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Brothers and sisters, there is a body of Ahadith from the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam

probably more extensive than in any other way of life

about the importance of nasiha, the importance of sincere advice

and typically you find that the body of Ahadith that are focused on nasiha

focused on the idea of sincere advice, focused on how to give advice

the mechanics of giving advice, the way that we talk to people, the way that we talk to our brothers and sisters

and the way that this ultimately ties into the pursuit of Allah subhanahu alayhi wa sallam

pleasure and our destination, our hope destination of paradise

wa tawasul bilhakti wa tawasul bilh sub

a people that enjoying one another in good and forbid evil amongst each other

and help one another towards that pleasure of Allah subhanahu alayhi wa sallam

and keep each other resilient and steadfast and patient with what comes with taking that path collectively

and while you have all of these Ahadith, all of these statements about how a person should give advice

and it is important because it affects the way that a person will receive it

you have an entire scope that is described in the Quran and the Sunnah

of how to make the heart necessary to receive sincere advice

similar to the way that you make the heart necessary or you make the heart fertile

to receive the most necessary advice and the most necessary guidance of all time

which is the infallible speech of Allah subhanahu alayhi wa sallam

that the heart has to be willing to receive even the Quran

there is no word that is greater than the Quran, there is no advice

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