Mufti Menk – The Meeting Between Musa and Khidr

Regarding the test of knowledge, where Musa alaihis

salam was asked a question.

Who is the most knowledgeable?

Being a Nabi of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,

he said, yes, I have the most knowledge.

He did not say it in

a way to deny

that Allah is the owner of knowledge and

can bestow it upon anyone but he felt

Allah bestowed it on me. I'm a Nabi.

And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala wanted to rectify

that, correct it, fine tune it slightly. So

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says we want to

show you someone

who has more knowledge than you.

Not

on a wholesome level but

certain categories of knowledge, we've granted him more.

Like what happens with us. You have someone

asks you, who's the most knowledgeable? And you

say, that man. That's only in 1 field.

But in another field, there's another man.

And in the 3rd field, there is another

man.

You have in the field of medicine, there

might be a top doctor but he might

only be top in cardiology. Whereas you have

a pediatrician who's an extremely

brilliant doctor and he might be the best

in that department. So even in 1 field,

there are separate departments.

And Allah wanted to show subhanahu wa ta'ala

that to Musa Alaihi Salam.

When it comes to the issue of knowledge,

we should realize

what is right is right even if the

whole world believes it's wrong. It's correct.

When Islam has prohibited alcohol and intoxicants,

it will be prohibited even if the world

is saying no. It's okay. When Islam and

Allah has prohibited homosexuality,

it will be prohibited even if the whole

world believes

that no there's nothing wrong with it.

It will be wrong. We should never ever

allow that knowledge of ours to be contaminated.

We need pristine pure knowledge. So the story

is made mention of how Musa alaihis salam

met Al Khidr, and when he met Al

Khidr certain things happened. I'm sure we must

have heard those verses in Taraweeh,

and we will still be hearing them this

evening part of those verses inshallah.

And I think we we are moving in

sync throughout Cape Town inshallah when it comes

to the Taraweeh.

So the lesson we learn from that is

always

search for knowledge.

Never think that I've arrived now. I know

the most and I'm it. That's it. No.

Search for knowledge and over and above that

make sure it is pure

pristine

uncontaminated

knowledge

and hunt for it and ask and keep

on asking until you are satisfied

of the source of the knowledge that this

is now from Allah.

We must never be satisfied with the level

of knowledge we have. Never.

We've heard so many times knowledge

is an ocean

that has no coast.

So if we have set at a coast,

what we have is something that is not

knowledge.