Shadee Elmasry – Why Love the Prophet More Than Yourself

07 January 2024

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The speaker discusses the importance of prioritizing one's life and the need to pay attention to one's foundations. They argue that one's health is more important than other things and that one's spirituality is linked to his partner, Allah. The speaker emphasizes the importance of finding a spiritual foundation and being mindful of one's finances.

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A lot of people ask, why is it that we should love the Prophet

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more than our own selves, when that's not natural to do so,

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reason being is that we can only enjoy life and enjoy Allah's

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blessing. If our foundations are south, and foundations are set by

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the dean. This is why I love commands to love Allah and His

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messenger and struggling for their sake meaning struggling to

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ensure that the foundation is safe, why you can enjoy yourself

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without a sound foundation. So in this world, paying utility bills

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is more important than buying snacks, right? Then dessert. Your

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health is more important than a lot of other things. These are the

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foundations on which you enjoy the rest of life. So if you want to

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enjoy the rest of your life, you got to get your foundations right.

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And that foundation Allah tells us is your Creator, his prophet, and

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his religion is the law by which we live. And that's the logic

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behind which we love Allah and His messenger and his Deen more than

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our own selves.

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