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Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, alhamdulillah, wa salatu wa salamu ala Rasulillah, wa ala Ali, wa al-Sahabiha,

jamein. We have to praise Allah. We have to praise him upon all conditions. We really thank him for

everything that he has bestowed upon us starting with the iman that we have, the fact that we are a

part of this Ummah and we ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala constantly for his mercy. We send blessings and

salutations upon Muhammad salallahu alayhi wa salam, his household, his companions. We ask

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to bless them to bless every one of us and our offspring to come up to

the end. Indeed, we would like to see them as well as ourselves on the straight path. May Allah bless us.

I mean, my brothers and sisters to be praised is something very dangerous. Actually,

when we do things for Sabeelillah, we want Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to be pleased. So to be praised

and for people to say, oh you did this and you did that and you achieved this and that, it actually

can sometimes, if not checked, destroy the whole reward that a person is achieving. And the reason

I make mention of this is many times people say good things about me. I actually enjoy the hate

because it gives you that perspective and puts you back into position because the praise that

insha'Allah, when Allah accepts and grants us success in the ahrah, that is when we will be able to

be proud of whatever we have achieved. But in this dunya, that temporary praise can actually

result in pride. It can actually cause a swelling of the head if you understand what I'm saying.

And it can actually make you think, yeah man, you know what? I'm a big guy, you know, SubhanAllah.

So the reason I say this is we're talking on the topic. This topic is being a productive Muslim

contributing. What have you contributed? To be honest, it's not about me, it's about us. That's why

I say, when you are praised too much, it's not a good thing. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala protect us

behind your back people can say good things about you, that's okay. But on your face, I think it's

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