Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – ISoc Hotseat Imam Abdullah ibn alMubarak

So far first question

would you like to just tell our viewers just a, from your own lab

from your own words, it's just a bit about yourself, and what you

do and etc.

I think in terms of what I do, I would say that I'm probably most

honored to be able to teach some of the Hadith of the Prophet

sallallahu alayhi wa sallam to some students. So I have a chapter

of Sahil Bahati,

a section rather,

the final section, and also a section of Sahih Muslim Kitab

Limon that I'm, I get to teach in sha Allah. And then I work on a

number of books and projects, and I give a few talks here and there.

And just hope that Allah subhanaw taala accepts all of inshallah.

Okay, so you gave a talk about Abdullah, Eminem about Oklahoma

law. And if there is only one thing out of the many, many, many

things that you've said, what would that one thing be for people

to take away? You're the one thing that I would probably take away

from the many, many things. I mean, I'm finding it difficult,

but I would say the way he was able to combine numerous different

things, where he is going for hygiene traveling,

he must have all of the sciences and yet he has money. And then he

spends a lot of money on people as well. That generosity is just

quite amazing. At the same time,

you also mentioned in your talk about his keenness in attaining

knowledge and the length to go to you know, he will travel 1000s of

miles on camel, back, you know, under difficult conditions that he

had to go through to travel with knowledge, on what parallels can

we draw as Muslim students studying at Imperial, from his

efforts, and from the story of Abdullah no better.

I think the one thing that we can take away from all of this is just

that whatever you're studying, whatever you're doing, try to be

the best that get it as fully as possible. We have it all basically

at our doorsteps, so just try to master what you can but then don't

forget your worship on the side and your connection to Allah

subhanaw taala I think that's really what I can say, when you

worship and your intention for your studies here as well. Are in

sha Allah for the sake of Allah and you're always asking Allah

Allah, Allah accept me for something then inshallah Allah

will open up a door for you as well, that whatever you study the

a number of years that you spent with all of this effort, hardship

difficulty, then inshallah it will bear its fruits. And that's what I

think

the parallel that I can draw that his efforts bore fruit as well.

And the reason is efforts poor fruit is because he didn't just do

it for the dunya anything that you do for the dunya is just as

everything in the world just passes away expires finishes,

that's what's going to happen. But if you do something for the sake

of Allah, then even if what you're doing seems to be dunya way right?

But halal and lawful, then inshallah Allah will give you some

way of serving others in sha Allah.

So, we know so there was there was a few things that you mentioned in

the talk, especially

some of his quotes. And he said, all the beginning of knowledge is

intention, then listening, listening carefully and

understanding, then action, preservation and then finally

spreading, spreading the word.

We know that in terms of action, we realize that gaining knowledge

should have an effect on our actions, and again, on our

character as well. So

as this discussion is about character, how can we try and

improve our character? On a daily day to day basis? What kind of

things can we implement improve our character?

In shoulder

character is learnt in number of different ways? Firstly, we need

to understand what we're doing wrong. What are the disadvantages

of our character? What are our weaknesses? Do I get angry too

fast? Do I have too much greed?

What are my problems? Do I flare up too fast?

Do I abandon people too quickly?

Once we turn an honest eye to ourselves rather than somebody

else, and then we try to figure out what our problems are, then we

can try to cure them. So every time we've gone wrong, and we will

go wrong, is then to really think about it introspect and say look,

I mustn't do this next time. What can help me there are certain

prayers certain do ours as well that you can do in that regard

from the Prophet salAllahu alayhi wasallam. To ask for good

character. There's one which is very good for people who fly off

the handle too fast. Get angry, too fast, get irritated too fast.

Angry, get start quarrels disputes too quickly, a lot, many are older

becoming a shikaka. When the FARC was so ill a flock of ally seek

your refuge from hypocrisy,

from disputation, quarreling and bad character. So, without

concern, concerted effort, we can't make a difference. So one is

to think, what are my problems, and then finding somebody who can

maybe help us point that out to us. That's the second option.

Number three is to learn from what maybe our critics say about us. It

can all be wrong. Yes, that's generally exaggeration. But, you

know, we can learn from the essence of what they're saying,

sometimes, you can only give somebody room to say something, if

there is an element of that they probably

expand it beyond what it is. But generally, you can learn from

that. So by finding somebody to criticize us to tell us, correct

us, especially if it's a reformist individual, somebody who can help

to reform us an accomplished person, like a che for someone.

Number two is to think about ourselves and introspect. Number

three was to learn from our critics. And number four is just

to find a very sincere friend, which are very they will come by,

and to be able to learn from their honest criticism and ask them for

their criticism on what are the Allahu Anhu did that with Salman

al Farsi, or the Hola, Juan, he says, I want you to tell me what

you see wrong with me. Because I couldn't find anything. He says

the only thing I can find is that you have two dishes, on your in

your meals, you should have only one. That's what he could find

them. So it's about finding a sincere friend, and then not

getting defensive.

Taking criticism is very important, not getting defensive.

That's very important. Normal, spontaneous response, generally a

defensive one, we should need to stand Okay, fine.

Finally, so we just started off a series of Tabby on N

different hobbies. The thing, which I and I find, personally, at

least, is that these people were so so like, their caliber just

seems to be just through the roof, like in space. And it seems to be

very daunting. When we hear stories. I mean, we get motivated,

but then we realized that,

like, we're nowhere near them. So I mean, what what can we draw from

the generational coverage and then the way they implemented Islam,

despite them not seeing the profit and then being such as such a high

power for us as Muslims in the 21st century where, like you said,

you know, there's fitna left, right and center.

Why he had a very, very high caliber. I don't think that we I

don't think that we don't have such people who exist today. I

believe we do we have people with in terms of seal courage, high

ambition, we have people like that only problem today that I see

differently. And I'm, I've been thinking about this for a very

long time. I think the problem is that we just got, we're living in

a very distracted world in a very artificial world. So we've got too

much to distract us. Everything is saying we're more important, I am

more important. There's huge amounts of money that's been

behind making everybody feel that this is more and more, that's more

important. That's what I think is the biggest hindrance and

obstacle. Otherwise, I don't think that

I think God gives in every time people with high caliber, there's

always going to be I mean, look at look at these people you have

around us, they've got they've done other things. It's just that

unfortunately, a lot of it is just to make the world sometimes just

more artificial. These breakthroughs and thinking that

we've helped the world sometimes yes, there's been some good things

as well. But otherwise, the focus is just too much on the dunya

that's what takes us away. It's about how do you unwind from all

of that, get yourself out of that and look to see what really will

benefit people. That's what these people did. It was easier for them

out think

May Allah subhanaw taala help us just looking like Aaron's yeah

for, for your comment today for giving us sacrificing your time

for us. We pray to Allah that He accepts from us that he accepts

Absolutely. 100 love to speak to your brothers and sisters. May

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