Mufti Menk – Waiter had a Pressing Question… What was it
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The speaker discusses their plans to have tea with their brother at a restaurant and gives advice on how to handle the situation. They also discuss the importance of being used to delivering good news and being recognized as the best person in their life. The speaker also talks about a person who was teaching goodness and eventually fell off the grace ladder, but they are not sure if they are a Christian.
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As-salamu alaykum, we're in Ghana, Accra at
the boutique hotel that we are staying at.
We've decided to have some tea.
So the brother who is making us the
tea here at the restaurant has a question.
We decided to make a video of it
because I want to hear what he has
to say and respond.
It's a very interesting one.
Let's go.
My brother, what's your name?
My name is Hayford.
Hayford, yes, okay.
What is the question that you have?
Okay, my question is all that you've taught
people, let's say one day if we meet
God and God said, okay, all that you
said about him to people are right, but
your people or the people that you spoke
to them couldn't do exactly what you told
them.
Yes.
What would be your feeling?
What would I be feeling on that day?
How would you feel that day?
Wow, so I want to tell you the
truth, my brother.
For me, I am just doing what I
believe God Almighty wants me to do and
guidance is in his hands.
More than the results, I need to be
worried about delivering the goods.
So I will teach knowing that that's my
duty and the guidance is in the hands
of the Almighty.
If they are rightly guided, I am the
most happiest person.
If not, at least my Lord is happy
with the job I did.
He will deal with them how he wants,
you know, if he wants to have mercy,
he will and if he whatever he wants
to do, he can do.
But the Prophet peace be on him, imagine
how he would feel that I came and
I taught the people and they didn't listen
to me.
So there is in the Quran a complaint
of the Prophet peace be upon him who
will complain to Allah that, oh Allah, my
people have not taken seriously this message and
this word of yours, you know.
So it's something that if it was me
selling something and my own business, I would
be very sad if I was unable to
sell my product.
But I will be happier if people are
guided, but I will still be happy that
I was allowed to convey the message.
Because to be conveying the message, you need
to have some acceptance from God to a
degree.
It's a very big responsibility.
It's the duty of all of us.
But I think to ask me how I
will feel, it's more important to know that
I will feel happy to be used to
have delivered the goods.
That's more important.
Inshallah, we will be happier if people accept
and if people are going to follow and
if they don't, it's up to God Almighty.
He will still be happy with the fact
that you did.
And one last thing for me, what's important
is that I should practice what I preach.
I should endeavor to be the best person.
If I am preaching, I should not be
opposing what I say.
Many times, you find many people, they preach
one thing, they're doing another thing.
So we should try to the best of
our ability to do the right thing.
Thank you.
Is it a satisfactory answer?
Yes, please.
I have one more question.
Ask me.
After said and done, what will you want
to be remembered for?
I would want to be remembered for a
person who tried to convey the message of
God to the people.
That's what I want to be remembered for,
inshallah.
And it's up to Allah Almighty, up to
God Almighty to actually give us and grant
us a good remembrance after we die.
So I pray that Allah does not allow
us to sway.
Some people do a lot of good things.
At the end, they do one bad thing
and they fall from fame or they fall
from grace.
We don't want to fall.
May Allah protect us and our dignity, our
honor, our respect, forgive our shortcomings and keep
us going.
So many people I hear of, even last
week, I heard of someone, a guy was
teaching goodness and then he did something which
was so terrible that, you know, may Allah
protect us from this and may Allah use
us to do a lot of good, my
brother.
Lovely to see you, Hayford.
You are not Muslim.
No, I'm not Muslim.
Yes, you are a Christian.
But it's always nice to see you.
Last time I came to Ghana, I met
you, right?
Yes, yes.
Thank you for making us good tea and
food and breakfast and everything in this beautiful
place.
Thank you.
Thank you, my brother.
God bless you.
Shukran.
You too.