[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 11-12

 also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 11. And man invokes (Allah) for evil as he invokes (Allah) for good and man is ever hasty [i.e., if he is angry with somebody, he invokes (saying): "O Allah! Curse him, etc." and that one should not do, but one should be patient].

Ayat 12. And We have appointed the night and the day as two Ayat (signs etc.). Then, We have made dark the sign of the night while We have made the sign of day illuminating, that you may seek bounty from your Lord, and that you may know the number of the years and the reckoning. And We have explained everything (in detail) with full explanation.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Remember more often the destroyer of pleasures - death.''

[At-Tirmidhi, Hadith # 2307]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 011."And man invokes (Allah) for evil as he invokes (Allah) for good" Being heedful and talking about death checks man from being lost in the worldly pleasures and seductions. We are, therefore, supposed to remember death frequently and to avoid remaining indifferent to post-death affairs and occurrences.

 

[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 9-10

also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 9. Verily, this Qur'an guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers, who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Paradise).

Ayat 10. And that those who believe not in the Hereafter (i.e. they disbelieve that they will be recompensed for what they did in this world, good or bad, etc.), for them We have prepared a painful torment (Hell).  

Hazrat Othman bin Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH)  said, "The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it.''

[Al-Bukhari Book 06, Chapter 61, Hadith # 545]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 009. "This Qur'an guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers,This Hadith tells us excellence of people who learn Quran and then spend there time teaching to others.

[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 8

 also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 8. [O' Children of Israel now after revelation of Quran] "It may be that your Lord may show mercy unto you, (if you follow Quran and Sunnah of Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH). but if you return (to sins), We shall return (to Our Punishment). And We have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers. 

Hazrat Abu Musa Al-Ashari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Three kinds of people will have a double reward: A man from the People of the Book who believes in his Prophet and (also) believes in Muhammad [SAWW](PBUH) ; a slave who discharges properly the duties towards Allah and towards his master; and a man who possesses a slave-girl and teaches her manners, educates her well, and frees her and then marries her.'' [Muslim Book 04, Chapter 55, Hadith # 655]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 008. "It may be that your Lord may show mercy unto you, (if you follow Quran)"

1. Ahlul-Kitab means the people of the Scriptures, that is the Jews and the Christians. This Hadith has an inducement for them that if they embrace Islam, they will be entitled to a double reward.

2. Similarly, a sincere and well-wishing slave will also be entitled to a double reward because, on the one side, he obeys his master and bears all the trouble that is involved in his obedience, and on the other side, he also does justice to the worship of Allah.

3. Muslims have been enjoined to impart proper education and training to their slaves, especially their slave-girls. In the latter case, they have been advised to liberate and marry them with all the essentials of marriage. That is, they should be given a dower and all other rights to which wives are entitled. There is a double reward for all these types of people.

[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 7

also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 7. (And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your ownselves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to enter the mosque (of Jerusalem) as they had entered it before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands.   

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "He who does not acquire knowledge with the sole intention of seeking the Pleasure of Allah but for worldly gain, will not smell the fragrance of Jannah on the Day of Resurrection.'' [Abu Dawud Hadith # 3664]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 07. "If you do good, you do good for your ownselves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." This Hadith has an inducement for acquiring knowledge for the Pleasure of Allah alone. If a religious scholar acquires it to make it a means of worldly gains, then it turns to such a serious crime that such a scholar will not even smell the fragrance of Jannah (i.e., he will not enter it along with the saved). May Allah save us from it. However, if a scholar gains wealth and worldly gains through it without any intention, then it is altogether a different matter. In that case, it is not harmful for him as long as he uses it in a manner pleasing to Allah.

[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 6

 also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 6. Then We gave you once again, a return of victory over them. And We helped you with wealth and children and made you more numerous in man power.  

Hazrat Abu Said Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "The life of the world is sweet and green. Allah makes you generations succeeding one another so that He may try you in respect of your actions. So beware of the beguilements of the world and those of women. The first trial of Banu Israel was through women".

[Muslim Book 36, Chapter 01, Hadith # 6606]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 06."We helped you with wealth and children". Wealth and property of this world are favourites of everyone like the fresh fruit which is sweet, delicious and attractive for all. Everyone likes them and is attracted towards them. The most delicious fruit of this world is woman but at the same time it is the most baneful. One who inclines towards wealth and women and ignores the Islamic legal injunctions, has at stake both his Deen and Faith; and one who benefits from them keeping oneself within the bounds of Islam, would be safe from their ruinous effects.

[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 5

 also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 5. So, when the promise came for the first of the two, We sent against you slaves of Ours given to terrible warfare. They entered the very innermost parts of your homes. And it was a promise (completely) fulfilled.

Hazrat Abu Musa Al-Ashari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "When Allah intends to show mercy to a people, He collects their Prophet before them and makes him a herald to happiness for them in the Hereafter; and when He intends to destroy a people, He punishes them while their Prophet is alive, and destroys them while he is alive and watches them and makes him witness their destruction because they disbelieved in him and disobeyed his commands".

[Muslim Book 30, Chapter 08, Hadith # 5679]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 05. We sent against you slaves of Ours given to terrible warfare. This Hadith tells us about a Divine law in respect of Prophets, which is meant to deter people from opposing the Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) and commands us to follow his footsteps, so that we can benefit from his intercession on the Day of Resurrection.

 

[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 4

 also called as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 4. And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture, that indeed you would do mischief on the earth twice and you will become tyrants and extremely arrogant!

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "When the Children of Israel became sinful, their learned men prohibited them but they would not turn back. Yet, the learned men associated with them and ate and drank with them. So, they were cursed at the tongues of Dawud and `Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), because they were disobedient and were given to transgression.'' At this stage Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) who was reclining on a pillow sat up and said, "No, By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, there is no escape for you but you persuade them to act justly.''

[At-Tirmidhi Hadith # 3047 & 3048]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 4."you would do mischief on the earth twice and you will become tyrants and extremely arrogant". This Hadith tells us that the duty of `Ulama' is to check the people from vice and if, in spite of all their efforts people do not abandon them, they should avoid associating with them because it is a matter of religious reverence and vanity. If they do not do it, they will also be cursed like the disobedient lot. May Allah save us from this negligence.

 

[17].Surah Al-Isra' [The Journey By Night]: Ayat 2-3

also called as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

Ayat 2. And We gave Mûsa PBUH (Moses) the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel (saying): "Take not other than Allah as (your) Wakil (Protector, Lord, or Disposer of your affairs, etc).

Ayat 3. "O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Nuh (Noah)! Verily, he was a grateful slave."

Hazrat Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Allah has revealed to me that you should humble yourselves to one another. One should neither hold himself above another nor transgress against another.''

[Muslim Book 40, Chapter 17, Hadith # 6856]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Surah Al-Isra Ayat 3. Verily, he was a grateful slave." To treat each other humbly, leniently and lovingly is understood as humility. One, under this principle, is also required not to despise anybody on the basis of wealth, social distinction and lineage. Moreover, one should also not adopt an unkind attitude towards others. Besides, if Allah has bestowed honour on somebody, he is supposed to be grateful to Him, instead of behaving disrespectfully towards people and subjecting them to unkindness and tyranny.