Yasir Qadhi – Do Your Job and Ignore the Critics

			All our usual announcements. Once again, we remind you every single week of the same announcement
which is to be extra careful with your masks. Make sure your masks are constantly worn throughout
the hotbar do not lower your mask beneath your nose. Continue to wear the masks until you exit the
masjid facilities do not congregate in the hallways as you exit outside, take your shoes and wear
them outside of the building. As usual as soon as the football is over as soon as the Salah is over,
we will go exit line by line the same request we have for DUA and for extra donations as well this
week whenever you whatever you're able to give as well this week we have three registration booths
		

			outside on that side. So elections are coming up as you're aware and it is important for us to vote
as a community as a bloc community and if you have not registered yet to vote then we're able to
provide you registration booth inshallah Tada right outside of the building from behind the building
when you exit inshallah Tada
		

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			Hamdulillah we praise Allah Subhana Allah to Allah and we thank him for every blessing he has given
us and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls and the consequences of our actions. And
we ask Allah for guidance for whomever Allah guides none can miss guide and we seek refuge in Allah
from Miss guidance because whomever Allah misguides none can guide to the straight path
		

			I bear witness and I testify that there is no god other than Allah subhana wa Tada and bear witness
witness and I testify that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is his final prophet and his most
perfect worshipper. As to what follows, Allah has reminded us to be conscious of him in the Quran,
when he says, Yeah, you hola Dina mono Takala Hello 241 temotu one two Muslim one. Dear Muslims, in
the fifth year of the Prophetic Mission, when our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was being
severely criticized when he felt that his enemies were too many, and he was not going to be
victorious over them. Allah revealed Surah tel hedger Surah Al hedger, fifth year of Makkah, not
		

			Medina and in the ending of Surah Al hedger, there is powerful advice for him, and through him for
all of us. The advice for him was about his Prophetic Mission. But in that advice, every one of us
in any mission that we have, that is for the sake of Allah, we can also obtain the same advice.
Allah says to our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam first that Bheema to morrow frikkin ya rasool
Allah, stand firmly and do what you have been commanded to do. Stand up and preach what Allah has
told you to preach, be brave, and do your mission your Rasul Allah, foster Bhima took model, solder
amines to stand with power, with passion with courage with truth, ya rasool Allah, you do your job
		

			as Allah has commanded you to do your job and turn away from those who are on the wrong path. Don't
pay attention to your critics. Don't let what they say stop you from doing your job. Because Allah
says we will take care of all those who are critical of you in Cafe knuckle Musa as in if you do
your job, your rasool Allah we will take care of the rest. And then Allah says beautiful versus
powerful message. What are Kadena animo, Anika yo do for Sadhguru Kobe, Maria Kowloon, we know that
it's difficult to hear what they say about you. We know that you are anxious you are saddened. We
know that your heart is hurt by what they say yeah rasool Allah, wa Kadena and ldquo sobre como
		

			Kowloon for Sabir the Hamdi Rob Baker, welcome Mina Sajid in. So then increase the sphere of Allah
and increase the such the of Allah, wa Buddha, Rebecca had to clean and continue worshiping Allah
until the inevitable ending of death comes to you. What is the purpose of these verses? And how can
we benefit from it? So much wisdom, but we have to summarize because of the time, first and
foremost, our NABI sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is being commanded to do the best that he can first
start tomorrow. We all have projects we all have things were supposed to do. We are supposed to do
them with our son. We're supposed to do them to the best of our ability. We're supposed to do them
		

			with Eman with courage. Foss, that'd be my top model. Secondly, there will be opponents, there will
be critics, there will be those who make fun of us. Who are the naysayers who are mocking. Allah
says, Don't worry about them. Turn away from them. Why are they old? Do not bother with them. You
have a job to do. If anybody would have no critics, it would be our NABI sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam, but even he has critics. If he is gonna have critics. You don't think you're gonna have
critics? You don't think you're gonna have people who mock who make fun of if anybody deserves to be
not made fun of it is our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam but Allah says We know they're gonna
		

			make fun of you. We know they really kill you. We know they slander we know they will lie. Don't
worry about them, you do your job, we will do ours. What is Allah's job? What is Allah say he was
going to do? We will deal with your critics say Rasul Allah will take care of them for you. You
don't worry about them, you continue in the path that you're supposed to do. Now, how does this
apply to us? If whatever we do is for the sake of Allah. And we should only be doing things for the
sake of Allah. If whatever project we have is for the sake of Allah, we can apply the same concept,
even if it's not going to be to the same level, the same concept applies. Whatever we do, we will do
		

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			perfectly for the sake of Allah, we are going to have our critics we're gonna have those who make
fun of us. We're gonna have those who push us back who tell us don't do it who lie who slander who
have no morals, and they will say the worst. And Allah says, don't pay attention to them. Do not
respond to their evil with evil. Do not respond to their slander with your slander, do not respond
to their lies with your lies, do not stoop to their level yada swill Allah, you are better than
them. You are better than them. You are not going to return evil with evil no turn away from that
evil what? an illusory kin in another verse. I need to die he leaves turn away from the ignorant
		

			turn away from the pagans turn away from the mockers and the slanders do not resort to their level.
And then what does Allah say to the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, we know it's difficult
Subhan Allah, think about this old people think about this. Anyone who is slandered, who is
ridiculed, who is made fun of their heart feels a pain. If anyone would be protected from that pain,
it would be our NABI sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but even he feels the anxiety, the pinch. No one
likes to be lied about. No one likes to hear the critics. No one likes the mocker and the slander,
no one likes that. It hurts. It really hurts. If anybody would be free of that pain, it will be the
		

			Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but Allah reveals from above the seven heavens, we know your
heart is in difficulty. We know it's difficult to hear that criticism Subhan Allah, Allah validates
the pain. And this is a mechanism of coping with pain. When we meet somebody in pain when we meet
somebody battling depression, when we meet somebody whose difficulties of this world have grown on
him and he feels so down, do not dismiss the pain. Do not say oh no big deal. Oh, how can we why are
you in pain? Why is this a problem? Because by dismissing the pain, you make the person feel he's
not worthy. You make the person feel he's doing a mistake. No, you validate that depression, that
		

			pain you say I know it's difficult. You say I know life is difficult for you. Allah is validating
the pain of our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, one after the Nanaimo. We know you're a surah
Allah, it's not easy paying attention to those people that make fun of you. We know the slander gets
to your heart, your heart is in anguish and pain. So you validate that pain in simply validating in
simply saying, I understand it must be difficult. I sympathize with your pain with your struggle,
automatically. You will form a bond with this person automatically you make him feel you know what
I'm not abnormal, life is difficult and this thing is troubling me. So you go to that person and you
		

			say, I know it must be difficult. I know the situation is difficult for you. And then of the advice
you give not the only advice of the advice that must be given is one of the ways we deal with the
stress of this world for sabich Byham. The Arabic our convener surgery in one of the ways not the
only way some Lula MA and Imams make a mistake, when they say that battling depression is only
something that is spiritual, no other things need to be done as well. But one of the ways we battle
the difficulties of this world, one of the ways we challenge depression, one of the ways we find an
outlet is what is to form a relationship with Allah subhanho wa Taala the world might be cold, Allah
		

			azza wa jal, door's always open. The World Might Turn away from me and you but Allah is always
listening. The world might not love me and you Allah loves anyone who wants to come to Allah Subhana
Allah to Allah so Allah says come to me increase the sphere and increase the search depth for sub
they am the robic welcome Mina, Sergey, then, dear Muslims, whenever you're in trouble, whenever
your anxiety is overwhelmed, whenever the problems of this world become difficult, stand up and make
tech via and pray to God and increase the length of your Sajida and see what happens to your
negative feelings just come down in such the in front of Allah and you will find a sense of peace, a
		

			sense of purpose. Why? Because the one who worships Allah does something that is the most noble to
be done. There is nothing more noble than worshiping Allah. So when we worship Allah, the problems
of this world become secondary because we have Allah and we have a connection with Allah and we feel
the presence of Allah. So we open up the door of dialogue, we open up the door
		

			have communication with Allah when we increase the sphere and the such does and then our Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is told why Buddha Rebecca had to curl your cane. Make sure you're
consistently worshiping Allah. Make sure the problems of this world do not come between you and
Allah because the only solution to your problems is Allah, the only solution and cure to all the
issues you have is to turn to Allah Subhana Allah to Allah so no matter what happens, no matter what
they say, no matter what they do, no matter the torture, the persecution, no one can come between
your heart and ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada. So make sure that that door is always open, make sure that
		

			you're constantly worshiping ALLAH SubhanA wa, tada and then realize as well, in this series of
verses, Allah does not give a concrete solution. Other verses Allah says you will be rewarded Allah
Allah says, you will get a victory in this verse, Allah says, until death comes to you establish
this lifestyle of constantly worshiping Allah and having that connection with Allah, there is a
hidden meaning here and that meaning is as follows. Sometimes, sometimes victory is not in this
dunya sometimes sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes you will not gain the upper hand.
Sometimes your enemy might seem to overcome you. Sometimes the righteous person is thrown in jail,
		

			the evil person seems to win. Sometimes the pious person is killed by a brutal army by a brutal
terrorist or whatever, sometimes that happens. But if you worship Allah subhana, Allah to Allah, You
shall be the victor in the ultimate success of the hereafter and that is what is most important and
that's why Allah says why Buddha Rebecca hat t Acharya attain in that worship of Allah, firstly, you
will find the peace and the comfort against the troubles of this world. And secondly, you shall be
the ultimate winner, if not in this dunya maybe you will in this dunya maybe you will, and the
Prophet system was the winner in this dunya he conquered MCCA he the Jah nostra law, he will attack
		

			he entered Mecca as the Conqueror he was the victor but not everybody is going to win in this dunya.
But if you worship Allah, everybody who worships Allah will be the victor in the next life and that
is what is most important. So we summarize the message from the series of verses as follows. First
and foremost, make sure whatever we do, it is done for the sake of Allah, the NIA, the class has to
be there. Secondly, we had better do it to the best of our ability, whatever project we have,
whether it's our project, whether it is something for the masjid, whether it is Sunday school, once
we finish this COVID crisis, whether it is anything for the sake of Allah, even our dunya projects,
		

			we can link them to Allah our job our risk anything if we do it for the sake of Allah, it will be an
act of worship. So number one, link it to Allah number two do it properly the verb sada means to do
it with courage with perfection. Number three ignore the critics no matter what you do, there will
be critics if the NABI SallAllahu SNM had critics do you think you're not going to have critics
ignore the critics turn away and you continue doing the best of your job number four make sure that
that overwhelming emotion does not bog you down it's okay to feel sad it's okay to be overwhelmed
but turn to Allah with this via increased your such does and number five make sure you have a habit
		

			of a bother why bother Rebecca Pattaya directly attain be consistent in their Ibadah of ALLAH
SubhanA wa Tada because when they are clean comes and they attain here means death. One day you're
clean comes and you are in the worship of Allah then you have indeed been successful. Even if your
enemies don't realize this in the eyes of Allah that is the ultimate success may Allah Subhana Allah
Allah bless me and you with and through the Quran. And May He make us of those who is verses they
understand and applies halal and haram throughout their lifespan. I ask Allah's forgiveness you as
well ask Him for He is the food and the ramen.
		

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			your Muslims we are all aware of the political climate of the land that we live in. We're all aware
of that an election season is upon us. And when I was growing up in the 80s, there were harsh
debates in this land whether voting is halal or haram. It is sad to note that still there are some
voices that are discouraging us from this action with very superficial understandings of the goals
of Islam. There is this claim by some people these days it is
		

			very minority back in the 80s, there was an actual vicious debate going on that voting is haram. And
this is something that they based on the notion that if I vote, this means I have approved of the
entire system. My vote according to them means that I approve of each and every thing that the
system does. But you see, this logic number one is fallacious, it is wrong. And number two, it
doesn't solve the problem. As for the logic being wrong, if my voting meant an approval of the
entire system, then my presence and your presence and America is an approval of the entire system.
What is the difference? We are paying taxes in this land, we are supporting the economy of this
		

			land, there is nothing wrong per se, with living in a land as long as we are doing what we can to
promote the truth. Also, it doesn't solve the problem you're not voting is a mechanism as well. It
is also making a statement you not getting involved knowing that somebody that's going to harm your
religion, harm your faith, harm your community, your inaction becomes an action in this context. So
both neither is this a logical
		

			framework that it is, in fact, you are not tacitly approving of the entire system. And nor does it
solve the problems that we have. Now, I will also be honest and say I am not one of those who say
that voting is the only solution not at all. Voting is one thing out of many that needs to be done.
I am not somebody that is that naive that says voting will solve all of our problems. But for sure,
I am not that naive that to say that voting is haram. On the contrary, we are choosing the candidate
that will preserve our freedoms the most that will allow us to be Muslims in this land that will
allow families to be together. And that is your decision to do I cannot tell you on this member,
		

			obviously, who to vote for but it is self evident and obvious given the choices here. It does not
mean when I vote for a candidate that I'm approving of everything that the candidate does, this is
some guilt by association that the Shediac does not and cannot stand for. And there are plenty of
evidences in the sphere of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the Najwa of Maccha agreed to
cancel the boycott, because of the pressure that certain people put our profit system took advantage
of that he did not say, Oh, if I agree that you guys cancel that it can come in that I'm approving
of the dada dada No, it is what it is. You have to make the best of a very negative situation, the
		

			prophet use of Alayhis Salam, the Prophet Yusuf alayhi, salam, he was a minister under the king of
Egypt, does this mean that he approves of the paganism of Egypt, that he approved of the King being
worship that he approved of the idolatry, he was a minister in that pagan land. And because he was
the minister, he managed to secure some rights for his family, the Muslims, he managed to do some
perks and benefits, it's balancing the lesser of the two evils. These people think that they will
keep their hands pure. And they are not pure, because they're living in the system, paying taxes in
the system, supporting the infrastructure of the system. And then secondly, their inaction. At times
		

			of stress like this becomes an action when you see somebody drowning, say, oh, that water might be
not just I'm not going to jump in, you have chosen something trivial than the jaws of the water. And
you have given up something more important, which is saving the life of that person who is drowning.
This is the metaphor that we have right now. Nobody is saying the system is perfect. Nobody is
saying there's no negatives, but the negatives of not voting for outweigh. We are a large bloc in
this country, and our numbers are getting larger and larger when we form our alliances. So my point
to you is very simple that choose your candidate that's up to you but do not remain neutral at a
		

			time of great fitna and strife choose the lesser candidate of evil just like in the Muslims of
Abyssinia, there were two candidates at that time, the Joshi was not a Muslim, and they preferred in
a Joshy over somebody else they may do our to Allah that no Joshua wins because he had a nephew that
was doing a coup d'etat. And if the nephew had come into power, he would have expelled the Muslims.
So the Muslims were praying that making the Joshy the one that is that is the ruler and indeed in
the jar she did when and allowed them to remain in the land. As you know, it's not wrong to want the
lesser of two evils, wanting the lesser of two evils does not mean you approve the evil of the
		

			lesser of the two evils. It is pragmatism. It is common sense it is from the Sierra, it is how we
live our lives and the religion of Allah is not a theoretical abstract religion that has no tangible
reality. The religion of Allah is a lived religion that you can follow wherever you are in the world
and therefore I am not aware of any major scholar of our times who says that voting is haram or
should that's something back in the 80s we had this so please do your job as civic Muslims of this
land and do whatever you can so that inshallah we maintain the freedoms to worship Allah in this
land Allahumma indeed they are in fact
		

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