Abu Taymiyyah – To All Those Who Stab Me in The Back

Some of us might still be holding grudges

because of maybe some tribal issues back home

that happened with the great great grandfather,

and then he was passed down. And because

of this we still have what?

Some bad feelings in our hearts,

some grudges that we're still holding.

My brothers and my sisters,

Wallahi if you wanna be forgiven, we really

really have to start with ourselves.

I'm not going to stand here

and talk like as if this is an

easy issue, wallah it's not.

I personally really really struggled

and sometimes I still struggle

to just forget about those who smile in

my face and they're stabbing me my back.

That's the type of individual who comes to

you

and he doesn't like you. And you know

this guy speaking about you because he doesn't

like you.

And then the other guy who smiles in

your face, and it is so so difficult

to forgive that individual.

But you have to do jihad on your

nafs,

strive against it.

And if you really really wanna do something

about it, Allah is going to help you

do something about it.

Allah says,

Those who strive in my way, then I'm

going to guide them to that which is

correct.

Allah then says in Surat Al Anfa,

If Allah sees

you trying to change something about whatever is

in your heart. He is going to give

you the khair that you really really want.

So it starts with the nafs. My brothers

and my sisters,

just to show you that this is not

an easy matter and you wonder to yourself

why this was one of the 3 good

deeds that doesn't have a limit

on its reward.

One time the mess sallallahu alaihi wa sallam

was sitting with his companions

and he said,

They will now come on onto you guys

a man

from the people of Jannah.

And this happened my brothers and my sisters

three times.

The same individual ended 3 times when the

messenger

said that.

So Abdulai ibn Hamri Naa as the great

companion that he was.

He wanted to be from the people of

Jannah as well. So he went to this

individual.

He said I wanna spend the night with

you.

Thinking maybe he's somebody

who stands up a lot in the night

because we know Piyam ul Layl is one

of those actions that is going to get

you into a Jannah.

So he became surprised.

In the end he said to him, I

didn't see you do many actions.

As he was about to leave, he called

him again.

And he said something very very powerful to

him.

After he said to him,

It is only that which he saw when

he asked him, what exactly do you do

different from everybody else?

Then he said to him,

Muslim.

When I go to sleep,

I go to sleep not having any grudge

for my brother.

And I also have no envy

towards an individual that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

has blessed with some khair.

You know Abdulai ibn Abdul ibn Aza said

to him,

This is what caused you to reach such

a high position.

And this is that which we find so

so difficult with.

My brothers and my sisters,

faiza afa baaghuhum and baaghil. Aamalahuwalahu

be aafwih as if Nurrajabal hambil he mentioned.

If they forgive one another, then that's when

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

is going to pardon and forgive them.