We begin by praising Allah Subhanoit-Aala and bearing witness that none has the right to be worshipped or unconditionally obeyed except for him.

And we bear witness that Muhammad Salahlaah alahahiliu Sala is his final messenger.

We ask Allah to send his peace and blessings upon him,

the prophets and messengers that came before him, his family and companions that served

alongside him, and those that follow in his blessed path until the day of judgment and we

ask Allah to make us amongst them.

Allah Ma Amin.

Dear brothers and sisters, there was an auntie that spoke to me last week and I want to start with her story and then

come back to it and she conveyed a very interesting sentiment. She said to me,

Shech, am I sinful if I don't look at the images that are coming out of

Gaza anymore because I can no longer consume those images? Am I sinful if I don't look at those images anymore because I am

on antidepressants because I cannot handle those images? I'm going to leave that inquiry for a few minutes,

and move on to a framing that I pray

Baidn I like to Allah in Ta'ala

will help us address this question in light of a deeper question.

There is this sentiment that I can't look.

And I can't look is not the same as I don't want to look.

And there's a difference between not wanting to look because you feel helpless and you cannot do anything for the people that you are seeing on the screen.

And I don't want to look because it ruins my own happiness, my own day, and my inability to function,

and I'd rather not know because out of sight is not always out of mind.

Out of sight is not always out of mind.

And so it brings us to this idea of meaningful consumption.

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