اسم الله الآخر

Bissan ElBaz
30 Jul 202415:59

Takeaways

  • 🧳 Emphasis on packing Palestinian olive oil for university, symbolizing a connection to home and culture.
  • 🙏 Discussion of trust in Allah and recognizing Him as the ultimate protector and provider.
  • 😌 Encouragement to detach oneself from worldly possessions and understand their temporary nature.
  • 💪 Self-sufficiency is highlighted as a form of true richness, contrasting material wealth with spiritual and emotional abundance.
  • 🌍 Reflection on the transient nature of life and all worldly ties, with a focus on a higher spiritual purpose.
  • 🛐 Advocating for worship and devotion to Allah as the true source of happiness and security.
  • 📚 Encouragement to study and work with the intention of serving a higher purpose rather than just accumulating wealth.
  • 💰 Warning against excessive attachment to material wealth, advocating for balance and using resources for good.
  • 🕌 Importance of daily reminders of the afterlife, prayer, fasting, and generosity as spiritual exercises.
  • 🕋 Reference to the hadith about the challenges faced by the Muslim community due to attachment to worldly life.

Transcripts

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What is the name today?

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You will see,

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turn up the volume,

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Mom, close it tightly if you please.

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I am closing it... and I will put it in another bag as well... and Allah is the Protector

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what is this?

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Olive oil

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Will you take olive oil with you to university?

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Why not? This is Palestinian olive oil.

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Close it well, mom

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okay... I am closing it tightly

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mom.. I put all the things that I want... Just arrange them inside the bag, if you please.

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I will put the clothes in one side, and the oil and stuff in the other side.

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Do whatever you want... just put everything on.

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I'm going to take a shower.

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Is this oil?

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Yes,

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close it well, mom

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I closed it, I closed it

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why are you angry?

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I'm not angry

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Aren't you sad because Abdul Aziz will travel?

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I'm not sad... but I don't know... a new stage.

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I'm happy because finally I will have the room for myself.

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I know

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didn't you want your son to stay by your side?

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What to do? we have Allah

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what do i want him to stay with me forever!?

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No one stays forever,

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no situation lasts in this world... Everything is changing and everything is going.

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why the drama now?

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No, my son, this is not to disturb the mood. This is a fact that we must remember.

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Nothing remains... except Allah SWT... He is The Last.

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What does The Last mean?

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The Last, there is nothing that will exist after him,

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The One whose existence is without end.

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We all come from Allah "The First", and we're going to Allah "The Last"

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He is the source, and the goal.

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This name is not mentioned often, even though it is very, very important.

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give us awareness, strengthens us, organizes our thinking, and organizes our lives.

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How ?

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Imagine that I give you a PlayStation, and said: "take"

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if I come the next day and take back the PlayStation from you... You will get very angry and sad.

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You told me to take it...

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You gave it to me

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I haven’t played with it yet... right?

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right

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whereas if I gave you the Playstation and said: Take... but tomorrow I will get it back.

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when I come the next day to take it, you will give it to me easily.

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You may be sad, of course,

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but not as much as the first time

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, so the information that I gave you the second time is: (I will take it tomorrow)...

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This is not "drama" ... this is a fact, that helped you with what?

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The separation pain will ease for you.

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Enjoy it and take advantage of it while it is there.

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Preserve it because it is not yours, and I will take it back.

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And most important of all, do not get attached to it.

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What do you mean by not getting attached to it... means that I do not love it?

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This is not what is meant, but do not think that your life will stop without it.

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It should not be the source of happiness, strength, or security in your life.

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Do not humiliate yourself for it

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If it it there, then that is a blessing from Allah

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If it not there... life continues.

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Do not become attached to it, which means you should dispense with it. So you become rich.

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How will I become rich?

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, says: richness is not the abundance of wealth, rather it self-sufficiency

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This means that the rich is not the one who has many things.

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The rich is the one who is dispensed with many things

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.For example: if i give you a piece of paper

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and asked you to write down a list of things that you cannot live without.

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The larger this list, the poorer you become,

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and the smaller this list, the richer you become,

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because poverty is extreme need

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and wealth is lack of need.

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I am not talking about food, clothes, house, and education.

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These are basic needs for all people

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but when things go far away...

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I am not just asking for a house

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if the house doesn't have 5 rooms, 4 balconies, a garden, and a swimming pool. I would not be able to live in it...

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if I did not spend the summer vacation in Europe. I will have depression...

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if I did not talk to my friends every day. I will have depression

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No one talks to me. until I drink my cup of Nescafe in the morning.

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Boycott.

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I mean coffee.

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I must, I must, I must have a chocolate every day.

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I want to go to school, but without such-and-such bag, I will not go.

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Do you understand ?

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What's wrong with me having all these needs?

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Because you will have the feeling of poverty.

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The poor is the one who needs a lot of things in order to achieve stability and security in his life,

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and you also need a lot of things in order to be happy and satisfied with your life.

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You have become difficult to please.

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Do you remember when you called me: Mama, there is no breakfast at home,

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when?

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A few years ago

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I said why? There is bread, cheese, thyme, and olive oil

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you said: But we do not have salmon, and we do not have avocado,

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there is no what!!!!??

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Did you see how you felt poor... not because we do not have ... but because you have many so much needs

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Poverty and wealth are a feeling

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You may find a person who has abundant money... but he feels poor

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anxious, miserable, and tense, and looks at what people have... and is greedy and envious

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He is not poor...but he has the characteristics of poor

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And you find another person living in a hut, but he lives like a king.

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He honors himself, does not ask people, is satisfied with what he has.

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He is not rich, but he has the characteristics of richness.

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the conclusion:

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attachment to anything in this world is poverty and weakness

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anything in the world:

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children, husbands, friends, house, money, reputation, Fame, authority, entertainment

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, outings, travels.

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All of these things are fleeting, limited, and changeable.

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I should not be attached to them.

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The source of your happiness and security should not be a fleeting thing.

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Imagine yourself attached to a rope that will break... How would you feel?

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You will live in tension, anxiety, and disappointment followed by disappointment,

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and all these songs "You're my life, I can't live without you..."

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This is all rubbish...

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and if you attached your happiness to someone... you will bear severe consequences.

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Listen to me.

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Every person who loves you and is compassionate to you.

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eventually one day he will stop. ..and his love will end, and his care will end,

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except for Allah SWT.

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Allah remains after they leave.

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Allah remains when there is a shortage in supply.

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Allah remains after they are hopeless.

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Allah remains after people get bored of you.

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Allah remains after they get tired,

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after they forget.

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Allah remains after they die. Allah remains

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He is The Last , He doesn't have an end

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there is no end to His giving, and His grace has no limit.

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Whenever you want more of Allah, He gives you.

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He is the Living, the Sustainer, the Strong, the source of security.

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We derive our strength from Allah and we only depend on Him.

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Our happiness is in worshiping Allah

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basically, I came to this world to worship Allah... right?

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If I achieve my goal... I achieve my comfort and happiness.

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Does this mean that I shouldn't care about my money, my home, and my children?

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Listen, Abdul Hadi... We have a golden rule:

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no excess or negligence.

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We are the religion of the middle.

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Attachment to the world is wrong

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and neglecting the world is also wrong

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because we will be returned to Allah The Last and He will hold us accountable for everything that He gave us.

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the correct behavior is to use the world to worship Allah

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as a means and not a goal.

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This is how the world becomes in our hands and not in our hearts.

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How do I know?

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In everything you do, ask yourself: Why?

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If your last answer is Allah, then this means that you are walking on the right path.

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If your answer is anything else...

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it means that you are lost and and The world is your goal.

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I did not understand, I did not understand

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. For example: You are now studying...

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Ask yourself: Why am I studying? .

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to pass the exam

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why?

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to graduate

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, why?

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To work

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why?

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To get money

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why?

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that's it... to get money.

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If this is your last answer, then you are attached to money.

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Money is in your heart and it is your goal.

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You will become like the one who has gathered wealth and counted It . does not matter to you whether you collected it from halal or haram.

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more good news?... all the effort that you spent throughout your life for this money

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in School, waking up early, homework, exams, work, transportation, and traffic jams,

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all of this will be in vain... because you attached it to something fleeting,

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so what to do? I need to collect money

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but there must be a higher goal than collecting money

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so that I can use it to worship Allah.

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so I don't ask people

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I spend it on my house and my children.

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I give charity for good deeds.

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I use it to solve problems.

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I do projects that benefit Muslims.

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All of these are acts of worship that will organize your life

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and you will find their efforts in your good deeds on the Day of Resurrection,

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this effort will never be wasted

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because you attached it to Allah,

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because Allah is The Last... He is the one who remains after the annihilation of creation.

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If you want something to last, attach it to The Last.

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If you want to find your children in the afterlife and they will benefit you... .. raise them for Allah

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if you want. your relationships, your reputation, and your job to benefit you in the afterlife.

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Consider them for Allah.

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Any effort and any fatigue,

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even your illness... if You want it not to be in vain... consider it for Allah

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Your reward is with The Last... Not only i won't be wasted, i also won't have an end.

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the people of Paradise will be in continuous increase without an end.

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They have all that they desire, and we have more.

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WOW

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don’t believers live in Paradise forever?

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How do you say that Allah is the Last?

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There are creatures that remain, such as Heaven, Hell, and the Throne,

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but they do not remain because they have power.

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They are supported... They remain because Allah want them to remain.

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They remain by Allah's power.

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I understood

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The Name of Allah "The Last" It is not applied or sensed by all people.

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It is only applied by people who have A very high level of faith

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the highest level of faith that a person can reach

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when he cuts off his attachment to all the ties of the world.

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Only Allah The Last remains in their hearts

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When the heart is pure for Allah, its Creator,

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then supplication will be different, pleading will be different, and your worship in general will be different.

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When the average person reaches this stage?

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in the time of distress

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The desperate is the one for whom the solutions of the earth have been cut off.

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Only Allah The Last remains, so he clings to Him.

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Therefore, Allah answers the supplication of the one in distress because he has fulfilled the condition of supplication.

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But in times of distress... it is easy to cling to allah alone, because you actually have no other choice.

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All people in times of crisis cling to Allah,

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but Where is the real challenge? When does true faith appear?

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The challenge is to remain attached to Allah The Last.. with the presence of means,

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with the presence of health,

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with the presence of security,

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with the presence of money, and the family

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they exist thanks to Allah

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but we are not attached to them.

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We are attached to Allah The First who brought them

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and Allah The Last who remains after them.

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This state of faith does not happen overnight.

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I decided today. To believe in The Last .... no no ... it requires a lot of work

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because the world is tightly attached to our hearts.

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It requires exercises, effort, patience and perseverance in order to break free.

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What are these exercises?

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First: There is information that you must remind yourself of every day:

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death, reckoning, punishment, and the truth of the world.

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Remember the destroyer of pleasures.

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Therefore, it is necessary to have a daily recitation from the Qur’an

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because the Qur’an renews these meanings in your heart.

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Second: Fasting

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Fasting teaches you that if you seek help from Allah, you can dispense with even your basic needs,

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and it also teaches you that not only does the world go away

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and its fatigue also goes away

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and what you have attached to Allah remains,

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the thirst is gone, the veins are wet, and the reward is confirmed if Allah wills

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The third exercise is to pray the night prayer

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when you leave your abundant bed and your warm cover

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and to get up from your deep sleep in order to pray two rak’ahs to Allah. This is one of the most powerful exercises.

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Fourthly, spend on what you love.

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Continue spending on what you love.

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Spend the best.

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Spend the newest.

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Spend the largest.

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Spend while you are craving... not after you are satisfied.

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Spend while you are in need. Trust in Allah's compensation

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when you buy a new bag... and someone praises your bag.

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step on your heart and say: it's all yours!

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give it to the sake of Allah... Do not leave anything in your heart more precious than Allah's satisfaction.

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What if I don't have another bag?

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Why do you claim poverty? Is it possible that you do not have anything to carry your belongings with?

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Is it Okay if I bring him a similar bag?

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It is possible

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, but we are talking about non-attachment exercises.

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We want the bag to be detached from your heart and to be in your hand.

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If you bring him another bag.. the bag will not be detached from your heart... do you understand?

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I understood... The exercises are difficult

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difficult for us because we are weak

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because we are far from the Name of Allah "The Last"

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Look at how the Prophet, peace be upon him, described us 1400 years ago, as if he were with us.

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The people will soon summon one another to attack you, as people when eating invite others to share their dish.

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Someone said, “will that be because of our small numbers at that time?

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He said, “No, you will be numerous at that time,

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, but you will be scum like the scum of a torrent.

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And Allah will remove the fear of you from the breasts of your enemies,

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and Allah will put enervation in your hearts.”

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Someone said, “What is enervation, O Messenger of Allah?”

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He said: The love of the world and the hatred of death

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look at our situation today... Two billion Muslims

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wars and crises, wars and crises... I wish these crises would wake us up

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and we are still begging and calling for help... Where are the Arabs? Where are the governments?

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Open our accounts on social networking sites and look at how we show off our livings

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Look at our interests and goals, how trivial they are.

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We are not even able to boycott

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a sandwich, man, a sandwich.

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Dispense with this sandwich,,, eat something else.

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but the sauce is delicious,

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Oh, Allah Almighty, the situation is shameful.

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Please Allah, make us return to you...

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may Allah protect you... I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust, and the end of your deeds... Fear Allah , my son.

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Do not forget everything I told you.

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Check on the oil when it arrives.

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did you sent oil with it. yes

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did you Close it well?

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Yes, yes.

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Are we going to school now?

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Why not? It is 6:30 in the morning

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, but we are sad for Abdul Aziz.

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I can't ... I just can't believe you...

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