Fajr Reminders - Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Center

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the Prophets and Messengers, Muhammadﷺ and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and upon his family and his companions. Peace be upon you all. And now, my brothers and sisters, we all, or at least everyone I know, like to travel. We go on journeys. Internationally, nationally and so on and so forth, holidays. Sometimes we travel on work. So, travelling is not strange. And wh...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-'alāmīn. Wa salātu wa salāmu 'ala ashraf al-anbiyā' wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadin Rasūlallāh ﷺ, wa 'ala ālihi wa sahbihi salāmun kāseran kāseran. My brothers and sisters, Alhamdulillah, Allāh subḥānahu wa ta'ālā sent Ādam alayhis-salām and Hāwā alayhis-salām, our ancestors, from Jannah to the earth. And Allāh subḥānahu wa ta'ālā has His own reasons for what He does; so Allāh sent them here. And Allāh subḥānahu wa ta'ālā gave them the key of Jannah to return bec...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahirrabbilalameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala sharifil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Dasliman kathirin kathirin. From my Wadu, my brothers and sisters, Alhamdulillah, when we think of virtue, when we think of doing something good, we think of events, or we think of specific, special times of the year. For example, when we think about Ibadah, about the worship of Allah ﷻ, immediately the thought comes of Ramadan. We say, well, you know, when Ramadan comes, this is what I will do. Of course, I will fast. But in addition to fast...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الحمد للہ رب العالمين وصلات و السلام علی شرف الانبیاء و المرسلین محمد و رسول اللہ ﷺ تسلیمان کثیران کثیرہ فمبادو انگریزی بولا ہے اردو انگریزی انگریزی بولا ہے اردو اللہ تعالیٰ کا بے انتہا فضل و کرم ہے بڑا انسان ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ نے آپ کو اور ہم کو امت محمدیہ میں پیدا فرمایا اور پیدا ہونے کا احساس اور فقر انائد فرمائے یہ بڑی اہم چیز ہے اس کا خیال میں اپنے آپ کو یاد دلا دوں میں اپنے آپ کو بھی عدباً مدعی سے اس کے بارے میں سوچیں کہ کسی مقام پہ اور کسی جگہ پہ اور کسی منصف پہ ہونا ایک الگ چیز ہے بلکہ اس کا احساس ہونا وہ اصل ہے اس کی وجہ یہ ہے کہ جب احساس ہوتا ہے اس منصف پہ فائدہ ہے یا اس مقام پہ ہونے کا موجود ہونے کا یا اس محفل میں شرکت کا یا اس خاندان کے فرض ہونے کا تو پھر انسان کو اس بات کا احساس ہوتا ہے کہ اس منصف کا اس مقام کا اس شرکت کا اس فردیت کا کی ایک ذمہ داری ہے صرف یہ نہیں ہے کہ میں فراموشیوں میں ہوں اور یہ ہوں اور ان کی اولاد میں سے ہوں اور یہ مقام پہ ہوں جب اگر آپ ہیں تو اس کے معنی ہے کہ وہ ایک ذمہ داری کے ساتھ آپ کو ملتا ہے تو حضور اکرم ﷺ کے امتی ہونے کا جو ایک امتیاز اللہ تعالیٰ نے محض اپنے فضل و کرم سے ہم میں سے کوئی بھی نہیں ہے جو کہ پیدا ہونے سے پہلے ہم نے دعا کی پیدا ہونے کے بعد ہم نے دعا کی تو اللہ نے ہم کو دے دیا کہ ہم مسلمانوں کے گھر میں پیدا ہوئے اور پوچھتے نہیں ہمارے باپ دادا بھی مسلمان تھے ان کے باپ دادا مسلمان تھے اللہ حالت کب تک یہ اللہ کا محض فضل و کرم ہے مسلمان ہونے میں ہمارے ارادے کا بھی ارادے کا بھی دخل نہیں ہے ہم نے سوچ کہ میں مسلمان بننا چاہتا ہوں یہ ہم نے نہیں کیا ہم تو پیدا ہی بیچا ہوئے بہت بڑا اللہ کا فضل ہے سوچ کے دیکھیں اگر ہم کو اللہ تعالیٰ اور ایسے آپ کیا سمجھتے ہیں ہمارے سامنے کئی نمونے ہیں لوگوں کے اگر ہم کسی غیر مسلم گھر میں پیدا ہو جاتے تو کیا ہم بولتے تھے کہ ہم آج مسلمان ہوں ہوتا اللہ نے کیا یہ ہم کو اللہ نے اس مرحلے میں ڈالے ہی نہیں کتا اللہ کا شکر سوچ کے دیکھیں اتنا اللہ کا شکر کرنا چاہئے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ نے یہ مرحلے میں ہم کو ڈالے ہی نہیں پہلے سے اللہ نے محبوظ کر دی تو اب جب اللہ نے یہ کیا ہے اور ہم کو اس عظیم و شان نعمت اللہ نے انعائد فرمائی کہ ہم رسول اللہ ﷺ کے امت کے فردوں افراد میں سے ہیں تو اس کی ایک ذمہ داری ہے وہ ذمہ داری کو سمجھنا بہت ضروری ہے اور وہ ذمہ داری یہ ہے کہ حضور اکرم ﷺ نے جو دین آپ نے جو دین لائیا اور آپ کے ذریعے سے جو دین ہم کو پہنچا اس دین پہ پورا پورا ہم عمل کریں اور اس دین کو ہم آگے پہنچائیں وہ بھی ہم جب بات کرتے ہیں تو آگے پہنچانے کی بات ضرور کرتے ہیں کہ دین کی دعوت دینی چاہیے دین کو آگے پہنچانا چاہیے خود کی عمل کی بات نہیں کرتے ہم سمجھتے ہیں کہ یہ تو سب جانتے ہیں مگر ایسا نہیں ہے اور یہ مثال اس کی ایسی طرح کے ہے کہ جیسے کوئی شما ہے تو اگر وہ شما ہے اور وہ یہ شما ایک عراضہ رکھتی ہے کہ ساری دنیا کو میں روشن کروں گی تو سب سے پہلے وہ کوئی کیا کرنا چاہیے خود اپنے آپ خود اپنے آپ کو روشن کرے پہلے اپنی تیلی تو جلائے اپنی تیلی تو بند ہے نہیں جلتی ہے پھر خواہش ہے کہ ساری دنیا کے شماوں کو ہم جلائیں گے کیسے جلائیں گے تو یہ مسئلہ ہے کہ لہٰذا ہماری ذمہ داری ہے تو ذمہ داری ہماری یہ ہے کہ ہم سب سے پہلے جو دین حضور ﷺ لے کر آئے اس دین پہ ہم پورے پورے عمل پیرا ہوں اللہ تعالیٰ نے حضور ﷺ کے بارے میں اور آپ کی حیات تیبہ کے بارے میں کیونکہ آج کا عنوان صیرت

Auto-generated transcript: We are on the last of the Hikm of Ati Manasam Rahatul Ali, the great scholar. The student go with us and therefore I want the deeds that go with me to become a source of benefit for me. Because the hadith of Rasulullah in Sayyidina Musleh Maud where he said Abu Hurairah reported that Rasulullah said that when a man dies, by man in all these hadiths, when Rasulullah حضرت ﷺ نے کہا کہ جب ایک شخص مر جائے تو اس کا مطلب ہے کہ شخص اور ایک دوسرے بھی مر جائیں۔ He said that when a person dies, their deeds continue to work, but for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity), beneficial knowledge (Ilm al-Naf'ah), and a righteous child who prays for them. In this life we will stay here. What is it a...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillâhirrahmânirrahîm. Elhamdülillâhi rabbil âlemîn. Ve selâtu ve selâmü alâ şerefî lembiyâi ve'l-mursalîn. Muhammedur Resûlullâhi ﷺ teslîmen kâfîren ve fethîren. Umme bâdu. Kardeşlerim, elhamdülillâh. Elhamdülillâh. One of the first things I want to tell you is this, that the adhkar of Rasulullah's adhkar, masnuna, mu'akkadah, which are from the sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, and which he always did without fail, immediately after the farasah. These, we must make it a point to do them and anything else we do should be done after those a...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil-'Alameen, wa salatu wasalamu ala ash-sharafi al-anbiya'i wal-mursalin Muhammadin Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi sallam tasliman kathiran kathirah wa mubarakan. Alhamdulillah. Allah Ta'ala gave us Islam; He gifted us with this beautiful religion, which is the most critically important ni'mat of Allah: the ni'mat of Islam. Because the one who lives by Islam and dies on Islam, Allah will give him Jannah. The Rasulullah told us that the one who dies on La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ. Despite Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam presenting Islam to him, literally you know pleading with him and saying, "Just...

In this reminder, Shaykh Mirza Yawar Baig refers to his book and lecture series on Rizq: Book: Rizq – Obtained or Ordained? Lecture series: The Question of Rizq – Obtained or Ordained? (Standard Bearers Academy) Auto-generated transcript: Al-Rahim, Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Wa Salatu wa Salamu ala Ashrafi al-Anbiya' wa al-Mursaleen Muhammad wa Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi salam. Tasliman kathiran kathiran. Faham abadu. My brothers and sisters, we are looking at the hikmah, the words of wisdom of Prophetﷺ. He spoke about things that are taught to us and which Allahﷻ makes manifest in our lives. He previously said that who...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-'Ālamīn, wa salātu wa salāmu 'alā yashārak wa ilā anbiyā' wal-mursalīn Muḥammadur Rasūlallāh ﷺ, wa 'alā ālihi wa sahbihi wa sallamu tasliman kathīran kathīra. Umarabadu brothers and sisters, we are looking at the advice of Fatima Rasam Rahmatul Ali which he gave with respect to the truths of life. Sheikh Shakhique al-Balkh Rahmat al-'Ālamīn: "I have seen these two things today, friends. The first one: as we know, he said that everything is love. Whatever I want to love in my h...

Auto-generated transcript: We have been looking at the advice of and the lessons from the great scholar Hatim al-Assam, the student of Shaikh Shaqeeq al-Balkhi and a contemporary of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal. اس نے دوسروں سے دیکھا کہ میں نے کہا کہ ہمارے ساتھ کوئی یا کچھ سے پیدا کرتے ہیں۔ لیکن میں جانتا ہوں کہ جب وہ اپنے گھر میں جاتے ہیں تو وہ ان کے ساتھ کمپری کرنے کی ضرورت ہے۔ لہذا میں نے اپنے گھر میں اپنے دوستوں کے ساتھ اپنے دوستوں کے ساتھ اپنے گھر میں جاتے ہیں۔ جو وہ نے ذکر کیا ہے۔ وہ کہتا ہے کہ اللہ سبحانہ وتعالیٰ نے قرآن میں ذکر کیا ہے کہ جو رب کے پاس رہنمائی ہے اور اسی طرح انہوں نے خیال کیا ہے اور خیال کیا ہے، تو بالکل جنہاں اس کی جنگ ہوگا۔ وہ جنہ میں ہوگا اور اسی طرح کہتا ہے کہ میں نے to restrain myself from worldly desires and I have tried to become steadfast in my devotion to Allahﷻ. I remind myself and you that the purpose of all of this is for us to take stock of our own lives and to change our own lives. It's not just to sit and listen, but to implement, because knowledge which is not implemented does not benefit. Knowing the recipe of something will not fill your belly. You have to cook that food and eat it. Knowing the name of a medicine that cures your illness will not cure the illness. You have to take the medicine. You say, no, I know the medicine, but the pain is still there. the illness is still there because you are not eating the medicine. You only know the name. So, similarly, just kno...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلات السلام عليه الشرف الانبياء والمرسلين محمد رسول الله ﷺ تسليمان كثيران كثيران. اب ماں بعدو بھائیو، ہمیں حدیث اور لسنوں سے بھی دیکھ رہے ہیں۔ ہاتم الاسم رحمت اللہ علیہ غوروں اور متوقعات ہیں۔ اللہ تعالیٰ اس درجات انتباہ کرے۔ یہ اسلام کی تنبیہ اور علم بدنے کے وجہ ہے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ It causes your name and causes your memory to remain long after you have gone. We are talking about somebody who died in 1851 and today it is, this year is 2026. سو سو ہر ہزار سال پہلے اور ہم اس نام کو بھی اپنے نام کو احترام کرتے ہیں۔ Not because we are connected in some other way, but because of Islam and because of the teaching of Islam. So, therefore, it is very important for us to keep this in mind. So, he mentioned, as I said, eight things that when the Sheikh asked him, what did you learn from me, he said eight things. And the first of it we have mentioned yesterday where he said, what did he say? انہیں اس زندگی میں کھانا چاہتا ہے۔ ایک ساتھ رسول اللہ ﷺ نے کہا کہ آپ کے ساتھ اپنی صحابتوں ہوتی ہے۔ تو میں نے اپنے صحابتوں کے لئے ایک حب کو پیدا کیا۔ کیونکہ سب صحابتیں ہو جائیں گے۔ یہ صحابتیں نہیں ہوتی۔ اگر آپ صحابتیں ہوتی ہیں تو آپ کو اپنے گھر میں اپنے خبر میں اچھا مہارت ہے۔ So he said, I have tr...

Auto-generated transcript: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to God, the Lord of all men. Peace and blessings be upon the honour of the prophets and messengers. Muhammad, the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon his family and his family. Peace be upon him, and upon him, and upon him. Today we will start a series of Qatiras on some of the pieces of advice that were given by Sayyidina Hatim al-Assam. Hatim al-Assam was a very great scholar. He was a scholar and Zahid from...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CBE6RmEJF/?mibextid=wwXIfr Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، الحمد لله رب العالمين، والصلاة والسلام على شرف الأنبياء والمرسلين، محمد رسول الله ﷺ، تسليماً كثيراً. Yesterday somebody asked me about a couple of things, he asked about day trading, he asked about cryptocurrency and so on. Now all of these are matters in which there is a difference of opinion, where there is an opinion for and an opinion against. So I want to talk with you about this. Two things I want you to understand: one is that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is our Provider (Razzaq). Allah said, "Allah is the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth." With His power. The second thing to understand is what Allahﷻ also said, where He said, "Say, 'My Lord expands provision for...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil 'Alameen, wa salātu wa salāmum 'alā ash-shadhab bi-anbiyā' wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ﷺ, tas-salēeman kathīran. I think it was 1997 or '98; I went to San Francisco to teach a course for AMA International, which is the largest training company in the world. So, I landed in the afternoon. The course was for the next morning, so I landed in the Marriott in the afternoon, then the whole evening was free. So, I noticed that there was a cinema theatre out on the… across the road...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakatuhu, wa bil-'amīn. Wa salātu wa salām 'alā ašrafil-anbiyā' wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadur-Rasūlullāh ﷺ, taseemun kathīrun kathirah. Wa ma ba'du. My brothers and sisters, every day we get a reminder that the day is coming when we will meet Allah ﷻ. Yesterday at Maghrib time, a very dear friend and relative, Mr. Arif Mirza, passed away. And his janazah was that night. And I was thinking that I will talk today about this meeting with Allah ﷻ. And I turned on my phone to start this recor...

Auto-generated transcript: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to God, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the Prophet and the Messengers, Muhammad, the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon his family and companions, and upon many, many. From now on, today, inshaAllah, we'll talk about a few things together, which are, they may look small, but they're important. One is the blessing of the Adhan. The Prophet said, the meaning of which is, he said, when you hear the Adhan, then repeat...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen, wa salatu wa salamu ala al-sharafi al-anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammad wa Rasulullah ﷺ, tasbihim an katira an katira. On my badu, my brothers and sisters, yesterday my friend Babi asked me this question: he said he saw a Instagram or something, where one of the so-called sheikhs is telling somebody that not to forgive somebody is it a sin? Somebody did something wrong, then they came and apologized. They came and they seek forgiveness. But you refuse to forgive. Even though they are seeking forgiveness, you refuse to forgive. Is that a sin? And th...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلات السلام على شرف الانبياء والمرسلين محمد رسول الله ﷺ تسجيبة كثيرة. فامبادو، میرے بھائیوں اور بہنوں، الحمدللہ آج یہ سوال ہے: "Am I a Momin?" اور میں نے سمجھا کہ میں اس کے ساتھ بڑھتا ہوں کیونکہ ہر چیز جو مفیدی ہے سلسلت سے پڑھتی ہے۔ اگر ہم چاہتے ہیں کہ ہماری ضرورتیں کیا ہیں، ہمیں جو ہم سب سے پڑھنا ہے... اور پھر آپ میں نے یہاں اور میں اس سے بہت زیادہ مجھے ضرورت ہے اور اسی وجہ سے ہم نے کہا کہ ہم کم میں مومن ہوں کے ساتھ بھی سننا چاہئے تو دو اپنا سواہی۔ اور اللہ کے عزت کے لیے اور جو ہوگا جب قرآن بیت گیا ہے ایمان، اگلی جزاک اللہ خیر اور ان دو چیزوں کے نظر میں وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ہمارے اندر سبیلی اور کل یقین کیا ہے اللہ ﷻ کیا ہے توکل کیا ہے کیا آپ جانتے ہیں اگر آپ یقین کیا ہے یہ ہیں میں آپ کو اس کی طرح کیا کہہ رہا ہوں کیا ہے توکل کیا ہے میں نے یہ کیا بند ہوتا ہے کیا ہے اللہ ﷻ: the heart should be free from the fear of anyone other than Allah ﷻ. My رب should be pleased with me, that's it period, rest of the world I don't care. If this is not that then we need to work towards that. And then Allah said that's a fairly simple thing to measure for ourselves: what do you do with Salah? And again everything is measured when conditions are are not conducive. Will you pray when everything is going? Yeah, we will pray. But what happens supposing you are in a hurry, supposing there is some meeting, supposing there is some telephone call that is going to happen or you expected that to happen. What happens when there is some demand on your time? You say to that, "Stop, I have to finish my Salah, then I will come back." Or do you say to the Salah, "You stop, I have to deal with this"? Which one? Because if you are leaving Salah, or even if you are not leaving مجھے دعا کیا یہاں تونے سے ناکالا کہا، desires gonb بھی Finan مجھے دعوے عذ resolute scantyy coworkers tout ہمدوز نہیں ہے! میں جانسکتا بھی افراد کیوں کاربگی کیا کہیں چاہتا ہے؟ کیا کیوں آپ یہ بھی چاہتے ہیں؟ سوچو یہ، کم چاہتے ہیں سے کیوں آپ چاہئے کہ آپ کو بہت زیادہ...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala ash-sharafi al-anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ. Tasleeman kathiran kathirah. Fahamabadu. My brothers and sisters, alhamdulillah. Today, the topic is, and I thought I'd begin with this, because everything beneficial and useful comes from self-assessment. If we want to know what our needs are, we must begin with what we already have. And that's what we're going to do. And then you bridge the gap, and you say, "I already have this, and I need this much more." And that is why we said, let us begin with: Am I...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala ash-sharafi al-anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasleeman kathiran kathirah. Faham abadhu. My brothers and sisters, alhamdulillah. We are here for what we intend to be a series of lectures like this, one every month. So, Saeed Bhai will give you a number, a WhatsApp number, which you can send your suggestions on that number, insha'Allah. Today, the topic is: Am I a Momin? And I thought I'd begin with this because everything beneficial and useful comes from self-assessment. If we want to...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على شرف الأنبياء والمرسلين محمد رسول الله ﷺ صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم تسليماً كثيراً كثيراً. My brothers and sisters, Alhamdulillah Allah ﷻ used two words in the Qur'an al-Karim to describe faith. One is the word Iman. Allah ﷻ said ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ الْأَرَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدَى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ. Allah said this is a book in which there is no doubt and it is a means of guidance for people of Taqwa, and then He said these are the people Allah is not describing: who are the Muttaqeen. ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ الْأَرَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدَى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ. And then Allah said الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ—these are the people who have Iman in the unperceivable, in Al-Ghaib. Then later on, Allah ﷻ said وَبِلْكَ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُقِنُونَ. Allah said "And with the Hereafter they have Yaqeen." Now, Al-Ghaib is the Akhirah; the Akhirah is from Al-Ghaib. So Allah ﷻ already said those who believe in the unseen (Iman). Then why is He saying جَلَّ جَلَلْهُ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ? It means that these two words are not the same. They both mean faith, but Allah ﷻ is describing different degrees of faith, different levels of faith. Iman is to know something and...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلات والسلام على شرف الأنبياء والمرسلين محمد الرسول الله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم تسليم كثيرا. My dear brothers and sisters, friends, I was asked to deliver this address in Urdu because most people understand it. However, looking around, I see that the majority of you here are English speakers. You seem to be from our older generation or members of our mosque community who prefer English, even though they should know Urdu. Since their native language is not understood well by them either, I ask: Should I speak in Urdu or English? English... half English, half English. So, Insha'Allah, since you understand, we will proceed in English. In between, there will be some Urdu. Anyway, let us begin. First, I offer infinite thanks to Allah Almighty, and I request that you also express grat...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Alhamdulillahil Alameen, wassalatu wassalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen, Muhammadun Rasulullah ﷺ tasliman kaseeran kaseeran, khawam wa badu. My brothers and sisters, we spoke about dua a few days back and I mentioned to you all the dalail about dua and so on. Dua is to ask Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. As we know, Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la Himself commanded us to make dua. He said, "Ask me, I will give you." Then in another place, in the middle of the ayat concerning fasting, Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la said, "When my slave asks about me, I am...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen, wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen, Muhammadun Rasulullah ﷺ tasliman kaseeran kaseera. My brothers and sisters, in our lives we need metrics; we need ways of measurement to see if we are successful or not. Without them, we do not know if our efforts are working or failing. Therefore, if you have some *ma'arat* (standards) against which we can measure ourselves, I can say whether I am successful or not succeeding. Now, these measurements will be based on the ultimate goal that I have to achieve. For example, if you ar...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Alḥamdulillāhi Rabbil 'Alāmīn. Wa salātu wa salāmu 'alā ash-sharafi al-anbiyā' wal-mursalīn, Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ﷺ. Rasūlullāh kathīra kathīra. My brother and sister, Allāh subḥānahu wa ta'ālā comes under us and said: "Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū, wata'simū bihawli Allāhi jami'an, wa la tafarraqū." Allāh subḥānahu wa ta'ālā said, "Hold together firmly to the rope of Allāh and do not create divisions." Today, if we look at the Muslim Ummah and our situation, what is the single biggest problem...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين فالصلاة والسلام على شرف الأنبياء والمرسلين محمد ورسول الله ﷺ صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم تسليماً كثيراً كثيراً فما بعد. My brothers and sisters, الحمد لله Allah ﷻ سبحانه وتعالى gave us the ability to make dua and Allah ﷻ permitted us to make dua. So we thank Allah ﷻ for permitting us to make dua to call upon Him directly and to seek His help because only He can help. لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله. There is no one who has any ability, any strength, any power except Allah ﷻ. And Allah ﷻ gave us the ability to make dua and Allah ﷻ gave us the permission and the ability to seek that help. Now how do we make dua accepted? One of the most powerful ways of making dua accepted is to make dua for others. As Rasulullah ﷺ said to us in his hadith that when a brother makes when a person makes dua for his brother then Allah ﷻ appoints him to make dua for his brother then Al...

Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Peace and blessings be upon the honor of the prophets and messengers, Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon his companions, peace and blessings be upon them all. My brothers and sisters, yesterday our brother Zafar Ansari asked a question: "Why should we make dua if Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has decreed whatever He has decreed?" As Rasulullah s.a.w. said, the pens have been lifted and the ink is...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين، وسلامه على شرف الأنبياء والمرسلين. محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم تسليماً كثيراً. My brothers and sisters, yesterday our brother Zafar Ansari asked a question: "Why should we make dua if Allahﷻ has decreed whatever He has decreed?" He cited the hadith that the pens have been lifted and the ink is dry; pages are dry. Then he asked, "So why should we ask? Why should we make dua?" The answer I gave was this: Maybe what Allah has written for you and me is that He will give him what he asks. So there is scope for dua. Therefore, I thought today let me remind myself and you about the whole point of dua. As we know from the hadith, Rasulullah SAW said, *Ahsanul Hadith Kitabullah*—the best of speech is the Bo...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-'alāmīn. As-salātu wa-s-salāmu 'ala ash-sharafi al-anbiyā' wal-mursalīn Muḥammad wa-rasūlullāhi, wa 'ala ālihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathīran kathīra. Wa ma ba'du. My brothers and sisters, we were talking about the importance of *dhikr*. And Allāh subḥānahu wa ta'ālā said: وَذَكِّرْ إِنَّ الذِّكْرَ فَوَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (*wa dhakkir inna adh-dhikra fawqa al-mu'minīn*). Allāh said, "Make *dhikr*, remember; remembering is beneficial for the believers." And as I mentioned, when we ask, what do we remember? First and foremost, we remember the purpose of our existence. Why are we alive? Why do we exi...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. As-salatu was-salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi salam. Tasliman kathiran kathiran. My brothers and sisters, we spoke about yesterday that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala commanded us to remember Him. He said, "Remember, for indeed the remembrance benefits the believers." Verily, *dhikr* is beneficial for the believers. Remembrance brings benefit to those who believe. As I mentioned to you yesterday, when you say "remembrance," what are you remembering? Of course, all forms of *ibadah* (worship) are a form of remembrance. Reciting the Quran, performing Salah, repeating the names and at...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Was-salatu was-salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen, Muhammadin Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajmain. Tasliman kathiran kathira. My brothers and sisters, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, "Wadhakir inna dhikra tanfa'u al-mu'mineen." Allah said, which means, remember; make *dhikr*, remember. Remembrance is beneficial for the believers. The question to ask ourselves is: Remember what? If we say "remember," what are we remembering? So *dhikr*. Of course, one of the meanings of *dhikr* is *Tilawatul Quran*. *Dhikr* means *ibadat*, so *salah*. *Dhikr* means mentioning the names and attributes of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Al...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasleeman kathiran kathira. Fama wadu. My brothers and sisters, we are in the month of Rabi'ul Awwal. And Rabi'ul Awwal is popularly known as the month of Rasulullah ﷺ. Because in this month he was born. Now, somebody might tell you, are you not happy that Rasulullah ﷺ was born? If you say I am not happy, then you have left Islam. Simple as that. As a Muslim, if you say I am not happy...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. Fama wadhu. My brothers and sisters, we are in the month of Rabi'ul Awwal. And Rabi'ul Awwal is popularly known as the month of Rasulullah ﷺ. Because in this month he was born. The date of birth of Rasulullah ﷺ is not known for certain. And the reason for that is because the Arabs did not have a calendar. So they did not have years until the Hijri calendar came. And the Hi...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Wasalatu wasalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen, Muhammad wa rasulullahi ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathiran. Fama ba'du, my brothers and sisters, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala told us: "Inna hadha ummatukum ummatun wahidah, wa ana rabbukum fa'budoon." And in another place, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said: "Wa inna hadha ummatukum ummatun wahidah, wa ana rabbukum fa'taqoon." Allah said verily and truly this Ummah of yours is one Ummah, this brotherhood of yours is one brotherhood, and I am your Lord. Therefore worship Me. In another place, Allah said "Fa'budoon," therefore worship Me. In...

Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, we were talking about the Seerah and how the solution to our predicaments of today lies in the Seerah, in the life of Rasulullah ﷺ. If you take the Meccan period, and of course the Medinan period also is practically the same in that context. It is a period; the whole life of Rasulullah from the time he received Wahi, till the time he passed away. Twenty-three years is a time of stress of different kinds, stress of different levels, ranging from literally threat to his life, to threat to his reputation, threat to his sa...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alameen. Wasalatu wasalamu ala ash-sharafi al-anbiya wal-mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kaseeran kaseeran. Fama ba'du. My brothers and sisters, we were talking about the importance and the power of following the Seerah and Sunnah of Rasulullah ﷺ in times of stress. We discussed how that helps us to get over that stress and to understand the realities of this dunya which Allah created. I remind myself and you that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala did not tell us to follow the life of the Prophet ﷺ only when there is stress. Allah said...

Auto-generated transcript: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to God, the Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the prophets and messengers. Muhammad, the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon his family and his companions. Tasliman kaseeran kaseera. My brothers and sisters, we have been talking about the solution that we have in Islam to the difficulties that Muslims are undergoing all over the world. And as I reminded myself of you, the solution lies in the seerah of Rasulullah ﷺ. Al...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahirrabbilalamin. Wasalatu wasalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajmain. Tasliman kaseeran kaseera. Fahmanni wadhu. My brothers and sisters, alhamdulillah. We have been given a religion by Allahﷻ which is good for all time. Allah sent His book. Allahﷻ revealed His Kalam, which is good for all time. And He sent His messenger Muhammad ﷺ, whose life is an example for us, also for all time. Because Rasulullah ﷺ was sent as a messenger to all of mankind till the end of time. This is the difference between the Rasulullah ﷺ and the other prophets bef...

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Al-Ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-'Ālamīn, wa salātu wa salāmu 'alā ash-sharafi al-anbiyā' wal-mursalīn: Muḥammadur Rasūlullāh ﷺ, wa 'alā ālihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Taslimun dhikrun wa dhikrun. And after that, my brothers and sisters, Allāh Subḥānahu wa Ta'ālā began His words with the word of praise, the word of shukr, the word of glorification of Allāh Subḥānahu wa Ta'ālā and thanking Him. Allāh Subḥānahu wa Ta'ālā began after His name, Bismillāh ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm. Al-Ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-'Ālamīn. Al...

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلاة والسلام على أشرف الأنبياء والمرسلين محمد رسول الله ﷺ صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم تسليمًا كثيرًا. My brothers and sisters, I remind myself and you that we, human beings, and we as Muslims are living in a state of war. By "war," I do not mean war with this country or that country, nor with this person or that person. The war is with Shaytan. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said: إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ (inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un). Allah said, verily the Shaytan is your enemy, so become his enemy. Allah did not say ignore him. Allah did not say don't listen to him. Allah said, "become his enemy." There is a big difference between ignoring somebody, not listening to somebody, and being an enemy. Ignoring, not listening, and so on—we should do with whoever is telling us things which are wrong—but that ju...