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The prophet of Allah, the Most Merciful, is the Lord of the worlds.

And I bear witness that Muhammad, the Most Merciful, is the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds.

Who is the servant of the Most Merciful and the Most Merciful, and who has been given the power of the Prophet,

My beloved brothers and sisters in Islam, the first advice that we should be listening to is that of developing the consciousness of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

It is known as Takwa Allah. This is why every time we listen to a talk that is connected to religion, we will hear the speaker say,

Itaqullah, fear Allah, be conscious of Allah. Remember Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala at all times.

My brothers and sisters, it is important also for us to know that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has given us a beautiful religion.

This religion is not only a set of rules and regulations governing what we believe, but over and above that it is governing the entire life that we lead.

So yes, the primary objective is to develop and to purify what we believe.

And thereafter it extends to every little aspect of our lives.

And today I have chosen to speak on a topic that affects every one of us.

Every one of us has bad habits. Whether you like it or you don't like it, you have to admit that you and I have habits

that we need to deal with, we need to eradicate, we need to admit that we have.

Human nature makes us look at other people and think to ourselves that these people have a bad habit.

You see someone smoking for example and you thank Allah saying, Alhamdulillah I am not a smoker, but that man has a bad habit.

Not realizing that yes he does have a bad habit, it is a very bad habit, it needs to be cured, but at the same time I need to look within myself regarding the bad habits that I have as well.

Don't let it make you sit comfortably, the fact that you are looking at others who might have habits that you consider taboo yet you might be a person who lies a lot.

You have a habit of lying, sometimes people don't realize that they lie because they have become so used to the habit.

Good people also, sometimes a lie that does not really have so much of damage that is caused.

So they think that if it is a lie that is just that which does not cause much damage, it's okay, it's fine.

That's a bad habit, that is something that needs to be dealt with, it is something that you need to admit.

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