Suzy Ismail – #51 AshShahid
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Salam Alikum, it's nice to see you again, as we continue to bring the
divine into the deli, by understanding how we can
incorporate the 99 names of Allah subhanaw taala. And the
characteristics of those names into our daily lives to improve
our relationship with our spouse, and with our children. The name
that we're going to discuss today is as Shahid which means the
witness, knowing that Allah subhanaw taala is the witness of
all that we do, should be what motivates us and guides us in
terms of our actions, and the decisions that we make in our day
to day lives. Yeah, oftentimes, between husbands and wives, we
will see a situation in which a husband may do something. For
example, let's say he's hanging out with friends going out to
dinner, grabbing a bite to eat before coming home, to the dinner
that his wife had cooked for him. And he might say something like,
oh, well, as long as my wife doesn't find out, we might see it
again, vice versa, a wife who has gone shopping or has done
something, you know, fun with her girlfriends, and the doesn't come
home to share that information with the husband. And she might
say something like, Well, you know, what he doesn't know won't
hurt him. And she may not share that information with her husband.
With our children, we will often see them growing up to do the
same. That you know, if mom doesn't know I got that bad grade,
then it's fine. If dad doesn't know that I got in trouble in
school, then it's fine. When we shift the focus of the
accountability to our spouse to our parents, we lose sight of the
fact that Allah subhanaw taala truly is the one and only witness
the witness that matters, which means no matter what actions we
commit, no matter what deeds we undertake, a last panel Dinah will
always have record of that. So shifting our focus as husband and
wife, shifting our focus as parents shifting our focus as
children, sons and daughters is so important in recognizing that
Allah subhanaw taala witnesses all of our actions and all of our
deeds, and if it is something that is not pleasing to Allah subhanaw
taala we shouldn't do it, whether or not our spouse or our parents
will find out and if it is something that is pleasing to
Allah subhanaw taala we should do it, because of course he is the
witness subhanho wa taala. So I pray that Allah subhanaw taala
allows us all to purify our intentions and our actions and to
allow us to be the best that we can be whether someone sees us or
not, because he is the all seeing and the witnessing does come a
little late and I look forward to talking to you again, as we
continue to bring the divine into the daily. I said Armonico