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Rezeki yang Baik - Ustadz Zen Muhammad Alhadi MA

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. Peace be upon you,
and Allah's mercy and blessings. Praise
be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and
may peace and blessings be upon our
master Muhammad, and upon his family
and all his companions. O Lord,
increase my knowledge. O Allah, benefit
me with what You have taught me, teach
me what benefits me, and provide me
with knowledge that is beneficial.
Broadcasting from Jalan Masjid
Silaturahim number 36, Kalimanggis,
Cibubur, Bekasi, Radio Silaturahim and
visual results for a united Islam.
Brothers and sisters who are blessed by
Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. How are you
doing this afternoon? May you all be in
good health today. The Thursday edition
of the afternoon lecture is here again
to accompany you wherever you are. We
will listen to a lecture and advice
that will be delivered by Ustaz Zain
Alhadi. Alhamdulillah, he has arrived
at the studio. Peace be upon you, and
Allah's mercy and blessings, Ustaz.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings.
This afternoon, we will discuss
sustenance, Ustaz.
Good sustenance.
Good sustenance. Does that mean if
there is good sustenance, there is bad
sustenance?
Yes. But not from Allah.
But not from Allah.
Not from Allah.
When talking about sustenance, we are
talking about how to obtain it. There
are many kinds of sustenance and its
effects can be quite varied, right,
Ustaz?
Yes.
Hmm. Alright, brothers and sisters.
Later, before we delve into the Q&A, as
usual, Ustaz Zain will first present
his material regarding the topic to be
discussed this afternoon. Good
sustenance. Please, Ustaz.
Alright, thank you. In the name of
Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of
the Worlds. Praise and gratitude be to
Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, our Creator
who brought us into existence, who
sustains us, protects us, and provides
for all our needs. Allah Subhanahu wa
Ta'ala is the Almighty, whose power is
limitless. The Provider of sustenance,
whose giving is limitless and whose
ability is limitless. He is the Allah
whom we worship. Peace and blessings be
upon the beloved Messenger, and upon
his family and his companions.
Listeners and viewers who are loved by
Allah. InshaAllah, on this occasion, we
will discuss together regarding good
sustenance. Good sustenance is
sustenance that comes from Allah. We
will discuss all of this based on the
holy verses of the Qur'an. So,
everything in this Islamic religion
that we can believe in, follow, and
trust is the holy word of Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and the hadith of
the Messenger sallallahu alaihi
wasallam or the Sunnah. The first verse
is in Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 168. In
the name of Allah, the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful. O mankind, eat from
whatever is on earth [that is] lawful
and good and do not follow the
footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to
you a clear enemy. O mankind, eat what
is on the earth that is lawful and good
. So, Allah's command is not just
lawful, but lawful and good. It is
already lawful, the food is lawful, the
way to obtain it is good, and spending
it is also good; that is called "
halalan thayyiban." What animal eats
something good and produces something
good? Bees, right? They visit flowers
all day and produce honey. "Wala
tattabiu." Do not follow the footsteps
of Satan, the paths of Satan, or the
deeds of Satan. So, why? Because the
devil provides food that is not lawful,
not wholesome. Why? Innahu lakum aduum
mubin. Because the devil is your
greatest, most manifest enemy. The most
manifest enemy. So, Allah has
guaranteed sustenance for all living
things on earth, wherever they are.
Those living in the soil, like worms,
those in the air, on the ground, in the
forests, in the oceans, on land,
everywhere, all their sustenance is
guaranteed by Allah. There has never
been a bird found fallen because of
hunger. Even if fruit trees have
decreased, birds do not just wait in
their nests for food to come. They fly
to seek their sustenance. Many animals
also seek sustenance for humans. Even
swiftlets fly out early in the morning.
Like here in West Java, Sukabumi, that
bird, what is it called. Let's go,
drink its water. Going to the southern
sea over there. Drinking the sea water.
Then it eats these insects. Insects. So
, it makes a nest using its saliva to
build a home for itself. Now, the
saliva used for the nest before it
hatches. It can be taken so it doesn't
get dirty. That is expensive. If you
wait until it hatches. The one that
hatches will be mixed with the baby's
feathers, it's a bit dirty, a bit
cheaper. There are some in caves that
have been used many times to breed and
were never harvested until they were
full of blackish hair. The price is
lower still. There is a red one that is
quite expensive in the cave. Well, that
is sustenance for humans, who knows how
many millions per kilo now. It used to
be 12 to 15, it seeks its sustenance,
leaving at dawn and returning in the
afternoon. The ones who take that
sustenance for humans get a high price.
So there is a funny story, someone
rented a house, the house had no
swiftlets in Bangil, so he rented it.
Not long after he moved in, the
swiftlets came to nest there, and the
results were plentiful. Once the
contract finished, the landlord evicted
him and wouldn't let him continue. In
the end, what happened? That person
left, and all the birds were gone. They
all moved out to another place. It
means that was the renter's sustenance.
But because the landlord was perhaps
greedy, he said, "Give it to me." That
way it would be peaceful. That would be
better. So, that means sustenance has
been given by Allah, and he sought it,
maintained the nesting place, cleaned
it, and all that. My point in telling
that is that sustenance is guaranteed
by Allah. I also sometimes observe
traders who, it doesn't make sense, but
they still sell, like on one island,
when I stopped there, I saw a person
every day at the market selling bicycle
valves. Those bicycle valves are long,
so if you buy them, you can cut them
into five pieces when you use them for
the bike. So for years, you don't need
to buy anymore because there are five
of them. Just one valve, how long can
that even last? And on that island,
there were only a dozen or so bicycles,
not many at all. But that person sold
them every single day. Who was buying
them? Why would people buy them? They
certainly didn't need more bicycles.
Once they bought those few, that should
have been enough. So that is where he
went to seek his sustenance. God
provided that sustenance. There would
always be someone buying on a whim,
just seeing it, buying it, and leaving
it somewhere in the house, forgetting
about it. Because it was God who moved
their hearts to buy, granting
sustenance to this person because he
had made the effort. It’s like that.
So sometimes, the buyers aren't even
human, sometimes they are supernatural
beings. That is how God provides
sustenance. The point is, whoever is
diligent in going out, God willing,
will receive sustenance. The most
important thing is not to be lazy. Lazy
people are those who procrastinate,
saying "do it tomorrow" or "do it later
." That is a dangerous disease of the
heart. Two weeks ago, or a week ago, we
discussed that dangerous heart disease,
it's important. Five diseases of the
heart. Let me repeat them once more.
Laziness, arrogance, selfishness, being
easily annoyed, hating this and hating
that. Holding grudges and envy. Ah, if
you have any one of these diseases, a
person cannot be happy even if they are
rich, even if they live in a palace.
Because the disease is in the heart.
The place for happiness is in the heart
, not in the physical. In the heart.
The physical can feel comfort, it can
eat and drink well, but that doesn't
mean it's happy. Yes, a person might
eat at an expensive restaurant, but if
they are annoyed or upset, the food
won't taste good. But when the heart is
at peace, when there is no hate,
laziness, arrogance, or selfishness,
they find even simple food delicious.
So, the key to everything is in the
heart. Whether one is happy or not
depends on whether the heart is clean.
The enjoyment of food depends on
whether the heart is calm. Therefore,
if we want to be happy in this world
and safe in the hereafter, we must
cleanse that. Throw away that
selfishness, throw away that arrogance,
throw away that annoyance, that
irritation, that envy, that grudge—
throw it all away. How do we throw it
away, Ustaz? It’s actually not
difficult to get rid of them. The
problem is, do you want to throw them
away or keep nurturing them, holding
grudges, hating, and unable to sleep?
If you want to, it’s easy. Why? Just
tell yourself. If my name is Zen, I
tell Zen. Zen, let it go, don't hold
grudges, don't be envious. We can't
sleep, we're tired, our hearts are
troubled. The person we hate is
sleeping soundly. They are having a
good time. Envy, hatred, and grudges
are like burning embers. Burning embers
consume wood; these consume our
happiness, devoured by hatred, grudges,
arrogance, selfishness, and so on. So
it is very important to cleanse the
heart; it is crucial in determining
whether we can be happy or not. If that
disease is present, one cannot be happy
even if wealthy, even if holding a high
position. But with a pure heart, God
willing, even without much provision,
life will be happy. Yes, true happiness
is in the heart. Only a happy heart is
a clean heart. We must discard all of
that. The way to discard it is as I
said earlier. If you want to discard it
, then discard it. Ask yourself, do you
want to suffer, be weary, tired, and
troubled? That blocks happiness.
Discard it. Yes, if you say yes, we
discard it. Then just discard it. So,
whether you can or not depends on our
hearts. If our hearts truly want to
discard it, everything will be cast
away like water on a taro leaf, spilled
completely, leaving nothing behind.
Because it is our hearts that desire it
. Next, the word of Allah Subhanahu wa
ta'ala in Surah Hud verse 6. Allah says
, "Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Wama min
dabbatin fil ardhi illa alallahi
rizquha." Whatever crawls on this earth
, whether humans or animals, everything
is guaranteed its provision by Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala. Then, there is an
ecosystem of provision here. The
provision of something depends on
something else; they are interconnected
. That is an ecosystem of, for example,
maintenance. That provision also
includes being maintained. Our trees
and plants are also forms of provision.
Who is helping them? Our trees. Allah
destined them to be helped by ants.
Those small black ants. Now, the size
of an ant walking in the yard or garden
might seem like only a few hundred or
tens of meters to us. But to them, that
is exhausting and a long way. Because
of the ant's size compared to the world
. A drop of water from the roof, plop.
That drop is like a bomb to an ant; to
us it is small, but it is larger than
the ant's body. Ant society, yes. So,
how do they help humans? If not for
those black ants, many of our trees or
even the furniture in our houses would
be eaten by termites. So if you see
black ants, don't worry, just let them
be; they don't disturb anything. They
are helping. What is their help? They
eat termites. So if there are black
ants, there are no termites. That is
how Allah created it. Everything
depends on something else; this needs
that, and that needs this. Let me give
the clearest example regarding this
provision. I have shared this many
times, but it is okay to repeat it so
it is better remembered. There is one,
a small bird. Where do you think this
small bird's provision is? Provision is
supposed to be pursued, right? When
provision is given to that small bird,
its provision is in a crocodile's mouth
. Go ahead and take it. If a human's
provision were in a crocodile's mouth,
that would be troublesome. But this
bird is not troubled. Why? Because
Allah guarantees its provision. Allah
guarantees it will take it. So when
that small bird arrives, the crocodile
sees it and immediately opens its mouth
. The bird goes inside, and the
crocodile doesn't close its mouth. It
knows that it needs this bird. The bird
eats all the food stuck between its
teeth until it's clean. The crocodile
is happy. Why? It can't brush its teeth
, and it eats carrion. If they weren't
cleaned, its teeth would all fall out
or ache. But you never see a toothless
crocodile, do you? It doesn't have a
clinic, and it doesn't have a dentist
either. But why are its teeth all neat,
clean, and white? Well, these are
Allah's agents cleaning its teeth.
Allah ordained it to only eat what is
found on the crocodile's teeth. Then
Allah says that humans consider that
instinct. Oh Allah, who gave them that
instinct? Allah is the one who gave the
bird the instinct that its food is in
the crocodile's mouth, ensured the
crocodile wouldn't close its mouth, and
moved the crocodile to open it. That is
an ecosystem. So, people stop at just
the ecosystem. Who created that system?
Who gave the bird the instinct that its
sustenance is there and must be sought
there? Allah. So here we must be
certain that sustenance comes from
Allah, but it must be sought; there
must be effort. That bird makes the
effort to enter the crocodile's mouth.
It isn't afraid of being bitten, right?
Yes, that is how it was instilled by
Allah. Now, there is something else,
what kind of fish is that in the sea?
Cleaner fish. Some also call them
doctor fish. Even if a fish is in the
sea, its body collects a lot of mucus
and it feels uncomfortable. So it has
to clean itself. But it doesn't have
hands, so it can't clean itself. It
goes to a certain area, a village of
those doctor fish. Once there, it stays
still, and many of those doctor fish
come and eat everything off its body,
you see. There is something even
funnier. How about the gills? A fish's
gills are inside and cannot be cleaned
easily. There are other small fish or
tiny shrimp. They come and the fish
opens its gills. They go in, eat
whatever is there, and clean it. That
is mutual need, mutual benefit. Rhinos
are the same; rhinos have many ticks.
Now, there are birds that like to eat
ticks on rhino skin, on buffalo skin.
Rhinos and buffaloes are deaf. If
there's a tiger, they don't know. The
bird gives a signal, tap tap tap, it
pecks at them. Then, they save
themselves. The bird needs to be saved
because its sustenance is there, right?
That is what is called an ecosystem.
Dependent on one another. So if the
ecosystem is damaged, life is damaged.
Nature is the same way. Trees on the
mountain are being cut down. Many river
stones on the mountain act as wedges to
prevent landslides. If they are taken,
of course it will slide. So, that is
not a divine punishment, but human
actions damaging the environment. There
are many verses in the Quran about not
damaging the environment. Protecting
the environment means protecting the
sustenance God has given. But people
are often mistaken, taking stones and
calling it sustenance while damaging
the environment. It is the same when
sand is taken. It can be managed so the
environment isn't ruined while still
taking the resources. So, in this verse
, it is clear that God provides
sustenance to humans everywhere. On the
surface of the earth, and inside the
earth. Inside the earth, there is gold,
silver, tin, iron ore, coal, oil;
it’s all in the ground. Take it. But
take it using knowledge, yes. Learn,
study, and you can take it all. God has
already given it, so ask for that
sustenance to be granted. When you pray
to God, ask Him to show you where your
sustenance is. Guide me to seek it,
make it easy for me to take it; that is
possible. That is indeed how sustenance
from God works. But it has been given,
we just need to grasp that guidance. "I
haven't been nudged by an angel, I
haven't received guidance so I can't
pray yet." That is wrong. Guidance must
also be sought. Go to religious
gatherings at the mosque, listen to the
radio, it's everywhere, and you will
receive guidance. If you don't make an
effort, if you don't seek it, how could
you get guidance? Approach the teachers
, ask the teachers questions. That is
where God will grant you guidance. You
cannot just wait around like that.
Everything must be pursued. Those who
want to embrace a religion, find a good
religion, find the true religion, then
discuss, search, read books, find out.
Salman the Persian was looking for the
true religion; he joined all sorts of
religions and studied them all. He read
that there would be a final prophet; he
was from Iran, originally Persian,
which is why he is called Salman the
Persian. Salman from the Persian people
. He traveled everywhere. Finally, he
arrived in Mecca and looked for Prophet
Muhammad. In his book, it said there
was a seal of prophethood on the
Prophet’s back. When he met him, the
seal of prophethood was revealed. Then
he recited the testimony of faith and
became one of the best companions of
the Prophet. A companion of the Prophet
who was very loyal to the Prophet and
his family. To the point that the
Prophet said, "Salman is from our
family." Salman minna ahlal bait.
Salman is our family, the only one, and
it is strange because the Prophet’s
circle was Arab, but the one raised to
be his family was an Asian person. Not
an Arab; the hadith is clear: "Salman
minna ahlil bait," Salman is from us,
our family. Because he loved the
Prophet and his family so much, his
love was reciprocated by the Prophet.
He was adopted as the Prophet's family.
The family of the Prophet, the Ahl
al-Bayt. When telling stories like this
, I sometimes feel hesitant because
many people don't like to hear things
like this. But if I hide it, then I am
sinning by concealing the truth. Yes,
that’s it, the accusation is not like
that.
Yes. Don't be like that; we should be
honest in practicing this religion.
There must be honesty. Be honest. Just
mention everyone. Why, for example,
Caliph Abu Bakar, Caliph Umar, Caliph
Uthman, Caliph Ali, they can all be
mentioned. Don't cover things up, don't
shun one and accuse those who mention
them of being wrong.
Astaghfirullahalazim. Why are we
picking and choosing among the
Prophet's companions? Well, you can
choose. It's fine to favor one
companion, but don't become hostile
toward others. That's allowed. Feel
free to love the companion on that side
, and the one on this side, go ahead.
They are all companions of the Prophet,
aren't they? Sayyidina Ali was the
Prophet's companion who was closest
since childhood. He was the primary
companion who slept, ate, and learned
with the Prophet from a young age. Why
aren't we allowed to praise him? We
should praise him. "Ah, what school of
thought are you?" Yes, like that. The
strange thing is there. I don't belong
to any specific school of thought. My
school of thought is the Messenger of
Allah. So what? If I don't have a
school of thought, will I go to hell?
Of course not. What do I follow? The
Quran of Allah and the Sunnah of the
Messenger. Moreover, regarding
respecting scholars, I respect all
scholars. Why not? What are their
teachings? Well, I do pick and choose.
It is allowed to pick and choose among
scholars. But with Islam, you cannot
pick and choose. Which one? We want to
follow the Shafi'i school for ablution.
In prayer, follow the Maliki school,
fasting is fine, no problem. If you are
Muslim in the morning and a different
religion in the afternoon, well, that's
not allowed. If you follow scholars,
it's all fine. Why must it be picked
and chosen? But if you want to follow
the Shafi'i or Maliki school, go ahead,
no problem. But don't abandon the Quran
, don't abandon the Sunnah. That is the
problem; sometimes, to be honest, we
have actually almost abandoned the
Quran. This community is no longer
rational, no longer honest. Things that
contradict the Quran are left alone.
The Quran itself is no longer studied.
It is only memorized, chanted, and sung
. Understood. Sometimes a few continue
to practice it. Now, this is the
problem. There are many Quranic verses
—if I were to collect them—that are
currently being violated by Muslims
today. I’ll give you one example.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Qurial Quran
fastamiu lahu wansitu la'allakum
turhamun. When the holy Quran is
recited, sit quietly and listen. May
you be blessed by Allah. Now, there is
no blessing. Why? The Quran is being
recited, but people keep chatting and
smoking. Even worse, in the mosque,
when the Quran is being read, it's not
actually the holy verses being read.
Then someone deemed honorable arrives,
a high official or a scholar, everyone
stands up to greet them, using the
excuse of welcoming the scholar. But
why violate the word of Allah? If the
Quran is read, be quiet and listen, but
this...everyone stands up. What is that
? Isn't that violating the Quran? That
is just one example. There is no way
for the Muslim community to be good and
righteous other than returning to the
Quran. Returning to the Quran—it can
be memorized, it can be chanted, but it
must be understood and practiced. The
Quran must be brought to life. So, if
there is a Maulid, Rajaban, or
something in a mosque, and a reciter is
reading the Quran, if the president
arrives, do not stand up. But if you
already know, usually if the president
is coming, you are informed beforehand
what time they will arrive. Well, read
the Quran beforehand, or read it after
the president has arrived. So don't
stop reading the Quran when he arrives
just so everyone stands up; that means
you are not magnifying Allah. That is
the Word of Allah, and you are
magnifying a human being. Well, that is
an example. Sometimes I feel reluctant
to say this, but if I don't, it is a
sin on my part. Let's continue with the
issue of sustenance earlier. So, this
sustenance must be dug up; there is
still so much on our earth that has not
yet been excavated. There is still so
much that hasn't been utilized. So very
much. But I wonder, why are there
people who don't have work, to the
point of being unemployed? Well, that
is because they do not want to go and
fetch their sustenance. Fetch what? How
do you fetch sustenance? By providing a
service. By providing a service.
Whatever people need, provide it;
sustenance is there in whatever it is.
Like yesterday, I gave the example of
pineapples last week; people find
pineapples troublesome because peeling
them is difficult. Well, I see many
people already selling pineapples that
are peeled; it sells fast and runs out
quickly. Yes, that is also good; it is
medicine for the prostate, medicine for
all sorts of things. Many people can't
stand those black spots, they are itchy
, right? But many people cannot peel
them. So if someone has a sharp knife
and cuts those holes out, it will sell.
There is so much that can be done. Take
fruits from the main market. Make juice
, buy a juicer; there are some very
good ones. A new juicer is, what, a
million something? Put a table there.
Juice it in front of people, it's
authentic. There are no other mixtures.
People will queue up to buy. Fruits
that have been sitting for 2 or 3 days
and look like they are starting to wilt
, you can buy them cheap, at half price
from fruit vendors or fruit shops. Well
, that makes for very good juice. So
there is a lot of work there. On the
side of the road, or in shops, or
anywhere, juice will sell. People
become healthy too. That is the
sustenance of*khairur raziqin*, good
sustenance from the Lord who is the
best of providers. So it means humans
are obligated to fetch their sustenance
, by providing any service; any service
will surely surely, God willing,
receive a reward from others. As long
as you sell something good and are
honest, God willing, you will get it.
Be honest, and eventually, your name
will be well-known; moreover, food
sells the best right now, food. So
there shouldn't, there shouldn't be
anyone unemployed. God willing. The
next verse is Surah Al-Maidah verse 114
. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Qala Isa
ibnu Maryam. Allahumma rabbana anzil
alaina maidatan minasama takunu
lanaidan liawalina wa akhirina wa ayah
mink warzuqna wa anta khairur roziqin.
Son of Maryam, O Allah, our Lord, send
down to us a table spread from heaven
so that it may become for us a festival
, for the first and the last of us. And
this is a sign from You, a proof of
Your goodness. And provide for us, for
You are the best of providers. Good
sustenance comes from Allah. The Best
of Providers. The Giver of good and
limitless sustenance. But it must be
good. Now, if we snatch instead of
taking from Allah, taking others '
sustenance, taking what is their right.
That is what is forbidden. That is not
good sustenance. That is what ruins our
lives. Feeding our families, our
children, that is bad food because it
is forbidden. Moreover, if someone
steals an individual's right, that is
called being a thief. They steal, but
it is an individual's right. One in a
house, so where is the person's right
taken. One person owns it, two people
own it. But corruption is taking the
rights of society, the rights of the
many. One must apologize to the many,
and the sin is greater. That Because so
much state money is corrupted, the
state is unable to build some things,
yes, in the villages there are many
elementary schools that are in disarray
, many are still unfit. Now, I will
give an example, how many railway
crossings in the outskirts of villages
still have no one guarding them. Even
though the salary for one person, two
people, three people, to cover three
shifts, right? It wouldn't be much for
three railway guards. But why are there
still so many, not a few, but many.
Later we hear of cars hit by trains,
dragged by trains, no gate, no guard,
they are unable to provide that. There
is still much more that they are unable
to do. So, corruption ruins everything.
But it never ends when I hear it on TV.
Yes, maybe if every day, every week,
many corruptors are arrested. Hopefully
, it will eventually run out. But sorry
if
it continues
It continues strangely, so perhaps it
is everywhere in the world, in all
countries it already exists. But I
apologize again, why is it that in
religious countries, corruption is
higher, and the prisons are fuller? Hah
, why is this? This is also a heavy
topic to talk about, heavy indeed. But
what can we do, we must be reminded not
to be like that. We should be reminded
that religious populations should be
cleaner, the prisons should be somewhat
empty because the people are faithful,
the people are pious, the people are
righteous. But if the prisons are full
and corruption is rampant, it means our
preaching has not been successful. What
do you think? Do these preachers need
to go preach in offices? Some are
already in offices, but I cannot go to
offices. Why? Well, many block me when
I lecture in offices, calling me an
infidel preacher, and blocking
preaching is a great sin. Yes, the sin
is great. I just want to remind you, if
I’m dishonest or if my preaching is
just to make money, then you are free
to stop me. But for 30 years, my
preaching has been for Allah, solely
inviting people to Allah, never to a
specific school of thought. In one
place where I lectured, someone would
always come afterward. "Oh, that’s an
infidel Ustaz." There’s always
someone coming from a certain group.
But we don't need to name them. It’s
a pity, one of the followers of some
ideology. Hopefully, now they will stop
and realize. Prevent others from doing
evil deeds. Then, let us look at the
next verse. This is all about
sustenance from Quranic verses, yes,
based on Quranic verses. Surah
Al-Mu'minun, verse 72. In the name of
Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful. "Am tas'aluhum kharjan
fa-kharaju rabbika khair." Same as the
one before, "khair." So, if you ask
what is better, receiving or giving,
then the provision from your Lord, the
giving from your Lord, that is the best
. Because He is the best of providers.
Now, this is hard to understand, but it
can be understood if we find another
verse. That other verse is, in the name
of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful. "Fabtaghu' indallahi-rrizq."
Now, this is the most important part.
Very brief. "Fabtaghu 'indallahi-rrizq.
" Al-' Ankabut, verse 17. This is the
most important. Very important indeed.
Please, if you want to take notes,
write down the verse. Al- 'Ankabut,
verse 17. "Fabtaghu' indallahi-rrizq."
Subhanallah. Allah is offering here.
Offering what? Ask for it. Desire the
sustenance that comes from Allah. Is
there really sustenance that doesn't
come from Allah? Yes. That is
sustenance that is not good. Desire the
sustenance that comes from Allah. So
even if you are already rich, have a
business, have a job, have anything,
still hope for sustenance from Allah.
You must. Otherwise, you are arrogant,
you think this result is my own
achievement. "I am diligent, I went to
college, I did this, I did that.""This
is all the result of my sweat."
Astaghfirullahalazim. You must hope for
sustenance from Allah so it becomes a
blessing. Want to trade, want to do
anything, ask Allah every day. Now,
that sustenance becomes a blessing, it
becomes good. If you rely on yourself,
well, that is not from Allah. It is not
good, it is not blessed. Here, "wabahu"
Yes. Desire, desire the sustenance from
Allah. Indeed all sustenance is from
Allah, but you must seek it from Allah.
How does this work? This is faith in
the heart, there is a feeling that this
is sustenance from Allah. Always talk
to Allah. Sometimes food is in front of
you, "O Allah, this fish, You are the
one who created it." How many trillions
of fish in the sea? No one feeds them.
Even the Minister of Fisheries doesn't
feed the fish in the sea. Doesn't take
care of the fish in the sea. You are
the one who guards the sea, the
cleanliness of the sea. You sprinkle
salt in the salty sea so the salt
doesn't sink to the bottom of the sea.
You send the wind, the sea is stirred
up, so it stays clean forever. Even
though all the flow from every river in
the world goes into the sea, the sea
does not overflow. It remains clean,
fish keep living, and fish keep
reproducing. Their food all comes from
Him. So, it appears there are gardens
on land, on the surface of the earth.
There are also gardens under the sea.
Those fish food gardens have many
leaves, so much moss, all provided by
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, guaranteed
that Allah created them for humans. Now
, we humans eat that fish after it is
processed, added with spices, made into
pesmol, or whatever, we just enjoy it.
People forget that it was Allah who
created the fish, Allah who tends to
the fish, Allah who feeds the fish, and
Allah who maintains the fish's health.
All those fish are served for us. So,
what is the proof? The proof is that
the fish we eat are near the surface of
the water. They aren't deep, you see.
Just a meter or a few meters down. But
ornamental fish that are rarely eaten,
just for decoration, are not staples
for humans. They are deep down in the
sea. It's rather difficult to catch
them. But these fish are quite easy to
catch. It is done intentionally. God
also regulates the wind. When fishermen
want to go out to sea, the wind blows
toward the sea. When they want to
return, the wind blows toward the land.
Allah arranges all of that. The
specific gravity of the boats, the
sails, Allah arranges it all.
Subhanallah, that is the power of Allah
. So, sustenance is guaranteed by Allah
, starting from fish to chickens;
chickens keep reproducing even though
they are slaughtered and eaten every
day, their eggs never run out and keep
increasing. That is why chicken and
fish meat are cheaper. Because
subhanallah, that is the power of Allah
. Can you imagine how many trillions of
fish and millions of chickens are
slaughtered every day worldwide? How
many of their eggs are cracked? So many
. And so on. It is the power of Allah
Subhanahu wa ta'ala. Humans do not
realize, can humans create fish? No.
Create chickens? Cannot. We can farm
them. Raise chickens, feed them, and
the chickens multiply. Cloning also
exists, that is possible, it is fine.
That all comes from Allah. Allah
intentionally gave the knowledge to
breed those food animals through a sort
of evolution. Why? Because when the
world's population was still small,
there were few chickens, few goats, few
cows. The population grew, how many
billions now? 6.5 billion people on
earth. Chickens multiply quickly, there
are so many. Goats can be cloned, later
as the population increases, as more
humans arrive, they become even more
abundant. No need to worry; before,
when there were few humans, we
harvested once a year, with more humans
twice, and as more people grow, three
times. Now it is three times, isn't it?
Well, that is what is meant by
sustenance being guaranteed by Allah.
So it does not mean it is guaranteed by
being hand-fed while still small. Yes.
Like being fed in a mother's womb. Fed
in a mother's womb, fed through an
umbilical cord. When born, milk is
already in the mother's chest; before
we can seek sustenance, it is delivered
right to us; that is guaranteed there.
But once we are grown, we must go get
it, now that we have the strength, that
sustenance must be pursued. So if we
want to take, want to take fish, just
take them from the sea for free. Want
rice? Just plant rice for free. Oh,
sometimes there is a cost, what is it,
fertilizer? That’s only now, the
fertilizer. In the old days, without
fertilizer, the rice still grew. That
was all free from Allah. If you want to
get it at the market or supermarket,
you pay for the service. We take the
rice by paying for the farmer's service
, and the trader who moved the rice
there. The rice itself is free from
Allah. For fish, you pay the service of
the fisherman and the trader. The fish
itself is free from Allah. We must be
convinced of that. Look at the clothes
we wear, we all wear clothes, what is
this we are wearing, the clothes, what
is this cotton, where does this cotton
come from?
From Allah.
From Allah, grown in the ground; the
ground is brown or black, but the
cotton is white, so how is that? If it
were just earth, it couldn't be like
that; that is Allah's creation, Allah's
power, cotton grows, lots of cotton,
turned into thread, thread woven into
fabric. The fabric is cut, snipped,
shaped into clothes, and all sorts of
things. Can those who wear the clothes
think like that? That is what is called
contemplation (tafakur). Strengthening
faith. Faith can be strong if one
contemplates a lot. This shirt, look at
our own shirt. From cotton, this cotton
Allah grew. So these clothes are from
Allah, right? We buy them, right? We
buy, we pay for the labor of the person
who planted the cotton, who turned the
cotton into thread, who wove the thread
into fabric, who dyed the fabric, who
colored the fabric. Now it's not dyed.
What is it that cuts it? The pattern.
Making the pattern, then sewing it,
then the merchant again. All the money
is divided up. Ah. But all of this,
humans only shape, process, weave, spin
, but all of this is from Allah. And
then humans sew, cut, using what? Using
hands, using brains, using eyes. Those
eyes, those hands, Allah made them all.
Meaning all of this is from Allah. Do
we want to be grateful? Do you want to
have faith without contemplation? It
won't work, it'll just float. Faith is
not just on the tongue. Faith is in the
head, in the mind. Dhikr is thinking.
Thinking, yes, the mind performs dhikr.
Now, that is the mind performing dhikr;
just by looking at a shirt, one
contemplates until one remembers the
cotton. The cotton grew. Say
subhanallah. Thank you, O Allah. Like
that. Contemplate, look at a fish,
contemplate. It is given bones so its
flesh doesn't fall off. If there were
no bones, how could it swim? Everything
has been arranged by Allah. So
remembering Allah everywhere, whatever
we see, we remember Allah, right? The
Creator is like that. Coffee, coffee
beans. What is done to those coffee
beans? So coffee becomes delicious when
turned into charcoal. Charcoal from
roasting.
Yes. Until it's black. So it becomes
charcoal.
Until it's scorched.
Scorched. Well, that's the charcoal
coffee that people drink. So if you
want real coffee, don't turn it into
charcoal, roast it halfway. Just
halfway, I drink it halfway while it's
still greenish-yellow. Just a little
yellow and it's done.
Is the coffee good? With sugar, it's
already good for me. If it's black
coffee that's scorched or charcoal,
that won't do.
It doesn't get processed well.
Yes. My stomach can't handle it. And
it's hard to sleep.
You can't sleep. But if you drink this
green one that's still yellow, it's
good, no problem. It tastes good even
without sugar. Well, that's how it is.
That's all God's creation, even when
burned to charcoal, it's still good to
drink and fragrant.
It smells nice, how can seeds be like
that? Everything God created has a
benefit, nothing is useless. For
example, ants. Ants can eat termites.
Since there are no ants at home now.
Many places there are hit by termites.
Birds, what are those birds? Owls,
people call them that. What is the name
of that bird? A scops owl, right?
Scops owl.
Yeah.
Owl.
Owls.
They chase away rats. Now there are no
owls, and there are many rats. That is
also an ecosystem. So this eats that,
and this cleans that, everything is
like that. Subhanallah. Even mosquitoes
have a use. Maybe we just don't know it
yet. If not, God wouldn't have created
them. But at least in the past, when
there were no alarms, what would wake
you up to pray at night? The mosquitoes
would bite you, and you'd wake up.
That's good too. So here is a little
bit: praying and asking for sustenance
is mandatory, and ask for sustenance
from God because God is the one who
gives good sustenance. Even if we are
already rich, we must still ask God,
whether in trade or any endeavor, we
must keep asking God. If not, it means
we are arrogant. Feeling like we are
the ones who create it ourselves. No.
We don't create sustenance. Still, ask
God. That is called having faith,
making God the Lord. Everything to God,
everything to God. That's how it is. So
how do you say it? If you want to pray
to God, you must always start with His
Beautiful Names (Asmaul Husna). Yes. Ya
Raziq, ya Allah, ya Razzaq, ya Raziq,
ya Raziq, ya Allah. In Indonesian it's
okay, but ya Razzaq. O God, the Giver
of sustenance, give me halal and good
sustenance. Ya Allah, ya Wahhab, O
Great Giver, grant me knowledge, grant
me peace of heart. Ya Basit, ya Basit,
O God, bestow your sustenance upon me.
That is ya Khairur Raziqin. Earlier
there were two verses, ya Khairur
Raziqin. Ya Khairur Raziqin. O Best of
Givers, grant us sustenance, O God. Ya
Khairur Roziqin, Ya Razzaq, Ya Razzaq,
Ya Fattah is also fine. Ya Wahab, Ya
Wahab, Ya Basit, Ya Basit. Let us
recite the names of Allah regarding
sustenance, the attributes of Allah.
Then seek good sustenance, not that
which is not good. And also, do not
sell religion to obtain wealth; ask of
Allah. Ask from Allah while actively
pursuing it; that is possible. So, do
not sell your preaching for wealth
either. Do not sell your self-respect
for wealth. Our self-respect is more
valuable than all the wealth in the
world. One human being is more valuable
than the wealth of the whole world. A
Muslim is more valuable than the wealth
of the whole world. If a Muslim is
killed, one person, one Muslim is
killed, the Arsh (Throne) shakes. Do
not play around with this. If a person
worships Allah, bows down to Allah,
they are deeply loved by Him. Let us
not disturb them, let us not hurt their
hearts. Hopefully, this is beneficial.
So, in all things, we must focus on
Allah. Allahus-Samad. Depend on Allah.
So, hold on to two things. Ustadz often
mention it, and it is indeed excellent.
Raja and Khauf. Raja means to hope.
Khauf means to fear. Both of those must
be focused on Allah. Raja is to hope.
Our greatest hope is in Allah; our hope
in humans is small. We go to a doctor
hoping for recovery from Allah through
the doctor's hands. We get our
sustenance from Allah through trade,
through work, through services. But
everything is focused on Allah. Raja,
hope is directed only to Allah. Focus
on Allah. Allah is the foundation of
hope. The foundation of hope. Khauf,
fearing that Allah may not love us,
fearing that Allah may be angry. Now,
those two we must hold on to. Keep them
always balanced between Raja and Khauf.
If we have too much Raja, thinking
Allah is Most Merciful and Most
Forgiving, we might become spoiled and
reckless, eventually becoming
disobedient. But if it is only Khauf,
it leads to despair. So, between Khauf
and Raja, between hope and fear, let
there be balance in our hearts. We love
Allah, we know Allah is Most
Compassionate and Merciful, but He is
also just, and He is firm in upholding
the law. He is indeed merciful. But He
upholds His laws, right? So, there is a
balance in all of that, between hope
and fear. Indeed, Allah is merciful and
accepts repentance, but He is
disciplined and the law is enforced. It
is frightening, especially as we
discussed two weeks ago. The torment in
the hereafter is an internal torment.
Uhuh. Oh, what kind of pain could that
be? It is unbearable, so it is better
that we just surrender to Allah, learn
to know Allah, and learn to love Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Yes, we previously
discussed the cotton, that is also
knowledge to learn to know Allah. May
Allah grant guidance to us all. Amin Ya
Rabbal Alamin.
Amin Ya Rabbal Alamin.
Alright, that was the afternoon lecture
regarding good sustenance, right, Ustaz
? Yes.
So what is interesting is wabatil ardhi
.
This is about faith, right, Ustaz?
Huh?
This is about faith, right.
Faith
in all of Allah's creations.
All
not just humans, right, Sir.
All of Allah's creations.
No birds fall down from hunger. Even
though fruit trees are now rare.
Including the microorganisms that are
actually inside our bodies too.
Yes. Correct.
Like germs. Yes.
Actually, some of them are also
beneficial, don't be deceived.
Correct.
Viruses and everything.
In the soil, people used to get their
water from wells.
Yes.
It is sterile inside the soil, it's in
the ground, right.
Yeah.
There are creatures, I don't know what
they are, that can
can kill other germs.
Those bacteria.
Yes. That is why if you touch a dog,
you are told to use soil, right. Well,
that kills bacteria. Correct.
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and sisters blessed by Allah Subhanahu
wa Ta'ala. Thank you for still being
with us for our afternoon lecture. In
the first session, we listened to the
lecture and advice given by Ustaz Zain
Alhadi regarding good sustenance,
rizkon thayiban, right, Ustaz. Yes.
There are already several SMS messages
that have come in. However, before I go
to the listeners 'questions, I would
like to remind you that there is a
verse where Allah has opened the door
very wide
for humans to ask, that is the meaning.
Yes.
To ask. Earlier there was an example of
a prayer request from Ustaz Zain,
always mention
the attributes
or the names of Allah.
Yes.
Yes. Ar-Razzaq, right. The All-Provider
of sustenance.
Then what else, Ustaz? When we ask for
sustenance from Allah, besides
mentioning His names,
yes.
Then what should be remembered, Ustaz?
Because usually, humans ask just for
the sake of their own pleasure, right.
They think, "Ah, I want a lot of
sustenance, I'll ask." But the goal is
just to be happy.
Now, what must be realized, Ustaz? So
that "rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah
wa fil-akhirati hasanah" has a truly
beautiful meaning in this world and the
hereafter.
Correct.
Yes, that hasanah, the sustenance is
also a hasanah sustenance.
Yeah.
A beautiful and pure sustenance. Yes,
that's right, that rabbana atina
fid-dunya hasanah. O Allah, grant us a
life that is clean and beautiful in
this world, and in the hereafter as
well, for it to be clean and beautiful
there too. So, it doesn't mean
happiness; that is not the meaning of
hasanah. Hm.
So hasanah means beautiful and clean.
Let us live a clean life. Clean food,
clean clothing, a clean heart, dressing
cleanly, eating cleanly. That is the
meaning of hasanah.
So the provision being requested is not
for pleasure.
Yes. No. Pleasure comes on its own.
It comes on its own.
If it is already clean, one will surely
be happy. Even if the provision is
abundant. If the heart is not clean,
one will not be happy.
Hm.
Yes. Humans often suffer internally
because they create it themselves. Here
, there is an animal cage, there are
all sorts of cages. Look at the heart.
Yes, life is difficult. All animal
traits are here. Greedy, vengeful,
hateful, it is tiring. But a clean
person who doesn't have such things,
they are just happy. Whatever the
provision is, they are happy. And any
food becomes delicious when the heart
is clean. So even if it is expensive
food at a luxury hotel, when the heart
is not right, it doesn't taste good
because the heart is full of vengeance.
There is hatred, it makes one dizzy.
Eating is unpleasant, sleeping is not
sound. So what makes humans happy is a
clean heart. Those five things from
yesterday, those traits should be cast
away. Direct your thoughts and feelings
toward Allah to receive provision.
Even if you are already rich or a
merchant, direct it to Allah. That will
make the provision good, truly good.
Because indeed, the provider of
provision is Allah, the Best of
Providers. The best of all providers.
Yes, perhaps humans can also provide,
but the money might be from forbidden
sources. That is not the Best of
Providers. So even if you are already
rich, keep asking that your provision
be lawful. Ask it from Allah; from
Allah, it is lawful and clean. Ustaz, I
will move on to several questions that
have come in. This one is from Ibu
Albar in Cikarang. Peace be upon you,
and Allah's mercy and blessings.
And peace be upon you, and Allah's
mercy and blessings. Ustaz, what is
your opinion if we pray? The content of
our prayers mostly asks for worldly
goodness, while asking for goodness in
the hereafter is only done at the end.
So throughout the prayer, from the
beginning until almost the end, it is
worldly goodness; the end is only for
the hereafter. So it is not balanced.
What is your opinion, Ustaz?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. There is another
verse in the Quran, "Whoever asks for
worldly things, Allah will give;
whoever asks for the hereafter, Allah
will give." Ask for the world and the
hereafter, and Allah will give. If they
only ask for the world, Allah gives the
world. But in the hereafter, they get
nothing. So it is permissible, but in
the hereafter, they get.
Nothing. So ask for both the world and
the hereafter. Oh, regarding the
imbalance mentioned earlier. If you
still ask for the hereafter, it is
still better, still good. Still good.
It's just that the request might have a
higher percentage for the world and
less for the hereafter.
Oh God, follow according to His will.
Oh.
Right, yes like prayer, there is no
prayer that is rejected, God willing
all are accepted unless it's not done
correctly.
Well, but the problem is what
percentage is accepted.
Yeah.
What percentage is the value, the
quality? H
ah, so if for instance in the Quran it
is said that prayer prevents evil and
wrongdoing but there are people who
still do wrongdoing and evil and so on.
Why, what is the percentage of their
prayer? If the prayer is already a high
percentage, they will be prevented.
He.
Now that is prayer. So the key to
everything is in prayer, the hardest
thing in prayer is to be devoted.
Devotion in prayer. Learning to pray,
everyone is already clever at it, some
even rush it. But the problem is how to
have a devoted prayer, that focuses the
mind on Allah. So when they pray, their
mind is praying, their feelings also
follow in prayer. Their mind
contemplates the greatness of Allah,
alhamdulillahi rabbil alamin. They feel
they are saying that, saying it to
Allah. He
yes. Al-Fatihah is extraordinary, its
verses in the beginning praise Allah.
In the middle, it promises to Allah. At
the end, it is a prayer asking for
guidance, asking to be led. We are at
this three-way junction. Straight ahead
is the straight path, to the right is
the path of those who earned wrath. On
the left is the path of those who went
astray. Oh, from the middle, we are at
this roundabout looking at the straight
path and it looks like it has many
thorns. Looking at the path of those
who went astray, it looks like there is
a lot there. There are bottles, there
are flashing lights there. The path of
those who earned wrath is like that.
This straight path looks scary. There
are thorns. Just enter and step on it,
it turns out they are plastic thorns.
So it's only a test, it looks scary but
it's actually beautiful. It looks
beautiful if you enter, but it's hard
to get back out. Try going out at dawn,
early in the morning after exercising,
see many people coming home who are
wasted, who are
exhausted
exhausted, dizzy, all with sour faces.
Now that is, even though they said they
were looking for entertainment, their
faces just became more troubled.
Entertainment isn't there.
Entertainment isn't in objects or
material things, that's just a
temporary forgetting of consciousness.
He.
Where is entertainment found? In the
heart. The heart is entertained. That's
not a matter of the heart. Temporarily
forgetting with music, parties, you
forget. When you forget, you forget
about suffering. Once you are done with
that, the suffering comes back again.
Now, when people are close to Allah,
their hearts are calm, it's here.
Happiness is in the heart. The heart
that is close to Allah is the happy one
. Little children, when are they happy?
When they are in their mother's lap. In
their mother's lap, they are happy
there. And the bond of mother and child
is only a biological bond. With Allah,
we have a bond as creator.
H
and the created, a close bond.
Yes.
And when close to Allah, the happiness
is higher than the happiness of a baby
when caressed by its mother in her lap.
Yes. That is, "verily, in the
remembrance of Allah do hearts find
rest," remembering Allah and being
close to Allah will soothe the heart, a
calm heart is what happiness is. God
willing.
Okay, next we go to a servant of God in
Jakarta at 08778961 and so on, peace be
upon you, and God's mercy and blessings
, to Zain, may God have mercy on you.
Wealth is synonymous with abundance,
while in the Quranic verse it was
explained as rizqon halalan thayyiban,
sustenance that is lawful and good.
What do you think, Ustaz, if the
sustenance is lawful, good, and
abundant? What is your opinion, Ustaz?
In the name of God, the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful.
Lawful, good, and abundant sustenance.
It's allowed. It's allowed. Good and
abundant is allowed. Asking God for
anything good is not a problem. Asking
for a lot is also allowed.
It's not a problem. The meaning of
zuhud (asceticism) is that a person
does not love the world, you see. But
that doesn't mean they don't possess
the world. Someone can be rich with
lots of money but still be ascetic.
What is the meaning of asceticism? Not
loving it.
But you are allowed to enjoy it.
You are allowed to wear nice clothes.
Asceticism allows you to love things,
but not in excess.
Uh, you are allowed to love things.
You are allowed to enjoy things.
You are allowed to enjoy and love them,
but not be attached to them.
Eating fried cassava is delicious,
isn't it?
Enjoy it.
That too. But the dangerous thing is
loving the world too much. Because
people who love the world can become
corrupt, everything can become ruined.
Afraid of dying, not wanting to die,
wanting to stay in the world for a long
time. Even though if given a long life,
they would just be tormented. Wanting
to reach 100, 110, 120, tired of
carrying the body, tired. Where you
sleep, where you eat, where you go to
the bathroom, all in one place. Being
carried here and there, it’s tiring.
So God causes us to pass away because
He loves us too. Indeed, this world is
a place of suffering. A place of war, a
place of fighting, a place of noise,
floods, earthquakes, every disease is
here. A place of illness and war. War
is everywhere. War here, in one place,
war there. Later here, everywhere, we
can't avoid it. Sometimes, there are
disasters. Well, it's not heaven, but
it's not hell either. It's difficult,
not between the two. Now, here we
realize that we are only taking a test.
This world is a school, a place to
learn. Learning to know God, learning
to understand life. What is the meaning
of life? Life is a test. Well, if
someone learns, there must be a test.
If there's a test, there's a diploma,
there's a prize. After finishing the
test here, what is the diploma? Getting
into heaven. Just like that. So if
there is a heavy test, be patient,
there's no other way. If you don't want
to be patient, what do you want? Sick
and don't want to be patient, don't
want to accept it. What do you want?
Wanting to jump around is impossible.
So what now? Accept that this life is a
test. It's just for a while, there’s
no test that lasts forever. But once
you pass, you'll be happy, right? So
don't love the world. The world is like
this, why would you want to love it?
Loving life, loving the world, what do
you want to find here? Everything is
fleeting, there's no true pleasure. You
may enjoy it. But what is mentioned in
the Quran is that this world is just a
temporary pleasure, not true bliss.
Mata'ul ghurur.
Ad-dunya mata'ul.
Mata'ul ghurur. Like a mirage. It looks
beautiful, it looks like it can satisfy
, like it can quench your thirst. "
Water is there, it can quench thirst,"
but when you get there, it’s not
there. You go looking for entertainment
. You spend your time there until
morning, but there’s nothing. When
morning comes, what did you get? You
got nothing. Tired, weary, struggling.
Now, that’s life, life is just like
that. The world is a deceiver like that
. You think it’s enjoyable, but
it’s not at all. Sitting at home,
remembering Allah, drinking tea with
fried peanuts—that is already
delightful.
Alright,
insha'Allah. Next, we move to a
question from Mr. Did in Depok.
Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi
wabarakatuh. Wa'alaikumussalam.
Ustadz. How
if we ask for repayment of a debt from
an old friend who has borrowed money,
is that still considered good provision
or not, Ustadz? Is this about sincerity
, or should we just let it go? Please
provide some enlightenment, Ustadz.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. We have the
right to collect our debt.
It is good, not bad, because it is our
right.
Yes.
You may collect it while observing if
the person is capable or if there is a
possibility they are not. We can tell
whether they are lying or not. If we
see they are truly unable to pay, then
just intend it as charity for them.
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Some might say if you intend it as
charity, you weren't sincere initially.
It is sincere. You have already
intended it that way, right?
Yes.
So, that's it. But whether Allah
accepts it or not, that is Allah’s
business. No human knows. But Allah is
very wise. Insha'Allah, it will be
accepted. The value is up to Him, you
see.
So, never ever say it won't be accepted
by Allah. Why are you preempting Allah?
Are you God's representative or what?
We shouldn't have an attitude like that
. Preempting Allah is His affair. We
can only answer "insha'Allah." Accepted
, insha'Allah. Like that. The scholars
of the past were truly honest. For
instance, if there is something not
explicitly mentioned as haram in the
Quran, they wouldn't immediately call
it haram. They would say it is not good
. They wouldn't dare call it haram. If
Allah or the Prophet mentions it as
haram, only then would they say, "Ah,
that is not good, it is better to leave
it." They never immediately labeled
things as halal or haram. A true
scholar would not do that.
Especially saying someone will go to
hell.
Ah, there’s no such thing; how would
you know they are going to hell?
That’s easy for you to say.
We don't know if this person is loved
by Allah or not. We don't know; if
Allah loves His servant, He loves them.
They are given guidance, guided. Don't
feel like you know everything. That's
scary, saying people are going to hell.
Don't. Unless it is from the Quran. But
it doesn't mention a specific person.
The Quran only mentions one person
specifically, Abu Lahab. How many
people are mentioned individually as
entering heaven? So, what was the
question earlier? So collecting debt.
Oh yes, you are allowed to collect
debts, even from an old friend.
So it remains a legitimate source of
income, Ustaz, because it is our right,
right?
Yes, our right. But if we see that they
are truly unable to pay, have many
other debts, and are living in hardship
,
then forgive them.
Let it go.
Release it sincerely for the sake of
Allah. Allah will count that as zakat
or charity, and so on; Allah is
all-wise and all-just. Every good deed,
no matter how small, is never ignored,
never erased; it will always be
accounted for. That is the justice of
Allah, God willing.
Alright, next we have a question from
Ibu Ami. Peace be upon you and Allah's
mercy and blessings, Ustaz. After
finishing reading the Quran, I continue
by reading the Asmaul Husna. Then I
read Surah Al-Kahf. I have hopes that I
want to ask of Allah Subhanhu wa ta'ala
. Is that good, Ustaz? Peace.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. Very good. What
you just conveyed, hoping in Allah,
making Him your reliance, you should
never stop asking Allah; if we ask
humans once, twice, three times, ten
times, they get bored.
Yes.
But with Allah, the more we draw near,
the more we ask, the more we are loved.
It means we truly treat Him as our Lord
.
Yes.
People who treat Allah as their Lord go
to Him for everything; a little bit of
venting, a little bit of complaining, a
little bit of asking for anything,
please do so.
Yes. But remember, before praying, you
already read the Quran, which is all
good. Start with Alhamdulillah, start
with sholawat.
Yes.
And close it again with sholawat. That
is the "pin" of the prayer.
The "pin," yes. The "pin" is Allahumma
sholli' ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali
Muhammad. It is extraordinary, the
Quran mentions Allah Subhanhu wa ta'ala
sends blessings upon the Prophet and
the angels send blessings upon the
Prophet. So you are all encouraged to
send blessings upon the Prophet. Yes.
And if Allah uses the present
continuous tense (fi'il mudhari'), "
innallaha wa malaikatahu yusolluna." It
does not mean Allah has already sent
blessings. No. Allah is currently
sending blessings.
So if someone is asked, what is Allah
doing right now? Allah is sending
blessings.
Continuous. Yes.
Subhanallah. So there is a "pin" there.
That shows Allah's love for the Prophet
.
So it is good. Alright. That's good,
Ustaz.
Very good. Yes.
Yes. We are connected with a listener
on the phone line. Hello. Peace be upon
you.
Peace be upon you.
Alright. From whom? Where are you, sir?
From a servant of Allah, sir.
Please go ahead, sir. Ustaz, I want to
ask, Ustaz. Is it true that the two
rak'ahs of sunnah prayer before Subuh
are better than the world and
everything in it? Could you please
explain this?
Yes. Peace be upon you and Allah's
mercy and blessings.
That, Ustaz.
Oh, yes. The rak'ahs.
The rak'ahs of Al-Fajr. Two rak'ahs of
dawn prayer [are better] than the world
. In the name of Allah, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful. Yes, that
is correct. "Khairun minad dunya wa ma
fiha," just imagine, it is
extraordinary. That means the reward
for those two rak'ahs of prayer earlier
two rak'ahs before dawn, yes
the value of that reward is higher than
all the wealth in the world, the world
and everything in it. It’s truly
extraordinary, really. Only when we are
there will we say, "Wow." So, you
cannot compare what life will be like
there in the hereafter. It is not like
in this world, it is different. You'll
already be happy if you have a house
perhaps the size of the world for just
one person, for one family. How about
that? And there are no vehicles, you
move from place to place with ease. Wow
, it’s hard to imagine. Basically,
whatever humans in this world cannot
conceive, that is what heaven will be
like. Now, if those two dawn rak'ahs
already have a reward better than the
world and its contents. What about
other forms of worship?
Why is the value so immense? At dawn,
Ustadz.
Yes, it is Allah's kindness. Because at
dawn, people are sleepy.
Extraordinarily sleepy. Especially if
they prayed Tahajjud beforehand, right.
Tahajjud, yes.
Extraordinary. During Tahajjud, if you
are tired of standing for two rak'ahs,
you can sit. Sit and recite Yasin,
recite Al-Mulk. Earlier, there was a
mention of reading Al-Kahf, right. Yeah
.
There is a Hadith about reading Al-Kahf
on Thursday night or Friday.
And then, pray another two rak'ahs and
recite what surah? Al-Mulk. Al-Mulk is
a surah that the Prophet loved.
Yeah.
Yes. There are also many surahs; don't
take it lightly. People like to say, "
I'll just read Qulhu"(Al-Ikhlas),
it’s okay since it's short. Oh. That
is a great surah, it is about Tawheed.
Allah loves that surah, Al-Ikhlas. And
Allah also loves it when we call upon
Him as Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram. Yeah.
Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram. Because
earlier it was about sustenance, like
Ya Wahhab, Ya Basit, those are fine; Ya
Fattah, it depends on what we desire,
then mention Allah, prostrate,
prostrate outside of prayer, prostrate
to Allah, read whatever you want, read
this surah, what is it called, "Sabbaha
lillahi ma fis-samawati" from verse 1
to 6 of Surah Al-Hadid.
Surah Al-Hadid.
Verses 1 to 6 are also Tasbih, "Sabbaha
lillahi," everything in the heavens
glorifies Allah, recite that while
prostrating if you have it memorized.
If you haven't memorized it, you can
put it next to you and read it while
doing so.
Adding more prostrations is also fine.
But I really love prostrating. Increase
your prostrations, even outside of
prayer. Prostrate when remembering the
favors of Allah. When having sinned,
say "O Allah, Astaghfirullah,"
prostrate and ask for forgiveness, "
Lord, forgive me, O Allah." While
prostrating, pray; while prostrating,
you are close to Allah. So that was it,
Sir. Correct. That kind of dawn prayer
has that reward in the hereafter. It
means that here, people get this gift,
get that gift, that's just how it is.
Now, this gift from Allah in the
hereafter is unimaginable.
That is why it is better than the world
and everything in it. Because the
contents of this world, which we are so
amazed by, are actually nothing
compared to the hereafter.
We eat the bananas of this world like
this. But once we've eaten the bananas
of the hereafter, we won't have an
appetite for these anymore. The bananas
of this world will be gone. Alright,
Ustaz, let's go to the next caller.
Hello. Peace be upon you.
Hello. Peace be upon you.
Who is this? Where are you, Ma'am?
From Rukmini in Jonggol.
Yes, the voice is not very loud.
Yes.
Yes.
Hello.
Yes, please go ahead, Ma'am. Who is
this? Ma'am,
Ma'am.
Yes, Mrs. Mugni. Please go ahead, Ma'am
.
Jonggol.
Alright, please go ahead, Ma'am.
Ustaz, I want to ask something. For
example, if I have money and I lend it
to a friend who owns an agency. So, I
will be given a share of the profit.
But I don't ask for a specific amount
of profit. It's up to them how much
they want to give me. For example, if I
have 2 million, they say they will pay
in 10 installments. Then every
installment they add 200, every month
200. Like 2 million plus 200 from them,
Sir.
Hm. You are lending money, right?
Is that allowed, Sir?
Huh?
Yes. You are lending money, right?
Yes. I lend money to them.
Yes, yes, yes.
But I don't ask for any specific return
. I don't ask, it's up to them, if they
want to give, it's fine.
Okay. But they get an extra amount.
They give me that extra amount.
Yes. The extra is 200,000, right?
200,000 like that.
Oh, I see.
Is that allowed, Sir?
Thank you, Sir.
Peace be upon you.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. Yes, what is not
allowed is usury (riba), right. Now,
that must be clear from the beginning.
Do not ask, just lend. Do not ask.
Now, they give a gift because they made
a profit.
Uh-huh.
There was no prior agreement, right?
Yes. Well, that is allowed. If there is
a prior agreement, that should not be
mentioned.
So there is no agreement.
Yes.
Lending is just lending.
Now, if they want to give 200, don't
make it a promise; when they return it,
just give it as a gift.
So it is acceptable, right?
It is acceptable, but if there is an
agreement,
don't do that. If there is an agreement
, it counts as
excess on the loan.
Yes. So there is no agreement. If they
want to give, then they just give. If
they don't give, it's okay, as you said
earlier, right? Yes, that's right. But
don't mention it from the beginning.
Uh-huh. If, God willing, there is no
prior agreement, it's okay, it becomes
a gift.
Alright, let's go to another question,
Ustaz. From a servant of Allah in
Jakarta. Peace be upon you and Allah's
mercy and blessings. Ustaz, are there
any practices or prayers that we can do
to be given halal, blessed, and good
sustenance? And does reading the 1000
dinar verse refer to Surah At-Talaq?
Does that include what is done after
Dhuha prayer, Ustaz? Please enlighten
me. Jazakallah.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. Yes, God willing,
there is also a hadith about reciting
Surah Al-Waqi'ah.
Hm.
To receive provision. Yes, you may
certainly strive for anything. Begging
for provision from Allah, pleading with
Him, is actually very good. What is not
allowed is begging from humans. But
when it comes to Allah, that is exactly
how it should be. Al-Faqir, people say
"I am Al-Faqir." I am needy before
Allah. It means "faqir" is in need. We
need Allah, so we should present our
needs to Allah. Good. It is fine to
have the intention of seeking provision
. Some people think reading the Quran
while asking for provision is insincere
. It is allowed, because asking Allah
for provision is what we were told to
do. "Seek from Allah your provision."
Ask from Allah, for provision is with
Allah, so ask a lot. Yes, that’s it.
Asking Allah for provision is a good
act of worship. Allah is offering it to
us, right? So ask by reading this or
that, reciting the verses as mentioned
is good, reciting Surah Al-Waqi'ah is
also good, and later you can also say "
Ya Wahhab, Ya Razzaq, Ya Wahhab, Ya
Razzaq." That is truly beautiful. Ya
Wahhab, Ya Razzaq. Allah is the
Provider of provision. Ya Razzaq, Ya
Razzaq. Ask for provision. Earlier
someone asked, is it okay to ask for
abundant, halal, and good provision?
Ask for that which is halal, pure, and
abundant. It is allowed; we are not
forbidden from enjoying the provision
that Allah gives us. Zuhud (asceticism)
is a matter of the heart. It is in the
heart, not in the clothing. Wearing
rags doesn't mean you are practicing
zuhud; zuhud is for the sake of Allah
in your heart. But we are allowed to
wear good clothes, eat good food, and
look presentable. That is allowed; the
prophets were like that. Some prophets
were merchants, some worked, and some
were shepherds. And they dressed well,
neatly, and cleanly. So, zuhud is not
about wearing rags. No. Many people
have nothing, but they are not
practicing zuhud. They don't have it.
But they really want a lot. What is not
allowed is loving the world too much.
Having plenty of provision is allowed,
as long as it is not what you love most
. Because this world is just a bridge.
Even if the bridge were made of gold,
no one sleeps on a bridge, right? God
willing.
Alright. Ustaz, let's move to the last
question as our time is limited. We go
to Ibu Rosita in Cikarang.
Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi
wabarakatuh, Ustaz. Is it permissible,
Ustaz, to pray for my late husband's
house to be sold soon, because all this
time the inheritance has been
controlled by his younger and older
siblings? Please enlighten me, Ustaz.
What should I do?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious
, the Most Merciful. Yes, that is
allowed. Indeed, it is appropriate that
after 40, 50, or 60 days, the
inheritance should have been
distributed. Sometimes, one of the
heirs entitled to the inheritance tends
to delay the distribution.
Delaying it is not allowed. Because
there are rights belonging to the
children as well. When parents pass
away, those are the rights of the
orphans; when someone dies, their
wealth immediately becomes the right of
Allah.
First of all, that wealth was only from
Allah as a right of use.
So, once the owner of the wealth passes
away, it returns to Allah, so Allah is
the one who distributes it; Allah has
already willed in the Quran, this much
for this person, this much for that
person, so it is Allah who has already
set it in the Quran. So humans are not
allowed to distribute it according to
their own methods. Now, if there is a
will, it only applies to one-third. And
that is only for non-heirs. Wills do
not apply to heirs. Now, I want to
address those listening; many have
passed away and the distribution is
being delayed. There is one or two
heirs who disagree. "Later, just wait a
while." That is not allowed, that is a
sin. That is a right that Allah has
already assigned to the heirs, it is
already their right. Do not delay it.
Of course, if someone has just died a
few days ago, it wouldn't be
appropriate to distribute it
immediately. It is not forbidden, but
it is not appropriate. Wait, usually
after 40 days, it should be distributed
. There are cases where the rightful
heirs pass away, leaving behind orphans
, and their eldest sibling still
withholds it; there are many cases like
this. Tell them not to be like that. Do
not treat others unjustly. Do not make
things difficult for others. You should
be helping them instead. If you cannot
help, do not make things difficult. So,
it is hoped that those listening, if
someone has passed away, after some
time, distribute it. Do not withhold it
with this excuse or that; distribute it
. God has already divided it in the
Quran. Yes, this is for this person,
this is for that person. Just do it, do
not delay it, okay. God willing.
Alright, that is the last question we
can answer, Ustaz.
Yes.
As a closing for our entire discussion,
what would you say, Ustaz?
So the point of this discussion is that
Allah offers, Allah tells us to hope
for sustenance from Him. Faftahu
indallahir rizk. Seek sustenance from
Allah. Seek sustenance from Allah. Do
not desire what comes from people. Do
not rely on others. Even if it comes
from others, Allah is the one who moves
their hearts to give, you know. So
always seek sustenance from Allah
because He is the best of providers.
Meaning, only hope for sustenance from
Allah. Do not hope from humans. That is
it. Ultimately, our faith lies in
hoping for Allah, asking for sustenance
from Allah; that is faith. If our faith
is lacking, we hope from other than
Allah; that is a lack of faith. What is
even worse is if we take what belongs
to others. That is not from Allah;
taking others 'rights is not good
sustenance, it is bad sustenance. So,
place your hopes only in the sustenance
that comes from Allah. God willing, we
will be safe in this world and the
hereafter by providing our children and
family with halal, pure sustenance—
earning it purely and spending it in
pure ways. May Allah grant this to all
of us who are listening. May those who
are ill be given health, and those who
are in need be given good, halal, and
wholesome sustenance. For those who
have problems, God willing, may Allah
open a way and resolve them. God
willing. O Allah, O Most Generous, O
Most Gracious, O Most Merciful, O
Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
Wasalamualaikum warahmatullahi
wabarakatuh.
That was our dear brothers and sisters
in faith, the afternoon lecture edition
for today with Ustaz Zain Alhadi. May
what he shared be beneficial for us all
. From the studio, I who am on duty,
accompanied by Yusuf Subangkit at the
operator's desk, take my leave. We
apologize for any slips of the tongue.
Billahi taufik wal hidayah.
Subhanakallahumma wabihamdika ashadu
alla ilaha illa anta astagfiruka wa
atubu ilaik. Asalamualaikum
warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. H