Nadim Bashir – Volunteer the backbone of any organization

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			while we'll look into it in color of blue origin for now, I've got restricted brothers and sisters.
		

			We are going for the holiday season. And
		

			in most cases, the children of our community are usually in school at this time
		

			since they are here today, and most of the adults are off and most a lot of people are off from work
because you know, there was Christmas few days ago, and suddenly we'll make it off. I want to talk
about something in particular that is relevant to all ages. Sometimes advice are given the topics
are relevant only to adults, sometimes atomic are only relevant to the youth. But today's topic is
something that's relevant to all demographics and the community and all ages of the community.
		

			It is volunteering the bond the importance of volunteering in our own massages.
		

			It is great, it's well known that for anything to go well and for anything to progress and for
anything to be beneficial, it has to be done properly. For example, if you want to bake a cake, you
need a proper ingredients in order to make a cake instead of putting sugar or it says that if you
put you need to put only this much oil, if you were to put more oil than is recommended then the
taste of the cake will not come out the way it needs to be in any organization. Even in a business
or in a job. We have a job description if we are employee we have a job description. For those who
own businesses, there are certain guidelines in certain principles that they have to follow not once
		

			but on a consistent basis. If follow that business will prosper it will benefit the person and it
will pay off dividends in the same exact way for any organization and when I talk about a masjid and
volunteering inside of masjid, it is not only regarding the masjid, but if you study books and you
read books regarding any faith based organizations or faith based organizations are are dependent
and they progress. They benefit others in the community. They are efficient only when there are
volunteers involved. This is not only with the masjid, this is with all faith based organizations.
Why? Because volunteering is the lifeblood of any community. It is because of the volunteers in the
		

			community that they are able to help the masjid or help their own organization to create events,
conferences, social services, in which we have talked about in the past that during the title of
Lhasa longlining was seldom the masjid was not only the place where they would come and they would
worship Allah subhanho wa Taala it played an important role when it came to social services. When it
came to helping others the masjid played a key role. So people in the community who volunteer and
they help out in social services that is also from the volunteers also when it comes to Dawa when it
comes to Dawa efforts, the important the the volunteers play a important role when it comes to
		

			giving Dawa. And why I talked about volunteering is because people who are paid in any organization,
they only make up only a part of that organization. You have you go to a church and you find out
there are several people who are in
		

			point, the minister or the pastor, he'll be employed. There may be an office assistant, she he or
she may be employed, you have one or two other people who are employed. But besides that an entire
church also runs on volunteers. So a lot of people are under the impression that in a church, why in
a budget is hard to find volunteers is because everyone in a church is everyone is paid. That's a
misconception. That is a misconception. I've been to many churches, I've sat down with rabbis, I've
sat down with pastors. And this is a question I've always asked, and they will say that we have a
huge support groups because of which our churches are existing. Because if it wasn't for them, it
		

			will not exist. Well, I don't need them to come and tell me this it just for me, for my for for
confirmation purposes. The example we find them this isn't the last little floss Oh, it was there
probably saw a lot of it was set it down. He was sent as the final prophet. He was given a
responsibility. He had a goal. He had a vision and he was put on a mission. And in order to fulfill
that mission, he needed a support group. He needed a support group. The first three years of the
Bible was fossa, Allahu Allah, he was sent him after being given Naboo and prophethood. The Prophet
Assam did not go out right away. And he will say everyone has sent SMS, believe in Allah and seven
		

			Islam, no pasa the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam for the first three years, the first three
years, all he did was secret invitation. That's all he did. He secretly invited everyone after a
while when he didn't have a support group, when he didn't have a support group, and Allah subhanaw
taala knows that now this is the time where if the pumps are selling, he wants to go out. Now he has
support group, he has people in the community who are volunteering their time, they're promised some
has support. Now you go and you give Dawa die is why when Allah behind him with the eyeline, he told
them I was a lot of it was sent down there one more.
		

			He must have been early when he told him how to sell well, it was Sunday. Now you go and you inform
your family members. You go and you warn others also now, and even though there was opposition, but
slowly and gradually, we see that Islam spread.
		

			Islam gained its roots. And it gained strength over time, because of all the people who contributed
to the effort of Islam. So a lot of it was it was the Sahaba of your llama, I'm home. And you just
to clarify, well, a lot of times when we use a hammer or the alarm line, we are under the assumption
that the Sahaba were great, very old. They were in their 40s they were probably in their 50s was
Soheila. If you studied the leaders of the believers, the leaders of the believers people who became
governors, that means the Hobbit or the Aloha island home, who surrounded the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam day in and day out. They were young people. These were Sahaba of the Allah Alonso,
		

			who accepted Islam when they were 16 years old. 17 years old, 1819 20 years old. They were the young
ones of the community who did who were developed by the saucer Lombardi was set up who contributed
to Islam. And we know from where from who the powers are, Saddam was the prophet seven was their
leader. He was their teacher he developed that they became leaders and Islam continue to grow on
Islam continue to go on. So the main point I'm trying to make is even though the Russell love it was
that a was the leader without the support and the volunteering of the sahaba. The Alana MyPhone,
Islam would have not reached the point where it is today. Islam would have never reached that point.
		

			It was because of the habit of the alignment.
		

			We see that as I said earlier that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam not only not only did he
focus on an invalid, not only did he focus on email, Ei, but he focused upon helping others giving
support in your budget and taking an active role. So that's why it is so important that in our
massages in our massage, and each one of us, we have particular talents, and this is Subhanallah
This is a cool resource Allamani was telling was, he was able to identify the talents and every
single person that this person he has talents in this in this area, and in this area, he is weak.
The problem is that a lot of what he was selling was not there to point out at the weaknesses of
		

			everyone. He was there to point out at the strengths, he will take everyone in the community and he
will use them to their talents. So we see the amount of the alumni and who he was before he started
and who he was after the sum the promise all of a sudden we use his talents in particular ways
whenever you
		

			he would he would use a weapon with your loved one he will utilize his talents. Whenever there was
any sister in that community, the person will utilize their talents, their profits, I'll set up this
is what he did. So that's why what I want the reason I'm mentioning this is because when the subject
of volunteering comes around in our in our community, everyone wants to back out. Why No, I'm not.
I'm not fit for this. I'm not fit for this. Remember that the hadith of a sorcerer? Allah, Allah you
were sending them that month or whatever I didn't know about Allah, whoever is humble ALLAH SubhanA
will elevate them that if a person uses this hadith, in this situation, that I don't want to
		

			volunteer why because I want to be humble. You have not understood the hadith of Rasul Allah
Almighty in the center, there is a time and a place to use that hadith. There's a time and place
that you use a hadith. What has it did it ever happen? Do the title of first Allahu alayhi wa sallam
where he did reach out for the health of the Sahaba of the Allahu Allah? And they came to promise us
that and they said, No, we can do this. Yes, the Sahaba a lot of times questions were put to the
Sahaba or your loved one home, they knew the answer, but our sin, our respect for the Prophet peace
be upon him. They will say Allah Morris who Allah in many cases, they did that. But they knew the
		

			answer, but just because I respect her as well, so long it will, somebody will not do that. Each one
of us we have talents. We have talents in our communities. Adults have talents, our youngsters in
our community, they have so much to offer. They have so much to offer in our community also. But
what happens is that when the subject of volunteering comes around, everyone wants to back out why?
Because I'm not fit for this respective Brothers Sisters think about it, and every person backs out
who's going to run the community. I mean, eventually Allah subhanaw taala will run the masjid while
I'm in Messiah did that this the house of Allah, this the house of Allah, Allah will run it. But
		

			Allah subhanho wa Taala as we see the Hadith, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the first you
tie your camel, and then you do the work for them and then you do them you rely on Allah subhanho wa
taala. We need people in the community to contribute then to help Allah subhanaw taala will come,
then you have a lot will come. Allah could have just mentioned couldn't find your phone and your son
would have spread throughout the four corners of this world. But it was not like that. The Sahaba of
Milan my home they contributed they volunteer, they gave their support to the salsa a lot of it was
sent them and then Allah He helped out. So if we want our Masjid to go forward, if we want our
		

			Masjid to progress, then we have to volunteer and the Westway, the best way to understand this also
is that look at your own house. Each one of us we have a place to live. We have our homes, our
apartments wherever we're living. But because we we you know, the way we look at it is it's our
house, it's my house.
		

			It's my place where I live, it's my job, it's my business. So when it comes to anything that is my
or ours, we take it very seriously. But when it comes to the budget, we don't we don't associate we
don't put that word as my to my Muslim, we need to say that this is my Muslim, the amount of serious
seriousness I have when it comes to take care of my own and pushing my foot forward and pushing my
company forward. The same it shows by when it comes to the budget also. So therefore there's one
there's some there's two things I've collected. First of all, I want to share with you that when a
person does volunteer in the masjid, what do they gain? The very first thing is that it causes it
		

			helps you any person who volunteer their budget, it helps them to be organized in their life. One
thing that we learned from espresso law while he was set up, it is unfortunate. It is very
unfortunate that most of our Muslim countries, Muslim businesses, Muslim organization and Islamic
organizations, when it comes to this, we that and that is being organized. The Prophet sallahu wa
alayhi wa sallam has taught us how to be organized in life. You read a lot of books that stress upon
the importance of being organized. When you look at big, big businesses. For example, when you look
at Apple or any other business on the face of the earth, what is one thing they're very particular
		

			about and which has pushed your business to the next level, it is being organized is organization.
And so one thing that will help if any person or any person volunteers, they it helps them to be
organized. A lot of people are not organizing their life. And I always mentioned this I teach at a
school I always tell the students, I always tell the youngsters keep a track of your time be
organized.
		

			We are live. Because if you are organized, you know, and you will know when your time is being
spent. And most certainly you will be efficient in your life, it helps you be organized. Number two
is that encouraged encourages self assessment. By volunteering, we see that the Prophet saw a lot of
it was under many volunteers with nonprofit salsa.
		

			If he saw any one of them doing something in the way it was not ordered, or they were not following
instructions, the Prophet SAW loved writing he was send them He will provide me one thing. And that
was constructive criticism, not criticism, because a lot of times what happens in any organization,
we are very, we are very open to criticize others. You're not doing this, you're not doing this,
you're not doing this, you're not doing this proposal center he would provide. But he would provide
only constructive criticism with wisdom. And with the opposite with the absolute amount of respect.
The practice of law, it was said we will never find in the seat on the opposite side, where he would
		

			provide constructive criticism and he was rude with someone. He was never who anyone, forget about
family members, forget about volunteers, he will never even treat a slave like that. Also, you want
to even treat a slave. So it is important that when we are when we are volunteering we provide we
can provide constructive criticism by I mean, we can provide constructive criticism only. But we
should not be the first ones of criticizing others, we have to see the how can we make others around
us better, that should be the focal point. And not only that, the reason I also mentioned this is
because when people provide constructive criticism, then this should help us to become a better
		

			person. See what happens with most of us. And I'm going to be upfront about this. When anyone comes
to us and tells us that you are doing something wrong. You are doing something which is not the
right way. The very first thing that we do is that we become defensive. We become defensive. No, you
are wrong. You are wrong. No, I'm right. You are wrong. We get into fights. No person wants to hear
and why have we become like this? If someone comes to us, and says that you should have done this in
this way, and shall not do it better the next time someone is providing constructive criticism.
They're being polite about it, why can we not accept this, the Sahaba of your loved one, they were
		

			provided constructive criticism, they accepted it, people will come to the saucer long warning for
salon. And they will say things will probably sell Baldwin English salon, which were which are
sometimes disrespectful, the probably some he would keep his cool, you'll be you'll be calm about
it. But at the same time, how many times is sobre el la one day came, they provided their own
opinion. And also I've never said anything. This is what the problems are was he never He would
never disrespect anyone. And even and even he would he'll provide criticism, constructive criticism
as to how they would accept it, we really need to change ourself. The problem is not someone else
		

			the problem is us. It's me, myself and I, if someone comes to me and says that you did not do this
properly. And if they have a point, and they are absolutely true about it, then I need to look at
myself and say, You know what, I went wrong, I need to fix this. So if we cannot become defensive,
if every person becomes defensive, then there's going to be five in the community, there's going to
be a malice in the community, we have to understand when someone comes to us and says that we have
proof and this is this and this is this. If there are conflicts in the community is very it can
happen. If you study the psychology behind group networking, it's gonna it's bound to happen
		

			conference are going to happen. Each one of us we come from different backgrounds, we have a
different way of looking at things that others comments may happen. But let's just say if there is a
conflict, and someone says that you don't want to apprehend all the evidence, I think there's
something wrong and you need to you know, if you can do this in this way, this will be better. The
very first person becomes you become defensive. We need to really stop that. The next thing is that
a promotes good and it promotes it promotes competition with every with every person, Allah subhanho
wa Taala we've seen in the Quran that what drives us to be competitive with each other is dunya. We
		

			have a goal we have monies or a goal and we push each other for that this is what promotes us. This
is what pushed us to be competitive with each other by volunteering in any organization especially
in the masjid. This will motivate us and this will will allow this will create a sense of
camaraderie.
		

			addition, it provides a vision. And not only that, but it helps for any community to become
efficient. I'm going to give this one example, please come forward, please come forward.
		

			When any in any community, what happens is that people, they get disrespected people, they are very
sensitive, you'll find a lot of in the community, we're being sensitive, people will volunteer in
the budget, they are very sensitive. Also, we have to be careful about that first. One second, as I
said earlier, when it comes to any organization, we have to have mutual respect, respect for every
single person's brother or sister young ones. A lot of times we feel like old, very young, we can
just come down whatever we want. No, everyone needs to be respectful towards others. But what
happens is that in a lot of organizations, you have a core group of brothers and sisters, and those
		

			poor Boomer brothers and sisters, they work diligently, they work very, very hard to make as much a
better place for everyone else. But what happens is that we we forget that those same people who are
helping out in the masjid, who are volunteering this budget, they have jobs, they have businesses,
they have families also. So what happens is that they are then not able to give time to their
family, they're not able to really focus on their life also. And what happens in that, then there's
something called the burnout effect. Over time, they get so burnt out, that even they have served in
a position at the masjid after their role is finished. After their time period is over. They are so
		

			burnt out that they say that you know what I want nothing to do with the Masjid. I want nothing to
do with the budget, why? But there's a burnout effect. When everyone volunteers and everyone helps
out with one another, then this community, then any community does become efficient. Everyone helps
out, I want to give you one example, I'm just gonna give you one example. And for those of you who
come on Sunday mornings, for salted Fajr, you know exactly what I'm talking about here. Every
Sunday, we have Sunday School for the most part, every Sunday, you will notice that it takes time
before there was only one or two rows of the community, or three, four, who would every Sunday
		

			morning, they will take the chairs for one role. And they will set out all the chairs for this
Sunday school for all the kids who come that day. And how long it will take them, it will take them
around half an hour, sometimes half an hour to 45 minutes. So what I did was that and because of
their request, we make announcements that everyone should help out. Everyone should help out.
Everyone should come participate in volunteering, helping us setting up Sunday school. Now when
everyone helps out, it gets done in no more than five to seven to seven minutes. Everyone is working
together, hearts are coming together, it gets done quicker. And there we are more efficient. The
		

			people, those two three brothers who are working very, very hard every single morning putting out
those chairs. Now they're able to sort of save up some energy, give some time, more time at home.
Everyone's working together. And I can see you can ask those who help out on Sunday morning, they
will tell you the benefit of it. So when we all volunteer together, then there are many, many
benefits as I've shared with you. But it is important that each one of us, we come to a masjid, we
sign out we volunteer in the masjid. And there are so many different areas. There's so many
different areas in which they can get help on this social services. There is it there is education,
		

			there are sisters, there is youth, there is facilities, there are so many other committees that we
can help out there. Dawa, and outreach committee these these help, but if we weren't if we sit
there, and we simply just complain that you know what, this is a problem. And honestly, I tell you,
when people come to me and they say that, Oh, you know, this should be done, this should be done,
this should be done. I always tell him that you know what? We need you if you have all these ideas,
come and join the committee provide your ideas, and you shall we all work together. It does not help
anyone. If someone comes to the office and say these other problems and you don't provide a
		

			solution, it does not help anyone else. It does not help anyone. So instead of bringing instead
instead of being the one bringing up the problem, bring them bring up the challenge, bring it up,
but then be the one who will be the front runner and trying to solve the problem. And it's all when
we do this, our hearts will be united our Masjid. I can guarantee you our mission will move and it
will be moving forward. We will be progressing together as a community member give us the ability to
act upon wisdom Senator Barack Obama now we're going to put it all the way to find out what you guys
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machine was provided to me that are only languish in our genes from day one and more he no longer
overnight even though he said no, not me. Yeah even started while he was in the cinema. Oh my god.
		

			As you have heard, we had talked about the importance of voluntary and I stress upon all so that the
best way to push ourselves forward and to motivate ourselves is that always remember that this is
the hospital loss of 100 will always remember this in the house, the house of Ohio went to Ireland.
When people volunteer, you have no one has the right. No one has the right to boss anyone around. No
one has the right to push anyone else's buttons to get under someone's skin. You no one should be
doing that. When we see that I saw a lot of it was seven when he brought the Sahaba together, there
was mutual love between them. There was mutual love. And always remember that while the Sahaba were
		

			working together and collectively, there were some other outside sources who always try to to always
try to break up the Sahaba of yoga and you had them on African in Medina, who would always try to
break up the Brotherhood within the Sahaba the alarm. We have the between the Mahajan and the Assad.
So when when a person volunteers in any in any masjid, and especially I once again, stress that you
volunteer, and you help out and you become one of the supporters. And that way, always remember that
you will be part of any kind of criticism, as I said earlier, that first of all, we should not be
criticizing, but let's just face it, that Allah and I don't want to be negative here. But it's the
		

			reality that a lot of people, they love the people there are some people who just love to criticize,
then people there are people who just love to criticize, and they will criticize in different
different ways. Whether it's through cyber networks, whether it's being upfront they will criticize.
The most important thing is that as the hombre de Allah on home, they were also being distracted by
others with the Sahaba of Milan they stuck together and we see that how Islam progressed in the same
exact way when you volunteer in any community. People should first of all elimination of judgmental
towards others trade that love and in any person if any person feels like they you know what I've
		

			not wanted? It's such a it's such a while. How would I be How would I be treated if I did come back
to your budget. Always remember, the budget is a place where each one of us we need to open it we
need to welcome each other and open, keep our doors open for each other. And when people come try to
encourage them to try to encourage others. That's the only way we will move forward as a community.
And as I said earlier, that always remember this is the house of Allah subhanaw taala and I want you
to all of you to ask yourself this one question. I know that when you volunteer in a budget
sometimes you know family time is taken away your individual time is taken away I fully understand
		

			that and no one has taken away from that. But always remember that if you give time for the sake of
Allah at the house of Allah for the deen of Allah subhanho wa Taala Don't you think Allah Subhana
Allah will take care of your affairs? Ask yourself this question. Because it is impossible for
anyone to think that you find your time to budget this will be a loss for me this is never allows
for anyone, anyone who does anything for the sake of Allah subhanho wa Taala for the house of Allah
subhanho wa Taala for the deen of Allah subhana Medina, Allah will always be paying them back. May
Allah give us the ability to act upon was the Senate hurt Inshallah, after Salter Gemma, there'll be
		

			a table outside and shall I request and encourage all of you to try to go and sign out. Try to put
down your names and