Sulaiman Moola – Power Hungry

			This will learn he was salatu salam ala rasulillah he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam were bound. When
we speak of the word hunger, the automatic connotations is a person who doesn't have food. And
probably that is the correct
		

			connotations attached to hunger. And may Allah make it easy for all those who find themselves in
hunger May Allah alleviate their hunger. Hunger is not an easy situation to be in it Taku Sharif e
la Jara fear a noble man when he's hungry, he loses his nobility. Always. cudney Rahim Allah every
evening when the sun would set, he would give the last piece of bread that he had
		

			excess food in charity, and he would say a loving mama Mother juwan, Fernando, Sydney behave our law
whoever dies out of hunger than to not hold me liable. I've given anything that I own in charity.
However, today I want to speak about another form of hunger. And this hunger can be much more
serious and severe. And that is the hunger for power. The hunger for power. The person who's hungry
for a bread, probably he is going to steal a loaf of bread. He might steal some milk and we don't
condone or justify but the desperation of anger can drive him to that point. But the person who's
hungry for power, he will not stop at any level. He would kill he would plot he would assassinate,
		

			he will do anything in the crave of power. And that is why Imam kasari Rahim Allah has made
mentioned something very amazing. He said that the ego yearns and binds for power more than wealth,
the ego right so these were people who had studied the human ego, and they had understood the nature
and the temperament of men. And he said the human ego is such the nerves it craves and it yearns
more for power than than wealth Why? For in men for in demand medical jaha Medical mala woman
medical mala lamium lik algebra Kandahar wow a person who's wealthy is not necessarily famous. And
that's what the knifes once fame recognition everybody to Lord me speak about me how great how
		

			amazing I am. So a person who's wealthy might not have all that fame and recognition of course
wealth will buy you some coverage, some mileage, some recognition, but not always. But woman medical
jaha Mela Gulmarg by the person who's famous who's a celebrity, then he part of the package of fame
is that wealth falls at his feet. So he doesn't need really he doesn't need the money because there
are many times in life, even Money can't buy you what you want. But fame can buy you. Sorry, we
close. We're not open now for anyone. No, but I'll pay you double sorry, we close. But if you come
there with a personality, and you're a famous person and you're a celebrity and people want to dine
		

			with you and they want an autograph. Now without paying a cent, everything is opened up for you and
it's a green light. So why your fame bought you more mileage and more coverage than what wealth can
possibly buy for you. And unfortunately today, this is one of the serious problems that we have is
everybody is hoarding their seat. Everybody is holding the power and I'm not even elevating it to
the political seat. I'm taking it on a micro level from a simple small basic position of authority.
Be the committee be the trustee, be the madrasa be the school, beat an institution, and then you
know, so on and so forth. People are holding on to position with dear life. The messenger sallallahu
		

			wasallam said in Allah Nesta, Allah Allah Medina man arada we do not delegate a post to people who
seek seek it over even a governor of the old man who had asked already been a hot tub. Why don't you
assign an office to me as well? Why don't you give me a position? He said, actually, are you Dennis
Edina? I'm afraid it will change your faith. It will blemish your faith. But unfortunately today
people are holding on to it with dear life. I want to share with you a very, very amazing incident
from our our our luminaries of the past, where they would deflect leadership, deflect leadership.
No, no, he is more deserving not me. He deserves it more than I am. They would go the extra mile to
		

			deflect it like how we would go the extra mile to seek it. So I would campaign I would mobilize
people vote me in and put my name in and I will do
		

			Want to be the trustee and the custodian and the executive and the person in charge? And you'll see
what I will do because we understand the perks that comes with that seat. So it's just not the seat.
It's the perks and the and the things that happened behind the scenes. So during the reign of Marina
Abdul Aziz Rahim Allah who was the second aroma he had once called the evening or thought or the
evening or thought was his governor. He said to him your ID, our ID that I need you to appoint
someone as the judge of bussola either as a name or Aria of Kasim Abner BIA, and both of these
people were great people say he said some Anwar Antonia ameerul momineen. I agree and oblige and I
		

			will follow up with it. So he gathers these two great giants and scholars. He asked him what are we
up and toss him with Nevada and he says to them in the mirror, meaning upon Allah who Baka who Mr.
Ronnie and only Kumar Baba al Abbas. Rafa Matata Yon I have been assigned the task that I got to a
point one of you as the judge of Basra so please let me know what do you people feel now who Which
one of you is going to embrace it? I mean, understand the position the judge of Basra during the
reign of King Abdulaziz what a responsibility it was what an elevated position for kinda koloa Haida
min Houma and sahibi and who Ola Bihar Dolman sub was that karami leaving me he were fugly he Masha
		

			Allah as guru. Each one of them said, I'm not going to use the word rival because there was no
rivalry about his counterpart or his colleague, my brother passing deserves it more and passing me
said no, no, my brother he has deserves it more back and forth, up and down, no progress. I'd even
thought who was the governor in charge during the period of Omar Ibn Abdul Aziz, he said lenta Raja
Maha majilis had Tata Sima de la Mora. lesson we going nowhere till one of us don't embrace this
responsibility, because I go to report back to Hungary Abdul Aziz.
		

			So he has it no more are we are rocking a hula then tells it even a salami Now listen to this, this
is just beyond me. This is just amazing. These were our glory days, these were and it is when you
don't seek position. And then you are given the position, do people make a mark to people, you know,
bring about some reform and change. But when you come there, and you ask people to appoint you and
elect you, you know, in a general context of today, then I'm afraid people advance their personal
agenda more than you know, advance the cause of other people. I often say to people, that if you are
sitting on
		

			you know the trustees or of any institution, as long as you have children or grandchildren, you are
on the board on the executive board, and the day your children leave and the day your grandchildren
leave, then you also resign then I'm afraid you will not represent in the oma you will representing
the interests of your children. We need people with with a with a broader vision and a more
selfless, selfless approach than just a narrow limited and selfish approach. So here's even more how
we are constantly never be ourselves. I need one Anil Kasim. Fatih Hey Allah Allah. Al Hassan al
basri Mohammed,
		

			Omar Abdullah nazjatar Musa Bina, that listen I am saying he has been a mommy I said, I'm saying my
brother passing is deserving. He said I am deserving. Let's resolve the issue. We have two giants
here. We have a son bursary, and we have Mohammed urbanicity these are luminaries of our time,
approach them ask them what their opinion whatever they say we will accept it. Now the thinking of
ESM Nemo Aria was because his brother, his counterpart, Kasim Nairobi, was connected to these two
scholars. So he consciously deliberately gave the reference of the two mentors in the life of Qasim
because today it is if we have an argument I will call my Mufti you call your Mufti I will call my
		

			Judas. You call your Judas? I will get a verdict from my institution. You get a verdict from your
institution. I will call my cronies you'll mobilize your cronies and we make no headway. So you have
a verdict to support your view I have a very No no. He has even Mr. We are told idea or thought who
was the governor in the role of Ahmed Abdul Aziz, let's approach to people who are great scholars
and we accept them. However, Kasim had a closer bond with them than he has never been. He has
evening while we're when Kasim Abner Robbie, I heard this proposal of EOS evening Mojave and he knew
exactly where he was going. He stopped he stopped ID evening our thought in his tracks and he said
		

			Listen, listen. That's that's now tedious and that's cumbersome and that's a tall order. You have to
approach them engage them get a you know, input from them. Yours my advice, lattice Allah honey,
voila, and who I had for law Hill Levy, La Ilaha
		

			Rahu in the ears and f tomini v Dean Illa Allah mobile kado You don't have to ask Hassan bursary and
you don't have to ask Mohammed urbanicity I swear by aligners control is my life my brother EOS is
more deserving to be the judge of Basra then myself for the ban samaya Hello laka and to when lionni
al Kaba Anna appetit a full case, if I'm speaking alive, then how dare you make a liar a judge? And
if I'm speaking the truth, then it would be ethically incorrect for you to make me the judge when he
is more skilled and more competent. So don't have to go there I take an oath is better and if I'm
speaking a lie in my oath that I'm allowed to do what law he they went the extra mile to deflect to
		

			divert to avert that I don't want to get involved in it. So the Hannah law is not like now he has
been Mario says okay, yeah, well, you took an oath, so it's done. So right now I'll accept it. No.
What does he say? He says the most amazing thing. He says in NACA jw juhlin. What the outer who lol
acaba, you have invited my brother and that is Kasim Abner Robbie had to accept the pose to accept
the post of the judge of Basra for our coffee who Allah Shapira jahannam. This is such a daunting,
challenging task, that it is like standing at the edge of *. This is how daunting it is. So
here's the way allies and emphases my my call out to anybody in the position of leadership. Right?
		

			Do you understand the responsibilities they normally have? Not, Bob said the funds of the public
that I have the National Treasury, I only have access in that, like how the guardian of an orphan
has in the wealth of an orphan. So it's on my money. I'm in charge and I'm the custodian I've got to
manage it. And the Quran says in alladhina akuna Wallonia Tama in Namibia. Guna phoebo Tony him
Nara, you devour the wealth of an orphan, you are eating the flames of * armor in the hot tub set
my access to the National Treasury is no more than the custodian of an orphan. We need to realize
the responsibility, the perks, the recognition, the fame is short lived. The consequences continue
		

			beyond. He said in the cutout of Mr. Julian. you've invited him towards Qatar to accept it for all
of the whom Allah Shafi returned them listen to this. You've made him stand on the edge of * for
nyjah nafsa who mean happy Ameen in cagiva. Oh my word. What did he say? A love about a phonetic
john f. So who my brother that is Kasim Ebner. Robbie is a very pious man. But today Unfortunately,
he has spoken a lie. He's sworn a false oath, when he's taken the oath and said, I am better. I'm
afraid that is a false oath. But I know in that also is a hidden wisdom of his piety. He would
prefer to swear the false oath and repent from this oath, then embrace the responsibility and
		

			potentially tarnish himself and then perpetrate multiple offenses when he embraces the
responsibility of Kadar Can you imagine the challenge for those listening to this back and forth
discussion and debate here, each one of them proving the other one to be allied with air Sydney
Amalia pronounce this Verde, in response to the comments proposed by passing a beneva bR even adding
our third set in Romania mithila makaha, de Lucha de Rouen bill Cava Hurry up. It only takes a man
of talent and skill to understand and unpack things with the final I like a you've done it. And if
this is how you can read into it. Then for me, you are the man from Allah who Kava and bustle, and
		

			then he was given the post and the responsibility as the judge of Basra and what a judge indeed, my
message in a nutshell is that the responsibility of position is very, very daunting as believers
don't seek it. But if it is put upon you ask Allah to guide you that you can make a difference for
the oma