Fajr Reminders - Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Center

By: Fajr Reminders - Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Center
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  • We came to give, not to take.
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  • Never despair

    Never despair
    Dec 11 2024
    ⚠️ AI-Generated Content: This transcription was automatically generated using AI. As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Ahamdulillah, we listened to the presentation about what is happening in Gaza and all the aid and so on that's being given to them. I want to share with you a couple of thoughts. The thought I want to share with you is that number one it is when we are faced with situations like this, when we are faced with catastrophic situations, then it is easy to despair. It is easy to fall into despair and really question yourself and say, what is the use of even giving some money whatever I can give or you know how far does it go because we just heard that it doesn't go very far and so on and so forth. So the chances of that happening, the tendency to fall into despair, this is a very natural thing and it can happen. But I want to share with you some statistical data. They did a lot of research on concentration camp victims, people who have been incarcerated into concentration camps. And the research was to see who survived and who perished. Now they found three kinds of people. They found one who seeing the conditions, seeing the tortures and so on and so forth, they felt so completely powerless and totally desperate, they just died. Because they said there is no hope. We cannot get out of this, nothing can happen, they just died. The second group of people who also perished were people who believed in within quotes miracles, that the Mahadi will come and this will happen and the sun will rise from this side and that side and Allah will change this. They also perished. The people who survived through all the trials, the tribulations and unbelievable pain and suffering and concentration camps of people who were, who did three things. The first thing is they were completely and totally realistic. They looked at it in the face and they said, this is our situation. They didn't pretend, they didn't think, oh no, no, you see it's not that bad, no, no, no. This is our situation. We are in deep... You can fill out that, you know, four letter word or six letter word, whatever you like. They didn't make excuses, we are in this situation, number one. Number two, they said, so therefore what can we do no matter how small it is? Believe me that action is a life-viewing thing. Don't say, well, you know, I just heard that a box of diapers cost 200, I cannot afford $200, so I have only $10 in my pocket, I feel ashamed, so let me take my $10 and go home. No, no. You have $10, you give $10, don't worry about 200. They did what they could do, everyone, and what they could do is not like, you know what, I'm thinking about this game, that game, what not. I think I can spare, no, no, no, no, what you can do means the absolute, you know, thing that I can do for the sake of Allah. So first thing is look at it in the face and say we are in deep trouble, we know no excuses. Number two, do whatever I can do and third one is organize a game plan going forward, which is bury your own personal hatchets, stop feeling offended with each other, forget all your internal conflicts, work together. And people who did that, believe me they succeeded. So I say to you, put a smile on your face because Alhamdulillah, two things. Number one, this Ummah of Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has seen much worse, much worse. That's why I keep saying read history. If you read history, what is happening in Gaza, what is happening in Palestine, what's happening and so on and so forth? Yes, it is terrible, it is horrible, it is very bad, it is the worst thing we have seen, but we have seen is the key word. This Ummah has seen ten times worse, a hundred times worse and they came out of that strong. Believe me, nobody can kill us. Nobody can destroy us because Allah promised His Habib Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam that this Ummah will not be destroyed. Nobody can destroy us. So forget it, don't even think about that. Nobody can destroy us.
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  • Islam is a way of life

    Islam is a way of life
    Dec 9 2024
    ⚠️ AI-Generated Content: This transcription was automatically generated using AI. [00:00.000 --> 00:21.760] My brother and sister, somebody sent me a very nice little quote and he said, our Sheikh,[00:21.760 --> 00:26.440] I don't know which Sheikh this is, but whoever it is, may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless him[00:26.440 --> 00:33.480] and increase him in knowledge and taqwa and be pleased with him and never be displeased.[00:33.480 --> 00:41.760] He said, our Sheikh says, the only Islam you need to save is that which is in your heart.[00:41.760 --> 00:47.880] The only Islam you need to save is that which is in your heart.[00:47.880 --> 00:51.260] Allah ta'ala doesn't need Islam.[00:51.260 --> 00:52.840] It is not a religion.[00:52.840 --> 01:00.200] It is a way of life which is sent down to make the human species better versions of themselves.[01:00.200 --> 01:02.400] Don't worry about Islam in the world.[01:02.400 --> 01:09.240] Worry about the Islam within yourself and the world will automatically get better because[01:09.240 --> 01:11.320] Islam is not a face.[01:11.320 --> 01:13.800] It is positive conduct.[01:13.800 --> 01:20.200] More the positive conduct, more positivity in the world because again it was sent to[01:20.200 --> 01:22.080] make humans better.[01:22.320 --> 01:23.800] So, let me repeat that.[01:23.800 --> 01:28.160] The only Islam you need to save is that which is in your heart.[01:28.160 --> 01:31.440] Allah ta'ala doesn't need Islam.[01:31.440 --> 01:33.080] It is not a religion.[01:33.080 --> 01:38.960] It is a way of life which is sent down to make the human species better versions of[01:38.960 --> 01:39.960] themselves.[01:39.960 --> 01:43.420] Don't worry about Islam in the world.[01:43.420 --> 01:51.200] Worry about the Islam within and the world automatically gets better because Islam is[01:51.320 --> 01:53.400] not a face.[01:53.400 --> 01:56.000] It is positive conduct.[01:56.000 --> 02:02.320] More the positive conduct, more positivity in the world because again it was sent to[02:02.320 --> 02:04.000] make humans better.[02:04.000 --> 02:18.760] Subhanallah, if there is one thing, one reminder that I can say which completely and totally[02:18.760 --> 02:26.760] Alhamdulillah encapsulates where our focus should be, then it is this reminder.[02:26.760 --> 02:36.720] I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to help us to remember and to practice.[02:36.720 --> 02:39.820] Islam is not a theory.[02:39.820 --> 02:43.160] It is not a philosophy.[02:43.160 --> 02:50.600] When we say it is not a religion, we mean it is not a set of actions or a set of worship[02:50.600 --> 02:51.600] rituals.[02:51.600 --> 02:54.080] Islam is a way of life.[02:54.080 --> 02:56.760] Islam is a practice.[02:56.760 --> 03:03.040] The one who is a Muslim is the one who practices Islam, not the one who knows about Islam.[03:03.040 --> 03:10.000] It is entirely possible that a person may know about Islam a great deal, but they will[03:10.000 --> 03:12.180] not be practicing Islam.[03:12.180 --> 03:19.860] But in that case, they will still be called Islamic scholars, but they will not be Muslim[03:19.860 --> 03:20.860] scholars.[03:20.860 --> 03:27.940] There is a world of difference between an Islamic scholar and a Muslim scholar.[03:27.940 --> 03:28.940] World of difference.[03:28.940 --> 03:33.500] The same thing applies to anything else.[03:33.500 --> 03:39.820] Somebody who knows a great deal about Christianity but does not practice is not a Christian.[03:39.820 --> 03:46.980] The Christians and the others have got these terms they have invented called non-practicing[03:46.980 --> 03:50.700] Christian, non-practicing Jew and so forth.[03:50.700 --> 03:52.020] Fine, no problem.[03:52.020 --> 03:54.220] That's their choice.[03:54.220 --> 03:59.060] But let me assure you that there is no such thing as an NPM, non-practicing Muslim.[03:59.060 --> 04:01.900] You become Muslim by practicing Islam.[04:01.900 --> 04:04.
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