The Fortunate #06 – Applying Wisdom

So I'm already going to walk you broker to Mr. Lohan Rahim Al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah he Muhammad wala the he was a big mine was selling with a slim and he carried on cathedral Marbella. So Hanukkah Illa my alumna in like Antalya Hakeem rubbishy. So today we are silly Emily, one of them Lissoni of kaha Cody I'm about today one of the things I want to talk about today, which is part of the USA.

The character of the province of Allahu Allah, he was salam. But when we talk about all the other characters, like in the past, we've talked about the importance of being humble. We've talked about the importance of being kind, being generous speaking, the truth, will love you all are the All these things are things that we can truly adopt in our life. But there's one thing about the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa salam, that requires us to make dua to Allah subhanho wa taala. In order for us to receive that from Allah subhanho wa taala. This is something that is not given to everyone. What I'm about to talk about today is not something that every person truly understands. It is not about

only the translation of the word, but it's truly understanding what does it mean? And the word is hikmah. And this is why Allah subhanho wa Taala he says in the Quran, you didn't hate Mata mania, Shah, he gives hikma to whoever he wants. That means that at times Allah does not want to give it to someone. Allah may not give it to someone. And there are people that Allah gives them immense amount of Hikmah and wisdom. But then he says one main util heck matter for the EU to hire Iran. Kathira but if a person does have hikma in their approach, they have been given a lot they have been given a lot. So this is something that we learned from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, even if I

you Josie Rahmatullah lay he gives a definition of what wisdom is, because a lot of times when I say the word Wisdom, what do you how do you define wisdom?

How do you define wisdom? Anyone here? How do you define wisdom? Yes.

So you saying I'm sorry.

proper application of knowledge. Okay. Any other suggestions? What is the definition of hikma?

Even a pay will pay you mentioned al hikmah. To fear alone member he an action that is appropriate or not right? Listen to my words. I'm not saying something that is right. I'm saying something that is appropriate. I didn't watch it. He led the young body in a way that is done appropriately, will fill walked in a young body in a time that is done appropriately. So for example, if a person goes and says, I want to correct a problem, but the the right time is not there. That means that you're doing is lacking wisdom. Or you're doing it the right way. You're doing it at the right time, but you're not doing the right thing that is also lacking wisdom. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa

sallam one of the most beautiful things that we see about his life, is that if you truly deep down look at every single story, in the life of the prophet saw Salem, it was filled with Heckman, it was filled with wisdom. The Prophet saw some knew what to say, at what time what to do, at what time when he's talking to children, when there's a very sad moment when there was a child who lost his bird, and he went to his house. Now he could have kept a very serious tone, but that's not hikma. But he goes to the child and he says yeah, homemade mafia Island New Haven, oh man what happened to know a the rhyme. And when he says something of this type, it can sort of lift up the morals of that

child. What to say what when to say how to say what to do, what not to do. This is something that problem Saddam was an expert at now when we say the word LACMA, I don't want to go into too many details about the different usages of the word hekman in the Quran, and the Sunnah, but there are many times the word hikmah has been used in the Quran. Sometimes it's been used in the meaning of the Sunnah. Sometimes it has been used the meaning of Prophethood sometimes it has been used in the meaning of understanding, sometimes it has been used as the meaning of unique and deep understanding of matters. Like when Allah says in the Quran about a man when

he can matter, we gave local man Hekima we gave him wisdom, when we even refer to look man in the books is referred to as local man de Hakeem. Why? Because in his approach, he was

is very wise and just look at his story in the Quran. It is so appropriate and so amazing, the advices that he chose to give at the right time, because whatever it was when he gives that advice to his son, he knows that there are so many advices I can give to my son, but I'm going to concise them into few points. Not only that, yeah, buena Yeah, buena? Yeah. Oh my son, oh my son. So when you speak in this way, you are attracting the attention of the other person. This is something that we find the Quran we also find that the word hikmah has been used the meaning of advice. And not only that, but Allah subhanho wa Taala especially when it comes to the subject of giving Dawa. Allah

subhanho wa Taala always use the word hikmah Oduro Enos abidi Rebecca, Bill hikmah. First of all, Allah subhanho wa Taala said that when you called to the path of Allah, you call people with hikma with wisdom. Why? Because when you go and you give Dawa to any person, you have to choose the right time, you have to choose the right moment you have to choose the right words. So not only that, but Allah subhanho wa Taala also says, Paul Harvey, he sabini Allah O Muhammad, tell the people that this is my path. This is what I do. Allah see Ratan I know a woman is tuber Ani? I call people to Allah with Hikmah in besito with wisdom. So this is something that we have seen in the is seen in

the Quran. But what I want to get to today is some of the stories that we learned for the Prophet sallallahu. It was some that teaches us what does Hikmah mean? First of all, we understand there's a story mentioned a story that we all are very well aware of the story of life, we know what all happened. What I want to focus on is what happened after five. What happened after five. When the province of Saddam was in this garden. He was making dua to Allah subhanho wa Taala first of all, is that there was two people the where the garden where the garden was that garden did belong to two people who were considered as Mushnik there were concerns Mushnik so they sent their slave to go and

converse with Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Now the problem is as salam he understood, see, you know, when you give Dawa, one of the things that we lacked in when it comes to hikmah. And giving Dawa is building a connection. Like a lot of times when it comes to Dawa we always start off with Allah, you know, believing in Allah and so forth. But one of the things that we see from the prophets of Salaam is when it came to giving Dawa, and part of using his wisdom is that he will build a connection first, he will build a connection first. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam when this man came to him, he asked, I mean, he said something he said Bismillah R Rahman

Rahim, first of all before you start eating, and this man was, you know, he began to inquire what exactly is this? Bismillah R Rahman Rahim. And then when he found out, he's asked him, he says, Where are you from? And he says, I'm from Nan Hua. And he goes, Oh, Nana, he goes, my brother's from Nan WA. He goes, who's your brother from? denwa he goes Eurosonic Assam is from Nan Hua build a connection. Before he even gave Dawa. He first built a connection. And when this man when you when you build that kind of connection, that I know where you're from, or you build a connection and that type, then you automatically you win that person's heart over that person. Then later on he became a

Muslim, but the very first thing the person did was he built a connection that's called wisdom. Let's talk about another story in the time the Prophet SAW sent him how would they be? We all know what happened in her day via the power some sees a dream he he's performing Amerasian goes with the Sahaba he's not given permission to enter into Makkah, he's outside at a place called her labia. They sent us the man or the alotta line. There were emissaries that came later on the center arthritis when I found there was a rumor that began to spread the Earth man was killed at that time the Prophet salallahu it he was sending him he took a beat on the head on he took a day off from

everyone all the Sahaba that will not come with the intention of fighting we're not going to fight but because this rumor has spread, we're gonna go in we're gonna fight now. They found out later on, it was a rumor they went inside MCDA the person had to meet Mahad to make an agreement. Now, when the agreement was taking place, this is actually mentioned in the hadith of Rasulullah sallallahu it was sent them He says,

For call the number you saw Allahu alayhi wa sallam He's telling illegals on October Bismillah Al Rahman Rahim right down Bismillah R Rahman Rahim to begin the document for color so Hey, so hey, said Amma, Amma Rahman for Allah Hema Dyneema Hua he says that you want to write Bismillah R Rahman Rahim. I don't know if Allah subhanaw taala is a Rahman because they do not believe in Allah subhanho wa Taala so he says one I can octobe bespeak Allahumma you have to admit that an employee

so that you have to write Bismack Allahumma for all Muslim Moon Wallah he learned Activa Illa Bismillah Rohan Rahim aliotta and the other Muslim they said no we're going to write Bismillah R Rahman r Rahim. Now I want you to think about the situation. Here you have the Sahaba who are saying no we're going to really show that we are so steadfast in our iman we are so steadfast upon rd and we're not going to tolerate anything but Bismillah R Rahman Rahim. And when then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he said, he then told Ali, time, Octo Bismack Allahumma go ahead and write this week Allahumma I want you to think about this. Imagine just imagine if today just like

today, you know, imams leaders have to make difficult decisions. When they make difficult decisions. Everyone that community becomes a share. Okay? Everyone becomes a scholar. No Wrong Wrong Wrong Wrong. Think about the problems Salam he's sitting in this situation. The Sahaba are saying no and the Muslim sees that they're saying this out of their their Iman they want to establish the fact that Allah and it's not like as if they want to establish the fact they want them. They want the Sahaba one the the Qureshi people to know that they are determined in their Iman, but the problem sees are right now is not the situation to show how much Iman you have. And that's why he said to

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ha had a map of it he Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam then he says write down that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam agrees to such as such, or this is what he declares this way. He said, For colonists who hate will Allah He lo Kwinana Allah rasool Allah He ma Masada de nada en el beit. He says that if we you're writing Muhammad wa salam, if we realize or if we believed that you are truly Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, we will we would have never stopped you from performing Umrah. But the fact that we stop you from performing Umrah is because we don't believe that you are the Prophet of Allah. So you have to admit that and he says, Well, I can octobe Mohammed Abdullah

Abdullah, you have to write down Mohammed Abdullah Abdullah, now once again, the Sahaba thinking, No, we have to write Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. But at this situation, the person realizes that this is not the time in this situation, to really get emotionally to become emotionally compromised. Right now there is an agreement that has to take place when the focus is the agreement that across some did not worry about this week. Allahumma. He never worried about Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but he was focused on that bigger picture. That's the Hikmah that a lot of times you and I we don't have how many times? Excuse me how many times we are in

situations? We don't know. What is the bigger picture? You know how many people have come to me for counseling, or I've been to people's homes that time for counseling. And what happens is that the argument or the discussion is something but you began to start focusing on the nitty gritty of matters that you began to lose focus on the bigger picture. That is lacking wisdom. That's lacking hikma. Now, let's go to let's go to obika the yellow line.

Oh, look, I was on. This is the time of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam when he passed away. Everyone is everyone is really they don't understand what to do. They have lost their leader. They don't know how to react. The Prophet sallallahu I mean obrigado Viola Tron, he sees that Amara, the Allah Tron has said that anyone who says that also some has passed away. I will take his life. He knows this. Now what would you do in that kind of situation? One is you can go to Omar or I mean overcut rather than go to Omar and say that you know what, you need to calm down. Okay, that's what we usually do. Right? You need to calm down. But he went to him and he says you need to calm down.

Now Omar is not coming down naturally we understand why not? He's coming down. So what elbow, Viola Thando de he spent his time sitting there next to Ahmad and trying to explain to him and try and talk to him. He never did that. He went to the pulpit. And he began to mention that look, the Prophet SAW Salem and he read the eye of the Quran Iwama Muhammad, Allah rasool Allah for the harlot. mencari Rasul, the Maha Maha Sangha is nothing but a messenger. And like him, there are many other messengers before who passed away and they went on. So the problem is no different. If you have been following that if you have been following Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and you

believed in him that he's passed away and that means that you're gonna give up your deen. But if you follow I mean, if you believe in Allah, then Allah is still there and we and Dean keeps on going on that

This deal isn't going to suddenly come to an end. So at this time, he realizes that at this time, there's no point in talking to Omar because he needs time to calm down. So this is why he left him. This in itself was his wise approach. Now, I'm going to give you an example that you and I, we can understand. Imagine someone our family members, or someone or our family gets really upset. Let's take sometimes our wife doesn't take our husband, sometimes even our children. So imagine if there is a conflict between the spouse or the spouse is upset about something. Now imagine the husband goes to his wife and says, You know what, like, because we always learn that when you see someone

who's sad, go in console them, this is what we've always learned. But the wise approach, because the person who has wisdom has a deeper understanding of things. So he goes to this person who says that you know what, either I can console them, because that's what I've done in my deal, and I should do, or I can leave them in that situation. And hopefully, they will come around later on. And I've always mentioned especially, you know, in all the Nika as I've conducted, I've always tried to make it a point to mention this, we need to better understand our spouse and our children, sometimes leaving them alone is probably the best thing to do. But a lot of times, we don't understand that

because a lack of our wisdom. Another definition of wisdom, is to use psychological psychology to help gain gain a better understanding of the matter. I want to give you an example.

And the title of that without a Salam. There were two women. This is mentioned in Makati, by the way, so there were two women who were walking. And they both had newborn babies, okay, they both had newborn babies. Now, when you see a newborn baby, a lot of times you can't tell the difference. Unless, you know, sometimes, you know, if there's similar in color, and so forth, you can you can tell, you can usually tell the difference. If they're not same color, and so forth, you can tell the difference. But the point is this. So there were two women walking and they both had their own baby with them. A wolf came and took one of them went and went away. Now, these are two when walking in,

they're chill. They're both both of their children. Were like, let's just say assume that they were both like in a like in this. You know, they have a stroller. So at that time, whatever they had, they had, they had something and both children were there's the wolf comes attack, some takes one, they come to that without a sternum. And one of them is older, the other one is younger. So that would alleviate some makes the decision, because the older one is saying and she's the one who lost the baby. The younger one did not lose the baby. So they come down with that wouldn't at some says that this baby because they began to argue the older one says like this is my baby. The wolf took

your baby, not mine. And the younger ones say no, no, the wolf took your baby, not mine. So what happened was that they go to die with him and his son. He gives the verdict that this baby belongs to the older one. Now isn't the right verdict, the wrong verdict? It's the wrong verdict. We know. So then they want to sort him out on Islam and Islam. He used wisdom. How do you use wisdom? He said he heard their case. And he says, so that he understood the case. He understood the argument and they also complain or they also said to somebody you Salam that your father that would I think Islam gave a wrong verdict. And I'm saying this, and this is what she's saying. So my as I'm setting, you

know what, you both want the children you both want that one child, right? They said yes. So he said, You know what, bring me a knife. This is what he says this is very carefully, he goes, bring me a knife, I'm gonna cut this child in half, I'll give you half, I'll give you half. Now this woman, the younger woman, it's her biological child. She says, You know what, forget it, forget it, I don't want you to do this. She can keep the child, she can keep the child. I don't want this child to be harmed. That's not what the older one said. When she said this, the older one is like happy. So am I. So I'm sad. Now I know who the real mother is. And I know who's not the mother, because the

real mother cannot bear to watch her child be harmed in any way. So when the younger mother says, You know what I give up, she does all want to see her child go through pain. That is a sign that she is the mother and the other one is not the mother. So on Islam, he reversed the verdict of his own father, that without Islam, and he took that child and give it back to the the younger mother, wisdom, wisdom. So this is something that you and I, a lot of times we don't understand these kinds of things. But this is something that happened.

This is something that happened in the time of the Buddha at some one last example to give you about a wisdom

the Kaaba that will unite we see. Go back and say the history of the Kaaba, first of all, the Kaaba, the way it was built by Ibrahim alayhis salam and Allah

They misunderstand these things. First of all the the Kaaba that was built by Ibrahim alayhis salam. It was not like the Kaaba that we see today. The maqam. Ibrahim was next to the Kaaba. You know, a lot of times children, they say, Well, if the footprint is here, and the Kaaba is all the way there, how do you step over here and put up put the brick rubric over there? How did that happen? So first of all, is in the time I brought him on Islam, the cover was only a man's height. The door was on the floor. The Macomb Ibrahim was an extra that, you know, call me brought him later on moved in the time of unlimited photography, a lot line but nonetheless, later on, we all know in the time that

Prophet sallallahu ala he was sent them there was a flood that came into Makkah and it damaged the Kaaba significantly. So what they did wasn't at that time, the Kaaba was in a rectangular shape. So what they did was that they began to rebuild the Kaaba and they ran out of funds. So they built the Kaaba in a square shape. And that semi circle that you see, which is called the hot theme, okay, the hot theme, that is a song that is an indication of the Gaga was was still there initially. And that's why that's why they say that if you pray inside the hot theme, then you as as if you're afraid inside the Kaaba, because that was originally part of the Kava. Now the nice thing is that at

that time, they put the door higher like the way we see today, they put the door higher. So even if a flood comes in, it won't damage the water will not get inside the Kaaba, it won't damage it. Now, later on after the after the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet salallahu it he was send them he said to ISO of the law that on has something to the effect, that if it was not for, if it was not for your people, and the fact that they have just they have they are new to Islam, I would have changed the Kaaba and put the door originally in the way it was at the time we brought him on a cinema. So what happened is that the province has some understands. See there's one thing that is right, or one

thing that is you can do and you can live without putting the door higher or lower. It does not really matter you're inside it does not really matter. Yes, there are some he did show his wish that I wish I can put the door back on the bottom like the way it was at the time we brought him on ESA but I understand this way but this is what the product is I'm saying I understand that people do lack the maturity of understanding something of this type wisdom, but I'm not going to start right here. Later on there was a one of the cousins of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he came across this hadith and during his time this is after the after the this was after the the house of

affairs moved and after the qualified Russian on this man he actually put the door back on the floor as it was the Prophet SAW someone's wish. Now later on there was a person by the name you and I we are very familiar with the same judgment use of okay high judgment use of came later on? And he says no, we have to put the door back in the original place which was upper not lower on the ground. So he did that and he put the he put the door back again. Now later on someone came to er Malik Muhammad, Allah, Allah, Allah and said that are you aware of the Hadith of the Prophet SAW Salem or his wish? Are you aware of his wish? That he wanted the door to be on the floor? He goes, Yeah, I'm

aware of that. So a person asked me at that time that do you think we should try to honor that wish of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam just tried to move the door back again on the floor. Look at Imam Malik's wisdom, he says that is nonetheless that is truly the fact that this was the wish of the province of Salaam. But because the fact that this this thing has already changed several times, if I go and I order to be on the floor, someone else is going to come later on and they're going to want to put it up and for ever, this will be a point of contention, this will be a point of contention. It is better to leave it. It is better to leave it, leave it as it is and it's not

causing harm to anyone else. Now see what on one side you understand that this is the wish of the Prophet now someone may say Well, if that's the wish of the Prophet, I want to honor the wish of the Prophet. But on the other hand, Imam Malik understands that look at this situation. Look at the history that this door has gone through and looking after the affairs of the Muslim ummah, making sure that this is not a contention. There's already so many fifth does already have occurred in the OMA, we don't need to make this a fitna also. This is the wisdom of Imam Malik Muhammad, Allah Ali. So once again when you see all these stories, and there's so many other stories, but once again you

understand that wisdom means that you apply a deeper understanding about the situation. Do not become hasty. But always look at the situation and try to choose the best thing now. One last thing I do want to cover is how can we possibly attain Hikmah there are some things that the Allamah have mentioned quickly. I'm going to go through them number one is which is the most important thing to FAAC book 15 which is to understand and know your religion. Why do I say this? If a prayer

doesn't have knowledge of the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. And not only that, I'm going to also add the cedar of the prophets of salaam Indus because the Sierra Subhanallah, the Sierra has so many lessons, it is so beautiful. If you think about every single story provides so many lessons, then you understand what exactly was wisdom and how the Prophet SAW apply wisdom in his life. Number two, sitting with people sitting with people who have a good understanding of things, there are people who are understanding of things, there are people who are expert about things, sitting with them, understanding these things, is also very helpful. Number

three, being a slave of Allah subhanho wa taala. Why because a person who is not given a person who does not truly know Allah subhanaw taala, then it will be difficult for you to understand wisdom. Number three is to,

to not always, this is something that we all have this ego. I don't need to consult with anyone, I don't need to take anyone else, anyone else's opinion. No, when the the things that the alumni have said is one of the things that can grow your wisdom is to consult with other people consult, ask other people go back to the seat other provinces. And I'm gonna give you one example. In the time of the province, I'm in the same story of how they BIA when the Sahaba they saw that the problem is agreeing to everything that the police you want the Kurdish people want, the Sahaba got upset about this. And the Palestinian went to his wife on the settlement of the ultra onhand asked her that what

should I do? Now in this situation, the Paulson has not seen a situation like this. Now he could say you know what unprofitable law whatever I think whatever I do, whatever it comes to my mind, I'm going to do that and he's going to be the best. No, he realized that let me go and let me consult with someone else. He consulted with his wife, his wife said the is easy. You release herself from your ROM, cut your hair, and so forth, and the Sahaba they will follow your footsteps. And lo and behold, that's exactly the way it happened. So sometimes going out of our way, consulting with someone who may have a better understanding about these kinds of things, it will only help and in

our wisdom. And one last thing is that

staying see one is one is consulting with other but one other thing, which is very important is staying quiet. And learning the ability to listen to other people. You know, so how long was one time listening to a podcast? The

the author, I mean, the author, it was the author of a book, I believe. And he says something very interesting. He says, Whenever you speak, he listens very carefully. He's amazing. He says whenever you speak, you only say or he says whenever you speak, you only repeat what you know. Okay? Now imagine you go to work. Someone asks you a question about Islam. You are telling them what what what you know about Islam? What are you doing, in essence, you're repeating that knowledge that you have. But he says that when you listen to someone else speak, you always learn something new. Learn how to listen to someone else speak you will learn something, and Subhanallah ever since I've heard that,

and I've listened to more and more, I've learned so much more and more to so this is why part of growing that wisdom within yourself is to learn first of all consult with others to but at the same time learning how to stay quiet, when even even if someone comes to you and says what do you think I should do in this kind of situation. You don't always have to give your opinion about the matter if you know that you're not going to give a very wise decision about the matter then learn how to stay quiet about it and give it to someone else. And if someone says you know what, I can give you some insight about the matter and they give some insight and they truly have wisdom that not only have

you saved yourself because you save yourself from giving bad advice. But number two is that you have listened to someone else give a good advice and that's a lesson for you down the road Inshallah, in your life or in our life. So inshallah this is something that once again we should always ask ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala for wisdom because once again, Allah subhanaw taala says that wisdom is something that Allah gives on to whoever he wants, but whoever is given wisdom, he has been given a lot. This is the words of Allah subhanaw taala we'll start right here ask ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala to give us wisdom in our matters, may Allah subhana wa Taala give us wisdom in our approach and the way we say

things in the way we do things. Allah Subhan Allah give us ability to do the right things at the right time and the right place in the way shown by Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Exactly Mala Hey Subhanak Allah homoeopathic. Now she's in the into the stuff you're going to be like exactly, Mala Hey, someone you can play a little catch.