Yahya Rhodus – Futuwwa Companionship
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The speaker discusses the importance of creating a strong relationship and avoiding harming others. They also emphasize the need for empathy and wanting to achieve happiness. The speaker uses words like "naive" and "verbal" to describe the culture of the Sahaba where individuals give the most. They stress the importance of avoiding giving too much of one's own time and the need for empathy in order to achieve happiness.
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While he was so happy woman, why Allah Hamdulillah we praise our
Lord subhanho wa taala. And we thank him for all of his gifts,
the vast majority of which that we do not even know even those that
we know we are veiled by our knowledge of them, and what is
hidden from the Divine Mercy and generosity Subhanahu wa Taala is
so much greater than what it is that we know from the
manifestations of His mercy and generosity subhanaw taala it's
almost as if everything that we're able to perceive, that is canceled
out in his nothing in relation to everything that is hidden in
everything that is that we do not know. And Hamdulillah we think
Allah to Allah specifically for having friends and brothers for
the sake of Allah tomato cortada that you can share in these
meanings and that you're reminded of when they're present of our
purpose here in creation. And we're reminded specifically, of
covenants, that is that we took that with our teachers in what it
is that we need to spend our lives doing in relation to them. The
vast majority of creation is in a state of complete heedlessness,
this is a reality. And that when we look around ourselves that we
find ourselves in a time that our Prophet described, and he said
about this time, and that juxtaposed to the time of the
companions because they found helpers in their society. And when
he mentioned this immense bounty of those that adhere to his sunnah
and bring life to his sunnah and that the Companions themselves
were amazed at what the Prophet mentioned Salah Lai, Sanam is that
he said min now Omen coming out soon Allah is that after the
Prophet said that whoever brings life to my sunnah when my ummah
has become corrupted that he will have the reward of 50 martyrs from
among list are from among them, Oh, Mr. From among you, in what
was our prophets explanation because is that you all find
people to help you and they do not find people to help them. So in a
time where things are difficult when we go out into the public
sphere, and it's not hospitable to the meanings of la ilaha illAllah
Muhammad Rasul Allah and in general, it does not encourage us
to be present with our Lord is that even more so that we have to
come to gatherings like this to get our weekly sustenance, but the
beauty of it is, is at the heart is such that you could be
outwardly in the very worst of places, but Allah to Allah has
given you ability to be in the very best of places, and of
course, is that it doesn't mean that you intentionally go to
places where you know that you are prohibited for going you do your
best to be where Allah Allah has commanded you to be and to avoid
where he's prohibited you from being. However, if you're in a
situation that is beyond your control, is it in your mind and in
your heart in your soul, you can always be in the very best of
places, you can imagine yourself and not older. Sharifa and the
blessa role of the Prophet the power of imagination is amazing.
You can imagine yourself standing before the Prophet sallallahu
sunnah and you can imagine yourself circumambulating the
Kaaba, you can imagine yourself with your teachers, you can
imagine yourself with the righteous are in a place that
you're specifically attached to. And just as Cydia Abdelaziz the
bug says is that if you think regularly about one of the Olia in
particular, to sign that you have a connection to them, ie that you
have melted in spiritual sustenance that is coming your way
by means of them. And likewise, if you have a Spanish special
connection in your heart to one of the special places in which a lots
of political data has placed in Bucca in them, it's a sign that
you have a special that connection to that place in a receiving
blessings through it. So we should imagine that these blessings
places, and wherever we are outwardly is at our heart should
very be in the very best of places, as the poet said in the
poem that we recite that regularly, is that in bow that a
knee was Amezaga for Tim Thilo holiday. Yeah, ASINs oddity is
that if it becomes far ie, the visit of the Prophet his blessing,
wrote the his mustard satellites, and I'm going to visit him, if it
becomes so far, then it's difficult for me to visit the
image of it. What I imagined in my mind of it is the very best of all
images. And then is that the more we accustom our imagination to
going to visit the prophesy said and this is something that we can
do. There's nothing preventing us from every morning after we make
will do is that in our mind is that we go visit the Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, this is a good thing to do. And the
more you accustom yourself to imagine these places time and time
again, when that actually happens outwardly, it's a very different
experience, because it is through that process of imagination is
that Shulk in our longing for those places grow
And the more that we long for our place, the more than that we will
want the outward and the inward come together wherever we will be
physically present in front of those very blessed places, and
hamdulillah the blessings of Allah subhanaw taala are great. And in
the context of that brotherhood in establishing and having friends
for the sake of Allah subhanaw taala. Our very next etiquette of
for to up, according to Imam a tsunami is woman L for to Woody
atta, Allahu Malik one. It is from fatawa. It is a part of spiritual
chivalry, to let there be familiarity and closeness between
you and other people, a to Aleph to carry yourself in such a way is
that relationships are developed. And we've quoted this hadith of
the prophet before. But it seems like it's one of these Hadith that
we have to quote regularly, because our Prophet was that very
concerned about the state of his OMA as we know, and that he wanted
the OMA to come together. And he realized the importance of being
upon one heart, and how dissension, the difficulty and the
problems that it causes when it is there. And all of the
righteousness is how they are one of the things they hate the most
is to see two people mad at each other, or see two people not
talking to each other. Or it's easy to see two people that
bothered by one another, they don't like this, because they
realize is that when that is present in any that relationship,
or in any household, or any community, or any space, or any
masjid or center, or whatever else, is that it will suck the
buttock out of the room like a vacuum cleaner, it will just suck
it out of the room, it will suck the blessing out of the room. And
so our Prophet said this on the lottery, salam, Al, meno il phone,
Lu phone, and this is going to be explained in the latter part of
the what does it mean to be ill, and LWF la hazera, female Leia
left with your left,
there is no good and anyone that lie yet left who's active in the
process of establishing a relationship with the other IE is
that they allow themselves to be to they go out of their way to be
friend others wala you love and there's no good and someone who
doesn't allow themselves to be befriended. In other words, they
don't allow alpha, which is this familiarity in this closeness and
even this intimacy to take place. Because that intimacy is the
opposite of having an aversion in your heart towards somebody, if
you have an aversion in your heart towards someone, you don't want to
be around them. If you have a deep sense of intimacy in your heart in
relation to them, that loves a prerequisite for intimacy, it
means that you want to be close to them, it means that you want to
spend a lot of time with him. So our Prophet is saying is that this
trait of OLFA? is of the utmost importance. And how can we do
that? Is that you do that, according to imamo naui, was a
beautiful commentary on this hadith. He says, this comes from
having good character, and having what's called Sahaja to Tibet, you
have an easy going nature, is it your easy to get along with your
gentle, your loving, and you carry yourself in a way that builds
relationships, and that makes them strong, you know what to overlook?
And you know what to focus on? A lot of things you simply have to
overlook, to awful is part of the deen is that where you actually
act like it didn't happen, or you pretend not to even notice. If
we're nitpicking we focus on every little detail, then there's never
going to be relationship between us and anyone. There are certain
things you simply have to overlook, you have to not pay
attention to. And this is a part of spiritual maturity, that allows
for these relationships to develop. And so creating alpha is
one of the most important things of all, in any relationship, and
in any household and in any community, and at the level of the
home of our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and you will be
tested in ways that somehow that
that test you in compromise if you're not careful, that OLFA and
this is why that we have to protect it. So what is a mama? No,
and I want to share this quote because it's so powerful. Is that
why does OLFA this deep sense of love and familiarity and
togetherness need to be there? He says because it is sub led to some
biller.
There is a direct relationship between those the relationships
that we do
develop ourselves in between is that are relying upon Allah, in
placing our trust in Him and in His habit and in his rope
SubhanaHu what to Allah? will be? Yeah, so it's mapping intimacy
mean, and that when this alpha is present is that Muslims will be
together will be the data enough for when they're not together and
they can't have good relationships is that there will be an aversion
in the hearts that will prevent them from coming together. And he
says, but how do you achieve this OLFA he says with Tofik, Eli, this
has to come to Allah, because you have a level two top bucket.
Again, even if you're working on yourself, your nature overcomes
you a lot of times. But if we always come back to agreed upon
principles, which we have to start with, these are the principles
that we agree upon. And even if our nature overcomes the way we're
trying to be, we're going to come back to those principles. And he
says the proof of this is the words of ALLAH to Allah, wa
Tassimo will be heavily lie, Jimmy and so Allah Tada speaks about
clinging to the rope of Allah, but he doesn't just leave it like
that, like every single one of us is doing it in and of ourselves
Jemmy and hold fast to the rope of Allah together. And so by having
that relationships with people, it strengthens you, you are strong
with your brother, you are strong with your sister, is that when you
have that strong relationships, is that you're able to withstand much
of the pole that is out there in the modern world that is pulling
you to the very worst things of all, pulling you to things that
are not pleasing to Allah to the reality of our society. And that
unfortunate, we have to remind ourselves of this. And you tend to
have to remind people of this, that don't truly understand the
nature of the society anyone thinks is that society is neutral,
is either naive or they are extremely unintelligent. It is not
new, there is no such thing as neutrality. And anytime or in any
place, there is no neutrality. You're either either ascending or
you're descending, you are progressing or you are digressing,
the society is not neutral. And in fact, there is a very strong
undercurrent to a way of being that is that displeasing to Allah
Jalla Jalla, we have to recognize this, the modern world is filled
with fitna is it if you do not that take action, and tried to
preempt this poll, and you realize that you are not just waiting in a
beautiful little river is that there is a strong tide. And there
is a pole that if you're not careful, is in and of itself, it
will take you to a place where you really simply do not want to be.
But one of the greatest that ways that we can withstand that poll is
to have brothers and sisters for the sake of Allah to Allah. But
the prerequisite there is at the heart be together. And one of the
things that our teachers taught is that if you ever feel that you
have anything in your heart for anyone, is that you force yourself
to make do hours for them every single night until it goes and if
that's hard for you, is that you keep doing it and you keep doing
it and you keep doing it. And that if you want to even do a little
bit more you make do us for them for the things that you actually
yourself want the most. So not just a general dua, what you want
for yourself, the things that you want to attain the things that are
special to you in close to your heart is that you make those as
well. And perhaps that there is a connection between this and the
next etiquette that he mentions, which is also from fatawa. These
great people that have this state of self control their way of being
resembles out of the profits. He says well minute for to witty
Asahikawa it is from fatawa to have this great trait of
generosity. There are different ways that we could translate a
Sahar and Karim there's different types of generosity, but in
general, the Sahaba is generous, but it's a specific type of
generosity. It is a type of generosity where you give freely.
Well, you just give freely. You're not just generous, is it you give
freely. And that again, there's different ways we can be generous,
is that anytime that you give in excess to what you have, that this
is that considered to be a basic level of generosity. But then is
that
You can give all of the time. And that's another type of generosity
or you could give big things. And that's another type of generosity
and so forth and so on. But the generosity of Sahaba is one of
freely giving, where it's just you're able to let go, and just to
give, and our Prophet sallallaahu Salam, Al Jana to Daraa us here,
Paradise is the DAR it is the abode of the people of Sahaba of
the people of generosity, it is their bowed and what is understood
there is that that ugly trait of miserliness is one of the quickest
ways is that we prevent ourselves from receiving the Mercy of Allah
Gela gelato. This is where the people of generosity will be. And
that as that has been said, is that my job and Allah Willian cup
to Allah Allah sahab Allah to Allah has never made any of the
Olia in a state other than that of generosity, their natural state
Jebel Allah, Allah created the odia in this state is that their
generous, this is the way they are. And the more and more I think
about it, if you think about the special people that you have met,
the people that others say that they are righteous. What I know is
that God, Allah, who I heard, is that
none of them are not generous, they're all generous. This is one
of their traits. This is just how they are. They are generous
people, and that someone who is ignorant, yet generous is that
more beloved to Allah subhanho wa Taala than someone who does a lot
of worship, but they are miserly.
And so this trait of generosity is one that we want to acquire is
that we want to that put into practice, and we want to be
reflected at every level of our being. Because the more that we
give, the more that we receive. And ultimately we do it. Because
that this is a part of the HELOC be lucky law, which is what the
moment always says about this hadith is that one of the reasons
is the abode of the people of Paradise because this is one of
the attributes of our Lord Gela, gelato. And the more that we take
on those attributes in a way that is possible for human beings, the
more it will be befitting for us to be in the place that he is
reserved for those blessings, slaves and servants of his Subhan
who went to Allah, may Allah subhanaw taala blessed us to be
from them, and to bring the meanings of this mold alive in our
hearts. And may we be people of presence, and may we receive
everything that is that we're supposed to receive and gatherings
like this, and to prevent all blockage and all obstacles and
everything that is going to get in our way. And may we be strong with
our brothers and with our sisters and have strong households and
strong communities and strong relationships with the people that
are around us, and may have lots of other good dad, there's a lot
of people that are ill and then have problems and they're going
through difficulties. Yeah, Allah Yara from the blessing of these
galleys, not because of us, we know our sinful selves. May Allah
forgive us since all of the sins that we commit openly in secretly
out of anatomy, but from the blessing of our teachers, and from
the blessing of the intentions that they established this
gathering before even though in the most imperfect ways that we're
trying to emulate them from their blessing in them being beloved to
yada but I mean, we asked you to take care of all of our needs,
inwardly and outwardly, everything that we need in these days and
then these nights in relation to us and our families and our loved
ones and those in our community and the needs of the home of our
Prophet Salalah is sending we asked him to take care of them
yada but it mean in the very best of ways you're humbled I mean,
because you are the one supine who went Tada. They will take care of
the needs of those whom you want in the way that you want. Subhanak
We ask Allah to added to give us Tofik in all of our affairs, was
on the law had I seen him or her mother and it was obvious lm 100
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