Commentary on the verse in which Allaah says: “Verily, Allaah will not change the (good) condition of a people as long as they do not change their state (of goodness) themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allaah)”

What is the meaning of the words of Allaah, may He be blessed and
exalted,in Soorat al-Ra'd (interpretation of the meaning): "Verily,
Allaah will not change the (good)condition of a people as long as they
do not change their state (of goodness) themselves (by committing sins
and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allaah)" [al-Ra'd 13:11]?.
Praise be to Allaah.
This is an important verse which indicates that Allaah, may He be
blessed and exalted, in His perfect justice and wisdom does not change
the condition of the people from good to bad or from bad to good, from
ease to hardship or from hardship to ease, unless they change their
condition themselves. So if they are in a state of righteousness and
goodness and they change, Allaah will changethings for them with
punishment, calamities, hardship, drought, famine,disunity and other
kinds ofpunishments as appropriate requital. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): "And your Lord is not at all unjust
to (His) slaves" [Fussilat 41:46].
Or He may give them respite and give them time so that they might
truen to the right path, but if they do not then they will be seized
unexpectedly, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): "So, when
they forgot (the warning) with which they had been reminded, We opened
for them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until in the midst of
their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a sudden, We
took them (in punishment), and lo! They were plunged into destruction
with deep regrets and sorrows" [al-An'aam 6:44]., meaningdespairing of
all goodness -- we seek refuge in Allaahfrom the punishment and wrath
of Allaah. Or they may be given respite until the Day of Resurrection,
when their punishment will be more severe, as Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Consider not that Allaah is unaware of that which the Zâlimûn
(polytheists, wrongdoers) do, but He gives them respite up to a Day
when the eyes will stare in horror"[Ibraaheem14:42], meaning that they
are given respite until after death, and that will be a greater and
more severe punishment.
Or they may be in a state of evil and sin, then they repent to Allaah
and turn back to Him, and they regret their sins and adhere to
obedience, so Allaah changes their state of wretchedness, hardship and
poverty to ease, unity and righteousness becauseof their good deeds
and their repentance to Allaah,may He be glorified and exalted. It
says in another verse (interpretation of the meaning): "That is so
because Allaah will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a
people until they change what is in their ownselves" [al-Anfaal 8:53].
This verse tells us that if they are in astate of ease, comfort and
goodness, then they change and turn to sin, their situation will be
changed -- there is no power and no strength except with Allaah -- or
they may be given respite,as stated above. The opposite is also true:
if they were in a state of eviland sin, or disbelief and misguidance,
then they repent, regret their sin andadhere to obedience to Allaah,
Allaah will change their situation from bad togood; He will change
their disunity into unity and harmony; He will change their hardship
to ease, well being and plenty; He will change their situation from
draught, famine, , lack of water and so on to rainfall, fertile land
and other kinds of goodness. End quote.

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1a] Will he be rewarded for listening to the Qur’aan without understanding it?

1a]
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
Will a person be rewardedif he reads the Qur'aan, even if he does not
understand its meanings?
He replied:
The Holy Qur'aan is blessed, as Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning): "(This is) a Book(the Qur'aan) which
We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over
its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember" [Saad 38:29].
So man is enjoined to readit, whether he understands its meanings or
not. But the believer who is enjoined to act upon it should not read
Qur'aan without understanding its meanings. If a person wants to learn
medicine, for example, and studies the books of medicine, he cannot
benefit from them unless he understands their meanings and they are
explained to him; in fact he will be very keen to understand the
meanings so that he can apply them. So why do you think anyone should
read the Book of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, which is a
healingfor what is in the hearts and exhortation to people,without
pondering and without understanding its meanings? For this reason the
Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would not move onfrom ten
verses until they had learned them and learned the knowledge they
contained and how to act upon it. So they learned the Qur'aan and
knowledge and action all together.
A person will be rewarded for reading the Qur'aan whether he
understands its meanings or not, but he should be very keen to
understand its meanings and to learn these meanings from scholars who
are trustworthy in their knowledge. If he has no access to a scholar
whocan teach him the meanings, he may refer to the trustworthy books
of tafseer, such as Tafseer IbnJareer, Tafseer Ibn Katheer and others
which pay attention to the tafseer that is based on reports narrated
from the Sahaabah and the Taabi'een (may Allah be pleased with them).
End quote from Fataawa Noor 'ala al-Darb, tape 85, side A.
And Allah knows best.

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1] Will he be rewarded for listening to the Qur’aan without understanding it?

Will a person (a believer) be rewarded if he listens to the Qur'aan
without understanding what he is listening to, but he knows that it is
Qur'aan? Or will he not be rewarded unlesshe understands what he
ishearing? I hope you could give some evidence from the Qur'aan and
saheeh hadeeth.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Allah, may He be exalted, has commanded the believers to listen to the
Qur'aan attentively, in a general command. He says(interpretation of
the meaning): "So, when the Qur'aan is recited, listen toit, and be
silent that you may receive mercy" [al-A'raaf 7:204].
Shaykh al-Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This command is general and includes everyone who hears the Book of
Allah being recited. He is enjoined to listen to it andkeep quiet. The
difference between listening and keeping quiet is that keeping quiet
is done outwardly by not speaking or being distracted with anything
that would keep one from focusing on listening to it.
As for listening to it, this means that one hears it with an attentive
heart, pondering the meaning of what one is listening to. The one who
adheres to these two commands when the Book of Allah is recited will
attain a great deal of good, beneficial knowledge, ongoing and renewed
faith, increased guidance and insight into his religion. Hence Allah
connected the attainment of mercy to them, which indicates that the
one whodoes not keep quiet and listen attentively when the Book is
recited to him will be deprived of the share of mercy and has missed
out on a great dealof good.
The most emphatic command with regard to listening to the Qur'aan
attentively has to do with prayers in which Qur'aan isrecited out loud
by the imam, in which one is enjoined to listen attentively, to such
an extent that most of the scholars say that his focusing on keeping
quiet and listening attentively takes priority over his reciting
al-Faatihah etc.
End quote from Tafseer al-Sa'di, 314
The greater aim of keeping quiet and listening attentively is so that
the listener may ponder and understand the meanings, and act upon
them. Imam al-Tabari (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Allah says to those who believe in Him and in His Book, for whom the
Qur'aan is guidance and mercy: "So, when the Qur'aan is recited", to
you, O believers; "listen to it", i.e. lend your ears so that you
might understand its verses and learn from its exhortation; "and be
silent" and listen to it attentively, so that you might understand and
ponder, and do not utter idle talk during it lest you do not
understand; "that you may receive mercy" i.e., that you might
receivethe mercy of your Lord by heeding His exhortation and adhering
to His limits and to what He enjoins upon you in the verses.
End quote from Tafseer al-Tabari, 13/244
If a person manages to achieve that, i.e., keeping quiet, listening
attentively,pondering what is recited to him and understanding its
meanings, that will bring him goodness in thisworld and the Hereafter.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah havemercy on him) said:
By means of this listening, Allah guides His slaves andsets straight
their affairs inthis world and the Hereafter; with this the Messenger
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was sent, and he enjoined
it upon the Muhaajireen and Ansaar and those who followed them in
truth. The early generations used to gather for this purpose. When the
Companions of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) gathered together, they would tell one of their number to
recite whilst they listened. 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be
pleased with him) would say to Abu Moosa: Remind us of our Lord, and
Abu Moosa would recite Qur'aan whilst they listened.
End quote from Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 11/626
Secondly:
As listening in the complete sense is that in which one understands
and ponders, there is no doubt that the one who does that as much is
he is able is to be commended for what he does, and he is excused for
what he is incapable of. But what oneis incapable of should not be an
excuse for not doingwhat one is able to do of goodness. What is
possibleis not to be omitted because of what is difficult; in other
words, whatever a person is able to do of obligatory or mustahabb
actions is not waived because of what he is incapable of doing,
because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "So keep your duty
to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can"
[al-Taghaabun 64:16]. :-> :->

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