Zakir Naik – How Should a Muslim Deal with the Creator and the Creation

Even

though Allah says in the Quran, the camels

have been created for you to carry load.

But even though they have been created for

you, we have to love them, we have

to respect them. There are several Sahih hadith.

Several.

It's mentioned in Sahih Bukhari.

Problem number 3,

that

there's a person

who gave water to a thirsty dog by

going in the well, by carrying the water

in the socks. And because of that, he

was gone to Jannah. There's another hadith inside

Bukhari, volume number 4. That there was a

prostitute. Just because she gave water to a

thirsty dog, she was gone to Jannah. And

the saaba asked that, do we get reward

even for giving water to a dog? He

said, yes, why not? Imagine the animal which

is probably to come in our house. Even

if you give water to that animal,

Allah will reward you for that.

And there's a hadith that once an old

lady, she tied a cat and did not

give it food. So Allah put her in

* that why did she tie and did

not give her food? At least she should

have let it go free. She would have

fed on the rodents.

And that poster is there in one of

the posters

that is in the exhibition.

So we have to even love and take

care of the animals.

Even the vegetations,

we can eat them for a requirement,

but not unnecessary.

Kill the plants.

Even in war, our prophet Muhammadu alaihi wa

sallam said that do not chop down trees,

do not burn the crops.

So all these are the creations of Allah,

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

And Allah says in the Quran

in Suri Adiyal,

chapter number

100. Allah says, Allah takes an oath

of the steeds of war.

The horses that run for war, Allah is

taking oath and saying, Allah continues,

verse number 1, 2, 3, 4. Allah says

that these horses,

sparks come out of the hooves.

Clouds of dust,

they raise.

They enter the enemy,

describing that Allah is taking an oath of

these horses, the states of war.

They are without any fear,

just because their master commands them, the person

who's the horse rider.

For the sake of the master,

they enter into the enemy. There are swords,

there are weapons.

Irrespective whether they're weapons, the steed keeps on

going because he wants to obey the master.

Allah is taking oath of this force.

And in the ending, he says, but man

is ungrateful.

That means the horse

to obey the master,

it is ready to die.

It's ready to get self killed. Just because

the master says go, it goes.

Whether they're the enemy, whether they're sword, they're

the weapon, whether they're going towards the death

because of the master. But human beings are

very ungrateful.

That's the reason it's the duty of every

human being. To reflect

on the purpose of creation.

That why have we been created?

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, he's the creator.

He's merciful. He's kind. He's forgiving.

He's just.

It is the duty of every human being

that you should worship Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.

Worship him and no one else.

And this life, you have to remember, is

a test for the hereafter.

If we follow his commandments,

we shall go to Jannah.

If we don't, we shall fail this test

and go to Jannah.

And we have to take care of the

niyama Allah has given us.

I'd like to end my talk

by giving the quotation of the Gurus Koran

from Surah Al Imran, chapter number 3, verse

number 110 which says,

kuntum khaira ummatinukhi jatlin nas.

Oi Muslims,

ye are the best of people evolve for

mankind.

We are called as Khaira Ummah, the best

of people.

Whenever there is honor, it is always for

the responsibility. There's no honor without responsibility.

The responsibility is mentioned in the same verse

and Allah continues.

Because we enjoin what is good and we

forbid what is wrong and we believe in

Allah.

It's the duty of every Muslim that whatever

he knows, if you know the purpose of

creation, you have to tell it to the

others.

Why were we created? We should worship no

one but Allah

This life is a test for the hereafter.

Invite people to the truth, exhort them to

the truth,

and enjoin them towards the good and prevent

them from going towards the wrong. It's the

duty of every Muslim, tawa is compulsory. If

we do not enjoin what is good

and we do not prevent people from going

towards the wrong, We aren't fit to be

called as Muslims. We aren't fit to be

called as Khaira Ummah, the best of people.

I would like to end my talk with

the Quran from Surah Nehal chapter 16 was

125. He says,

invite all the way of thy lord with

wisdom and beautiful preaching and argue with them

and reason with them in the ways that

are best and most gracious.