Consider Ayat 46 Of Surat TaHa.

Ayat 46
[ Allah ] said, “Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.

• Allah tells Musa and Harun a.s. “Both of you don’t be afraid”
• this is a pattern that will follow on from here on in this surah – for many verbs that would normally demand and object, Allah doesn’t provide the object, it’s to leave it open-ended for purpose of reflection
• Allah just says “Don’t fear.” fear what? open-ended
• it’s equivalent to – You have nothing to worry about
• then Allah justifies the statement (that says a lot)
• “Here’s the reason why you shouldn’t be afraid”
• “Most definitely I(“have no doubt about the fact that I”) am with you two”
• earlier in Taha, Ayat 12 Allah says inni and in ayat 14, Allah says with more emphasis, Innanee
• so this is to strengthen the resolve of the addressee
• Allah is presenting a very powerful idea about dawah
• Prophet saw being told “no mater how alone you feel (it’s 6th year of prophethood, number still small, persecution and violence increasing day by day) you’re not alone.”
• we also need to realize that – we don’t need to live in a state of fear, we need to understand that Allah is with us and will take care of us
• this is a message for anyone that is being brought the message(and that can be us), that when someone brings you a message, don’t try to gauge the validity of that message based on what you (coming from a small, soft-spoken, humble human being for example) but understand that this person has Allah with them
• when you deal with a person who calls you to Allah, you’re dealing with Allah
• when muazhin calls azhan, who’s here in the masjid often times? No one, especially for fajr, zuhr
• one small single humble guy, maybe didn’t even turn out the microphone
• it doesn’t seen very impressive but who is he calling towards and representing
• the Prophet saw has the back of the muazhin bec the prophetic supplication “Allahumma rabba haazihi da3wati tammaaati …” [this is the best form of calling and preaching to Allah, this is powerful]
• don’t underestimate this,
• when we give our long drawn out speeches, shaytann is sitting next to everybody telling them “hey, check your phone, maybe there’s a Facebook emergency” “Hey look at that on the wall, what does his T shirt says today?”
• that’s the effect of our dawah
• when muazhin gives azhan shaytaan runs for his life as fast as he cans, so afraid that he ‘breaks his wudhu’ as he runs
• so Allah is telling Musa and Harun a.s. that they don’t need to worry about Firawn and that Allah is with them both
• when you are a da3ee you are representing Allah and when you are being given dawah too, respect and understand that the person giving dawah has Allah with them
• أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ – I am listening and I am watching and will continue to watch
• listening to what? – usually it’s followed by object, but here left open-ended
• listening to what you all are saying
• this message is meant to empower Musa and harun as. but also to hold them accountable
• do right by this message
• dont chicken out when speaking to Firawn and don’t go back and don’t lash out, be mindful, I’m listening to what you’re saying,
• at same time, Allah is also supporting them saying “I’m also listening to Firawn”
• same with the watching
• scholars point out :- why does Allah state listening first and then watching?
• being able to listen means you are closer than being able to see
• you can see someone from far away but you won’t necessarily hear them