Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Allah is Definitely in Your Heart [Hikam 254]
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The concept of love is emphasized in religion, with a focus on having a longing for it and knowing its qualities. The difficulty of remembering Allah is also discussed, with a focus on the need for a firmer focus on it. The speakers discuss the various types of people who remember Allah and how they may have different emotions. They also emphasize the importance of mentioning a certain person or situation in one's heart to increase its chances of being remembered, and discuss the benefits of rewarding teachers and students for their work and practicing Islam.
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So he says because whenever people remember Allah there are three
types of people remember Allah. One is who's doing it to get
reward. Every test B is a plant in Paradise is a tree in paradise.
That's their focus.
Every test B is a plant in paradise, a tree in paradise.
There is another group of people who are no longer worried about
their trees.
Right? They just leave that to Allah. I'm not going to plant any
trees. I leave that to Allah. Chrisman yet lagoonal who do? They
just seeking presence with Allah, I just want to be in your company.
I just don't care about anything else. I'm leaving it to you. And
we'll kiss Moon wasa Lu worauf. Souter. I can't even explain that
one. But he's saying that the third category are those who have
already reached and many of the veils have been lifted. And that's
what he says.
hamdulillah Lillah wa Salatu was Salam ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa
ala alihi wa sahbihi LG Marine. We go on to the next aphorism which
is on page 132.
This one is to aphorisms before that one which is 254 number 254.
And in this one, he says, Makana var hero, the Korean ill and
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This is really, really profound because
again, it tells us something really interesting and really
reassuring, you can say, very promising.
The outer aspect of an invocation, meaning the outer form of the
liquor and remembrance that we do, would not be could not come into
existence say for the inner aspects of contemplation and
meditation.
In simple words, that there's no way you can remember Allah
subhanho wa Taala unless there's a place in your heart for that.
Unless it's something that you've thought about, otherwise, why
would it come out?
The remembrance of Allah doesn't come out just like that it's
coming out because of something in your heart. We may not think so.
Right? We may not think that we're so close to Allah, or that we're
so in tune. But he's saying that there's no way you will remember
Allah subhanho wa Taala unless it's from your heart. If you're
remembering him if you're criticizing for Violator is
criticizing Allah that's a different reason that if you're
remembering Allah has to be something in your heart.
So what exactly does that mean? Let's look at that
in a bit more detail, saying that when your apparent state out of
state either this be Tang
is Mr. Whelan, Vivica. Dilla, is involved and occupied in the
remembrance of Allah that take that as a sign
that the love of Allah exists in sight you otherwise why would you
be doing it? There is an element of love, of course, that love
could grow and become deeper and stronger, no doubt. But there is
an element of love in your heart for you to be able to take the
name of Allah is a Habashi and UK thirimanne decree. The only person
that remembers things is the one who loves that thing.
Right? So that whenever you love something, you're going to stop
mentioning that hey, look at my phone, look at this. Look at that
you're going to constantly meant you're going to bring it up on
your turn.
Well, the cool Mohab Illa and Loki wombat, I defer. The only way to
actually have muhabba is to have a longing for it, a desire for it.
And knowledge of that thing. The only way you can love something is
if you know the qualities of that thing. And have a desire for those
qualities. That's love anyway. Follow your kunafa he will decline
in law and belting issue then so then he says that there's no way
you can apparently outwardly remember Allah subhanho wa Taala
unless you've had some kind of witness inside witnessing inside
of Allah. Right? He or she who didn't. Whatever type of
witnessing it was, even though we're in can Allah Yeah, sure
order. Be sure who the the person doesn't know that he's got that
internal witnessing of Allah.
You don't realize that because when we've made vicar, we don't
realize that we have an internal witnessing duty. But there's no
way that vicar could have come out, even for five minutes or two
minutes. unless we've got that insight
goes into a bit more depth. I'm just going to explain it briefly.
Because it gets a bit more complicated and profound, he said,
firmer the karate rule had fun yet. The rule, the rule, the soul
can only remember Allah after an isolate itself of anything else.
We have to destroy its connection to other things for it to remember
Allah otherwise, it's just going to be constantly attached to
something else and thinking about that. So there has to be a level
have literally dismissing everything else for us to remember
Allah subhanaw taala. In simple words, you could say,
Well, I haven't yet had Dasha heeded. And as soon as you kill
your rule, or I say kill your rule, I mean, as soon as you let
it die, it's normal worldly connections, let that day then you
will remember Allah because otherwise you can't really because
everything but Allah is world is dunya. So if you get rid of the
dunya, it has to be Allah there's nothing else. You can't have just
nothing. Right? This is what you call money. I tell Hulu in Montek
which basically means that you have to have one or the other,
right? Because you have to have Allah and if you don't have Allah
and you have to have the dunya what else are you gonna have
unless you're a dead person?
It says that whenever it annihilates like that, then it
witnesses Allah. So anybody then who has an isolated and doing the
Dhikr of ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala that means that his ru had some
level, has definitely witness the beauty of the Presence of Allah
subhanho wa Taala or it has actually
contemplated it. He's been contemplating the greatness
of Allah subhanaw taala Otherwise, why would you? Why would you sit
and say Subhan? Allah Subhana Allah hamdulillah read the Quran?
Why would you do that for if you don't think that the one you're
remembering is great, you must this only way you're going to do
it, it's the only reason you're going to do it. Or you're going to
do it because you're thinking of Allah's reward. That's the lowest
level, you know, when you think of reward or punishment, so you're
gonna think of that, but that's still Allah is still related to
Allah, he's the one who's gonna give you the reward or the
punishment. So then he says that what conclusion you get from here
is that if you have any kind of remembrance on your tongue, it's
going to have to be born from some kind of witnessing of the heart.
Right. And that is usually the state of normal breeds, or normal
knowers of Allah subhanaw taala. Or it's going to come from a
a thought or contemplation, a consideration.
That is the lesser level, which is when you're looking for reward, a
reward, that's why I'm doing it, not because I just need to do it.
The first one is that I just can't help it. That's what I do. That is
me.
And they both good. Obviously, the first level is greater, because
you're not doing it for any selfish reason. Second one has a
bit of selfish reason, you're doing it for reward. So that one
you're doing it because you're spring yourself to do it by saying
one plus one is two. If I do this, then I get that.
Whereas the first one, there's no equation it is it is the state it
is that you remembering Allah for the sake of him.
So he says because whenever people remember Allah, there are three
types of people remember Allah. One is who's doing it to get
reward. Every test B is a plant in Paradise is a tree in paradise.
That's their focus.
Every Destiny is a plant in paradise, a tree in paradise.
There is another group of people who are no longer worried about
their trees.
Right? They just leave that to Allah. I'm not going to planting
trees, I leave that to Yala policeman yet. lagoonal. Who do?
They just seeking presence with Allah, I just want to be in your
company. I just don't care about anything else. I'm leaving it to
you. And we'll kiss Moon wasa Lu waterfowl Souter. I can't even
explain that one. But he's saying that the third category are those
who have already reached and many of the veils have been lifted. And
that's what he says.
So may Allah subhanho wa Taala give us the true understanding of
that. And that's amazing, isn't it? To feel good that Hamdulillah
we at least have some kind of association with Allah subhanho wa
taala. It's not just a tongue thing. So now, there are so many
people believe me who come and say, I don't get anything
out of my prayers, or why should I pray?
I used to have good conscious, you know, good conscious thought in my
prayer and reflection and concentration. I don't have that
anymore. It's definitely something to be worried about. But that
doesn't mean you stop doing it.
I'm sitting for 1010 minutes and you know, a few months ago, I used
to feel really good about it. And now I don't feel ecstasy when I do
that. That's not your problem. Your problem is just remember a
lover.
If you ecstasy you're not accessing That's not for you to
focus on. Your job is remembering of Allah.
Now, this will tell you that you're remembering Allah, that
means you've got something in your hearts. Otherwise, there's no way
you would waste your time doing this. The only reason you're going
to mention a certain phone is because you got it in your heart
or a certain
You're gonna mention it because it's not a certain person, it's in
your heart. That's why Why would you mention it otherwise, it's not
bothering you, or you're not enamored by it, or you're not
contemplating it, why would you mention it? Unless you're just a
random talk of anything but then it's still in your heart to talk
about it.
So that is really beautiful to know that it's in our hearts
Alhamdulillah so we thank Allah for that. It just another thing to
thank Allah subhana wa Tada for Allah him and to salaam wa Minka
salaam with a bottle theater in January with the Quran.
The young Moroccan medical history Yohanan, em and, you know, he
learned that Subhana Qi now could no matter what do you mean,
there's a lot one Mohamed Omar Allahumma salli wa salam ala
Sayyidina Muhammad wiener and you see you know Muhammad you want to
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He Assad Daria Hatfield, Salam yeah Latif here the God with the
Quran. Allah have mercy on us and unlike except us, yeah, Allah.
Allah we thank you for your, for the bounties you have showered
upon us, especially the bounty of remembrance the bounty of being
able to sit in the masjid, the bounty of remembering you and
being remembered by you. You know, Allah, allow us to understand this
and the significance of this and allow us to increase with this, O
Allah only you can grant it to us This is absolute further and grace
from you. We could never have done this had it not been for you. Oh
Allah, reward our teachers.
Reward our our shakes so Allah reward the Ignatov this country
and Allah reward all of our all of our teachers up to the time the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam, O Allah for conveying the
deen for us, O Allah make us all in some way of shape or form.
Those who convey the deen further on our law except us for the
service of your deen of Allah make us part of this tradition of Allah
except her work whatever little that we do our law you're the one
who gives us the ability to do it in the first place. Oh Allah now
accept it from us. Oh Allah protect us. Oh Allah forgive us.
For Allah we do wrong. We make mistakes. Oh Allah forgive us of
Allah forgive us, O Allah forgive us. Yeah, Allah have mercy on us.
And all of those who assist. Oh Allah all of those who attend all
of those who listen. Oh Allah, we ask that you accept us on
Subhanallah be corroborated the IOC phone or sit down with Alamo
city you know what hamdulillahi rabbil Alameen Yeah.
Shower our your mercy upon our brothers who are suffering in the
different countries in the world especially Eliza and Palestine.
Yeah, Allah grant them, grant them recovery, reform our Allah grant
them and allow the whole world to see the truth as it is. And know
Allah allow us to follow the truth and do the right thing for the
truth and bring insomnia back to the intern. Oh Allah allow
everybody to see the wrong as the wrong and to abstain from it, and
to distance themselves from it. Oh Allah grant our brothers relief
and freedom and dignity grant them a much better reward, and a better
compensation for what they have lost and grant them the subbrand
patience your Allah and Allah allow us to do that which is
correct and beneficial and productive. Yeah, Allah protect us
from all evils and all forms of mischief. And all forms of fitna,
which are there Subhan Allah decarbonised that young males, if
one was around one Muslim would hang on
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