Recitation 176

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
ألسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 
Dear Quran Lovers,
Let us continue to recite surah 2 Al-Baqoroh. Please refer to the text:
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
(17) مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ اُلَّذِى اُسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّآأَضَآءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُوذَهَبَ اُللهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِى ظُلُمَتِ لَّايُبْصِرُونَ
مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَل اُلَّذِى اُسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتْ مَاحَوْلَهُو = "Ma-tha-lu Hum Ka Ma-tha-lil-La-dzis-taw-qo-da Na~rof~Fa Lam~ma~~ A-dho~~at Ma~ Haw-la Hu~", "Ma-tha-lu" = An example, "Hum" = they, "Ka" = like, "Ma-tha-li" = a maxim, "al-La-dzi~" = who, "is-taw-qo-da" = to kindle, "Na~ron" = fire, "Fa" = then, "Lam~ma~" = after, "A-dho~~at" = to light, "Ma~" = what is, "Haw-la" = around, "Hu~" = it,
ذَهَبَ اُللهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِى ظُلُمَتِ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ = "DZa-ha-bal-Lohu Bi Nu~ri Him Wa Ta-ro-ka Hum Fi~ ZHu-lu-ma~til-La~ Yubb-shi-ru~~n". "DZa-ha-ba" = take away, "Al-Lohu" = Allah, "Bi" = by, "Nu~ri" = light, "Him" = their, "Wa" = and, "Ta-ro-ka" = to leave, "Hum" = them, "Fi~" = in, "ZHu-lu-ma~tin" = darkness, "La~" = do not, "Yubb-shi-ru~na" = they see.
"Ma-tha-lu Hum Ka Ma-tha-lil-La-dzis-taw-qo-da Na~rof~Fa Lam~ma~~ A-dho~~at Ma~ Haw-la Hu~ DZa-ha-bal-Lohu Bi Nu~ri Him Wa Ta-ro-ka Hum Fi~ ZHu-lu-ma~til-La~ Yubb-shi-ru~~n". = As an example, they are like people who kindle a fire, when they have lit a fire, it lighted all around it/the place, Allah takes away/puts their light out leaving them in darkness that they cannot see anything. (The fire they kindle is likened the Quran which is like a torch, which gives out light/guidance. They learnt and studied the Quran to enlighten their way of life. But because they are unable to leave behind their past and old habits and to forget about them in order to observe the Islamic requirements, they put aside the light of the Quran. Thence, Allah puts out the light of the Quran  they have lit, thus they go back to their original lives in darkness and are unable to see the Truth).
(18) صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ = "SHum~mum~Buk-mun 'Um-yunf~Fa Hum La~ Yarr-ji-'u~~n". "SHum~mum" = Deaf, "Buk-mun" = dumb, " 'Um-yun" = blind, "Fa" = then, "Hum" = they, "La~" = do not, "Yarr-ji-'u~na" = they return.
"SHum~mum~Buk-mun 'Um-yumf~Fa Hum La~ Yarr-ji-'u~~n". = (These unbelievers who are also hypocrites are indeed liken the) Deaf, dumb and blind (persons), but they will never want to return (to the Truth and to repent).
(19) (to be continued).
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Let us continue to look into the Basic Islamic Rules:
 (2) Solat: After knowing the time of solat, and after taking the Wudhuu, and the body, garment and place of solat are free from Najis/defilement and having the 'Awrat covered accordingly, and stand on the feet facing the Qiblat, we resolve the Niyat/intent (some Ulama consider Niyat is not a Rukun/principle element of solat but is a Syarat/condition, requirement. This Niyat is not decreed by Allah nor the Prophet s.a.w. but is from the opinion of the Ulama. We shall explain more in the the next session), (ii) Then we perform Tak-bi~rotul-Ih-rom/exclamation of prohibition, uttering, "Al-Lohu Ak-bar": This is based on the Hadith reported by Ali r.a. who said, "The Prophet s.a.w. said, " The "Mif-tah"/key or openner to solat is the wudhuu, its "Tahrim"/beginning of prohibition is to exclaim the Takbir/exclamation of Allahu Akbar = Allah is Great, and its "Tahlil"/breaking up is to make salam: "As-salamu alaikum wa Roh-matullohi wa Baro-ka~tuh". (narrated by Asy-Syafiei, Ahmad, Abu Daud, Ibnu Majah and Tirmidzi who said that this Hadith is the most authentic and the best, so did Hakim and Ibnu Sikkin).
There are (a) the Hadith reported by Abu Humeid, narrated by Ibnu Majah which was confirmed by Ibnu Khuzaimah and Ibnu Hibban, and (b) another Hadith from Ali r.a. reported by Bazzar, narrated by Muslim, and also (c) the Hadith narrated by Tibroni, all these Hadith confirming about this "Takbirotul-Ihrom i.e.  exclaiming, "Allohu Akbar". 
When "Allohu Akbar" is exclaimed, we are prohibited to do all our usual things, such as, talking, singing, uttering words (other than verses of the Quran, doa, dzikir/words in praise of Allah, and so forth that were taught by the Prophet s.a.w.),  breaking wind, eating, drinking and what ever, that we always do.
   { In school, we were taught to resolve Niyat while/together with exclaiming Takbirotul-Ihrom, "Allohu Akbar". This is in accordance with the Syafieiah). But in this book , "Fikh As-Sunnah", nor in the other books including the Bulughul- Maram, there is no report from any Hadith concerning resolving Niyat while saying, "Allohu Akbar". Thence, I had long stopped resolving the Niyat while saying the Takbirotul-Ihrom, but resolve the Niyat just before saying "Allohu Akbar" which is in accordance with the opinion of Hanafiah, Malikiah and Hambaliah}.
 (iii) To Stand Upright In Solat Fardhu: (to be continued).
Until we meet again in the next session, see you all Quran Lovers later.
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof.