Sadullah Khan – 8th Post Witr Talk Ramadaan 1444 2023

We continue our theme for this blessed month

of Ramadan.

Moral guidance from everyday experiences.

Though as human beings,

we have made tremendous

scientific and technological

progress

in the past few decades.

But etiquette

and moral values

still seem to be in their primitive stages.

We have become somewhat so advanced technologically

and scientifically, Alhamdulillah,

but it doesn't seem that our models and

our values and our cares and our concerns

and our compassion

has also progressed

at the same rate.

If only good manners,

positive feelings,

and moral

attitudes, and behaviors, and character

had progressed along

with our sense of reasoning, our science, and

our technology,

then perhaps humankind

would indeed

have advanced in our common humanity as well.

More people are dying by more wars than

ever before.

More people are dying with a single bomb

than ever died in many, many battles.

So technologically advanced, we can now bomb an

entire city by killing all these people without

destroying its buildings.

So humanity

and human beings

are in dire need

of imbibing

principled values, principled qualities in their personal lives

and in their social interactions.

Truth or Haqq

is essential to faith.

Truth,

Haqq

is essential to faith,

and

or truthfulness and honesty

is among the most praiseworthy

characteristics

of any human being. In fact, it is

the foundation of prophethood.

In one Surah and Surah Maryam alone,

Allah makes reference to numerous prophets. And in

each of the verses where he makes reference

to them

about their prophethood,

he mentions the significance

of.

He says, for example,

character, and truthfulness.

So each and every prophet who came as

guides and modes of excellence

manifested

the highest degree of honesty

and of truthfulness.

Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wa sallam himself

had been acknowledged amongst his people

for his honesty

and his truthfulness

to such an extent

that even in his young days

prior to

revelation prior to revelation,

the Meccans referred to him as as Sadiq

and Lamine, the truthful and the trustworthy.

Now

we need to realize that this notion of

honesty and truthfulness and truth is so significant

that it is directly referred to in the

Quran

over a 100 times,

directly referred.

And it is, of course, one of the

pillars on which the moral survival

of humanity

depends.

In fact, Allah

speaking about truth.

Allah has revealed Allah has created the heavens

and the earth with truth.

So truthfulness and honesty

is a priority for people of conscience.

People of conscience,

truthfulness

and honesty is a priority.

True other words that Shakespeare wrote in his

play, all is well that ends well,

no legacy

is so rich as honesty.

So though a person of integrity has been

a characteristic

by which he or she could be identified,

it's amongst the most outstanding

of all the characteristics is that of truthfulness

and honesty. Now a humorous anecdote

to bring to our attention the value of

honesty honesty and truthfulness.

In days gone by,

2 young Jewish people were traveling,

Gitzhak and Chaim, would travel

through the desert and got lost.

Tired and thirsty in the midday sun,

they saw a distance in the distance

of a mosque, and so they decided, look,

let's head towards the village.

So the one said, let us go to

the mosque because someone will listen Ramadan.

So these people, they're more engaged in worship.

So somebody should be at the mosque.

So with that said to Haim, when we

get there, tell them that we are Muslims.

And they saw some students reading Quran to

the elderly imam.

And when the imam came to them and

said, can you help them? They said, no.

We are travelers. We are lost. And they

introduced themselves.

One said, I am Ishak

and a Muslim.

And the other one said, I'm Chaim.

I'm Jewish.

So mom said, no problem.

We'll take care of you. Stay with us

for today,

and tomorrow, you can be on your way,

on your towards your destination.

The imam then told one of the students,

get some nice ice cold water

and some fresh fruit.

The youngster brought the fresh fruit and the

nice cold water, and the imam take it

took it and gave it to Khaim.

So Yitza got angry, and he asked, imam,

what about me? So imam said, don't worry.

It's hard. In a few hours time, it's

iftar. Then we Muslims can break all our

fast together.

You see?

God he got caught up in his own

lies,

and honesty indeed is the best policy. But

we learn from these humorous anecdotes.

A true believer has many characteristics

by which he or she can be identified,

and the most outstanding one of that should

be compassion of heart,

honesty of character,

and truthfulness of speech. Because this, when we

speak, when we open our mouth, it translates

and conveys the culture of our heart.

Be careful how you say, what you say,

and why you

say it. And honesty and truthfulness should thus

be the core of a believer's character, and

speaking the truth should not be a quality

that you must imbibe and get. It should

be an integral part of a personal faith

and a person of conscience.

Little wonder

that the prophet had he documented in the

Sahih of Imam Muslim said the very famous

words.

Being truthful is obligatory upon you.

Being truthful, like

and so on.

Being truthful is obligatory upon each of you.

For surely,

truthfulness

leads towards righteousness,

and righteousness

leads towards paradise.

May Allah take us in the direction.