‫إن إبراهيم كان أمة قانتا هلل حنيفا ولم يك من المشركين‬
Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly
obedient to Allah , inclining toward truth, and he was
not of those who associate others with Allah .
Abdullah Ibn Masood said: “The (man who is an)
‘Ummah’ is the one who teaches the people to do
good. And ‘al-Qaanit’ is the one who is obedient to
God.
Imam at-Tabari: Allah’s statement ‘and he was not of
the mushrikeen’ is due to the fact that Ibrahim
never associated anything in worship with Allah,
and he was innocent of the actions of Quraysh, and
they were free of him.
There has already been for you an excellent example in
Ibrahim and those with him
Al-Ma’areedh: Double-Entendre’s:
- Abu Bakr (ra) and his ‘guide’
- The Prophet and his army. “We are from maa’”
Haajar (ra): “In this case, I am content with Allah”
-What is the meaning of ‘hajj’?
-How does this relate?
‫فلما بلغ معه السعي قال يا بني إني أرى في المنام أني أذبحك فانظر ماذا ترى قال يا‬
‫أبت افعل ما تؤمر ستجدني إن شاء هللا من الصابرين‬
And when he reached with him [the age of ] exertion, he
said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I
[must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my
father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah
wills, of the steadfast."
“In that case, he will not cause us to be lost”
Prophet (saw) said: “The people most severely tested are at
the Prophets, then the rightly-acting people, then so on and
so forth through the categories of people. Man will be tested
according to the strength of their religion.”
Two recitations:
Taara: What do you see that we should do?
Turaa: What do you see in yourself?
‫والذين تبوءوا الدار واإليمان من قبلهم يحبون من هاجر إليهم وال يجدون في‬
‫صدورهم حاجة مما أوتوا ويؤثرون على أنفسهم ولو كان بهم خصاصة‬
‫ومن يوق شح نفسه فأولئك هم المفلحون‬
And [also for] those who were settled in al-Madinah and
[adopted] the faith before them. They love those who
emigrated to them and find not any want in their breasts of
what the emigrants were given but give [them] preference over
themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is
protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will
be the successful.
“If you see Allah blessing a slave who is established upon his sins, then
it is istidraaj (luring)” (Hadith)
‫فلما نسوا ما ذكروا به فتحنا عليهم أبواب كل شيء حتى إذا فرحوا بما أوتوا‬
‫أخذناهم بغتة فإذا هم مبلسون‬
So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened
to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that
which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then]
in despair.
‫فلما أسلما وتله للجبين‬
‫وناديناه أن يا إبراهيم‬
‫قد صدقت الرؤيا إنا كذلك نجزي المحسنين‬
‫إن هذا لهو البالء المبين‬
‫وفديناه بذبح عظيم‬
‫وتركنا عليه في اآلخرين‬
‫سالم على إبراهيم‬
And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his
forehead,
You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of
good.
Indeed, this was the clear trial.
And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
"Peace upon Ibrahim."
And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the
House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from
us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
“and We commanded Ibraaheem (Abraham) and Ismaa’eel
(Ishmael) that they should purify My House (the Ka‘bah at
Makkah) for those who are circumambulating it, or staying
(I‘tikâf ), or bowing or prostrating themselves (there, in
prayer)”
[al-Baqarah 2:125]
“O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in an
uncultivable valley by Your Sacred House (the Ka‘bah at Makkah)
in order, O our Lord, that they may perform As-Salaah (Iqaamatas-Salaah). So fill some hearts among men with love towards
them, and (O Allaah) provide them with fruits so that they may
give thanks”
[Ibraaheem 14:37]
Yazeed ibn Shaybaan said: We were standing in ‘Arafah in a
place far from the mawqif [where the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood]. Ibn Mirba’ alAnsaari came to us and said, “I am the messenger of the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him), who says to you: ‘Stay where you are (for it is also the
place of standing), for you are standing in the area where
your father Ibraaheem stood.’”
Abu Haamid al-Ghazaali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
As for the stoning of the Jamaraat, the purpose behind it is to follow the
command and manifest submission and servitude to Allaah, and show
complete obedience without rational thought or the ego having any part
in it. The aim is also to imitate Ibraaheem (peace be upon him), when
Iblees (may Allaah curse him) appeared to him in that place to instil
confusion in his mind or tempt him to sin, and Allaah commanded him
to throw stones at him so as to drive him away and dash his hopes.