Tuning Into The Reality Of

Piety
Tuning into Reality

o ‫صِر‬ْ ‫َوا ْلَع‬

o ‫إَِّنا نْإل َس َانلَ ِفي ُخ ْسٍر‬
َّ ‫اص ْوا بِ ا‬
o ِ‫لصرْب‬ ‫و‬‫ت‬َ ‫و‬ ‫ق‬ِّ ‫حْل‬ ‫ا‬ ِ
‫ب‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬ ‫اص‬‫و‬ ‫ت‬
َ ‫و‬‫ات‬ ِ ‫حِل‬ ‫ا‬‫لص‬
َّ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬‫ل‬
ُ‫م‬ِ ‫ع‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آم‬‫ين‬‫ذ‬ِ‫ل‬َّ ‫ا‬‫ال‬ ِ
‫إ‬
َ َ َ َ َْ َ َ َ ََ َ َ ُ
 The Height of Emphasis
 Success and Failure
 The Bare Minimum
 Desperately Need 4/4
 The fallacies
3 Remaining Points

 Worldly success is not inherently evil

 All four are inseparable and necessitate each
other
 Make a chart – Take account of yourself before
you are taken account of.
The Chart
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Iman
‘Amali
Salih
Tawasee
bil Haq
Tawasee
Bis Sabr
The Structure of the Syllabus

Six Parts
1. Comprehensive Lessons
2. Iman
3. ‘Amali Salih
4. Tawasee Bil Haq
5. Tawasee Bis Sabr
6. Message to the Ummah of today- Surah al-
Hadeed
Piety- A necessity

 Human Being
 Physical Part- Nourished by food and water
 Immaterial Part– Sustained by acts of “Piety”
▪ Dacoits, pick-pockets, prostitutes– all have some avenue
of “piety”.
▪ Satiate the biting conscious and justify the evil deeds.
3 Kinds of People

 The Religious
 The Ethical

 The Ritualistic
‫‪Ayat-ul-Birr- Baqarah 177‬‬

‫ب ولَ ِك َّن الْ َّرِب‬ ‫وه ُكم قِبل الْم ْش ِرِق والْم ْغ ِر ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ج‬ ‫و‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ُّ‬
‫ل‬‫و‬ ‫ت‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ن‬‫ْ‬ ‫َ‬
‫أ‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫رِب‬‫ْ‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫س‬ ‫ي‬
‫ْ‬‫َ‬‫ل‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫َ ُُ ْ ََ َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ني َوآتَى‬ ‫ي‬‫ِ‬
‫ب‬ ‫َّ‬
‫ن‬ ‫ال‬‫و‬ ‫ِ‬
‫اب‬ ‫ت‬‫ك‬‫ِ‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ة‬ ‫ك‬
‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫الئ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ر‬ ‫ِ‬
‫اآلخ‬ ‫م‬‫ِ‬‫و‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ه‬‫ِ‬ ‫َّ‬
‫ل‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ب‬ ‫ن‬ ‫آم‬ ‫ن‬ ‫م‬
‫َ َ َ ِّ َ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫َ َْ‬ ‫َْ ََ‬
‫ني َوابْ َن‬ ‫الْم َال علَى حبِّ ِه ذَ ِوي الْ ُقر والْيتَامى والْمساكِ‬
‫ْىَب َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‬ ‫َ َ ُ‬
‫الصالةَ َوآتَى َّ‬
‫الزَكا َة‬ ‫السائِل َ َ ِّ َ َ َ َ َّ‬
‫ام‬ ‫ق‬ ‫َ‬‫أ‬‫و‬ ‫اب‬‫ِ‬ ‫ق‬
‫الر‬ ‫يِف‬
‫و‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫السبِ ِيل َو َّ‬ ‫َّ‬
‫الضَّر ِاء‬
‫ين يِف الْبَأْ َس ِاء َو َّ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ر‬ ‫الصابِ‬
‫َّ‬ ‫و‬‫َ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫د‬
‫ُ‬ ‫اه‬
‫َ‬ ‫ع‬
‫َ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ذ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫إ‬ ‫م‬‫ْ‬
‫ِ‬
‫ه‬ ‫ِ‬
‫د‬ ‫ه‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ع‬
‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬‫ب‬ ‫ن‬
‫َ‬ ‫و‬ ‫ف‬
‫ُ‬‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬
‫َ ُ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬
‫ك ُه ُم الْ ُمَّت ُقو َن‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ئ‬‫َ‬‫ل‬‫و‬ ‫ُ‬
‫أ‬‫و‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ق‬ ‫د‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ين‬ ‫ذ‬‫ِ‬ ‫َّ‬
‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ئ‬‫َ‬‫ل‬‫و‬ ‫ُ‬
‫أ‬ ‫س‬‫ِ‬ ‫ْ‬
‫أ‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ني‬ ‫ح‬‫ِ‬ ‫و‬
‫َ َ ََُ َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
Liguistics

‫ ب‬+ ‫ ر‬+ ‫و بَِر ر= بَر‬

Iman and Piety

‫ني‬ ‫ي‬
ِِّ
‫ب‬َّ
‫ن‬ ‫ال‬
‫و‬ ِ
‫اب‬ ‫ت‬‫ك‬ ِ ‫ولَ ِك َّن الْرِب َّ من آمن بِاللَّ ِه والْيوِم‬
َِ ْ‫اآلخ ِر والْمالئِ َك ِة وال‬
َ َ َ َ َ َْ َ ََ َْ َ

Iman blossomed!

1. What are moral values? Do they change with

changing times and circumstances?
2. What is the driving force for piety?
Morality

ٍ ‫َوَن ْف‬
‫س َوَما َس َّو َاها‬
By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

‫فَأَهْلََم َها فُ ُج َورَها َوَت ْق َو َاها‬

And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right ;-

1.‫معروف‬

2.‫منكر‬
‫‪Driving Force- The Why‬‬

‫ني‬‫ي‬
‫ِّ‬‫ِ‬
‫ب‬‫َّ‬
‫ن‬ ‫ال‬
‫و‬ ‫ِ‬
‫اب‬ ‫ت‬‫ك‬ ‫ولَ ِك َّن الْرِب َّ من آمن بِاللَّ ِه والْيوِم ِ‬
‫اآلخ ِر والْمالئِ َك ِة والْ َِ‬
‫َ َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫َ َْ‬ ‫َْ ََ‬ ‫َ‬
‫‪ Iman in Allah Ī‬‬
‫‪ Iman in Accountability‬‬
Actions are judged by intentions

If any action does not have these two beliefs as

a driving force they will be rejected!
The Guiding Force- The How

‫ني‬ ‫ي‬
ِِّ
‫ب‬َّ
‫ن‬ ‫ال‬
‫و‬ ِ
‫اب‬َِ ْ‫مالئِ َك ِة وال‬
‫ت‬‫ك‬
َ َ َ َ
 The Institution of Prophethood- Qur’an and
Sunnah
 An overzealous urge of piety- Rejected!
 The 3 people who came to the Prophet Ē
‫‪The What‬‬

‫ني‬‫السائِلِ‬
‫و‬ ‫ِ‬
‫يل‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ب‬ ‫الس‬ ‫ن‬ ‫اب‬
‫و‬ ‫ني‬‫ِ‬‫اك‬ ‫س‬ ‫م‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ام‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ل‬
‫ْ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫و‬‫ِ‬ ‫ذ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ه‬ ‫َوآتَى الْ َم َال َعلَى ُحبِّ‬
‫ُ ْىَب َ ََ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َّ َ َّ َ‬
‫اه ُدوا‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ذ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫إ‬ ‫م‬ ‫الزَكا َة والْموفُو َن بِعه ِد ِ‬
‫ه‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫ى‬‫َ‬‫ت‬‫آ‬‫و‬ ‫ة‬
‫َ‬ ‫ال‬‫الص‬
‫َّ‬ ‫ام‬ ‫ق‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫أ‬‫و‬ ‫ِ‬
‫اب‬‫ق‬
‫َ‬‫الر‬
‫ِّ‬ ‫ويِف‬
‫َْ ْ َ َ‬ ‫َ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫‪ ‘Amli-Salih- 3 Branches‬‬
‫‪ Empathy‬‬
‫‪ ‘Ibadaat‬‬
‫‪ Interpersonal relationships- Fulfill contracts‬‬
Empathy

‫ني‬ ِ‫السائِل‬
‫و‬ ِ
‫يل‬ِ
‫ب‬ ‫الس‬ ‫ن‬ ‫اب‬
‫و‬ ‫ني‬ِ‫اك‬ ‫س‬‫م‬ْ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ام‬ ‫ت‬‫ي‬ْ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ر‬‫ق‬ْ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ِ
‫و‬ ‫ذ‬
َ ِ
‫ه‬ ِّ‫َوآتَى الْ َم َال َعلَى ُحب‬
َ َّ َ َّ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ َ ََ َ ‫ُ ْىَب‬
ِ َ‫الرق‬
‫اب‬ ِّ ‫َويِف‬
But what of the pillars?
“Islam is based on five pillars : Kalima Shadat,
Salat, Zakat, Sawm of Ramadan, and Hajj.”
(Agreed upon)
 Context- Reality of Piety
‫…‪Importance of Spending‬‬

‫لَ ْن َتنَالُوا الْرِب َّ َحىَّت تُْن ِف ُقوا مِم َّا حُتِ بُّو َن‬
‫‪----------‬‬
‫فَأََّما َم ْن أ َْعطَى َو َّات َقى‬
‫‪--------‬‬
‫فَال ا ْقتَ َح َم الْ َع َقبَةَ‬
From ahadith..

--------------------

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 “O son of Adam I was ill and you didn’t visit me?” He would respond, “O
Master how can I visit you when you’re sick and you are the Master of the
worlds?” Allah will respond, “Don’t you know that so and so slave of mine was
ill and you didn’t visit him? Don’t you know that had you visited him you
would’ve found me there?
 O son of Adam, I asked you for food you didn’t feed me.” The slave would say,
“My Master! How could I feed you when you are the Master of the worlds?
Allah would respond, “Don’t you know that so and so slave of mine asked you
for food and you didn’t feed him? Don’t you know that had you fed him you
would have found that food with me!
 O my slave, I asked you for water you didn’t give me water.” The slave would
say, “How could I give you water and you are the Master of the worlds?” Allah
will respond, “Don’t you know my slave so-and-so came to you and he asked
you for water and you didn’t give him water. Had you given him water you
would have found that (action) with me!
The order of priority…

ِ َ‫الرق‬
‫اب‬ ‫يِف‬ ِ
‫ل‬ِ‫ائ‬ ‫الس‬
‫و‬ ‫يل‬ِ
‫ب‬‫الس‬ ‫ن‬ ‫اب‬
‫و‬ ‫ني‬ِ
ِّ َ َ َّ َ َّ َ ْ َ َ ‫َذ ِوي الْ ُق ْرىَب َوالْيَتَ َامى َوالْ َم َساك‬
‫و‬ ‫ني‬ ِ
 Relatives
 Orphans Seek them out!
 Miskin– Weak, dependant
 Traveler

 Those who ask

 Slaves/Those in Debt
‘Ibadaat

َّ ‫الصال َة َوآتَى‬
‫الزَكا َة‬ َّ ‫َوأَقَ َام‬
 Necessary and Necessitate
 Iman results in ‘ibadaat and ‘ibadaat increase
Iman
 ‫الصال َة‬
َّ
 A reminder of the “why”!
َّ
 ‫الزَكا َة‬
 Paves the way for Sadaqaat
The panacea for societal problems!

‫اه ُدوا‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ َ َ ْ ْ َ ‫َوالْ ُموفُو َن ب‬
‫ع‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫إ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ه‬ ‫د‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ع‬
 Contracts at work
 Social Contracts
 Daily dealings
Last but definitely not the least…

‫ني الْبَأْ ِس‬ ِ ‫الضَّر ِاء و‬

‫ح‬ َّ ‫و‬ ِ ‫الصابِ ِرين يِف الْبأْس‬
‫اء‬ َّ ‫و‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ َ
 Especially, above and beyond; the patiently
persevering!
 Ibn Taymiyyah said patience is having the
same level of obedience to Allah Ī in ease and
in difficulty.
Three situations of patience
ِ ‫الْبأْس‬- Poverty and strife
 ‫اء‬
َ َ
ِ ‫الضَّر‬
 ‫اء‬ َّ ‫و‬-َ Physical or mental harm
‫س‬ ِ ْ‫و ِحني الْبأ‬- Time of war!
َ َ َ

 Tawasee bil Haq also implied here!

 ِ ِ َّ ِ
َ َ ُ َ َ َ َ ‫أُولَئ‬
‫ك ُه ُم الْ ُمَّت ُقو َن‬‫ئ‬َ‫ل‬‫و‬ُ
‫أ‬‫و‬ ‫ا‬
‫و‬ ‫ق‬ ‫د‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ين‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬
 Exclusivity!
 True to their claim of Iman
 Truly Conscious of Allah Ī