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The Effect Of Laylatul Qadr On The Heart | Khutbah
One of the signs of an accepted Laylatul Qadr, is how you perceive Allah as a result of it. What does that mean practically for us as believers?
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This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. Dear brothers and sisters, may Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala allow us to be amongst those who have observed Ramadan and have all of their sins forgiven and all of their deeds accepted. And may Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala make us amongst those who if Laylatul Qadr has passed us in these first five nights that we observed it and that Allah overlook our shortcomings and that Allah write it down for us fully. And if it is still ahead of us that Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala activate us towards it with the fullness of our sincerity and the fullness of our strength. And that Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala accept it. Allahumma ameen. I wanted to focus today inshaAllah ta'ala with the few moments that I have with you on this idea of the effect that Laylatul Qadr has. And I'll explain why I want to talk about that for a moment inshaAllah ta'ala. When it comes to Siyam, when it comes to fasting Ramadan, Imam bin Hajar rahimahullah ta'ala mentions that the sign of an accepted Ramadan has a component of it that is a feeling and a component of it that has a very observable impact in terms of your deeds. So when it comes to the feeling, the one who is pleased with the departure of Ramadan and the one who is distressed with its coming forward, that is a sign of Ramadan that is not accepted by Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala. That if one Ramadan leaves, you are not sad over its departure. And when it comes, it makes you sad. You are sad of its arrival. That is a sign that you are refusing the gift of Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala and you are not allowing Ramadan to penetrate your heart whatsoever. So that is the person whose fasting only is abandoning their food and drink for a month as an exercise. But spiritually speaking, there is no penetration. So that is the feeling of Ramadan. As for the effect, it is the consistency of your deeds.
Not the consistency in the same portion, but the consistency of an increase in your deeds after Ramadan. So there is a feeling and there is an impact, an observable impact. Did I quit the sins that I brought to me before Ramadan? كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَىٰ لَذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Fasting has been prescribed upon you the way it was prescribed on those who came before you so that you may become more God conscious. That means leaving off sin. Did I quit the sins or not? Simple, observable. Or am I still doing the same sins? And then did I increase in my good deeds or not? And is there a consistent increase in those good deeds or not? Whether that is that I'm now going to have a more consistent output of Qur'an recitation or prayer or coming to the masjid or fasting or charity or righteousness and good character. What are the observable increases in my deeds? So it's a feeling and an effect. What about Laylatul Qadr? Because the Prophet ﷺ put Ramadan مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانِ إِمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُمَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan with faith and seeking the reward will have all of their previous sins forgiven. And then من قامَ رَمَضَانِ Whoever stands up at night praying the nights of Ramadan. Allah will forgive all of their sins. And then whoever observes Laylatul Qadr specifically. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will do away with everything that came before so long as it was done with Iman and Ihtisab, faith and seeking the reward. So what is the impact? The impact, the desired impact is very clear خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهَرٍ It is greater than a thousand months. I want the reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So I'm striving for the jewel of this month. The prize of this month is Laylatul Qadr. Is there an impact and an effect beyond that though? Or is it just that I pushed myself and I hope I got it last night and the sunrise looked amazing.
Alhamdulillah I got it. Bismillah let's do this again next year. Is that it? Or is there anything beyond that? Subhanallah I had the blessing of doing a program with Dr. Rata bin Nibursi hafidhahullah ta'ala. And he was asked when is Laylatul Qadr? When is Laylatul Qadr? Because we get asked every day, did you see the sunrise? What do you think? Do you think it was last night? The rooster was crowing, the dog wasn't barking. Do you think the rain, it looked right, it felt good. The moon, we start looking at signs. Some of them based in the sunnah right about the signs. But the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam never abandoned the masjid after the 23rd night or the 25th night and said it looked like it was last night. So I want to come see you all next year. It didn't happen. But he was asked this question, when is Laylatul Qadr? And he said when the Qadr of Allah is greater in your heart. When the estimation of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has become greater in your heart. Laylatul Qadr or Qadr is an increase. It's an increase in Allah's reward. An increase in the angels that come down. It is the night of power, it is the night of decree. It has so many rich meanings. But when the estimation of Allah has grown in your heart, then that is a sign that you have observed and caught Laylatul Qadr. Now let's talk about that for a moment, bismillah ta'ala. If you have been staying up all night when you hear the Fajr Adhan, and some of us throughout the year never hear the Fajr Adhan in the masjid except in Ramadan. Like we will never catch the Fajr Adhan in the masjid except maybe in Ramadan in these last 10 nights. Because we're staying up all night and so you're hearing, As-salatu khayru min an-naum. Prayer is better than sleep. And the scholars mention here that every other Adhan, Hayy alal falah, come to success because it is likely that you are doing something else during the other four prayers that you think will bring you a sense of success and happiness.
And Allah says, Hayy alal falah, come instead to success. This is true success. But for Fajr, most likely throughout the year, you're just sleeping. Your struggle is that is salah worth it enough for me to get out of bed right now? And to push myself? And so that added push, salah, prayer is better than sleep. And what do you repeat? As-salatu khayru min an-naum. You repeat it as you're getting up. Hayy alal falah, Hayy alal falah. You repeat, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. Remind yourself of the power and treasures of God. But when you hear, As-salatu khayru min an-naum, indeed As-salatu khayru min an-naum. And subhanAllah, it strikes you differently when you've been up all night. Because it's like you're craving sleep at that point. You're sleep deprived. You're waiting for Fajr to come in to try to sneak in some sleep. And you're hearing, As-salatu khayru min an-naum. And you might think to yourself at that moment, subhanAllah, what did I put forth for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? And this is what the subject of this is. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions in admonishing the disbelievers. Wa ma qadaru allaha haqqa qadrihi. They did not give Allah his due estimation. And what is that when they would ask these questions about particularly the creation of Allah. How can Allah control the heavens and the earth? How does Allah take care of the sun and the moon at the same time? How can Allah take care of this person and that person at the same time? What do you mean that the heavens and the earth will be rolled up in the hand of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in a way that suits him subhanahu wa ta'ala? What does that even mean? How does Allah see all of this? How does Allah hear all of this? What's in my heart and your heart simultaneously? How is that possible when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, Wa ma qadaru allaha haqqa qadrihi. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says they did not give Allah his due estimation. Like you don't realize the power of Allah, do you?
You don't realize how azeem, how great Allah is in his limitless power and ability. Remember that's the qadar of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the power of Allah. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions the heavens and the earth rolled up. As Ibn Abbas radiallahu ta'ala anhu, he commented on this ayah. He said that the heavens and the earth in the palm of the Rahman, in the palm of the most merciful, in a way that suits his majesty, is like a mustard seed in one of yours. Remember we were talking about how the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam said the kursi, the footstool to the arsh, to the throne, is like a ring thrown in the desert. These are all analogies for us to just understand you can't understand how great it is. And so wa ma qadarullah haqqa qadrihi. They don't get it, do they? They don't understand it, do they? The one who created us all with a customized plan, planning all of our affairs, nothing happens to us or for us except by his permission, not even a movement or a thought or a look, nothing, a heartbeat. The one who did all of that will resurrect it all without any deficiency. Wa ma qadarullah haqqa qadrihi. So that's the foundation and then you go on to the other level of that. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions to us that on the day of judgment, when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sets up the mawazin, the scales, and if you were to put the heavens and the earth in the scales, in the mawazin, then it would fit them and it would weigh them. It would fit them and it would weigh them. It would fit them physically and it would weigh every detail of them, subhanAllah. And the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said that there are angels that have been created. Every single part of the heavens is occupied by an angel that is either in a place of standing or a place of ruku' or a place of bowing or a place of sujood or a place of prostration.
And on the day of judgment, all they're doing is doing tasbih. Can you imagine? They've been created and all they do is tasbih. They glorify their Lord. They don't do anything else. Every part of the heavens. Can you imagine, subhanAllah? We have no idea how vast the heavens are, how vast the galaxy are, how vast the observable is, what then of that which is not even observable. We're constantly trying to discover more. So the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said not even a hand span of four fingers. Is there not an angel that is just saying subhanAllah, subhanarabbial a'la, subhanarabbial azeem, subhanarabbial a'la, subhanarabbial azeem. Glory be to my Lord, the exalted. Glory be to my Lord, the most high. And the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said that on the day of judgment, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sets up the scales and he commands them to raise their heads. They didn't do sujood for a night. They did sujood for an existence. The entire time, prostration, subhanarabbial a'la. And they look up and the first thing that they say is, Subhanaka ma'abadnaka haqqa ibadatik. Glory be to you. We did not worship you as much as you deserve or you have the right to be worshipped. Think about that for a moment. Not a night, not even 80 years. From the time they were created to the time of the day of judgment. Nothing but tasbeeh, glorifying the greatness of Allah. And on the day of judgment, now you can raise your head. Subhanaka ma'abadnaka haqqa ibadatik. I didn't do enough. You should have been worshipped more. You deserve more than this, but this is all that I could physically have given you.
Now the angels never got distracted by food and drink and intimacy because they don't do that in Ramadan or outside of Ramadan. They never got distracted by choice. They're not like human beings. All they do is worship Allah. And that's all they can say on the day of judgment when they see the greatness of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. We didn't do enough. My dear brothers and sisters, what is the point of this for us in terms of a feeling and an impact of Laylatul Qadr in particular? There are three things that the ulema mention in terms of understanding, having a greater qadr of Allah in your heart, a greater estimation of Allah in your heart. Three of them. Number one, Allah is worth a greater sacrifice. A greater sacrifice. As-salatu khayru min an-nawm. I was tired. I'm sleep deprived. I'm hungry. I'm thirsty. It's hard, right? Sometimes it gets difficult. I feel the pain of that sacrifice. Well, Allah is worth a greater sacrifice. So the next time you're pulled between the voice of righteousness and the voice of wickedness, when you're prompted by the angel that prompts you to do good and the shaitan that prompts you to do evil, which voice are you going to listen to? Allah is worth a greater sacrifice for me. So you know what? Allah is worth less sleep. Allah is worth more sacrifice. Allah is worth the pain of sin. Allah is worth the pain of blame. Allah is worth all of these things. A greater sacrifice. That's number one. The second thing that the ulema mention is that Allah is worth a greater share. What does that mean? A greater share of your wasa'il, your means to reach Him. And that is as-sam'a wal-abasara wal-af'ida. So it starts off with the faculties that Allah has given you of hearing. Allah is worth a greater portion of what I listen to. Allah is worth a greater portion of what I look at. Allah is worth a greater portion of my thoughts, of my contemplation, my fu'ad, what occupies my heart.
Allah is worth a greater portion of a greater share of that. So it starts with that. Then they say Allah is worth a greater portion of my time. Because time is a means to reach Allah. Allah is worth a greater portion of my wealth. Charity is better than what I spend for my own desires in this life. What I spend upon the poor and the oppressed for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. What I spend upon righteousness. ma'andukum yanfadu wa ma'andallahi ba'a. What you have disappears but what is with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala remains forever. It's worth more of my wealth. And so there is an observable increase. This is the observable part. An observable increase in the share that you're now going to allocate of your speech, of your listening, of your sight, of your time, of your thinking, of your thoughts, and then of your wealth, of your efforts, of your deeds for Allah. A greater share. And the last thing. A greater hope in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. What do you want from Allah? You know when someone makes dua to Allah and there's a doubt. Can you really answer me? ma qadrullaha haqqa qadrihi. You didn't give Allah his due estimation. When someone is pulled, you know, I don't know if, you know, am I going to really realize like is Jannah and what Allah is promising, is it really going to be there and is it really going to be all worth it? ma qadrullaha haqqa qadrihi. You did not give Allah his due estimation. When a person seeks forgiveness from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, they say I don't know if Allah is going to forgive me or not. You know I have some really big sins that I've committed. ma qadrullaha haqqa qadrihi. You're not giving Allah his due credit. You're not giving Allah his proper estimation. All of that means a greater hope in Allah. Increasing your hope in Allah.
When you diminish your hope in Allah, what you are really doing is you are suggesting a deficiency on his part subhanahu wa ta'ala. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has no deficiency. And so dear brothers and sisters, with Laylatul Qadr in particular, if Allah increases the estimation, the qadr of Allah, the power of Allah in our hearts, the share of Allah in our hearts, that is a sign of an accepted Laylatul Qadr. And if there is an observable increase in your sacrifice for him, an observable increase in the share of your faculties and your means that you allocate towards him, and a greater increase in your hope in him, then that is an increase that we seek in Laylatul Qadr. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make us amongst those who observe Ramadan, who observe Qiyam, who observe Laylatul Qadr, who realize its full reward, and may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala reward us with what we cannot comprehend in this life. والآخرة خير وأبقى What is greater than anything we could perceive and what lasts beyond our perception, what lasts eternally. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us the full reward of it. And may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala forgive our shortcomings because mercy is befitting. And may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala reward us despite the deficiency in our deeds because generosity is befitting to him. He is Al-Afuw Al-Kareem. اللهم إنك عفو كريم تحب العفو فاعف عنا Oh Allah, you are the one who forgives, you are generous in your mercy and forgiveness, and you love to do so, so forgive us, oh Allah, for everything that we brought forth. اللهم أمين أقول قولي هذا وأستغفر الله وإسالة المسلمين فاستغفروه إنه الغفور الرحيم الحمد لله الصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه ومن ولا اللهم اغفر المؤمنين والمؤمنات والمسلمين والمسلمات الأحياء منهم والأموات إنك سميع قريب المجيب الدعوات
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