Bis Miler rahmani Rahi in the name of Allah, the most gracious, the
most merciful, heard a power excellence presents lessens from the stories of the prophets
by Mufti Ismail even Musa mank It is a Salam Enoch, Peace be upon
him. Alamin or Salah to us Salamo ala mabryrahmtl Alamin Nabi and a muhammadin
alah Ali he was happy at mahina Abad. All praise is due to a
La sub Hannah huata Allah. Blessings and salutations upon Muhammad Salahu Ali he was
seldom We ask a loss of hannahua t Alah to bless him and all his
companions. And we ask alas sub hanahuata Alah to grant us all goodness to
accept us in this month of Ramavan. As we say it is a sacrifice,
and we keep repeating that it is a sacrifice, but we are prepared
to sacrifice for the pleasure of alas anawa Alah, for indeed he is our
creator, our maker, the one who created us, the one who made
us. For him, we dedicate our entire lives for him. We are
ready to put our heads on the ground and we do so so many times
a day solely for the one who made us, the one whom we are
going to return to. We would never put our heads on the ground for
any being besides a loss of Hannah Adah. Yesterday we heard the story of
Sheith alaihis sala to a Salam. This evening, I'd like to move to
the story of Idris alaihis sala to a Salam known as Enok May peace be
upon him in the English language. Where exactly does he fit in the majority
of the historians say that he was one of the great grandchildren of Adam alaihis
sala to a Salam, meaning from the progeny the seventh generation of Adam alaihis
sala to a Salam. However, there are some historians who make mention of
the fact that he may be from amongst the children of Jacob and from amongst
Banu Israel, meaning the grandchildren the progeny of Jacob and the people of Mussalaihi
sala to a Salam. However, we will stick to this opinion as the
majority of these scholars have made mention of it. So when Adam alaihis sala
to a Salam was eight hundred and forty years old. This is when he
was born. One might ask, where do we get all these details from?
It's very interesting. We need to know it. We should know that
Islamic history is divided into two categories, that which is from the time of
the prophets a la laho adehia seldom to now and what happened after the prophets
aalah is Salam and at his time and all the way to now. That
we are not allowed to take from Ahlukitab or the people of the book.
We're not allowed to take it at all. In fact, we have to
take it bill isnad, which means every story that is narrated to us,
we need to know who brought the story, where it came from. What
is the chain of narrators from the person speaking right to the source of the
story. If there is a single individual in that chain that is shady,
that is dodgy to use that word, that is known as a liar,
that is lying because he says I've heard from someone and that person passed away
before this one was even born, then we know that they are lying.
If that is the case, we reject that. Even if it is Islamic
history. We don't want that story. But when it comes to the history
before Muhammad Salalah Alaihi was Selam. I have explained in the first session here
that there is something known as israeliliad. Israeliliad are the narrations of the people
of the book, what the Taarah holes, what the Bible, the Old
Testament holes, and the stories that have been brought from those people. And
these are divided into three categories. It's important that we repeat these three categories.
Those that Islam or the Shariah came and rejected them. Those narrations we
reject them. For example, some came with the story of the prophet Lot
and luth alih issalah to a Salam, and they mentioned that he was a
sinful man. We rejected because in Islam we believe that is not true.
He was a pure individual the best of his time. So we reject that.
And we reject anything that Islam has rejected, even though it may we
may have heard it from others. Then we have those narrations that have come
that Islam has confirmed. We find them within the Puran. I give you
an example the fact that eve anahwat Alah's peace be upon her. Ali hassalah
to Aslam was created from Adam. We hear that in the Puran in two
places. In the Puran, Allah makes mention of it in Suratu the Araf
as well as in Sura to Nissa. So what the Shariah has confirmed,
we take it through because Islam has confirmed it. And there is the third
category, which is the bulk of it. Islam has not spoken about it,
neither confirming nor rejecting. With that, we do exactly the same.
We will hear it, we will understand it, we will draw a lesson
from it, but we neither. We do not need it to be Muslims.
But if we can use that in order to understand, then be it.
At the same time, we neither accept nor reject. So we do
not reject it. But we say, after we mentioned the story, we
say, well, lah Alam Allah knows best Ala subanah at Ala grant us
understanding. So shith alaihisala to a Salam is not mentioned in the Puran.
We spoke about Israiliriuayat that Islam has neither rejected nor confirmed. The same applies
idris alaih is sala to a Salam. They say he was born when Adam
alai is Salam was eight hundred and forty years old. That we got from
the Israeiliriuayat. And then they say that he was a man who was tall.
He was very good looking. He was very calm. He had a
full grown beard subhan allah. And he spoke very very clearly when he spoke,
he was calm. When he walked, he lowered his gaze and looked
on the ground. And he was a very collected individual, calm and collected,
and he used to ponder and reflect, and he used to advise with
so much goodness. That was Idris alaihi sala to a Salam. So what
does the Puran make mention of this prophet. There are only two verses that
we find in the Puran regarding the prophet Idris Ali sala to Salam. Firstly,
Alas sup Hannah Hawatala speaks about him in Surat Mariyan was korolfil kitab Idiri
and make mention in the book of the prophet Idris in who can now swing
deep on Indeed, he was very truthful and he was a prophet. So
this now we know confirmed. He was truthful and he was a prophet the
quality of truthfulness. Then alas WithU Hanah Howatala says war anahuma Can and Nilia,
indeed we raised him a very very high status. We raised him to
a very high level. This is what the korans is in Sula Marian.
So if you look at the mufassim, they make mention of the meaning of
a high level. If I were to ask you someone is raised on a
high level, what would you say. You would say that spiritually they are
elevated. So the same with Idris aa to a Salam, he was elevated
to a very high level by Allah in that he was granted nubua and he
was praised by Allah, and he is mentioned in the Puran. That is
a high level. In fact, in another place, allahs suhnahuatalysis what Ismailawa,
Idris, Awadan Kifl three names together is Idris and Alas peace be upon
them kunlum min A sabiri a nafirahmatina in nahum in a sari. All three
of them were very patient. So this is another quality of Idris. He
was very patient and Alas says, and we have granted them from our mercy.
We have made them enter into our mercy. We have we have put
them within our mercy, so that is another quality. Allah has had mercy
on them. And alas subhanahuatalysis Kulu Minasar. They were all pious people,
good people. Saleh means a pious person. So these are the qualities of
Idris ale is sah to a Salam. We know, and this is definitely
a very high status. However, we have a very interesting israeliliriwaya, a
narration of the people of the book, which we say, well, la
Allah knows best, but it's interesting to mention it because most books of Tafsir
have made mention of this beautiful incident. They say, Idris alah is Salam.
He was told by a lass of anahuata Alah that, oh Idris,
from those who have followed you, anyone who does good deeds, at the
end of the day, you will have all those good deeds doubled for yourself.
That is something amazing. This is a status. Imagine others do good
deeds and you getting the reward of it doubled. So he was very happy,
and he knew that his death was approaching. So he had a friend
from the angels and his to this friend, he says, you know,
Allah has promised me this reward, and I'd like to amass a lot of
reward before I go. So why don't you we speak to the Angel of
Death. Let's see what he has to say to say, Look, just
try and see if you can seek permission to prolong a little bit. So
the angel says, look, that is a matter that is decreed by Allah.
Subhanaha to Allah, however, there's no harm in trying. Come,
you ride on my wing and let's go, subhanah Lah. So he rode
on the wing and he was taken up to the heavens. He crossed the
first heaven, he crossed the second heaven, he crossed the third heaven.
When he got to the fourth heaven, Allah had instructed the Angel of Death
to take the soul of Idris alais Salam on the fourth heaven. And the
Angel of Death was following the instruction of Allah, but obviously did not know
what was about to happen. When he got to the fourth heaven, he
seen Idris there. Amazing. When he seen Idris there, the question was
posed that, look, I would like to extend and so on. He
says, Look, Allah has already instructed me to take your ruh away.
Is it okay? He says, well, if that's the case, it's
fine. So it is narrated wal lah hu Alam. Allah knows best that
his rule was taken away whilst he was still in the fourth heaven. And
rasulu la salla lah all Salam confirms in Sahi Halbohari in an authentic narration that
when he went up for Maharaj, he met Idris alaih is Salam in the
fourth Heaven. So that is a confirmed narration that we know. It's actually
hair raising, as we say malasuhanahmat ala Grand's understanding. That is as much
as we know about the life of Idris Alaihi Salah to a Salam. And
this is why some of them of Asians say when Allah says he raised him
to a high level, he is speaking of literally, Allah took him up
physically to the top and then his soul was taken there. Let's move on
to the next prophet, who is known as the first prophets sent to mankind
at large, sent to the globe at large. We all know that Adam
alai Islam was a messenger and his son chief and degrees. And these people
who were part of the family of no haale Is Salad to a Salam,
but they were sent to remind their own families. It was one family no
haale is Salam. I remember telling you a few days ago that how was
he a messenger? He began reminding his children after they were born and they
grew up that look, this is what happened to me, and this is
what happened when this is what happened when Chithan refused to prostrate to me.
And so also be careful. So the hadith ra Alam says khana bay Adam
a ashato korun kulnuha alato hit between Adam, may peace be upon him and
Noah, may peace be upon him. There were ten generations, or a
term can be translated as generation, or it can be translated as a century.
So there was a certain period of time. Let's say if it was
a century. There were ten centuries. All the people were on Islam,
they were on Tauhid. They did not associate partners with a loss of hannah
houata alah. What is the meaning of this narration. It's a correct narration.
It means that for a thousand years, there was no shilk between Adam
and Nuh. There was much more than a thousand years, but there were
a thousand years in which there was no shirk. There was no association of
partners with Allah. And after a thousand years it crept in so Alas of
Hannah. Hawat Alah sent Noah, may peace be upon him as the first
prophet to those who were engaged in shik to mankind at large, and shirk
was in them. Now, how did this association of partnership come about?
We need to know what the Poran says. We need to know the authentic
narrations from the Poran. A loss of Hannah, howat Ala makes mention of
it. Let us mention it in story form. Then we'll read the verse
a little bit later on Ishamah where Chaipan came to the children. Later on,
you see, they had transgressed, as we heard the family of Kabil
and those people sith Ali hi Salam was sent to, and in fact those
people whom Idris was sent to, they had transgressed. They were committing lots
and lots of sin, but they were not associating partners with Allah. Their
acts of worship were solely for their maker. They knew that they had a
maker, and they only owed all their worship to that maker. However,
they were sinning here, sinning there adult he was being committed, So many
other sins were being committed. And as time passed, Chaipan came to them.
They had certain pious people from amongst them. If you look at Surat
Nurh, you will find the names of these pious people. Alasu Hanahwatala has
named them. What done sua An, Yaruth, Yahok and Nassa. These
are five names mentioned in the Quran. They were pious people. Chaipan came
to the the people of that time and said, look, these are pious
people who are reminding you to do good. They are very good people.
They have reminded you to do good. Now that they've died, just make
a small statue to remind you of their message. So every time you see
the statue, you'll be able to remember that this person used to remind us
of good, and you will do the good. So it was beautified.
They saw nothing wrong in that. They created statues and each one was named
after one of these pious people. And every time they came and they saw
these statues. They were very happy. It reminded them to do good,
and they began to do good. Now, Cheipan is very patient. He's
got a plan. He sows the seat and he goes away. So he
waited for that generation to pass. When that generation passed and people forgot why
exactly they had made those statues, he went to the next generation and said,
you know your forefathers. You don't know what they used to do.
They used to worship these idols. These are statues. This is what brought
them goodness. And he conned them. How did he con them? Listen
very carefully, he said, whenever they saw these idols, they worshiped the
idols, so they became good people and goodness came in their direction. Look
at how he's twisting the words. Parties true, part is not true.
When they saw these statues, they never used to worship them, but they
were reminded they used to do good. So a person would go to the
statue, come back and give a charity. Wow, that was good.
A person would go to the statue, come back and be be well behaved.
That was good. So Chathan says, don't you see the statue used
to help them to become good. So you need to prostrate to these statues
in order to become even better. So this is when Shirk started. This
is the first association of partnership with Allah suhanahuataila. What we learned today up
to now, as sophisticated as men has become. We have technology, we
have the bluetooth, we have Wi Fi. Very soon we'll be having yellow
teeth and green teeth loaho akaba. But we still have people who worship stones
who think that that brings them goodness, who worship trees, who worship various
other objects, who worship creatures of a loss of Hannah hoa ta allah and
think that these things are going to bring us goodness. There are people who
worship animals, thinking that these animals are going to bring us goodness, a
loss of hannahuata allah. He becomes very, very angry with this association of
partnership with a loss of hannahuata allah. So it is very strange how man's
brain has developed to the degree that he has technology of the highest, most
baffling level, mind boggling. But at the same time he'll worship a stone
akaba, and he'll go and bow down to a cow allaho akabar, and
he'll go and bow down to a tree, and he'll go and bow down
to another human being who also needs the lou just like him. Laho akabar.
It's a fact. And I've mentioned the worst thing because this needs to
make us think Allah has given us the brain. If you have a belly
problem, they have it too. How do we worship human beings? In
a llahtata mohammadan s la lahu Allah, he was alama liuhrijan nas means ibad
that il ibad illah ibad that ibad Allah has sent Muhammad salaalahu Allah. He
was seldom to remove people from worshiping other worshippers to worshiping the Lord of all
the worshippers Subhanana. So we don't worship other worshippers. People began to worship
Isa, they began to worship the others. At this particular stage, they
were worshiping these five idols. So no Haaleh is Salah to a Salam was
sent when he was sent, very very interestingly, Allah makes mention of it.
In fact, his name or should I say not the name, but
mention of n Haaleh Salah to a Salam is in twenty different suras of the
Quran, twenty different suras of the Quran. He has a very lofty level.
You see, all the messengers are not of the same level. Allah
says in the Quran till Carsulu Famala bahom Ala ba minhum Kala Malaho war of
Aba bahom Daraja. Those messengers we have raised some above the others. Some
of them we have spoken to Akabar, and Allah has raised the levels.
So they were five who were the highest. They were the most resolute,
and they endured the most. For the sake of Alla subhanah at Alah.
Who were these five right at the top. Muhammad Sallah Ali was seldom subhana
fan. Allah has granted him that status. Highest of all messengers and of
all creatures of Blu healthy am Rossuli. The highest of creation and the most
honored of all the messengers is Rasulu la Allallah Alamar. To read through his
biography, not only will we bring tears to the eyes, but if we
are not shaken, how can we claim to be believers? Allah grant us
that opportunity and that acceptance to feel in our hearts the urge and the need
to go through the biography of the most beloved creature that existed. So La
lah al salam. So he was at the top. Then we had Ibrahim
alah Salah, to a Salam no hala is salam, musala is salam,
and is alaih is salam. These five names are found in the Qur'an.
Allah calls them ulu Lasmi meaner rossuli. These were the resolute from amongst the
messengers of a different level is A Namabia mika quam Nohi Ibrahim musa seven yam
Alas subhanah Alam makes mention of the five there that we have taken the strong
covenant from you, o Muhammed wahimahimamusa Maria. So those are the five that
were the highest. So alas sup Hannah Alam makes mention of him very beautifully
in Ara alas is, and it's always very direct. Alases lad elam fat
alaya kumir bodu la mala kung. And remember we sent to his people.
So he said to them directly, Oh, my people, worship Allah alone.
You have no deity besides a loss subhanahuata Alah, nobody worthy of worship
besides a loss of Hannah Allah. So the first message of all the messengers
was calling towards Tahed, calling towards the oneness of Allah, suphanah howat Alah,
calling towards leaving the association of partnership with that maker and that creator.
So alas suphanah howat alas is. He told his people in Aha for a
lay kumada Bayaomi. Now, I fear over you the punishment of that day,
the great day. I fear that a punishment will overtake you in another
place, he says, I fear that a very painful torment will overtake you.
So they are listening to this man. He's saying, worship one Allah,
and I fear that punishment is overtaking you. They did not want to
listen. They wanted to carry on in their ways. So look what they
says, carl al Malaumi call me in la nara kafi bal alim mob.
The chiefs from amongst the people who was talking alas is almela, meaning the
chiefs, those who had authority, those who had power, those who had
wealth, those who had respect in society, they spoke. They said,
you are astray ballala. One word, this man is astray don't listen to
him. He answered, callaya, call me lasa bi ba la la juila
kimi or a soulumlalam. He said, Oh, my people, I am
not astray. I am a messenger from the Lord of the world who believe
a kumri sadaira b. I am only conveying to you. The messages of
my own rubb were ahsahula kum and I am giving you advice nasiha sound advice
I am delivering to you. So don't hold it against me. Don't call
me a madman. Way what I am saying, and if it makes sense,
and it will definitely make sense, if you are ready to ponder over
it, then follow it. So a few people started following him. Who
very you after so many years, one person after so many years, another
person so bhanah lah, and yet he was in the bee of a loss
subhanahua to Allah and the rest of them. They followed the haughty. They
followed those who had money, They followed those who had authority, They followed
those who had dignity in society, and they had given dignity to those who
had material wealth. Why do we say this because Alas speaks about it in
the Quran and alas subhanahua Alah says this alas is in surat hood alas is
fakar al malaka call me hi manara ka illah basharonana. Those haughty, those
who were high, those who were in control. They had controlled all the
people, and they told nujad isla to a Salam, we see you as
a human being just like us. We see you as a human being just
like us. What happens in our lives unlesson we draw from it. When
someone reminds us to say, brother, this is wrong, Say hey,
look at yourself. Who are you? Who do you think you are?
Lahu akbar? I had one youngster tell me, even my father doesn't tell
me that, loah akabar, I'll bring him. We'll tell him as well,
malasu hanah, t'll open our doors just as well you told me.
He doesn't say it. Now we know that he also needs a bit of
advice. May Allah make us parents who are role models for our own children.
I mean all lie, that's a powerful tour. Mallah, make us
parents who are the role models of our own children. I mean akaba.
So they told him you are just a human being like us. Wamanara ka
taba akha. And look at those who are following you. Look at them
in lavina humaradna BADIAI. They are the worst from amongst us. They've got
no material standing at all. Nobody respects them in society. They are foolish.
They haven't even thought before they followed you. They don't even know what's
about to come in their direction, as though they are threatening to boycott the
people. Imagine, so who followed those who were down trodden? And this
is why when Abu Sufyan rod they allahuanhu. Before he was a Muslim,
he had gone to Hercules the Romans, and Hercules asked him a question he
rattled about Muhammad salaalaha allah were seldom. He says, what type of people
are following him? The rich or the poor? He said, well,
most of his followers are the poor. He says, well, that is
all the messengers. It has happened to them quite similar. Look, Hercules
is confirming that those who are down trodden and not so wealthy, they are
quicker to accept the truth than those who are high and those who are wealthy.
Llahu akabar, we are fortunate, we are MUSLIMI we hope and pray
that the more we get in terms of wealth, the more down to earth
we are, the quicker we surrender to a loss of hanahuwat ALA's command Allah
open our doors of goodness. May he grant what does pure sustenance that bring
us, that brings us closer to him, and not sustenance that will drive
us further away. People normally say that this man was a good man.
Now that he's seen money, he's changed. I usually say, no,
money doesn't change you all it does. It gives you now the opportunity to
show the true colors of who you always were, because if you had bad
qualities, they were hidden. When you have a boss, you need to
say yes, okay, he says, be here at eight, No,
five to eight okay. But the day you've got more money than he can
say, what five to eight you mad, I'm gonna come at eleven.
Lahu a kaba, may Allah open our doors because now you know you have
a standing. So it only gave you the opportunity to show your true colors.
Those who are good prior to wealth, they are still good even after
that they've got that wealth. Now Allah keep us in that way. So
this was the excuse they said, we see these people all week wa man
Allah, come laine, I mean fathling. Well, kum ka, we
don't see any virtue for you over us. In fact, we consider you
liars. You are a liar. What virtue do you have over us?
You just like us. You've got eyes and ears and hands and everything,
just like us. You're a human being. There's no virtue. This was
the excuse of the people of Nuala to Salam so Alas of hannahuat Alam makes
mention of that in surat Hood, and this is why he told his people,
Yeah, tell me aratum to Allah in miro me. Oh, my
people, listen, listen very carefully. What if Allah has granted me signs,
clear proof, clear evidence, are you going to consider it a tiny
rahma tam he found mekum And what if Allah has given me see and has
had mercy upon me which you are blinded from You cannot see? What do
we learn from this? Loahho akabar. Sometimes because of our evil deeds,
we become blinded to the straight path. This is why I mentioned the other
day that one of the greatest acts of worship is touba to ask Allah's forgiveness,
to search in your life where you are going astray and wrong, and
to constantly ask all us forgiveness, because when you ask all us forgiveness,
there is now hope that you will see the light. You know. One
day there was a brother who told me regarding a certain problem. He says,
at least now there's lights at the end of the tunnel. I said,
brother, they haven't yet seen the tunnel. Forget about the light.
Loaveho akabar malla open our doors. Really, sometimes people haven't even seen the
tunnel. Once we get to the tunnel, then they'll be light at the
end. In shallah that if you haven't seen the tunnel where we'll probably head
to the oceans. Loah, hu akabar, open our doors. So alas
subhanahama Alah says about nu haala is salatua Salama. He says, what if
allah Is mercy is blocked from you, What if Allah's mercy is blocked from
you? You need to open your eyes and see what I'm saying. Turn
to Allah. So his people continue to argue. They argued again with him,
What did they say? Why a call me? In fact, he
said again to his people one more point, why call me li anukumar him
la in Algeria in la allahhi, oh my people, I'm not going to
ask any recompense from you. I don't want money for what I am teaching
you. I don't want any wealth for what I am teaching you. And
from this we learn straight point. Whenever there are those calling us towards goodness,
the spiritual leaders, if they fall under the employ of someone, they
are less effective than those who do not fall under the employee of someone.
That is a general rule. Unless they've been given authority, which is very
rare, you find that they are always tapered down by those who pay them.
And this is why nohale Is Salam made it very clear, I not
only don't get a salary from you, but I don't want it. I'm
not asking you for a penny or a cent. My reward is with a
lah suhanah hawata ala. And this is why he could say whatever he wanted
to. He uttered it the truth, he didn't mind, and he knew
he had the assistance of Allah suhanahwat aalah. So they told him, okay,
we ready to accept. They had a private meeting. They said we
ready to accept on condition that you see those who have followed you. They
all paupers. We're gonna come and sit with those paupers, and everybody's gonna
look at us and say, look, the top and the bottom they are
now mixing. That's not gonna happen. So get rid of them. Tell
them that you guys, you move out. We got some more important people
who are coming to accept the guidance. Now. The same was uttered by
the koufar of Poraese to Mhammad salah Allah he was seldom and here he is
being told that that happened from the time of nuh So what if no hallela
to a Salam said Waman an abiitarid Lavina, a man who I am never
going to chase those who have believed. I can't chase them alas of Hannah,
Howatla knows their level, and Alas of Hannah, Howatla knows their condition.
I am not going to chase them at all, He says, Why
tell me my solonim in allah in paratum aflat and come on, oh my
people, If I chase them away, who is going to help me when
alas rath and anger descends on me? Who is going to assess me against
a lass of Hannah, howat alah if I chase away the believers Akamar.
And there are other beautiful verses in the Quran where a lass of Hannah Hawatala
makes mention of what Nuhala is. Salam said, he said, these people
appear to be low in terms of worldly stand but you don't know their hearts.
You don't know their hearts. Akabar Lahu a kabar. This is why
sometimes we feel the piety in those who are poor, very very poor.
Sometimes we see people and I have witnessed people in some of the most remote
areas of Africa. We entered one area, very very remote area at the
time of Asso, and we were looking for Muslims and we were going through
literally having parked the motor vehicle in one corner one side, and we were
walking through the bush and we noticed a We noticed these. There was a
field with a lot of plantation on it. Maize was planted and it was
quite high, the height of a man. And as we walked through it,
thinking that now there's no one. It was the time of asst we
heard sami Allah Holy Manhamida, and there were at least two three hundred people
reading Salah, and they had all come up and where were they? Where
were we all? Lahi? I had weep when I'd seen that, and
I told myself, these are the auliya Ullah, these are the friends of
Allah. They for water, they go to the river which is five kilometers
away with buckets. But they're happy come time for us or nobody is there
to tell them, hey Salah. And you find all of them quietly on
the ground, no muss allah, no nothing on the ground, sami allah
huliman Hamida. You know the sight, I felt like I was such a
weak Muslim looking at these people whom who have endured so much, and they
are happily worshiping alat Subhanah. Where are we? It reminded me immediately of
a verse that I need to share with you alas is subhannahuata Alah. Yeah
are you hellla vina ahman my old dammy, come on for sa la Ubia.
Came you heim boom while you hem bona la akbar, oh you who
believe. If whosoever is going to turn away from this deal, then remember
Allah will bring other people whom he will love, and they will love him
even more. Laho akaba. So let's not turn away when we don't read
Salah. There are ten other people who are reading Salah. Recently, in
many countries, there are women who have removed their hijab because of the pressure
of the globe. So by removing the hijab, I normally say, my
dear sister, if you have removed it, there are ten others somewhere else
who have doned it. So it's not Allah's loss, it's your loss.
For every person who thinks they have now removed the cover or removed the dress
code that Allah has ordained, Allah says, don't worry. We flick you
off. Do you know what we'll show you on the day of judgment.
As a results, there were ten others who donned it. Laho akhaba,
you want to miss your Salah? There are ten other people in the remote
regions of Vietnam who will start their Salah. But we don't know were Our
minds are too small, We don't understand and realize. So nou hahalae is
Salam said, these people, they are pious. Allah knows their heart Alah
supana, howat Ala knows the condition of their hearts. I'm not going to
chase them away in order to facilitate for you and for you to come.
Another thing. If he had chased them away and these people did come,
that was one condition. Some time later they would have made another condition and
a third condition. So a person who wants to attack you on one front,
don't think that he's not going to attack you from all the other fronts.
Mala subhana, howatala grant us a deep understanding. Remember these stories are
mentioned in the Koran for us to derive lesson from it was not needed to
make mention of the previous stories. So much so that in this story of
Nuh when Muhammad Salalah Aalej was seldom was mentioning the story to the Kufar of
Koraish and to the muslimin do you know what they doubted? They said,
no, this man is speaking things which are fabricated. So Allah says in
the Koran. Whilst in the midst of the story of no halle is alam
ama kulun aftera are they saying that Muhammad Salah al Salam has fabricated this?
They don't know. Pull in if dari to f Alaijami or anabari ummi ma
tu jerimu oh Mohammad Salaah. He was seldom tell them if I have fabricated
this, I'm going to get the son of it, and I'm not going
to hold the son of what you people are doing. So way, what
I'm saying this is an example. It is a story of a previous nation
confirmed by revelation without a spec of doubt. So Alas anahmat Alah speaks about
no halee is slat a salam in sho aah as well menlaakanonklawama in me be
macan man in his album in la allah on me in a wotation an Abiltari
didn't mean in an inu movie. He had a response for everything they said.
He had a response for everything they said. Alas makes mention of it
here. They say, should we believe in you? When all these useless
people have accepted your message? There is a difference between us and them.
Kick them out? He says, Oh, my people, I don't know
their hearts. Alas of hannahwat Ala knows their deeds and their hearts. How
can I block goodness from them solely because they they don't have much materially La
hu akaba, I am a warner. I will warn clearly, and this
warning will come. Now they got upset. They were upset. They started
for how many years did this last? Not ten years, not one hundred
years, not two hundred years, not three hundred years, no more.
Look at a lashna hotalyasis juala kada al sal n han ella, call me
fella betafi him al fa sanatin illah fansin am. And we sent Noah,
may peace be upon him to his people. He dwelt within them, calling
them towards goodness for a thousand years less fifty, which means nine one hundred
and fifty years. He spoke to them, He called them, he instructed
them, he tried with them, He answered all their questions. Now they
started getting frustrated. A few hundred years down the line, they started frustrating.
No alihis sala to slam up to now it was a discussion, It
was a debate. Now they wanted to begin to threaten ilaan tanta no letaknana
men al mar jomi. They say, oh, no, keep quiet.
If you're not going to keep quiet, we're gonna stone you to death.
Look at these threats. Look at these threats. If you don't keep quiet,
we're going to stone you, lahkabar. But he knew how to isla
to a salam dhu. He knew Allah was with him. Not a day
did he raise his hands to say Allah destroy them. He kept on saying,
ya Allah guide my people. Yallah guide my people. Yallah guide these
people. He kept on saying it. He was patient. He was patient
for a long long time. And alas of anahuat Allah makes mention of how
patient he was with his people, even though they started calling him names.
They said, this man is mad, he's mental junon and they said,
this man is possessed. He has a gin in him. Leave him for
some time. He'll come normal. He's got a problem. He's got a
gin Imagine they are speaking from the very beginning in who are in lahajolo be
jina. This is a man who has a ginna. He has a ginna
in him. That's why he's telling you to do things. He's stupid,
because can't he see we have the money. Let him do a business deal
or two with us, and we will be able to make him rich and
wealthy, and he'll be able to enjoy life just as we are. But
he's stupid. He'll understand, Leave him on one side and don't associate with
him, and you see what will happen up to today. Our business partners
can destroy our dean if they are not on dean. Remember this carefully.
If we have a man and we are making so much money through him,
don't allow him to control your religion. Never, don't allow him to change
your mind regarding a law. Don't drop your God when it comes to him.
You can drop him when it comes to Allah. And this is what
we have seen. Those who fear a loss of hanahuata Allah when they are
engaged in business deals and making money through somebody. If they drop that person
when that person begins to come between them and a law, they have achieved
happiness and contentment, and they die in a condition of imn. Whereas when
it comes to a person who has compromised the dean of a loss of hannahuata
Allah and they have engaged in injustice, what happens today. A man is
rich, We know him, so we side with him. Sometimes you get
a scholar of Islam Allah protect us. All Chaithan comes to the scholars sometimes
as well, and you find there is a dispute. One sign there is
a rich man. The other side, there is a poor man. Come
the scholar. He says, no man either. Look, I can't involve
here number one. That's the sweetest way out. Or he will say,
you know what I think. He is right pointing at who lah akbar ala
suhanah hawat Allah keep us upon justice, not only scholars in our families.
Sometimes we perpetrate grave in justice solely because of wealth. Akburg were standing on
a pedestal, as hanahla open our doors, and may he grant us a
deep understanding with no hallela to a salam. He told his people, as
the verse is in swath hood, while allancoma in a lie, while aiber
while alclo in malak, while a call on Lata's daddy, Are you in
okom lie? Dear Homo la allah lambe mafi for see him in me either
laminalim, oh, my people, I am not telling you that I am
an angel, and I am not telling you that I own the treasures of
the earth. And I'm not saying that by following me you'll become loaded.
A lot of people think, hey, you know what, I'm a good
Muslim. Why am I not making money? While Allah didn't promise you that
if you're a good Muslim you'll become as rich as Bill Gates. No,
he didn't promise that. But when you're a good Muslim, you achieve contentment
of the heart. A good Muslim who has fifty rands in his pocket is
far better than a sinner who has five million in his pocket. And believe
me, he will sleep in a far more blissful sleep, if I can
use that word, and he will probably snow, whereas the other one is
busy putting in all the pills and still he can't sleep. And they know
this is why all sleeping pills are very expensive. Loho akaba. They know
that those who need them have money loahu akabar. May Alas of hannahuata Aala
say, God does from all forms of sickness, and may a loss of
Hannahuatlah grant sleep to those who are suffering with insomnia. And may Alas of
Hanah houat Alah open all our doors of goodness and grant does good health.
May he grant cure to those who are ill and sick, and may he
have mercy to those who are offering on the globe today. So he says
Oh my people, I'm not promising you you're going to get big wealth.
And I don't know the unseen, so don't come and ask me what's behind
the wall, and don't come and ask me what are these people going to
have tomorrow. I'm not claiming to know the unseen. And oh my people,
not only do I not claim to know the unseen, but don't think
that I am going to chase away those whom your eyes look down upon.
Going back to the same point, look at how many times it's repeated in
the Koran, where Allas speaks about how the down trodden the messengers were instructed
to kick them out. Alas is, I'm not going to do that.
Then Alas Suhnahuatala speaks about how they called him mad, Sura will come up.
It rhymes very very well. The Sura is powerful, alas is,
get the bad cobbla factam than waka lou. Imagine, oh, what's dujin?
They have belied the prophet Nu before, and they have rejected the message
of one of our worshippers. Allah calls him ka Abdana alas is Abdannah,
meaning my worshiper, my worshiper. They have belied Wakaru Majnunn, and they
called him mad was Douji, and they rebuilked him. They swore him,
they mocked at him, they tortured him, they engaged in all forms of
evil. But he was still saying, Oh Allah guide my people. Then
there came a time when Alasu hanahuata Allah says it was the final straw.
These people came to Nohla Islam and they said, yeah, no, this
isn't surat hood carlu Yah pad Ja, Dantana, Fatina, Donna tamina sadi.
They said, oh no, you have debated with us. You have
argued with us, and you have prolonged that debate, promising us that some
punishment is going to come to us, some punishment is going to come to
us. You kept saying that bring that punishment we wanted. Now, if
you are truthful, come, let's see it. Imagine they are asking for
the punishment. Lahu Akbar may Allah protect us. Whenever we are reminded in
the messaget, usually the miracle of Allah. And believe me, I've seen
this almost all the time, the miracle of Allah. Whenever there is an
island speaking in the front and we are being reminded it will apply to many
of us, as though he is speaking about us and he knows us,
but he doesn't know you. And it is Allah communicating directly to your heart.
Many people have come to me and they've told me, look, today
you spoke about this. Did someone tell you I had this problem? ALLAHI
not at all. Allah knows you had the problem. So he made something
feel within you. Let me go and sit there. So when you sat
there, asa bakalam yakulak. What got to you was never ever meant to
miss you, Subhana lah. If it got to your ears, Allah made
you make an effort to come and listen to it. And then Alas go
to ask you, didn't we send a warner to you? Do you remember
that day you felt he was talking to you while I was talking to you,
Subhana had amazing That is a loah. So they told me, halee
is Salam. You know what you have done so much and you've argued and
you've debated. Now we want to see what this punishment is. So no,
halle is Salam. Although he was so patient for many, many years,
many men years, nine hundred and fifty years, do you know what
happened. Finally he raised his hands. Made now when a saint raises his
hands, Remember, those who are friends of Allah have a lot of patience,
a lot of patience when you harm them, when you trouble them,
when you spread rumor about them, when you, you know, create problems
for them, when you make their life difficult, when you block them,
when you stop them, they will be patient. They will continue making do
hour for your goodness, your guidance. But patience has a limits. Remember
that every nabee has stopped at a point. No nabie has just carried on
and on until he was destroyed. No, every nabee has had a limit.
When he called out to Allah, so hanahu a to Allah, so
no haalais Halam raised his hands and he made it to our And I just
want to share with you one verse. Tomorrow we will continue with what the
dua was and what happened as a result. But today there is a verse
that brings tears to the eyes. Alasu Hannah. What Alas says speaking about
no Halle is Salem, that he went through so much, he went through
so much turbulence, so much suburb that only a handful of people accepted his
message. In nine hundred and fifty years. Imagine the narration makes mention of
eleven people in nine hundred and fifty years, eleven eleven. And there is
another narration that makes mention of the maximum eighty people. So let us take
the maximum. If we say eighty people in nine hundred and fifty years,
you can work it out in one hundred years. How many one, no
two? Loho akabar love akabar. So after that patience enduring, he raises
his hands. Alas is waaka nadana fal mal mujib no haalae is Salam called
out to us. We responded immediately to our worshiper laho akaba laba. We
are the best of those who respond allasis. So if any one of us
has endured a lot, remember the day you raise your hands. It will
come immediately, it will come straight. This is why the prophets allah Alam
says it mavulum for innahu la baha allah hey hey jab, be careful of
a dua made against you by the one whom you have oppressed, because there
is no barrier between the dua and a loss sub haanah howatan. So if
you have wronged someone, you are doomed if they have to raise their hands
malasu Hannah, howat Alah open our doors. Tomorrow. We will listen to
the dua that was responded immediately by a Las su hanahuata alah until we meet
insha allahasallallah is ala ma Abarakhammad subhanah lahu Behamdi subhana klahomakman a T. Boy Lake b