Mufti Menk – The Companions and the Qur’aan

			smilla rahmanir rahim al hamdu Lillah wa salatu salam ala rasulillah why Allah Allah He was happy ah
my All praise belongs to Allah subhanho wa Taala blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, his household, his companions May Allah subhanho wa Taala bless them all in May
Allah subhanho wa Taala bless every single one of us, my beloved brothers and sisters, we have a lot
to learn from the Sahaba of the loved one whom the companions of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
wasallam, we need to bear in mind that these companions were chosen by Allah Subhana Allah, He chose
them for many reasons and divinely, he obviously knows that there will be rules and regulations that
		

			will be sent down over a period of 23 years. And a strong crop of men whose faith is solid, are
needed in order to set the first example, you and I know that we are not as strong as our fathers
and our grandfathers in terms of dedication, in most cases, in terms of the physical effort they put
into what they wanted to achieve, in terms of so many other things, but we have something to follow.
We have, for example, a path to tread upon, especially when we've seen that they are successful. So
the most successful of all the muslimeen from the oma of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam were
indeed the Sahaba of the law. For example, Abu Bakr Siddiq are the Allahu anhu he was known as a
		

			lumen Masha Allah, RP, Baghdad and via the best of those to trick the earth after the prophets of
Allah Subhana Allah to Allah Almighty, Allah Han who was known as the one who is next. The same
applies next is with managing a fund or your loved one, even a bit by living on your loved one. May
Allah be pleased with all of them. Now, they must have been something special about these men. You
and I were not chosen, unfortunately, or fortunately, by Allah subhanho wa Taala to be the
companions of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam on Earth. But if we follow some rules,
regulations and a certain path, we are guaranteed companionship of Muhammad Sallallahu sallam, in
		

			the Hereafter, and mirboo Muhammad. The Prophet sallallahu Sallam once told one of his companions
that a person shall be with whom he loves. So if you really and truly love Muhammad Sallallahu
sallam, it is not just a mere lip service. It is way beyond that. You need to show it by following
the commands that he brought to us that came from Allah Subhana Allah to Allah now you can actually
prove I really love him. How do you prove your love for him? You actually proving it because when he
said you have to get up for Salah you fulfill it in this way you do your will do in this way you
dress in this way. You don't do this, you don't eat this, you don't talk in this way, etc. We are
		

			the first people who should be adopting it. That's a sign of love. True Love, even haram love on
earth today. If a lover were to say, I'd like you to do this, you really love them. You might even
May Allah forgive us, you might even break the law to make them happy. May Allah subhanho wa Taala
forgive us. That is haram. That is an example I'm giving only because we can understand it
sometimes. But when it comes to Muhammad Sallallahu sallam, there is a guarantee of purity and
success. When the companions of Rasulullah sallallahu Sallam knew that this is the man Allah chose
to be the Nabhi they were convinced those who are closest to him were convinced that this is a fact.
		

			He's the best from amongst us. He's the most truthful from amongst us. He's the most trustworthy
from amongst us. Nobody compares, nobody can compete. Therefore, people like abubaker city for the
long run. Not only did they immediately accept the call when he says I am a messenger of Allah. Not
only did they immediately accept the call, they went out to encourage others and facilitate for
others their entry into Islam, kebab, viola and a lot of the people of the first crop who convinced
them according to the narrations, it was Abu Bakr Siddiq rhodiola who went to them quietly you know
what this man is right? You better follow what he's saying come benefit come and listen, come and
		

			see come and ask questions, etc, etc. Now, while we're listening to all of this, we too need to be
vehicles just like the Sahaba to promote what is right to encourage people to come to the masjid
come to a program wherein for example, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is going to be
remembered his Sunnah is going to be taught the do's and don'ts of Islam are going to be mentioned.
Come and listen. You know why? In our case, even if you are not
		

			So strong maybe the man or the woman whom you encouraged might become stronger than you and guess
what? You get a full reward of everything they do because you directed them so pan Allah Subhana
Allah, that is the amazing gift of Allah. This is why he never become tired to encourage people. You
know what, there's a beautiful talk. Let's go and listen to it. Come, let's go. Come on. It's only
going to be 20 minutes. They won't take too long. I'm just giving you an example. But I want to tell
you the benefit is immense and intense. Where do we learn it from Abu Bakr Siddiq, Allah and when
the Sahaba
		

			those who were actually what we term Maha Rome, mahalo means they were prevented by Allah subhanho
wa Taala. From
		

			the goodness they were the ones who turned people away. They were also there, some of the non
Muslims, the disbelievers they used to go and they used to harm the people who used to come to
listen to the good. What happened to them? We don't say it on the alarm I know next to their names.
When you say Abu lahab when you say Abu Jamal, do you ever say anything besides either silence or
either? May Allah give him what he deserves? Allah him in Allah him is the hippo? May Allah grant
him whatever he deserves. We need to choose, I need to choose, do I encourage people or do I
discourage people? That's all
		

			the bare minimum is if you can neither encourage? Well, obviously, that's a loss. And if you haven't
discouraged, then the minimum is you are quiet. You remain silent in the sense that you've lost. You
know, when the business opportunity comes in front of you. And people tell you listen, there's a
business opportunity right here, you are going to be earning $10,000 a week with this clean profit
in dollars. So Pamela, what will happen, you won't want that chance to be taken by someone else.
Especially if it's your field, your business, you know it, etc. You're going to grab it, you're
going to thank the people, they become close to you, they become your friends, they become your
		

			business partners. Even if they follow a totally different faith, you'll link with them become solid
and strong for what for something you may never be spending in your life. Do you realize this? But
the deal with Allah is far greater than just the $10,000 if you encouraged one person to come for
Salah that one Salah could save your adoption, your punishment in the grave, which had you had a
billion dollars to pay in order to be saved from you would have paid it that's in the Quran. The
Quran says those who have oppressed
		

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			Nadine avala, Mo ma fille de Jami.
		

			Leah, doobie Me neither,
		

			man, Taco Bell, I mean, those who have oppressed themselves had they had all the riches and the
merchandise and whatever they had contained, multiplied in order to save themselves from the
punishment of the Day of Judgment. If they could give it ransom, it would still not be accepted from
them too late. So where do we get the benefit from? Why was Abu Bakr Siddiq known as the best? Why?
Because he helped so many people see the goodness and he brought it to them and he paid for them to
come into the dean, for example, blah, blah, blah, no, he was a solid person. He came into the deal.
Obviously with the help of Abu Bakr, Siddiq and the others, he was so strong, Abu Bakr Siddiq for
		

			the long run who went to his master and paid him off to buy the slave, not for his own benefit for
the sake of Allah. This is a free man when he makes Salah without a worry, I will get the reward
Subhana Allah, look at this. It's a it's an amazing point that we need to think about to help
someone by alleviating their worry so that they can worship Allah in a better way. is an act of
worship similar to that of Abu Bakr Siddiq, where are we? Where are the Sahaba Allah Allah?
Similarly, my beloved brothers and dearest listeners, let me explain something very, very
interesting regarding the Association of the companions of Rasulullah sallallahu Sallam with the
		

			Quran.
		

			The Quran was revealed over a period of 23 years, every time rules and regulations came, it
strengthened them in the meccan period of most of the verses, if not all of them were connected to
belief, belief in the Hereafter, the punishment how the grave is going to be what's going to happen
in the future, what's going to happen, the angels that exist and the fact that they don't miss
anything. The fact that you believe in Allah you believe in the last day you believe in good and bad
coming from Allah. All this was revealed in mocha mocha Rama, when the verses came down the Sahaba
the Allahu anhu was strengthened, strengthened because the kuffar around them were living with a
		

			purposeless, aimless life. They used to live in order to earn the money. The
		

			merchandize to become rich, to be to be able to have power and authority on earth to be able to
oppress others. That's what people do up to today. Those who don't have faith at all what is their
aim in life, their aim in life is to earn to become recognized, to become powerful to have a
luxurious life and then to have a say, in the lives of the others. That's what it's all about today.
For those who don't believe but those who believe they will earn, the more they get, the more humble
they become, the more you find them in the house of Allah subhanho wa Taala the more charitable they
are so panela the more they get the closer they become to the sooner of Muhammad Allah Allah, Allah,
		

			Allah. Allah says, I bestowed upon you so much. Can't you do this and that without worrying about
other people, you do it for my sake. Some people hide their Islamic identity, but you're a multi
millionaire. Why do you need to hide the identity? proclaim it? I'm a Muslim, Masha Allah, may Allah
subhanho wa Taala, grant us steadfastness, the Sahaba of the Allahu anhu under the threat of
persecution, they were proudly Muslim. With us the weakness is such that with no such persecution,
we are still sometimes in a jam whereby we are shy to proclaim our Islamic identity or even a name
may Allah subhanho wa Taala strengthen us all and May Allah subhanho wa Taala help us there is a lot
		

			of goodness in the oma there is a lot of goodness in the oma and we have a lot of hope regarding the
youth and the the members of this ummah. inshallah, if we can tackle shape on we will be able to see
the fruit of the beauty of all of us never underestimate a single individual, no matter who he is.
He could be so close to Allah, that Allah subhanho wa Taala may love him way beyond his love for you
and I may Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us goodness. So going back to this beautiful point of the
Quran,
		

			Abu Bakr Siddiq of the Allahu anhu and Omar Allah know, when verses were revealed, they were the
first who who supported in such a way that they would sacrifice anything to defend Islam and the
Muslims and Muhammad Sallallahu sallam, above all Subhan Allah. I give you an example, the time of
the Israel and the Mirage when the godfather of Polish told abubaker that you know what would you
believe it if a person says that he went from here to bait will knock this from bait will knock this
up to the seven heavens from the seven heavens, he came down and they described everything for him
and he came back when he heard that your friend is saying that. He said if my friend is saying that,
		

			I believe it. Allahu Akbar. Initially, obviously, you didn't know who's saying it. So is it possible
humanly, we will probably think it's not possible but for the Nabhi of Allah, what's not possible so
panela by the help of Allah subhanho wa Taala by the power of Allah, so Ababa Casa de man who, you
know, in our terms, he would put his head on the block to say Listen, if he said it, it's done
		

			by that today, when we talk about him Subhana Allah only a hypocrite can dislike him or detest him
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Salah Allah Allah Mohammed and Abu Bakr, radi Allahu Allah, may Allah be
pleased with him and all the companions, and may Allah be pleased with every one of us. So what is
it that they used to do? That Allah chose them to be companions for?
		

			It is one main quality, that the bulk of the Sahaba who were not hypocrites had. What was it?
		

			It was
		

			listening and obeying immediately. That's it.
		

			Well, God owes me.
		

			Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na See? They said, We have heard and we have obeyed Forgive us, Oh
Allah, for indeed we are going to return to you. I give you one or two examples because time is
limited. And
		

			every time we hear the examples, think of ourselves I must think of myself when a large instruction
comes suit you or don't suit you. What is your reaction to it? Your reaction to it will determine
whether you shall be a companion of Muhammad sallahu wa salam in the hereafter or not, May Allah
forgive our weakness, we are very weak.
		

			We example is an example of business
		

			business at that time, a lot of it had to was rotating around alcohol, right? So they used to buy
alcohol. They used to pride themselves in the types of alcohol that the brews that they had, and
this man could make this brew, and that one could do it this way. And this one had that which was
you know, quickly
		

			intoxicating and the other one had the one that tasted so good and so on. And they pride themselves
in this type of statement. And at the same time
		

			they used to make a lot of money out of it. And this is why when the when they started asking
Muhammad Sallallahu wasallam the intelligent from amongst them yes or no naka noodle company summary
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			what is Muhammad?
		

			Muhammad Sallallahu sallam, they are asking you about two things. They are asking you about
intoxicants and gambling, gambling, like the lottery, etc. Tell them that FEMA is mon Kabira. There
is a great sin in both of them. But there is some benefits. What is the benefit? Well, if you were
to do business, you would make a lot of money out of it doesn't make it right. But you would make a
lot of money. So the second part of the verse says, tell them that the sin of the two is far greater
than the benefit of the two.
		

			Immediately the intelligent from amongst the Sahaba they quit it because they knew someone's telling
you look this good and bad. The good is far more sorry that the good is far less than the bad.
		

			If you have a brain What would you think? You know, what if the bad is more than the good? Let me
quit. What do I need it for? I don't need it. Sometimes we have a lot of wealth or some kind of law.
And for a small deal we make a big noise out for for that and we end up with the test of Allah we
fail because we were greedy. That's all May Allah subhanahu wa taala forgive us and strengthen us. I
know maybe I shouldn't be actually saying that example. But because this goes global. We have to
give the example here in this country may Allah Subhana Allah Allah grant us all ease and goodness,
and May Allah facilitate for us from his mercy, the sustenance that he has written for us. And may
		

			He write for us that which is good for us. I mean, so sometimes we fail. At that time, the Sahaba of
the Allahu Allah, you know what they did? They didn't fail. They understood a lot of them understood
the intelligent ones. Look, let's quit. After that. Another verse was revealed to say, while you are
in the state of intoxication, don't be drunk, meaning don't drink and then come
		

			for Salah. That's what it is.
		

			While you're in the state of intoxication, don't come for Salah. So you have to drink if you wanted
to at an odd hour.
		

			Another group of companions of the Prophet sallallahu Sallam understood that that means it's very
bad. The third type when when the prohibition came they didn't think hey, I'm gonna lose a lot of
money. This is going to happen. A this thing tasted nice. A this guy was addicted. The other guy was
this and that no excuse whatsoever. For
		

			the first came down, are you going to quit it for the sake of Allah? They said we have quitted. We
have quitted. It's all within a split. Second. That is what made them so honorable in the eyes of
Allah subhanho wa Taala. They were so how about the luevano? I gave you one example. The same
applies to every bank, for example, usually when it was prohibited, they dropped it. The same
applies to Salah when it was prescribed. They did it wholeheartedly. They will know people who are
not they know people who are not there, they will always Allah, they did it wholeheartedly, they
will companions. Those are the footsteps we should be following. And therefore I'd like to tell you
		

			that you know what, if we would like to be companions of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in the
era, let's develop a quality. Whenever you hear the verses of Allah, and whenever you hear the
sayings of Muhammad Sallallahu sallam, you should immediately lend an ear and try your best to
follow it as best as you can, you will never go wrong. Because even Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam says,
I live with you two things for as long as you hold fast upon them, you will never be a stray. What
are they? The Koran, the word of Allah and my son my way, obviously, we have to look into what the
Lama have taught and look into whatever has come down over the generations in order to understand
		

			the verses of the Quran and the Hadith. Because sometimes if you read the verse IV diverse, yes, the
bulk of the verses are quite easily understood. But a question begins to appear in our minds
regarding something we may have read, go and ask those with knowledge if you don't understand.
That's what we are taught. But you need to feel something a I'm feeling very uneasy, because this is
the Prophet sallallahu Sallam statement and I'm doing something else. I'm feeling very uneasy
because this is the boron that Allah has revealed and I'm doing something else. You don't need to
participate in that which is wrong. You don't need to engage
		

			In haram to be happy, because if you do it brings about sadness, the owner of happiness is telling
you discipline your life, and you shall see goodness not only in this life, but even in the
hereafter. May Allah subhanho wa Taala make us from among those who learn a lesson from the lives of
the illustrious companions of Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam May Allah subhanho wa Taala make us follow
their footsteps. May Allah strengthen us and protect us from shavon and May Allah subhanho wa Taala
grant us gentlemen to fill those with Muhammad Sallallahu sallam, and May Allah subhanho wa Taala
forgive all our shortcomings and grant goodness to the entire Ummah, brothers and sisters of ours
		

			are suffering across the globe, in Burma, in Syria, in Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen, in so many
places, places we know places we don't know. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant is to all of them, as
well as ease to every one of us a puto Polly Holla Holla Holla Salah Baraka ala nabina, Muhammad
Subhan, Allah Subhana Allah amavi hamitic the Shahada, Allah, Allah Allah and anastasiou kawana tubo