Ammar Alshukry – 4 Hadith to Remember – Advice for Islamic School Teachers

			A couple of Hadith that I think are important to always remember you all,
		

			have heard them all before. But I think it's ALLAH SubhanA data rather, he says with a gift in a
declarative environment, meaning remind, because reminding benefits to believers, in your capacity
as teachers, you know, being on the frontlines every single day, raising the children of the ummah.
		

			It's, it's important that we are constantly reminding each other of the objective, the higher
objective, the purpose and so of course, the the first Hadith that I you know must start with is the
hadith of I'm going to the Hadith that's in body in the mala Mala vignettes. Verily all actions are
by intentions, a lot of times, and any work that we do, whether it's Islamic work, whether it's
teaching, math, whatever it is that we do, you get caught up in the, in the mundane you get caught
up in the routine, you get caught up in assignments and award ceremonies and parent meetings and you
know, this or that, but everyone when they're able to connect every action to Allah subhanaw taala
		

			every action becomes every every, you know, grade that you that you make every answer that you that
you mark becomes an act of worship, so am I so the province of the light is and I'm said even the
morsel that you put in the in the mouth of your wife, like the most romantic gesture, the most
becomes an act of worship of a person is cognizant of Allah subhanaw taala. So the work that you do
is so incredible, and it is so important, and it is so beloved to Allah Subhana Allah Allah, don't
lose out on that incredible reward by not connecting it back to Allah subhanaw taala and that what
that does is it will, it will keep you charged in sha Allah to Allah, it will protect you from
		

			burnout as well as a number of other things. But the first is remembering and making sure that your
only audience is Allah subhanaw taala Allah says mankind have you read it a lot, but you know, there
are little prizes along the way that we get distracted with. But Allah says, makhana you need to
agita whoever wants this world and salted it. So he says I didn't know who he had a shot at
manually, it will give them a little bit like if you want a little bit of fame, a little bit of I
don't and fame. When I say a little bit of fame. It's all relative, right? It could even just be
appreciation locally or what have you, whoever wants whatever that is. Allah will give them a
		

			portion Manisha. We want to give them the mandate for whoever we wish some people will get it some
people won't. For maganda, who Johanna Islam at the moment mascara, that's the danger of doing
things not for Allah subhana data. The province of Eliasson actually told us that the first people
that the fire will be kindled with are people in Hadith of Abu Huraira. Who intended other than a
lot they showed off for people, with their with their works with their good deeds. And then Allah
says, Woman out I then asked,
		

			and whoever wants the hereafter what's the NSA? Yeah, how one woman and whoever wants to hereafter
and and really strives for it, as it deserves to be striven for. Those are the ones whose journey
will be appreciated. Anybody who tries to get appreciation from human beings is in there, they're
participating in a failing transaction. Humans don't have the ability to appreciate anything that we
do perfectly, no matter how much they appreciate a person. The example that I always give people is
Michael Jordan, because Michael Jordan was celebrated as much as anybody has celebrated but yet, you
talk to your kids now who are in high school about Michael Jordan, and they couldn't care less
		

			they'll talk to you about LeBron James, especially because he played for the Miami Heat and got them
to rings and all that type of stuff. Right? So that's, and he's still alive, and he's seeing his
appreciation dwindle. And so what do you expect from us mere mortals, right, who don't have six
championships and all that type of stuff? Allah Subhana Allah, one of his beautiful names is a
shortcode. And Allah Subhana Allah prepares it with the name and ID myofiber Allah who gather the
Comitia cough to moment to Makana lo Shaquan Idema Allah says in surah Nisa, what do you what do
you? Why would Allah punish you if you showed gratitude to Allah and and you had faith and Allah is
		

			shakin an alien. He pairs these two together and it's so beautiful because at the end of the day,
there is nobody who will know everything that you did. other than Allah, your kids will never know
everything that you've put in for them. Your students will never know everything that you put in for
them. Your spouse won't know everything that you've done. Nobody will know your fellow teachers
won't know everything that you've done like nobody will know except for Allah and He is the good
news is he's not just an alien, but he's also a shocker. He is the one who appreciate in Haida
Canada
		

			I'm Jessica and what can I say you can mesh Quran Allah says in surah nisa when he enters people
into paradise he says this is for you your reward and your journey was appreciate it. So may Allah
Subhana Allah make us of those who make Allah his audience that we be of those who's who are told at
the end of our journey, your journey was appreciate it. So in nama Lama Lavinia that's the first
Hadith. I wanted to share the second, of course, because you're in the capacity of any person who's
in the capacity of taking care of anyone else they have to keep in front of their eyes, the Hadith
of the prophets of Elijah Sydenham, who said Allah homeowner, come home Rama hammelmann, fill out
		

			your hammock, Matthew Santa,
		

			the Merciful will experience mercy from Allah. Have mercy on those on earth, the one who's in the
heavens will have mercy on you. I believe if there's a single word, you know, I asked students this
all the time I say to them if you could, if there's one word that comes to mind with regards to
Christianity, what is it and they'll say, You don't love that's what Christianity is branded with.
And then you ask them What about Buddhism? And they'll say peace or tranquility. And then you say,
okay, really quickly, what about Islam before you think and then everybody gets quiet? Right? But I
believe that if we were to brand Islam if we had the marketing money behind it, we should brand
		

			Islam as mercy Allah begins every chapter of the Quran except for one with Bismillah R Rahman Rahim
Rahman Rahim like those two names both denote the attribute of Mercy that's incredibly valuable real
estate that ALLAH SubhanA data uses and then in sort of their fat hat from the bottle, but I mean,
and then again, not of mana Rahim. So mirth and one mouse and neck a lot of material had me the
entire message of the province of Eliasson was restricted to this concept of mercy which means that
us who represent the province of lice and Omar follow his religion, at least, we should be a mercy
		

			in the capacity of being teachers when Musa has said, I
		

			was looking for a teacher and sort of GOD, ALLAH SubhanA, WA, tada sent him to a teacher and he
said, so for you that didn't mean a bad thing. It now I'm an Indian or alumna who will let them
know, we gave him mercy from ourselves, the first attribute that are limited as described with his
mercy, which shows us that the first attribute that a teacher has to have is mercy. And then the
attribute of knowledge is mentioned. Now, just so that we don't get it twisted, if you were to
describe a fit that off the top of your head, from the qualities that you would think as he went and
destroyed a boat and killed a boy and built a wall, you wouldn't have described him as merciful.
		

			That's not what it would have came maybe Stern, maybe you know, but Allah describes his was a
merciful and that shows us that not being a merciful teacher doesn't mean that you're just sitting
there hugging kids all the time, and that you're, you know, kissing their cheeks and giving them
cookies. It means and I think we've all experienced this with our own teachers growing up that you
might had a you might have had a very stern teacher who didn't take any nonsense from you. But at
the same time, you She's still the one that you make go out for it 20 years later, or 10 years
later, 30 years later, whoever because she led you to goodness, she wanted goodness for you or he
		

			wanted goodness for you. And that's what mercy is. Mercy is when you desire goodness for somebody
and you lead them towards that goodness, you lead that person towards goodness by once and goodness
for them and so, it's not necessarily you know, Rafa, not wanting difficulty for people, but Rama is
wanting goodness for people, even if that includes some difficulty, even if I am going to push you
even if I am going to not accept your excuses, even if I am going to challenge you, but wanting
goodness for them. And you know,
		

			there was a Moroccan scholar who has asked specifically about
		

			you know, not that we do that in the United States, but I think it's good to share also because it
reflects the attitude, beating children to teach them the Quran. You know, this is something that's
prevalent in a lot of places in the Muslim world.
		

			Are we allowed to do that? And he said something beautiful, so beautiful, he said, Allah Subhana
Allah said a rough man Allama Quran and he didn't say Al Jabbar or Andaman Quran, he said, a rough
man, the Merciful is the one who taught the Quran suspicious specifically as we are connecting our
kids to Islamic Studies, specifically as we're connecting our kids to the Quran, let us make sure
that they get the experience that Allah Subhana Allah decreed for them that ALLAH SubhanA data
designed for them a Rahman unlimited Quran that that be an experience of mercy for them that they
see the mercy of Islam before they are told about the mercy of Islam that they experience the mercy
		

			of Islam before they're told about the mercy of Islam. And that brings me to our third Hadith. And
the third hadith is I think beautiful advice that the province I mean of course it's beautiful but
prophesy centum said it but I think it's beautiful as well, for you to
		

			to share with an end to to
		

			But to really embody with your students, the prophets of Allah, they send them send them either new
Dibella companion that he loves very much to Yemen and he gave him advice and he said it tequila
hyphema Quint, what we say at that has an attempt perhaps offer the tenacity to look and has three
things.
		

			He said Fear Allah, have Taqwa of Allah, wherever you are.
		

			You know, I have a brother that I met in the masjid once and he gave me this amazing statement. He
said, I tell my kids, I tell my kids, do you want to know when y'all will be Muslim? Do you want to
know when y'all will be Muslim? And they were like, What do you mean Baba, we're already Muslim. And
he said, No, Your will be Muslim. When you pray. without me having to tell you to pray. Without your
mom having to tell you to pray. That's when you will be Muslim.
		

			And I was like, you know, that's an amazing concept because He's raising his kids to not have Taqwa
of him but to have Taqwa of Allah. He knows as a father, I'm not going to be I'm not going to be
there with you all the time. You're going to get you're going to graduate high school and you're
going to move on to the world and all of that type of stuff. And I'm not going to be over your head
saying Did you pray the Lord did you pray also the framework, so you will be Muslim when you submit
to Allah, not when you submit to your parents, and even as teachers right communicating that to
your, to your kids.
		

			And that's what the Prophet sallallahu Sallam raised his companions on he raised them to have Taqwa
of Allah, so that when he passes away Abubaker can make the statement to everybody and set them
straight, whoever have you, worships Muhammad has died. And whoever you worship Allah, Allah is Ever
Living, he will not die or he does not die. And so the province the lightest him tells him I live in
Egypt, I have Taqwa of Allah, wherever you are. That's number one. Number two, he says will activate
I see that it has inner temporal health and follow a sin with a good deed it will erase it. Follow a
sin with a good deed, it will erase it. We live at a time of canceled culture. But we don't believe
		

			in canceled culture. We believe that Toba erases everything. That's what we believe. And the Prophet
sallallahu wasallam is giving Miranda bingeable the agency to correct his mistakes, follow a sin
with a good deed.
		

			I can't tell you how many people
		

			I meet who told me they're too ashamed to pray. I mean, who told me that they are too ashamed to
make dua to Allah Subhana Allah because of their sense.
		

			But Allah subhanaw taala never placed that barrier. The province of Elijah Salam never placed that
barrier. He says, If you commit a sin that follow it with a good deed, it will erase it always
getting into the behavior of correcting your sins with good deeds, and not letting your sins define
you. And especially with young people, young people are going to make mistakes, they're going to
make mistakes. They're not immune from that. And I believe that our job is to hold them and protect
them so that their mistakes do not cause you know, do not destroy their lives do not destroy the
lives of other people. But a meaning of letting sins destroy your life is when you let that person's
		

			you let that sin disqualify them from any potential in the future. The province that Elijah Salem
was incredibly severe on someone who he loved very much was a teenager of some Lebanese eight who
killed a man in battle. And the province that Elijah is and that he killed him in in battle, meaning
wrongfully that man had said she had to lie to him, Allah and Osama didn't believe him and he killed
her. And so the province of the light is and when this news came back to him, he said to some of
these eight he says, What are you going to say with Leila had won the day of judgment? And Osama
said Yeah, absolutely not. Like he only did that to save his life and the prophets of Allah they
		

			said and then said, a shock after uncultivated, you did you open up his heart? And Osama eventually,
like he first argued his case, but then he goes, Yeah, this will Allah seek Allah's forgiveness from
me, for me, and everything that we know about the province of Elijah Sydenham is what
		

			is that 10 times out of 10. If you come to the Prophet salallahu Salam, and you ask him to ask Allah
to seek forgiveness for you, He will do it right. Then when I 15 did it time and time again and the
province was sending we seek Allah's forgiveness for them. And here Husaberg museo the son of Zaid
even had the adopted son of the province of Allah they said I'm so he's like the adopted grandson of
the Prophet cellulitis. And he comes in he says, oh, messenger of Allah seek Allah's forgiveness for
me. And what does the province have the license to do? He says, What are you going to do about 9am
On the day of judgment, he doesn't like super, super painful,
		

			but he doesn't let he doesn't let that suffocate, or, you know, destroy the potential with sound and
music because we know that the next year which was the last year of the Prophet's life, the Prophet
salallahu, s&m sent out an army that was the last army that he sent out and who was leading that
Southern music.
		

			What does that mean? It means that I'm going to give you a really, really strong strong slap on the
wrist. I'm going to give you a wake up call, so that you never
		

			Ever, ever, ever do that, again, I'm gonna like severely chastise you. But at the same time, I'm
going to tell you dust it off your shoulders, get up and become who you're supposed to be the leader
that he's supposed to be, right how many of our kids I mean, they just get expelled from the
community, they get expelled from the message, they get expelled from whatever because of mistakes
that they committed. Anyway, so
		

			at VSA at that has an attempt to have a much better look and has an of course, treat people with
good character, treat people with good character, all people with good character. And that's,
		

			you know, incredibly important that we manifest the best qualities in public and private that we
teach people. But we remember that people are going to be way more attracted to what they see us
doing than what they hear us saying I'm going to do I feel like it's clear to me in my policy, if
you are if you are at the saying goes, that the actions of a single person will have a greater
effect on 1000 people than the statements of 1000 people will have on the actions of one person, one
person doing will affect 1000 people more than 1000 people talking, okay, so let us show people what
we want to see from them. And then the last thing is always to either not into here. The fourth
		

			hadith is I know that you guys are incredibly busy. I know that your day starts way before seven and
ends way after and that's just the schoolwork not even talking about, you know your own families in
your own obligations and all of these types of things. So what's one thing that I can tell you to
hold on to constantly for the person who's incredibly busy?
		

			The province of aleida seldom met Ibrahim it is set up on his native village slightly Metallurg
didn't read the reports to us that they met and they had a conversation. And Ibrahim is that he told
him he said oh Mohamed, give my ummah your Salam give your own man my setup and tell them that Jana
is pure flat soil. And it is labor to turba it is very fertile Pure Land. Well under the law also
has Subhan Allah which from the lauhala Allah and Allah Allahu Akbar, and the planting of its trees
is Subhan Allah Allah Allah Allah and Allah Akbar and Hamdulillah you know when I think of the
Hadith I'm like, This is amazing. Ibrahim Ali salaam went through everything that he went through
		

			and he made your eye for this prophet to be sent cellulitis and then he finally meets him on the
latest list. Hola Hola mirage. And this is the one thing he had to tell them is to Say Subhan Allah
Alhamdulillah Allah Allah, Allah Allah but that's the message that he had for the OMA of Muhammad,
Salah light is Allah. But it's not surprising when you realize how powerful they could is and how
transformative it is. With a crew, Allahu Akbar, Allah says the Dhikr of Allah is greater. You know
who the best teacher is? The best teacher is the one who makes the most of the globe Allah subhanho
data, because the Prophet sallallahu wasallam said that the best one who prays was the one who makes
		

			the most dhikr and the best one who fast is the one who makes the most liquid and the best one who
fights in the bath of Allah is the One who makes the most liquid. The one who makes it the most
liquid of ALLAH SubhanA data is the one who's the best of any community. And what the Dhikr of Allah
subhanho wa Taala is, is the prophets prescription for everybody who complain that they were too
busy.
		

			A person comes to the province I sentiment says yada so Allah like the legislations of Islam are too
much for me, what should I do? He says, Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah OMA
when it comes to the province of Elias and his cousin and she says, Allah, I'm old and I'm tired,
what should I do? He says, Say Subhan Allah and that him did that night along about the Dhikr of
Allah is probably the the greatest spiritual anchor that we have. And so even as a person who's
going through their mundane, you know, routine every single day, one thing that they can do to keep
their heart polish to keep their heart pure, to keep their heart connected with Allah subhanaw taala
		

			is to constantly remember him, and ALLAH SubhanA data knows best