Yasir Qadhi – The Branches of Faith – Episode 08 – Belief in Allah

			salatu salam, ala rasulillah Allah Allah He was so happy he woman Wella hammerberg so we go back to
the Hadith that we began with our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, a man is 70 odd branches
of Babu. Ha, the highest or the best of it Allah in one version, the highest of it are the best of
it is the Shahada of La ilaha illa Allah. So this is by the text of the Hadith, the highest of the
70 odd branches. This is where a man begins. This is the ultimate crux of a man and a man in a loss
of Hannah Woods Allah a man in a law is no doubt the foundation upon which every single other facet
of a man comes from. This is the criterion of Eman and Cofer and the calima of La ilaha illa Allah
		

			is the most comprehensive Kadima that summarizes what we mean when we say we believe in Allah, this
Karim Allah ilaha illa Allah, it is because of it that Allah created us. Allah created us to worship
him when my doctoral agenda was inserted earlier a boon the purpose of our existence is the worship
of Allah. It is because of this Kadima that Allah sent each and every prophet as the Quran says, We
have not sent a single messenger except because to spread La Ilaha in the NFR Boone, it is because
of this karema that Allah revealed the books. It is because of this Kadima that he sent the prophets
to teach people and call them to mankind. This Kadima is what separates mankind from what men
		

			tocopheryl Allah did not separate us based upon our skin colors based upon our ethnicities based
upon our nationalities, the one distinction who already has come from income capture woman
commitment He created you some have rejected and some have accepted based on this Kadima. If you
state it and believe it You are a Mormon. If you reject it and do not believe in it, you have
rejected a man. It is based on this Kadima that heaven and * are decided in Butoh wanted multiple
ahaadeeth our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said mancala La ilaha illallah wa de Hillel Jana,
whoever says La Ilaha Illa. Allah shall enter agenda and we explained yesterday. This means
		

			eventually they will enter agenda, no one who utters La ilaha illAllah from his heart will remain
permanently in jahannam. Eventually that eemaan will save them and take them to gender. This kalama
is heavier than the entire creation. It is reported in the most southern covered hacking that the
Prophet Musa alayhis salaam he asked a lot he said Oh Allah teach me a special Vicar that I will
say. So Allah said or Moosa say la ilaha illa Allah. So Musa said, Allah, everybody says this means
I want something special, give me something that is greater than this. So Allah responded Oh Moosa,
if the seven heavens and the seven Earths and all that is in them were to be placed on one side of
		

			the scale and La ilaha illAllah placed on the other side, La ilaha illAllah would be heavier than
the entire creation, which means almost, there is nothing more blessing than La ilaha illa Allah.
This is the one Kadima that the Prophet Yunus understood very well when he was in the darkness of
the whale and the darkness of the night and the darkness of the ocean. This is the Kadima that would
save him. Why not feel lumati Allah Illa illa Anta subhanak in economy Nevada mean from the depths
of the darkness of the whale and of the night and of the ocean. He called out with the Kadima and
Allah subhana wa tada festa Jabba nada, we saved him from that it was this Kadima as well, our
		

			Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said in that famous hadith of Voluma to Anna, one of
the best statements that I have ever said, me and all of the profits before me, all the prophets and
I have never said anything better than this Kadima and then he said the longer kalama eyeshadow
Allah ilaha illallah wa tada who la sharika lahu Makoto Al Hamdulillah coalition party, this is the
best kalama that any human has ever uttered. And it is the kalama that is the basis of our Eman but
what does the kalama mean? So many of us we recite it and the Sahaba also recited but the impact on
the Sahaba is not the impact that it has on us. The impact on the earlier generations is not the
		

			same as the impact on us. Brothers and sisters. If we
		

			truly understood the Kadima it would revolutionize our lives. That Kadima frees us, it uplifts us,
it empowers us. It translates as there is no deity worthy of my worship, of my subservience, of my
love of my fear of my hope of my a bada other than Allah subhanahu wa tada nothing in existence is
worthy of Me lowering my head to have me humbling myself in front of I should be scared of nothing
except a lot I should love nothing ultimately, except a lot. Nothing in the creation deserves my
ultimate loyalty, my sacrifice when in na sila T one Uzuki Mama, Mama T de la European admin. When
you understand the Kadima, you liberate yourself from all the problems of this world this problem
		

			This world will not affect you, this world is not your goal. This world contains nothing that is of
ultimate substance for you, unless it connects you with Allah subhana wa Tada. So the Kadima is the
most uplifting, the most freeing the most empowering kalama and that is why our Prophet Sall Allahu
Allah sent him said to the leaders of the Quran, that oh courage, I will teach you a kalama. Because
of this, you will become the leaders of the world the courage to not accept it. The Muslims accepted
it. And when they did, and they implemented it, they did become the leaders of the world. This
kanima was the one our Profit System said to his uncle. Yeah, I'm called kenema or have juca behind
		

			the law, say this one Kadima and I will be able to argue your case in front of Allah subhana wa
Tada. This schema saves you in this world and in the next world. It is that Kadima that when our
child and babies are born, we are commanded to recite the event. So the first thing that our
children here when they come into this world should be the Kadima and it is the gold as well. That
is the last thing that we say. But what does the Kadima mean? As I said, it translates as there is
nothing in existence there is no deity that is worthy of my worship other than Allah subhana wa
Tada. Now, if Allah had willed the Kalima would have been only knowledge based, but it is not it is
		

			action based I want to explain what I mean by this. The Kadima inherently is action based. If Allah
had willed the kalama could have been La La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la, la la.
And that would have been a statement of fact, there is no rub other than a law there is no creator
other than a law there is no sustainer other than a law and that would have been a legitimately
correct statement. It is correct, that there is no rub other than a law but that is not our Kadima
because our religion is more than just mere knowledge. As I explained a few days ago, it's more than
just theoretical conceptual, I believe in one God, no one that kalama tells us there is nothing that
		

			I should worship other than a law. It is telling us to go beyond acknowledging Allah's existence. I
need to worship Allah, I need to do more than just affirm he exists. I need to worship Him. And it
is interesting to note that this word ILA, which is the crux of the whole Kadima, La Ilaha,
Illallah, it implies that which is turned to for help, that which is worship that which you beseech
you invoke you call you fear you love you, oh, this is Ella. And notice here, when we say la ilaha
illAllah, it implies indirectly and directly, that nothing in existence is all powerful other than
Allah. Why? Because listen to this carefully, the one whom you worship, the one whom you turn to
		

			when you're in distress, the one whose hands you got your you raise your hands to when you need
help, that is the one you understand he is the one who is all powerful. Who is the Sustainer who is
Allah kulesza. In Korea, he hears he knows he sees he loves he cares he says couldn't find a spoon.
So when you say la ilaha illAllah you automatically imply La la la la la la Hanukkah, Illa Allah
Allah Allah colletion Kadir, Allah Samir Allah Basia, Allah coldfire Khan he says configure Khun it
is implied because who do you turn to when you need help? You need the one who is the all powerful,
the all seeing the all knowing the one who can respond to you. So by including the element of
		

			worship, we are told go beyond just recognizing Allah exists and worship Allah turn to Allah be
subservient to Allah subhana wa tada and therefore this kalama, as we said, is an action based
Kadima. It liberates us emotionally. How can you fear anything when you know that only Allah is the
true healer, nothing can harm you. And that's why a corollary of the kalama La hawla wala quwata
illa Billah nothing changes and there is no power to it.
		

			change how it means change, nothing changes and or is power and there is no power to effect change
illa Billah if you understood the calima you would fear none of the creation if you understood the
calima you would not be subservient to any of the creation because no one has power other than Allah
subhana wa tada ultimate power no one should be ultimately loved ultimately feared. Ultimately Put
your trust your European, your tawakkol other than Allah subhana wa tada and that is why the Kalima
is the crux of our Eman. It is the distinction between Muslim and caffeine and it is what all of the
other pillars go to. If we understand the kalama and we have a man in a loss of Hana with data, the
		

			rest of the religion will come automatically but if we don't understand the Kadima, then the rest of
the religion will become more difficult to do and that's why we really need to think about the
Kadima ponder over the kalama and repeated multiple times there is no Vicar greater than La ilaha
illa Allah there is no physical greater than La Ilaha Illa La La ilaha illa Allah as our Prophet
system said is one of the treasures of gender and it is one of the the the saplings the seeds that
are planted agenda from which gender comes from and it is the goal of all of us that we die on this
Kadima our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said men can Akira cara de la ilaha illallah wa de
		

			Hillel Jana, whoever manages to say in his article about the last breath whoever utters La Ilaha
Illa law shall enter Jenna How can we guarantee that that will be our last breath we cannot
guarantee but what can we do? The one who continues to recite the Kadima in life will be the one who
will be blessed with it. At the time of death. The one whose tongue is constantly moving with the
Kadima, always seeing the Kadima, thinking about the Kadima, implementing the Kadima, practicing the
kalama worshipping nun but a love loving nun unconditionally but Allah fearing none unconditionally
but Allah that person who lives the Kadima in sha Allah, Allah when he's about to die. Allah will
		

			bless him with the Kadima and that's what Allah says in the Quran. You have bitchu la hora de amor
Reuben, holy Sabbath. Allah will bless those who believe with the firm Kadima and the scholar said,
holy saboteur the firm statement is to say that Kadima at the time of death, and all of us here we
know our righteous family members, our righteous elders, the good people when they die, Allah
blesses them. The last thing he said was the kalama How did he know to say at that last minute, the
kalama Where did it come from? This is my last breath. This is the verse of the Quran, you thought
bitola Hola, Dena. amanu Allah will bless those who believe that at the time of death, they will say
		

			the oldest Sabbath, the firm, old the kalama, they will say it at the time of death. So we make dua
to Allah subhana wa Taala that Oh Allah we ask you that you make La ilaha illa Allah, our last
Kadima in this world, I will log grant us the blessing to make La ilaha illa Allah the last phrase
that we ever uttered our law causes us to live by the kalama causes to die by the Kadima and caused
it to be resurrected with the Kadima initial load it will continue tomorrow was sent to la hora.
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