Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Is Your Worship Selfish [Hikam 92]
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You shouldn't be ashamed for stalking him and Allah be
embarrassed, you should be ashamed, oh insan that you're even
asking for a reward of for your worship,
that you're even asking for a reward for your worship. Why?
Because that worship was what Allah subhanaw taala caused you to
do allowed you to do enables you to do.
We're used to getting that from, okay, look at this verse of the
Quran Surah Surah verse 43, Al Hamdulillah he led he had the
woman couldn't deny the
law more. That proves exactly what he's saying.
All praises to Allah who guided us to this. He allowed us to do this.
We would never have been guided to do this. Had he not guided us it
all comes from Allah. So what are you asking for reward? Do it for
Allah.
hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen wa Salatu was Salam Weida so you
didn't know Hamlet BARDA early or softcopy or Baraka was seldom at
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him there. Hamdulillah. We continue with our series on ignore
opera in last. If not, I thought it was HECM which is the Book of
Wisdom. And the next one sums up a number of things that is discussed
in some of the previous ones that we've just dealt with in the
recent sessions. This one is actually number 92 on page 104,
number 92 on page 104, this is what he says
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Whoever worships him for something he hopes for from him, or in order
to stave off the arrival of chastisement, meaning, whoever
worships him for something he wants from him,
or to
repel punishment, has not concerned himself with the real
nature of his attributes.
What does that mean?
In other words, we've had this theme before, constantly, what he
wants is for us to start worshipping Allah purely because
we are His slaves. And that's what we're required to do. No selfish
motive at all. So that's why he says it in this other way, which
he said before in different ways. He says, if you're worshiping Him,
because you want something from him, because I want him to
give me a paradise, I want him to give me happiness, and so on and
so forth. Or I want no punishment. I don't want aggravation, and so
on, so forth. Now, they're fine. You couldn't have those ideas.
You're not going to be sinful for having those ideas. But you're not
there yet. You haven't done fully what he what we really serve and
should be doing. He says, then that person has not really
concerned himself with the real nature of Allah's attributes. What
does that mean? Allah has attributes, and Allah Himself and
His attributes demands us. Because he's being all powerful. He is our
Creator, He is our Sustainer. He's the one who gives us and he's the
one who's generous to us. And He lets us breathe, and he lets us
eat and drink and so on and live and so on.
And we're just slaves. So we should just be doing whatever He
tells us to do anyway.
If he allows us to do it, that's great. That that is it. That's the
real reason.
So what about paradise then? There's so much discussion about
paradise. There's so much discussion about Hellfire to stay
away from it. How does that figure into well, obviously, once you
become anybody who becomes a true slave of Allah, and he's gonna
hos, he's going to host them in paradise anyway. It's just that if
you if you're doing it for Paradise, then that means that
that's our desire is paradise and not Allah.
Our desire is paradise, our desire is avoidance of Helen, not Allah
and just pleasing Him and not seeing him as unsatisfied with us.
So let's look at this in a bit more detail because I find this
very, very powerful and very deep and very connecting to Allah. It's
like, we didn't know Allah before this we were doing it for not the
best reasons, not the best reasons we could do it for people with
regards to the way they worship Allah subhanho wa Taala in terms
of their sincerity, like
What exactly are they worshipping? For? Why have they prayed for? Why
have they done anything? Why did they force for three times? Three
stages, you can say three types, three stages. Some of them,
they're worshiping Allah subhanaw taala, because they're really
fearful of his punishment, punishment now in the world,
you know, advanced punishment, the world and definitely punishment in
the hereafter. Or
so that's the I think that's the first group or they hope for His
mercy. Is there anything wrong with hoping for Allah's mercy? Not
at all. But there's all these people are praying for that I just
want Allah's mercy. And I want his protection in this world and in
the hereafter.
Somebody does even that they at least they're in that first
category because if we're not doing it even for that, then we're
not even the first category is actually two more categories above
this. He says that these are the general Muslims.
This is just the first wrong this is the first stage.
And this is the category of people that the prophet that the Hadith
says Lola na mastalgia de la he Sajid that had it not been for the
hellfire, the no pro straighter would have frustrated me nobody
would have frustrated if it wasn't for the Hellfire meaning Hellfire
gets you going in the beginning at least. That's usually a first
stage to get somebody to just love Allah first without paradise and
hellfire is a bit more difficult, I guess. So that's the first stage
number two he says then there's a group who love Allah subhana wa
Tada
because they love Allah, just for who he is.
They love Allah for who he is. And they just can't wait to meet him.
Shokan Elijah McCoy is eager anticipate and can't wait to meet
him. They're not really worried about paradise, or his protection.
They're not fearful of hellfire, or his punishment, etc.
They just like Allah, Allah, I don't care what happens and, you
know, I just want Allah meaning they're not worried about the
other aspects, their main focus, you know, when you have a main
focus, you could have the other focuses, but they demean you.
They're not they're no longer there. The main focus is that now,
I don't care how much sacrifice I have to give now, I don't care how
much trouble it takes me. For other people, it's too much
trouble. I can't do it. It's too much trouble to wake up
professional come to come to the masjid. It's too much trouble. But
for those who have got it, like there's like, colors, I have to do
it. I don't care if the water is cold that there is freezing
outside or whatever.
Or Fajr is at 430. Allah make it easy for us.
He says these are more a boon Allah, Allah Shikun Minister
eating, these are the lovers of Allah. The ones who are deeply in
love with Allah subhanho wa taala. There, though ones who are on the
path of Allah?
Can you get any higher than that?
There's no other upgrade to that, which is
they don't even look at any of them. They just like I'm a slave
of Allah.
And all I'm doing is I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to do.
And I'm just, that's just my etiquette in front of Allah
subhanaw taala. That's what he wants. He's our Lord man. He's our
Lord. I'm just this slave. That's what I'm supposed to do. I got no
other, that there's nothing else I can do. I am his slave. And that's
what I should do.
That's so let's see. Another way to look at it, he says is that
totally, you might think that isn't the second category better
than the third category, that that crossed your mind that the second
case seems to be better than the third category. But actually, the
reason why this third category is even more superior, is because
that's pure sincerity in your worship. You're not even looking
at us like I'm a slave. That's what I should be doing.
That's what Allah wants us to be right slaves. We are ibid Allah,
and try and be WADA if you're Rubia I just want to fulfill the
responsibilities of him being my Lord and Rob.
That's what I'm doing. I'm just fulfilling a responsibility.
These are also lovers of Allah because they couldn't have got to
this without loving Allah. But they've come to such a point.
They've recognized Allah to be the Supreme Lord and the creator and
everything in the proper sense. So they've just understood themselves
as slaves now that's why they're higher than the second group. So
they are more hipbone Allah hydrophone, they also know as of
Allah, but they're, they're the lovers and knowers of Allah, they
know Allah more than the second group it seems.
Okay, so then he kind of summarize it says that the first group,
their worship,
And look at this, see if it resonates. The first group their
worship was
by themselves, meaning they must the worship, obviously by
themselves for themselves, they're doing it for themselves. They're
doing it for their own benefit. I don't want help, I don't want
punishment, I don't want trouble. I want mercy, I want blessing on
this, I want that. So they're doing it by themselves, for their
own purpose for their own, receiving their own benefits. The
second, the second group,
their worship is big enough. See, he Lilla their worship is by
themselves, but it's for Allah. So they've gotten that part that it's
not for their own reason it is for Allah, but they're not doing it.
You'll see the third one, the third one, he says their worship
is because of Allah.
Because Allah, they know that I can only do it if Allah wills me
to do it. They're like, just so in the hands of Allah. And of course,
it's for Allah.
It's just pure sincerity. There's no other reason. It's just pure
sincere servitude, that we are a servant. And that's what's
required from us. That's all it is.
He'll explain this a bit more. He says that
anybody who worships Allah subhanaw taala, for something that
he hopes for to gain in this world or the akhira? Or that he wants to
repel by his obedience, some kind of punishment in the dunya or the
akhira. Then he has not what does that mean that he has not
fulfilled? The demands of Allah subhanho wa Taala has attributes?
Right? I explained that briefly already. What are the attributes
of Allah that we shouldn't be fulfilling? If we recognize that
Allah has other Ma, he has all majesty, he is the greatest
Kibriya most majestic, most great, he has all might, he is totally
independent of our worship.
He doesn't need our worship.
And he has every other attribute of perfection
and of beauty, and of Majesty and strength and everything else.
Once you once you recognize a
creator like that, then what? What comparison? Are we to that
creator?
When you recognize the greatness of Allah, do you think you're
gonna think yourself as anything?
We're literally nothing. When you think of the greatness of Allah
and you realize that then we are nothing.
And if we don't, then we're something
like when we don't understand how great Allah is that we think we're
something because we can only see ourselves. But when you see
somebody who is like, Well, man, I can't compete with that. Like I'm
nothing compared to that. Like that's beyond what I can even
imagine to ever be or see anyone to be.
Okay, now, he challenges us with a few things. This is I think this
is the most important part of this, he says, are either inland
or congenital? Voila. Now, what do you think if there was no paradise
or hellfire? Think about it now. For the first group right? If
there was no paradise or Hellfire Olympia island, they ain't your
but Leon your battle? Wha Heruka?
If there was no Hellfire or no paradise, then the one mighty one?
Would he still not have been worthy of worship?
Or is he only worthy of worship? Because there's a paradise and
when you look at it like that, it becomes very simple. He is worthy
of worship, whether is it the paradise or * or not?
Right now, another another another question, or ADA? Min Annamma
binaire Matilija. They will embed in your score who Jimmy really a
bad.
What do you think that the one who has blessed us
with the gift of existence in this world? And then of assistance
throughout until now? Isn't he worthy that You thank him?
That every single creation thank him and he's grateful to
you have you ever thought about it that way?
We're just so busy with everything else that we never think of Allah.
That's why we don't know him. And Allah bless this author, Allah
bless this order. I have benefited hugely. I mean, my whole sense of
worship has changed because of this. And may Allah give us more
says so the person who is a slave owned by someone else, a property
of another.
He can't then say when I do hit more of you, I expect something
from you. You're my slave. You can't do anything. A machine that
you operate your car that you operate, there's a car expecting
anything from you.
When you drive the cars like maybe in the future with the artificial
intelligence, they might start doing that. Right. That's what
people are scared of. But the car
does not expect the machine that you operate the appliances you
operate, your phone does just charge me. That's it. I just need
to punch that squirrel and I'll work. And if anything breaks, you
have to fix it up. And Allah keeps doing that for us.
He said, You can't ask for anything. You're a slave. You
can't ask for anything.
But you that slave would would serve his Lord, because he's a
slave. That's what he is. And of course, then, if the master is a
good one, He will supply you feed you, clothe you, assist you. Then
he asked another question, he says, Do you think that Allah
allowed you to come out in existence? And then after that, he
would prevent
his kindness from you? Has he prevented his kindness from you
until now? Everything that he's given you that you're sitting here
today, well fed and well clothed?
He's trying to focus now that why you worried about Allah is kind
He's generous. You have looked at a set of vulnerable Corinne. You
have a very bad thought about Allah like you don't know Allah,
you have very bad thoughts, in fact, negative thoughts about
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Subhan Allah he's just disconnecting two things very
important. Listen, he says you have thought very badly and
negatively about Allah subhanho wa Taala if you believe that if you
don't worship him, then he is not going to give you from his massive
generosity.
Look at all of those people who deny Him He gives them
not that accurate but definitely in this world it gives them so you
think you have to worship Him to get something from him? He's gonna
give you that whatever is written you're gonna get off that your
relationship is just servant. DO what He tells you to do.
Look at Azure are they committed to what disco were undefeatable
metal Asha ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada already started shower you
showering you with blessings while you were still inside the womb. In
fact, even before that.
And then after that, when Allah subhanho wa Taala allowed you to
come into this world. He expanded to you from his generosity.
And then he allowed you to do what you will in this world. He gave
you power and capability to do whatever you want. Does not be her
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checked there was this nobody knows who wrote it. Right. That
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as though that's a message from Allah, it was found written in the
cover. It says, Remember my gifts upon you, My goodness to you when
you are still a
clutter fluid when you're still dropping fluid.
And don't forget that my forming of you my design of you.
When you are in the stomach, I formed you the embryonic stage is
quite amazing when you look at that
in every one of your matters, have reliance in every matter of yours,
because I will suffice you from everything that you might have
fear for and you might consign your matters to me, leave your
matters to me. You don't have to worry about that leave you just
worship me and leave your matters to me.
And know that I am the one who makes the judgments.
And I do as I wish. So just leave it to me.
Just two or three Hadith come in mind there's a hadith of ours and
he said that anybody who reads the Quran and reads the Quran and
reads the Quran and they're so obsessed with reading the Quran,
they don't have time to make dua to Allah.
Allah will give them the best that the best of people ask him
the best of what is asked him Allah will give it to him for
free, because you don't have time to make dua because you're so into
my words Colossus Mila, I'll look up to you.
It's very high status by the way, we can't jump to that status we
need to build up to that status.
May Allah take us
You should be ashamed for stalking him in Allah be embarrassed, you
shouldn't be ashamed, oh insane, that you're even asking for a
reward for your worship.
That you're even asking for a reward for your worship. Why?
Because that worship
It was what Allah subhanho wa Taala caused you to do allows you
to do enables you to do.
We're used to getting that from, okay, look at this verse of the
Quran surah Allah Allah verse 43, Al Hamdulillah he led he hadn't
the woman couldn't do that louder and louder and more. That proves
exactly what he's saying.
All praises to Allah who guided us to this, he allowed us to do this.
We would never have been guided to do this. Had he not guided us. It
all comes from Allah. So what are you asking for reward? Do it for
Allah.
Just that he gave it you another sort of Casa 6068? What are Buka
yo lucuma Yasha away after your Lord creates what he wishes and
selects and chooses what he wishes, certain insan verse 31 Man
Tasha una Illa Yasha Allah
whatever you choose has to be chosen by Allah first. Everything
you choose is chosen by Allah. And then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam said, lie Hakuna Hadoken collab de su, none of you should
become like that bad slave. That messed up slave in half an amulet
if He's fearful because he's gonna get
some kind of punishment then he that he does something, what I can
achieve, and don't even be like that laborer, a suit the bad labor
in Lemuria Lucera samyama. Like, give me money first. Like if he's
not given his his payment first. He doesn't work.
I mean, I think some have to be like that, because they scared the
guys. I'm gonna pay him. That's different. But he's the one like,
there's no reason there's like, No, give me money first, right?
You haven't done the work because you might run away. Or builders do
that.
What have you been? I'm gonna be what have you been? I'm gonna be
said that it's mentioned in the Zaboo in the psalms of Diodati.
Salaam, woman of Muslim women. I bet any religion that in honor in
and again, don't get this wrong. But he says, Who is more
oppressive who is more violent and oppressive than the one who
worships Me just for agenda, or fire? Or because of the Hellfire?
Nothing that was wrong with that. He says, Lola, hello Janet, and
voila, now we're on an island
and Otah
so then he tells us the reason he says that if I had not created
this paradise or Hellfire would still not be worthy to to be
obeyed. Why are you doing that for?
So you see any question that you have about this? It goes when that
question comes up? Like any any question in your mind, like, was
he talking about gender? Johanna? Well, obviously, I mean, if John
John was just there, it just happens to be there because Allah
created it. It's not why we worship Allah, when it shouldn't
be why we worship Allah. It's just a stepping stone really, that's
what it is to get people onto it. People need enticement, once they
get into the neck, you know, you get somebody in and then after
that they get committed to the cause, then you don't have to give
him anything to become committed to the cause. First, you have to
pay him for it.
Again, something from dealt with at least and he says Allah
subhanaw taala inspired me he sent away to me that in our the, our de
la man Abba, Danny, the lady in our mind, that the most beloved of
the beloved ones, to me are those who worship Me Not for any gift.
Not for any bounty, lurking Leo, the ruble will be here to Hakka
The only reason they worship is because they recognize me as the
Lord and that's what is
demanded of them. So they do it. That's my job. That's what I have
to do cut us then Allah will look after them anyway.
Okay, you see, people are getting worried that if I just worship
Allah, just because I have two men, because we want something
right? Everybody wants something there's enough sin they're like, I
want something out of this. So you say What are you saying? Like what
are you talking about? Just worship Allah because you're a
slave of Allah and you must do it anyway. So I think he gives a bit
of gives a bit of comfort at the end he says
if you're if you manage to raise your aspirations from looking for
all of these things that you get if you managed to get beyond that,
and actually worship Allah for himself only, so bad alagille Hulu
all of these things that you've ever wanted will pull down on you.
Now that you say okay, I'm going to do it because it's going to put
on me later. That's a bit of a conundrum, isn't it? No, that's
what they call that's what the Sufis called Fana like you just
need to just totally destroy every other idea needs to be purely
Allah that's all I'm doing it for. You can't even think that I'm
going to get anything for it. You can't even do that. But this is
just so that maybe we can get started.
So but like it'll be poured upon you all of these things will be
poured upon you.
It says in some narration in Allah Yeah, Father
Hola, oh man, when I read this, I was so happy.
When I read this, I was so happy. And the reason for that is one of
the things that you do when you have children is that you want to
set them up and you want to secure them. So initially you're trying
to secure yourself and, you know, you're trying to lay down your own
foundation, and then when you've done your own foundation, then
you're worried about your children and grandchildren. And so on and
so forth. Right, your focus is so fast.
And when I read this, I was like, Man, I don't need to do that
anymore. Like I knew that in the back of my mind, but it's just
helped me a lot
in hola Hey, Daffodil hola
what Hola. Hola, Beto Atul edge dad. Allah subhana wa Taala will
preserve and protect your children and the children of your children
because of the obedience of the grandfather, grandparents.
Prove it.
Prove it. Where's this coming from? From the Quran? Surah Al
calf, verse 82. What can a boo hoo man saw early her, you know the
story when Heather had their eyes on when and straighten that wall
out why they didn't even feed you in that area. And you straighten
all out the other place, they gave you free carriage and you broke
their boat. And here, you fix a wall for them even though they
were so and hospitable. Allah explains this as because you know,
this was for those orphans and their
forefathers, the grandfather or father, whoever it was, was a
righteous man. So this is what we do for you guys. You'd be
righteous will protect your grandchildren.
It all makes sense. Now when I've heard only saying these things.
There was one big scholar in India and I sat with his son. And he
said, My father left us nothing. And when somebody said Why don't
you leave your children something? He said,
I've tried to make them Saudi him. He didn't use this is that I tried
to make them Saudi here. And Allah says in the Quran that Allah who
you will listen to him, Allah is going to look after the sign of
him. So I've given them the best security.
I've given them I've qualified them for Allah, Allah looking
after Allah subhanaw taala protected that treasure in there,
because their father was a righteous man. So that's why all
of these things that we're trying to attain, they will be poured
upon you, they will be poured upon you and your children. And that
how it's when the grandfather or the father stopped going after it
themselves, say the bill Musa just to give you a bit of an idea so I
didn't almost say the great Derby, you know, salable savor the Allah
one. He said, he used to say to his son, in Nila ot Ulo salah,
tell me Angelique. I lengthen my prayer for you.
I make lots of prayer because the benefit of that will come to you
guys.
In Nila or to sort of think wide when I do this. It's not just for
my benefit in sha Allah, I am leaving a legacy.
That until the Day of Judgment this will continue to benefit
people.
Meaning, I worship Allah Allah, Allah us because
Allah will will protect us all for that reason.
Allahumma salli ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ala early Satan and
Muhammad the more vertical Salam Allahu Akbar May Allah subhanho wa
Taala be praised and may Allah subhanho wa Taala allow us to take
this to heart. May Allah subhanaw taala allow us to move beyond this
allotment this morning because salaam with the Bharatiya Janata
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like except how it was except I was sitting here. Oh Allah turn
our lives around. Oh Allah allow us to worship you properly. for
the right reason for the right motivation. Oh Allah. Oh Allah
allow us to be true servant of yours. Allow us to recognize that
servitude. Allow us to recognize your mate, your friend, your
greatness, our law, your power and
your benevolence of Allah, your generosity and everything that you
have given us Do not let allow us to lose sight of that at any
moment of Allah only then only then we will understand our true
position. Oh Allah we are so arrogant, oh Allah we are so
distracted. Oh Allah we are so distracted of Allah we are so busy
with so many other things we are so ignorant of you, of Allah grant
us knowledge of Allah grant us your understanding, Grant us your
recognition. Allow us to understand your attributes and to
respect them. Oh Allah, Oh Allah you are worthy of worship
regardless of what you have given us. So you don't give us You have
given us abundantly of Allah you are worthy of all gratitude, how
Allah we can be grateful throughout our life and not
suffice in our gratitude to Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah
what we have read today. Oh Allah allow that to become a reality for
us. Oh Allah bless the author. Oh Allah bless all of those who have
allowed this gathering to happen here. Bless the entire
congregation. Oh Allah make it easy for us. Make the dunya and
akhira give us the best of the both worlds and Allah allow us to
have purity in our worship in our devotion. And Oh Allah, we ask
that you take care of us and we consign our matters to us or take
care of us. Remove the griefs from our hearts. Remove the concerns
for our heart, the fear from our heart. And while Allah all the
unnecessary worries and protect us from the effort that dunya will
protect us from the calamities protect us from the calamities
protect us from humiliation, protect us from going wrong, go
Allah protect us from sin and transgression. Oh Allah make us
righteous servants make us a Breathe, breathe fresh air. Oh
Allah make us of those who are valued. Oh Allah in your sight and
in the sight of others. Oh Allah, Oh Allah, grant us our doors and
cure our sequence. Bless our deceased ones. And Oh Allah, we
ask that you send your abundant blessings and our messenger
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam grantors his company in the
hereafter. So Hernan Garoppolo is that here and now you'll see fauna
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