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As-Salamu Alaikum.
Tariqatuna sohbah wa l-khayri fil jamia'
Today's sohbat insha Allah is about, most people not being aware of
the favors Allah granted them.
Allah grants so many favors that, people don't recognize it &
rebel against Allah.
Now Eid is coming. Before,
we are not talking about 100 years before, only 30-40 years before when
we were small, we are talking about this time. At that time
from Eid to Eid, when it is Eid everybody including children
would get very happy.
They would be happy for Eid & also they would get new clothes in Eid.
Would buy new shoes,
trouser, skirt, blouse for the kids..
It is also Sunnah- to buy new & dress new things in Eid is sunnah,
Hadith of Prophet (sas).
When they got these..I don't think that now there can be a person who will
be as happy as this when he got new clothes, as they got happy at that time.
Why does this happen?
Every word, every advice of the Prophet (sas) is a benefit
for people. It is not trouble for them but benefit.
The first benefit is for themselves.
He says "Don't you get used to luxury too much"
It is possible that the favors won't be continuous.
Now people.. What we call luxury, before one pair of shoes was luxury.
Now people get used to luxury, they can't let go of luxury.
There is worse than this, once he gets used to luxury, he is fed up with the
luxury he already has. He wants more, he wants different luxury.
Therefore not just one pair of shoes or trousers, buy 100 pairs
if you like, still he won't be happy because he got used to luxury once.
He has missed the wisdom our Prophet(sas) mentioned in his Hadith.
He doesn't have that beauty, that peace, that joy Allah granted him anymore.
Buy 1000 pair of trousers if you like, you still can't get
as happy as you did for that one pair of trousers when you were a kid.
Man, as we said,
as he does more for his ego, nothing, no good comes from his ego.
Only harm comes to him, no benefit.
For this, one Sahaba came to our Prophet (sas).
He asked "How can Allah love me, and how can people love me?"
He (sas) said "Let go of dunya, give it up & Allah loves you"
What he means with giving up dunya is,
when you forget Allah & run after dunya, of course Allah doesn't love you.
But if you don't do it for your ego but for doing good for people
then Allah loves you. You are not committed to dunya but to Allah.
Don't be greedy for the things other people own, don't ask from them
& people love you. They don't love a person who always has an eye on
their property & always asking from them. Therefore to give it up &
not being greedy for the wealth of dunya is the smartest & most virtuous thing.
In another Hadith he (sas) says, "Don't go to rich peoples' house a lot.
When you do that, you may rebel against Allah saying
"Allah has given him but not me"
This is another advice.
These advices are for Allah, not to make profit.
Now there are offices, they take money from you if you ask them for advice.
You have to pay them so that they give you advice. But these, only for
pleasing Allah & all for your benefit. There is no cheats or tricks in them.
Alhamdulillah, we have reached this Ramadan also.
It is also a big favor from Allah's favors- to spend it fasting, praying.
It is better than all the wealth of dunya.
Therefore don't be upset for dunya.
Don't say "I don't have this, I don't have that"
Most of the time we see the people who say "we are poor", they smoke
a pack of cigarattes everyday. And with that amount of one pack,
even the cheapest one, you can buy 3 breads.
He has a mobile phone, he has everything &
rebels against Allah saying "I am poor".
People don't take any lesson either. The man you call "poor" in this country,
the money he makes in one month, in some other countries
people can't make even in 3 years.
They survive & you survibe also. Therefore don't rebel against Allah.
Thank Allah.
This is very important. Because when you rebel against Allah
you get no benefit. On the contrary
when you hit your head against the wall, nothing happens to the wall.
Your head will be cracked, you either die or suffer a long time.
Or if you thank Allah & go from the side without touching the wall
nothing will happen. You are live in a nice way. The rizq
Allah granted you will come to you for sure.
Today we speak about
Allah favor for, gift for people.
Most of people, they are not recognizing what they have from
good thing & many gift from Allah.
Specially your health,
when you are in health, good health it is the biggest
favor from Allah, mercy from Allah to be in good health.
And before.. Now Ramadan, coming Eid.
We speak about maybe 30-40 year before, not 100 years before.
When Eid Feast coming, all people, especially small children, everybody
they was very very happy. Why they was happy? Because they will wear new
shoes, new trousers, new skirt or, this is.
And to wear new one, clean one in Eid feast, it is Sunnah,
order of Prophet- if you have, you must wear new & clean one.
And this happiness for everybody, especially for Eid. Because
without Eid, there was, people were more poor people.
They cannot find but for Eid, they collect, save money & buy for Eid.
And we was very happy, you cannot find this happiness now.
Even somebody buy 100 trousers, 100 shoes
also not happy. This happiness cannot find in this, what we was finding.
Even thousand also, you are not happy like this. Why?
Because not looking for order of Prophet (sas).
And the order of Prophet (sas) not to make you, tight yourself
to make you unhappy, to put weight on you.
No this order, it is for your benefit first.
He was (sas) saying, don't be used for luxury.
And luxury, one shoe it was also luxury but it is very small, you can't find it.
But when you have many, you are,
you cannot leave this luxury. To use to luxury, it is very easy.
But to leave luxury is very difficult. Even now, there is worse than this,
to use to luxury.
The people nowadays, they are fed up from their luxury.
They want another luxury also. They have everything; car, house,
everything you imagine, they have. But also they fed up
"I must change this, I don't know what to do.." They are looking but
they don't know why they doing this. Why doing this? Because they don't have this
happiness, what Prophet (sas) ordering. Because
they are running after their ego, themself.
For this, one Sahaba coming to Prophet (sas), ask him:
"how Allah, He will be happy with me, people they like me?"
Prophet (sas) tell him "you must leave
the world, dunya.
To leave dunya, dunya meaning luxury.
Don't look for world, for dunya, for luxury,Allah will be happy with you.
Don't look for what people, they have & don't ask for them
people they will be happy with you. But when we say this
for looking for dunya... Dunya meaning business,
other thing you are doing in your life.
This is meaning dunya, dunya meaning not to
give your all attention only for your job, for your to earn money or to
have good things. When you do this you forget Allah.
But also you can look for dunya, for job, for your business.
But for giving for Allah, Allah love you for this.
If you do other, only for yourself, this is meaning dunya.
But other, it is for Allah meaning. Who leaving, not looking for yourself
Allah will be happy with you.
Alhamdulillah, this is teaching of Prophet (sas).
Teaching of awliya also. And it is
we live it, we test it in our life. Because
now you cannot find anybody happy. You cannot find happiness like
what they had before, for 40 years 50 years ago.
Now all people worried, they are all.. They have maybe 1000x
more better life from that days but also they are not happy.
They become unhappy more & more & more.
This is explaining for Hadith
of our Prophet (sas) & it is a proof because he want
you be happy & hereafter also. When you following Prophet's (sas)saying
you will be happy here & hereafter. Alhamdulillah we nearly finished Ramadan
with fasting & praying. Allah give this favor for us. Many people,
they cannot do this. They couldn't do this. And they said there is,
don't go to rich people house
because your ego is weak. If you, this is also Hadith,
because your ego is weak, you see something you will be angry with Allah.
Astaghfirullah this is very bad. And to be angry with Allah,
it is idiot thing.
Because you cannot do anything. If you are angry with wall, you can
hit your head on wall, what you will do? Maybe you die.
At least you will be some days injured, you are in pain & in bad condition.
But if you continue & you are happy with your life,slowly slowly you can go.
Because what people they saying "we are poor" here in this countries
at least everyday they have one cigarette.
20 cigaratte, 1 packet. It is at least 3 breads you can buy from this.
And they have mobile also, they have everything & they are poor people &
they are angry with Allah. And the poorest one here, in this country
in one month, in another country we hear,
in 3 year they cannot take this money.
This is, to use to luxury.
Don't be angry with Allah, you don't have any benefit from this.
Even here, Allah give everybody food.
If he cannot take food, he will die. This is & he will go to Allah (awj).
There is, Allah reward him. But he die & he is
angry with Allah, Allah will punish him again also, in akhirah.
So Alhamdulillah, we are.. The biggest
favor from Allah to be Muslim, to be in iman.
Look for this, don't look for anything else. Wa min Allah at-tawfiq, Al Fatiha.