Worship of The Heart ( 11.08.2011) (class # Two)
One third of Ramadan is over,today is the eleventh saum,so account yourself,ask yourself how much ibadat have I done,is Allah pleased with me,has Allah relieved me from Hell fire.so ask Allah swt to free us from hell fire.remember Allahs Ihsaan during this month,How Allah is Al Muhsin to His creations,He has given us this blessed month wout our asking,we will get freedom from hell fire, forgiveness maghfiraahh, we are seeking the pleasure of Allah swt Ridhaaa min Allah, Alhamdulilah hi Rabil Alameen is doing so much Ihsaan on us.
In ramadan there are different groups of ppl who are fasting, some are fasting just by abstaining from food and drink, some are fasting by refraining from committing any sin,then there is another group who are fasting from their heart,this is a higher degree of fasting..for egs due to the summer,these days we feel very thirsty during our fast, then what should your heart say, your heart should say that Allah I m fasting for you.Ibadat Al qalb.If our heart worships,then even if you are sleeping,ur heart in state of worship.so we must fill our hearts with worship of Allah.
Ridhaaa = as Sabar + saqeenaa
The least thing of Ridhaaa is saber,we have been commanded from Allah to have saber.but Ridhaaa is not obligatory but it is recommended.Allah always praised the ppl who have Ridhaaa ,so this is a form of Ibadaat which is of a higher level.
Recap :
Three types of Ridhaaa.( Riddhaa billlahh, in decree)
Also to be pleased with prophet saws.
Also to be pleased wz the legislations of Islam.
How to get this Ridhaaa , by knowing Allah swt, Al Muhsin, perfect in everything,then we will be content.
We can see around us ppl who are not pleased,why are these ppl not satisfied.due to the following reasons:
1) FORGETFULNESS :
They are forgetting Allah's blessings, they are focusing on what they don't have.for egs Allah has given you four healthy children but not ur own house so u are fretting about what u don't have.
When you have Ridhaaa always then you will always remember Allah's blessings whenever you see your heart getting annoyed or angry for something ur family member did not do, then immediately remember the other blessings, it will help in overcoming the negative emotions.
2) Musibaah:PEOPLE FOCUS ON THINGS THAT IS MISSING IN THEIR LIFE AND MAKE IT A GREAT MUSIBAH FOR THEMSELVES :
they make a great deal about the thing that they are missing in their life, they magnify the things that are missing as a huge matter of concern.one of the main reason is the culture and environment, this is a great factor that causes displeasure.For egs daughters wedding has to be done in this custom or that ritual as this is how we have been doing since our forefathers.so environment is a great influence on ppl leading them to be displeased and dissatisfied.
3)GREEDY :
Sometimes ppl want bigger house or bigger cars , as they get greedy! Ladies want their husbands to be perfect .or they want what is there in friends house.
Story of 99 :once in the olden days there was a king who was very unhappy,although he had everything in His kingdom.once his minister asked him why was he sad.the king explained that reason was his slave, a poor worker who always seemed happy and cheerful,the king wondered how could this person be so content and happy so that made him sad.the minister asked the king to give him 99 dinars and the minister kept the dinar outside the poor workers house.when the poor worker found that money he was so happy as he had never seen so much money in his life,then he made his family members count the money,they said it is 99 dinars,he said it cannot be it has to be hundred ,no one can give 99 may b the 1 dh has fallen outside.so he searched the entire night for one dh and cud not find it,so he was very sad,the next morning the king asked him why he was sad,so he relayed his story of 99 dh! So u see Greed is a big reason for misery, we must stay away from it.
4) IGNORANCE:
Sometimes in life we despair when we don't get what seems as a better opportunity for us,but we should not be sad as We do not have much knowledge,Allah has full perfect knowledge and He decrees what is best for us.for egs ,Some ppl feel sad when the husband does not get higher position out of ignorance as they do not know what is good for them,Allah has the perfect knowledge.
5) DESIRE AL HAWWA:
Don't desire so much to the extent that your desires will direct you,will be the cause of your happiness n sadness.should not make ur desires to judge u.this is siffat of munafiqeen,they will be happy when they get and will be sad if they did not get.remember the last part of duaa istikhaara where u r asking Allah to judge what is best for me, you ask Allah to help u in ur decisions,this will make you pleased.
So how will you be in Ridhaaa by remembering ur blessings,not make a musibah on urself, don't be greedy,don't be ignorant,don't let desires judge you.
Benefits: evidence from two Hadith
1)Omar RAvsaid all good in having Ridhaaa,all khair,if u don't have Ridhaaa then you should have patience.
2) jannat Al Allah ud Duniya is in Ridhaaa.the jannah in dunya is when we attain the pleasure of Allah swt. You will have saqeena and Allah will be pleased with u,Allahs Ridhaaa will be achieved.
The next topic we will take under Ibadat Al Qalb is as follows.
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SHUKAR, GRATITUDE :
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Higher level ,more than Ridhaaa is Shukar,higher degree than Ridhaaa.Shukar is actually ibadat al qalb.Our goal should be to have As Shaqaaaraa ,in everything,every time,every moment.
Evidence from Quran
Aya 152 Surah Baqarah
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me.
ALLAH associated the Shukar with His remembrance,if you are not shaakireen then the person will be ungrateful..we should be filled with gratitude towards Allah swt always.
Surah Nisa Aya 147
مَّا يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ إِن شَكَرْتُمْ وَآمَنتُمْ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ شَاكِرًا عَلِيمًا
Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is the Multiplier of rewards, Knowing
Allah associated Shukar with believe, the more you have believe the more you will have Shukar.if human beings are ungrateful to Allah this means that they have less faith,then Allah will punish them.so Shukar is a barrier from Allahs anger.
Surah Luqman Aya 14
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ
And We have enjoined man in respect of his parents-- his mother bears him with faintings upon faintings and his weaning takes two years-- saying: Be grateful to Me and to both your parents; to Me is the eventual coming.
Rights of Allah more than parents, first be grateful to Allah as eventually we have to return to Him.Subhanallah!
16: 78 Surah Nahal
وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
And Allah has brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers-- you did not know anything-- and He gave you hearing and sight and hearts that you may give thanks.
When you are born u have knowledge, this is describing Allah's Ahsaan Al Aam on His creations.the main purpose of your creation is Shukar.
Sura Aaraf Aya 17
ثُمَّ لَآتِيَنَّهُم مِّن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَائِلِهِمْ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَاكِرِينَ
Then I will certainly come to them from before them and from behind them, and from their right-hand side and from their left-hand side; and Thou shalt not find most of them thankful.
The shaytaan is the biggest enemy,he has a list of his plots to take them to hellfire ,one of his aim is to misguide you, another plot is to make human beings ungrateful.shaytan says he will attach human beings from every direction so that he can make them ungrateful to Allah swt.
Just few of Allahs slave are grateful, only the minority are the ones that are in gratitude .which means that majority of ppl are ungrateful .before DOJ prophet saws said that the believers will be like strangers or the odd ones as they will be in minority qalleeel.
Sometimes in life if you do not react in a situation,do not get angry are from the shaakireen,u will be called names, ppl will ridicule u call u mutawaa,or hijaabi,or oldie etc.
REWARDS OF A SHAAKIREEN :
SURAH ZUMAR AYA 7:
If you disbelieve in Allah swt, Allah swt is most rich He does not need you,Allah is able to replace you with a shakireen but if you are grateful then you will get Allahs pleasure.Allahs Ridhaaa which is better than paradise.we need to attain the Ridhaaa in different ways.
Surah Ibrahim Aya 7:
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ
And when your Lord made it known: If you are grateful, I would certainly give to you more, and if you are ungrateful, My chastisement is truly severe.
If you have Shukar ,th. In dunya Allah has promised more,better than what He has given,then you will get mazeed, more and more in this life,except for Shukar Allah says in the entire Quran that it is guaranteed.
Every other thing that Allah gives in Quran He associates it with restrictions or with Allahs will, with mashiyaa except the Shukar is always guaranteed for sure.
How to become a Shaqaar,as this is a higher degree than al Ridhaaa :
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by making the duaa.,ask ya rabbi help me,don't put any obstacles,Allah has chosen you with this knowledge as He knows you can do it,
1)to purify the heart from the sins: before any worship of the heart we need to cleanse it from the sickness.for egs jealousy should be removed from heart,hasad makes u ungrateful,al Ujub having pride in yourself this leads to other sicknesses,takkabbur,arrogance ,kibar is in heart,this is a barrier from making Shukar .
2) Hayya Al Qalb ( make Heart Alive):
After extracting all this sicknesses from heart then make it alive.the person who does not realize the blessings of Allah so it is as if it's dead.so in order to bring it to life ,realizing the blessings.we must know about Allah swt ,about Ahsaan of Allah. By reading the Quran,we can make our heart alive,read every Aya,read it's meaning then have Shukar for Allah.every Aya is every blessing.Quran is filled with blessings all the ayaah, when Allah talks about Himself, about paradise,about he'll fire.also another way to alive ur heart,ponder upon the universe,it's signs the moon the sun.even the different situations that have happened to u, how u r making ibadas this Ramadan.
3)Being Extremely Sensitive to the Smallest Blessing:
This is being more practical : be sensitive towards the blessing, be very alert, don't leave even the smallest good deed done towards u ,remind urself that it is a blessing ,even when someone opens the door for u,or smiles at you, or gives you space in the class ,always appreciate the blessings from Allah swt.
4)Attribute this Blessing To Allah :
Any blessing that comes your way,attribute it to Allah swt.in your heart confess that all the blessings you have is from Allah swt,never attribute it to yourself.like qaanuutt,he had keepers to carry the key to his treasures,he said it is due to his own intelligence,attributed to himself.for egs even when someone praises you as a good cook, u claim that u go to classes, this is wrong.we should attribute to Allah as these are the means of the way you received the blessings.
all the above actions are lated to the heart but in order to be Shakaara,it needs to reflect on ur tongue,by saying Alhamdulilah
5) ALHAMD:
You will praise Allah swt with your tongue either general or specifically o the blessing .
6)You praise Allah for the blessing and also thank the person from whom you hottie blessing.
For egs you get a gift from someone then we should thank Allah and thank the person.prophet saws said that you should also give them a gift in return but if you cannot then say Jazakillahkhair.
Prophet saws said that if you are not grateful to ppl it is as though you are ungrateful to Allah swt.
One third of Ramadan is over,today is the eleventh saum,so account yourself,ask yourself how much ibadat have I done,is Allah pleased with me,has Allah relieved me from Hell fire.so ask Allah swt to free us from hell fire.remember Allahs Ihsaan during this month,How Allah is Al Muhsin to His creations,He has given us this blessed month wout our asking,we will get freedom from hell fire, forgiveness maghfiraahh, we are seeking the pleasure of Allah swt Ridhaaa min Allah, Alhamdulilah hi Rabil Alameen is doing so much Ihsaan on us.
In ramadan there are different groups of ppl who are fasting, some are fasting just by abstaining from food and drink, some are fasting by refraining from committing any sin,then there is another group who are fasting from their heart,this is a higher degree of fasting..for egs due to the summer,these days we feel very thirsty during our fast, then what should your heart say, your heart should say that Allah I m fasting for you.Ibadat Al qalb.If our heart worships,then even if you are sleeping,ur heart in state of worship.so we must fill our hearts with worship of Allah.
Ridhaaa = as Sabar + saqeenaa
The least thing of Ridhaaa is saber,we have been commanded from Allah to have saber.but Ridhaaa is not obligatory but it is recommended.Allah always praised the ppl who have Ridhaaa ,so this is a form of Ibadaat which is of a higher level.
Recap :
Three types of Ridhaaa.( Riddhaa billlahh, in decree)
Also to be pleased with prophet saws.
Also to be pleased wz the legislations of Islam.
How to get this Ridhaaa , by knowing Allah swt, Al Muhsin, perfect in everything,then we will be content.
We can see around us ppl who are not pleased,why are these ppl not satisfied.due to the following reasons:
1) FORGETFULNESS :
They are forgetting Allah's blessings, they are focusing on what they don't have.for egs Allah has given you four healthy children but not ur own house so u are fretting about what u don't have.
When you have Ridhaaa always then you will always remember Allah's blessings whenever you see your heart getting annoyed or angry for something ur family member did not do, then immediately remember the other blessings, it will help in overcoming the negative emotions.
2) Musibaah:PEOPLE FOCUS ON THINGS THAT IS MISSING IN THEIR LIFE AND MAKE IT A GREAT MUSIBAH FOR THEMSELVES :
they make a great deal about the thing that they are missing in their life, they magnify the things that are missing as a huge matter of concern.one of the main reason is the culture and environment, this is a great factor that causes displeasure.For egs daughters wedding has to be done in this custom or that ritual as this is how we have been doing since our forefathers.so environment is a great influence on ppl leading them to be displeased and dissatisfied.
3)GREEDY :
Sometimes ppl want bigger house or bigger cars , as they get greedy! Ladies want their husbands to be perfect .or they want what is there in friends house.
Story of 99 :once in the olden days there was a king who was very unhappy,although he had everything in His kingdom.once his minister asked him why was he sad.the king explained that reason was his slave, a poor worker who always seemed happy and cheerful,the king wondered how could this person be so content and happy so that made him sad.the minister asked the king to give him 99 dinars and the minister kept the dinar outside the poor workers house.when the poor worker found that money he was so happy as he had never seen so much money in his life,then he made his family members count the money,they said it is 99 dinars,he said it cannot be it has to be hundred ,no one can give 99 may b the 1 dh has fallen outside.so he searched the entire night for one dh and cud not find it,so he was very sad,the next morning the king asked him why he was sad,so he relayed his story of 99 dh! So u see Greed is a big reason for misery, we must stay away from it.
4) IGNORANCE:
Sometimes in life we despair when we don't get what seems as a better opportunity for us,but we should not be sad as We do not have much knowledge,Allah has full perfect knowledge and He decrees what is best for us.for egs ,Some ppl feel sad when the husband does not get higher position out of ignorance as they do not know what is good for them,Allah has the perfect knowledge.
5) DESIRE AL HAWWA:
Don't desire so much to the extent that your desires will direct you,will be the cause of your happiness n sadness.should not make ur desires to judge u.this is siffat of munafiqeen,they will be happy when they get and will be sad if they did not get.remember the last part of duaa istikhaara where u r asking Allah to judge what is best for me, you ask Allah to help u in ur decisions,this will make you pleased.
So how will you be in Ridhaaa by remembering ur blessings,not make a musibah on urself, don't be greedy,don't be ignorant,don't let desires judge you.
Benefits: evidence from two Hadith
1)Omar RAvsaid all good in having Ridhaaa,all khair,if u don't have Ridhaaa then you should have patience.
2) jannat Al Allah ud Duniya is in Ridhaaa.the jannah in dunya is when we attain the pleasure of Allah swt. You will have saqeena and Allah will be pleased with u,Allahs Ridhaaa will be achieved.
The next topic we will take under Ibadat Al Qalb is as follows.
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====================
SHUKAR, GRATITUDE :
====================
Higher level ,more than Ridhaaa is Shukar,higher degree than Ridhaaa.Shukar is actually ibadat al qalb.Our goal should be to have As Shaqaaaraa ,in everything,every time,every moment.
Evidence from Quran
Aya 152 Surah Baqarah
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me.
ALLAH associated the Shukar with His remembrance,if you are not shaakireen then the person will be ungrateful..we should be filled with gratitude towards Allah swt always.
Surah Nisa Aya 147
مَّا يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ إِن شَكَرْتُمْ وَآمَنتُمْ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ شَاكِرًا عَلِيمًا
Why should Allah chastise you if you are grateful and believe? And Allah is the Multiplier of rewards, Knowing
Allah associated Shukar with believe, the more you have believe the more you will have Shukar.if human beings are ungrateful to Allah this means that they have less faith,then Allah will punish them.so Shukar is a barrier from Allahs anger.
Surah Luqman Aya 14
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ
And We have enjoined man in respect of his parents-- his mother bears him with faintings upon faintings and his weaning takes two years-- saying: Be grateful to Me and to both your parents; to Me is the eventual coming.
Rights of Allah more than parents, first be grateful to Allah as eventually we have to return to Him.Subhanallah!
16: 78 Surah Nahal
وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
And Allah has brought you forth from the wombs of your mothers-- you did not know anything-- and He gave you hearing and sight and hearts that you may give thanks.
When you are born u have knowledge, this is describing Allah's Ahsaan Al Aam on His creations.the main purpose of your creation is Shukar.
Sura Aaraf Aya 17
ثُمَّ لَآتِيَنَّهُم مِّن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَائِلِهِمْ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَاكِرِينَ
Then I will certainly come to them from before them and from behind them, and from their right-hand side and from their left-hand side; and Thou shalt not find most of them thankful.
The shaytaan is the biggest enemy,he has a list of his plots to take them to hellfire ,one of his aim is to misguide you, another plot is to make human beings ungrateful.shaytan says he will attach human beings from every direction so that he can make them ungrateful to Allah swt.
Just few of Allahs slave are grateful, only the minority are the ones that are in gratitude .which means that majority of ppl are ungrateful .before DOJ prophet saws said that the believers will be like strangers or the odd ones as they will be in minority qalleeel.
Sometimes in life if you do not react in a situation,do not get angry are from the shaakireen,u will be called names, ppl will ridicule u call u mutawaa,or hijaabi,or oldie etc.
REWARDS OF A SHAAKIREEN :
SURAH ZUMAR AYA 7:
If you disbelieve in Allah swt, Allah swt is most rich He does not need you,Allah is able to replace you with a shakireen but if you are grateful then you will get Allahs pleasure.Allahs Ridhaaa which is better than paradise.we need to attain the Ridhaaa in different ways.
Surah Ibrahim Aya 7:
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ
And when your Lord made it known: If you are grateful, I would certainly give to you more, and if you are ungrateful, My chastisement is truly severe.
If you have Shukar ,th. In dunya Allah has promised more,better than what He has given,then you will get mazeed, more and more in this life,except for Shukar Allah says in the entire Quran that it is guaranteed.
Every other thing that Allah gives in Quran He associates it with restrictions or with Allahs will, with mashiyaa except the Shukar is always guaranteed for sure.
How to become a Shaqaar,as this is a higher degree than al Ridhaaa :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
by making the duaa.,ask ya rabbi help me,don't put any obstacles,Allah has chosen you with this knowledge as He knows you can do it,
1)to purify the heart from the sins: before any worship of the heart we need to cleanse it from the sickness.for egs jealousy should be removed from heart,hasad makes u ungrateful,al Ujub having pride in yourself this leads to other sicknesses,takkabbur,arrogance ,kibar is in heart,this is a barrier from making Shukar .
2) Hayya Al Qalb ( make Heart Alive):
After extracting all this sicknesses from heart then make it alive.the person who does not realize the blessings of Allah so it is as if it's dead.so in order to bring it to life ,realizing the blessings.we must know about Allah swt ,about Ahsaan of Allah. By reading the Quran,we can make our heart alive,read every Aya,read it's meaning then have Shukar for Allah.every Aya is every blessing.Quran is filled with blessings all the ayaah, when Allah talks about Himself, about paradise,about he'll fire.also another way to alive ur heart,ponder upon the universe,it's signs the moon the sun.even the different situations that have happened to u, how u r making ibadas this Ramadan.
3)Being Extremely Sensitive to the Smallest Blessing:
This is being more practical : be sensitive towards the blessing, be very alert, don't leave even the smallest good deed done towards u ,remind urself that it is a blessing ,even when someone opens the door for u,or smiles at you, or gives you space in the class ,always appreciate the blessings from Allah swt.
4)Attribute this Blessing To Allah :
Any blessing that comes your way,attribute it to Allah swt.in your heart confess that all the blessings you have is from Allah swt,never attribute it to yourself.like qaanuutt,he had keepers to carry the key to his treasures,he said it is due to his own intelligence,attributed to himself.for egs even when someone praises you as a good cook, u claim that u go to classes, this is wrong.we should attribute to Allah as these are the means of the way you received the blessings.
all the above actions are lated to the heart but in order to be Shakaara,it needs to reflect on ur tongue,by saying Alhamdulilah
5) ALHAMD:
You will praise Allah swt with your tongue either general or specifically o the blessing .
6)You praise Allah for the blessing and also thank the person from whom you hottie blessing.
For egs you get a gift from someone then we should thank Allah and thank the person.prophet saws said that you should also give them a gift in return but if you cannot then say Jazakillahkhair.
Prophet saws said that if you are not grateful to ppl it is as though you are ungrateful to Allah swt.
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