Yaser Birjas – Remembering Allah: A Lesson From Hajj

			The scenes from HUD right now. It's Paula was watching how the Hajaj are now getting ready to leave.
You look at the picture of Mike and the video in Mecca right now. The surrounding spaces around
Microsoft pallets full with her judge. Everybody right now is doing or probably most of the people
doing the waffle alveda so now they're getting ready and prepared so that now they just like the MA
probably the last time for them ever to visit that house of Allah subhanho wa Taala May Allah
subhanho wa Taala give them safety herbal Allah mean, except for them Yoruba alameen Allah subhanho
wa Taala bring them home save more for longer but I mean, I'm Allah Subhana gave us all the ability
		

			to visit the house of Allah azza wa jal and give us all the ability to perform her job. And I mean,
some analysts looking at these images in these pictures I'm trying to reflect on what is the lesson
what's the purpose, you thinking about that? people, they now prepare their money for the entire
lifetime handler for us here in the US handle lot of blood I mean, maybe for a few years, and you'll
be able financially to go to Hajj, people delay, you know, because they don't have time to go to
Hajj. But in some other cultures, some other countries some other places, they spend lifetime
earning and saving just to go to hedge all their lives. panela but then they all go to the same
		

			space in the same place. No one knows who was poor, who was rich. They all dressed up the same. Do
the exact same a banana rituals, there is no you know, first class though often, everybody's the
same. They're doing around the same cabin. They perform the event in the same place of power. But
then, after five days of full time and full worship of Allah subhanho wa Taala then involves on them
to stand an out of them, and go and spend some time in Miss Delica and then Mina, and then do Romeo
Xiomara. dantooine sacrifice so many of these things. Now that they live, they come back home.
What's the point? What is the legacy? What is the main lesson that people should learn from Hajj for
		

			you and I who didn't go to Hajj What do we learn from this? What is the purpose of it and I went
back to the ayah to Surat Al Hajj Allah Subhana dimensioned and specifically in Surat Al Baqarah, as
Allah azza wa jal was repeating for us the rituals and rites of Hajj what to perform what to do
during the eight hot bath for those who have been here with us. I talked about preparation for
hygiene I said Allah Subhana Allah says what is overdue, that you need to seek provision for in the
heroes that a taco but remember, the best provision you carry with you to that journey is what?
righteousness, piety, consciousness of Allah subhanho wa Taala that is now what you carry with you
		

			to Hajj What do you carry with you out of hydride now? What do you come back with? That is what we
need to think about. I looked into this policy reading it over and over again and what caught my
attention something I never paid attention closely to it's of handle I want to share with you in
this football that relates to me to this to this to everybody right now. That thing is what
transformation should look like for those who go to Hajj after they come back. The constant now
level or life conscious life about Allah subhanho wa Taala that provision that they carried with
them, it comes back with a different format. But what is that and I want to read it for you some of
		

			these are too shallow to Allah and I hope you can catch the same thing as well too. As a result,
this is probably you can see the repetition there Allah subhana wa tada in the context of speaking
about the Hajaj who are done from arafa he says from Hannah, what Allah, Lazar alaikum Jana Han and
uninterruptible photon murghab beacon, and there is nothing wrong if you also seek the bounty of
your Lord during the pilgrimage during the Hajj for either a thought to mean artifacts. And when
you're done, he says Moreover, when you return from artifacts for guru law in the natural harem, he
says upon what Allah stay at a mesh of Hello, machismo alpha. And remember Allah and remember Allah
		

			then he says, What Guru kamada calm and remember him just as he has enjoyed upon you. So he says,
Allah handed Mashallah hora remember Allah by Allah shall Haram, that sacred station and it was
Delica there. And then he says, What guru who can remember him? Remember the way he had guided us?
subhanho wa Taala and illuminata lien nobody that you before that you went astray, you will not
you're not guided. Then he says some few min height are found on us. And then he says then turn from
where others return to the Kaaba, which is basically the people go out Tomas Delica towards Mina and
then he said was futile law. seek forgiveness from Allah subhanho wa Taala in Allah for Rahim is all
		

			forgiving, Most Merciful and then he reminds the people for indica determinacy cocoon. Now that
you're done with your man acid. You're done with your rites of Hajj, everything he says. Further
Kuru la haka. decom Abba. Asha decorah. You remember
		

			Loads of hands on what Allah the way you would remember passionately, your fathers and forefathers,
like speaking about their tradition and their culture and all the stuff on his own. He says, I said
the dechra perhaps even more than remember your forefathers. And then he says feminine Nancy Maja
Khurana attina for dunya
		

			karate mahalo holla some of these people when they remember Allah only remembers about the dunya
Yama Yama gave us from the boundaries of this world. But about the Torah, they have no share. They
don't think about the hereafter. This is woman who may have been at United dunya Hassan orfila.
karate has another joaquina but not others. They say, oh, Lord, give us from the boundaries of this
world and the hereafter working I'd have enough and protect us from the fire of *. Allah says
Allah Allah hamanasi Makka Sabu such people shall have their juicer in both this world and the
hereafter. What Allah has said about his Allah swift and setting his accounts apana what Allah then
		

			the following right away was Kuru LA, fi I am a model that you remember you Lord, and these
appointed days, few days.
		

			So if you look at this chart, what do you notice? What is the legacy of Hajj? What is the message
that people should carry with them when they come back from Hajj and for you and I who stays here?
What do you learn from that? The whole purpose. The whole purpose of preparing yourself all the way
to that journey is when you come back, you realize that it's all about Allah subhana wa Tada, not
about you.
		

			It's not about you. It's not about the title you earn.
		

			If you've been to Hajj, a lot of people just kind of feel that they have achieved something. Go on
to Hajj is not just a task that you put on your schedule handler done, or hung up done that when I
was young, then what did you benefit from it?
		

			You came back from Hajj, what did you do about it? How did you live your life afterwards? What is
the legacy that you carry with you when you come back from Hajj
		

			and when you keep looking at people and see the transformation in some other people's lives of
hannula what do we learn from that? What do I learn from this if my heart is attached there and mica
hoping that one day I will be the next person to go to Hajj inshallah to Allah, how can I constantly
be in that constant state of Hajj on a journey to Allah subhanho wa Taala these is if you notice
what I've been reciting over and over again the most frequently mentioned what was what the word
Vicar
		

			Vicar means remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala so had the whole purpose of it is about remembering
Allah zosen. So hello, I mean, you cannot help but when you look into the news and also on the your
social media feed, there are a number of pictures and videos and images and posts that the judge are
posting about their personal journey. I mean, that's supposed to be your most precious private time.
Stop taking selfies with the cabeza ma We know you're there.
		

			You don't have to document that you've been there. Whatever document this was Allah subhanho wa
Taala that is important. But for us over here as well we see these pics and this image on these
videos and we just say Marcia, this is so beautiful. And we liked the pictures and we share the
status and all that stuff and so on. But what is the impact of this and you and I?
		

			How is that making me now become more conscious of remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala if this is
the purpose of Hajj, that you've been a conscious state of Hajj all the time throughout your life,
you're on a journey. And how can I do this? By remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala more and more and
more allies are gentle he praised a side of him and beat the believers. He says in the Muslim and
non Muslim at one moment in our
		

			in our Canada he counted a lot of these qualities that the Muslims men and women and they believers
men and women are counted in the righteous ones men and women and also more and more and more at the
end of the ayah he said was that Karina La Casita was accurate. And those men and women who remember
Allah subhanho, wa Taala much, he says that the lahoma feel for them a lot prepared forgiveness will
adjourn Allah and abundant reward part of the the attributes of the righteous ones that they
constantly remember Allah azza wa jal Allah subhanho wa Taala says yeah, are you a Latina? Amara
Kuru la victron kathira all you who believe all the Quran Allah remember Allah. I mean look at the
		

			irony. He begins by saying all you who believe meaning what if you're already a believer, what does
that mean? You should be in constant sort of liquor.
		

			You should be in a constant state of remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala. But we're human beings we
forget. Even the believers forget the Juma and because we forget, we lose track of direction in this
life. And then we start sliding this this path in this dunya is very slippery Gemma ally looking at
the future.
		

			we see around us brothers and sisters today. If one day Mashallah you know the straight path on the
path of higher and Dawa, and the path of righteous and a baton TA, and all of a sudden their heart
just changed.
		

			All of a sudden, they just completely changed.
		

			And then just like lift this path, they were on the path of guidance, and then they just turned away
from it. Our young brothers and sister, the young men and women of our time, no matter how much we
try to hide the temptations around them, the ideologies that are surrounding them right now and all
these appealing, you know, paths that they go through Subhanallah makes it so dangerous, and not so
easy for them to stay on this path if they begin on this path in the first place. Why? Because
there's so much out there for them to do and think about and remember, and that's why they're
members of Allah Subhana gets weaker and weaker in our life and the life of other people. Unless you
		

			have that constant Vicar, state of the Quran, Allah says yeah, are you alladhina amanu Corolla Oh,
you who believe it we are true believers. Then make sure that you always remember Allah subhanho wa
Taala the Quran kathira abundance. I mean, not one time or twice or 100 times you count on your
fingers or hunger, laughter Salah, that's good. That's all great. But that doesn't count as
abundance. You need to do more, because again, the time is very challenging. And the more we connect
to the last part, the better it is Allah subhanho wa Taala said boo, boo Croton wa sila sealer, and
you praise his name during the day and during the evening. It's very important. It's very important
		

			in this time particular this time that we hold on to this principle. So even hudge Rasulullah
sallallahu Sallam according to some Muslim in the Hadith, about hora de la Houghton. He says Carla
Khanna Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Yasuo futurus Mecca when the professor Sam was going
to Mecca, he, he was riding by the mountains of Mecca. And there there was a mountain called
Ramadan. And as they were passed by that mountain, the Prophet sallallahu Sallam says siru had a gem
Dan means Hurry up. This is Joe Medan which means we're coming closer.
		

			We're very close now. Which means if you come in to hedge, if you come in to visit the house of
Allah subhanho wa Taala Your heart is already there, catch up with your heart. Go but then he says
several calmo forenoon however, remember that the successful ones are forbidden and the Sahaba just
like you are a solo woman no further What is that? Who are these people? Carlos Allah Subhan Allah
una de una la Catherine with accurate Alma Farah Dune, those who always remember Allah subhanho wa
Taala. abundantly men and women, always remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala, which means the word
mofetil. Formal, you could say that lay the outliers. These are the people that stand out among the
		

			crowd. You know, I don't know how many of you do this. privately and silently in big crowds, whether
Muslims or non Muslims, whether in riding a car, or riding on a train or a bus or even walking among
the crowd or even doing doing some candlelight in the mall. How often do we do that? Because these
are the movers.
		

			These are those who stand out among the crowd when everybody else is busy with something else. And
even as they manage their dounia matters. They're still remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala that's
very, very important. Subhan Allah
		

			will come to the core of Allah azza wa jal. I know for many it's a cliche.
		

			We've heard that a lot in Ramadan before Ramadan after Ramadan. It's just like the same thing. But
while I'm bringing this as an emergency case, it's an emergency.
		

			Why? Because we don't hear very often about what we really need to hear. We eat what we want
sometimes, but we'll need right now is this today, as everybody gets in busy with the dunya and
distracted and we see the Phaeton around us and everybody's coming and ask what can I do? What else
do I need to do to save myself? Save my family? Save my marriage save my Deen my Eman and alas of
Hannah's mentioning it's clearly
		

			it's all about connecting with allies. So I want to share with you a few things from the benefits of
remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala why you should remember Allah abundantly number one, if you
remember Allah, Allah will remember you.
		

			He says subhana wa Tada. So simple, is very clear to us. First gurunath korakuen Allah subhanho wa
Taala says in the Quran, if you remember me, I shall remember you. What else do you read? as just a
simple instruction? You remember me lots of answers and I remember you. And what do I get when I
remember Allah? subhanho wa Taala? Can you even imagine? You're dealing with your Creator subhanho
wa Taala. Who remembers you? That's a great honor. Today, people when they have some sort of like a
celebrity or a dignitary someone in the society, and they mentioned them by name, Allahu Akbar. They
just feel
		

			That it's it's just like the genuine earth for them. Can you imagine the loss of Hannah The Lord of
the heavens and the earth does remember you by name. And how did obeyed the law of the land water
law? He says the prophets Allah said on Monday he came to me says Carla,
		

			he says, Corolla Suraj cara, I want you to decide sort of so and so for me. Allah He said Allah
commands me as an effect know that I actually the Hadith is different. The prophets of Assam says
Allah subhanaw taala commands me to recite surah Qaeda to you.
		

			So So have you obey he was like your Salah. I mean, what a Quranic bye bye buying he mentioned me by
name, he says, yes, you
		

			He's such crying like Allah Subhana Allah that Allah remembered him among all the other Sahaba that
he is the one you decide the Quran for, because his mastery of the citation is above all level, or
the law. And the other Hadith the Prophet sallallahu wasallam mentioned that it had below I've done
now that summer, if a lot of somebody he calls he calls you breathe as a matter of fact, he could
not agree. And he says as you breathe in your head before and after her, but I love this person. So
love him.
		

			And up he says and he loves that person, man or woman. And then he calls the angels. He was in a lie
hobo Fulani. Allah loves this person, this man or this woman for her boo. Love this person so they
love this person. So Mojo Hola. Hola, como la fille? And then Allah subhanho wa Taala send this
Kaboul this this kind of like satisfaction with this individual on Earth. People will be pleased
with your presence. This one you see how people somehow accepting you no matter how things go, you
are the type of person people say I feel comfortable with you. Every time I see you I just feel good
hamdulillah Why so? I don't know. If you have the blessing that's coming from Allah subhanho wa
		

			Taala you can get that if you truly remember Allah subhanho wa Taala abundantly number two, what do
I get if I remember Allah subhanho wa Taala abundantly
		

			while you get a very, very, very, very powerful connection. In this time, people live among Hallo
their friends, the relatives or you know peers and you have a lot of people around you. But we still
have the highest rate of depression in the history of mankind. Why do people get depressed when they
are surrounded by all these people around them? Because we are surrounded by people but we feel
lonely.
		

			We're not alone. But we do feel lonely. Like no matter how much we try, we just like this crowded
doesn't give me that satisfaction. Why? Because the true companionship is missing. And that's the
companionship you get with Allah subhana wa Tada. And the head is the Messenger of Allah Allah Allah
mentioned seven people seven categories. They will be under the shade of aroma and the most
compassionate when there'll be no shade, but his panel Watada and one of them he says color origin,
that koala hollien for follow Dinah a man who remembers Allah azza wa jal in private in seclusion
when no one is there. So even though he was alone, he never felt lonely. He remember Allah subhana
		

			wa tada father Dinah. And his eyes responded to that with tears.
		

			Like you're by yourself, and you remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala those those tears of joy, those
tears of happiness that you were the loss of Hannah, what's the honor probably, you know Rama and
seeking forgiveness and humility. That is Allah is a powerful connection. Very powerful connection.
How could you just be sitting by herself and such crying unless the The feeling is so intense and
Panama that connection is so powerful in the Hadith? Roberto, Muslim abora de la noir ba Kala
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa Taala Allah Almighty says in this Hadith, Anna in the dunya IDB I am
is a panel with Allah in accordance to my the assumption of my servant which means if you have good
		

			assumption of Allah, Allah is there for you holla one Amma who either Karani and I'm with my
servant, if he or she remembers me, for in the Quran, if enough see the cartoon enough, see, if he
remembers me via NFC, which means, you know, within yourself in a manner that suits His Majesty
Allah Subhana Allah says, I will remember him the same way when he got on a female. And if you
remember a law in a manner like this in a gathering like this, there are two female and higher men.
I remember him in a gathering better than this.
		

			For Allah subhanho wa Taala is connecting with you if you connect with him. I need that connection.
And I'm sure each and every one of us in this world as we go when we plow through all these trials
and Fitton, we need that because that powerful connection with Allah zone number three, what else
can I get from remembering Allah azza wa jal, it keeps you alert. You know, this life doesn't allow
distractions anymore. Those who get distracted, they're lost, they're gone. You lose business
opportunities, you lose, you know Subhanallah
		

			social opportunities, spiritual opportunities. If you just drop your guard for an instant,
		

			it's so powerful. The culture is so powerful just going to be swept away. You need to be alerted all
times. And Allah subhanho wa Taala says what it was called Rebecca Eden seeds.
		

			You remember your loads, if you forget, what does that mean? That means we were very forgetful, we
tend to forget a lot. And Allah telling us, listen, keep remembering Allah zosen. If you forget,
return back, remember Allah subhanho wa Taala palla in, in their book,
		

			the two brothers, the authors of the heath brothers and their books which which they talk about the
the rational brain and the emotional brain as human beings. There are two kinds of brains that
operates in your system, the rational brain and the emotional brain, the emotional brain is
basically your desire to for convenience and do what is easy and what is comfortable. But your
rational brain is the one that holds you accountable. Like No, don't do this. How can I be always
alert unless I have the conscious of Allah subhanho wa Taala. If you don't have that rational brain
to remind you with a large region, your emotional brain will always take you somewhere else. And I
		

			need that connection. I need it to be because it's very, very powerful. They say about the power of
meditation, that it really improves mental focus. It improves mental focus because now your mind is
clear. You need that meditation. And what is meditation for the believer is remembering Allah
subhanho wa Taala number four How can I make my remember so powerful as well, is to remember that
your remembrance of Allah your Vicar of Allah azza wa jal is greater probably even unrewarded than
many of the acts of worship You think so great. loss of power that says good Luma O'Hurley Chemeketa
welcome Salah would recite What are being revealed to you from the ayah from the words of Allah azza
		

			wa jal Mahal kita Baraka masala and establish your Salah, in a salata, tinha Anil fascia he will
mooncup Allah subhana wa Taala says indeed, of Salah for indecency and evil, but then he says, what
are the cruel law he?
		

			He says, I know what Allah and Allah is remembrance is of even greater merit. Can you imagine? You
get yourself so tired and doing Salatin asuna and the nefesh, MTM but your mind is completely
absent? why it became more like a chore more like a task. I have to do the number of records.
		

			But then what are we getting out of these 12 right are you pray here or there? If you're not really
focusing on what you're doing, and the detail is much more important. And number five and the last
one here, when it comes to liquid of Allah azza wa jal mother brothers and sisters, it's a constant
purifying of our deeds. We need that we make mistakes we forget. And then we go straight to panda
but then we need to recalibrate. That's where they could comes in Allah Subhana decision sort of the
other Emraan well, Athena Ada alpha fisherton, Allah huangfu some Dakota law festival didn't obey
those is speaking about the believers. These are the ones who, when they commit any sin, or
		

			wrongdoing wrong against their own selves, they instantly remember Allah azza wa jal so that Allah
subhanho wa Taala forgive their sins, we need that the form of Allah subhanho wa Taala mighty
brothers and sisters, the decree of Allah is very important. I truly believe it's an emergency
situation these days, a lot of people are so distracted, don't forget about last panel with that we
get so you know, taken away by achieving a lot of dunia things, you know some of them for good
reasons. Not saying that for bad reasons, even for good reasons. But in the process, we get tired.
Why? Because now we're stretching ourselves so thin and doing many things that we forget about
		

			remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala make sure as you leave from this hotbar make sure that you
reconnect with Eliza origin. Find yourself the beginning where do you start from? What is it that I
need to do first? to always be conscious of Allah subhanho wa Taala and remembering Allah azza wa
jal there are so many things out there you can learn from find somebody to begin with to remind you
with Allah subhana wa Bukola That was tough for a lot of the media welcome. What is the most
beautiful stuff you know one of the photo Rahim
		

			al hamdu Lillahi Rabbil alameen sallallahu wasallam Baraka Nabina Muhammad, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi
wa seldom at the Sleeman kathira my bad mother brothers and sisters. You know, a man came with a
prophet sallallahu Sallam and he said Yasser Allah insha Allah islamicate Casa de la you know, the
rights of Islam are becoming too many for me. I don't know what what to do. So the
		

			Professor Sam said to him, okay, my Eliezer louisana, corrupt baneberry karela as long as you keep
your tongue moist in remembering the last word, that means you're okay.
		

			You keep your tongue moist with remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala she has not even to marry him
Allah. Allah says when it comes to people and their stage, you know, status with with Vicar in four
categories. So there are people who remember Allah azza wa jal what their hearts and their tongue so
they're always conscious.
		

			And obviously this is the best. So there are people who remember Allah subhanho wa Taala with their
heart, because they can't pronounce maybe whatever reasons but in their heart, they're sitting
there, but it's still remembering Allah Subhana Allah time. Now that's a great value as well. And
there are people who remembering Allah subhanho wa Taala by tongue, but their heart is absent, it's
still good they get the reward for remembering Allah subhana wa tada but not as powerful when it's
connected with the heart. And there are people who don't even get to Allah subhanho wa Taala at all.
And those are the serene those are the people that Allah subhana wa Taala says about them and the
		

			Quran is the word Allahu shaytaan fensa home the Chroma a shade on her took the mastery over them
like to complete control over them fan Sam the Corolla and cause them to forget about Allah Subhan
Allah has misshapen is the part of the shaitaan Allah says and these are the people that are losers.
So what do we do?
		

			I want you to make sure that your heart is always connected to Allah subhanho wa Taala Why? Because
of there is any ultimate reason and the ultimate dunya factor that I need from remembering Allah
subhanho wa Taala I need the peace of mind.
		

			Throughout all these trials and all these fittings, I need a peace of mind and Allah subhana wa
Taala says alladhina amanu wattman Kowloon Whitaker, Allah, Allah bakerella, Hitman Nakuru, those
such other people who have accepted the message of Allah subhana wa Taala and their hearts or find
comfort in the remembrance of Allah, indeed, in the remembrance of Allah alone, that brings comfort
to the hearts. So if you truly want that peace of mind, that's what you focus on before you leave
before you leave. Make sure in Salah you olymic stay alert and connect with Allah subhanho wa Taala
by heart I know you need to go back to back to school back home but and those few minutes that are
		

			left for you in this has been after Salatu Mashallah just make sure that you connect with your
heart, in your through your heart with Allah subhanho wa Taala I hope that you will find that peace
and joy just for few minutes. That will make it easier for you for the rest of your life. A lot of
melanoma and fana one fan of Mr. lanterna in Hollywood Hakeem lamattina fusina taqwa was a romantic
until you hamo la vida la in the La malagueta saloon Allah NaVi alladhina amanu sallu alayhi wa
sallam Otis Lima Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ala nabina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi
Marine or de la Mancha Raja Deena Amara was mana Valley one sir Sahaba Jasmine woman tambien be
		

			Yeoman Deen, welcome Salah.