Mufti Menk – Ramadan 2021 – Verses of Hope and Healing #2 – Justice Shall Prevail

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<<Wa nunazzilu minal quraani maa huwa shifaaa'unw..
		

			..wa rahmatullil mu'mineena>> [Q,17:82]
		

			Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. In the Name of Allah the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful, my beloved brothers and sisters Welcome to the second episode of this
beautiful series entitled Verses of Hope and Healing from the Noble Quran. We were moving through
surah two Fatiha and I just crossed the verse that says Al-Rahmanir-Rahim. Speaking of the
qualities of Mercy of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Whatever happens to you, remember, things could have
been worse. It's the mercy of Allah that did not let it be worse than what it actually is. We are on
earth in order for Allah to test us, why he wants to test us is known solely and only by Him. But
		

			that is part of unless plan, worship Allah, not only will you achieve Jannah or paradise in the
Hereafter, but in this world, you will achieve a lot of comfort. Allah will heal your broken soul.
Allah will give hope to the one who is hopeless, because sometimes we see darkness, and the darkness
is prolonged at times, but you need to know, Al-Rahmannir-Rahim. Allah is the Most Merciful. Allah's
mercy encompasses the believers and all other creatures of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. So, He then says
<<Maaliki Yawmid-Deen>> [Q,1:4], which means He is the Owner of the Day of Judgment, I will have difficulties in my
life, people will judge me wrongly, I will have disputes with others, sometimes family members,
		

			friends, I may be going through what I feel is injustice against me. Allah says you know what on
earth, people may get away with a little bit of it, take it in your stride, be patient, make the
most of what you have, do not become unjust because of the injustices against you. remain focused,
remain steadfast continue to worship Allah, He is the Most Merciful. He is the Most Forgiving, but
at the same time, he is the Owner of the Day of Judgment, <<Maaliki Yawmid-Deen>> [Q,1:4]. That means a day will
come when nobody will escape the true justice and the reality will be laid bare, Subhan-Allah, Allah
is giving you hope to say they can't get away with this. If they got away with it for a short time
		

			Allah will catch up with them. Allah is giving them respect to correct themselves. When you do wrong
to someone It is Allah giving you a small chance to correct yourself before he punishes you before
his punishment overtakes you and if it is exposed on earth, and if your punishment has been meted
out on Earth, it is a greater blessing than if your punishment is to be given to you in the
hereafter. This is why my brothers and sisters part of healing is to reconcile on earth before you
get to the hereafter. And this is why the Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam has encouraged us to solve our matters on
Earth. Before we would be meeting with Allah when we don't know who might be right and who might be
		

			wrong. on this earth, there is a lot of miscommunication. Innocent people are considered guilty.
Guilty people are considered innocent, the good look like bad, bad look like good at times Subhan-Allah, at times, we don't even know what's going on. But Allah says, resolve your matters to the
best of your ability. At the end of the day, I am going to hold everyone accountable for what
whatever is outstanding. And on the Day of Judgment. Everything will be brought forth. <<Yawma tublas saraaa'ir>> [Q,86:9], all the secrets will be laid there. Everything you held in your heart, everything that
was concealed from the hearts and the eyes of other people is going to be known. Allah may not
		

			embarrass you depending on what you did. But if you've wronged someone else, then you need to know
it's not going to last forever, Allah is going to catch up with you. And the same would apply if
you've been wronged hope is that Allah knows. And Allah is all capable. He's all labeled <<Maaliki Yawmid-Deen>> [Q,1:4], and this is the reason why <<Iyyaaka na'budu wa lyyaaka nasta'een>> [Q,1:5] has a lot of hope in it. It has
healing in it. Oh Allah, You alone we worship You alone we ask for help. The broken soul who has been
treated unjustly in justices were perpetrated against him or them or her, whoever it may be. And
they need to know that you worship Allah alone and in that there is healing for you <<Iyyaaka na'budu..>> [Q,1:4]
		

			you alone, Oh Allah, I worship. No one knows the truth besides Allah
		

			No one can help you and I besides Allah, nobody can actually sought my problem out besides Allah. If
Allah once he will create a situation that will solve my matter in a split minute, you're sick and
Ill Allah is the curer. If He has chosen not to give you cure, He wants you to earn rewards so that
you can arrive at the hereafter, with a head start from everyone else. You've been through a lot,
you are patient, you worship Allah upon all conditions <<Iyyaaka na'budu..>> [Q,1:4], no matter what happens, Oh Allah, I
worship You, You alone. Good days, bad days, whether I'm going through the darkest of hours. In
fact, it will bring me closer to You, Oh Allah. That is the hope I have in your mercy <<Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem>> [Q,1:5]
		

			continue to guide me Oh Allah. And these are still the verses of Surah Al-Fatiha, continue to
guide me Oh Allah to the straight path, guide me to the straight path. I have hope even though I'm
going through my challenges, I don't want to veer off the straight path lest I become hopeless. But
when I'm on the straight path, it is the path of hope and healing. the straight path is the path
where in which I will be led to paradise, and I will be led to contentment on Earth. My brothers and
sisters, if you're lacking contentment, you need to improve your relationship with Allah. And you
need to let go of things of this world. Many times we hold burdens and we carry them
		

			in a way that's not necessary, we carry burdens on our shoulders that we don't have to carry. So
Allah is telling us, you know what, you be guided to the right path that is the path of Paradise,
the path of those whom You have favored, not the path of those who have gone astray or those who
have earned Your anger. Because when they veer off that path, they've lost contentment, they will
lose hope, at some point. And even in this world, they're not going to lead such a content life,
Allah does not promise you that all your problems will be solved the way you want them to be solved.
But he says we will do whatever we know is best for you in the long term. You may not have certain
		

			things right now. But take it in your stride we know we want to give you a better hereafter, we
want you to bear a little bit of patience. And this is why sometimes the believers struggle more
than those who don't believe one of the reasons is, if they haven't believed at all, they're not
preparing for the hereafter. What do they have in the hereafter. But if they, if we do believe we're
going to be tested, and we're going to be tried in order for us to pack away as many rewards as
possible, so that we can achieve a beautiful hereafter. So bear patients, nobody on Earth has had
everything they've wanted. Nobody at all. Every time Allah says we will give you what we want to
		

			give you from the things you've asked for. We will give you any even certain things you have not
asked for. If you take a careful look, my brothers and sisters here were asking for guidance. And
we're asking for it so many times a day, and we're praying and we're acknowledging Allah so many
times a day with all praise due to Him. And Allah is The One who is the All-Knower, He is The One who
knows what's best for us. I'd rather Allah give me what's best for me and grant me the ability to go
through the challenges he's chosen for me, than for Allah to be displeased with me. And allow me to
suffer in a way that I can't cope. So to struggle is not a problem. But Allah will ensure that your
		

			back is not broken. You keep going. Ever take it a day at a time if need be. Praise Allah, but never
turn away from Allah. And this is why at the end, we all say Amin, mean means answer my call, Oh
Allah. It's a beautiful way of ending a prayer or a supplication, where we say Amin. Now I'd like to
move on to the next Surah Surah Al-Baqarah. And in Surah Al-Baqarah. Allah starts off with mention of
the fact that there is no doubt in the revelation in the Quran. Allah says <<Alif-Laaam-Meeem. Zaalikal Kitaabu laa raiba feeh..>> [Q,2:1-2] this book indeed there is no doubt in it, no doubt. And the fact that Allah cleanses
us from doubt is already filled with hope. Because you can only heal when there's no doubt. Imagine
		

			if there's mistrust or you're doubting something, how will you heal? That itself is a sickness, it's
a disease, doubt is a sickness. So, Allah starts off by telling you listen, stop doubting. stop
doubting this revelation. There's no doubt in it. And so if you want healing, the issue of doubt
comes in. If you want hope, make sure that the hopefulness and that hope is built on trust and no
doubt whatsoever.
		

			I am completely with Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, <<laa raiba feeh..>> [Q,2:1-2], <<laa raiba feeh..>> [Q,2:1-2], there is no doubt in it and
there is guidance in it for those who are conscious of Allah, those who are conscious of Allah. May
Allah grant us guidance may make us from those who cure ourselves from doubt, and May He grant us
the ability to see the pure path in front of us loud and clear, shining bright so that we can trade
on it. And may Allah open our doors. Aqulu qauli haza wa Sallallahu wa Sallama wa Baraka 'Ala Nabina Muhammad.
		

			<<Wa nunazzilu minal quraani maa huwa shifaaa'unw wa rahmatullil mu'mineena>> [Q,17:82]