Mufti Menk – Ramadan 2023 – Reviving the Spirit #11

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			Assalamu alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim Alhamdulillah wa salatu
salam ala Rasulillah, who Allah, Allah, he was rbh mine, my brothers and sisters, beyond that which
is an obligation is something that is recommended, but it's not an obligation. And sometimes there
are things that are permissible. And if you were to do them you would be rewarded, but it's not an
obligation. These are some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him in nearly
every act of worship. There are certain things that are made compulsory by Allah subhanho wa taala.
And then there are other things within the similar grouping of acts of worship. That may not be
		

			absolutely compulsory, but Allah is giving you an opportunity to develop in your relationship with
him in a manner that you would actually achieve so much. We call it the Sunnah of the Prophet
Muhammad peace be upon him. When we use the term sunnah it refers to several things. I'd like to
start off by making mention of this one where it's an act of worship or something that the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has taught, he's done, he's recommended, but it's not compulsory. For
example, if you were to look at the five daily prayers, certain units, or what we call records are
compulsory. for Fajr. There are two units of all for us or for Maori three units and Asia, four
		

			units. These are compulsory, when you're traveling, yes, there is a discount in the sense that Allah
says to you, and because of your journey, you may cut the units of prayer. However, beyond that,
which is far off, once you're done with it, don't leave or sometimes, before you do that, first of
all that which is compulsory, Allah wants you to engage in something, it's voluntary, or it's
recommended, if you were to leave it, you may not be sinful. But if you were to do it, you will
actually achieve so much in this month of Ramadan. The reward of those types of voluntary acts of
worship is actually multiplied so much that it makes it more meaningful to participate in and engage
		

			in these types of worship. So for us to get up a little bit early for Fudger for example, and make
sure that we don't just fulfill the two units that are far away but rather, we start off with two
that are sunnah. sunnah means the Prophet peace be upon him did it he taught it, one would not be
sinful to leave it out. But one would achieve such a great reward to fulfill that particular sooner
of Fajr that the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him says Rakata alpha g, Hiram minute dunya wa
mafia, the two units of voluntary prayer the Sunnah prayer that you offer, before Salat al Fajr, as
part of the Fajr is better for you than the whole world and whatever it holds. So that's an amazing
		

			reward. Now, if we were to take a look at your as well, once you're done with your prayer, don't
just dismiss right rather, if you'd like to go home if you're in the masjid, yes, it is recommended
to fulfill all your prayers besides that, which is compulsory at all. So the Prophet peace be upon
him has said that it is best to fulfill your prayers, besides that, which is compulsory at home, and
he also says Don't make your homes graves. Because a home where the remembrance of Allah is not
fulfilled or or is not engaged in and Salah is not fulfilled, which is the prayer
		

			and Quran is not recited is actually a home that is dead. It's more like a grave. So therefore, if
you know that you are not going to be lazy and you go home and you fulfill the Sunnah. Get used to
it. The same applies to Salah to Muslim for example, select Malaysia for example and so many other
		

			units of prayer that are not compulsory, but you will get a reward for them. That's as far as the
prayer goes. Thereafter you have
		

			many other acts that are the Sunnah of the Prophet peace be upon him. I give you a quick example.
When we remember Allah and that remembrance of Allah in terms of your vicar after every prayer is a
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			The reward is so, so huge. So try to get this fitted into your lives, especially during the month of
Ramadan with the idea to continue even outside Ramadan. And this is the whole aim of the month of
Ramadan, to develop a relationship with Allah on a level that is higher than what it actually was.
So Allah Almighty wants us to engage in these acts of worship. And Allah Almighty wants us to
develop the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him his entire life, every movement of his recorded every
statement of his recorded every action of his recorded the nodding of his head recorded, and the
lessons learned from all of this something amazing, we believe that we should try our best to eat
		

			the way he ate, to look at some of the foodstuffs that he eat, and study them and try and eat in a
similar fashion in order for us not just to earn a great reward, but to benefit holistically from
these beautiful things that the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, taught and did and he acted
upon. You know, when the way he drank his water, for example, and the way he speaks about drinking
it in three sips and not gulping so much in that is so beneficial in terms of the medicinal value of
the method of drinking the water. Imagine the reward you would achieve if the intention was to
follow the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. This is why we always say, don't take
		

			for granted something that the Prophet peace be upon him taught or did or something that he
recommended or something that he was used to. Many times we would find ourselves taking similar
teachings from others and not realizing this was actually a teaching of the Prophet Muhammad peace
be upon him 1400 years back, we look at the intermittent fasting that people speak about now. And
the Sunnah fasting is actually a Monday on a Thursday. It's very similar to the intermittent fasting
people speak of the health benefits, we as Muslims look at it from a religious perspective to begin
with, and everything that follows including the health benefits, all of that is a bonus. A bonus for
		

			a believer. So my brothers and sisters, that is an example of fasting, the example of drinking
water. Similarly, when it comes to relieving oneself, we need to understand that the Prophet
Muhammad peace be upon him has taught us a method of doing things. He's taught us how to protect
ourselves from splashes, for example, how to protect ourselves how to wash ourselves. Similarly, he
has also taught us how to wear our clothing and what type of clothing to wear Subhanallah how to
wear the clothing. So, you know to start off with the right and then the left. This issue of right
and left is something that is given so much of importance in the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad
		

			peace be upon him, to the degree that when we're eating, we're supposed to be eating with the right
hand. He says don't eat with the left for indeed the devil or shaytan e to the left. How does
shaytan e to the left? I don't know. But I believe in the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad peace be
upon him so you make sure you try and do all good things with your right hand. He used to love using
the right to do the good things. Can Rasul Allah is allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam your gebouw to
him monifieth Anna Ali he What are a Julie he or two who he will Fisher and equally the Prophet
peace be upon him loved to use the right when it came to certain things now, I've been asked a
		

			question by those who sometimes are left hand that it is it prohibited to use the left it may not be
prohibited especially when you're not defying a sunnah of the Prophet peace be upon him and you
happen to be left handed it's okay to be able to write with both hands. I can't say that it was
assumed to write with this or that because the Prophet peace be upon him did not write. However,
what I am saying is it is sunnah to do these good things with the right hand where possible where
applicable, there might be people who are struggling with their right hand and they may not be able
to do much with it. In that particular case you're excused. So these are some of the Sunnah
		

			teachings of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him that we must not take for granted. And we we
need to understand when he has told us something when he has explained verses of the Quran. That
explanation comes first. When he has expressed something and given us instructions, those
instructions are to be taken seriously. They are people who sit back and relax and say you know
what, I believe in the Quran, but I don't believe in this
		

			and of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him what we need to realize my brothers and sisters,
		

			the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was given the Quran to give to us, Allah chose the most
trustworthy, if we can trust him regarding the Quran, which is the revelation of Allah that He gave
us, how can we not trust him regarding his own life and his other statements that he has said, if we
didn't believe these, how can we actually believe the others? So my brothers and sisters, those who
say that we won't take any Hadith need to reconsider their stance The reason is, you can only be a
Muslim when you declare, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah. And I
bear witness that Muhammad peace be upon him is the messenger of Allah. A messenger comes with a
		

			message. The Quran leads you to the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Again, some
people come in and say, well, those verses were revealed regarding something else all together and
so on. If you look at the reasons of Revelation, indeed, they are important to consider and to look
into but remember the meanings of the terms used. They need to be understood in the proper sense.
When Allah Almighty tells you take what the Prophet gave you understand His instruction and so on.
Allah Almighty expects you to follow what he is saying. The explanation of so many acts of worship
happens to be only from the Sunnah teachings of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. If we did
		

			not take from the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, we would not be able to
fulfill what the Quran has brought. So that too is part of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad peace
be upon him. Similarly, when engaging in acts of worship, make sure that those acts of worship were
taught by Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam so that they fall under the broader term sunnah. It is
not something that is an innovation, but rather it's something that was taught, and it's something
that was given by Nabina Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam May Allah Almighty bless all of us and
grant us the acceptance to follow the beautiful sunnah in all of its different aspects of go look
		

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