اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day comes from Surah An-Nahl, Ayat 116 & 117_*
*وَ لَا تَقُوۡلُوۡا لِمَا تَصِفُ اَلۡسِنَتُکُمُ الۡکَذِبَ ہٰذَا حَلٰلٌ وَّ ہٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفۡتَرُوۡا عَلَی اللّٰہِ الۡکَذِبَ ؕ اِنَّ الَّذِیۡنَ یَفۡتَرُوۡنَ عَلَی اللّٰہِ الۡکَذِبَ لَا یُفۡلِحُوۡنَ(116)*
*مَتَاعٌ قَلِيۡلٌۖ وَّلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ اَلِيۡمٌ.(117)*
*_”And do not say about what your tongues assert of falsehood, “This is lawful and this is forbidden”, to invent a lie about Allah. Indeed, those who invent a lie about Allah will not succeed.(116)_*
*_It is only a brief enjoyment, and theirs will be a painful punishment.(117)_*
اور یوں ہی جھوٹ جو تمہاری زبان پر آجائے مت کہہ دیا کرو کہ یہ حلال ہے اور یہ حرام ہے کہ خدا پر جھوٹ بہتان باندھنے لگو۔ جو لوگ خدا پر جھوٹ بہتان باندھتے ہیں ان کا بھلا نہیں ہوگا.(116)
(جھوٹ کا) فائدہ تو تھوڑا سا ہے مگر (اس کے بدلے) ان کو عذاب الیم بہت ہوگا.(117)
_This Ayah clearly shows that none but Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la has the right to declare a thing to be lawful or unlawful.‼️ Or, in other words, the right of making laws, exclusively rests with Allah Azzawajal. Therefore, any person, who will dare to decide about the lawful and the unlawful, will transgress his powers._
_*The arrogation* (to claim unwarrantably or assume to oneself without right) of the right of determining the lawful and the unlawful has been declared to be a falsehood on Allah Azzawajal for two reasons:_
_1) Such a person, so to say, claims that, what he declares to be lawful or unlawful disregarding the authority of the Divine Book has been made lawful or unlawful by Allah Azzawajal, or_
_2) he means to claim that Allah Azzawajal has given up the authority of making lawful and unlawful, and has thus left man free to make his own laws for the conduct of life. It is obvious that each of these claims will be a *”falsehood”* and a false imputation (accusation) to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la._
*_Act for the Day is:_* _Never dare to use the tongue to say something about which we have no knowledge‼️. *And never create taboos, out of superstitions, or selfish ends and enforce them in the name of religion.*_ (Nothing can be more wrong or bad, and deserving condemnation.) _*Because, if we do so, we can never prosper, either in this world nor in the Hereafter.*_ That is: Those who invent lies against Allah Azzawajal can enjoy their worldly pleasures only for a few days, but neither this worldly life of theirs is successful nor will they achieve any success in the life of the Hereafter. There they will have to undergo very grievous punishment.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to adhere to HIS commands and stay away from falsehood and sinful things. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu Khair!