Mufti Menk – Ramadan 2006 – Durban – Day 3-4

			Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim In the name of Allah most Gracious, Most Merciful. Al hamdu Lillahi
Rabbil alameen wa Salatu was Salam ala
		

			nabina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi what? woman who humbly son in Isla Yomi Deen. All praise is
due to Allah subhanho wa Taala creator nareesha cherishes sustainer protector of one and all
blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam blessings upon all his
companions and all the believers May Allah subhanho wa Taala bless us all in our offspring, who will
come until the day of the AMA amin
		

			honor the rule ama beloved brothers and sisters dear listeners, we all know that this is the month
of mercy where Allah subhanho wa Taala in tonight's verses has given us several reminders from
amongst these reminders, they are those that are connected to the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala.
And in order to strike the balance, Allah subhanho wa Taala has also presented warnings so that men
can take heed from amongst these warnings Allah subhanho wa Taala tells myself and yourselves and
all mankind, yo mata jido colonna
		

			Camila Min
		

			wama Mila.
		

			So
		

			doula
		

			Madden, Merida,
		

			Ville como la luna, Allah,
		

			Allah subhanho wa Taala warns us of the day of the AMA, telling us that on that day, every soul
shall have in front of it all its deeds, all the good that was done by that soul will be present in
front of that particular soul. And all the evil that was done by that soul will also be present. But
the soul will be wishing that there was a huge distance between the soul and the deeds committed by
that particular soul whilst it was in the dunya. And Allah subhanho wa Taala continues to say,
definitely Allah is warning you about himself, which means about his punishment, and about His
justice. And yet Allah ends the verse by saying, But definitely, Allah subhanho wa Taala is most
		

			merciful upon his worshippers. What we understand from this is, on the day of the AMA, in front of
us, we will have our deeds, the good deeds, there is a there is a difficulty or there is something
we need to be worried about regarding the good deeds and that is, we should not live our lives in
such a way that we implement many good deeds but give them away to others by backbiting, cheating,
deceiving, and doing wrong against our fellow Muslims, because if we are to
		

			give these deeds away, then on the day of Dr. Massoud Hana, Allah subhanho wa Taala describes such
people as the bankrupt. He says a bankrupt person is the one who comes with a lot of Salah, a lot of
Zakah a lot of good deeds, but he has cheated this one deceived that one Swan, that one and so on,
eaten the wealth of this one, and stolen the rights of the other one, all the good deeds will be
given to those until the person is left with no good deeds. and thereafter the evil deeds of all the
people who are still remaining will be given to this person and the person may be thrown in the fire
of Jannah May Allah subhanho wa Taala not do that to us. So it is good to do good deeds, but it is
		

			very important to look after these good deeds and bring them in the intact form on the day of the
AMA. Similarly, those who have done evil deeds, Allah subhanho wa Taala says, there will be no
denial on that day. Because even if the soul denies Allah subhanho wa Taala will bring the bodies in
which the souls lived in to bear witness as a separate entity. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us
understanding and comprehension of his greatness. Imagine the souls that are our souls which are
living in these bodies that we feel are ours, the two may be separated on the day of the arm and the
body will come as a separate entity bearing witness against the soul. That look this is what I did.
		

			Imagine the organs of the body have to speak and say this is what I was involved in. Or this is what
the owner of the soul or the soul had forced me into though I was cursing the soul and so on. May
Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us if we have to ponder for a moment. It is a very, very serious
day. It is something very, very great that we all need to be concerned about. So Allah subhanho wa
Taala strikes the balance between hope and mercy. And the other hand, the Wrath of Allah subhanho wa
Taala and his punishment
		

			He's justice as well. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us from his mercy for definitely these are
the days of the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala then Allah subhanho wa Taala goes on to inform us
of how we will achieve success and I'm sure we've all heard it many times only.
		

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			Tabby, Rooney, baby boo boo,
		

			boo, boo.
		

			Boo.
		

			The address is to Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam inform them, oh prophet of Allah, inform them
O Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that if you claim to love me, meaning if you claim to love
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, then or sorry if you claim to love Allah subhanho wa Taala
then follow Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam if you claim to love Allah, your Creator, your
nourishes the one you are going to return to, if there is a claim of love, follow that claim by
action. What is the action, follow the messenger follow Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam follow
all his examples and you shall find that Allah will love you in return and He will give you or he
		

			will forgive you and grant you Jenna, may Allah subhanho wa Taala grant myself and yourselves that
		

			what has also the loss of Allahu alayhi wa sallam come with, he has come with two major categories
of rules and regulations. Each category is divided into several other categories. The first
category, the commands of Allah subhanho wa Taala. The commands are divided into that which is
followed, and that which is not followed, but it is a command. And the prohibitions are divided into
that which is totally haram and that which is mcru, and that which is detested. So May Allah
subhanho wa Taala grant us the ability to prioritize, and we should always be taking steps in the
right direction a loser is the one who finds himself spiritually elevated today and not tomorrow. A
		

			Winner is the one who finds himself more spiritually elevated today than yesterday and has aimed to
in fact elevate his or her spirituality in a in a greater manner. Tomorrow, may Allah subhanho wa
Taala grant us upliftment rather than going back because it is also the loss of Allahu alayhi wa
sallam his way and his Sunnah, that ultimately, we are all trying to adopt. I'd like to give you a
little example of the beard. With all due respect to those who don't have beards, it is assumed to
have Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam if we have aimed and we have an objective or a goal that
we'd like to achieve, I'd like to have a beard, for example, and we need to work towards it. Let me
		

			start for example, growing one hair at a time, every time it is shaved. If I have one hair extra,
isn't that a step in the right direction. By the time the year ends, I'll have 365 hairs, the
following year it will be doubled and so on. At least in 10 years, I'll have got somewhere but if we
don't have a plan of action, we are never going to get anywhere where Allah subhanho wa Taala grant
us steadfastness. Remember, I've only given a simple example like that. There are many many examples
that we can look at May Allah subhanho wa Taala bring us to the right path. And may He bring us as
quick as possible because remember when it is the time of soccer, rot and death, it will be too
		

			late. Then Allah subhanho wa Taala continues to mention
		

			what Zachary Allahu Salatu was Salam was told when he asked Allah subhanho wa Taala for a sign. You
know, he was an old man and Allah subhanho wa Taala gave him news of a child. And this brings hope
to those who don't have children and still meaning and they are reaching old age Don't lose hope in
the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala if it is written for you, it will definitely come in your
direction. May Allah subhanho wa Taala make all those who have children make those children the
coolness of their eyes, and those who do not have offspring. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant and
pious and healthy offspring who will also be the coolness of their eyes, and May Allah subhanho wa
		

			Taala use the youngsters and use of this oma as champions of the oma to serve this Deen in one way
or another. I mean, so Zachary, Allah salatu salam asked Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

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			Give me a sign. Give me some form of comfort from you. People will ask me I don't know what to tell
them. Now when a problem is too big or too big, and one is fearing that if he was to try and clarify
the issue, it might result in a bigger problem. It might result in a huge disaster. It might not
solve the problem. Then sometimes we need to also look at this remedy. Allah subhanho wa Taala says
		

			Toka Toka
		

			mean
		

			your sign your gift
		

			Is that you should not speak to people at all for a period of three days, let it clarify itself.
Time heals all wounds as the as it is said. And to be honest with you, we've been repeating this all
along to say, we need to be careful what comes out of our mouths, we need to be careful and we need
to be watchful of our utterances, because it is only through what we utter that we are known. And it
is only through what we utter that we are judged. And it is only through what we utter that we
become what we are May Allah subhanho wa Taala not make us hypocrites, and May He grant us the the
power to be in control of our tongues, especially when we are angry, because anger, as we will see
		

			in one of the verses that was read tonight is very, very dangerous. May Allah subhanho wa Taala
protect us all. So that is with regards to silence and remaining silent when we do not know what to
say or how to put forward what we'd like to put forward. Then Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mention
of what the disciples of Jesus May peace be upon him said what the disciples of Isa Allah His salatu
wa sallam said, they said abana
		

			Bhima
		

			tabernero Sula effects, Giovanna Masha Hedy in our Abba, oh you Who has created us, who nourishes
us, who cherishes us, who sustains us, who protects us who we shall, whom we shall return to, we
have believed in the messenger,
		

			we have believed in that which you have revealed, and we have followed the messenger. So write us or
record us as being from amongst those who have borne witness. May Allah subhanho wa Taala makers
also from amongst those who have borne witness, remember these are the ads that appear in the Quran.
They are not in the Quran for no reason. They are in the Quran so that I can learn from them. You
can learn from them, we can look at them. Look at what these disciples were saying. And look at how
great that was that it is mentioned by Allah, Allah azza wa jal, he says, This is the O r ob, we
have believed in what you have revealed and we have followed the messenger. So write us as those who
		

			have been witness who are those who have been witness, they are the martyrs in the path of Allah
subhanho wa Taala. Remember, martyrdom is not only in the battlefield, but they there are several
categories of martyrs. All of them are granted that lofty rank, may Allah subhanho wa Taala. grant
that to us as well. Then Allah subhanho wa Taala solves a dispute between the Jews, the Christians
and the Muslims. What was the dispute? Everyone feels and thinks and believes that he is more close
to Ibrahim alayhi salatu was Salam. All these Abrahamic religions, each one feels that he is closer
to Ibrahim alayhi salatu was Salam. So Allah subhanho wa Taala clarifies it, saying who is closer to
		

			Abraham, do you want to know in our lives, cb Ybarra, Hema leadin, as
		

			you
		

			may know, Indeed, those who are the closest to Ebrahim Allahu salatu salam, or those who follow him
regarding monotheism,
		

			regarding one Allah, remember, the Christians now believe in a trinity, not all the Christians, but
the vast majority of the Christians believe in a trinity and that is a form of ship. It is a form of
polytheism associating Isa Alayhi. Salatu was salam, as a partner with Allah subhanho wa Taala,
after he left or after he was raised into heaven.
		

			So that is something that Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam spoke about, oh, people of the book,
do not say three in one and one in three, do not say that. Say our Creator is one singular alone.
That is better for you. This is what the Quran says. So those who are closest three, Brahim Allahu
salatu wa sallam are definitely the ones who are closest to him in belief. What did he say? He
looked at the stars, the moon, the sun, all creation, and then he turned and he says, Nay, I believe
in whoever created all this, whoever he is, I know he is one because there has never been clash
between these various creatures, like the sun in the moon. If there was more than one God for each
		

			of these creatures, they would have clashed at least once, but the fact that they've never clashed
Ibrahim alayhi salatu was Salam says, I know that he is one, whoever the deity is that created
entire creation that we all depend on, that is whom I surrender to and I will call him Allah, the
worshipped one, because I owe my worship to him. My life to him my death to him. pole in our soil.
It was Suki Yama, here, Yo Mama T Lila la bien la la mina la sharika. Say, My prayer is for him.
		

			My prayer is for the one who created me in
		

			nourish me and nourishes me still cherishes me and sustains me, the one who protects myself and all
other creatures. My prayer is for him. My sacrifice is for him. My life is for him. My death is for
him everything is owed to him. There is no partner that he has no partner that he will ever have.
That is Abrahamic monotheism. And this is who Allah subhanho wa Taala says, if a person believes in
such belief of monotheism, they are the closest to Abraham, or Ibrahim alayhi salatu salam, and then
Allah subhanho wa Taala continues to say and do you want to know who else is the closest to Ibrahim
alayhi salaatu wa Salaam, those who obey this particular prophet who is this prophet Rasulullah
		

			sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Why? Because he came with the
exact monese ism that was brought by Ibrahim alayhi salatu was Salam in Islam, the glorification of
creatures is prohibited any creature that is created by Allah subhanho wa Taala to glorify these
creatures is an insult to the Creator. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us really and truly believe
in him that is pure and pristine. I mean,
		

			so this is why Allah subhanho wa Taala says, those who truly believe in the messenger Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam are the ones who are the closest to Ibrahim alayhi salatu was Salam.
Then Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mentioned once again about righteousness. And this is a point
that is mentioned in tonight's verses regarding spending.
		

			He had to
		

			say
		

			to him,
		

			you will never achieve true righteousness until you spend from that which you love the most.
		

			Why? It is very simple, because at times, we as men are weak, and we love material issues more than
our love for Allah subhanho wa Taala a person has a motorcar. He loves that motorcars so much that
he cannot give it up. He will make sure it is clean speaking Spanish he will have a timetable to
wash the car to service the car, but he forgets about his timetable regarding his creator when it
comes to Salah.
		

			Look at that we've given priority to material issues over Allah subhanho wa Taala I can serve as my
motor vehicle every 5000 kilometers but five times a day I can't come and service myself in the
masjid. So that is why Allah says that what you love the most splendid in order to gain closeness to
Allah subhanho wa Taala The question was asked regarding the Hey, whether we should shave it or clip
it when it comes to online Hajj, the answer is quite simple. You're allowed to either shave it or to
trim it more than a certain amount. But the criteria is as follows. Each one should know that
shaving is better than just cutting or trimming. But we should bear in mind that the deciding factor
		

			should be is my love for my hair more or my love for my Creator more What is it? The answer for that
question will help us decide whether we should actually shave the head off or the hair of the head
off or we should leave it if I'm leaving it because I love my hair too much and I'm leaving it for
the wrong reasons. We must understand it is something it is a creature most probably if you are like
me, two years you will be bald May Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us all and there will be
nothing to actually shave because you've just got to use the razor over the head for purposes of
fulfilling that final part of the hombre or the Hajj metal as of Hannah who Allah grant us
		

			understanding so I hope we've understood why Allah says you will achieve true righteousness when you
spend from that which you love most if that particular item is being an obstacle between you and
your Creator and you find you now love something material much more than your love for Allah
subhanho wa Taala if you'd like to reverse it, spend that out in the path of Allah subhanho wa Taala
then Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mention of the power of unity
		

			and the fact that it is our duty as Muslims to try our best to unite us anymore be happy lei Jamia
		

			Roku, hold fast to the rope of Allah subhanho wa Taala and do not disunite this is what Allah
subhanho wa Taala says so what is the solution? We see so much disunity on the globe today? Do you
know what is the solution? The solution starts in our own houses and homes. How many brothers and
sisters are not speaking with each other? How much disunity is there in homes of one mother one
father or one father and so on? May Allah subhanho wa Taala unite us in our homes in our families
thereafter in our societies, communities and then cities and countries inshallah thereafter the
region, the continent and several continents. That is the myth the way forward. But our problem is
		

			we want to solve
		

			local issues before solving issues right at my doorstep. May Allah Subhana Allah, Allah grant us
really and truly a plan of action, rather than just saying words these people are doing nothing
those people are doing nothing regarding this issue that issue if we are to look in our lives, there
are so many issues whereby we can do something about our own lives, and we are doing absolutely
nothing. May Allah subhanho wa Taala safeguard us from double standards. Then Allah subhanho wa
Taala
		

			speaks of the race and the competition that he has initiated. It's a competition when we hear of big
big competitions where you have a ticket to London, a ticket to New York, a motor vehicle and so on
big prizes many of us want to take part sometimes we don't even look at whether it is halal or
haram. But we want to take part Why? Because what is to be one is very big. May Allah subhanho wa
Taala save us from heroin. here Allah is giving us the biggest competition. Allah is saying what
sorry, Oh, I'd like you to raise to that is what Allah is saying. Reach towards, make haste towards
towards what? Raise compete with one another when it comes to what? Mobile fear it will not become
		

			forgiveness of your praise, make haste. Each one of us should make haste. Do you know what
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to do? Because he is the winner of the race.
		

			But he is in the category of ambia Allahu wa salatu wa sallam. He was spotless sinless, he didn't
need to haste to the forgiveness of Allah subhanho wa Taala. But still on a daily basis, he sought
forgiveness, bearing in mind with all sincerity bearing in mind what he was saying, Yeah, Allah,
forgive me I have sinned 100 times a day, he sought forgiveness and in one duration more than 100
times a day. Where are we today? May Allah subhanho wa Taala allow us to win the competition at
least one day out of all the days where we need to seek true forgiveness. And we need to ask Allah
subhanho wa Taala has mercy. And Allah continues to say, look, the competition doesn't stop there.
		

			Make haste and race towards forgiveness of your job and make haste towards gentleness that is Jenna,
that we are aiming for. May Allah subhanho wa Taala granted to us now do you think he is not going
to describe how we are going to get there? No. He describes absolutely everything. Firstly, he says
Do you know the width of Jana is wider than the width of the skies and the heavens sorry, the skies
and the earth put together. Whatever width you'd like to measure all these planets in what you can
see whatever width you'd like to measure that one gender which each individual is going to get is
according to what Allah subhanho wa Taala describes even wider and that this is the width What about
		

			the length, may Allah subhanho wa Taala granted to us.
		

			So he's saying it has been prepared for the benefit of those who are conscious of Allah, or that
little mu turkey in that Jana has been prepared for those who are conscious of Allah, whatever we
do, bear Allah in mind, we walk out of here, bear Allah in mind, walk into your home, your house,
speaking with your wife, your children, your relatives, your neighbors, your friends, your enemies,
they ally in mind, it should never ever be forgotten that Allah subhanho wa Taala is with us
watching us we are answerable to him for everything we do. So Allah subhanho wa Taala continues and
he says, Who are the mu takim? Let me inform you, there are two verses thereafter that describe the
		

			mu 13. Very important versus Allah says those who spend
		

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			those who spend when the economic times are difficult, and when they are easy. When when they are in
hardship, they're still spending and when they are in ease, they are still spending and those who
would suppress their anger and they extinguish their anger. Those are the 13 they are conscious of
me. They know that I am there. They know that they are answerable to me because they have suppressed
the anger. Let us try and take part in this competition in Sharla. Every time we suppress our anger,
we are one up. It's like buying one more ticket for that particular competition. May Allah grant it
to us. So let us become conscious of our temper. And every time we feel we want to burst because of
		

			our temper, suppress it and say Allah, that's my name in the competition once again. And then Allah
subhanho wa Taala says will Athena and in us those who constantly forgive other people, let's each
one of us think who has wronged us and how much have they wronged us? Who is the worst person that
has wronged against us a Muslim, we will come up with a name. It's not very difficult. forgive that
person here and now it's not impossible. And then by forgiving that person, you've put your name
back into that competition on a bigger piece of paper or on a bigger slate or whatever you want to
call it.
		

			So that there is a greater chance of you being picked up. And the winner is not just one. The prizes
are countless the winners are so many that we don't even know the precise figure of those who will
enter into Jenna, may Allah subhanho wa Taala grant that to us. So every time you control your
anger, every time you forgive others, you have a chance of being forgiving yourself and you have a
chance that the anger of Allah will be extinguished when it comes to against you. That is something
we need to think of. My anger was extinguished against someone so Allah anger will be extinguished
against me. May Allah Subhana Allah grant us intellect and understanding. Then the second part of
		

			the verse Allah subhanho wa Taala says
		

			and before I say what he says, You know what happens sometimes the person is good, but shaitan makes
them drop. So Allah gives us hope. Remember, this is the month of mercy Allah says, When levena
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			camela for stones are only gonna be those who have committed an immoral acts and they have oppressed
themselves. If they immediately regret and remember a laugh, and they seek forgiveness immediately
after committing the act of immorality. Allah says they seek forgiveness I will forgive them because
there is none other than myself who forgives their sins. And Allah says for them, we have prepared
beneath which are rivers that flow and so on and so on and so on. And Allah says those are the
Motoki. Imagine with a team. It is possible that someone has taqwa, but out of human nature or out
of shape and plan and plot and out of shape and handiwork. It is possible that a good Muslim can
		

			also fall into a sin. May Allah subhanho wa Taala save us, so to give hope to those who may have
sinned, Allah says Don't worry, if you remember me and you seek forgiveness and you promise never to
repeat it again. Then I will forgive you and you are the one whom I have prepared Jana for Allah
subhanho wa Taala Have mercy on all of us. Imagine if this verse wasn't there. Or if this ruling
wasn't there, many of us would actually be hopeless and we would feel once I've committed one sin, I
am doomed. I'd rather stay away from the masjid stay away from everything because as it is, I'm
going into the fire. Now what's the point of living know Allah subhanho wa Taala says there is a
		

			greater point to live because now you have a challenge to wipe out the evil you've done by doing
more and more good. May Allah subhanho wa Taala give that to us. Then Allah subhanho wa Taala makes
mention of
		

			a very, very important issue. And that issue is the fact that every single one of us is going to
depart. We are all going to leave. And it is only correct for me to repeat this verse because the
hadith of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he says axioo the Cahaba millet that increase the
remembrance of that item, which destroys all desires and lasts, what item destroys desires and
lasts, a man is desiring whether it is halal or haram. He has big hopes. But whenever he thinks of
his health, and he thinks of death, and that it might overtake him any minute, it actually decreases
or destroys his lasts. In the in the case of
		

			an Islamic lusts and desires we hope and we pray that it will destroy them totally. And in the case
of those desires that are permissible, may Allah subhanho wa Taala not make them such in our lives
that we forget that we are going to die. Allah subhanho wa Taala says, Good No no.
		

			World War
		

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			a woman
		

			or men hire to do
		

			matter.
		

			Every soul shall taste death.
		

			And definitely your reward or your recompense you will achieve on the day of the AMA whosoever has
been saved from the fire and is granted empty entry into Jenna on that day. That is the person who
has succeeded for definitely this dunya is only a deception. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us
the awakening and the ability to look at this dunya and to find how it is actually a deception, and
may He let that be a point for us to strive and struggle towards achieving merit on the day of the
AMA and towards the achieving Jenna or sallallahu wasallam albaraka Allah Nabina Muhammad Subhan
Allah he'll be handy subhanak Allahumma Hamdi eyeshadow Allah Allah Allah interest of your community