I don't have a single livestock grazing there.'
i.e. I'm not benefiting from that!
I don't have livestock grazing at that land..
but, I know that Muslims there will benefit from that rain..
so, I will feel happy for them.
'.. And I pass by the verse in the Book of Allah, then Allah opens knowledge for me from that verse, then I wish that Allah would open this upon every Muslim.'
This is an example of how people love Khair for others..
And, in the opposite, I seek refuge with Allah..
Some people are.. [you are away, in exception of that]..
.. holding only hatred and envy in his heart
he doesn't want goodness for others and he doesn't wish it for them..
such person is very far away from the guidance of Qur'an and from the teachings of our messenger, SAW..
The point is..
to do what Allah, Almighty, has commanded us to do..
"O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.".
Allah, Almighty, said about His righteous worshipers:
"And We made them leaders guiding by Our command.. "
".. And We inspired to them the doing of good[khairat] deeds,"
".. establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah; and they were worshipers of Us."
So, sometimes Ibadah is called; Khair..
as the good deeds are called; Khair.. so, it is a general term..
And those who want to be leaders, and people look up to them as examples..
and follow their footsteps.
They must speed up to do Khairat, in all domains..
at all places and fields..
so that, all Muslims would benefit from your Khair..
and the Non-Muslims would be impressed by your Khair..
and maybe a person would accept this Deen because of that!
that you are representing by Dawa.
But, if the person.. I seek refuge with Allah..
if the person strives to spread corruption on Earth..
and to shed blood..
then it is impossible that people would accept his beliefs.. his Dawa!
And a bigger crime is that..
a person who spreads corruption on Earth and sheds blood.. then he relates this to Deen.. I seek refuge with Allah!
the religion that Allah told us about his messenger, saying;
"And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds."
Such person will add [ I seek refuge with Allah] disappointment to disgrace, and falsification of the Deen, over falsehood..
The prophet, SAW, said:
'Whoever stands against my Ummah.. killing them all, the good and the bad.. and not trying to avoid the believers..
not trying to fulfill the covenants..
then, he is not from me and I'm not from him!'
i.e. the messenger of Allah, SAW, is disassociated from such person!
Now, we will talk about the word; Khair as it was narrated, about the honest and trusted prophet, SAW..
Salat Al-Fajr is a form of Ibadah, to worship Allah..
and it is the greatest Salat..
And in Hadith Sahih it was narrated that the prophet, SAW, said:
'The greatest Salat, counted by the Lord of the words, is Fajr Salat of Fridays, with Jama'a [group]!'.
'The greatest Salat counted by the Lord of the words is Fajr Salat of Fridays, with Jama'a [in a group]!'.
The Nafilah Salat that we do before Fajr Salat is called; 'The two Raka'at of Fajr'
Umm Al-Momineen Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her and please her..
she was living in the place of the prophet, SAW, where he died..
So, she could observe him, SAW, the best among husbands..
She said about him:
'I never saw him more prompt to do Khair than to do the two Raka'at of Fajr'.
She was talking about the two Raka'at that are to be prayed before Salat Fajr'
that is, he ,SAW, immediately after the end of Adhan, and saying the usual Dua'a after it..
he begins the two Raka'at of Fajr.. the Sunnah of Fajr [Raghibah of Fajr]
before Salat Fajr
'I never saw him more prompt to do Khair than to do ..'.
So, she, may Allah be pleased with her and please her, called 'the two Raka'at of Fajr' as; Kairan..
'I never saw him more prompt to do Khair than to do the two Raka'at of Fajr'.
Then, let's take about graves..
graves are residences.. Al-Barzakh dwelling
the first dwelling of Akhira..
these graves..
when man begins his residence there, he is shown all the work that he did in his previous life.
It was narrated in Hadith Sahih..
'.. a young-man will come to him, he is nice looking and neat in wear..
having a pleasant scent..'
So, the dead man will say to that young-man..
'Who are you?..
as I feel that your face will bring Al-Khair..
[We are here to notice this word; Al-Khair]
as I feel that your face will bring Al-Khair.'
Now, this dead person is in his grave..
with his body and his soul
and suddenly he sees a comer!!
nicely dressed.. and it is a graveyard!
his face is nice..
with a pleasant fragrance..
So, he is wondering, as he is expecting Goodness[Al-Khair] from what he is seeing..
'.. as I feel that your face will bring Al-Khair..
Then that young-man will say to him; 'I'm your good deeds.''
This is how the good deeds will appear in graves..
as a young-man who is nice looking and neat in wear.. having a pleasant scent..
and he is called; Khair!
.. your face will bring Al-Khair..
Then that young-man will say to his fellow; 'I'm your good deeds.''
We all live with neighbors around us..
and your neighbors..
are the most knowing about your secrets, among people....
and they know most of your issues..
So, their testimony about you, cannot be neglected.. ignored!
He, SAW, said:
'each Muslim, who dies..
then four of his close neighbors.. [who live in houses that are the closest to his house]
would testify that they know nothing about him except Khairan..
then Allah, Almighty will say..
'I approve their testimony..
on what they know about him..
and I forgive him concerning what they don't know about him!'.
So, when four neighbors of a believer testify..
neighbors who live close to his house..
and they testify that this neighbor..
is characterized by Khairiah.. [goodness].
that he never hurts them..
never quarrels with them..
never denies their rights..
is never aggressive with them verbally or physically..
And he never hurts others.. all his life.
So, when they are asked, they tell what they know about him!
and man is not required to do more than this!
Then, the Lord of Dignity will say, and He has more mercy to you than your neighbors have..
He will say; I approve their testimony, about what they know!
So, He will accept their testimony..
and by this acceptance, the Lord will reward His servant as this testimony applies!
as they've said; ' we only know Khairan[goodness] about him'.
then what is left after that are small matters, that are only known to you and your Lord!
things that no one knows about them.. neither your neighbors nor your relatives..
and we all carry mistakes..
may Allah forgive us all!
So, the Lord of Dignity will say;
'I approve their testimony on what they know about him.. and I forgive him concerning what they don't know about him!'.
i.e. about the matters that they don't know.. about this servant!
I've forgiven him.
That was about the word; Khair as narrated from our prophet, SAW.
Our mother, Umm Al-Momineen Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her and please her..
She was once out with our prophet, SAW, in a battle..
at Ghazwati Bani Al-Mustaliq..
Man doesn't know where is Khair!!
nor he knows the unseen!!
She went out looking for something..
she went far.. then she came back..
but, the army has moved on..
she figured that they will soon notice her absence, and they will come back for her..
So, she sat under a tree.
Safwan Ibn Al-Mu'attel was an honorable sahabi, with the army of the Muslims..
He was a kind of man who sleeps a lot..
as some people who find it hard to get up from sleeping!
that is an irresistible habit of them.
So, Safwan was sleeping.. and when he woke up.. he didn't find the army!
and he noticed someone sitting under a tree not very far from him..
So, he went to the tree..
He saw our mother, Umm Al-Momineen Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her and please her..
Allah inspired him to say;
'We are from Allah, and we will be back[Rajioon] to Him.'
He knew that he will be tested soon due to this incident!
and that people will not let him go away after this..
and will not let her, either.
But, he was inspired to say that statement.. [Yastarj'a]
He knew that a disastrous event is coming..
And because Allah wanted to guide him, he inspired him to say Isterja'a before the problem begins.. so, he said: 'We are from Allah, and we will be back[Rajioon] to Him.'
he brought his ride close to her..
and Umm Al-Momineen sat on it..
and Safwan pulled the animal..
after the army..
The army stopped after some time to rest..
before they reach Al-Madinah..
and people were busy with their stuff..
all men and women..
and the prophet, SAW, was with them..
Then they saw a man coming to their site carrying a woman on his ride..
Abdullah Ibn Ubai saw them coming..
he was with the army men at that time..
So, he saw Safwan and Umm Al-Momineen; Ayesha..
The inspiration to Safwan was to say: 'We are from Allah, and we will be back[Rajioon] to Him.'
this is for hearts that is tied to Allah..
But Abdullah Ibn Ubai was hypocritical in his heart..
and being a hypocritical person, his heart is not tied to Allah!
So, seeing them together he said:
'The woman of your prophet is with a stranger..
by Allah, she is not clear from him, and he is not clear from her!'
Then the incident of Ifk[the falsehood] happened as we know..
Then the prophet, SAW, being a wise man, he inquired to put thing in place.. before giving his decision..
So, when he asked, he was told about Ayesha; 'She is your family..
and what we know about her is Good[ Khaira].'
This answer..
is an example for us, for this Ummah.. how to answer when we are asked about one another..
When a woman is asked about another woman..
When a man is asked about another man..
Of course, when you consult..; 'The consultant is a trusted person.'.
and if you know something for sure..
and you know that this person..
is consulting you, not for the purpose of oppressing others, unjustly..
but he is consulting you to protect himself..
you have the right to say all that you know..
But if the person, asking you, he wants to be assaultive on Earth, don't give him a response..
you are not obliged to answer his question..
But, if the case was about marriage..
about hiring someone..
about looking for someone who is trustworthy..
Here, you need to tell the whole truth..
even thought it might look like backbiting.
So, the people who answered the prophet, SAW, they said: 'It is about your family..
and what we know about this is Good[ Khaira].'
[Here we are studying the word; Khair in the Book of Allah and in Sunnah of the prophet, SAW.].
To speak more about consulting..
The believer..
is dealing with Allah not with people..
Ziyad Ibn Abeeh..
was one of the princes of Bani Umayyah..
He was bloody.. shedding blood with his sword..
He kills them both, together.. the guilty and the innocent..
the righteous and the wicked
and he doesn't mind..
Who did he kill.. How many Muslims did he kill?
He was assigned by Muawiya, may Allah forgive him, at Iraq..
So, he was aggressive with the people of Iraq.. and he humiliated them
Then he wrote a letter to Muawiya: 'O Ameer of Mumineen..
you've assigned me at Iraq, and now I have them in the fist of my left hand..
and my right hand is empty..
so, assign me at Hijaz too.'
At that time, Abdullah Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him and with his father, was living at Hijaz..
and he was told that Ziyad wants to rule Hijaz too..
he said:
'Allahumma, protect us from the right hand of Ziyad, the way You wish.'
So, Ziyad was infected with plague, in his right finger..
and from there it was spread to his whole hand..
and the doctors told him that he needed to amputate the infected hand!
So, he consulted the judge; Shurayh..
Ziyad asked Shurayh, the judge, for his opinion!
Shurayh was hating Ziyad..
But, now he is consulting him..
So, he said to him: 'O Ameer..
'If Allah has destined that you live longer..' i.e. after amputating his right hand..
'.. I would hate that you walk among people without having a right hand!
.. and if Allah has destined that you die after that..
.. I would hate that you meet Allah without your hand!.'
then, Allah would ask you where is your hand?
and you would say;'I've cut it to escape your Qada'a!'.'
Bottom line, Shurayh didn't advise him to amputate the hand..
whatever the outcome of that.. living or dying..
So, Ziyad died..
at the same night..
without amputating the hand, as he was advised by Shurayh.
Then, people knew the story..
and that Ziyad has died..
So, as now they were relieved, and they felt secure from his nemesis..
they went to Shurayh to blame him.. for his advise!
i.e. we wished that he was dead with his hand amputated..
So, when they rebuked Shurayh, he said: 'I swear by Allah..
If it was up to me..
I would prefer that they amputate a part of his body, each day.. as I hated him so much..
but he has consulted me.. and 'the consultant is trusted.'
'the consultant is trusted.' is a Hadith.
that was narrated from the prophet, SAW, with Sahih Sanad..
He, SAW, said: 'the consultant is trusted.'
The point of telling you this historical story..
is that; The believer..
must be aware of Allah, Almighty, in all that he says..
when dealing with his enemies, before, with dealing with his friends..
with the remote before the near..
with everyone..
".. and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just."
".. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. "
The last verse..
and this is in summary of what we've said..
Allah, Almighty, said:
"inviting to [all that is] good [Khair]"
This verse tells us, how it should be.. within our nation..
that there should be leaders and scholars..
Princes, Rulers, Sheikhs and people of charity and benevolence..
They invite to Khair..
The word Khair here represents a general term..
for all that is beneficial for Deen.. and Dunyah
If we..
all of us are motivating each others, to do Khair and to cherish it
to establish it..
then, we are doing Khair, by the will of Allah..
Because, when Khair is widespread among a nation..
bounties and benevolence will be prevalent among its people..
and they will be recognized for that..
and the outcome of that will be a great Khair, that will involve them all.
because, the word Khair itself is a word that is appealing to the soul..
and all rational people want to do it..
and it is demanded by everyone..
and it is the hope that everyone is expecting from righteous people.
But, we must know that..
at Dunyah..
it is impossible to have pure Khair.. without a defect..
same as it is impossible to have pure Shar[evilness], without an error..
"They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, "In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. "
"But their sin is greater than their benefit."
Where can we find the pure Khair?.. At Jannah..
and Where can we find the pure Shar?
that doesn't have Khair at all.. At Hellfire!
this is how Allah, Almighty, made Jannah..
may Allah admits us all into it..
He made it as a residence of pure Khair and luxury..
without the weight of an atom, of wickedness..
And He made Hellfire, may Allah protects us all from it..
a place of wickedness..
without, even the weight of an atom, of goodness[Khair]..
So, Jannah is the home of khairat..
and the greatest Khair therein is the approval of Allah..
and the pleasure of looking at His Glorified Face!
This pure Khair..
is, sometimes, mentioned in Qur'an, and it is paired with the pure Shar..
but here the word Khairan [better] is not for comparative purposes..
"Say, "Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised to the righteous?"
because, definitely, at Hellfire, there is no khair.. at all
So, the meaning is that; Helfire has no Khair at all..
and that all khair is at the Garden of Eternity.
And for the..
believers, men and women..
to deserve being in Jannah..
they must be.. inside themselves..
have Khair, that is implanted in their hearts..
and the greatest Khair is Tawheed[The oneness of Allah, Almighty]
So, the person who have Tawheed of Allah, the belief[Iman] and the submission to Him..
submission to Deen of Allah..
and accepting Him, Almighty..
with Iman that He is the only Ilah and nothing other than Him to be worshiped.
This is the key to everything that is Khair.
So, if the person is..
having great belief[Iman] in his Lord..
then, Allah, Almighty, will make him a key for Khair,
The prophet, SAW, said:
'Among you..
there are people who are keys.. opening of Khair and closing of Shar
and there are people who are closing of Khair and opening of Shar
So. blessedness for those who are to open Khair and to close Shar.
Sometimes, man is..
asked..
told..
requested..
pleaded..
and if Allah, Almighty, wanted to guide him to do Khairat, he will do them.
People say; 'Better than Khair, is its doer!'
And the prophet, SAW..
a man came to him, he said: 'O prophet of Allah, my animal has died.. so, carry me!'
i.e. give me an animal to ride.. for transport.
But, the prophet, SAW, couldn't find him a ride..
then a man said: 'O messenger of Allah, I know a man who would carry him.
i.e. would give him an animal for ride..
Then the prophet, SAW, said: 'The person who guides to Khair is like the person who does it.'
So, Muslims can race, to help others find Khair..
You may not be able to do the job yourself..
but you know that there are good people who are willing to do this khair..
So, you can show people in need,
the poor, the widows and the orphans..
where to go to get Khair..
then you will have a reward that is similar to the reward that is given to the person who did Al-Khair itself..
because, the prophet, SAW, said: 'The person who guides to Khair is like the person who does it.'
This is to understand the saying of Allah, Almighty:
" They are inviting to [all that is] good[Khair]".
So, if the Ummah consists of good people..
its Sheikhs, Princes and Rulers..
They are inviting to all that is good[Khair], they show it to each other
then it is expected that they will have khair, have success..
have victory, have triumph..
at Dunya and Akhirah.
Our Book is the greatest..
and our Sunnah is the most complete..
And as we've seen, both of them, the Qur'an and the Sunnah, both are guiding worshipers to do Khairat..
as we've explained.. in the previous verses..
and in the previous Sahih of Hadiths.. of the messenger of Allah, SAW..
and we've explained that the true pure Khair is inside the Gardens of Pleasure..
Talking about Jannah, people like to hear more about it..
and the companions of the prophet, SAW, often asked him about it
And the prophet, SAW, said to them: 'It is made of a block of gold and a block of silver..
and its Melat, is of Musk that has a strong scent.'
and Al-Melat, [mortar] is the material that is used to join the blocks.
and this is how people build..
they put a certain material to join the bricks together.. as a lute.
When the Khalil of Allah, Ibrahim, may peace from Allah be upon him, was building Al-Kaaba..
he had built it using stones that are layered[Munadadah]..
i.e. without [Melat] a material to hold the stones together.
and Allah, Almighty, used this word [Mandude], to describe the fruits..
that are stacking up without a material in between them..
and this is mentioned to describe two fruits..
the dates..
and the banana fruits..
As we can see today..
one date is next to the other date..
there is nothing in between them.. on the tree
and the banana fruit is next to the other banana without a material in between them.. on the tree..
Allah said:
"And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]"
i.e. the banana fruits are layered.. they are not sticked together..
"And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers"
When the Khalil of Allah, Ibrahim, was building Al-Kaaba..
He built it using stones that are arranged in layers.. they are not sticked together with a substance in between them..
But, at Jannah..
the prophet, SAW, said that: 'It is made of a block of gold and a block of silver..
and its Melat, is of Musk that has a strong scent..
and its gravel is of pearls and Rubies..
who enters in it, will be in prosperity and will never be depressed.'..
i.e. there is no Shar in Jannah, totally..
'.. who enters in it, will be in prosperity and will never be depressed..
and he will live there for eternity, and he will never die..
.. their youth will not fade and their clothes will not wear out.'
All of that was about the pleasures of Jannah..
and so, it is the pure Khair..
And we also ask for other kinds of Khair that is not up to the level of Jannah..
so, it has some impurities.. a little bit dingy..
This is how it is in Dunya.. it is not perfect for anyone.. not for you and hot for others!
So, train yourself to say[Isterja'a]..
that is to say; ['We are from Allah, and we will be back[Rajioon] to Him.]
In the biography of our prophet, SAW..
He kissed the forehead of Jafar when he came back from Habesha..
and he was there for years..
they were away from each other from the time when the prophet, SAW, was at Makkah
So, they were back together at the seventh year.. the year of Khyber
He said: 'I don't know which is making me more happy, the coming back of Jafar or the victory of Khyber.'
and he kissed the forehead of Jafar, between his eyes..
that was at the seventh year of Hijrah
then, at the eighth year..
Jafar was martyred.
The prophet, SAW, didn't enjoy his presence for more than one year!
So, he stood on Minbar.. and he cried..
he was at his Masjid, crying and people were around him..
he was crying.. Jafar, Zaid and Abdullah Ibn Rawaha, may Allah be pleased with them and please them
This is how Dunya..
But, the true pleasure is ..
when we meet Allah!
"O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it."
Keep on saving with Allah, Almighty.. good savings.. Taqwa.. Salah.. Dhikr..
then, at the end of your time..
when you are close to die..
when you are attacked by illness..
when your back is bending..
when your hair is becoming gray..
When you are suffering from a disease that has no cure with doctors..
when you feel that this is the end, and you are going to leave this Dunya..
Then You can remember..
the good deeds that you were saving.
These good deeds are like motivators..
to meet Allah, Almighty..
Umm Al-Mumineed,Ayesha said to the messenger of Allah, SAW: 'We are.. all of us.. are afraid from death.'
He said: 'O Ayesh, it is not like this!
.. the person who loves to meet Allah..
Allah will love to meet him!
.. the person who loves to meet Allah..
Allah will love to meet him.'
Who does love to meet Allah?
he is the person who feels more likely..
.. that he is to find the rewards of his deeds with Allah..
So, the greater is the good deed that the righteous servant is saving in this Dunya..
the more he loves to meet Allah.
because, he wants to see the rewards of his work..
So, he will greatly love the day that he is to meet Allah.
You may hate death..
no one can blame you..
this is natural.. an instinct..
we all hate death..
But, when you know that death is happening, no escape from it..
as in the case of having a terminal illness..
in this case, man must think first, of the great thing that he knows..
about the Mercy of the Most Merciful..
'No one will enter Jannah because of his work.' they said: 'even you, messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Even me! unless that Allah would grant me His Mercy.'
The greatest thing that we can save with Allah, is our good assumption, our view about Allah,Almighty..
the good-regarding, of your Lord..
this is the greatest thing that you can save for yourself..
till you are with Allah!
I have one narration, though some scholars have an opinion about it..
In Sanad, it was said..
that a man was to be sent the Fire..
then he looks behind saying: 'O Lord..
by Allah, that wasn't my thinking about You!'..
then, Allah, Almighty will say..
'Take My slave to Jannah!'
the good expectation.. about Allah, Almighty..
is in all that we have in Dunyah.. they oblige us to think this way!
with good- regarding of Allah, Almighty!
I swear by Allah, that we could obey Him only by His guidance..
and we could fast only by His ability and His power!
and we were granted Islam, only by His grace.. generosity.. favor..
and our feet couldn't have taken us to Masjids and at Juma'a[Fridays] an Jama'at[Salat in a group]..
only by His favor and bounty..
and we couldn't have moved our tongues in Dhikr..
and reciting Qur'an, and reading it..
only by His help..
And if it is His will, He would have misguided us!
But, He granted us guidance and bestowed us success..
For all of that..
we are obliged, by our bodies and our souls, to think good..
about our Lord, Exalted His Name and dignified His Attributes.
No doubts, that all the Khair that we have is only from Allah..
"Say, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will.."
"and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will."
"In Your hand is [all] good[Khair]."
Though, He, Almighty, has both Khair and Shar in His Hand..
But, linguistically, this expression is for sufficiency.
the expressed word tells about the hidden word and there is no need to express it.
"In Your hand is [all] good[Khair]."
So, here, Allah has mentioned Al-Khair, but He didn't mention As-Shar..
because, souls want Al-Khair..
wish to have it..
And all good is in the Hand of Allah..
It is narrated in Hadith, in Dua'a..
In the etiquette of the Muslim Dua'a..
' All good is in Your Hands, and As-Shar is not to You'
This is what I could prepare and tell you about..
And pardon me if I failed to say what ought to be said or prolonged the lecture..
as all that I wanted is goodness[Khair] as much as possible..
And I ask Allah, Almighty, for us all to be surrounded with tranquility..
under the shade of Angels..
and have with Allah, a righteous deed and a good ending.
I Glorify You, Lord of Dignity, from that they attribute to You..
And Salam be upon messengers of Allah.. and All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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