Ramadan 2022 - The Manners of The Believers #11 - Being Optimistic & Exuding Optimism

Yasir Qadhi

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🗓️ 13 April 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Of the characteristics of the believer is that not only is he an optimist, he exudes a confidence and hope in all those around him so that they too become optimistic. This optimism stems from his strong faith in Allah and the ḥusn al-dhann he has in Him.The believer things the best thoughts of Allah and knows that the plan of Allah will always be for his best. And because of this, the Prophet (SAW) actually wanted us to read in positive omens and extract Divine cues from all types of occurrences around us - as if the random acts of nature and haphazard occurrences are not actually random or haphazard, but instead all a part of a Divine Plan that is meant to inspire us and give us confidence in Allah's qadr. Hence why the Prophet (SAW) said, 'There is no such thing as evil omens, but I like al-fa'al: a good word [that gives optimism].' [Al-Bukhari].

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0:00.0	This audio is brought to you by MuslimCentral.com
0:30.0	Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family.
0:55.0	Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
0:59.0	Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
1:06.0	Yesterday we did the characteristic of smiling.
1:09.0	Today we are going to continue on the same theme.
1:12.0	Today's khulak that the believer is characterized with
1:16.0	is the khulak of optimism in your own life and giving optimism to others.
1:22.0	Always having a very positive outlook, not just on your own circumstances
1:27.0	but also on the circumstances of other people.
1:30.0	So the believer, wherever the believer goes, is a person who encourages others to have a positive outlook.
1:37.0	And this can only come when the person himself has a strong iman in Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.
1:43.0	In fact, the concept of optimism, it is directly linked to your belief in Allah
1:49.0	and the concept of personal one in Allah, thinking the best thoughts of Allah.
1:54.0	So the more positive your own thoughts are about Allah, the more optimistic you will be about life.
2:00.0	And if a person is not aware of who Allah is and a person has a mean conception of Allah,
2:07.0	then their conception of life will also be negative.
2:11.0	Allah says in the Hadith kutsi,
2:13.0	When I am, as my servant thinks I am, and I end up in the abdibi, which means,
2:18.0	however my servant thinks I'm going to be, that's the way I'm going to be.
2:22.0	So if my servant thinks of me positively, then I will deal with him positively.
2:26.0	If my servant considers a situation to be in a positive manner,
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