Abu Bakr Zoud – Walk or Run- How To Approach The Dunya

فَمْشُوا فِي مَنَاكِبِهَا I want you to reflect

over this word فَمْشُوا المشي, it means to

walk and subhanallah you notice something incredible in

the Qur'an and it is actually shaping

our attitude towards matters of this worldly life

for matters related to this dunya, such as

seeking your provision, sustenance Allah said walk on

this earth in other places he said فَسِيرُوا

فِي الْأَرْضِ stroll casually on earth whenever Allah

azza wa jal told us to seek provision

and walk on earth and travel in the

earth he used a word that is of

less intensity, walk calmly take a casual stroll

effortlessly and that is teaching us that is

the attitude we are supposed to have concerning

our worldly matters take it easy when it

comes to worldly matters worldly matters such as

when you are getting married if you are

deciding to travel somewhere if you are investing

if you are opening a business, if you

want to buy a car or a house

or moving jobs امشوا, take it easy this

is why in worldly related matters there is

something known as الاستشارة والاستخارة الاستشارة, before you

make a move in this worldly life, seek

the consultation of others, relax walk, easy, ask

people's opinion, get help from your brothers that

are known in that field, in that area,

whatever it is, and then also الاستخارة before

you make a move, pray two rakat, ask

Allah azza wa jal if this is good

for you, that he make it easy and

facilitated for you, take it easy then make

the move in this worldly life whereas when

it comes to matters related to our deen

matters related to the afterlife the words that

Allah azza wa jal uses in the Quran

are opposite to walking for example, when it

comes to صلاة الجمعة صلاة الجمعة is a

worship he said فاسعوا الى ذكر الله he

did not say walk to the remembrance of

Allah, he said rush to the remembrance of

Allah because this is a matter related to

the afterlife, so have the attitude of being

hasty Allah azza wa jal, he will say

ومن أراد الآخرة وسعى لها سعيها Allah spoke

whoever wanted whoever desired the afterlife then make

the effort that it requires, the word سعي

rush towards that path of it so that

you can attain it Allah azza wa jal

when he spoke about forgiveness he said سارعوا

الى مغفرة rush to the forgiveness of your

lord سابقوا الى مغفرة race one another to

the forgiveness of your lord and then when

he spoke about himself being the greatest purpose

and goal in your life, he said ففروا

الى الله ففروا, run as fast as you

can to Allah azza wa jal so subhanallah

the beauty here is that the intensity level

depends on the goal and purpose when the

purpose was this worldly life, relax when it

was the afterlife move a little bit quicker,

when your goal and your purpose is Allah

alone and to please him, run as fast

as you can, this is why in matters

of worship, there's no istikhara you don't make

an istikhara, oh Allah if salah is good

for me then allow me to pray and

if it's not then keep me away from

it there's no istikhara in matters related to

deen, right الحاج و رمضان و العبادات you

quickly at the very moment and chance you

have, you get up and you perform these

obligations and these worships, you rush in matters

that are related to the afterlife, subhanallah