But we have a major problem because we are taught that
there are certain people Allah doesn't forgive.
I need to know who they are,
because I don't want to be from among them.
Never lose hope in the mercy of Allah.
Always seek the forgiveness of Allah (Swt).
But we have a major problem because we are taught that
there are certain people Allah doesn't forgive.
I need to know who they are because I don't want to be from among them.
So if you look at certain Hadith, certain occasions, for example,
the Hadith of the half of the half of Shaban , where it is reported that
Allah (Swt) forgives all those
Besides certain people, who are those certain people?
That Hadith is in Sunan ibn Majah
And although the scholars have spoken about its authenticity
or whether it's authentic or not,
the point being driven home is actually a point that is agreed upon by all;
To say, if you want to achieve the forgiveness of Allah,
save yourselves from the following, number one, mushirk - straight.
The first word is Mushirk.
That Hadith says, a person who associates partners with Allah in worship.
Allah says, I won't forgive that person.
But now I said earlier, no matter what you've done,
if you seek forgiveness, Allah will forgive you.
Look at the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh).
They were all Mushirks at one stage.
They were all people who associated partners with Allah
in the Meccan period, those from Mecca.
That's what they were.
They were mushirkeen of makkah,
because they sought forgiveness and change their ways.
Allah forgave them.
But we are talking of a person who passes away,
and he did not seek forgiveness or she did not seek forgiveness.
Allah says, I can forgive everything.
But shirk, I won't forgive.
Allah has chosen and declared and dictated that
He will not forgive Association of partnership in worship with Him.
But Besides that, He may forgive whatever He Wills.
So that's something interesting.
I need to constantly ask myself, Is this that I'm doing shirk?
And don't be afraid of that question.
And if there is something doubtful, the better thing to do is to leave it.
Quit it.
This is doubtful.
I may earn the anger of Allah.
If that is the case, I don't want to even risk earning the anger of Allah.
I will Just leave it out.
Let's move on.
Besides Shirk, there are certain things that
Allah (swt) says when He forgives all people certain categories He won't;
The second one is ...
a person who holds in his heart
grudge and hate and ill feeling and malice towards others.
Clean your heart, my brothers and sisters;
If you're a Mumin and you want Paradise, clean your heart.
Even those who you disagree with or those who disagree with you,
just have a clean feeling toward them.
Even people who hate you and who don't like you:
In your heart, You don't need to have that enmity and hatred
and malice and dirt, but rather you can stay away comfortably.
But with respect, with dignity, with kindness, with good words.
You see, when there are two people
and they don't like each other, you find one swearing the other,
one backbiting about the other and he is showing his enmity and hatred,
and the other is just saying Alhamduillah,
How are you, my brother, Salam Alaikum, everything okay, and that's it.
He doesn't say much more.
But in his heart he doesn't hold the grudge.
He says, Never mind that's my brother, he doesn't like me.
We have a misunderstanding.
Perhaps Allah will one day sort out his heart. As for my heart, it's clean.
That is a mumin. You deserve Jannah.
You know why? the hadith of the prophet (PBUH),
Once he pointed at a companion who was walking away
and he told his companions, If you want to see a person from Paradise,
that's the man.
So they followed him, trying to find out
what exactly is he doing and so on.
And they found, Subhanallah, that this person was not doing
more ebada or extra things, but what he did say is
there is only one thing I know that I do.
Every night before I recline, I clean my heart of hatred,
enmity, malice, jealousy, etc, etc against anyone else.
And the prophet (PBUH) confirmed that that was a quality of Jannah.
That's why the prophet (Pbuh) says, if you are able,
When you are reclining at night to clean your heart,
there is no ill feeling against others, then do it.
Allah will grant you the reward of it, and the reward of it is paradise, Subanallah.
So look at how Allah says He doesn't forgive shirk on one hand,
because that's the associate of partnership in worship with Him,
And on the other hand, He doesn't forgive those
who have ill-feeling against His creation because Allah created,
and Allah put people in your life in order to test you.
We've said that many times,
Allah makes you cross the path of a person to test you.
Will you be just and fair
Or are you going to just vent and be a person who thinks
that he is superior to everybody else?
If that's the case, you won't achieve forgiveness that easily
because another quality that is mentioned is a person
who lengthens his clothing well below his ankles.
It is depictive of pride.
So the quality that Allah does not like is the quality of pride.
When you are a person who is full of pride
and you're proud where you belittle others.
In that particular case, it's going to be tough for you to be forgiven by Allah.
Allah says, I don't like the one who is proud and arrogant.
The Quran says that, Allah doesn't like those who are haughty
and they belittle others.
They are proud.
So the Sahaba (ra) when the Prophets (Pbuh) once said
he will not enter Paradise
in whose heart is even a mustard seed weight worth of pride.
So the Sahaba (ra), they questioned, they said
Oh! Messenger (PBUH), we love our clothing.
We love our conveyance meaning like we have vehicles today, right?
We love our conveyance, we love our clothing and so on, the homes and so on.
What about that?
So the prophet (Pbuh) says, that is not a sign of pride
to have the best of clothing, to have the best of this,
And the best of that is not the sign of pride.
The sign of pride is when a person rejects the truth and
belittles others, you treat them like rubbish.
astaghfirullah, you treat someone like you are it, and that person is nothing, dust.
You ignore them, you treat them like they are not even human beings.
Treat people with respect.
Allah will forgive you.
Allah will forgive you for your shortcomings without even you knowing.
I had a shortcoming and it was forgiven by Allah automatically
because the Quran says when you do good deeds,
they will automatically wipe out your minor sins automatic....
So keep on doing more and more good deeds.
Remember, on the Day of Judgment, Allah puts a scale to way you're good and bad.
It doesn't mean if you don't have any bad.
That's the only time you're going to Jannah,
Nope.
You are a human, you will have some bad.
But Allah says when you're good outweighs the bad, you go to Jannah.
May Allah forgive us.
another one ....., a person who cuts relationships
with their family for no reason or for worldly purposes
because of money, because of wealth.
Because of some little misunderstanding,
You cut relations with those we made you related to.
When you're related to someone who chose that relationship?
You didn't. Allah chose it.
Allah says, I'm going to test you.
That's why I made this person who is a Tyrant, your father.
May Allah forgive us.
May Allah not make us fathers who are tyrants.
But even if your father is a tyrant, remember something.
Don't break relations unnecessarily.
You don't break relation unnecessarily.
May Allah (Swt) grant us understanding.
People ask, What about obedience to parents?
Obedience to parents within that which is reasonable
is a duty of Allah has placed on our shoulders.
Allah subhanaw in the Quran has always told us
to be kind to your parents, even if you disagree.
The other day someone was telling me that but isn't Allah said,
I'm not allowed to disagree with my father.
He actually gave me money and he's sending me to buy something
that was actually Haram.
Let's not say what?
It's a bit embarrassing.
So what should I do?
Isn't we're not allowed to disobey?
I said, Listen, you don't ever be unkind to your folks,
to your parents, but you can disagree and you must disagree
when they are wrong, when they're totally wrong.
Look at all the prophets of Allah with their family members;
A good example of Ibrahim (A.S) and he said, Oh, my father,
I disagree totally with what you're doing.
But he said it respectfully.
If the father got angry after that, it's not my problem.
He said it respectfully.
Listen, you are wrong.
I don't agree with you the way you are heading.
You are heading into Hellfire.
He told his father clearly.
Oh, my father.
I fear that the punishment of the most merciful will come to you,
and you become a friend of the devil.
He told his own father that, imagine any one of us telling our fathers,
you're going to become a friend of the devil
and Allah will punish you, Whoo! I think they would be disaster in our homes.
But anyway, you choose a respectful means and
a respectful way of disagreeing because
you are never allowed to be unkind to your parents,
even when you disagree with them.
And even if they are unkind, be kind, disagree politely.
worse comes to worst, walk away with respect, but don't be unkind.
So that has got to do with..
.... is different from .... is a person who breaks relations
generally with their family members.
..... is the person who is unkind to his or her own parents.
You are unkind and disrespectful.
Now, if, for example, they are asking you to do something haram
and you say, I'm not going to do it.
Then your father says you're not allowed to be disrespectful.
You're being so disrespectful.
You can smile and say, My beloved father, this is not disrespect.
This is disagreement with respect.
You're my father.
I will not deny that.
But I disagree with you respectfully.
Very interesting.
But if you disrespect your folks and your parents,
it's going to be very hard for Allah to forgive you.
May Allah (swt) grant us forgiveness.
So another quality that is mentioned, there is ....
a person who is addicted to intoxicants of any nature, and
they don't even have a plan to actually quit it or
to seek the forgiveness of Allah,
And you're coming in, for example, an auspicious occasion.
People are all being forgiven, but you're not being forgiven.
Why?
There's a problem.
There's a barrier.
Subhanallah, what is that barrier?
You don't have an intention to quit the bad
that you are addicted to in terms of that which is intoxicating or sinful.
You don't have an intention.
That's why my beloved brothers and sisters remember one thing,
when you are doing something wrong, habitually, as a mumin / believer,
at least feel in your heart,
What I'm doing is wrong.
wallahi, that feeling will save you.
You see what I'm saying?
Because the first time you committed the sin, you feel guilty.
The second time, the guilt is less,
the third time, The guilt is even less the fourth and fifth and sixth time.
Guess what happens.
You don't even feel it's a sin anymore.
It just becomes nature.
So Allah says when you feel feel bad with your sins,
it's a sign that you're a believer, why would I feel bad?
Because I love Allah.
I have a weakness.
But I love Allah.
I want Him to forgive me, strengthen me.
And don't just make Dua.
A brother had a very bad habit of going to the clubs every weekend.
So we met him and we started talking and I said,
Brother just quit this habit.
He says, Make Dua.
I tell him, are you insulting yourself or me?
Who are you insulting Allah?
Dua is very important.
I agree.
But you can't just say make Dua,
Make Dua, two years have passed and you're still telling people,
make Dua and you still keep on going.
They are making dua and you keep going to the clubs.
May Allah (Swt) grant us an understanding.
Make an effort.
Learn to improve.
If you haven't been for a whole month, then Allah don't go.
And if you end up dropping and going after a month,
make sure the next time it's not just a month is way beyond the month
that you don't go.
And I'm not saying keep going at longer intervals.
But I'm saying you need to see an improvement.
And then you say Make Dua.
I'm trying.
I haven't been for so long like my buddies, astaghfirullah, who smoke.
Smoking is a bad habit, you are still my buddy.
But it's a bad habit. Quit it, quit it.
So if you are smoking 20 and you suddenly dropped to 10 and
then you smoke every alternate day and then you smoke one a week.
I'll tell you, my brother, you are there.
Just cut the one a week and the uncle will tell you.
No, if I don't have this one here, I will get so gross.
I'm gonna beat up my wife.
What an excuse?
You down to one.
one uncle says I need a cigar.
Otherwise, these people are in trouble.
I said, Uncle, you know what?
With that cigar You are in trouble,
Simple as that.
May Allah (swt) grant us ease and goodness,
And I see some people are just looking at me like
you don't even know what is going on here.
May Allah (Swt) grant us ease.
So the reason I chose to speak about this is
in order to help us develop ourselves to say auspicious occasions.
Allah forgives; laylatul qadr, Allah forgives,
Ramadan, Allah forgives,
So many of these days,
Allah forgives but certain categories, He doesn't forgive.
And here we're talking of people of whom Allah just forgives, like that.
Your name gets written. This person tried hard,
Forgive, Jannah, Subhanallah, you need it once in your life.
If Allah has accepted you, how do you know that's the last question.
You know, how you know? Your life changes.
That's how you know, your life changed.
When you go for hajj.
It's easy to fulfill the hajj.
But how do I know my hajj was accepted?
I will know it when if I come back and things have changed in my life positively.
when you fast in Ramadan your life changes.
You are forgiven and all the sins are wiped out.
How do I know that Ramadan was accepted?
When Ramadan exits And you know, your life has changed.
Something good has happened here.
There's a good vibe.
I'm now going to the mosque all the time.
Something that's a sign, Allah has forgiven you.
It's a very good sign.
when you seek forgiveness of Allah,
How do you know Allah has forgiven you?
When you quit a few of these things in your life changes somehow,
Sometimes it happens because of the death of someone close to you.
Your life changed.
That death was a mercy for you, Subhanallah.
Your life changed because you start thinking, Gosh, my wife is gone.
Guess what? I'm next.
When you start thinking that your life changes,
look forward to the day that you're going to meet with Allah
and Allah Almighty will bless you in a brilliant ways.
Look forward.
It's going to be the best day.
The best day,
Because we're trying.
We're packing away our Salah.
We're packing away good deeds.
We're cleansing our hearts.
We're removing hatred, malice, jealousy, envy, etcetera against others from our hearts.
You got a clean heart.
And you're trying to worship Allah,
and you're constantly seeking forgiveness.
You don't need much more than that.
You're a human.
You're a Mumin,
You believe in "la ilaha illallah muhammadur rasulullah" (Pbuh),
and you're trying very hard,
Allah says, you did it, you have succeeded.
That's what success is.
May Allah grant us all jannatul firdaus.
We are human. We commit sin.
We falter.
Don't lose hope in the mercy of Allah.
Keep trying.
Never give up.
No matter what.
Come back and don't give up.