# Juz 3: How The Qur’an Makes You Rich | Dr. Tahir Wyatt

**Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman
**Series:** Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7
**Published:** 2026-02-20
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/06w596oNzAw
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-3
**Topics:** Faith, Quran

## Summary
In this episode of Quran 30 for 30, Dr. Tahir Wyatt joins the hosts to reflect on Juz 3, which spans the end of Surah Al-Baqarah and the beginning of Surah Ali 'Imran. The discussion opens with reflections on the early Muslim converts in Philadelphia, highlighting their 'izzah (dignity), resilience, and deep attachment to the Quran. The hosts then explore key themes of the juz, beginning with Ayatul Kursi [Al-Baqarah 2:255], described as the most complete self-portrait Allah gives of Himself in the Quran, emphasizing His perfection, eternal wakefulness, and His role as the Wali (protector) of the believers who brings them from darkness into light. The discussion moves to Surah Ali 'Imran's verse on Allah as Malik al-Mulk [Ali 'Imran 3:26], the sovereign who grants and withdraws honor and power as He wills, a lesson powerfully contextualized during the Battles of Badr and Uhud. The verse on following the Prophet ﷺ as proof of love for Allah [Ali 'Imran 3:31] is highlighted as a call to move beyond empty claims of faith. A central focus is placed on the ayah commanding believers to spend from the best of what they have earned [Al-Baqarah 2:267], paired with the Names Al-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient) and Al-Hamid (the Praiseworthy). Dr. Wyatt explains that the Prophet's ﷺ increased generosity in Ramadan, as narrated by Ibn Abbas, was directly correlated with his engagement with the Quran, because internalizing the Quran causes one to adopt qualities of Al-Ghani — feeling spiritually rich and thus free to give generously. The episode emphasizes that charity purifies the heart, detaches it from material possessions, and is ultimately for the benefit of the giver, not Allah, who is entirely self-sufficient.

## Key Points
- Ayatul Kursi [Al-Baqarah 2:255] is described as the most complete self-portrait Allah gives of Himself in the Quran, highlighting His perfection, eternal wakefulness, and His guardianship over the believers.
- Allah's description as Malik al-Mulk in Surah Ali 'Imran [3:26] — the sovereign who grants and withdraws honor and power — was a powerful lesson for the early Muslim community during the Battles of Badr and Uhud.
- The verse 'If you truly love Allah, then follow me' [Ali 'Imran 3:31] establishes that love of Allah must be proven through following the Prophet ﷺ, leaving no room for empty claims.
- Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was the most generous of all people, and his generosity peaked in Ramadan when Jibreel would meet him to review the Quran — showing a direct correlation between Quran engagement and generosity.
- Reading and internalizing the Quran causes a believer to adopt qualities of Allah's Name Al-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient), making them feel spiritually rich and therefore free to give generously.
- Allah commands believers to spend from the best of what they have earned, not from inferior or leftover goods [Al-Baqarah 2:267], warning against giving what one would not accept for oneself.
- The pairing of Al-Ghani and Al-Hamid at the end of the charity verse [Al-Baqarah 2:267] teaches that Allah does not need our charity — we need to give it — and that unlike humans who may become arrogant with wealth, Allah is praiseworthy in His self-sufficiency.
- Spending in charity purifies the heart, detaches it from material possessions, and is primarily a benefit for the giver before anyone else.
- A recurring theme in Juz 3 is Allah's power to bring life back to the dead, addressing doubts about the afterlife and accountability — a theme seen in the story of Ibrahim (عليه السلام) and the debate about resurrection.
- The early Muslim converts in Philadelphia demonstrated remarkable 'izzah, resilience, and attachment to the Quran despite limited Islamic resources, drawing a parallel to the first generation of Muslims.

## Chapters
- 0:00 The history of Muslims in Philadelphia
- 7:56 Favorite Name of Allah at the moment
- 9:40 Allah’s self-description in Ayat al-Kursi
- 12:58 How do you know that you’re seeking guidance
- 15:21 A way to use the Names of Allah in your prayer
- 17:53 How Allah addresses all of humanity
- 21:27 What it really means to be generous in Ramadan
- 30:24 Conclusion

## Transcript
**[0:05]** Because you start adopting the qualities of الغني, سبحانه وتعالى, right? The one who is self-sufficient, who is rich. And when you're rich, you don't feel like you need anything, so you can give. If you

**[0:20]** truly love Allah, then follow me, follow the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Allah will love you back. Like, there's no time here for empty claims. Ali 'Imran was one of the most—my favorite chapters when I was memorizing in Al-Madinah. You know, Allah speaking about His greatness, and then Allah سبحانه وتعالى speaking about the

**[0:36]** different incidents that took place, particularly in the, in the Battle of Badr. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته everyone. Welcome back to Quran 30 for 30. الحمد لله رب العالمين, we're in Juz 3, and as we are in the third day of Ramadan, we

**[0:52]** want to remind you all, بإذن الله تعالى, to follow the Ramadan series, follow Quran 30 for 30, make sure that you're subscribed, إن شاء الله تعالى, and also make sure that you are donating to Yaqeen. الحمد لله, this is the season where we count on your support to continue to generate these resources that we pray are

**[1:08]** beneficial to you, بإذن الله تعالى, and those that you know. And إن شاء الله تعالى, you're only going to see us continue to grow in our capacity, and that is بفضل الله تعالى, and then of course your support. So we ask you, please, إن شاء الله تعالى, go ahead and click that link, إن شاء الله. As a rule of thumb, whatever you've given

**[1:24]** in the past, if you've given in the past, give equal or more. And if it's your first time, then إن شاء الله تعالى, this will be not the last time, بإذن الله. So please do go ahead and donate, إن شاء الله تعالى. Today we have our favorite Shaykh from Philly, Shaykh Tahir Wyatt. I wore my Philadelphia Eagles colors,

**[1:40]** you know, just to be prepared for the moment, you know. الحمد لله. He said نعم. نعم. That's affirmation. Yeah, that's affirmation. Shaykh, like, actually before we say anything, سبحان الله, like, um, that, you know, the documentary on Muslims in Philadelphia,

**[1:57]** the history of that. Yeah. Man, everywhere that goes, like, there is a—if you haven't watched it, the first Muslim town, is this the first Muslim town in America? Like, it's beautiful. And both of you guys are in it, ما شاء الله, of course. Shaykh, talk about that, man. You know, بفضل من الله, there's

**[2:14]** a larger project, more on the academic side, which is just kind of covering that history a little bit more, um, methodically. However, I would just say one of the major takeaways is, is what you called the عزة, right?

**[2:29]** Like, you see these Muslims who have so much dignity, they're so, you know, happy that Allah Azza wa Jalla guided them to Islam, and they want to hold on to that with their molars, man. You know, it's kind of, it's kind of like, this is a very far stretch, but think

**[2:45]** about that first wave of converts with the Prophet عليه الصلاة والسلام, and how dedicated they were to the deen, right? And how really nobody that hasn't tasted what disbelief is like or, you know, rejection of

**[3:00]** faith is like, they may take Islam for granted, right? Because, SubhanAllah, you know, you haven't really tasted the other side. What you see with these, that early wave of converts, you know, I mean, to Sunni Islam in Philadelphia is a type of 'izzah, right? They, they, they are in love with

**[3:19]** the deen, bi fadlillahi Ta'ala. SubhanAllah. And I know, I mean, Shaykh Abdullah is coming from the outside, right? And, you know, the way that he experienced it is even different than the way I experienced it. Because, you know, kind of growing up there and knowing some of the people, right? You look at it differently. But when you come

**[3:36]** from the outside, SubhanAllah, you see, and you also see, and I know we got to talk about these ayat today, but you also see an attachment to the Book of Allah Azza wa Jalla. Like, these people were reading the Quran and trying to understand, what is it that my

**[3:51]** Creator wants from me? SubhanAllah. And that's where you see that level of, um, both, uh, dignity and integrity. Yeah, right. It's like, what literature was there in the 1930s and 40s? You know, like, SubhanAllah, what seerah book do you read? What tafseer?

**[4:07]** What translation of the Quran do you pick up at that time? You're just trying with anything you can find. And SubhanAllah, it's like, that's something that you look at the early converts to Islam with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, I'm like, what Asma' of Allah did they know? Yeah, yeah, right, right, right. What did they know about the names of Allah in the... They were,

**[4:23]** they had such a radical shift in them from just لا إله إلا الله، كلمة التوحيد. Like, it switched everything for them. SubhanAllah. And they were ready to adhere to anything that would come from that. It's beautiful. Can I, can I say something? I know, I know sometimes these introductions, I don't want to go too

**[4:39]** long. No, sorry, sure. But this was beautiful. I would say what I saw from all of those early converts was resilience, man. SubhanAllah. Like, a tenacity and just no matter what came their way, SubhanAllah, trying to figure

**[4:55]** out ways to work through it. And Shaykh Abdullah and I, we were interviewing one of the brothers, and he brought up something I hadn't thought about. He said, you know, in Philly, we got that, we got that rebellious spirit, right? Remember that? Yeah. And it was interesting, right? Because, you

**[5:14]** know, of course there's the part where it's just like, I am not going to let somebody take me away from what I believe is the truth. That's one thing. There's another thing when the environment actually reinforces that. And he was talking about Philadelphia as the place where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

**[5:32]** Like, no, we're not paying you anymore taxes, right? This is what we do. Shout out to the British Muslims in the... watch. No, so, so, yeah, yeah. All right. No offense, right? But the, the, the thing was, on a serious note, right? It's like, there is that, there

**[5:48]** is somewhat of, of an environmental factor in there that reinforces, you know, some of those, those traits that may be inside people. Yeah. All right, Shaykh Wahaj, I'm sorry. You know I got to do this. Um, oh boy. So both of you have to participate, whether you like it or not. You know, Shaykh, you just got

**[6:04]** to participate, okay? So this one's really easy. This is I'm giving you, you don't understand, man. Like, out of every episode of Quran 30 for 30, you know how much stress? Like, even we got the sirens going off outside. Like, they're just, you know how much, how much stress I have to go through to think of a

**[6:19]** joke for your episode, Shaykh? It's stressful, man. Like, I've got to prepare all 30 juz. I mean, the police are coming. You know, let's, let's, let's, um, let's not include that part of Philadelphia. You know, those aren't Philly cops, you know? Alhamdulillah, you know? So yeah. Um, all right. So

**[6:35]** this is easy. All right. What do you call a Philly cheesesteak with za'atar on it? Hold on. Hold on. Philly cheesesteak with za'atar on it. That's not a thing. That's not. No, but what would you call it? But it's, theoretically, if you put za'atar on a Philly cheesesteak, what would you call it? Za'atar.

**[6:52]** Come on, guys. I'm sitting up here actually thinking about that. Why am I actually thinking about this? I mean, it's a pretty good iftar if anyone wants to try it. Philly cheesesteak with za'atar. Let's go. What is it? A Philistini cheesesteak. لا إله إلا الله. لا إله إلا الله. Oh, man. Oh, man. Rank it. Scale of 1

**[7:11]** to 10? Come on. Oh, dude. Oh, man. I'm trying to picture it. Yo, what is that? What was that? What just happened, man? All right. You know, when you make fatayer, you put za'atar and jibneh. So why wouldn't you put za'atar on a Philistine? A Philistine what?

**[7:27]** A Philistine. A Philistine, yeah. Cheesesteak. All right. Can we let, can we let them, we'll let you go. We'll let you go with the Philistine. You can't add no ketchup or anything to it. One day there'll be a documentary. No, we can't put, we can't put ketchup with za'atar. Ketchup and za'atar. No man. No man. Okay. All right.

**[7:46]** We'll get back to the episode now, إن شاء الله. Sorry, it's third day of Ramadan. No one else will have these jokes, I assure you. This is only for Shaykh Taha. It's exclusive. Shaykh, serious note, إن شاء الله, we'll start after this, but I have to ask you, your favorite name of Allah عز وجل in this moment?

**[8:05]** سبحان الله, that is so difficult, Shaykh. So difficult. I will say, I think because it's Ramadan and because we are seeking for

**[8:22]** Allah عز وجل's mercy so much, الرحمن is powerful, Shaykh. And I know you want to go for something a little more, a little more rare, I will say. But سبحان الله, الرحمن

**[8:37]** is the name Allah عز وجل used to name one of the surahs of the Quran, and it's powerful and it's a reminder of the favors of Allah Azza wa Jalla that despite our transgressions, He still shows us so much mercy,

**[8:53]** Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. And that, you know, as you mentioned in the first episode in the Names of Allah Azza wa Jalla series, that it wasn't Sufyan, if I'm not mistaken, but one of the others

**[9:09]** from the Salaf that said, you know, if I was given the choice, لو خيرت بيني وبين حسابي... أيوه. ...between my mother and Allah Azza wa Jalla, you know, calling me to account, I would choose Allah Azza wa Jalla because He's more merciful to me than my own mother. So, you know, these are times when we think

**[9:25]** about that meeting with Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and we want His mercy, we need His mercy. أحسنت بارك الله فيك. الله أعلم. JazakAllah Khair, Shaykh. So I'm going to give a very short overview, insha'Allah, of the juz, and insha'Allah, it's open for conversation. Obviously, we're in

**[9:41]** the third juz of the Quran. And in this juz, you have Ayatul Kursi, the most complete self-portrait that Allah Azza wa Jalla gives of Himself in the entire Quran. اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ until the end of it, right? And in that, you know,

**[9:59]** verse, like, it's awe-inspiring, like the way Allah Azza wa Jalla presents Himself in Ayatul Kursi. It's so awe-inspiring. Every single word of it, SubhanAllah, is truly awe-inspiring. And in that, you know, and we always talk about this when you're approaching Allah Azza wa Jalla, that it's hard

**[10:18]** not to sometimes feel distant when you talk so much about His perfection and how to access that perfection via du'a and via manifesting whatever exists of human implications, right? And Ayatul Kursi is so awe-inspiring. Like, Allah Azza wa Jalla is

**[10:37]** perfect in every way, right? And He glorifies that perfection in every way. And He points immediately to, you know, the idea that you are overtaken by sleep and fatigue. Like, He doesn't get tired. He doesn't tire. He is ever-living, ever-sustaining, and that

**[10:53]** self-governance, right, of just everything is transcendent, and His attributes are transcendent. But SubhanAllah, right after that, اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا, right? يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ. Like, look how quickly Allah Azza wa Jalla makes the connection back

**[11:10]** to His creation, particularly the believers amongst them, that He is the Wali of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into light, right? So looking at that and then coming into Ali 'Imran, and Allah Azza wa Jalla has this verse again, قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ

**[11:27]** مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. Allah Azza wa Jalla presents Himself as the authority, as the King. Allah Azza wa Jalla presents Himself

**[11:43]** as the Most Honorable, and He dispenses what He wants to, right? And this is actually, SubhanAllah, such a powerful framing of the Quran as the stories are going to start to come about. He dispenses of honor and power and authority, uh, what He wants to upon whom

**[12:01]** He wants. And so you have to seek it from Him if you want it. So it's like Ayatul Kursi gives that awe-inspiring, you know, uh, description of Allah Azza wa Jalla. And then the personal, uh, you know, access and the personal relationship that Allah Subhanahu wa

**[12:16]** Ta'ala is willing to grant to the believers. May Allah Azza wa Jalla make us amongst them. Allahumma Amin. And then Allah Azza wa Jalla dispensing not just through personal relationship guidance, but also honor, power, everything that you would want, even in the worldly sense.

**[12:32]** Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala being the sole source of that. And you have to think like in a communal sense, like this is being revealed, you know, around Badr and Uhud. Like, what a powerful time to learn as a community. قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ ۖ right? You give and you take as you will. Like,

**[12:49]** what a powerful time to learn that. Like, Badr is such an example of one manifestation of that. And Uhud also a manifestation of that. And as we are turning back to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, you just notice throughout this, like, how do you prove that you want that from Him?

**[13:06]** How do you prove that you're seeking that from Him? Number one, you'll notice in the beginning of Ali 'Imran, right? You know, Allah Azza wa Jalla mentions in after Ayatul Kursi that the gift that He bestows upon you is guidance. And in the beginning of Ali 'Imran,

**[13:21]** in those du'as, رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ right? إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ. So the greatest gift is guidance, and you're so afraid of losing that, and that should be your number one priority, is maintaining that guidance from

**[13:36]** Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala because that's the greatest gift that you're going to receive from Him. But then how do you prove that you love Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala in the fullest sense and that you are willing to turn all of your attention towards Him to receive whatever He dispenses? قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي

**[13:53]** يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ. If you truly love Allah, then follow me, follow the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Allah will love you back. Like, there's no time here for empty claims. You follow the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and Allah Azza wa Jalla will love you back, and Allah will forgive your sins, and Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is

**[14:09]** truly the Forgiving and the Merciful. So it's very interesting how there's the communal lessons that come out of this immediately within, like, Al-Baqarah, going into Ali 'Imran, like what you're learning beyond just guidance, but everything else coming from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, and also where success and failure truly comes from and how

**[14:26]** Allah Azza wa Jalla tasks you with something meaningful so that you don't remain in the abstract. You can follow the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, if you claim, right, that you love Allah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, is made accessible to you. He's the human being, alayhi as-salatu wassalam, perfection manifested in the human sense, right? So

**[14:43]** you have character, you have a standard in the human sense. So you can't claim to not know how to manifest that awe-inspiring description of Allah Azza wa Jalla, you know, the way the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم does because Allah sent him as a hujjah in that sense, that this is your, this is the top

**[15:00]** of the line for a guided human being, and this is your standard for the rest of your life. Follow it, and all of this good will come from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala as a result. So very, that's all I wanted to cover because I know we're going to have, insha'Allah, a conversation. So I'll leave it to both of you just to think about the overview first, insha'Allah,

**[15:16]** then we'll go into the specific prompt, insha'Allah. So تفضلوا مشايخ. Yeah, SubhanAllah. I mean, uh, the Ayatul Kursi, as you mentioned, you know, which is even a Sunnah to recite it when going to sleep, إذا أوى إلى فراشه. You think about the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, mentioned they go to their bed before you go

**[15:32]** to sleep to recite this Ayatul Kursi that he is not overpowered by drowsiness nor sleep. لا تأخذه سنة ولا نوم. You know, when Allah mentions His greatness, He mentions those characteristics of His greatness by negating and, you know, mentioning that certain things that are not of His majesty, SubhanAllah, that Him being drowsy

**[15:51]** or Him going to sleep or anything of that nature. Then Allah further going on into Ali 'Imran and mentioning His power and His authority of how He takes away the mulk and gives the mulk to people, which is always a reminder of He's a repository of all of the goodness that we that we are given. And to always

**[16:07]** remember that we are given, that إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ, He is the one that bestows it upon you. When one remembers the greatness of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and they continue, and they continuously remember that throughout their lives what they're facing, it serves as a huge opportunity for us to turn

**[16:24]** to Him even more and to call on Him. And again, whatever you are facing, particularly in the salawat, in the salah, so when you're praying, for example, and your mind diverts away, it goes away, it, you know, it's diverted from the remembrance of Allah. Whatever thing that you are

**[16:39]** thinking about, you can think of a name of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala that's connected to that, and that can ultimately bring you back to your khushu' and your undivided attention in that regard. And Ali 'Imran was one of the most, my favorite chapters when I was memorizing in Al-Madinah. I remember I was a student in Al-Madinah, I

**[16:55]** was memorizing in the old Haram, right? And that was one of my most favorite chapters because, you know, Allah speaking about His greatness and then Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala speaking about the different incidents that took place, particularly in the Battle of Badr, how Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is constantly, throughout the Quran, but

**[17:11]** He's constantly reminding you, that reminder that we always need as human beings, when, not if, but when we fall short, to remember those beautiful names and the authoritative nature of those names, the authoritative nature of Allah taking away something and how

**[17:27]** we react when it's taken away. And that's the test again. When Allah takes something away, you know that, but when it's actualized in your life with something that you have a strong connection to, what do we ultimately do? I think in this beautiful juz and particularly in Ali 'Imran, ما شاء الله تبارك الله, it is

**[17:44]** something that reminds me countless times of that. When I, particularly the verses you mentioned at the very beginning, it reminds me of that numerous times, الحمد لله. Yeah, الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وبعد, you know, سبحان الله, this juz, as you mentioned, is rich.

**[18:00]** But there's a particular point that I think is extremely important when it comes to الخطاب العام, we'll call it, right? Like, so addressing humanity as a whole and not just the fact that it is addressing

**[18:16]** the believers, because some of it is definitely, you know, an address to that, you know, the Muslim community at the time. And it's this emphasis on Allah عز وجل bringing life back to the dead, right?

**[18:32]** And so you see that from the second page of the juz, you know, you have this Ibrahim (عليه السلام), having this debate and saying that Allah brings life to the dead. And then this tyrant saying, "But I bring life to the dead."

**[18:48]** And then, you know, or "I give life and I cause death." And so Ibrahim responds to him that Allah Azza wa Jalla is the one that brings the sun up from the east and causes it to set in the west. You do the opposite, right? Yeah. Let's, and you know, but then right after

**[19:05]** that, أَوْ كَالَّذِي مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا, or the person who's gone to this, to this town that is, this village that is dead, like it was alive at one point, if you will. It's a bustling place, or there's crops,

**[19:21]** whatever way you want to look at it, from the fact that it's a living place. And now it's dead. Like the same way we would go by certain towns, we say it's a dead town. And this man is also questioning that. But then fast forward, I don't want to go too deep into the stories, but then Ibrahim, alayhi as-salam, even asks Allah

**[19:38]** Azza wa Jalla, أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ, show me, show me how you bring life back to the dead, right? So there's this constant theme in a row of bringing life back to that which has already died. And this is where a lot of people's shubuhat are, like their doubts about Allah (عز وجل)'s ability.

**[19:57]** So you have people that believe in a creator. Right? Statistics show that more people believe in a creator than believe in an afterlife, which is actually, which is actually weird, right? You would think that خلاص، يعني if you believe in a creator, then you should believe in an afterlife, but it's not like that. It's not

**[20:14]** correlated. And so, so that emphasis on belief in a next life and an accountability for what you did with the blessings that the creator gave you in this life, I think that's a really important part of the juz that I wouldn't want to get lost. والله أعلم. Yeah, that's, Shaykh, that's powerful because, سبحان الله،

**[20:30]** people want to offer because it's just so illogical to say otherwise that, yeah, there's probably a God, there's probably a designer and a creator, but I don't know enough. He's too inaccessible. I can't even begin to, like I was watching even like Sam Altman, like this, I mean, like founder of OpenAI, right? And he's

**[20:48]** like, just like, you know, I'm not saying there is a creator, I'm not saying there isn't a creator, I'm saying that it would be hard for me to like imagine that this all came from nothing. But you don't want a creator, you have to commit to. You don't want a God, you have to commit to. And the akhirah, the akhirah, the hereafter, necessitates commitment because

**[21:05]** there's a hereafter, that means there's consequence, that means there's accountability. And I don't want to deal with that. That's such an uncomfortable thought. So let me just acknowledge the baseline logic side of this, which is, yeah, there's probably a designer and a God, but that's going to fail you when you actually like need something, right? When you actually like have to call upon a God

**[21:22]** and actually need like help, right? That's going to fail you very quickly, you know? So, Shaykh Taha, I'm going to bring this back. Actually, like on that same note, Mm-hmm, there's a verse here in Surah Al-Baqarah, يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْفِقُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ, Allah Azza wa Jalla mentions, spend from the best of what

**[21:37]** you have. Mm-hmm, don't give your leftovers. Like, okay, if you really believe in this creator that has all and that gives all and that is the one who dispenses of honor and humiliation, of mercy, of power, of wealth and poverty, then it's going

**[21:54]** to show, especially when it comes to your sadaqah, your giving. And that's why it's a burhan. It's a proof, it's a proof, right? Yeah, it's a proof of your faith. So Allah Azza wa Jalla mentions, donate the best of what you have earned and what we have uh produced for you from the earth. The end of that ayah,

**[22:11]** وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ, and know that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is Al-Ghani Al-Hamid. So He encourages you to give generously, not just from your leftovers. So can you tell us a bit about what the wisdom is of this, in particular the pairing of

**[22:26]** Al-Ghani Al-Hamid as well with this ayah? Absolutely. But before we get into the ayah, SubhanAllah, because I do think that we need to look at this ayah in the context of what we're living right now in the month of Ramadan. This is the month of generosity, right? And Ibn

**[22:42]** Abbas (رضي الله عنهما), who was a young man, right? I mean, he was a teenager, right, when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم died. But he unprompted, he said, كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أجود الناس,

**[22:58]** the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was the most generous of all people. He was the most open-handed, right, giving freely. كان أجود ما يكون في رمضان حين يلقاه جبريل فيدارسه القرآن, and he was the most

**[23:15]** generous that he would be in this month of Ramadan when Jibreel would meet him and he would, what, read the Quran to him. SubhanAllah, the attachment, because there's a correlation here, and Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنهما), is drawing that

**[23:30]** correlation for us, that there's a direct correlation between your reading of the Quran and your internalizing the meanings of the Quran and you becoming a generous person and giving freely. Why?

**[23:47]** Because you start adopting the qualities of Al-Ghani, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, right? The one who is self-sufficient, who is rich. And when you're rich, you don't feel like you need anything. So you can give.

**[24:02]** And I want us to look at it in the context of this ayah. Allah Azza wa Jalla makes that call to the believers, يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا, which is really important for us to, like, at this particular point, you pay attention. Like Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه), said,

**[24:18]** (رضي الله عنه) said, right? إذا سمعت الله عز وجل يقول يا أيها الذين آمنوا فأرعها سمعك, right? When you hear Allah Azza wa Jalla say, يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا, oh people of iman, then give it your full attention, right? Lend

**[24:33]** it your ear. Right after that, as you mentioned, Allah Azza wa Jalla says to spend from the tayyibat that we have or that you have earned. Okay, so now you are told to spend from the tayyib, from the halal,

**[24:51]** the pure, and the good that you have earned. وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ, and also from that which we have produced for you from the earth. Which is interesting that in the beginning he says, كَسَبْتُمْ, يعني it's your work, right? You went out, Allah Azza

**[25:07]** wa Jalla gave you these abilities, you went out and you worked and you earned something and you through trade or whatever it is. But when it comes to the earth, you, okay, you planted the seed, you might even put some water in it, but you can't make that thing grow, right? That's from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا, for it to actually come up, for it to actually sprout, that's from Allah Azza wa

**[25:24]** Jalla, right? It's not your work that made it do that. And so Allah Azza wa Jalla says, وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ, we brought forth, what we produced from the earth for you. And then he says, so that's the first part, spend, spend, spend from the good, from

**[25:43]** the halal. But then there's this point, وَلَا تُنْفِقُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ وَلَا تُيَمِّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُونَ, don't, don't intend to go to the khabith. Now here, khabith doesn't mean sometimes we would say filthy, لا. It's talking about

**[26:00]** inferior. Don't, don't bring some inferior product and you give it, saying that it's for the sake of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. تُنْفِقُونَ مِنْهُ, and I'm not going to, like, I don't want to go into details about the past because I think a lot of us can actually picture this today. When there's a call for a coat

**[26:18]** drive or clothes are needed or blankets are needed or whatever, don't go get the thing you were going to throw out in the trash in the first place and then go give that as sadaqah, like, like you're doing who a favor with that. Your infaq,

**[26:34]** your spending is for you before it's for anybody else. And what do I mean by that? It's because you want to respond to the call of Allah عز وجل. First and foremost, it's what Allah عز وجل has commanded me to do. I want to respond to that call.

**[26:51]** Second of all, one of the greatest things that we get from spending is that our hearts become free. My heart now is not attached to something material, right? It's transcending that. And it's being, I make my heart pure. My heart is now pure for the one that created

**[27:08]** that heart to know Him, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. And so now all these other things, they become toxins, right, that pollute the heart. You get rid of that by spending because now it's like, I, I don't have, I'm not attached to this. I have wealth, الحمد لله, it's in my hand though. It's not in my heart. It's not, it's

**[27:23]** not holding me back. And when you look at it, like the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, often talked about himself as a musafir, right? I mean, we're do, we're just traveling through this, this land. I'm traveling with heavy bags, man. That's a, that's a problem. Like, I want to lighten this load, right? So these blessings that Allah

**[27:40]** Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has given, spend from the good of it and don't come and bring Allah, as you mentioned. Don't bring your leftovers. You know, don't bring the crumbs, right? Bring the cake, you know, like, like, like bring something that's khayr. وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُمْ بِآخِذِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ

**[27:58]** تُغْمِضُوا فِيهِ, you yourself would not take that unless, almost literally, I mean, I mean, this is an idiomatic phrase we say in English, right? But that you would have to turn a blind eye. إِلَّا أَنْ تُغْمِضُوا فِيهِ, like you would actually have to, like, turn and not look at it to accept it. No!

**[28:14]** No, that's not the kind of charity you give for the sake of Allah Azza wa Jalla. And so honestly, SubhanAllah, we are going to hear, and we probably already have heard some appeals, you know, for sadaqah in this month of Ramadan to support our Islamic institutions,

**[28:31]** organizations, so on and so forth. Don't, don't, don't bring something you would not accept yourself. Like, if somebody, if you have, you're able to give, like, MashaAllah, Allah has blessed you, and you come and you give $10 or $20, Alhamdulillah, that's a good thing. And

**[28:48]** nobody said it was wajib for you to give in that sense, right? But, but if you need it quite a bit, you needed some help, and somebody that you know could give you $20,000, gave you $10, like you would almost feel like that was a bit disrespectful, you know? And,

**[29:04]** and so it's like, don't give Allah your crumbs. وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ, and you, at the end of all of this, know that Allah is Al-Ghani, so He doesn't need your sadaqah. He doesn't need it because He is self-sufficient, independent of need,

**[29:23]** perfect, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, and so His perfection precludes Him from any need and any dependency. So He doesn't need it, but you do. You need to give it, right? And Al-Hamid, and there, you know, Al-Hamid meaning the praiseworthy one. And I just, you know,

**[29:39]** SubhanAllah, sometimes a person's ghina, right? Their, their self-sufficiency, their, their wealth can actually make them arrogant, which is not praiseworthy, right? Also, Allah Azza wa Jalla, when talking about human beings, كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ, right? Insan does what? Mankind, a

**[29:57]** person does what? He transgresses when أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ, when he thinks he doesn't need. No, but Allah isn't like that. Allah Azza wa Jalla is Al-Ghani, and He gives generously Himself, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. So He is Al-Hamid, right? He is praiseworthy in His actions and His

**[30:13]** names and His attributes. It's, it's inherent in Him, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, that He is praiseworthy. And there's a lot more that could be said, but SubhanAllah, you know, I know we're coming on time. Allahul musta'an. Abdullah, please, uh, take us away, man, a final thought on what Shaykh Tahir said. No, it's beautiful how Allah

**[30:31]** Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, SubhanAllah, He gives you the adab. He gives you the mannerisms and the, the, the ways to do these actions that He's telling you. So I love that. وَلَسْتُمْ بِآخِذِيهِ، don't give away what you wouldn't take yourself. And remember that this is for Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. It's for Allah, but solely for

**[30:46]** Allah, not meaning that Allah is in need. Therefore, He's Al-Ghani. And He's Al-Hamid because He is Al-Ghani. You know, you know, you think about these names when you're giving charity, when you give, insha'Allah, in this beautiful month, and outside of that. It's a beautiful, beautiful reminder. You know, the implementation of your

**[31:03]** aqidah and your faith when you're giving away to someone else. Ya'ni, SubhanAllah, it's beautiful, beautiful. JazakAllah khair, Shaykh. JazakAllah khair, Shaykh. JazakAllah khair, Shaykh Tahir, beautiful reflections. I tried to bring my A-game next year. I think that was a pretty good joke that I brought in the beginning. I'm just going to say that, you know. If it was, if it was, send a picture with some Philly cheesesteaks out

**[31:20]** there. Let's see what's in the comments. No, honestly, going to do. I'm going to ask the people to give you some sadaqah, like actually send you some good jokes. Okay, at at at least, and don't send him the jokes that you wouldn't use yourself. وجزاك الله خيرا. See, I don't worry about that because my jokes don't always work. Yeah,

**[31:35]** ما شاء الله. Non-existent, Shaykh. وجزاك الله خيرا. وجزاك الله خيرا شيخنا. بارك الله فيكم everyone. Please continue to tune in, إن شاء الله. We'll see you throughout the month. والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته.

## Other Episodes in "Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7"
- [Juz 30: Love Al-Razzaq More Than Rizq | Sh. Navaid Aziz](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-30.md)
- [Juz 29: Your Spiritual Report Card  | Dr. Nazir Khan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-29.md)
- [Juz 28: How To Truly Be Conscious of Allah | Dr. Jinan Yousef](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-28.md)
- [Juz 27: The Night You Give Everything | Sh. Abu Bakr Zoud](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-27.md)
- [Juz 26: Don’t Run From Struggle | Sh. Mikaeel Smith](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-26.md)
- [Juz 25: God Is Not A Mystery | Sh. Ibrahim Hindy](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-25.md)
- [Juz 24: Candid Conversations with Allah | Mufti Abdul Rahman Waheed](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-24.md)
- [Juz 23: Facing Your Trials With Honor | Dr. Farah Islam](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-23.md)
- [Juz 22: Appreciating Muhammad ﷺ | Sh. Omar Hajjaj](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-22.md)
- [Juz 21: Allah Is The Author of History | Sr. Sarah Sultan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-21.md)
- [Juz 20: Allah’s Loud and Silent Revelations | Sh. Hisham Abu Yusuf](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-20.md)
- [Juz 19: What Makes You Valuable to Allah? | Ust. Roohi Tahir](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-19.md)
- [Juz 18: The Qur’an Is A Cure | Dr. Tesneem Alkiek](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-18.md)
- [Juz 17: When Allah Chooses You, How Will You Respond? | Sh. Yousef Wahb](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-17.md)
- [Juz 16: Can You Be Patient With Allah? | Ust. Lobna Mulla](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-16.md)
- [Juz 15: Join the Heavens in Glorifying Allah | Sh. Mohamud Mohamed](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-15.md)
- [Juz 14: The Surah of Blessings | Ust. Taimiyyah Zubair](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-14.md)
- [Juz 13: What Is 1% of Allah’s Mercy? | Dr. Mohamed AbuTaleb](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-13.md)
- [Juz 12: Allah Is Not Far | Sh. Omar Hedroug](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-12.md)
- [Juz 11: Stop Playing Games | Dr. Ovamir Anjum](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-11.md)
- [Juz 10: When Allah Goes To War For You | Dr. Suleiman Hani](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-10.md)
- [Juz 9: How To Memorize Allah’s Names | Dr. Haifaa Younis](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-9.md)
- [Juz 8: Whose Validation Do You Need? | Sh. Shabbir Hassan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-8.md)
- [Juz 7: They Know Al-Lateef in Gaza | Dr. Farhan Abdul Azeez](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-7.md)
- [Juz 6: Signs of A Hypocrite | Sh. Asim Khan](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-6.md)
- [Juz 5: You Can’t Fight Fire with Fire | Ust. Fatima Lette](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-5.md)
- [Juz 4: The Final Moments of This Life | Ahmad Hraichie ( The Muslim Undertaker)](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-4.md)
- [Juz 2: The Lord of Rituals | Mufti Menk](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-2.md)
- [Juz 1: Allah’s Names in the Qur’an | Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-1-mohammad-elshinawy.md)
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