Mustafa Khattab – Ramadan Reflections 16 The Kings 3 Servants

One of the favors of Allah subhanahu wa

ta'ala listed in the Quran is our ability

to work during the day and to sleep

at night.

And sometimes,

like in some cases in the month of

Ramadan, our sleeping schedule is totally messed up.

An activity nazbit

So you basically turn into an owl in

the month of Ramadan. You will wake up

all night, you try to sleep during the

day,

and if you have to go to work

or take the kids to school, it's a

big problem.

I I didn't get enough sleep over the

last couple of days, and this is why

I feel like a zombie right now.

So I asked Allah

to give us all the reward for our

jihad in this month by fasting and praying,

and we ask Allah

to make it easy for us. Ameen arabaralami.

So basically, there's this story.

There was a king and the king had

3 assistants.

And one day he called them and they

came to his palace and the king said,

I want

all of you, the 3 of you, you

go to a store, take a cart,

and all you need to put in the

cart is food. That's all you need.

And he said you have 3 hours. You

go to Walmart, you take the cart, go

inside, put nothing in the cart, but food.

That's all.

So they went to the store and the

first one of them said

Yeah, the king said food, it has to

be food. So he went to the grocery

area and he put fruits, vegetables,

cheese,

cookies, dates, all the good stuff, nuts, cashews,

all the good stuff that he needs for,

you know, to to bring to the king.

The second one, he said, well, the king,

maybe the king is not serious about this

whole food thing because he already has food

in the palace, he doesn't need food.

But I'm gonna take a 5050 chance.

So he filled half of the cart with

food,

the rest he filled it with junk.

Basically,

clinics,

fidget spinners.

He put belts, and suits, and laptops, and

iPhones, and video games, and so basically half

food, half junk.

The third one, he said, okay. What is

the king is talking about? Like, it doesn't

make any sense. He already has food in

the palace, he doesn't need food from me.

So he said, you know what, I'm gonna

fill it with all the stuff I I

like, he already has food, I don't need

food, then I'm gonna fill it with whatever

I want. So he filled it with clinics,

suits, thighs, belts, shoes,

you know, fidget spinners, video games, laptops, iPhones,

and, Nintendo, Nintendo, I don't know. I hate

this word. Yeah. So he filled it with

all the stuff that he loved. PlayStation. PlayStation,

Jazak Al Hakayran.

So basically, after the 3 hours, they returned

to the king.

And the king said that was a task

for all of you. And he called the

guards, and he said take each one of

them with his cart

and lock them up in a room for

2 weeks.

So, for the first one, he had no

problem because he already he listened and obeyed

Sabaynu wa Ta'ala He had the food and

the food was enough to keep him alive

for 2 weeks. And after the 2 weeks,

he walked out, he's healthy, Everything is amazing.

Everything is good.

The second one,

Mashkila Kabira, like, you know, what is this?

Like, he took a 5050 chance. 1st week,

he ate all the bananas, all the biryani,

all the shawarma, all the nuts, all the

fruits.

So he survived the 1st week. 2nd week,

there was nothing to eat,

so he started to eat the shoes, the

belt, you know, the fidget spinners, the clinics,

the suit and the tie, the iPad, the

video games.

He barely made it. He was about to

die, you know?

But he barely made

it. And as for the 3rd one, Mushkilakabira,

like, big problem, like, he didn't listen,

so

he couldn't find anything to eat except the

shoes, and the, you know, the video games,

and the fidget spinners. So he basically died

after 4 days. Right? He couldn't make it.

So this example, a parable, is

the example of the believers in the month

of Ramadan. Allah

says,

that my servants, you, cannot get closer to

Allah

except with what that which He has made

fard on you, like salah, fasting,

and so on, zakah, and so on and

so forth. So basically, some of us will

listen.

They say, yeah, these deeds are pleasing to

Allah

We fast properly, we pray,

on time, and we give salatah, we respect

everyone. This is the stuff that Allah

is asking us to do. And there are

example in the Quran,

Those who have faith in Allah, they listen,

obey, and they do good, Jannah is there

for them, they will survive.

The second type, they mix good with junk.

So they listen to Allah 50% of the

time, they listen to their nafs, their desires

50% of the time, and their example in

the Quran,

as Allah

says in Surah Tawba, their example

is that of someone

who mixed good deeds with junk, with evil

deeds. Hopefully that Allah would forgive them, and

they will they will barely survive at the

end.

And the third type,

those who have nothing except for junk, they

just follow their desires

100% of the time. They never listen. They

never obey. And their example is,

They think

they're doing what is best, but their deeds

are misguided, they will not get anything at

the end.

So we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to

make us among the first group who listen

and obey, and we ask Allah subhanahu wa

ta'ala to give us sincerity in everything we

say and do, and to give us a

clause in dunya, and to give us Jannah

to firdaus in Afrah. So on the way

home, inshallah, think about yourself. Which of the

3 servants are you? The first one, second

one, third one. And if you are the

first, alhamdulillah. If you are the second, you

try to do better, if you are the

3rd, be careful,

and half of the month is gone.

So what is left in the month is

better than the 2 weeks that are past.

So we still have the 10 the last

10 nights, and we still have laylatul kar,

you still can make up. If you fall

in the second group, third group, you still

have a chance to make up, inshaAllah o'

time.

So the question for last night, if someone

throws up intentionally in the month of Ramadan,

does this invalidate the fasting? And the answer

is yes.

The prophet says if someone throws up intentionally,

they have to make up the day. If

someone throws up unintentionally,

then they don't need to do anything. Their

fasting is acceptable. And as I said, some

people do it, they eat everything they want,

but they don't want to exercise or they

don't have time. So after they eat,

they throw up intentionally, so they don't gain

weight. Some people do it this way. It's

a medical condition, basically.

So the winner for tonight is brother of

Omar Mohammed.

Omar Mohammed. Is that you? Maruk? My god.

Congratulations. Fasam Takbir.

So I could give some to your death,

please. Yeah.

The question for tonight, if a sister is

pregnant in the month of Ramadan, she cannot

fast, and the doctor said you cannot fast.

Right? So she has to listen to doctor,

the doctor is the Mufti in this case,

so she couldn't fast in the month of

Ramadan, she broke the fast. What should she

do after the month of Ramadan? Does she

have to make up the days? Can she

give food?

Does she have to, does she have to

do, like, both make up the days and

feed the 4 person per day? What is

the chosen opinion in this case? So if

you know the answer, you may know me

before tomorrow. [email protected].