Gardens with rivers

Auto-generated transcript: As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen, wa salatu wa salamu ala inna lillahi wal mursaleen, Muhammadun Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sallim, wa sallimun kathirun kathirah. Amma ba’du, my brothers and sisters, I’m on the Waal River, looking at the sun going down; a very beautiful scene. The waters,… Continue reading Gardens with rivers

Marriage advice

Auto-generated transcript: Okay, Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillah, Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wasalatu wasalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen, Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ wa ala alihi wa sahbihi salam, tasliman kathiran kathiran. The thing I want to remind myself and you about marriage is that the secret of a good marriage is adjustment. If we do that, if you do that… Continue reading Marriage advice

The Power of Gratitude

A University of Kentucky epidemiologist convinced 678 Catholic nuns to donate their brains and their entire life records to science, and the autopsies he performed quietly rewrote everything modern medicine thought it knew about Alzheimer’s disease. The findings have been published in JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine. Almost nobody outside the field… Continue reading The Power of Gratitude

Thank before asking

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. And peace and blessings upon the noblest of prophets and messengers. Muhammad, Messenger of God ﷺ. Many greetings. Peace upon you. My brothers and sisters. Allahﷻ said in Surah Ibrahim. وَاسْتَأْثَنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَوۡ شَكَرۡتُمۡ لَزِدَنَّٰكُمۡ ۖ وَلَوۡ كَفَرۡتُمۡ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ… Continue reading Thank before asking

How to live in tough times – 5

Auto-generated transcript: My brothers and sisters, we were talking about the ways of dealing with difficulties and living in times of stress. We talked about what Rasulullah ﷺ advised us and he said, do not say the word if. Whatever Allahﷻ decreed is what will happen. Whatever Allahﷻ decreed is the best that could happen.… Continue reading How to live in tough times – 5

How to live in tough times – 4

Auto-generated transcript: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allahﷻ, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the honor of the prophets and messengers, Muhammadﷺ and the Messenger of Allahﷻ, peace and blessings be upon himﷺ and upon his family and his… Continue reading How to live in tough times – 4

Our relationship with Allah – 5

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen. Wasalatu wasalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasoolullahﷺ sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam tasleeman kathiran kathira. From Abadu, my brothers and sisters, we are looking at the issue of relationships. The first of that is with Allahﷻ. And we established the principle that every… Continue reading Our relationship with Allah – 5

Be satisfied with the distribution of Allahﷻ

Related Notes: اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاء وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ العَزِيزُ Shura 42: 19. Allah is very Gracious and Kind to His slaves. He gives provisions to whom He wills. And He is the All-Strong, the All-Mighty. مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الْآخِرَةِ نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي حَرْثِهِ وَمَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَهُ… Continue reading Be satisfied with the distribution of Allahﷻ

Attitude of gratitude

Note: 1. Abu Huraira (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُ If Allah intends good for someone, then he afflicts him with trials. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5321, Grade: Sahih   2. Mahmud ibn Labeed (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings… Continue reading Attitude of gratitude