Brief Explanation of Surah al-Falaq – By Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq

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Brief Explanation of Surah al-Falaq – By Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid As-Sunnah, Bradford, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khutbah:

• The reason for the revelation of the sūrah.
• The Jews’ practice of magic.
• How the Prophet ﷺ would recite upon himself due to illness and when going to bed.
• Establishing Rūbūbiyyah and seeking refuge with Allāh alone. 
• The two meanings of فلق (falaq).
• The two meanings of غاسق (ghāsiq).
• The two meanings of النفاثات (an-Naffāthāt).
• How magic is performed by blowing on knots.
• The name of the Jew who performed magic upon the Prophet ﷺ.
• The manner in which the magic affected the Prophet ﷺ.
• The dream of the Messenger ﷺ regarding who performed magic on him, how it was done and where it was placed.
• Clarification that the magic had no effect upon the revelation, dīn and knowledge of the Messenger ﷺ.
• The reason the Mu’tazilah and modern-day rationalists deny the reality of magic.
• The ruling on learning and practising magic.
• The difference between permissible and impermissible jealousy.
• The connection between jealousy and the evil eye.
• Aḥādīth regarding the reality of the evil eye.
• How Jibrīl (عليه السلام) performed ruqyah upon the Prophet ﷺ.
• How magic destroys the five necessities Islām came to protect.

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