Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb Madrasah Isha'atul Haq · Albert Falls Albert Falls, KwaZulu-Natal
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Always Be In The Obedience Of Allah | Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb
Always Be In The Obedience Of Allah Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb
Hijri date 10 Rabi'ul Aakhir 1440
Date 17 December 2018
Duration 35:11
Venue Masjid Taqwa Summary Main Topic
This lecture emphasizes spiritual reformation (islaah ), staying grounded in the deep devotion of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, resisting the bait of sins, and maintaining the two core pillars of spiritual progression: perpetual obedience (dawaam-e-ta'at ) and abundant remembrance (kasrat-e-dhikr ).
Key Lessons
The Ocean of Ma'rifat: Using the metaphor of a fish, a believer is safe when swimming deep in the ocean of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala's love. Surfacing toward worldly temptations makes one an easy catch for Shaytan.Illusion of Peace in Sin: Committing a sin never brings true peace; it marinates the heart in darkness and restlessness. True contentment comes only through refraining from sin for Allah's sake and making prompt tawbah .Perpetual Obedience (Dawaam-e-Ta'at ): A spiritual seeker (salik ) must consistently evaluate choices and choose the path that draws them closer to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, while remaining within guided boundaries without overstepping into excess.Abundant Remembrance (Kasrat-e-Dhikr ): Frequent remembrance synchronizes the tongue, heart, and mind, serving as a shield against sin and spiritual negligence.Remembrance of Death: Keeping death (mawt ) at the forefront of the mind helps maintain spiritual focus and prevents transgression.
Quranic/Hadith References
Surah An-Naziat (79:24): Mention of Fir'aun's arrogant declaration: "Ana Rabbukumul A'la" ("I am your Lord Most High").Surah Yunus (10:90): Reference to Fir'aun's futile attempt to declare Iman when facing death: "La ilaha illa alladhi amanat bihi banu Isra'il..." Prophetic Hadith on Consistency: Reference to the principle that the most beloved deeds to Allah are those performed continuously, even if small (ma duwima 'alayhi wa in qalla ).Prophetic Hadith on Moderation: Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam advised believers to rest when too sleepy during worship so that prayer is offered with clarity and presence of mind.
Practical Advice
Avoid wasting time and getting dragged into unnecessary arguments over rare exceptions to general rules.
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— Alhamdulillah. 0:01 Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. 0:09 Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. 0:12 We're continuing with the Kitab of our late Shaykh Azman Ismail Sattel. 0:21 As I had mentioned, we all know that fish live in water. 0:27 They generally 0:29 Cannot survive long out of water. 0:31 If you take a fish out of water, can't stay for too long out of water. 0:42 Generally when things are mentioned, things are spoken, then the general rule is taken into consideration. 0:54 Then you always get 0:57 What they call it exceptions to the rule. 1:02 So sometime people get technical. 1:06 Something is spoken. 1:07 Something is said. 1:09 Now they look at the exception to the rule. 1:13 So that is foolishness. 1:15 For example if Hazrat said that they generally cannot survive long out of water. 1:23 Now if you have to say but mana in the 1:27 Desert. 1:28 There is a certain catfish. 1:30 When the water dries up. 1:32 And this catfish it digs itself into the mud. 1:35 And it stays there. 1:37 Sometime one year, two years it can stay like that. 1:41 Until water comes again. 1:42 And this fish comes back to life. 1:45 So there is an exception to the rule. 1:48 The rule is. 1:49 That fish generally they have to stay in water. 1:52 Once they are out of water. 1:55 Then they will die. 1:56 They can't breathe out of water. 1:58 The exception to the rule, that's a separate story. 2:11 You may think that there's no need to mention that. 2:20 You may think there's no need to mention that. 2:23 We're all intelligent people. 2:25 We know that we're talking about generally fish out of water, they will die. 2:32 Our mind didn't even go to that catfish in the desert. 2:38 See, when something is mentioned, then it is not mentioned only for that reason. 2:51 When things are mentioned, 2:53 Then it is mentioned for purposes of reformation. 3:00 So ask ourselves, how many times we get into foolish arguments because of the exception to the rule. 3:13 Sometime whether it is with the wife, whether it is son and father, 3:23 We get into heavy arguments and disagreements and lengthy discussions over something that is an exception to the rule. 3:34 So we must take the lesson. 3:37 Take the lesson and inculcate the lesson. 3:42 Bring the lesson into our lives. 3:45 Then we will be reforming ourselves. 3:56 Ji. 3:57 So, Hazrat mentioned, however, when the fish move towards the surface of the ocean, they become an easy catch for the fishermen. 4:06 It's easy for the fishermen now to catch them. 4:11 Like we find with the sardine run. 4:14 Once they come to the surface, they are pushed up to the surface. 4:17 Now it becomes so easy. 4:19 People even catch them with their washing baskets. 4:22 Hmm? 4:23 People just grab net and catch sardines from the surface of the water. 4:30 And when a fisherman catches a fine fish, he reels it in. 4:35 He doesn't throw it back into the sea. 4:39 Once it is hooked, once it is caught, it is pulled out. 4:45 Pulled out of the ocean. 4:47 Why? 4:48 Because fish out of water 4:52 When it is scaled, washed, and masalad. 4:56 Hazrat mentioned it. 4:57 When it is scaled, washed, and masalad, and then it is fried, then it tastes very nice. 5:07 So, insan, he wants to eat that fish. 5:11 He wants to take the fish out, and he wants to make a meal out of it. 5:17 So, Hazrat Rahmatullah Ali mentioned that in my dua, 5:21 I normally say that O Allah, make us the fish that swims deep down in the oceans of Your ma'rifat. 5:31 Make us the fish that swims deep down. 5:34 Not even the fish that's on the surface. 5:36 Make us the fish that swims deep down in the oceans of Your ma'rifat. 5:43 So like the fish, the believer, the mu'min, the one who is believing in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, 5:52 He is swimming deep in the safety of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's ocean of love. 5:59 Believer is swimming deeply in the ocean of Allah ta'ala's love. 6:05 So he is safe. 6:06 He is swimming deep. 6:09 If he moves towards temptation, he starts coming to the surface. 6:16 He leaves the depths. 6:19 He leaves the place of safety and he moves towards temptation. 6:24 Then he makes a very easy and fine catch for shaitan. 6:29 Now it's very very easy for shaitan to ensnare this person, to catch this person, to net this person. 6:38 Do we want to become a meal for shaitan? 6:40 Do we want to become a meal for shaitan? 6:45 Because this is exactly what happens to the heart of the believer when 6:50 Who dashes for the bait of sins. 6:56 His Iman is scaled. 6:59 His Iman is then scaled. 7:02 His good deeds are washed away. 7:07 His heart is marinated in darkness. 7:13 And it is fried in the fire of restlessness. 7:19 Gunah never ever brings peace and contentment to a person. 7:26 It's an ajeeb thing. 7:28 When there is a temptation to commit a sin, then at that time, insan feels that there is no way out for my peace. 7:40 There is no way out for my happiness unless I commit this sin. 7:47 He is so restless. 7:48 There is such a pull towards that sin. 7:53 You take a young person who is caught up in the sin of masturbation. 8:03 When that takaza comes, the temptation comes, the desire comes, the demand of the nafs. 8:12 So now he says, you know what, I remind myself of death 8:17 I do everything. 8:19 But I just cannot stay away from this. 8:24 So the person at that time, whether it is an illicit beloved, whether it is gambling, whether it is drugs, whatever it may be, any type of sin, when the demand of the nafs is to commit that sin, now this person, in his mind at that time, he or she feels 8:46 There is no way out for me. 8:47 I have to commit this sin. 8:50 Until and unless I don't commit this sin, I won't be at peace. 8:56 My peace will be in this guna. 9:01 But when the person commits this sin, for a short while, there is some enjoyment. 9:15 After that, 9:16 Then look at the person's condition thereafter. 9:20 After that the person is again in pareshan. 9:24 Doesn't take away that empty feeling. 9:28 In fact it increases it. 9:29 It increases it. 9:35 And if a person is still persistent and a person continues in the sun, continues in the sun, 9:45 And sometime what happens, Allah protect us. 9:50 Sometime what happens, is that this person's heart is then sealed. 9:57 His heart is then sealed. 9:59 And when that happens, now a person begins to enjoy guna. 10:06 But remember something, a believer can't enjoy sins. 10:11 A believer, he cannot truly enjoy a sin. 10:16 He gets tempted towards a sin. 10:18 He will commit a sin. 10:22 After committing a sin, he feels terrible. 10:25 His iman doesn't allow him to enjoy a sin. 10:29 How is he going to remain in that condition that my Allah is displeased with me? 10:35 I have done something. 10:36 I have rebelled against my Allah. 10:40 He can't be in peace. 10:41 He can't be content. 10:43 Right? 10:45 But when a person persists in guna, persists in guna, then what happens sometime? 10:55 Allah Ta'ala seals the person's heart. 10:59 The person's heart is engulfed in darkness. 11:06 Thereafter, now the person actually starts enjoying sense. 11:12 There's no conscience left anymore. 11:16 There is no, you know, remembrance of Allah Ta'ala. 11:21 Of Shariat. 11:22 Of Jahannam. 11:24 Of Akhirat. 11:25 Of consequences. 11:28 Nothing. 11:31 Now this person sometime, whole month can go also not one namaz is performed. 11:38 Person is in a drugged up state. 11:40 Person is lying, cheating, zina, drugging, whatever it may be. 11:46 And he is actually or she is actually enjoying it. 11:50 That is a dangerous situation. 11:53 That is a dangerous situation. 11:56 Where there is no guilt anymore. 11:59 See this feeling of guilt. 12:03 It prevents a believer from enjoying a sin in totality. 12:12 Believer feels guilty. 12:15 His iman makes him feel guilty. 12:18 So eventually he makes tawbah, he makes istighfar, he comes out of it. 12:22 And when the believer comes out of it, now he finds contentment. 12:26 He comes out of it, he finds contentment. 12:29 If there is a taqaza to commit a sin, every demand from the nafs to commit a sin, and if the person at that time, he just holds on to Allah Paq. 12:42 He holds on to Allah Paq, 12:44 And he doesn't commit that sin. 12:47 And that feeling, that moment, that time, it phases away. 12:55 Then see the sweetness in that person's heart now. 12:58 See the contentment in that person's heart. 13:01 How nice the person feels. 13:03 I never did it. 13:05 I didn't go ahead and do it. 13:08 Person feels a different type of coolness Allah gives the person. 13:13 Because the person did it for Allah. 13:15 He stayed away for the pleasure of Allah. 13:18 So Allah Ta'ala gives him something in his heart. 13:25 So Hazrat explains here. 13:28 That this is exactly what happens to the heart of the believer. 13:32 The person who dashes for the bait of sins. 13:36 His Iman is scaled. 13:39 Good deeds are washed away. 13:42 His heart is marinated in darkness and fried in the fire of restlessness. 13:52 And all this is to the delight of shaitan. 13:55 All this is to the delight of shaitan. 13:59 Allah Ta'ala forbid that this restless soul has to also one day contend with the fire of Jahannam. 14:08 One is the fire of restlessness in the dunya. 14:12 If the person doesn't make tawbah, doesn't make istighfar, then there is all the possibility or probability that this person will have to now contend with the fire of Jahannam also. 14:31 Allahumma hafizna ameen. 14:33 Allah Ta'ala protect us. 14:35 Allah Ta'ala safeguard us. 14:43 Azimu'ala Abdullah al-Maghda. 14:45 Last week, Thursday. 14:48 He was mentioning. 14:49 He was quoting. 14:55 The two things are necessary for the Salik. 15:00 The person who is treading this path. 15:04 To get closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 15:07 To attain the marifat of Allah ta'ala. 15:10 And most importantly, our reformation. 15:13 You see. 15:14 We're missing the point. 15:16 We're missing the point of our own reformation. 15:24 The love of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the feelings, the emotions, etc., kaifiyat that we talk about, the objective of that is to make us value this love. 15:41 We must value this love 15:45 And when we will value this love, then we don't want to lose it for anything. 15:50 So anything that is going to put this love, you know, put us into a situation where we compromise this love, the love of Allah Ta'ala, the love for Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam, when this is going to be compromised, then immediately we stay away. 16:11 Because I can't compromise that. 16:12 For anything I can't compromise it. 16:20 So sometime we are enjoying the kaifiyat in dhikrullah. 16:27 We are enjoying talks in the love of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala etc. 16:35 But we are not making our islah. 16:37 We are not reforming ourselves. 16:42 We are not looking into myself and say, what do I need to reform in myself? 16:49 My anger problems. 16:53 My rattiness. 16:55 Being ratty. 16:57 Short fuse. 17:01 You know, Ibrahim Salji sahab mentioned a beautiful thing. 17:08 He said that so many times when it comes to other people then we got a certain rule. 17:18 Come to ourself, then we got different rules. 17:23 Comes to other people, then we got a rule. 17:27 They, Shariat, Sunnah, everything else. 17:29 The person just goes little bit off. 17:32 They are coming down with a ten pound hammer. 17:35 How can the person do like this? 17:37 And how can he do like this? 17:39 But when come to ourself, then we got a separate set of rules. 17:44 Different set of rules. 17:47 There we make excuses for ourselves. 17:49 Concessions for ourselves. 17:54 So, if we carry on like this, then our Islah is not going to be made. 18:00 Our Islah is not going to come right. 18:05 So, Mauna Abdul-Ak Maghda, we mentioned that for the Salik, there are two things that are very, very important. 18:16 One is dawaam-e-ta'at. 18:19 That all the time I must be in the obedience of Allah Ta'ala. 18:25 All the time I must be in the obedience of Allah Ta'ala. 18:30 Now one is if you are addressing you know a new Muslim you are addressing a person who is very very far away from deen etc. 18:45 And you say Dawa Me Taat. 18:48 So what Dawa Me Taat will mean? 18:51 Fulfill all your farais. 18:53 Your wajibat. 18:55 Sunnat-e-Muakkadah. 18:57 Stay away from things that are haram. 19:00 Other than that, enjoy yourself. 19:03 Other than that, enjoy yourself. 19:04 Carry on. 19:05 Don't burden yourself too much. 19:09 But for a Salik, this Dawa Me Taat takes on a very very different meaning. 19:17 Because a Salik now, he is on a road. 19:20 He is on a road. 19:21 He doesn't just want Jannat. 19:23 He wants to be from the Muqarramun. 19:25 He wants to be from those who are very close to Allah. 19:30 So he has taken a different path. 19:33 So his whole life is going to be different. 19:37 So Muhammad gave an example. 19:40 He said that a person, he after Fajr namaz, he is sitting till Israq. 19:47 He has made this Niyat. 19:49 And especially now in summer it is very easy. 19:52 Tajjud becomes more difficult. 19:54 Ishrat becomes more easy. 19:56 In the winter months, Tajjud becomes very easy. 19:59 Ishrat becomes little more difficult. 20:02 So, difficult not impossible. 20:08 So, he says now for example, you made a Niyat, you made an intention that you are going to sit after Fajr till Ishrat. 20:18 Now what happened after Fajr, you feel like your wuzu wants to break. 20:24 You need to use the toilet or you got some gas. 20:28 So now what do we say to ourself at that time? 20:32 Alright, let me go away home. 20:34 Right? 20:35 I'll go away home. 20:37 Go toilet. 20:39 Now once you go home and go toilet, now the momentum is broken. 20:42 Now it's alright. 20:45 Thik. 20:45 You know when I'll 20:47 Still very early now. 20:50 Have a sleep. 20:52 When you have to start getting ready for work. 20:54 Eight o'clock. 20:56 Right? 20:56 So I have a sleep. 20:57 Wake up seven o'clock. 21:00 Have my tea. 21:01 Whatever. 21:01 I'll read my Israq at that time. 21:04 And then I'll go to work. 21:06 Now there's nothing wrong with this. 21:09 There's no guna. 21:10 There's no sin. 21:13 But not for the salik. 21:16 You see. 21:17 The sadiq, he needs to be in dawaam-e-taht. 21:22 He needs mujahada. 21:25 Right? 21:26 So he now, he needs to go toilet. 21:29 He must go toilet, make wuzu and get back on his musalla. 21:33 And he must wait till that ishrat. 21:37 Somebody else may say, but there's no masla. 21:39 Yes, there's no masla. 21:41 But ask ourselves the question, 21:44 Is my Allah going to be more happier with me if I made the wudu and got back on the musalla? 21:50 Or is my Allah going to be more happier with me if I didn't make the wudu and got into the bed? 21:55 Right? 21:58 Which road my Allah is going to be more happier with me? 22:01 So I have taken a path that I want to get closer to my Allah. 22:07 Right? 22:07 So this action of mine of going to sleep, 22:11 I've got two options, right? 22:12 I can either make my wudhu get back on the musalla or I can get back into my bed. 22:18 Which action is going to make me closer to Allah? 22:23 This is the question. 22:25 Which action, which of the two is going to make me closer to Allah subhanAllah? 22:30 Right? 22:31 It's a different situation if a person is not well or for some reason the person didn't have 22:38 A full night's sleep. 22:39 He didn't get his six hours sleep. 22:41 And now he's extremely tired. 22:43 If he's extremely tired and he can't keep his eyes open, then Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has said, go and rest. 22:50 Don't try to read Tahajjud. 22:52 You're reading Quran Sharif and you don't even know what you're reading. 22:55 Then rather go and rest a little bit. 22:57 And when you're a little bit more fresh, then try to read something. 23:04 So Dawaam-e-Ta'at. 23:06 The daam etaat for a salik, what it means, is that at every juncture in my life, I have to ask myself, that I got options. 23:19 Which option is going to take me closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 23:23 So that is the option I must choose. 23:26 The option that is going to take me closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 23:31 But this must be done with guidance also. 23:34 It must be done with guidance. 23:37 Because sometime we may overdo it. 23:39 Right? 23:40 The body also has a haq over us. 23:42 Right? 23:43 So we have to know our parameters. 23:45 We have to know our limits. 23:47 Sometime when we don't know our limits, then we go overboard. 23:51 Right? 23:53 And this has happened. 23:54 I have seen this myself in my own short life. 23:57 Right? 23:58 The people go overboard on something. 24:00 They are cautioned also by you overdoing it now. 24:04 But the person doesn't listen. 24:06 They go totally overboard and then the person gets thrown so far out. 24:13 Then it takes a person sometime a whole year, two years to come back to the starting point. 24:20 You see it's like I'm not saying you must go and swim in the ocean. 24:25 I'm not saying you must go do it. 24:26 I'm just using as an example. 24:28 If a person is to swim in the ocean so generally they have wads. 24:35 That the bathers must remain between this board and that board. 24:40 And the lifesaver is watching. 24:42 They call themselves lifesaver. 24:43 What life can they really save, right? 24:46 Can't save any life. 24:48 Allah Ta'ala is the only one who gives life, death. 24:51 But that's the term that is given to them now. 24:53 They are called lifesavers. 24:54 So khair. 24:55 So they are watching this. 24:58 Right? 24:58 So a person, if he wants to swim in safety, as I said, I'm just using example here. 25:05 He wants to swim in safety, so he must remain between those parameters. 25:10 Now if he feels that, no Rahman, I really want to swim. 25:15 And he says, no, I'm going to go deeper. 25:18 And he gets caught in the riptide. 25:21 He gets caught in the current. 25:23 The way he gets thrown out. 25:27 The way he gets thrown out. 25:29 Sometimes it is fatal. 25:32 So like that, the salik, 25:35 He must remain within the parameters, the guidance that his chef will give him. 25:41 Remain within. 25:42 Don't just do things on our own. 25:48 And then sometime the decisions we are making or the limits we are trying to push something to is incorrect. 25:56 But in our own mind we are thinking it is correct. 25:59 But it is an incorrect thing. 26:01 Right? 26:02 So remain within the parameters, within the boundaries. 26:07 If we do that, then we will be able to maintain our aamal with istiqamat. 26:15 And this is what Allah Ta'ala loves. 26:18 Even though it may be a little, but a person is doing it every day. 26:23 He is doing it with istiqamat. 26:25 Ma duwi ma aleyhi. 26:27 That action. 26:27 Wa inqalla. 26:28 Even though it's little bit, but he is doing it every day. 26:33 So this is one thing. 26:36 At all times, I must check myself. 26:40 I must be in the obedience of Allah Ta'ala. 26:43 And whenever there are options, I must choose the option that is going to take me closer to my Allah. 26:48 Because that is what I've made my life. 26:51 I've taken this path. 26:52 Now what is the sense I've taken this path, but every decision of mine, I'm making the decision that is going to take me further away from Allah Ta'ala. 27:05 And the second thing is kasrati zikr. 27:10 To make zikrullah in abundance. 27:13 To make zikrullah in abundance. 27:17 So much so that a person must think we mad. 27:20 A person must think that we are mad. 27:27 A person is driving. 27:29 One is obviously now is in his workplace. 27:32 He comes home. 27:32 His wife asks him something. 27:34 He can't be in zikr that time. 27:37 He has to talk to her and whatever. 27:39 Right? 27:41 But other than that, a salik, he doesn't have time for too many chat groups. 27:49 Because it eats his time. 27:52 He doesn't have time to read Sunday Tribune, Sunday Times. 27:57 It's taking away his time. 28:01 That is all the time that he can use in dhikrullah. 28:04 So he cuts down his la ya'ni. 28:08 He cuts down his lah wa la id. 28:11 Right? 28:12 He cuts down his ikhtilat ma'al anam. 28:17 Mixing too much with people. 28:18 He cuts it down because that just eats up time. 28:22 All these things they eat up time. 28:24 Futile discussions they eat up time. 28:28 And that time can be spent in dhikrullah. 28:31 That time can be spent in beneficial activities. 28:35 Person can be reading a kitab. 28:38 Person can be making khidmat-e-khalk. 28:41 Person can be in dhikrullah. 28:46 When we are going to mix too much with people, talk too much with people, get involved in too many affairs and situations and problems, etc., 28:59 Then what happens is good time gets wasted. 29:03 Good time gets wasted. 29:06 So kasrati zikr. 29:08 And this kasrati zikr is actually the thing that will help us for dawam ta'at. 29:19 Kasrati zikr will assist and help us in dawam ta'at. 29:27 Because when a person is always in the remembrance of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, then obviously he is going to do everything that is pleasing to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 29:39 And kasrati zikr is not only with the tongue. 29:45 Yes, it will start with the tongue, but it has to develop. 29:51 It has to develop to a situation where the heart, the tongue 29:57 And the mind all synchronized. 30:03 Then we will get the correct actions coming about with the aada, with the limbs. 30:10 Otherwise sometime a person can be taking the name of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala but he can be in a condition of sin. 30:22 Person can be taking the name of Allah ta'ala but he is in a condition of sin. 30:28 Person is taking the name of Allah Ta'ala to show somebody else. 30:34 So is that person in a condition of sin or not? 30:38 A person is reading Qiraat. 30:40 Right? 30:41 Quran Sharif. 30:41 I mean there is no greater kalam than the kalamullah. 30:46 But the person is reading to outdo somebody. 30:49 He is reading to show off. 30:50 He is reading because he wants one prize. 30:53 He is reading because he wants recognition. 30:56 So is that really Qiraat? 30:58 Tiraat. 31:00 Is that really Quran? 31:02 What is it? 31:04 It's not really Quran then. 31:07 He's using the words of the Quran for his own ends. 31:12 There's very little difference between him and a person having an extravagant walima in a hall. 31:21 Both are using, just using the name of deen for their own ends. 31:29 So, the dhikr, when we are making dhikrullah, we have to be conscious of Allah subhanAllah that my Allah is watching me. 31:37 My Allah is with me. 31:40 My Allah is closer to me than my jugular vein. 31:45 So, when a person is going to make dhikr like that, and he keeps reminding himself that I am a slave of Allah, my Allah is with me, my Allah is watching me, 31:58 Every word I speak is being recorded. 32:01 Every action is being recorded. 32:05 And Allah Ta'ala can take me to task. 32:10 So now, it can be very hard for that body to get involved in mass here. 32:17 Not impossible, but very hard. 32:20 Very hard for that body to get involved in mass here. 32:23 And if the person does get involved in some sin, in some masiyah, some disobedience, then very quickly the person would make tawbah and istighfar. 32:32 Very quickly a person would make tawbah, a person would make istighfar. 32:42 I think I mentioned this, I don't know if there is a different audience here. 32:47 Mufti Sahib, Mufti Ibrahim Salji Sahib, he mentioned 32:55 That when we keep death in front of us, then everything falls into place. 33:02 As long as death is in front of us, everything will fall into place. 33:08 But when we forget about death, then we'll find that we get involved in guna, we get involved in so many other other things. 33:19 Then he gave the example of Firaun. 33:24 Fir'aun, his whole life, he lived a life of guna, oppression, you know, living in a lap of luxuries, doing his own thing, even claimed to be, Allah Ta'ala says, Fir'aun said, Ana Rabbukumul Aala. 33:41 I am your Lord Most High. 33:43 Fir'aun made the claim. 33:44 Right? 33:46 But the moment death came in front of him, when death came in front of him, then what he said? 33:54 Nahi himself he is saying that I bring Iman in that Rabb. 34:02 La ilaha illalladhi amanat bihi banu Isra'il wa ana minal muslimin. 34:09 He is not just bringing Iman but he is emphasizing his Iman. 34:13 In that one sentence of his he brought Iman three, four times. 34:18 He is making sure there will be no mistaking what Iman he is bringing. 34:24 Obviously his Iman didn't benefit him at that time. 34:28 But the sabak and the lesson from there was that when death comes in the front then everything falls into place. 34:35 So a believer has to keep death in front of him. 34:38 A salik must keep death in front of him all the time. 34:44 At different times in our life we get tempted. 34:48 We get tempted to do different things. 35:02 Al-Fatiha.
When a sinful desire (tqaza ) arises, hold firm, resist the temptation, and wait for the moment to pass to feel the sweetness of faith in the heart.
Reduce unhelpful distractions such as excessive social media, endless chat groups, and idle idle talk (la-ya'ni ) to preserve time for Dhikr and beneficial work.
Frequently reflect on death to keep daily actions aligned with the Akhirah. 44:30
Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb