Mufti Menk – The Solution To Your Problems

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In a nutshell,

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can you see that

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the hardship and the difficulty

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has made us turn to Allah.

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It has made us come closer to our

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Maker.

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It has made us realize that the one

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who has

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the solution to our problems is

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Allah.

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So

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when something

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negative happens to you

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and it actually brought you closer to your

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prayer, to your fasting,

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to your

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duties unto Allah, was it really negative or

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was it positive?

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It was positive. Okay. So let's ask Allah

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to give us more and more problems. Is

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that okay?

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No. It's not okay.

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It's not okay.

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In reality, we ask Allah Almighty to take

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our problems away,

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and we ask Allah to alleviate the suffering

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of all those who are struggling across the

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globe. We say that every time we pray.

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Oh, Allah. Take the suffering away from all

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those who are suffering across the globe. So

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Allah Almighty

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grants us. What does He give us?

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He knows what is right for us because,

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ultimately, I am on earth. You are on

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earth. Have you asked yourself, why are you

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here?

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How can life be fair

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if it is so short and it is

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meaningless? And

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when I die, if I were not going

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anywhere and it was just the end of

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everything, how is it fair?

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How is it fair if there is nothing

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that I should anticipate

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and look forward to? So many people,

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they cheat other people and they get away

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with it. They commit harm, murder. For example,

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they might commit

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some form of crime against another person, and

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they get away with it on earth. But

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do they get away with it with Allah?

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No. They won't. They won't get away with

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it with Allah. But if there was no

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hereafter,

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it would become boring. I want to see

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a day where those who have wronged me

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need to face justice,

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the truth.

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Because sometimes,

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we might go to a court on earth.

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I might not be able to prove my

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point because I'm not eloquent enough or I

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might not have had the required evidence sometimes.

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I might not be able to prove it

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so. They might not

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convict a criminal and he might get away

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with it. But Allah knows, I want to

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see a day when that justice is served

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by Allah. No one can cheat him. No

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one can hide from him. So we are

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waiting for that day. Don't you agree?