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We praise Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, we send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad

Salallahu alayhi wa sallam, his entire household, all his companions.

May Allah bless every single one of them.

And may Allah bless every one of us and our offspring those to come up to the end of time.

May Allah keep us all steadfast on the deen and our offspring as well.

I mean, my brothers and sisters, we are human beings.

It is only natural and normal that sometimes we feel very happy and sometimes we feel sad.

So when we are happy, we need to ask ourselves, what is it that has made us happy?

If it is the relationship you have with Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, that is something everlasting.

If it is something material connected to this world, remember it is temporary

and the day will come when Allah will test you by reversing it.

It has to be.

So Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has said clearly that if you are given and bestowed something,

it is not a guarantee that that item will remain with you.

In a verse in Suratul Bakara, Allah explains,

we will definitely test every single one of you with some of fear, with some of hunger

and with several different types of loss.

It's a long verse, but what I want to look at today is

when we are sad, what exactly do we need to do?

Firstly, ask yourself, is my relationship with the Maker, the owner of happiness good?

Is it intact? Is it proper?

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