Yasir Qadhi – And tell My servants to say that which is best

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The importance of speaking the best of all words and being a good person is emphasized in Islam. The need to be mindful of one's actions and avoid causing harm is emphasized. The importance of responding with Kindness and being mindful of others' actions is emphasized. The use of shelling to break links between individuals and encouraging others to be kind and generous is emphasized. The importance of being in the culture of Islam, including being quiet and not being harsh, is emphasized. Consciousness of rules and avoiding harming behavior is also emphasized.

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			hamdulillah All praise is due to Allah subhanho wa Taala we praise Him and we seek His help and we
seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls and the consequences of our actions. Indeed whomever
Allah guides none can miss guide and whomever Allah chooses to misguide
		
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			A nun can guide him to the straight path, bear witness and I testify that there is no deity worthy
of worship other than Allah Subhana Allah Allah. And I bear witness and I testify that Muhammad
Sallallahu I knew he was telling them is his final prophet and his most perfect worshiper as to what
follows Allah subhanho wa Taala reminds us to be conscious of him when he says in the Quran, yeah,
are you Hello Dina? I'm an otaku. Allahu Akbar Ducati wala Thermotoga Illa. One two Muslim one.
Brothers and Sisters in Islam. In today's chutzpah, we will look at certain Surah verse 53 and
salted Israa is a very early makan surah and in verse 53, Allah subhanho wa Taala says, Welcome,
		
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			everybody your Kulu Letty here Eisen and tell my servants to always speak the best of all speech.
Welcome, everybody, Your Honor letter here axon in a shape on a Enza Albina home. Verily che upon
causes enemy enmity and animosity between them in the shape on account and insomnia. I do one more
Bina, know that Shavon is an open enemy to mankind. Dear Muslims, we are all aware that of the
greatest blessings that Allah bestowed upon mankind is the blessing of speech, the blessing of
tongue, the blessing of being able to communicate our thoughts, our desires, our fears, our hopes,
our aspirations. And that is why Allah mentions this as one of his greatest blessings to mankind, or
		
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			ramen or Allama. Khurana holla called in Santa Allama hula Yan. We are the species of Bojan eloquent
speech, no other species has been given eloquent speech. And Allah says in the Quran, when He
created Adam was
		
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			a smarter, cooler. He taught Adam how to speak, the gift of speech was divinely bestowed upon Adam,
but you see with that gift, and with that blessing, and with that privilege comes responsibility. It
is true that ALLAH blessed us with the tongue, and with tongue He blessed a speech, but with that
blessing also comes responsibility. And our religion tells us in verse after verse, and our Prophet
sallallahu, wasallam tells us in numerous, a hadith to monitor what we say, to take account of the
words that are expressed of the sounds that emanate from our mouths. It's not a trivial matter, it
is not a trivial matter. And in this verse, Allah gives us one of these beautiful commandments, say
		
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			to my servants, to always speak the best of all speech. This verse has a revelation a cause of
Revelation, or what have no Katara the Allahu, and we all know no matter and the strength of Omar
and the ferocity of Omar, and yes, even the temper of Omar we all know this Radi Allahu
		
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			Allahu Allah. This is an early moko when he just embraced Islam, somebody came and cursed him and
his faith. But Amara, the Allahu and became so angry, that he let loose his tongue upon this Mushrik
a series of vulgarities and this and that, at this, Allah revealed sort of that is rock verse 53.
		
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			And this verse has so many benefits, we'll summarize them. First and foremost. Allah says to the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam What will you tell my servants? There are some commandments that
Allah says directly, a female Salah are to Zakah and there's a smaller amount that Allah instructs
the Prophet system to tell us the signifying that both Allah and His messenger are commanding to
this. There are some commandments that Allah instructs the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam to
tell us and these are added in their honor in their nobility, that Allah is commanding the NABI
sallallahu alayhi salam to tell us so this is one of those commands and say, rasool Allah to my
		
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			servants, another point of benefit here, we'll call Larry buddy, if you want to be a servant of
Allah, if you want to have the honorific title of a bad, which is an honor to be called or a bad is
the highest honor that a created being can be in front of Allah, wherever the right man, if you want
to get to that status, then you have to follow some protocols. So say to those who wish to be of My
servants will call everybody also notice Allah ascribes this to himself, my servants. What an honor
that Allah is saying, These are my people. What an honor that Allah is speaking in the first person,
Allah is saying, These are my worship
		
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			first these are my mahalo that I have honored will call everybody Allah is speaking on the tongue of
the messenger and he is saying these are my chosen servants don't you want to be in that category?
Don't you want to be in that category that Allah is boasting and saying these are my bad ya know
haha don't respond like this What call everybody you are my bad you Abu Bakr, the elite of the
Sahaba you cannot go to this level you cannot respond to this man in that vulgarity will call
everybody say to my chosen servants, that they should always speak. Not Hassan. Hassan. Hassan means
good, speak good. That's not what Allah says. Allah says us and, and us and means the most
		
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			beneficial, the most beautiful, has now in Arabic is beauty. The lady is called has not an Aysen it
is the most beautiful, the highest, the superlative, we call it speak in a speech that cannot be
more beautiful, that cannot be more kind that cannot be more gracious, more generous. Choose the
words that you cannot think of something better than them, what call everybody your caller to hear
us and Allah commands us to always speak the best and the most kind and the most beautiful words. In
any situation. This is the default this is the norm. All too often. We love to quote exceptions and
of course every rule has exceptions. Of course every rule has exceptions. But why do we always want
		
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			to find the exceptions? Let us remind ourselves the default the norm is we respond to vulgarities
with kindness. We respond to evil with beauty we respond to course language with beautiful language.
Notice as well that Allah didn't say it only amongst the believers. And the verse was revealed as a
response to a pagan, an idol worshiper cursing
		
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			and cursing the faith of Islam. And still, Allah azza wa jal says, Don't stoop to his level. Yeah,
Omar, you are from my servants. Don't respond to that man with such language speak the best of
speech. If this is the case with a pagan, then what do you think between our fellow Muslims when
they're not even cursing out with the beloved religion? They're saying something's gonna hurt you.
If this is the case of rheumatoid Mahatama, and an idol worshiper, that what do you think of you and
your brother in Islam? Who might have said something vague might have given a slightly sarcastic
comment? What do you think should be the response and your response? If this is the case with a
		
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			pagan? What do you think your response should be with your kids and kin? What do you think your
response should be with your life partner and the mother of your children? What do you think your
response should be with your own parents and your own sons and daughters? Dear Muslims, monitor your
tongue, control your anger, respond to negativity with positive do not respond in kind you want to
be of the servants of Allah subhanho wa taala. And then notice in this very verse, Allah subhanho wa
Taala immediately says something that at first glance does not make sense the linkage in the Shavon
and Enza will be no home. shaytaan loves to tear apart any ties between them. Naza in Arabic means
		
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			to break the bonds. Naza means to bring hatred between two people. Now, what has shaped on causing
hatred have anything to do with your tongue? The answer is self evident. Allah is telling us the
number one mechanism to break the bonds of kinship is the tongue. The number one mechanism to bring
about hatred and animosity between any two people is the tongue and Shavon will utilize what you say
to break the bonds even more. And che Thorne loves that inner chef Ana yinzer Will Vayner home he's
just waiting for you to slip a little and he will take your slip and make it much worse than it
needs to be but you're the one that gave him that opportunity. So do not give shaitan that
		
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			opportunity why in the shape on account in insomnia I do one more Bina Don't you know shape on is
your open enemy he is waiting for you to cause any word to come that he can then use to break the
bonds of the Muslim Brotherhood of the ummah of the ties between the husband and wife, mother and
son and daughter and mother. You want to break those ties you're gonna say some nasty words shaytaan
is going to come and put it in your heart do not give that fuel to Shavon so in this beautiful
verse, dear Muslims, we are instructed by Allah subhanho wa Taala we are instructed by ALLAH SubhanA
wa Taala to think carefully and to choose our speech that is the kindest and the best and the most
		
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			gentle and the most beautiful, even in response to that which is not kind and not
		
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			Nice and even if they weren't doing that is not a Muslim. So how much more so when it is coming
within our faith, dear Muslims, a man came to the Prophet Sall Allahu Allah, he was setting them and
he said, What is going to be the number one cause that people go to jahannam and our Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam pointed to his tongue. And he said, the effects of the tongue, the
effects of the tongue, and the profits of them also told us that a man utters a word he doesn't even
think much about it, but because of the effects of that word, he will fall into Jahannam and another
says another word and he doesn't realize how positive it is the good image it gives and because of
		
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			it, he will enter into Janna, monitor your words dear Muslims monitor what you say monitor your
responses when you are angry, if you wish to be a very bad of ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada May Allah bless
me and you with him through the Quran, and may make us of those who it's versus they understand and
implement is halal and haram throughout our lifespan. I ask Allah is forgiveness us we'll ask Him
for He is the food and the Rockman.
		
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			Alhamdulillah All praise is due to Allah, the One and the unique. He alone do we worship and it is
his help that we seek. He is the one who responds to the one in distress and answers the door out of
the week. And sets off we all are aware that Allah tells us we have two angels that are put to
monitor us. Notice when Allah says to monitor us, what do they primarily monitor? Allah could have
said they write your actions down and that would have been legitimate. But to emphasize that of your
actions, there's one that is really it takes the lion's share. Ma yell fuming owl in Illa de Hirak
table knotted. Allah could have said no action that he does no foot does he raised no hand does he
		
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			live? No finger does you lift but No, Allah says no word does he utter to emphasize that this is the
primary cause of us rising up or falling down? Ma yo fiddlerman Colin Illa de Hiraki when it not a
word does he utter except that angels are going to write down monitoring what he says Dear Muslims,
we are living at a time when Subhanallah we have even forgotten what it means to be kind and to be
generous where the default is to be strangers even to our brother and faith. Our religion teaches us
to respond to evil with kindness. And especially as I mentioned within our families within our kith
and kin, we're all under lockdown, do Muslims we're all living with our families. And because of
		
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			this, it's easier for tensions to rise. It's easier for problems to happen. We before the COVID
crisis, we could go out and there will be a little bit of separation. Now we are under lockdown. And
it's only natural Shea Athan is going to cause tip is going to try to cause tensions to increase.
And it's also you know human reality the more you interact, the more causes comfort, tension.
Therefore it is so important that we all understand the Quran, a commandment to control our tongue
and the prophetic traditions to respond to evil with kindness. And there are some practical tips
that I give myself and all of you first and foremost dear servants first and foremost ask yourself,
		
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			Do I want to be of their abode or right man? Do I want to be of the chosen servants of Allah? And if
the answer to this is yes, which inshallah it is? Then Allah tells us where he bow to ramen in
Medina yam Shona out of the Hohner way, the hot tub of Umoja hidden Nakatsu, Salah, the servants of
a rock man, they walk the earth with humility, and when somebody is rough to them, and his jaw Hill
to them, they respond Salem, the number one characteristic of rebel dorama and in this verse, and in
surah, Al is Radha just quoted you is to control the tongue and to not be harsh and vulgar. So if
you want to be from the Ibadah Rahaman Control your tongue also our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
		
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			sallam said that the closest of all of you to meet on the day of judgment and in Jannah will be
those that have the best of manners. And he told us that you want me to tell you who are the people
of Jahannam they are the ones whose tongues are always vulgar, and motif they have gone on with
their own. Their tongues are always vulgar and nasty. We don't want to be amongst them. Dear
Muslims, if you want to control your tongue, think of the Antara think of that station right before
Jana where every single statement that you said will be accounted for and if you have hurt somebody
or back bitten somebody or done something that is unjust, Allah will take your good deeds and give
		
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			it to that person.
		
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			Why would you want to give your hard earned good deeds to anybody? On the contrary, when somebody
says something nasty, expect Allah to reward you in the Contura expect Allah the reward is from
Allah not from that person, be quiet and realize and with this I conclude that once in the beautiful
Hadith, Abu Bakr Siddiq was sitting in the masjid or Profit System was there watching and a man came
for personal reason, money issues, whatever he became irritated with a workers to deal and then he
said something nasty and he gets kept on getting angry about returning the dead whatever it might
be, until finally Oh Bukhara severe became irritated, and then he responded back. The Prophet
		
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			sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said to Abu Bakr Siddiq, yeah Abubaker when you are quiet, when you had
that dignity, when you didn't respond, Allah had sent an angel to respond on your behalf. The minute
you opened your mouth, the angel left, we want to be in the company of angels. Angels can defend me
and you better than I can defend myself and you can defend yourself. The next time somebody says
something mean or nasty, the next time you hear a negative statement, remember all of these things
and respond in the best manner. So that insha Allah hota Allah we can be of there about the right
man and we can be of the people of Jana and we commend the company of the prophets of Allah Who are
		
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