Yaser Birjas – On Becoming A Student Of Knowledge For Life

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			10 hamdulillah nama don't want to start you don't want to study you want to stop when I was a biller
and Miss Schroeder I'm pushing out so yeah melanoma yeah the love for our model Allah mama you live
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			then I'm about God Allah, and Nasser Al Quran Quran Allah Azza barakaatuh Allah, wa Carol had the
Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam are shown on the Moodle data to have accommodated in Vida
Wakulla data and Allah Allah. Allah Allah did for Northam, Mama, bada bada Allah, my dear brothers
and sisters, if you would like to measure the amount of knowledge, the amount of knowledge you had
during the month of Ramadan, in comparison to what you have today, has it increased or decreased?
		

			To say that it stayed at the same level? That's impossible.
		

			Because whether you're learning something new, or you're losing something you learned earlier,
		

			what is the level of your knowledge since Ramadan ended?
		

			During the month of Ramadan, Alhamdulillah, we had so many beautiful sessions of knowledge. And I've
seen beautiful numbers of young brothers and sisters, young men and women driving around DFW area,
looking for halacha to attend
		

			in the middle of the night, at 12 o'clock at 1am. And they go around just because they would like to
attend this Halaqaat SubhanAllah. What happened to this Halaqaat? What happened to this guy that is
now driving driving around for this Halaqaat of knowledge? Are we still learning? Or are we losing
that knowledge? My dear brothers and sisters, being a student of knowledge, it's a lifelong journey.
It doesn't stop when Ramadan ends, it doesn't stop when a halacha. And it's a lifelong journey. And
it's a duty upon me as a Muslim man or woman. And as a community. I truly believe as a community, we
are as strong as the weakest amongst us all. We are as strong as the weakest among us all. So ask
		

			yourself, are you making the community strong or weak?
		

			Are you making us all stronger or weaker as a community? Because again, we can't just allow a few
people to take all the loads of learning and other ones just taking a break and eventually there
will be imbalanced in that community. We are as strong as the weakest amongst us in terms of our
knowledge of our spirituality, our practice of our deen, how much we come to the masjid doesn't
matter. We're going to measure that based on who's the weakest here. And we need to make sure that
all of us are stronger at least on the process of getting stronger and stronger.
		

			Perfection is not going to happen. But we can work at least on the path of perfection. Insha Allah
Allah here's the story. I want to show you the example when the OMA was doing well in the golden era
of the Abbas's dynasty more than 1000 years ago, but a mammoth company with about
		

			Daddy Rahim Allah Tala in his book terrorists, but that he narrates a story. The story is about one
of the great scholars who resided in Baghdad. His name was known as a man of camaraderie from
colada, which is basically the Eastern Air right now and the Muslim land. So a mammal karada, they
traveled from his village at the time was a small village. He traveled from his village all the way
to Baghdad, which was the center of knowledge in the world. And he spent years learning from the
great scholars of Baghdad, scholars who came from the east and the west and the north and the south.
They all gathered in the center of knowledge in Baghdad, he learned so much that at some point,
		

			after he grew older in the community, he realized I have a duty to my village to my people to my
family, I need to go back again to Colorado.
		

			So he listed one of those caravans that leaves the city goes back there to the small town. And as
the caravan was ready, and everything is being packed, the only thing left is just to get some fresh
food. So he went to the marketplace. He got some some stuff from here and there and eventually
stopped by the bakery. Alpha ran all hubbas. So he stood in line waiting for his turn to get his
bread. And as he was waiting, he said, I heard the Baker's inside, conversing among themselves
speaking. And when he listened to them, he was amazed. He said, The Bakers were discussing among
themselves, some of them sophisticated principles of faith, or at least questions of faith. One of
		

			them was telling the other one, did you hear what the chef said last night, what the Imam said last
night, he said that even our best he allows to have an exception in your oath even after a long
year.
		

			Brother right now you're wondering what he's talking about. That's exactly the point.
		

			Because this this Messiah is not known to the average person unless you ask about it, then you would
know exactly, and not even known to many of the students of knowledge until the dig into the deep
into the works of folk. So what he was referring to, when someone gives an oath, saying Wallahi I
shall do this.
		

			If you don't make an exception, saying insha Allah by the will of Allah, it becomes binding. And if
you break it, then you owe a Farah. expiation, you're gonna fall over. That's what it is how it
works. But if you put an exception, or just put like a clause there like say, inshallah Allah as
well that you make it now pending.
		

			And if you break it, it's okay. Because you made it pending. So even our boss, he says, You can make
it pending even if you decide on this after a year.
		

			But the average, the most common opinion is that no, you have to make the exception at the time of
pronouncement of your oath. You can't wait a year after that. Look how sophisticated this muscle is
that you can't you don't even need to bring it in a hotbar. But the point I'm making is that when
Acorah Davi, he said he heard that conversation between Baker's he just kind of like stopped that he
was so amazed. It goes Allahu Akbar.
		

			Baker's in a town at that level of knowledge and you want me to go to Colorado, I swear I'm not
leaving.
		

			And he stayed behind and Barbara until he died.
		

			And he became one of the great scholars of Baghdad. That's why my Lakota will Baghdadi county match
among the scholars of Baghdad. What I'm saying My dear brothers and sisters, if Baker's at some
point in the Muslim ummah, they have so depth, so much depth in knowledge of their Deen, that they
go to some of these, I don't wanna say marginal, you know, principles of rather some of these
sophisticated manners. They are aware of them.
		

			Maybe they're not as sophisticated as scholars themselves. But having that awareness, having that
dedication to sit and learn in scholars than Halaqaat of scars and knowledge that today probably
would sound boring to many people understand. They were they're learning these things and study
them. And because they were supposed to be the weakest link, this is the layman, the layman in the
community, the laborers and they're still have this sophisticated knowledge. The weakest in the OMA
back then was strong, probably stronger than many of us have today. And it's because of that it was
a golden era of the Muslim time. Today I want to ask ourselves, not on a scale of the entire Muslim
		

			Ummah as a community, in the masjid over here as neighbors around each other over here. are we
contributing to the strength of our community? Or are we contribute to the weakness of old
community? Am I doing my duty to learn more to become much more educated in my faith in my did my
practice of my deen or am I lagging behind Ramadan just ended not too long ago. How much have I
learned how much have I grew and knowledge since Ramadan ended? How many books you read how many
pages you finished? You know what, how many I have memorized? How many Hadith you read and listen to
how many how holofoil attended. Ask yourself this question as my dear brothers and sisters.
		

			shaitan has clever the woman Ramadan ends what is it what is shutdown Jojo? Oh thank God now you can
take a break
		

			and you will take a break
		

			but that break is going to be for a long time because she has done is going to keep extending it for
you. Are you still vacation I mean wait until after World hunt shallow Tana And eventually you're
going to lag behind and learning brothers and sisters. It is our duty as Muslim Ummah to be strong
in our Elma knowledge and we talk about knowledge what we mean by that when we say knowledge I don't
have the law a lot of US Marshal are very very well versed in terms of their their fields, whether
it's an accounting engineering law, whatever that is Masha Allah may Allah bless you adorable anime
		

			but many of us might be professionals but we still sometimes unfortunately and I've seen that and I
have questions for many people do we lack some of the basics of our our our deen such as even to the
to my surprise the basics as how to use the bathroom properly Yeah, there is sunnah for this as well
too.
		

			There is sunnah fullness, and the Prophet says and proudly taught the OMA how to use the bathroom
properly.
		

			If these things are we lagging behind on learning these matters imagine the major ones when it comes
to the knowledge that we're talking about over here. Remember when Kodama Rahim Allah Allah Allah
says Carla Earl mole Muhammara This is now the Elm the knowledge in which you will you you will deal
with Allah subhanho wa Taala
		

			and that is the knowledge that starts from the heart. Because some of us mashallah avid readers will
read tons of books, we have done a lot of Halaqaat how much of that effect in your heart? How much
of that translates into your action? That's what the terminologies so when I'm talking about
knowledge and learning, I'm not talking about just reading a book or two or three, or listen to a
lecture otherwise, that's not it. And what we get from from from social media and few seconds, this
is not knowledge really just information.
		

			It doesn't become knowledge until you practice this in your life. That's when it becomes knowledge.
So how much are we practicing the world we know how much are we exactly contributing to the strength
of the Ummah and sort of our own community?
		

			Allah subhanho wa Taala says, For alum, Inola Illa Illa Allah, seek the knowledge, have the
knowledge know that there is no God worthy of worship, but Allah Azusa, look, even Allah subhana
commands us to go and pursue that knowledge. And he said Subhana wa Taala in them if Shala homenaje
by the Rama truly those who fear Allah subhanho wa Taala among all his servants are those who
through Allah ma they're knowledgeable people, like those who are most conscious of Allah azza wa
jal and those who have the knowledge and Allah subhanho wa Taala says Jatropha hola hola Dena, amen
amen Kamala Dino Terrell mother Raja ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada promise he will raise in right in
		

			different ranks on the day of judgment, and some other matters even in the dunya. He worries him and
ranks those who have done all of those have faith and have the knowledge amongst you. The more you
know, the harder you'll be in the dunya and after insha, Allah Allah
		

			and how much is necessary for me to learn? Well, there is no limit in terms of learning. You need to
have a lifelong, lifelong journey and learning and become a student of knowledge. Rasulullah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was was an avid learner Salawat Allah Wasserman, he will learn when
everyday if you from the Sahaba one day when you give him a suggestion, he will take that sort of
ontological ceremony, and of all the things that he possessed in the dunya. And are all of the
things that you possess in your life today, Allah subhanho wa Taala demands and ask you to seek for
increase in one thing. We'll call Rob visit near Alma, he said to the prophets of Semia. Mohammed,
		

			ask, ask my Lord, to increase my knowledge. He didn't say increase me in wealth, increase meant
health increase, move any of that stuff, he will guarantee that through subhanaw taala. But
knowledge requires you pursuit. So he says, ask Allah to increase your knowledge, because without
that knowledge will be doomed to Joomla. What kind of knowledge I'm talking about again? Well, I'm
not asking you to start digging into these big encyclopedias of filth and Illuma Sharia rather I'm
saying learn the basics. There are two levels. There's what the orlimar they call for the line.
That's a personal obligation is to know how to fix your day better. And your relationship with Allah
		

			subhanho wa Taala and with the people the basics that you need to know how to fix your relationship
with Allah subhanho wa Taala and with the people with Allah azza wa jal in terms of belief, to know
who he is and how you worship Him. And also how to do a trial and come to you in a better whether
it's making will do praying salah, and also faster Ramadan going to Hajj if you plan to go to
hydrogen things occur. Many of us today don't even know anything about Zika.
		

			And that was a basic knowledge back then they teach him to two children at that time. We know it's
an obligation, but how it is calculated will probably would have been no one.
		

			And that's how that shows how how we all would come to even know the basics of our deen. And then
there's further keyfile photokey fire learning extra of these heirloom details that not necessarily
for you on daily basis, including the sacred knowledge that we have in our time. Yes, indeed it is
needed, but collectively as a community, not as an individual
		

			But as an individual, Allah will ask you about your relationship with him and relationship with the
people. My dear brothers and sisters, we need to create a community of knowledge. Because again, our
strength as a community is as weak as the weakest among us all. So how do we do that? Where do I
start? You might say, You know what I would like to try that out in Sharla where do I start when it
comes to seeking knowledge? The basic thing you need to start is to start connecting with the book
of Allah subhanho wa Taala and I spoke about this last last week but last Friday, have relationship
with the book of Allah azza wa jal, a genuine relationship with Allah Azza memorizing, reading,
		

			understanding on regular basis and I'm gonna ask him too much time. If you dedicate 10 minutes 20
minutes half an hour of your day and evening just to start increasing the knowledge you're going to
love it and you volunteer is going to start adding more time to learning extra because of how Allah
knowledge is happiness. When you learn something new it gives you joy that you're increasing in
something And subhanAllah then also start with the Hadith the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu
wasallam How many of you at home have a copy of Rio de Sala Hain for example, the other side of him
but mmm now a simple book of Hadith that teaches you about your basically Baghdad and also o'clock
		

			and manners and etiquettes how many of us reading this every single day just like we do cover from
cover to cover with the Quran. How many of us are doing heart mouth Hadith and abyssal Allah Allah
salah, so you could learn from the prophets of Assam directly. How many of us are dedicating time to
learn the basic of their Artega understanding the meaning of being a Muslim being a movement
especially with the confused culture of our time, people now don't even know how to worship Allah
how to believe in Allah anymore. And we're mixing a lot of philosophies, a lot of cultures with our
deen as well too, because under the pressure Subhanallah we compromise a lot of things, it becomes
		

			more imperative that I understand what does it mean to be Muslim today in this age. With that,
sometimes you're gonna need a teacher, you're gonna need a teacher. Do you have a mentor that you
study with regularly. Sometimes you need a friend, you need a companion, who will be encouraging you
to memorize to review with them to read, they learn something they share with you and vice versa.
And sometimes you're gonna have to do it collectively with a drummer and that's the best as a matter
of fact, find the Halacha and dedicate yourself to it. Find a circle of knowledge and dedicate
yourself to it and if there is nothing, create one, create one invite friends and make sure that you
		

			learn together and shall allow to Baraka with Allah my dear brothers and sister I know that many
people will say well, I can do it Inshallah, from the comfort of my house, I can listen I can watch
online when I'm, you know, doing other things, I hear you. But there's nothing like the baraka of
being in a circle of knowledge when Allah subhanaw promise he will bring down the angels to witness
that halacha that brings tranquility and peace into your life into your heart. Allah subhanho wa
Taala will give baraka for this. Make sure that the joint is Halaqaat there may Allah subhana wa
Taala bless you all with that knowledge or a blind I mean, that increase usually a man and keep you
		

			straight on the path Allah Subhana Allah Allah Allah Cody Hadassah for Allah Allah the money
welcome. What is that Muslim universal through the nose or for Rahim?
		

			hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen wa sallahu wa salam ala Nabina Muhammad Anwar Ali or cyber seldom at
the Sleeman Kathira mama bad, Mighty Brothers and Sisters God Allah, I'm sure that we probably
Allahu Allah if we will ever get to the level where we have Baker's mashallah studying sophisticated
subject to fit in our deen in our time. But we need to work on this. And in each and every one of us
to make commitment today that I want to start with shall on my journey and seeking knowledge
		

			slowly and gradually and I will look for the past. I will look for the mentor I will look for the
for the companion shall on that journey Bonilla. Zildjian. Remember, we are as strong as the weakest
among the soul. And if you believe that your knowledge and your deen is weak, then you're
contributing to the weakness of our community.
		

			And if you think that you are then seek help from your friends from your brothers and sisters, that
community increase that knowledge with them in shallow tobacco data so we can all be strong as one
community. What are you going to get out of seeking that knowledge? Allah subhana wa Taala will
facilitate path for you. As a hadith, EBITDA and Abu Huraira della answer Muslim the prophets RSM
says called Man Celica Can you help me severe ailments sir Allah Allah will be
		

			the one who undertakes a journey. If you go on a path of seeking knowledge, the prophets Assam says
Allah subhanho wa Taala will facilitate a path for them that leads him to Jannah May Allah
facilitate that path all of you are blind I mean, make commitment to go on this path because the end
of that was going to be in genitive dosa Allah may Allah make us among them out of banana mean
Allahumma Luna man foreigner when finally my alumna in Akintola Lima Hakeem Allah Martin fusina
Taqwa was actually on the elements. Antonio Mola about Allah in Allah malecha to saloon Anna NaVi.
Yeah, you're Latina? I'm gonna solo Allah wa salam Otis Lima Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ala
		

			Nabina Muhammad and voila, it was a big man. What are the LA Humann? Hola fatwa should you not be
working? Well, Amara was no no Ali unsatisfiable Jemaine
		

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			Welcome sir.
		

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