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sisters. First of all, I Praise Almighty Allah for his countless

blessings. And may Allah Almighty inspire us to be always grateful

for his blessings, and to appreciate those blessings and use

them positively, for benefiting ourselves and others and building

a better community and country. In May Allah onerous to do that. I

bear witness there is none worthy of worship, but Allah subhanho wa

taala, the creator and sustainer and I also bear witness that

Rasulullah Salallahu Salam has been sent by Allah subhanho wa

Taala as the final messenger, he was certainly about war as a

messenger of mercy.

All of the teachings of the Prophet salallahu Salam, if we

were to really reflect on them,

they will help us to build ourselves, to have a positive

mindset to develop our full potential, as individuals, and as

a society as a community, so that we make the world a better place,

not only for ourselves, Muslims, but for all human beings and the

creatures, creation of Allah subhanho wa taala.

This is the beauty of Islam. Today, I want to talk about the

virtue or the great habit, the value of gratitude, a shocker.

Today, scientists after scientists, psychologists after

psychologists, those who are trying to build the character

achievement, they are reflecting they're bringing out the great

benefits of the trade, developing the habit of gratitude, how it

will affect individuals performance, producing individuals

who are happy and fulfilled, and who can contribute beneficially

for their own soul and happiness, also for the happiness of others.

Last one, our data already has, you know, it's trivial this and

translate this principle throughout His scripture. Wherever

you turn allies, reminding us of his countless blessings within

ourselves and outside in the horizons and in everything you

observe in nature.

Allah says Allah who are Harajuku member torium article,

it is God who took you out or the wombs of your mother brought you

out

how you knew nothing at that time, and then he gave you hearing and

sight and minds in order for you to give thanks to him.

And Allah says in one place, when in doubt, dunya amatola To su Ha,

Allah counts the many blessings, the rain coming down with mercy.

And Allah Allah says Allah Azza Rahmatullah. Look at the

reflection, the manifestation of the Divine Mercy and that rain

comes down and producing abundance, vegetation, colorful

Earth. Look at that. And look at that fruit, look at the flower.

Taste it

and look at the color of it. Look at the winds.

Look at the ocean. Look at the camel. Look at the expanse of the

earth. Look at the mighty mountains.

And the Prophet sallallahu sallam said every day you wake up to see

sunrise you

Are we to Allah subhanho wa taala, to give charity, to give thanks to

Allah subhanaw taala for the blessing that you enjoy, you know,

in a we are in a culture of materialism or individualism, and

we are automatically programmed to think and don't own what we don't

have.

So we are conditioned. And this is a recipe for misery, as designed

this psychologist, keep on reminding us. The recipe for

misery is depression is you dwell on what you do not have.

The opposite the recipe of the prophets are louder tsunamis.

To dwell on the blessings to count, start your day, by counting

the blessings of Allah subhanho wa taala. And the Prophet taught us

how to do that image in the many things that the Prophet didn't

have. Most of the things you and I take for granted, the Messenger of

Mercy was deprived of them. And yet,

he is rolling. He's counting the many tremendous blessings of Allah

subhanho wa taala. As you open his eyes, he's thanking Allah for the

gift of life gift of Herod and the gift of remembers, and he's

telling in the last one over Tala, he's spending you know, minutes

after after Salat al Fajr as BANA Bana, thank you, Allah for this

wonderful day. Thank you Allah for the blessings. And he's

remembering, counting and dueling on the blessings after blessings

of Allah subhanho wa taala.

The Pro one we do that. And actually this is one of the reason

why Rasulullah sallallaahu Salam could achieve what many of the

greatest leaders of the world could not achieve, because he was

very successful. Because one of the recipie that he taught will

universes, start your day by counting the blessings of Allah

subhanaw taala the many of the things we may think it's simple,

we take for granted, like to be able to breathe that fresh air

oxygen.

You don't remember I'm reminded of a story this really happened. A 78

year old man collapsed, and he was taken to the hospital. And he was

sustained by oxygen.

And when he got better, the doctor gave a bill $500 for 24 hours of

the oxygen he used.

The man took the bill and started crying.

The doctor could not understand the doctor told him if it is too

much for you to pay at once. You can pay it in installments.

The man said no. I can pay cash.

I am crying because I use 24 hours oxygen from the hospital. I got a

bill of $500 Now imagine 78 years I have been given free oxygen by

Allah subhanaw taala if I were to pay my Lord for this, how much

will I be able to pay him? This is just one blessing of Allah

subhanaw taala. And you know, BBC reports that in Brazil,

in the Brazilian city of Manos

they have reached a break a breaking point, treating COVID

With Tim's reports of siever oxygen shortages and desperate

staff. And people are dying because they don't have oxygen.

And they're requesting everybody who have oxygen to make it

available for the hospital to say people from that immediately. This

is just one.

I am able to see. I'm able to breathe. I'm able to hear. I am

able to walk. I'm able to taste a morsel of food. I'm able to drink

a glass of water.

I was going through somebody took me to see UAE and we were

traveling from one city to the other. And during the course of

our journey we came across a town completely deserted.

So many pools dried up and no one houses deserted. I asked what's

happening what happened here. So this was a flourishing city lot of

water and water swimming pools, and people are making very much

all kinds of entertainment. But suddenly, Allah took the water,

the water sang, they could no trace it.

Imam Muhammad will humble.

learn this lesson from the Quran, Allah asking us,

if Allah takes away the water, and it goes deep into the earth, can

you bring it back?

And so if every time he is able to fill a glass of water, he was

heard saying Alhamdulillah and his son asked him that this is a

simple thing. Why are you saying Alhamdulillah

the gritty mom told his son, my son, didn't you hear read Allah

statement?

In US, bah, bah welcome older and familiarity could be by mine, if

Allah takes you of water away, and it goes deep into the ground, and

you cannot bring it back, who will bring it back to you? Who will

bring it so today, Istanbul is you know, up, you know, experiencing

shortage of water. And they say, the war is going to be waged not

because of oil, not for oil, but for water. So imaging, this

blessing that v you and I take for granted. All of them, you know,

when we are speaking how many times the heart is beating,

without any input from me. And look at the brain, the mystery,

the great miracle of the human brain, the sign this, so much

research is going on, on this, how the brain functions, how retain we

think, how we remember certain things, how we forget things,

great researches are going on all over the world, especially in

North America. This is a miracle of miracles. And there are so many

miracles like that. One I'm speaking now, how many there

there was a program and 60 in the United States.

They went to the nursing homes

who were the key

great people great achievements.

top scientists top doctors top these top that

but they are in a state they cannot even have teaspoon they

have to be fed. Somebody has to feed them.

This could be be this could be you. So develop the habit of

gratitude, and saying thanks to allow sponsor a saving grace.

In Islam,

we start everything by Bismillah.

Why do we do that? This is appreciating that blessing of

Allah subhanho wa Taala you cannot take that for granted. I'm able to

speak Bismillah

I write Bismillah

I analyze Bismillah

I eat Bismillah I drink Bismillah everything we do, we should say

that grace. And after having done that, we should be able to say

thank you Allah.

We have enough time for we are living in abundance. So start your

day and have a journal

to list the things that you need to tank a lot to be grateful for.

Today I am alive. Today I am healthy. Today I am able to work.

Today I am able to sit properly. Today I am able to eat today I am

able to drink a glass of water. I don't need help from anybody. So

list all of the things that you need to be grateful. You have

parents you have children, your grandchildren, you have great

friends, thank them. You know, Islam teaches us to turn not only

Allah subhanho wa Taala but to tag our doctor, the nurse, everyone

who helped us when you take that morsel of food, think of that

farmer when you eat their fruit, think of the man who planted the

tree.

Allah caused him to plant it. And Allah made his work, you know be a

fruit and because of that now you are able to eat that fruit

In this way we develop the habit of gratitude, saying, you know,

appreciating and doing all the blessings of Allah subhanaw taala.

Before you go to bed, count the blessings that you have. And also

think, whether you fail to appreciate, you know, the favor

that somebody bestowed on you, in glory, even if it is saying Jazak

Allahu Allah, may Allah reward you pray for that person.

Have a kind word to your wife, when she bring that food. Say

thank you. You know, so many of us think that I don't need to tell my

wife is her duty. No, no, no, no, give thanks to her. Are you better

than Rasulullah Salallahu Islam Rasulullah sallallahu? Well, I was

always appreciative of even the smallest favors that anyone lend

it to him. So this is the habit of the role model that we have. So

appreciate. And always, you know, one of the traits of the

believers. I was studying in McGill University,

the orientalist said, you know, one of the things that embarrassed

him about Islamic culture was, he has been to the hospitals, Muslim

hospitals, and this man is suffering is great pain. And you

ask him, How are you? He will smile and says Alhamdulillah

100. You know why? Even though he is suffering pain, he's still

alive. He can come back and say, he can redeem himself, he can ask

forgiveness of Allah subhanaw taala. So that's one author says,

we're in Tao dunya Mata Allahu La sua. If you were to sit down and

count the blessings of Allah subhanaw taala you will never be

able to finish counting them.

And then, you know, two verses in Berlin, Santa Varun, Kufa, verily

man is ungrateful, and just an ungrateful and the same concept

and other praise. Allah wants to remind us is forgiving in nevoie

level, or for long Rahim. Even though you may forget, comeback,

because Allah is Forgiving, Allah is merciful. So this is the beauty

of this religion. And of course, ln Shakuntala, as even if you are

grateful, I will enhance the blessings for you. This is again,

one of the scientists who wrote a book about gratitude says,

actually he's giving us you know, a scientific way of explaining it.

He says Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions,

the more you express gratitude, for for what you have, the more

likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. So this is

a beautiful concept in Islam. And how do we do that? We have to

become a Ramadan official rival Lara, always standing Allah. Even

though we may have setback, even though we are sick, we should

because you know, we have enough other proceeds to thank for so

always, you know, the Prophet taught us on low ilium and who was

full of income, always look to those who are below you in worldly

status, in the comforts, because by conditioning yourself to think

those who are deprived, less than you what you have,

you will be

inspired to, to appreciate and to be grateful for the blessings of

Allah subhanaw taala in the Prophet taught us to say Bismillah

in the beginning, and hamdulillah Dan, and he also said who are

saying Subhan Allah will be handy he Yeah, 100 times a day, all of

his sins will be raised. Of course, if you're returning to

Allah subhanho wa Taala by appreciating His blessings, and

that's why level four Oh Rahim that God is even though you

forgot. So once you remember and appreciate, God will forgive you

Subhan Allah will be handy Subhan Allah halali these are this is the

last Hadith in Sahih al Bukhari so one Buhari says Rasulullah

Salallahu Salam said there are two words two phrases. They are very

light on the tongue heavy in this case of the Judgment Day, and

heavy baton era Rama dearest to the All Merciful Subhan Allah will

be handy Subhan Allah Allah the Glory be to Allah and praises to

Him. Saba grey Glory to Allah that tremendous the greatest

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blessings and dwelling on the blessings and appreciate the

blessings and thank Allah subhanaw taala and tan those who have

benefited us in one way or another Akula COVID era there was talk for

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