As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Ahamdulillah, we listened to the presentation about what is happening in Gaza and all the aid and so on that’s being given to them. I want to share with you a couple of thoughts. The thought I want to share with you is that number one it is when we are faced with situations like this, when we are faced with catastrophic situations, then it is easy to despair. It is easy to fall into despair and really question yourself and say, what is the use of even giving some money whatever I can give or you know how far does it go because we just heard that it doesn’t go very far and so on and so forth. So the chances of that happening, the tendency to fall into despair, this is a very natural thing and it can happen. But I want to share with you some statistical data. They did a lot of research on concentration camp victims, people who have been incarcerated into concentration camps. And the research was to see who survived and who perished. Now they found three kinds of people. They found one who seeing the conditions, seeing the tortures and so on and so forth, they felt so completely powerless and totally desperate, they just died. Because they said there is no hope. We cannot get out of this, nothing can happen, they just died. The second group of people who also perished were people who believed in within quotes miracles, that the Mahadi will come and this will happen and the sun will rise from this side and that side and Allah will change this. They also perished. The people who survived through all the trials, the tribulations and unbelievable pain and suffering and concentration camps of people who were, who did three things. The first thing is they were completely and totally realistic. They looked at it in the face and they said, this is our situation. They didn’t pretend, they didn’t think, oh no, no, you see it’s not that bad, no, no, no. This is our situation. We are in deep… You can fill out that, you know, four letter word or six letter word, whatever you like. They didn’t make excuses, we are in this situation, number one. Number two, they said, so therefore what can we do no matter how small it is? Believe me that action is a life-viewing thing. Don’t say, well, you know, I just heard that a box of diapers cost 200, I cannot afford $200, so I have only $10 in my pocket, I feel ashamed, so let me take my $10 and go home. No, no. You have $10, you give $10, don’t worry about 200. They did what they could do, everyone, and what they could do is not like, you know what, I’m thinking about this game, that game, what not. I think I can spare, no, no, no, no, what you can do means the absolute, you know, thing that I can do for the sake of Allah. So first thing is look at it in the face and say we are in deep trouble, we know no excuses. Number two, do whatever I can do and third one is organize a game plan going forward, which is bury your own personal hatchets, stop feeling offended with each other, forget all your internal conflicts, work together. And people who did that, believe me they succeeded. So I say to you, put a smile on your face because Alhamdulillah, two things. Number one, this Ummah of Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has seen much worse, much worse. That’s why I keep saying read history. If you read history, what is happening in Gaza, what is happening in Palestine, what’s happening and so on and so forth? Yes, it is terrible, it is horrible, it is very bad, it is the worst thing we have seen, but we have seen is the key word. This Ummah has seen ten times worse, a hundred times worse and they came out of that strong. Believe me, nobody can kill us. Nobody can destroy us because Allah promised His Habib Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam that this Ummah will not be destroyed. Nobody can destroy us. So forget it, don’t even think about that. Nobody can destroy us. But they can cause trouble and that trouble is related to us because Allah says … So look at ourselves and say, what is it that I am doing that I have become a trouble magnet? I draw trouble to myself. You know when we have all these difficulties and so on, we look at this strategy, that strategy, let us see what so and so is doing, let us see who can we elect, who can we support, who can we do? Do all of that by believing me. There is only one who can change destiny. Only one. So what is our connection with that one? By all means, go to rallies, support, this, that, vote, what not. But ask yourself, do you stand in that every day and do you weep and do you cry and do you say you are up? There was a time when your nabi used to ask you, today your nabi is not with us. Today we have to ask you. Yaarab, the one asking has changed, but the one giving has not changed. So give us, protect us. Like you protected those who are better than us. But Yaarab, we are yours. You are witness that we do not join partners with you. You are witness that we do not join partners with you. You are witness that we worship only you. Yaarab, I’m not talking about the quality of my worship. I’m saying I worship only you and I hold you as my witness. You are my witness that I do not ask from anyone other than you. So give me because you can give me. Give me not because of who I am, give me because of who you are. Give me because you can give me. I come to you with what I have and what I have is sins. You give me what you have and what you have is maghfarah. Forgive me, accept my daah. Protect us because we seek your protection. Make this fard on yourself that you will not, no matter what’s happening, I don’t care which exam is happening, I don’t care who’s what, stand in night and pray to Adyut at least two rakat and go to sujood and cry and weep before Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. Wallahi Allah will change this situation. Allah will change the destiny of Zuma. And even if you don’t see it doesn’t matter. When the scales are there before Allah, it will be said that you are one of those who were, whose dua was in the river of ocean of duas that went to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala for the protection of the umbat of Muhammad salallahu alaihi wasalam. Ask Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala would be pleased with all of us and to help us and to protect us and to use us in a way that suits him and pleases him jalla shanuh. wassalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
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