Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Danger of Satisfaction One’s Ego [Hikam 35]
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Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim Al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen wa
Salatu was Salam ala so you didn't more saline water early he was
soft v h Marina and today the discussion sorry the discussion is
about the
the origin of what makes things happen and the origin of what will
assist a person to do obedience. So the root cause of both of these
things is what Ignatov law speaks about today. He says, us locally,
Marcia will have Latin worship within a reader and enough's
the source of every disobedience and indifference.
One is we have indifference. And the other one is that we commit
disobedience. Indifference is negligence. No care either will
mobile at
all. So also locally, Marcia teen will have Latin worship with him.
These are the three big problems we have indifference. That's why
we will commit sins.
That's one reason for committing sins. Sins are also committed out
of extreme chapeau and desire. So it's the shahada creates even if a
person has concentration on the deen, but sometimes we fail. But
if a person has heedlessness and indifference, as he says here,
which is a very good way of saying this, then this will obviously
lead to sin. So conflict, every sin
the origin of every sin of indifference and of Shaohua.
The root cause of now all of these is a riddle and enough's.
Which is self satisfaction.
To not think that we need to do any more
to feel that we're referring.
And
I think largely speaking, although
many people who go to the masjid and so on, they will have some
amount of
they will have some amount of
concern about their state.
But generally speaking, people think that they're doing enough
unless something shakes them, they hear a lecture that gets to their
hearts that shows the underlying problem, then they may start
appreciating more that we're not fine. But a lot of people actually
think that I'm doing my Salat, just about. That's enough, because
they don't know Allah, when you don't know Allah subhanho wa Taala
what He requires from us, and the purpose of our creation, then you
think you're doing enough because doing salah is a voluntary thing,
you don't get paid for it.
So fasting in Ramadan, you don't get paid for it. It's something we
exert ourselves to do, to do will do to pray Salaat. So then that
can easily deceive us to thinking we're doing a lot, who who do we
do do even half as much as that for
voluntarily
not to rush away from everything, I have to pray them us. So they
haven't understood the direction of the worship.
We think we're doing enough. And then those who are a bit more
advanced, they think that any extra no awful they do. That's an
that's a favor.
He's already dispelled all of that idea by saying that.
Don't get too excited by that because at the end of the day,
that's his Tofik to you that he even considered you to be worthy
of doing this.
So he's saying that the source of every disobedience indifference
and passion at different levels will be definitely is self
satisfaction,
the source of every obedience, vigilance, which means to be
concerned, to be constantly
focused on making Allah subhanaw taala happy self criticism and
virtue. The source of all of this is decide dissatisfaction with
oneself.
It is better for you to keep company with an ignorant man
dissatisfied with himself than to keep company with a learned man
satisfied with themselves.
So that means knowledge should bring about
dissatisfaction but sometimes it doesn't when the knowledge doesn't
come with the hush here.
So being knowledgeable doesn't
guarantee it helps but it doesn't guarantee
and this is exactly what he meant was early chases after that you
think you know, it doesn't mean you act
doesn't mean that you've reached for what knowledge is there in a
self satisfied self self satisfied scholar.
And because the the knowledge isn't doing anything and what
ignorance is there in an unlearned man dissatisfied with himself,
what he says about unlearning here, I mean, somebody who hasn't
studied further, probably knows the basics. Acting is valid, but
he's dissatisfied with himself. He's always self critique, he
always has self critique.
So, if Najeeb explains this, as
everybody who is satisfied with themselves will consider
themselves to be in a good state. Is that Senator whether
he'll actually think that he's doing good what Bar Mitzvah we are
now thinking yourself do good is fine to a certain degree,
as long as you can distinguish,
but he says that he will then cover up his evils
because the knifes is essentially understand enough as a selfish
person
who is greedy glutton has a lot of gluttony. So
they won't look at the bad they will just be really enjoying the
good that's coming along.
The kosher, why, you know, redonkulous ly I've been kalila.
And then he says
that an IF satisfaction about any type of defect
is extremely heavy and burden burdensome, it's very dangerous.
Then he says, anybody who does start being suspicious of
themselves, accuses themselves
and looks at themselves with censoring eyes, telling off
admonishing eyes
and looks for the defects
and extracts all the evils that are inside.
That's why the same poetry says Willa kynurenine is salty took
dill Masai. And I have saying basically, it's almost like
wrathful AI
being on a wrath against yourself. Not just looking at yourself
comfortably but being on a wrath against ourselves. Then that is
what will
make evident the evils so then he says Ferb has a U haul married and
Masaryk, a person who is a married married Allah who is searching for
Allah. Look for your evils.
Be suspicious of yourself. Don't think that anything you're not
does is always good
because if you're satisfied with your enough's and you think
everything that happens is good.
You will be poisoning yourself biting yourself, you won't even
know
and you will be preventing it and veiling it from the Real Presence
of Allah subhanho wa taala.
While you don't even realize
I will have still had the one of the pious individuals of the past
he said that whoever is not suspicious of themselves all the
time.
And who which and the one which does not oppose the person who
doesn't oppose his knifes
all the time you start off with opposition. Now there must be
something wrong here.
And who does not force it to do what it dislikes, the good things
that are good, but which he dislikes to do because of the
hardship and difficulty? Then he is deceived. Anybody who looks at
himself, he says
and always thinks good of himself, then he has destroyed it.
He says how can okay for your say holy cow killing a reader? And if
so, how can an intelligent person who knows these things? How can
they ever be satisfied that they're perfect?
Well, Kareem Abdul Kareem Abdul Karim, you're cool. While the
Karim the noble one son of the Noble Ones son of the noble one.
Who is that use of Ali Salam He himself said about himself.
A prophet son of a prophet son of a prophet said Alma Albury enough
see in the NEF, Salah Amara to Misu
suddenly all of this which seems extreme suddenly makes sense. Just
because of this
he says I do not exonerate my knifes. I don't consider it to be
free of problem
because none
See the knifes is constantly inciting to evil, except the one
who my Lord has mercy on.
Another poet says the work kind of circular movement of our era for
Natsu bathroom in Sabir ina shaytaan.
Big wear of your knifes beware of your lower self
don't ever feel secure from its deceptions
because the knifes is more filthy than 70 shaytans
why?
Because it's so close to us is part of ourself. It's the inside
force.
When you've got an inside force that you love that you feel
attached to,
then
it's much more dangerous because it's closer to home. Surya
Sokrati, one of the great pious individuals of the past he said
mana out of Allahu Akbar Asha Omen murder. Illa dunya. Tasha well
ACMA Kuru her way of Doofy lash and what I'll kill you I know you
will be here up Shu, wherever recognizes Allah subhanho wa Taala
will live he lives the true life. Whoever becomes inclined to the
dunya he becomes wild in its passions. The Amok the stupid one
comes and goes in nothing. They he spends his days doing nothing. And
the article, the one who is intelligent, truly intelligent
about his defects. He is constantly looking for his defects
for tertiary he's constantly inspecting
Ferber Hathi earlyon or Ubik in order to lose Hannah fsic Always
look oh my brother he said look for your you look for your
defects. If you really
have
goodwill towards yourself, if you really love yourself, if you
really want to advise yourself and do the best for yourself then look
for your
or your job. If you do look for your defects, and you do put to
shame
it's
nakedness then you have found an escape.
And you've done the right thing with the helicopter
and you've been firm
with the hull Hydra and then you will be able to enter the Presence
of Allah subhanho wa Taala
he then says his grand Sheikh used to say Allah and it Allah here
Allah Muhammad Allah who our two NFC he fell me of Baja
cursor, Allah's curse be upon the one who his nakedness meaning
something that should be concealed, was displayed to him
and he then did not
put it down.
He did not expose it, he did not do something about it. Because we
have on somebody the person that okay, this person has been shown
his problem, but he still doesn't.
So these are moments when you're hearing a lecture, you see
somebody else, something bad happened to them, you realize I've
got this problem as well. So these things become evident to a person
and we still don't do anything about it, then that's even worse.
Also, he used to constantly tell people
that do not
keep judging people.
More aka violinists don't keep looking with a sharp eye over
other people.
So, your focus is always on critiquing others.
And you should not worry about other people you should worry
about yourself. Because
the only way you can take ostentation out of you is by not
critiquing others, because the only way you can think yourself
bigger than others if you start seeing defects and not and people
have defects you start focusing on those defects. So then you
suddenly start digging your own self up.
Woman or other any other hollows failures have meant that a
heartless and that's why he said whoever wants to become heartless
and pure in this regard than they should find somebody
who has achieved purification.
And that's why the next part is he says that it's better for you to
accompany an ignorant one who is not satisfied with himself that is
superior than accompany an island who is satisfied with himself.
He said because companionship of somebody who is not satisfied
COVID themselves is a hub is a high yield mountain, it's a pure,
it's pure virtue, it's pure goodness,
because he's going to have a class, he's going to constantly be
assessing himself.
And he said that if there is somebody who is satisfied with
themselves and you have company you have the accompany, then that
is pure evil. Because even if he's the most knowledgeable person in
the dunya, because nature's lair not to destroy katiba,
nature, people's disposition steal from other dispositions, we do
this without even realizing we take from other people.
So because a person who is not very well educated, but who
provides you closeness to the heart of Allah subhanaw taala,
that superior the non him who will distance you from ALLAH SubhanA wa
Tada. And that is, that is why some of the Iranian actually said
I should do Nursey hijab and Angela Hill aroma,
that some of the people with the most intense veil from Allah
subhanaw taala, other Allah,
then there Ubud, then the zoo hurt,
because of them having the chance and not taking it. And then he
said, the ignorance that actually takes you close to Allah subhanaw
taala is knowledge.
Whereas the knowledge that takes you away from Allah subhanho wa
Taala is ignorance.
When a person is not satisfied with themselves, they begin to be
constantly looking to do better, that is the secret of all of this
then they're the only ones who will actually avoid an escape from
the knifes becoming their master.
And then the person will truly become a servant of Allah subhanaw
taala.
And if that is the case, then the master will begin to love that
person, which is Allah subhanaw taala, the master will begin to
love that person. And then he will choose him to be in His presence.
See, what happens in any situation is that you have servants,
they do different functions around the estate, around the house
around the business.
Those few that you think are very useful.
And
they shine somehow, then they promoted to be personal
attendance,
they are allowed to be close. So
this is although in the case of the human being, the master is
looking for someone the employer is looking for someone to be of
benefit. So he's looking for the his benefits within the benefit of
the person, that person makes him feel good, comes up with bright
ideas, has a lot of utility. Very intelligent in that sense with
ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada, he does it to honor them.
He doesn't need the help.
So he chooses the servants that are working well in wherever they
are to honor them. So here it's just pure honor, just complete
honor.
However, if all of this kind of self abasement self if a self
scrutiny
if somebody starts doing this without a guide,
and without
the base,
then
they may beat themselves up too much.
So some amount of guidance and knowledge is definitely needed
here. Because shaytaan will use everything to abuse us. If he
can't indulge us, then in our abstinence, intense read, he will
try to make us excessive.
So that's the difficulty of this path. But that's the difficulty of
this life This life is not easy. So someone might take it in their
mind that you know, I'm going to be so critical right now.
And then it may actually end up becoming drysuit you may end up
becoming a person over exerts themselves which shaytan is
waiting for. Because when a person over exerts themselves in enough
does not mediate it doesn't have enough liquor and spend time for
that to happen. Then what will happen is then enough's will
eventually be reigned supreme.
That's why actually
many of the other mention that constantly depriving your enough's
for the one who's on that, I mean, most of us are not on that level.
But if somebody does feel that way, what the earlier mentioned is
that if you deprive you enough's too much and you're not prepared
for it yet,
then if it rebels it will be more destructive. That's why they say
allow it.
Permissible pleasures, what happens to a person who has
diabetes who totally
deprives himself of sugar,
he'll end up getting low blood sugar, which
is more harmful than high blood sugar.
So then he has to have a very strong sweet to understand. So
the people who can do full good, it takes a while for that to be
built up. I think the main message from here I'll just conclusively
read here is that when a man is pleased with his condition, then
he is in fact pleased pleased with his own ego, whether his status
good or bad. displeasure with the ego is the root of every evil
negligence and lowly desire. When a man is pleased with his ego, its
defects and evils would become concealed from his gaze.
And his own evil will also appear pleasing, his heart will feel safe
and satisfied with his ego.
He will then become forgetful of Allah Most High. In the wake of
forgetfulness, stray seat, satanic thoughts and lustful desires will
strike one with force. Sin will then be the result. Being
displeased with the state of one's ego is a rich route is the route
of obedience, alertness and purity. That's why sitting in
Majelis, where we're made to feel
weak, we're made to feel that we're not there yet, that's really
helpful. Because when we left ourselves enough, slowly, slowly,
slowly starts making ourselves feel good.
So this kind of study helps a lot because it constantly makes us
feel that we're not there yet, because we're not there yet.
When man is displeased with his ego, he will always be alert, he
will understand every trick and desire of his enemy, he will
examine intelligently every demand of the ego by the standards of the
sacred law, and any demands that he finds in conflict with the law
will be shunned to be more careful in applying the religion to his
life. In the initial stage of the path, the struggle against the ego
is difficult. Sometimes the ego will emerge victorious and
sometimes it will be defeated. However, if the struggle moja is
maintained, the power of the ego will gradually be neutralized and
it will become content with the sacred law. It will then refrain
from rebellion, most of the time you will refrain from rebellion,
then it will just be fine things that you'll have to worry about.
Purity and obedience will become its nature, sin and inertia will
be banished. Since the benefits of a knowledgeable once company and
the harm of an ignorant once company are acknowledged facts.
The shake says that the company of a man who is ignorant of external
knowledge that's what he refers to here. Like lots of external
knowledge, he can't quote you hundreds of Hadith.
But displeased with his own ego is superior to the company of a
learned man satisfied with his ego. The ignorant man mentioned in
this context, though lacking in academic knowledge, understands
with conviction that his ego is the embodiment of evil and
defects.
He does not commit the error of believing in himself as having any
excellences.
Such a man is spiritually perfect.
Conversely, association with a man who is content with his ego
despite his qualification, academic knowledge will prove
harmful in him is the root of every evil hands even if his
academic knowledge induces one to obey the sacred law. His moral
state is dangerous and hence one cannot place confidence in him.
His spiritual disease will most certainly exercise its influence
at some time. His companionship will harm whomsoever isn't, is in
his association. Because the influence of companionship is an
acknowledged fact. Such a person will be enamored by his academic
research, and pleased with his own self. This is precisely what
forget forgetfulness is, the disease of being satisfied with
one's ego is extremely subtle.
The one in whom it lurks is himself unable to detect it. The
man who is always displeased with the state of his ego, regardless
of how beautiful the condition of the ego may appear, will not be
harmed by ignorance. On the other hand, the knowledge of a man of
learning who is content with his ego, but who endeavors to acquire
the pleasure of the people for his acts, this man's knowledge is of
no benefit.
This is extremely extremely worrying. It is extremely
worrying.
May Allah subhanaw taala help us all? Allah subhanho wa Taala
assist us?
May Allah help us all?
So
that's why we say to do the things that we do,
that so far in the day helps to cut away at some of the darkness
in our heart. It washes away some of the darkness that has crept
into our heart because of the sin. It helps. So what that does is it
brightens our heart to a certain degree
Sending blessings on the Prophet salallahu Alaihe salam means that
Allah then sends blessings on us. So for every blessing that we do
and Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Allah sends us 100
blessings that helps us a day, every day. So all of this is like
we're eating every day, we're nourishing ourselves, keeping the
energy, the spiritual energy going, do so far to purify Salawat
to adorn ourselves, we read some Quran to again be illuminated by
by it, and to have some benefit in by reading what we read to have
some Ebro. The maraca to give us that
you can say that extra charge of connection with Allah subhana wa
Tada. That's what Morocco brothers
you know, you have two different forms of phone chargers, some have
a point five amps, one amp, two amps, the two amps will charge
your phone faster, the point five amp will charge your phone less.
So if you look at your charges, you will see that these are the
different types of charges you have and different that that's why
it takes different times. So the maraca is that high power charge
that gives us in addition to everything else that we're doing.
So where you're still far will be blessing and, and Salawat, etc,
all gives us reward for doing so as well. This one just pushes us
closer to Allah subhana wa Tada makes us more focused so that our
Salah is improved, and so on and so forth.
So that's, that's the whole purpose of all of this. And the
only way a person can be worried about themselves is if they they
are conscious of Allah subhanaw taala at all times.
That's why we have the Gulf called me.
And the whole point of keeping an association with a che, however
weak that shake is because at the end of the day, I mean, we're
nothing, you know, we've just been put into this place to do this.
So that's why we're trying to fulfill by the insistence of the
sheikh, otherwise, we have absolutely no capability. We're
just like you. That's that's the state here. But we're just
providing a forum, so that together inshallah we can reach
Allah subhanaw taala
with the baraka it's because Allah subhanaw taala loves gatherings of
vicar so that's what we do here.
That may Allah subhanaw taala help us it's not easy on the Sunday
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Oh Allah have your mercy on us. Oh Allah have your mercy on us.
Oh Allah, have compassion on us. Oh Allah. Treat us with gentleness
of Allah. Treat us with your kindness and your generosity for
Allah we ask for Your Mercy, so that we can alleviate our life of
sin of Allah that we can come out of our life of sin, our life of
indulgence in this world, our life, life of blindness from our
true self. Oh Allah, we ask that You grant us knowledge of our own
knowledge of our connection with you, that you improve our
association with you. Oh Allah, we ask that you make us of those who
are constantly in your remembrance, constantly
ingratitude, Oh Allah, Oh Allah, we ask that you make our hearts
the way you want them to be. You remove the evil from them, you
remove the love of disobedience from them so that we hate to do
disobedience. you instill in them the love of obedience, so that we
want to do obedience, or Allah or Allah, we ask that you
give us an understanding of that which harms us and that which is
beneficial for us. You allow us to see that properly and remove the
veils of the shaytaan from us. Oh Allah, we ask that you give us a
trophy to do beneficial things in this dunya Oh ALLAH and you grant
us the highest places in janitorial for those who Allah
that you protect us and our families and our children. You
make this a source of closeness to you or Allah make this a source of
gladness and closeness to you. Oh Allah, Oh Allah we ask that you
accept these Michalis, you accept these materialists and you make
them a true source of
remembrance of you? Oh Allah, Oh Allah we ask that you accept us or
Allah we ask that you accept us. Accept us all. Grant us the
company of a messenger Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
purify our states and do not dishonor us on the day of judgment
of Allah grant us honor on the Day of Judgment, grant us honor in the
highest levels of generality and for those above all your
satisfaction or
Allow us for your satisfaction. We ask for your satisfaction. So why
not have the current biller? Is it here I'll see full what's going on
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