Thursday, February 17, 2011

Daily Qur'an & Hadith 18 Feb 2011 (14 Rabi'ul Awal 1432)

Daily Qur'an & Hadith 18 Feb 2011 (14 Rabi'ul Awal 1432)

English Translation of Al-read Quran online 

[8]. Surah Al-Anfal [The Spoils of War]

Ayat 35. Their Salat (prayer) at the House (of Allah, i.e. the Kabah at Makkah) was nothing but whistling and clapping of hands. Therefore taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve.

Ayat 36. Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them. Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto Hell.

Ayat 37. In order that Allah may distinguish the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) from the good (believers of Islamic Monotheism and doers of righteous deeds), and put the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) one on another, heap them together and cast them into Hell. Those! it is they who are the losers (bankrupt).



Hadith الحديث


English Translation of Hadith

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Do you know who is the bankrupt?'' They said: "The bankrupt among us is one who has neither money with him nor any property". He said, "The real bankrupt of my Ummah would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with Salat, Saum and Sadaqah (charity), (but he will find himself bankrupt on that day as he will have exhausted the good deeds) because he reviled others, brought calumny against others, unlawfully devoured the wealth of others, shed the blood of others and beat others; so his good deeds would be credited to the account of those (who suffered at his hand). If his good deeds fall short to clear the account, their sins would be entered in his account and he would be thrown in the (Hell) Fire". [Muslim Hadith # 2581].

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Anfal Ayat 37 "Those! it is they who are the losers (bankrupt). This Hadith tells us that a Muslim has to take strict care in the performance of obligations like prescribed Salat (prayers), Zakat, etc, but he has to take similar care in his dealings, manners and morals. Salvation lies in the proper fulfillment of all these requirements. Fulfillment of one at the cost of the other will not be sufficient for salvation.


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