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Mufti Menk

Life and Death

Mufti Menk

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Islam

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Friday Jumu'ah Sermon from the Kowloon Masjid in Hong Kong. A beautiful encouragement of how to live your life and die in a good condition with the Almighty pleased with you. Summary of points covered by Mufti in his talk: The question of why is answered? Why am I alive, why do I need to work, what is my purpose? Allah choses for us, who we are, where we were born. Allah will test us. Mufti explains and advises about reading the Quran daily. We all have mobile phones, download a Quran App and read a few verses daily. We check our phones constantly. We use our phones to communicate, communicate using the phone by reading Quran on it. The Quran will testify for us. Everyone has challenges. How you live is how you will die. Spread the Salaam, with a smile. Muslims must lead the way in greeting with a smile. Janah can be earned through simple deeds.

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0:04.1

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

0:10.1

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim al Hamdu billah wa salatu wa salamu ala Rasulillahir wa Ala Ali

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wa As-Kabhih-Main

0:18.1

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

0:23.1

Salallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, his household, his companions, we ask Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala

0:29.1

to bless them all and we ask Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to bless every single one of you

0:35.1

and the Ummah at large, our offspring, those to come up to the end may Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala keep them steadfast on the deed

0:43.1

My brothers and sisters, it is very important for us to keep on asking ourselves why were we created?

0:52.1

Why were we made? Why did Allah make me? Why do I have eyes? Why do I have ears? Why my hands? Why this body?

1:02.1

Why do I have to work hard in order to eat? It is very important question because if we were lazy, we would not be able to afford life.

1:16.1

So in order to live and enjoy life, you have to work. And this work is not easy, it is very difficult. Some people work whole day and they only live during the weekend.

1:29.1

So Monday to Friday they work very hard, they earn a little bit of money and the weekend they have the time to spend the bit of that money.

1:39.1

While they are working, they need to eat. Why? Why did Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala make a stomach that becomes empty a few times a day? Why?

1:49.1

Why did Allah make it so difficult for us? Just to be alive Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, that is a very interesting question.

1:57.1

We have no answer besides the answer given by Allah Himself. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala tells us He created death, He created life and He created them for the reason.

2:09.1

And the entire state in this world is all about something very important. So what is it? Many places in the Quran. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala speaks to us about this.

2:23.1

For example, in Surah Al-Mulk, which is a surah that I am sure a lot of us would be reading regularly. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says,

2:32.1

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says, Allah

3:02.1

All that's why he created death and life. So all of us here, we are in a competition. This competition is for us to prove to Allah S.t. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala that we did our best according

3:18.8

to the circumstances that He put us in, which means, you did not choose where you are going to be born. You did not choose

3:27.5

the colour that you have. You did not choose, for example, the parents that you have. We

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