Morad Awad – A Fleeting Journey
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You know, one thing that we definitely don't have that the
Sahaba of the Allah Tala and him had is the presence of Rasulullah
sallallahu ala he was him.
And
for them
they had an exemplary mindset, to measure them themselves to so that
they know how to conduct themselves in this world and how
to be in it.
And how their mindset should be one reacting with the nature of
it.
The prophets Allah, Allah, Allah wa salam would often be seen
saying things like, Maddie when he had the hidden dunya What is it
for me in this dunya
and the prophets, I seldom would be heard saying things in NEMA and
if he had he duniya ki, ki. Corrado Stovall, lotta Shudra
right. I am in this dunya like a man who was traveling, and then
found a tree to get some rest and then move on.
And then he said, Ashford dunya can Nikka hurry, arbiter Seville
be in this dunya as if you are strange, or as if you're at a
pitstop.
And this is a very unique analogy that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam gave us that we need to really reflect on because he
wouldn't give us something like this except that every aspect of
the analogy studied because the prophets Allah said him was given
profound speech, right and concise speech, Joanne al Kalam.
And inshallah we're going to live with one of these meetings.
I was sitting with some kids.
And, you know, one of the one of the things they asked about,
and something you know, children always ask about is the enjoyment
of this world.
And it's very easy for a child for something small to become a very,
very big deal. Could be a toy for a year, it could be a bike, it can
be a little statement that they heard, something that they watch,
but something very small is a very, very big deal. Come on to
their level. And likewise, adults, whether they perceive it or not,
certain things in this dunya
the AR scene are regarded as meaningless or worthless are seen
as a big deal by adults. So I wanted to give them an example in
the story.
Building off of the analogy of Rasulullah sallallahu Danielsen.
So,
when a traveler stops in a pitstop, there's a long
there's a long journey
and the final destination is known.
And when a person stops in this pitstop
upon entry, there are so many things and provisions that a
person needs to carry on the journey so that they can
successfully reach the destination they're trying or striving to
reach.
Upon entry of this pitstop, they receive
a list of recommended items to get so that they can successfully
complete the journey
and are asked or are requested not to indulge in everything in this
pitstop
but to follow the list so that they can successfully get to their
destination.
And they're told if they eat too much,
then they probably won't make it. They'll have to stop on the way
and they won't make it in time. If they drink too much, they sleep
too much. If they indulge or waste their time, too much in this
pitstop
they have very limited time.
But if you get the exact items given to you in this list, you
will be out in time and you will have exactly what you need to
reach the destination.
And for everyone is their own list.
There are common items but there are items that are specific to the
person, him or herself.
There are people
that as soon as they enter this beautiful pitstop that they never
seen the likes of because they don't have experiences, it's the
only pitstop they have in the whole journey from beginning to
end.
Some get distracted, some forget, some look at the list that the
owner recommended. And they ignore it. Say, now I know what I want. I
don't need any list.
I never seen anyone complete the journey, but I don't have to. I
care about the now.
And as they enter
there are two types, the ones that took the advice of the owner and
the ones that rejected the advice of the owner.
And there is no doubt that the ones who rejected the advice of
the owner will not make the destination because this owner is
experienced in travelers and wayfarers seen who made it and who
did not knows exactly what they need for this journey to be set
and for this destination to be arrived to.
Brothers and sisters.
One of the
common themes or repeated themes in the Quran
is the word Metallica. We hear it in many different contexts and we
read it in many different contexts in the Quran.
Allah subhanaw taala referred to Mata as enjoyment,
right like woman Hayato dunya Illa Mata Allah Hora right Omen higher
to dunya fille de la Mata and there sometimes it means
provisions. Right.
Terracina Mata Anna, right like in the story of Yusuf Ali Salam,
Matera means provisions, but the oldest use of Matera for us. So it
could mean enjoyment or provisions. The oldest use is the
the first thing that Allah told Adam Ali his Salam, when coming to
this dunya
that's the oldest use of this word. But when Allah subhanaw
taala Anna,
sent Adam Alayhis Salam and his wife Hawa to this dunya
What did he tell them? He said, welcome Phil early Musa Quran.
Juan Mata on Ilahi. So it's the first thing this metallic concept
is the oldest concept for us as Benny Adam.
So when Allah said well, I can fill out the MasterCard, you have
settlement, you can settle in this world. And you have mutter,
mutter, in this context means provisions.
All we are doing in this dunya brothers and sisters is gathering
them at the provisions we need to set off on this journey. I ask
everyone,
our soul, which is the most unique creation of Allah subhanho wa
taala. And Allah said, Whenever to be human Ruhi it's from Allah
subhanaw taala. So it's Allah subhanaw taala soul that was blown
into this body, then it was given life, this soul, was it created
with our birth, or before our birth?
A lot before our birth way, way before 1000s of years before our
birth. Before our bodies were born from the wombs of our mothers,
this soul was there, like,
so it's 1000s of years old.
Does the soul have an end?
No, eternal. And that's what's unique about the soul. It goes
from one form to another, we're in the body and then the soul goes to
the better stuff. And then after that, the day of judgment and then
after that gender or not, we seek ALLAH subhanaw taala is refuge
from a non mineral blank.
So the soul is eternal
is this dunya that we live in? is but a mere short station in the
lifespan of the soul and the duration of its existence. And the
only way we can successfully
gather our provisions in this dunya is if we understand it to be
this way.
Brothers and sisters you know, I think sometimes
the more
We forget
the lifespan of our souls, the easier it is for us to be
heedless, to be forgetful, to be distracted, to indulge in this
world. And the more we remind ourselves of the eternal nature of
our soul, and the impact that every single statement, every
single action, every single indulgence, everything we eat,
drink, say, is going to impact our eternal life.
It's easier for us to keep ourselves in check.
So, how do we keep ourselves in check?
You know, this is perhaps one of the most difficult concepts in in
our life. You know, some people, they get it early, and they you
know, there's always that student in class that kind of just
understands, okay, this is how I do it. It's, there's like a
formula. There's a logic behind it, they get the logic they apply
and, and then there's ones that get it later. And there's ones
that just don't get it.
And likewise, in this dunya, there are some that get it in the
beginning, later, and some don't get it at all.
The main thing, and this is perhaps the concept we talked
about, and I'll just talk about one thing. Yesterday, Dr. Yasser,
he was talking about
a Tober right in the journey of the skeleton knifes
say, Okay, you have to repent, and go back to Allah seek forgiveness
for your transgressions, and know your sins, acknowledge them, admit
them before Allah. But a lot of times, okay, how do I actually do
that? Brothers, you know, we, if we don't know how to properly
speak to Allah,
how the soul goes back to Allah, how, you know, sometimes when
you're shopping, I don't know, you know, we kind of like the dopamine
level go goes up, we go in the shopping market. For one thing,
all we want is this particular tool, but then we see 10 things on
the way we know all we need is that tool, everything else is
extra, it's probably going to sit in the garage for 10 years, we're
not going to use it. But because we got a good deal, because it
looks nice, because it seems worth it. We're just gonna get it.
How do you stay focused in this world so that you don't, you know,
this is one big thing. And one thing, one concept that I found
very effective is and something that I so seldom did, and
something that's a habit of the law and who did and all of the
solid in after them did.
They would speak to themselves
on their own.
They would speak to themselves on their own and this is perhaps what
Russell Selim used to go to her Hara and do it the 100th Perhaps
he would go sit in the graveyard and do all by himself. The Sahaba
would speak to themselves, you know, not in a crazed way. Speak
to yourselves like walking in the street talking No, it's to to be
in seclusion with Allah subhanaw taala to go find a place visor and
speak to your knifes
speak and say, Yanni, enough's also, what's wrong with you?
What's wrong with you? Where are you going?
You've been far from Allah indulging and, and eating and
drinking and distracted from Rob Bell Alameen wa ala he the sin
became so easy for you. Speaking to yourself,
you're talking to yourself like you're so weak. Jana is there and
you insist on being distracted? Look at everyone around you. The
caravan left you behind look at these righteous people look at
these Zahi Dean is RBD in his worshipers, praying to Allah,
memorizing, learning, studying being elevated in ranks and you
you're not even sure of your rank.
What Allah He Walla he a session of just introspection, a session,
going to the park, going to the lake going to the seaside by
yourself, looking at nature, and speaking to yourself for 10
minutes 10 minutes
would be enough to set everything back in place. You know brothers
and sisters we need to develop these habits. If we want to return
to Allah.
We could listen to this talk.
And we can go back to the same habits we're doing.
We can pass through Ramadan stuffer Allah to belay and we
could listen to Ramadan. Zentrum avanza Ramadan
To come Inshallah,
we may hear the concept of doba and think it's about a mere
utterance of a tubal Ilica Allah, Allah I repent to when it's so far
from it's just the mere word. Repentance is beyond that. So
let's take this show Allah and make it an action item and will
likely no one will understand until they try it. Sitting alone
admitting and talking to your knifes and being completely
honest,
completely honest with you as I'm being raw and being rough with
your own knifes and then that session will be inshallah The
reason and the means to an accepted Toba, we ask Allah
subhanho wa Taala to accept our Tober We ask Allah to make us from
those who repent and go back to him. We ask Allah subhanaw taala
to make us from those who understand this journey and only
take from it the provisions they need to get them to their
destination and to make our destination genetic for those.
You're obliged to me and we ask Allah to guide us to guide our
offspring to guide our spouses, to guide our parents and have mercy
on them and to unite us all in general for a dose and to make us
successful in this journey. I mean, it'll boil I mean, Allahumma
salli wa salam, wa barik ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa Dhawan and
hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen.
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