Consistency In and After Ramadan

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I ask Allah Azza wa Tada. That just as he has gathered us here here to do this deal with Gemma, and these last 10 Nights at Milan. Allah subhanho wa Taala gathers along with our family in Jeddah for those that are Allah, the companionship of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in the Sahaba I ask Allah subhana wa Taala that he accepts our fasting our pm our do eyes, our T Dawa all the good that we have done in Ramadan, all the ambitious all the plans that we have made for Ramadan, all the things that we want to do. Why don't we ask Allah subhana wa Tada to accept our intentions going forward. I mean, your Oberon I mean, I apologize. My I've been under the weather for the last few

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We were standing up here talking about the coming of Ramadan. We were talking about the month of Rajab. I remember very clearly talking about the month of Rajab, and the month of Shaban, and then Ramadan will come, and we have to make a plan for Ramadan. But Subhanallah when we study the world that we live in today, time is always flying. We started we were talking about the coming of Ramadan, and today we are only just one week away from the finishing of Ramadan. Next Friday will be the day of Eid. And hence it is a time for reflection for all of us. That just like this Ramadan has gone by so swiftly, our life is going by so swiftly. Many of us here we had a kid, we have kids, and

today we see them going up tomorrow, they're 1920 25 years old, and they get married and they move on in life. And likewise, our life goes by so quickly in the blink of an eye. And a lot of times we've become so over immersed into this dunya just making sure that we can get by this dunya now realizing that we have been created for an ultimate purpose, as always the great web he says, dunya Allah come will come holla autumnal akhira, this dunya was created for you, this dunya was created for us. The Quran tells us over and over again, that there are so many things that Allah subhanaw taala he created for our benefit for us to gain pleasure from at the same time the human being was

created for the Ophira. To prepare for that life afterwards, we might spend 50 6070 years here above the ground, but we will spend hundreds of years, six feet below the ground. And that is why ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala has given you and I the month of Ramadan, to prepare for that time to prepare for that longer period of time. Yet we are so overly obsessed with that shorter period of time. And that is where all of our energy and focus is going. So that is why first of all, it is a point of reflection, that our life is going by very quickly. Let's make the best I'm not saying that we don't can't take care of our dunya I'm not saying that don't go and study. I'm not saying that don't go

and earn a degree or get a job and and I'm not saying that don't have a family and so forth. These are things that we've seen from the Prophet sallallahu he was telling him that he had a family, he did the basic necessities of life also. But that does not mean that he would was lacking in spirituality. We saw the Sahaba of the Allah Allah and him that they were very there was some Sahaba who were extremely rich. I remember growing up and listen to the Holy buzz that there was something wrong in being rich. Yes, there are there is more accountability in the hereafter. But at the same time there's nothing wrong in being rich because we find people like Andromeda alpha the hola line

and North my family hola Juan, these were Sahaba who were extremely rich, but they did not let their Dounia deter them from the akhira they did not let their duniya overtake and overly consumed them that they will forget and become oblivious of the akhira so that is why we have to always think about this as we are going now coming to the end of Ramadan. First thing that we have to understand is that Ramadan is not over. I wouldn't say that again. Ramadan is not over our five last on nights of Ramadan. We've only done two. We've only gone through two nights we still have a majority of them left we have the 25th night which is going to be Saturday night and then the 27th night which is

gonna be Monday night and then the 29th night which is going to be the ways in which is going to be Wednesday night we still have those three nights a lot of times as we are getting closer to eat and yes I understand there is physical fatigue, there is psychological fatigue, people are tired I get it we all are but that does not mean that then we begin to overlook the upcoming nights of Ramadan that now let me start planning for eat this is the wrong perception this is the wrong idea. Rather the believer rather us we need to think that at least Alhamdulillah we still have one more week of Ramadan. Yes I understand next week by Friday Ramadan will finish but I least I do have six more

days seven more days where I can pray pm Malay and there is a time to make dua to Allah subhanho wa Taala and do so much I can in Ramadan and make plans for after Ramadan. So that is why the first thing that we need to understand is that we need to eliminate or probably you know, cut out or cut down I will say the discussion of either at this point right now and still focus on Ramadan. Ramadan is on over yet. At the same time brothers and sisters one of the most important things that we understand from our deen and especially when we're talking about Ramadan and then even after Ramadan because it has to be discussed is the importance of stability and consistency within our deen. I

want to give you an example and hopefully

You do understand this example. See what happens every year is that in Ramadan, we excel in our PM, we excel in our iba, that we have cut out TV, we have cut out everything that can take us away from Allah subhanho wa taala. And we have seen a difference in our own life, we've seen a difference in our own spirituality, that now when things that we were doing before Ramadan, now when I see them, I usually tend to stay away from it. We might be sitting on social media, but if it is an on night in Ramadan, and social media is right there, I tend to leave it alone and focus more towards Mareeba. You see, Ramadan has an effect on a person. It has an effect on her spirituality, this beyond that

we are standing up every single night, the Quran that we are reciting every single day, the ADKAR that we are making after fajr and after answer, so many people stay until Islam, so many people are staying behind after us until Muslim people are performing. They're doing the effort at the masjid, and so forth. All this has an effect on us. But the problem is that every year we find ourselves in the same situation that we made these slight changes in life. And we come from the bottom here to the mid to the to the middle tier, not to the upper tier yet. We're coming we're making improvements. But as soon as Shawano comes, then we leave everything and we fall back down. So what

was happening is every year, we're saying to ourselves that I was here last year, the problem was a yes, we were here last year at the same time. At the end of Ramadan I was here my Iman is at the same level where it was last year. The problem is that after show well comes that we began to leave everything. Yes, I'm not saying that we have to fast every day. But there's nothing wrong if we fast on Mondays and Thursdays just to keep the spirit of Ramadan alive. There is nothing wrong if we fast on the 13th 14th and 15th of every month to keep the spirit alive. What's wrong if I come to the masjid, perhaps 1015 minutes earlier, pick up the Quran and read the Quran. So this is why the

problem is that every year we find ourselves in the same situation. And I want to give you this example, imagine

a person dies into the ocean. The first few 100 the first few feet like probably 20 3040 feet, you can still see some sunlight. But the deeper you go into the ocean, the darker it gets, the darker it gets. Now imagine in terms of our iman, I'm speaking from the perspective of iman, and our spirituality, we are right now at a place in the ocean that we cannot see anything around it is pitch dark and it's pitch black, we don't know there could be a fish lurking around there could be a whale lurking around a shark lurking around, we have no idea where we're standing on there, we have no clue. But what rum avant but imagine this person, they start to swim upwards. And they come to a

point where they're only probably 50 feet away, or probably 20 probably 30 feet away from the from the from the from the surface from the horizon, sir, or from this from the top of the surf or of the top of the ocean. And now they're starting to see some light. They're starting to see some light, and they began to pedal even quicker. They're moving their feet, they're trying to swim upwards. But imagine if that person came all the way from 100 feet down, he keeps on coming upwards upwards and they come like probably 20 feet, they're only 20 feet away from the top. And they stop and they start moving their hands and they start moving their feet, and he stops choking their feet and so

forth. And then again, they just keep on going low and low and low. This is our perpetual state. Every year we find ourselves in that bottom part that we are in a darkness we our heart is in the state of darkness. Then Ramadan comes and we began to just like that swimmer, we began to move our feet, we began to stroke our hands and we began to stroke our feet and so forth, and we're moving forward, and we're moving on the right trajectory. But as soon as Chawan comes just like this person when he's 20 feet away, and he stops and he starts moving his feet. Likewise Shala comes and we stopped doing everything. What we need to do is that even after show welcomes, I'm not saying once

again that we have to face every day, but if we keep the spirit of Ramadan alive, even in a very small capacity, even that is very beneficial to us. That's why the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he says the halal Armani other one will have in Perl that the best of those deeds are those are those that are done consistently, even if they are less. Think about that person once again. He's only 20 feet away and he's getting so tired, but if he keeps on

moving his feet back and forth, he's moving his hand back and forth may not be at the same level as before he will keep and he will remain steady. He will remain steady. But if he completely leaves that again he will fall back into the state of darkness likewise brothers and sisters what's happening is that every year shall welcomes and we leave everything and we tell ourselves and she on tells us that look, you just had a whole month of the a whole month of fasting just give yourself a break and in sha Allah see shaytaan is so smart that you would tell us that you don't I'm not telling you to leave it completely, but just inshallah take a one week break and then we'll you know

inshallah we'll resume with Quran and then inshallah you will resume with salad and then inshallah you will resume with fasting and so forth. We not realize that what that one week will take us so far back down into the ocean that then to recover from that will become even more difficult, especially when we don't have an environment around us. So that is why it is extremely important that when it comes to our deen, we are always very consistent. Allah subhanho wa Taala instead of firstly that he says in the beginning of the surah that all in nama Anna Bashara Miss LUCAM, the province of some is being told that tell these people that I'm a human being, I am human flesh and

blood, just like you. You have a layer that it has been revealed to me and nama EDA who Camila why is that your Lord Your Lord And Europe is only one first step the mu ELA that be consistent in showing your servitude to Allah subhanho wa taala. Was Delphi true and keep on asking Allah subhanho wa Taala for his forgiveness. And then in the same sutra, Allah subhanho wa Taala says

in the Levina, cholera Boonah Allah that those who believe who say that Rob is Allah, what does that mean that we say the Arab is Allah, when we say that my Rob is Allah, that means I'm declaring the I'm the slave of Allah subhanho wa Taala there is a rub and there is a there is an there is a knob and there is an there is a master and there is a slave, we are truly the slaves of Allah subhanho wa Taala our entire 24 hour life has to be dedicated to what Allah wants from us. I'm not saying that we sit down in the Masjid 24 hours and Say Subhan Allah Al hamdu, LilLah Allahu Akbar, but no, we have learned from the Prophet sallallahu ala he was sending them that when we are with our family,

how are we supposed to be with our family? When we are at work when we are around other people? How are we supposed to be around other people, when we're dealing with other people? How do we deal with other people? This is that 24 hour life that I'm referring to. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says So Mr. Como those who say that my Rob is Allah, our Rob is Allah from Mr. Como and then they are consistent about it. Allah says that there is no any human melodica at the time of their death, the angels will descend upon them to give them the glad tidings and Subhanallah this phrase or this idea of the Quran has been interpreted and has been explained by many Sahaba in different ways. obika are

the Allah Allah and he says, that is the karma here means to be consistent on the toe heels of Allah subhanho wa Taala you don't associate any partners with Allah subhanho wa Taala then Ebro bass of the Allah wa and he says that this ayah means that those who are consistent upon the fatwa ill upon the mandatory things in our deen not even the extra ones, just the mandatory ones. If we can maintain the mandatory aspects of our deen Inshallah, everything else will come. But if we lose out on the mandatory things of our deen, then we will lose on every single thing. That is why a man came to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he says that told me something that I will not ask

anyone else about after this. And the Prophet sallallahu Adi he was telling me he told them about salon the five times daily salad and the extra ones and he says I'm going to do only five times daily prayers. And then he says about zakat, he says I'll just give the basic bare minimum and the value someone tells them about the other aspects of our deen and he says I will just stick to the basic bare minimum of our deen and the prophets of Allah wa t he was sent them he says that if a person he actually does what he is what he intends to do mean that he sticks to the basics of his Deen, even that person will succeed because a lot of times nowadays, we don't even aren't we're not

even particular about the basics of our deen. We're not just talking about only sloth. sloth is one but I'm talking about even the the basic aspects of haram in our life. There are so many Muslims today who are committing haram on a daily basis. These are things that are haram from day one, yet we keep on doing them over and over again. This is what

Hold on is telling us and this is what happened Our boss is saying that we have to stick to the football. If a Buddha Alia, a great scholar he says that is the bomb who here means to be sincere in terms of our deen. Today one of the greatest trials of our time, especially, especially in the digital age, especially in a social media age is this sincerity? How often do people get on social media and only Allah knows what is their intention? Is it to please Allah subhanho wa Taala or is to gain more likes and clicks and followers, only Allah subhanho wa Taala knows but it is truly a test of our time. Another scholar says that it's the camo here means that just like we say something a

lot of times there's a contradiction between what I say and what I do. I may say something but I may behave a certain way scholars they say that it's the camo here means that what we say and what we do are coordinated. What we say and what we do are aligned and there should be no conflict amongst them. Likewise, some orlimar they say that another opinion of is the camo and consistency here means that whatever I do in public is what I do in secrecy. I show people in public that I'm a nice figure, I'm a humble person, I'm a nice person. But then when we go home, the true colors are exposed. That is what that is was some element they say that is the camo here means that whatever

our public life is, that should be our private life. That is what is the combo here means some of the Almighty also say that today we are also we're always chasing nobility, we want people to praise us and the scholar they say that do not run after Kurama but run after a stick on console cable is stuck on my lap all evil Kurama that become a become a person who seeks is drama. And then he gives the example that is the drama comes from the heart. Iman comes from the heart a person is consistent from their heart, everything else will follow as a prophet so long while you some tells us in the Hadith that everything there is a lump in the body there is a flesh in the piece and there's a flesh

in the body a piece of meat in the body that if it is correct everything else is correct. So the Almighty say that if we can correct our intention and correct our Nia and correct our mindset correct our mindset and I'll come to mindset afterwards inshallah. But we correct our mindset of what Ramadan is and consistency in our deen then in sha Allah, everything else will follow. If the heart is in the right place, then the eyes will follow the heart. The ears will follow the heart, the hands will follow the heart and the feet will follow the heart but if the heart is not in the raw in the right place, and the heart is not seeking a stick on that everything else will follow.

That is why I finish on this. Allah subhanho wa Taala he says, for me, you read Allah, a dear who Yashraj Sadara holding Islam, Allah subhanho wa Taala says that anyone who's looking for guidance, anyone who's looking for the path of guidance you read the love will be here for many years the low A Yeah, The Who? Yeshua so they're holding Islam, Allah will expand their chests for Islam. Well, may you read a new Lilla who saw the Rahu the youth and hydrogen can no no you saw the fifth center and anyone who's seeking anything else but Islam and guidance that Allah subhanho wa Taala will make their hearts constricted, and it'll become difficult for them to attain Iman. Just like the more

higher we go in the atmosphere, it becomes difficult to breathe. Like why is that hard to attain the pleasure of Allah to attain the nude of Allah subhanho wa Taala will become even more difficult. And then Allah says in the next I will have zero to Rebecca Mustafa ima this is the path of Allah subhanho wa Taala but Musa EMA first of all, it is straight, but it requires is the ALMA the only way you can stick to this path and this path will take you to Jana is if you stick to this path. We know the path maintains we are on the path, but we are not consistently on that path. This is why we keep on deviating time after time. I ask Allah Subhana Allah to Allah. The first of all, as we

approach these last 10 Nights at the Milan May Allah grant us is the farmer may Allah subhanho wa Taala give us more and I pray to Allah subhanho wa Taala that once the month Ramadan has come to an end, may Allah subhanaw taala give us the ability to stick to what we have been doing in the month of Ramadan and to make us a better person I mean Obadiah Alameen Baraka hola hola Anna welcome him when I find out what he did with Hakeem stuff Allah honey welcome what he said in Messina first Alfredo in the who will go for right

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I was talking about mindset. Today our mindset is that Ramadan is the time of year to turn to Allah subhana wa taala. But we have to understand that if you can if you study the entire Ummah, right now as we speak, there is only one act of all the major acts of Islam, the pillars of Islam, as we call them. There's only one that is the most practiced in the entire ummah of the Prophet sallallahu it was setting them and out of all of them, it is fasting, the entire ummah of the prophets I send them understands and the value of fasting. Today, the percentage of the OMA that is fasting today is not the same percentage of the Ummah that is praying the fight on days a lot is the ones who are giving

there's a God or performing hydrogen. Fasting perhaps is the only loan act that is the most practice of the entire Ummah, of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and the observance of Ramadan. But it is the mindset once again, we entered them of on that it is only the month of Ramadan, not realizing that the month the the rub of the month of Ramadan is the same month is the same. It's the same Rob after the month of Ramadan. The rub of Ramadan is the is the rub of Chawan. The rub of Ramadan is the same rub when we are at home. The rub of Ramadan is the same rub when we are alone. The rub of Ramadan is the same rub when we are at work. The rub of Ramadan is the same rub when we

are dealing in financial transactions. And we're dealing we're doing business with others and so forth. We have this mindset that in Ramadan, I have to change and we do change. But the problem is that our mindset needs to change that we are not only here for only Ramadan, whatever we have to do we have to make a plan right now that what change will I bring after Ramadan? If I'm not coming to the masjid in Ramadan, then let that be the change after Ramadan, you don't have to do many changes. Even if you do one change. That's all it is. If you're doing 10 acts of haram and you say you know what, of course you try to eliminate all of them. But you say you know what, in this upcoming year,

I'm going to try to at least I'm going to be dedicated and I'm going to eliminate at least two or three of those things. If you can do more with Allah who you live, you know, if Allah subhanaw taala gives you to fit, you do more inshallah Allah will reward you. But if you can at least make the small changes in life, you don't have to make drastic changes. Once again, the probability is someone's telling us other one, we'll have our income be consistent, even if it's a little so that is why make those small changes right now. You know, we know ourselves better than anyone else here. We know our own flaws. We don't need others to come and tell us what our flaws are. We know our own

weaknesses. Sit down and let's before Ramadan finishes, let's make a commitment to Allah subhanho wa taala. And I've talked about this before that when it comes to commitment, it's not only about making a commitment, but it's about making a plan of execution and asking Allah subhanho wa Taala that's the key asking Allah for his help and his Noosa to help us achieve this goal. So that is why as we're coming to the end of Ramadan, let's sit down right now, when no one is around us think about what things what changes do I have to bring in my life once again, it's about making a change one day, when you are a good employee one day and you slack off the entire year you will not have a

job. We know in life if there's anything that you want to succeed that there's always consistency. Look at the biggest name brands that do exist today. Whether it's Coca Cola or Nike or any anything that does exist, there's always they're always talking about consistency in their quality. Likewise anything that we want to succeed in life without consistency will lagi we will never succeed in life. That is why consistency is very key. Even if it's a little every single day. I ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to give us tofi To grant us is the farmer to make us are amongst those who are committed to Allah subhanho wa Taala and to make us amongst those that when we are departing from

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