Suzy Ismail – #51 AshShahid

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