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Juz 26: What Being “Religious” Means | Imam Hanif Fouse
What is real iman? What does being "religious" truly mean? How can a sinner hope for reward in Ramadan?
Join Imam Hanif Fouse with hosts Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Abdullah Oduro as they reflect on Juz 26 of the Qur'an, discussing what sets true believers apart from unrepentant sinners, the fairness of Allah, guidance, the link between truthfulness, faith, and scholarship, and how connecting with Divine Revelation shapes us.
✨Test your knowledge of the Qur'an✨
Which verse from Juz 25 used to cause Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz to cry all night in his qiyyam?A. Surah Shuraa Verse 45
B. Surah Shuraa Verse 7
C. Surah Jathiyah Verse 28
Chapters:
0:00 - Highlights
📌 1:13 - Today's trivia
1:57 - Introduction
📌 3:40 - Dr. Omar Suleiman reflects on Allah's fairness
5:00 - Are believers equal to unrepentant sinners?
📌 8:22 - Sh. Abdullah Oduro reflects on guidance
9:33 - Intention and action
11:42 - What it means to be religous
12:30 - Mindfulness makes you a muttaqi
📌 13:57 - Imam Hanif Fouse reflects on truthfulness
15:59 - Being truthful in your iman
16:46 - Being with Abu Bakr (rA) & Umar (rA)
📌 19:07 - Reflections
21:19 - Iman and ihtisab
23:04 - The effects of being tied to Qur'an
25:12 - The four khalifahs
26:30 - Submitting your personality
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Transcript
This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. So, the close connection that they had with revelation that they had with the Qur'an and the sunnah undoubtedly is what put them on a different level to the extent that the other companions of the Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, recognized the difference and it's brought to mind the hadith that Anas Ibn Malik narrates where he talks about the man who came and talked and the Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, said, you will be with those you love on Judgment Day and then Anas radiallahu anhu, he says, I love the Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, and I love Abu Bakr and I love Omar and I ask Allah to allow me to be with them or that I be with them even though my actions are less than theirs. So, he saw a noticeable difference and perhaps again that noticeable difference was in what he saw in them being tied a bit tighter to revelation and the effect that that had on them. So, I think all of those are important lessons for us when it comes to Ramadan and just being truthful in our Iman. How much are we tied to the Book of Allah? How much are we ready to give up like we've been giving up for fasting? How much are we willing to do more like we've been doing more and standing to pray Taraweeh and get up in the middle of the night and pray more and so on? That idea, subhanAllah, always strikes me. Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, Ali, may Allah be pleased with them. Vastly different personalities. They're so different in their personalities, different in their experiences. Like all four of them grew up so differently with such different personalities. But what makes them, Al-Khulafa Ar-Rashideen, Mahdeen, guided in Ilm and Amal, right? In knowledge and in action. As some of their Ilam mention, Ar-Rushd, Al-Hidayatu Fil Amal, that guidance in your action. Guided in their knowledge and guided in their deeds was their willingness to submit their personalities and to beautify their personalities with the revelation.
And then that just channeled them to not just be beautiful for themselves, but to be beautiful for the Ummah and to be beautiful for humanity, right? Because of what they brought as a result of that revelation, subhanAllah, guiding them, nurturing the best version of themselves. Khadijah and Aisha, may Allah be pleased with them both. Our mothers, so different. But the revelation carves out the best version of you and increases, increases, increases. That gives us so much to benefit from. Until today, a blueprint, multiple blueprints, subhanAllah, with the ultimate blueprint being the one of the Prophet, salAllahu alaihi wa sallam. Now, it's beautiful how you mentioned, you said, because we hear the word submission and sometimes it needs to be broken down. You know, with submission, we're thinking, okay, in the masjid, praying. But you said submitting your personality. Yeah. I'm this way, man. I don't know if I'd be able to do that. Submit your personality. That's deep. Because you really have to look at every aspect of your life and submit it. It's Islam. And that's what Islam is. Total submission to the one that created all of these faculties that we enjoy. JazakAllah khair. JazakAllah khair. Sheikh Hanif, we enjoyed having you. JazakAllah khair. We hope to have you again in the future, inshAllah ta'ala. JazakAllah khair. To accept from you and to increase you. And all of us and all of that, which is pleasing to Allah. JazakAllah khair, everyone. We'll see you all tomorrow, inshAllah. Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la opens your heart to layers upon layers to where you'll find
that things start to coincide naturally. And for us, naturally always has a divine scheme. Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la always puts that all into play. I like how you said the sincerity of committing to the process. It kind of ties in when you mentioned Iman and Ihtisab. You know, in the Prophet, peace be upon him, he said, man qaama laylatul Qadri, Iman and Ihtisab, ghufira lahumma taqadamu min dhammi. Man sauma Ramadan, Iman and Ihtisab, ghufira lahumma taqadamu min dhammi. Right? So whoever stands in the night of Qadr with Iman and Ihtisab. I like to look at Iman as that which is the motivation and Ihtisab as the destination. Translate Ihtisab, Sheikh. Ihtisab is kind of seeking the reward. So you're seeking, though you have the baseline Iman, the belief in Allah on the last day and your Ihtisab, you're hoping for that reward. So when you're in Ramadan, one easy way to hope for that reward is, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la, as Ibn Qayyim mentions in Wa'ib Al-Sayf, in his book, The Showering of Utterances, is of thinking of those dhunub. And you take that opportunity to think of those sinful practices that you have, alone with Allah, by yourself, because that will serve as a motivation. And Ibn Qayyim goes in depth when he talks about, he mentions the different situations of the heart. Inqisar, iftiqar, dhul, nadam. Your heart is broken. You feel deprived. You feel, you belittle yourself in front of Allah, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. Because when you think about that sin that you've done, that is one strong means to become sincere. And then you hope, oh Allah, forgive me. Ihtisab. I love that, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. And that's the way that your iman increases and your guidance increases, especially in these beautiful, beautiful nights. It's khayrun min alfi shahr. That's greater than a thousand months. May Allah, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la, make us of those that, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la, understand iman truthfully, and allow that to increase our iman, to be those that are better the next, the following years, Insha'Allah. And I think an important point that I think both of you kind of touched on,
is the idea of ihtisab and seeking a reward, means you have to kind of know what the reward is. And so, there's a connection with revelation. And I think that's something that is kind of missed in Ramadan, when we look so much at fasting. Allah says in Surah Al-Baqarah, shahrul ramadan ladhee unzila fee alquran. So this month is a celebration of the Quran, and reflecting on the Quran, and seeing the rewards that Allah has promised. And when we talk about Abu Bakr and Umar, I think the points that you highlighted, Sheikh Umar, I think they were both connected to revelation. And so Abu Bakr al-Siddiq was a Siddiq because he affirmed everything that the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, came with. No matter how much he could imagine it, or it resonated in his mind, if the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, said it was true. And as you mentioned, Umar, in his opinion, agreed with the Quran. So the close connection that they had with revelation, that they had with the Quran and the Sunnah, undoubtedly is what put them on a different level, to the extent that the other companions of the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, recognized the difference. And it's brought to mind the Hadith that Anas Ibn Malik narrates, where he talks about the man who came and talked, and the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, said, you will be with those you love on judgment day. And then Anas, radiAllahu anhu, he says, and I love the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, and I love Abu Bakr, and I love Umar, and I ask Allah to allow me to be with them, or that I be with them, even though my actions are less than theirs. So he saw a noticeable difference. And perhaps, again, that noticeable difference was in what he saw in them being tied a bit tighter to revelation, and the effect that that had on them. So I think all of those are important lessons for us when it comes to Ramadan, and just being truthful in our Iman. How much are we tied to the Book of Allah? How much are we ready to give up, like we've been giving up for fasting? How much are we willing to do more, like we've been doing more,
and standing to pray Taraweeh, and get up in the middle of the night, and pray more, and so on. You know, Sheikh, that idea, subhanAllah, always strikes me. Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, may Allah be pleased with them, vastly different personalities. Yeah, that's beautiful. They're so different in their personalities, different in their experiences. Like all four of them grew up so differently, with such different personalities. But what makes them, al-Khulafa ar-Rashideen, Mahdeen, guided in ilm and amal, right? In knowledge and in action, as some of them mentioned, al-Rushd, al-Hidayatu fil-Amal, that guidance in your action, guided in their knowledge, and guided in their deeds, was their willingness to submit their personalities, and to beautify their personalities with the revelation. And then that just channeled them to not just be beautiful for themselves, but to be beautiful for the ummah, and to be beautiful for humanity, right? Because of what they brought as a result of that revelation, subhanAllah, guiding them, nurturing the best version of themselves. Khadijah and Aisha, may Allah be pleased with them both, our mothers, so different. But the revelation carves out the best version of you, and increases, increases, increases, and not just, that gives us so much to benefit from, until today, a blueprint, multiple blueprints, subhanAllah, with the ultimate blueprint, being the one of the Prophet, salAllahu alayhi wa sallam. Now, it's beautiful how you mentioned, you said, because we hear the word submission, and sometimes it needs to be broken down. You know, with submission, we're thinking, okay, in the masjid, praying, but you said, submitting your personality. I'm this way, man. I don't know if I'd be able to do that. Submit your personality. That's deep. Because you really have to look at every aspect of your life, and submit it. It's Islam. And that's what Islam is, total submission, to the one that created all of these faculties that we enjoy. JazakAllah khair. Sheikh Hanif, we enjoyed having you. JazakAllah khair.
We hope to have you again in the future, inshaAllah. Ta'ala. To accept from you, and to increase you, bidna ta'ala, and all of us, and all of that, which is pleasing to Allah. Ameen. JazakAllah khair, everyone. We'll see you all tomorrow, inshaAllah. Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
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