Mufti Menk – Ramadan 2017 – Save Yourself – Part 2 – Episode 20

			Assalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
		

			smilla rahmanir rahim In the name of Allah subhanho wa Taala, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
the one who loves to forgive, we seek His forgiveness. Alhamdulillah wa Salatu was Salam ala
rasulillah Allah, Allah, he was happy Hmm. We praise Allah subhanho wa Taala he who loves to
forgive, so we seek His forgiveness and we send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, his household, his companions, may Allah bless them. May Allah bless all those who
struggled and strove over the centuries in a way that they learned the deen. They practiced it, they
taught it to their children and to others, and they passed the baton so that today we are seated
		

			here, we need to pray for them, we may never know them. We need to seek that Allah bless them. May
Allah bless us all. And we need to understand the responsibility on our shoulders to continue that
so that one day generations down, people will be praying for us to May Allah subhanho wa Taala keep
us concerned and make him make us responsible. My brothers and sisters, the beautiful last 10 nights
of this beautiful month of Ramadan. There is a message during its rounds, saying that I was the one
who said that you need to read this so many times and you need to read that so many times and you
need to make a Salah in each unit you need to read this surah and that's euro. That message is
		

			totally fabricated. The only thing I can tell you is what our Sharia law told us that she asked the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, what should I leave on the night of Laila to cuddle? And he
said, say Allahu Akbar, Allahu Allah.
		

			O Allah, you are most forgiving. You love to forgive, so forgive me. For me that is absolutely
powerful. If Allah accepts it once, while I think about what it means, we are actually telling Allah
Oh Allah, you love to forgive? What type of rope is this? It's amazing. Imagine we've all done
wrong, haven't we? We are all weak. We say Oh Allah, you love to forgive. So forgive me. I am your
slave. I am helpless. I am totally dependent on you. That is an awesome, powerful. Do not
underestimate it. It doesn't mean you've got to repeat something a million times before Allah hears
you. But it does mean you've got to be genuine and sincere in your call to Allah. May Allah subhanho
		

			wa Taala forgive every one of us. We dive straight into surah Assad fat, the surah after surah
Yaseen. It is Surah number 37 of the Quran in this surah there are so many stories of the prophets
mentioned in a slight bit of detail, highlighting different aspects of these lives of the
messengers. However, I want to draw my attention in yours to something beautiful about Ibrahim
alayhis salam in this Surah Surah to suffer the story of how he went to sacrifice his son is made
mention of in a little bit of greater detail than anywhere else in the Quran. And this is why in
this beautiful surah Allah tells us how Ibrahim Alayhi Salam quality was such that it was absolutely
		

			unique Allah to him as a friend, Allah subhanho wa Taala has to what is known as Sally and Sally
lane. The first is Sally Lola Ibrahim alayhi salatu was Salam. Helene is actually the highest level
of friendship. It is called a hula, hula meaning the highest level of friends. So, Ibrahim Alayhi
Salam is a colleague of Allah Subhana Allah and Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for your
information is also kalila. If you did not know May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us a friendship
with him. Allah make us from those who are close to him. I mean, so how did he become such a close
friend of Allah by obeying Allah instruction immediately whether he understood it or did not
		

			understand it? The fact that he knew it came from Allah, He blindly followed it. That was what made
him the halleen of Allah subhanho wa Taala when he saw the dream, you know that immediately he told
his son Oh, my son, I've seen a dream in me.
		

			Me, me, Barack
		

			Obama Dada Oh my son. I have seen the instruction of Allah subhanho wa Taala via a dream that I was
sacrificing you. What do you think I should do? The son says
		

			certegy duni
		

			Allahu mina swaby Oh, my father. Do as Allah has instructed you. You will find me to be from among
the patient. Love luck.
		

			instruction. Brothers and sisters, Allah has not instructed us to do something we don't understand.
He instructs us to pray he instructs us to abstain from heroin from that which is harmful to us, but
we still don't do it here is if Rahim Allah he said I'm given an instruction he never understood
ever. He did not understand it, but he knew it was from Allah so he attempted to fulfill it
sincerely for Allah and Allah subhanho wa Taala says, verse number 104 sudo to suffer.
		

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			Dakota row in Ghana, Ghana, just in Sydney. And we call out to Him the moment he went to fulfill
that dream. We said, Oh, Ibrahim, you have indeed fulfilled what you've been instructed via the
dream. And indeed in this way we will recompense those who do good, which means doing good, was
obeying the instruction of Allah. Allah tells you get up for Salah confession, my brothers and
sisters that is not sacrificing your son. It is nothing compared to sacrificing yourself. And we
still don't get up Subhanallah some people get up for school, in your mother and sleepaway before
		

			Do you believe that?
		

			May Allah forgive us? know Allah subhanho wa Taala Have mercy on us.
		

			My brothers and sisters, look at what we learned. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says, verse number 145,
we have indeed become pleased with your Ibrahim.
		

			Allah says we replaced that sacrifice with a ram from Jenna. And we will keep its memory forever and
ever. And you will be remembered by those after you in goodness. That was a gift of Allah. We save
ourselves from the Wrath of Allah by following the instruction of Allah. Allah says this is haram.
This is halal consider haram haram and Holla Holla, you will be saved your body will be saved the
food that is not permissible to consume don't consume it. It's not healthy for you. It's not good
for you whether you know or not, whether science says yes or no. If Allah says no, it's a no.
		

			So Allah and you need to be convinced that if Allah says something, I am definitely a woman. I
believe that he made us he knows better than you and I, what is best for me and you Subhana Allah.
This is Ibrahim alayhi salam, how did he achieve friendship of Allah? Do we want that friendship or
a portion of it? Well, one of the ways of achieving it is to do that which will please Allah stay
away from that which is prohibited. What a beautiful lesson we learned from this lovely story that
we always hear. So I want to quickly repeat it. Ibrahim alayhi salam, every time Allah instructed
him to do something, it was so difficult, even if it didn't make sense. I can give you one quick
		

			example. When he was told to leave his children in Makkah in the desert and to proceed. He turned
around and he started walking and his family says Where are you going? He continued because he
didn't want to look back at them and feel sorry for them. He says if Allah has instructed me, then
definitely I need to keep walking today. That macaque that was barren with only two people in it has
been converted into the hub of the entire globe.
		

			Every one of our hearts is stuck in muckety muck kurama. We would all love to be near the Kaaba
right now. Subhan Allah. That is Ibrahim Alayhi. Salam, Allah will give you my brothers and sisters
a good memory. When you passed away. People will say I had a great grandfather. He was a great man.
You know he did this. Why not? Subhana Allah today we don't even know our grandfathers let alone
great grandfather, may Allah subhanho wa Taala make us great in his eyes.
		

			Let's move on to the next beautiful Surah Surah Assad in superoxide. Also there are stories of
certain prophets made mention of and beautiful examples. But the one I want to draw something we are
all guilty of you and I know that sometimes you hear a story. And before you actually verify it,
you've already believed it and you've already issued judgment, and you've already passed it on and
the whole world already knows the wrong story. Don't we do that? It's a fact we all do it. I am
guilty perhaps as well. Because Subhanallah we all require attention, myself included. It does not
mean that because I'm talking to you I'm a saint. No, I'm talking to you. I need what I'm saying
		

			more desperately than you may Allah subhanho wa Taala rectify me and forgive me and May Allah
forgive all of us. So my brothers and sisters what is important for us to remind each other about is
whenever a tale comes to you don't believe it? authenticated verified number one if it does not
concern you throw it out. You've got enough in your memory you know today we lack concentration in
Salah we lack concentration in so many good deeds. We feel lazy to do good deeds. Can I tell you
why? Let's go back to your mobile phone. What phones Do you have Samsung, iPhone Huawei, if you want
to call it that or who away when I went to China. They told me it's pronounced halfway. I said okay.
		

			Nobody
		

			problem it's a Huawei whatever you have my brothers and sisters by the way that's a very very good
phone so panel I've been using it for quite a while 128 gigabytes is just a standard memory. I don't
know why I'm advertising for them but anyway, the point I want to raise is when you have a memory
what happens you've taken a few photos, you've got a few videos, you've done a few things and the
next best thing is the phone is full, it becomes slow it becomes sluggish. Why you just got it but
the memory is full. Too many photos too many videos will llahi my brothers and sisters do you learn
a lesson from that about your own system. We also have a brain we have a gigabyte capacity terabyte
		

			capacity. You have a mind if you fill it with unnecessary pictures, a lot of memory is taken by
photographs. A lot of your memory is consumed by images by videos by * by that which is
haram too much is occupied so now when you try to activate and you quickly want to say a lot about
your mind is sluggish by the time your system kicks in the mom is already saying As salam aleikum wa
rahmatullah why
		

			your phone Subhana Allah, your memory so we become sluggish take it out. That's why I say we need to
clean ourselves save yourself by deleting that which is unnecessary from your system. How many of us
have we started our phones and restored factory settings or got a chip external hard drive to say
this, I don't need it right now. Shift all the photos into there so that my phone can work. So let's
do it to ourselves take out format, go back to factory settings, it's Ramadan, you can return to
factory settings by saying
		

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			you will reset your system or the will of Allah Allah I promise you you get up fresh from Ramadan
keep you therefore Salatin federal the first day of he Mashallah must eat his food why I have a new
system. Soon as the bell rang. I was up before that, because I'm used to getting up so early. Allah
helped you. But with us No, we start downloading unnecessary things. I have a grudge against that
one hatred against this one and into * and into adultery. I can't wait to commit that sin.
This is into gambling into drugs into my gangs, etc. Be careful. Let's improve ourselves. My
brothers and sisters, we can do it. So let's go to this beautiful lesson. Like I said, we're talking
		

			about saving ourselves. Verse number 24. So Roxanne, Allah subhanho wa Taala makes us mention of a
beautiful story of da wa Alayhi. Salam, I told you that wood was the father he was the dad. Right?
		

			And in salatu salam, so people came to him with a dispute Allah makes mention of the details of this
dispute. Allah says, costs money bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, bah, there are two of us who are disputing
between each other about what about sheep that we have? We have sheep. So the one man says, you
know, that guy has 99 sheep, I only have one. And he still wants that one from me. And he has 99 so
now that a salon looks at him and says, You know what, you shouldn't be doing this panel. Ah,
		

			hang on. It doesn't mean that just because he has 99 and this guy has one that this guy is right.
Perhaps that one also could belong to that person who has 99 making it 100 and this might not be his
it could possible isn't it? It does not make it right and wrong, even though it's glaringly seeming,
so, but that's not correct. So Allah Subhana Allah that Tao de la salatu wa sallam told him that you
know what? La Vela? mcebisi arlena jotika. Ilana RJ, he passed the judgment without listening to the
other side. He says, you know he's oppressed you How can he ask you for your one just because he's
got 99. And he says this one is also yours. And then he said, a powerful statement, which is valid,
		

			I'm going to divert in order to present it because we need to save ourselves. You know, when we have
businesses, try and avoid partnership. You know why? It's not something that is encouraged. It is
just a last resort. When you have partners, you need to have a big heart if you don't have a big
heart. And if you're, if your heart is connected to us, that partnership is going to end in a very
subtle way. Even if you are brothers. Remember that it has to happen if you are miserly and if you
don't have a very big heart partnerships do not work. If you want to go into partnership with
someone you need to love them enough to say okay, two discrepancies that shall occur because that is
		

			the nature of partnerships. Remember this. Where do I get this from here that would Allah Salam says
we're in Makati. Amina in sulaco Elijah berry back boom, Allah Beane in LA Vina man Oh,
		

			man, I'm so sorry.
		

			He says most of the partners they try to go beyond their limits with the partner. They actually
transgress beyond the limits. They eat what is not theirs in the partnership, except those who
believe and do good deeds and they
		

			Very, very few of them. That was the statement of our nav Santa. What advice do we have Save
yourselves. If you really need to go into a partnership, it is totally permissible. Remember that
there is no prohibition. But you need to go in with the right people. You need to be honest, you
need to have an honest partner, you need to learn to love each other. And as you grow older, break
the partnership while you are still friends. Distribute while you are alive, your children will kill
each other regarding your business, especially if it goes into the millions and the 10s and hundreds
of millions. Remember this, go and watch anyone I know have very, very few exceptions in my life. Go
		

			and watch anyone no matter who they are. After some time they start fighting like cats and dogs.
Why? Because man has love for wealth, love for power. And this is what makes him fight so panela
wells can actually destroy father and child relationship. Mother and daughter relation husband and
wife relation people getting divorced. The husband wants to claim something that's not even his from
the property of the wife or the ex wife wants to claim something that's not hers. It keeps on
happening and it repeats itself make things clear, save yourself from calamity and disaster by
making things absolutely clear when it comes to business. May Allah subhanho wa Taala forgive us so
		

			that was a slight diversion. The topic about partnership and how important it is to go into
partnership if you really have to with the right people with a very big heart preparedness to say
it's okay May Allah subhanho wa Taala help us And may Allah subhanho wa Taala make us from those who
learn a beautiful lesson. Many of us who are already in partnership must be thinking hey, how do I
get out of Vietnam too late?
		

			Allah Subhana Allah to Allah grant us all goodness and ease in Allah subhanho wa Taala favor us.
Allah bless us all with beautiful sustenance. Remember my brothers and sisters, Allah gives us what
is enough for us. We fight for more than that. That's what it is. If you are fighting it's beyond
your basic necessity. Generally, the basic necessity Allah will cater for you. Don't worry, may
Allah subhanho wa Taala help us and open our doors. Let's move on. So he passed judgment regarding
this man. And immediately he realized that you know what, I was wrong. Obviously he's a prophet of
Allah subhanho wa Taala. Allah makes mention of this in order to teach us a lesson What is it save
		

			yourselves from accusing people or judging without listening to both parties thoroughly. If you're
not prepared to give both parties an equal chance to present their cases and their evidence remain
mum Keep quiet.
		

			If you want to pass a judgement, listen to two sides, you will be surprised I have been called into
arbitrations on many occasions whereby the person calling me into the arbitration was later
discovered to be wrong, and they sometimes Tell me but you know, why did you do this? I was the one
who called you in here. So when you called the wrong person, I was going to listen to both sides and
pass a judgement It doesn't mean that you called me so you are right. May Allah subhanho wa Taala
Forgive us, but that's what we think that's my share. You know, my chef is supposed to like a lawyer
supposed to fight my case. No, I shaved his different. Different not just you pay him and he fights
		

			your case. No. He's supposed to be honest that you know what, listen, brother Mashallah. You are
wrong. And this is what I suggest you do? And you are my brother. You know, I love you. I care for
you. I respect you. And please try and listen to me Allah subhanho wa Taala guide us or May Allah
help us resolve our disputes and problems in an amicable way. Sometimes some of the problems of the
oma they take very long to resolve keep on making the art to Allah keep on trying keep on having
hope. And be just It doesn't mean that you have to forego the justice. It doesn't mean that every
time I just need to say it's okay, it's okay. You need to know if someone has usurped your right you
		

			do have a right to tackle them. You do have a right to take it up and to ensure that you get that
right May Allah subhanho wa Taala help us and guide us. So Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mention of
how as a result of this Sulaiman Salida de la salatu wa sallam, he fell prostrate for Allah, he
sought his forgiveness and he knew that he was tested by Allah. So Allah subhanho wa Taala
thereafter says, verse number 26 of the surah
		

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			We have made you a vicegerent on Earth, we have made you a believer on the earth. So judge between
the people with justice in a proper way, listening to both sides, do not follow your desires and
whims because that will indeed lead you astray May Allah Subhana
		

			Muhammad Allah grant us all the ability to learn a lesson from this. Let's move on to Mashallah
surah Zuma? What a beautiful surah It is named after the group's Zuma referring to little crowds of
people. Why Zuma? Because Allah speaks of heaven and * Jana and Johanna, and Allah says, the
people will enter heaven in groups, groups of people, they will be going in with their leaders, they
will be going in with their prophets, they will be going in in groups and etc. And when the people
enter jahannam, they will also be going in groups with champions with their friends with whoever was
there, you know, in the world, so halala those who might not know what that means it's a local term
		

			here in South Africa referring to bosom buddies, right? Your friends, may Allah subhanho wa Taala
grant us good friendship. So people will be entering into jahannam with their own friends with their
own groups, the groups that they had perhaps in the dunya they used to do all the wrong together,
they will also be clustered together. It's dangerous when you read about it in the Koran. It's
actually here raising it makes you scared, you've got friends, just ask yourself which way are we
heading? It won't be very difficult to actually figure it out. You know, if your friends you're
always together thinking of good and doing good and trying to do good then a humbler you can imagine
		

			the group entering into gentlemen together as a group thing it guys, as you used to say, let's go to
the musty music, it's entered the door, that's our door and we all go in Mashallah. And if you guys
used to go clubbing and pumping together, may Allah subhanho wa Taala, make a stir before it is too
late. Save yourselves my brothers and sisters have good friends, good friends such that, you know,
when you look at them, and you talk to them, you can show what's going to happen in the Hereafter,
inshallah, and it's never too late, never ever too late because you're still alive. So panela we're
going to come to that verse about being late before I actually get into these groups. And I want to
		

			mention one point about the group. But I must tell you the verse that has in it, the greatest hope
in the entire Quran, it is called Elijah I will pour on and carry the ayah that has the greatest
hope in the Quran is verse number 53 of suatu Zuma, which is Surah. Number 39. Do you want to hear
it? No verse in the Quran has expressed greater hope for us than this verse. Let's hear it.
		

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			me, say oh Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, oh my worshippers who have transgressed against
themselves, never lose hope ever, ever, ever in the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala for Indeed,
Allah forgives every single sin, He will forgive every single sin for indeed he is most forgiving,
Most Merciful.
		

			Subhan Allah, what Mercy is this? Allah tells his most beloved, to talk to all of us and to tell us
no matter what you've done, don't you dare lose hope Allahu Akbar. Allah talking to you don't lose
hope. Don't think that Oh, now you know I've done too much. Is it okay for me or not? It is okay.
Here's Allah if you lose hope you're insulting Allah because your maker told you never lose hope I
know what you've done. I know where you've been. I know what you've been into. And I am telling you
do not lose hope. Come back. I'm waiting for you. So Panama. The Hadith says when we seek the
forgiveness of Allah, Allah becomes so happy with us yet he doesn't need us. Do you know why?
		

			Because the devil promised Allah these people won't turn. And then the devil comes in make us think
you are right. Have you been written off? You're not fit for the forgiveness of Allah. If we fall
into that trap, we anger Allah. If we don't fall into the trap and we say Oh Allah, The devil is
trying to make me lose hope. But I know that you are the Most Merciful because you told us in verse
number 53, of surah number 39 in the Quran, that we should never lose hope I refuse to lose hope or
Allah. You have mercy on me. Forgive me. I know I'm worth paradise.
		

			So
		

			amazing. We are with paradise. Allah loves us. That's why when you hear something like this, don't
you feel good? You know why you feel good? Because you have a man. That's why you believe in Allah,
you have faith. You have the Shahada. That's why you are feeling good about it. When you say no, I
know I've done bad I admit myself, but I am open. And I'm going to go there and I'm going to try
please let's not fall in another trap of the devil. What is it? shaytan says, Did you hear that? I
was most merciful. Did you hear? Keep on clubbing Don't worry. Keep on doing your thing. Don't worry
about alcohol it's mine a few drops on the fact Allah
		

			Subhana Allah you need to make sure that you don't fall into that trap because that's another
extreme one hand shaytan wants to make you lose hope the other hand he wants to make you have too
much of hope that you actually now think that you know it's we've all it's okay. That was okay. He's
fine. I remember someone
		

			Who was sending * so hard Allah telling others that you know what, Allah doesn't judge me by my
outer clothing. It's a fact that Allah doesn't judge you by your external being but when you're
asking for trouble, then you judge yourself. We won't judge you. You judge yourself, you know what
Allah wants of you Subhana Allah.
		

			May Allah subhanahu wa taala strengthen us all. At the same time, we're all grappling and we're all
trying to become better people to quit whatever weaknesses we have. Let's not be judgmental when we
see people who have open weaknesses, try and help. Don't be derogatory because Allah might expose
your hidden weakness, they might have an apparent weakness. So don't become judgmental and abusive.
And don't look at people and start pointing fingers. No, we try to help each other. I tell you why
we're all drowning. And we all need to save each other. Who those who've been saved by the will of
Allah We will never regret but try to save other people while you're saving yourself. Aren't we
		

			talking about saving ourselves, we're all drowning. Everywhere you go there is seem to be committed
wholesale, free Subhanallah free.
		

			In fact, it's not free. You've got to pay I'm just thinking about it. A lot of the sins you have to
pay going to the clubs, you got to pay gambling, you got to pay alcohol, you got to pay drugs, you
got to pay adultery, you got to pay what else you got to pay for absolutely everything but come to
the machine free fast free Salah free dress properly free imagine so I was actually wrong. If you
look at it that way.
		

			To earn the mercy of Allah is free to get the punishment you got to pay but we still willingly pay
I'll do it. I saved my money ago I do this May Allah subhanho wa Taala help us and guide us. So
there is another part of the verse The second part of the verse actually draws us back to reality
where Allah says, Look, I told you not to lose hope didn't die. But I want to tell you, do we
quickly.
		

			Listen to what Allah says in verse number 54. That's an excellent one Ebo in Arabic como una
		

			de como la mala.
		

			And turn to Allah turn back to Allah and surrender to Allah subhanho wa Taala before the punishment
comes to you, and then you won't be helped. So Allah is telling you in one verse, look how beautiful
the Puranas Allah is telling you, you know what, I'm merciful. Don't lose hope in my mercy. But I
want to tell you, you don't know how long you're gonna live. So 10 today, don't wait for tomorrow.
Don't wait for tomorrow. That's what the law is saying. And in fact, in the next verse, it's even
made clear what who acts Anima de la la comida become mukava li ne como la vida boo boo de
		

			la Tasha, oh, Allah says, follow the best of that which has been revealed
		

			from Europe, before the punishment comes to you suddenly. And you won't even have realized that.
It's overtaken with the punishment, which means death may come to us at any time, the destruction
might come at any time. Allah says, I'm teaching you to be hopeful, but I also want you to do it
quickly as soon as possible because you don't know how long you're gonna live. My brothers and
sisters you want to taste the sweetness you turn to Allah. Let us turn to Allah Allah hamanaka who
want to hit balaclava? Juana Allahu
		

			Allahu Monica funa. Wanna, I want to end by making mention of those groups, which number 71 of the
surah makes mention of the people of Hellfire was he called levena cafaro.
		

			Xiomara. The people of Hellfire will be driven into Hellfire in groups had
		

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			tuna when they get to Hellfire, the doors will then be opened for them and the gatekeepers will ask
them a question, a very, very important question.
		

			Why
		

			did nobody come to you? Did no messengers come to you reciting the verses of Allah to you and
reminding you of this particular day? That's the question the angels will be asking those who will
be entering Hellfire and they will say, Yeah, they came. They came but alas, they didn't follow
that's the problem. So Allah says we sent you messages who read our verses to you we made sure you
got the message it got to your ears. What did you do about Did you improve yourself? My brothers and
sisters let's each forward to Allah tonight Let's promise Allah we will be better than yesterday and
tomorrow we will be better than today by the will of Allah and inshallah in that way we will
		

			definitely be able to save ourselves from being from among the groups who will be asked this
question when they enter Hellfire rather we will be greeted with Salam Salam when as we
		

			Enter in groups gentlemen that will fit those in paradise. May Allah grant us Jelena a punto de nada
masala Allahu wa Sallim wa barik ala nabina Muhammad Subhan Allah Subhana Allah Muhammad, Allah,
Allah, Allah and Mr. Furukawa to Hoylake