Mufti Menk – Bigger Test For A Bigger Reward
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The speaker discusses the importance of peace and acceptance in facing hardship. They also mention the historical rule of being asked difficult questions and receiving a certificate of completion. The speaker emphasizes the need for effort and money in order to achieve a better job and salary.
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Sometimes, and this is what we ask the
almighty to protect us from, if your hardship
drifts you away from the almighty, it's actually
it could be the beginning of some punishment.
When you have hardship,
don't pick a war with Allah.
He is your Lord. He knows
people better than you have been through bigger
problems than yours and they've sailed through it.
The prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, the
best of all, the highest should I say.
Jesus, may peace be upon him. 1 of
the top 5.
Noah, may peace be upon him. 1 of
the top 5. Abraham, Ibrahim, may peace be
upon him. 1 of the top 5.
SubhanAllah.
Moses, Musa alaihis salam, one of the top
5. I've mentioned all the 5 now. Right?
Masha'Allah.
They all went through challenge upon challenge. Go
and read about the pharaoh. Go and read
about the Romans and how they treated Jesus.
May peace be upon him. Go and read
about Quraysh and what they did to Muhammad
peace be upon him. Go and read about
the parents of Ibrahim, his father and his
community and what they did to him. We
have faced nothing as compared to them.
They were loved by Allah. So if Allah
does it to whom He loves, He says
it clearly to us. When I love you,
I'll test you. And when you when you
when there is a greater reward for you,
the test is a bit bigger. Just like
the school. It's a good example if you
think of it.
You want a bigger certificate. Well, you've got
to be asked some difficult questions. You're gonna
have to go and do some research. You're
going to have to write a thesis. It's
going to take you a few years. You're
going to sweat. You're going to spend money
and energy and effort and whatever. But after
that, you're going to have a title perhaps
and you might be able to get a
better job and a better salary for a
little while. The similar rule applies when you
have done that and sacrificed your time, your
money, your energy, your effort in order to
please Allah. Allah gives you a certificate. You
have a title next to your name and
you enter into the hereafter
and you will get not just a job
or
a or a salary. You get everything you
wish for and you want.
That's what it is.
But it's an effort.