Mufti Menk – Comfort in Times of Crisis #25

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			a Salam alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim al hamdu Lillah wa Salatu
was Salam ala rasulillah what Allah Allah He was happy a Jemaine my brothers and sisters, if Allah
has taken something away from you, it's not a sign that he is upset with you. And if Allah has given
you something, it is not necessarily a sign that he is pleased with you. Allah subhanho wa Taala
sometimes takes away things from us because He loves us. And sometimes he gives us certain things as
a test for us. Sometimes it is just before the punishment comes that Allah gives someone so much and
they become confused, thinking Allah is happy with me. My brothers and sisters, what we need to know
		

			is, it all depends on your relationship with Allah. If you are trying your best, if you're seeking
forgiveness, Allah says I will never punish you while you are seeking forgiveness. So one of the
ways of diverting punishment is to seek the forgiveness of Allah subhanho wa Taala. In that case, he
says he will not punish those who are seeking His forgiveness while they are seeking forgiveness.
They're engaging in such a great act of worship, that the punishment of Allah stops. But remember,
if you are developing your relationship with Allah subhanho wa Taala, you are trying and you have
tried to fulfill your obligations, stay away from the prohibitions. Then if allow, were to take
		

			something away from you, it is a blessing. And if Allah were to give you something, it is a blessing
as well, because your relationship with him is good. You're trying. It's all about trying, my
brothers and sisters, none of us will achieve perfection. We were created as human beings, and we're
not perfect. The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was perfect. The messengers of Allah Subhana,
Allah to Allah May peace be upon them, we're on a different level. But you and I, we are just
ordinary human beings Subhana Allah, we will not be able to achieve that perfection. Our duty is to
keep trying. That's it. If you are trying, you will achieve the pleasure of Allah. When you are
		

			trying with Allah, you must be confident that anything that happens in your direction that comes in
your direction that happens to you, while you are trying can never be a punishment of Allah. It is
only a test. Sometimes. It is a blessing that you don't recognize right now. But you will in the
near future. It's Allah's way of touching our lives. But when a person is far from Allah, not
bothered about Allah turned away from Allah, never trying anything, nothing makes them regret. In
that case, Allah says when we've given them, it may just be the prelude to the punishment, when
we've taken away from them, it may just be a punishment. May Allah subhanho wa Taala protect us all.
		

			My brothers and sisters, Allah explains this beautifully, in verse number 44, of surah, two lanahan
when he says those who forgot us completely, we opened all the doors of materialism. For them, every
materialistic door there was, was flung open for them. And they were confused, because when they
were so happy, drowning in materialism in a way that they forgot us even further, we suddenly
punished them. They were confused. Why the confusion, because they were thinking that Allah is happy
with us because he's given us. Allah says No way. There were people much better than you, whom we
did not give as much as we've given you. We were pleased with them far more than we would ever be
		

			pleased with you, but we didn't give them as much.
		

			Because giving does not necessarily depict the pleasure of Allah. The pleasure of Allah is in the
worship of Allah. When you are trying to develop a good relationship with Allah, He gives you the
comfort, he gives you the contentment, he takes you out of the crisis. He makes you believe that
whatever has happened is only good. If it's coming my direction, and I know that I've got a good
relationship with Allah cannot be bad. Take it in your stride patience. Allah wants you to be a
patience. Isn't patience, an act of worship, that is rewarded as Allah says in your force.
		

			sabi Runa Jorah home bhiwani ASAP Allah definitely gives those who bear patients their recompense
with out a limit unlimited. Your reward is unlimited with Allah when you bear patients, so Allah
wants you to bear this beautiful patience.
		

			Allah says, phenom Anna Suma de que bien de la him about werbach Konishi. When they forgot whatever
they were reminded about, we opened the doors of everything material for them had either very habima
or two when they were happy with what they got. And they were excited, drowning in whatever they
got. You know, sometimes when people have a lot of wealth, they only think of doing the wrong things
with that wealth. They forget about doing the right things, preparing for the hereafter being
charitable, being humble. They do all the opposite. So Allah says, a cousin, Bogota, we suddenly
punished them. We took them we swipe them suddenly, for either, who Mobley soon they were confused.
		

			What Why is Allah doing this? Weren't we among the chosen ones from Allah? Didn't he actually give
us so much? Now you're talking Subhan? Allah, Allah says, You forgot us completely. Don't be
confused. So my brothers and sisters, this is a very, very interesting piece of advice. When Allah
taken something away from you, it is not necessarily a sign of his anger. Nor is it his punishment.
No. If your relationship with him is good, it was a good thing. And the opposite is true. If Allah
has given you something, it's not necessarily a sign of his pleasure. So don't be confused. Are you
from among those who's developed a good relationship with Allah when you've got things? If the
		

			answer is yes, then you're a good person. Allah loves you. You're on the right page in your
relationship with Allah. But if all your blessings and your wealth and your power and your looks and
whatever else Allah has given you, has made you proud, arrogant, haughty, deceptive turned away from
Allah no longer worshiping Allah forgetting Allah doing as you please immorality and everything
prevailing. And that's not a good thing. It's not a sign of the happiness of Allah subhanho wa
Taala. May Allah subhanho wa Taala protect us. And Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us that whenever
you hear people in a meeting in a gathering, whenever you hear people, bless, FIM Allah speak bad
		

			about Allah say nasty, dirty, ugly things about Allah or even about others. Allah says, turn away
from them. don't participate in that meeting that discussion, don't be a part of it, until they
change the topic to something good. So this is also goodness that Allah subhanho wa Taala is
teaching us in verse number 68 of sudo to the Nam, where Allah tells us what either a Latina una de
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			talking bad about our signs, making a mockery of our signs or being evil mouthed about our own signs
about that about Allah and His messengers, His signs, etc. Allah says, turn away from them until
they change the topic or they speak about something else and so on. This verse is showing us not to
participate in bad
		

			if there is a group of people, and they are doing good, be a part of them, it will bring about a lot
of comfort. If there is a group of people and they are doing bad or saying bad things, or pressing
others doing wrong, making a mockery of goodness, don't be a part of that. abstain, stay away until
they change the topic or they change their ways. So what we're learning here is when you want
comfort, and if you want comfort, make sure that you don't participate in a crisis. Make sure you
don't participate in negativity, only participate in that which is positive, that which is good,
that which is filled with goodness blessings and reaching out to people in a positive way. That is
		

			the message that Allah subhanho wa Taala has for us. And Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us also in a
beautiful way that never be judgmental when it comes to people who greet you, people who are good,
even if they come across poor, didn't we learn a few minutes ago that when Allah has given you it's
not necessarily a sign that he's happy with you, when he's taken away from you. It's not necessarily
a sign that he is upset with you. Sometimes he takes away from you because he loves you. So Allah
says when you see the believers who don't have much, and there is a reason of revelation of this
verse, verse number 54 of Solon, Han there is a reasonable
		

			Revelation, but without going too deeply into it, when you see those who don't have much the poor,
the downtrodden when you see them as believers, they're believers in a lot. You know, you walk into
the masjid, you walk into some place you see someone, they're looking like good believers, but
perhaps they might be poor. They might not have much. They might look like they're downtrodden.
Their clothes may be tatty in ruins, etc. They may be homeless. Allah says you know what, give them
importance. Amazing. Give them importance, the weakness of men. We tend to give importance to people
who are similar to us or more powerful or they look higher than us in terms of worldly things, and
		

			allows warning us to say don't be that way. Reach out to those who who are not on your level as well
materially because they may be on a higher level in the relationship with Allah. It should bring
tears to our eyes. Imagine a friend of Allah in the masjid in tattered clothes or homeless he could
still be a friend of Allah you ignored him. You treated him badly a beggar. Allah says what a
messiah elf Allah tell her when a person is begging, don't ever rebuke them. They might just be a
friend of Allah, you plunge yourself into a crisis simply because you melt treated someone whom
Allah loves so much, just because they didn't have something material that you had Allahu Akbar.
		

			Learn to greet people learn to respect people, no matter who they are. The poorest from amongst us,
the homeless from amongst us, those who come across like they have absolutely nothing from this
worldly material provision. Sometimes they are the closest to Allah. Allah says
		

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When the people come to you who believe in our verses say to them Salaam Alaikum. Peace be upon you.
Allah has written for himself. Mercy. Allah is the Most Merciful he will have mercy and he will
forgive those who have wronged when they turn back to him. My brothers and sisters beautiful lessons
to take heed upou leukomalacia or sallallahu wasallam or Baraka ala nabina. Muhammad
		

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