Keep ourselves modest
Salaam Walaikum, Here is the quick summary of the Halaqa from this past Sunday.April 25th 201
- Keep ourselves modest
- Modesty effect spreads, therefore, protect your family
- Always remember, what if the same thing happened to your family (sisters, mothers, etc.)
- Remember Hayah (chastity)
- Adultery includes casting lustful glances (diminished your own self control)
- EVERY SINGLE GLANCE HAS REGRESSIVE EFFECTS
- Basically, what goes around comes around.
- What is wrong is now seeming what is right and it shows in the level of corruption in society, etc.
- Rule of thumb: 17 verses revealed
- Allah (swt) has a divine system, they will find themselves with an immodest man/woman if they themselves are immodest.
- Loss of modesty sees the lack of modesty being exposed (It comes around)
- Also, there is a technique/method of criticism
- Remember, few moments of joy and a lifetime of regret
- Preserve ourselves when we are alone facing temptation
- Help our friends overcome their 'nafs'
- Prophets (peace be unto them) are the beacon of faith. Even in the face of absolute danger/death, their faith never faltered.
- All feilds of work (professional & otherwrise) has value & can be used to glorify Islam
- Division is stupidity/counterproductive
- Worry about improving ourselves. Allah (swt) will look after Islam
- THIS IS NOT OUR JOB, OUR JOB IS TO IMPROVE OURSELVES
- We must care about our deen, etc. but remember Islam doesn't need us, we NEED Islam
- The mutual relationship with Allah (swt) will be through love, we love Allah (swt) and Allah (swt) loves us
- Remember that it is ourself that we must improve first and foremost