Fajr Reminders - Mahmood Habib Masjid and Islamic Center

Auto-generated transcript:In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the prophets and messengers, Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon his family and companions, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon many many. And what is next? My brothers and sisters, Ramadan has ended and so have the rites of Ramadan. But the rites of Allah remain and they will remain until we die. As Allah commanded, وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينَ Allah said, worship Allah, worship your Rabb until the inevitable com...

Auto-generated transcript:In English, there is a saying which says that it's a sign of intelligence. It's a sign of intelligence to be able to hold two opposing ideas in your mind simultaneously. It's a sign of intelligence to be able to hold two opposing ideas, two opposite sides, in your mind simultaneously. And I want to say to you and myself that it's a sign of hypocrisy, of nifak, to be able to hold two opposing beliefs in your heart simultaneously. It's a sign of nifak, it's a sign of hypocrisy, to be able to hold two opposing beliefs...

Auto-generated transcript:So the thing that strikes my mind is what is the result of that? What change does the Quran bring in ourselves, in our actions? And I want to tell you two stories. One story is with regard to the Quran changing somebody's life and the other one is the result of that. The first story is narrated by none other than Imam Al-Awzaie, Rahmatul Ali. Imam Al-Awzaie was one of the great Imams of the Sharia and he was the Imam of the Zahiri Masab and he is ranked on the same level as Imam Abu Hanifa...

Auto-generated transcript:Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Mighty respected brothers, sisters, elders, I remind myself and you that 1459 years ago a window opened in the heavens and God spoke to man. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sent his first revelation to his beloved messenger, Muhammad Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam, through his messenger Jibril alaihi salam. This was the spoken word. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala spoke to Jibril alaihi salam in a way befitting his majesty and grace and Jibril alaihi salam spoke to Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. This was not the...

Auto-generated transcript:As-salamu alaykum. My dear respected brothers, sisters, elders, what is unity? I know all of us talk about it. I can probably say that almost every Muslim, if not every Muslim, if you ask him today anywhere in the world, what is the number one problem of this Ummah, he will say lack of unity. Right? Everyone. Lack of unity. We should be united. What is unity? Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala described what is unity. In the Ayatul Karima which I just recited from Surah Al-Ali Muran, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala defined what is unity. And Allah subhanahu...

Auto-generated transcript:SubhanAllah, may Allah bless him. He said this wonderful thing about Allah SWT being Al-Hadi and this is absolutely true. And so I will want to tell you three stories of how Allah SWT gives Hidayah. Allah gives Hidayah without any help from us. Allah does not need our help. First story is here in ISWM. One day I am sitting after Sahad al-Asr in the Masjid. There is almost nobody there, just one person. One little kid comes. He must be about maybe, I was like two connected to one. One day I am sitting there. Two...

Auto-generated transcript:Now let me begin my khatira. The khatira today, the title is focus. And focus is important because without focus, there is no destination to reach. Without focus, if you are in a shooting competition, you cannot shoot because you have no focus. You can have the best weapon in the world, you can have the best bow and arrow, best gun, you won't hit anything because you have no focus. Focus is critically important. Now in life, what must you focus on? You must focus on the questions that you will have to answer before Allah. There...

Auto-generated transcript:Alhamdulillah, I remind myself and you, my brothers and sisters, that all the promises of Allah SWT are for the Muttaqun. And therefore it is in my own interest and your own interest for you and me to examine whether we are Muttaqun or not, whether we have Taqwa or not and if we do have Taqwa Alhamdulillah, Insha'Allah, then what is the level of that Taqwa? How strong is it? One of the best ways to see that is our attitude towards Salah. Do we see Salah as an honor or as a burden? Which one? Do...

Auto-generated transcript:Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen. My dear brothers, sisters, elders, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala commanded us and told us that fasting has been prescribed upon you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may become Muttaqun, so that you may become people of Taqwa, so that you may become people who are conscious of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala in their lives, so that you may become people for whom the pleasure of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala is the soul, not just the most important, but the only thing which is a criterion for...

Auto-generated transcript:Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alameen was Salat was Salam Alaa Sharifil Ambiya Wal Mursaleen Muhammad Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Alaihi wa Sahibus Sallam Tasleemun Kaseerun Kaseera Fahmul Baduk My brothers and sisters I remind myself when you that fasting comes to reinforce this primordial and fundamental foundational message that all virtue and blessing and success starts with obeying Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and making his will the guiding light in our lives. I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to illuminate our hearts with his light and to drive out the darkness of fear and depression and despair. As we face...