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Why Allah Will Judge Them First And NoThe Fragrance Of Jannah For Them | Sheikh Abdul Basir

Allah (swt) created us and Allah (swt) gave us duties. Allah (swt) Then He told us to be mindful of the duties He has given to us.

One of the important things that Allah (swt) told us after He gave us this life, after He created us to be knowledgeable, to be knowledgeable, to get the knowledge, to acquire the knowledge, to get engaged with the knowledge, to be among the knowledgeable people.

However, the scholars (Rah), they said; the greatest favor of Allah (swt), which you are experiencing in your life is acquiring the knowledge, achieving the knowledge, being knowledgeable.

Why are you trying to get the knowledge? Why are you going to school or College or why are you going to the University? To get the knowledge, Of course. But for Muslim, it is beyond that.

Why? Rasulullah (pbuh) told us that your intention for you to get the knowledge should be only for the sake of Allah (swt).

Rasulullah (Pbuh) told us that if someone is only concerned about getting the Dunya, and not concerned about the pleasure of Allah (swt) By acquiring the knowledge, in the day of judgment, that person, he or she will not smell the fragrance of Jannah.

Rasulallah (pbuh) told us in the Day of Judgment, the first people who will be judged by Allah (swt), are those who claim in the world, I was or I am knowledgeable.

If you think or if you claim that I am knowledgeable, in the Day of Judgment, Allah (swt) will judge you before everyone else.

Allah will ask him, why did you learn? And why did you teach people? So that person will proudly say Ya Allah, for Your sake, as Allah will say, you are a liar. You’ve done it for the people to tell you that you are knowledgeable.

So if this is the case, we have to purify our intention.

Sometimes we are deep too into the knowledge that we forget Allah (swt). Rasulullah (Pbuh) told us to be concerned about religion, to be concerned about the duties of Allah (swt) has given to us;

Rasulullah (pbuh) advised us to get the manners before you get the education.

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That Metaphysical World You And I Believe In! Hashim Vs Superman | Speakers Corner

The gentlemen, He wanted to discuss about certain things in religion. I asked him, do you believe in God? And he says maybe, maybe not. He wasn’t sure whether he even exists. And then I think it from the progressed into matter and energy and about the existing of the universe.

 

So, Alhamdulliah, You know, this is something that we have to understand that not everyone is going to believe what you just claim. You need to substantiate what you claim. So you cannot just say energy always existed, and then assume that we will all believe it.

Even the Scientists don’t work like that. They need to substantiate. They need to go through certain peer groups to find out whether the theory that you believe in, can be falsified or the truth. Yes, it’s a scientific approach as well, to look at things objectively and to look at it.

But if you are going to then depend on a tool like science to understand things of the metaphysical world, then it is something which is beyond the scope of science. It is like the example of someone using a metal detector to find plastic. So the wrong tool for finding something which is metaphysical and that is science.

The science does tell us how things work. It does tell us, It will never be able to tell you things like the origin of the universe, won’t be able to tell you an origin of many things, like the first cell and so on.

Yes, they can speculate and assume things, but cannot tell you for certain how things originate.

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How To Observe Muharram With Fasts & 3 Misconceptions Especially on 10th Muharram / Ashura | Mufti Menk

We are in the month of Muharram , which is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It has to do with something haram, something prohibited. So what is haram and why is this month called Muharram?

 

We’re supposed to be making resolutions every night. We’re supposed to be renewing our vows to with Allah (swt) every night. We’re supposed to be seeking forgiveness every night.

We should be making peace with Allah (swt) every single day. Seek forgiveness; promise Allah you are going to be a better person. Never give up. If you’ve fallen into sin again and again, you need to go back to Allah again and again and again.

May Allah (swt) grant us a beautiful returning to Him.

Some people believe that we are not allowed to get married in the month of Muharram because it is bad luck. Unfortunately, that is totally baseless.

Some people believe we are not allowed to wear any good clothing, which is also baseless.

And some people believe the opposite, saying that we are supposed to be celebrating to the degree that we should be partying and so on this day. That is also baseless, but rather it is more about the lesson.

some people don’t realize that in the month of Muharram, Allah (Swt) has ordained certain things and Allah (swt) has chosen the month of Muharram for certain things. He calls it Shahrullahi Al-Muharram.

let’s make resolutions on a daily basis and let’s look into the resolutions we’ve made and see how best are practicing upon them. Let’s see how best we’re actually fulfilling them.

Remember, if you have bad habits, this is the time to quit those bad habits.

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Funny! You Cannot Exclude A Green Elephant! Mansur Vs Skeptic Atheist | Speakers Corner

How would you use logic to exclude possibilities? Why would a flying spaghetti monster not be the cause of our universe;

You see, if you try to deflect, you know, how you would come to believe by examining your mind, and then you haven’t really thought about yours properly?

What would you include as a possibility about the origins of our universe? Can our University be itself, the cause of its existence?

There are many things we don’t know, but we can exclude by logic and rationality.

How can you use logic and yet you still believe in contradiction?….

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Only The Quran Answers Those Questions Not Science! Shamsi To Visitor | Speakers Corner

In order for you and I to know which one is the message of the most High, Which one is a fake one, for example, the true messages of God that come with the prophecies, that come with the miracles, they come with the same teachings, even though they never met each other.

So we have to ask the questions; how we got here, what is our purpose in life, why we have to die? And these questions, no one answered in details like the prophets and messengers, especially in the Quran.

The Quran says we have created you one of the reasons, the wisdom behind it for purpose is to worship the Creator likewise as a test, likewise for the Creator… implement His name, attributes: attributes of mercy, of love, of anger, of justice, of wisdom, of Highness, you know, likewise to recognize one another.

Why Islam is true because Islam goes in line with our universal knowledge, our common sense; universal knowledge… Naturally, you know that you should worship one God, there is one Creator. Naturally, you know that for something to come into existence must have a creator. Naturally, you know that oppression is wrong, you see.

So with Allah, sent the messengers, especially Islam, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), He said sent him with the legislation that goes in line with that worship one God, believe all the prophets and messengers, Moses, Abraham, Noah, Jacob, Isaac, all of them, because all of them came to us to worship one God. And when we die, Islam speaks about that in details.

What distinguishes Islam from any religion or any way of life or any idea, Islam goes in line with our universal knowledge. Who give us a universal knowledge? The Creator….

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Top 7 Targets For The Best 10 Days Of The Year! Dhul Hijjah Or Zul-Hijjah |Ustad Muhammad Tim Humble

One of the best, if not the best of all of the times of the year, a time which Allah (swt) swore by in the Quran and Allah azzawajal only swears by the most important of things.

So this is a huge opportunity for us after the month of Ramadan has ended and all of us felt the effect of the end of the month of Ramadan, maybe many of the effects of that month have gone from us. Many of the extra deeds that we used to do have gone from us, many of the extra prayers that we used to do have gone, many of the extra reading of the Quran that we used to do, much of it has gone. Much of the extra charity that we used to give has gone, much of the extra remembrance of Allah that we used to do has gone. Now we have a chance to bring it back again in a time that is the best time for good deeds in the whole year.

So really, we have two things to think about. The first thing is to maximize the time that we have in these 10 days. So if we are expecting Eid to be in the 10 days to maximize this time and the nights come with the days. So it’s not just the daytime because the nighttime comes with the day. So the day and the night to maximize that and get the most out of it.

The prophet (pbuh), he said, the greatest day in the whole year in the sight of Allah is the day of sacrifice.

How many amazing things happen in these 10 days; First of all, the days in which your deeds are most beloved to Allah. Second of all, the day in which Allah frees more people from the Hellfire than any other day. Third of all, the best of all of the days of the year is the day of Eid ul Adha.

Reciting tasbeeh, tahmeed, tahleel and takbeer abundantly.

There are many ways in which you can increase in reward during Dhul Hijjah. Performing dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is one of the easiest ways to obtain reward and which can fit around your work and family life.

It is a highly recommended Sunnah to recite during the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah, the following:

  • Tasbeeh (SubhanAllah) • Tahmeed (Alhamdulillah) • Tahleel (Laa ilaaha ill-Allah) • Takbeer (Allahu Akbar)

“That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (reward of Hajj in the Hereafter and also some worldly gain from trade), and mention the Name of Allah on appointed days, over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice).” (Qur’an 22:28)

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Where Would I End Up If Not Going To Get Into Heaven! Mohammed Ali & Visitor | Speakers Corner

What scares me a little bit is the fact that a lot of people say to me, oh, yourself as religious, you’re not going to get into heaven.

When you say I’m a good person or if you do good, who defines what is good and bad?

So what we say as Muslims is this, In order for me to say I’m a good person, I have to first define what’s good. How we define good is how God defines us good, it’s not dependent on what I think.

So I can never say I’m good unless I’m really following God’s command completely,.

In Islam to be a very brief summary, a person who goes to hell fire, he needs three conditions.

If we don’t do what God tells us to do and someone else, let’s say we don’t follow the God’s commands and he follows it, is it fair for God to deal with us both in the same manner?

For God to create the universe that God has to exist first, then create the universe. If He existed before creating the universe, He cannot be inside the universe because there was no universe.

 

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To whom Allah Prays & What Happens on the special Moment of Arafah! Dr. Omar Suleiman

Sometimes we take for granted when Allah responds to us with how He is going to reward us, what exactly that means.

every single time you send Salah and Salam upon peace be upon him, an angel informs him and he responds to you by name.

What does it mean when Allah sends Salah upon you, what does that even mean? How does Allah sends salah upon me? In fact, how does Allah send salah upon Rasulullah (pbuh) what does it mean to say Allah sends salah, sends His prayers upon someone?

Salaah means something very specific, and that is and that is His forgiveness. And we actually take this from a hadith where the prophet (pbuh) was receiving the charity of various people and Abdullah ibn Abi Aufa (Ra), he says that when people would come to the prophet (pbuh), He would say to them as they brought their chairty to him, Prophet (pbuh) would say, may Allah send salaat upon you. and the prophet (pbuh) says, I send salah upon that person as well.

And so the particular meaning here is forgiveness, the forgiveness from Allah (swt). , when it comes to as salah in general, when Allah sends salah upon you, it carries multiple meanings that also encapsulate this.

One of the things that we learn is that as we send salah on the prophet (pbuh), Allah prays upon us, The angels pray upon us, the prophet (pbuh) prays upon us.

When it comes to Allah, Allah is praying upon you is unlike any other creation praying upon you, sending Salah upon you. It’s completely different because ultimately when the prophet (pbuh) prays, Who does he pray to? Allah.

When the angels seek forgiveness, who are they seeking forgiveness from? Allah. They’re seeking forgiveness for us from Allah, but they’re praying to Allah.

But when the Allah (swt) himself has this attribute of Salah, there’s something very special about that. And it actually combines all of the meanings in the most beautiful of ways.  The most general meaning of the Salah of Allah upon His creation is that Allah mentions you in the highest heavens.

When Allah announces to the heavens I have forgiven this person, there is nothing greater than that because Allah praises you.

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Empirical Evidence To Determine The Metaphysical Like God! Hashim Vs Skeptic | Speakers Corner

Before we go to cause and effect, let’s first get one thing; We have to establish whether the existence, whatever it is, even from the minuteness, a quark within the atoms to your existence, to the existence of the universe.

No scientist will tell you that quantum vacuum is nothing. Nothing is actually a concept. In order for us to communicate, just like we use numbers, we use things like nothing, something, everything, Infinity; Yeah. This is in order for us to communicate, in order to formulate things in mathematics. So the bottom line here is it doesn’t exist, in reality. The best way to describe it as absence of everything.

My perspective is pretty clear; We have one God who created everything, you and me, the universe, everything, and it sustains all this. it might seem very simplistic to you, but to be honest with you, even logically, thinking, like I said, something cannot come from nothing. So you must have something.

Come from OK, doesn’t apply to God because He always exists. If something is something is eternal. Then it doesn’t need to come into existence.

The cause and effect, the Kalam cosmological argument goes like this. If something begins to exist, then it must have a cause. And this cause has to be something. It cannot be nothing.

What information or knowledge will convince you that you have consciousness That comes under empirical evidence?

Conscious is not something that you have data. You’re questioning your rationality; Everything depends on your consciousness, yet you have no evidence for consciousness.  You can never deny your consciousness because without that, none of your senses will work. But you believe it.

The reason I brought God in is that a person cannot deny his consciousness even with a lack of empirical evidence and the same person is asking for empirical evidence for God.

Once you acknowledge that something has to be there for all of this, the universe to exist. The universe didn’t come about by itself.

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Allah Showed Her Home In Paradise! The Number One Ingredient During Hardship | Shaykh Omar Suleiman

When we ourselves go through this life as individuals or as a community through hardships, the number one ingredient the number one component of patience is paradise and this is throughout the Quran and the Sunnah.

the prophet (pbuh) says, be patient, oh family of Yasir. You have an appointment in Paradise. Paradise is waiting for you.

Allah did not promise you, Allah did not promise you as an individual that you’re going to see perfect justice in your life, in this life. And sometimes you know how we comfort ourselves. We think about just, the day of judgment and payback.

Allah promised us that paradise If we are patient; to remind about paradise, to be certain that it is there and to strive towards it and to seek its reward and to seek its bounty.