Disease/Purification of the heart: Gossip and Arrogance- Ismael Mukhtar and Ali Shayhan

Ismael Mukhtar

Two Potential: A Potential to be
Person of Fujoor--> A walking devil
Person of Taqwa--> A walking angel

Two Paths
Path of purification--> Tazkiyah--> Al Falah/Success
Corruption (das)--> Failure (khaibe)

"Indeed Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from among themselves, reciting unto them His Verses (the Quran), and purifying them (from sins by their following him), and instructing them (in) the Book (the Quran) and Al*Hikmah [the wisdom and the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW (i.e. his legal ways, statements, acts of worship, etc.)], while before that they had been in manifest error" (3:164)

Three main elements: The mission of the Prophet (saw)
-Teach them the quran
-Teach them wisdom (sunnah)
-Purify themselves

-Our salvation depends on our self purification

Two undermining forces
1) Shubuhat (misconception) corrupts the mind
2) Shahwat(desires) corrupts the heart

"Allah wishes to make clear (what is lawful and what is unlawful) to you, and to show you the ways of those before you, and accept your repentance, and Allah is All*Knower, All*Wise." (4:27)

Types of Shahwat (desires)
-Sexual desires
-Materialism
-Fame
-Power & Authority

Arrogance (Kibr)
-lust for power, wealth, knowledge and mind

Two Traits

1) rejecting the truth
2) belittling--> to seem less than another or little

-We all have mini-pharaohs in us waiting to come out
-They don't listen or consult anyone
-They say "never question me"

Outcome of Kibr
-Failure to see reality
-Self deception, starting to feel invicible
-Kibr is not an indiviual thing-Kibr is also a nation. Ex: The Romans
-The most dangerous of threat is Kibr (Arrogance)
-The way of the righteous is the humble themselves and fear that they haven't fulfilled their deeds

-An act of sin that brings that brings fear in your heart is better than an act od good that brings kibr

Outcome of those who feel above of everyone else-->Imam Al-Ghazali
-No obligation to consult anyone
-Feels not acceptable for him to ask other people. Ex:Knowledge
-Won't listen for reminders
-Will feel they are not in need of acting righteously. "I have enought hasant"
-Preoccuption of weakness of othes and neglecting your own self

Way to Purification
-Self critique and examination
-Self Discipline--> weaning yourself and constant evaluation


Ali Shayhan

-Brotherhood is sewn into the five pillars

What is backbitting?
-To mention something about your brother/sister in his/her absence that he will hate
-You harm not yourself but the whole community.
-The discomfort you feel when someone youe love has talked about feels like your flest is being eaten.

Shahada
-The love through the shahada is much stronger than through culture, race etc. Anywhere you go and a muslim brother meets another muslim brother there is already a love of brotherhood just because he is a brother in islam

Salaah
-Going to fajr prayer with your brother. Standing shoulder to shoulder.
-In the the prayer we recite surah al faitha "...Ihdina Sirat-ul Mustaqim" meaning guide US to the straight path not guide me.

Zakat
-Instead of using your wealth to have kibr, you use it to help out your brothers and sisters in islam.

Fasting
-Use it as a tool to teach people.
-The love you feel when a brother you don't even know invites you for iftar.

Hajj
-A man had hate for white people. He then went to hajj and said I drank from a cup from a man of color whitest of white, hair blondest of blonde and eyes bluest of blues.

-We should busy oursevles with doing Ibadah with the brothers and sisters.
-To get to Jannah, we need to to purify our hearts-
-It causes huge community issues

Umar Ibn Khattab followed a man since the Prophet (saw) said he was a man of Jannah to find out what he does. He was with him for a few days and noticed nothing special he then asked the man what he did. The man said before I go to sleep I erase my heart of any grudges against anyone.