Mufti Menk – Contentment from Revelation Series 2019 – EP17 – Lessons from Yusuf AS

			levina
		

			bV
		

			bV karela hito Toma
		

			kulu Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim al hamdu Lillah wa
salatu salam ala rasulillah. Allah, Allah, he was happy as mine. My brothers and sisters, sometimes
people are imprisoned, wrongly. Sometimes the law is guilty of finding the innocent, guilty and
jailed them. But because there was evidence in that regard, or whatever it may have been, in some
places, it could have even been corruption. Not everyone in prison is guilty of a crime. Remember
this, perhaps the majority might be or a large number maybe, but there will be innocent people
there. Even those who are in the prisons. At times, we tend to forget that the idea is to correct
		

			them to be able to come out and reintegrate into society and community in a more constructive way.
That's the reason why we imprison people who are criminals. So my brothers and sisters,
		

			if you were to look at the story of the Prophet, Yusuf Alayhi, salam, he actually prayed to be
imprisoned wrongly, rather than be forced to transgress against Allah. On one hand, he could have
just committed the act of immorality and come out free, that might have led one after the other to
whatever it may have led. It didn't happen, so we don't know. But he chose to ask Allah, Oh Allah,
I'd love to be jailed rather than to go against you. Look at that. So Allah decided subhanho wa
Taala, to grant him the prayer. He was jailed. He was falsely accused, he was found guilty of a
crime he never committed. That's why I started the way I did. And he was jailed, but he was so
		

			content, he sees the opportunity of him being in prison, doing things that were so constructive, if
you are incarcerated, or if you know of someone who is there. Remember, my brothers and sisters, use
the time wisely. You know what, praise Allah, get closer to Allah, perhaps educate yourself, speak
to the others talk about something, if you're alone, at least praise Allah, get closer to Allah do
something constructive, your time cannot be wasted.
		

			And as for depression and sadness, there is no room for it in that particular circumstance. Because
if you were to think about how long I'm going to be jailed for, and you know what, I was so
innocent, and this, the law has found me guilty of something I haven't even done. And if you keep on
thinking on those lines, perhaps you may lose your contentment. But if you know, I believe in the
Almighty, I've done nothing wrong. And I'm sitting here and really, I know the Almighty has a plan
for me. And you live up to the last day, either you will be released or you may die, the death
obviously people don't want to talk about it, but it may happen. You know, rather die with
		

			contentment in a happy mode, than to die, sad and full of stress and full of you know, that anxiety
May Allah protect us from stress and anxiety. The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him used to make a
dua, or Allah protect me from anxiety, protect me from stress and hardship and so on. So many do as
we spoke about supplications from Revelation last year, but my brothers and sisters, what we need to
know is, when you're in a difficult position, make the most of it, learn from the story of the
Prophet Yusuf alayhi salam, he was content in the prison, he spoke to his mates about Allah, he
addressed them on many issues, he served them he proved to them that he was a very great person.
		

			And, and he reminded them time and again of what was right. You can use your time in a good way.
Allah knows why he put you there. He may have wanted you to be in certain company, he might have
wanted you to learn the lesson. And if you were or if you are guilty, and you did deserve some form
of punishment, then my brothers and sisters, it's not the end of the world. Change Your Life, change
your thinking correct yourself. Become a person who promises that they will not repeat whatever they
have done in order to get there. When you come out inshallah we'd love to see you reintegrated in
society, such that you can contribute positively to the communities. May Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			grant us is so Allah subhanho wa Taala gives us that beautiful example, in Surah Yusuf of the time
when he was put in to prison. Similarly, when it comes to his father Yaqoob Jaco Bani sallam, he
lost his son and he lost another son, and he was crying and he lost his eyesight. And Allah subhanho
wa Taala is addressing him and he is complaining to Allah and he is so content with his tears.
		

			When you cry, it doesn't mean you're not content. Those who've lost loved ones and they cry, those
who've suffered a loss and they cry. Crying does not necessarily depict lack of contentment, I could
be very content and I'm still crying because I'm sad at the loss of a person I loved. May Allah make
it easy for all those who've lost loved ones. You can cry, the tears that roll down a tears of
mercy, but your contentment is intact, intact. Look at use of alayhis salam, he kept crying but he
kept saying
		

			that lamb Amina la Hema La, la mo
		

			Oh my son's I know from Allah that which you don't know. I know the mercy of Allah, the promise of
Allah, I know all of this, I'm not going to lose hope in the mercy of Allah. He even says that I
assume he rohilla he
		

			is assuming rohilla in
		

			your own. He says, Don't lose hope in the mercy of Allah. For indeed, none loses hope in the mercy
of Allah except those who don't believe in Allah subhanho wa Taala. So he never lost hope. He cried,
but he did not lose hope. Until a day came when he was right. Allah blessed him, Allah returned him,
reunited him with his son, those of you who might be separated from your loved ones, be content.
Yes, you may be sad, you may be upset, you might be searching, you might be working towards being
reunited with your child or with your loved one. But you need to know Allah has a plan for you.
Allah knows why it's happening. You don't know. And at the end of the day, even if you're not united
		

			in your lifetime, Allah will unite you after this life later on. You keep doing good and keep hoping
in Allah and Allah will bring you together Allah knows the reward is kept for you. Don't lose hope
in the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala. So my brothers and sisters, that's our lovely lesson we
learn of contentment from the reaction of the Prophet Jacob use of Allah jacobellis Allah when it
comes to his son,
		

			Yusuf alayhi salatu was Salam and the other son Binyamin.
		

			May Allah peace and blessings be upon all of them. One more lesson I'd like to draw from Surah Yusuf
before we move on, is when use of Allah His Salaam was ultimately faced with his brothers. And they
were exposed, their plots and plans were exposed. So all the planning of the downfall of a person
only resulted in his elevation, be content. Allah grants your goodness, when people plan your
downfall, they falsely accused you they spread rumor about you, they want the world to think that
you're a bad person, they try to tarnish your image. It is through the very actions that Allah will
grant you success above them in this world and the next or at least in the next. In the case of use
		

			of La Salaam, it was in both Allah elevated his status as a direct result of the actions of his own
brothers who wanted to drop him below them. And a lot of ro Allah caused him to rise above them. So
this is why right at the end, he was so happy so content, he looks at his brothers and he says
		

			Hello, welcome to my file to be usofa he is Tanja. Hello.
		

			Do you know what you did to Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant? They were shocked, who
knows about what we did?
		

			In nacala.
		

			yourself?
		

			Is it that you are useful?
		

			He says
		

			and you also for had he caught the man not long wired
		

			in whom
		

			he was be fair in law Hello God. masini he says I am used to and this is my brother. Allah has
favored us imagine he forgot everything that happened over four decades. And he says Allah has
favored us For indeed, anyone who has taqwa and patience. Allah will never waste their deeds. Never
waste the deeds of the good doers. If you've done good, Allah will definitely recompense you. What a
lesson we have for ourselves. He says, I don't mind 40 years I struggled. I don't mind. I know that
when you have Taqwa, you develop your relationship with Allah and you have a son which means you are
good to the rest of the creatures of Allah you do good. taqwa and kindness Allah will never ever let
		

			you down. You want contentment, develop those two.
		

			taqwa and kindness. Be kind. Some of us have won some people
		

			are very kind but they don't have the consciousness of Allah. And some people are very conscious of
Allah in their ibadah. But they're not kind at all they are rough with their own family members.
They are very hurtful, very abusive, no understanding, no communication, nothing. Be careful. This
was a lesson. And Allah subhanho wa Taala says immediately after that they told him
		

			to la de la cada
		

			Allahu Allah in, in, Lahore, in Indeed Allah has favored you above us and we were wrong. Allah has
raised you above us. They were planning for 40 years to drop him below them. 40 years later it
emerged. Had they not done what they did, he wouldn't have been so high above them. Why should he be
angry? Why should anyone be upset? Wasn't that the brilliant plan of Allah to get this young child
into such a powerful position? Had it not been for their actions, he wouldn't have been there so
Allah planned it so carefully. Remember that my brothers and sisters, and in the end he says
		

			letter three Ba La como yo yo Pharaoh long Hola, como como me? No retribution at all against you
guys today. Allah will forgive you for he is indeed most forgiving, Most Merciful. What a great
lesson in contentment, use of Allah His salon, had he not been content he would not have been able
to forgive because of how contente was, how happy he was. How reassured he was regarding the
brilliant plan of Allah that had in it. 40 years of separation from loved ones, he was ready to
forgive. He told him before they asked him they had not yet said forgive us. They just said we were
wrong. He says Hang on, I forgive you. So Panama. My own brothers. He says you're my brother's I
		

			forgive you go to the Father. Let's change the topic Go and bring your father. He didn't even want
to address the matter deeply. Imagine what type of contentment you will achieve by releasing by
forgiving starting with your own family members. Believe me Allah will grant you a contentment never
tasted by you before aku Kali hada or sallallahu wasallam obala Kala Nabina levena
		

			todo muy
		

			bien de la karela he Allah be the karela he Takoma
		

			kulu