As-salamu alaikum wa-rahmatullhi wa-barakatuh. Good afternoon, my dear, respected elders, brothers, sisters, and youngsters in Islam! Please refer to the attached document, as it contains the research and transcript of the brief khutbah delivered by Br. Abdul Halim Khalil, at Salat-ul-Jumma (23-05-14), in the blessed environment of Al-Mustapha Institute of Brisbane, under the guidance of Hadrat Moulana Noor-ul-Hassan. Ma'a salamah.
As-salamu alaikum wa-rahmatullhi wa-barakatuh. Good afternoon, my dear, respected elders, brothers, sisters, and youngsters in Islam! Please refer to the attached document, as it contains the research and transcript of the brief khutbah delivered by Br. Abdul Halim Khalil, at Salat-ul-Jumma (23-05-14), in the blessed environment of Al-Mustapha Institute of Brisbane, under the guidance of Hadrat Moulana Noor-ul-Hassan. Ma'a salamah.
As-salamu alaikum wa-rahmatullhi wa-barakatuh. Good afternoon, my dear, respected elders, brothers, sisters, and youngsters in Islam! Please refer to the attached document, as it contains the research and transcript of the brief khutbah delivered by Br. Abdul Halim Khalil, at Salat-ul-Jumma (23-05-14), in the blessed environment of Al-Mustapha Institute of Brisbane, under the guidance of Hadrat Moulana Noor-ul-Hassan. Ma'a salamah.
As-salamu alaikum wa-rahmatullhi wa-barakatuh. Good afternoon, my dear, respected elders, brothers, sisters, and youngsters in Islam! Please refer to the attached document, as it contains the research and transcript of the brief khutbah delivered by Br. Abdul Halim Khalil, at Salat-ul-Jumma (23-05-14), in the blessed environment of Al-Mustapha Institute of Brisbane, under the guidance of Hadrat Moulana Noor-ul-Hassan. Ma'a salamah.
Tafsir exegesis of the Glorious Qurn (critical explanation or interpretation)
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahm
The Necessary Solemnity of Surat At-Takthur (The Chapter of Mutual Increase)
English Roman script 1. The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you, Al-hkumu l-takthuru 2. Until you visit the graves (i.e. until you die). hatt zur'tumu l-maqbira 3. Nay! You shall come to know! kall sawfa talamna 4. Again, Nay! You shall come to know! thumma kall sawfa talamna 5. Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of piling up, you would not have occupied yourselves in worldly things) kall law talamna il'ma l-yaqni 6. Verily, You shall see the blazing Fire (Hell)! latarawunna l-jahma 7. And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight! thumma latarawunnah ayna l-yaqni 8. Then, on that Day, you shall be asked about the delight (you indulged in, in this world)! 1
thumma latus'alunna yawma-idhin ani l- nami
1 This transliteration ascribes the venerable work of Dr. Muhsin Khan: see Muhammad M. Khan and Taqi al-Din Hilali, Noble Quran (Dar-us-Salam, 1995).
1. Al-hkumu l-takthuru Verse English Roman script Arabic
1. Diverts you
The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things alhkumu
l-takthuru
2. Until
you visit
the graves. hatt
zur'tumu
l-maqbira
3. Nay!
Soon
you shall know! kall
sawfa
talamna
4. Again,
nay!
Soon
you shall know! thumma
kall
sawfa
talamna
5. Nay!
If
you knew
(with) a knowledge
(of) certainty kall
law
talamna
il'ma
l-yaqni
6. Verily! You shall see
the blazing Fire latarawunna
l-jahma
7. (And) again,
you shall see it
(with the) eye
(of) certainty. thumma
latarawunnah
ayna
l-yaqni
8. Then, thumma
surely, you shall be asked
that Day
about
the pleasures (you indulged in, in this world)
latus'alunna
yawma-idhin
ani
l-nami
The Consequence of Preferring the Temporal Treasures: Heedlessness of the Hereafter Throughout the Glorious Qurn, Allh, Al-Hakm (The Perfectly Wise), unequivocally depicts those that are utterly immersed in, and essentially overcome by, the fragrance of this worldly life: viz., its delights and its treasures. Such scent of temporal pleasures ensnares the senses, deceiving the heart, concealing it from the Mercy and Beneficence of Allh (Ar-Ramn, Ar-Rahm) 2 and the true life hereafter Dr as-salm (The Home of Peace), 3 Jannat al-Nam (The Gardens of Delight). 4 This preoccupation delays you, until the visitation of death is upon you, and you enter the grave, without reprieve.
Indeed, it is reported upon the authority of Sahl bin Sa'd (radi Allhu anhu), who said: I heard Ibn Az-Zubair (radi Allhu anhu), who was on the pulpit at Makkah, delivering a sermon, saying,
O people! The Blessed Prophet ( ) used to say,
If the Son of dam ( ) were given a valley full of gold, he would love to have a second one; and if he were given the second one, he would love to have a third, for nothing fills the belly of the Son of dam ( ) except dust. And Allh Azza Wa-Jal forgives he who repents to Him.
Ubai bin Kab (radi Allhu anhu) said, "We considered this as a Verse from the Qurn, until the Srat (beginning with) The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you.. (102.1) was revealed. 5
2 Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Srat Al-Ftihah (The Chapter of the Opening) 1:3 and Srat Ramn (The Chapter of the Most Merciful). 3 Refer to Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Srat Ynus (The Chapter of the Prophet Yunus ) 10:25. 4 Refer to Al-Qurn Al-Majd, Srat Al-Midah (The Chapter of the Table Spread) 5:65, Srat Ynus (10:9), and Srat Al-Hajj (The Chapter of the Pilgrimage) 22:56. 5 Reported in the venerable text, Sahh Al-Bukhari (Volume 8, Book 76, Hadth Number 446). Also, refer to ahadth numbers 444, 445, and 447, of Volume 8, Book 76.
1. The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you
Furthermore, it is reported upon the authority of Imam Ahmad (ramtullahi alay), that Abdullah bin Ash-Shikhkhir (radi Allhu anhu) narrates, I came to the Messenger of Allh ( ) whilst he was reciting, The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you [At which Revelation] The Son of dam (alayhis salm) exclaims, "My wealth, my wealth!'' Yet, do you obtain anything (of benefit) from your wealth except for that which you ate and you finished it, or that which you clothed yourself with and you wore it out, or that 6 . which you gave as charity and you have spent it)
Evidently, as humanity grows old so also two (desires) grow old with [them], i.e., love for wealth and (a wish for) a long life. 7 Therefore, as Rasl Allh ( ) advised us, that [c]harity never causes ones level of wealth to decrease, 8 let us ever remember that our wealth is (like) green and sweet (fruit), and whoever takes it without greed, Allh will bless it for him, but whoever takes it with greed, Allh shall not bless it for him, and he shall be like the one who eats, but is never satisfied. And the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (taking) hand, for [e]very person shall be under the shade of his own charity (on the Day of Resurrection), until judgement is rendered amongst people. 9
6 Refer to Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal (translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab, Dar-us-salam, 2012) 4:24. This hadith is also reported in the text of Sahh Muslim, albeit ascribing a different expression: All that you have from your wealth is what you eat and thus cause to be used up; what you wear and thus cause to be worn out; and what you give in charity and thus cause to remain (for your benefit) (Hadth Number 2,598). 7 Reported upon the authority of Anas bin Malik (radi Allhu anhu), in the text of Sahh Al-Bukhari (Volume 8, Book 76, Hadth Number 430). See, also, Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal (3:115). 8 Reported upon the authority of Abu Hurairah (radi Allhu anhu), in Sahh Muslim (Hadth Number 2,588). 9 Reported upon the authority of Uqbah ibn mir (radi Allhu anhu): this narration in related by Ibn Khuzymah (radi Allhu anhu) in his Sahh (#2,431), by Ibn Hibbn in his Sahh (#3,310), and by Abu Naeem, in Al-Hilyah (8/181).