Mohammad Elshinawy – O Allah, Refuse My Mother’s Duaa

			One of the most profound historic events in world history that our prophets Allah Allahu alayhi wa
sallam told us about the people of the trench and the persecution they ultimately faced and that
infants that Allah cause to speak up to keep his mother firm, in that very difficult hour.
		

			I wish to continue with another one of those incidents that are prophets, Allah Allahu alayhi wa
sallam told us about, that we're an exception to the reality we're accustomed to an incident that we
had our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam not told us about it, it would be extremely difficult to
believe it. But since it has been confirmed to have left his lips, Allah, he's salatu salam, we say
without doubt that yes, this too, was another true story of an infant that spoke in the cradle. He
said to us, Allah He salatu salam that there was once a woman that was carrying her child in her
arms, and her child was actively nursing was suckling on his mother's breast. And as he was nursing,
		

			a writer passes by that everyone celebrated everyone respected, a man clad in fine clothing
		

			that everyone looked up to and admired. And he would turn heads when he would pass. And so as
everyone was mesmerized by the arrival of this celebrity, she said Allah Who magically Bnei Mithila,
who, Oh Allah, allow my son to be like Him one day,
		

			on top of the world,
		

			and then Allah cause this infant to speak up he took his mouth off of her. After looking at this
man, he turned to his mother and he asked Allah to reject her.
		

			He said, Allah Houma, lotta journeyman, level, O Allah do not make me like this man. The prophets of
the Allahu alayhi wa sallam continued to say, then later on, Allah knows best whether the same
incident or this happened a period of time later. These are months or years later, he said another
time as he was suckling on her *.
		

			People dragged forward a slave girl, a girl from the slave class of society, and they were beating
her and they were chastising her condemning her verbally. And they were saying then at saraki, you
have fornicated you have stoled.
		

			And so, the incident was so tense that the mother naturally like a mother would imagines her own
children in a difficult spot and she says, hola, hola. Hola. Tejon. Ibni Mithila. Oh, Allah has
never allow my son to ever one day be in that position.
		

			And so Allah azza wa jal caused him to speak up a second time in this second incident, and he
removed his mouth and he turned to his mother and he said, while looking at his mother, Allahu
Madani, Michela Oh Allah, allow me to one day be like her.
		

			The woman said, what is happening here? How are you speaking? The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam told us and so at that time, he spoke up on a third event, a third instance, explaining he
said, You asked Allah to make me like this man, who was Jabbar and Anita who was like a hard headed
tyrant, a stubborn tyrant. And so I asked Allah to not grant you that not put me through that. And
you asked Allah to not make me like this girl. This girl who kept saying when they were accusing her
has to be Allah when Allah kill Allah is enough for me, and he is the best Disposer of my affairs,
the best one to be reliant upon. An I want Allah to make me like that. Someone that is pure of
		

			fornication, pure of theft, pure of relying on others, then Allah subhanho wa taala.
		

			You know, it is not just profound in that Allah allowed this infant suckling child to speak up.
		

			It is also profound that Allah allowed this infant to see through the outward appearances to see
through the glitz and the glamour and the shell of this world.
		

			And to realize the reality of a tyrant before others, a corrupt person before others and the reality
of an innocent person before others that is also miraculous. The mother needed the explanation
		

			and so have the greatest lessons no doubt here is that Allahu Allah Cooley che in Kadir the Sahaba
were nurtured by the stories they were carried by them. Their Islam was fed by them to be reminded
time and time again to never be
		

			blindfolded. This is the first lesson by this material world. Allah owns it, Allah is in control of
it, Allah is not bound by it subhanho wa Taala he is forever over all things capable, you know, our
life could be considered a fight to remember that.
		

			And perhaps this is all for the reasons why we are, you know, resetting ourselves at every step at
every prayer by saying Allah is greater, Allah is greater, Allah is greater. He's over all things
capable. This will help you in your beliefs. And this will help you in your actions. In your
beliefs, no one will come for example, and tell you miracles are unscientific.
		

			You know, science is bound by what we observe
		

			what we observe of patterns in science, those are of the signs of Allah's design, and what we
observe of exceptions and they say there's an exception to every rule, we witnessed that as well,
scientifically speaking, that is also of Allah signs that he is not bound by the rules, he creates.
Subhanahu wa taala. And then, by the way, what have we ever observed of the universe, they say that
4% of the visible universe has been explored by human beings. So you humble yourself and say, We
don't know much, we can't do much. And only that which is visible, we've seen 4% of it. And Allah is
in full control of the visible and the invisible, the physical world and the metaphysical the baby
		

			world that's beyond our eyes, we are not blindfolded by this material world that's in our beliefs.
Also, remembering that Allah is over all things capable, will help you and your practice help you in
your actions, that you stop trying to cut corners, because you feel like playing by the book, Living
by Allah's book, the Quran will disadvantage you.
		

			You know, one brother came into my office two days ago.
		

			And he was explaining to me his attempt to find his way back into the graduate programs after he has
already gotten a master's degree, but he's trying to develop himself and get certified here in
certain respects.
		

			So he said, the adviser told me, Don't tell them you got a master's degree, or else they will charge
you higher, you will basically lose the qualification for getting an exemption on payment, financial
aid wise.
		

			He said, she told me this off the record, but I could not get myself to do it. And so I submitted
the application. And she saw that I said, I do have a master's degree from Sudan.
		

			And she said, Why did you do that? He said, I don't care Degree or no degree, I don't lie. It's not
what I do.
		

			So that moved her Allah moved her heart with his action with his conviction that he must play by the
book to go intercede with her superior with her Managing Director, and he got him an exemption for
the tuition anyway.
		

			When you move from this place, you will never be disadvantaged. This is the first thing. The second
lesson that is constantly being stated in the Quran, constantly being heard by the Sahaba and and
made them who they are, is that the outward appearances of things are often very deceptive. This man
is all glamorous and celebrated. He is of the worst of humanity in the sight of Allah and I don't
want to be that person. So what if someone is celebrated for a moment? Didn't our Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam say be NEMA Rajdhani MC Yocto famous Yeti? More Jabu BNF Sihi Mirage, Elan shara,
who
		

			Amerasia loon Shara who is herself Allah who will be here for who is
		

			that healthier? Carla who at Yetta gel Genovia Illa yarmulke Yama. There was once a man who was
walking so impressed with himself in fine clothing, his hair combed back, everyone looking at him
struggling in his stride, all of a sudden
		

			that he is submerged. All of a sudden he is underground meaning what? Sooner or later your debt.
Allah says Allah continues to cause him to fall meaning in the life of the grave, bouncing in his
fall plummeting back and forth until the Day of Judgment, is it worth it? outward appearances,
momentary appearances of this world can be very deceptive. And likewise a person may not be
recognized by anyone. No one knows their name. No one respects their occupation. People are put off
sometimes by the way, they're forced to dress and it is because of their rank with Allah subhanho wa
taala. They refuse to accept the Haram job. They refuse to beg from others at the expense of their
		

			dignity. Think about it. When the people walked in on use of Allah He said
		

			on why did they find him with a ripped up shirt? Why did they find him like that? Because of his
refusal to commit haram? Sometimes you holding yourself back for Allah causes your outward
appearance to not sometimes you don't do this deliberately may cause your outward appearance to be
one step behind others.
		

			And that is why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would constantly remind them Allah does not
look at your images Allah does not care for your wealth rather he looks at your hearts when I can
young little eat up Hulu become more family come and and your actions a phone call we had that was
tough for a lot of the medulla.
		

			Alhamdulillah wa salatu salam ala Milena Viva Chateau La ilaha illallah wa ala Shetty Gala, who
eyeshadow and Mohammed Abdullah, who want to be you who are also
		

			a fundamental third lesson from this story
		

			is that the glamour of this world, all of it is not just intoxicating, to people who consume it.
Like the sell off the early Muslims used to say at dunya, humble shaitan, that this world is like
the intoxicant like the drug or the alcohol of shaytaan. It's what he administers what he uses. That
doesn't just mean that it's going to intoxicate, it's going to dizzy and impair someone who consumes
it. But this does so even for those who are staring at it. You see, this mother is a sincere mother,
she was not trying to harm her child, she was wishing well for her child. But her staring too hard
at those that we're enjoying the glamour of this world
		

			could cause her to become intoxicated by it, and offer an misguided do that could have harmed her
child had Allah accepted it, or had Allah granted it subhanho wa Taala
		

			you know, this assumption that what people enjoy, they're actually enjoying it's an intoxication.
You know, I have a friend that I've known for years, he says, You know, I, I've reached this
occupation.
		

			And we want more and more, you know, accomplished people that are not career driven, but
conscientious in their careers and skillful at their crafts, we want more and more of that. But he
says he was driven to become a doctor, right? And then he says to me, I became a doctor, I got bored
very quickly. And so I said, I have to do a fellowship, I got to become more specialized. He said,
and it was pure boredom for me. So I, I became a fellow and I took a fellowship position. He said,
and then I got to the position that I'm at now. And then immediately, I hated it. Because as he puts
it, everyone's out to sue a doctor. These days, the malpractice lawsuits are like an all time high.
		

			So just the tension of worrying about legalities and you just, you know, getting cancelled or
blacklisted, or he said it was just too much. And now the brother is not 40 years old yet. He says,
I'm thinking about resigning and starting my own business.
		

			And people on the outside may say, this person made it right. Or leave that example, a more, a more
exaggerated example is easier. You know, many times you look at the rich and the famous and the
powerful, and you're intoxicated by it, right? We don't realize that these people their lives, so
many times are riddled with conflict more than others. Their families may struggle more than others.
They chase attention so many times more than others, especially those without Islam in their life,
especially those of Islam in our life. So no one misunderstands or miss assumes about their brothers
and sisters, though we're all subjected to this on some level. They're always chasing it and they're
		

			trying so hard to be escaped by it oriented, the rich and famous celebrities, the performers, don't
they try to escape their problems with addictions more than anyone else? It will consume you, it
will intoxicate you and sadly, even those that are not in there who are staring at it, go through it
as well. You know, I wanted Nabila
		

			Rahimullah one of the Great's of the self, he says about this chase this intoxicating Chase. He
says, I used to sit with the wealthiest people of town and nobody was ever more stressed than me.
I'm always finding a garment nicer than my garment.
		

			And a horse nicer than my horse every time I get the best car he has a better car comes out right?
And he says a horse better than my horse through Majelis to Fukada.
		

			Then when I started sitting socializing with people of meager means people that were poor, I finally
found peace, I finally found comfort. Allah azza wa jal said that subhanho wa Taala he said, Well,
Adam would then nine acre do not with this mother did, do not extend your sight. What does that
mean? Extend your sight, meaning look for prolonged periods of time, don't stare, do not extend your
sight lmm, etc, and be here as wedge and mean whom, to those things that we've allowed them to enjoy
in different ways. Some have bigger families, some have bigger accounts, some have bigger
reputations, different types of enjoyment, do not extend your sight to what we have allowed them to
		

			enjoy meaning temporarily of different types Zahal, higher duniya for this passing blossom of this
world, passing joy of this world.
		

			What is Cora bigger, higher on whatever cause the verse ends it says, but the provisions with your
Lord, no imperfection to them, no ending for them. They are far superior and far better lasting. And
that is why our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said and with it I close, he says either another
I had to come. Elam and food de la la he fit duniya when one of you finds himself staring at those
that were preferred above him in the worldly sense in the material sense in the sense that most
people that are blindfolded measured by when you find yourself looking up to those people that are
above you in this world.
		

			By the measures of this world, he said fell younger Eli man who has fell I mean who let him quickly
fix that. equalize it, by looking at those that are beneath him. Those that are more disadvantaged
than him, it will help him find that balance again, it will help him not be ungrateful for the
blessings of Allah over him. So when it comes to this world, look at those beneath you.
		

			And when it comes to the hereafter, constantly look at those above you
		

			and you will realize that they had the best of this world than the next. Nobody enjoyed this life
before paradise, like those who live to love Allah and His Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
and worked for an opportunity to see them with their eyes. No one lived a better life than a life of
longing for Allah and His most perfect messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam May Allah grant us and
do that make that our greatest dream and ambition and that of our children Allah whom I mean, may we
never waver in our understanding that Allah is over all things capable. I mean, Allah azza wa jal
did not make us of those who are deceived by outward appearances. May Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			protect us from ever becoming intoxicated by the glamour and glitter of this world. Allahumma Amin
guide us to loving Him and His Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam yearning to meet Him and His
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and the righteous in every time in place of this ummah.
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