TAQWA
التَّقْوَىْ
An-Nawawi:
Taqwa comes from seeking a protection (الوقاية)
It refers to both commandments and prohibitions
It is only the people of Taqwa who will gain His Jannah
Therefore the instruction is to remain firm upon it:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ
تُقَاتِهِ وَلاَ تَمُوتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
(3: 102)
Question: Why do we worship?
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
(64: 16)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا
قَوْلا سَدِيدًا
(33:70)
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا
وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لا يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ
عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ
اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا
(65:2-3)
This Ayah has a series of
conditions and results
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ إِن تَتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ
يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَاناً وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ
وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ
(8:29)
Pillars of taqwa:
1. Fear of Allah
2. Hope in Allah
3. Obedience
4. Leaving disobedience
5. Tawakkul
69 - It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Who is
the most honourable amongst mankind?" He (ﷺ) said, "The most honourable of them is one who is the most
pious of them." They said, "We are not asking about this". He
said, "Then, the most honourable of men was Yusuf (Joseph), the Prophet of
Allah, the son of Allah's Prophet, who was the son of the Prophet of Allah, who
was the son of the Khalil of Allah (i.e., Ibrahim (ﷺ))' They said, "We are not asking you about this." He
enquired, "Are you then asking me about the classes of the Arabs? The best
of them in the Pre- Islamic Period of Ignorance are the best of them in Islam,
provided they comprehend the religious knowledge".
ILM is needed for Taqwa!
Open Mushaf at the End of Surah al-Furqan
What description do you see and how is the Surah
concluded?
Fakhr ar-Razi said:
Know, that Allah the Glorified mentioned the slaves
of ar-Rahman because they are those who abstain from Shirk, murder and
fornication…Those, even if they fell, who make Tawbah.
Al-Hasan said, “Here we have a comparison between
two parties; the slaves of ar-Rahman are those who have Tawhid and this leads
them to abstain from major sins.”
Tafsir ar-Razi, 24/483
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70 – "The life of the world is sweet and green.
Allah makes you generations succeeding one another so that He may try you in
respect of your actions. So beware of the beguilement’s of the world and those
of women. The first trial of Banu Israel was through women".
All
desires lead to something imperfect; if it’s Halal it leads to
amazement/indulgence (is there an exception?)
If
it’s Haram it leads to slavery and degrading of oneself
Even
worship isn’t perfect in its enjoyment because not always able, maintaining
Khushoo etc.
Pure
pleasure has been made in the Akhirah alone
71 –
اللهم إني أسألك الهدى
والتقى والعفاف والغنى
O Allah! I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and
self- sufficiency
-Dua for
steadfastness comes with the idea of needing and humility to Allah mixed with
Tawhid and Mercy
72 – "He who has taken an oath (to do something)
but found something else better than that (which brings him closer to Allah),
then he should do that which is better in piety (and he should expiate for the
breaking of oath)"
73 - Abu Umamah (May
Allah be pleased with him) said:
I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
during the sermon of the Farewell Pilgrimage saying, "Be mindful of your
duty to Allah; perform your five daily Salat, observe Saum during the month (of
Ramadan) , pay the Zakat on your properties and obey your leaders; (if you do
so) you will enter the Jannah of your Rubb".
Question: How are these Ahadith
connected to Taqwa?
-One must review his affairs and
choose what’s best
-Islam doesn’t want for us
hardship or poverty, but to use the Dunya for our Akhirah
-We don’t know how long we have,
so seek to fulfil all obligations now!
-Ultimately, everyone is an
accountant for himself
And Allah Knows best
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