Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
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Not even humbly level salatu was-salam I never should’ve let you and iid he was happy in Germany we always praise allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala we always send blessings and salutations upon muhammad saw about money.
he was in them for indeed we have been told that the one who sends blessings and salutations upon muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam once allah blesses him or her tinned food so we always send blessings and salutations and messenger muhammad saw already he was sentiment we never tire in that regard similarly we ask allah to places only his household but his companions and all those who struggled through the generations to get the team to us.
there is an effort definitely that so many have made in order for us to be seated here today is Allah as Muslim in me with us developing and learning on a regular basis goodness and East and my beloved brothers and sisters we are going through many tough times rough times not only from an economic situation in this country .
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
but in many countries across the globe not only turmoil for example that we witness in so many countries but we see even the weather conditions we have extreme heat we have a lot of rain too much rain sometimes in different parts of the world there is flooding they are wildfires in some places there are tsunamis in others this year in Zimbabwe.
I’m sure you will all bear witness that it has been the hottest year that we’ve known even the elderly those in their 80s and Beyond who are with us have always said or have said this time this the hottest they could remember it’s true inspector what is going on what should we be doing well one of the first things that we should mention is that every day that passes we’re actually a day closer to TM .
we’re actually a day closer to the end of the world and this is not a belief that is unique to the Muslims but in fact the Christians and the Jews and a few other of the Semitic faiths believe the same that there is an end there will be an empty we believe so Inaba that that end is not too far off but when we say not too far off how many years is that have you realized those .
who say we come on to this person and we are supposed to be enjoying this life they have not realized that it is only for a few years that they are actually at their peak before that and after that they are no more at the peak they will not at the peak and at the same time.
they disappear in such a way that a few decades later nobody remembers their name or the fact that they existed presidents of nations so many have passed people don’t even know their names they don’t even know that they even existed if I were to ask people of say for example a powerful nation that may be in existence for a few hundred years but can you name me 15 of your presidents or 10 of them it probably wouldn’t be able to name except two or three yet at that time they were very very important people where did they go what happened to them they actually went off .
when I wanted them to go foolish of those who think that they just disappeared into thin air look at myself yourselves we are so complicated today we have a feeling we have eyes we look at each other we have a heart.
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
we have life so Panama do you really think that everything just disappears into thin air the moment we close our eyes wallahi the fact that things are tough and difficult and challenge upon challenge health goes wrong wealth goes wrong people die the environment becomes tough the weather becomes difficult challenge upon challenge that is proof and evidence enough that this life is not real life that Allah has made for us secondly it is proof and evidence enough that this life is actually just a test from Allah from Hannah Montana.
it’s just a challenge it’s a test how do we believe that it’s a test I was asked by one of the youngsters that you know you say it’s a test how is it a test I said because we know we are tested that’s why everything goes wrong one after the other but Allah Hannah Montana gives you in the middle things that will make you number one forget a lot of what you have gone through in the past.
if I were to ask you today how many difficulties have you had 20 years ago for those who are a little bit older I think many of us would not be able to remember a lot of the difficulties in detail some might remember a little bit but we want Allah gives us good days and wipe out the memory the bad memory of the bad days but why we’re in the tough days it seems like oh you know what we’re going through a lot of difficulty initially.
I remember in the same Masjid asking a question take a look at where you’re standing and searching today your clothing your motor vehicle or vehicles your house your finances and where were you 20 years ago 15 years ago without exception where were you 30 years where are you now have we not become relatively far greater and higher than.
we were 30 years ago 40 perhaps a little bit more a little bit less but we are complaining today much more than we did when we did not have anything today we have more it’s just a last promise that has become manifested to us and Allah having made mention of our nature as human beings being so truthful as a meaning Allah being truthful in his words about us that nothing will fill the stomach of man you put in it one valley of gold ones .
another you put in a second you’ll be complaining because he can’t reach the third that’s telling us that this is what man’s nature is then Allah says the only time he his mouth will be filled is with with dust with soil you know when he is buried everything is okay to that Junction to that point man thinks no you know he can do better than what he.
he is doing yes we could do better but don’t compromise your relationship with Allah this entire introduction is in order for us to know how we can manage these days nothing you do from yourself can bring about subhanAllah the mercy of Allah unless you turn to Allah people are complaining it’s too hard the economy you know every day we complain about the economy what’s going to happen what do you mean what’s going to happen .
if day by day thank Allah you have food for today and hamdullah thank Allah tomorrow work today maybe you have food for a few days and cannot work hard subhanAllah people say if I die what will happen to my children I always say perhaps Allah will create people who will look after them better than you did it’s possible subhanAllah.
so this is Allah number one for a solution to any problem turn to Allah turn to Allah there is no chance that any problem of yours will be solved without turning to Allah do you know why he is the maker the owner of the money you’re looking for he is allah to start with if you get it without allah in the picture it will come with a curse.
if you get it with allah in the picture whether it is more or less it comes with Baraka it comes with contentment so when you turn to allah the first thing you need to do is it’s still fun seek the forgiveness of allah you want rain you know we are in dire need of rain may Allah grant it to us.
I mean but my beloved brothers my sisters that rain is such that if we have no rain there is a problem and if we have too much rain there is a problem we need a balance in the middle so balance your life out and Allah will give it to you subhanAllah .
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
we have to turn to Allah it is still far we have to seek the forgiveness of Allah we have to improve ourselves as human beings we’ve become extremely selfish in the process of earning money it’s all about me myself and I that’s what it’s all about .
we have to learn to reach out to one another the minimum is to be claimed to be polite to be hospitable to be a person with good nature good character that brings about the mercy of Allah you seek the forgiveness of Allah treat people with respect be honest with them to good and upright business evenings then the mercy of Allah won’t come .
what’s the point of earning so much and inflation is eating all your wealth there’s something wrong with us as human beings we are not reaching out to each other and we have not even sorted out our relationship with Allah take your time in salah encourage your children in a beautiful way bohemian to go home and ask yourself am i the best person in this house the prophets of allah the tsardom says the best person is the one.
who is best to his spouse to begin with and the family members where am i standing what is going on why are things going wrong when allah says you know what when you get closer to allah when you engage it is too far when you become a better person what will happen is we will make .
it easy for you to go through these challenges in a way that you will not look at them as challenges but rather as something allah wanted you to go through with a smile things happen you’re still smiling they don’t happen you’re still smiling you made a bit of money you’re still smiling your health is good you’re still smiling you made applause you’re still smiling you.
your health went wrong you’re still smiling al hamdulillah he not only hand the degeneration we’re in the process of centum tells us that on the day of judgement there will be a corner who calls out where are those who used to thank Allah upon all conditions it’s something we’ve mentioned time and again because we are indeed going through challenges.
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
I cannot remember sitting in this Masjid or another machine looking at the temperature and reading it to be 31 degrees at night at this time in this country I can’t for me it’s the first I don’t know about the rest there is something happening then a change is taking place globally do you really think and a muscle and hwacha Hanna once you just penalize everyone No he’s reminding us he is the one you want the weather to improve you called out to Allah you improve yourself you want conditions to improve you improve yourself and others as well .
may Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’ala chronic disease people engage in salat release discard which means the Salah that is calling out to Allah asking him for rain one of the conditions of that is to ask the forgiveness of Allah prior to even going into that Salah seek the forgiveness of Allah change your ways your habits become upright it doesn’t mean that you’re reading 5 Salah a day and suddenly you’re in good books with Allah.
you could have been a cook in business you could be a bad mouthed individual who really doesn’t care about the feelings of people when he talks or she talks to them bad words may Allah protect us Allah grant us ease the condition will never change unless .
we change ourselves it’s amazing so these are serious words these are not you know shallow words deep reflection is required very deep Who am I another thing people are beginning to question the rules and regulations set down by Allah people are challenging Allah they are defying Allah subhanAllah where are where are those .
who believe where are those who can uphold what Allah has told them has instructed them to make us from among those so we take a part of the deem that is convenient to us and the rest of it is left the rest of it is left we must make sure that we turn to Allah as I said is still far seek the forgiveness of Allah become regular with your obligations unto Allah.
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
o Allah etc become a better person the upright in business the upright in your relations those who work for you with you all those whom you for we need to be honest people cheat in time today in time you’re supposed to be at 8 o’clock somewhere and 910 and we’re still not there and we’re taking money for it sometimes if we are working at a place that is not honesty do .
we really think the mercy of Allah is going to come it won’t so if you notice the difficulties that we’re facing the solutions are simple but they require dedication to fulfill simple solutions abstaining from sin what do we gain from sin a person was addicted to this or to that a person.
who perpetrates sin what do we came from this nothing nothing not even pleasure temporary perhaps driven by Satan feeling that we are passed within enjoyment and it’s not that is deep regret thereafter we shouldn’t be committing sin allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala safeguard us and allah will take care of us and will definitely take care of there is no point or a movement to worry about tomorrow .
because tomorrow is not in your hands it’s in the hands of Allah but Allah has given you a capacity if you don’t use it you are to blame unless given you a capacity to work use your energy use your effort you have to force yourself to get out of bed to go out and to work and to earn then you say I’ve left the rest in the hands of Allah.
I thank Allah for giving me this capacity and I want to end the short reminder and like I said it’s a serious reminder by encouraging myself and yourselves to be thankful to Allah I tell you why Lucinda Neku Allah says this to us in a beautiful way and he has prescribed it upon those before us as well if you are faithful I will give you increase abundance look for the little things look for the little things that you are thankful for think about it.
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
if I were to say my brother my sister what are you thankful for today draw up a list of 300 things so have a bath and I promise you try it out you don’t have to write the list but make a mental note of it my eyes my nose my ears what else my breathing my system my walking my my knees just with your own body you drove up 500 already before you start with my food some kind of love what else ability the clothes I have everything else.
I have the peace the sanity even though it’s warm today but there is cool ring so kind of a cool breeze look at it it’s a uniqueness of this part of the world that no matter how hot it is the breeze is usually cool if you notice some of the days the breeze was warm some of the day it’s unlike this part of the world but we need to do something thank Allah so please let us count the favours of Allah upon us and thank him for each one o Allah I thank you for my eyes.
I thank you for my ears I thank you for my children I thank you for my spouse I thank you for the condition and so on one by one think of it that will show you that your problems will be eclipsed by the gifts of Allah upon you what difficulties do you have may Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’ala count us all these also we reach out to others .
who are in difficulty and Allah will help us in our own difficulty kind of love the only he the assistance of allies with a slave for as long as that slave is occupied in assisting another you help others that law will help you you give someone Allah will give you try it out it will definitely work it has to work it’s the words of the prophets of Allah.
you might not see the fruit in one day five days a week two days or two weeks but you would see it sooner or later sometimes I’d like gives you same thing may Allah make us from among those who can smile through these challenges the reason.
I chose this topic for today is because many people are complaining to me about the situation what should we do we are Muslims I said we are Muslims it’s a very simple solution you’ve got to soldier on you’re going to keep going you want to thank Allah and trust me people say no I’m meeting the country I’m going away it’s not wrong to leave.
if for example you really have to or if you feel like etcetera but you need to remember no matter where you go there are challenges perhaps of a different sort but you have to face them it doesn’t mean if I go from here to Honolulu there’s not going to be any tests.
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
they’re the same Allah will test you with some different things you might have a currency that may operate with less fluctuation and to be honest we’ve we’ve started enjoying this right but we have a currency perhaps but there will be other difficulties other issues there might be things that you will not be able to face to face certain things and I’m not making anyone’s mind up I don’t know of people who want to go you know right now sitting here in front of me .
so it’s not a piece of advice for someone I’m only trying to tell you that no matter where you go you will still face challenges they have to be challenges I was reading about California in the news where they were saying the upmarket areas the people have had to evacuate top people have had to evacuate because of wildfires caused by an electrical fault due to some mistakes made by their equivalent of ours Nessa welcome alas anonymity anacondas is.
so it happens everywhere we haven’t yet had to run out of our houses at least as a sir no matter how little they have done in the last few days or whatever in the last you know time but you know the excitement of the lights coming back is such that you realize only then how valuable electricity is you know I want to say one more thing because we are Zimbabwean sitting .
here well I he when the lights and you know you and I know go for 18 hours a day the day that they come back for seven eight hours it’s like a day Wow today the nights were here most of the day like we weren’t expecting them to go and they didn’t go even .
the one extra hour when it comes a little bit earlier in the morning you say wow so loud so look at how Allah has made us appreciate electricity allows made us appreciate water so Han Allah when the water trickling aid is water in the tap for those .
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
who know or who don’t have bold and alternative ways so this goes to show you that you can only realize the value of something when it’s taken away from you and that value is somewhere else that’s why?
I said sit and think of what you have it might go you may not know may Allah bless us all well most panda how Allah help every one of us and all those suffering across the globe who look only higher sallallahu wasallam America you know how much so Hannah like me so how to come out we haven’t officially met .
Tough Times? Turn to Allah!
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