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Dear brothers and sisters, one of the most sensitive subjects when you talk about the rights of a Muslim on another Muslim is this concept of masihah

This concept of advice, sincere advice

And the most sincere advisor that has ever been sent to us was none other than our Messenger Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

Until now the sincere advice of the Prophet Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam lives with us and it guides us and it pushes us forward

And the example of the Prophet Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is so clear in every way who he was, what he represented, what he said, what he expected of us

That you cannot reduce the Prophet Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam to just a silent symbol

You can't turn the Prophet Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam into an image that you merely bring out every once in a while

And you appropriate and turn into all sorts of different things because who he was, Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is so well-documented

And the advice that he gave to us and the commands that he gave to us are so clear that there is no going astray except for the one who insists on doing so when it comes to the message and the Messenger Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

So we talk about this concept of masihah, this concept of advice and the rights of a Muslim on another Muslim

This was not something that the Prophet Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam just left from himself to us, but rather the Prophet Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam mentioned that goodness will prevail in this nation so long as we continue to sincerely advise one another

And Allah mentions this as well, what Tawasobu Hakki, what Tawasobu Subra, they enjoin one another in good, they forbid one another from evil, they enjoin one another in patience, they keep each other steadfast

We keep each other in check and we keep each other motivated, we keep each other inspired, and we keep trying to collectively strive

And that's going to require conversations between us at times to push us back and say look, you know, it might be better for you to think about this and I've noticed this and things of that sort

But it's also a very sensitive area, why? Because to give Nalseha in the wrong way can actually have the exact opposite effect of Nalseha which means sincere advice, either it's not sincere or it's just not well delivered advice

Or people don't want to hear advice anymore, you know, when we're striving towards individualism constantly and being told that that is the fullest way to live

Just come, you know, be yourself and everything is about yourself and everything revolves around Nfc, Nfc, myself, myself

Then when anyone tries to poke a hole in what you are creating as a vision for yourself, then that person is automatically an intruder on your space

And so you're going to treat them with hostility even if they're coming to you with full sincerity

One of the great scholars of this Dean, he was told, how come you don't give us advice anymore? How come you don't tell us what we need to hear?

How come you don't give us advice? He says, is there anyone that's looking for advice? Is there anyone that's actually searching for it?

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