Hussain Yee – If You Are Too Busy For Dhul Hijjah – At Least Do These 3 Things
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In the name of Allah, the most gracious
and the most merciful.
Brothers and sisters, Alhamdulillah, we're in the month
of Dhul Hijjah again. The prophet
said, the meaning no good deeds done on
other days are superior to those done on
these
first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah. Then some
companions
of the prophet the companions of the prophet,
some Muslim said, not even jihad, he
replied, not even jihad, except that of a
man who does it by putting himself and
his property
in danger for the sake of Allah and
does not return with any of this thing,
mean he will die in the battle. The
last 10 nights of Ramadan are better in
terms of the night, and the 1st 10
days of Dhul Hijjah are better in terms
of the days, the difference between night and
days. My dear brothers and sisters, the 10
best days of zur hija are upon us
a time of immense blessing and opportunity
in the busy working world. It's easy to
get lost in work and miss out on
precious opportunity
like this. Allah Almighty, in His infinite wisdom
and mercy, has given us this day to
draw closer to Him and to maximize
our
good deeds. Allah swam by this day
in Surah Al Fajar,
by the dawn
and by the 10th night. Scholars have explained
that these 10th night refer to the first
10 days of Zuhija.
Now these 10 days are a golden opportunity
to seek Allah's pleasure
and multiply
our rewards.
We all
know the 3 main dips in this man
known to majority of us performing Hajj,
sacrificing
qurman,
and fasting on the day of Arafa for
those who are not performing Hajj. But now
here are 3 different deeds that are often
overlooked to make the most of this blessed
time
in the year. Number 1, quality time with
children. We have to engage with the children.
Children is.
Our children are our future.
The prophet, peace
be upon him,
showed immense love and care for children.
He said, be kind with your children
and perfect their manners. Our prophet,
also remind us,
meaning, you are not one of us if
the young one do not show respect to
the elders and
the elders do not show care and love
to the young one.
Remember,
children do not need
us to use the three s,
shouting,
screaming,
scolding.
No. They need you to engage with them,
talk to them,
discuss with them
with an open mind, and embrace them.
Show them they they are important.
Not only by listening to us, we also
have to listen to them on and off,
to understand them so that we can help
them better, so that they feel that they
can trust us, they can share with us
anything they want
because we are there to listen to them.
That is number 1. Number 2, it's also
important
caring for aging parents.
It's our duty as we grow.
Our parent have given us so much. Nobody
can compare what the parent have give. And
as they age, it is our duty to
care for them. The prophet, salam,
remind us again
in one of his saying,
the pleasure of Allah lies in the pleasure
of the parent,
and the displeasure of Allah lies in the
displeasure of the parent. Now, these hadith
remind us of the importance of being dutiful
and kind to our parent.
Remember the early hadith I shared with all
of you, where the prophet said, you cannot
be one of us, one of the ummah,
the prophet, if you don't show respect to
your parents,
brothers and sisters.
We only have
one father and one mother.
You can have a lot of friends,
a lot of uncles and aunties.
And remember, the prophet did mention
that Angel Gabriel make a dua
and
said to Allah, don't allow the ummah of
prophet Muhammad
because we are the best ummah
to enter paradise.
If they have
parents, especially
elderly,
aging parent,
they don't care and they are not dutiful
to them.
How much our parent has sacrificed their life,
their good time when they are young,
just
to make sure we have the best.
And now
we don't even care about them.
We don't find time to be with them.
We don't try to ask them what they
love most, what we can do to make
them happier.
You can do a lot of ritual, brother
and sister.
You can go to Hajj many time, Umrah
many time.
But if you are not dutiful
to your parent, we don't have a good
ending.
So grab the opportunity
to be kind to your parent.
Serve them.
Please them.
Ask them how can we make them happy
and just do?
You will be
happier, insha'aam.
You will be blessed.
Don't underestimate
the important
of honoring,
respecting, and be kind to your parent.
If you find them not happy,
ask them
anything that we can do to make them
happy. What is the thing they need from
us?
I know we all are busy, brother and
sisters.
Do you know how busy our parent
when we are young?
But they make time for us.
They care for us,
and now we say we have no time.
I don't care.
I have bad experience with them. How bad
your experience with your parent, you cannot compare
their kindness,
their love, and their sacrifice
that they have given you. So once again,
brother and sister, please
make sure that this 10 zuheja
will bring changes
in our life,
our character,
our feeling.
And the third one,
regular charity contributions,
Ongoing contribution.
The prophet,
peace be upon him,
did mention in one of the hadith.
Meaning,
whoever donates charity in the way of Allah,
it will be multiplied up
to 700 times
in his record.
Can you imagine?
700
times along.
And Allah also said to us,
Whatever you spend,
sincerely for the sake of Allah. In the
cause of Allah,
Allah
will spend on you. Allahu Akbar, brothers and
sisters.
If Allah spend on us,
what is the thing that we fear? Nothing.
And if we do everything sincerely for Allah,
Allah remind us again.
Whoever have faith, have taqwa in me, believe
in what Allah promised us.
Whoever spend
for the sake of Allah will spend on
you, you believe in that.
Allah said,
I will show you ways to overcome whatever
problem you encounter in life,
and I will provide for you
provision that you cannot imagine, brother and sister.
So don't be calculative
with Allah.
Don't be stingy.
May Allah open our heart
and grab the opportunity
that is in front of us today, the
first 10 days
of Zul Hijjah. We can earn during this
blessed time.
The window
is limited.
Our conclusion, my dear brothers
and sister,
on behalf of Al Kadhim, let's take these
3 point
to hearts.
Spend quality time with your children,
care for your aging parent,
and receive
unlimited reward from giving during
this last 10 days.
At Al Qadim,
we welcome you. We have set up a
way for you to automate your donation daily
in this 10 days
so you don't have to worry if you
miss a day.
Your generosity
during these special days can change the ummah
and bring immeas barakah into your own. May
Allah
bless all of you
with the wisdom
and
to make the most of your time
and the compassion
to help those in need.