Ahmad Kutty – Living an Examined Life
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Allah Allah subhanho wa Taala vikita Bill Majeed we're sorry,
you will forgive me Rebecca and Janet in our last summer to a lot
of or deliverable takim My dear brothers and sisters, our praises
to Allah subhana wa Tala, the creator, sustainer and cherish are
the words or Praises be to Him for His countless blessings for the
gift of faith, gift of health and the gift of family and feasts and
security in this country. And may Allah subhanaw taala continue to
shower us with His mercies and continue to protect us against all
deadly diseases. And those who fall those who are passed away
last one or the rush hour is mercy and blessings on them. And that
made them intergender prefer those and those who are sick and
suffering we are lost one or whatever, send down His mercy
under May Allah heal them and cure them inshallah.
I bear witness there is no word to worship but Allah subhanho wa
Taala I also bear witness that Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
wasallam has been sent as the final messenger, there is no other
messenger to come after him. And he is the final one. So Allah has
sent through him the final testament, the holy book, which
invites us, calls upon us
to come to Allah Swatara and today I'm going to read a few three
verses from Surah. Allah umbra.
And these are the verses of course the whole of Quran is for us given
to us as a message for reflection,
reflection, contemplation and inspiration is teaching. It's
inspiring, it's motivating. It is meant to transform our
consciousness and change the way we do things, our performance, the
way we look at the world,
our sense of meaning and purpose in life, and how to prioritize our
life or activities, daily activities, so that we attain the
Salvation The Felicity, that Allah has prepared for his righteous
servants. Today I am choosing
the three verses from Surah RM Ron
was heard you will refer to Mira become Allah kar suborn. These
believers, the servants to hasn to rush to attain forgiveness from
the road. And Jana, get to Jana. The paradise that Allah has
prepared,
whose wit is all of the heavens and the earth put together.
Imagine the sheer size of the cosmos and Allah is Seeing that
Jana is even more spacious for all of them put together then all of
them put together.
Imagine the mind bowl is size of the cosmos. And then the mind Moke
boggling sons sons the size of the paradise or industrial with Turkey
in it is prepared, there has been made ready for those who are
conscious of Allah subhana wa Tada.
There is a difference between those who lead examined life alive
that
is organized around priorities in life based on the meaning and
purpose of life. This is an examined life. Then there is a
life of heedlessness that allows born on what Allah condemns in the
holy book that many of us majority of mankind, they are heedless.
They're living as if there is no tomorrow. There is there is
Every day is the life here is eternal.
There is no end to this life. No, the reality is, every day we are
rushing towards our graves.
Every day we are hearing the death of someone who may be younger than
us or maybe older than us. And my time is coming your time is coming
who knows when. So Allah is reminding us, even as you are busy
doing your job and working for a living and amassing wealth,
and gathering, saving money, even more so you should rush.
You should weigh with one another you should compete with one
another. In doing good works, the works that will guarantee us the
forgiveness and the paradise a place in paradise. That allows one
what are the first requirement of getting there is talk of Allah the
consciousness,
awareness of the meaning and purpose in life and awareness of
all standing before the Lord, that Allah is watching us. Allah is
witnessing Allah angels are recording every action, every
manner everything that you do, every thought we cherish.
And the next thing is Allah, you know, your footballing officer
rival Laura, those whose her spend in charity, whether they are
rich or poor, in times of ease and prosperity, and as well as in
times of harsh and hardship, rich or poor. You know, this is a
lesson that we learned from Sahaba 11 bioline, the rich companions of
Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam is to bring so much where the poor
ones, they could not afford too much. But because they don't have
anything still they want to give charity, they will take on all
jobs, and whatever they get, they bring it to give charity. You have
the beautiful example of Imam Shafi Ramallah
most of the people from Canada follow the score of Imam Shafi.
Imam Shafi was such you wanted to follow the example of the Prophet
in generosity every single day, he was not a rich man. But yet every
he will come out with whatever he could save to give him charity
after Azur, and he will give it to the poor because he's exemplify
manifesting and demonstrating this actually no poor Allah's order,
spending in charity, whether you are yourself are in need for it or
not worth or not.
And then second thing is, well, Carly mineral oil, those who
control their anger, we are provoked all the time. There are
people who anger us who provoke us into anger. And believer should
train himself to discipline himself to control his anger.
Because anger the Prophet said, Imam Ghazali describes it. Anger
is the vehicle of shaytaan.
He's one of the devices or the BNC uses to destroy us, how many
divorces have been destroyed, how many marriages destroyed? How many
lives have been destroyed,
because of anger, wars have been waged because of anger that could
not be restrained, that could not be controlled. And that is why
Islam teaches us we should learn to control our anger. And the
Prophet sallallahu wasallam said, when you are provoked to anger
make Willow an offer to raka will take about remember Sally says
anything that could do help for some people going for a walk. And
then you come back, you know, self control when you are, you're in
control of yourself. So, that is why the profits are allowed us
from said laser sharing to be surah. The strongest one is not
the one who can knock you out in a wrestling match. The strongest
person is the one who can control his anger, when he is provoked. So
let us learn to master to control our end. And the next thing is
from anger comes all the other things people are fond of each
other people hurt each other. That what you do to those who are
offended you who was harmed you ideally slammys will often are in
us in that shall forgive you Francis
fathers, we have beautiful examples of this practice. In my
Mama, don't humble the fourth of the great Imams of Islam. He was
tortured, so much beaten like a pirate, in the in the jail. And
when he came out, the first thing he did is to declare, I have
forgiven those who are funded we will proceed we who persecuted me,
I have forgiven them more. And the same is the case with the
videotape me Aranmula he was Captain then journey was so much
suffering even through dark, dingy and he was kept there took his
paper and pen everything. And yet, he said I have forgiven everyone
who has hurt me he was persecuted be because they were implementing
this ideal of Islam, and Rasulullah sallallahu wasallam he
said, Are you gonna be terrible, your loved one said, I saw in the
sheet or the sort of the Prophet sallallahu wasallam.
Give to those who deny you
joy and relationship with those who serve our relationship with
you.
And forgive those who offend you. This was the idea that the Prophet
tried to practice and is reminding himself were in the sheath of his
soul, so that he do not use his soul, you know, in revenge and
retaliation.
See, Wallah who you helped build was clean. Of course, this kind
of, you know, ideal, you know is can only be achieved by those who
excellent you know, the highest state of EMR, in Islam is
excellence saintliness to worship Allah subhanaw taala as though you
are seeing him in front of you. Because even you even if you don't
see Allah, Allah does see you. So imagine that so try to be accepted
in good deeds. And the next thing is, those one day commit a
shameful deed or wrong themselves. They immediately remember Allah
subhana wa Tala and return to him asking forgiveness, and sneaking
repentance. Because no one because they know no one can forgive sins,
but Allah subhanho wa Taala so they recognize they confess their
sin only to Allah Spano, Tala, and seek forgiveness only from the
last one.
You know, this is to preserve that purity of Tawheed there are people
who will turn to human beings to intermediaries, this thing is
totally ruled out in Islam. Only Allah can for one year follow the
rule by Allah, Who shall forgive sins but allows Moreover, this is
the pristine COVID purity of a belief faith in Allah subhanaw
taala and then Allah says, well, um, you saw Rama follow, and of
course after having repented, that they do not persist, because
repentance is not complete. If you persist on the sin that you're
repenting from. So stay away from sins, stay away from our
associations. Stay away from the all the leads all the incentives
that led you to commit the Sims in the first place.
Well, I'm miserable Mr. Ferraro Yara bone, while they knew it,
would I just Oh Mo Farah. These are the ones whose reward is
forgiveness. You know the word Mark FIRA is very subtle shades of
meaning. Quranic phrases, you know, first thing is Allah will
cover up that because this is another root meaning of maca
Farah, that Allah will cover your sins, and then He will wipe it for
you. So it is no more a new record and hate because it's forgiven. A
tie will then be common law the umbrella, someone who has repented
of a sin is like One who never sinned. So it's already washed
clean, the record is clean. So what it is Sunday for us to see
forgiveness and still far, remember the messenger of Mercy
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
Order as your nurse or mankind to will Allah is calling upon
mankind. Don't just Muslims, turn to Alliander pendants, returned to
him in repentance, beg is mercy. For I returned to Allah and seek
His mercy 100 times a day.
Whereas he sinless is free of the major sins. He may slip up. He may
forget something these are minor and Allah has forgiven him and yet
he is seeking for
given us over last one over Tala and Hebrew Murali Allah Who said I
said with the Messenger of Allah in one modulus and I heard him say
a bill for Wareham My Lord, forgive me and have mercy will be.
I read in the Gospel somewhere that Jesus peace be upon him, used
to always uttered his word, Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me
Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me, Lord, forgive me. And so the
same. These are the beautiful examples of the messengers of
mercy, that last one are a wonders to emulate. And Allah says about
his messages. In the home corner, you saw the wonderful hierarchy.
They were rushing to do good deeds. We were the owner of a Baba
and they were always calling upon us in hope and fear.
And I can grow this by another beautiful example of Abu Bakr
Siddiq raviolo knew how he took these orders of Allah Akbar, or
there are many other companions like him, but he excelled.
Because one day the Prophet stood up in the modulus and said, who
you are when you is fasting today? Abu Bakr said I am Who among us
free riously Abu Bakr sir ID, who among you have visited a sick
person, Abubakar sir I did. Who among you has attended a funeral?
Abu Bakr said I did.
So everything that the Prophet asked that day, Abu Bakr was alone
who had done it, and that the Prophet said back in back in year
Abubakar Barwa you Monique What an excellent faith you have Abu Bakr
and the Prophet said some Hola Hola, Sir One other occasion
Abubakar excellent all of you and surpassing goodness.
Be che in waka rafiqul be because of that deep faith embedded
ingrained in his soul in his heart. So may Allah subhanaw taala
inspire us to look up to these beautiful examples of the
companions of the great Imams and the messenger of Mercy SallAllahu
wasallam and apply this message of the Quran. Reflect on the Quran
and imbibe the lessons, transform your consciousness by the message
and mold yourself in the mood of the Quran. That is the purpose of
the revelation. Allah sundown this revelation
to revive the dead, the user Rahman Khan Haiyan to warn those
who are living physically, mentally and spiritually. I'm
going to call Johanna who asked her for a live event.