My brothers and sisters the three things mentioned in verse number 90 of Surat An-Nahl
that Allah has instructed are the justice goodness and kindness and giving
to those who are related to you giving to those in need and Allah almighty thereafter says
Allah almighty prohibits He has warned us through a prohibition
of three things that doesn't mean that there are only three things in the list
of prohibitions by Allah but in this particular verse there are three things being mentioned
Allah prohibits immorality anything immoral now modest dress is something that's a requirement
for Muslims what is modesty when it comes to dress if you connect and reconnect with Allah and with
revelation you will realize that if you were to meet the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
today how would you like to present yourself how would you like to be dressed if you know a little
bit about the Quran and the sunnah there would be a certain type of clothing you'd be comfortable
in to see and to meet the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him that would be considered modest dress
now i'm not going to go into the details of it you can do that but i've just mentioned
to you in a nutshell that if you were to go in the presence of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him
as a Muslim who knows some of the Quran and the sunnah the type of dressing you would be in
would probably be modest insha Allah that modest dressed is included in morality it's included in
you know modesty following the general rules that the almighty has declared and you need to know
when Allah says dress in a specific way there is a reason and there are many reasons there will be
a reaction and there will be some form of you know something that would happen as a result
of how you have dressed so if you choose to dress in a specific way your choice of dress will have
a reaction from many different angles so it's your spirituality your internal spiritual growth
your connection with Allah your connection with revelation your contentment and happiness
as well as your relationship with others the type of people that you attract towards you based on
what you've worn so everyone says today on earth you're free to dress how you want or to undress
that may be a statement that is valid from a secular perspective
and people obviously say we're living in a free world but i'm talking of a believer
a person who believes in revelation if you do believe in revelation why do you claim to
believe in revelation when you don't allow revelation to guide you as to how to dress
if you were to dress in any other way there would be a repercussion there would be a reaction you
would pay the price of dressing in a way that is negative or immoral immodest in the same way you
would earn the perks of dressing in a modest way in a beautiful way filled with morality and great
values this dress code is something that goes hand in hand with your connection with Allah so when
you dress don't dress for yourself and don't dress for others dress for Allah that's it you know
we've always said when you do something just do it for yourself it's me it makes me feel good fair
enough but if you're a believer you will only feel good if you're a true believer when you know this
is pleasing to He who made me that's what it is no matter what faith you belong to in actual fact if
you believe in a deity who has created you nothing would make you happy except by pleasing the deity
so there goes here is a dress code that we have dress modestly make sure that you are
prepared to face your maker with that type of dress mashAllah my brothers my
sisters i think i've said it and i think it's important as believers that we look into it
yes we shouldn't doom people who may not yet be upon a higher level of morality in
their dress code perhaps they may be struggling with trying to do the right thing they may know
in their hearts i need to get to this point but for some weakness they are not yet on that point
i would like to encourage those type of people to say come on be strong be very strong you don't
know how long you have to live be strong seize the opportunity don't worry about what people
say or what people will think of you worry about what Allah says and what He will think of you
but we shouldn't be looking at others with a eye of belittlement
thinking that these people will never come to the right path
perhaps their struggles who knows Allah knows them and this is why Allah says
Allah prohibits immorality of all sorts that would include adultery it would include pornography
it would include nudity it would include so many other things based on the islamic understanding so
if a person is on a very high level of morality he will definitely or she will definitely achieve
a sense of comfort a sense of fulfillment a new or a light that comes from their face because
Allah promises you that and they would achieve the happiness the contentment that comes with it
may Allah grant us every goodness so Allah says
Allah prohibits you from evil that which is evil sinful
and al-baghi refers to crossing the limits crossing the boundaries Allah doesn't want you
to cross the limits He has set a boundary don't cross that you know it's called transgression
do not transgress don't go beyond what Allah has ordained so if you are going to protect yourself
from immorality evil and transgression you have succeeded that's Allah Allah has promised you
and guaranteed you that you save yourself from immorality evil and transgression masha'Allah
so reconnecting with revelation would ensure that you engage in good things and stay away
from bad things and you recognize what's good and bad someone might say for example
what's a big deal about how i dress well if you're a believer there is a big deal if you
believe and you actually take the word of Allah as important and surely it's a big deal if Allah
told you don't do this how could you claim to be a believer and ignore that that's why Allah says
a believer a person who believes male or female
it is not befitting for them to call themselves believers and then claim that i have a choice
regarding what the almighty wants and doesn't want and has instructed and hasn't instructed and the
messenger has instructed and not instructed what was the claim of belief for in the first place
and remember we believe that revelation was sent in order for us
to be able to lead the best life in terms of quality
with the challenges and the hardships and the tests that are going to come in our direction
the almighty will continue to keep us afloat and keep us happy and content and smiling all the time
and this is why the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him no matter what difficulty and hardship
he went through he always thanked Allah it could have been worse he was always grateful to the
almighty and he never complained to the almighty about the hardship that he was in so we ask Allah
almighty to grant us from his goodness and Allah almighty definitely says that those who believe
male and female and those who do good deeds male and female Allah will grant them a good life
a good life and in the hereafter paradise
awaits them may Allah grant us goodness in this world and the next.