Manners of Seeking Knowledge – Part 9

No one found me my LinkedIn I was in trouble I mean so hamdulillah which now the final chapter in Italian with a limb, terracotta Illuminati fatale, and inshallah I've thought last week that we're going to finish this book and then move to the next one but I thought rather than doing that

once we finish this in Charlotte for today, we'll just add a couple of points related to the topic and the next book will leave till next week in Sharla. Right so that will give us more time with that other book insha Allah as we started more way more time to introduce it. And we don't we're not going to mix them together in Shell although they are related but we're not going to mix them together. So today in shuttle just this book, we're gonna finish it heralded as rigid with His permission and with his aid and then add a couple of points in sha Allah and then the next book that is available as I said in the bookstore mean edible Islam Islamic manners that will be for next week

inshallah. So this last chapter

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chapter is about what brings provisions what you know, increases one's provisions, risk,

the wealth that he has, why am I am now on what decreases provisions, well may as either do more, what increases one's life, and one decreases it.

And he says, The manabu dilettante bit it may mean akuti he says that the seeker of knowledge must have sustenance, meaning support, and things to eat, and to spend from Well, now I defer to my azido fee, and then know the things that will increase his provisions, you know, what will make you

richer, not rich, but richer, so that you can seek knowledge and have enough time you have enough resources, to be able, for instance, to travel or to buy books or dedicate time, rather than spending it on earning a living, or dedicating most of your time to earning a living that you can actually have more time to read and more time to learn. So what increases one's provisions and what decrease that will not cause you to feel more what increases one's age and what increases or enhances one's health. So later for Allah tala bill so that he would have more time so that the he can seek knowledge, right. So here, we're talking about balance. And I think we've talked about this

before, that a person cannot simply say, I'm just simply going to seek knowledge and neglect everything else, and then expect everything to work out. When he does that, meaning I'm not going to earn a living at all, I'm not going to worry about where money is going to come from, who's going to support me, and also, more importantly, who's going to support my family, if you have a family that depends on you. Because someone may be able to be patient, I may be able to be patient, I may tolerate not eating, not drinking, for instance, for extended periods, but not your children and not your wife, they have a right upon you. And not your parents, they have rights upon you. So I can't

abandon everybody and say, I'm traveling, like shift so and so on scholar so and so and so seeking knowledge and abandoning my responsibilities, because they only did that when they traveled, when they knew that somebody else over there was taking care of their families, right, if they had a family, if they had a they had parents, they did not abandon them. So that's one thing, you need provisions, you need someone to support you. At the same time also you need to be physically fit, you need to be physically healthy, to be able to continue with pursuit of knowledge if you're sick, you can't. So you need to also take care of what as you're taking care of your soul you need to take

care of what

your body so what to eat and what not to eat that's important. And also you know exercise he doesn't mention exercise, but exercise is an important component as well. So you take care of your health, but also you have a time where you exercise so that you can train your body and when you train your body you will be sharper inshallah. And any scientifically or low lm, although everything is in Allah's hands, you're likely to live longer, or at least the life that you're going to live, you're not going to be as sick, taking care of this illness or that illness and you will have energy, more energy to be able to help to be able to do good deeds that please Allah subhanaw taala taking care

of your body, but also taking care of your soul. So we're talking here about a balance. Hello, if equally that occurs on the Fukuoka and then they've written he said they've written a book about all of this, but I'll mention a few things. And of course, I mean, if you reading the English, or the Arabic, the English, of course that you reading is the original book. And you can find there in the original book. It's available in Arabic as well, but that's not the version that we are reading from in the original Arabic and in the English. You'd find a lot of examples that he's bringing to things that

Makes sense, but things that do not make sense.

So things that will increase your life, and he will talk about things, you know, but without evidence, there's no evidence, but he will say there is some traditions, or things that increase your wealth, you know, like,

removing the garbage from your home, right? or using certain type of utensils and this and that, that obviously doesn't do anything, right? Does it?

Like, are you going to be richer? Because your home is cleaner? Right? No, it may be healthier, right, but not really richer. So it doesn't really do anything. So if you read it in a book, and a classical book, and he's talking about these things, it doesn't mean that he's necessarily superstitious. He's just collecting stuff. And he's putting in there and sometimes scholars, depending on their proficiency in scholarship, how advanced they are in it. They can sift through these things, and sometimes they just collect so here he was just collecting so if you read it, it doesn't mean you discard the rest of the book, you know, this card was ignorant the data in these

things? Yeah, there is no support. So shefa is a lot here. Here he edited this one that you have in your hand, the one I'm reading from, so he kept only the relevant parts that other irrelevant part that don't make sense he left it out. So here a there's a Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that says lie or other Illa de la azido Filmora.

He says, the only thing that repels adult, that is destiny, not becoming destiny, Allah azza wa jal is when you supplicate and ask Allah azza wa jal for something else that will take it away, will explain that. And the only thing that will increase your age, your life is righteousness. And when you do righteousness that will increase your life. And that is authentic, that part of that Hadith. So now you have to do Katara Illa da, this is something that people ask about, and sometimes they're confused about, say, Okay, if Allah azza wa jal, and I don't know if somebody had asked you this question yourself or not. So in anticipation of somebody else in your family, or your neighbors

asking you this question, you really, really need to learn the answer.

So, the question is, if Allah zildjian has destined everything, what's the purpose of my doula? If everything is destined? Why am I making this up? Because everything is already planned, right? Because you'll agree with me Everything is planned, right? So if Allah is digitas, planned everything and it's gonna happen exactly as Allah has planned it. Why am I making two up for? what's the what's the benefit of doing?

So let me hear from you.

What's the benefit of doing?

Yeah.

Okay, so that it does have an effect. It does have an effect. So we want to know what how does it have an effect? Right? So first of all, let's say and I'll explain, I'll give you another chance. But first of all, we say that is a better meaning that Allah xojo had asked you to make dua and Allah is not going to ask even if you don't understand it, Allah is not going to ask you to do something of no use. So if Allah as the Jew loves it, then there has to be a use for it. It actually produces something. And of course, when you make and you ask Allah azza wa jal, you will experience humility. It looks really submission to Allah azza wa jal, you'll express your need you'll

experience the power of Allah as though it did so in itself without what we're waiting for. But that in itself has value just when you make dua in itself it has value will teach you everything about a Bader even before even we didn't get to the to the part I got what I wanted, I did not get what I want, but when you make in it, it has a purpose. But now also beyond it, do I get something when I make do I? Does it change something? Or does it not change something? So one more person if he want to answer and then we'll i'll i'll give you the answer and show anyone who else wants to try? Oh, yeah, of course Why not?

I'm sorry.

Of course of course to get more deeds right. So when you are making do is not not a better see or more good deeds, right? So you should never quit making do x excellent answer, right?

Does it change the color? We say that the dude that you are making is part of the color of Allah as origin, right? So it doesn't at all, anything that happens doesn't take a lot by surprise. Allah knows that you're gonna make up. But Allah makes you the reason for granting you the things that you need. And if you are not to make that you're not going to be granted those things. Just exactly like what? So you want to buy something new to buy that new thing. What do you need?

Money, where do you get that money from?

I asked my parents, right. Well, if you don't, I mean if you're if you're

On Delta, where do you get the money from? You go out on work, right? So if you don't work, you don't get the money that buys you this new thing, right? So you need, that's the means. So do becomes what the means for you to get the good things and be protected from bad things. So that's the mean. So does it produce something? Yes, it actually produces something, that it is part of the part of the decree of Allah xuejun that when you ask, Allah grants you when you ask a law protects you. And if you don't, it doesn't happen. does Allah know in advance that you're going to make do out? Yes, there's a law know in advance that you're not going to make up? Yes. So you need that. So

think of exactly like going out and finding work, trying to get out and you know, going out and trying to find a wife, trying to have a child saving for your retirement exactly the same thing, as you do these things, expecting results. And it's part of the decree of Allah because nobody comes and sits and say, Why should I go out and work if Allah had destined that he's going to give me this and give me that? destined to town based on your effort? So it comes because of your efforts? So if you don't say No, okay, it's not gonna come to so do i is like that. So LA, da, da, da, da, here, this exact statement from the prophets, Allah cillum. Only do our repels other. It means that Allah

as origin, will send down a decree and he knows exactly what's going to happen. But he sends out a decree so and so let's take an example is going to be sick and that decree comes down. But then you happen that you this day or that week, you prayed for what? health? Yeah, Allah protect me, so that they're out of your sense or clients, and it meets that decree of Allah zildjian Allah knows the outcome they come. And the prophets Allah Islam describes it and another Hadith, they wrestle and then sends that decree backup. Right? Why does that happen? Because Allah, is it because we don't see that right? Because the prophet of Islam describe it, why does it happen? for that? Allah is

there just to show you the significance in virtue of your decree comes down. And then the odacc comes and takes it away. Right? Right. So if you want something from your parents, and you keep asking them, and they tell you no, no, no, what should you do?

Make do all right. ask Allah as origin and keep asking ALLAH and keep asking a lot. You don't know why, right? If it's good for you, then Allah is gonna give it to you, right? So this is the thing that is gonna change, the decree doesn't change the decree by saying that it's rewritten notice all written? And part of that is your do as well. Why is he to feel more a little bit and only righteousness increases your age? Right? So how does that work? It's exactly the same way. That is a lot as well. So let's say for instance, take take an example from things that all of us know and understand and believe in, is that supposedly, supposedly, right. And again, a lot as digit is the

one who determines everyone's age, but supposedly, if you eat right, you're supposed to live longer, right. And if you're exercise, you're supposed to live longer. But all of that is known by a lot. So just so and so is going to eat right. So and so is going to exercise so and so life is going to increase because they took care of themselves, right? It doesn't always happen. But

supposedly it's supposed to be and it happens. Doing righteousness is exactly the same thing. That is one of the reasons that a lot as the you know, what it to teach us, which is invisible to us. And that's why the Prophet sallallahu Sallam talks about it, is that if you want to live longer, and I'm going to ask you, why would you want to live longer?

Why do you want to live longer, by the way?

Exactly. Right? Because when you live longer, some people will say I don't want to live and anymore, right? No, I mean, but why do you want to live longer? Because as he said, they will have more chances of worshipping Allah. Right. So that increases it. How do you want to get live get to live longer is when you do righteousness, your life increases? How does that happen? allows the judge knows in advance, you're going to do righteousness and he will increase your life. Okay, so if increasing your life is good for you, Allah azza wa jal will do it. But a lot told you through his prophets always have one of the reasons. So it's not confusing, right? So how is it that Allah is

that is going to increase my life?

That is that is, am I rewriting the father? No, you're not rewriting the Father. You're part of it. Allah knows exactly what you're going to do, you're part of it. So if you do righteous deeds, especially, you know, being kind to your kin to your family, similar to our ham connecting with them, that increases the Baraka of your risk, and increases the Baraka of your life and extends it and extends it. So is the Prophet sallallahu Sallam you know, said in another Hadith, he says if you if you see a house or if you wish to

To see a house that is blessed.

And people in it are living longer than this is a house that is connecting with their kin and kind to their kin and family. And if you want to see the opposite of a house where people are not blessed, and they're not living as long as the cows or the people who are not connecting with their kin, and then not not kind to their family, so that's also one way of a person increasing their life and increases their Baraka, right? Even if what they earn is little, there will be a lot of Baraka in it and they will be healthier. So now you will do Isla de la casa de fille de la and we talked last time also he says, He says that if the curb would then be severable hit manual risk. This is

committing sins is a reason for a person to be deprived of provisions deprived of wealth, so it decreases it. And there's that addition to this Hadeeth right. We're in a radula Coronavirus, COVID mbu, Cebu, that a person will be denied provisions, because of a sin that he or she they will commit, we said that that part of the Hadith is not authentic. But the meaning is right, the meaning is accurate, that Allah xojo or the Baraka of what a person will have, will be taken away because of sin. So Baraka of knowledge will decrease, the Baraka of sort of peace and harmony will decrease and an actually a Baraka of what, what is supposed to come to you, and also decreases. So a person, for

instance, if they want to solve the problems, if they find that their risk, their wealth is limited, and it's difficult for them and it's difficult for their families, one of the ways or things that they should do is have to have Allah xojo more and continue to have more and more to have Allah and that is going to increase their provision. So if especially if a person is trying to seek knowledge, he should pay attention to this, she should pay attention to this. So he says, So committing a sin will take the Baraka from your provisions. He says especially lying, okay, especially lying, he says what good then almost so happy. I'm gonna risk he says also sleeping early in the day. Sleeping

early in the day, we mentioned last time that the early part of the day is what we said it's time that has what in it, Baraka So, so the early part of the day, has Baraka in it. Bodie, Kelly amati, fievel, Korea so Allah had blessed the early day time for my oma. So you want to take advantage of it as long and as long as this is possible for you to do take advantage of it so that if you want to open your shop, if you want to memorize something, if you want to study something, take advantage of that time of Baraka, don't sleep as much as you can. And I said last time, I know that our schedules are not all the same. Some people work at night and they cannot do this. Some people you know, a lot

of different circumstances, but whenever that is available, after fidget, you know, till sunrise and then after sunrise that early time in the morning, it's of less time, there's Baraka in it. So he says, If you sleep during that day, obviously you're not going to have that Baraka. He says, get to know me to the full sakara. He says I know oversleeping leads to poverty, not necessarily poverty, there's no evidence for it, right. But what he's saying is that obviously, right, if you're sleeping a lot, there's less chance of you to work and to memorize and to be knowledgeable. So in that sense, yes. But not simply that, you know, if you sleep a lot that That in itself will bring poverty,

there's no evidence for it. He says high low calorie, low sugar and pseudo bananas. If you look celibacy or jam with me, Peter King, no se is this verse of poetry. He says that people's happiness isn't wearing or buying new clothes, wearing something new. But he says, well, Jamila, Amy, but collecting knowledge is actually in leaving sleep. Meaning that dedication, meaning dedication, that sometimes may lead you to sleeping less. So he's comparing two types of people. And this is interesting, you know, he says that pseudo Nassif, you'd have syllabus, he says, For people or for a lot of people, what brings them happiness, and joy is when I buy something new.

That's our job. But he says a no alien requires what sacrifice and requires sometimes that you're going to stay up or wake up early, or there's, you know, not going to sleep enough or you're going to spend money on it. So here is you know, two types of lives and two types of concerns. Of course, it does not mean that if you buy something new that you can be happy for it doesn't mean that

doesn't mean that you cannot buy something nice. No, it doesn't mean that and when that's a hobby, it came to the super lice of the law to sell him and he asked him he was asking about arrogance, and he told him in a row Julia Hepburn yaku nallo Hassan Ali basil has an ace as the man likes

Or I like that, you know, my, my garment, what I'm wearing is nice and my shoes are nice. My sandals are nice. So the Prophet sallallahu Sallam did not tell him that this desire of yours is wrong, he just told him that you need to avoid arrogance, need to need to you need to avoid the impulse to I want to dress better than other people. So when I'm walking, I feel that I am better than them. Right? That's arrogance, that's good.

But if you'd want to dress like everybody else, but it's be nice, is there's nothing wrong with it. So if that makes you happy, if you're buying something new, and it makes you happy, it doesn't mean that this is deficiency and knowledge or intelligence or wisdom in you know, this could be something that is natural. But if this is the only thing that makes you happy, and that is a problem, right? So what is the only thing that makes you happy, if I go to the mall and buy something, that's the only thing that makes me happy. And then once that wears off, I need to buy something else. And that's the only thing that makes me happy. And so on, and so on, and so on. So you're all concerned

is about what purchase and new things and fashion and brands and the next new thing, new thing and the next new thing and the next few thing. So if your entire happiness is in consumption, then that tells you that you're focusing on foolish and trivial things. And you should try to elevate your concerns and elevate your happiness. So you start thinking yourself what ask yourself, and this is a hard question to ask, but it's also important, what type of person am I if the only thing that is making me happy? Is new purchases? Or just watching things online? That's the only thing that makes me happy? What type of what kind of accomplishment in what type of value is that? Can I be forced

myself to be happy? When I'm reading the Quran, you see what? Who's happy to read the Quran, I need to force myself to read the Quran. I don't have the same feeling right? If there's something on TV and the Koran Which one do you need to force yourself to do?

The Quran right. But with practice, your feelings will change. With practice and dedication, your feelings will change not in the first day or second day or first week or second week. And as we said last time, if you keep going back and forth between these two things, you're not going to feel the sweetness of reading the Quran, you still are going to find this nice, and the Orion is being more of a burden when you want to read it. But not until you actually stop doing one thing and give yourself at least I need to say 100% of your time, you can't do that, but to dedicate as much as you can to it and start finding sweetness to it.

So what he's talking about here is that there was worldly concerns and it's okay, okay for us to be happy when we have something nice in this world. But that cannot be the only reason for our happiness could be fuddling that he will be rahmati febi Delica for Jose with the bounty of Allah and His mercy, let them be happy with this. So we should aim in sha Allah that with time that we'd be happier with what Allah has given us with what Allah has given us of bounties, rather than worldly matters.

Then he says another verse of poetry at a seminal husana and La da da da mo Rubina, Neff, interserve, amin, Omari, he says, isn't it part of loss, that nights are many nights pass with no benefit in it. And that is counted as part of my age part of my life on this earth, this day passes, and I've lived it, and there is no benefit in it. This isn't this isn't this loss is definitely This is lost, because that day could have meant the difference between heaven and hell.

Really, right between saving you or not saving you, or between you learning something new, that it gives you peace gives you answers, or not learning it and remaining in doubt being tormented by that that could be the difference between so when when a day passes without any benefit in it, then that day is a loss. So as we said previously, you should have inshallah, please a plan an agenda that every single day, I'm learning something new, I'm doing something useful in it, I'm not just going to let it slip away like this. Either I'm doing learning something new, or I'm doing something useful. So I can look back and say, this day was not a waste. This day was not a waste, I did

something good in it, learn something that good in it. And I have I have a plan and I'm trying to follow this plan. And it's okay, you know, it doesn't mean again, if you remember that, you're going to seek knowledge every single day, you need a day of rest. That doesn't mean that you're on every single day doesn't mean that you can have fun and you can have your entertainment but with a plan that I'm using this fun time off in order to add re energize so that I can do something useful the next day inshallah so to become more serious, taking advantage of your day so that it will benefit you in the last

and he's implementing

They have an alligator sudo Illa Cantina, Mo Lila will ruin fudo here is recommending in this verse of poetry says, stand up during the night and pray Lucas or sudo. Maybe you will be guided, how many times? or How long will you sleep at night, but your age is slipping away. So that take advantage of it. And we can say well pray at night, pray at night, pray at night, right? But it doesn't register. But how do you begin praying at night we can very, very simple and very, very easy whether before you go to bed or before you, or as soon as you wake up before fudger, whatever is easiest for you whatever is easiest, if you can, if you have the habit that you could wake up before fudger is just

naturally part of your habit. You don't have to enforce this. Yeah, do that. So before you when you wake up before fed your time up to work as and then Witter. That's it.

If that you're not that type of person. Okay, you're waking up, you wake up on time, then before you go to bed to work as and that's it. That's it don't do any more. But make with the intention that this is what pm? This is pm, and make it a habit and don't stop it. Okay, how long will that take from you to work as and when you want

to work as an auto cab, which and how long will that take?

No, not 10 minutes?

Not No, no, not 10 minutes at home? No, not that didn't minutes? Yeah, I think five minutes. take you five minutes, maybe right? I don't know. I'm guessing right? It takes you five minutes. That's it. But they make it every day, five minutes. You don't sleep without that. Okay, now you have Mashallah a good practice that is consistent, and you're doing it every single day. Then later on, Michelle allowing, there's going to be another dose of Eman and you feel I want to do something extra, you have something to build done. Right? Because this has now become part of your habit. So when we say if the young lady seems like something's so grand, and so magnificent hours and up, no,

talking about hours, five minutes.

If you're doing already 10 minutes, don't go down to five minutes, right? Stay at 10. But if you're not doing it five minutes, you say, okay, that's easy, I can do 10 in five minutes, what is that, I just keep fighting for five minutes. And that may take you a month, my that may take you six months, that may take you a couple of years. But then at one point, if you keep it, you'll be able to add to it inshallah, but not you'll not be able to leave it off because this is part of you

know, so I mean, now you're going to find examples here, you know, of, he says when no more oriana sleeping naked. So you know, that doesn't doesn't mean anything like doesn't make you richer or poorer, doesn't make you healthy or not healthier, unless it's cold, that's different. So etc, etc, etc. So all these things, I don't want to go through them you should live in garbage at home. I mean, that doesn't really do anything. You know, walking ahead of the scholars, you know, we said it's not part of add up to do this, but it's not going to make you poorer, doesn't mean it's not going to make you sick need that will do it. They need this Mahima calling your parents by their

name. Again part of our job not to call them by their name, but father and mother, right?

But But if you do this, it doesn't really it's not going to influence your health and this is not going to influence your wealth, etc, etc. He says could you daddy Can you refill Fokker od for Delica bill, I thought all of this

leads to poverty. And this was known through traditions or you know, scholars or some other scholars or teachers telling him to, he says all of that really has no evidence or basis in the Koran or in the center. So it doesn't really matter.

We may go down here to the last part of the page.

He says either it radula ukti rule calama frustating Bijan oni, Allah, Allah, Allah, Anhui de melaku, Nagasaki, Nam, he says, If you see a man talking a lot, then be certain that he's insane. But if you see someone talking a lot, it can be certain that he's insane and I do the law on which reported that he has said it at 10 o'clock, if a person is intelligent or is wise, completely wise, not whistle column, he will talk less, he will talk less. So, this is you can see that in the rest of the lives of the law, they are sitting them right. Can you add to Colombo that is he they would they are able to count him when he words he used to say salami salami, he wouldn't sit and talk and

talk for hours. But he was very direct to the point. And because of that, and because of the tequila that he had, where he loved and feared Allah subhana wa Taala whatever he said, settled in the hearts, people remembered it. That's why they could not read the Hadith as they used to, because they heard something that was memories of you they could memorize. And they also understood very well. So that tenma archroma, he knows economics, if he's really wise, he'll speak less. But if a person you know he says if you see him that talking and talking without

restrain the know that he's not as intelligent he's not as wise. And what's the problem with over talking?

What's the problem with it, that when you talk a lot what happens?

mistakes, you're gonna make a lot of mistakes, right? And you'll be able to restrain yourself, you're not going to be able to select what you want to say. So you're going to make a lot of mistakes. And so

the next three verses of poetry are beautiful. And this is what they say that's a mackerel, Maria

Kala Kala mucho he says if you're into if your intelligence if your wisdom is complete, then you will speak less. You'll be succinct in what you say. Why you can be humble Murray in cannon book theater, and says and be sure that someone is foolish if he over talks. So the more that he over talks, the more foolish he is. Another Joseon was so cool to sell Amazon. He says it's beautiful to speak meaning speaking well is beautiful. It's an adornment was so cool to sell Amazon and silence is safety. For either no Dr. falletta can make thara so if you speak don't over speak, so it's beautiful when it is in place. So if you speak don't over speak because there's safety in silence.

And our sort of lies a lot looser, classism and somewhat energy. He says the one who is silent will be saved. Just that see men Solid Energy, no one who's silent will be saved. Because if you can control your tongue, you can control one of the main reasons that puts people in hellfire.

And I mean controlling your tongue it doesn't mean here like controlling the environment, the midwife in the message it

but when I'm outside the message, I forget about it. So I'm home. I don't practice this at work. I don't practice this at school. I don't practice this with my friends. I don't practice this law. And it doesn't also mean that not some of them are just not gonna say anything at all. No, moderation, understand it in moderation, meaning speak when there is a need for you to speak. But be quiet otherwise, right? Be quiet. And it takes again, practice for you know, for people who are learning all their lives to talk, talk, talk. Okay, it's hard to unlearn that. So you need a little bit of time for you to practice it so that you know when to speak and when not to speak. Kinda mad at him

to other side. So kooten Merton? Well, according to al Qaeda Mirada, he says, I've never regretted not speaking even once. But I've regretted speaking many times.

When you don't speak, you don't regret it. Why? Because you can always go back and talk over goes, go back and say whatever you wanted to say, even in the way those times, you know, when you know, somebody said something bad to you. And he said, I wish I could have given him that to his face. But I didn't really have a good reply. But now I have it, but I wish I could bag and go back, meet him again. And I'm gonna give him that thing. Actually, Allah saved you by not having a good reply at that moment, right? Like, if you're not quick witted, in a sense that you're not you can't really give it back to the person in the moment actually allows it is saving you. Oh, I have to go back and

think about what are the insults and that's good that you have to go back and think about how to insult somebody, because then you won't insult them. Right? So that allegedly saving you from that. So it says when you speak and consider this with your wife, with your husband, with your kids with your parents. When there is no filter, sometimes there's no restraint because in domestic again, or around people that you know, you're more formal and when you are formal, what happens is, you are ai, ai and you are more more reserved, right? When we speak, we really select what we're saying. We're really nice and all of that, but what happens when that filter is gone and you are your own

person now it's normal. Okay, so now then when you have a chance to speak or not speak and when you speak, you say everything that you want to say that's the real test, and that's the real restraint. So if you are quiet, okay, and you think about what you say, you're not going to regret it inshallah, but if you let your tongue Say whatever you feel like saying, just to feel better, you can come back and regret it. Okay, frequently. So this this is what he says.

He says, What am I azido for risk, he says the thing that will increase provisions, he says the Buddha called a woman by then she's often featured he says that he will remember a lot as though did after federal, sitting in his masala where he had prayed or in the masjid Subhana Allah Subhana line of the mubychem this apana line I think over him they stuck with a lie allow them to lay so meaning that the crew of Allied soldiers, the crew of Allah increases one's provisions. How Why does it this is because this is part of the bitter and this is part of the

the better that Allah azzawajal loves. And he says why nuclear? I mean, howdy. Polina Howard, I will avoid the indecisiveness, allottee and envy sort of synonyms of seeing the Hollywood operator in Libya and solace and Salaam upon the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam it says and what a man made

As either Furthermore, what increases one's life is His righteousness not hurting

others to show you respecting scholars similar to him being kind to your family, as well although completing your world war, he's just mentioning acts of piety right so he's mentioning acts of piety was so that to be Tallinn, praying with Russia, and with

respecting Allah azza wa jal and lm steaming Allah azza wa jal, I'll clear on obeying Alhaji or Amara doing Hajj and Umrah frequently as frequently as you can. Because there's a hadith about it from the Prophet sallallahu wasallam. He says they expel

sins and poverty that we obey not Haji O'Meara fenomen and Fianna followers do not come and Phil Kealoha. Bethel Howdy. He says, you know, follow up between Hajj and Umrah Of course, if you can, if you can afford it, because they expel what sins and poverty.

so horrible, so hot. And he says, you know, and you mean tip for maintaining your health, he says he should learn some of medicine. And he says there's a book of medicine by so and so. So this talks also adds the element of balance that we talked about, which is what preserving your own health. So when you're learning, you also preserve your own health. And as I said previously, also there are some scholars, you know, we are so engrossed into learning that they neglected their own health and that cost them. So if you want to maintain balance, you got to maintain balance, and that balance is what I'm learning, but also I'm taking care of my health as well. So I wanted to Sharla just to add

a couple of things in Sharla. And then we'll pause for questions are there any and then we concluded there is none. One insha Allah is the urgency of learning.

As I said, I think we've talked about this as one of the reasons that we should learn what intention should we have to learn. And we set that off originally and enough's that it's you want to remove ignorance from your own self, so that you know a lot better. So that lifting ignorance from the people around you so that you teach them so they're no longer ignorant. And there should be a sense of urgency about this. Because we are living in an age where there's plenty of fitness in the world today, globally. And if you see Muslims, country, Muslim countries in particular, I mean, obviously, we have our own fitness, so are connected to them, but also disconnected in a sense, but what

happens to them affects us, and what happens to us, and a lesser extent affects them. So we're living in an age with a lot of fitness. And if you do not know how to protect yourself from them, you can be a victim of them.

Right? You're going to be victim of those fitness. And the more that you know, and then if you know you practice a lot as a surgeon will save you from that fitness. So a fitness for instance, the temptations of this world and whatever they are the fitna of changing religion itself. So what was haram yesterday is halal today. How do you know who's right and who's wrong. So if you do not know how to protect yourself from it, if you don't know the nature of fitna, if you don't have the tequila that will support you, you won't be able to survive. And I'll give you the example of who the jet

so there's a Hadith of the prophets a lot. He was in them and I'm using it the jet as the greatest fitna, isn't it? So the prophets Allah Islam said that the gel is the greatest fitna, there is no greater fitness than at the jet, the imposter Messiah will come at the end of time, and claim that he's what

claim that he's God.

And he will have some abilities that Allah will give him that will be able to deceive some people into thinking and believing that he's got although there are clear signs that he is not, but they'll believe that he's got. So there's a hadith that Benny Sahaba banik said that it's authentic. He says he and Elijah who did the journal, hatha hell and so on decree, he says that the journal is not going to come out until people are going to forget or not mention him. We had the ethical hobo, the crew, the crew who almanor and this is even the hotel bar will stop mentioning him on the minbari right. So why do they stop mentioning him on the mimbres one of two things either is the dominance

of ignorance so people do not know. Okay? And that's likely okay that because as you approach the Day of Judgment, you know, knowledge does not go up but goes down, go goes through stages, of course, sometimes it goes up sometimes go down, but the general trend is that as you approach a day of judgment, knowledge goes down. So it may be because of lack of knowledge people will not going to be talking about him. So that's more likely why people will follow him or because that there are a lot of other fitness happening at that moment that the even forget dimension at the gel

There are wars and there is this and there is that. So that's not their main concern. So they don't talk about him. And then he appears. So that tells you that one of the reasons why a lot of people may be following the gel is that they don't want to know about him. They have not learned enough about him.

And even some of those some of those who will know about him, and they think that they have a man. And the Prophet sallallahu Sallam said, you know about the jellies is when you hear about him, don't go and seek Him. Because there will be some people who think that they have a man and they will go to see the jail, and what happens to them,

they'll end up following him all of the thought that they have. And that's what happens with fitna, so those people went to meet a fitness that was so overwhelming, and they didn't have have enough knowledge, or enough practice to support that knowledge or that even was in strong, so they will not able to resist it.

Whereas the Prophet sallallahu wasallam talks about he says one of the best people during that time is someone who will come and he will meet at the gel, and the gel will go and he says we'll split them in half and then bring him back together. You know, it's there in the Hadeeth. And then he says, Do you believe in me being God? It says, No, I am more certain now that you are false than I was before. You're the one that the Prophet sallallahu elimite told us about and warned us about. So how was he able to survive this? Because he knew he knew he knew. And by the way, just knowing that you remember this in Shell, just knowing is not enough.

Just knowing is not enough. Okay, go go outside and tell people that smoking is bad? Well, they argue with you. They still smoke, right. And I don't want to point to some other people, we have our own contradictions, right. We know some things are bad when we continue to do them. So it doesn't mean that if you know that just knowledge is enough. Knowledge is the first step then what you got apply it. Otherwise your Eman is weak, and someone could shake you. So now when we say that in the face of fitna, you need knowledge here. Because if someone says I have doubts about God, before that comes you're supposed to learn so that it doesn't come not like when I have doubts, I'm gonna come

and ask no treat yourself before those doubts come. I have doubts about Allah's destiny. I have doubts about Alice Chetty, I have doubts about this. No, you should learn this so that you protect yourself because you're coming sick, you should learn it so that you can protect your spouse so they can protect your children so that your neighbor your neighbor is not always going to come to the masjid and as this shape and that Imam they were going to ask you maybe so you should have the answer. So you want to protect yourself and the fitness allow alum what type is going to come? When are they going to come but you want to be ready? So how can you be ready? If you don't know? And if

you don't practice what you know. And as I said really today, if you look at it, okay, and if you following what's what's happening in the Muslim world, but even what's happening here, you'll find that really, it's an age of fitna where what was you know, common knowledge before halal and haram to other people, it's not anymore. So we want to protect ourselves from this change, and want to protect ourself from that fitna. So there should be a sense of urgency that I'm not gonna it's not so and so's responsibility. He's gonna fix it. But now me. No, we are really relying on you.

Believe me? No, seriously, we are below relying on you. Okay? Because a Muslim to a Muslim is like what, like a wall like bricks supporting each other. And if you are weak, the wall is weak. It doesn't matter if so and so is strong, and so on. So as strong what is one, two, or three or five people going to do? We need the community to be weak, we need not weak, strong, we need them to be strong. We need the oma to be strong, not one or two or five. So we are depending on you. I'm wondering, I want you to actually listen to this, I like I'm talking to you, we are depending on you. So if you don't learn, if you're not going to do your best to be better, I'm weaker because of

this. And if not, I'm not going to do this, you're weaker because of me. So I need you to be stronger, we need you to be stronger. So there needs to be a giant sense of urgency, the CSC you need to learn. And you need to take it seriously and you need to apply what you know, because you do not know maybe Allah will save at least save you through you that effort. Or maybe Allah will save another human being because of you. Or maybe Allah will save a family because of you. How do you know? Okay, maybe it's gonna come down to you at one point. Say hello Adam. So protect yourself from the fitna and protect yourself also and the flower those around you from the fitna and also

Another thing in Sharla add before I conclude, is that the more that we learn, the more that will become sensitive in how we are going to convey the message of Islam and convey the truth convey the Sunnah in ways that people will be able to accept it. Right? So the more that you learn,

you will understand the difference between matters of disagreements matters of disagreement where there is really strong evidence where any disagreement there is forbidden, and matters of disagreement when there is strong opinion on both sides. And you'll be able to tolerate this, but not tolerate that. But even in the area where you do not tolerate, how do I present the truth to people in a way that they'll be able to process it and understand it and allow it to be an example because I had that in mind. Right? For instance, so today, people celebrated what

molad right. Was today, right? Yeah, okay. I think sorry.

Tomorrow, today, Monday.

Okay, so at least let's agree it's around these days, right? I thought it was today. Anyway. So it's not the date is tomorrow. It's not tomorrow, Sunday. If it's not, if it's not Sunday, it's Monday, if it's not Monday, it's Tuesday. So one of those days, one of those days, it's happening, like, so no, I'm not coming. No. So okay, so we know we know it's wrong, right? We know that. The Prophet sallallahu Sallam did not do it, we know that the Sahaba did not do it. The righteous generation did not do it. It was invented really later on, there is no evidence for it. We know this insha Allah and I hope so. But also the same time, you know, that there are a lot of people are celebrating it.

Okay. So when you want to present this to them, what do you do and how you present it to them. So remember meeting somebody, you know, a while back a while back, and he was one of the people who was always celebrating that, and he did not know where I stand on the issue. But anyway, he was either he read that online, we heard it from somebody where he was saying that person in talking about the molad he was saying that, because it's a bit, right. It is worse than Xena,

right? It's worse than Xena going to committing Zina fornication, it's worse than alcohol. It is worse than that major sins. So of course, you know, he was agitated because he had heard this is if I could meet that person, you know, I'll do this and that right.

Now on on, let's say theoretical level, right, which is worse, or sin.

theoretical level, beta, beta, like beta is worse than sin worse than major sin beta is worse than major sin. On a theoretical level, right? You say yes, by beta is worse than a major sin. But if you want to attract the person to the truth, if you want them to learn something about it, would you begin by telling them that, that what you are doing when you go to the masjid and you're doing this and doing that is worse than Xena?

They are the the evil to be able to comprehend that. How is it that I'm coming to the masjid? And you know, saying this and that about the Prophet sallallahu Sallam and alcohol when when should they have free you know, it's repulsive to them. Zina is so repulsive, and you tell them that what you're doing is worse than that, how are they going to be able to process it? plus, plus?

Is it true that everybody who is attending the moment right is doing something that he is doing a sin worse than Xena, everybody who's attending the moment? And the answer is no. Because on the practical level, now, we see a theory is one, but practice is different. A person who is knowledgeable and knows all the evidence against the molad and still persists and doing it in opposition to Allah and His messengers, Allison with no proof is committing clear beta, clear beta. And that is worse than a major sin. Okay. He knows.

But a layperson, and me, layperson, and he goes, and he asks that people that he thinks are scholars, and they tell him what, this is what recommended. So he comes to the masjid and he does that there is no reward in the action, because the action is not valid. But there can be a reward for him for his intention.

Follow me.

There a lot could reward him for his intention, because as far as he knows he's doing what a bad as far as he knows, he still won't be better than he asked people that he thinks are scholars and he told him that this is right. So he's doing it. There's no sin on him because this year has done what he can. This is his level. No reward in it. It's a mistake, but his intention. Yeah.

kolu Allah Allah.

I'm sorry, no, no, no, not reward for the act. As I said the act is invalid.

Act is invalid. There's no reward in it.

I'm saying that Allah could reward him for his intention that his intention, he loves the prophets of Allah Salaam. So he wanted to do something to honor him. So he said the action is not valid, but the intention of luck would reward him for it. So it's hard to generalize like that. So well you want to approach with the more that you know, they're more about the able to be sensitive to the differences between who is doing it and when they're doing it and how to present and ultimately knowing that I don't want to like learn to be able to just hack, carry hammer and break people's heads and condemn them. What am I doing with this knowledge is what I want to bring people

to what Allah loves and what the prophet sallahu wa sallam used to do. And so we use the best way and the wisest way in doing this low Allah. Right. So this is why we need it right? This is why we need to learn and to keep learning inshallah So, next week, we're going to learn and give you a chance to ask questions, but just to remind you next week, we're going to start the new book mean edible Islam Islamic manners, and inshallah it's we're talking about more general matters than ones related to seeking knowledge. But as we said, seeking knowledge, the manners that we learned here are not only applicable to if you want to study Islam, but applicable to everybody be in the last.

Yes.

intention is basically to respond.