The Declaration of Faith – It’s Power and Conditions

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So Jay Sekulow hell for coming to the Halacha we'll be talking tonight inshallah about declaration of faith, its power and its condition. What do we mean by declaration of faith is the shahada the statement of hate

which separates between Eman and Cofer between Muslims and non Muslims. So we will be talking shortly tonight about some basics of our Arcada.

These days people like to talk about, you know, fit of business transactions because he likes to do business in a halal way. Others like to talk about politics because of the turmoil or the problems that are taking place in different parts of the world. Others like to talk about fake of marriage, because young people like to get married, which is fine. But from time to time, we need to remind ourselves about the basics of our deen

the basics of our Arcada and check on the foundation of our religion, which is for example here the declaration of to hate the conditions of la ilaha illAllah. She wrote La ilaha illAllah.

And one of the good reasons to talk about this subject here one these days is that time of fitna or times of fitna people many people might be confused about their deen

and many of them so might entertain some doubts about their own faith. And some of them might even abandon their faith. abandon their Deen Rasulullah saw Selim said in a famous Hadith in a Veena year they said it fit Anand Calcutta I Leyland Muslim used to be who Raju Luffy ha minute where you will see Catherine where you will see meaning we used to be hookah feared that hadith Al Imam Amadou Agudo so in this hadith Rasul Allah Azza wa sallam said Verily, before the hour will be trials,

like pieces of a dark night, in which a man will wake up during them as a believer in the morning, and he will be a disbeliever by nightfall on the same day, and a man will be

a believer at night, and he will he will be a disbeliever in the morning. And this hadith was collected by email Muhammad and email widowed in a different Hadith that was narrated by Abdullah Hubner, Omar Sula, said Rasulullah, Selim was talking to us about different events that will take place before the day of judgment. And then he mentioned three major fitten three major events fitness class and fitness or raw and fitness into Hamer. And then at the end, he said, people will be some people will be losing their faith will be abandoning their faith until people will be divided into two camps had they Hakuna and Sarah Nasser ala for starting for stata Imani. Learn if

our coffee will start any Falcon Manaphy for southern Imani learn if our coffee will first start any Falcon layer a Manaphy. He said Auntie people are divided into two camps. The first camp is the camp of faith, in which you will find no hypocrisy. We are true believers. And he said another camp the second camp will be a camp of hypocrisy in which you will find no Amen. And he said when this happens, then the Digial will appear on the same day or the next day. So this will happen before the day of judgment before the shell appears. And it will happen because of this fit and this trials that are taking place and people will be tested. So people will fail the test. But some people will

be firm on their Deen. So here comes the importance of reminding ourselves all the time about the basics of our deen the basics of our Arcada the basics of Tawheed. Because we want to maintain our Eman this is what we want. This is what kind of salsa Selim said said that the Phaeton will happen will happen Femen arada, an EN Jew, whoever wants to be saved on the Day of Judgment, then failure mode where whoever shall allow me to rely heavily on me after they let him die while believing in Allah on the Day of Judgment. That means you have to maintain your faith. Otherwise, you know, the Day of Judgment. It's it's not a joke. Yeah. And it's something very important. Very, very

dangerous. I mean, so now, the problem of hypocrisy is a real problem. The problem of abandoning one's faith is a dangerous

And the real problem too. And the problem of Cofer rejecting Allah subhanaw taala, as, as once creator, rejecting Allah subhanaw taala as your LORD, that people will be denied entrance into Jannah. Because of these problems, on the Day of Judgment, Allah subhanaw taala made it a rule that no catheter will be allowed into Jana. So this is a real problem. And it's a bigger problem. And that's why we have to, you know, know the conditions of our sterile heat. So what makes our statement have to heat works better, what makes it more effective, what makes it valid? How can we empower our to heat? Now, this is this part of knowledge is happier whether we talk about the

conditions of la ilaha illallah, we talk about Nowalk, if the email thinks that newly fi wants a man, this is Huck, this is part of our Aqeedah something that we are supposed to learn. However, I believe that any part of to knowledge

could be explained in the most wonderful way, and the most beautiful way, and used as a platform for for for improvement, for a positive change, and spiritual transformation.

But at the same time, it could be abused,

it could be abused, and it could be used as a platform to judge other people. To charge other Muslims with Cofer and tech fear. There is a fine line, it's a very dangerous problem here that we are facing nowadays. And it all depends on the way you approach the subject. Subjects is the same, like method, this is a good example here, the conditions of la ilaha illa, Allah is the same subject, but people might approach this subject from different angles.

And you see, you feel when you study the subject, and you look at different writing styles,

the language could be very strong, the manners of the expression could be very different. The tone could be very strong too. And he feel that people have the desire to charge other people who think feel because of these issues.

And you find that the other people other scholars have another tendency, the right about the subjects with a neutral tone. Yeah, this is Huck, this is truth, but they don't include their own judgment, their own interpretations. There is no you know, self interpretation, now mentioned what is in the Quran, what is into sunnah without going further, without going beyond the limits, and trying to look who is covered and who is Muslim and who is. So, and the most important

thing here, what's the most important thing is that any Muslim who studies this subject, any Muslims, whether male or female, a student of knowledge, or a scholar, or anyone, anyone, anyone.

So he needs first to intend, he should intend to help himself first. Because we all need this knowledge. We all need the rat mouth, Allah subhanaw taala, we all need to be saved on the Day of Judgment. We don't have people who have, who have you know, guaranteed safety, and they have the right to talk about this subject and, you know, a judge other people and pass judgment upon our people as the speaker, anyone who's listening, everyone needs this Rama, this knowledge, this class, this Yaqeen. So when we study the subject here, when we should have to, we should have the intention to help ourselves first. This is the mistake that many youth do. They study the subject, and they

look at other people, they look outside, you should look inside, what needs to be fixed. Don't look outside, don't try to chase those who are not able to fulfill this conditions. Look at yourself, did you fulfill these conditions or not? So try to use the religion as a tool of positive change, instead of you know, trying to look for the mistakes of other people.

So this is very important. When we study the matters of al Qaeda, we need to correct our Arcada

Allah subhanaw taala will take care of other people, it's not your problem. Now the conditions of Tawheed

the conditions of Tawheed what are the conditions of la ilaha illa Allah? First of all, we need to know that a condition is a requirement for something to be or something to happen. Short.

If this condition is not there, you know, then the active rebreather sometimes could be invalid. I'll give you an example. Think about the shadow to solid or shallow to see I'm sure there's a cat you can do

shins of Salah are the character of fasting.

If we don't have although we cannot perform our prayer we have to have although first if we pray without although on purpose, our Salah is not valid because the shorter Tahara is not there.

If we fast without the intention of riba

we could benefit from it, it's good for our health, but it cannot be accepted as an act of Ayurveda, because the intention of Ayurveda was not there.

If we pray without facing the Qibla on purpose, our prayer cannot be accepted.

So, we need to look at conditions in this way. And likewise, you know, the declaration of Tawheed if it is stripped of all the conditions, or some of the, then this condition, this statement of no heat could be useless, basically. But this is a general rule, we're talking about general rules here.

So, we have to have these conditions and they are it is compulsory upon every Muslim. To know these conditions the conditions have to heat and to act upon them. And furthermore, we need to know that the opposite of tehidy Sharecare one and shurikens is the worst of all since, we have measures shirk, and we have minor Shirke there are many different types of minor shake, but major Shirke is taking a partner worshipping someone besides Allah subhanaw taala but alas hotellin said in sorority Musa in Allah Allah Pharaoh au Shakopee, well, Pharaoh Medina Vatican II Mejia share that Allah subhanho wa Taala will never forgive the sin of shirk, but he's willing to forgive anything that is

less than that. This isn't sorted in the set.

I have 48.

So, and we are talking here about someone who passes away who dies while being a mushrik. If someone has committed children his life, and then may Tober. And correctly these are Qaeda and then Metro las Panatela. As a Moorhead of course Allah subhanaw taala will forgive his sins Allah subhanaw taala is willing to forgive the sins of everyone. We're talking about someone who commits shirk, and dies on date and insisted that he has the right to worship someone else beside Allah subhanaw taala.

So basically Yanni toe heat will be our best friend on the Day of Judgment. Now what are these conditions are one the first condition is knowledge, Aladdin

in LA movie murder and in the Marinella in in la ma, man who Allah may Allah refer to who what is the meaning of la ilaha illa Allah, then Allah subhanaw taala resorted to Muhammad according maybe so Allah Azza wa sallam farlam and no La Ilaha illa Allah was still fairly them because what do you mean you know a minute so he said so know that there is not worthy of worship except Allah every Muslim has to know this. And this is our opinion this is the foundation of our deen we're still really them because seek forgiveness for your sins. He were talking when we talk about Muhammad Salah we're talking about mistakes and the sins of the believing men and the believing woman. That's

why remember Buhari said a little more cobalamin knowledge before action. He had a chapter remember hurry. He said knowledge before action and he mentioned this idea which is in salt. Mohammed chapter 47

Rasul Allah says eliminate different Hadith that is inside Muslim. He said man matter where level and no hula ilaha illallah the halogen. He said whoever dies while knowing knowing fully knowing that there is none worse worthy of worship except Allah subhanho wa Taala then he will be allowed to enter Jannah on the Day of Judgment, even if he had some sins, so major sins he still hate will take him to Jannah at the end, even if he has to go to hellfire because of his of his sins. Then he still he'd will take him to Jana at the end. Because he had no shirt in his heart. He was a more hide.

Now based on this ayat and this some this iron some other ayat and some other proofs from the Sunnah. The route Emma said that the scholars, scholars of Islam, they said that it is an obligation upon every Muslim to know the meaning of la ilaha illa Allah, Allah Allah Allah Allah is composed of two parts. So the first part is la isla which is negation. And the second part is affirmation. Illa Allah, negation yada you negate the right of being worshipped from any deity from any deity anything any object that will worship that was worshipped beside the last panel or tan or that could be

worship besides Allah subhanaw taala So you believe that no one has the right to be worshipped. People don't believe some people right believe that this is feel that this is very rigid. This is extremism. This is not. And if you think as a Muslim about all the other idols and the other objects of worship, that will worship besides Allah subhanaw taala what can you think of?

What can you think of

try to think

the prophets prophets would worship beside the last paradata Yes, yeah, and some people worship isa Ali Salam what else? And he's a human being we know is a human being. What else?

Idols stones? can you convince someone now who lives in the 21st century that an idol has the right to be worshipped?

What else the moon the stars

come cows

they are worship beside the last time am I right or wrong?

What else none

mountain? I don't know I've never heard about this religion.

Fire yes fire yes fire in the Persian Empire in the old days. Fire worshippers Yeah, they used to worship fire and can you can you? Can you can you imagine someone like bowing in front of a fire? Fire does not talk does not send prophets and messengers does. So think about anything else that was worshipped besides Allah subhana wa tan? Nothing. Shaytan shaytaan Yes, we have Satan worshippers in the modern age. Yeah, some people who worship Satan.

Now,

right? I don't know. I don't know about rain.

Trees, maybe in some sort of a in some communities? Maybe some trees some Yeah. They said this is a sacred tree and no, I don't know.

And the second part is affirmation. So we affirm that only Allah subhanaw taala

deserves to be worshipped and nothing else.

This is called the first part is called the Kufa with pa hoot. Because Allah subhanaw taala in Surah Al Baqarah ser la ekra have a de cateva universe Domina lay there is no compulsion in religion

right from wrong you know right has been distinguished from wrong and everything is clear now from a yoke for with poverty where you mean Billahi *a decem second we learn what you lose column for some hola como se me en la firma yet for bit Tahoe. So whoever disbelieves in the Tahoe route and the definition of Tahoe anything that was worshipped besides Allah subhanho wa Taala this is the definition of La La Abdul Karim Rahmatullah Ali. Some other scholars have other definitions, like fortune tellers, they as they are tahu to Shayateen shaitan himself is to hold because he's inviting people to disobey Allah to commit shirk. But the best definition of target is definition that was

given by a lab of neurochem Rahmatullah Ali, he said it includes anything that was worshipped or followed or obey besides the loss of Hannah Montana without any solid proof. So everything that was worshipped besides Allah subhanaw taala could be called toggle. So you need as a Muslim to make Khufu with power hoot first la isla and then you affirm this Eva and these two hate to Allah subhana wa.

And as I said, this is not fundamentalism, I mean, we could call it so but this is our deen we cannot We cannot compromise with this principle.

We cannot, we cannot be politically correct with this principle. This is my answer today. Because this is our arcade. This is this is the truth ALLAH spirit Allah created the universe because of this truth. And imagine imagine Yani entertaining doubt about it, that there is something else that could be that could have the right to be worshipped besides Allah subhanho wa taala. The only challenge here in this at this time is not people are not claiming others partners besides Allah to be worshipped besides Allah subhanaw taala the modern are the most difficult problem nowadays, that people are denying the existence of Allah subhanho wa Taala atheism

and they are trying to prove it through science and people are really deceived by science.

This is the most difficult problem and there are many youth who are actually many Muslims who are are facing this problem and struggling with this this problem is Allah subhanaw taala scenario and if you

so basically, without this belief a person cannot be

Muslim.

Now, a Muslim has to know Allah subhanaw taala are saying La ilaha illa Allah then who is Allah

so we need to know to read the Rubia we need to know to hate the Lulu here until he didn't smell suffer either will be basically he's a rub, who is a harlot, the creator, Razak, the provider and motor serve who is taking care of the universe. And also, we need to know Al Malik he is the ultimate or he has the ultimate ownership of this universe. subhanho wa Taala and towheaded ulu here is actually the statement of to hate itself. LEM Abu Dhabi Hopkin, Illa Allah there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah need to know that and this is the minimum knowledge that you need to have, and also the hidden smell or suffer that Allah subhanaw taala has the beautiful, beautiful

names and attributes we have found in the Quran, the Sunnah of Rasulullah Salah you don't have to memorize all these names is not a requirement, but you need to believe in them the way they are explained in the Quran and the Sunnah, without any personal interpretation, without any further interpretation. This is what Allah said in the Quran. This is what Muhammad SAW Salam said about him in the Sunnah. You believe in them. These are the names of Allah subhanaw, Taala and attributes. The second condition here for this statement you have to hate is Eliakim which is certainty. So after we're learning the meaning of Tawheed and Muslim, have must have absolute certainty about his creed,

that all forms of rabada should be directed towards Allah subhanho wa Taala because Allah Subhana Allah says in surah 200 For example, in manana Lavina, Amman OB la hora, sola, Sama Lemmie are taboo. So let's not Allah said the true believers are those who only believed in Allah and His messenger and have no an afterword they have no doubt you cannot have doubt about this reality.

And of course we have other proofs your any is not is not a claim that we make without proof is not a claim that Mohamed Salah made without proof you look at the study the Quran and you look at this universe and you find all the signs, all the signs about His unlimited power Subhana wa Tada and ultimate knowledge

and the Delila Philippa, for example, the weight loss cartel created humans and placed in their hearts, the you know, the willingness to believe in Him or their willingness to believe in a Supreme Being. This is the legal fitrah and there are many, many other proofs. But anyway, this is what Rasul Allah is I sent him what the Quran says about it. And this is what Rasul Allah says in him said in a different Hadith, he said one time

he said ash had to Allah Allah Allah Allah there was a story behind it. But to make it short, he said Asha to Allah Allah Allah Allah. But a near Rasulullah layin Kola who be Hema I've done the Euro shakin This is delete about Eliakim rasharkin fee Hema in leather Hello Jana. He says, I be witnessed that there is no more there for ship and that I am haematoxylin said I am the messenger of Allah. And he said no server meets Allah with these two statements, while having no doubt about them,

except that he will they shall enter paradise. So while having no doubt about them, he's talking about Yaqeen here and we will talk about some details. Of course, when the Russell's the rustle, the Prophets and Messengers were inviting some of their people, but Allah subhanaw taala told us about the story of some prophets, and they were having a discussion with their people. So they told them every lie shackled faulty, semi vertical Earth to the messenger said Can there be any doubt about Allah, who is the creator of the heavens and earth and the meaning here that you shouldn't have any doubt what you are able to observe? Observe the signs of His power, as I said, unlimited power in

this universe, everything tells you about Allah subhanaw taala the problem nowadays, nowadays and very simple, make it very simple one. If you if you come to a room method, and you find that

all different pieces of furniture will organize in a beautiful way. immediately, immediately you realize that someone came in and he was able to to put everything in order, right?

If you see a car you see you see a house you immediately realize you don't think about it. You don't need someone to tell you. There's someone who came and design made the design for this house, and someone else came in. Or maybe he's the same person who does made the design and he built this house. It's important

I believe is implausible to entertain another thought that the pieces of wood can came by themselves and, and different pieces of rocks and stones, they came together and they build themselves by themselves, or someone else, or a tree or a moon or a cow came and put this house. Right. So here you, you immediately imagine that if the house is beautiful oil is not the person who built this house must be an intelligent person.

And he had some knowledge, and he had the power to build his house. And this rule applies to everything you see in this universe. Yeah, when when you think about the mountains and the moon and us and the galaxies, and the planets, and the sea, and the trees and animals, why people are not reaching this conclusion nowadays. Why we have this conclusion about everything that was made by humans, they said, someone must made it, whether it is a pen or a house, or a car or anything, anything in this in our life, think about anything, there is no exception, will lie this rule has no exception.

Every human being will tell you someone must have made it. And he had some knowledge about it, even if you're talking about a bottle like this or a pan or anything. Now look at the what is in the universe here. Well, first they have other theories evolution and I don't know some other things but

But alhamdulillah Islam is saying Quran is telling you as a human being listened to your heart.

So the people, the messengers here are telling these people listen to your heart. And the fitrah will tell you, that Allah there is there should be no doubt about the existence of Allah subhanho wa taala. Now what is the opposite of yaki in here, there is an issue that has to be clarified. Because we don't want to confuse our brothers and sisters, especially the youth. There is something that has to be clarified here. What is the opposite of your kin? Is schicke or uncertainty or maybe it could be negative thoughts. So now, now, your teen does not mean that the person who has Your pain will never experience any negative thoughts about his Dean.

I want you to know this.

And they are strong Adela. There is a strong, strong Adela proves from the life of the Sahaba the Allahu Anhu.

That a moment, a great moment might experience this negative thoughts about Allah about his Eman about his Deen.

But the behavior between men and someone else will be different.

So here we'll be basically talking about two cases basically. So in the first case, we have the example of the Sahaba the Allahu anhu, for example, or any great believer but we have a proof from the life of the Sahaba and it's good to mention it so people will feel comfortable.

If they are facing this problem,

the Sahaba of the Allahu Anhu who are the best people to live with Rasul Allah Selim had to deal with this problem, the face this challenge. So I will read out of the Allah Allah narrated that some of the companions of the messenger of allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam came to the Prophet and said to Him, we find in ourselves thought that are too terrible to speak of.

too terrible we cannot talk about them we cannot mention them was there was was there was negative thoughts about Allah about the deen so Rasul Allah says Elam said are you really suffer? Are you really suffering from that?

And he said yes. He said that is a clear sign of iman NACA sorry hon. Ema.

This is a clear sign of faith because shaitan because of their Eman shaytan is coming to them to ruin their Iman.

So what is the what was their reaction? We were not happy with it. We were not satisfied because of the reaction because of their Eman. They were not satisfied. They were not happy. So they came to Rasul Allah sent him to seek help. This is the behavior of a believer.

He has a man he has yaki and he cannot help it. I mean, these thoughts are coming to his mind and his heart. So here the Sahaba or the Allahu Anhu. They will not satisfy the felt though the felt some unrest in some, you know, they were worried about it. That's why they came to us. Allah says that this is way different than someone who would say, I am an agnostic Muslim. And I'm not sure if Allah exists or not. I'm not sure

have,

you know Islam is a true religion or not? That is different. We're talking about different case here. And this Muslim who makes the statement has to work on his app either on his email.

He has to work on his email, this is a deep problem. If he has this attitude, I am agnostic, like he's happy, or he's satisfied with that.

If you have some doubt, because agnostic, and agnostic person is someone who

he's not sure about the existence of God, but he cannot prove that he doesn't exist. So who is in between?

He does not profess to atheism. If you go and look for his definition. In the dictionary, he does not. But he's very in Islam. This is this position is not accepted in the deen of Allah subhanaw taala. Because Islam tells you, they're only gonna tell you if you have this doubt, if you have this problem, then it is your responsibility to look for answers.

I will we have some problems with some of our youth in our community here. They tell you, I was not taught religion in the right way.

I faced some pressure, my parents put some pressure only on me. And then I didn't enjoy myself and enjoy learning the deen and I have no desire to profess the deen and they even stopped some of them. They stopped praying. And the they don't want to talk about the dean or be involved in anything. So no religious commitment.

But the problem and I dealt with some of these people, and I told them if if you think this is a problem now, what are you going to do to solve it? What is your plan you should have a clear plan because if you if you believe in Allah subhana wa Tada we don't tell you, we don't believe in Allah.

Then Allah subhanaw taala is telling telling us that you have to have Iman and you're keen and class until heat, you have to purify to heat so you can save yourself on the Day of Judgment. So you should be concerned about your safety. So this is a problem, what are you gonna do about it? So you should have a clear if your parents did not teach you in the right way, because they're, they were not educated, for example. And in some cases, the parents are indicated. But the kids

make this claim that there was not taught religion in the right way.

So here, if we're really honest about what we are, or these people are really honest about the statement that yes, I'm facing some problem, then they should do something about it. You should learn and ask an Al Hamdulillah we have access to knowledge these days. There is no excuse we have an Maghrib Institute, the COVID Institute, we have different Halaqaat you go to YouTube find mashallah plenty of

material there. And you can just ask for who are the Matheran goods PE think he asked about to Matheran good good scholars are good speakers, good aroma in the west or the east and then you will find their names and you start listening to them or reading their books. So books are available material is available. The only problem is when you go to the internet, you have to be careful.

Because as I told you, like this, this subject is an example. People are blogging, writing. And mashallah many, many people have the hummus, the desire to serve the deen of Allah subhanaw taala. And you find that a student for all of us might decide to write about something like that, but he will introduce his own personal interpretation. So you see, read about the same subject with a different flavor. So here when people go to the internet, they have to be as I said, I have to repeat this, they have to be careful.

Now the third condition yet one is acceptance. Cabul. So we learn the meaning of la ilaha illAllah. And then we have Yaqeen. This is true. This is the true religion.

Then we have the third step, we have to accept it, we have to make a declaration of faith. And this is a Shahada. So if someone comes to me and say, I know that Allah is the only God and I know that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.

But he doesn't want to declare the shahada, he does not to announce his Islam. He's not Muslim, even if he says that I believe that Allah is the only God and that Muhammad, but he doesn't want to say the statement of faith. He doesn't want to announce his Islam or he doesn't want to accept to become Muslim. We have example examples in our history method and the Roman emperor who was in Jerusalem and

A it happened that I will Sofia and was there. So he received the Roman Emperor received the letter from Rasulillah Salam inviting him to Islam.

So he said to his people look for someone who is from that area from that part. It's a very famous letter very famous dialogue that took place between the Roman Emperor the time and between Abu Sofia. And during that conversation or at the end of the conversation, the Roman emperor, he said, I believe, or he, he actually he declared that he said, he said he accepted that will have its SLM is the prophet, he said, I was waiting, we knew that a prophet will appear at this time during this time, right? So he declared that he is the prophet that people are waiting for.

And then he said, If

he said he will, he will rule this land. He said he in the future, he will be able to rule this land. He was actually the ruler of that area.

And in that area, Hashem the area of Hashem was and the rule of the Romans at the time, but he said he will be able to rule this land, Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam what he meant, he meant his people. Because Allah says salam, okay, when he was alive, Jerusalem was not conquered. Jerusalem was opened or became a Muslim city, or

during the Khilafah of Rama boo ha.

Allah on, and this is what happened. But he accepted the fact that Mohamed Salah Salem is a true prophet. And actually he called when he went back to the city of Homs. He had the castle there, he invited all the highly ranking officers and all his ministers and officials in his in that town, and he invited them in the castle. He invited them to accept the new religion. And all of them rejected his invitation. So what did he say at the end? He said they just wanted to test your firmness in your deen to see if you, you are affirming your deen or not. And he and that was the last thing we heard Muslims heard about the Roman emperor. So we have no proof that they accepted Islam. After

that, whether Obama who said he did not accept Islam, they said he knew that Muhammad SAW Selim was a prophet for Allah and maybe he was very confident about it. But he didn't want to announce his Islam because he was worried about his position of leadership within his community. He didn't want to lose the position of leadership within his community. There are two Jewish men who came to Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Their story is found in sunnah and Timothy, they came to rasa selama. And they asked him about some questions when they go the right answers from Rasulullah. Selim you know what was their reaction to from the who defend Medina, they kissed his hands, and

they kissed his feet. And they said, We bear witness that you are a prophet of Allah, that you are a truly we you will witness that you are a truly a Prophet from Allah. So Allah says Allah McHale miam now Kuma, and Toby Annie, what prevents you from announcing your Islam? They said, We are afraid that if we follow you, our people will kill us.

So they were afraid of their people, they were afraid, concerned about their safety, but they knew that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is a Prophet from Allah. So even though they said we witnessed that you are a prophet of Allah, but didn't say that statement of shahada and that's why our Salah says and and said, What is preventing you from following me that means becoming full. Muslims are amazing, the shahada, announcing the shahada, and announcing your Islam and this hadith is found, as I said, in in sunnah and autonomy,

the fourth condition is submission, Olympiad. In Korea, it means after you have m, you have full knowledge about the meaning of la ilaha illa Allah and then you have

what is the second condition we said, we are keen, and what is the third condition? Al Cabul. So, you declare that there is none worthy of worship except Allah subhanaw taala and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. When you declare this, that means you have to accept, you submit to the consequences, you have to accept the consequences. So, Islam tells you now you made the shahada, you are Muslim.

The first the next pillar after shahada time is the Salah. So you need to perform the salah. And then you need to fast in Ramadan, you need to make hash you need to accept the rulings of Allah the guidance of Allah that is found in the Quran. You cannot say you come

to the book of Allah say, I don't like this, I don't think this is true. But this is a beautiful, you know, principle but learner No, I have doubt about this you can you can do this and Muslim cannot do this with the book of Allah subhanaw taala

you cannot accept some of the book of Allah subhanaw taala and reject some of the guidance of Allah subhanaw taala So, you have to submit your will to Allah subhanaw taala and this is called the lengthy and that's why Allah Subhana Allah says in surah tembisa fella waarop become but they by your Lord law you mean they will have no Amen. Talking about people who lived at the time of Rasulullah Selim but it is a general rule that applies to every Muslim, every Muslim has to know this principle. So Allah subhanaw taala is saying they will have no Amen. How are you hacky mocha female Cheshire Ave now until the make you as a judge between them concerning their disputes, okay.

If the two groups of people are having a dispute, at the time for Salah Salem, they should go back to him because he was not talking on behalf of himself. He was not someone like a reformer or elite leader, he was the messenger of Allah. He was talking on behalf of Allah subhanho wa taala. So they should submit to the truth that is coming from you or Mohammed or coming from the book of Allah. And then he said the last month Allah said sumela, he Doofy unfussy him hydrogen me Margarita and they will find no resistance in themselves about what you have decided, oh Mohamed, and submitted in full submission in submit to your decision. So this is short volunteered, and it is important and it has

to be there. And every Muslim has to believe that anything in the book of Allah subhanaw taala and the authentic sunnah is true and he has to accept it from Allah subhanho wa Taala whether he is able to implement it or not, implementation is a different story. acting upon it is a different story. Maybe you're not maybe you believe in something, some guidance, but you will never be able to be able to act upon it method. I'll give you an example someone who methanol he believes that the Hajj it's an obligation, it's broken. But because he doesn't have the means financial means he will never be able to perform Hajj nowadays is 10,011 Thompson's Allah Salam O Allah, may Allah help you help

those who did not perform.

So I mean, his income is low a savings are always around 2000 3000 He will never be able to perform Hajj but he believes that has is an obligation. He has the desire to go to lunch, he wishes that one day he will be able to go for to perform Hush, right. That's way different than someone who does not believe that has is an obligation I hear

any I don't need to go and waste my money there. Why Why should they go there and waste my money?

Or or the cat it's my wealth. It's my property. No one can force me to, to spend some of it or pay this 2.5 person which is a cat.

There is a big difference between someone who believes in the obligation and he's not able to act upon it and between someone who is

rejecting the obligation.

Number five, the fifth condition yet one is truthfulness. A sick Allah subhanaw taala said about some people are the time for Salah Salem in salt Bokhara for example, Allah subhanaw taala told us about them will mean unnecessary APU Amman, nebula Julio will, will now be moved Mini. So he said no of mankind there are some who say we believe. He said we believe in Allah and the day of judgment. But Allah subhanaw taala saying but they are not believers.

And these are hypocrites who lived at the time for Salah SASL. And hypocrisy is divided into two major and minor minor hypocrisy does not take out there is not take the person out of the fold of Islam. Major hypocrisy Yes. Because inside inwardly he is not Muslim. So Allah subhanaw taala told us that these people actually and they were praying actually in the message with our Salah session.

We were praying with him

performing the prayers. And as Allah says salami used to cheat them like Muslims. And this is the way this is the ruling regarding these people. And we don't have the right of course as human beings to know who's more ethical. He's not it's very difficult. But there are some Allah says him got this knowledge about these people from Allah. And he did not spread this knowledge. He didn't tell all everyone in the community because he knew want to create fitna in the community. So he told one Sahabi Who is this a hobby?

Now?

How do they even know

Yeah man, he told her they for a reason Allah and what was the reason? When he told him and how they did not tell people about their names. But these people some of them they tried actually to assassinate and kill the prophets of the Lord himself during his word taboo when he was coming back from to book so this is a stronger proof that they were not Muslims if they were Muslim, do you think that the the think they think they're even entertaining the thought of killing Rasul Allah says Elemis could be a sin, right? So they were planning actually to kill him and he started to sell and they tried, but they were not successful. But there are some that yet Rasul Allah Selim used to

teach Gita like the rest of Muslims, and when the leader passed away, he prayed janazah on him. And aroma Hatha was to tell it was telling him jasola Don't offer Eugen as a prayer on him. Don't and Allah subhanaw taala revealed after that so I had in the Quran telling him you should not offer your agenda as a prayer on them.

Don't do it

so Rama ricotta Yeah, and he got this right Masha Allah He got his writing on a couple of occasions or the Allahu Anhu

Omar will Hatha

type truthfulness. The read from the Sunnah Rasulillah Salam said Mammon hadn't yet had to Allah ilaha illallah wa, Muhammad and Abdi who also said can mean Calvin, talking about truthfulness, sit, sit can mean Kobe Illa haram Allahu alayhi wa sallam.

In ala haram Allah there's a difference between the halal Jana or haram Allahu Allah Hina so Rasul Allah says, Allah may say, Whoever testifies that there is none worthy of worship, except Allah subhanaw taala and and Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, truthfully, believing in the heart from the bottom of his heart sincerely, or truthfully believing in it in his heart, then Allah will forbid him from hellfire.

And this is a butcher this is glad tidings to the believers, the people have let in and Allah why because and he's not saying he will enter Jannah because the person could go to hellfire now finding the right the left side he was good good fire and then go to Jana but there are some SSL me saying here in this hadith Illa haram Allah Allah He Nah, he will save him from hellfire. He will go in sha Allah to Jana b&e Later. Number six. Allah Hollis sincerity. Allah subhanaw taala said Rama O'Meara OLALIA Abdullah meclizine Allahu deen and they will not commanded except that the to worship Allah being sincere to him in religion.

So here and there is a Hadith about you to Abu Hurayrah asked Rasul Allah Silla man Asada Nassif, Isha fanatic, a woman, Kiana, who is the most lucky, luckiest, or who is the luckiest person to receive your intercession on the Day of Judgment, to receive your chauffeur, and on the Day of Judgment, and also last SLM, he said, mongkol, Allah ilaha illa, Allah Hollis and Michael Bay, he said, The one who declares that there is none worthy of worship, except Allah subhanaw taala sincerely from the bottom of his heart.

And he's sincere about it. That means he doesn't think about, you know, earning status in the, in the community, he doesn't think about improving his image, he doesn't have another objective.

His only objective is to please Allah subhanho wa taala. He satisfied with this D. He loves this, the shahada after he he's satisfied with it, and he doesn't want any reward from someone else. So he's more or less because the opposite of a class could be shaken could be. Rhea sometimes showing off for example, showing off it's a minor minor shooter, he does not take the person out of the fold of Islam. And many people could suffer from this problem, that if you you don't like it and you reject it as a person like if you entertain these thoughts about pleasing other people who are earning status in the community are doing things to be known and to get some fame and you know, if

we do these things, if we have these thoughts, and but you hate them, and you are not happy with them, you are not satisfied with them and Allah knows that you are not satisfied with this inner thoughts, then Allah will reward you for your Mujahidin, this is called Mujahidin, you're striving with your thoughts with your worst hours with this negative thoughts and this is how you grow as a Muslim you become a more heightened you keep on rejecting these negative thoughts until you you will be able in sha Allah at the end to purify your to hate and you will be much more in love so much inner. You will be satisfied with the heat with the deen of Allah subhanaw taala

If you if you meet Allah subhanaw taala with this state, then you are you are someone who is lucky, the salah Sonata, Allah and you will feel canaliculi now in this society, I have to admit that there are many people,

or who will be included, we could be one of them. I mean, it's a, it's a problem that anyone can face, including adults, because we tend to talk about young people, youth, they're facing the problem of peer pressure, self rejection, social pressure, we talk about the problems, when we talk about new problems, we immediately talk about youth. And we forget ourselves as adults. And this is not true.

These problems can be found with anyone, whether he's an adult, or a young person, but he has young people when they go to high school and they meet with other people and get the feel that they have to fit in the crowd. Sometimes, and they feel that the pressure, they have to dress up like other people, they have to talk the same language, listen to maybe the same music. And if they find that some of their peers are talking about discussing some movies, they wish that they watch these movies. And then they have they can take part of this, you know, discussion and you know, the show them that we know about these movies and we know about these, these things that you're talking

about. So it's peer pressure. It might affect your your to read. But Insha Allah, Allah and if you you become aware of these problems, and you try to work on them in the future, because our journey to Allah subhanaw taala is a long journey is not we cannot expect people to fix their problems in one night. This is impossible. That's why we had at the time of Rasulullah Selim stories about Sahaba, who will tell you in his biography that he accepted Islam and then later on, he became an excellent Muslim, or a good Muslim has Sunni Islam. So how sunnah Islam, although it didn't happen in one night,

he spent time with Rasul Allah as SLM with the rest of the Sahaba he was learning leading the Quran, and then he improved himself step by step. So it is a process that we go through. So here young people, I'm not trying to judge you.

But these are problems that are there, that you will be facing that we are facing to, we are facing we have to be honest about it. And we have to deal with these problems. Because the affect our class, and we don't want anything to affect our class, I'll tell you about examples that some adults are facing. For example, in our back home method, people have traditional things culture, part of the culture, then at the end are things that are not practices that are not part of the religion. For example, Matheran doing a feast, or a dinner

after someone a family member passes away,

after 40 days 40 days after a family member passes away. This is very common this is found in many cultures. And then you find with an a brother who studied the deen and he knew that Masha Allah, this is better. This is not sunnah. And then he will like he would like to see his family staying away from it. I'm making these examples because I dealt with these problems. People talk to me about it and the response they got from their family members. And then the brother would be here for example, talking to his family on the phone saying you know, this is bigger, this is not part of the deal. And the answer is Mudejar Kulu unknowingness.

They are not concerned about if this is part of the deen or not, they will get some say at or has entered by doing this is this is are they going to obey Allah subhanaw taala or disobey Allah by doing it they they're not concerned they're concerned about the image in the community. What other people will be saying about us?

This is an answer that many brothers and sisters got when they discuss these issues. And this applies to many problems like mixed weddings,

different practices or the time of death, the time of janazah people will say oh, this is part of our culture or I don't want to disappoint offend my uncles and my cousins. I don't want to go against our our culture. No, if you have the ability, I'm not saying if you have the ability if you are a decision maker, I don't want to be tough on you. If you are a decision maker and you have the ability to make the change, then you should be able to make it even if you are not other people are not happy with you. Because you should realize as Muslims as Muslims, we should realize every individual has to every Muslim has to realize that no one will be able to help you on the Day of

Judgment. So those who are trying to please

In this dunya will not look at you

those who are trying to please in this dunya will not give you one has enter if you need it. What is the Delete great prophets and messengers who will be saying on the Day of Judgment, NFC, NFC, my soul, my soul on the Day of Judgment

when they are asked to make shefa many prophets and messengers he said I cannot do it myself myself I'm worried about myself today. Prophets and Messengers, and then they will say at the end is Ali salaam will say we refer people to Mohamed salah or they will say, this is a Muhammad Muhammad Shiva al Cobra.

So these people will try to please in this dunya will not be they will not go with you to the grave.

I'll go by myself to the grave.

I'll face the angels by myself.

And I'll deal with my problems in the grave by myself.

These people will not help me.

So here comes the importance of being more hopeless, during fix for the sake of Allah, if you are not a decision maker, as I said, I don't want to be tough. If you are not a decision maker, at least you given us a hand that's it if people don't listen to you, like your family, your parents, your uncles now they are the decision makers in the family. And mashallah, you are a poor member of the family. If you don't listen to you, you did your best you gave them a say Hubei give it in a nice way. Don't be harsh on people. You don't have what do you make it that way? You don't have to be tough. You don't have to be rude. You can respect people. You can talk to people with respect. This

is the deen of Allah. And that's it.

If they don't accept it's their problem. They will deal with it.

And the Salas pinata and he did me a nurse. Yeah. And

I had Deanna we're here Jamie, our nurse and we asked you there for ourselves and for other people.

We should never exclude ourselves when we talk about Deena one, this is very important.

This is a seven.

The seven the condition is

is a map love and this is the last one. That so we mentioned the Lorraine, Malia Kenan Kabu Olympiad are circling last and then in muhabba and muhabba, that we have to love Allah subhanaw taala. We love his Deen we love the caliber of to heat. We believe that this is a beautiful religion. This is a beautiful way of life, that it answers the most important questions in our life. The most important questions what are the most important questions in our life as human beings?

Why we're here, where we came from, where are we going? These three questions?

What will happen the next day? What did where did we come from and why we are here?

These are the three most important questions that philosophers and thinkers have dealt with. And everyone every every, you know, philosopher or thinker will Adam has dealt with these questions from his own background. But Islam is telling you simple is giving you simple answers. And these answers make sense.

Do you make sense that Allah subhanaw taala has created us to be tested on this earth we span a short period of time and we are going to meet him on the day of judgment there is life after death. And Allah subhanaw taala is our Creator. Our father is Adam Ericeira he's the first human being that was created on in this universe and so on very simple questions. And it makes sense.

Allah subhanaw taala told us in the Quran Surah Al Baqarah Amina Nassim a toughy domain tuxedomoon Duni Lang and then you he buena Hunka Billa we're Lavina Amaroo Asha do happen Lila. So Allah started in this I said no if mankind or those who take others other than Allah, as partners or as rivals or as equals to him Subhana wa Taala we love them the way Allah should be loved. Or the love them as the love Allah depends different interpretations. But those who believe are most are most firm in their love for Allah subhanho wa taala. So we have to work in this love. Why do you love Allah subhanho wa Taala because he gave you everything. Think about the boundaries that you have in

your life. Look at your life, look at yourself. Look at your ability to see to talk to taste, the ability to walk, the ability to learn and right. The ability to live live in this in this life. Think about these beautiful boundaries that you have in your life, your children, your wealth, your status, sometimes you know you have a

If you have a status in the community you are respected This is a nightmare to there are people who cannot face other people because of their crimes and problems and they don't have the ability to face other people. Right? So there are many near and many bounties that we have in this life. Let's pinata Allah is protecting us protecting our families. There are people who don't have the safety, the security, if they get together in a place like this, they keep thinking about a rocket or

something coming from the sky. The Salah Salem Olathe. I mean, it's it's, it's a very difficult. And when I think about this, any situation I just try imagine sometimes what is going on in the minds of these people, there is someone staying spending the night with his wife and children in his house, but expecting something to come from the sky on his house. And it could happen at any time. What kind of security and safety no safety, no security. And this is happening on a daily basis now in Syria and Iraq and other places. People are fleeing their houses, fleeing their free villages, they're fleeing their homes, find themselves in one night a crew, suddenly, I mean, they were

mashallah doing very well, they had businesses, they had their schools they had, they had good life. And suddenly, because of these problems, they will find themselves locked method in shelters and going to force to go into other countries of being refugees. And it's not something difficult. So Hamdulillah we are we as Muslims in this place, we are Hamdulillah we have this near Mount of safety and security. But we should always we should always as Muslims, I believe, yeah, one, when it's when it comes to this subject, we should always think that things are not going to improve in a positive way

in the whole world. So we should have a good strong relationship with Allah subhanaw taala. When it comes to our DUA and our token, arrow, the coming years are extremely,

are very, very critical.

The word methyl for example, before September 11, is not the same world after September 11.

The world before the Arab Spring in 2011, is not the same word.

Same word after before and after before September before 2011. And the word after 2011. And these things are happening on a regular basis every 10 years, there is a major event that is taking place and he's changing the world

from time to cribben 1980 and food from 1980 Till now

I feel I don't have any evidence but I feel this is a personal feeling. Don't take it as a hadith or I have a personal feeling that the next the next coming years, the beginning like around 2020 2221 There are some other major events that may take place and change the world. So you as a Muslim, you know these things, you know what Rasul Allah Azza Sallam told us, you need to protect yourself from now how do you protect yourself from now. Because when you keep when you strengthen your relationship with Allah subhanaw taala you deserve his protection

and the most important protection, the most important of all protections, you won't have to protect your faith. You want to die as a muslim as a warhead. Because if you lose your life, you lose your wealth, you lose your properties.

But you die as a warhead and you go to Jannah insha Allah.

If you don't lose your faith, you're a man.

So the most important the most precious thing that we have as Muslims is our Amen.

Money comes and goes.

If you lose your house, Allah scatola is able to give you another house.

Lose your properties. Allah subhanaw taala is scary and he's able to give you other properties and other risks. But if someone loses his faith, like the Hadith I mentioned in the beginning, because we hold on a minute, or you will see Catherine a man will be a moment in the morning during this fiction, and he will be a disbeliever in the evening and the same day and a different narration he said the Abeer Adina will be out of the minute duniya Khalid he will sell his religion for something unworthy some things small, the other the minute dunya colleague so so we need to work in our relationship with Allah subhanaw taala first, and as parents as adults before we pass this message

to our kids. Today, my husband my hotbar I talked about Wakanda whoo hoo masala Han and their men their father was a part

Iceman from Surah TF and the impact of our Taqwa on our children and our family. It's very important yeah one she's not gonna lose weight and Baraka low Fico.