Mufti Menk – Comfort in Times of Crisis #12

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			Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem Alhamdulillah wa Salatu was
Salam ala rasulillah where Allah Allah He was happy in my beloved brothers and sisters. In the
previous episode we spoke about zecharia May peace be upon him when he was informed that his wife
was expecting, he asked Allah for a sign, because obviously he wanted to face the people with
goodness and he didn't want to face the negative words of the people what to do? Allah subhanho wa
Taala taught him the most amazing thing that many of us take for granted. Listen to what Allah says
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			he says, Oh my Lord, give me a sign. Allah says your sign is that you should not speak to people
silence, be quiet. Don't even try to respond, be totally silent. Don't speak to people for three
whole days, meaning for a period of time. And Allah subhanho wa Taala says, remember Allah a lot and
praise Him, worship Him in the morning and in the evening. So keep worshiping Allah, keep praising
Allah and remain silent. Don't talk to people, this matter is too big for you to resolve, we will
resolve it for you. Brothers and sisters, in times of crisis. A lot of us like to talk a lot. Be
careful, speak less praise Allah worship Allah morning and evening. And you know what, only say that
		

			which is beneficial sometimes if you have been falsely accused, the result of it or should I say the
matter is made worse when we speak when we try to clear ourselves. Sometimes you may have to remain
silent. Sometimes people may refuse to you, they may say bad things about you. It's okay. In this
age of social media, you don't need to respond to everyone. It says more about them than it does
about you. So the crisis you're facing about people saying bad things about you online, sometimes
the solution of it is to keep quiet. Sometimes just get off line, sometimes switch off, and you
don't need to respond. Sometimes you've read it, let it Let it be a source of laughter, because
		

			that's not who you are. It says more about them than it says about you. And Subhanallah my brothers
and sisters, this is a powerful lesson that we learn when something positive happened. You see when
someone earns a lot of money, people say they they're selling drugs, or someone has to say they're
cheating the taxman or whatever else they say. These are hurtful words, people have nothing better
to say at times your response to them might make matters worse, keep quiet. When you know you may
not be able to say something that will solve the problem. Leave it to Allah. Sometimes we try to
clarify and people misunderstand the clarification which requires a further clarification. And that
		

			too is misunderstood and it goes on vicious circle. So instead we rather avoid all of that. Praise
Allah worship Allah, you know your relationship with Allah subhanho wa Taala. And guess what? Allah
will take care of the rest. The same applies to Mary Maria when Allah told her and this is the next
verse, When Allah subhanho wa Taala tells Mary we chose you above the others. So what we want you to
do is, was Judy or Karima are working upon it in Arabic. We want you to worship your Lord, we want
you to be in prostration and bowing and continue to do that which means be regular in your prayers.
This Allah is advising those he chose. So if Allah is chosen, you and I, we will automatically be
		

			empowered to pray to be in frustration and to take our time when we bow. So let's engage in that my
brothers and sisters and we will be granted the comfort we want goodness, don't worry. Well the
goodness is achieved by following what Allah told those who he loved and who loved him back Subhana
Allah and this is why Allah subhanho wa Taala repeats all of this in the Quran so we can be inspired
by what Allah subhanho wa Taala has installed. Let me explain. Sometimes people plot out down down
for sometimes people plan against us It happens sometimes people say cutting words cutting remarks
our past sarcastic sometimes people try their best to irk us. They try to make us angry and upset. I
		

			promise you keep your cool develop your relationship with a lot that is a crisis. Yes indeed. But
you will achieve comfort in the midst of the crisis from Allah subhanho wa Taala when you have
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			Plan of Allah. This is why Allah subhanho wa Taala says in the same Surah Surah Allah Imran verse
number 54. He says, while Nakuru will not count on
		

			getting the plan and plot and Allah plans and Allah is the best of those who plan Subhana Allah.
Sometimes the planning and plotting of your enemies is the very source of your ultimate success. You
may succeed as a result of having lost a job by earning so much more than you would have had you
maintained that job. And the examples go on and on. Remember, lay your trust in Allah, no need to
fret and panic about the whole situation. When you know Allah is the best of planners, people plan
against you. People plot against you. Don't worry, Allah is watching, he may allow a little bit to
happen, but ultimately you will win because Allah is the best of planners. However, what is
		

			dangerous, you should not be on the other side. Don't plan and plot the downfall of others. Because
you're planning and plotting against Allah. Remember that. So as much as we need to provide comfort
in times of crisis, when we are being planned against, we need to also teach people not to plan
against others because then you are part of the crisis. May Allah subhanho wa Taala always make us a
part of the solution and never a part of the problem. So my brothers and sisters, that is the favor
of Allah, He gives whomsoever He wishes, when Allah speaks about all his favors, and all the
goodness and all the blessings of Allah subhanho wa Taala says in verse number 73, and 74 of the
		

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			long was he on an IM say that all the virtue and goodness belongs to Allah, it's in the hands of
Allah, He gives whomsoever He wishes and his Subhana Allah, his knowledge is very encompassing. It
encompasses everything. And then he continues to say, you have to be automatic.
		

			It is Allah who gives specialized gifts to whomsoever He wishes. Allah chooses whomsoever He wants,
for a certain gift, and then the gift is given. So don't become jealous of people. And don't plan
and plot the downfall of people. And on the other hand, don't become depressed at the planning of
others against you. You protect yourself by reading the prayers of the morning and the evening. And
at the same time, develop a good relationship with Allah and leave the rest in his hands. He is the
best of planners, no need to stress over what others are doing, when you have Allah with you.
Because even if they see temporary success, according to them, it will be a direct lead to your
		

			ultimate success and not theirs. So this is Allah subhanho wa Taala. Later on, you know, people do
engage in sin, people do falter. People do that which is wrong, that itself is a crisis. And
sometimes people go very far in turning against Allah, in doing things that are unacceptable.
Sometimes people believe, and then they disbelieve, and then they come back to belief and then they
go back to disbelief and so on. And sometimes life is full of difficulty and hardship such that some
people lose faith through the hardship while others find their faith because of similar hardships.
It's amazing. So Allah subhanho wa Taala when he speaks about the punishment of the Hereafter, and
		

			he speaks about how dangerous and how painful it is. He then says illa levena turbo mubadala casilla
hoffa in la hora Rahim, verse number 79, or 89, actually, of surah. Allah Imran, when Allah says,
except those who returned to Allah in seeking forgiveness, and they do good after that. Allah is
most forgiving, Most Merciful, most forgiving all the time. That is amazing. To think of the
forgiveness of Allah after you've done the most absurd things, and to imagine that Allah will
forgive you, at the blink of an eye and even quicker is something so comforting to the soul. Don't
let shaytan make you think otherwise. This I will be repeating throughout the entire series, because
		

			many of us need hope in the mercy of Allah. He is the Most Merciful, the most kind, the most
forgiving, the most compassionate, etc. I want to end off today's episode by saying
		

			in verse number 92 of surah Allah Allah Allah tells us how to achieve righteousness. You want to
		

			be righteous. While I tell you some people are striving in order to earn that which will benefit
them in this world. Some people are striving in order to earn that which will be beneficial for them
in the hereafter. Some people are striving to do a bit of both. Sometimes I tend to love certain
things while I'm on Earth, as a human being, I draw so close to certain things that I become
attached, attached to the degree that I would become so depressed if I were to lose it. And Allah
warns us to say, Don't be so attached. Yes, you may be attached, but there must be a limit to it. If
it is material items that you are attached to, then Allah says, to achieve true righteousness, spend
		

			those things, give them away, spend that which you love the most. If you want to truly achieve
closeness to Allah, and true righteousness, listen to what Allah says in verse number 92 that tunnel
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			Boo me shame. For in Allah heavy alley, you will never achieve through righteousness until you spend
from that which you love.
		

			And whatever you spend, anything that you spend, Allah knows about it. So people may not know Allah
knows spend that which you love. When you get too attached to something material, I promise you try
this, give it away, give it away in charity and give another one away. And the third one away that
which you love the most, when there is too much attachment and you give it away. There is a sense of
comfort you derive and contentment that is unmatched. Nobody can describe that. So this is something
people are facing a crisis of attachment you get too materialistic, it's all about amassing things
you have 45 perfumes, 50 pairs of shoes so much in terms of clothing, learn to give away and give
		

			away the good stuff. Sometimes Don't be attached to those things because your happiness and sadness
will not be connected to Allah. May Allah subhanho wa Taala as attachment be of most importance for
all of us. Aku Kohli hada sallallahu wasallam Alana Vina Mohammed
		

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