Mufti Menk – There is Definitely Hope

			Assalamu alaikum Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim, my brothers, my sisters, today is Saturday, the 28th
of March 2020 and Alhamdulillah. I just want to repeat with you and do our a supplication of the
Prophet peace be upon him when it comes to the virus and so on and we want protection from it.
Number one, no need to panic number two, lay your trust in Allah. Number three, if you have any
symptoms, just deal with them, deal with them as you would for any other flu. And inshallah while
you're going to receive proper medication, because a lot of the healthcare systems are overwhelmed,
it might take a bit of a while in some places, it takes a very long while. So what you need to do
		

			is, make sure you're dealing with the symptoms the way you usually deal with similar symptoms. So
home remedies include a bit of tumeric includes a little bit of black seed oil includes salt cargoes
includes, you know, improving your immune system with a bit of protein. And at the same time, you
can have multivitamins and minerals, make sure you don't drink anything cold, but no need to panic
at all. 99% of the people will come out of this by the will of Allah subhanho wa Taala if you have
the elderly stay a little bit, or keep a bit of a distance away from them. If you have those who are
vulnerable. Those who are weak those with compromised immune systems, make sure that you take care
		

			of them by staying away from them. Brothers and sisters, I want to tell you one thing today, any bad
habits that we've been telling you all along our bad habits cut them up. For example, smoking,
smoking won't help you you need to make sure you quit. Now, I know it's very difficult. Many of you
are on lockdown. We in Zimbabwe are commencing the official lockdown on Monday but for now we are
already on a self imposed semi lockdown. However, in that lockdown, people are going crazy because
we're cooped up in a smaller area and we're not used to it. Be patient be calm, learn to smile and
to digest things. Speak to your loved ones learn to become a person who is very patient. And
		

			remember, cut your bad habits. The worst of the habits right now smoking similarly people who are
wasting their time on their phones doing that which is destructive. If you're on your phone doing
something constructive, listening to something that's empowering going to give you hope going to
boost your your feelings and so on in the right way then by all means, but if you're doing something
destructive and you know what that means. Cut it out. Don't do that. Don't earn the displeasure of
Allah entertain like this. Not at all. It's a time of pondering returning to Allah meaning thinking
about the greatness of Allah. I have started doing a lot with my own life much more than I had
		

			before. And unhandled I pray that Allah grant us goodness, I love you all take care stay safe, stay
at home, as salaam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.