Mufti Menk – Siblings

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			coluna maka Saba to home Lola moon, my brothers and sisters It is important for us to remind each
other every single time to be conscious of Allah subhanho wa Taala to develop what is known as
dakoda. choco is piety or it is the consciousness of Allah subhanho wa Taala some translated as the
fear of Allah subhanho wa Taala it should be making us develop closeness to Allah and the distance
from anything that displeases Allah subhanho wa Taala. Brothers and sisters, the fav is upon us are
many, if you look at the gifts of Allah subhanho wa Taala upon us, we will never be able to count
all of them. As he says, we
		

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			if you are going to try to count the gifts of Allah, all of them upon you, you will never be able to
count all of them, you will always perhaps count many but not at all. Every single one of them. from
among the gifts of Allah is the fact that you have a man you have belief in Allah subhanho wa Taala
the fact that you and I are followers of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the fact that Allah
brought us into this earth so that we can worship him. That's the gift of Allah subhanho wa Taala we
are going to be leaving this earth very soon. Allah brought us here in order to prove ourselves to
Him that we will worship Him alone. So that is a gift of Allah subhanho wa Taala another great gift
		

			of Allah subhanho wa Taala is the fact that he allows us to get married Subhan Allah Subhana Allah,
it's a great gift of Allah. May Allah make it easy for those who are not married, to get married.
Once people are married, Subhan Allah what happens? the favor of Allah is to bestow them with
children with offspring. Everyone wants to have children. May Allah bless those who don't have
children, with children. I mean,
		

			when we have children Subhana Allah what happens? We want to have more than one. A lot of the time
someone says you know what, I'd like to have a son and the daughter and Allah chooses whether he
wants to give you sons only daughters only sons and daughters, or neither sons nor daughters, may
Allah subhanho wa Taala, bestow upon us His blessings. Remember, what ever Allah has done for you.
He has actually given you what is most suitable for you. That's what he has done. So we may
sometimes be upset because of something never be upset if you're a true believer. If you're a true
believer, you are never upset with the decree and decision of Allah subhanho wa Taala. from among
		

			the gifts of Allah is he gives you siblings Subhana Allah siblings meaning your brothers, your
sisters, do you know that's a great gift of Allah ask those who don't have brothers and sisters,
even the children they will tell you, I want to sister Subhana Allah. Recently someone thought I was
Santa Claus with the wrong beard color. And they were saying please can I have a sister and this was
a little boy. Random, so random, I got a shock. And I said anyway, may Allah bestow them with
guidance, goodness, and whatever they're asking for as well. But the point being, even a little
child will say if you were to ask them, What do you want, they will say I want to sister I want a
		

			brother. The reason I raised this today is because as we grow older, we lose the value of these
siblings that Allah has bestowed upon us. Allah gives you a gift of a brother, a sister, when you're
young Mashallah you grow up together. I want to start off by speaking to the younger ones, value
your brother's value your sisters, trust me. Soon they will be married and gone and you won't even
be able to spend so much time with them. And yet, we will arguing and squabbling over small matters
while we are young. Don't let that happen. When you're young, stand up for one another, teach one
another guide one another. And when I say stand up for one another, I don't mean in that which is
		

			wrong. But in that which is good, what
		

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			help one another when it comes to goodness and righteousness and do not assist one another when it
comes to enmity and disobedience of Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			same would apply Allah says what up Allah be conscious of Allah subhanho wa Taala it would apply
with siblings as well. You help your little brother, you help your sister, you see, you might go to
school together, you might come back from school together. And as you grow older, you might choose
to go to a different college. And that's where things quickly separate. things quickly separate. But
I want to inform you of another gift of Allah subhanho wa Taala today, and that is communications.
They've become so easy. you communicate with people much easier than we used to when I was young.
And some of those older than me, you probably know how difficult it was you write a letter A month
		

			later it arrives at your brother, they read it and reply, it takes them a week to do that, and it
will come back to you A month later. That's two and a half months before you've even said hello, may
Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us forgiveness. Nowadays, you see someone you can talk to them. The
problem is, we use it in the wrong way. When last Did you call your siblings? No matter where they
are? They could be somewhere in another country. When did you phone them? When did you speak to
them? When did you have a video call with them? For example, yet we can do that with the wrong
people. We can actually call people for business on a daily basis because we want to earn the pound
		

			and the dollar while we're in the dunya. But we're lucky we forget to earn the currency of the earth
Hara. Allah made them your brothers Allah made them your sisters in order to test you what is going
to be your relationship with them? Are you going to fulfill what Allah has instructed you to
fulfill?
		

			Allah brought me into life, he chose who's going to be my brothers. I need to be aware of that. He
chose who's going to be my sisters, I need to value them. I need to help them I need to reach out to
them. He chose my parents. But I don't want to speak much about parents today because that's a topic
on its own. I want to speak more about siblings, your brothers, your sisters, as you grow older, you
find life takes you to different places. And like I said, even at university level, perhaps one
might go to a different city, a different country. How much are you in touch with them? Are you in
touch in a positive way or a negative way? understand it's the plan of Allah. Some people they pick
		

			on their siblings just because this one is younger, just because that one is darker just because
this one perhaps is not doing that well in life. Or just because this one has done so well in life,
we become jealous, etc. No way. It's a test of Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			Surah Baqarah right at the beginning, Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks about fulfilling the relations
that he has instructed you to fulfill. He chose for you, your relatives because it's a test for you.
If it was not a test, you would have been able to choose your own relatives. The fact that Allah
chose it means it's a test for you. Anything you have had absolutely no say in whatsoever. It's the
biggest test for you remember, as a human being and as a movement. Even if your siblings are not
believers. How much have you spoken to them? How have you related to them? Sometimes the way we
relate to our relatives who perhaps are not Muslim is such that we chase them away from the goodness
		

			of Islam. We chased them away in a way that Subhan Allah we become an embarrassment for our own Deen
and our faith.
		

			You just have to say, I love you. There's no harm in loving your brothers and sisters who are belong
to a different faith. We love them. Rarely because they are our siblings and blood. We may not agree
with what they have chosen but don't we disagree on so many other matters? We love each other for
the sake of Allah subhanho wa Taala when we share the faith and the deen but this misrepresentation
to say you're not allowed to love Subhan Allah just because they're not mean when they're your
brothers and sisters. That is something that is a grave misunderstanding. Subhana Allah, we care for
them. Yes, love is of different types. This is the filial love. This is the love of your siblings,
		

			why not? We will reach out to them, I care for you. Do you need anything? Is there anything I can do
for you? Do you know if you want to have an impact in somebody's life, you need to show them you
care. You need to show them you love them. If you don't do that you will never have a positive
impact in their lives. And if you don't show them by telling them nowadays, it's more important to
be accurate. Even between husband and wife, you know that a long time back they did not use to say I
love you as much as we do today we have to today because they would prefer to feel it rather than to
say it with us. We want both the feeling and the saying you need to repeat it again. But remember to
		

			send these messages to your brothers, your sisters and your children and go beyond to those who are
related to you closely the choice of Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

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			Allah speaks of those who have sound intellect those who will
		

			be earning. They are the ones who fulfill the relations that Allah has instructed them to fulfill.
Starting with your siblings. If you want paradise you need to fulfill these relations. You need to
know how to maintain ties. And this is why if you look at Surah Nisa, the opening verse, Allah says,
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			Be conscious of Allah, whose name you use when you're asking one another important matters. We use
the name of Allah, don't worry. Allah says Be conscious of Allah subhanho wa Taala and be conscious
of your relations, your relatives, who are they? How do you treat them, no matter who they are,
you're supposed to be good and kind to your parents, even if they're not Muslim, and you have love
for them because they are your parents. And this is why you care for them, you reach out to them
Subhanallah the same would apply to your brothers, your sisters, your family members. So Allah
subhanho wa Taala praises those who go out of their way to give that reassurance to those whom they
		

			are related to remember this
		

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			break the relations that Allah has instructed them to maintain the cursed or those who break the
relations.
		

			Allah says in Surah Al Baqarah, hola como hacer una, they are the losers. Allah says I gave you your
brother I gave you your sister. I gave you your relatives I gave you, your parents, your children?
Why do you just go and break the relation with the smallest of reasons, a lot of the time gets
connected to money matters. It's connected to sometimes perhaps you got married, they got married,
maybe the spouses didn't get along. So they divide the brothers or sisters themselves, why that is
not the way men should operate. Allah says those are the losers. Imagine being called a loser. We
would not like that. So the encouragement from the pulpit today is let's go out of our way to
		

			maintain our family ties. Let's message our brothers and sisters to tell them how much we love them.
Let's message them to say how much we care for them. Let's call them Let's invite them over once in
a while. While law he asked those who live a singular life with no relatives or those who are in
distant lands they can never ever get together. They will tell you that you know what I feel lonely.
Sometimes, they will be so happy when they see another family with so many relatives and they will
in their heart feel. I wish I was a part of this. So let's never ever forget the value of family
members. The problems you have in your family are a test from Allah. Your challenge is to solve that
		

			problem to resolve the matter come what may solve the problem and Allah will bless you may Allah
subhanahu wa taala grant us goodness and May Allah subhanahu wa taala open our doors, my brothers
and sisters. What is absolutely important for us to realize is a true maintainer of family ties is
not someone who is in relation with those whom he or she is related to when it is convenient. But
rather, when the ties have been broken, the better of the lot is the one who does not give up trying
to mend that relation Subhanallah sometimes you have a family member perhaps suddenly on drugs, may
Allah protect us, or they have chosen a wrong path. For example, they might have lost the way
		

			somewhere, depending on how close they are to you the feeling you have in your heart. Why do we give
up? Don't give up? It can be a lifetime your life is going to be average 60 to 70 years. If you're
lucky, a little bit more. Why do you want to give up in that short space of time? You need to keep
on trying someone says well, you know I've given up hope, my son on drugs. I've known of people
who've been on drugs for 20 years come out of that and now they don't miss their Salah in the first
serve in the masjid because someone did not give up. That's why but there are others give up on them
at a very young age and God Subhana Allah maintain a good relation, maintain a relation in a good
		

			way by the will of Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			Till they see the light. And this is why the best of us is the one whom, when the other is being
difficult, and we still continue to be good and kind. And it brings me to the powerful point, never
lose the sense of your goodness because of the evil of someone else. Someone else is being bad
someone else has sworn you, you don't swear back. But rather what you've got to do is you must make
sure that you maintain the goodness and it is through the durability of your goodness that is
maintained, that they soon shall see the light by the will of Allah and minimum is Allah will reward
you. When you do good to someone, you're doing good for the sake of Allah. Remember, I am good to
		

			you not because I think you deserve it, or I deserve it. But rather because Allah has instructed me
to do that. And therefore it is an honor to be good and kind as per the instruction of Allah, I want
to earn the pleasure of Allah when I do it for Allah. I'm not worried about what you do to me in
return. But when I do it for my own game, then I will only be good to those whom I know when I have
put in my investment they're going to give me back a greater return. May Allah forgive that type of
thinking. May Allah make us from those who understand. And may Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us all
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