# Juz 6: Signs of A Hypocrite | Sh. Asim Khan

**Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman
**Series:** Qur’an 30 for 30 | Season 7
**Published:** 2026-02-23
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/xa6Bj8FvnPg
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/quran-30-for-30-season-7/quran-30-for-30-season-7-juz-6
**Topics:** Faith, Quran

## Summary
In this episode of Quran 30 for 30, Shaykh Asim Khan and Shaykh Abdullah Oduro discuss the key themes of Juz 6, which spans Surah An-Nisa and into Surah Al-Ma'idah. The discussion centers on responsibility, hypocrisy (nifaq), and Allah's complete knowledge of what is hidden in people's hearts. Shaykh Asim highlights that this juz contrasts Allah's knowledge of hidden enemies with His knowledge of true believers, referencing the verse [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] describing those whom Allah loves as humble with believers, dignified with disbelievers, striving in His path, and unafraid of blame. The scholars emphasize that Allah's omniscience should inspire both comfort — knowing He sees our silent struggles and the plots of others against us — and trepidation, knowing He also sees our hidden sins and transgressions. A central verse discussed is from Surah An-Nisa [4:149]: 'If you reveal a good deed or conceal it or pardon an evil, indeed Allah is ever Pardoning and Competent,' pairing the names Al-'Afuw (the Pardoner) and Al-Qadir (the All-Powerful). Shaykh Asim explains, drawing on Tahir ibn 'Ashur, that true pardoning is most virtuous when done from a position of power and choice, mirroring Allah's attribute of pardoning despite having full capability to punish. The episode also warns that outwardly righteous traits — humility, striving, fearlessness of blame — can be corrupted by hidden hypocrisy and riya' (showing off). Practical guidance is offered on responding to insults with grace and dignity rather than lowering oneself, illustrated through the Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) example and a personal anecdote. The overarching message is that Ramadan is an opportunity for honest self-examination, measuring oneself against the qualities of believers and hypocrites described in the Quran.

## Key Points
- Juz 6 emphasizes themes of responsibility, accountability, and the contrast between the qualities of true believers and hypocrites.
- Allah's name Al-'Afuw (the Pardoner) carries special depth: Allah knew our sins before He created us and yet promises to pardon, offering immense hope.
- Allah's omniscience should inspire both comfort (He sees our silent struggles and hidden enemies) and trepidation (He sees our hidden sins and transgressions against others).
- The verse [An-Nisa 4:149] teaches that pardoning someone from a position of strength — when you have the power to retaliate — is the highest form of forgiveness and mirrors Allah's attribute of being Al-'Afuw Al-Qadir.
- The qualities of true believers described in [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] — humility with believers, dignity with disbelievers, striving for Allah, and fearlessness of blame — are all inward, heart-based traits.
- Even outwardly righteous traits like humility and striving can be corrupted by hypocrisy and riya' (showing off), so sincerity of intention is essential.
- The hypocrites (munafiqun) are warned to be in the lowest level of the Fire, making self-examination against the traits of hypocrisy critically important.
- Responding to insults with grace and dignity — rather than matching the aggressor's level — is a form of true 'izzah (honor and strength), as demonstrated by the Prophet (ﷺ).
- Ramadan is an ideal time for honest introspection: being genuine with Allah about one's own flaws is the first step toward real change and redemption.
- The principle from [An-Nisa 4:148] — that Allah does not like evil to be voiced publicly except by one who has been wronged — teaches Muslims to swallow grievances for a higher cause while allowing legitimate recourse for the oppressed.

## Chapters
- 0:00 Allah is al-Afuww (The Pardoner)
- 2:39 Verses about our responsibilities
- 5:10 Allah knows the hypocrites and true servants
- 12:01 Masculinity and hypocrisy
- 15:58 Be honest with yourself in Ramadan
- 19:37 Always be the better person
- 25:51 How to take away a bully’s power

## Transcript
**[0:05]** He could punish you, He could let you go, He could pardon you. Which way does Allah choose? And He said that in the same way Allah gives you a choice in life. To be the bigger person? We can all feel like hypocrites at times. Allah عز وجل doesn't leave this to subjectivity. He gives you measures.

**[0:22]** Measure yourself against the qualities of the hypocrites. Measure yourself against the qualities of those that He loves. Sisters that reach out and say, "My husband is not the man that he said he was. He's not the person that I thought he was the first week," even though he acts in a way that only I and Allah

**[0:38]** Subhanahu wa Ta'ala knows, and then his little children know. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته, everyone. Welcome back to Quran 30 for 30. بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وصحبه

**[0:54]** ومن والاه. As we come to day six, I want to remind you all, بإذن الله تعالى, to please, إن شاء الله تعالى, consider donating to Yaqeen. We need all the support that we can get, بإذن الله, so we can continue, إن شاء الله تعالى, to put out the resources that we hope are of benefit to you, to your families,

**[1:09]** to your communities, بإذن الله تعالى. And of course, follow along, إن شاء الله. You know, the dip is going to start showing after the first week. So follow along all the content. Let it keep you consistent with your regimen this Ramadan, بإذن الله تعالى. الحمد لله رب العالمين. We're back. As always, we've got Shaykh

**[1:26]** Abdullah Oduro. الحمد لله رب العالمين. And for the first time, Shaykh Asim Khan, حياك الله. How are you? Alhamdulillah, I'm very well. It's an honor to share. You're the author of Simple Sirah? Yes, yes. Simple Sirah, Masha'Allah. Yeah, I had the blessing, Alhamdulillah, of writing the foreword for one of them. جزاك الله خيرا for

**[1:42]** that, Shaykh. An amazing, Masha'Allah, collection. Shaykh Abdullah mentioned how beneficial it is as well. الحمد لله رب العالمين. May Allah bless you. آمين. How are you, Shaykh? I'm very well, Alhamdulillah. الحمد لله رب العالمين. Have you ever watched Quran 30 for 30, Shaykh? I have, yes. You have? Alright, that's good. Yeah, my family watches it. My family watches it.

**[1:57]** My mom was so excited. She was like, "Oh wow." Masha'Allah. So give a shout-out to your mom, you know? Yes, thank you. May Allah bless you. You do a good job with your son, Masha'Allah. Yes, yes. This is the first, like, mom shout-out on Quran. It was. Yeah, it is. It is. الحمد لله. حياك الله، Shaykh. Shaykh, before we get started, what's the name

**[2:15]** of Allah that you find yourself closest to right now? Right now? I like the way you said right now because even with verses of the Quran, it's like, "Oh, this one is so, like, resonates so much." But then when you start researching another verse, you're like, "No, no,

**[2:31]** this is the one." And the same thing with the names. When you look into the names, research the meanings, you feel like, "Okay, سبحان الله, I've learned something, and I found something new about Allah, the Almighty." So the current one is العفو. It's connected to the verse

**[2:46]** that we'll be talking about today. But one of the amazing things about the name I was thinking about is the idea that Allah pardons, but He pardons from a perspective that I don't think any of us could pardon from, and that is that Allah knew the mistakes

**[3:02]** we're going to make before He even created us. And yet He's telling us that, "I am going to pardon you." So just thinking about the fact that Allah knew my sin before I did it, and yet He still said, "Believe in Me as العفو, the One who will pardon you." So I think it gives a lot of hope,

**[3:19]** and you know, for people to appreciate and internalize that can mean a lot. It does to me. إن شاء الله Ta'ala, I look forward to hearing your further reflections on this. Alhamdulillah, was-salatu was-salamu 'ala alihi wa sahbihi wa man wala. So I'll just do a quick overview, Insha'Allah Ta'ala, of some of the themes, bi'idhnillah, as they connect to the previous juz. So first

**[3:38]** and foremost, as you look through this juz, you will notice there's a lot about responsibility, how you discharge your responsibility. So this juz is full. I mean, of course, when you get into An-Nisa, post-Uhud reality, it's full of verses about aytam, about orphans, about

**[3:54]** leadership, about responsibility, about stepping up, right? Something Shaykh Abdullah, you talk about a lot, you know? Subhanallah. Like, you can imagine what would a mastermind class look like in the time of the Sahabah, right? You know, like, that is, of course, they are the generation of

**[4:10]** masculinity, femininity, just excellence, right, as a generation, right? They manifest the best personality traits, but stepping up to the plate, responsibility. And it's very interesting. Subhanallah. When we go, like, An-Nisa to Al-Ma'idah in particular, like, if you think about the spectrum,

**[4:26]** An-Nisa is a post-war reality. Al-Ma'idah is sort of a post-Fath reality. It's like a post-conquest. It's like now you have the completion of the deen, you have the completion of law. So you have discharging responsibility in normal time almost, right? But one of the

**[4:44]** things that you'll notice, there are just a few verses, first and foremost, where Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala mentions that, "إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهَا," right? That verily Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala commands you to render the rights to the people. But Allah

**[5:02]** Subhanahu wa Ta'ala also talks about the hidden munafiqeen, the hidden hypocrisy within the hypocrites, and how Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala sees them. If you think about what hypocrisy looks like in a post-war setting,

**[5:18]** then obviously it shows itself in people that are fleeing from responsibility. They're showing weakness. They're showing a lack of resolve. They're showing, you know, the excuses that are being put forward to the Prophet (ﷺ) to kind of get themselves out of having to hold strong in a time where only

**[5:34]** the strong survive. And then if you think about how hypocrisy shows itself in good times, it's people that are unwilling or that are trying to find, you know, loopholes so that they don't have to actually discharge their trusts. They don't have to actually, you know, meaningfully inconvenience themselves for a greater cause

**[5:51]** for the sake of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. So what stood out to me, Subhanallah, as I was thinking about it, last juz we talked about, وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَعْدَائِكُمْ Allah knows your hidden enemies. Allah knows your true enemies. Here, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala talks

**[6:06]** about how Allah Azza wa Jalla knows His true servants. How? In this juz, يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ, right? Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, "O you who believe, whoever amongst you turns away from this

**[6:23]** religion, then verily Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala will bring about a people that love Him and He loves them, أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ, يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ, that they are humble with the believers. They have 'izzah,

**[6:41]** dignity, and pride with the disbelievers. They strive in the path of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, and they don't fear the blame of the blamers. So I was just thinking about, Subhanallah, how incredible this is that in the previous juz, when Allah Azza wa Jalla is saying, like,

**[6:57]** "I know those who pretend to be your friends, but they're really your enemies." But here Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is also threatening, "I know those who pretend to be believers and pretend to be loyal slaves, but they're actually hypocrites." And it's very scary. Like, this is a

**[7:14]** very scary warning, Subhanallah. But, you know, we should simultaneously feel comfort and trepidation at Allah Azza wa Jalla knowing what's inside of us. Comfort that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala knows the silent struggles that we have for His sake.

**[7:30]** Trepidation that Allah Azza wa Jalla knows the silent sins that we do that other people don't know about. Comfort that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala knows the hidden agendas of those that are around us, right? That someone might be plotting against us, and we're not paying attention, but

**[7:46]** Allah Azza wa Jalla is paying attention. Trepidation that perhaps Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala sees the hidden transgressions that we commit against other people, but because of the kindness of those people, they're not rectified in this dunya. So it's this constant, like, "Okay,

**[8:02]** Allah knows. Allah knows." But does "Allah knows" make you feel comfort, or does it make you feel afraid, right? Afraid in a way, of course, that induces rectification, right? That leads you to a path of actually

**[8:17]** fixing yourself and correcting what you don't want to be brought out in front of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. And then what's this principle that comes out in this verse, in this juz as well? لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَنْ ظُلِمَ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا Allah

**[8:32]** does not like that negative thoughts be voiced, right? That negative thoughts be voiced except for those who have been wronged, right? Those who have been oppressed. And verily Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. And the ulama talk about this principle that from ihsan, from excellence,

**[8:48]** is that you sometimes swallow things for His sake. Think about it this way. The very first way that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala defined the true believers is أذلة على المؤمنين. They're humble with the believers. What does that mean?

**[9:05]** Sometimes your brother or your sister says something that you don't like. So you have a negative thought. You swallow it for the sake of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Look at the connection, Subhanallah, the synergy between these two things, right? أذلة على المؤمنين. Like, okay, like,

**[9:21]** I have to be humble with the believers. So I'm going to take that. I'm going to swallow that for a higher cause. And I'm going to seek the reward from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala for what I feel like was a slight, not wishing harm for my brother, but I know that Allah Azza wa Jalla will reward that, okay?

**[9:37]** أذلة على المؤمنين also means that when I see my brother or my sister fall, I don't gloat. I don't put them down. I don't backbite. It's not just humility when you're face to face. It's humility when they're also behind the scenes, right? When they're also in another place. But إلا من ظلم, right? Except for those who have been

**[9:53]** wronged, transgressed. That there is a limit then where society will have fasad. Society will have corruption if that oppression is not rectified. So Allah Azza wa Jalla knows what's inside of us. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala knows hidden agendas. Allah Azza wa Jalla knows hidden enemies.

**[10:11]** Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala knows hidden hypocrites. Allah knows true followers, right? And Allah gives you qualities by which you should weigh yourself. And this is something, you know, Insha'Allah Ta'ala, I want everyone to sort of take home

**[10:26]** from this, is that we can all feel like hypocrites at times. We can all feel like, you know, am I this or am I that? Allah Azza wa Jalla doesn't leave this to subjectivity. He gives you measures. Measure yourself against the qualities of the hypocrites. Measure yourself

**[10:43]** against the qualities of those that He loves. And see where you are. And if you see deficiency, then you'll find answers from the Quran, from the Sunnah, from the righteous predecessors on how to fill those buckets so that you can now be worthy of that love from Allah

**[10:59]** Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and be distant from those traits. And of course, you know, Subhanallah, وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَعْدَائِكُمْ, Allah knows your enemies. And Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala also mentions in this particular juz that, إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ that verily

**[11:16]** the hypocrites are in the lowest part of the fire. May Allah Azza wa Jalla protect us. I'll just say here, Subhanallah, that we should fear the damage that our internal selves can do to us much more than we should

**[11:31]** fear what any external being can do to us. Like, if someone harms me from the outside, Allah Azza wa Jalla is the one who will rectify. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is the one who will reward and compensate. But if I'm the problem, if I have internal fasad, internal

**[11:48]** corruption, internal hypocrisy, that's going to come back to bite me in the hereafter. And I'm much more worried about the enemy within than I am the enemy that Allah Azza wa Jalla knows who's without. So والله أعلم بأعدائكم. Allah knows who your true enemies are. Do I know the enmity of the self?

**[12:07]** How Shaitan, the chief enemy, has polluted and corrupted myself in a way that could hurt me or cause me to hurt others, right? By which Allah Azza wa Jalla would hold me accountable on the Day of Judgment. So you started this juz, Shaykh, you know, Al-'Afuw. And verily

**[12:22]** Allah Azza wa Jalla pardons. Shaykh Abdullah, I'll come to you first, Insha'Allah Ta'ala, sort of your thoughts on this, right? Like, how do we manage this? You know, you talk honestly, like, when you're talking about masculinity, and سبحان الله, I benefit from it all the time, man, when you give these advices about, like, how to be a more complete person. And you realize, like, oh, pay

**[12:39]** attention to what this behavior is lending itself to. Pay attention to what this behavior is lending itself to. What are some reflections you can share with us, Shaykh? لا, سبحان الله, I mean, there's a lot of points that you touched on here, ماشاء الله, beautifully. When speaking about the منافقون, particularly, نفاق comes

**[12:55]** from نفق, which is like a hidden tunnel under the ground. And it's tricky because شيطان can easily trick you into doing that, not becoming a منافق, but having those traits of نفاق, as the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned in his hadith. And it's tricky because شيطان

**[13:11]** will have you thinking that you can outsmart a مؤمن or even outsmart الله سبحانه وتعالى by saying that you believe in something that you really don't. And when speaking about masculinity, it's not only, you know, brothers that reach out about 30 to 40% of them are sisters that reach out

**[13:28]** and say, "My husband is not the man that he said he was. Oh, he's not the person that I thought he was the first week, the first, you know, he doesn't feel that he's accountable to anyone, even though he acts in a way that only I and الله سبحانه وتعالى

**[13:43]** knows, and then his little children know." So when speaking about نفاق، سبحان الله, I love how you touched on it, those characteristics that الله سبحانه وتعالى mentions throughout the Quran on the صفات المؤمنين، و صفات الكافرين، صفات المنافقين، those characteristics of the disbelievers, of the believers, and of the

**[14:00]** hypocrites, being that they say that they believe, but they really, really don't, it's important for the one that knows his purpose and her purpose as well, it's just to worship الله سبحانه وتعالى and to try their best to be their best for Allah and not for anyone else, to ask themselves, and this is where the introspection

**[14:17]** comes in, especially in this month of Ramadan, do I have that characteristic of laughing at the believers all the time, of making fun of the believers? You know, the Prophet (ﷺ) said a very important hadith, and it's so healthy for the community in general. He said, من قال إن الناس قد هلك فهو أهلكهم أو

**[14:34]** أهلكهم. You know, in two روايتان, he said, "Whoever said that mankind is destroyed, then he is the most destructive of them, or he is the source of destruction." This shows your attitude, but really most importantly, your تفاؤل, your hope in الله سبحانه وتعالى,

**[14:51]** and your belief in the believers. You know, it's important. I remember one time I gave a khutbah, I said, "Everyone should just, after this khutbah, turn to the person to your left and your right and say, 'I believe in you.'" Hmm. "No, I love you." And that emanates simply from the belief in the one God, the belief

**[15:08]** in Allah ﷻ. Everything emanates from that. That is our seed. That is our foundation. That is why we have أذلة على المؤمنين. I hope in this, insha'Allah khayr. We have حسن الظن. This is where all these forms of adab and manners come from, all spring from this belief in the oneness of Allah. As soon as you

**[15:27]** find your relevance, find your identity, find, you know, your happiness in other than Allah, in other than His pleasure, in other than your primary concern being His pleasure, that is where you can fall into these characteristics of being a slave or part-time

**[15:44]** slave of other than Allah ﷻ. Even if it is your own self, your own ego, your own, like you mentioned, physical protection, and that physical protection, as a result of that, you know, you're neglecting that which is internal because of something that is external. And that's where it can be a problem,

**[16:00]** and that's where the Muslim should always strive to remember Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala in the different ways and avenues that He's given us through the shari'ah, from prayer, from reading the Quran, from just having that time alone with الله سبحانه وتعالى. That's where this juz is so beautiful because when you think of

**[16:15]** accountability, firstly there's responsibility, then the event, then accountability, right? So you're responsible for this. I know that I'm responsible for this, but how do I act towards those things that I'm responsible for? And when, not if, when I make a mistake, do

**[16:31]** I have enough humility to hold myself accountable in front of الله سبحانه وتعالى, before anyone else? So that's some points that I wanted to mention in regards to this beautiful, beautiful juz and what you've highlighted on, ماشاء الله, so eloquently. جزاك الله خيرًا for that. That verse

**[16:47]** about, you know, you compared Allah, the Almighty, exposing the منافقين about, you know, the fact that they're a hidden enemy, but also that what their inward is doesn't match with their outward. But then the other verse about the believers, it also speaks about the inward

**[17:03]** dimension of the believers because that verse you mentioned, Allah said that He will bring a people who will, firstly, they will love Allah, that they will have humility towards one another, and they won't fear criticism. Yeah. All those three traits are inward. They're all to do with the heart, loving and fearing and, you know, humility.

**[17:23]** And it shines that light on what really matters the most, which is what's going on inside. Right. You know, and I think in this Ramadan, if everyone just took a moment to be honest with themselves, then they can be honest with Allah because you can point the finger

**[17:40]** at so many different things. You can point the finger at Shaitan. You can point the finger at your cousin. You could point the finger at the TV. But who's going to point the finger at and say, "Actually, am I genuine with Allah about my flaws?" Because if you can't be genuine with Allah about your own flaws, really,

**[17:56]** how are you going to redeem yourself? How are you going to change? Because you're in denial about your own heart. So just remember that Allah sees the reality of what's inside. And, you know, if you can sort those things out, then everything else will follow in the most

**[18:11]** beautiful way. You know, there's one more reflection that comes to mind based on that. جزاكم الله خيرًا for the beautiful reflections, both of you, مشايخ. Is all of the traits that الله عز وجل mentions in this verse, they can also be traits of the hypocrites because you can show أذلة على المؤمنين. You can show humility

**[18:28]** with the believers from a place of hypocrisy. You know, you want to look like the good guy, the guy. So you take the higher ground. So, you know, وإذا خاطبهم الجاهلون قالوا سلاما So you provoke someone and then someone gets in your face and since other people are watching, you say, سلاما You know, عباد الرحمن right? أذلة

**[18:45]** على المؤمنين If that عزة is to humiliate a disbeliever as opposed to, you know, عزة is holding on to your deen and not buckling under the pressure. The Prophet (ﷺ) did not teach us to mistreat people, right, who are not Muslims. In fact, the Prophet (ﷺ) made du'a for them. The Prophet

**[19:01]** (ﷺ) taught us to show goodness, right? ادفع بالتي هي أحسن Allah says in the Quran, فإذا الذي بينك وبينه عداوة كأنه ولي حميم Respond to evil with that which is better. So kind treatment and these things are there, especially with people that are not hostile towards you. But, you know, someone can say, you know,

**[19:16]** I'm showing عزة. I'm going to crush this kafir. I'm going to win this debate. I'm going to do this. That's not for the عزة of Islam. It's for the عزة of themselves. They want to come out on top. يجاهدون في سبيل الله One of the scariest hadiths is the person who's being dragged to hellfire, who is a shahid

**[19:33]** in the sight of the people. Why? Because you wanted people to say جريء, شجاع, right? Courageous. And he was doing it just for that name, you know, just to be called that. ولا يخافون لومة لائم They don't fear the blame of the blamers. I don't care what anybody thinks. You know, Ibn al-Qayyim

**[19:49]** رحمه الله talks about this idea of how, you know, displaying outward religious symbols can be a form of riya'. So he talks about, you know, like the Prophet (ﷺ) warned about the lengthening of the thobe, right? Dragging the thobe. How تقصير الثوب, how a person shortening the thobe can also be a form of riya'.

**[20:05]** It can be a form of showing off if a person is trying to show their religiosity in a way that has مبالغة in it, that has exaggeration in it. So even these beautiful traits can be betrayed by hypocrisy. And that's something that's powerful within these

**[20:21]** verses. Shaykh Asim, I want to come to you. Allah Azza wa Jalla says, إن تبدوا خيرا أو تخفوه أو تعفوا عن سوء فإن الله كان عفوا قديرا. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says that whether you

**[20:37]** reveal, إن تبدوا خيرا, whether you reveal or conceal a good, أو تعفوا, right? The words are so powerful here, Subhanallah, especially when you think about the end of Surah Al-Baqarah, right? And you compare it. So whether you reveal or conceal or pardon, surely Allah Subhanahu wa

**[20:56]** Ta'ala is عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا. What a pairing, right? All pardoning, all powerful. Can you talk about what the meaning of this verse is and how this pairing of forgiveness and power, you know, can be beneficial to us?

**[21:12]** So the verse is an incredible piece of guidance. The context of the verse is that Allah, He doesn't like people to publicly badmouth other people with an exception, إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ, except the person who has been wronged. And in that case, the scholars say you

**[21:30]** could, for example, make du'a against that person. You could inform others about the wrongdoing that they're committing. However, the next verse is the one that you mentioned. Allah then directs this person to say, even though we've given you a license to speak out against

**[21:46]** the one who has wronged you, what would be better is for you to do this. And that is if you do a good towards that person openly, secretly, or you pardon them, then just know. So this part of the verse, فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّا قَدِيرًا is kind of giving

**[22:04]** us the motivation we need to be the better person, which is to let go and to pardon. And the motivation is this: know that the one you worship has these qualities. They're attributed to your Lord. Why

**[22:19]** don't you aspire to have them as well? The first one being that Allah pardons. That makes sense. Okay, you should pardon because your Lord pardons. But also, you know, the story about Abu Bakr and Mistah as well, that he was a family member. In a way, he betrayed Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (رضي الله عنه) by getting involved with the slander of his

**[22:36]** daughter Aisha (رضي الله عنها). And then Allah says, ألا تحبون أن يغفر الله لكم. Wouldn't you love it that Allah were to forgive you as if to say, forgive because wouldn't you love Allah to forgive you? Like, don't you want that from Allah? The second name, though, قدير,

**[22:52]** Tahir ibn 'Ashur رحمه الله mentions something amazing. He said this name, Allah, it's about Allah's capability, His power, His control. And it's as though Allah is saying He can pardon in spite of having control to do whatever He wants.

**[23:08]** He could punish you. He could let you go. He could pardon you. Which way does Allah choose? And He said that in the same way Allah gives you a choice in life, you are also قدير in that you have a choice to be petty with someone who was

**[23:24]** insulting you or to be the bigger person. And if you do it from that position of strength where you could humiliate someone but instead you forgive, you pardon, that is now aspiring to something that has been attributed to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. From weakness, it's

**[23:41]** not the same thing. You didn't have any choice. From strength, I could go online. I could write so many things about this person, destroy their reputation. Or I could, for the sake of Allah, pardon them. That doesn't mean that, you know, you can't respond to

**[23:58]** that person in a more dignified way, not insulting them. But then there's this higher way as well. And that's the kind of call that the verse is making for us to live up to, that high standard, which is the standard of the Prophet (ﷺ). I found one example where the Prophet

**[24:14]** (ﷺ) did respond to an insult with an insult, even though it's a very gracious way. And it's the narration where Aisha (رضي الله عنها) she says that a group of Jews, you know, they visited him and they greeted him with السام عليكم. Yeah. And she caught, she caught that straight

**[24:31]** away. She caught the idea that they're playing on the greeting. Instead of saying peace, they're saying death. And she said in response, you know, basically death upon you ولعنة الله. Yeah. And then she turned to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, you know, what's going on? Didn't you hear what they

**[24:48]** said? And the Prophet (ﷺ) said, look, you know, calm down. Allah loves people to be gentle. And then didn't you hear what I said? I said, وعليكم وعليكم and onto you, meaning he didn't accept the insult, but he didn't lower himself to a

**[25:06]** level that they were lowered themselves. But he did respond. So to be the best Muslim doesn't mean that you got to take all the rubbish that people give you. But even responding, there's a more dignified, noble way of responding. So I think that's the it's a skill that we

**[25:22]** have to learn. I think once I remember I was eating with my wife outside. It's a lovely day, people walking past, my wife in niqab. So you know how they have to lift it up and then eat. So there must have been this couple walking past and the woman, she kind of poked fun at my wife. She said to her boyfriend, can she even see

**[25:38]** under there or can she even see what she's eating? And I heard that and I kind of froze and I was like, oh, what's going to happen now? So my wife, سبحان الله, my wife actually looked up at her and she said, why do you want some? And as soon as she said that, her boyfriend's face was like, oh my God, you just got burned. So Shaykh

**[25:55]** Abdullah would have got up and broke the boyfriend's knee. Yeah. For the sake of Allah. For the sake of Allah, yeah. But Subhanallah, you know, there is a more dignified way to respond to people that are being cruel. That's 'izzah, by the way. That is true.

**[26:12]** Yeah. And, you know, it just kind of reminded me that, look, even in when people are being difficult with you, annoying with you, it doesn't mean you have to be the same way. Right. At the same time, you don't have to accept it either. There is a better way. And, you know, that's a skill that we have to

**[26:27]** respond to insult with dignity, grace or dignity. I mean, that's I think that's a beautiful rule, right? Yeah. Grace or dignity. It's powerful. JazakAllah khair. Shaykh Abdullah, you have any final thoughts? Yeah, I think it just shows like what you said. It shows 'izzah. I think when people that try to insult you, when they try their best and you

**[26:43]** know that they're trying their best and they can see that you know that they're trying their best and you still respond with lesser of the intensity, less intensity, yeah, it just makes them feel small. You know. It takes away their power. It takes away their power. I think that's very, very important when we as Muslims,

**[27:00]** especially when we go to like rallies and the likes of that, that we respond, you know, we mobilize, we organize, but we make sure we keep our composure. And that is more threatening because it shows more 'izzah, control, and strength in the long run, right? So I just want to make sure we stay on message. You know,

**[27:16]** stay on message. And that's what the Prophet (ﷺ) used to do, stay on message, right? Like a dog barking at you wants you to bark back. What's the point, right? Stay on message. Keep doing your thing and respond with pardon, with grace, or with dignity. جزاكم الله خيرا. Shaykh, you

**[27:33]** didn't translate. There's a term you said. I think it's an 'Arabi rubbish. What's... where... can you translate? Can you translate to American, please? American. Oh, trash, trash. Say it in American. Trash. Say it in. Speak American. Apologize for my deficiencies.

**[27:48]** We'll put subtitles. We'll translate the 'Arabi and the British into American English. You know, جزاك الله خيرا, Shaykh. It's a pleasure to have you. حفظك الله. وأجمعين. And Insha'Allah, we hope it won't be the last time. And may Allah bless you. Insha'Allah. Masha'Allah, you carry yourself with a lot of grace and dignity. And we

**[28:05]** appreciate the work that you do on the Seerah of the Prophet (ﷺ). Shaykh Abdullah, جزاك الله خيرا for the beautiful reflections as always, Insha'Allah Ta'ala, we will see you all next time. والسلام. 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 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)
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