Haifaa Younis – What If This is My Last Ramadan
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The speaker discusses their goal of achieving "taq wa" and emphasizes the importance of practicing. They stress the need to stay true to oneself and not give up on beliefs. They also mention difficulties with older people and a woman who lost her child. The importance of practicing and avoiding giving too much information is emphasized.
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I'm going to ask everyone a question.
What's your goal for Ramadan?
And I really mean this,
each one and don't answer me, I'm in the same boat, as you all are, and will be. What do you want to get out of Ramadan? At the end of Ramadan? The day tomorrow is aid. And believe me, it's going to be like a blink of an eye, where you're going to hear the announcement tomorrow is aid.
What did you achieve? And this question I always ask myself every single year,
all the millions will be fasting, so I didn't do anything special.
Most of the millions will be in the masajid or Lilia Hammond, praying taraweeh. So I didn't do something special.
Most of these people will continue to work or go to school, or have exams, take care of their families, whatever their usual life, it's going to continue in spite off adding the Ramadan requirement.
So what I'm going to do special as it started, Majid was saying, and came to my mind, when I am going to be meeting Allah subhanho wa taala, when he's going to be looking at me, and this is for everybody, we all going to meet Allah subhanaw taala as an individual alone, what did I bring to Allah? As we say, What do I have on the table from this Ramadan that no one else has? Or everybody has, but not the way I did it?
So this is a question as we are preparing is less than 10 days, I normally get a little bit of anxiety when this becomes because I don't know if I'm going to be alive. And I really want to be alive. Not to enjoy this dunya but because this is an opportunity for me to meet Allah subhanaw taala after Ramadan as a better person,
as a one who is more confident that I did my best to please you. You know, we just heard a beautiful talk about love, which most of us don't know what this even mean.
Allah who made me so Luca hubback. Well Bakula, may your head book or how Bakula marine caribou Isla haubrich, yo, Allah, I ask you for your love, and for the love of those who really loves you, and the love for every deed that will get me close to your love. So each one of us needs to ask herself and himself young and old. What is your goal in Ramadan? You know, we always we are very good in planning. Every person I speak, especially since I moved to California, you know, it's an IT state and everybody talks about planning, which is nothing wrong with that. And every time somebody talks to me or mentioned planning, I asked myself this question, what is my plan for Ophira?
What is the plan for us?
I can't guarantee anything. I know Allah is generous and that he can walk the Little Rock man is one of the most beautiful ways of learning how to connect the end of a surah with the beginning of the surah if Allah who was not a man, we will be all be in big trouble. But hamdulillah so what is your goal? You want to say the goal is Taqwa. And we have heard that hamdulillah beautiful thing about Taqwa. I'm going to share two things with you. And may Allah subhanaw taala. Accept number one and make me speak the way he pleases Him. What is it on my lawn mean?
What is the month mean? The name of the month mean? Does anyone knows that? There's more than 1015 Some says even 30 meanings of the month of Ramadan than the word itself. When I learned the word, I learned the meaning. I learn the goal.
And one of the meanings I'm just going to share one is from Ramadan is from extreme heat you live in Florida. I was told in the summer it gets very hot and very humid. So you feel the heat even more as we call it heat index. So why don't Milan is called on Milan, what is has to do with heat. And it's not hot, beautiful weather today I came from California actually is what's called for California. And one of the scholars says, What does he does its melt things. First goal, I'm going to just share some goals and you pick and choose.
Let's make Ramadan. The month that will melt my sins.
How many of us have piles of sins? Show me hands everybody. Let's be honest with Allah He knows
it's
files, small, big major minor, you call it the name, I didn't mean it, it just happened. I love it, I enjoy it. I was forced to do it, it doesn't matter, I did it.
Let's make Ramadan, the Ramadan of the righteous. So I'm going to talk about a little bit of the Ramadan and a little bit of the righteous. Let's make one of my goals that this Ramadan is going to melt my sins two ways. The ones already piled and I'm not going to add to the pile.
I am not going to add to the pile. You know the number one cause of adding piles or sins to the pile please forgive me correct me if I'm wrong is in the masjid during taraweeh
true or false?
And I'm going to share some experiences. And I've seen this even in the Haram
apricot is done. And half of the masjid follow the Sunnah that tarawih has only apricot and there is no extra hamdulillah so what do they do?
I will I would love to say they walk and go home and sleep because tomorrow they need to be ready. They start and this is men and woman no difference.
Stand outside talking
what you just said it's only eight Ricard. And Quran is being recited. And I am in the month that will melt my sins. And what I am talking about Allah knows don't pile your your sins in a place meant for you and me to melt my sins. To and I learned this from one of my teachers actually, especially if any of you is going to be in Mecca or Medina in the Haram during Ramadan, one of the most challenging times and she said and I love this every Ramadan I remember this word. She said when you are in that masjid, or even here because here also there is multinational people multi nationalities, when you are sitting there and someone comes in sickness next to you, young and old.
What do you feel inside your heart?
If she is from this, or from that, or she is not like what I want or I kept it for my friend, or I want this person to come and sit next to me. She said look inside your heart.
That's a sin. That's keeper.
I am arrogant. I'm looking down at the person next to me, although colloquially Adam or Adam to rob all of you from dust.
All of you from Adam and Adam was created from dust don't pile
don't pile. Third and beautifully. Sheikh Abdullah just shared with us beautiful things about the Quran. I hope it's melted your heart right. And some massage it here in the states they have this
like habit of having or angry citation before the taraweeh and some of us go early because you want to go early to to get a good place Alhamdulillah are on and the Quran is being robbed. And what do we do? And talk to me about love? What do we do?
I'm looking at my phone. I'm talking to my friend. Right? I'm listening to something else. And the words of the Beloved is being recited. I'm piling sins. I'm in the masjid. I just broke my fast I ran especially mothers ran I know some mothers run actually they have their Iftar in the car. Because the masjid is a little bit far or there is no parking and all that difficulties we go
and we are piling sins. And this is Ramadan. Right? And what the Hadith that you all gonna hear repeatedly again and again and again. And one of them with it's close to me because it's related to Ron Suarez autostrada and to Ramadan and the meaning of that the person who will leave Ramadan
a day
and he did not achieve one of the three if not the old three, he's a loser or she's a loser. And was what's these three
and one of them is a bathroom avant one of them is about to Rasuwa this Auto Salon, and one of them is about parents and he said is a loser. He was actually getting up on a member and he heard him saying mean mean, I mean, and it's like what is that? They asked him your Rasul Allah. And he said, God said this to me and I said, I mean
to
A sir or is a loser, the person who reach and this is for the youth and not very young, especially living in this country, when one of your parents get to old age, with all the challenges of old age, and you did not get to Jana, because of them, you did not take good care of them, rather let someone else does that second, and he said MANDOKI to end the hula Musa Ali Ali, when my name is mentioned, in front of him or her, or soiree, saw to sit down. And he didn't say it he sorta to us set up, I don't hear it. And the name is mentioned repeatedly in all the speakers make it a habit, how much it costs you that's how I tell myself, not even a breath, but it's my my path to Jannah and the third
is what we are talking about. Who comes through live through Ramadan, late Eve Ramadan, and he was not forgiven.
Well, I'm your Furla What is your goal? What do you want to get from Ramadan? Don't tell me I want to do this. I want to cook I want to invite people they are all nice, but that's not the main goal. What is your goal with Allah subhanho wa Taala What is your goal with the Jana of Allah subhanaw taala? And what is your goal with the creation of Allah subhana wa ATOD let's be lofty people. We all at work in business in dunya we want to be the best I say this to myself all the time. Want to be in the best house. Want to be in the best job. I want my children to be in the best colleges Alhamdulillah there's nothing haram but why not in janitor for DOS? Why don't I make this as my
goal? And there is nothing cheap and nothing easy in dunya Do you think in akhira so look, it's Ramadan number one, as this is your last one. Someone came from Allah gave you a letter exactly like what she had done or said about Sade of Ultima Hora Soiree. Salatu Salam told her you're the first one to follow me and she smiled. Someone come to you and says that is it?
No more Ramadan.
How you're going to look at it. What are you going to be doing?
Keep it this way. Number one. Number two.
Taqwa. So I'm going to connect to both the title. Amaya Mottaki first question.
Everyone can claim Am I really talking and one of the definitions of Taqwa that Hamdulillah I didn't hear it so I can I share something new with you. Is stone cold. No, Habib, he said is one of the most famous definition of taqwa. What is taqwa? What is this word that everybody hears and we all get scared when someone says it tequila, be have a lot Taqwa.
He said the following
Taqwa is tabooed Allah, Allah newly made Allah to reduce Allah. Water took Marcia Tila, Allah Nuri, mean Allah, Tasha, Omaha Fatah. Adam Allah. You do what Allah told you but who said so you know your deen?
Don't tell people this is haram and it's not haram. And don't say to yourself, This is haram and it's not haram. And that's knowledge. You need to learn. Put a goal second goal, plus the sins every day in Ramadan. I'm going to learn something. One thing practical. One thing. One thing about this Deen you choose Make it the month I'm going to learn about rasa risotto. Sara is going to be the month I'm going to learn every single day one verse from the Quran well, not like a bird. So you need to learn, do it for Allah because you want as Jana, not to please people, not to look for praise, but I want him. I actually am teaching myself not even to one Jana. I want him I want him to
be pleased with me. I want him to look at me. And imagine all of us and Allah looks at you and says near me allowed in the whole lab. As Allah subhanaw taala said to the prophets especially say that you what a servant of Allah. Allah says this what a servant what is the she servant of Mine, she always comes back to me. Make it a goal every single day. Don't waste too much time at food and eating and cooking hamdulillah there's things are easier these days. But every single day I'm going to learn something new about a law about this deen and third, which is the opposite of the tacos stay away every single day. Because I don't know if I'm going to live again of this month.
And I told my son
This is the last month, every day, I'm going to stay away from a sin. And I'm being very generous. If you don't want to use the word, no sin.
Ask yourself this question what will happen if I didn't disobey Allah? Just 24 hours
24 hours.
Don't backbite don't look down at people. Don't look at haram. Don't listen to haram. Don't eat haram. Don't waste time, food energy, what will happen?
What Allah Hina nothing.
On the contrary, you will see what Allah who will give you and I'll share this verse, which is, as one of the scholars says one of the but this the, one of the most verses that was given to Muslims, and many of us don't know it. Warmer yet tequila. Ah, ah, Allahu Maharajah while you're Zoku when hatred if the soup.
Staying away from the sins is basically Taqwa.
You want to Allah to be pleased with you. And you want to go to Ghana and you don't want to be punished. So Taqwa what will happen if I does, if I do that, and this is the verse in Surah, Tala, by the way, the chapter of Allah divorce is very short Surah it's only two pages. But the highest word frequently mentioned is Taco.
Because rejection as you heard from Mr. Mahajan is very hard on the knifes and I and I hurt for me to practice taco. So here you go back. What will I get? If one day only and please your Allah forgive me, but I'm trying to be practical and realistic. One day, one day only. I'm not going to disobey Allah.
If I smoke, and I normally smoke after Iftar I'm not going to do it that day. If I normally go and watch whatever I watch after Iftar I'm not going to do it that day. If I'm going to be speaking this way, I'm not going to do it this way. And then everybody looks at their sins. No one is perfect. Yeah, John Allahumma Harada.
He will open the doors for you. How many people in this room show me hands when I go to Janna?
Actually two hands.
Right. Then practice Taqwa. Because one of the meanings of Maharajah Maharaja is an exit actually see they put the exits in right? Because it's will save me. Maharaja one of the meanings is Allah will give you Jana.
One of the meanings of Maharajah exit is going to make the next act of worship easier. And he's going to make the next act of disobedience harder. The best way. Allah bless me and you if he makes me hate or dislike disobedient I don't like it, then I'm not going to do it. And this is one of the drivers you have to do it for yourself. You're Allah as Allah subhanaw taala says in the Quran, Habib Raynal Eman your Allah make us long faith and beautify our hearts with it was a yin Rufio Colombina we're currently in our COFRA for Sukkot last year. And make us hate and don't like the coup for rejection ungratefulness and for soft immorality, this public disobedient as Allah subhanaw
taala one good deed you do?
Consciously, and especially if it is difficult, and see what Allah subhanaw taala will give you with it. It's together because they say well may it tequila year gehele it's right away. Practice it. It's a big word. Most of us think it's very difficult to Allah it is not. It just needs practice, needs focus needs desire. I want to do it. I want to go to Jannah I want this Ramadan to be the best Ramadan in my life, then I need to do something different.
I say this to myself. One of the goals is I'm going to want to do something your be me. 99% of the people can do it. Like I always wish one day I stand up all night like rasa risotto sit down, and I say a fella Hakuna Abdon shakoora Just stand up all night, read the Quran, and feet aches, but I'm going to say I want to be grateful.
And if Roswaal Azar to Sarah can do it. Allah will make it easy for us if I really wanted be a person of a goal this Ramadan. Be a person who would start the change this Ramadan, and the change is number one in you. Don't ask anyone to change before you change. Don't ask your children to change before you change. Don't ask your spouse to change be
For you change or may tequila year Jaha Allah Who Maharajah last thing about taco there's so many things about taco, but I'm going to show share one last thing.
Our biggest problem in Ramadan, we see its shape on where shaytaan has changed, right? But still we disobey Allah.
And Allah taught us something in Surah, two out of the end of it in the Levina taco.
People of Taqwa
that's my goal. Either Mr. Han pa a four minute shaytani to the Kuru, for either home over zero. If I am a person who is going to practice the Aqua from today, practice and Ramadan becomes a habit every single day. I'm going to do something to obey Allah, based on what he taught me to get to his Jana stay away from a disobedience based on what he taught to me, because I don't want to get the punishment of Allah. And when I feel or I am weak, but I am a person of taqwa, Allah, who will send something to me and you and we will remember not to do it. That's not my words. That his word to that curl. They remember Allah will make the disobedience difficult for you, Allah who will make you
don't like disobedient. You'll remember for either whom mostly Iran may Allah subhanho wa Taala Europe bei me first dua I make to myself and to everybody but live now Ramadan
don't take it for granted. No one knows. I could die as I as I am standing. Anybody can leave anybody on the chair we don't know.
So number one, Allah will live now Ramadan, your Allah, Ya Allah give us life till we live to Ramadan one to make it the best ever. You will make it your Allah I'm telling Allah, I can do it alone. It's not me. I'm weak, I don't have the energy. I don't have the what it takes. But Allah can El karoui Your Collini the strong can make it can make me strong. And number three, make me live till the end of Ramadan. And I will be of the people who will live in a little corner that I will live. And I will hopefully know please forgive me know that night off I will cover and I will give it to do right and when the day of aid will come and I'll share this with you. It's a true story. I
was in the Haram in Haram in Mackay in Attica and there was a woman next to me or sometimes behind me not did nothing for the last 10 days. Other than Quran en sada Quran and Salah and obviously he was happier because he was reading and reading. So how do you know when you are in the Haram? that tomorrow is a day and this was before the time on the internet.
There was no tarawih so when they when they call for Aisha no more Salah Tolkien, your humble Kamala, so we knew tomorrow is aid. One lie and Allah has my witness. This woman start crying as if she lost her child.
And I kept looking at her and she does that.
It's done. It's finished. Because they learn right away the the cleaners comes in they ask you to leave the huddle because they need to clean it for the aide. She was crying like a baby. I looked at her and I said y'all Allah what you gave her give me
so Mara Malloy, leave my beloved left me
the awaited guest left. Not tomorrow is Eid. And we go back to where we are your OB I mean, this is not difficult for Allah. We just need to be honest, sincere and Allah who will give her give us speed Nila to sacrum Allah Hydra Spanner Kalong Maga handy a shadow Allah Ya Allah and we will cover today some Allahu Allah save now Muhammad Ali he was Hobie Tasneem and Kitty