Mufti Menk – Powerful Points from 16 Juz

			smilla rahmanir rahim al hamdu lillahi wa Salatu was Salam ala rasulillah he was early he was happy.
		

			We praise Allah subhanho wa Taala we send blessings upon Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam his
household, his companions. We ask Allah Subhana Allah to Allah to bless them and to bless every one
of us. My brothers and sisters, we read surah Toluca have,
		

			very, very often, there are many lessons that we draw from Surah Taka, for me, one of the most
powerful lessons from South Africa, that always brings about a lot of conflict within the heart. It
brings about tranquility, it brings about peace, it brings about contentment. And it is indeed a
great gift of Allah subhanho wa Taala is a powerful lesson that we derived from the story of an
hadal with musalla is Salatu was Salam. I don't wish to go into all the details. But the point I
want to raise is, if you are a believer, and you do good deeds, voila, he I swear by Allah, who has
raised the skies without pillars, that he will never ever let you down. He will always take care of
		

			you. That is Allah. If you believe in Allah and you do good deeds will law he will not let you down.
If something happens in your life today. That seems to be negative. It seems to be bad for as long
as you believe and you do good deeds. casselman may have been bait, it is not bad for you. It is the
best thing that Allah did for you. Where do we get it from? Look at
		

			there were three things that happened.
		

			He made a hole in a boat.
		

			And that was very, very bad for those people who own the boat for them. It was a loss. But do you
know why he did it because Allah told him to do it because those in the boat were honest. In their
business, they will believe as they used to do good deeds. So if you believe and you do good deeds,
even if there's a hole in your boat today, you need to know that Allah has saved you from something
tremendous, something great that is coming ahead that you don't know about. If you lost your job
today. It's because Allah wants to save you from something great. If you have lost your job, you
lost money, you made a loss today, it's a hole in your boat if you have yaqeen and conviction in
		

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bear patience wait for a bit. Allah subhanho wa Taala says
		

			Safina tufan Cara Nina Sakina madona.
		

			As for the boat that the hole was made in, it belonged to some poor people who are working very,
very hard upon that water ferrying people and goods from point A to point B they were honest. Allah
says
		

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			Lhasa fee, not nothing was
		

			further downstream, there was a certain tyrant ruler, who was taking away all the good boats. So
Allah says we don't want the boat of these beautiful people to go away. They rather suffer a small
hole now and have the entire boat just to patch it up later on, than to lose the whole boat and have
nothing, wasn't it the gift of Allah Subhana Allah, another one. And this is amazing. It's powerful.
My brothers and sisters, if you think about it, we have so much negativity that happens in our
lives. We have so much hardship, if you believe and you do good deeds, I swear it's good for you. Do
you think Allah does bad to you? When you believe and you do good? Never he won't. We think because
		

			of our weakness, that it's bad. It's good. You don't give up. That's the secret, keep doing good.
And don't ever give up the day you give up. That's the day you've lost. Listen to the second. And we
read this all the time in South Africa, where he happened to kill a person. In fact, that was the
eradication of a young person who was very bad. Had he grown older, he would have been the means of
destruction for his parents. So the someone who lost the life of his loved one. So Panama, Allah
says we took it away intentionally to save the parents from the headache of the future. Allah, who
knows you lost the child, that child Allah knew that it's going to go away today. Because if it went
		

			tomorrow, it was going to be a means of your destruction, perhaps. So panela so if you've lost a
loved one, do not despair. Yes, we are sad. We are saddened because of the connection Allah blessed
us with. If you've lost a loved one, I promise you the patience you bear and you trust that Allah
has done the best thing that he could have. Meaning he took away that person at the ideal time.
There was no better time not one moment before, not one moment after. So Allah subhanho wa Taala
says what am
		

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			that the young person, the young boy whose life was taken, his parents were pious people we feared
that if he grew older, he would have been a means of distress for those parents. So we decided, if
we take him away, now two things have happened, we saved him. So he also goes to gentlemen, and we
save these parents from the torment so that they lead the content life and Allah says, For Aradhana
		

			boom.
		

			Allah intended to replace for them some child better than that one which they took away. sapan
Allah, if Allah took one thing away from you, rest assured that he's going to replace it with
something better. If your business burnt down today, I promise you tomorrow, it's going to be far
greater than what it was. Allah has a plan. You don't understand it today. The problem with man, he
lacks two things Sabra and a man yaqeen conviction and the patience the forbearance This is why my
brothers and sisters be happy with the decree of Allah no matter what we believe Welcome to re re re
mean Allahu taala good and bad faith is indeed from Allah and Allah alone we are meaning we
		

			surrender to the decree of Allah. May Allah make it easy for us. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant
us that which is better than what he took away from us. The Prophet sallallahu Sallam told us that
when you suffer a loss in any form, Allah journey Fimo see but he was awfully higher on Minho amin
ha, Oh Allah, Oh Allah.
		

			Oh Allah grant me is in this difficulty of mine. Oh Allah compensate for me with that which is
better? Make a compensation, the loss that I have suffered, yeah, Allah grant me something in return
that is better than it no Allah make it easy for me. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us goodness
the third. And I'm spending a moment with this because Allah He it is something we read every week,
but we don't think about we read it so often. We don't think this surah is meant to provide
contentment and calmness to the heart. You are supposed to be building your Eman we read the story
of al Qaeda. The third one was the wall that was made. And Allah subhanho wa Taala says, while I'm
		

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			the effect of the good deeds of parents will actually have the positive impact even on the children.
So panela if you think about it, you as a parent, if you do good deeds, and you believe in Allah
will law he won't even let down your children, the next generation, he will take care of them why
you took care of yourself. I took care of my relationship with Allah, Allah took care of my children
Subhana Allah, look at what Allah says, that wall that was falling down. underneath it, there was a
treasure that was left behind by some pious worshipers of ours, whose children were your team, they
were orphans had that fallen down. Perhaps people may have seen the treasure and usurped it. So
		

			Allah says, We inspire the Hebrews to straighten it, even though they gave him nothing in return. So
panela look at how Allah looked after the next generation, because of the goodness and the belief
and the good deeds of the parents. Don't we learn what I said right at the beginning that will love
him. If you believe and do good deeds, nothing you need to worry about whatever's happening in your
life today, it's the best thing that could have happened. Be happy, go home, smile, and thank Allah
for the problems you have. Because if Allah chose other problems, they would have been something
that you would not have managed, but because you believe and you do good deeds. I swear it's the
		

			best thing when Allah occupies you with something, you need to thank Allah subhanho wa Taala never
forget him like I say, never lose hope in the mercy of Allah. That for me, is the most powerful
point that comes out of surah two calf, it brings about so much contentment when I think to myself
what a very is going on across the globe. Allah The one who made you and I is in absolute control.
There's no way that I doubt that. And because I've tried my best to seek Allah's forgiveness where I
felt it and to do good deeds wherever and however I can. I have conviction in my heart that Lord
will not let me down. May Allah let that happen to every one of us. May Allah subhanahu wa taala
		

			grant us goodness. However, at the end of surah two, there is a warning way, Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			talks about those who are the biggest losers in this world. They do a lot of deeds, but these deeds
are wasted.
		

			Should we inform you of those who are the biggest losers in terms of their deeds? They toil they
work hard, but their deeds are wasted. Do you know why? their deeds they either do them for someone
besides Allah, so they are not accepted? Or they do acts of worship that were not taught by
Muhammad? sallallahu alayhi wasallam so they are wasted. This is why right at the end, Allah says,
farmer, can I Oh, Julie, oh, beef.
		

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			Whoever is looking forward for the meeting with Allah should do deeds that are in line with what
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has taught, that means Amazon, good deeds, good deeds are
taught by Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. I cannot wave at the sun and claim that I'm
worshiping Allah because the Rasulullah sallallahu Sallam did not do that, as an act of worship. I
need to do what he taught. If he didn't teach it, you don't need it. Secondly,
		

			one should not participate, to engage in anything that is delivered for that, besides Allah in terms
of worship, anything done for a deity besides Allah, falsely in any other way, all that is
unacceptable. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us acceptance we moved on this evening to Surat
Maria, in Surah. Maryam also there is a very powerful lesson. Obviously, there are so many, but I
want to take one or two. The first one is the value of silence how silence is golden, at the correct
time. If someone were to ask you something where a response is required, you respectfully respond.
But I promise you sometimes the matter in your hands is too big for you to resolve. It's too huge.
		

			You may it may be a disaster. The best thing in those instances is to remain silent, engaged in the
remembrance of Allah ask Allah help. Where do we get this from? Look at the story of Zakaria and he
said he was told you're going to be having a child he was old, he was embarrassed because you know,
when you have an eight year old saying hey, my wife gave birth you find all the youngsters looking
and sing uncle Subhan Allah, they just look at him without even saying anything. He feels
embarrassed. May Allah subhanho wa Taala protect us but Allah says
		

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			says Allah tala Yeah. So he, he says, Oh Allah give me a sign. Give me some sign. Allah says your
sign. Don't speak to anyone for three days. So panela three nights, don't talk. You know what
happens my brothers and sisters, when someone spreads a rumor when gossip starts, when you go to
clarify, sometimes you are adding fuel into the Inferno, you're giving the story life, the best
thing keep quiet, it will die a natural day, a death. The seven day wonder they call it seven days
later, the whole world is forgotten what has happened. Check in the whole world. what I've just said
is a reality. Someone spreads the rumor, someone starts something negative if you can bear patients
		

			for seven days. And the seven days is not from the heartbeat. It's only my own experience. But if
you can bear patience and silence, remember Allah turn to Allah, that thing will die down. Sometimes
it's too big people have accused you of something major. How Where are you going to begin the
clarification. Allah says we'll do it for you. Don't worry. You believe you do good deeds. We love
you enough. You will be quiet. We're going to do the rest. A day will come when evidence will gather
in a way that you will just be smiling. Oh Allah, you took care of me. So Pamela, I was quiet.
Similarly, Maria Maria salatu salam, same lesson from Somalia. She was embarrassed. she's expecting
		

			she doesn't have a husband. She says to Allah, what should I do? Allah says, For Cooley in
		

			Houma felon who can lemon Yama.
		

			See?
		

			If you see any human being just say, I'm not speaking to any human being. I have sworn I've taken a
vow for the sake of Allah. I'm not going to talk to anyone today. I'm fasting in terms of speech.
		

			Why it was too big. What is she going to say? When is she going to start off? They would accuse her
and they did have so many things. Allah cleared her when when this child was born, he spoke in the
law, Jesus made peace be upon him and he said, he said and he spoke he says, I am the slave of
Allah, and the matter was clarified. I hope we have drawn that lesson.
		

			Then the last verse of surah. Maria, Allah says, and this is also another powerful verse. In levena
		

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			Those who believe and do good deeds. look the same two things have come back again. If you believe
and you do good deeds, Allah says we will create for you love, love what type of love, the other
good people will recognize you and love you. That's what it is. The good people will recognize you
and love you. People will take to you Why? Because you are good and you do good deeds, the evil they
might not like you because why they don't have the eyes with which to see when a Buddha saw Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he had evil in his heart, his heart was filled with jealousy and envy,
this man is going to take over therefore, when he looked at nummy salatu salam he did not have love
		

			in his heart. But Allah says if you believe in you do good deeds, you know, like Paul Subhana Allah,
what happens in our language, they attract Subhana Allah, those that are similar, birds of a feather
flock together, you are good, you recognize one who is good enough for that will fatherly mean and
nasty the Woo, in the Arabic language of the saying is, indeed a person with virtue is recognized by
others with a similar virtue they know Subhanallah this person is really good. It takes one with no
to recognize new in another person, as dark as they may be in complexion. So Panama, may Allah grant
us as we move on to Surah Taha that surah, the beginning the opening verses, every time, they remind
		

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			Allah and we know he was an enemy of Islam. He was out to get Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
to eradicate him.
		

			And because the words of Allah fell upon a chord within his heart of softness, Allah guided him, how
many verses three to form, oh, ma.
		

			Or beautiful versus Allah says, We revealed this Quran not in order for it to be a source of your
distress or uneasiness or discomfort. Now, many people think Islam has a lot of rules and
regulations. What should we do? The reality is every rule is a blessing. It's not there to make your
life a mess. It's there to create ease. When amagno kopparberg Allahu anhu heard or read just a few
verses, he started crying, his heart trembled. He turned to the dean never ever to go back to his
bad ways. Again, I asked you my brothers and sisters, how many verses of the Quran Have you read?
Have they ever impacted upon you yet you call yourself a min a believer May Allah make us from those
		

			whom when we read the Quran, our hair stands, we get goosebumps, we are moved. It's the word of
Allah. If the word of Allah is not going to move you nothing on earth will ever move you may Allah
subhanho wa Taala grant us the understanding. And I want to end off with a beautiful verse seeing
the time is not on our side. You know, when Musa alayhis salam was sent to the Pharaoh, he was told
by Allah, that you know, you and your brother, when you go to speak to this Pharaoh, you MUST speak
to him in the most polite way, very humbly using soft terminology and words. Perhaps when you do
that he might bear in mind he might remember he might fear Allah He might come back. So Allah says,
		

			Don't speak harsh. To who? To the Pharaoh, who was the pharaoh around. He was the worst on the
earth.
		

			Allah is telling Musa alayhis salaam who's the best on earth to say when you go to the west, speak
very nicely, politely.
		

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			speak to them. Both of you speak to him in a beautiful way with soft words. Perhaps it might move
him It might change him, etc. I asked you my brothers and sisters, when we speak to our mothers, our
fathers, our brothers, our blood relatives, our in laws, our family members, our community members,
what type of words do we use? They are not as bad as the pharaoh never. No one existing today can be
worse than the Pharaoh of that time.
		

			And none of us can ever be better than Musa or Moses, may peace be upon him. So we are supposed to
be speaking with even softer words, because that is how the matter will be resolved. Perhaps if
Allah has written guidance and solution, but you you solve your problem. Why? Because you fulfilled
a duty unto Allah of speaking with kind beautiful words. May Allah make me conscious of the words
that come out of my mouth. And may Allah make every one of us conscious of the words that come out
of our mouths. We speak to our wives, our husbands, our children, our pay whoever it is, speak with
the best words they are not Pharaohs, they are very good. They are bringing
		

			Compared to the pharaoh Subhan Allah no comparison. To speak kindly. That's a lesson. And I end by
saying, towards the end we heard a verse we are losses.
		

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			Whoever does Whoever believes and does good deeds, they've sought forgiveness, we will always
forgive them constantly. You know, the term used is a farm. The farm doesn't mean the one who
forgives, the one who keeps on forgiving does not get tired to forgive. That's the meaning of the
four means he forgave once he forgave you, Abdullah for the worship of the Most Merciful That is
correct. It is also the name of Allah. There's nothing wrong with it. It is filled with mercy. But
Allah is showing you wait, My Mercy is greater. When we sometimes commit a sin. We seek forgiveness,
we commit the same sin we seek forgiveness, we commit the same sin. We seek forgiveness Allah says,
		

			For as long as you are genuine when you seek forgiveness, I don't mind what has happened. I will
keep on forgiving you. So do not lose hope. Don't stop seeking forgiveness. I will go for it right
up to the last breath. Subhana Allah. So that's a verse that instills a lot of hope. These are just
some of the beautiful verses of the surah Hakuna kakihara Allahu wa Sallim wa barik ala nabina
Muhammad Subhan Allah Subhana Allah Mohammed ik shadow Allah Allah