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Do People Have Hope In You? | Dr. Omar Suleiman
Want to know what kind of Muslim you truly are? Pay attention to how people react around you. In this powerful message, Dr. Omar Suleiman reminds us that good character isn't just about personal piety. It's also about being someone others feel safe around. He contrasts this with the painful reality of Muslims who have let their brothers and sisters in Gaza down, not through direct harm, but through silence and inaction when they were most needed.
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00:00We begin by praising Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, by bearing witness that none has the right to be worshipped or unconditionally obeyed except for Him.
00:14And we bear witness that Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, is His final messenger. We ask Allah to send His peace and blessings upon Him, the prophets and messengers that
00:24came before Him, His family and companions that served alongside Him, and those that follow in His blessed path until the Day of Judgment. And we ask Allah to make us amongst them. Allahumma Ameen.
00:35My dear brothers and sisters, I begin with a question.
00:41When you walk into a room or when your name is invoked amongst those that know you, what is it that people expect of you?
00:53What is the first thing that comes to people's minds when your name is brought up? What is the sentiment when you walk into a room? How do people react to your presence?
01:06I leave that question for you. And I take you to the beginning of an interesting hadith from Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu ta'ala anhu, where the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, was sitting with his companions.
01:20And he said, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam: "Shall I not tell you how to distinguish the
01:33best amongst you from the worst amongst you?" And no one answered him, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
01:45"Shall I not distinguish for you the best of you from the worst of you?" And they didn't answer him again.
01:53So he said a third time, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam: "Shall I not distinguish for you the best of you from the worst of you?"
02:06And they all stayed silent until finally they asked the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
02:20 sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi
02:34 wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu
02:48 alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
03:02 sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi
03:16 wa sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu
03:30 alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
03:44 sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi
03:58 wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu
04:12 alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, sallallahu alayhi
07:37al-Muslimun man salima al-nas min lisanihi wa yadihi. The Muslim is the one from whom other people feel safe from their tongue and from their hand. And the mu'min is the one
07:49from whom people feel entrusted or feel a sense of trust with their property and with their blood and with their selves. Notice also that the Messenger of Allah,
08:01sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he mentioned the tongue before he mentioned the hand and some of the scholars mentioned that one of the benefits of that is that we harm more
08:14frequently with the tongue than we do with the hands. Our tongues are more abusive in general than our hands. Some of them said on top of that, the harm that is caused by the tongue
08:26can be greater than the harm that is caused by the hand. When you harm someone in regards to their honor, when you harm someone in regards to their personality, in regards to their character, in regards to their integrity, when you slander
08:38that can be more damaging with the tongue than it is to physically harm that person. The proof of that Allah 'azza wa jall likens al-ghibah likens backbiting to ayuhhibbu ahadukum
08:50an ya'kula lahma akhihi maytan. Would one of you like to physically eat the flesh of his brother dead? And so ghibah and namimah can harm someone
09:02to an extent that they would not even want to live. You would take their reputation and their integrity and so the tongue can do more damage than the hands can do. Now
09:14I leave this hadith to the side because it's actually not the subject Let's go back to the original hadith that I opened a box for you, insha'Allah ta'ala, and now with that layer, you can interpret it, insha'Allah ta'ala
09:27in the intended meaning of this khutbah Shall I not distinguish for you the best of you from the worst of you?
09:42He said, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam khayrukum, the best of you man yurja khayruhu wa yu'man sharr
09:54He said, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the best of you are those from whom good things are hoped for. People expect good from you
10:06People expect good from you and people feel safe from your harm. They feel safe from your evil The expectation that people have of you is a good
10:18expectation and people feel like they can trust that negative qualities will not emanate from you in a way that will be harmful to them
10:30He said, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the worst of you are those man yurja khayruhu from whom no good is expected, wa yu'man sharr
10:42and no evil is considered to be protected from. This hadith is a profound narration to actually outline for yourself
10:54a methodology of life in regards to other people. What do people expect from you? What do people think of you? When people interact
11:06with you, what is it that they hope to gain or do they have no hope in you at all? And I take you to the person who manifested this as he did everything else, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
11:18in the best of ways, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam before he was Rasulullah before he was the messenger of Allah, he was already as-Sadiq al-Ameen, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
11:30the honest and the trustworthy one, the truthful one, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam by word and by deed. And I take you to an incident before Islam that you all know
11:42when Quraysh argued over who will place the Black Stone back in its place as they rebuilt the Ka'bah and they decided upon whoever enters next
11:54into the Haram and the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, entered not as Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam because he wasn't yet appointed as Rasulullah, but he
12:06entered as Muhammad, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam who attained certain reputations amongst the people and as soon as they saw him, they said
12:18al-Ameen, radina al-Ameen, radina, it's the truthful one it's the trustworthy one, we're all satisfied end of story, we all know that he's
12:30not going to do anything harmful, we all know that whatever he decides will be good for us we all know that he's not going to be driven by the tribal lowliness that drives the rest of us
12:42we all know that he's different, we expect good from him, al-Ameen, radina they already submitted themselves to the outcome because they said we know who he is, we expect only good things
12:54from him, he's a person who brings trustworthiness and integrity to the table every time he walks into the room, it doesn't matter what's being discussed it doesn't matter what the issue is, we know that this is a person
13:06from whom we hope good from whom we expect integrity from whom we expect trustworthiness that means that even before he makes the decision
13:18even if I'm not going to agree with the decision that he makes, I will know that the place that it came from is good, so I will trust that insha'Allah some khair will come from it, because he's a good person
13:30because he's a person that operates out of a good paradigm he's a person that operates from a good heart, al-Ameen, radina and he didn't disappoint, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
13:42the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, found a solution to the issue that made everyone satisfied, everyone hold a sheet, put the Black Stone and we all put it together
13:54thereby eliminating the negative feelings that could come, had the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, used logic to say well look I am from Banu Hashim but before we put the Black Stone, everyone perfume it together
14:06or you know, it only makes sense because Banu Hashim, they feed the pilgrims maybe we'll write in the contract that the next time that there's a renovation of the Ka'bah, then Banu Adi
14:18or another tribe will be able to have the opportunity you know make them happy next time you'll have the opportunity but this time it will be us
14:30people would have understood because al-Ameen, radina we only expect good from this man, we only hope for good from this man I bring that
14:42now to you and I what do people expect from you when you walk into the room do people think to themselves
14:54oh boy now we have to walk on eggshells don't say anything because he's easily offended he has a temper and if he loses his temper then he'll start to be abusive with his tongue. The Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, mentioned that of the worst of people
15:05are the ones whom people don't even advise because they don't want to deal with their foul mouth. 'A'ishah, radiallahu anha, was shocked that the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, allowed for a person to sit in his presence
15:17and the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he was repulsed by the behavior of this man in general but the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, didn't say anything to him. He just let him come in, do what he had to do, and then he left.
15:28'A'ishah, radiallahu anha, says a minute ago you were saying that this is a horrible person, a person who's foul. And the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "Ya 'A'ishah, the worst of people are those who people don't even advise anymore
15:42due to their foul mouth because they don't want to deal with it. People stop giving them nasihah, stop giving them advice, because they don't expect any good from them. They've given up hope in them.
15:53We just don't want to deal with their temper. We don't want to set them off, so we don't say anything to them. It's a bad position to be in. And by the way, notice that the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, is putting the onus on the one who has garnered that reputation,
16:07not on those who act accordingly. It's not the rest of the people's fault. It's your fault that you've set that tone
16:15and you have to be introspective and ask why are people afraid of you. Why are people afraid to advise you?
16:22Why are people afraid to correct you? Why is it that perhaps your wife and your children, your friends, your siblings, sometimes even your parents, just let it go?
16:33We don't want to deal with it. It's exhausting, it's a burden. Just khalas, let it go, just move on. It's like you want to survive every meeting with that person, you want to survive the presence of that person.
16:47The opposite of what the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, was. Knowing that he was, by the way, the most important human being, the focal point, the center of the gravity of the Muslims after he became Rasulullah, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
17:01But you know what, the young girl knew that she could walk up to him, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and grab his hand and walk him around Medina. The young companions knew that they could sit with the Prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and joke with him.
17:16people knew that they could come to the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and they could bring their concerns to him he did not captivate them Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam out of fear but he captivated them out of awe
17:26he did not cause them to be still out of cruelty he caused them to be still out of mercy and out of love Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam he captivated them with his rahmah, with his compassion, not with his cruelty
17:41they were like people with birds on their heads when he would speak Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam sitting around him not because they feared his sword but because they admired his tongue Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam they wanted to hear what he had to say there is a different way to have presence
17:57to be someone that people hope for good from you now what else does this mean there are some of us that maybe we backbite so easily that people don't want to hear you backbite anymore
18:09people don't want to hear your abuse anymore they don't want to hear your tongue anymore Alhamdulillah I see everyone is looking down we love the kids that's okay Alhamdulillah Rabbul Alamin people don't want to backbite anymore and they don't want to hear you backbite
18:22and so let's not set the person off and hear from their bad manners or hear from their bad tongue the other side of that though dear brothers and sisters
18:32the best situation to be in the most lofty position to be in is one where when people see you they say Alhamdulillah
18:43this is a person that brings khair, he only brings good with him meaning what if there is a need in the community we know that this person is going to spend on it Insha'Allah
18:56if there's someone that needs help we know that this person is going to be the first one to volunteer and say let me help
19:04if there's someone in trouble we expect that this is the person that will rush to the aid before they're even asked to because they operate from a paradigm of ihsan, of excellence for the sake of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
19:19and so I say to the brothers and sisters if you're that person who gets called upon frequently if you're that person who people when there is a sadaqah need and they all look towards you
19:32or someone needs help or something needs fixing and everybody looks at you don't look at that and say oh God here we go again say Alhamdulillah ana laha I will be for it
19:46I will be for it for the sake of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala Abu Bakr radiallahu ta'ala never looked around and said they always look at Abu Bakr
19:56Abu Bakr radiallahu ta'ala was already at the place that you would have asked him to be at before you even thought about it Umar radiallahu ta'ala was not looking around to see if someone else was setting a trend
20:07Uthman radiallahu ta'ala was not in the fundraiser seeing if someone else was going to spend first Ya Rasulullah I've got it Ali radiallahu ta'ala was not looking to some of the elder companions to see who's going to stand up to the oppressor on the other side
20:21said I've got it Man yurja khayruhu good is expected from that person you have to set the tone you have to set the reputation
20:34you have to live the life to where people expect that from you wa yu'man sharruhu and people don't expect evil from you to the point that when you slip and you backbite people look at you and say that's not like you
20:49if you lose your temper people say are you okay because we're not used to this from you you don't usually raise your voice what's wrong you have to make those qualities uncommon of you
21:01to where when they actually show themselves there's a seriousness that's involved and either something's really wrong with you or something's really wrong with the situation that requires and demands you acting out of character
21:15but what's the expectation do people expect you to help do people expect you to stand forward do people expect you to rise or do people on the opposite spectrum expect you to be harsh to be hard
21:29to let down to be evil what do people expect from you dear brothers and sisters I leave you with one last thought in this regard when you look at our people in Gaza today
21:43may Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala give them victory perseverance relief may Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala feed them as they are hungry may Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala clothe them may Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala grant them safety from him
21:56may Allah Azza wa Jal put in them the ability to rise forward may Allah strengthen their feet and strengthen their hearts they will tell you
22:07we expected our enemies to act this way we don't expect anything different from them there is no disappointment in them because it was the expectation
22:21we have tajribah we've dealt with them we've experienced them we know their cruelty we know their evil we're let down by the Muslims
22:33our disappointment is in those from whom we hoped good our disappointment is from those who share the same faith as us our disappointment is from those around us
22:46who are watching us starve who claim to care about us and the only thing we have to offer them is another statement more words and not enough action and by the way
23:00they have not lost hope in Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala they're not looking to Allah and saying oh Allah why have you forsaken us they're looking to the ummah and saying where are you oh ummah of Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam where are you oh people who claim to care about us
23:14they are looking to surrounding nations and they're looking to their ummah abroad and they're wondering where we are and so let's also let this be a reminder that the expectations for us are different
23:28than the expectations of our enemies our enemies are who we thought they were they act exactly as they say they will act they tell you exactly what they're going to do and they do it in the most evil of ways but we have to hold each other
23:42to a higher expectation as an ummah we have to hold ourselves to a higher sense of accountability and commit ourselves to do better may Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala allow us to be better for our brothers and sisters
23:55may Allah Azza wa Jal make us amongst those from whom he expects good and reward us for that good may Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala forgive us for our inevitable shortcomings may Allah grant us these and may Allah accept from the Muslims
24:08so accept it, You are the Most Forgiving and Most Merciful





















































































































































































































































































































