Focus on what you DO have

Mufti Menk

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Islam

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🗓️ 4 September 2015

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This talk emphasizes on focusing the possession of materialistic items of the world a couple of decades ago and what we have in this era so that we may be thankful to Allah SWT for blessing with the advancement in technology, clothing, housing and the list goes on in the light of ayahs from the noble Quran.

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0:23.1	His entire household all his companions we ask Allah Subhanahu
0:27.3	to bless them all and to bless every single one of us.
0:31.3	My brothers and sisters many times we are unhappy.
0:34.9	Not because Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has not given us
0:38.3	but because we begin to compare ourselves with others around us.
0:42.7	Yet if we were to look at the previous nations and the generations
0:46.7	we would realize that they were happier
0:49.7	yet they had less than us if you take a look at it.
0:54.5	What is important for us is to focus on what we have.
0:58.3	To focus on what Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has bestowed upon us
1:01.9	and to focus on those who have less than us.
1:05.1	In this way we will definitely be able to thank Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala
1:09.3	for whatever he has given us.
1:11.1	Let's take a look at the verses of the Quran.
1:13.5	Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala making mention of so many favours
1:17.7	that he has bestowed upon mankind and mankind in Suratul Rahman.
1:22.1	He then says, Fabi A'ala, Arabic Umat, Okadiban.
1:31.7	Which is it of the favours of your Lord?
1:34.3	Do you deny?
1:35.3	Oh mankind and jinn kind.
1:38.3	Is there any favour of Allah that you deny?
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