# Juz 30: Love Al-Razzaq More Than Rizq | Sh. Navaid Aziz

**Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman
**Series:** Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7
**Published:** 2026-03-19
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/riN-w2wqYRE
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-30
**Topics:** Faith, Quran

## Summary
This episode of Qur'an 30 for 30 covers Juz 19, featuring Ustadh Roohi Tahir alongside Shaykh Omar and Shaykh Abdullah. The discussion centers on the profound question of what gives a person value in the sight of Allah, anchored by the verse from Surah Al-Furqan: 'Say, what would my Lord care for you if not for your du'a?' [Al-Furqan 25:77]. The speakers explain that du'a is the outward manifestation of iman, and Ibn Abbas interpreted this verse to mean that it is one's faith that gives them worth before Allah. A key distinction is drawn between Allah's general love for all of creation and His specific love reserved for the believers — with iman being a gift Allah grants only to those He loves. The episode also explores Surah Al-Furqan's description of 'ibadur-Rahman (servants of the Most Merciful) and the verse 'Sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper' [Al-Furqan 25:31], emphasizing that hidayah (guidance) and nusrah (divine support) together empower believers to withstand any opposition. The discussion transitions to Surah An-Naml and the example of Prophet Sulayman (عليه السلام), who recognized his extraordinary blessings as a test and responded with gratitude, acknowledging 'whoever is grateful, is grateful for their own good, and whoever is ungrateful, my Lord is Self-Sufficient and Most Generous' [An-Naml 27:40]. The speakers connect these themes to contemporary suffering, particularly in Gaza and Palestine, affirming that Allah is with the believers in their hardship, and encouraging those in positions of privilege to reflect on how they use their blessings in service of others.

## Key Points
- Du'a is the manifestation of iman — you would not call upon Allah if you did not believe in Him, and it is what gives a person value in Allah's sight.
- Ibn Abbas interpreted 'if not for your du'a' [Al-Furqan 25:77] as meaning 'if not for your iman,' equating supplication with faith.
- Allah gives worldly blessings to both those He loves and those He does not love, but He grants iman only to those He loves — making faith the true marker of divine love.
- There is a general love of Allah for all creation and a specific, elevated love earned through faith and righteous action.
- The combination of Allah's hidayah (guidance) and nusrah (support) together is what empowers and protects believers against all forms of resistance and oppression.
- Every prophet faced enemies and tyrants — this is a universal principle — but Allah's guidance and help are always sufficient to overcome that resistance.
- Prophet Sulayman (عليه السلام) exemplifies the correct response to immense blessing: recognizing it as a test and responding with gratitude rather than arrogance or tyranny.
- Those in positions of privilege should reflect on how they use their blessings, knowing that even small sincere efforts are not wasted by Allah (Al-Karim).
- The steadfastness and resilience of those suffering the most intense oppression, such as in Gaza, is itself a sign of their connection to Allah through du'a and iman.
- Gratitude to Allah is ultimately for one's own benefit — 'whoever is grateful, is grateful for their own good' [An-Naml 27:40].

## Chapters
- 0:00 Introduction
- 2:39 Do you love rizq more than Al-Razzaq?
- 5:05 Glorify your Rabb and seek refuge in Him
- 8:54 Choices you make after reading Juz 30
- 12:40 Al-Kareem, Al-Akram, and seeking knowledge
- 17:10 The path to becoming deluded
- 20:50 When a restaurant is generous with their portions
- 23:28 The benefits behind “iqra” (read)
- 24:42 Don’t take your health for granted
- 27:03 The blessing of family

## Transcript
**[0:00]** Do I love the rizq that He gives me more than Al-Razzaq? And I need to love Al-Razzaq more than the rizq, so that I'm always content with whatever Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given me. He is both the Rabb of accountability and the Rabb of refuge.

**[0:17]** So you have to ask yourself, as you come to the conclusion of this book, what have you filled your book with? Allah has given me the virtue and His blessings to finish this Qur'an, to read the last juz of the Qur'an, to read the last chapters of the Qur'an. But now, okay, how is that affecting me in my life?

**[0:32]** And what choices am I making that is a reflection of what I know about God? As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh everyone. Welcome back to the final Qur'an 30 for 30.

**[0:48]** We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to accept your Ramadan, to accept all that has been done. We ask Allah azza wa jalla to elevate your rank and our rank. We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to bless us with the best of this life and the next. Allahumma ameen. Insha'Allah ta'ala, a final reminder, in the last moments of Ramadan, if you haven't donated yet, insha'Allah ta'ala,

**[1:05]** sometimes forgiveness comes in the last hour of Ramadan. Please, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala, put forth what you can. We deeply appreciate your support. And insha'Allah ta'ala, we have so much that's coming out after Ramadan. I know that there's always this drop, like you watch the Ramadan series 30 for 30 and all that comes out.

**[1:21]** And then there's kind of that post-Ramadan dip. We want to make sure this time that doesn't happen, insha'Allah ta'ala. So please stay tuned. There's a lot of high-quality content that's coming out, insha'Allah, to keep you engaged. We're just here to help you along the way.

**[1:36]** So insha'Allah ta'ala, by keeping engaged bi-idhnillahi ta'ala, you're going to find ways to keep your faith going, insha'Allah. So make sure if you haven't finished 30 for 30, the Ramadan series, get through it all. And then use the content that we have to help you pace, insha'Allah ta'ala, going forward.

**[1:51]** Shaykh Abdullah, I'm going to start with you, man. JazakAllah khayr. Allah bless you. All these years of doing Qur'an 30 for 30. Alhamdulillah. I understand that you'd like to sing Eid ul Sa'eed to the camera. That's misunderstood, brother. I don't know what you understood.

**[2:07]** Shaykh, have you done like Eid carols? I'm not going to lie, man. That's the first time I heard those two words put together, actually. Eid carols. That must be something Jordanian. I think he's picking on the color of your clothing. Yeah, you look like an Eid tree. Whoa, where is this?

**[2:25]** Eid trees. That's the first time I heard those two words together. I used to wait for presents under certain trees back before I was Muslim. Allah reward you and bless you. Shaykh Naveed, jazakAllah khayr. We're blessed to have Shaykh Naveed Aziz with us.

**[2:40]** Alhamdulillah. May Allah bless you and elevate you, reward you. We go way back, man. Alhamdulillah, I know you and Shaykh Abdullah go back further. We do. Way, way back. Yeah, pre-9/11. Pre-9/11, man.

**[2:55]** It's that milestone, right? SubhanAllah. Is that how we mark time now? I feel that in the States, that's what everything is, right? There's such a big discussion, what was your 9/11 story? Yeah, yeah. SubhanAllah. Except that like half the audience wasn't alive. Exactly. We're just aging ourselves, right?

**[3:10]** We're just aging ourselves. May Allah bless you for being a part of this. Shaykh, before we start, two things. Bismillah. And you can just hit them really quick, insha'Allah. Sure. Number one, what's your favorite name of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? And then number two, just the take-home advice for people, like in 30 seconds.

**[3:28]** Favorite name, Ar-Razzaq, because I think there's this constant struggle, do I love the rizq that He gives me more than Ar-Razzaq? And constantly reframing that in our lives. What is the rizq that Allah has given me, and I need to love Ar-Razzaq more than the rizq, so that I'm always content with whatever Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given me.

**[3:46]** With regards to remaining steadfast after Ramadan, was that the question? Yes. I think tune into Yaqeen's shows, that's one way to do it. But it's always about what was the goal that you came in with in Ramadan, and then how do you make it sustainable after Ramadan? So whether it's recitation of the Qur'an, whether it's qiyam al-layl, whether it's fasting,

**[4:02]** whatever it may be, find a way to hold yourself accountable, find a way to keep yourself motivated, find someone to keep you supported during that time, and then be as consistent as you can insha'Allah. What about you man, what's your take-home?

**[4:17]** Tell someone that's feeling deflated after Ramadan, coming to an end, how do they keep consistent? I think the first thing is look at yourself and hold yourself accountable, looking in the mirror, having a review over Ramadan, and then like you mentioned, what can you be consistent in?

**[4:34]** That one thing that you can be consistent in, remembering that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has blessed you to even do it, but then that effort that's needed six months later. I think that's it. Beautiful. I know on a serious note, one of the things that I love about your content

**[4:49]** is you really bring ihsan to everything that you do, right? Ihsan in your family life, ihsan in your physical fitness, ihsan in all that stuff, right? How do they use all that other stuff to help them stay consistent? That's also part of that, Ramadan disrupts your schedule too,

**[5:06]** disrupts your workouts, disrupts your food, disrupts all that. So how do they use the other stuff? I think it goes back to purpose. When you realize that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is the one that has given you all of this, how can you show gratitude? In each way is a means of showing gratitude, which can actually be worship of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with that intention.

**[5:22]** The intention is what connects that purpose of life with these purposes in life. That intention that you have is what fortifies whatever action you're doing. So when you realize that this is for Allah, you want to be consistent in it, but being realistic with who you are currently to who you want to be in the future.

**[5:39]** Masha'Allah. Alhamdulillah, we're in Juz 'Amma, and the last juz obviously is the most familiar juz. SubhanAllah, as the 'ulama mentioned, the last juz has a portion of every part of the Qur'an. It's like if you read Juz 'Amma from the front to the back,

**[5:57]** you're seeing all the themes of the Qur'an embodied in this juz. And that's the intention as well behind it. When people memorize it, that they're able to have this front to back without feeling like anything was left out, but at the same time it's to give you the taste of the other 29 as well that you have to get into it.

**[6:15]** I was thinking about this, how many people don't really know beyond just 30 or just 29. They haven't experienced like tadabbur, like just reading it with reflection. I think that's also an encouragement, is plan your next khatm. If you didn't finish a khatm in Ramadan,

**[6:30]** finishing the Qur'an cover to cover, then finish it and plan your next khatm right away if you have, so that you can continue to read from cover to cover and reflect insha'Allah. Go back and watch the other 30 for 30s too. We've got, masha'Allah, six seasons to go back and reflect upon.

**[6:46]** Each one has its unique reflections per juz. Maybe assign a season per khatm. Six seasons of 30 for 30. But 29, Juz 29 focuses a lot on

**[7:04]** Do they not know who created, right? And Juz 30, one of the things that the 'ulama mentioned is how Allah created and how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is khabeer, how He knows everything that's happening within His creation. So it's very interesting, like if you took the ayah from Surat al-Mulk,

**[7:24]** He's deeply acquainted and aware. This juz has a lot of how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala protects you from the evil of His creation too. How He knows the internal dynamics of the scheme of evil, of the creation of evil.

**[7:40]** So whether it's the tyrants of Surat al-Buruj, or it's the whispers of shaytan, right? قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ Or it's what's happening in the grave, or what's happening on the Day of Judgment, and Allah azza wa jalla is sorting things out on the Day of Judgment, right? يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا

**[7:57]** Like the one that's oppressed, either themselves or others will say, I wish I was dirt, right? Allah azza wa jalla knows everything that is happening within the creation, and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will bring it out on that day. سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

**[8:14]** Also this idea of glorify your Lord the Most High. Seek refuge in your Lord. Seek refuge in your Lord who knows. Seek refuge in your Lord who protects. So there's a lot of that Rabb, that concept of the Rabb that is growing mankind

**[8:30]** at the collective level, and then us at an individual level to the place that He has determined for us to go, which is framed by Surah An-Naba, right? So from An-Naba to An-Nas, there's like this closure of the Qur'an, this conclusion of the Qur'an,

**[8:45]** this finale where Allah azza wa jalla speaks about His majesty and speaks about His intimacy with the creation, and He is both the Rabb of accountability and the Rabb of refuge, right? So it's really interesting, subhanAllah, like nothing's missing,

**[9:00]** but are you comforted by nothing being missing on the Day of Judgment or are you actually afraid? So you have to ask yourself, as you come to the conclusion of this book, what have you filled your book with? And that's where it's really going to come down to whether or not this is a source of comfort

**[9:16]** or a source of fear for you on the Day of Judgment. So Shaykh Abdullah, I'll start with you, man, your overall reflections on this juz in this regard and this idea of Allah azza wa jalla as being acquainted with the creation, the take-home message of the Qur'an.

**[9:31]** Yeah, I like how you mentioned the book, you know, that this is the book, this is the Qur'an, kitab al-mubeen, al-munazzal min 'indi Allah, that has been descended by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. There's also, not in this juz, but He mentions iqra kitabak, meaning to read,

**[9:46]** you know, what are the deeds that have been put forth, that you have put forth in this life, istidar al-'amal, it is the place of working in toil, and that toil is something that has to take place. لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ that mankind has been created in toil.

**[10:01]** It's going to be difficult, and that's just part of the process, and Allah is molding you. How have you allowed that to mold you? What is your perception of God? What do you understand about God? What needs to be improved in regards to your knowledge of God to fortify that relationship, fortify the actions?

**[10:18]** And that's what's important, and that's why the khatm, as you mentioned, you know, conclusion of reading the Qur'an and reading this last chapter and reading the beautiful, the things that happen on the Day of Judgment and how Allah will hold us accountable in different ways, the names that He gives Himself.

**[10:33]** SubhanAllah, as you mentioned, subhanAllah, in reading this last juz, you start to ask yourself, okay, really, what have I done? And I still have the opportunity in this life. Allah has given me the virtue and His blessings to finish this Qur'an, to read the last juz of the Qur'an,

**[10:49]** to read the last chapters of the Qur'an, to understand the reality of shaytan, but now, okay, how is that affecting me in my life, and what choices am I making? That is a reflection of what I know about God, what I know about life, what I know about His creation from shaytan, from mankind,

**[11:05]** the shayatin of mankind put together, right? How am I reacting in that regards, and how am I holding myself accountable in relation to that? So I think that's important. I mean, subhanAllah, I'm concluding this beautiful month of Ramadan, concluding the listening of the Qur'an, the community.

**[11:22]** You want it to last, but what are you doing on those months? Like I said, six months later to maintain that, your responsibilities. So may Allah make it easy upon us. Shaykh Naveed. I'm really trying to develop this point on the khatm of the Qur'an,

**[11:38]** because if you look at it, it's the end of the book, but it's the beginning of revelation. So it's Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala telling us that it's meant to be circular, where as you get closer to the end, start thinking about the beginning, because it is the beginning of revelation. And then building upon that,

**[11:53]** the end juz, or the ending in general, is all about preparing for the Day of Judgment. Like standing in front of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, which it's a conclusion to this life, but the beginning of the next. So I think there's like an underlying theme that could definitely be explored.

**[12:08]** Even with the life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam, at the end of Surah Al-A'la, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us about the Suhuf of Ibrahim and Musa. And I remember reading that the reason why Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentioned those specifically, because eventually he will come across those people, and he needs to be able to build relationships.

**[12:24]** So He mentions Ibrahim and Musa to help build those relationships with people. But now you take that statement, what is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala telling us about preparing for the Day of Judgment? And I love the points of seeking refuge in Allah, and seeking protection from Allah,

**[12:39]** but also on the emphasis of knowing who Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is. You have to know who Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is, in terms of Al-A'la, and Ilah An-Nas. How do those tie in together? The person that lived their life seeking protection from Allah,

**[12:55]** while worshipping Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, they're the ones that will be saved and successful on the Day of Judgment. So I think it's a beautiful juz, and it's not by accident or by mistake that it has the shortest surahs that almost everyone is familiar with, because these are the surahs that we need the most

**[13:11]** to get us through our lives. Absolutely. So Shaykh Naveed, with the names of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, very interestingly enough, you have Al-Kareem Al-Akram. And they really do tie together here. Allah azza wa jalla says,

**[13:27]** يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ What has deceived you concerning your Lord, Al-Kareem? So Allah reminds us about the Day of Judgment, and then asks, what deceived you? Almost like a past tense, what deceived you, not what will deceive you,

**[13:43]** what deceived you in regards to your generous Lord? And you also have, of course, in the first revelation, Iqra wa rabbukal-akram. Allah giving the Prophet ﷺ the revelation, read and your Lord is the most generous. So what do you think is the wisdom here of, like, the beginning of revelation

**[13:59]** being here, read and your Lord is most generous, and then Allah azza wa jalla citing the future where, what deceived you in regards to your Lord, Al-Kareem, the most generous? Allahu Akbar. So I think, let's start off with this premise, is knowledge an academic experience

**[14:15]** or a spiritual experience? So when Allah says, Iqra wa rabbukal-akram, it's a reframing of that paradigm that in this day and age, we're taught that knowledge is an academic experience. You study a book, and you gain the knowledge, and then that's where it ends. But for our deen, it's Allah teaches you,

**[14:31]** it transforms you, and that is what knowledge is. So thus Allah reminds us that He is Al-Akram. How do we tie this into the beginning of Surah Ar-Rahman? And in Surah Ar-Rahman, Allah begins with Ar-Rahman, 'Allama al-Qur'an. And I remember some of the

**[14:47]** Mufassirun mentioning that Allah begins with Ar-Rahman to remind us that the greatest blessing that we have is that Ar-Rahman is our Lord. And then the next blessing He reminds us, 'Allama al-Qur'an, that is the second greatest blessing before Khalaqa al-Insan. So now if you take this concept of

**[15:03]** understanding that the greatest gift we have is that our Lord is Ar-Rahman and Al-Akram, what have Ar-Rahman and Al-Akram given us? They've given us knowledge. The best type of knowledge, that which gets you closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And also understanding that the source of all knowledge is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

**[15:21]** We speak about mercy, how Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is the source of all mercy, and a mother shows mercy to her child through the rahmah of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. But how about, wa fawqa kulli dhi 'ilmin 'aleem, that on top of every knowledgeable person is the Most Knowledgeable, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So whatever Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given us from knowledge in this dunya is just,

**[15:40]** I don't know what the correct term is, but a fraction, an iota, a minuscule percentage of the knowledge of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and that within of itself is a huge blessing. But that characteristic of that which will differentiate between beneficial knowledge and non-beneficial knowledge

**[15:58]** is how close is it bringing you to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Which ties in perfectly to the second ayah in Surah Al-Infitar, when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, Ya ayyuhal-insan. And I love the fact that this is for all of mankind, it's not for the believers. Every person needs to have this conscious awakening. Why do we become deluded?

**[16:16]** The prosperity that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives us is there so that worship of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala becomes easy. Not to worship ourselves, not to hoard wealth, not to become oppressive, but rather to get closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives that gentle nudge that,

**[16:32]** Oh mankind, your Lord the Most Generous has given you whatever you wanted. Why did you allow it to delude you? You had a conscious decision to make. I can be grateful to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala or I can forget Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And it's a conscious decision that is made.

**[16:48]** And this is where I think the du'a of Sulayman 'alayhi salaam, where he teaches us this valuable lesson that if you're not asking Allah to make you from the grateful, it's very easy to become deluded and ungrateful. I can't remember the beginning of the verse, Allahu al-musta'an.

**[17:03]** He asks Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that, Oh Allah, bestow upon me the ability to be grateful. And if this is Sulayman 'alayhi salaam asking that, then we have a greater responsibility, right?

**[17:20]** To ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to make us from the grateful. And I believe as a part of that, once we recognize that this knowledge is a gift from Allah, and of the utmost blessings of Allah, how do we use that knowledge to get closer to Allah? And as long as you're doing that, you will be from the grateful and you will not be deluded.

**[17:39]** But if you don't use your knowledge to get closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, then it's very easy to become ungrateful and to become deluded. That's deep. I mean, the whole concept of, I love the rhetorical question, ma gharraka bi rabbikal-kareem? Why are you deluded?

**[17:54]** In the Qur'an, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will either give a form of advice, a command, a prohibition, a rhetorical question, and then he'll mention his name. He'll mention, it's to remind you, how have you been deceived in regards to your Lord, Al-Kareem?

**[18:10]** The one that has given you everything, the noble one. He's given you everything. Everything that he has created, khadi'atun lak. Everything that he has created on this earth is to serve you, O mankind, right? It's to serve you, wa sakhkhara lakum. He has subjugated it for you.

**[18:26]** But when you're distracted by the things that he has created, that is one of the ways to be someone that has been deceived. And that deception can go by saying, you know, you only live once, YOLO, being hedonistic, you know, it's only this life, you create your own destiny,

**[18:42]** all these types of slogans that are mentioned that can deceive us and distract us. Alhakum al-takathur. You have been distracted. You know, that distraction takes you away from the attraction or that connection with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

**[18:57]** And that's why it's important that all these forms of creation are just a means. Even what Allah has legislated within the shari'ah is a means to get close to him. Like the salah in and of itself, it's a means to come closer to him. When you sacrifice an animal, it's a means to come close to him.

**[19:13]** That's why Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala even says, you know, in the chapter of Hajj, He says, lan yanala Allaha luhūmuha wa la dima'uha. He said, the meat nor the blood will not reach Allah, even though this is something that is needed to manifest that order that Allah has mentioned for you,

**[19:29]** to show your devotion and your worship to him. So when Allah is talking about Rabbuka al-kareem, you think, man, just stop. What has Allah given me? That which I'm aware of, but much more which I'm unaware of, Allah has even given me that. As a matter of fact, everything that I can

**[19:46]** think of, everything in existence, is here for a purpose. How do I utilize it in a way to show gratitude to him? And that's what 'ibadah is. It's shukr. It's gratitude to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. When you get up and pray, it's a form of gratitude. Because Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala loves it.

**[20:01]** And that's why, you know, subhanAllah, that rhetorical question, in that way, is asking that question. Man, I really need to ask that question. What have I been deceived by? And Allah is Al-Kareem. He's given me everything. Why am I allowing these things to deceive me? My desires. I need to take a step back.

**[20:17]** You know, and that's what the month of Ramadan is legislated for. For you to remember, a whole month, Allah is taking away distractions from you. For you to focus and realize that he is Al-Kareem. So it's really, really deep. How interesting, subhanAllah. You get deceived by his blessings,

**[20:32]** from the one who bestowed those blessings upon you. I mean, subhanAllah, he is Al-Kareem. He gave you the blessings. Then you got deluded by the blessings and distracted by the blessings. How does Juz 'Amma start off? Also the question.

**[20:47]** 'Amma yatasaa'alūn. What are they asking about? That incredible news. The news is of what? The news is of the Day of Judgment. So, ma gharraka bi rabbikal-kareem. What has deluded you in regards to your generous Lord,

**[21:04]** is also deluding you from your eventual destination. If you were asking more questions about your eventual destination, then you would be more focused on the intention of the one who brought you here and takes you there. Like you'd be focused on that overwhelming news

**[21:24]** of the Day of Judgment over these blessings that can distract us. And there's another thing, subhanAllah, the word Al-Kareem, I was thinking about it. You know the statement, he's generous with his portions? Or they're generous with their portions, like you go to a restaurant,

**[21:39]** they're generous with their portions. They put more on the plate than expected. That's Allah subhanAllah with everything. He's generous with the portions. Like think about it. If this dunya is a training camp, let's just say, like seriously speaking,

**[21:55]** if Allah azza wa jalla commanded the Muslims to fast every day of their lives, is it really asking us too much? He brought you here. By the way, every day, don't eat from this time to that time. That's just your discipline as a Muslim. Is it really too much?

**[22:12]** We would accustom ourselves. We'd adjust. And we'd learn to live with it. Just like in Ramadan, by the 10th day, you're 10 years in, 20 years in, yeah, I'm Muslim. It's just like I don't eat pork. Yeah, I don't eat between this time and that time.

**[22:28]** Because I'm Muslim. But Allah is Kareem. He gives you the whole year. Take a break. Not even for the whole day. And that'll help you appreciate those blessings. And it will actually increase the value and the sweetness of those blessings

**[22:44]** throughout the rest of the year. And that's the whole point. Like Allah azza wa jalla, if he commanded us, which he did command us initially, to pray 50 times a day. Like you think Abu Bakr radiyallahu ta'ala 'anhu is going to be like, ya Rasulullah, that's too much.

**[23:00]** No, Abu Bakr would have been fine. So, you know, we know how to do this. We hear and we obey. They wouldn't have asked those questions. But Allah azza wa jalla is Kareem. Five times a day. With the generous reward of 50. Likewise, he's generous with his portion of revelation.

**[23:16]** Like what if Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala only gave us a 50 page Qur'an? A hundred pages of Qur'an. And said, anta mulzam bi hadha. You have to do this. This is your 'ahd, this is your covenant. What if the Qur'ans were the same size?

**[23:32]** Like the Psalms of Dawood, 'Isa, it was very small. Small pages, small portions. The Torah obviously was very large. What if the portion of revelation was a small portion, but hey, this is it. There are no explanations of the law.

**[23:48]** What if we didn't have the sunnah? What if we didn't have all these other bodies of knowledge that give us perspective and context and allow us to taste the sweetness of what we have. So generous with his portion of revelation and his portion of knowledge that he gave us

**[24:04]** as well. Have you ever read about the wisdom of, either of you obviously would love to hear your comments on this. Why Allah azza wa jalla mentions in Iqra, he mentions twice Iqra, Iqra, read and read.

**[24:20]** Have you ever kind of looked into that? Some of the benefits of that? So subhanAllah, the Mufassirun, they have some rich explanations of this. Some of them say the first Iqra is in regards to the knowledge of revelation. And then the second

**[24:36]** Iqra, read, is all other knowledge. And that's from Allah azza wa jalla's generosity that he grants us the ability to understand. So even like science and medicine, everything else that comes. It's all divinely inspired in that he gave us the tools to process.

**[24:52]** It's also part of his generosity. So have you ever thought about like, subhanAllah, what's a blessing? And I think this is something to maybe end off on inshallah, especially as we're ending the month of Ramadan. What do you think is a blessing people take for granted

**[25:08]** that they're not paying attention to with Ramadan? Beyond just food, drinking, intimacy. What's a blessing that they're not paying attention to? Start off with you, Shaykh. I think sustenance, man. I think health. Health. Because when you mentioned

**[25:24]** subhanAllah, and I always mention this in my community, the first 10 days, the first week may be rough, but then your body's going to adjust. By the time Shawwal comes around, the six days following Shawwal is not going to be as difficult as the first day

**[25:40]** of Ramadan. Or the last week before, somewhat of Sha'ban, if you were doing Sha'ban. It's because your body will adjust. And that in and of itself is karam. Allah's being Kareem with you at that time.

**[25:56]** To where even your body will adjust. For those of us that do fasting outside of Ramadan, whether you're doing it for health, intermittent fasting, whatever the case may be, wet or dry fasting, your body adjusts to it to where you start to see the benefits much after it. And you say, man, it's not so bad.

**[26:12]** When you think about anything in life, it's hard in the beginning. Hard never continues on that particular action that you're doing. It eventually gets easy with reps. It gets easy with doing it over and over and over again. So when it comes to the salah, for example,

**[26:28]** it may be hard for a person, but Ramadan, they were really, really spiritually into it. They had the khalwah with Allah. They looked at themselves. Shawwal comes around, they realize, man, I'm starting to pray in the masjid Salatul Fajr. I never thought I would do this. But now I can't see myself not making Salatul

**[26:44]** Fajr in the masjid. I cannot see myself not making Salatul Fajr. Before, you were like, it's too hard. But then after you put the reps in, you trusted in Allah, you knew that it's not only up to me, it's just for me to have the intention and to put some work in.

**[27:00]** After that, Allah SWT, He's going to give me thawaab ad-da'f. He's going to give me 700 and many more times than that in blessings. And from the blessings, He's making it easy. And that is all His karamah. That's Him being noble and gracious to us. So really, when you think of something hard, brothers and sisters, just realize,

**[27:16]** just put the work in, that small amount of time, trust in Allah, and Allah SWT is going to make it easy upon you. And that's one thing that I think is, particularly when it comes to our health, may Allah cure us, may Allah cure us of any sicknesses that we may be facing, our physical bodies, insha'Allah. It's a blessing

**[27:32]** from Allah that we're even able to hear, to see, to consume, and to be sustained by His blessings and His grace. I'll quickly add to Hatem's, and then I'll add my own. I think this concept of al-Kareem with regards to health over here,

**[27:48]** particularly fasting. Fasting in Ramadan becomes so easy because everyone's doing it, and Allah SWT blesses it, and you're motivated to do it. Whereas fasting in Shawwal becomes so difficult because Allah SWT hasn't mandated it in terms of an obligation. So the mindset is completely different, and even that barakah concept is completely taken

**[28:04]** away from us. So if you've done Ramadan properly, then Shawwal should be easy. But if Ramadan hasn't been done properly, then Shawwal does become difficult, and that's purely a gift from al-Kareem. With that being said, I think the blessing that we take for granted in Ramadan, a lot of it ties with family as well. It's the time to wake up for suhoor

**[28:20]** together, the time to have iftar together, the time to go to masjid together, and the fact that the Prophet used to wake up his family in the last ten nights and encourage them to pray, reminds us that it's also the month in which we encourage each other to do more good, and that's what family's meant to be, right? We encourage each other to do good, to support each other in this life,

**[28:36]** but to ultimately be together in Jannah together as well. I was thinking about Shaykh, like, the reality is, like, that person that has, that elderly person that has tears in their eyes or a health condition because they can't fast in Ramadan.

**[28:52]** Man, it's so hard to, like, tell someone, like, who's in their 70s or 80s, or even sometimes younger, right? Like, I'm sorry, like, you're just not going to be able to fast, like, and that's what Allah wants from you, and you've got to find ways to compensate. Allah is Kareem, and that if He did not give you the standard way

**[29:08]** to please Him, He gave you an alternative, and He gave you the reward. That's also part of His generosity, like, you know, hey, you wanted to fast, Allah gives you the reward of your intention, and you can do these things because you're not fasting. Lean into that, right? Not everyone has health, not everyone

**[29:24]** has family, not everyone has these blessings that a lot of us do take for granted. Some of us don't have those blessings, right? There's an alternative way to please Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with your set of circumstances, and that's also His karam, His generosity.

**[29:40]** Jazakumullahu khairan. So, Shaykh Abdullah, your take-home was before you can lift 800 calories, 800 deadlifts like Shaykh Abdullah, you've got to do 8. Start with 8, do a bunch of reps, and then eventually, you know, masha'Allah. 7, 7's

**[29:56]** a better number. Are you saying there's hope for me, Shaykh, one day? There's a lot of hope for you. I can reach your level? Insha'Allah. Insha'Allah. In basketball as well. How about ping pong though? Why you do that now? He won, everyone. Everyone's been asking me. He beat me.

**[30:12]** He beat you. Alhamdulillah. That is the Eid gift that everyone's waiting for. Everyone wants it. Now we can wrap up 30 for 30. We're done. This whole time, we've been waiting for you to reveal. Jazakumullahu khairan. May Allah bless you all, and insha'Allah,

**[30:28]** we hope everyone has a lovely Eid, and we'll see you next time. Either for Qur'an 30 for 30, or maybe something else. We'll see you insha'Allah. Jazakumullahu khairan. Wassalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. you

## Other Episodes in "Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7"
- [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 3: How The Qur’an Makes You Rich | Dr. Tahir Wyatt](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-3.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)
- [TRAILER | Qur’an 30 for 30 Season 7 | Dr. Omar Suleiman and Sh. Abdullah Oduro](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-trailer.md)