Sikander Hashmi – KMA Friday Message May 21 2021

Sikander Hashmi
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The speaker discusses the importance of taking a step back and acknowledging and rebuilding actions of others. The best course of action is determined by individual capabilities and opportunities, rather than the ultimate results. The importance of intentions and effort is emphasized, and the need for strong response is stressed. The speaker also addresses issues of oppression and injustice, warning of consequences of actions and the importance of peace and justice. The importance of uniting and odds-shers is emphasized, and advice is given on responding to oppression and injustice and expressing hate towards anyone.
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My

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dear brothers and sisters, I hope and pray

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that you are all doing well by the

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grace and the mercy of Allah Subhanahu Wa

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Ta'ala.

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I'm missing every single one of you. It's

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been,

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now 9 days, since the month of Ramadan,

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departed from us. May Allah

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bless you all. May Allah

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accept all of your in my good deeds.

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May

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Allah

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grant us istikama,

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steadfastness

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to stand upon and to continue,

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upon the truth and upon the path of

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getting closer to Allah.

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Ameen You Rabbala Aleemeal.

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Have been taking just a little bit of

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a break. So haven't really

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gotten back to having quizzes again or having

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something regular.

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But Insha'Allah,

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it'll come soon. And, I really appreciate,

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your your love, your support, and,

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and your patience and understanding as well. Jazakumullah

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Abu Khaira. My brothers and sisters, we

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are,

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you know, this Eid that just passed, like

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I said, 9 days ago,

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this was an Eid that was quite difficult,

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that was quite difficult for many of us.

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And for, you know, a different number of

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reasons,

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And,

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you know, when we think about our,

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personal problems,

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and then we think of our family problems,

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and then we think of community problems,

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and then we think of problems facing this

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ummah,

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and the problems facing this world generally,

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it can become overwhelming.

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And, in fact, it can become

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very overwhelming.

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Right? Because we have

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has blessed us in in many different ways.

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But when we,

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think of all, you know, all of these

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issues and challenges

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that we face as individuals,

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as human beings, as families, as communities,

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as societies,

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and indeed as the entire world,

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for some of us, especially, it can it

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can become hard to to process.

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And my brothers and sisters, it is at

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these moments

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that we must recalibrate,

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that we must

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recalibrate. And what do I mean by recalibrate?

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We must take a step back.

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We must take a step back

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and remind ourselves

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of what our role is and what is

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required of us. Because, you know, when you're

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dealing with a crisis,

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it's like a fire, right, in a in

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a building, in a house. The firefighters are

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there. They're trying to put out the fire.

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They're they're very close to the issue. Whether

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we are close to the issue, you know,

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geographically, whether we whether we are close to

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the issue

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in terms of its impact upon us,

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its, its closeness or proximity to us in

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terms of our relationships

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or even ourselves.

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You know, we we find ourselves in the

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midst

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of an ongoing crisis, and we're trying to

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put up the fire. We're trying to deal

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with the the situation,

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in its immediate form.

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So that is obviously very good,

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and it's very important.

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But when we start feeling overwhelmed, it's important

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to recalibrate and take a step back

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and reflect.

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So let us do that today.

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So for starters, my brothers and sisters, and

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this is a reminder for all of us,

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and it is a reminder for myself first.

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First of all,

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know and remind yourself and others

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that nothing is in our control.

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And I know it can be hard

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to to process that, but the reality is

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is that nothing is in our control.

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It is in the control of Allah

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Every single matter is in the hands of

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Allah

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Allah There's nothing in our control. As human

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beings, we like to think that we are

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powerful and that we have control and we

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have power and we can do things. Reality

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is

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we are nothing, and nothing is in our

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control. Allah is the one who's the master

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who's in control.

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Now

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as human beings,

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you know, we make an effort. And when

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human beings make an effort

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and things go their way

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after making that effort, they start to think

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that they're in control. But the reality is

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that they are not in control.

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They're not in control. Right? We make an

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effort. Yes. That is required of us. We

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are not taught to just sit at home

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and just make du'a.

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Du'a is very, very important, but we're not

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just taught to just rely on

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Allah without making any effort. The prophet

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has given us the example of the birds.

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Right? That the birds, they make an effort.

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They rely on Allah

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for their provision, but they make an effort.

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When you wake up in the morning at

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Fajr time, right, before sunrise, you hear the

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birds chirping. You hear their chicks, you know,

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hungry, waiting for food.

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And the the the mother bird is going

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out and getting looking for food,

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but it hasn't planned where it's gonna come

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from. It has it doesn't know exactly how

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it's gonna go above, but it it makes

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the effort. Right? It doesn't know where it's

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gonna come from. It makes the effort, and

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Allah

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provides. Right? So first of all, it's understanding

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and reaffirming and reminding ourselves

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that nothing is in our control. Right? When

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we have successes,

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it is thanks to Allah

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And when there are things that are, people

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do that are wrong, it is because Allah

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has given them permission

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to go ahead.

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Allah

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has given them permission to make choices, and

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then they're gonna be accountable for those choices.

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K? So Allah

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allows them to make their own choices

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even if they're wrong,

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and they will then be taken to account

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for their decisions. Right? So this is the

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system of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, which is

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based on the the wisdom, the knowledge,

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the magnificence of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So

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that's the first thing. The other thing, my

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brothers and sisters, to remind myself and all

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of us, is this dunya is that this

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dunya, the life of this world?

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This dunya is a place of trials and

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tribulations.

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Okay? Like, if it's given that there will

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be trials and tribulations.

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Because if there wouldn't, it will be Jannah,

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which it truly isn't.

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Okay? So this dunya is not a place

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that's gonna be Jannah because it's not. Okay?

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And only Jannah is going to be secured

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from trials and tribulations

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where there will be no evil and there

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will be no harm, and there will be

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no trials and no challenges. K. That's Jannah.

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This Jannah is a test.

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And for sure, definitely, we know that it

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is not gonna be Jannah. And if someone

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tries to make it their Jannah, Allah

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may make it for them in a limited

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sense, the Jannah in this life, but then

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there's no Jannah for them in the hereafter.

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Okay? So Jannah is only what's it's either

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in this dunya or it's in the hereafter.

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The one in this dunya is short lived.

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It's temporary. It's imperfect.

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Whereas the Jannah in the hereafter

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is perfect, and it is everlasting.

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And when someone goes into it, they're never

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gonna take it out. K. So which one

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do we want to go for? So this

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is our choice.

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Now

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Allah has told us that we will be

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tested. We know we will be tested, and

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we recite this ayah every time a calamity

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strikes and every time there's a struggle and

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there's a challenge. But let us do it

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again.

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Allah says very clearly once again, we will

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certainly

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we will certainly test you with a touch

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of fear and famine

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and loss of property and life and crops.

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Give good news to those who patiently

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endure. So my brothers and sisters, we know

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that bad things, seemingly bad things, will happen

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to good people in this life, in this

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world. K? That's a given it's gonna happen.

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Okay? So 3 things we know now. Number

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1, nothing is in our control.

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Even though human beings may think it is,

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it's not, number 1. Number 2, this is

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not Jannah, so there will be problems. And

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number 3, we will be tested. Now the

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question is, my brothers and sisters,

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what is the purpose of the test? What

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is the purpose of the test? We get

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the answer in the second verse of Surat

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Mulk. Allah says,

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He is the one. Allah

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is the one who created death and life

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in order to test in order to test

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which of you is best indeed.

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Not just good indeed. Not just the person

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who makes the the good decisions

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or the right decisions, but rather who makes

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the best decisions, the best actions, the best

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deeds.

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And he also wanna tell us the almighty,

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all forgiving. So my brothers and sisters, at

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each moment, we have to ask ourselves,

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what is the absolute best thing in the

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sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that I

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can do at this moment?

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What is the best thing that I can

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do? The best is determined by what? The

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turn the best is determined by what is

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most pleasing to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So

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what is the best thing I can do

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at any given moment

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that is going to be the most pleasing

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to Allah subhanahu

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wa ta'ala. Now we are human beings with

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limited capabilities.

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So our job

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is not to, you know, to to resolve

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every single issue,

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right, or to do every single thing in

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the absolute best way perfect way possible because

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that's not possible from us because we are

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imperfect beings with limited capabilities. This is how

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Allah

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has designed us and created us. So our

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job is to do whatever is possible

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that is pleasing to Allah based on our

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capabilities and the blessings that Allah has given

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us. K? And every single person is gonna

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have different capabilities, different abilities,

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different opportunities,

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you know, different resources. So every single person

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is different, and therefore, our response is not

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gonna be exactly the same. But at the

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very least

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at the very least, make dua and make

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an effort even if the results are nothing

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even if the results are nothing.

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Because what matters most, my brothers and sisters,

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and especially for my young friends, and I

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want you to know what matters most is

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not the result of our actions.

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What matters most is our intention and our

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effort.

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Our heart being in the right place

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and us doing something

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in order to fulfill that intention

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or to prove that intention in a in

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a practical sense.

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That's what's required.

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The results are not in our hands. The

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results are always in the hands of Allah.

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And every single thing, right, whether it's an

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exam, whether it's a project, whether it's fundraising

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in Ramadan, you know, for all of your

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support. You know, whatever it is, the results

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are never in our hands.

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The results are in the hands of Allah

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Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, and Allah does not hold

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us accountable

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for our, for for lack of results. What

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he holds us accountable for is

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lack of trying. If we don't try, if

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we don't have the effort,

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the intention, and if our hearts are not

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in the right place, that is what we

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are accountable for, not the results. The results

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are not our domain. It's in the hands

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of Allah as I always like to say.

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Probably heard me saying it for the last

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7, 8 years now or even more is

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try your best and leave for Allah the

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rest.

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Try your sincere and reasonable best and leave

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for Allah the rest because Allah is the

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one who's responsible for, who who has control

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over the outcomes, not us. And I'm reminded

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of the hadith of the prophet sallallahu alaihi

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wa sallam. We learn lessons, subhanAllah, from every

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single word of the messenger of Allah sallallahu

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alaihi wa sallam, right, where the prophet sallallahu

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alaihi wa sallam told us that if the

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day of judgment starts, right, if the final

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day, if the hour starts

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and you have a sapling in your hand,

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a a, you know, a tree, a plant,

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you know, plant it still. If you know

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that the world is ending even,

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right, if even the situation is so dire

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that the world is about to come to

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an end and you have one, you know,

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act of goodness that you can still do

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planting a tree. You tell me what is

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the benefit of planting the tree when the

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world is ending anyway. It appears to be

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totally futile. There's no benefit. Like, no one's

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gonna benefit from that tree because the world

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is ending anyway.

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But the prophet

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told us, you should still go ahead and

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plant that tree. Still do that element, that

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act of goodness no matter how small it

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is.

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Why? Because it is the intention and the

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effort that counts, not the results. There's gonna

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be no result likely, but Allah subhanahu wa

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ta'ala is not looking at the results. Allah

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subhanahu wa ta'ala is looking at your good

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intentions and your good actions. So try your

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best. Leave for Allah the rest. No matter

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how small the effort is, at the end

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of the day, the the result is gonna

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come from Allah.

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We hear this numerous times in the Quran

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in the hadith of the prophet.

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Right? So and in fact, the Muslims have

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never succeeded.

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The Muslims, the believers have never succeeded

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because of sheer power or numbers. No. It's

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because of the divine assistance from Allah

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It was their effort, their sincerity, their intentions

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even when the numbers were small, even when

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the, the actual effort was small

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because that's all there was available.

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But it was the mercy of Allah,

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the divine intervention of Allah, that

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magnified those efforts, that blessed those efforts,

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and then

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led to good results. So it is from

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Allah,

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it is not from us.

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The prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, has also

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told us, as we know famously,

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with data from Naman Ibn Bashir radiAllahu anhu.

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The prophet

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said the parable of the believers

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in their affection, their mercy, and their compassion

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for each other is that of a body.

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Can

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say just everyone, but like parable of the

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believers, of the true believers

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is that,

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you know, in their blood, affection, mercy, and

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compassion for each other is that of

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is that of a body. When any limb.

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Prophet said when any limb aches,

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the whole body reacts

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with sleeplessness

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and fever. This is the parable of who?

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The true believers

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referred related by or reported by, in, in

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in Bukhari and and Sahih Bukhari and Sahih

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Muslim.

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So, sadly, my brothers and sisters,

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what we see, we see that our brothers

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and sisters,

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fellow are

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suffering

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in many places around the world. Right? Long

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term. And I always mentioned this, and it

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makes me cry when we make dua especially

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in Ramadan.

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Every single Ramadan, every single day that every

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single night, and on the end of Ramadan,

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the imams, they make du'a. They are crying.

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They are listing the names of places. I've

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been hearing this since I was a kid.

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And at one point, actually, you know, maybe

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the du'a even went down a little bit

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because of fear or whatever.

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But,

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we find that the situation doesn't really improve,

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rather it gets worse and worse.

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Right?

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So

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it's long term that's been going on. Yes.

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Places change. Names get dropped off the list.

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Places, countries, regions get dropped off the list.

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A new one get added on. Right? But

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the challenge continues. But perhaps that is the

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reality of this dunya. That is the reality

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of being from the mumineen, that there will

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always be trials and tribulations.

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There will always be enmity

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against those who believe in the oneness of

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Allah

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and who stand up against oppression and injustice.

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Right? So my by far, my brothers and

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sisters, the longest of all the longest of

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all since we can all remember has been

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the oppression and the injustice against our brothers

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and sisters

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in Palestine, in Palestine. Okay? And there's no

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doubt about this. K? History speaks for itself.

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There's no doubt about this.

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So that in and in and of itself

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makes it incumbent upon us to respond

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to their plight. Right? Because that's what the

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prophet

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has told us and taught us as well,

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right, that we must respond.

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But even more so because it involves the

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Masjid Al Aqsa

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and the land that is surrounding it, which

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Allah has mentioned in the Quran.

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Right? And it's the 3rd most important masjid

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in the world after Masjid Al Haram and

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Masjid Al Nabawi. Allah tells us. Right? Beginning

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of Surah Al Islam, most of us know

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this.

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Glory be to the one who took his

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servant,

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Muhammad

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by night from Masid Al Haram

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to Masid Al Aqsa,

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whose surroundings

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whose surroundings we have blessed, Allah says,

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so that we may show him some of

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our signs. Indeed, he, Allah, alone is the

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all hearing and the all seeing.

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Abu Dharr radiAllahu anhu, Abu Dharr Ghafi'i radiAllahu

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anhu reported that he asked the prophet

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You Rasulullah, which Masjid was built first on

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earth? And Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam replied, the

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sacred Masjid, Masjid Al Haram, Umakkah. And then

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Abu Dharr radiAllahu Anhu again asked,

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which was next? And the prophet Sallallahu Alaihi

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Wasallam responded,

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al Masjidul

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Aqsa.

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Then Abu Dharr radiallahu anhu further asked how

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long was the period between the building of

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the 2 masajid? And the prophet sallallahu alaihi

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wasallam said 40 years. How much? 40 years.

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Apart from these, offer your prayers anywhere when

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it is time to pray, although excellence is

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in praying in these masajid.

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And it was also related by Abu Dhar

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radiallahu anhu that we were discussing in the

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presence of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Which

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of them was more virtuous?

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The masjid of the messenger of Allah sallallahu

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alaihi wasallam. Masjidun Abu Madina or Baytul Maqdis

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meaning masjid al Absa. And the messenger of

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Allah said, one salah, one prayer in my

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Masjid is better than 4 prayers there, but

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it is still a good place of prayer.

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And then he said, soon there will come

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a time when if a man has a

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spot of land

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as big as a horse's rope you tell

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me how big is a horse's rope. So

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a p a spot of land as big

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as his horse's rope from which he can

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see Baytul Maqdis, that will be better for

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him than the whole world.

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So there is great virtue, great blessing in

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Masid Al Aqsa and the surrounding lands as

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Allah

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has mentioned in the beginning of.

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Now, sadly, my brothers and sisters,

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this masjid

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was viciously desecrated

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by Israeli security forces during the Ramadan. K?

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Especially the last few nights of Ramadan, while

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people were peacefully offering salah, and the videos

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are there. It's clear. There's no dispute about

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it. You know, you try to spin it

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whichever they whichever way, you know, people want,

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but

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you know, especially with technology, because it's clear

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that you see it. Right? And it's not

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something which is hidden. And even today today,

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we just saw a video as well of,

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you know, more, actions,

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which, you know, are, which should be desecrate.

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The sang the the the

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the sanctity,

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the peace, the tranquility

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that is inherent to every single every single

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sanctuary, every single place of worship regardless of

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faith.

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Now this is the same area in which

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in which the Masjid

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prophet Suleyman, alayhis salam, stood and is referred

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to by the Jewish people as Temple Mount,

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which is their holiest site. Now the Romans

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had destroyed it, turned it into a trash

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dump, and forbid them forbid the Jewish people.

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They the Romans forbid them from worshiping there.

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Now see, now Umar

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in the 7th century who liberated

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Jerusalem,

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and he helped clean up the trash.

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He helped clean up the trash which was

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on the site with his own hands

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and gave the Jewish people the right to

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reside in Jerusalem and to pray

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on the Temple Mount, as they call it,

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without interference.

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Okay? So

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it was it was, you know, it wasn't

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the Muslims who were actually causing the trouble.

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Right? It wasn't us. It was actually Muslims

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who had and the example we get is

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which we're we're actually

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acting upon principles of of justice and fairness,

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right, and and and giving access

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to the Jewish people to worship at their

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site. Now today,

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this blessed land, unfortunately and very sadly, has

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turned into a land of occupation

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and oppression and aggression, and this is something

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which is recognized by the international community.

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Okay? It's not just me saying it. K.

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It's not just the Muslims who are saying

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it. Right? It's a matter of justice and

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fairness, and it is known by it is

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it is known by people who are impartial,

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whether they are Christian, whether they're a Muslim,

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even people with no faith, even the Jewish

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people, even many of the Jewish people recognizing

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the injustice of what is occurring. K. So

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this is unfortunately many times made out to

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be like it is against the Jewish people

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or that Muslims, you know, hate the Jews

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and things like that. But, subhanallah, this issue

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really has to do with fairness and justice.

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And the people who are principled,

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the people who are truly just, may Allah

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reward them and continue to strengthen them and

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and guide them regardless of who they are.

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They are able to see the issue for

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what it is.

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Sadly, as we know, my brothers and sisters,

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hundreds of people were recently killed just in

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the last few days,

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right, by Israeli bombardment.

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And this included women and children

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entire families, people of all ages.

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Like, again, you watch the videos and you

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see that, you know, what is happening, and

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our hearts just break. Right? Like, there's there's

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there's there's

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absolutely no justification for it, and it's absolutely

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horrific. And there's no doubt that these are

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war crimes.

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Like, even Israeli human rights groups are calling

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it that. Okay? So this is something that

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should be absolutely clear for the world and

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for all of us to know that what

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is happening

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are war crimes.

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They are against international law. They call against

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the Geneva Conventions. And, again, it's not me

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who's saying it. It's human rights groups that

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are saying it and including

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Israeli Jewish human rights groups.

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And there's so many Muslims in the world,

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my brothers and sisters. It's, we feel so

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helpless.

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We feel so helpless.

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May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala forgives us forgive

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us for our helplessness.

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We ask

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to forgive us for our helplessness,

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and,

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you know, there's much to be said. If

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we analyze

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the history

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and the and the politics of division and

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divisions that are gripping the.

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You know, actions that can be taken,

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you know, politically to exert pressure, that is

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absolutely good. Right? Whatever we are able to

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do within legal bounds

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wisely, absolutely, we should do. But my brothers

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and sisters, I'm gonna share with you 3

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underlying factors that must be addressed. Otherwise, our

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situation collectively as an ummah is unlikely to

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change. Right? And I want, especially my young

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friends, to pay attention to this because there

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will come a time when I won't be

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around. Right? Mala is one of those that

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protect us all. Our our elders will not

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be around. Right? Our parents,

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selves, we're not gonna be around. And it's

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going to be our children. It's going to

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be our children and our grandchildren and our

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great grandchildren get grandchildren

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who will continue with distrust,

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who will continue

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standing up,

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getting close to Allah

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and standing up for what is right. So

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my brothers and sisters, the prophet

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told

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us

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that the messenger of Allah

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said,

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The prophet

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has told us that a time will come,

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and he told the companions

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that

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That it is near that the nations will

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call one another against you.

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The truthfulness of the words of the prophet

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over 1400 years ago.

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It is near that the nations will call

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one another against you just as the eaters

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call one another to their dishes.

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It is near that the nations will call

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one another against you just as the eaters

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call one another to their dishes.

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So one of the companions of the prophet

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sallallahu alaihi wasallam asked,

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is this because we will be few in

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numbers that day, Rasulullah?

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Is this because

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we will be few in numbers? Because it

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was inconceivable for them to imagine that there

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will come a time

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when the the nations will be gathering as

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if they're they're eating. The blameless.

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The prophet

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said,

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actually, on that day, you shall be numerous.

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But you will be like the home of

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the sea.

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What happens to the form of the sea,

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my brothers and sisters? One wave comes, it

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goes that way. Another wave comes, it goes

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that way.

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There's no anchor. There's nothing that's thrown around.

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It's it's it's meaningless.

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It's there's no usefulness to it. It's it's

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totally disregarded.

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The prophet

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said,

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Allah

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will

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take the fear of you away from your

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opponents

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and will place weakness into your hearts, who

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will Allah

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will?

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So

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somebody said,

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What is this?

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Because said,

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that Allah will put into your hearts. So

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the prophet

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responded and said,

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It is the love of the duniya, the

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love of the world and the dislike of

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death. So the love of this world and

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the dislike of the of the death of

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death, meaning

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obsession

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with worldly and temporary matters and materials

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and ignoring the reality

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of our return to Allah and

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what is to follow and a lack of

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courage and bravery bravery. Because, you know, once

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a person gets attached to the dunya and

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it starts fearing,

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their death, then there's they're just focused on

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the dunya and what what matters in the

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dunya. They don't care about the akhirah.

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Right? It's beyond their scope.

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So

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we see this, subhanallah. There's no shortage of

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wealth, but the love of the dunya has

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set in. So the primary concern is about

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enjoying life. It's about enjoying life and having

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a comfortable life and not doing anything that

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is going to put that in risk,

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But that is going to risk that,

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and,

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and the focus is not on what is

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to come next. So that is the first

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thing,

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my brothers and sisters. Secondly, Allah

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says

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and hold firmly to the rope of Allah

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altogether.

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The commentators say this is the Quran. It

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is the sunnah of the prophet

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different explanations that are given. But, basically, hold

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firmly to the right rope of Allah together

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and do not become divided.

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Very clear.

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Right? And Allah also tells us the believers

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are brothers.

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So make settlement. Make peace between your brothers.

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Right? So we find that divisions are deeply

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ingrained,

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and they're so polarizing they've turned into true

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hatred. And instead of reconciling, we perpetuate these

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divisions.

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So those who want to harm them, they

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take full advantage of that.

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They take full advantage of our divisions.

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Right? So my brothers and sisters, let us

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take whatever means are permissible or legal and

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wise to challenge the current situation.

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But if we want meaningful and we want

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long term change, we must also start with

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ourselves and spread it to others. Replace the

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love of the dunya with the love of

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Allah and his messenger

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Live for the akhirah, not for this world.

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And don't let the differences, the secondary, the

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relatively minor differences that are made to be

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huge, don't let them cause hatred and animosity.

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But be uniters and peacemakers, not dividers.

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You know, we are noticing a change in

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the consciousness of the Ummal, and

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the consciousness of the world, but we must

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keep striving for peace

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and for justice.

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The Quran teaches us to hate to aim

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for hope in and to aim for and

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to hope for peace within defined parameters of

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justice. Allah tells us

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that in time, Allah

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may bring about goodwill

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between you and those of them that you

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now hold as enemies.

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Right? So Allah

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is capable. Allah may bring goodwill.

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Right? May bring goodness and goodwill between

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and and closeness between you and those who

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you hold as enemies. For Allah is most

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capable, and Allah is all forgiving and most

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merciful. So we should never give up hope.

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We should never give up hope for peace.

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Right? We we want to have peace, and

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we should always try to work for peace.

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But Allah gives us important parameters.

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Allah does not forbid you from dealing kindly

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and fairly

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with those who have neither fought you nor

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driven you out of your home. Surely, Allah

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loves those who are fair. So be kind

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to people.

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Be good to people. Allah is not stopping

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us from that.

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Allah

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only forbids you from befriending those who have

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fought you for your faith,

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driven you out of your homes,

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or supported others in doing so. And whoever

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takes them as friends, then it is they

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are who are the true wrongdoers. My brothers

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and sisters, Allah has given us parameters

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for peace based upon justice.

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We are not against anyone. We don't want

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to perpetrate hate against anyone, and it is

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very important. You know, every single word counts,

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every single action counts.

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Right? So we must continue to speak up

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wisely,

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carefully and wisely,

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because the accusation that is often made is

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that, oh, these people are criticizing us because

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they hate the Jewish people. So do not

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spread hate against the Jewish people. Do not

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hate the Jewish people because there's also, you

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know, good amongst them, and there are growing

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numbers who are also speaking out against the

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injustice.

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So do not spread hatred. Right? This is

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not what we do. This is not what

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we are taught. K? So be very, very

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careful because this accusation will come the moment

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that you criticize

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the oppression.

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Right? So you have to make it clear

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that it is not about that. If

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you have any such feelings, purify your heart.

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Rid your heart of these feelings. Right? This

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is not what we are taught. We are

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people who stand up for,

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for for justice. We are taught to stand

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up for what is right even if it

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is against ourselves

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even if it is against ourselves. So when

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we do something wrong or,

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Muslims so called Muslims or Muslims do something

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wrong, Muslim countries do something wrong, yes, we

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we stand up against that as well. Okay?

00:31:30 --> 00:31:33

We are a people of justice and fairness.

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So it is not about hating anyone. It

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is not about spreading hatred or or, you

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know, trying to to harm anyone. It is

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to stand up for what is right.

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So raise awareness, you know, give charity, make

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lots of dua, but most importantly,

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your heart should be in the right place

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and back it up with some wise action.

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We ask Allah

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to protect Al Aqsa and all the masajid

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of the world. We ask Allah

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to replace oppression and occupation with peace and

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justice. We ask Allah

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to foil the plots of those who wish

00:32:05 --> 00:32:07

to cause harm to the believers and to

00:32:07 --> 00:32:09

the innocent. We ask Allah

00:32:09 --> 00:32:11

to purify our hearts from the love of

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this world, to remove hatred and animosity from

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all the hearts of this world, and to

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unite us all in goodness.

00:32:18 --> 00:32:21

My brothers and sisters, let us make dua.

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Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala sharpen his mercy and

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forgiveness upon all of our brothers and sisters

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who have returned to return to me.

00:37:46 --> 00:37:48

Oh Allah, oh Allah, we ask you to

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forgive them and increase their rank. Oh, Allah.

00:37:50 --> 00:37:51

Count them from.

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Oh,

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Allah. Please cure all of our brothers and

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sisters who are ill, you know,

00:37:56 --> 00:37:59

Oh, Allah. Please remove hardships and anxiety and

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fear from all of those, all of our

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brothers and sisters in faith and humanity who

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are living with fear and and and with

00:38:05 --> 00:38:06

anxiety,

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with hardship, with sickness, You Rabbi Alameen. Oh,

00:38:09 --> 00:38:11

Allah, please grant us all peace, You Rabbi

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Alameen. Oh, Allah, please establish justice and peace

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all over the world, You Rabbi Alameen. Oh,

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Allah, we are helpless. We turn to You

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Rabbil Alemen. Oh Allah, please remove all hatred

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and animosity from this world, You Rabbil Alemen.

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SubhanAllah. Assalamu Alaikum wa Salam

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Alaikum wa Salamu Alaikum wa Salamun Salameen.

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Assalamu

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Alaikum wa Salamun, brothers and sisters. May Allah

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subhanahu wa ta'ala protect you all. May Allah

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subhanahu wa ta'ala be with you. Please go

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ahead and offer for cause of the heart

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prayer. And for those who, whose names were

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drawn, we look forward to seeing you at

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1:45, Insha'Allah.

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May Allah bless you all. May Allah protect

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your children. May Allah

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protect all of us.

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