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Fajr Reminders
Thought share about the application of Islamic belief and ethics in our modern pluralistic society. The “How”, for those who understand “Why”. And the “Why” for those who need to understand the reason.
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Auto-generated transcript: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. You had asked about advice on raising multiple children. I think in my experience, children are like sponges. They pick up everything from everywhere. And as far as multiple children are concerned, the younger ones pick up from their elder siblings much faster than they pick up… Continue reading Thought share – Raising multiple children
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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen. Wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. From Abadu, my brothers and sisters, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala asked us a rhetorical question. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala said, Afala yathadhabbaruna al-Qur’ana am ala qulubin… Continue reading Reflect on Quran
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Auto-generated transcript: 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 Prophet and the Messengers. Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon his family and his… Continue reading Nobody owes me anything
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Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the prophets and messengers. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions. Many peace… Continue reading Al Asr – 3
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Auto-generated transcript: We spoke about the first ayat of Surah Al-Asr. Allah said, Allah took an oath by himself, by time, and he said that truly all humankind, all human beings are in a state of loss. Today let’s talk about the next time, maybe let’s see how far we get. Then Allah subhanahu wa… Continue reading Al Asr – 2
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Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honour of the Prophets and Messengers, Muhammad and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions. May peace… Continue reading Al Asr -1
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Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the most honorable of the prophets and messengers, Muhammad and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and upon his family and companions.… Continue reading Real cost – #2
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Auto-generated transcript: My dear brothers and sisters, respected elders, this life is a transaction. It’s a deal. To get something, we must give something. So let us look at our lives and see what we are paying to get what we have. I’m going to count some things. It’s not an exhaustive list. Just to… Continue reading Real cost – #1
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Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, I read something yesterday which I want to share with you. There is an author called Sahil Bloom. He writes, Your entire life will change when you realize that courage, which is himmah, courage is the single most important human trait. Your whole life will change when you realize… Continue reading Courage is the greatest virtue
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Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all mankind. And peace and blessings be upon the most righteous of the prophets and messengers, Muhammad and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family. And many… Continue reading Q&A on Salah
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Auto-generated transcript: Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alameen wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammad wa Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathira kathira. Fammabadu, my brothers and sisters, if I ask you how critical is Islam for you? Or if you ask me the same question, how daruri? To use the… Continue reading How important is Islam
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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… Continue reading Post-Ramadan gameplan
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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… Continue reading No part time Islam
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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.… Continue reading Let the Quran enter the heart
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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… Continue reading Taqwa produces Tranquility
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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… Continue reading Allahﷻ Al Hadi
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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… Continue reading Get serious
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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… Continue reading Promises of Allah for the Muttaqoon
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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… Continue reading Qualities of the Muttaqoon
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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… Continue reading Best of the sinners
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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillah al-Haram, adhara-rohim, alhamdulillah, my dear respected brothers, sisters, elders. I remind myself and you that all acts of worship, all ibadahs are tools. The ibadah, the act of worship is not for itself. It is meant to achieve something. Each one has a different goal. For example, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala said… Continue reading Salah protects
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Auto-generated transcript: Alhamdulillah. My brothers and sisters, let us put ourselves in the caravan going with Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wasallam for Umrah. He invited us and we knew that the invitation was a result of Wahi. And so we were going with complete belief that we would be able to do Umrah. And then thank… Continue reading Benefit of Taqwa – #2
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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen. My dear respected brothers, sisters, elders, our life is a journey which we hope will end in Jannah inshallah. Our parents, Adham alayhi salam and Hawa alayhi salam, came from Jannah. And when Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala sent them to the earth, He gave them the key… Continue reading Benefit of Taqwa – #1
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Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, there are three kinds of people in the world. There are people who have experiences. Everyone who lives has an experience, some experience, good, bad or ugly. But there are some people who have experiences and they learn nothing. There are other people who have experiences, they suffer, they… Continue reading Three truths
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Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alameen. Wasalatuhu wa Salamu Alaa Asharafil Anbiya’i wal Mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Alaa Alihi wa Sahbihi wa Sallamu Al Jaseeman Katheeran Katheeraan. Fama Badhu. My brothers and sisters, I want to begin by once more congratulating our brother Conor for becoming a Muslim today. He gave… Continue reading Conner
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Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, ideology can be combated only with ideology. Since we have a lot of my brothers and sisters from Egypt, Egypt for centuries was an idol worshiping society, just like India and unlike the Quraysh in Arabia. Unlike because in India and Egypt, idol worship was developed to a point… Continue reading Maktab is the shield
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Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honor of the Prophets and Messengers. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and upon his family and companions and… Continue reading Masjid is the soul
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Auto-generated transcript: There is another Dua of Rasulullah which is mentioned in Baqariya Muslim. It is a Muslim’s declaration to turn to Allah SWT in every matter and to take care about His pleasure and His orders regarding every action. It is also a declaration to be friends for the sake of Allah and to… Continue reading Wealth and poverty are tests
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Auto-generated transcript: We will take from what our Sheikh said just now with regard to what not to do. And therefore in those terms what we should do is to make istighfar on tawa. And the reason I say that is because talking about Lailatul Qadr as we heard on the first day, our mother… Continue reading Seek forgiveness
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Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, tell me what is the number one important thing for you now? Which is your highest priority? Quickly, anybody? Allah, and prayer? Don’t give me a sun-tis-ul-ansar. What is actually your highest priority? Prayer. 100%. Okay, Alhamdulillah, good for you. Anybody else? The Quran, highest priority, 100%. How much… Continue reading Connect to Allahﷻ
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Auto-generated transcript: Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alameen. Salatuhu wa Salamu Alaa Isharafil Anbiya wal Musareen Muhammadur Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Alaa Alihi wa Sahbihi wa Sallam. Tasliman kathir an kathirahu. Fama baadu. For those of you who remember our sheikh in the second rakat of Salatul Isha, he recited the ayah Inna Allaha Ma’a Allatheena Taqaw Wa… Continue reading Be with Allahﷻ
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Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, we ask Allah SWT for His help in everything. And one of the greatest helps of Allah SWT comes from dua as we have been saying. Dua is the essence and the brain of worship. Dua is worship itself and therefore just making dua itself is rewardable before Allah… Continue reading Dua against debt
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Auto-generated transcript: As-Sulillah Al-A’laman Al-Reheem. Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alameen. Wa Salat wa Salamu Alaa Sherafi Al-Anbiyaib Al-Mursaleen Muhammad Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman Kaseeraan Kaseeraan. Muhammad Bahu, my brothers and sisters, one of the most beautiful duas which we all know and which we do is the one that Rasulullah… Continue reading Dua after Salah
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Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, the Dua’as of Rasulullah are the most comprehensive, the most beautiful, the most complete in the fewest possible words that you can imagine. And we ask Allah SWT to accept those Dua’as from us the way He accepted it from His Habib Sallallahu Alayhi wa’ala Alihi wasallam. Among those… Continue reading Duas to remember
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Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, as my brother recited the ayah from the Quran concerning Ramadan, Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala said, Ya ayyuha allatheena amanu kutiba alaykumu sriyamu kama kutiba ala allatheena min qablikum la’allakum tattaqun which as he translated means, O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed upon you as it was… Continue reading Why Ramadan?
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