Navaid Aziz – What You Need To Succeed

Navaid Aziz
Share Page

AI: Summary ©

The speaker describes various stories of individuals who have achieved success in life, including finding valuable things, staying in the way of Islam, achieving their goals, and keeping their fears low. They emphasize the importance of maximizing one's financial and investing in one's acura to increase their chances of achieving success. The speaker also provides advice on maintaining good relationships with family members and avoiding taking too much time to do things. The importance of learning and practicing the seven categories of life is emphasized, and individuals are advised to focus on these categories for the long term.

AI: Summary ©

00:00:38 --> 00:00:39
			la de la
		
00:00:41 --> 00:00:56
			ilaha illAllah hula hula de cada y shadow Anna Mohammed Abu Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa ala
alihi wa sahbihi wa seldom at the Sleeman kathira Am I bad? My dear brothers and sisters of salaam
aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.
		
00:00:58 --> 00:01:23
			I want to start off by telling a short story. This is a story of one of the scholars of Hadith by
the name of Malik of Medina, he says with his own hands, I was 19 years old. And I used to commit
every single sin possible, drinking, stealing, theft, Xena, all of it, I had committed it. And this
is how I would live my life day to day.
		
00:01:24 --> 00:01:30
			Up until one day, I was walking on the street, and I saw a beautiful young girl.
		
00:01:31 --> 00:02:10
			And at that time, I felt something in my heart, that it was time to change my waist, it was time to
change who I was. So I decided that I was going to get married, and I was going to settle down. So
some time goes by, I get married, and Alhamdulillah right after marriage, Allah subhanho wa Taala
blesses us with a child, a beautiful young girl, just like the one that we had seen. And we named
her Fatima. And Fatima soon became the coolness of my eyes, the warmth of my heart, so much so that
each and every day, I would look forward to spending time with her.
		
00:02:11 --> 00:02:59
			And one day, as she came and she sat on my lap, I was about to take a sip of alcohol at that time.
And she took that glass, and she threw it away. At that time, it felt rage inside of my heart,
thinking that had it been anyone else, I would have slaughtered them. But it was Fatima, my beloved.
And I couldn't do anything for her or to her. And they decided that day that I was going to give up
drinking. time went on, I became a better person. I started praying, I started giving charity, I
started fasting. But when Fatima turned five, Allah subhana wa tada tried me with a test so great. I
don't think he's tried anyone in all of humanity with such a trial, he took him away from me for my
		
00:02:59 --> 00:03:24
			diet. So I went back to the drinking, I went back to the evil deeds, anything to take away the pain,
anything to hide that pain. But it just wouldn't go away. It got so bad that I used to drink at
night. So I would sleep throughout it. And I would drink during the day so that you could sleep
throughout it. And one day I drank so much in the morning that I just completely passed out.
		
00:03:26 --> 00:03:28
			And when I passed out, I had a vision.
		
00:03:29 --> 00:03:53
			The Day of Judgment had begun. I woke up people were running, people were furious. They were
anxious. They didn't know what was going on. And everyone was just wondering from side to side. So I
started to one with the people. I started to run towards a mountain. And as they got closer to this
mountain, I started to notice that there was a big black snake behind me with each step it's getting
closer and closer to me.
		
00:03:55 --> 00:04:40
			At the foot of the mountain, I see a beautiful white man with a white long beard, a face of light.
So I tell this man, old man for the sake of Allah, please help me against this snake. The old man
says, I am too weak, I am too feeble to help you. Perhaps if you run up the mountain, you may find
someone to help you. So I run up the mountain and running and running and the snake is still behind
me. And I see as they get to the top of the mountain. The valleys of * are below me. People being
burned people being punished people being persecuted. I knew that wasn't what I wanted. So I ran
back down the hill and they came back to the old line again. And I said old man for the sake of
		
00:04:40 --> 00:04:59
			Allah. Please help me against the snake. This time he says perhaps if you run towards the hills, you
will find someone to help you. So I ran and I ran and I'm running out of breath. My heart is beating
faster and faster. This snake is getting closer and closer. But I started to hear something I start
to hear
		
00:05:00 --> 00:05:28
			the playing of young kids and the kids they're playing and they're saying something. They're saying,
oh, Fatima, go and help your father. I think to myself, could it be my very father mother, one that
had passed away. And as they get closer and closer, I see her in the distance, her arms wide open
waiting for me to get there. And as I get to her, I embrace her. She holds me with one hand and
pushes the snake away with the other and the snake disappears.
		
00:05:29 --> 00:05:47
			Tears start coming down my eyes and asked her Oh, Fatima, what is going on? Where are we what is
happened? She says, Oh, my father, come in, sit, let us sit under the shade. So we sit under the
shade. And she came and sat on my lap, just like she would sit in the world.
		
00:05:49 --> 00:05:53
			And she said, Oh, my father, the day of judgment has begun.
		
00:05:54 --> 00:06:04
			That old white man that you saw, those were your good deeds. They had become so few that they were
unable to help you on this day.
		
00:06:05 --> 00:06:27
			That big black snake that you saw, those were your bad deeds, so many so powerful, that they would
have devoured you today. Had it not been for me, meaning the calamity that he had gone through. Or
my father has the time not come for you to change your ways.
		
00:06:28 --> 00:06:44
			She recited a verse from the Quran. And me Nina Nina, Deena Manu, and Topshop boo boo lyric Linda.
Has the time not come for the hearts of the believers to be moved by the remembrance of Allah
subhanho wa Taala
		
00:06:45 --> 00:07:12
			Malik into denial he says I woke up at that time in a state of panic. And I heard the gang going off
for salata Muslim, so I made will do, I headed towards the masjid. Lo and behold as I entered the
masjid, I hear the Imam reciting the exact same verse. Adam Yeah, Nina Latina Manu, antosha Paulo
boom de que la that has the time not come or the hearts of the believers to be moved by the
remembrance of Allah.
		
00:07:13 --> 00:07:53
			From that day on, I knew it was time to change my life, Allah had given me a greater purpose. And
that is when love for Islam truly entered into my heart. My dear brothers and sisters, this is the
story of Malika beauty, not one of the great scholars of Hadith. If you look at his life, he lived a
great life. He became known as the individual who would wake up in the middle of the night and stand
in the middle of the street and tell the people all people wake up to worship your Lord wake up to
your true success. And he was the one who would wake the people up for piano lead, and Salatu
tahajjud how great was this man Malik him to dinner? Let me tell you a story of a thief who tried to
		
00:07:53 --> 00:07:54
			rob him.
		
00:07:55 --> 00:08:33
			A thief broke into his house one day as Malik of the dinar was praying. And it's dark, there's no
lights, there's no oil being burnt. So this thief is feeling around, you know, trying to find
something valuable. And as he reaches out, he touches magic up the dinner molecule to dinner, he
grabs his arm, he grabs his hand and he doesn't let go as it goes down into the car. He brings him
down with him as he goes down into such that he brings him down with him. salaah finally finishes.
Malibu dinner, he turns to the thief. And he says oh thief. What did you come to steal? Did you not
know that this is the house of a scholar and you're not going to find anything but books. The thief
		
00:08:33 --> 00:08:46
			says I did not know who I was robbing. But I will make a deal with you. Let me go and I won't rub
your books. That's what he says to him. molecule naughty naughty says let me make a deal with you.
		
00:08:48 --> 00:09:29
			Pray to rock as with me, and I won't report you to the police. The thief agrees he gives him so you
can imagine this leaf he goes he makes his widow he comes back they start praying. They pray to luck
as Malika budino he tells the thief you can now leave you can disperse. You know no problems. No
trouble. What do you think the thief does? The regular thief he be jumping for joy? I didn't get
caught. And he's heading out with a thief. He says O'Malley Can I stay with you and pray some more.
They prayed some more. They're done for potential ghosts. Malik says okay, you can leave now. The
thief says Do you mind if I go with you to fudge it? They go to fudge it.
		
00:09:30 --> 00:09:44
			And he finished praying and multiple dinars. He's like you can leave. Leave me alone. I need to
study I need to revise. But if we listen to this, he says the rights of a Muslim upon another
Muslim. And then if he visits him, he can stay with him for three days.
		
00:09:45 --> 00:09:52
			Now this part when I read it, it really got me. I'm like even the thieves are back in the day. They
knew they're hiding. They're still educated.
		
00:09:53 --> 00:09:59
			So he says I'm going to stay with you for three days. My caller ID if he can't refuse so for the
next three days
		
00:10:00 --> 00:10:37
			He stays with molecules within our fasting, reading Frank. That's how he's passing the three days.
Three days go by and molecule is not literally sped up at this time. He's like, please go on your
way. So finally the thief leaves, he goes back to his house, and all the other thieves are there
that are staying with him. And they asked him, you know, where did you go? What happened? Did you
come back with some great amount of loot that you disappeared? And he says, Yes, I came back with
the greatest loot you could ever think of. In fact, I went to steal someone's most precious price.
And I came back with the greatest treasure I could ever find. I found my Lord, I found my creed.
		
00:10:39 --> 00:11:19
			And the thief, he changed his waist. Now this is the story of Maliki blue dinar. The reason why I
mentioned this, the vast majority of you are youth, and be in the lights Allah, you have very, very
bright futures ahead of you. And even though I'm not too much older than yourselves, I consider all
of you as my younger brothers and sisters, even our aunties and uncles Fine, fine, you guys are
still my aunties and uncles. But I'm still like the older brother. And honestly, from the bottom of
my heart, I love all of you for the sake of Allah. And I truly wish well for you. And this is what I
want to discuss in our discussion today. How do we get brighter futures for ourselves? Allah has
		
00:11:19 --> 00:12:06
			given us so much potential, how do we realize that potential? Allah subhanho, wa Taala has created
seven key categories in our lives. And all of these categories in our lives, they need to be in
balance, they need to be in balance, why do they need to be in balance, because all of you are
living for one moment in your life, literally, you're living for one moment in your life. And the
moment you are living for is that moment, just before your death, that moment, just before your
death, because the deed that you die upon, is the deed that you will be raised up upon. He who is
raised upon a good deed, then Elijah is Hereafter is bright. But he who is raised on a bad deed,
		
00:12:06 --> 00:12:23
			that his Hereafter is going to be very dim, very meager, very difficult. And that's something none
of us want to face. So how do we get to the level where we die upon that good deed. So these seven
categories that we need to epitomize and realize their full potential.
		
00:12:24 --> 00:12:36
			They are our being, our education, our careers, our social life, our health, our finances, and our
families.
		
00:12:37 --> 00:13:19
			And I'll speak briefly about each of them, hoping to enlighten you in at least one of these
categories. So now when we talk about reaching a balance, and all of them, I want you to imagine
that each of these categories is a spoke on the wheel, meaning that if even one of these is out of
balance, that wheel will not go straight, it will teeter totter, you will not be heading somewhere
straight. But if they're in balance, then be the Knights are that you will be going straight. I also
want you to realize that since it is a wheel, if it is a very small wheel, you won't be going too
quick, you won't be going too far, it can't hold much weight. But the bigger the wheel gets, the
		
00:13:19 --> 00:13:58
			more weight it can hold, the faster it can go. And this is what I want you to focus on that each of
these categories, there is a scale of one to 10 in those categories. You know what the one is, you
know what the 10 is? Now what we need to figure out is how do we get you to that 10. So when I talk
about each of these categories, for those of you who are taking notes, I also want you to think
about what would a 10 in religion look like for you? I mean, if I was to ask you, how is your theme
today and you said it is 10 out of 10? What is 10 out of 10 actually look like? Then we can think
about practical steps of how to get to there. So when we talk about Dean
		
00:13:59 --> 00:14:43
			a balancing our Dean, the ultimate balance in our Dean is about investing in our Acura how Allah
subhanho wa Taala gave us the 60 or 70 years to prepare for an eternal life. So when you think about
the Acura, you want to think about how can I get the greenest of green gardens in the hereafter? How
can I get the biggest of palaces? How can I get the best of company in the hereafter. So when you
think about Dean, think about those deeds that will get you the greatest amount of reward. Now I can
tell you something from a financial perspective. There's a proverb in the English language that you
give a man a fish, you feed him for one day, but you teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a
		
00:14:43 --> 00:15:00
			lifetime. Similarly, your charity if you were to give someone food for one day, you've given them a
meal. You've sufficed them and that is a beautiful deeds to do. But imagine if you open up a soup
kitchen. Imagine you open up a shelter for the homeless and for the
		
00:15:00 --> 00:15:07
			Poor, even after you die, each person that is fed each person that is sheltered, you continue to get
that reward.
		
00:15:08 --> 00:15:49
			What is another deed like this, educating people teaching them their their religion, you may be a
good writer and articles that you leave behind on the internet that people benefit from even after
you die, you get rewarded for it, perhaps you're a good speaker, give a lecture, have it recorded,
put it up on the internet, let the people benefit. So when you think about your deep, think about
the absolute utmost benefit that you can provide for humanity. And those are the types of deeds you
want to look at. So whether financially, whether educationally, whatever it may be, always think
about maximizing your benefit. Now, on a more personal level, you also need to focus on the state of
		
00:15:49 --> 00:16:08
			your heart and the state of your tank. Because you'll notice that these two are very closely tied
down. People who have good tongues will have good hearts, and people who have good hearts will have
good tongues. And one of the best things that you can do with your tongue is to make thicker and
particular types of thicker.
		
00:16:10 --> 00:16:53
			If you look in this book called has no Muslim or remembrances of the morning and the evening, or the
fortress of the Muslim, the various versions that are out there, you will see it is filled with
remembrances. Some of them have such huge benefits. One of them, DEP sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
said that whoever says Bismillah Hilaire de la Yo, don't roll my eyes are the summer well, who was
Samuel Allen, three times in the morning, then the whole day he will not be harmed by any evil. Let
me give you another example. Imagine how easy Paradise is not difficult, easy. The Messenger of
Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said that whoever says the following up with faith and conviction,
		
00:16:53 --> 00:17:39
			he shall enter Paradise. And if he says it during the night and he dies with faith and conviction,
he shall enter Paradise. What is that? It's a dualistic for Allahumma Antara Bella Illa Allah
conduct anyone wanna deca deca must also be coming shortly master not a boo boo la cabina motyka la
abou be done be fairly in Nevada Nova the simple five lines you see them once in the morning once in
the evening, you died during that day with faith be delighted that you promised paradise. Let me
give you one last example. And all these examples that I'm giving you if you don't you know remember
them or you don't have time to write them down. Contact me on my Facebook page facebook.com
		
00:17:39 --> 00:18:19
			backslash navaid disease and I'll you know help you find them or repeat them over their business.
It's either a third one, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam once saw one of his wives in her
house. She was making Vicar as he was leaving. He comes back closer to the her time and she's still
sitting there making Vicar he has to have you been making Vicar this whole time? She says yes. The
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told her at that time, let me teach you something that if you
were just to say this three times, it would suffice you from making Vicar the whole morning Subhan
Allah He will be handy either the Hulk, whatever nuptse was in uttarkashi mommy daddy kalama
		
00:18:19 --> 00:18:47
			Kalamata. Now these simple do as these simple as car, you may think that it's just something on the
tank, but you do not realize the spiritual benefit that it has. It will help you become a spiritual
person help you become closer to Allah subhanho wa Taala because the only way you will perform these
adkar is if you remembering Allah. And if you remembering Allah, that is the first step in PG
feeding shaitaan in this battle against him. So that is the category of the deen.
		
00:18:48 --> 00:19:07
			Number two, our education. I remember when I was young, you know, education was just something we
did out of habit. You know, parents forced us to go to school, so we did it. But as I grew older, I
realized to Pinilla what a wasted opportunity.
		
00:19:08 --> 00:19:46
			And you'll notice that when we talk about education, it's not merely just about schooling, there's
an excellent quote by Mark Twain, where he said, I never let my schooling interfere with my
education. Meaning that when you go to school, yes, you will learn something. But the real education
that you get is from life. It is from experience. Now education is something very important. It is a
lifelong journey. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, Follow me for a lot when Allah Allah
Muslim, that the seeking of knowledge is compulsory upon each and every Muslim. So it is a lifelong
journey. Not just because if you memorize the Quran, or you memorize the books of Hadith, there's
		
00:19:46 --> 00:20:00
			your education and not just because you get a PhD in something does your education end, but rather,
you're continuously learning. And that is why for those of you who have heard of Warren Buffett, one
of the richest men in the world, he was
		
00:20:00 --> 00:20:46
			asked, you know, what would you advise people to invest in? He told the the audience, invest
$100,000 in yourself, before you ever invest $10,000 in a business, meaning that you yourself are
the biggest asset that you can ever have. You want to be successful, invest in yourself, invest in
your education. What type of education should you focus on, focus on time management, learn how to
manage your time, focus on finances, learn how to manage your finances. And third, and most
importantly, learn how to deal with others. Learn how to empathize and sympathize and realize where
other people are coming from. Because at the end of the day, we're not looking for individuals,
		
00:20:46 --> 00:21:11
			we're looking for movements, we're looking for leaders, and all these three components are needed,
you need to be able to manage your time, you need to be able to manage your finances, and you need
to be able to lead people. So one of the books I would recommend, definitely that all of you should
read is Dale Carnegie's, you know, How to Win Friends and Influence People, a fantastic book in that
section, then we move on to the category of your career.
		
00:21:12 --> 00:21:51
			Now, when you go to school, generally speaking, this is how it is in the West, I'm not really sure
how it is in Malaysia, but I'm assuming it's very similar. When you go to school in the West, up
until University, they train you to become employees, your ultimate goal is to become an employee of
some corporate form or some organization. But in reality, when we talk about careers, as Muslims,
we're looking to become leaders, we are looking to become employers, we want to provide job
opportunities for other people. So what you want to do is once you decide something to study, get
experienced in it for a little while, but then become a leader in that field, start up your own
		
00:21:51 --> 00:21:53
			business in that field and become an employer.
		
00:21:54 --> 00:22:35
			Now, how do you decide what career you should go into? The careers that you decide? It should be
based upon one single factor and one factor alone? What do you enjoy doing? And what are you
passionate about? How do you figure out what you enjoy what you are passionate about? If you had to
do that job for free, you would do it. That is how passionate and enjoyable it should be to you. And
that is the career you should go into. Now once you figure out what your passion is, you then need
to figure out okay, how do I make money out of this passion. And that is the career that you decide
to choose. Do not let society dictate what you become. You know, if you really enjoy farming and
		
00:22:35 --> 00:22:52
			agriculture, don't let society tell you that you have to become a doctor or an engineer, or anything
else, but rather do what you are passionate about. And you will see that is where truly your success
will lie. This fourth category that we will be speaking about is your social life.
		
00:22:53 --> 00:23:34
			Now your social life, from a sociological perspective, you are the average of the five people you
spend the most amount of time with, you are the average of the five people you spend the most amount
of time with. So think about all the people that you spend time with the five closest of them, you
are the average of those five people. So you want to surround yourself with good people, people who
are successful people who have and have big aspirations, they want to go somewhere in life. At the
same time, you want to make sure that these people have a conscious morality. These people have
ethics they have values. Because the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he informed us
		
00:23:34 --> 00:24:02
			way before any of these studies took place. And Mauro Allah Dini Howdy, then indeed a man, he will
be on the Dean of his rent. And Dean is not just religion, but is a way of life. So, you know,
actually, this is a line from one of his poems, he's probably sitting somewhere in the audience.
I've heard a lot of response. But there's this one line that sticks out above the rest, where he
says, if you're hanging around with nine idiots, you're probably the 10th.
		
00:24:03 --> 00:24:40
			And that's true. In reality, that's the way it is. So when you think about social life, you want to
surround yourself with the best of people, high aspirations, high values, good Dean, those are the
people you want to hang around with. Now, what is the social activity you should be doing? social
activity should not just be playing video games going out to eat, going shopping, it needs to be
more than that. It needs to be an experience. And that is why I would suggest that while you're in
your youth, you're not married, you're still a single take the opportunity to travel. Nowadays,
travel doesn't cost much at all. You can go on a journey for maybe about two or 3000 ringgits you
		
00:24:40 --> 00:24:59
			know, have a good time and experience new cultures, experience new foods, increase your horizons, so
social activities that you want to do and shouldn't be productive. It should not just be a mere
waste of time. So think about traveling with your friends. And you will see this is one of the ways
you truly get to know your friends. amagno Katara de la Hondo. He said you will not
		
00:25:00 --> 00:25:42
			They know a person until you've done three things with them. you've traveled with them, you've done
business with them, or you spent a night with them, meaning you've slept over at some place, and you
get to know how their true reality is, are they waking up for pleasure or they're waiting for
family, so on and so forth. So that is how you truly get to know your friends. So your social
circle, you need to choose it very wisely. Number five, your health. The Messenger of Allah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told us my tenemos una de macchiato, Mina ness, a Say hi to one of the
two blessings that most of mankind is heedless of is free time and their health, your health is very
		
00:25:42 --> 00:26:23
			important. And it takes simple small steps to increase and improve your health. As you grow older,
you see, it becomes a lot more difficult to control your health, either because of time constraints,
or for just your body aging, it becomes very difficult. So I would suggest that while you're in the
prime of your youth, try to spend at least just half an hour a day trying to do some sort of
physical activity, table tennis, jogging, running, basketball, soccer, whatever it may be at least
half an hour a day. And you'll notice that just by half an hour a day, you will be 85% more
protected from diseases than the person who was spending that half an hour. Now what is that half an
		
00:26:23 --> 00:26:57
			hour honestly, it's not much at all. So rather than taking the elevator, try to take stairs, you
know, simple things, they'll make a huge difference. Likewise, following the son of the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, when it comes to eating, you know, making sure you're not eating too,
you're leaving one third for food, one third for water, one third for air, times it gets does get
difficult, but it's just a reminder for all of us, myself included, that the sooner the Messenger of
Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is the ultimate guide for success. So we need to take care of our
health. Number six, our finances.
		
00:26:59 --> 00:27:42
			We are often told as Muslims that don't be worried about money, don't be concerned about money. This
is true in one way, it is false in another way. How is it true, Archie, let's talk about how is it
false. It is false from the perspective that we need money to survive. You know this conference, it
took a lot of money to put together educational institutes, they take a lot of money to put
together. So we do need money. Now which angle is true from that this money, it needs to stay in our
hands, and it should never reach our hearts. Who are our examples in this. Think about the 10
companions who were promised paradise. There's a particular group of 10 companions, they were
		
00:27:42 --> 00:28:25
			promised paradise from those 10. Three of them read all of the trade routes in the Arabian
Peninsula, Abu Bakar de la one of man enough, and of the management of these three companions, they
ran the trade caravans, they were the richest of companions, but they kept the wealth in their hands
and never let it reach their hearts. And that's what we need to do. earn as much money as we
possibly can. But don't keep it to spoil ourselves. But spend it in the way of Allah subhanho wa
Taala help our communities help our people, educate people feed them take care of their needs,
that's what we want to do with it. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't earn money. It just means when
		
00:28:25 --> 00:29:15
			we earn money, we should spend it in the way of Allah subhanho wa Taala. The last part I'll talk
about is our families. Our families are of the utmost importance. And I divided this into two parts.
The first aspect of our family is our parents and our relatives. Allah subhanho wa Taala has created
such big blessings in our parents. How big of a blessing are they? That the middle gate agenda is
for those people who are obedient to their parents? How big of a blessing are our parents, that when
our parents make dua for us, Allah subhanho wa Taala answers those to us as a directly accepted. So
you want to make sure you're keeping good ties with your parents. When you're young, you're
		
00:29:15 --> 00:29:49
			heedless. You're thinking about your friends, you're thinking about work, you're thinking about
making money, you're thinking about doing other things, and you're not fulfilling the rights and
obligations and desires of your parents. But I'm telling you, you will notice that successful people
for the most part, they have very good relationships with their parents, and that their their eyes
their success are a result of the hours of their parents. So make sure you keep good ties with your
parents. Another benefit of keeping good ties with your family members, is that the Messenger of
Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told us that nothing increases one's lifespan, like keeping good
		
00:29:49 --> 00:29:59
			ties with your relatives. So make sure you give time to your family, your immediate family, your
parents, your brothers and sisters, your aunts and your uncles, your cousins, all of those people.
		
00:30:00 --> 00:30:39
			You want to keep good ties with the second aspect of families is marriage that all of you are young.
Yet, I would assume at least one third of you are not married yet. So you're going to be getting
married soon visit Allahu taala. Now this general concept that we see in the Western world, is that
we'll fall in love, and then we'll get married, then this is what happens in our communities,
unfortunately, as well. But you will see there is a growing trend of divorce, close to one third of
Muslim marriages are ending in divorce. Why is that happening? The reason why that is happening is
because we're not educating ourselves about marriage. You know, last night, I had the opportunity to
		
00:30:39 --> 00:31:14
			sit with some brothers and sisters from the University of Malaya. And we were talking about
marriage. And I mentioned to them and you know, just having a locker there, they brought this points
to light for me right now is that there are 10 conversations you need to have with your future
spouse, that before you can actually get married, you need to see that you are compatible in these
10 fields. They are your religion, they are the future. They are the past, they are your health.
They are your finances, they are your kids, they are your families, and three others. In fact, if
you go to my Facebook page, right now, the first post is about the 10 conversations you want to
		
00:31:14 --> 00:31:40
			have. So check it [email protected] backslash Navy disease, and you'll get all 10 points there. Now
what I want to conclude with is that these seven points, these seven categories, you need to keep
them in balance, need to keep them in check, and start thinking about them start planning about
them, that scale of one to 10. Think about what a 10 looks like for you in each of these categories.
Then work out a checklist. How do I get to that point? What are the things I need to do to get to
that point?
		
00:31:41 --> 00:31:52
			I want to conclude with one last point. And that is a quote from a dear chef of mine. And that is
Chef Optimus Prime.
		
00:31:54 --> 00:32:38
			How many people have watched Transformers here? Quite a few of you. Okay, transformers. So the very
first transformers, there's a scene at the end of the movie. And in this scene, Optimus Prime is
dealing with the humans. He says something so profound. He says fate rarely calls upon the people at
a time of their choosing. Fate rarely calls upon the people at a time of their choosing. Let's think
about this for a second. Right now you are in your prime, you could enjoy life to the max, you could
go out partying, you could go out clubbing, you could do a whole bunch of things. But later on in
life, you'll regret those decisions. That is the convenient route to take. The difficult routes to
		
00:32:38 --> 00:33:21
			take is to discipline yourself. Think about these seven categories in life, and how you can realize
their true potential. And that is the opportunity that fate is calling upon you that Allah has given
you the potential to become a leader, he has given you the potential to die a righteous death. He
has given you the potential to achieve a deaf like an agenda. And this is what I'll conclude with.
And the joshy was a Christian king who accepted Islam. But look at the way that he died. When he
died. It wasn't one of the companions that went through the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam and said that he has died. That's not how it happened. But rather jabril came to the Prophet
		
00:33:21 --> 00:33:30
			sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he told him Mata Leone. Raja don't solve that today a righteous man
has passed away.
		
00:33:32 --> 00:34:12
			The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he turned around to his companions. And he said Saldana
Akiko for in the leiomyoma autogenous, on that put upon your brother, for indeed today, a righteous
man has passed away. Think about this. How did you find out the Joshua was righteous? Allah told him
how did the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam find out in the Joshua's righteous? Allah subhanho wa
Taala and gibreel told the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, how about the companions that never
met the joshy they found out through a large debris and the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam. Though the most beautiful part about this, his janazah is prayed by the prophet sallallahu
		
00:34:12 --> 00:34:55
			alayhi wa sallam, and it is the companions who are seeking forgiveness for him. When I think about
this final law, how many of us envy dead people? Generally speaking, we would never envy the dead.
You know, we want to be alive. We're still young. But I tell you, my brothers and sisters, we're all
living for one moment. And that is the moment of death and if we don't contribute towards our
civilizations, and our communities while we are alive, we will not be remembered our after our
death. No one will seek forgiveness for us. Our good deeds will not benefit us if we do not prepare
for them while we are alive. This is my last session this conference and honestly I truly am sad by
		
00:34:55 --> 00:35:00
			this, but I want to conclude by asking Allah subhanho wa Taala by accepting from
		
00:35:00 --> 00:35:41
			All of us and rectifying our affairs, and that Allah subhanho wa Taala grant is that to learn and to
memorize, and most importantly to implement all that we heard, for his sake and his sake alone. And
remember my dear brothers and sisters, that are the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
used to make in throw off, he could have made dwarf or anything and throw off, but he would say
Robin attina for dunya Hashanah, waffle accuracy Hasina joaquina de but not that Oh Allah grant is
the best of this world and the best of the hereafter and save us from the hellfire. So make your
lives peaceful, make your accurate, peaceful and make dua that Allah saves us all from the Hellfire
		
00:35:41 --> 00:35:51
			Allah home I mean, desert from Long Island with some a lot. Most of them are about a gun in the
Vienna Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa Salatu was Salam alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
		
00:36:24 --> 00:36:45
			Now what I want to conclude with is that these seven points, these seven categories, you need to
keep them in balance, need to keep them in check, and start thinking about them, start learning
about them, that scale of one to 10. Think about what a 10 looks like for you in each of these
categories. Then work out a checklist, how do I get to that point? What are the things I need to do
to get to that point?
		
00:36:46 --> 00:36:57
			I want to conclude with one last point. And that is a quote from a dear chef of mine. And that is
Chef Optimus Prime.
		
00:36:59 --> 00:37:43
			How many people have watched Transformers? Yeah, quite a few of you. Okay, transformers. So the very
first transformers, there's a scene at the end of the movie. And in the scene, Optimus Prime is
dealing with the humans. He says something so profound. He says fate rarely calls upon a people at a
time of their choosing. Fate rarely calls upon the people at a time of their choosing. Let's think
about this for a second. Right now you are in your prime, you could enjoy life to the max, you could
go out party and you could go out clubbing you could do a whole bunch of things. But later on in
life, you'll regret those decisions. That is the convenient route to take. The difficult route to
		
00:37:43 --> 00:38:26
			take is to discipline yourself. Think about the seven categories in life, and how you can realize
their true potential. And that is the opportunity that fate is calling upon you that Allah has given
you the potential to become a leader, he has given you the potential to die a righteous death, he
has given you the potential to achieve a death like an agenda. And this is what I'll conclude with.
And the joshy was a Christian king who accepted Islam. But look at the way that he died. When he
died. It wasn't one of the companions that went through the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam and said that he has died. That's not how it happened. But rather gibreel came to the Prophet
		
00:38:26 --> 00:38:36
			sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he told him, Matthew Leone, Roger don't solve that today a
righteous man has passed away.
		
00:38:37 --> 00:39:16
			departed Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he turned around to his companions. And he said
Saldana Akiko for in the leiomyoma autogenous, on that put upon your brother, for indeed today, a
righteous man has passed away. Think about this. How did jabril find out that Joshua was righteous?
Allah told him how did the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam find out that Joshua was righteous
Allah subhanho wa Taala and jabril told the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, how about two
companions that never met Jessie? They found out through a lodge Abril and the Messenger of Allah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Now, the most beautiful part about this, his janazah is prayed by the
		
00:39:16 --> 00:39:57
			Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, and it is the companions who are seeking forgiveness for him.
When I think about this final law, how many of us envy dead people? Generally speaking, we would
never envy the dead. You know, we want to be alive. We're still young. But I tell you, my brothers
and sisters, we're all living for one moment. And that is the moment of death and if we don't
contribute towards our civilizations, and our communities while we are alive, we will not be
remembered our after our death. No one will seek forgiveness for us. Our good deeds will not benefit
us if we do not prepare for them while we are alive. This is my last session, this conference and
		
00:39:57 --> 00:39:59
			honestly, I truly am sad
		
00:40:00 --> 00:40:41
			By this, but I want to conclude by asking Allah subhana wa tada by accepting from all of us and
rectifying our fears, and that Allah subhanho wa Taala. Grant is the Delphic to learn and to
memorize, and most importantly to implement all that we heard for his sake and his sake alone. And
remember my dear brothers and sisters, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to
make info off, he could have made dua for anything and throw off but he would say Robin attina for
dunya Hashanah will accurately Hasina joaquina Davina, that Allah grant is the best of this world
and the best of the hereafter and save us from the hellfire. So make your lives peaceful, make your
		
00:40:41 --> 00:40:56
			accurate peaceful and make dua that Allah saves us all from the Hellfire Allah home I mean
discipline located on with some Allah from I'll send them all about God and the Vienna Muhammad wa
ala alihi wa sahbihi wa Salatu was Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.