Mufti Menk – Ramadan 2022 – Reconnecting with Revelation #06 – Modesty

			Gita Boone
		

			who Eli gamba kuliah, de mo, de Wiley, salaam, Alaikum, Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, my brothers and
sisters, the three things mentioned in verse number 90 of surah. A natural
		

			that Allah has instructed are the justice, goodness and kindness and giving to those who are related
to you giving to those in need. And Allah Almighty thereafter says when Ha Anil fascia he will Moon
carry well belly, Allah Almighty prohibits, he has warned us through a prohibition of three things.
That doesn't mean that there are only three things in the list of prohibitions by Allah. But in this
particular verse, There are three things being mentioned.
		

			When hmm, and in fact, sha Allah prohibits immorality, anything immoral. Now, modest dress is
something that's a requirement for Muslims. What is modesty when it comes to dress?
		

			If you connect and reconnect with Allah and with Revelation, you will realize that if you were to
meet the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him today, how would you like to present yourself? How would
you like to be dressed, if you know a little bit about the Quran and the Sunnah, there would be a
certain type of clothing you'd be comfortable in, to see and to meet the Prophet Muhammad peace be
upon him, that would be considered modest dress. Now, I'm not going to go into the details of it,
you can do that. But I've just mentioned to you in a nutshell, that if you were to go in the
presence of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, the as a Muslim who knows some of the Quran and
		

			the Sunnah, that type of dressing you would be in would probably be modest, insha Allah, that modest
dressed, is included in morality. It's included in, you know, modesty, following the general rules
that the Almighty has declared. And you need to know when Allah says dress in a specific way, there
is a reason and there are many reasons, they will be a reaction. And they will be some form of,
		

			you know, something that would happen as a result of how you have dressed. So if you choose to dress
in a specific way, your choice of dress will have a reaction from many different angles. So it's
your spirituality, your internal spiritual growth, your connection with Allah, your connection with
Revelation, your contentment and happiness,
		

			as well as your relationship with others, the type of people that you attract towards you, based on
what you've worn. So everyone says, Today on Earth,
		

			you're free to dress how you want or to undress.
		

			That may be a statement that is valid from a secular perspective. And people obviously say we're
living in a free world, but I'm talking of a believer, a person who believes in Revelation, if you
do believe in Revelation, why do you claim to believe in Revelation, when you don't allow revelation
to guide you as to how to dress?
		

			If you were to dress in any other way, they would be a repercussion. They would be a reaction, you
would pay the price of dressing
		

			in a way that is negative or immoral, immodest.
		

			In the same way you would earn the perks of dressing in a modest way, in a beautiful way, filled
with morality and great values. This dress code is something that goes hand in hand with your
connection with Allah. So when you dress, don't dress for yourself, and don't dress for others.
Dress for Allah. That's it. You know, we've always said when you do something, just do it for
yourself. It's me, it makes me feel good. Fair enough. But if you're a believer, you will only feel
good if you're a true believer, when you know this is pleasing to me who made me that's what it is,
no matter what faith you belong to, in actual fact, if you believe in a deity who has created you,
		

			nothing would make you happy except by pleasing the deity. So there you go.
		

			Here is a dress code that we have, dress modestly. Make sure that you are
		

			prepared to face your maker with that type of dress. My Shala. My brothers, my sisters, I think I've
said it. And I think it's important as believers that we look into it. Yes, we shouldn't do people
who may not yet be upon a higher level of morality in their dress code, perhaps they may be
struggling with trying to do the right thing they may know in their hearts, I need to get to this
point. But for some weakness, they are not yet on that point.
		

			I would like to encourage those type of people to say Come on, be strong, be very strong. You don't
know how long you have to live, be strong, seize the opportunity. Don't worry about what people say
or what people will think of you worry about what Allah says and what he will think of you.
		

			But we shouldn't be looking at others with a eye of belittlement
		

			thinking that these people will never come to the right path. Perhaps there are struggles, who knows
Allah knows them. And this is why Allah says yen hmm. And in fascia, Allah prohibits immorality, of
all sorts, that would include adultery, it would include *, it would include *, it
would include so many other things based on the Islamic understanding.
		

			So,
		

			if a person is on a very high level of morality, he will definitely or she will definitely achieve a
sense of comfort, a sense of fulfillment, and move or a light that comes from their face. Because
Allah promises you that and they will achieve the happiness, the contentment that comes with it.
		

			May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us every goodness. So Allah says the enhanced fascia will Mancha.
Allah prohibits you from evil, Mancha, that which is evil, sinful.
		

			And Albery refers to
		

			crossing the limits, crossing the boundaries. Allah doesn't want you to cross the limits. He has set
a boundary, don't cross that. You know, it's called transgression, do not transgress, don't go
beyond what Allah has ordained.
		

			So if you are going to protect yourself from immorality,
		

			evil and transgression, you have succeeded. That's Allah.
		

			Allah has promised you and guaranteed you that you save yourself from immorality, evil and
transgression. Mashallah.
		

			So reconnecting with revelation would ensure that you engage in good things and stay away from bad
things. And you recognize what's good and bad. Someone might say, for example, what's a big deal
about how I dress? Well, if you're a believer, there is a big deal. If you believe and you actually
take the word of Allah as important, and surely it's a big deal. If Allah told you don't do this,
how could you claim to be a believer and ignore that? That's why Allah says Makana Lima minion wala
Amina is a Kabbalah who rasuluh Ameren Akuna Allahumma Mahira to Mina marine Surah zap. Allah says,
a believer, a person who believes male or female.
		

			It is not befitting for them to call themselves believers and then claim that I have a choice
regarding what the Almighty wants and doesn't want and has instructed and hasn't instructed. And the
messenger has instructed and not instructed.
		

			What was the claim of belief for in the first place.
		

			And remember, we believe that revelation was sent in order for us to be able to lead the best life
in terms of quality with the challenges and the hardships and the tests that are going to come in
our direction. The Almighty will continue to keep us afloat and keep us happy and content and
smiling all the time.
		

			And this is why the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. No matter what difficulty and hardship he
went through. He always thanked Allah. It could have been worse. He was always grateful to the
Almighty and He never complained to the Almighty about the hardship that he was in.
		

			So we ask Allah Almighty to grant us from His goodness. And Allah Almighty definitely says that
those who believe male and female, and those who do good deeds male and female, Allah will grant
them a good life. Follow him
		

			In no higher than a good life and in the Hereafter, Paradise awaits them. May Allah grant us
goodness in this world and the next Akula Kali hada or SallAllahu wasallam ah Baraka ala Nabina
Muhammad kita Boon
		

			la Gama kuliah de mon Bo G