Mufti Menk – Do Not Transgress
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The speaker discusses the importance of building a bond with Allah and embracing his teachings. He emphasizes the need to strengthen one's own ego and see gradually but surely once they reach a point where they are satisfied, they will see a joy. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of not sharing negative experiences and embracing his natural beauty.
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When we sin and we transgress, one thing
that comes away, one thing that is taken
away from us is contentment.
We're no longer happy.
We're sinning and we're transgressing.
If you might enjoy it initially then you
realize I'm not happy. I'm not fulfilled.
What's lacking in your life? Your maker. You've
taken him out of the equation. You can't
do that. Bring him back in. Become strong
on your salah. No matter what you might
be doing,
strengthen your salah. And then see slowly but
surely when you leave something for Allah,
you get a beautiful joy. I know married
men and women,
sometimes they are lacking in their own responsibilities
because they have turned away from Allah. When
they come
back to Allah, they start enjoying
fulfilling their responsibilities.
They spend more time with their children. They
start doing things that are meaningful and add
value in their own lives. That is the
discipline Islam is supposed to bring you if
you're a true believer. I'm a true believer.
I get married and I concentrate on my
family.
That's what Islam teaches us.
What happens when you don't have any rules
and regulations? You get married and you're concentrating
on every other woman on the street. And
what happens to your wife? She's waiting for
you at night. You have to lie to
her a 1000000 times as to where you
were and what you were doing. And you
come back. She's upset and you're upset but
you got married. You use the name of
Allah to get together and there's everything but
Allah in your relationship.
That's why things are going wrong. But if
you had to just cut what you were
doing and come back and smile and spend
a bit of time,
the sweetness of that union, and the beauty
of that marriage, and the love and contentment
of the home, and the flourishing of that
beautiful,
you know the ambiance within that house will
be such that it's unmatched.
And those moments you don't need to share
them with the world.
You cherish them. You enjoy them. You prepare
for if Allah is going to bless you
with children and may He bless all of
us with offspring who will be the coolness
of our eyes. If Allah is going to
give that to you. You will enjoy bringing
your children up before you leave the earth.
Your time is temporary.
How long did you spend with your children?
What did you tell them? How much did
you talk to them? Did you remind them
about Allah?
Did you tell them about the good things?
Or were you only
busy showing them that which was wrong
from the very beginning?