Musleh Khan – Life #11 When Islam becomes overwhelming, what should I do

			What do I do when Islam feels too much?
		

			Salam o Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. As that happened to you, where you question How am I
going to connect with this Deen? There are so many rules. There are so many guidelines, it's too
much. There's no way I'm going to maintain consistency. Practicing the deen and connecting to Allah
subhana wa Tada. There's a couple of things you want to keep in mind. Number one, it's okay to feel
overwhelmed. We're human beings. There were even companions that came to the Prophet Alayhi Salatu
was Salam and literally said to him, ya rasool Allah, the rules of this religion feel too much. Give
me some advice, give me some direction. So here's a couple of things that will insha Allah Who Tyla
		

			make life easier for you. Number one, take the deen in dosages. Go little by little, don't overwhelm
yourself that okay, I want to study a little bit more. And now when I'm done. Let me jump into
another science of Hadith. When I'm done I'm going to go into the tip see that I'm going to study
fifth try to do with the Prophet alayhi salatu salam told the famous companion ceremonial Pharisee
or the Allah when he told this companion for air, okay, cool, lovey helping helper, give everything
but has a right? It's right. So what that means is give everything its time and place. So when you
go to the grocery store, you've got to obviously be careful what you purchase what you consume.
		

			You've got to monitor the money that you make that make sure it's hella the job that you have, you
have so many components that work together for that moment, when you go to the store and you need to
purchase something. Focus on that moment. Focus that when you're at work, you're concentrating just
on work. When you have some downtime. You rest or you studying, you listen to our talk, give
everything it's time and place. And as a matter of fact, that's what true wisdom in Islam is all
about is giving everything it's time and it's happening. So remember that Islam is a way of life,
it's not going anywhere. The most important thing is consistency, and take things one step at a
		

			time. This is why Allah subhanho wa Taala chose 23 years to reveal the Koran to the Prophet it salat
wa salam think about that. It's not 23 days, it's not 23 hours, it's not 23 months, 23 years. Why
didn't Allah just give him the Koran all in one day? It's because Allah was teaching him and all of
us that this Deen, you have to take it gradually. But it has to be a lifelong commitment. You've got
to really commit yourself, stay focused, and insha Allah Huhtala each and every time you do it,
it'll become a whole lot easier. And very fulfilling every day. The more you study the gene, the
more you connect with this religion, the more you think about it, and you revolve all of your
		

			decisions around Islam, the more natural it becomes. And you start to find a sense of peace and
contentment because you know, you are in the most perfect system and way of life. That's very
reassuring. And I hope and I pray that in sha Allah hooter Island, especially in the month of
Ramadan, that we find that sweetness of the deen and that carries on for the rest of our lives in
sha Allah hooter. Allah, just like Malawi,