Nadim Bashir – 5 Islamic Lessons From the World Cup

			Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato Bismillah Al Rahman Rahim Al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen
wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi Germain. So as you all know that
there is a world event that is taking place right now, which is known as the World Cup. And just
watching and observing the World Cup very briefly, today shall I want to share with you five
important aspects that we can take four or five important lessons that we can take, which has also
these are considered five Islamic values also, that we can take from these World Cup games. The very
first one is that when you study a match, and when you look at a match, there are 22 people who are
		

			on the pitch. And they are focused on one important task and that is to get the ball behind or get
the ball in the back of the net. That is the only purpose that they are there. And that is what
they're focused on. They're not worried about anything else that's going on in the world. They are
laser focused on the match. What we can learn from that is that when it comes to our own Deen,
there's a strong emphasis that whatever we do, especially when it comes to our EVA that we should
also be focused, like for example, ALLAH SubhanA wa Tala, he praises those people in the Quran, who
are laser focused and they're solid, they're concentrating and they're solid, Allah says, but the
		

			Athlon Menon Alladhina home fee Salah team harsh your own. So we see that the prophets of Allah who
it was some also whenever he would pray his salad, he was focused on his salad and that is why there
is so much emphasis that whenever we do any rebirth of Allah subhanho wa Taala we must do it with
the highest level of focus and concentration. The reason why today we are praying Salat, that we are
reading Quran we are doing a scar the reason why we are not gaining the blessings of these beautiful
riba that is because we are trying to multitask. We might be reading the Quran, the minute we get a
text message, we check the text message, the minimum, we get a notification on our phone, we check
		

			that notification. So what's important is that what we can learn from these World Cup games is that
just like you have those people that are so focused, likewise, when we are doing our owner Ibadah we
are laser focused, we are concentrating on what we're doing. Now, when we talk about focus from a
life perspective. This is also a very important aspect in order to be successful in life. See, when
you read books about how to be efficient in life, how to be effective in life and how to be
productive in life, they also talk about this, that when you are doing something, then make sure
that you are focused only on that task. Try not try not to multitask. In fact, if you say the life
		

			of the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam to he was unnecessarily a multitasker. And one thing that
we learned very beautifully from the life of the Prophet alayhi salam is that if there was some time
of the day, and that time the day was dedicated for a certain task, he will not do anything but that
task, like for example, after soccer Fajr he will sit with the Sahaba of the Allahu Anhu. And he
will answer some of their questions. If he or they use some sort of dream, he will share that dream
with them. So at that time, he will not do anything else. But he will do that. There was a time of
the day where he would receive delegations from out of town. At that time, he will do nothing but
		

			receive those delegations and those emissaries, there was a time of day where he would give time to
his family, and he will not do anything else but visit and take care of his family and look after
his family. In fact, there was a Bedouin man who even came one time to Rasulillah Salam, asking him
for his time, while the Prophet alayhi salam was with his family. And Allah subhanho wa Taala says,
whoa unknown Sabado Hatha Raja Elohim la Cana Hydra LA home, that be patient told us Allah salAllahu
Alaihe Salam comes, and he entertains your request. The point is that even from a productive
perspective, we learn from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, that how he was focused in his
		

			life. And if there was some certain tasks he was taking, or he was doing, he will be focused on that
task. Now, what we can learn from this is that many of us we have different responsibilities. My
advice, and what I have learned and study from these kinds of things is that if there are certain
tasks that you have, take, take and take care of, then divide your task and divide your time
according to those tasks. So for example, let's just say if you have to be with your family, then
that is something that requires a little more time. Let's say for work related purposes, you have to
answer some emails, or you have to make some calls and so forth. Dedicate a time, allocate a time
		

			for each of those tasks. And then during that time, you do nothing but that task. And I guarantee
you that if you do that, you'll find a whole lot more productivity. And not only that, but you'll be
able to achieve a whole lot more in life. So the very first thing we learn is the importance of
being focused in life. The next thing that we learn from these World Cup games is the importance of
teamwork. So just like we know that when it comes to world class players, world class players are,
you know, there are different teams in different countries, but when they play on the World Cup
stage
		

			They put aside their egos, they put aside all their talents and they make sure that the team
succeeds the country succeeds. They have to put aside their egos and make sure that it's not about
them. It's not about their individual accolades, or how many goals they score, but it's about the
team, the team comes first. And if there's any player who does not share that value, they are
usually removed from the team. So that is why we learned from this is the importance of Islamic
teamwork. So when we're talking when we're talking about Islam or teamwork, first of all, Allah
subhanho wa Taala says in the Quran, what the Iowan Wallaby? What Toccoa Walter, I wonder if we will
		

			all support each other in each other's causes and each other's endeavors. And today, when it comes
to the own math, we need to support each other, we need to stand up for each other. And there is
going to be multiple people in multiple areas of life, and especially when it comes to their Deen,
that they're always trying to push them forward. instead of criticizing one another, rather, we
should praise one another, we should encourage each other. This is what what the Iowan was really
what Taqwa means that each person no matter what, whatever good they're doing, and whatever someone
else is doing, instead of criticizing others, and thinking that you're superior than others because
		

			of what you're doing, and you're looking down and downplaying what they're doing, instead of doing
that support each other. This is something that we need today in this OMA, there might be someone
who is
		

			they're very much engaged in Tallinn, and they're just teaching in seminaries or madrasahs, and so
forth. There are some people who are engaged in Dawa and that's their way of, you know, staying
connected to the deen. There are some people who are doing work in the civic engagement area, there
are some people who are engaged socially, and they're helping people, you know, especially poor
people, and so forth. There might be someone who's doing something else good. And what we need to do
is a we need to appreciate everyone across the board. When we say the life of the prophet Sal,
Allahu Allah, he was setting up the Sahaba were no different. There were some Sahaba, who were
		

			experts and in different fields in different areas. And each Sahabi would encourage and they will
support each other, and whatever good that they're doing. So that is why this is something that we
really need to do nowadays, support each other, and be us be a means of pushing each other and
encouraging each other Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he says in a hadith, I will move me no
little miracle Bruneian Yes, should do Babu Baba and I believe are for another believer is like a
structure. When you see a structure there is layer of breaks after layer breaks. And what let one
layer breaks does is it supports the next layer of breaks. And those two, they support the third one
		

			and so forth. So the properly you someone's giving us a parallel, that the Muslim onma in itself is
like a structure. And every single brick is in a different place. But their placement is supporting
the next break. So likewise, we need to be supporting each other. This is what we find from the
Prophet salAllahu alayhi wasallam. The third thing that we learned from these World Cup games is
that time never stops. So when you study a match, you learn that the time disaster if at all. If the
ball goes out of bounds, the time keeps on going on. If there's an injury on the field, the time
keeps on continuing. If there is a penalty time continues, if there is a free kick time continues,
		

			it does not matter what's going on if they are reviewing the time goes on. The point is that that's
why you have of course stoppage time, and people are playing for 90 plus minutes and so forth. The
point is that when we study our own life, time will never stop for any one of us. Time keeps on
going on. What our responsibility is that we utilize our time wisely. Rasulullah sallallahu it was
some says in a hadith near Mitanni mille Boonen fie Marcus cathedral me and ask us how well for all
that there are two blessings of Allah subhanho wa taala. The most people they waste and they don't
value them. Number one is a Sahara which is health. And number two is overall. So that is why we
		

			have the time, we should use our time wisely. Often we waste our times and we waste times in ways
that we do not even realize that is why we also find the Quran while also Allah subhanaw taala he
swears upon time, why does he swear upon time? One of the explanations given by the lemma is to help
us understand that when Allah swears upon something he's trying to get a message across and what's
the message in in Santa Fe, that most people most of humanity is in the state of Hassan why? Because
the end of wasting their time. So that is why we utilize our time. Time is an asset brothers and
sisters, let us not waste it. And especially you know, talking about the World Cup games, you know,
		

			people sit there for 100 minutes and the score is 00. I mean it is a total waste of time to sit
there for 90 minutes and watch a score even if it's there's a score
		

			but to sit there for 90 minutes, 100 minutes just to watch a game. It's clearly I mean a waste of
time Ingle watch the highlights later, you know, there's 90 and 9090 minutes of imagine and I in 90
seconds highlights go in and watch that if you need to. But to sit there for 100 minutes, and spend
that much time is a it's a lot of against ourselves. And it's clearly a waste of time. The fourth
thing that we learned from these games is that if any country wants to win the World Cup, which is
the ultimate prize, there has to be consistency, and good play. First of all, it has to be good
play, there has to be a winning formula, but then they have to be consistent in that in order for
		

			them to get the ultimate price. So what do we learn from this? We learned that in order for us to
also succeed, there's a concept in RDA known as is to karma, a man came to Rasulullah sallallahu it
was someone said, You gotta Salah told me something that I will not ask anyone else about
afterwards, like give me something that I can live with. And if I don't come across any other
scholar and I don't come across anyone else that I can ask questions, whatever you teach me, I can
live with it for the rest of my life. Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, to be learn from
Mustafa say that you submit to Allah. And when you say you submit to Allah subhanho wa Taala then
		

			every single aspect of life comes into submitting to Allah subhanho wa taala, your Salah, Topo, your
Quran, everything comes into Iman, because you're submitting to Allah as well. And then he says for
Muslim, you see the prophets of salaam he highlighted the concept of is the karma is not sufficient
to simply say I believe in Allah and you submit to Allah, but you may you must remain consistent
with that. Allah says in the Quran in the livina kala Boone, Allah for Mr. Karma, tetanus the Lord
Allah when Malika those who say that they believe in Allah, they submit to Allah, but then they are
consistent upon that, that that is the only one Monica, the angels will come upon them and descend
		

			upon them at the time of their death. So this is why I will say that even if there's something good
that you want to do, we remain consistent. If you say I'm going to read a Quran only just 1010
minutes a day, fine, no problem. If you can stick to that it is better than a person who might take
a one hour but then they won't read Quran for the next two, three weeks or one month, it is better
to do small good small deeds. Even the Prophet sallallahu Sallam mentioned this in a hadith, that
even if it's small, will remain consistent. And if you remain consistent, consistency is the key to
anything. If you look at every single story of success in this in history, there's always
		

			consistency behind it and never, you'll find a success story. And there's no consistency,
consistency is the key to success. And finally, the last thing that we can learn from this World Cup
is that as you all know that this year, the World Cup is taking place in Qatar. And what Qatar has
done is that they've tried to use this opportunity to display a positive image about Islam. So as
you all know, that the West has constantly made efforts, and they have spent billions of dollars and
trying to paint Islam in the negative light. And so what God is doing is that they had this
opportunity where they are hosting the World Cup, and now they're trying to send a very positive
		

			image about Islam to everyone. And we saw this on the the inauguration night, how you know, you
know, this idea of the Quran was being recited. And this overall, there has been a positive vibe,
there are Hadith mentioned everywhere and so forth. And they're trying to really showcase the true
colors of Islam. So what do we learn from this, we learned that for each one of us, Allah subhanho
wa Taala will provide us the opportunity to give Dawa to someone or to be or to show other people
the example of Islam or to be an example of Islam, or be an ambassador of Islam for someone else.
And when that opportunity presents itself, then we have to take advantage. So there was a story
		

			about the tribal leader of blue Hanifa he was a man who who despise Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
wasallam. And he was brought to the masjid of the Prophet sallallahu ala he was setting up the
prophets of salaam he knew who this person was. But see, once again what we learn is the opportunity
was presenting itself. What are the practicalities? Some do he took advantage of that opportunity?
And what did he do? He tied him up in the budget for three days. He entertained him and he gave him
not tighten. But point point is he cameras kept him inside the masjid. And he entertained him
treating him with honor and dignity and respect, never demanded anything from him and so forth. And
		

			then three days later, the province of Sami let him go. And when he let him go, he went just a
little further away. He came back and he declared his shahada and he became a Muslim. And so what we
learned from this is Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he wanted to show him the true colors
of Islam. And this is what he said. He says that I became a Muslim because I saw the Brotherhood
amongst you all and I saw that this is if this is what your community is like that I cannot
		

			pass this up. This is amazing. So this is why we need to learn that Allah will present opportunities
to us where we can showcase the true teachings of Islam where we can be an example for others show
others what Islam is, present the true colors of Islam to others when those opportunities present
itself, which should not squander and waste those opportunities, because those opportunities don't
come so often. So once again, to recap this entire thing, what are the five things that we can learn
from these World Cup games? Number one is the importance of focus. Number two is the importance of
teamwork. Number three, is that the importance of time number four, the formula to success is
		

			consistency and is the comma and number five, whenever ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala presents those
opportunities to you take advantage of those opportunities. I ask Allah subhana wa Taala to make us
amongst those who can apply these beautiful teachings. May Allah subhanaw taala keep us steadfast
upon his deen and the Sunnah of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam amigable Alameen What does
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