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My brothers and sisters in the previous episode we spoke about the prohibition of

intoxicants as well as gambling and Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala makes mention of

some of the reasons. Some people ask a question, why did Allah create things and

then ask us not to engage in them or not to participate or not to do them?

Why did he not just leave them and not create them at all and only tell us to

worship him through instructions and obligations? Well Allah tests us with both

asking us to do things as well as asking us to stay away from things from the

very beginning if you recall at the time of Adam alaihi salam Allah Subhanahu

wa Ta'ala told him one thing and that was don't go near the tree. Allah wants to

be worshipped in that way. He chose that. We're his worshippers. Adam alaihi

salam to a salam eight from the tree. He sought the forgiveness of Allah. He

was forgiven and he was sent on to the earth. We're asked not to eat certain

things, not to drink certain things. If we were to fall into that it will

plunge us into crisis. Sometimes while questioning the wisdom of Allah Subhanahu

wa Ta'ala people begin to dwindle in faith not realizing the harms of these

things. It's enough for Allah to tell us don't do this without explaining why.

He is the Lord. He has the right to do that but out of his kindness he explains

at times what will happen if we partake or participate in that which is

prohibited. For example in verse number 91 of Suratul Maida after explaining the

prohibition of alcohol as well as gambling he tells us in the

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