Yousef Bakeer – Being Grateful To Allah
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First of all
how are you
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to start Pharaoh? When I will be late I'm in Cerulean fusina I will
say it I'm Melina in the home and yeah de la Fela mobila One minute
lil fella had yella wash Hello hola ilaha illallah wa the hula
Shari Keller y shadow Ana Mohammed Abu who was Zulu. Allah subhanaw
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
herbal anime
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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hammam, Wi Fi him off on home. What occurred in Missoula home
what was the Hello home? Jeff you are the engine bay him Allahumma
salli wa sallim wa barik ala Nabi now Habibollah Muhammad in while
early he was off he was selling to steam and cathedra welcome salah.
Brother move forward, brother and sister move forward. Don't leave
any gap