As-haab ul Kahf

Auto-generated transcript:Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen Wa Salatu Wa Salamu Alai Sharafi Al-Anbiya wal Mursaleen Wa Himmadu Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam Tasliman Kathiran Kathiran We were talking about the test of faith that Allah SWT described in Surah Al-Kahf Ask Allah SWT to save us from all tests especially tests of faith because in the different ways in which human beings are tested the test of faith shukuk which is doubts and shubuhat which is all kinds of thoughts and suspicions and so on, doubts and in the faith in the creed, in the faith these are the most severe because everything else is curable, doable even if nothing happens in the worldly life you have some difficulty, you suffer but when it's a matter of shukuk and shubuhat doubts and doubts and and [PAUSE] After that it doesn't matter. [PAUSE] But if there is a doubt of faith, [PAUSE] if there is a doubt of faith, if there is a doubt of faith, if the faith is corrupted, then the consequence of that is the Akhada. We ask Allah SWT for special protection from that and we ask Allah to keep us on the path of Yaqeen and with Tawakkul live in this world and meet Allah SWT in a state where we have complete and total faith in Him and we see that actually in reality when we meet Allah SWT. The narration of the Ashab-ul-Kahf, [PAUSE] Allah SWT mentioned, that these were Allah SWT said these were young men who had faith in Allah SWT and Allah SWT increased them in guidance. They lived at a time when it became more and more progressively difficult to practice their faith in the place they were living in. And the people of the land and the king of the land, they were against Islam, they were against the faith and they were persecuting people who were Muslim. [PAUSE] And these people, they left and in order to preserve their faith. Now see the thing here. They did not leave because they had some financial problems. They left because they were not able to practice their faith properly in that land. Right? So Hijrat, to leave your land in order to be able to practice your faith correctly. This is, the dalil of that is in the Quran itself. The dalil of that is in the seerah of Rasulullah SAW because that's why he made Hijrat. He did not make Hijrat for any other reason. He made Hijrat because it was becoming difficult, almost impossible to practice Islam and to live as a Muslim in Mecca. So he left his place of birth and he went to Medina. Before that he sent himself, the Sahaba to Al-Habasha, to Abyssinia, which was the first Hijrat. Then Nabi SAW left and he also went to Medina. So Hijrat for the sake of Islam. And again, in the Hadith of Niyah, Nabi SAW specifically mentioned, he said, the one who makes Hijrat for business or to marry somebody, his Hijrat is for that reason, not for the sake of Allah and Rasul. The Hijrat for the sake of Allah and His Rasul SAW is the Hijrat which is made only for the purpose of being able, to practice Islam and live as a Muslim. If it is for any other reason, then it is for that reason. He is not saying it is Haram, but it is for that reason. It does not count as Hijrat in Islam. That is some travel. You travel to some place for some reason, for business or this or that. [PAUSE] So here Allah SWT is mentioning this, that these people, they left and they left their, place of birth, place of residence and they went away in order to be able to practice Islam correctly. Now, then what happened? So they went and when they went, they made Dua. And this Dua is one of the most powerful Duas in the Quran, which I am sure you know, if you don't know, you must memorize it and make this Dua. This is the Dua which caused them to be, to be protected, especially by Allah SWT. Allah SWT protected them and He kept them safe for 309 years. Allah mentioned the, the number in the Quran. 309 years. And they were put into a state of sleep and Allah SWT said, we made them turn on their sides. If you just lie down in one place, you know, people who are sick and so on, you get bed sores and all kinds of things happen. Muscle deteriorates, you know, within months, within weeks. Muscle deteriorates, you cannot, you become paralyzed. You cannot get up after that. There is no strength. None of that happened to these people. They were human beings. They were not malayak or something. Right? Their muscle did not deteriorate. They didn't get bed sores. Nothing happened to them. Allah said, He made them turn on their sides. Allah SWT directed the sunlight also to shine in their face. Into the cave, but in a way that did not disturb their sleep. And then Allah SWT created, He cast some kind of force around them, which it was something which anyone who went close to that, they felt this terror. They felt this tremendous fear that they didn't go near there. Otherwise, people are there in this cave. Somebody would have gone to, if nothing, just to see what's happening. You know, curiosity or something. Nobody would go near there because of this protection which Allah SWT made for them and kept them safe in that place. And after 309 years, Allah SWT in His own way, by His own will, He had them awaken. So by that 309 years, all the difficulties that these people were in, the kind of king and the kind of government and the kind of hukum and so forth was gone. It doesn't last for that long. And a new new civilization, new nation was there, which was conducive to Islam. People who were, who could, where these people now could practice their faith. So when they woke up and then they sent one of the, one of the number they sent go to the town and see if you can get something and their man went with a, with his currency, with his coins, which was 300 years old. You know, so that's how people discovered, oh, these are the people. [PAUSE] And when they were asked, how long were you, were you asleep? They said, maybe for a day, maybe part of a day, maybe a couple of hours after 300 years. [PAUSE] So this dua, which Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala taught them and which they made, they said, Rabbana, Rabbana aatina milladun ka rahma, wahai'lana min amrina rashada. This is a very powerful and beautiful dua. And this is, we should make this dua, we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to accept this dua in our favor. Some other things we learn from this, one is the, and the Quran mentions this argument, one was, one is the, is the discussion people used to have, one was, one is the, is the discussion people used to have. And they have till, how many were there? The adat of these people. Were they, was it, was it five and, and then they had a, a dog which went along with them, so the dog also was there. So was it five people and a dog, or six of the six, or seven or a dog, and so on, so on, so on. So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is, is, is teaching us in this that, that is not important. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala could have mentioned, specifically that many number, khalas, like he mentioned the number of years. He did not mention, so Allah is, the direction here also is, the number of years, that when you, engage in anything, don't waste your time in, talking about and discussing things that have no, that have no value. So the, how many people were there, why is that important? Whether it was two or three or four or ten or, we don't know, whatever it was, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala knows. And, what is important is, why were they there? Why did they do what they did? How does it apply to us? The importance is not whether they were, you know, how many, how many they were. So very important for us to also focus when we, look at things on the important aspects of that. And not get distracted into, this way or that way. Another lesson we can learn from this is also, the dog who was with them, right? The dog is mentioned in the Quran, specifically. Not because he was a dog, but because this dog was associated with people who were good people. So the importance of company, if you are with good people, you get mentioned with good people. If you are with evil people, you get mentioned with that. So, even though you may not have any personal significance, right? After all, it's an animal, it's not, you know, it's not, nothing very significant or important about that. But, that animal is mentioned because of the association. It's mentioned because he is associated with people who are good people. So this is also one of the lessons from, from this particular, this particular incident. There are of course other lessons also including, when the, the people of, of Mecca, they went to the, to the, to the Jews, and they said, you know, we have this person is in, amongst us, Muhammad , and he is claiming to believe in one God and so on, and you people have some similarity with what you say. So, how do we know whether he is a true messenger or not? So they, they, the, the rabbis, the Jewish rabbis, they gave them, some questions to ask. And they said, ask him about these things. If he knows those things, those answers, then he is a true prophet. And he said, they said, even we don't know. These are questions which are there. We don't know. And one of those questions was this. He said, ask them, ask him about the people of the cave. Who are these people? What are they? What was this? What was the story? And Allah mentioned the story. And in that process also, we have the, the lesson where, when they came and asked Muhammad , As-Sulah Salaah Salaam said, I will tell you tomorrow. Because Jibreel-e-Salaam is to come to him every day. So he thought, you know, he'll come, I'll ask him. He will bring the answer from Allah . So he said, I will tell you tomorrow. Now, Allah stopped Wahi for a long period after that. The next day, Jibreel-e-Salaam didn't come. And many days passed. And As-Sulah Salaah Salaam got very concerned and very worried. And then the people of Makkah, they started, you know, they were, they were his enemies.