1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,200 Salaam alaikum or Rahmatullahi or Varakat. 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,240 It's Millahi Rahman Rahim in the name of Allah Almighty, the Most 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:14,680 Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al Hamdulillahi was Salaam Ala 4 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:20,680 rasulullahi was habi ajmain. My brothers, my sisters, it is 5 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,040 actually an honor for me to be here this evening. 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:32,439 When they say Blackburn, it is not befitting to say Blackburn 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:37,240 in some circles without saying Sharif immediately after that. 8 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,640 Have you heard it Because of the number of Muslims here, because 9 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,520 of the number of masjids here, because of the number of 10 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,720 institutions here? I've heard people from far and 11 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,040 wide saying we're going to go to Blackburn. 12 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,960 You know why? Because we will be able to raise 13 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:54,600 our children a little bit better. 14 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,520 Well, you can raise your children anywhere, insha'allah, 15 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,560 by the help of Allah, if you're serious about it. 16 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,360 And today I want to talk about something very, very 17 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,040 interesting. Do you know this event is 18 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:13,240 actually an Abdullah aid event? How many of you have heard of 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,280 Abdullah aid before? Put up your hands. 20 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,960 Not many. OK, put your hands down. 21 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,840 And that's why we're here to tell you Abdullah Aid was 22 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,760 founded by brother Shakil when he lost his son Abdullah, who 23 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:34,800 was a few years old, to a muscular condition whereby it's 24 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,360 called a spinal muscular atrophy SMA. 25 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,600 He lost his child. He couldn't believe it because 26 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,560 Allah had blessed him with everything. 27 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:48,560 He had the world basically in his hands, something that a lot 28 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,600 of the young people would desire for. 29 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,600 He had it already. But when his little one was 30 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:58,760 diagnosed with a sickness and illness, he was helpless when 31 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,200 the doctor told him he's got a few months to live. 32 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:02,480 What? Who do you think you are? 33 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,640 Are you Allah? That's what he said because he 34 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,280 was upset. And obviously the doctors are 35 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,280 not always correct. How many have been given a few 36 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,720 hours to live and they're living right now. 37 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,720 They're probably attending this function, right? 38 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,120 So it happens that sometimes when Allah wants goodness from 39 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:26,080 someone, he starts the path in a way that looks very negative. 40 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,760 How many of us have turned to Salah and prayer, have improved 41 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,960 ourselves in our own personalities and characters 42 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,520 after we've lost something or we've suffered? 43 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,800 This afternoon I was speaking in Salat Al Jumah in Preston and I 44 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,960 said sometimes people are brought to the Masjid by Allah 45 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:55,440 because Allah inflicted them with some harm that nobody could 46 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:01,280 help them resolve. They knocked on every door and 47 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,160 none of those doors opened until they came to the door of the 48 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:11,280 Masjid. When that flung open, as they 49 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:15,360 entered the Masjid, they say Allah Muftahali, Abu Ahmadiq, 50 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,760 you know the dua when you enter the Masjid, O Allah, open for me 51 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,520 the doors of your mercy, that's Allah. 52 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:25,240 So doors of mercy are open through prayer. 53 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,680 Sometimes when we're far away from Allah, Allah causes 54 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:33,120 something to happen in our lives when he loves us in Allah 55 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,320 either. Ahabbab de Nittallah. 56 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,160 The Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Salem says when Allah loves his 57 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:46,120 slave he tests him with tests and more and he gives him a 58 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,400 greater reward the greater the test. 59 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,840 Hence look at the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. 60 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,400 Have a look. But the tests he went through, 61 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,280 The challenges, the difficulties, the hardships, Do 62 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,240 you know what he said? Oh Allah, for as long as you're 63 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,560 pleased with me, I don't mind all of this. 64 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,240 I don't mind if you're pleased with me. 65 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,800 It's OK. Homeless person, no food, 66 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,520 struggling with bad health. Imagine someone had to whisper 67 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:20,600 in your ears for you is Jannah. You would smile and be excited, 68 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,800 living under a tree, struggling with the cold. 69 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,480 But you know, hey, there is a beautiful place I'm going to be 70 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:32,080 in for eternity. I'd rather have that than here. 71 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,400 But man is such. When you have everything laid 72 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,120 down, sometimes you tend to forget Allah. 73 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,040 You dress in a way that Allah is not pleased with you. 74 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,600 You speak in a way. It's displeasing to Allah. 75 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,520 You carry yourself in the way, Displeasing to Allah, your 76 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,720 relationships, displeasing to Allah, your connections, your 77 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,600 business dealings. Displeasing to Allah. 78 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:58,040 Why? Because everything is there on 79 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,000 the plate. So Allah says I'm going to take 80 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,080 one thing, two things, three things, everything away 1 by 1 81 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:07,320 until you come and realize you know what everything is from 82 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,880 Allah. Ultimately I've got to go back 83 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,080 to Allah. That's why we as Muslims are 84 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,040 taught to say the term Innah Illahiwa Innah Ilaharaju. 85 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,160 We belong to Allah and unto him is our ultimate return. 86 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,600 My brothers, my sisters. When little Abdullah passed 87 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,840 away, brother Shakeel was broken. 88 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,240 He decided already that I am going to make sure I help all 89 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,440 those who whose children have a similar condition, not knowing 90 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,560 that it was just the beginning. And so, being a successful 91 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,560 businessman, he started with his own wealth to assist people, 92 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,200 reach out to people, connect people. 93 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,200 Very soon everyone else wanted to participate in it. 94 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,520 He formalized the structures of what is now known as Abdullah 95 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:56,880 Aid, and things began to flow. I didn't know of Abdullah Aid 96 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,200 either. But then he had another child, 97 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,160 Mashallah, and then he had another child, Subhan Allah. 98 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,640 That child, Mariam had a similar condition. 99 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:14,920 And I'm not going to go into details, but trust me when a few 100 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,640 years are back, medicine had said there was absolutely no 101 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:24,320 cure for this. Just a few years later the man 102 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:30,000 broken once again and that's when I got to know him and I met 103 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,880 the brother. I told him don't worry, Allah is 104 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:36,760 there. Cure is in the hands of Allah. 105 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:41,160 Don't give up By now he'd helped hundreds if not thousands of 106 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,160 people in different countries of the world. 107 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,320 And I said one thing to him, my brother. 108 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,320 Allah helps those who help one another. 109 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:55,000 Khan Allahu Fion Al Abdi ma Khan Al Abdul Fioni Ahrii. 110 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,400 Allah will help those who help others. 111 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,240 You have been helping others for a long, long time. 112 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,840 I don't think Allah's going to let you down this time. 113 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:10,120 But how? It was impossible and subhan 114 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:16,480 Allah there was 1 injection or therapy that was required that 115 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:21,560 costed a lot and unfortunately it was not on the NHS list and 116 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,880 it was not possible to pay for it for whatever reason. 117 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,520 And so it was delayed and what that would have done for the 118 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,720 child is it would have stopped the atrophy at that point. 119 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,920 So if you've lost your legs, you've lost them, but you won't 120 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,200 lose anything else. If you've lost more than that, 121 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,040 you've lost it, but you won't lose more after the therapy. 122 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:47,600 Again broken to say we've got the money, we've got everything, 123 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,120 but we cannot get access to this jab. 124 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,320 I said, Brother, I'm sure Allah has a way. 125 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,440 You know when someone of deed tells you bear patience, bear 126 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,440 patience. What do you mean bear patience? 127 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,400 How long should I bear the summer fork? 128 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:05,520 For As long as you can. Allah rewards those who bear 129 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:10,120 patience even if their problem is not resolved by mere virtue 130 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,240 of them being patient on the Day of Judgment. 131 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:16,480 Allah will say I didn't resolve your matter, but I'm going to 132 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:24,920 reward you with paradise because you were patient in Allah says 133 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:30,680 Allah recompenses those who bore patience on earth unlimited in 134 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,760 an unlimited fashion. There's no limit to it. 135 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:37,080 Allah does it Himself. So Allah Almighty in his 136 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,120 infinite wisdom knew what he was doing. 137 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,360 We didn't. But I knew I had to tell the 138 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:42,240 brother. Bear patience. 139 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,920 In the meantime, I got to see the activities of Abdullah Aid 140 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:51,480 first hand and I told him. My brother, you do visit so many 141 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,080 countries. Either you join me or I join you 142 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,800 when I visit Africa. Let's go. 143 00:08:58,680 --> 00:09:01,360 Let's see. Perhaps we can do something in a 144 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,040 bigger way. And mashallah, we visited 145 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,160 Nigeria, we visited the Gambia, we visited Sierra Leone, we 146 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,680 visited various other places and everywhere we went first hand. 147 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:15,080 I saw how the donations come in, how they are channelled, how 148 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,680 they are spent and I felt very much at ease. 149 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,360 Why? Usually when you hear about 150 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:22,960 charities, you don't know who's at the top. 151 00:09:23,560 --> 00:09:26,440 Usually when you hear about charities, I'm not saying that 152 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,200 they're corrupt, all of them, but sometimes you don't know 153 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:30,680 what might or might not be happening. 154 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:33,840 And as they grow bigger and older, they sometimes become a 155 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:39,040 little bit more, you know, should I say relaxed regarding 156 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,920 certain things? Not as stringent as they were at 157 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,560 the beginning, but then I saw the brother with his own 158 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:53,920 resources fill the gaps and I said Subhan Allah, this is a 159 00:09:53,920 --> 00:10:00,320 course to to to assist in the meantime one day he tells me 160 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:08,720 Guess what, there is a new injection that has come up and 161 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:15,040 we just managed to be selected as one of those for the trials. 162 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:21,520 Nick of time that one injection did not stop the atrophy. 163 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:28,120 My brothers, my sisters, instead of stopping it, it started 164 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,960 reversing the effects of their entire atrophy. 165 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:34,200 So although the legs had almost lost, whatever they did, the 166 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,920 muscles were being rebuilt slowly but surely. 167 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:41,200 Now do you understand why Allah blocked this and blocked that 168 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,920 and blocked that? Because first door closed, 169 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,720 second door closed, third door closed, 4th door closed. 170 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,760 Allah knew that the fifth door is to flinging open wider than 171 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,240 all four put together. That's why. 172 00:10:54,520 --> 00:11:01,440 Why am I saying this? The theme of tonight's event is 173 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:06,320 healing through helping you help others. 174 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,600 Allah helps you, but you heal at the same time. 175 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:12,800 Did you know that when you assist others, the fulfilment 176 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,480 that you get within you is something that releases some 177 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:20,280 form of whatever it may be. I'm not a doctor, but I do know 178 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:26,160 spiritually you are fulfilled to a degree that you begin to 179 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:30,800 appreciate the small favours of Allah in your life and consider 180 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:35,560 them large and very big. Go and see the children crying 181 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:39,680 across the globe. We went all over, We've been to 182 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:41,600 the Middle East, we've been elsewhere. 183 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,360 I've been with Abdullah Aid and I wouldn't go and waste my time 184 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:51,640 if I thought that there was anything wrong with such an 185 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:56,160 organization, such a charity. And Mashallah Tabarakala, the 186 00:11:56,160 --> 00:12:02,640 work not second hand, first hand done reaching out personally to 187 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,120 people, delivering the goods to the people. 188 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:12,480 Subhan Allah, what joy and fulfilment I got, I can't even 189 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:17,400 describe. And yet I was there in my own 190 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,800 way as a volunteer. Later on, I agreed to become an 191 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,000 ambassador honorary to say, inshallah, we'll take this 192 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,280 course, we'll work for it, we'll actually promote it, let the 193 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,320 people know who and what Abdullah aid stands for, where 194 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,960 it came from, who is behind it, what they do and what they've 195 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,600 achieved so far and what they're aiming to achieve. 196 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,680 But in your lives, my brothers and sisters, it's impossible not 197 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:46,720 to have a problem or an issue or a difficulty or hardship. 198 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,400 It's impossible. The reason is when Allah made 199 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:53,360 you, He already wrote your examination paper before you 200 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,280 were born and there have to be some tough questions there. 201 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,320 Otherwise it's not called a test. 202 00:12:59,560 --> 00:13:01,360 Allah says we created you to test you. 203 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,960 If Allah says He created you to test you, you're going to have 204 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:09,720 some difficult questions. When you have an examination at 205 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,560 school and all the questions are quite easy. 206 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,600 What happens to you? Even if you've got 100%, 207 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,640 everyone else has 100%. So the horse and the donkey are 208 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,000 tied with the same rope, right? No one knows the difference. 209 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,800 But when you have difficult questions, five people in the 210 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,320 whole hall got all of them right. 211 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:31,400 And now we're talking about the horses and subhanallah. 212 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,640 A few of them didn't even know what language the paper was 213 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,880 written in because they've been sleeping, pretending like they 214 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,720 attended all the Zoom lessons and they didn't. 215 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,400 You know what I mean? But my brothers, my sisters, 216 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,280 when Allah has written your test, your hardship has to come. 217 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:51,240 It's impossible for anyone. No matter what level you're upon 218 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:56,920 in terms of physical fitness or wealth or social standing or 219 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,040 religious standing. You have to be tested by Allah. 220 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,240 And one of the ways you will assist yourself in resolving 221 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,680 your own matters and problems is by assisting others. 222 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,600 Help others and Allah will help you. 223 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:14,800 Help others. Allah will help you. 224 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:20,920 You have a major disaster. You can sit and be depressed 225 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,600 about it and cry and you know be feel pity for yourself and 226 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,880 whatever else. Or you can get up and empower 227 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,280 yourself with the Quran. Read the words of Allah. 228 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,200 Look at the Serie of the Prophet Muhammad, his life, his 229 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,160 biography. Check what he went through. 230 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,640 Stand up, find other brothers or other sisters of a similar 231 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,720 condition or worse reach out to them even if it means with a 232 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:45,760 kalima paiiba with a good word. Inshallah, things will be OK. 233 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:47,800 What was that? Reassuring. 234 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,000 I don't even know how. I just believe in Allah. 235 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,200 And I come to you when you've got a big disaster and I tell 236 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,840 you you'll be fine. I'm going to come here next year 237 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,640 and you know what? We're going to go and have a 238 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,000 race outside and this person can't even walk right now. 239 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,760 What did you do? Put a smile on their face, gave 240 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:07,200 them hope, Did you know? And we've all seen it through 241 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:13,160 COVID that the psychological condition, he determines it to a 242 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:18,240 great degree, Whether or not you're going to heal the way you 243 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:22,440 should. Imagine when people dump you 244 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,960 into a small little dock and they don't want to even come 245 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:27,520 anywhere near you, you're half dead. 246 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,840 You'll be fully dead. You'll be fully dead because 247 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,640 you've got no one to talk to, no one to look at. 248 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,800 Your loved ones are not nearby. There's nothing happening. 249 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:35,920 And what happens? You're gone. 250 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,840 May Allah grant Jannah to all those who passed on during this 251 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,840 virus and mellah eradicated completely for all of us. 252 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,840 Mellah grant Shifa and cure to all those who are struggling not 253 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,520 only as a result of the virus but any other sickness or 254 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:54,160 disease. Just that dua the angels say oh 255 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:58,440 Allah, give this person better than what he's asking for, for 256 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:02,400 the others. So make a dua, you will be 257 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,880 healed through helping others and if you make a dua for 258 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,000 someone else for their cure or their goodness, do you know what 259 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,400 will happen? The angels are making a same or 260 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,920 a better dua for you. So when you say shafaq allahu, 261 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,720 may Allah grant you shifaq. Cure goodness, good health, good 262 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:23,920 condition. The angels are saying, oh Allah, 263 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,800 give this person a better condition. 264 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:31,080 So what happened? You were healed by virtue of you 265 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:35,480 having made a dua for someone else, but that's got to have an 266 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:40,040 element of selflessness in order to achieve that. 267 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:46,240 If you are selfish, the day you're struggling, you're alone. 268 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,960 You never reached out to others, and guess what? 269 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:53,160 It's very difficult to interact with people, very difficult to 270 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,480 interact with people. It becomes more and more 271 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,240 difficult. Some are slightly easier, but 272 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,160 generally it's not so easy. You have friends. 273 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,120 You're bound to have misunderstandings. 274 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:03,480 One day. Solve it. 275 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,520 This life is too short. Resolve it. 276 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,560 Give and forgive. You may not forget because 277 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,440 you're a human being, but let it go. 278 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,480 It's OK. I don't need to hold it. 279 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:14,839 Is it worth it? No, it's not. 280 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:18,200 Let it go in families. You will have disputes and 281 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,280 misunderstandings in every single extended family. 282 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:26,040 I have not yet, in my few decades of existence seen a 283 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,800 single extended family without some form of politics. 284 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,360 Not one. If there are any in Blackburn, 285 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:39,360 then you deserve the sheriff, my brothers, my sisters. 286 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,120 It's normal. It happens. 287 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:42,760 You're not the first. Why? 288 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,440 It's a test from Allah. What are you going to do if I 289 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,400 cannot protect myself from someone's harm? 290 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:51,080 I need to. I need to perhaps take a step 291 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:52,560 back. But you don't need to become 292 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:57,920 ugly about it. I met a man, divorced, a very, 293 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:03,600 very, very bitter divorce, and he comes out some years later 294 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:09,640 when his ex, who had troubled him mad, was in need. 295 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:15,880 He says, I will ensure that I fulfil the financial needs and 296 00:18:15,880 --> 00:18:20,520 obligations of this woman by virtue of her being the mother 297 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:24,560 of some of my children. What heart does it take? 298 00:18:25,120 --> 00:18:28,720 A person who harassed you, troubled you, you know, spread 299 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,600 rumours about you, did whatever, but you have it in your heart. 300 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,520 And you offer, you say, listen, I'm here to assist Visa Bilibna. 301 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,320 Not even directly. Indirectly. 302 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,400 I will make sure she's OK. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 303 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:46,480 Some of us, even amongst our own close family, we're not even 304 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:51,040 prepared to return a Salam. What healing do you want when 305 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,120 you're not making an effort? The prophet sallallahu alaihi 306 00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:57,920 wasallam speaks about who should greet who you suddenly 307 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,240 Mussorhiro Al Al Kabir. A young person should greet the 308 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,080 older. Those in smaller numbers, 309 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:09,480 meaning those who are sitting, those who are standing should 310 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:11,160 greet those who are sitting, etcetera, etcetera. 311 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,920 There is a long narration, but he says, hey rukum manyabda obis 312 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,120 Salaam. The best from amongst you are 313 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:20,720 those who start the Salaam. Don't waste your time wanting to 314 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,000 know. You're supposed to have greeted 315 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,280 first. That's why I kept zipping. 316 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:28,040 No man, anyone can greet anyone. Salaam alaikum, how are you? 317 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:29,720 Peace be upon you. You know what? 318 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:34,800 That statement is so powerful if only you thought of its meaning. 319 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,000 Peace be upon you, the angels are saying, and peace be upon 320 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,120 you in a bigger way. Hey, I'd rather say it first any 321 00:19:41,120 --> 00:19:42,640 day. Salaam alaikum. 322 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:44,720 How are you, my brother? Even if the guy is just looking 323 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,040 at you miserable, no problem. I love you. 324 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,160 It's OK, I'm happy, but I've got my own problems. 325 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:56,400 But I'm OK, you see, because you need to have a good feeling to 326 00:19:57,360 --> 00:19:59,720 towards Allah. Allah will solve your matters. 327 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,280 You will not heal if you are all alone. 328 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,000 You need to interact with the right people. 329 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:10,040 Yes, if there are toxic people who are part of the major 330 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,280 problem that you have, there is no harm in taking a step back. 331 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:18,760 There is no harm in protecting yourself to a degree by taking a 332 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,240 step back. Yes, but don't become ugly. 333 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,840 As I said, don't become ugly. That ugliness will rebound. 334 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,040 Make dua when you pray and supplicate. 335 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,040 Learn to make a positive prayer. Pray for goodness. 336 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,640 Don't say Oh Allah destroy them, oh Allah destroy them. 337 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:38,640 Oh Allah break them, oh Allah finish them, oh Allah crack 338 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,240 them, whatever other words they are. 339 00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:43,880 No, relax, say Oh Allah bless them, guide them, soften their 340 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:46,680 hearts, bring them closer. Oh Allah, help us resolve our 341 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,560 problem. Oh Allah grant them goodness. 342 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,520 You know why? When you make a positive dua, 343 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:55,680 the angels are saying or will I grant this person the same if 344 00:20:55,680 --> 00:21:00,080 not better, Why should I waste my dua make negative to us? 345 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,640 One day there was a scholar asked why is the Umar struggling 346 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,400 so much? Everyone's fighting each other. 347 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,960 So he said. Because perhaps maybe people are 348 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,360 all making dua of destruction of one another. 349 00:21:13,360 --> 00:21:16,240 That's what it is everyone saying, well I'll break him 350 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,320 finishing and you've got problems with someone. 351 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,480 First thing, you curse them. For what? 352 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,760 Are we not part of a family? I guarantee you, if we could 353 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:30,040 have the lineage of everyone seated here taken back 15 354 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:31,800 generations, there would be one man. 355 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,960 One man, One man. Did you hear what I just said? 356 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,520 I guarantee you, no matter where you come from, go back 15. 357 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:45,080 Let's make it 21, man. We are the children of that 358 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:49,440 particular person and today, because we are 20 generations 359 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,600 down, we don't even know each other. 360 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,360 We don't even care for each other. 361 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,240 We look at each other and we start judging each other in the 362 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:59,880 nastiest ways, not realising that everyone has their journey. 363 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,320 I'm not saying don't correct people, but I'm saying do it in 364 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:06,400 a calm way. Everyone's got their challenges. 365 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:11,200 Everyone has had an environment that they've grown up in. 366 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:15,520 Perhaps I have by the will of Allah, by the help of the 367 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,200 Almighty and by the work of Abdullah Aid, I've actually been 368 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:23,960 able to visit places where we've seen people struggle and suffer 369 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,240 beyond my ability to explain to you. 370 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,800 And when we have to say this is what's happening, it already 371 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,120 waters down what exactly was on the ground. 372 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:40,520 So when I see something, and it's really taken me by emotion 373 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:46,040 and it's really, really made me so, so soft, it's softened me. 374 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,560 It's really made me realize so many things. 375 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,720 I desperately want to carry that to you and to the world, to tell 376 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:56,120 you that you know what, here is an issue, here is a problem. 377 00:22:56,120 --> 00:23:00,800 And this is what I've seen by the time I take it to you, be it 378 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:05,320 video, be it, whatever else, be it tonight, it's already watered 379 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,360 down. It's like a translator, you 380 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:09,120 know. I always tell people in some of 381 00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:12,040 the massage they want a translation of the talk and I 382 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,680 say do not interrupt the main speaker, Let him flow. 383 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,560 You can have a translation on the side, or later on someone 384 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,840 can give a summary. The reason is when you pause for 385 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:27,120 translation, half of the power of the speech is already gone. 386 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,520 It's diluted. And if you were to keep on doing 387 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:34,480 that, the translation itself is already 1/4 of what the man was 388 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:39,040 saying anyway, and this is my experience. 389 00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:43,600 In the same way, by the time we get to you with what happened in 390 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:48,240 Indonesia or in northern Idlib or wherever else in Yemen or 391 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:55,280 Afghanistan or whatever else it may be, it's already half 1/4 of 392 00:23:55,280 --> 00:24:01,640 the impact. But trust me, Anfik yabna Adama 393 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:06,640 Unfik alaik Hadith Kutsi, Allah almighty is saying, O son of 394 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:10,440 Adam, spend and I will spend on you. 395 00:24:12,120 --> 00:24:17,600 Spend and I will spend on you when you pledge to give to a 396 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:22,880 good cause on a regular basis, be it a daily, weekly, monthly 397 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:26,320 basis or annual basis. If the pledge is made from your 398 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:31,600 heart, Allah Almighty who has written that sustenance for the 399 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:36,160 recipient will automatically have to give it to you because 400 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:39,960 someone's risk and sustenance is coming through you. 401 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,720 You have to receive and then they will get. 402 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,680 Allah is not going to block them, He won't. 403 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:53,040 Their sustenance is written. And when you pledged, Allah says 404 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:55,120 we will give it to you so that you can give it to them. 405 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,720 That's why there was a brother opening a business a few years 406 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,520 ago in South Africa. And I told him, he said can you 407 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,960 advise me? You know, I I'm planning to give 408 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,320 a large chunk to charity. I said no, my brother, no, my 409 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:10,160 brother. The moment your business isn't 410 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:15,560 just starting, be realistic. Just say 1% of my turnover, I'm 411 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:17,400 going to give it. What did we just say? 412 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,760 What percentage, What percentage? 413 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,200 One 1% of my turnover, I'm going to give it now that's a that's 414 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,560 an amount, right? I was speaking to him not long 415 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,240 ago. He said, my brother, the figures 416 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:30,680 are in the hundreds of the millions. 417 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:33,720 You know what? It's really crazy that 1% is 418 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:39,720 mad, mad, mad large. I told him, brother, don't ever, 419 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:43,200 ever give up on what you promised. 420 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,200 Allah. He's watching. 421 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,440 He knows what you said. It's just a promise that's over 422 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,040 and above the 2%. Zakat. 423 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,640 Zakat is not on your turnover. Zakat is on the small amount, 424 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,040 which is your savings and whatever else in your stock. 425 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,680 This is talking about turnover. That's that's something very 426 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:05,600 different, 1%, Wow. And I told him, perhaps Allah is 427 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,160 granting you the baraka because of the good that you're doing. 428 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,880 You've pledged and you're giving and Allah says I'm going to give 429 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,440 so that it gets to those whom I have written their sustenance 430 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,000 fault. This man is going to give them, 431 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:24,040 don't worry, give a little bit. You watch the beggars in Africa 432 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,600 where I come from, sometimes you give them something. 433 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,080 What do they do? Some of these guys, if you gave 434 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,520 them A5 pounder, which is a lot. I mean, I'm just giving you an 435 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:35,040 example, but it's probably smaller than that in most cases. 436 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:38,920 Give A5 pounder or they've made A5 pounder in in a few hours or 437 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,160 in a day. They will take from it a little 438 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:44,680 bit at times the good from among them and they will give even a 439 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,800 pound. If that guy gave a pound out of 440 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,680 5 lbs, what percentage of his earnings did he give away? 441 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,160 20%. That's way bigger than a guy who 442 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,120 has 20 million and gave away 100,000. 443 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:04,240 You follow what I'm saying and that's why in one of the battles 444 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,760 when the prophet Salallahu Alayhi was asking for donations 445 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:14,760 and he clearly said then we need the wealth, we need whatever we 446 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:19,360 can gather because we have a cause here to protect. 447 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:26,800 The Dean of Allah and one of the Sahaba worked all night. 448 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:33,880 He came the following morning, he was paid with a measurement 449 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:38,160 of dates. He brought that measurement of 450 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:40,800 dates. In fact he had two. 451 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,320 So he kept one and he gave one to the Prophet. 452 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,400 Salallahu sallam. And he said, oh messenger, this 453 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,280 is my contribution. A few kilos of dates. 454 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,440 A few kilos of dates. So one of the hypocrites 455 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:58,480 commented they were laughing at him and saying in Allah, Allah 456 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,800 raniyan Ansari, what does Allah need? 457 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:04,680 This guy's few kilos of dates here. 458 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:11,000 Guess what happened? Verses were revealed in the 459 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:15,280 Quran that we read up to this day where Allah says those of 460 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:19,000 you who scoff and laugh at these little donations that people 461 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:23,600 have given Allah will make them a laughing stock at some point. 462 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,400 Do that. The man gave 50% of his 463 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,720 earnings. Allah looks at the percentage, 464 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:34,240 not at the figure. And Allah looks at the 465 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,200 sincerity, not at what you've done. 466 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,360 It's the near. It's the intention that matters. 467 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:46,120 So my brothers, my sisters, let's develop a culture of 468 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:51,400 giving, A culture of helping. A culture of volunteering with 469 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,920 our own means. A culture of being there for 470 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,000 others, starting with our own families, even if it's just a 471 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:02,720 good word, A culture of saying a good dua for people, a culture 472 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:06,120 of developing ourselves and becoming human beings who have 473 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,200 beautiful hearts. When someone sees you, they feel 474 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,240 happy. They know this person's not 475 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,280 going to harm me. That's the true meaning of a 476 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,960 Salaam alaikum. Peace be upon you. 477 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:19,280 Means what? This is the opposite of war. 478 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,120 I guarantee you that me. I'm not going to harm you. 479 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:26,760 I love you my brother. I'm not going to harm you if we 480 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:30,560 feel the genuineness of that Salaam the prophet Salallahu 481 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:34,600 Salaam says Allah I do. Look. 482 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:41,560 Umm Allah Amrin, should I not show you something? 483 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:46,120 If you were to do it, it would result in deep love and 484 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:50,360 affection between you as an ummah genuine care for one 485 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:54,760 another. Spread Salam amongst yourselves. 486 00:29:55,720 --> 00:30:00,440 Salam means beginning with Salaam Alaikum greet. 487 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:06,080 Have you noticed nowadays people don't greet, they just don't 488 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,880 greet. And if you greet, they look at 489 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,880 you like you're an alien. Have you seen that it happens 490 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,160 more and more. Salaam alaikum. 491 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,760 They pretend like I don't understand you're Russian, by 492 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,200 the way. But what's wrong? 493 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,920 Greet each other. Allah, make things easy for all 494 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,160 of us. I told brother Shaquille that I 495 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:34,160 speak for about 30 minutes and I've got this little clock that 496 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,440 told me it's 30 minutes. But inshallah, my brothers, my 497 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:44,280 sisters, the idea here we have gathered today in order to thank 498 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:50,560 Allah for allowing us to be used to serve His cause, for allowing 499 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:54,240 us allowing us to take part in goodness. 500 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,760 There are so many aid organizations. 501 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:04,320 Try to donate to as many as you can for whatever you are 502 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:08,960 comfortable with. But make sure you donate, make 503 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:11,560 sure you give. And when you give, a love will 504 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,000 give you. It's not just about this zakah. 505 00:31:14,320 --> 00:31:16,360 Maybe I should talk about that for a moment. 506 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:21,120 Zakah is a small percentage. In most cases it's approximately 507 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,400 2 1/2 percent. It does go beyond that for some 508 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:27,160 who are in mining, some who are in farming, etcetera. 509 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:31,360 But in most cases it's 2 1/2 percent of a certain type of 510 00:31:31,360 --> 00:31:36,560 wealth that you've maintained over a year that never belonged 511 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:38,240 to you. It was always a must. 512 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:42,440 So by you giving your zakat, the only thing you've done is you've 513 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,880 just fulfilled something. Something that wasn't yours. 514 00:31:44,880 --> 00:31:47,480 You took it out of your system and gave it to whom it belonged 515 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:48,520 to. That's all you did. 516 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:51,240 But the real donation is beyond that. 517 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:55,680 The real donation is your money, your wealth that is yours, not 518 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,840 connected to Allah, not connected to anyone else. 519 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,320 How much are you going to give? That is the donation. 520 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,080 Let me give you more examples of that. 521 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,480 Salah, your five daily prayers, The far of this is the father. 522 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,920 You have no option but to fulfill the five obligations. 523 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:14,000 How are you tested? By Allah, you're tested by what 524 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,600 are you going to do on your own? You're coming into the Sunnah. 525 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:19,520 Let's dive in. You've done the Sunnah. 526 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,360 Let's go into the nephil. You've done the nephil. 527 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,280 Oh, let's add Tahajudi and so on and so forth. 528 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:30,720 That's the real test, Tahadi, you you went for Hajj. 529 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,600 Hajj is the father. If it's father on you, it's 530 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:33,520 there. You fulfilled it. 531 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,680 Are you going to go for Umrah? It's voluntary. 532 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:42,320 It's not compulsory. So every pillar of Islam has 533 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:46,800 within it something that is compulsory that's there and 534 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:50,320 something voluntary. Look at fasting To fast the 535 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:51,760 month of Ramadan is an obligation. 536 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,760 You owe it to a lie. If you don't do it, you're 537 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,920 sinful. But the test is are you going to 538 00:32:56,920 --> 00:33:01,840 fast Mondays and Thursdays? Are you going to fast 13th, 539 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:10,240 14th, 15th of every month? When non-muslim doctors confirm 540 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,400 that this type of fasting or intermittent fasting or whatever 541 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:18,240 else it may be is beneficial and much of that we start fasting, 542 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,240 we start fasting. But the Prophet of Allah told us 543 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:27,960 this a long time back. My brothers, my sisters, even if 544 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:31,880 you were to just follow that Sunnah without having known what 545 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:36,760 the benefits are, he would benefit and the quality of your 546 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:40,320 life would improve just as a gift from Allah for you for 547 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,160 practising upon the teachings of Islam. 548 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:47,880 That's why I started the talk by telling you that Subhan Allah, 549 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,600 Allah Almighty has given us so much. 550 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:56,320 Sometimes He takes things away in order for us to achieve a 551 00:33:56,320 --> 00:34:01,200 bigger, much bigger, much bigger goal that he wants us to 552 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,640 achieve. Don't despair. 553 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,480 Don't despair. Your problems, your issues, your 554 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,360 difficulties, your hardships. Allah will help you. 555 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:14,639 Allah will solve them and in the interim, help others reach out 556 00:34:14,639 --> 00:34:17,080 to others. And inshallah, we will all 557 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,719 achieve goodness. I pray that Allah grant every 558 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:23,600 one of us alleviation in our own difficulties and issues, no 559 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,760 matter what they are. Those of you who are ill and 560 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,120 sick, in whatever way, may Allah grant you cure and Shifa, 561 00:34:29,679 --> 00:34:34,280 complete and speedy those who have passed on from our families 562 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,800 and from the Ummah. May Allah grant them paradise. 563 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,400 May Allah make it easy for those who are left behind to go 564 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:43,960 through the struggles of them not being in their lives 565 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:46,560 anymore. But may Allah unite them once 566 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:51,280 again in general ferdos. And remember, as the circle 567 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:54,760 broadens, we should be worried about our brothers and our 568 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:58,360 sisters across the globe. And thereafter the circle 569 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:02,560 becomes even broader where we care for humanity, be they 570 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,440 Muslim, non-muslim, whoever they may be. 571 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:10,320 And after that the circle broadens where we show kindness 572 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:13,640 towards animals as well. That's a part of Islam. 573 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:18,840 Do you not know of the narration where people achieved paradise 574 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:22,600 by being kind to cats and dogs? Have you heard of it? 575 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:29,320 When I read the hadith of the man who helped a dog quench its 576 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:34,680 thirst, I think to myself that was designed by Allah. 577 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:39,040 Why a dog? Why a dog? 578 00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:47,520 One of the reasons is because it would definitely make clear that 579 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,360 the intention here is solely for the sake of Allah. 580 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:54,800 That's why if it was a lovely bird, colourful bird, and you 581 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,560 rushed to help it, it would be different. 582 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:00,760 Maybe if it was a beautiful kitten, maybe that looked so 583 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:04,560 cute. Yeah, perhaps you know, but a 584 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:09,840 dog painting stray dog somewhere in the desert for someone to 585 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:11,760 reach out to it, especially as a Muslim. 586 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:16,400 It goes to show this was only done because the giver of the 587 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:21,680 life of the dog requires us to try to save that life that he 588 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:25,400 gave. And in return, Allah gave this 589 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,560 man Jannah paradise. So what? 590 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,760 If you're going to save the life of a human, imagine what you're 591 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,520 going to get. Let me word it differently. 592 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:41,040 If saving the life of a dog got the man paradise, what do you 593 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:46,400 think saving the life of a human being will get you? 594 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:50,800 And I Pella Grantas paradise I could only had or Salallahu 595 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:51,880 Salama.