Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem
Al-Ma'idah 5:41
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرَّسُولُ لَا يَحْزُنكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْكُفْرِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓا ءَامَنَّا بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَلَمْ تُؤْمِن قُلُوبُهُمْۛ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواۛ سَمَّٰعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ سَمَّٰعُونَ لِقَوْمٍ ءَاخَرِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوكَۖ يُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَوَاضِعِهِۧۖ يَقُولُونَ إِنْ أُوتِيتُمْ هَٰذَا فَخُذُوهُ وَإِن لَّمْ تُؤْتَوْهُ فَٱحْذَرُواۚ وَمَن يُرِدِ ٱللَّهُ فِتْنَتَهُو فَلَن تَمْلِكَ لَهُو مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْئًاۚ أُولَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُرِدِ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُطَهِّرَ قُلُوبَهُمْۚ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا خِزْىٌۖ وَلَهُمْ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
O Messenger, let them not grieve you who hasten into disbelief of those who say, "We believe" with their mouths, but their hearts believe not, and from among the Jews. [They are] avid listeners to falsehood, listening to another people who have not come to you. They distort words beyond their [proper] usages, saying "If you are given this, take it; but if you are not given it, then beware." But he for whom Allah intends fitnah - never will you possess [power to do] for him a thing against Allah . Those are the ones for whom Allah does not intend to purify their hearts. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
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This ayah inspires me because it was pill for Prophet Muhammad saw to get rid of sadness and what relieved Prophet Muhammad saw is going to relieve me as well insha Allah. Allah acknowledged that His messenger was saddened by the hastiness of those who say "we believe" and hearts of these people don't believe.
I also sadden by the hastiness of some who say "we believe" and yet to me it seems like their hearts dont believe. But am i not becoming judgemental here? How can i judge a person while Allah is the Best of the judges. And how can i say they are hypocrites? Only Allah knows who is a hypocrite. But Allah mentioned an attribute of hypocrites in this ayah.
And that attribute is that they say " if you are given this then take it and if you are not given this then beware". Subhan Allah. So that is basically pick and choose habit that distinguishes hypocrites from believers. They take from Prophet's judgement only what suits them. So it is basically not entering Islam completely because Islam is obeying Allah and His messenger saw completely. Also these people used to distort words. And this happening today as well that Muslims are given totally different meanings to ayahs that don't conform to Quran and sunnah. Oh Allah save us from being hypocrite. Oh Allah make us believers. Ameen.
Allah also mentioned that these hypocrites are avid listeners to falsehood and to the people who don't come to Prophet Muhammad saw. How do I make sure that I am NOT an avid listner of falsehood? I know Quran is right. So listening to Quran can guarantee insha Allah that I am not avid listener to falsehood. And how do I make sure that I don't listen to those who dont come to Prophet Muhammad saw? Prophet saw is not alive anymore but his sunnah is alhamdolillah. So I need to make sure that I don't listen to people who don't follow sunnah.
There is also a warning in this ayah that "whoever Allah wants to put in fitnah, then nobody can do anything about it". Subhan Allah. May Allah save us all from such fitnah. Because these are the people Allah didn't intend to purifyvtheir heart. Oh Allah purify our hearts. Ameen. And for these people There is a disgrace in this world. Oh Allah save us from disgrace in this world and the next. Ameen.
