Hussain Kamani – Jumuah Khutbah 29-03-2024

Hussain Kamani
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The importance of positive mindset and gratitude for one's thoughts is emphasized in various settings. The speakers emphasize the power of words in shaping one's life and offer advice on how to live by their actions. forgiveness and humility are also emphasized, and the importance of testing oneself and being a servant in order to achieve spiritual reality. The need for forgiveness is emphasized, and the importance of testing oneself and being a servant is emphasized. The speakers also emphasize the importance of the relationship between the heart and actions, and caution against the consequences of arrogance and bribery.
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Sometimes in life you

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wonder what am I doing here?

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What's going on right now?

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How did I end up where I am?

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And where will I be tomorrow?

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You count the blessings that surround you every

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day.

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Maybe sitting at home having suhod with your

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family,

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smiling at your children, thinking of the days

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that you were alone in college without a

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family

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and you think, wow.

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I have a little mini me.

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And you look over at your spouse and

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you think to yourself,

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I'm almost confident in my teen years I

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knew I was unlovable.

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But today I have a spouse that sits

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with me and shares this amazing beautiful meal.

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And then sometimes you're sitting with your parents

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and doing Iftar with them.

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Smiling and thanking Allah for the Jannah that

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sits right in front of you.

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Or the father that comes to wake you

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up for

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and says,

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come on. Let's have a meal together.

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You might find yourself in the masjid

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surrounded by so many righteous people wondering, what

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am I doing here?

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How did I end up here?

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And then sometimes

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you see yourself in shoulder to shoulder

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with believers

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who are crying in front of Allah subhanahu

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wa ta'ala

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and you're asking yourself again, how am I

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here? What am I doing here?

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

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out of his infinite mercy

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showers

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his cause rahma.

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His

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very special mercy

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on the hearts of his friends.

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These friends are selected

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before they even know what friendship even means.

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They are selected before they even have the

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ability to articulate a single statement,

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before they figured out

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how thoughts are even constructed.

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Allah azza wa jal in his infinite knowledge

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has already selected

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an Abdulrahman and Abdullah that this one will

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serve my deen.

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Allah

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Allah

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pulls to Himself. He selects

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who He wills

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and then he guides the one that turns

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to him.

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will give you opportunity.

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This is that opportunity.

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But walking the rest of that path once

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Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala begins to open that

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door for you.

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For that you need Inaba.

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Allah subhanahu wa jal will guide to him

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the one that has Inaba. The one that

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turns back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala again

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and again.

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They keep coming back to Allah azza wa

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jal.

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When you look at the companions of Rasulullah

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salallahu alaihi wa sallam, this is what you

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see.

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Each of them was amazed

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of where they were in life and the

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opportunity they were blessed with.

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They were just blown away when Sayyidina Abu

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Bakr as siddiq radhiallahu an

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was appointed as Khalifa. In his inaugural speech,

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he said to the companions,

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I have been appointed as khalifa over you

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and I am no better than any of

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you.

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So as long as I do good,

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stand with

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me. And when I slip and when I

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do wrong,

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be sure to correct me and catch me.

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This same Abu Bakr as siddiq radiallahu an,

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he counts his blessings in life. He is

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sitting one day with the Prophet sallallahu alaihi

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wasallam

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and the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam says, There

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are 3 things I love very dearly.

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Fragrance,

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a pious wife, and the coolness of my

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eyes lies in salah.

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In one narration, Sayyidina Abu Bakr siddiq radiallahu

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an, when he heard the prophet of Allah

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say this, he said, O Messenger of Allah,

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may I tell you what I love the

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most?

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The prophet said,

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Go ahead.

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And he says, O Messenger of Allah,

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it brings me immense joy to know that

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my daughter Aisha is your wife.

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It brings me pleasure

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when I spend my wealth on you, oh

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messenger salallahu alayhi wa sallam. That earning for

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you and spending it on you.

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And, oh messenger of Allah, it brings me

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pleasure to sit here looking at your beautiful

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face.

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Everything about his life was surrounded around Rasulullah

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Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam because he knew that he

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was given a blessing,

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an opportunity.

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We give too much weight to kabiliya

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while forgetting the power of kubulia.

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Kabiliya is the ability to do something that

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you do something out of your

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may not be that great or your action

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may be great,

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what brings you that excellence, what brings you

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that honor

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is from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

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Actions are one thing but qubulia is another.

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Sayidina Abu Bakr siddiq radiallahu an dedicated the

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rest of his life

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in the khidma of the prophet sallallahu alaihi

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wa sallam.

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Benefiting that

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that blessing from benefiting from that blessing granted

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to him by Allah ahsawa jal.

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When he's lying on his death bed he

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says to his daughter Aisha,

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what day is it? She says it's a

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Monday.

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He said maybe Allah will take my soul

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this day because this was the day my

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friend left the dunya.

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And

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then he asks his daughter was I was

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I a good father to you? She says,

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yes, baba. You were great. He says, then

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well give me the honor to be buried

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next to the prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam.

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His entire life, the whole thing

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was making the most out of an opportunity

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that was gifted to him by Allah awwal.

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And he became the khalifa of the prophet

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salallahu alaihi wasallam, that successor of the prophet

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salallahu alaihi wasallam,

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who when needed was a rock

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to stand in defense of Islam.

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And on the other hand, that same Abu

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Bakr siddiq radiallahu an, when he was on

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his prayer mat, when he was standing in

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front of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in worship,

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he couldn't recite the Quran.

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Because when he would recite, tears would overcome

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him.

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That companionship of rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam,

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that humility

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of being thirsty for making the most out

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of the opportunity presented to him had done

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something to his heart.

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When a person stays humble,

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when they see a blessing and opportunity

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and they don't become entitled of it, when

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they keep asking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala you

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Allah, don't cut this rope of mine.

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I'm not here by my own doing.

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I'm not intelligent or smart or articulate because

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there's something for me. All of this is

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you you Allah.

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Just don't let me go. Hold me tight.

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Oh Allah, pull me by my forelock to

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your

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obedience, love and pleasure.

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You Allah, you gave me tawfiq.

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Now give me mumhabah.

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Give me love.

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You Allah, and if you give me mumhabah,

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then give me the reward

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for those that you have stored,

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especially

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for your lovers. You Allah, give me that

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love that you have stored specifically

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for your lovers.

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Give

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me These are the moments for you to

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make those dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

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These are the moments for you to raise

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your hands

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and ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to accept

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from you whatever good you've done.

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You keep making du'a to Allah You Allah,

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don't let me go. Keep me close.

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Keep me dear. Keep me near You Allah.

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The companions, rivuannallahuwani majma'een,

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they learned this from Rasulullah sallallahuwanihi wasallam.

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There was no point in the prophet's life

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where the prophet of Allah became mustaqni of

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

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That I'm no longer in need of worshiping

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. That I'm gonna step

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away, that god has given me and that's

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enough. No.

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They remained committed

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because they saw the prophet of Allah salallahu

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alayhi wasalam at every step of his life

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turning back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

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As these last 10 nights of Ramadan

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come upon us,

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tomorrow at Maghrib Salah,

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the middle 10 days of Ramadan will have

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passed by.

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And in a narration

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from Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wa sallam,

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which by many scholars

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is an acceptable narration. The prophet sallallahu alaihi

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wa sallam said

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regarding the 10 days of of Ramadan.

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The first 10 days of Ramadan are special

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with Allah's mercy

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and the middle 10 days are special with

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Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala's forgiveness.

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Earn your forgiveness in these middle 10 days.

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In these last 24 hours, these last 36

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hours that slowly inch us to the end

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of these middle 10 days and then knock

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us into the last 10,

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later till Qadr awaits us. But as we

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leave these middle 10 days,

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turn to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and ask

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him for his forgiveness.

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Raise your hands in front of Allah.

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Forgiveness is you acknowledging your state. Is

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beautiful because not only is it a washing

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system for your soul but it also creates

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humility.

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A person that does istighfar

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is mustaadir of their own sins,

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of their shortcomings.

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That person is aware

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of how much they lack.

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They're constantly reflecting of righteous people that lived

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before.

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They're looking at the commands of Allah subhanahu

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wa ta'ala in the Quran. And then they

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look at themselves and they say, You Allah,

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I know I can do better but the

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way for me to be better is humble

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and I'm turning to you astaghfirullah

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astaghfirullah

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astaghfirullah.

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The alamadi write the lack of istiffar,

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if it isn't due to negligence

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then it could be a result of kibr.

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And that would be a horrible state. Kibr

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meaning arrogance that a person feels that actually

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I don't need Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's forgiveness.

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You know I already do so much. I

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already give sadaqa. What forgiveness?

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I already read the Quran. I teach the

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deen. I'm the guy who goes to the

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masjid. I gave $10,000 to the masjid. God

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better forgive me.

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That's not how this deen works.

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That's not how the relationship with Allah subhanahu

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wa jal works.

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The concept of fasting right now, this hunger

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that you endure as a congregation

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is only for one reason

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and that is

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to testify

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of your ubudiyyah.

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That I am a servant and slave of

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Allah

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haqqiqatan in reality if you were to summarize

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all the ibadat we do, all the worship,

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every sajda, our entire existence,

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it could be summed up to one statement,

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one word, Allah

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subhanahu wa ta'ala wants us to admit that

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you are a servant.

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Just admit that. Live by it. Believe it.

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That word is a little uncomfortable.

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Considering yourself a slave or servant or another,

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The ego of the human being doesn't accept

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it. But Allah subhanahu wa jal wants you

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to accept it. Allahu akbar, when you start

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your salah, you start the journey right there

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of Ubudia.

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And then as you go through the and

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read and crumble yourself

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posture after posture and then lie on the

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ground like a crumbled paper whispering to the

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earth

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knowing that the creator of the heavens and

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the earth hears you and you are closest

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to him in that moment. That moment is

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so special to Allah. That posture is so

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beloved to Allah. Why?

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Because it's the ultimate physical manifestation

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of

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Servitude to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. That you

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Allah, I am your slave. You Allah, I

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am your servant. Why is it that Rasool

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Allah says

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that the tear of a believer will extinguish

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the fire of * on the day of

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judgement. Why?

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Why?

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Because that tear is a testimony of Allah

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subhanahu wa ta'ala's love.

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One urdu poet he says that the tear

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that flows from my eyes is a testimony

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that your that your

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love is pouring out of my eyes. Now

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these aren't tears. This isn't this didn't this

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didn't originate from a duct.

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This originated from my heart.

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That my my heart is just pouring out

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your love.

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I'm before you You Allah. I'm crying in

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front of you. You Allah, fasting has taught

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me the lesson of

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That you Allah, you will tell me what

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to do and I will do it.

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If you call me in the morning at

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5 AM to the masjid, I'm gonna show

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up.

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If you tell me to come to the

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masjid at 10 o'clock at night, I will

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be there. You allah, for you, I'll wake

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up at 5 AM and do suhud even

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though my eyes are closed. I'll take a

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few sips of water because I am your

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servant.

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You Allah for you, I'll stay awake till

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1 AM in the morning for tarawee, biyaam,

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tahajjud, listening to your words

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because I am your servant, Labick You Allah.

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I'm here. And I'll always be here. And

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I'm not going anywhere.

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You know, the sins that we commit in

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our life,

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unfortunately, are a stain on us and possibly

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a hujjah against us on the day of

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judgement.

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But for that we have istighfar.

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We can always turn to Allah and keep

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asking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to forgive us.

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For the prophet of Allah tells

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us that your istighfar washes the sin away

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from you as if you have no sin.

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Never become despondent in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's

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mercy.

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Utilize the days ahead of you because they

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are your days.

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Raise your hands and speak to Allah because

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he is your rub.

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No person's hatred, jealousy, animosity

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will ever end that relationship.

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People will judge you, some will like you,

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some won't. Some will put you forward, some

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will push you back. Some will help you

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in life, some will tug at you in

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life. But all of those people at the

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end of the day like yourself will come

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to an end

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as this physical body of ours will cease

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to exist.

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And what'll matter at the end of all

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of it?

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So the relationship

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that we need to invest most in, the

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lesson that we need to take away from

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Ramadan

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is that lesson of

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meaning that I am a servant of Allah

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subhanahu wa ta'ala. That's my hatika. That's my

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reality. Even the prophet of Allah when he

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introduced himself,

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He just takdim of urbudiya on risala because

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risala is a wasp of urbudiya,

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urbudiya is the real is the reality, it's

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the asl of every creation of Allah subhanahu

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wa ta'ala. There is no other relationship anyone

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can actually have with Allah whether you acknowledge

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it or not other than being a servant,

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enslave of Allah. And then among those servants

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of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, people who actually

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come to terms with their are

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then elevated among those servants of Allah

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and they grow in wilayah.

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They grow in, you know, in in in

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in their in their salah, in their righteousness,

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they grow in their taqwa. There are all

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these different

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ranks and statuses come into place. But in

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reality all the states of righteousness

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all emerge.

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They all come from

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one beginning

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and that is Orbudiya.

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Without it there is nothing.

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Why is that? Why is it Allah subhanahu

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wa ta'ala has no love for an arrogant

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person? Because arrogance goes against urbuddhiya.

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The 2 can't be together.

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They can't be together. You can't put these

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two things together. You can't have arrogance and

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or buddhi at the same time. One's gonna

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have to go. Let that go.

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Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,

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in the month of Ramadan, through all the

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ibadat is teaching us this lesson.

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And as Ramadan wraps up,

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as we reach these last days,

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I remind myself and everyone else here in

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this congregation

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to commit back to our Your

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actions

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are important

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but at the center of every side of

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the lies the servant

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lies the heart of a servant.

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Bring that heart into existence and trust me,

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instead of a 1000 sajdas, one sajdas will

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knock the gates of Jannah open for you.

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You won't need to give a $1,000,000 anymore.

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Just bring the heart of an habid, of

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an abd, and give one dime in sadaqa,

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the doors of jannah will be open for

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you. The malaika will be waiting for you.

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May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless us with

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it. May Allah subhanahu wa jal bring us

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near to him. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

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open our hearts. May he give us the

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pleasures of sajdah. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

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give us honor through our ruku. May Allah

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subhanahu wa ta'ala keep us connected to the

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masajid. May He allow these eyes to flow

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in His love. May He keep the Quran

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embedded in our heart. May Allah subhanahu wa

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ta'ala

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plant us in the masjid. May Allah subhanahu

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wa ta'ala protect us, our children, our families,

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our communities, our institutions. And may Allah subhanahu

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wa'ala

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elevate the honor of the Muslims and protect

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those that are oppressed, specifically our brothers and

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sisters in Gaza. May Allah subhanahu wa'ala alleviate

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them from all their difficulties.

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May Allah

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grant them Jannah for all of their and

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may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala take justice and

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take revenge from those that have oppressed them

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in equal measures in this dunya and in

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the next.

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