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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِينَ، نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا كَثِيرًا، أَمَّا بَعْدُ. There is a common confusion where we are taught to view the Dunyā and the Ākhirah as if they are two disconnected, opposing realities. As I mentioned yesterday, we are… Continue reading The Four Questions on the Day of Judgment (Part 2)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِينَ، نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا كَثِيرًا، أَمَّا بَعْدُ. My brothers and sisters, we are all in a race. Allah ﷻ said: وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ “And hasten to forgiveness from your… Continue reading The Race of Life — Who Is Your Advisor? (Part 1)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِينَ، نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا كَثِيرًا، أَمَّا بَعْدُ. My brothers and sisters, Rasulullahﷺ had a beautiful habit. He would say to Sayyidina Bilal, R.A., “Arihna ya Bilal.” He would say, “Give us relief, ya Bilal.” Means, call the… Continue reading Living in an Upside Down World

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، أَمَّا بَعْدُ: My brothers and sisters, Alhamdulillah, now we are talking about connection with Allahﷻ, the importance of connecting to Allahﷻ, of purification of the heart. Therefore, I want to share with you what I… Continue reading Audit Your Soul

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالمُرْسَلِينَ، نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا كَثِيرًا، أَمَّا بَعْدُ. If you see how our Prophet presented his message to them, to the Quraysh, he started basically from his image with them. So he said to them, if I tell… Continue reading Leaders stand out

Auto-generated transcript: In the life of every person, there comes a time when there is an opportunity to make an impact. Now you can only make that impact if you are ready for it and that is a function of your anticipating that opportunity. So that’s the reason why you need to keep thinking about… Continue reading The Price Tag of Your Choices

Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والسلام على شرف الأنبياء والمرسلين وحمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم تسليما كثيرا. My brothers and sisters, الحمد لله بإذن الله تعالى. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala blessed us in a way which we cannot truly understand today because we cannot see the… Continue reading Take ownership of your learning

Auto-generated transcript: Auto-generated transcript: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم (Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim). Alhamdulillah, Allah has given us the framework. My brothers and sisters, I remind myself and you that life is a set of choices. Every instance in life, we are making choices. Some choices we make consciously, most we make unconsciously. But there are always… Continue reading The choices that shape your life

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen. Wasalatu wasalamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen. Muhammadur Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam. Tasliman kathiran kathira. Fahamabadu. My brothers and sisters, I want to share with you some thoughts. You know, people say we only live once, and that is true. That we only live… Continue reading Lesson 1 – Confidence

Auto-generated transcript: Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘Alameen, wa salatu wa salamu ala ashrafil anbiya wal mursaleen Muhammadin Rasulullah ﷺ, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam tasliman kaseeran kaseera, fama abaduh. My brothers and sisters, I am here at the grave of my very dear and good friend Tajib bin Hajar, rahmatullah alayh. I… Continue reading What remains