MEANING OF "INNA LILLAAHI WA INNA ILAYHI RAAJI'UUN".

 MEANING OF "INNA LILLAAHI WA INNA ILAYHI RAAJI'UUN".

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Monday, 7^th JUNE 2021 CE AND 15^th SHAWWAL 1442 AH

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah. As-Salaam Alaikum WA-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu.

Praise be to Allaah; we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (ﷺ) is His slave and Messenger.

Help us Answer the Ummah! Every second, everywhere someone needs an answer. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “A person who leads others to doing what is good will earn the same reward as those who do it.” (Muslim, 1893).

وَلَا تَهِنُواْ وَلَا تَحۡزَنُواْ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَوۡنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ (١٣٩)

“Do not lose hope, nor be sad. You will surely be victorious if you are true in Faith.” And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].” [Holy Quran Chapter Al Imran Ayah 139]

 

إِن يَنصُرۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمۡ‌ۖ وَإِن يَخۡذُلۡكُمۡ فَمَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَنصُرُكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ‌ۗ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ (١٦٠)

“If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely.”

[Holy Quran Chapter Imran Ayah 160]

Preamble

MAN- Was created from sounding Clay. Indeed this World is a journey of a Great amount of Days and at times like these I tried to repeat: ‘’With difficulties comes ease, to Allah we Belong and to Him we shall Retuen’’

To Allah [Subhanahu Wa Taala] We Belong And To Him We Shall Return. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (arabic: إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ‎, ʾinnā li llāhi wa ʾinna ʾilayhi rājiʿūn a), also known as istirja (arabic: ٱسْتِرْجَاع ‎, ʾistirjāʿ), is a Quranic command for Muslims mentioned in verse 2:156 of the Qur’an meaning "verily we belong to Allah and verily to him do we return.". To Allah is our return. The ayah and its meaning. Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un — “to Allah we belong, and to him is our return.” (Surah al Baqarah 2:156) the translation of the verses mentioned before and after this ayah is (Surah al Baqarah): 2:155 “be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in.

Al Hassan Al Basri (rahimahullah) once said: "do you know its explanation? Inna Lillah (verily to Allah we belong) means I am a worshiper slave who belongs to Allah, Wa Inna…. Verily, to Allah we belong, and to him we return.’ (Bukhaari) and, we all know the famous incidence about the Prophet (ﷺ)’s companion, Abu Talha (r.a) and his wife, when one of their sons died and Abu Talha (r.a) was not at home. She washed and shrouded him and when Abu Talha came home and asked about his son, she said, ‘the child is quiet.

Old Ones: ـ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The best of your youth are those who act like the old from among you, and the worst of your old ones are those who act like your youth.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 4305

Subject:

لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٍ۬ مُّسۡتَقَرٌّ۬‌ۚ وَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ (٦٧)

REMEMBER God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: For every news there is a fact, i.e. for everything there is an appointed term (TIME) and you will come to know. (Surah 6 ‘Al-An’am: verse 67)

 

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَطۡمَٮِٕنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۗ أَلَا بِذِڪۡرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطۡمَٮِٕنُّ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ (٢٨)

"Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction.

 

 ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتۡهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ۬ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيۡهِ رَٲجِعُونَ

 

(Quran Chapter 2.155) Who say: when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah we belong and to Him is our return."

What is the meaning of ‘’Inna Lillaahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raaji'uun’’

 

Yeah, sure we say this statement when someone dies. Also some of us may say this sentence when they lose something, suffer a setback or harm. But . . . do you know what it means?

Sure, everyone know that it obviously means 'To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.'

But that's not what I am talking about.

I mean . . . do you REALLY, TRULY understand these words and their implications in a Muslim's life?

It means . . . whatever we have is not really ours. It belongs to Allah

Take a look around you; everything you see, all that you have and all that there is . . . in you, on you, around you . . . belongs to Allah, alone.

It is Allah Who has given you all the property and goods you possess, and that He is the true Owner of them all.

 

So the cars that you own, the houses that you live in, the businesses you possess all truly belong to Allah

 

The kids that He blessed you with, the health that He gave you, the time that He has allowed you are all Allah's property.

 

Even the bodies we live in and the life that we have belongs to Allah alone.

وَلَا يَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَبۡخَلُونَ بِمَآ ءَاتَٮٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ هُوَ خَيۡرً۬ا لَّهُم‌ۖ بَلۡ هُوَ شَرٌّ۬ لَّهُمۡ‌ۖ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُواْ بِهِۦ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ‌ۗ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٲثُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ۬ (١٨٠)

 

 

God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: And let not those who (greedily) withhold what Allah has given them of His bounty ever think that it is better for them. Rather, it is worse for them. Their necks will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted. (Surah 3 ‘Al’Imran: verse 180)

لِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا فِيہِنَّ‌ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ قَدِيرُۢ (١٢٠)

 

God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: “To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent.” (Surah 5 ‘Al’Ma’idah: verse 120)

سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّٮٰهُمۡ عَن قِبۡلَتِہِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُواْ عَلَيۡهَا‌ۚ قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقُ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبُ‌ۚ يَہۡدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٲطٍ۬ مُّسۡتَقِيمٍ۬ (١٤٢)

 

 

God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: "The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, "To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path." (Surah 2 ‘Al’Baqarah: verse 142)

 

Now, since everything belongs to Allah, then we have to include even our souls in that list.

 

The very souls that we think of as our "self", our "nafs", our "being" -- whatever you want to call it -- that very thing that distinguishes you from the rest of the world, belongs to Allah It's not YOURS.

 

In fact, YOU are not YOURS. You belong to Allah

 

And this is the essence of the concept of slavery to Allah in Islam.

 

And since He is the true Possessor of everything, and everything is His property, He gives what He wills to whomever He wills . . . And then He takes it away. After all, it was Allah's to begin with.

 

So He may give you some thing and then take it back after a while..

 

He will bless you with a precious child that you love dearly . . . and then He may take it away.

 

He will grant you money, honour and status . . . and then He may take it away.

 

He will give you youth, vitality and health and then surely He will take it away.

 

In fact everything you have will only be with you for a very short while.

 

And then the Owner will claim His Right.

 

So when Allah does reclaim what was rightfully His, WHY MOURN OUR LOSSES?

 

Just like a friend who lends you his book. And then after a few days, he wants it back and you give it back to him . . . no regrets . . . no sorrow . . . no questions asked.

 

Similarly, if Allah takes back some of His blessings upon you for some reason . . . so be it.

 

Say Alhamdulillaah.

 

Don't grieve.

 

Be patient.

 

Submit to the will of Allah, being pleased with His decision for you. For surely He will only do what is best for you.

 

Just think . . . The Owner came and took it back.

 

Remember . . . that you're not the real owner . . . you were NEVER the real owner to begin with. You only had everything because it was Allah who gave it to you in the first place. If He didn't give it to you, you wouldn't have had it in any way . . . in fact, you couldn't have had it.

 

Remember . . . man enters into this world empty handed . . . and leaves it empty handed.

 

Remember . . . that everything we have, all the blessings we enjoy, are gifts from Almighty Allah . . . gifts that we enjoy for a limited period until He takes them away whenever He deems fit.

 

They are a trust from Allah . . . a loan to you . . . to see how you respond to these gifts from Allah and how you use them . . . in the obedience of the Almighty, thanking Him and worshipping Him . . . OR . . . to the disobedience to the One Who gave them to you in the first place.

 

Take note of the words of the Prophet Sal-Allahu-Alaiyhi-was-Sallam (peace and blessings of God be on him) on the occasion of the death of his son, Ibraahim:

 

'Our eyes are filled with tears, our hearts with grief, but we say nothing with our lips except that which pleases Allah . . . Verily, to Allah we belong, and to Him we return.' (Bukhaari)

 

And we all know the famous incidence about the companion Abu Talha and his wife, when one of the sons died and Abu Talha was not at home. She washed and shrouded him and when Abu Talha came home and asked about his son, she said, 'The child is quiet and I hope he is in peace . . .' (Bukhaari)

 

SubhaanAllah . . . such patience!

 

And such Iman in the statement "Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi Raaji'uun!"

 

She truly understood its meaning and the affect it should have on her life as a Muslimah, submitting to Him and being pleased with whatever He has decreed for her.

 

She knew that whatever she has, is not truly hers. Rather, it is Allah's . . . and He took back whatever He owns at its appointed time.

 

And it is because of this Iman so strong, this understanding, that the Prophet Sal-Allahu-Alaiyhi-was-Sallam (peace and blessings of God be on him) made do'a for them and Allah blessed them immensely.

 

"'They (i.e. Abu Talha and his wife) had nine sons and all of them became reciters of the Qur'an (by heart)." (Bukhaari)

وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىۡءٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ وَٱلۡجُوعِ وَنَقۡصٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡوَٲلِ وَٱلۡأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٲتِ‌ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ (١٥٥)

 

 

God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: "And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient (Surah 2 ‘Al’Baqarah: verse 155)

 

The Prophet (ﷺ) said 'Pass on knowledge from me even if it is only one verse'