Mufti Menk – Never Belittle These People
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The speaker discusses the importance of being a good Muslim and gives an example of a Muslim woman who gives importance to poor people. They also talk about how society is pressuring individuals to wear what they are wearing and how society is judging them based on their physical appearance. The speaker also talks about a sister's struggles and how she is being pressured to wear what she is wearing.
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My brothers and sisters,
like I said, when we talk of being
a good Muslim, there are so many things
that come to mind. The verses of the
Quran are full. But we haven't read that
Quran. We haven't gone through the sunnah of
Muhammad
Look at his life.
He was the best, he was a shining
example. We are talking
of him for the last few days, and
we are speaking about him today as well.
And we would like to emulate his entire
lifestyle.
He gave so much importance to people. He
helped those who were his enemies as well.
And he made sure that he greeted people.
In fact, Allah
tells him to go out of his way
to greet the poor.
Allah says, when the believers come towards you,
tell them, salaamun alaikum. He's telling Muhammad
If you look at the reasons of revelation
of that particular verse, amazing how?
Allahu Akbar, Allah
is
instructing Muhammad
to give greater importance to those who are
seemingly downtrodden,
yet their hearts
are full of iman.
Never ever turn away from such people. Today
you see a person who's a little bit
poor. They might have tatty clothing and so
on. And people tend to give the wealthy
a little bit more importance.
A good Muslim
will spend a moment
even giving importance to those who have tatty
clothing.
A good Muslim is he who gives importance
to little children, knowing
that the future lies in their hands.
A good Muslim is he who understands the
position of the sisters,
and has it in his mind, that I
will never abuse the respect of the sister
of mine. Subhanallah.
The world out there teaches you that a
woman is just an object of sexual amusement.
Believe me, they can say what they want,
but that is how the women are being
treated. Like I said yesterday,
in one of the programs I had.
People say Muslim women are being forced to
wear what they are wearing. The reality is
the rest of the world is being forced
to wear what they are wearing.
Why? It's a different way of forcing.
It's just a more intellectual smart way of
forcing.
You see a sister or someone, perhaps in
a different part of the world,
wearing
heels
that are this high, and they become higher.
She cannot walk. Look at how high it's
becoming.
She cannot walk. She has calluses on her
feet.
She's struggling.
But because the telly has brainwashed her,
society has conned her. The movies have really
knocked her brain out.
The big brothers and reality shows have really
taught her
something
and made her believe it's her freedom. Yet,
it's knocked her out because she's suffering in
those shoes. But she will not leave her
home without those shoes.
Who was forced? Who is being forced?
She will wear a miniskirt,
so mini that it becomes a maxi shirt,
rather than a miniskirt.
Really.
And she will do it, why? Because of
the same thing. She's out with a telly
everyday.
The games she plays, everything on there is
showing her how short the skirt should be.
May Allah protect us.
And then when she goes out, she looks
at everyone else and says they are forced.
Sister,
you were forced and compelled to do what
you are doing, but in a smart way.
Remember that. May Allah protect us. They are
judging you based on the texture of your
legs.
This is what they are judging you by.
They are judging you by how your hair
flies in the wind. I've spoken about this
in the past at length. And I've even
told you about pantine and head and shoulders
and everything else. Masha'Allah.
Molten brown and what have you. May Allah
protect us.
We don't want to be molten red in
the fire of Jahannam. May Allah
grant us goodness.