Abdul Rahman Chao – 2024-05-26
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The concept of appetite is discussed, which is the opposite of greed. aspirational health is also discussed, and the speaker suggests that it is not about wealth or wealth in one's hand, but rather a focus on effort and hard work. The importance of learning the life lesson of Islam and rethinking how we spend and interact with wealth is emphasized. The segment also discusses the origins of Islam's wealth and links it to a parable, emphasizing that it is not a reflection of who is rich or wealthy.AI: Transcript ©
One time, Umar ibn al Khattab
he sought permission to enter
the house of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam.
And as he entered,
he noticed that the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
was laying
on a very simple mat.
Not like what we have today. Large thick
mattresses but a very simple mat.
And he was lying on his side.
And he said that he sat down
and he drew up his lower garment. He
basically lifted up a little bit of his
garment.
But there was nothing else. He didn't have
all these fancy clothes on him. That's the
meaning of it.
And the mat that the prophet was sleeping
on had left visible marks
on the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam's
body.
He said, I looked over at the closet
of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam
And I saw that there was a tiny
bit of barley.
And I also saw in another corner of
his room,
a small pile of leaves.
And then I saw on the wall of
the prophet, the sallam, bedroom
a leather bag hanging.
And upon seeing
this, Umar ibn Khattar radiAllahu an,
he immediately started weeping.
So the prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam,
said to him,
yabnal khatab
ma yubkeek.
What is oh son of khatab, Yani Amar.
What is it that makes you weep?
So Umar ibn Khattab radiAllahu anhu. He said,
walanharwaantarasullallahualayhiwasallam
wasafwatuhwahabihiqizanatuk
So the prophet
asked Umar
why are you weeping?
So Umar said,
messenger of Allah,
why should I not be weeping?
Look at this mat and
how it has left marks on the side
of your body.
Look at this closet, this cupboard of yours.
I see whatever I see inside. Basically there's
nothing in there.
And yet,
Caesar of Rome,
of the Byzantine
or perhaps in this context,
the ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
And Kisra of
Persia.
The emperor, the king of Persia.
They are living amongst fruits
and amongst flowing rivers.
And yet you are the messenger of Allah,
sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.
And you are the chosen one.
And this is what your closet and cupboard
looks like.
So the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said,
Oh Umar
would you not be pleased?
Are you not satisfied
that
we have the Aqirah
and they have this world.
So Umar ibn Khattab he says,
indeed
of course
brothers and sisters.
This Hadith
gives us
a snapshot,
a glimpse
into the room, into the household of the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam.
And how basic and how frugal
and how ascetic the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam.
And this concept
that we see here in the Hadith of
the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
is none other than a zuhud.
Asceticism,
of being frugal.
It is the opposite of greed.
What you see today,
the immense corporate greed that is going on,
as well as personal greed.
People always
seeing some little defect in their clothing, and
they want to throw it away.
They have to have the latest phone. They
have to have the latest model.
Knowing
the labor that goes in it, the cobalt
mines that are in the Congo.
And how toxic it is for the people
in the Republic of Congo.
And we're not saying it's haram to buy
a new phone.
We are saying
compare
the contentment of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
and compare it to the capitalist degree that
we live
in? And how do we measure up?
Brothers and sisters, some people think that a
zuhd,
asceticism
is about making haram with Allah has made
halal.
And that is incorrect.
So
they think that
the person who is a Zahid should be
wearing
ugly clothes, tattered clothes, rough clothes.
That perhaps they should live a life of
suffering
and penury.
And to be walking on
on their bare feet.
And if that was
the true meaning of Azud,
if that was the meaning of asceticism,
the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam would not have
worn nice clothing. He would have worn ugly
clothing with the 'ardubillah.
He would have gone barefoot.
But yet,
what did the prophet say, tell us?
Verily Allah is beautiful and he loves beauty.
And Allah tells us in the
Quran, Oh sons of Adam, wear your finest
of clothing when you when you go to
the houses of Allah.
But true But the true meaning of asceticism
brothers and sisters
is to not become attached to this world.
And
Hassan al Basri
one of the great scholars of Islam,
he defined
Azuhud.
And possibly the best definition you can come
across.
He said,
Azuhud
Asceticism
is that you have wealth in your hand,
but it is not in your heart.
So you
take whatever Allah has given you. You work
hard. You strive hard. It is at what?
At arms length.
So the money that Allah has given you,
you work with it. You don't shun it
like you see in the Eastern religions.
Where
the ascetic, the sadhu,
for example, the monk
is
has shaved their head and they've
relied on begging people for food. Islam does
not want that.
Islam is saying
take what the blessings Allah has given you.
Work with it.
Work with it.
But don't let it come into your heart.
Because when it comes into your heart,
you will become attached to it. And when
you become attached to it,
many sins come forth afterwards.
So Fianna Thawri
was one of the greatest scholars of Islam.
Born in the 1st century
of the Hijri calendar.
He was one of the greatest Zuhad.
He was an ascetic.
But yet he was extremely wealthy.
And so, for some people they might think,
this is a contradiction.
This is a scholar. This is a great
scholar in Islam. He's an ascetic. He's a
Zahid. Yet he is
extremely wealthy. What kind of contradiction is that?
So he said, no. There is no contradiction.
Why?
He said because as a scholar
you do not want to become as he
described the handkerchief of the rulers.
Because what happens is, when you're on the
dime of the ruler and the person in
charge,
they will use you like a napkin.
And you become Your opinions will become indebted
to what they give you.
So he wanted financial independence.
But
how is he rich and also Azahid? Because
that wealth,
he didn't make his own value of
or his own sense of self worth based
on how much money he has.
Brothers and sisters Allah tells us in the
Quran.
Allah says in Quran, know and look how
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is addressing you.
In other words,
by not knowing this this is ignorance. So
if you want to have true knowledge, know
this life lesson that Allah is saying here.
Know what?
Annamal hayatudunya.
That this world What is the summary of
it?
Laiibunwalahu.
It is amusement
and it is distraction.
Wazina
and pretty things, nice looking things. Watafaqurum
baynaqum.
And for that one person will compare to
another. Who has more wealth? Who has more
power?
Watakathurumfilamwaliwala'olat.
Comparing who is more wealthy, who has more
wealth, and who has a larger family.
Is like what? Kamath Ali Rayithin Ajabal Kufar
Nabato.
It's like a rain that comes
and it rains on a piece of land.
And all of a sudden this land turns
green and they're benefiting from it. And they
kind of forget that this will go away.
And then it dries up one day.
And it shrivels away and it turns into
dust. And in the hereafter,
there is either forgiveness and pleasure from Allah.
And there's could be punishment from Allah.
And this world is nothing
but
an enjoyment
of delusion.
Alhamdulillah.
One of the companions of the prophet by
the name of Bahak
was one time sitting and he was eating.
And in front of him he had some
milk and he had some meat.
And when the prophet said, what do you
have in front of you?
He wasn't saying because he cannot see. He
wants to educate him and teach him something.
So he said, mashaAllah, I have meat and
I have milk in front of me.
So the prophet said
and what is going to happen after you
eat that?
And out of respect of the Prophet Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam, the Haqq didn't say it will
turn into excrement. No. He said it will
turn into what you know it will turn
into.
So the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam
he says.
Verily Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
has made
has has has has given us a parable.
In which this world and its worth
is like the food that goes in and
passes through our body.
In other words, it looks nice at the
beginning.
And all of this world will eventually turn
into
what you don't like.
In another narration, the prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,
he says,
if this world was worth
anything,
even if it was worth
the value
of a mosquito
wing.
Then Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala would not have
allowed the disbelievers
to even drink one sip of water from
it.
Why?
Because this world is nothing compared to the
next life.
Brothers and sisters,
we
see we are now entering
the 7th, 8th month of what is going
on in the Holy Land in in in
Palestine and Gaza.
And our hearts
are slowly having calluses over it. We see
the videos on social media,
and we quickly scroll past because our hearts
are so fragile.
And you are not to be blamed for
that.
But in one of the videos I saw,
this man his entire house was destroyed. His
entire business was demolished
into dust.
And so the person asked him
what are you going to do after this?
He first said Alhamdulillah.
He said all praise is due to Allah.
And then he said
Insha'Allah
we will start over again.
This is what it means to be a
Zahid.
That Allah gave you the tools. You use
it for what is good.
But your heart is not attached to it
in a way.
Where if Allah tests you and takes it
away.
That you scream and you shout and you
moan and you are displeased with Allah's,
predestination and judgment.
And therefore brothers and sisters,
it is time for us to rethink
the way how we spend.
The way how we consume.
And the way how we interact with our
wealth
and with this dunya.
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