Yousef Bakeer – Being Grateful To Allah

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taala says in the Quran

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to Muslim. He says all believers have taqwa and Allah subhanho wa

Taala which means that we should be conscious of him. We should be

aware of him. And we we should protect ourselves from his

punishment and his wrath. And we shouldn't allow ourselves to die,

except in a state of la ilaha illAllah Muhammad Rasulullah

sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, My Dear Brothers and Sisters in

Islam, as salaam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.

I begin my hotbar by asking Allah subhanaw taala first and foremost,

to send blessings and prayers upon our beloved prophet muhammad

sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik

ala Nabina Habibi, ana Muhammadan wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa seldom

at the Sleeman Kathira bad.

To be very quite frank with you.

I was struggling so much to put a hotbar together to put a speech

together

because of this devastating news that I've received last night, and

a call that I got this morning, one of our community members had a

tragic accident. His family was in Pakistan, and they were you know,

and on their way to travel. And this large van that had four

Muslim families got into a big accident where, you know, caused

so much damage and pain to that family.

Some of their family members, you know, lost their lives. Some

others were badly injured.

And with the Rama of Allah subhanaw taala when he mentioned

this to me, Allah He I blacked out.

He said that there was a newborn baby four months old.

And then the baby was thrown out of the window because of the

effects of the accident.

And they were searching for that baby for 20 minutes. Everybody was

searching for that baby for 20 minutes. And by the grace of Allah

subhanaw taala. They found the baby with little injury. They were

able to do stitches

And the move the baby to the hospital, and now she's alive and

she's healthy Alhamdulillah blasphemy.

The reason of me

thinking about this is Wallahi

This is the moment where as Muslim Ummah should really be grateful to

everything that Allah subhanaw taala has blessed us with.

And also be grateful to the community members, to our fellow

brothers and sisters. That we show gratefulness through that this dua

that we make, that we care about them, that we listen to them.

Brother Farhan is a beautiful man, his wife, they're actually

struggling right now. They're in painful moment, trying to process

what has happened to their family members.

And that reminds me by the subject of today, and that is being

grateful to Allah Allah subhanho wa taala, showing Allah subhanaw

taala is gratitude. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said

in a beautiful Hadith narrated by Obi Ada and collected in

telemovie. So allah sallallahu sallam said, Man, us becoming

more AF and fees yesterday,

Amin and fee syllabi in the Hokuto Yomi fucka anima. He's at loud

dunya de hada philia. He said, Whoever wake up in the morning,

having those three blessings, feeling healthy.

And then he said, I'm in and he said to be feeling safe in his

property. And then even in the hoopoe to young man, he has a one

meal for a day.

For Kanima. He's a cloud dunya he has affiliate behind that theory,

as if he owns the entire world.

In the length of this hadith, many people think that they will only

be grateful, if they're very happy. I'm happy. Therefore, I am

grateful.

And this hadith is flipping the script

is telling us happiness does not make you grateful. Rather

gratefulness, what makes you happy and content. You see the

difference. Rasulullah Salallahu. Salam, this hadith is reminding us

to be grateful. Therefore we can actually get to be content with

our lives. Being grateful for every single moment that Allah

subhanaw taala gives us every moment. Allah subhanaw taala gives

us is an opportunity

and it's not guaranteed. And another moment we have another

opportunity we have the Allah subhanaw taala gives and another

test we have, whether we will be among the Shaqiri or among those

who are ungrateful

among those who will be ungrateful to Allah subhanaw taala going back

to the Hadith, beautiful Hadith, Allah this hadith I recommend, I

highly urge you and insist that every single one should put this

hadith in the you know, fridge door or somewhere in the house,

where you're constantly reminding yourself with the blessings of

Allah subhanaw taala that he has bestowed upon you and me again, he

said three blessings. Number one, blessing, your health.

feeling healthy, being able to get up in the morning

and breathe

without a machine

you will have trouble of breathing it's not painful to brief

me as a chaplain go and visit a couple of hospitals in a regular

basis.

I go to the you know cancer section.

We look at our brothers and sisters that they're struggling

with with with cancer may Allah subhanaw taala give them Schiefer

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I look at them.

Allah if you have the opportunity to go to the hospital and look at

those who are suffering Wallahi you should you should do so. So

change your mind. You will change your psychology of deprivation to

a psychology of abundance.

You will be satisfied. You will never be able to say well, you

know I have nothing. I'm a loser. Everybody else got it all. Why

don't why I don't have this isn't that where is my you know my

righteous children? Where's my righteous

boughs, where is my big house? Where is this, this and that will

never be able to question this, you will be satisfied, you will

say Alhamdulillah as long as Allah gives you another opportunity,

another moment, another another, another life. Every single moment

is a life, another life, Allah gives me that I'll do my best to

enjoy those blessings that Allah has bestowed upon me, and then

enhance myself and work on myself. I would never think from a

psychology of the provision ever. So again, he said,

why on earth and he just said,

feeling healthy.

Being able to come to this room and attend the Salah,

being able to sit and Allah has given you those eyesight, to look

at the Imam and to look at your fellow brothers and sisters. Being

able to move while you're praying, move your body making record

making sujood

Alhamdulillah this is the mindset as we're approaching 2023 That's a

mindset that we should have.

It's a moment to reflect about Allah subhanaw taala as blessings

upon us. Second thing he said

I'm in an fi survey.

Feeling secure in his property on her and her property.

Allah it's a big blessing. But sometimes we underestimate this

blessings because we we've never seen the opposite of that

blessing.

Allah subhanaw taala says we're entitled Do Namath Allah He led

us. If you would count those blessings that I'm mentioning now,

Wallah, you will never be able to finish the list. It's a long list

that's so hard to memorize. Or to even mention. Well as bogale

Camilla Anna who Valhalla 10 walkathon, Allah says even there

are some blessings that you're not even aware of.

And out of my generosity, of giving you those blessings, so big

be grateful to me. This is what Allah subhanaw taala saying. So

again, feeling secure in my property, sleeping every night

under a roof, knowing for a fact, knowing for a fact that I will

wake up the next day safe, along with my children and spouse.

Amazing, amazing blessing and namah that we should think of in

the last blessing that the Prophet sallallahu Sallam spoke about in

the who, who told me

he has a meal for a day.

Imagine this Salah just right now, we're talking about our brothers

and sisters that are suffering in Africa in the Horn of Africa.

Thinking about their struggle, the worst drought ever that happens

from seven years ago.

People mothers are standing on the graves of their kids that they

were able they weren't able to, to give them a meal.

We're talking about 1000s and 1000s. In fact, 2 million people

are struggling from this drought from this giraffe and from this

hunger

Alhamdulillah

we should say really Alhamdulillah blah, blah. But here's the thing.

Malcolm said one of his beautiful books. My dad is you Sally Keane.

He said it's easier to say Alhamdulillah than a chakra Lila,

being grateful, is a little harder than saying Alhamdulillah.

And he was asked why? He said because seeing of hamdulillah it

comes from your heart and your tongue.

The heart feels this Nana, this blessing. And the tongue recites

Alhamdulillah which is great.

But to be shakin, he said that requires more work.

He said a shocker comes from the lips, the heart and the tongue.

What does that exactly mean? It means that those blessings that

Allah has showered you as bestowed upon you should be demonstrated

through your actions.

So if Allah subhanaw taala has given you that wealth, say

Alhamdulillah for this blessing, a chakra let now I will care. I will

give out of this money. Asking Can I ask them Allah who like Allah

has been very generous and has blessed me with this with

This Nana with the wealth now I will be generous to others just to

attain that sense of gratitude of chakra May Allah subhanaw taala

make me and you among those who are Shaqiri in Allah who are

Abdullah Al Amin Akula. Cody had our stuff for Allah Hollywood

lot of man Rahim o salat wa salam ala Rasulillah. While early he was

he was a limiter Sleeman Kathira as a result of this accident that

I mentioned earlier, the brother is requesting Sunday. So he said

one brother has surgery for broken bones. Tonight please make the art

for him. Shala we will and then he said are 220 year old daughter

with brain damage and in a coma. Total 15 We're in the mini bus

large fan. Almost all of them have broken bone in addition to other

injuries. Most have broken arm or leg and the handler the little

baby survived. May Allah subhanaw taala give them speedy recovery or

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Brother move forward, brother and sister move forward. Don't leave

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