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0:00Kais can guide. I be witness that is
0:02right to be worshiped except Allah
0:04subhanana wa ta'ala alone without any
0:06partner and I testify
0:10is his final prophet and messenger.
0:14We praise Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for
0:17granting us the ability to be in a
0:20circle from amongst the circles of his
0:22remembrance and we ask that allahel
0:25makes our [clears throat] coming out
0:26this evening sincerely for his sake.
0:30We also ask allahel
0:32to grant us benefit in whatever we learn
0:35this evening and then grant us the
0:36ability to practice upon it.
0:39So as we know the theme of our class is
0:45based upon
0:47the book
0:51beneficial means towards attaining a
0:54happy life. And last week we discussed
0:56that for amongst the greatest ways of
0:58achieving contented contentedness and
1:01happiness it is through
1:05it is by remembering allahel in
1:08abundance and remembering allah
1:10subhanahu wa ta'ala by way of the
1:12supplications and the remembrances which
1:15is established in the book of Allah and
1:18the sunnah of the prophetatam.
1:22And we ended our class off by mentioning
1:25two or three supplications
1:27which the author mentioned in this book
1:30which is the great means of attaining
1:32sahada. It's a great means of attaining
1:34happiness and these applications. It is
1:38also a great way for the Muslim to avert
1:41from himself anxiety, worries and
1:44distress. And so we rush through the
1:47explanation of this dua. But before we
1:50continue with the reading of the book,
1:53we'd like to revisit these supplications
1:55inshallah and explain it.
1:59So the author said
2:03and from amongst the most beneficial
2:06means one can use with regards
2:10to future events is
2:14dua. He's using this dua which he will
2:16mention which the prophet wasam used to
2:20supplicate by way of and the dua is
2:44So she
2:46mentions that this is a tremendous
2:49application and it is
2:53reported in Sah Muslim and is from
2:56amongst the most beneficial
2:57supplications
2:59and the most encompassing with regards
3:03to attaining the goodness of this world
3:07and the goodness of the
3:10so when the Muslim hears this that this
3:12is a comprehensive dua with regards to
3:15attaining the goodness of the life of
3:16this world and the goodness of the what
3:20must the Muslim's response be
3:23you must be eager to learn this dua now
3:27and he says that if you look closely at
3:30what the prophet sallallam asked for in
3:32this dua the prophet sallallam asked
3:36from Allah to rectify for him three
3:39matters.
3:49And if allahel rectifies these three
3:51matters for the believer, then all of
3:54his affairs is set right. And so what
3:57are the three matters which the prophet
3:59asked for?
4:04Oh Allah, rectify for me my religion and
4:08rectify for me my worldly life and
4:11rectify for me my
4:14and it is becoming of a Muslim
4:17that he is diligent with regards to
4:19making this dua
4:21and that he makes this dua often and
4:24that he must be
4:27he must reach the level of conviction
4:30that
4:32There is nothing that can rectify for
4:34him his religion
4:36or his worldly life or his except if
4:41Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala rectifies this
4:44for him and in later or the next chapter
4:48which the author will bring the concept
4:50of
4:52true reliance upon allahel that we have
4:55no benefit we cannot benefit ourselves
4:58with regards to our religion our worldly
5:01life or the hereafter except if Allah
5:03rectifies this for us. And so the
5:06rectification of a human and of a
5:09Muslim, it lies with Allah subhanahu wa
5:12ta'ala. And it's not possible to achieve
5:15rectification
5:16except if allahel rectifies these
5:18matters for us.
5:23dua and for this reason the prophet
5:25sallall alaihi wasallam he was
5:26persistent with regards to making this
5:29application.
5:33Oh Allah rectify for my religion which
5:36is the foundation of all of my affairs
5:43and rectify for me my worldly life
5:47wherein is my living.
5:52and rectify for me my hereafter wherein
5:55is my final abode.
5:58And make life a means of increase for me
6:01with regards to all forms of good and
6:03make death a means of comfort and
6:06relaxation from every evil.
6:10This is a dua that if a person sees this
6:13often, he will see by the word of
6:16Allahel
6:18the effects or the effects of this dua
6:20in his life. He will see the effects of
6:23this dua in his religion. We complain
6:27about the fact that we are weak in
6:29faith, that we can't increase in our
6:32worship, that we can't rectify
6:35the state of our hearts. But these
6:38matters are all with Allah subhana wa
6:40tala
6:44and he will see the rectification in his
6:46worldly life
6:48because in this dua there is reliance
6:51upon Allah alone and turning to Allah
6:53subhanahu wa ta'ala to rectify for us
6:56all of our affairs.
6:58And so the person she abdua
7:05and he says this dua often he will see
7:07the effects of this dua. It will rectify
7:10for him his worldly life and it will
7:12rectify for him his religion because
7:17all of the affairs the affairs of the dy
7:22and the affairs of the it is in the
7:25hands of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And
7:28if one is truthful with Allah subhanahu
7:30wa ta'ala in his dua and he makes this
7:32dua and he's persistent upon it, Allah
7:35subhanahu wa ta'ala will grant him what
7:37he asks and Allahel will bring into
7:40existence what he hopes for. This is the
7:43first dua. Who knows this dua?
7:54Repeat after me. Allah
7:57foreign.
8:37a supplication that must be part of the
8:39Muslim's daily life. This is the first
8:42supplication.
8:44The second supplication is the
8:46supplication
8:48which the author brings and he says
8:50likewise the supplication wherein the
8:52prophet said
9:06and you'll see it carries the same
9:08meanings.
9:10Oh Allah it is for your mercy that I
9:13help
9:18So don't leave me to myself
9:22for the blink of an eye.
9:28And rectify for me all of my affairs.
9:32There's no deity worthy of worship
9:34except you. So when the prophet said
9:39rectify for me all of my affairs, it
9:42encompasses
9:44what the prophet asked for in the
9:45previous dua. And and what did the
9:47prophet ask for rectification of
9:50religion?
9:55and
9:58rectify for me all of my affairs which
10:02is reported in the of
10:05the hadith of
10:08that the prophet said
10:11that this is the supplication
10:13of the one who is in distress
10:16right many people are in distress
10:20many people feel helpless why because
10:25perhaps they rely upon themselves and
10:28they let themselves down or they rely
10:31upon a mean which is legislated but they
10:34put all of their hopes upon the means.
10:38But the one who truly relies upon Allah
10:40subhanahu wa ta'ala and he find himself
10:43in distress and he calls out to Allah
10:46subhanahu wa ta'ala sincerely will
10:48allahel respond to that supplication.
10:52Allahel says,
11:00"Is allahel not the one who responds to
11:03the one who is in a state of distress
11:06and despair
11:09and he removes the evil." Allahel is the
11:12one who hears all of our supplications
11:15and he's the one who sees the condition
11:19of his. So if the turns to him sincerely
11:22for relief from difficulties and
11:25hardships and the person takes the means
11:28as well for relief he will find that
11:31redee will come. So the prophet said,
11:36"The dua of the one in distress
11:40is this dua
11:42that this dua
11:44it is established upon relying upon
11:48Allah.
11:50Allah,
11:52oh Allah, it is your mercy that I
11:55hopeful, no one else's." And this always
11:59shows
12:03It also shows
12:05our neediness in front of Allah that we
12:08are in need of allahel
12:10for all of our affairs. And this is how
12:12the Sahabah
12:15work that they sought the great matters
12:19from Allah just like they sought the
12:23dismal or small matters from allahel
12:26that they used to ask Allahawel
12:29even for
12:31the laces that they used to tie their
12:33shoes and the salah would supplicate to
12:35allahel for the salt that they would
12:38throw in their bread. So for every
12:40matter great or what we consider to be
12:44small we are reliant upon Allah and we
12:48are in need of Allahel and this is what
12:50is made clear where the prophet said
12:57don't leave me to my own abilities for
13:02the blink of an eye because I am in need
13:04of you ya Allah and some people as Abdak
13:08mentions
13:09they add in the supplication.
13:16So they say
13:25nor a moment lesser than this. So some
13:28scholars say is the the briefest moment
13:32that can pass you by the blink of an
13:34eye. What can you achieve within the
13:37blink of an eye? nothing. Right? But
13:39then some people add to this and this
13:43addition to the dua is not authentically
13:46established. He says because
13:52one brief moment and this has not been
13:54reported in the authentic version of the
13:56dua and the authentic supplications of
13:59the prophet does not require any
14:03increase or decrease. We stick to what
14:05the prophet said.
14:09So,
14:14don't leave me to myself with a blink of
14:15an eye.
14:19And rectify for me all of my affairs.
14:22And this we mentioned, it ties in with
14:24the other dua. Rectify for me all of my
14:27affairs. encompasses
14:29din
14:31and a
14:34din and a. So this dua
14:38is a request for rectification with
14:41regards to future events. future events
14:46in terms of one's dean and one's
14:49and the author said
14:55when one makes this dua and the person
14:59makes these these supplications
15:04with an attentive heart
15:08and a sincere intention.
15:14and he also takes the means to make this
15:17a reality
15:19then allahel will grant him what he what
15:22he asked for and this is the that he
15:25mentioned previously that dua
15:29can benefit if the person simply makes
15:30it it's up to allahel to respond but dua
15:34is based upon taking the means now that
15:38if the person makes a supplication to
15:41allahel
15:42to alleviate him
15:45from poverty. What must the person do?
15:50He must make effort to seek halal risk.
15:54If the person is physically ill and the
15:57person is sick, the is the person can
16:01can resort to right. He can use
16:05supplications from the Quran and the
16:07Sunnah to remedy himself. But it doesn't
16:12rule out seeking help with regards to
16:16medical professionals. This is part of
16:18taking the means. Just like if he's a
16:21young person that wants to get married,
16:23what must he do? He must put himself out
16:26there, right? He must build himself up.
16:30He must make sure he can stand on his
16:31feet. And then if he does this, allahel
16:35will actualize for him what he asked
16:36for. As Allahel says
16:47that those who strive in our way, Allah
16:50says
16:52we will guide them to our paths. And
16:55indeed allahel is with those who excel
16:58in their deeds.
17:00So
17:02this dua is a dua that can be used with
17:05regards to future events that if a
17:08person has worry and concern over the
17:11future, he must utilize this dua because
17:14this dua is an effective means of giving
17:18the person ease and comfort.
17:21She abdings another dua and he says
17:32There's another of
17:37when he said that the prophet sallallam
17:39said to his daughter Fatima.
17:42He said
17:49the prophet said,
17:51"What prevented you
17:54from saying what I advise you to say
18:02that you say each and every single time
18:04you wake up in the morning and each and
18:06every single time you reach the evening.
18:24So look at this dua. The dua which the
18:26prophet advised his beloved daughter
18:32and he answered the question. Oh fatima,
18:35what prevented you from uttering that
18:36which I advise you to say that you say
18:39each and every single morning and each
18:40and every single evening. So from this
18:42we learn that this is from the
18:46it is from the supplications that must
18:49be said in the morning and in the
18:52evening. in the morning after and in the
18:56evening from after
19:00the dua is
19:02calling out to allahel by his beautiful
19:04names
19:09by your mercy do I seek aid and
19:15is seeking the help of allahel in
19:17difficult times and is a type of dua
19:22that when The believer goes through
19:25distress and even the non-believer
19:28who do they call out to
19:32they call out to allahel sincerely
19:35even
19:38an atheist
19:40the one who rejects that God exists and
19:43this is only based upon a shouha a doubt
19:48because we know that allahel
19:50has created all human beings with
19:54The natural innate disposition
19:57hadith.
20:07Each and every single newborn is born
20:09upon the
20:11innate disposition to believe in a
20:14creator. Then the parents make them
20:18Jews, Christians or fire worshippers.
20:21Whatever religion the parents follow,
20:23that person naturally follow suit.
20:26[snorts]
20:27So we said that even the atheist and I
20:30saw a clip once of a person who jumped
20:34out of a plane and his parachute failed
20:38and it was gliding and he couldn't
20:40control it.
20:43And
20:45the person was in such distress
20:47that the person forgot that he was an
20:50atheist. The person called out, "Oh God,
20:53oh God."
20:55And this is something which allahel
20:57confirms
20:59in the Quran
21:08that when the people are out at sea
21:12and the ship is about to capsize, what
21:16do they do? They call out to allahel
21:19sincerely. And this is with regard to
21:22the people of
21:24And Allah says that when Allahel
21:27takes him safely to the shore, what do
21:29they do then again? They return to their
21:32shik. The point here is is that in times
21:35of difficulty
21:37the believer and the non-believer they
21:41call upon allahel sincerely and this is
21:43the concept of
21:47is a type of dua which takes effect
21:51in difficulty. So the prophet said
21:58rectify for me all of my affairs.
22:04and don't leave me to myself for the
22:06blink of an eye. And this was Muhammad
22:12Abdah
22:14that worship of Allahel who reached the
22:17level
22:18of being a true servant of Allah as
22:21allahel described him.
22:29If you are in doubt concerning that
22:30which we have revealed to our and we
22:34commonly translate as slave but we say
22:39worship aer slave it's that worshipper
22:42that has reached the level of true
22:44servitude to Allah this is that abdahel
22:48who was forgiven
22:50all of his previous sins and that which
22:53was still to to come but yet the
22:55actualized servitude to Allah. And the
22:58prophet also approach is is that he
23:00turned to Allah. He said, "It is for
23:01your mercy. It is through your mercy
23:04that I seek deliverance.
23:08Rectify for me all of my affairs and do
23:11not deem myself
23:14do not leave me to myself for even the
23:16blink of an eye." So she abd mentions
23:21that this hadith of an wherein is the
23:25advice of the prophet to his daughter
23:27Fatima
23:30and that this is from the daily
23:31supplications that the prophet wasallam
23:34was consistent upon that the Muslim must
23:37make this dua each and every single
23:39morning and each and every single
23:42evening that he asked Allah subhanahu wa
23:44ta'ala to rectify for him all of his
23:46affairs.
23:48and [snorts] that he does not leave
23:51himself by the word of Allah to his own
23:54abilities even for the blink of an eye.
23:57And in this dua, it is the reality of
24:02that he submits himself to Allah and
24:06that he resigns all of his affairs to
24:09Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and he relies
24:12upon Allah and he makes his need of
24:15Allahawel
24:17known
24:19and that he shows that he has no ability
24:22to bring himself any benefit or ward of
24:25any harm. And then he ask allahel to
24:27rectify for him all of his affairs. So
24:32these supplications
24:34are tremendous supplications that the
24:37Muslim must make on a daily basis. Must
24:40be part of his daily supplication that
24:43he makes as the prophet sallall alaihi
24:44wasallam used to make these
24:45supplications.
24:47But also in relation to the topic that
24:48we are discussing
24:51depression and anxiety we see that in
24:54the sunnah there is a remedy for the
24:58ailments that many people are suffering
25:00from today
25:06and many people are unaware of the fact
25:10that in our religion Allah subhanahu wa
25:13ta'ala has revealed a cure for every
25:17disease
25:18right as the hadith of the prophet
25:21mentions that there's not a single
25:23disease except that Allah subhanahu wa
25:26ta'ala has reveal revealed a cure
25:35whosoever knows the cure they know it
25:38and whooever is ignorant of it they are
25:41ignorant of it so many people they
25:45resort to psychologist, a psychiatrist
25:50and they prescribe medication
25:53and this medication helps the person to
25:55a certain level but most of the time it
25:59never actually remedies the problem
26:02because the problem it often lies in the
26:05person's weak reliance upon allahel and
26:10not knowing the effects of the religion
26:13which it has upon the person in relation
26:15to the wellbeing. So the person who goes
26:19through difficulties like this but he
26:21has im and he has
26:25he's more equipped to deal with these
26:28types of situations and allahel knows
26:31best.
26:33The next chapter the author brings he
26:35mentions
26:36fossil. The next chapter
26:40he mentions.
26:49He says from amongst the most
26:53beneficial means of removing anxiety
26:58and whom we can say grief.
27:04that when the the worship of allahel
27:09faces any type of calamities
27:21that when the calamity hits and the
27:24calamities will come as we mentioned
27:27that sometimes a person has the
27:30understanding or the outlook that a
27:32happy life means a life that is free
27:34from distress
27:36and a life that is free from unhappiness
27:40and a life that is free from any
27:42difficulty. But this is what we refer to
27:45as a
27:47it is something which is an illusion
27:51that if allahel blesses a person in the
27:54dunya do you think that this person does
27:56not face any type of challenges perhaps
28:00at times the person can face more
28:02challenges
28:04if the person is blessed by allahel in
28:06the dy he's not tested in another way so
28:09the test will certainly come and when
28:12the has come. The sheh mentions
28:16that the best way to face the trials is
28:24is that when the trial hits you,
28:27you
28:28imagine
28:30the worst of outcomes
28:39that you try to imagine the worst
28:41possible outcome. So this means that the
28:44calamity hit the calamity straight.
28:50For example, the person was in an
28:52accident
28:55and alhamdulillah
28:58the person broke
29:00some limbs.
29:02So what must this person do in the
29:03situation?
29:07He must imagine the worst possible
29:08outcome and that is that yes he lost his
29:12car. His car was written off but another
29:15person was in an accident like of this
29:17lost his life.
29:20Now we gave the example from the lives
29:24of the salaf
29:26who when they were trial they looked at
29:29the trial as a blessing.
29:32We mentioned the instance of
29:35Zubam
29:37that on a single day he lost
29:41he lost his one of his limbs and he lost
29:44one of his sons and in that calamity
29:48which is a calamity he praised Allah and
29:52the people wanted to know how does he
29:53praise allahel in this circumstance he
29:56said I praise allahawel
29:59for granting me four limbs he took one
30:03and he caused three to remain and he
30:06says I Praise Allah subhanana wa ta'ala
30:07for granting me four kids, four sons. He
30:13took one and he caused three to remain.
30:16So if the person looks at life and the
30:19of allahel through this lens, then it
30:23makes the burden of the calamity easier
30:26to bear. now by striking a munner
30:31and imagine the worst possib possible
30:33outcome which could have existed
30:36that somebody might see the car that the
30:38person was in and the car is written off
30:41and they ask the question how did you
30:43survive? So the fact that the person
30:45still has life that is a blessing. So by
30:49thinking of the worst possible outcome
30:52by way of this it lightens the burden.
30:56And the author says
31:04and if he does this
31:08he must also accompany this by trying to
31:11lighten the burden of whatever he can
31:14according to his capability.
31:23And if the person does this, the person
31:26will lift from him a state of grief and
31:30despair.
31:41The author then says,
31:58So he says that when the reasons for
32:01fear
32:03and the reasons for difficulty such as
32:06illnesses and poverty and any decree
32:10come to the person
32:13of what he loves.
32:15of all the things which is beloved to
32:17him and he faces a loss. He says let him
32:20meet this loss with contentment
32:24and a firm self.
32:34He says because when he faces the
32:36difficult
32:40and he prepares himself to meet the
32:42difficult decrees it lightens the burden
32:45of the difficult decree
32:49and it removes the difficulty especially
32:53when the person buries himself with
32:56warding off that difficulty
32:59according to his ability.
33:02No according to his ability. So this
33:05means
33:07he's mentioning over here is that the
33:10sheh is mentioning to us here another
33:12reason for multi reasons how to ward off
33:16grief and sorrow
33:19and to also live from our our states
33:22difficulty
33:24things which give difficulty to the
33:25heart and how we meet these situations.
33:29And this is when the when the abd of
33:32allahel
33:34is afflicted with a calamity
33:36and when he is faced with a difficulty
33:40and no doubt the difficulties will come
33:47and these difficulties gives him despair
33:49and it gives him anxiety.
33:52What must he do in this situation?
33:55Abdazak says
34:01that he must take the means to remove
34:05this sorrow from him and this anxiety
34:09because when the person dwells on the
34:12situations of grief and loss and sorrow,
34:16he says there is no benefit in this and
34:20there is no
34:22and he says he we have already mentioned
34:25that the prophet used to see grieve from
34:31in the supplication which we talked
34:33previously.
34:39The prophet sought refuge from this.
34:42Why? Because there's nothing which is
34:45more beloved to shan than a sad believer
34:49than a believer who dwells
34:52upon his calamities. And he allows this
34:56to preoccupy him and overcome him.
35:01When the person reaches this level, then
35:03Shayan plays with that person's im and
35:07it caused him to have bad thoughts of
35:09Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
35:11[clears throat] So he says when an ab is
35:14afflicted with a calamity,
35:16a calamity which causes him pain in the
35:19heart
35:20and it causes him sorrow.
35:27Then he must also look to means which
35:30rid himself of this grief and the sorrow
35:33and dispel from him grieve.
35:37So the sheh says that when the calamity
35:40hits he must try with regards to
35:44to um lightening it and one such way he
35:47says this is achieved is through
35:51imagining the worst possible outcome. So
35:54the person face some type of loss
35:58whether it be in terms of his worldly
36:01life right and then when this calamity
36:04strikes
36:06the person must think of the worst
36:07possible outcome and Abdul Raak says
36:10that we'll give an example of this a
36:13person who is in a car accident
36:17and the person he breaks a few limbs
36:21right and he loses his
36:24in the process and this causes the
36:28person some type of sadness and some
36:30type of despair due to that which has
36:34happened.
36:35He says
36:41and in the situation if he thought of
36:42the worst possible outcome the person
36:46would have said even in that
36:47circumstance the person would have said
36:51alhamdulillah
36:53that the person broke a limb but allahel
36:56did not cause him to become paralyzed.
36:59For example,
37:01the person lost
37:03a car that is valuable
37:08and that he cannot perhaps recover but
37:11Allahel still save the person's life.
37:14Right? So
37:17he must think of the worst possible
37:20outcome.
37:21And if the person does this,
37:24he will lighten the burden of the
37:26difficulty and
37:32and he will push away from himself evil
37:36and calamities which is greater than
37:39that which actually had happened.
37:41Because a person dwells on this, we said
37:43something which happened and he thinks
37:45about this all the time and this
37:47preoccupies him. it causes him
37:50depression.
37:52So the person spirals into a state of
37:55depression as a result of dwelling on
37:58that thing which has happened and he
37:59cannot change.
38:01Then the author mentioned
38:04another method how a person can relieve
38:06distresses from himself is
38:12that he strive to lighten whatever he
38:15can of the difficulties which has
38:17befallen him.
38:19And by way of this he will remove from
38:22himself
38:23despair and sorrow. So two methods the
38:27author mentions here. The first is
38:31to think about the worst possible
38:33outcome. Right? And when he thinks about
38:37this the actual outcome would become
38:41latent
38:43would become latent. The second is is
38:46that he strives
38:48to take the means
38:51which lift the difficulty which has
38:54transpired.
38:56Right?
39:06that he meets all of these difficult
39:08decrees which come his way
39:12with a heart which is contented
39:15and he meets this with a firm self
39:19in all circumstances
39:21because Abdak says
39:27is that bounties
39:29does not remain forever.
39:33You have the blessing of health. May
39:36Allah grant us af
39:46become old and you'll be tested right
39:49with old age. You have the blessing of
39:52wealth. May Allah brothers af
39:55one day the test will come and you'll be
39:58test and trial with poverty.
40:00So he says that
40:04that the circumstances change. Some days
40:07are good and some days are difficult. So
40:11the person must prepare himself for
40:13every situation. If the situation is in
40:16his favor,
40:18the author already mentioned to us how
40:20we meet these situations with
40:23gratitude. If allahel [snorts]
40:26decrees for you something good, you meet
40:28it with gratitude. If allahel tests you
40:31with some type of difficulty, you meet
40:34it with
40:35so the person prepares himself for all
40:38circumstances and he knows that this is
40:43that the is a boat of test and we are
40:48going to be tested.
40:55and that
40:57and all of the of
41:00that he can be be presented with test
41:03and trials at any moment. Allahel said
41:08[snorts]
41:09that we will test you with evil
41:14and goodness.
41:19Allahel said that we will test you
41:22with good and with evil and to us you
41:26will return. So he prepared himself for
41:28this
41:30by losing something which is beloved to
41:32him or something which he fears and he
41:36prepares himself for this and he knows
41:38that whatever befalls him it is only by
41:41the will of Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala.
41:45Now we stop at this point in we continue
41:48after
59:40Alhamdulillah.
59:46Now we mention next segment. The author
59:48brings me the author mentions
1:00:12English.
1:00:14It's too much like words. So read
1:00:16>> [clears throat]
1:00:18>> Chapter the strength of the heart and
1:00:20its resistance to disturbance and
1:00:22agitation.
1:00:23Among the greatest remedies for actioned
1:00:26hearts and even for physical illnesses
1:00:29is the strength of the heart and is
1:00:31resistant to disturbance and agitation
1:00:33by the illusions and imaginations born
1:00:36by negative thoughts. Anger and
1:00:38confusion are among the painful pauses
1:00:41and the anticipation of adversities and
1:00:43the loss of beloved things plunges one
1:00:46into worries, sorrows and diseases of
1:00:48the heart and body
1:00:51as well as nervous breakdowns which have
1:00:53harmful effects that people have
1:00:55witnessed in many detrimental
1:00:57consequences.
1:00:59relies upon Allah but the heart relies
1:01:01upon Allah and places it trust in him
1:01:05without succumbing to illusions or being
1:01:07dominated by negative imaginations and
1:01:10it trusts in Allah and hopes for his
1:01:12grace then worries and griefs are driven
1:01:15away and many physical spiritual
1:01:18elements are removed and the heart
1:01:21strength openness and joy they couldn't
1:01:23cannot be expressed how many hospitals
1:01:26are filled with patients suffering from
1:01:29illusions and corrupt imaginations. And
1:01:32how much have these matters affected the
1:01:34hearts of many strong individuals, let
1:01:37alone the weak, yielding to foolishness
1:01:39and madness. The one who is protected is
1:01:42the one whom Allah has protected and
1:01:44guided to strive against his own self to
1:01:47acquire beneficial means that strengthen
1:01:49the heart and dispel its anxiety. Allah
1:01:53Almighty says, "Whoever puts his trust
1:01:56in Allah, he's sufficient for him.
1:01:59i.e. grants him sufficiency in all
1:02:01matters concerning his religious and
1:02:03worldly affairs.
1:02:08Now so this segment
1:02:11it deals with
1:02:14and reliance upon Allah subhanahu wa
1:02:16ta'ala and
1:02:18he mentions that this is also an
1:02:20important issue with regards to worry
1:02:24and grief and with regards to removing
1:02:27and removing anxiety from oneself
1:02:30that the person strives to strengthen
1:02:33his heart when when these things
1:02:35afflicts him. And he says the way how
1:02:38the heart is strengthened.
1:02:43The heart is only strengthened through
1:02:45one means and this is by strengthening
1:02:50the im by strengthening the im. As we
1:02:54mentioned last week that the prophet
1:02:57said
1:03:02that in this body there is piece of
1:03:04flesh. If it is sound, the entire body
1:03:06will be sound. And if it is corrupted,
1:03:09the entire body will be corrupted. And
1:03:10it is the
1:03:13So the strength of the heart is what
1:03:14takes effect in times of difficulties.
1:03:18And the heart controls the body.
1:03:21Contrary to what western medicine might
1:03:25say is that the mind controls the body.
1:03:28In Islam, the heart actually controls
1:03:31the body. So the heart is strengthened
1:03:33through iman. And it is not possible
1:03:38to strengthen the heart except by having
1:03:42trust in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and
1:03:45having reliance upon Allah
1:03:48and assigning all of our affairs to
1:03:52Allahel.
1:03:57As the prophet said that all of my
1:04:00success it is only by the will of Allah
1:04:04subhanahu wa ta'ala and that the person
1:04:07submits to the divine decree of allahel.
1:04:10So the Muslim is in need of
1:04:12strengthening the heart
1:04:15and he says that how does one attain
1:04:19how does one attain strengthening of the
1:04:21heart? while attain strengthening of the
1:04:23heart through
1:04:26firstly
1:04:28by way of seeking knowledge. This is the
1:04:31first step towards strengthening the
1:04:33heart. Knowing for example that
1:04:36calamities will be fall. And what is the
1:04:39perspective of the Muslim with regards
1:04:40to calamities that we mentioned
1:04:42previously that calamities are not
1:04:45because allahel wants
1:04:48evil for you. But a calamity can be a
1:04:52means of allahel experating your sins
1:04:55and exalting your
1:04:59so by way of knowledge give the person
1:05:02the correct outlook and perspective. He
1:05:05says also
1:05:08that there's nothing which strengthens
1:05:09the
1:05:12other than the Quran or the like of the
1:05:15Quran. When the person recites the Quran
1:05:19with
1:05:22with contemplation over its meanings
1:05:24just like he says also reading about
1:05:28matters of the heart because many a many
1:05:31scholars have written books on the
1:05:36that the heart has certain actions which
1:05:39is specific to the heart and it has
1:05:42which is specific to the heart. So
1:05:44gaining knowledge of this also
1:05:46strengthens.
1:05:48And he says
1:05:53up until the Muslim strengthened himself
1:05:56by way of these deeds, by way of
1:06:01by way of having trust in allahel,
1:06:05by way of ascribing all of your affairs
1:06:08to Allah and making your need and your
1:06:13impoverishness known to Allah subhanahu
1:06:15wa ta'ala and the heart is strengthened.
1:06:24that the heart is also strengthened
1:06:27through having hope of that which lies
1:06:30with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala alone
1:06:33such as the reward which allahel
1:06:36has kept up for those who have patience
1:06:39that we mention that there are certain
1:06:40deeds for which allahel has not
1:06:43designated a specific reward so having
1:06:48with that which is that Allah subhana wa
1:06:50ta'ala also strengthens the heart
1:06:52and he mentioned many other ways
1:06:55and he says strengthening the heart by
1:06:58way of these means
1:07:02that the person reads
1:07:05the books which has been written in
1:07:07relation to the rewards for actions of
1:07:10the hearts and that he also reads the
1:07:13texts and he'll mention some of these
1:07:15texts also mention
1:07:17which has come in the Quran and of its
1:07:19positive benefits such as Allah says
1:07:29that the condition is that whosoever
1:07:31relies upon Allah Allah will suffice it.
1:07:34So if a Muslim read this it gives him
1:07:38strength of what? It gives him the hope
1:07:41of relying upon Allah and to attain that
1:07:44which is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And
1:07:47he says
1:07:50when the heart is strong
1:07:56it will push away these things which
1:07:59give it grief and which give it sorrow.
1:08:03And he says the opposite of this as
1:08:05well.
1:08:10when the heart is weak then it becomes
1:08:14shaken at times of the calamities
1:08:17that people who are weak of faith they
1:08:20do not know how to deal with calamities
1:08:23a Muslim has perspective with regards to
1:08:26calamities we know how to deal with the
1:08:29loss of loved ones we know how to deal
1:08:32with the loss of prophets we know how to
1:08:34deal with some type of fear to fix
1:08:39So he says if the heart is weak it will
1:08:42become
1:08:43shaky at times of calamities
1:08:48and it will move with the person's
1:08:50imaginations [snorts]
1:08:53and the person's illusions
1:08:58and that which is presented to the heart
1:09:01of bad thoughts. Now if the person does
1:09:05not have a strong heart then he succumbs
1:09:09to his imaginations because he always
1:09:11thinks the worst of possibilities and
1:09:15this might be
1:09:17or this might seem as a contradiction.
1:09:21What the author is saying here is is
1:09:24that the person mustn't think of things
1:09:27that can happen in the future because
1:09:29many of these things most of the time it
1:09:32is only imaginations
1:09:34that we have some type of fear regarding
1:09:36a future event but when that event takes
1:09:38place it is unlike you imagined as
1:09:42opposed to what the author mentioned
1:09:43previously that when the calamity hits
1:09:46it has the calamity has befell you then
1:09:49you must think of the worst possible
1:09:50outcome.
1:09:51but not when the calamity did not yet
1:09:54take effect. That's the difference. So
1:09:57he says
1:10:04he says because some people's hearts are
1:10:07weak. They overcome with bad thoughts.
1:10:12And these bad thoughts could prevent the
1:10:14person from sleep. And this is common
1:10:18that the person becomes so anxious
1:10:21that he he cannot sleep at night that he
1:10:24becomes overly concerned regarding a
1:10:27future event
1:10:29which is beyond his control that he
1:10:31thinks so much about this that he's
1:10:34unable to sleep. And he says
1:10:38and it also prevents him from being at
1:10:40ease.
1:10:46And this is as a result of no other
1:10:48thing besides bad thoughts which he has
1:10:52presented to his heart.
1:10:58And also based upon imaginary things
1:11:02which he bases other things upon. So
1:11:04none of these things have occurred. The
1:11:07person might have a good life, but he
1:11:09fears that in the future he's going to
1:11:11be faced with some type of poverty and
1:11:13he becomes overcome with these thoughts.
1:11:16And these are all imaginations and he
1:11:18bases these imaginations upon other
1:11:20imaginations.
1:11:22And so
1:11:25the person becomes ill as a result of
1:11:27this
1:11:31despite the fact that it is only
1:11:34illusions and imaginary things.
1:11:44So this thing it it disturbs him and it
1:11:46causes him anxiety and it corrupts his
1:11:49thoughts.
1:11:52and it takes away his his peacefulness
1:11:56and his his sleep
1:12:00and it's only a result of imaginations.
1:12:04So he says
1:12:08and the only remedy
1:12:11for
1:12:13imaginations
1:12:15and imaginary thoughts is strengthening
1:12:17the heart and strengthening the heart is
1:12:19attained by im
1:12:21reliance upon Allah and trusting in
1:12:23Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala alone
1:12:27and he says that when an individual
1:12:30strengthens his heart then these oh
1:12:36it
1:12:38moves away from the person and if the
1:12:40person doesn't strengthen his heart he
1:12:42then befalls and it becomes prey obvious
1:12:45his thoughts
1:12:47the author they mentioned
1:12:52When the person's heart relies upon
1:12:54Allah and he trusts in Allah subhanahu
1:12:57wa ta'ala and he does not submit to his
1:13:00imaginations
1:13:02nor is he controlled by his thoughts
1:13:06and he trusts in Allah and he has hope
1:13:08in that which is allahel
1:13:14then by way of this grief and sorrow is
1:13:17removed from the person
1:13:22And he says, "And many
1:13:26physical sicknesses
1:13:28and sicknesses of the mind is removed
1:13:31from the person
1:13:36and the heart becomes strengthened and
1:13:40the heart becomes the chest becomes
1:13:41expansive and the person experiences joy
1:13:47which cannot be translated into words
1:13:57and he says that how many hospitals have
1:13:59become filled only because of people's
1:14:02imaginations and because of people's
1:14:05illusions now so the author is
1:14:09mentioning and this is long before
1:14:13mental health became a discussion
1:14:17I can't recall the year died but in the
1:14:19early maybe 1960s somewhere around there
1:14:23now and today this has become like the
1:14:26ailment of the age that the hospitals
1:14:29have become filled with people suffering
1:14:32from depression
1:14:34and anxiety and the likes of this what
1:14:37did he say the reason is due to what he
1:14:39just a result of
1:14:43having a weak heart and not having
1:14:47reliance upon Allah subhana wa tala nor
1:14:49trusting allahel
1:14:52so he says that hospitals have only
1:14:54become full because of this reason
1:15:02and how many people have been afflicted
1:15:04with this he says of people who are
1:15:08deemed to be strong
1:15:10right and people are deemed to be
1:15:12confident he says
1:15:16not to mention those who are weak.
1:15:21And how much of these illusions and
1:15:24imaginations led to
1:15:27which is
1:15:29dumbness
1:15:31and madness. And he mentions
1:15:40and the person who is in a state of
1:15:43uh a space of safety and well-being is
1:15:47the one who Allah granted wellbeing and
1:15:50the one who Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
1:15:53granted the understanding
1:15:55to strive against himself in moments
1:15:59like these.
1:16:04to attain beneficial means which
1:16:06strengthen
1:16:10and which boards off anxieties and he
1:16:13mentions the verse
1:16:21and he cites [clears throat] the
1:16:22evidence for this that whooever lies
1:16:25upon Allah Allah will be sufficient for
1:16:27him. This is a verse which allahel
1:16:30revealed to Muhammad and by extension
1:16:34this and allahel
1:16:40Allah never ever breaks his promise. So
1:16:43if Allah put this as a condition because
1:16:46this is
1:16:49this is the condition that whomsoever
1:16:54relies upon Allah as he ought to be
1:16:57relied upon.
1:17:00This is the condition. The
1:17:03the response to the condition is Allah
1:17:05says
1:17:09Allah will suffice this person. And
1:17:11Abdman
1:17:13being a mufasman
1:17:16wrote on this topic of
1:17:19this is psychology right from an Islamic
1:17:21perspective but he was a scholar in his
1:17:24own right and he was a muer.
1:17:27He said,
1:17:32he said, "Well, this means that Allah
1:17:34will be sufficient for the person with
1:17:37regards to all the things which concern
1:17:39him
1:17:42in matters of his religion." And this is
1:17:44the first thing
1:17:47and his worldly life. Allah will be
1:17:50sufficient for him with regards to
1:17:51everything.
1:17:59So the one who has reliance upon Allah
1:18:01and is described as being a person of
1:18:05he says he is he is the one who has a
1:18:08strong heart and
1:18:12and he is not affected by his
1:18:16imaginations. His imagination does not
1:18:18have effect upon his his
1:18:25means.
1:18:27And nor is he moved and disturbed by
1:18:31calamities which might be a affect him
1:18:34based upon his knowledge that this would
1:18:37only be from a weak self
1:18:44and that this is a type of fear for
1:18:47which there is no reality. A type of
1:18:50fear for which there is no reality.
1:18:53He mentions
1:19:00and he also knows that allahel has
1:19:03promised and taken upon himself
1:19:07with regard to the one who relies upon
1:19:09him
1:19:12that allahel will grant him sufficiency
1:19:16complete sufficiency
1:19:21and he trusts in Allah.
1:19:23and
1:19:25he is contented with Allah's promises.
1:19:30By way of this his despair is moved and
1:19:33his anxieties is lifted
1:19:38and his difficulty is changed to ease
1:19:43and that his despair is replaced with
1:19:46happiness
1:19:49and his fear becomes filled with safety
1:19:52and security.
1:19:55He says, "We ask allahel for a Allah
1:19:59subhanahu wa ta'ala confers upon us
1:20:02strongh
1:20:05and that he strengthens us with
1:20:09perfect
1:20:11for which allahel has promised its
1:20:14people all types of goodness and also
1:20:17move from them all types of makru and
1:20:21all types of difficulties and
1:20:24so Abdul Razak
1:20:26He mentioned one point in relation to
1:20:30he says look at the person and look at
1:20:33the guidance of the prophet sallallam
1:20:36with regards to the person who leaves
1:20:38his house.
1:20:41As is reported in the of
1:20:44that prophet said
1:20:50when the when the person leaves his home
1:20:53and he says and this is the dua for
1:20:55leaving the house who knows the dua
1:21:02No,
1:21:20whoever leaves his house and he says
1:21:26these four
1:21:28these four phrases, he gets the
1:21:30following reward.
1:21:34A caller from the heavens and calls out.
1:21:36Some scholars say it is Allah and some
1:21:38scholars say it is the angels. The
1:21:40angels call out.
1:21:44You are guided.
1:21:46You are sufficed.
1:21:48You are protected.
1:21:52Andan flees from this person.
1:21:57And other devils then say
1:22:02what can you do with a person
1:22:07what can you do with a person who has
1:22:09been guided by Allah who has been
1:22:11sufficed and who has been protected and
1:22:14the shaitan flees away from this person.
1:22:18[snorts]
1:22:19So she abd mentions
1:22:22you it is said to him you are guided you
1:22:26are sufficed and you are protected.
1:22:28Firstly the person attains
1:22:31and means here guidance to everything
1:22:34that the person loves from the time he
1:22:36leaves his home up until he returns.
1:22:41is that he is given sufficiency with
1:22:44regards to whatever he sets out for from
1:22:47the time he leaves up until he returns.
1:22:49He is sufficed by Allah and he's given
1:22:53protection from everything which he
1:22:55fears
1:22:58of harm
1:23:00and
1:23:02that he's given everything with regards
1:23:03to his religious matters and his worldly
1:23:05matters up until he returns. So says
1:23:12that reliance upon Allah strength
1:23:19and when this strength enters the heart
1:23:22then these ailments and these diseases
1:23:25such as depression and anxiety it is
1:23:28lifted. It is lifted.
1:23:44And then he even [clears throat] says
1:23:44that when these type of thoughts come to
1:23:46the person who has relies upon allahel
1:23:49the person then says
1:23:55that nothing can be affect us except
1:23:59what allahel has destined and written
1:24:04for us. Now and this is the chapter
1:24:08concerning
1:24:11with a great which is a great means
1:24:12amongst the means which allahel has
1:24:15given us in our religion to ward off
1:24:17from us worry grief and distress. We ask
1:24:21Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to make us
1:24:24from amongst those who find sufficiency
1:24:26in him with regards to all of our
1:24:28affairs.
1:24:50What can I give you?
1:24:52I can't give you love and blessing.