Mufti Menk – How To Overcome This Hardship

			So Allah subhanho wa Taala says, Well, let me tell you how how to overcome all of this. While Bashir
is being amazing, give glad tidings.
		

			In all this uncertainty in all this anxiety in all these hardships in all this loss in all these
tests, Allah says give good news to the following category to whom, to those who are a Siberian
those who bear patience, be patient, it will come to an end, bear patients follow the rules the
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him speaks about isolating oneself within their own houses, he speaks
about not leaving the city that you're in if there is a disease of this nature or a plague, he
speaks about baring patience, he speaks about the reward of the one who passes away under these
circumstances. So all of that is already discussed by Muhammad peace be upon him.
		

			At the same time, he's given us a lot of different remedies, he has suggested so much and he has
told us there is cure in this there is cure, in that there is cure in honey, there is cure in the
Black Sea, there is cure in speaking about all sorts of illness, not necessarily this particular
one, but all sorts of illness and sickness. So make sure that you take your health seriously. Make
sure you don't take the precautions for granted. Make sure that you do the best that you can my
beloved brothers and sisters, Allah says give good news to those who are patient. I want to know
what type of patience is the almighty referring to here. So if I were to continue with those verses,
		

			I will come across the answer. And levena
		

			Talu those whom when calamity strikes when disaster strikes, when negativity strikes, they are the
ones who say they make a declaration with firm conviction and belief. What do they say in law he was
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			LA RJ Oh, indeed we belong to Allah and unto Him shall be our ultimate return. That is a statement
you need to ponder over. So Allah is telling you at times like this, ask yourself where did you come
from, oh, man, where were you before your birth and ponder over it deeply and develop a connection
with he who brought you into existence and understand that you belong to him.
		

			If he created you, He has a plan for you. If he made you, He cares for you. So you just need to
develop that relationship with him and ponder over the fact that you came from him Subhana Allah. So
Allah subhanho wa Taala is telling us at times of difficulty and hardship and calamity those who
declare that they belong to Allah. They believe that they belong to Allah, they came from Allah.
They came from the maker himself, they are going to return to the maker himself. They say, we indeed
belong to Allah, and unto him, we shall return. Where are you going to go?