Mohammad Ali Hazratji – Reflect on the Quran #60 Surah Al Asr P2
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The importance of using time for one's youth and not wasting it is emphasized in the need for personal health and wealth. The Prophet salallahu Alaihi wa sallam's actions, including his use of the Prophet salallahu Alaihi wa sallam as a guide for people to follow the god's teachings, are discussed. The importance of belief in Islam and letting people use their time for personal growth is emphasized. The need for patience and perseverance is emphasized, along with the importance of letting people use their time for learning and growth.
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Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.
Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah Lila
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we praise and glorify Allah subhanaw taala as he deserves, and
we send the best of Salah and salam.
On the best of Allah's creation, our beloved prophet muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa salam,
his family and his noble companions, we ask Allah subhanaw
taala to make this gathering one that will weigh heavily for us in
our favor on the Day of Judgment, that he make this gathering one of
if last for his pleasure, that he open our hearts to understand his
words and to implement them in action in our lives continuously
and always. Till He calls us back to him.
We ask Allah subhanaw taala to show us the truth as the truth and
to help us to follow it and to show us falsehood as falsehood and
help us to stay away from it.
So today, we are inshallah going to talk about the 103rd Surah of
the Quran which is called
Astra
Luffy hoster. Allah subhanaw taala uses the language of trade because
we understand profit and loss.
We all understand Profit and Loss business people even you know,
Allah, Samantha in the Quran many places, he uses prof trade and as
to make it clear, he says you are in a loss. So we understand
because when we lose something like in a business deal or
something else we lose. We feel it. Oh, I lost.
Last month, I was telling you time if you lose, that's your greatest
loss in Allinson Luffy house.
How do we ignore and load lose time the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
salam said that there are two Navratan two blessings to gifts of
Allah subhanaw taala about which people are deceived. In other
words, they think it's going to be eternal forever. Two things. Is
that a Sahara? Well for our health, good health, and free
time.
If you're perfectly healthy, especially in youth, do you ever
think, you know my time might come I may not be
healthy, I might be sick. So let me use make the best use of my
health. No, we take it for granted. So we are deceived as the
people you're going to be seeing a dear sister of mine was 42 years
old. I don't know if you've already heard that metastatic
cancer all over just from back pain worker is coming to you.
I was in a state of shock. I just found out yesterday ruined my
whole day. been doing this forever since then.
You take it for granted. I went home and told my family marks my
daughter's we just saw on each you look perfectly fantasy. Yeah.
So how we are deceived about it and time forever. We have plenty
of time. We don't know how busy you're going to get that you will
have no time to do what you should have done.
How many people I remember there used to be a neurosurgeon in our
area. May Allah have mercy on him one time I told him you know,
you're never come for Joomla you know, and he said to me, he said,
I'm a neurosurgeon. I'm busy.
Use your spare time when you haven't.
Yet. The Prophet sallallahu also told us that everything gets
older, as as we get old, except to things that get younger. You know
what those two things
you said? The desire for wealth
and long life no matter how much you have, you still get younger, I
want more. I want more. I want more and too long.
So we should not waste time because life essentially someone
has said
In the life life is what happens and what passes you while you are
planning for your future. In the future, I will do this in the
future and you're planning all of this life is passing.
So make use of the time that you have.
And now, okay, so Inshallah, this time that we're spending together
is useful for us insha Allah.
The Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam, also to stress this loss,
he stressed to us in one Hadith that many of you might know. He
said that on the Day of Judgment, the feet of the son of Adam will
not move until he has satisfactorily answered five
questions.
Okay, so what does that mean? Means he will not be allowed to
leave or Allah subhanaw taala can turn up the gravity that the feet
can't move. Okay. What are the five questions number one?
What did you do with your youth?
I will be asked, I'm an old man, what did you do on your youth, you
will be asked what you're doing now.
Okay, and youth is a stage of that life of time. What did you do with
your health? The same reminder when you are given good health?
How did you make use of it? What did you do with your wealth? What
Allah had written for you as risk of your provision? What did you do
with your free time that same thing? And what did you do with
your life? So three out of those six have to do with time, your
whole life? Especially your youth because that's your prime, where
you have all the temptations all of the things full strength and
potential Okay.
And
what did you do with it? So those things we will be asked and we
will have to answer especially, because answer means that I used
it in the right way because these are gifts from Allah subhanaw
taala if they are not used in the right way. It is called co Fran
and Ohana means you are
showing ingratitude ungratefulness you are you're not thankful for
what Allah gave. If he gave you time so I'm going to waste it he
gave you helped I let it go I don't care.
So, let us not forget those things.
In another place, it is said that Allah span when the person will
ask for an extension towards the end of the life he will be told.
Will you not told about this and did not the Warner come to you
warn you and they said what is the Warner Whitehair so nobody came
the way to that was a warning to you
that time Scott college haulage.
However, if we get too attached to the dunya
and we get too busy with it, then we lose that perspective of time.
That's why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam one time he
grabbed Abdullah Muhammad ibn Al Khattab Robbie Allahumma, the son
of the famous companion Ahmed of Nakata. Because Abdullah
for the Allah Allah was always with the Prophet salallahu Alaihe
Salam because he was one of the companions who was known to have
to do exactly what the prophets of Allah Islam did. He used to
imitate him and everything.
The way he moved the way he did this were to the extent that
sometimes he would duck his head when he's writing and there's
nothing to duck people so what you're doing this one time I was
with the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam they used to be a tree here
and there was a branch and when he was writing he ducked so when I
pass here I still that that's how closely he viewed so the prophets
are allowed is sort of held him by the shoulders and how blessed they
would be the Prophet of Allah seven holding and he said, yah
Abdullah confit. Dunya Anika very Oh avarice be in this dunya or
Abdullah? Abdullah like you are a traveler or a stranger.
In other words, just remember that this is
your transit passenger. This is not the goal. This is not the end
be a stranger here means this is not my land. I'm going back. My
land is in Jana, my places and Jana. This is an the Prophet
sallallahu Sallam lived his life with no attachment to the dunya
this way to show us that we have narrations of him getting up and
you know, the date palm match the cross pattern was on his back, you
know because that's what he was sleeping on.
You know, no memory foam
nothing
else. So some of the companions looked at his noble back, they saw
this pattern their likeness, so you have a sort of lust?
Why didn't you tell us we would have put some better bedding for
you? Is it merely duniya? What is the dunya? And what to do, and
I am a traveler, who my example, he said, is like one who rests
under a tree and then goes home. So this is what I'm doing, he
would,
don't attach too much. Because if you get too attached to the dunya,
then you live for the dunya, and you die for the dunya. Whereas the
purpose was,
so use the dunya, reasonable, whatever, you know, but use your
time, not completely, always chasing after the dunya. Because
then when will the time be for the making making that effort.
And there are many other Hadith and we may not have time to go
into all of those. So
if we ignore the time, the blessing of time, we don't use it
wisely, we are in a continuous permanent loss.
Because this is
sort of the provision that Allah has given us. So here's a blanket
statement, which says, Every man and woman is in a state of loss.
But then Allah subhanaw taala tells us a way out of this dilemma
because somebody might get into depression, or if we are hunting a
lot last and what's the sense of living? Let me just end it all.
Allah smart Allah says, illegal accept, now comes the thing, what
is your way out? It gives us a manager method to not be in a
state of loss. So Allah subhanaw taala gives us
the blessing of telling us that there are four things that are
specified in a specific order. Ill Alladhina Airmen, except those who
believe while I'm no solid health, and they do good righteous did,
what our soul will help that enjoin, that encourage people that
admonished people towards help the truth, the truth of Islam, the
reality of what also be sober and who enjoin patients that these are
four things. If you do these four, you are not one of those who's in
a state of loss, you are therefore opposite of loss, you are
successful. Okay? So this is the formula all of our name
starts with a man.
What does the man mean?
We call it belief.
Where is the belief?
Where do you think belief is, if you believe something where it's
it's in your heart?
If I tell you, I believe, can you verify that? No, if you told me
you believe I can verify that it's a state within the heart that only
Allah knows.
How strong is that belief?
That has its external science.
Do you act on that? For example?
I say I believe in Allah. And I believe in all of his attributes
that Allah is all seeing. Allah is all knowing Allah knows everything
that's going on in this world. And then I go and murder somebody.
Is this compatible with that belief? No. That means I don't
believe that Allah is Seeing me.
I hide all the evidence disappears, the body is never
found.
liquefied somewhere. Nobody knows. And I'm very happy. There is no
evidence that means I don't have belief that Allah Allah evil
Hubby,
or Samuel Busey knows heard everything and it's all recorded.
So you're the claim of Eman doesn't match the action. And
similarly with everything else. So Eman, the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi, Salam was asked by a companion, Yasser Allah so Allah
is
telling me something that will one thing because the commandments of
the deen are many, tell me one thing that will make me
successful, he's going to be lying so masterful, believe in Allah and
then be steadfast with it. Stay calm. What does that mean? That no
matter what you do at any time, whether it's public, private,
economic, social, within the family, by yourself,
lead your life in a way that you know Allah sees you that He
exists, that you will stand in front of have that belief and be
steadfast in your actions.
That's where we frequently fall short of what we should do.
So
imagine if Allah subhanaw taala, as he has taught us as the
prophets of Allah listen to us.
So Iman, is in the heart, and thus the bill will descend and we
attest to it like when somebody comes into Islam, we have been
saved the Shahada. So we saved by our tongue, but that itself is not
still sufficient,
because it has to be manifested by the actions that follow. So there
is verbal attestation of iman. And there is the attestation by our
actions.
So if I say let's take another aspect of the archon, of Eman
after the Allah smart Allah we say we believe in the day of judgment.
And you look in my life, there is nothing that indicates that this
man is preparing for the Day of Judgment.
In fact, what you see on the contrary is this man obviously has
no fear of the day of judgment by what she is doing.
So that Eman has to be shown. So we believe in Allah salAllahu
Alaihe Salam I love him he is in my heart
and you look that he violates every so nervous
we believe in the angels that's part of our image. And we know
that recording angels
and yet I'm lying and cheating and doing all bad things. That means I
don't really believe that this angel is recording all of this
that my video is being prepared you know.
So all of those things.
We believe that this is the book of Allah subhanaw taala and we
don't act upon it.
You find reasons to argue against it.
So Eman is the first condition without it and Iman comes with
element knowing if you don't know who Allah is you can No, no
anything else. So Helen of Allah subhanaw taala of our deen so last
month I was ill Adina Avenue first condition
while I'm in LA sila, how what is Amal sila means actions that are
good and righteous. The definition of that is that which Allah has
ordained is ordered you to do all that which he likes. Like you're
being generous, like you're being kind, like you're being obedient
to your parents, like you have good manners. You have good luck.
You talk nicely, you're polite, you are helpful. All of those
things truthful
are things that Allah likes that you do those and you do it how
according to the Sunnah of Rasulullah sallallahu. We have the
example The best example, who's worked with Hassan has Allah
subhanaw taala says, For the one who believes in Allah and the Last
Day says that the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam is the best
example for anyone who believes in Allah and the Last means that
Haqiqa that reality of iman not just a claim of so you do those
things you learn how did the prophets of analysis, for example,
in our duty to Allah Subhan Allah salah, you say, well, I pray I
pray in my heart
do you pray five times a day? No, I pray in my heart because Allah
is very close to is that I'm all son. No, it's not it's a claim
because Allah ordered you to do Salah how to do
so Luca Mooney who salary pray as you have seen me
not your own version. So Amal Salah is that and Ahmed salah is a
testimony to how solid that he learned.
Allah smart Allah says when the Arab the Bedouins came to the
Prophet sallallahu sunnah they said, Allah subhanaw taala says
politan arabo Amman, they are upset. Well,
lamb took Minoo you have not believed Allah says Tell them you
have not been to Kulu Aslam naszej we have accepted this.
And Iman has not entered your heart he says, it says
in Elodie
in Alladhina
amanu belie or su li sama la mia tab for Jaha Dooby Ambala him
unforeseen feasibility, like a homicide Allah. Allah says true
Eman is one who believes in Allah and His messenger and some some
alum Yatta when has no doubt about it, and therefore he shows it by
in his wealth and in his life feasibility that his life is
dedicated to following the day into supporting the DNA honors
that
almost like almost soldered on. These are the truth true believers
and as well, if not just by a claim
So Amen. I'm an aside now,
because we are an Obama.
There are two more requirements. It doesn't end there. He says what
a while, so we'll help. Because we cannot practice Islam in a vacuum.
There is a support structure,
the community, the family, that helps us to be Muslims, because
you become what you surround yourself with.
So if you surround yourself with thieves and liars, you will become
a thief and a liar. If you surround yourself with righteous
good people, you will do those things. If you surround yourself
with people who pray five times a day you will pray with them. So we
need that support structure. That's why Allah subhanaw taala
has addressed us as an ummah as a nation. Now in the nation,
individually we are weak.
I give you an example you have seen a toothpick, you can do this
experiment when we take a break. Take a toothpick, see how easy it
is to snap it for 20 toothpicks together and try and break it do
that experiment.
That is what the coma does a true OMA strengthens you. So how do we
do that what Allah so Tommaso means, to advise to admonish to
warn, to to call towards something good to enjoin, I'll help, I'll
help is, all of the teachings have all been the truth? Okay, all the
good things
that we encourage each other to do that which Allah loves that which
Allah has sent that which the prophets are allowed.
And that's our duty, when you see somebody, if I'm in a state of
weakness and falling, from my Deen, it is the duty for those
around me, the Muslims with the law, so we'll have to call me
remind me, you don't point that person out to other so and so is
like this, No, you go to that person who said, you know, we are
all weak, this, I'm noticing this, let's work together to to overcome
this, just like you would, you know, on your hiking trip, if
somebody's getting real weak, what do you say, Let me carry a
backpack. Let me give you a hand. That's a physical This is
spiritual, in our practice of being so, what have also been help
that we enjoy that which is right, right, you know, calling towards
the Now unfortunately, what happens?
Sometimes, we have gotten into this level, that when you remind
somebody of the right thing, instead of being thankful, they
get upset.
Who are you?
Who are you to judge me?
Who are you to decide what's in my heart,
you insert and this is common people, even scholars, if you tell
somebody you know in the hood, why you should it should have been
said this really upset.
You tell somebody you are giving a talk like for example I'm giving a
talk if I say something and somebody tells me reminds me and
instead of saying JazakAllah Thank you May Allah forgive me for my
mistake, I jump up and I do not first of all I get upset Secondly,
then I find long explanations for my position
okay. So, this is what we have become. Therefore, sometimes when
you do it also will help you will find that you need to have a lot
of patience, people might turn against you,
you advise somebody that treated wrongly. So, when we do this, we
will need a lot of patience and patience to keep on the patients
when translated as patients suburb is patience and perseverance both
and the suburb the scholars have divided us that suburb on the the
camera the the tap the obedience of Allah requires summer requires
perseverance and patience for example Fudger time three o'clock
in the morning. How difficult is that anybody jumps up enthusiastic
maybe some people do well spiritually you know a stood it's
tough to get up on bed is so comfortable that require sub i
will get them because my Rob has already been similarly temptation.
Sub Ronald Massey. There are so many temptations, some odd mcru
sama haram that we get pulled towards because of the society we
looking at. So to resist that No, I will not come you know let's go
to the club. No, I will not go let's watch this horrible thing
that's gone. No, I will not watch and even by yourself something
comes
but we don't
because my rub is watching that's also summer and then of course the
main the subject that everybody understands the patient is when
you are challenged whether it's with sickness whether it's with
death whether it's with loss whether it's wealth, something
happened some tragedy
instead of complaining and beating your chest and saying oh why me
I'm so good
this is what the sister when this news was given to us last week,
said You know, this looks bad. You've got cancer all over your
bones you know, what was the first word she said?
Allah
batch requests training
that require what comes first is what's in your heart.
So we need to have that patience.
To hold fast to the deen requires patience, because the whole world
is running in connection. So we are challenged.
So Allah subhanaw taala in the Surah has given us the formula to
make our life successful in the dunya lives beautiful and
enjoyable and peaceful with tranquility and Sakina and
happiness. He's not saying you're going to be a billion, there is no
limit to wealth.
Now, it used to be I'm a millionaire. If you have $10
million dollars, you're not considered in the rich club
anymore.
Because the rich club starts with 500 million. But then there is
another elite club. If you have a billion. That's not enough, you
have to have 50 billion or more, then you come to that club. So
there is no end because the Prophet sallallahu sallam said the
day the son of Adam, if he has given a value of gold, he will
want another if he is getting a secondary one, the third, the only
thing that will fill the vacuum of his stomach is the throb, the dust
of the grave. That's the only way that ends. So Allah subhanaw taala
is telling us you don't need all that what you need is peace and
tranquility and internal happiness and joy that will come from
following the day from connecting with our last one Allah who is the
source of all peace.
As salam, he is the source of all happiness,
tranquility, tranquillity, all of those gifts which money can buy.
So
ALLAH SubhanA, Allah has given us a formula to make our lives
beautiful.
Then if we live by this formula, that's why as we said Imam Shafi
said, if you reflect on this, it is sufficient.
And that's why the Sahaba used to remind each other of this because
we forget,
constantly, whenever they used to part that means still, I see you
remember and reflect on this. So my last one Tala maker, someone,
those who value time, the gift of time that Allah has given us
whatever life he has given us,
and to make to show gratitude by using it in the best way.
Which doesn't mean that 24 hours a day you are in Salah, or reading
the Quran, that has its place. But washing the dishes for your mother
is also good use of that time.
Helping your father with some things a good day studying for
what you are, is a good thing working for Halal living is a good
imbalance
in balance, not with an insanely creative appetite that okay, I'm
just going to do this and just going to do this till the Angel of
Death comes time to leave Oh, I've got a lot of things to do. Well,
agenda, that's the time
expiration date. So by Allah subhanaw, Taala medica someone
those who value this gift of time, who make the best use of time,
and who reflect and look, one way to look at it. And we now I mean,
some of these devices tell you what you've done all day. So you
exercise for so long. You had screen time for so long, which app
you were on for so long? How much you slept.
If you sleep eight hours every day,
and you had a life of 90 years, how many years did you spend just
sleeping? 30 years 1/3 of your life is gone? Nothing's zero.
Right?
And we then add with each thing that we do, and sleep is a
necessity. It doesn't have to be eight hours every day, okay? But I
spent six hours on the internet.
That's one quarter of the lifeguard doing things that may
have no value
and so on so forth.
So
if you're a football fan
you don't have to watch every football game
watch the Superbowl
or here and
if you're an Olympics fan, you have to watch from morning to
night that's a lot of time.
Watch a special event where you expect something 400 meter hurdles
that's going to be a world record between two people.
How much how long does it take 46 seconds
so use your time wisely. I'm not saying don't do any of that. But
this
instant chat this that so and so or this one. So this myself Is
this my eyelashes like this my this is like this. This is not
what we are about to leave this for the
we are for the leave this for people who think this is it.
Use our lives our time wisely. May Allah subhanaw taala give us this
hokhmah May Allah subhanaw taala take us by our four locks and
force us to do these things rather than and help surround us with
people with who remind us of that and who help us solve it helped
with our service. So we are inshallah going to end with that.
And we will open it up for questions and answers and
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