Mufti Menk – Allah Loves You

Mufti Menk

Tonight’s Lecture, Harare Zimbabwe.

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The importance of achieving Islam's love for one another and fulfilling obligations is emphasized. The speaker discusses the need for people to trust their heart and not forget to fulfill obligations. The importance of trusting one's heart to earn success is also emphasized. The speaker emphasizes the need for people to find small things and not give up on their fear of Islam. The segment ends with a mention of a woman who talks about the "by-who" of Islam and how it will happen.

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			Bismillah
		
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			was some
		
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			coal,
		
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			coal economy.
		
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			Yo,
		
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			yo man.
		
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			family
		
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			was
		
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			in
		
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			Turkey.
		
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			firma Haley Kathy
		
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			smilla
		
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			Allahu wa Salatu was salam, O Allah, Allah, may Allah be
		
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			the enemy.
		
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			We praise Allah subhanho wa Taala we send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam, and we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to bless his entire household as well. And all his
companions and May Allah subhanho wa Taala bless every single one of us, brothers and sisters in
Islam, the love of Allah subhanho wa Taala is tremendous, tremendous. It is amazing how every one of
us is loved dearly by Allah subhanho wa Taala. But sometimes we become a little bit sad, we become
saddened, we become people who are despondent without realizing that Allah loves us. He knows why he
does to us what he does to us more than we would ever understand, and it is out of his love that he
		
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			does it. Come what may we have uttered the Shahada? We have declared there is none worthy of worship
besides Allah, we try our best to worship Allah alone without displeasing him. Wherever we have
faltered, we try our best to turn back as soon as possible. It hurts us where we have transgressed
against Allah subhanho wa Taala. Any one of us whenever we've done something wrong, we feel within
our hearts at some stage that you know what I did was wrong. May Allah subhanho wa Taala forgive us
a person who's committed adultery, a person who might have engaged in some form of wrong in the
past. And as soon as they've done the wrong the man within them will make them think for a moment
		
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			what I did what is wrong was wrong, and I should not be doing it. The same applies to those who
might be we in terms of obeying Allah's instructions, which have nothing to do with worshiping those
besides Allah. But it has to do with an instruction to me and you that sometimes we have not yet
fulfilled in a manner that we would or we are required to fulfill. Take a look at the dress code, we
can always improve men and women, including myself included, we can improve on our dress code for
the sake of Allah subhanho wa Taala. And we know the requirement of the Sharia. Sometimes we happen
to be a little bit weak in that regard, but we know deep down that I need to do better than what I
		
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			am doing. And when we say dress code for your information in Islam, the dress that is spoken about
is not only clothing that you wear, but even your character and conduct is part of your clothing. It
makes you up as a person, a person who's wearing some clothing that might not even look so
expensive. For example, if their character is immaculate, brilliant, very good, exemplary. They are
beautiful all the time. They are very very good looking. They are their company is warm. People will
not be bothered What are you wearing? They say wow, I met this brother and you know Mashallah, I
felt so good. They're not gonna say you know, he wore this and he wore that unless they are cheap,
		
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			may Allah subhanho wa Taala not do that to us. So the love of Allah subhanho wa Taala for us makes
us feel when we have committed a sin that we've done something wrong and the love of Allah subhanho
wa Taala makes us feel when we've done something right and
		
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			Correct and when we've worshipped Allah subhanho wa Taala that what I've done here is really only
from the favor of Allah upon me. I'm so happy. Take a look at it. A person who gets up for Salah
tahajjud and we've always said, try that out my brothers and sisters, even if it means once, just a
one off. That's a start. You will find yourselves once a month, then once a week. Then Mashallah
twice a week and then you will fall in love with it so much that it becomes a habit. May Allah
subhanho wa Taala bless us so when we get up for the hygiene or even if we just get up for salado
federal and we fulfill it properly bearing in mind I'm doing this solely for the pleasure of Allah
		
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			subhanho wa Taala. Immediately we begin to feel the coolness the calmness within ourselves,
ourselves. I tell myself y'all I'm getting up solely for your sake. It's just for you had it not
been for you y'all I would be sleeping I won't be asleep until whatever time but it's your
instruction while I'm getting up you're watching me. Allah be pleased with me. Be happy with me. I'm
trying my best Yala every one of us should be feeling the same. And then when we fulfilled our Salah
tell me how the day goes you feel so good Mashallah, if you miss the Salah, how do you feel? You
really feel like oh no, I missed the Salah. I really shouldn't have done that I need to fulfill it.
		
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			Obviously the Hadith says Manama and Salatin owner sia folio sala de la cara who ever sleeps over a
Salah. You know, they did not plan to sleep over it, but they slept over it, meaning they miss it
because of sleep, or sheer forgetfulness out of human nature. The Hadith says they should fulfill it
as soon as they remember. So say for example, I set my clock now Allah subhanho wa Taala makers from
those who can really get up on that clock beep sometimes people the clock keeps on going, and they
just keep on snoring. May Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us, may Allah protect us. And so
sometimes we hit that club and next thing we know the sun is already up and everything is missed. So
		
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			we asked Allah subhanho wa Taala, to make us from those whom we set the clock as soon as it reads,
we sit up, you sit down, and you can turn it off. Don't go back to it solely for the sake of Allah
tried Allah it works. Don't go and say Allah just for your sake, this sleep I'm forsaking because
Allah describes those whom he loves and the believers in Surah, the surgeon and he says one of their
qualities, one of the qualities of those who are going to get gentlemen
		
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			and those who we've prepared a very good provisions in paradise for that job.
		
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			Their size for safe their babies getting up at night for the sake of a lot calling out to him with
hope and fear and they sin from what Allah has given them. So two qualities are mentioned here. One
is those who get up at night to read Salah brothers and sisters minimum is Salah, this would be even
more than that, but the minimum and those who spend Why is spending mentioned here let me tell you,
we contaminate our hearts with the love of what Allah has created. And when we do that, the love of
the Creator diminishes. The more we love materialistic items, the lesser capacity is to love the
creator of all that. So this is why when we have wealth we think we work hard to earn a little bit
		
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			when we've earned it, Mashallah we will send it in a halal way Allah says that's how you earn my
pleasure. Imagine, have you ever thought that worship in Islam is not just your relation with Allah,
but Allah says, to worship me, you need to be good to your fellow human beings, by the worshipping
of Allah Subhana Allah Allah. So, if a person loves the wealth to the degree that they hold on to
it, and everything becomes you know all about money, sometimes this overtakes, you know, people who
are very materialistic, and without them realizing have become materialistic, you know, when we go
through economic hardship, then as we are coming out of it, we become so materialistic that, in
		
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			figures wise, we probably earning more than we ever were, but in singleness, we've become the most
that we ever were before. May Allah protect us it happens, so to spend from that which Allah has
given you in terms of Zakah and also some voluntary wealth that we might be giving for the sake of
Allah subhanho wa Taala. You find someone in desperate need and you've spent a little bit and you've
given out, bearing in mind the Allah you're going to give me you know, Allah says, when you give, I
will give you
		
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			some Han Allah and
		
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			Allah or son of Adam saying, Allah will spend on you Subhana Allah, it will be sent upon you. You
live, I'll give you more. But the thing is, it has to be with your kin with conviction without
conviction. You think he he
		
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			Like, shouldn't they give me this try to see if it works. And then we give, Allah says you give a
little give and do not be a person who wants to give absolutely everything like Allah says, Allah
Allah.
		
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			Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah Allah.
		
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			Do not keep your hand on your neck in such a way that you do not spend money Don't hold back so
badly that you are known as stingy and your quality of stinginess, is now becoming clear. And don't
spend so much that you know, sit regretting a, I had a lot, all of it, but be a balanced person, you
must know, okay, I'm going to give for the sake of Allah Here it is. That is through the love of
Allah, Allah loves us, and he puts it in our hearts to reach out to those in need. So this is why
it's important for us and I know every one of us, there is a certain chord within us that if that
code was struck, it would definitely sound the whole of singing now, for example, some people might
		
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			see a destitute person. And they might say, no, this person looks okay. Carry on. When they see
someone about a hand and say, Okay, this person is okay, then they carry on, then they see a certain
thing, Allah kept it such that these receivers, you know, your eyes received the images your ears
received the sound, and the and everything, and, and so on when you see and when you felt and when
you heard, and now there comes a stage where there's someone that is so desperately need. And you
know, whoa, this level here is quite bad, it strikes a chord. And when that is struck automatically,
you think, hey, let me reach out even if it means a few dollars. So each one of us we cannot say we
		
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			will never ever spend none of us as such, I think it's human nature that's given to us from Allah
subhanho wa Taala. But the point I want to raise is let that code be struck sooner than later. Which
means sometimes, and this is something that really we were all caught in between where people come
to believe it happens to me as well, we are all part of the same community. People come too big. And
in our society, it's a little bit more than what people would face in developed countries. So people
come too big and you wonder to yourself, is this fest is legitimate or not? That's a question I'm
sure you always ask yourself. And inside, you know, I can't give them but I don't want to encourage
		
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			a bad habit. It happens to all of us, I'm sure. So now they come in, push the bell and they tell you
sada I'm sure you might have heard that. They tell you give me something, you know, he turned the
turn at mobarak. And what that means is are you giving me something?
		
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			Now in your heart, definitely you feel like reaching out, but at the same time, you have a feeling
inside to say look, am I going to be encouraging behavior that is not befitting a Muslim unless he
is in need. Because begging is something that's detested unless a person really has to. So what
should we do? So the fact that you thought about it is a sign of the love of Allah upon you. Allah
loves you. That's why you thought, if if Subhana Allah we are distanced from the love of Allah, we
wouldn't even bat an eyelid Not at all. And this is why Be careful because the Quran says, What?
		
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			Enough Allah
		
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			and so the one who is asking, as for the beggar, do not rebuke you know, what is rebuke? to
belittle, to suit to make them feel like they are cheating, to tell them a word of pessimism, a
dirty word, a word of disrespect, a word that will hurt their hearts that's rebuking the Quran says
Surah Doha we know it all. by heart. I'm sure all of us know it by heart, what the how a lay leader
said yeah, this is towards the end. Allah says the one who asks don't rebuke him if you need to send
him away because for example, your analysis was that this person here may not be that legit. And you
have to send him away tell him a good word because the goodwill is for free, goodwill to say you
		
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			know what inshallah, please can you go and try to work hard or something, say look, I won't be able
to give you something this scent, perhaps you know, make dua, I will make dua for you and so on by
the word of Allah, you will achieve something good goodwill.
		
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			But I can tell you, what's not a bad idea
		
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			is to send the man or the sister, a brother or sister a sandwich with a little bit of water or
something to eat. So you have neither said no, no, have you actually spoiled them, but you've given
them something to eat? And if they were to tell you no, I need money. In that particular case, you
know that their need is not as it should be. So we don't start shouting and screaming and sometimes
swearing. No, don't do that. Not at all. Part of the love of Allah subhanho wa Taala is when you
respect those whom he sent to your dog, remember one thing, every person who pushes your belt and
who comes to your door to knock it is silt planned by Allah. Without a doubt. It's a plan the plan
		
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			of Allah, why to test for you? How do you react?
		
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			And Allah says you don't have to give each one. Remember that.
		
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			But how do you respond? That's the test. Sometimes you can get paradise just because you responded
so well to a person who was desperately in need, that they made a little draft for you. And they
were desperately in need, and they do ours accepted. And suddenly you started seeing goodness and
you know, in your life doors started opening, that's because you served one of the worshipers of
Allah subhanho wa Taala. With respect, same applies to our shops and whatever businesses we have
those who work for us, everyone else we interact with, remember, respect is the term we want
respect, we respect others. So Allah subhanho wa Taala puts it in our heart to give give a little
		
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			bit, give something sometimes you can give $1 and sometimes if you feel that, you know this person
is not going to, or this person has come back the 10th time because it happens, then perhaps you
might want to change what are you going to give them? Or maybe come out and have a little chat with
them? May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us Oh goodness, we do have this issue that is very live in
our society. And especially if you live in the suburbs here, it is a bit of an issue whereby lots of
beggars coming to the doors, and lots of them asking for little handouts. And you know, Subhanallah
it's just Allah who knows exactly the harder condition of that particular person for your
		
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			information. You know, that to find the job is not so easy. But sometimes people earn so much
through begging that they don't want to work. Because if they go to 60 houses a day, or maybe 100
houses a day, and they were to get $1 from only 20 of them, are they earning big bucks, may Allah
Subhana Allah Allah protect us, really. Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us goodness, and this is why
sometimes it's good for us to go out to talk to them, perhaps to give them something else, you know,
a piece of clothing, something that might be of use to them, May Allah forgive us. So getting back
to the love of Allah subhanho wa Taala This is the love when you have spent in his power and you
		
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			feel good. It's a sign of the love of Allah. For you. We love Allah we all say we love Allah
subhanho wa Taala but sometimes we don't realize and understand the meaning of that term loving
Allah subhanho wa Taala we are we we are in Santa, but Allah knows he loves us. That's why we have
added the Shahada. That's why we do good deeds. That's why we feel good when we do good and we feel
bad when we do bad May Allah forgive us. And this is why one of the prime things that we need to
understand and I started the soap with It is Allah knows best why he did to you what he did to you.
Remember, it's out of His love, he did it, no matter how negative it may seem, it is positive in the
		
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			eyes of Allah Subhana Allah, sometimes we ask for something Allah does not grant it to us. While
Allah he he knows deep down my worship, just be happy with my portion for you Just be happy with
what I have decided for you for you is paradise. If you really want what you are asking for. And if
you really want me to give it to you, you may regret heavenly May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us
the coolness of our eyes and hearts for that which he may not have given us, although we are calling
out to him so much. Whereas he knows that it's not good for us. And there are so many examples of
this. You know, you have people who cry to Allah subhanho wa Taala for certain things and Allah
		
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			keeps them in one condition because Allah knows this is your best conditions. Let's take a look at
some who might be struggling, struggling to pay a fee struggling sometimes to do something or
financially May Allah subhanahu wa taala grant us ease but we work hard we call out to Allah we are
on the masala some people have a health matter. Some people, for example, have any other issues,
whatever your issue is, we all have different issues and we have to have issues. Not one of us can
say I don't have an issue in my life, not even one. each one's issue is tailor made. And it's for
you. It's yours. This is your test. You pass it in for you is paradise major big test, you fail it.
		
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			Now Allah subhanho wa Taala forgive us we are in search of His mercy. So this is why we say say a B
tests like a person cannot pay fees or sometimes financially they are struggling and has kept him
like that for 1015 years. And Allah knows deep down that this person is calling out to me. This
person let's say a medical problem this person calling out to me. Oh I love the way they call out to
me somehow I don't know what a great act of worship. You know we reading extra Salah recording are
we crying we making Toba? We are asking Allah to forgive us we become conscious of our deeds. Yeah,
I better do this. I better do that. I hope you're not upset with me. I love this job. I beg you and
		
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			he keeps you begging because he kept us on par.
		
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			Sometimes the military gives it to us what happened to the hedges? Well, I used to make it the time
I needed something. That's what happens. Why doesn't do those long two hours and Salah you Institute
crying to Allah when is it tears go one tear is better than the entire dunya and what it holds if
the tears
		
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			For the pleasure pleasure of Allah sake of Allah you crying because you want something from Allah
and you calling out only to him It means and Riba and an act of worship made you cry that's better
than the whole world and what it has for you, and he has to handle as soon as we got it, where the
tears Well, you know what I cried, but Allah gave me. So now what you're crying anymore. So panela?
Well, one might say, well, there's no need to the truth is find an act of worship that will make you
cry, find an act of worship, that will really open your doors of understanding and make you weep
because of the love of Allah subhanho wa Taala This is Julian, this world is coming to an end. And
		
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			before it comes to an end, most probably we will come to an end Subhan Allah, and you know, we sit
healthy, a few years down the line, we're going to be old people, if Allah gives us life. And after
that there is no option. But to look forward to the meeting with Allah, we have to get down. We have
to, you know, when I was young, very young,
		
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			first time I ever went to the Luna Park.
		
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			And I can share with you an experience.
		
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			And you know, I was convinced, let's get onto the roller coaster. Now we used to go on this little
danglers and whatever else there was, you know, small things, little kids, and then someone
convinced me I can't remember who it was. Let's get on to this roller coaster. And you know, you're
watching it from a distance and you don't realize what you're getting yourself into. Anyway, we I
remember clearly they attacked us in with a closed us with a bar. And the thing started, when it
started, we just looking at each other we moving slow, suddenly something happens to you, you think
what am I doing? Where am I like you're about to be flung off. And next thing it carries on and it
		
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			goes on and you're like your eyes are closed and you don't know what's happening. And next thing you
got to slow it down again. And then otherwise he comes back and you think again, what am I doing?
Where am I and you go on that ride. It's a rollercoaster ride, and it's just goes, and there's
nothing you can do to stop it. I remember clearly I was looking at a man in a green overalls, who
was nearly the buttons that were being pressed and are telling me selfies and he's laughing at me
laughing at me and I was a little kid. The lesson I learned from that is in life things happen.
Sometimes Allah subhanho wa Taala has placed you in a in a position where Something's definitely
		
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			going to happen to you cannot turn it away. But you need to understand it's in the hands of Allah
Leave it. It's in the hands of Allah subhanho wa Taala The same applies today. When it comes, don't
worry, you're going to go through it. May Allah subhanho wa Taala make it easy for us. You have to
just like when you were born.
		
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			One One is no one says it's very hard to become born. Why? Because after that you have life. But who
knows that life you know, we just started breathing suddenly there's someone so just like that you
just stopped breathing suddenly there'll be no one.
		
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			Maliki that easy for us. Now Allah Subhana Allah grant us on a good day. But the truth is,
		
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			when we start looking forward to the meeting with Allah, we don't mind we say Allah you take us
whenever we you know, whenever you know it's best for us. Continue Rasulullah saw Salah news to say
Allah,
		
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			Allah grant me life for as long as you know, life is good for me and Allah Take me away, when you
know it's better for me, that's the best to automate. Because you want to die in a good condition
better for you. That's such a powerful, because then Allah protects you from dying in a condition
that's not good. So he knows this is better for you to die in a condition that's good for you. And
then you die. And it was to do a few days ago, there was a man from Egypt, who passed away in Mecca
in the harem. And he just gone into June, and he never came up. And he was a young boy, to be honest
with you. He was in his 20s. And he went down in such that he did not come back. And the whole
		
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			crowd, you know, thinking Subhanallah What a beautiful day and so on. And do you know what happens
to some of these bodies, some of these bodies, they happen to freeze in that condition where you
cannot bring them back out into, you know, the sleeping position or law he that's something
maddening, you have to be bearing in that condition. Because if you if the body is not relaxed, for
example, and it's
		
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			perhaps I don't know what the exact word is, but it the position of it is sad, so to speak. In that
particular case, what happens? They have no option you have to be buried that way. May Allah
subhanho wa Taala grant us a good day, really. And so my brothers, we were talking on the love of
Allah and now what I'm saying is when we love Allah subhanho wa Taala in return, we understand his
plan, and we no longer you know, depressed when we think of dying, we actually look forward to the
meeting with Allah subhanho wa Taala and we realize it's Allah who's in control.
		
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			Amazing. This is the love of Allah. And Allah Subhana Allah Allah keeps us in condition Subhana
Allah Subhana Allah so that we keep on calling out to him, and this is why nobody's life is
absolutely perfect. You know, if you take care
		
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			For look at wealth,
		
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			wealth is said in the huddle of Rasulullah Sallam to be a very big test, very big test.
		
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			Why is it a test, it's a test for those who have it, and those who don't have it.
		
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			And this is tests difference. Sometimes people who don't have you stopped questioning to the degree
that they lose their email, sometimes it brings them closer to Allah. And sometimes those who have
it, it brings them closer to Allah. And sometimes those who have it, it distances them because in a
lot of cases, wealth brings about this feeling within men, that now I'm someone.
		
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			It's just sad, it happens to a lot of people, but a more meaning doesn't happen to them, it doesn't
happen to them. Why? Because you know, this is from Allah, he can take it, he can do anything right
here, right now, there were days when I did not have it. And this is why if you take a careful look
at generations,
		
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			as time passes, there are people who've made their money in 10 years, some in five years, some in 40
years. Some they're still you know, busy trying and so on. But to be honest, the previous
generation, I'm talking of the bulk of us, the previous generation and the previous one, were
perhaps much poorer than we are. But guess what? They complain less. They complain less. I know of
people who sold vegetables.
		
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			And later on, perhaps their families became tycoons wealthy.
		
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			But today, you find there is more
		
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			lack of contentment in us who have a little bit more than those previously, who had absolutely no,
they were barefoot walking. They used to have, they used to sell their shoes, listen to this. And
I'm going to say this because it really, it really means something. They would sell their shoes
every time something happened to the shoe to the cobbler.
		
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			And they would pay whatever it was needed a few cents and get it back. Today, let's be honest,
myself included. If your shoe has a little bit of a hole in it,
		
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			they are from amongst us, those who will send in the you know, the shoe to the cover. But I think
the number has decreased and diminished so much so that nothing's wrong with the shoe. But you saw
another pay. And you say let me buy this one. That's where we've become but in our heart, what's the
condition? What Why are we not as happy as those people? Let's be honest. Why? Because we have not
understood the last love for us. Allah gave you a a better than everyone else before you from your
own family. But now you're not happy because when you look at other faces, I got Nikes you know,
these are called I don't know, cumulus or something. What's it is a top shoe. You know, these asix
		
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			Oh, wow, this has a gel, you know. Now the other one, you know, they say it's got a little I don't
know, whatever else in it. And so I need that one, you know, and now you're depressed. You said even
with mobile phones. You know, there was a time when all our homes I don't know if you recall, we had
those phones there's all ancient phones, you open your you know, your tablet and your yet
		
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			another side. And then and then you have to take your finger and other way. And you can't even get
through to Zambian you need to dial and operate and book a call. And you booked the call and he says
okay, I'll call you back in one hour. Or you say okay, half past 10 in the evening, and I promise
you, everybody's waiting around the phone. Next thing. Is this your number? Yes. Okay, hold on for
your caller. Oh, wait, we are connecting you and then they connect you. And everyone's talking. And
those were the days but people were so happy today we can call push of a button for almost free on
something like Viber. And yet, there's no communication number one, number two is you're not even
		
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			happy to talk to the others and everything is gone. But look at communication technologies, why we
haven't looked at how much Allah loves us that he's given us technology far beyond what our
forefathers would have ever imagined in their lives. Imagine if
		
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			one wonders, but still really, the heart is changed. Why does that change? The heart changes because
you do not recognize that Allah loves you. That's why.
		
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			So I started off by saying Allah loves you definitely. And me and all of us, he definitely loves us.
But the winner is the one who recognizes that love of Allah subhanho wa Taala and then does
something about it. So in order to recognize the love of Allah, you need to think you need to ponder
you know, in marriages sometimes and I'm just going to give you this example because it's also
happening. Sometimes you find you know, the man is working hard and so on. And you know, he
Mashallah he tries his best and he earns, and he brings back a little bit at home. And,
		
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			you know, sometimes you just hear complaints. You just hear that you've done nothing, you know, we
can do better. No, but a man is struggling, he's trying his best and so on. But when she sits and
she starts thinking, hey, this man goes out in the morning. He comes back in the evening, he carries
on, okay, he might have a few weaknesses. We are human beings. That's part of the test. But he tries
so hard, so hard. Automatically, the love builds in her heart. Why? She really likes that that man
is living and really serving me. He's really playing his
		
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			He's really he brings back he tries You know, he comes home he smiles. I hope we do. He comes home
he tries his best inshallah, you know he says a good word or two. And here I am. I'm just saying
words that are just cutting, cutting, cutting Why? I haven't understood his love.
		
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			And then she says, but you don't ever tell me you love me.
		
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			I need you to say, Well, you know what, to be honest with you. She just needs a torch. They call it
an ultraviolet torch and you write it with an ultraviolet pin on your forehead. Whenever you want to
see just shine the torch on my forehead, you'll see certainly
		
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			today, ultraviolet, Allah says goddess, you don't need Okay, it's important to say and I know, with
the new generations, you need to say 124 times a day. I think with the new generation, it's
increasing before you know in my generation, we still Five, six, we get away with it, you know,
five, six times a day that you guys need to save much more. Whoa, you need to look into it. I love
you. Whoa, Okay, thanks, thanks. Even if you didn't go to work that day, bring back any money. I
love you. Don't worry, never mind, I understand why.
		
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			But if you were to think without those words, just think what sacrifice they've made for you. Come
on, they've sacrificed in need, they've actually gone out. They've worked hard, they might have to
have go here, go there. And we busy complaining, I haven't seen you in this. You know, you don't
love me don't spend time with my brothers. It's important to spend time we're not saying we're not
trying to justify the wrongdoings of the brothers. But what we are saying is, wherever there is
dedicated sacrifice, it will only blossom when the other party system pondered over the sacrifices.
The same applies to the females or men will not understand the sacrifice of his wife, until he knows
		
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			what pain she's gone through to deliver for example, until he knows for example, sitting and
thinking how she's got the house in order. Everything is clean, even if you've got a maid or
whatever else helping hands at all. But everything is clean, smart, they waiting for you, they train
with the children, they've taught the children so much, you know they get them ready, they do this
you need to sit and think without thinking of it, you won't appreciate the love of that individual
for you. So even if they love you, the other side is doesn't understand the love. That's what
happens between us and Allah.
		
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			He loves us. But we haven't yet second thoughts. Everything is given us we just ponder over one or
two little things. And after that, you know what we get upset. And we say Allah hasn't given me What
hasn't given you. And you talk about you say about three things. I can mention 3 million things that
he's given you Come on.
		
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			Now Allah subhanho wa Taala opened our doors, may he help us and may really grant us increase. I
want to end this session
		
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			by mentioning a story that I mentioned yesterday in the message, the brothers some of them may have
heard it, but for the benefit of the sisters and the others. It's a very touching story. It also
shows the love of Allah subhanho wa Taala the power, the power of Allah subhanho wa Taala never,
ever underestimate the power of Allah.
		
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			You know, there was a chef who mentioned this in Saudi Arabia. And there was a doctor that visited
him from Pakistan, and told him a story that happened to him. So he says, what happened to me Is he
the doctor who speaking is a top neurologist, one of the top doctors in Pakistan, or, you know, a
very, very good doctors very hard to meet, it said that perhaps you'd have to wait months on end
before you can get an appointment to see him. So what happened is he says,
		
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			I was flying from one city to another very busy man flying quite often within the country and
perhaps even outside. And he says Suddenly, the clouds built, the clouds built up huge clouds, and
the lightning started striking and it started pouring. And there was lots of turbulence and one of
the engines was struck, and it was damaged. So we had to learn, we have to learn. And so what
happened is the landing was at a nearby a little airport or a little strip and so on. And when they
landed there, it was a remote area, how are you going to repair this aircraft? A few people who are
on it was a small plane, they were you know, quite surprised because they landed in such a remote
		
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			place. No one's there to repair it, they would have have to wait, definitely. So the doctor asks the
captain or the pilot that you know what, how long are you going to be? He says no, we're going to be
quite long. Well, I need to get to that area. Look, he says it's just a three hour drive with your
by vehicle. So why don't you just go by road. And you know, you can go there and get there. He says
okay, good idea, because this is going to take long. So he decides to go on one of the trade shows,
you know, in Pakistan, one of the areas wherever it was and he jumped in, and as they started
progressing, the clouds built again. And the lightning was striking and the rain started pouring and
		
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			it was pouring so much that the vehicle could not move much more because of the mud and because of
everything else. And so it was quite an open area with a bit of farmland and and after a while they
realized look, we're not getting anywhere. This little house here. Why don't we just go there. We
can read our Salah. Perhaps we can
		
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			No, see you have a bit of a meal or whatever else and they decided to knock the door strange people
strange land far off out in the rules. And so he knocks the door and he's got his little bag and
everything and he walks in is an old lady happened to answer the door after a while and she he spoke
to her saying look, we this is what has happened and we are going from so and so to so and so and we
just wanted to place you want to eat salah and so on. And she said no problem you can come in she
had a little morsel a little suggestion. And she had a little baby on the side or not a baby but a
child and the child every little while she's actually checking on the child and she's sitting on
		
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			that masala making do is reading her own Salah, these people will fulfill their Salah did whatever
they had to.
		
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			And when they were about to leave, they spoke to the old lady saying you know, thank you very much
as I communicate and so on and, you know, we are going what's what's happening to this child, you
know, so the woman says, look, the child is an orphan.
		
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			And the child is unwell not well at all very sick. And we've been to all the doctors around. We've
been to all the doctors around and Subhanallah
		
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			I'm the grandmother of this child.
		
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			The doctors have told us that there is only one specialist around one specialist around who can help
this child and we tried to make an appointment but they asked us to come six months later and it's
far away. I've been making dua to Allah ever since that day, Allah make it easy for us child is sick
child is sick, make it easy for us Yala.
		
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			So, a man says what's the name of that specialist?
		
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			So the guy says is Dr. Zhang
		
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			immediately this doctor burst into tears. He burst into tears straightaway he burst into tears. Why
crying?
		
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			Your eyes just seen except for your the thunder came, the lightning came the engine struck. We came
down. We came on the road the rain came again and stopped us and so on. And do you know what? The
rain only stopped after the question was asked.
		
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			Now it happened. And now the woman starts crying Subhanallah and the doctor himself is telling the
story saying that was me. It happened to me. He says and he says, I learned that Allah has armies
		
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			are beyond limits. Allah uses whatever he wants to get what he wants done. So
		
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			where in the wildest of the dreams of this person would they have felt or believed that the top man
whom it is simply impossible to see without big big appointments would actually be driven all the
way to the door, knock the door come in here read some salah and they would have to serve the child
here. Amazing. Well, it brings tears to the eyes. But the reason I share it with you, every one of
us has needs for Allah subhanho wa Taala just keep calling. Just have your feeling. Have conviction.
If it is made, it will definitely come in your direction. You know we use the term by hook or crook
but I don't want to use that today. I want to tell you by the mercy and power of Allah subhanho wa
		
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			Taala it will happen it will come to pass. May Allah subhanahu Allah bless us. May He opened our
doors. May He grant us all Shiva, and may He make us believers that for him. Nothing is impossible,
or Salama, who was a llama or Baraka Island Amina Muhammad