Suhaib Webb – From Busy To Better
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The speaker discusses the importance of working in a busy community to support the Muslim community, rather than being pressured into contributing directly. They also emphasize the importance of working in a supportive environment, rather than being held back by negative behavior. The speaker encourages those who express a desire to support the Muslim community to use their blessings for their own benefit, rather than feel guilty about not contributing.
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Oftentimes, people contact me and they say, you
know what? I feel really bad. I'm not
able to explicitly contribute to the growth of
the Muslim community because I'm busy with my
family or work. Look at the end of
if you're busy with school, with family, you
name it, and you feel guilty,
don't do that. Allah
says that amongst those in the community who
are held in a high esteem because of
their their protection of the Muslim community
are those who are working.
And they use the blessings Allah has given
them through their work to support the Muslim
community. And that's why Omar ibn Abdul Aziz,
he used to say, I couldn't be a
scholar, but I could support the scholars. And
the prophet
said, whoever equips a soldier for battle, looks
like they went into the battlefield. So don't
let those things hold you back. Understand that
your work, your support of the Muslim community,
your education, you raise in your family with
the intention of supporting the community is going
to bring you