Part 1: Tafseer of Surah Kahf |Sheikh Yasir Qadhi|

Surah Kahf Part 1, Sheikh Yasir Qadhi:

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**********Introduction &Blessings ********

-Earliest Revelation
-Surah Kahf, Surah Maryam, Surah Taha are the earliest & primary revelation as told by Prophet Muhammad SAW.

The primary focus of Surah Kahf:
-Allah swt will protect us from all the trials .
-It is full of stories and it is teaching us on how Allah swt will protect us from different kinds of severity.

There are many stories discussed in the Surah.
However , 4 stories are the crux of the Surah.

There are...

1) The story of young men who seek shelter in the cave. And, that is where the Surah gets the name, Surah Kahf. This is teaching about fitnah of religion when people prosecute certain group of people due to religion,  The men believed in Allah but the king wanted to kill them because they were believers.  And, they seek protection by seeking shelter in cave. And, Allah swt protected them.

2) The story of the man with two gardens. This is teaching about the fitnah of money. It teaches you on what will happen if money gets into you head , causing you to be arrogant. The solution for it,it is to realise that this dunya is temporary and what you have earned in this dunya will be eventually taken away.

3)Musa & Khidr. This is discussing about false knowledge and how it can cause a person to be arrogant. It teaches us that even knowledge can be a fitnah. However, Musa (as) overcome and from his humility , he learns knowledge from someone who knows better than him-Due to this he rises, in terms of status.

4) Dhul Qarnain-This is the story of power, Mulkiyah, controlling people.Allah swt says that he tested him with power.

And, how did Dhul Qarnain overcome it?
-He will always remind himself about the real king, who is Allah swt.

Blessings of reciting Surah Kahf:

1) One of the companions(Al Barah Ibn Azim) of Prophet Muhammad SAW  , he noticed that his horses are getting agitated when reciting Surah Kahf . 

-When he looked up, he saw a chandelier of light coming down. When, he  recites, a chandelier of light will come down, and the horses will get agitated.  When, he stopped reciting, it will goes up again. When , the companion inquired about this to Prophet Muhammad SAW, he SAW replied 

"This is the Saqina that came down because you were reciting Surah Kahf"

What is Saqina?
-It means peace.

-It is referring to the angels.

Even, the angels wanted to come down to listen to this beautiful Surah.

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It is the earliest Revelation. Why?
-It fortifies the eeman, and gives you a hope that Allah swt will take care of you, even during your difficult times
-It was revealed during 1st or 2nd year of Dawah.

Other Blessings:

2)Abu Dharda narrated that Prophet Muhammad SAW mentioned that whomsoever memorised 10 ayats of Surah Kahf will be saved from fitnah of Dajjal.

3) In a another hadith , Nawwas (ra) mentioned that, one
Day, they were discussing about Dajjal, and they became so scared, that they were thinking that Dajjal might be hiding behind the tree in a masjid. When, Prophet Muhammad SAW saw them , he inquired from them , so they talked about Dajjal till they became terrified.  

-And,then Prophet Muhammad SAW explained about Dajjal in a very detailed way. And, this is  the reason for this hadith to be very long. 

- In that hadith , he has explained that if Dajjal comes when Prophet Muhammad SAW is present, Prophet Muhammad SAW will protect them.  

-And, he has further explained that if Dajjal comes when Prophet Muhammad SAW is not around, then every Muslim will be his/her own protector-This means that you have to protect yourself, and no one will be there to protect you. 

-And, then Prophet Muhammad SAW continued by saying "whoever wants to protect himseld from Dajjal, let him read the beginning of Surah Kahf". And, in another hadith, it is mentioned that it is first 10 ayats of Surah Kahf that will protect from Dajjal.

4) Prophet Muhammad SAW has said whoever recites Surah Kahf on Friday , there will be a light eminent from him till the next Friday.

5) And, in similar hadith it is mentioned it was narrated "whomsoever recites Surah Kahf like how it has been revealed( meaning with proper tajweed, kushoo, you do not read it like a cassette tape but read it with proper tilawat) , if he meets Dajjal, he will be protected and power will overcome him from Dajjal

6) In another hadith, "whomsoever recites Surah Kahf will have light shinning all the way to Mekkah" . And, this hadith indicates that the light will be so powerful that it will illuminate all the way to Mekkah.

7) In another a weak hadith(no harm knowing this hadith) , it is mentioned that "whomsoever recites Surah Kahf on Friday, all his minor sins are forgiven till the next Friday"

Hence, from all this, we can clearly conclude that Friday is linked with Surah Kahf

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Short Summary of Fitnah of Dajjal:
-The fitnah of the Dajjal is the worst fitnah that any human being will encounter. 

-Prophet Muhammad SAW has explained that "From that day when Adam had been created till the day Judgement, there is no trials that is harmful to the mankind than Dajjal. " There is no fitnah that will cause more havoc, blood shed than the Dajjal.

-Dajjal will come on that day...
1) He will claim that he is the God

2) And, he will be given some miracles( by the permission of Allah such as stopping the rain. 

3) Whomsoever disbelieve the Dajjal, he will be perished by the Dajjal.  And, whomsoever believe in Dajjal, Dajjal will snap his fingers and the rain will fall, plants will flourish.  And,  this people will be able to eat. Hence, those people who disbelieve in Dajjal, will be tested with trials. While, others will be flourished in terms of food, wealth.

From, this we can conclude that there is no fitnah will be deterrent to the mankind as the fitnah of Dajjal. 

Why reciting Surah Kahf is linked with protection from Dajjal?

1) The first story that was discussed in Surah Kahf , it is about young men who believed in Allah swt. And, the king wanted to kill them. So, they fled to seek protection.  Allah gave them that protection. 

-And, during the Dajjal time, Dajjal will be the king. He will be the person who will kill anyone who believed in Allah swt. We should become like those young men to fled when we see Dajjal. 

And, our Prophet Muhammad SAW has literally said that "The time when Dajjal comes, the believers will run to the mountains, running away from Dajjal". 

-And,these young men fled and seek protection from the caves, and we should be doing exactly the same thing.

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2) Dajjal will have the power to bring water & food . And, what will you do if you don't have the water & food?

-If you believe in Dajjal,you will get the food & water. If you don't believe in Dajjal, he will cause the rain to stop, the earth will become dry.

What does Surah Kahf says about this?

Al-Kahf : 8

And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground.

-Allah swt says "we are the ones who make the earth barren & dry- So,if you want to be fed turn to me and not to Dajjal"

What we learn from here?
1) It is Allah who makes the Earth dry and barren
2) Those who sought refuge in Allah swt,he paved a way from them.

Look at how Allah swt completes the 10th ayat of Surah Kahf :
When ,these young men see the cave, they said

Al-Kahf : 10

[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."

And, this is the optimistic ayat.

How about ayat 11? Why is it not included to be recited when we meet Dajjal.

Al-Kahf : 11

So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.

-Allah swt saved them by putting them into sleep.

-However,we will not be saved by sleeping. We will be saved when Isa (AS) comes and rescue us. And, that is the reason on why we do not recite when we meet Dajjal.
-This shows that they made dua to Allah & Allah swt answered their dua.
-And, this is the reason why we should recite this 10 ayats when we meet Dajjal.

Learning Point:
1)Start to memorize 10 ayats of Surah Kahf if you haven't.
2) Make a point to recite Surah Kahf every Friday.