Mufti Menk – Short Reminder

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			salaam aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
		

			smilla rahmanir rahim al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil alameen wa Salatu was Salam O Allah Muhammad Ali Al
amin Nabina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi would be a woman to be on BSN in Isla yo Medina.
		

			We praise Allah Subhana Allah to Allah we send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam, his entire household, all his companions May Allah subhanho wa Taala bless them
all. And may every single one of us be blessed.
		

			My brothers and sisters, it is indeed an honor to be here in front of you. And I pray that Allah
subhanho wa Taala
		

			opens our hearts in a way that the message comes from the heart to the heart and that it is relevant
in Sharla, something we can take home and ponder over.
		

			We all know that as Muslims, we have duties unto Allah Subhana Allah to Allah because the term
Muslim actually means a person who has submitted to the law of Allah or whatever Allah subhanho wa
Taala has dictated and decreed that is a Muslim. So sometimes we call ourselves Muslims when we say
I'm a Muslim, but in actual fact, we have not yet submitted to the laws of Allah, perhaps we are
paying lip service to it. And we would need much improvement. And I'd like to think that myself
included, and perhaps most of us, if not every single one of us, there is always room for
improvement in the way we have worshipped Allah subhanho wa Taala. And the way we have surrendered
		

			to Allah instruction and command, and this always shows within a person's character and conduct
		

			and the way we treat others, especially today, across the globe, we find people who sometimes and I
spoke about this last night for some of you who might have been with us.
		

			Sometimes what we find is, people claim to be Muslim, and they claim to be followers of the sooner
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but the way they treat others, is actually so bad, that it
leaves a bad taste in the mouths of those who interact with them. I don't know why I'm saying
mouths, but perhaps it's because we speak foul language. We choose words that are hurtful how then
do we expect people to turn to the dean, and how do we expect to benefit ourselves and this is why
one of the most important aspects that I need to worry about in yourselves is the way we use our
tongues.
		

			If you take a look at the message of Allah subhanho wa Taala, you will find it quite clear where
Allah subhanho wa Taala says, and this is
		

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			O you who believe be conscious of Allah subhanho wa Taala. And after that which is upright, the deed
means that which is upright straight. We could also say only after that which is upright, which
means stay away from language that is found from falsehood. Stay away from anything that is vulgar,
that which is intentionally hurtful to others, remember to other to other words of goodness,
remember to apologize to people remember to say that which is straightforward, and so on. All this
is included in that term study than that which is straight. We stay away from so many from all the
different types of words that are bad, unacceptable, and we utter words that are good, so much so
		

			that even if you were to utter words of kindness and love to your own spouse and children and
parents and family members, you would find that that would be considered a straight up right speech.
May Allah protect us. And you look at the Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he
clearly says a true believer is me who is not vulgar. He is not bad mouth, he does not utter swear
words he does not lie. These are the narrations of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam. So to
develop character, it's not going to just come without an effort. I call on you to make a major
massive effort to work on your character and conduct so that you can improve yourself as a Muslim
		

			because many of us sadly think Islam is one thing and character and conduct is another yet your
character is a reflection of you
		

			Islam and your Eman And this is why when Rasulullah sallallahu Sallam was asked by his companions
regarding something that I desperately want and you do probably definitely one. What is that?
		

			Gentlemen, gentlemen, may Allah grant us Jenna, I want Jenna and so do you. Don't you want
gentlemen?
		

			Yes, you do so panela Don't you want gender?
		

			You do. So, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was asked, What are the characteristics of those
who will be entering gentlemen? You know, there are so many people who will be entering gender, what
are their characteristics? And he made it clear. He mentioned two main qualities, what are they
chuckwalla he was
		

			the consciousness of Allah subhanho wa Taala the fear of Allah subhanho wa Taala every time you are
worried about your link with Allah and your relation with Allah, I need to ask myself, am I really
questioning myself? What is my link with Allah? How close Am I to Allah? subhanho wa Taala? Are we
questioning ourselves? Am I better in my link with Allah subhanho wa Taala today than I was
yesterday, or then I was earlier on this morning, perhaps, if that is my concern, and that is my
worry. And that is what I am always asking myself that means by the word of Allah, I'm heading in
the right direction. But if I'm a person who never ever thinks, what's my link with Allah, how can
		

			we then ever have that beautiful link with Allah subhanho wa Taala. Because in order to develop that
link, we will need to be disciplined, we will need to improve ourselves, we will need to get up for
Salah not solely because we have to, like I say, because we want to difference between the two. We
get up for Salah at some stage because we have to, it's our duty, but there is a stage higher than
that. And that is when you develop your link with Allah, you fulfill your Salah, because you want to
over and above that obligation I want to do it. So this is why you find yourself dressing
appropriately because I want to dress appropriately. There is there is obviously the ruling a person
		

			would not be sinful if they did it because they have to do it. But we would achieve a greater reward
if we did it because we want to do it over and above the obligation that Allah has placed on our
shoulders. May Allah subhanho wa Taala make it easy for us. So this is why the same narration says
you need the koala that is one of the characteristics that will earn you the paradise that we all
want. And for your information the difference between a believer and a non believer, one looks
forward to the meeting with his maker, while the other does not. Remember this, you have people
sometimes walking all over the world, if they are not believers in Allah subhanho wa Taala if they
		

			don't have belief, they would not be looking forward to the day they meet with Allah. If you are a
true believer, you look forward to the day you meet with Allah subhanho wa Taala you look forward to
the last day you know that there is a life after death which is far more valuable, and far more
important and in fact that is the most important thing for us. It is more important than whatever is
happening around me today. Whatever I am being affected by or the profit and loss that I may be
experiencing in my own business life or family life or anything else. Today in this world is not as
important as my era. This is why we are taught as muslimeen do not compromise your hereafter do not
		

			compromise your Paradise by falling into the traps of the world. Sometimes people want to do
something they want to achieve something that is unacceptable in the eyes of Allah subhanho wa
Taala. But because it is being marketed so strongly, they tend to fall into it not realizing that
you know what I'm just doing. I have just sold a huge mansion in Ghana. And I received in return for
it a payment and that is something minor that is even the displeasure of Allah that cannot bring
about any goodness. So getting back to what we were saying about taqwa to develop that
characteristic requires a great effort. It requires the constant question what is my link with
		

			Allah? How can I improve myself my brothers and sisters I can do better every day. I must look at
myself and say, how have I improved my link with Allah whether it's my dress code, whether it is the
quality of Salah because some of us Mashallah, if I were to ask you how many of you read five Salah
day, a lot of us who put up our hands, I hope all of us would, but the quality of that Salah is a
value it is of essence.
		

			If we're not going to be from amongst those who are bothered about the quality of that Salah, then
how are we going to improve we asked Allah subhanho wa Taala to make us more conscious of it. So
remember this regarding the link of Allah subhanho wa Taala then when it comes to the issue of
character, good character and conduct that is your link with fellow human beings. How do you treat
others? How do you talk to them? How do you deal with them. This is something that will make you a
person who will
		

			Learn paradise because it's not easy to deal with people have different temperaments, perhaps
sometimes different likes and dislikes. Perhaps sometimes people who are loud mouths or sometimes
people who talk in a way that you cannot hear them, sometimes people who are difficult because maybe
they might have had issues in their early age and early life, and it might be reflecting later on.
And this is why they might be behaving in a specific way. And here you come as a movement and a
believer and you don't even have the time to think that this person I need to acknowledge Allah has
made us all different and this is why I will address them with a little bit more patience than I do
		

			others may Allah subhanho wa Taala help us to have patience with one another.
		

			Not everybody will develop. Not everybody will develop spiritually or religiously, at your pace, and
your speed. This is why I always say part of good character is to acknowledge that it took us so
many years to come into the fold of goodness and to realize your link with your maker why is it that
we become so blunt with people and so harsh with others that we want them to turn in five minutes
two minutes yet it took us 50 years to turn
		

			and this is a characteristic of a Muslim to consider the fact that I might have likely say found
Islam years after I was born which means maybe at the age of 20 3040 some of us may be at the age of
4550 when we started getting you know pains in our legs mela crunchy fair to everyone who who is
suffering in any way any form of humaneness I mean,
		

			to be honest, it took me so many years just an example. If it took me so many years to find the path
and to tread upon it. I cannot expect someone else to find that path.
		

			According to my whims and fancies my desires we need to remember in
		

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			The messenger is being told, you do not guide whomsoever you wish, but Allah guides whomsoever He
wishes. So what's our duty, Our duty is to convey the message. And this is why regarding the
messengers, the prophets of Allah, Allah subhanho, wa Taala, ma,
		

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			the duty of the messenger is not more than conveying the message, he doesn't have the capacity to
actually instill the guidance in you. But he can guide you by showing you the path whether you take
upon it or not, is in the hands of Allah subhanho wa Taala. So we need to be patient with one
another.
		

			One of the sicknesses or ailments of the age is the issue of becoming judgmental very quickly with
one another. We become impatient where we look at the brother Subhana Allah or we might come across
a sister who may not be as practicing as we are perhaps outwardly. And suddenly we find ourselves
developing this hatred towards them as a person not realizing my brother two years ago, you might
have been in a worse position than they ever words throughout their lives. What happened?
		

			You have no patience. We are not at all saying we condone that which is wrong. No, don't get me
wrong. But we need to work patiently with people we need to realize and understand my duty and yours
is to convey the message not only verbally, but through my beautiful character that is enshrined by
Islam. Amazing. We say I'm a Muslim, I'm a Muslim, but your character and conduct is nowhere near
Islam. Why is that the case? So it is important for me to ensure that I am a loving Muslim where
when people look at me, he seems to care a lot this person is so calm. So content, let me find out
what is the motivation behind this contentment and the calmness that this person has and the
		

			goodness they treat everyone with kindness when they meet a person perhaps? Who might look like you
know, sometimes we see people and usually accommodate this guy as a drug addict. Just because he
looks a little bit like a heavy smoker. Allah protect us. Look, I'm just finding an excuse for that.
May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us goodness, either way, we should be leaving the bad habit. But
there are two things. If you develop such a hatred for the individual, how are you going to work on
the quality This is why I call upon you. Let's work on our own qualities. And let's help others work
on their qualities. The way that will happen is go back to the tsunami hombres. Allahu Allah He was
		

			Allah. Look at him how he used to engage in Salah at night. So much so that I used to ask him,
you're praying and you know your status, you know the status of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam
maybe he is the Messenger of Allah subhanho wa Taala. He knows that he is anything
		

			Paradise by the word of Allah by the mercy of Allah subhanho wa Taala. That was a status given to
him forgiven completely, we would say Nabhi Min ambia Allah, the best of creation or the highest of
prophets of Allah subhanho wa Taala. And he's standing in prayer
		

			until his feet are swollen, his legs are swelling.
		

			And when he's asked why, he says, should I not be a thankful servant? Can I not show thankfulness to
Allah subhanho wa Taala. Now, I want to pause here and ask a question to myself and yourselves.
		

			Look at what he says his thankfulness to Allah. It did not make him arrogant at all. No Did he says
you know what, I pray that you have a big deal.
		

			That is your secret between you and Allah subhanho wa Taala. But what he did do Subhana Allah, he
was the most humble person he spoke to everyone he spoke to them come. And Allah subhanho wa Taala
describes him as Harry soon alikoum he was very concerned about the turning of the people towards
the goodness and he always sees every opportunity to express the goodness to the people that you
know what, here is the path, you will see it not only or you will hear about it, you you won't only
hear about it, but you will see it also enshrined in the life of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam. So the same applies to us. If we work on our own qualities at night, we are praying, we
		

			develop our link with Allah. If Allah is done correctly, it will instill within us that care and the
true concern for everyone else in humanity.
		

			I am concerned about the non Muslims as well, I'm concerned about their well being in every single
way. I need to be why because I'm a Muslim.
		

			And this would make me reach out to them in so many different ways to Panama, so many different
ways. And I always look at ourselves here.
		

			And I say to myself, Subhana, Allah, the bulk of us, maybe all of us, in fact, I could comfortably
say all of us, at some stage, our forefathers some way down the line.
		

			Our forefathers were not Muslim. Do you know that they accepted Islam, even if someone has some of
their forefathers out in the Sahaba of the Allahu anhu. But the Sahaba Robbie Allahu anhu also
accepted Islam, they will not Muslim before Islam came obviously, they accepted the deed. Now what I
am saying is because if we were to treat every non Muslim as a potential Muslim throughout our
lives, whether they accepted it in our lives or not, and whether they accepted it before they died
or not, if we treated them as potential Muslims, we would solve the problems of the globe by the
will of Allah subhanho wa Taala.
		

			And we need to make sure we understand, a person dislikes a bad habit, a person dislikes for
example, that which is wrong. But the individual we always have hoped to Panama there is a distinct
difference in the Sharia distinct difference in Islam, between the individual and the act, we need
to understand. And we need to constantly have hope. If I were to make mention, for example, of a
person, just for example, if I were to say a name of someone who's caused a lot of harm to you.
		

			Part of your weakness would be to say this man is evil, no hope we closing the chapter on him and
he's going to help. That's part of our weakness, but the character of a Muslim would always have
hope. Look at Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. If you were to ask yourself who was or give me a
name of a person who harmed him the most in the early stages? I'm sure you would agree with me the
name Abuja *. I'm sure you would agree. Abu Jamal, what was he? He was one of the most outspoken,
most hardcore, hardline enemies of Islam, who, who actually went out of his way to cause bodily
harm, physical harm to Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. After that, Muhammad sallallahu alayhi
		

			wasallam says Allahumma Islam,
		

			Allah, Grant strength to Islam through the acceptance of Islam of one of these two, who were those
two the two main enemies?
		

			The reason why I make mention of this is where is the character of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi
wasallam. And where is our character and conduct yet we call ourselves good Muslims. I'm a good
Muslim, Allah, I'm really a good Muslim. And the way you look at others is actually the sign of a
person who does not know the student or the lifestyle of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam we have
a bad habit of picking that which suits us. We have a bad habit of taking that which suits us and if
everyone takes that which suits them, then we have a whole lot of people collectively, we might come
up with good character and conduct as a
		

			collective group but individually, each one is lacking in something or another. May Allah subhanho
wa Taala help us to grasp what is being said and may help us to strengthen ourselves and may help us
to help one another. My brothers and sisters, this is why if you want paradise, you need to develop
your link with Allah and you need to be conscious of your link with your fellow human beings. If you
take a look at these two terms that I made mention of in the Hadith where Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam is being asked of how the qualities of those getting into paradise, he makes
mention of hokulani the rights of Allah subhanho wa Taala on one hand, that which you owe, allow
		

			your link with Allah, and
		

			the rights of the worshipers of Allah subhanho wa Taala over you, you need to be conscious of it
make life easy for others, we have sometimes a stressful life suddenly because I'm a man who's not
faithful solely because I'm a man, not faithful to Allah not faithful to those around me, or a woman
who perhaps has the tongue May Allah subhanahu wa taala protect us that is a sharp tongue.
		

			Sometimes it happens to the men, sometimes women does not. It's not particularly peculiar to any
gender in particular, but it happens to anyone and everyone we need to become conscious. How do I
talk to me? What is my treatment of my family members, my spouse, how much time do I spend with my
spouse and family members? Remember Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam always showed that he was
the best to his wives and family members. And he actually says
		

			the best from amongst you those who are best to your family members, your spouses, your children and
so on. Your parents have time for them. Make the time many of us think for a moment that we are
brilliant Muslim, when last Did you speak to your mother and had
		

			to hear that?
		

			Allah never make us up to those dirty words, no matter what, even if you have a difference of
opinion with her. Remember, be respectful, because that is the help of Allah subhanho wa Taala comes
to those who are kind to their parents so much. So even if they are not Muslim, the Koran invites
you and instructs you to be kind to them.
		

			We may not want to obey an instruction that contradicts the law of Allah subhanho wa Taala. In fact,
we're not supposed to do that. But
		

			anything else became, remember, fulfill your parent non Muslim, they asked you please can you help
me? I've got a doctor's appointment. Can you take me to the hospital? You don't say that's a non
Muslim man. I am not supposed to take them to the hospital. Why? Why should I do? No, it is your
duty, your obligation. In fact, you are sinful if you don't reach out to them in that way. May Allah
subhanho wa Taala grant us an understanding. So sometimes the walk understanding that we seem to be
getting of the dean, that you know what this Dean teaches us to be very bad and very harsh and very
arrogant. When it comes to the treatment of those who don't follow the thin line that I may be upon,
		

			we should know we are not just on any line, we should know that we're actually doing something that
is far away from the teachings of the dean, because my concern should be how best can I reach out to
the rest of my brothers and sisters in humanity?
		

			You know, one day I was seated in probably I may I end with the story.
		

			I was seated not a long time ago with some people and a waiter at a restaurant. And I said brother,
can you please get me some water? And the man went and Mashallah he brought back water and whatever
happened? And the brother sitting with me told me how could you call him brother? How could you call
him brother? You are a demon. I said, Look, to be honest with you. I don't want to get into big
debates. It depends what you are referring to when you say a brother. What if he's your blood
brother and he's not a Muslim? He's still your brother. But he's your blood brother. So it depends
what your meaning. There are people who are my brothers and sisters in faith. And there are people
		

			who are my brothers and sisters in humanity. We cannot deny that the Quran acknowledges it. Listen
to what Allah says regarding the prophets of Allah subhanho wa Taala take a look at one example is
called Allah whom Abu Saleh Han Allah.
		

			Allah.
		

			Allah.
		

			Allah speaks of the messengers when they told their people who are these people, they were people
who rejected the message of these messages, but Allah says their brother Salah told them Why don't
you see Allah Are you not going to be conscious of Allah, their brother Luke told them May peace be
upon the messengers and mela decent
		

			blessings be upon us all.
		

			Their brother told them they brother in what these people rejected the message, brother in humanity,
they were part of the same community, they may have even had links of blood SubhanAllah. So let's
not have this notion that everyone else who perhaps doesn't fit on the hairline that I am trading
upon, is not even fit to be called my brother or my sister. Because it all depends what you mean by
that. If they are not your brother in faith, they may be your brother in humanity or your sister,
may Allah subhanahu wa Jalla help us to reach out to others reach out to yourself, I don't have much
time today. But by the word of Allah subhanho wa Taala. I hope that the little bit that I have said,
		

			would actually be of help to us, my brothers and sisters, to quickly recap, may we work and I call
on yourselves and myself. May we work as hard as we can on our tongues and on our behavior, our link
with Allah develop it for the sake of Allah, it's your link with your maker develop it, you need to
it's about time you did improve yourself and develop your link with others. with human beings at
large. I know of so many people that I've interacted with that have had nothing to do with Islam.
Sometimes they've disliked Islam. And yet after interacting with them, they've changed their
attitude. I remember a call that we got from a certain woman, a lady and I don't know exactly who
		

			she was. But she contacted us at the office and said, You know what, I always believe Islam was
barbaric, and it was preached hate and it did this and it did that. But after having seen what you
do, and after having seen the articles in the paper, you know, we have certain articles we put in
the paper every week back at home. And after having seen this and that I just want you to know that
through the effort that you guys have made, I now acknowledge that this is a heavenly religion. So
so she did not accept the fate of Islam but the minimum is the enmity she had was actually decreased
through knowledge. And this is why I firmly believe that a lot of the times people have this notion
		

			through ignorance which is wrong about others. May Allah subhanho wa Taala help us to cure him
through him and through knowledge. May Allah subhanahu wa taala open every door of ours my 25
minutes a half Habibi, we think Allah subhanho wa Taala I really appreciate the fact that you've sat
and listened attentively, please pray for me. We pray for you as well and Allah guide you all and
protect you all and guide myself and protect me as well. And us all in the home at large. Really, I
cannot end without making mention of our brothers and sisters across the globe who are suffering in
so many different ways to Panama, we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to help us to reach out to them in
		

			whatever way we can. There are so many humanitarian organizations that are reaching out to them by
the word of Allah subhanho wa Taala. At least we can support these efforts. May Allah subhanho wa
Taala help us to develop ourselves by reaching out to them for Salatu was salam o Baraka Island.
Amina Mohammed