Suhaib Webb – How to Find Balance in Life- Lessons from Islam

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The speaker discusses the importance of being wise and patient in one's life, rather than overburdening others. They also mention the importance of finding a balance between oneself and others, and the presence of figures within one's life. The speaker emphasizes the importance of finding a mixture of Islam and reality, rather than just seeking one's own pleasure.

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			A lot of lessons that can be taken
		
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			from it.
		
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			Number one is sticking to our principles, even
		
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			in the...
		
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			But being wise, of course, like don't...
		
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			Everything has hikmah, right?
		
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			We talked about wisdom before.
		
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			Being patient sometimes.
		
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			Seeing Islam as a process, not an event
		
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			within your own life and within the life
		
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			of others, right?
		
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			Not overburdening people, but also not being too
		
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			relaxed.
		
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			Ash-Shaltavi, the great Andalusian judge, he said,
		
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			you should be like a pharmacist, you know.
		
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			If you over-medicate, you'll poison someone's liver.
		
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			But if you don't give any medication, they'll
		
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			get sick.
		
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			So, you have to find within yourself and
		
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			with those around you, a balance.
		
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			Number two, the character of the Prophet ﷺ.