a differentiating point country should not be that easy man what is the second quality
mentioned in this beautiful hadith of NSA bin Malik about the Allah who and where in
the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam makes mention of the second quality he says a new
hit barrage Allah la yuhibbu Allah Lila the one who loves his fellow brethren or his brother
meaning a person who is in faith with you your fellow Muslim to love him or her solely
for the sake of allah subhanahu wata'ala we've heard this a lot I'm sure people say brother
I love you for the pleasure of Allah what is the meaning of it how do I know that I
love someone solely and only for the pleasure of Allah there is something important to define
this when you see a person who is anonymous to you you don't even know them you don't
even have a clue who their there are or what their name is subhanAllah and the mere fact
that they are trying to please allah subhanahu wa ta'ala draws your heart closer towards
them and does not take it further away from them that is one of the signs that you love
someone for the sake of Allah so when you see a sister donning the hijab for example
and when you see her walking in a way that is very modest and you realize that she is
doing this for the pleasure of Allah in an environment that might not be easy for her
to do that because today in most countries of the world it is easier to remove the hijab
than to wear it it is easier to miss your Salah than to fulfill it because the environment
around us sometimes not only does not encourage us to be good Muslims but it discourages us
from being good Muslims and it encourages us from abandoning our teachings so when you
see a person who is trying to accept or who is trying to follow the law of allah subhanahu
wata'ala if within your heart you can say a small do ayah Allah help the system you
don't need to know who she is you don't need to know her name or her phone number you need
to know nothing about her all you need to know that is my sister in faith I may never
know who she is but yeah Allah opened her doors Ya Allah make it easy for her Ya Allah
grant subhanAllah take a look at some of the European countries where hijab was banned
here comes a businessman and he says every find that any one of you who is going to be
fined because of wearing the hijab I will pay Subhan Allah what love is this I may never
know who these sisters are but here is the wealth 150 euros if you are going to be fine
don't worry I will pay may Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala grant us such acceptance allahu
akbar allahu akbar when you don't know who it is you don't know who they are you will
never know who they are but you are ready solely because they are trying to please Allah
maybe we might be weaker than them but something in our heart says that is my sister and we
have a feeling for them this will contribute towards you tasting the sweetness of Eman
this is what will contribute towards you believing that I am part of the Ummah of Muhammad sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam brothers and sisters today our hearts are full of hatred and this is
why the Eman is weak within us we hate people for the smallest difference that we have with
them not realizing my brothers and sisters every one of us myself included we have so
much to improve and we have so much to learn and we have so much in order to draw closeness
to Allah to do so why don't we learn to love one another brother I see you and I find out
your name is Abdullah or Muhammad or someone of that nature and immediately something a
feeling comes into my heart this is my brother in faith if that is the case you have an acceptance
from Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala why is it that we look at people and we start categorizing
them materially this man does not have wealth this man does not drive that vehicle this
man is not living in that suburb where all the villas are this man's salary is lower
this man works he's a lower worker than I am so I cannot love him and I cannot for example
do anything for him I cannot have this feeling for him that is what is destroying the OMA
that is why we do not taste the sweetness of a man even if he is working for you you
love him for the sake of Allah meaning you will ensure that your actions do not make
him disobey Allah Subhanahu WA Ta'ala in some countries some muslims do not allow other
muslims a time off to read their friday prayers as well what type of love is this may allah
subhanahu wa'ta'ala bless us all and may he grant us guidance and acceptance and when
we say the word love here it is not something illicit or dirty no it is the pure feeling
that emanates and comes from the heart of genuineness to say I would really like for
them what I like for myself when your son comes to you your wife comes to you and she
wants something or he wants something and you love them so dearly you may give them
something that you wanted as well but solely because you love them so much you say don't
worry you are my son take it I will get something else and I don't really need it and so on
this is a sign of love the hadith teaches us that this should be the case with every
single person who is a believer not just your family members alone subhanAllah not just
your family members alone but everyone sometimes it is difficult for us to give away the things
that we need and we love for example but we need to realize the minimum is the feeling
in your heart to say that is my brother in faith that is my sister in faith do you feel
a connection with those seated next to you now in this house of allah subhanahu wata'ala
if the answer is no you have a lot to improve on and if the answer is yes whether they are
expatriate from another country all together or whether they are citizens of this beautiful
country should not be a differentiating point that is Eman that is Islam and that is what
will make us taste the true sweetness of this faith of ours
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