Islam is a way of life

⚠️ AI-Generated Content: This transcription was automatically generated using AI.  [00:00.000 --> 00:21.760] My brother and sister, somebody sent me a very nice little quote and he said, our Sheikh,[00:21.760 --> 00:26.440] I don't know which Sheikh this is, but whoever it is, may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless him[00:26.440 --> 00:33.480] and increase him in knowledge and taqwa and be pleased with him and never be displeased.[00:33.480 --> 00:41.760] He said, our Sheikh says, the only Islam you need to save is that which is in your heart.[00:41.760 --> 00:47.880] The only Islam you need to save is that which is in your heart.[00:47.880 --> 00:51.260] Allah ta'ala doesn't need Islam.[00:51.260 --> 00:52.840] It is not a religion.[00:52.840 --> 01:00.200] It is a way of life which is sent down to make the human species better versions of themselves.[01:00.200 --> 01:02.400] Don't worry about Islam in the world.[01:02.400 --> 01:09.240] Worry about the Islam within yourself and the world will automatically get better because[01:09.240 --> 01:11.320] Islam is not a face.[01:11.320 --> 01:13.800] It is positive conduct.[01:13.800 --> 01:20.200] More the positive conduct, more positivity in the world because again it was sent to[01:20.200 --> 01:22.080] make humans better.[01:22.320 --> 01:23.800] So, let me repeat that.[01:23.800 --> 01:28.160] The only Islam you need to save is that which is in your heart.[01:28.160 --> 01:31.440] Allah ta'ala doesn't need Islam.[01:31.440 --> 01:33.080] It is not a religion.[01:33.080 --> 01:38.960] It is a way of life which is sent down to make the human species better versions of[01:38.960 --> 01:39.960] themselves.[01:39.960 --> 01:43.420] Don't worry about Islam in the world.[01:43.420 --> 01:51.200] Worry about the Islam within and the world automatically gets better because Islam is[01:51.320 --> 01:53.400] not a face.[01:53.400 --> 01:56.000] It is positive conduct.[01:56.000 --> 02:02.320] More the positive conduct, more positivity in the world because again it was sent to[02:02.320 --> 02:04.000] make humans better.[02:04.000 --> 02:18.760] Subhanallah, if there is one thing, one reminder that I can say which completely and totally[02:18.760 --> 02:26.760] Alhamdulillah encapsulates where our focus should be, then it is this reminder.[02:26.760 --> 02:36.720] I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to help us to remember and to practice.[02:36.720 --> 02:39.820] Islam is not a theory.[02:39.820 --> 02:43.160] It is not a philosophy.[02:43.160 --> 02:50.600] When we say it is not a religion, we mean it is not a set of actions or a set of worship[02:50.600 --> 02:51.600] rituals.[02:51.600 --> 02:54.080] Islam is a way of life.[02:54.080 --> 02:56.760] Islam is a practice.[02:56.760 --> 03:03.040] The one who is a Muslim is the one who practices Islam, not the one who knows about Islam.[03:03.040 --> 03:10.000] It is entirely possible that a person may know about Islam a great deal, but they will[03:10.000 --> 03:12.180] not be practicing Islam.[03:12.180 --> 03:19.860] But in that case, they will still be called Islamic scholars, but they will not be Muslim[03:19.860 --> 03:20.860] scholars.[03:20.860 --> 03:27.940] There is a world of difference between an Islamic scholar and a Muslim scholar.[03:27.940 --> 03:28.940] World of difference.[03:28.940 --> 03:33.500] The same thing applies to anything else.[03:33.500 --> 03:39.820] Somebody who knows a great deal about Christianity but does not practice is not a Christian.[03:39.820 --> 03:46.980] The Christians and the others have got these terms they have invented called non-practicing[03:46.980 --> 03:50.700] Christian, non-practicing Jew and so forth.[03:50.700 --> 03:52.020] Fine, no problem.[03:52.020 --> 03:54.220] That's their choice.[03:54.220 --> 03:59.060] But let me assure you that there is no such thing as an NPM, non-practicing Muslim.[03:59.060 --> 04:01.900] You become Muslim by practicing Islam.[04:01.900 --> 04:04.620] You don't become Muslim by knowing about Islam.[04:05.140 --> 04:09.980] Now obviously we need to know about something because if we are going to practice it, we[04:09.980 --> 04:10.980] need to know about it.[04:10.980 --> 04:19.020] So all knowledge of Islam that is gained, everything about Islam that we study must[04:19.020 --> 04:25.900] be studied with one purpose and one goal and one niya and one intention only, and that[04:25.900 --> 04:28.920] is to apply it in our lives.[04:28.920 --> 04:33.900] This is what the Sahaba, the companions of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam did.[04:33.900 --> 04:37.740] They did not learn anything for the sake of learning.[04:37.740 --> 04:41.060] They did not memorize Quran for the sake of memorizing Quran.[04:41.060 --> 04:47.820] They did not memorize Quran for the sake of reciting it in this and that rivaya.[04:47.820 --> 04:52.660] They did not memorize Quran in order to analyze its grammar.[04:52.660 --> 05:00.100] No, they memorized Quran al-Karim for one purpose only, which is to practice it.[05:00.100 --> 05:07.300] We have the famous story of Abdullah ibn Omar radiyallahu anumah, which is known, I'm sure,[05:07.300 --> 05:16.740] to all of you, and that is that he memorized Surat al-Baqarah in 12 years.[05:16.740 --> 05:22.260] At the end of that period, he gave a valima, he gave a dinner.[05:22.260 --> 05:28.580] He slaughtered a camel and he invited all his friends for dinner.[05:28.580 --> 05:35.580] Now they asked him, why didn't it take you 12 years to memorize this one surah?[05:35.580 --> 05:46.900] Surat al-Baqarah is two and a half Juz, and at least for the subcontinent India, Pakistan,[05:46.900 --> 05:55.340] Bangladesh Muslims, in our Daru taifis, in our Himsa madrassas, two years is the time[05:55.340 --> 06:01.300] taken for a student to memorize the entire Quran, 30 Juz.[06:01.300 --> 06:05.380] And if it takes longer than two years, if it takes about two and a half to three years,[06:05.380 --> 06:10.740] then they say the boy is slow or the girl is slow and their memory is not that great.[06:10.740 --> 06:14.860] And if they seem to take longer than that, then usually they are sent home.[06:14.860 --> 06:19.500] They said, okay, this child is not capable of memorizing the four hours.[06:19.500 --> 06:25.220] So whatever they memorize is good for them, but they cannot remain in the madrassa after[06:25.220 --> 06:27.660] that period of three years.[06:27.660 --> 06:29.140] This is the usual practice.[06:29.140 --> 06:32.540] Now I don't know what happens in the Middle Eastern countries, but I think it's about[06:32.540 --> 06:38.740] the same thing, which is two years is given as the time that is necessary to memorize[06:38.740 --> 06:40.740] the entire Quran.[06:40.740 --> 06:49.420] Conversely, we have here a case of somebody who was the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab ad-Dilan,[06:49.420 --> 06:56.660] one of the closest people to Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, one of his favorite students,[06:56.660 --> 07:02.460] Abdullah ibn Umar ad-Dilan, about whom our mother Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa ad-Dilana said[07:02.460 --> 07:08.300] that there is nobody in the companions, there is nobody among the Sahaba who follows the[07:08.300 --> 07:15.600] Sunnah of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam as closely as Abdullah ibn Umar ad-Dilana.[07:15.600 --> 07:17.000] So here is a very special person.[07:17.000 --> 07:19.920] On top of that, he is an Arab.[07:19.920 --> 07:22.760] The Quran al-Gareem came in his language.[07:22.760 --> 07:30.440] He heard the Quran from the blessed voice of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.[07:30.440 --> 07:33.420] He used to pray Salah behind Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.[07:33.420 --> 07:38.240] He took part in all the Ghazwat, he took part in all the expeditions of Rasulullah sallallahu[07:38.240 --> 07:39.240] alaihi wa sallam.[07:39.240 --> 07:45.520] He spent his time to the extent that even though he was not a poor man, he was wealthy,[07:45.520 --> 07:48.440] he spent time with the Ashab of Sufa.[07:48.440 --> 07:55.600] In Sufa, he literally made a Tikaf in Masjid an-Nabi wa Sharif in Sufa just to be close[07:55.600 --> 07:57.800] to Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and to learn from him.[07:57.800 --> 08:03.280] Now somebody with all of these Fata'il, why does he take 12 years?[08:03.280 --> 08:04.600] They asked him and he gave them the answer.[08:04.600 --> 08:08.660] He said this is how we, and he is not talking about himself alone, he is talking about all[08:08.660 --> 08:11.400] those who learn the Quran from Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.[08:11.400 --> 08:17.140] He said we would take 10 Ayat from Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, then we would[08:17.140 --> 08:22.280] memorize those 10 Ayat, we would practice those 10 Ayat.[08:22.280 --> 08:25.880] If there were any questions, we would get them clarified, we would ask those questions,[08:25.880 --> 08:29.180] Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam would answer us.[08:29.180 --> 08:33.240] Any doubts and so forth, we would clarify, why not?[08:33.240 --> 08:40.320] And then once we were satisfied with the learning and the practice of those 10 Ayat, we would[08:40.320 --> 08:43.320] go to take the next 10.[08:43.320 --> 08:45.760] And so he said that is why it took us this long.[08:45.760 --> 08:52.000] The question I asked myself and you is, Alhamdulillah, we all read the Quran, we all try to memorize[08:52.000 --> 08:54.320] that as much as we can.[08:54.320 --> 08:57.640] How many of us are focused on practicing it in our lives?[08:57.640 --> 08:59.600] A simple question.[08:59.600 --> 09:04.760] How many of us are focused on practicing it in our lives?[09:04.760 --> 09:09.920] The Quran did not come to be recited, it did not come to be memorized, it did not come[09:09.920 --> 09:16.120] to be written down in calligraphic styles, it did not come to be beautified with illustrations[09:16.