Yasir Qadhi

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Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 14 Apr 06, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi talks about how Yusuf AS asks his brothers to bring Bin Yameen to him and how Yusuf AS manages to keep his youngest brother with him in Egypt. Verses 62 to 67 are recited of Surah Yusuf. Yusuf AS tells his slave to place the merchandise that he brought back in the very bags of grains in which he sold them. Why did he do this? He wanted to show them his hospitality,generosity and good nature. Bin Yameen was the favourite son of Yaqub AS. Why did Yusuf AS want Bin Yameen to be brought to him? Listen intently to discover important details. They request their father to send with them their brother, so that they could get some grains and food from the minister of finance of Egypt - Yusuf AS. Their father blatantly refused them thinking of past memories of Yusuf AS. Dejected at this, the brothers landed back in the palace and lo and behold! Their grains were seen in the bags. Elated, they take this proof back to their father to convince him once again to let them take Bin Yameen along with them so that they could get some extra benefits like a camel. The Shaykh also sheds ample light on the topic of evil jealousy - Al Ayn. What is the context of Al Ayn in Yaqub AS telling his sons to enter from different gates when entering Egypt? Listen intently to find out.

Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 13 Apr 06, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi discusses Verses 44 to 62 which are recited from Surah Yusuf and explanations are provided in the video ahead. We are acquainted with the three types of souls of human beings: Righteous and pious soul Soul that rebukes itself and amends itself Corrupt soul that deviates from the worship of Allah. The king now requests for Yusuf AS to be brought to him and be made into his camp for his honourability and his chastity. After speaking to Yusuf AS, his prestige for Yusuf AS rose even higher and gave him position and authority. He gave him Makeen and Yakeen as titles. Then, Yusuf AS asks the king to make him the incharge of all the produce of the agricultural lands . A minute should be given to ponder on the fate of Yusuf AS from the confines of prison to the most influential position of the city of Egypt. This is the Qadr of Allah and He gives to whom He is pleased with and who is grateful to Him.

Mothers of the Believers - 07 - Aisha Bint Abu Bakr Apr 06, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi now moves on to discuss the life and personality of one of the most favorite wives of the Prophet ﷺ - Aisha Bint Abu Bakr RA. Aisha Bint Abu Bakr RA was the daughter of Abu Bakr As Siddiq RA who was the beloved companion of the Prophet ﷺ. Her mother was Umm Ruman. She was from the Banu Taym tribe. She had 2 sisters - Asma Bint Abu Bakr RA and Umm Kulthum RA. She had 2 brothers - Muhammad Ibn Abu BAkr and Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Bakr RA. She was a tall and pretty lady. She was married to the Prophet ﷺ at the age of 6 and the marriage was consummated at the age of 9 as per authentic Hadiths. How did this marriage take place? This marriage happened due to the matchmaking efforts of Khawlah Bint Hakim. What was the impediment in this union? Listen intently to discover the details. The Prophet ﷺ married Aisha RA a year after his marriage to Sawda RA and in the month of Shawwal, IH, the consummation takes place. The Mahr was ascertained at 50 dirhams. The love that the Prophet ﷺ had for Aisha RA superseded that for the other wives and this set into place, unhappiness and discord amongst the rest of the wives. They decided to bring this matter to the fore by addressing the same to the Prophet ﷺ by various petitions from Fatima RA and Zaynab Bint Jahsh RA. After seeking permission form her husband, Aisha RA gives a befitting reply to Zaynab RA . What does the Prophet ﷺ say to Zaynab when this happens? It is a very interesting incident. Do listen intently. When Umme Salama came next with another petition, the Prophet ﷺ said a statement that ended all these complaints altogether. What must have been the statement? Some of the blessings that Aisha RA enjoys above others are as follows: She was the only virgin that the Prophet ﷺ married. She is the only one whose both parents are Muhajirs. Her innocence during the slander incident has been revealed from the Heavens itself. She was the only one with whom the Prophet ﷺ would take Ghusl from the same container and no other wife enjoyed this privilege. Allah’s Wahi would come down only when he was with Aisha RA and no other wife. The Prophet ﷺ breathed his last when his face was between her neck and chest and is buried in her house.

Mothers of the Believers - 06 - Sawda Bint Zam'a Apr 06, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi now delves into the discussion of the second wife of the Prophet ﷺ - Sawda Bint Zam'ah RA. Sawda RA was a Qurayshi and she belonged to the tribe of Banu Abid Ibn Luayy. She was initially married to a man named As Sakran Ibn Amr who was the brother of the famous Suhail Ibn Amr. The union of this marriage resulted in a son named, Abdullah. Sawda bint Zam'a was among the first women to migrate to Abyssinia. She was a bulky lady with a slow gait. She was married to the Prophet ﷺ in the month of Ramadan in the 10th year of Dawah. How did this alliance or marriage come to be? It came about by the matchmaking of Khawlah Bint Hakim RA. To unravel the whole story behind this, please listen intently to the lecture. Sawda RA was a blessed lady who was later on admired by Aisha RA in terms of maturity and wisdom and she also had a great sense of humour which is evident from the incident narrated by the Prophet ﷺ. After the Battle of Badr, when Sawda RA saw Suhail Ibn Amr tied up in her house as a prisoner, she blurted out in a moment of lapse a dialogue that was a shocker. What was it that she said? And what was the response of the Prophet ﷺ to her at the time? Do listen. Sawda was the one who was involved in the legislation of the Hijab. And it is through her only that we also derive the Fiqh of one of the aspects of hajj which is the Fiqh of Muzdalifa. After the death of the Prophet ﷺ, Sawda RA lived a simple, frugal and worship engrossed life. She died during the Khilafat of Muawiyah.

Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 12 Apr 05, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi now discusses the king finding about who Yusuf AS was and his backstory. He also discusses dreams and their interpretations as this forms the backbone of Surah Yusuf. The concept of dream interpretation is a blessing given by Allah to His chosen servants. How does one get this knowledge? Simply by being pious and righteous. Only tell these people about one’s dreams as advised by the Prophet ﷺ.

Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 11 Mar 26, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi welcomes us to yet another fascinating part of this amazing series and discusses what transpired in the king’s palace that prompted the king to have an interaction with Yusuf AS while in prison. Verses 42 to verse 53 of Surah Yusuf are recited in the same context. In these verses, Yusuf AS tells one of the two lads who he thought would be safe after listening to their dreams, to take his message to the king that it was incorrect of him to be in prison and save him from this wrongdoing. But the lad ,due to the conniving ways of Shaytan , could not deliver the message of Yusuf AS to the king and hence, he remained in prison for many more years illegally. After many years, the king had a very strange dream of 7 fat cows being eaten by 7 thin ones and he knew that this dream meant something. He called for his council of ministers and asked them to explain his dream to him if they have the knowledge. They replied that these were jumbled nightmares and was not something to be read into. The audience also had the same lad who had been freed earlier and he remembers Yusuf AS. So, he excuses himself by saying that he will find the interpretation of the dream while all the while knowing that it was only Yusuf AS who could do so. So, he lands himself in front of Yusuf AS in prison and asks for the interpretation of the dream in order to make himself famous. Yusuf AS explains the dream immediately without criticizing him or anything of the sort for his failure to get his message delivered to the king earlier. What was the interpretation of the dream? Listen intently and be mesmerised by the details.

Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 10 Mar 26, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi discusses the story of the da'wah of Yusuf AS within the confines of prison in Verses 36 to 41 of Surah Yusuf. Two young lads entered the prison with Yusuf AS who were the bread maker and winemaker in the palace and both were tried with trying to poison the king. They each had a dream. What were the dreams and what were their interpretations? Listen intently to acquaint yourself with these interesting dreams . Yusuf AS established a good reputation in the prison by being kind, merciful and helpful to the prison mates. The dreams of the lads were shared to Yusuf AS and he was the apt person to interpret their dreams as Allah had blessed him with the knowledge of interpreting dreams. But Yusuf AS stalled the interpretation for hope of bringing the lads closer to Islam. He tells them to wait till their next meal comes. How did he change the topic from dreams to Allah? Discover the details. Then, he goes off on the tangent of da'wah to come towards Allah. We are also acquainted with the methodology adopted by Yusuf AS to advocate the Greatness of Allah SWT and Dawah of Islam. He dissociates himself from idolatry and believes in One God and the HereAfter. He also says he believes in the teachings taught by Prophets Ibrahim, Yaqub and Ishaq AS.

Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 09 Mar 26, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi now discusses the second plot hatched by the wife of Azeez to seduce Yusuf AS. The second attempt was a brazen and open plot. The news of the beauty of Yusuf AS spread through the town and all the women were very keen to catch a glimpse of him. The sins of spreading rumours and gossiping by the women of the incident that had transpired resulted from lack of piety as they were idol worshippers. The wife of Azeez felt humiliated when she heard the news spreading and she wanted the women to see Yusuf AS. So, she prepares a huge banquet for them and invites her friends circle. This is her conniving plot done purposely to lure the women. She then calls Yusuf AS on the pretext of helping her out. When the women saw him, they could not praise his beauty enough and cut their hands losing track of reality because of the beholding beauty of Yusuf AS. They could not control their lust and emotions for the handsome Yusuf AS. Listen intently to discover how the wife of Azeez openly declares her plan of seducing Yusuf AS failing which, she would throw Yusuf AS into prison for non- compliance.

Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 08 Mar 26, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi discusses a few verses in Surah Yusuf where he shares details on how the wife of Azeez attempted to seduce Yusuf AS yet again and how he threw her back and repelled her and how he was punished for his innocence. There is much benefit and wisdom in this story - we see that Yusuf AS is not a superhuman. He has the same emotions and feelings of lust as ordinary humans. True piety is exhibited when he controlled those emotions for the fear and love of Allah. When they both tried to reach for the door to escape amidst the physical altercation, they were surprised and shocked to find the master and husband at the door. When she sees her husband, she turns the tables around by asking him to punish Yusuf AS in the event of an attempted misdeed being committed by him. What is the response of Yusuf AS? He attempts to defend his honour and says that she was the one who tried to seduce him. The husband is in a state of dilemma when a person from her own household came forward to provide a clarification and testified appropriately. How was it done? Listen intently to discover the result of this clarification.

Towards Understanding Surah Yusuf - 07 Mar 26, 2019

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Shaykh Yasir Qadhi discusses Verses 21 to 29 of Surah Yusuf where we gather information about him growing up in the house of a very famous minister in Egypt and what happened to him over there. The person who purchased him as a slave was a kind and gentle person who wanted to adopt him and treat him with compassion. He was in fact the right hand man of the king of the time and was a position of power and influence.his name was Azeez. When Yusuf AS reached manhood at around 18 years of age under the care of Azeez and his wife, he was given knowledge and wisdom by Allah SWT on account of righteousness. The woman in whose house Yusuf AS lived tried to seduce him on account of his extremely good looks. She tried to force herself on Yusuf AS one fine day. What happens at that time? Yusuf AS says to her - Allah is the One whom I seek refuge in! He is my Lord who has been so generous to me.

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