Mufti Menk – Supplications Series 2018 EP14

			Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim al hamdu lillahi wa Salatu was
Salam O Allah Abdullah he was truly Muhammad Ali he was happy Jemaine, we begin by praising Allah
subhanho wa Taala. We send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, his
household, his companions May Allah subhanho wa Taala bless them, and bless every one of us in
grantors, goodness and mercy. I mean, my brothers and sisters, Ibrahim alayhi salatu was Salam was
cast into the fire by his own father and by his people. When he was young. He called out to Allah
using specific words. Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used the same words when he was told that
		

			Abu sufian had now come, he was coming back to actually attack the people were coming back to
attack. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam used similar words. These words were very, very
powerful. Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks about these words in more than one place in the Quran. It's
important for us to know what these powerful words are, that made the fire cold. These powerful
words of supplication that instilled within the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam the peace the
communists, and the tranquility on a day when if it were anybody else, they would have been so
		

			discontent so worried and concerned has wound Allah who an email Joaquin, Allah is sufficient for us
and He is the best Disposer of our affairs. That is the de hacer una la who an email Joaquin.
		

			Allah is sufficient for us. We don't need anyone else we trust Allah we know that Allah is enough
for us, near him and Joaquin means he is the best Disposer of all our affairs. Now, if we take a
look at the Quran in surah Toba verse number 129, Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us for interval low,
if they are going to turn away for cool so O Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam we want you to say has be
Allahu La, La La, la, la, la, la La, La, La Rochelle lb, Allah is sufficient for me. There is none
worthy of worship besides him, I lay my trust upon him fully. And He is the Lord of the great
throne. Subhana Allah, my brothers and sisters, this is a very very strong when you feeling helpless
		

			when you need to be calmed when you need contentment when you want the help of Allah at a time where
you think that there is no way out. There's nothing you could do that would help the situation.
		

			Husband Allah, when am I lucky or has to be Allahu La ilaha illa Allah, Allah Hito come to who are
bhullar shall have him. This is declaring that Allah is enough for us. He is the only one worthy of
worship, and indeed all our trust we lay upon Him, and He is the Lord of the great throne. So that
was a dude that I felt was extremely important to make mention of while we're speaking of
supplications from Revelation, because it has been revealed several times and it has been used by
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, after it was used by Ibrahim alayhis salam and various others.
And I'm sure we would read it in the Quran, we would also appreciate its meaning, we would be able
		

			to feel within our lives the effect and impact of such beautiful prayers that were made by
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam. As we go further, we will notice that in the Quran, Allah
subhanho wa Taala speaks about do as of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he instructs him to
make a draft for example. What could rub bill Phil what happens when the halal Rahim in Omaha
mozzarella Salaam say, My Lord, forgive and have mercy for indeed you are the best of those who have
mercy. So this is an instruction to Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he is being told to seek
the mercy of Allah yet Allah is the most merciful upon him. He was the best of creation, and he is
		

			being asked to seek forgiveness, yet he did not need that forgiveness. The lesson is definitely for
every one of us. If we would like to use that supplication. We say it in the following way. Or a
battlefield Warhammer, antihero rahimian or a battlefield Warhammer one Tahira Haman. Oh, my Rob,
forgive and have mercy for indeed you are the best of those who have mercy. We are talking here
about having mercy upon us, forgiving us. So although it just says it will feel what Have mercy
		

			And forgiven Have mercy. It is referring to us, and this is what we would actually be benefiting
from. It's also a beautiful day that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used and he made the
dua, he was instructed to make it as well, because the lesson was more for us. We are the ones who
need it. The surprising thing is we who needed don't really make the dua, and those who did not need
it such as Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam. They made that so often.
		

			We move to another beautiful supplication from the Revelation the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam
		

			is being instructed by Allah subhanho wa Taala in Surah two Nasir, I'm sure many of us know the
surah of Bihar Elijah Anna sola he will in fact, what I did not say hola una de de la huajian when
the help of Allah subhanho wa Taala comes and victory and you see the people entering into the fold
of Islam in droves. Then Alice's for sub be behind the Rebecca Westerfield who, in who cannot awaba
so declare the praise of Allah subhanho wa Taala or glorify in the praise of Allah subhanho wa Taala
of Europe was the field who means and seek His forgiveness for Indeed, he is most forgiving. So the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to actually say Subhana Allah, He will be handy he will
		

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			Glory be to Allah and All praise is due to Allah. I seek the forgiveness of Allah and I repent to
him. And as I said, he did not need repentance, no seeking of forgiveness. But the lesson is for
every one of us, we find in the supplications of the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam that he used
to seek the forgiveness of Allah between 70 and 100 times a day, according to some of the
narrations. So we need to ask ourselves, how many times do we seek the forgiveness of Allah subhanho
wa Taala. Many of us the days pass the ninth pass and we haven't even sought the forgiveness of
Allah, let's become into the habit of seeking the forgiveness of Allah. But don't just pay lip
		

			service to the seeking of forgiveness a stone for the last time. I said it 100 times. I said it 200
times and I've done my duty. That's not how it works. How it works is you say it with concentration
as many times as you want, you can repeat it as many times as you want. But with concentration. The
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not use to count how many times he did the Toba or he sought
forgiveness. But the Sahaba say more than 70 and other nation says up to 100 times so it was
somewhere between there and there. But it's not like you say it's 75 times you say 200 times etc. It
goes to show that quality is more important than quantity in Islam. If we look at the religious acts
		

			of worship that we are instructed to engage in by Allah subhanho wa Taala we will find that every
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			quality is given more importance than the quantity. So if you're praying, if you're reading Koran,
if you're seeking the forgiveness of Allah, make sure that you understand the quality is of prime
importance. And this is why Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has actually taught us how to
seek the forgiveness of Allah subhanho wa Taala. And I've said this over and over again, we regret
we show remorse and regret. We admit, we seek the forgiveness of Allah, we promised not to do it
again. But we start off by asking Allah forgiveness, praising Allah subhanho wa Taala declaring the
greatness of Allah our dependence upon Allah, the fact that we are
		

			totally dependent on Allah subhanho wa Taala we need him he does not need us We also send blessings
and salutations upon Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam at the beginning, and at the end of the
supplication that we make.
		

			Then we move on to more of the of that are mentioned in Revelation. A very interesting two are
mentioned in Surah. Allah in Milan,
		

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			where the story of David and Goliath is made mention of Dawood Ali salam, and salute Goliath who was
attacking the world and how David without any Salah managed to overcome him, there is a duality that
was made mention of
		

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			comin caffine surah baqarah verse number 250 our Abba pour upon us patience, pour patients upon us
and strengthen or make firm our feet you know, they were facing the enemy, facing the enemy, pour
patients upon us we need lots and lots of patients suffer. You know, perseverance, forbearance,
patience and so on. Or Allah pour it upon us and strengthen or make firm our feet on the ground,
make it such that we don't
		

			falter, we don't give up, we don't run away and grant us victory over this nation that is
disbelievers. And obviously this was at the time of war due at the time of distress due at the time
of facing the enemy. And it is really a very good deal that we seek the help from Allah subhanho wa
Taala. Very interestingly, the issue of patience is not something small, it is very big. Most of us
are tested by Allah subhanho wa Taala when it comes to patients,
		

			and this patience is extremely difficult because everyone is tested according to their level. You
know, when you test a baby, you test a baby with
		

			a baby test. When you test an adult you test an adult with the test according to their level. If we
look at education, depending on what grade you are, you will be tested according to that grade. So
in the same way when you are stronger in faith and Eman And as you grow older and get closer to
Allah subhanho wa Taala you will be tested in that way. So we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala for sobor.
And not just a little bit of it, but a lot of it together with seeking from Allah, the patience, we
need to try our best to utilize the energies and the understanding that Allah has bestowed upon us
to achieve that particular patience as well. So that was a very, very powerful and then I want to
		

			move on to the end of Surah Baqarah the end of Surah Al Baqarah has in it. Three do us three
supplications robina Allah to live in Santa Ana, that's the first one are up. Now these are powerful
verses are up, do not hold against us Do not punish us if we have nesina or if we have forgotten or
made a mistake. Now this is very interesting.
		

			The reason why it is very interesting is because we are telling Allah subhanho wa Taala while
seeking from him saying that, you know, if we've made a mistake as a human being or if we have
forgotten something, please don't punish us. You know, I always picture a little baby, a little
child coming up to a father or a mother saying I made a mistake, please I'm sorry, don't punish me.
Or I forgot. You know, I won't do this again. Imagine with us, Allah is much more merciful to us
than our parents, our mothers, our family members. So what happens we then ask a lot to see a banner
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			Na are up. Do not punish us Do not hold against us where we have forgotten all we have made a
mistake. That's the first one. The second one, which is right at the end of Sudoku. Bukhara robina
wala Mila ina,
		

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			Cabo, Nina, Oh Allah, do not burden us with a similar burden that you burden those before us with,
you know, whatever Allah has asked others to do, even if we are able to do it, we are asking Allah
to make it easy for us to make things easier for us. So we are saying Oh Allah don't burden us with
that which you burden to the previous people with. That's a very interesting to add, because it goes
to show that yes, we have read we have seen a little bit of what the others went through. And we
know their difficulty we've been through their stories. We've been through a lot of what Allah has
revealed to us, but we want it to be easier for us. Oh Allah make it easier for us. abana Allah,
		

			Allah Laila Nina is surangama Hamilton who Alan Levine kabhi, Nina, those whom you put on their
shoulders a burden before us. Don't put such a big burden on our shoulders. Oh Allah, what a
powerful job. And the last part of it.
		

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			nana na catalana be our up or up, do not burden us
		

			with that which we will not be able to do that which is beyond our strength. And Allah has done
this. This is why Allah says, He does not burden a soul with more than what that soul can handle and
manage because of this job. Allah says that, you know, the belief is make this prayer and this
prayer is recommended for all of us to make our job do not burden us with more than what we can
handle.
		

			And then we are told, what if one, were told to supplicate to Allah subhanho wa Taala call out to
Him by saying, What if one figure forgive us one Filipina you know, forgive us again using a
different word sometimes in the English language. They say, pardon us And forgive us, you know,
		

			One is to pardon for the littlest of things and to wipe it out completely. Wonderful Anna and we, we
seek your forgiveness as well. And molana You are our protector. You are our protector from sadhana,
alchemy, caffeine So help us grant us victory over the disbelievers. So these are some beautiful
prayers that are made mentioned of at the end of Surah Al Baqarah. And the surah is so powerful that
if we were to read the last few verses, the last two verses of Surah Al Baqarah, every morning and
evening, we will be protected by Allah subhanho wa Taala. This is over and above the ayatul kursi
that we spoke about in the previous episode, as well as the last two sutras of the Quran, some of
		

			the scholars add one more surah and that is similar to a philos. So they say the three goals and the
reason why they say that is because kohala had algebra, algebra bidness they all start with the term
of the word cool. So although the two are more important, because of the power of the meaning of
Surah ikhlas it is added as one of those sutras together with the more we that it is usually recited
in red, declaring the greatness of Allah because it is indeed the surah of faith and conviction in
Allah subhanho wa Taala. Now this is amazing because
		

			just by reading these verses of the Quran, we achieve protection from Allah subhanho to Allah, we
achieve protection.
		

			You know, by Allah subhanho wa Taala with Allah subhanho wa Taala and we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala
to grant every one of us ease, we move on to Surah Allah imraan where Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks
about those who have sound knowledge, those who have sound knowledge, they don't get into Nitty
gritties of the debates between the people, they leave things sometimes saying Allah knows best, you
know, people debate about certain things that may not be so clear. Allah says, What rasi hoonah imia
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			be the people who have deep knowledge they say, look, we believe in the verses of the Quran. We
believe in what Allah has said, As for the others who have dirt in the heart or a diseased heart,
they start arguing, they start fighting, they start creating a fitna and and a problem between
members of the oma because they want to go into Nitty gritties and argue and fight in a way that is
destructive and not in a constructive way.
		

			So if we'd like to address a matter of difference, we need to do so in a constructive way, not in a
destructive way.
		

			Many people argue they debate and they want to, you know express their feelings, their ideas, what
they believe is absolutely true from the evidence presented in the Quran and the Sunnah, etc. But
they do so in the most destructive way. This is why Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks about wisdom and
hikma and Allah subhanho wa Taala says the one who has been given wisdom has actually been given
much, much goodness, he has been given a lot of goodness, because to know something is one thing but
to be able to communicate it to someone else requires wisdom, the wisdom of application, the wisdom
of passing the message on in a convincing way. So if we would like to discuss matters and learn, we
		

			need to do both of those in a way that is constructive and not destructive. So as for those who have
sound knowledge they see and Allah subhanho wa Taala makes mention of this in the Quran,
		

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			they say oh are up, do not deviate our hearts after You have guided us and bless us or grant us from
you. Mercy. We want the gift of mercy from you to us. For indeed you are the giver of gifts. Amazing
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			the people who have sound knowledge, they know that while they have the guidance, the guidance can
be taken away from them. There are so many people who saw the light and thereafter they turned away
from Allah, just like there are people who did not see the light and after a while they saw the
light and they turned towards Allah. So we don't have a guarantee that how this is going to end. So
we actually would be required if we had some knowledge to continue asking Allah to keep us rightly
guided and not to let our hearts become a straight after Allah has guided us. Hence this is
absolutely important, or a banner led to the kulu banner that you've had a 10 hour Millennium in the
		

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			Wahhab, verse number eight of sudut Allah in Milan, we Allah is making mention of it and that is our
job, do not deviate our hearts after You have guided us and grant us mercy from you as a gift for
indeed you are Allah, you are the one who gives you are the giver of gifts and so on. So, that is
also a beautiful that is made mention of that those with sound knowledge would actually be calling
out to Allah with so my brothers and sisters, this is a another example of how Allah subhanho wa
Taala has taught us through the Quran all these supplications imagine, every day we are talking of
supplications and the Quran is fooled with these applications. We have not yet even moved to a
		

			different type of revelation which is known as the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
I've only touched on a few of these two hours. I'm really excited to be moving into those two hours
inshallah, at some point in the series, we will be going through the two hours, the supplications
within the Sunnah of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but here is another dua that is made
mention of in Surah. Allah Imran regarding seeking the forgiveness of Allah and being saved from the
punishment of the grave, or the punishment of the Fire.
		

			Allies praising the believers and he says they are the ones who say the following and levena coluna.
They are the ones who say the following are a banner in Nana.
		

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			are up. Indeed we have believed so we are asking you to forgive our sins and save us from hellfire.
		

			Two things I made mention of here, you're telling Allah that because you have believed, therefore
you are asking for forgiveness. So you deserve the forgiveness. The justification of it is that I
have believed in you Oh Allah, you promised the believers forgiveness. So I'm asking you for
forgiveness. You promised the believer savior from hellfire. So I'm asking you to save me from
hellfire. That is so beautiful. So when we say a banner, Amanda,
		

			in our app, we have indeed believed and there is another example of this also in the Quran, where
Allah Subhana Allah Allah says in Surah, Allah Imran abana
		

			Bhima Zelda, tabanan Rasulullah efecto banana shahidi in our up, we have believed in what you have
revealed and we have followed the Prophet. So I've done some good deeds, what are the good deeds? Oh
Allah, I have believed in what you have revealed and I followed the Prophet. So write me from among
those who have borne witness you know, a shahidan, which would mean those who bore witness. So, this
shows us that when you do good deeds, it is correct. It is permissible to seek Allah's help and to
call out to Him by making mention of the good deeds. So you're going through the fact that you've
done some good deeds, Oh Allah, I followed the Prophet, Oh Allah, I'm trying my best. So I want you
		

			to forgive me, or Allah, I'm trying. I follow the Prophet. I'm a Muslim. I've said the Shahada, I
obey you I read to a cat of Salah I've been doing good deeds, or Allah, I want you to help me to
kill me to grant me etc, etc. It's called Getting to Allah subhanho wa Taala and asking him by
making mention of good deeds that you have done. So we ask Allah Subhana Allah to Allah, to make us
from among those who definitely do good deeds, so that we are able to please Allah subhanho wa Taala
when we call out to Allah subhanho wa Taala even without mentioning those good deeds, Allah already
knows them May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us or goodness I'm excited about the next session of
		

			this beautiful series, and the next episode inshallah, where we will go further in this beautiful,
beautiful garden of great supplications akuto Khalifa was Salam alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh