You know, when I LOOK like a Muslim,
you expect things from me.
If you're a good Muslim, to be exactly
as Islam has taught.
The minute you see me, you expect a truthful person- a person who has high standards,
high morals, high values, a person who helps others,
a person who's not judgmental of others.
Are we really that way?
It is supposed to be a part of the package- the minute you speak to someone,
even if it's over the phone,
and the name happens to be Muhammad.
Common name.
The name happens to be Muhammad.
Who are you?
You're an ambassador. Not just some... Islam.
But even your name, is Muhammad. Peace Be Upon Him.
Named after the Prophet, Peace Be Upon Him, right?
Muhammad.
Imagine if you were a person who did not work on your bad habits.
If you harmed people, if you never helped others,
if you never reach out to those who (not clear)
Then what was the point of giving yourself that name?
Or, why did your parents give you that name? Subhanallah!
No wonder we call each other 'Mo' and 'Mo', because we are embarassed.
May Allah Subhanahuwata'ala grant us ease.
When I speak of the package, I mentioned the word 'package' four or five times.
The reason is, we're supposed to be Muslim.
The minute I'm a Muslim, you know, you need to know what's inside.
I give you one little example in the form of a light statement.
So they say, there was a teacher.
English teacher.
The English teacher's asking the students to make sentences with words.
So, the teacher says,
"Make a sentence with 'sugar' in it".
So, someone says, "I had sugar in the morning".
Another one says, "you're as sweet as sugar".
Someone answers something else, and one boy,
he says, "I drank tea in the morning".
So, the teacher says, "where's the sugar?"
and you know what he says? "It's in the tea".
"That's a package, Subhanallah!"
"I had my tea in the morning, where's the sugar? The sugar is inside.
Didn't you say make a sentence with 'sugar' in it?"
"Well, the sugar was in it. Subhanallah!"
May Allah Subhanahuwata'ala grant us goodness.
The reason I say it's a package is because, you're a Muslim, but where's the sugar?
It's supposed to be IN YOU.
The problem with us is, we are on artificial flavouring, Ma Shaa Allah!
Sweetness.
May Allah Subhanahuwata'ala make us sweet.
Wallahi, to be sweet is a good quality.
To be sweet, especially to the right people.
Here we are, speaking about Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
His words, his actions, are all there to prove his words.
That's why, he says, "the best from among you are those who are best to your family members,
and I am the best to mine".
"From among you, I'm the best".
Subhanallah. Which means, he lived up to what he said.
Many of us preach one thing and we live another.
And this is where we falter and this is where we actually go wrong.