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A supplication used by the great Companion, ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd, including moving reminders from Shaykh ʿAbd al-Razzāq and our brother Mūsá Richardson about the blessing of eyesight.

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The Blessing of Eyesight and a Warning Against Misusing It - Shaykh Mūsá Richardson

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The capital of the believer. 
- Benefits from the āyāt, “Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke, Shayṭān (Satan) threw (some falsehood) in it. But Allāh abolishes that which Shayṭān (Satan) throws in. Then Allāh establishes His Revelations. And Allāh is All-Knower, All-Wise: That He (Allāh) may make what is thrown in by Shayṭān (Satan) a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy and disbelief) and whose hearts are hardened. And certainly, the Ẓālimūn (polytheists and wrong-doers) are in an opposition far-off (from the truth against Allāh’s Messenger and the believers). And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it (this Qur’ān) is the truth from your Lord, so that they may believe therein, and their hearts may submit to it with humility. And verily, Allāh is the Guide of those who believe, to the Straight Path.” [Sūrah al-Ḥajj 22: 42-54]
- The three types of hearts mentioned in these verses.
- The type of heart required for knowledge and guidance to be accepted.
- Āyāt regarding the hardened heart.
- Imām al-Qurṭubī on the meaning of a heart being hard. 
- Reflecting upon ourselves and the state of our hearts.
- When the heart is at its absolute worst. 
- Some causes of the hardness of the heart.
- Ghaflah (heedlessness).
- The difference between ghaflah and jahl (ignorance). 
- The difference between intelligence and understanding. 
- The outcome of those who turn away from the remembrance of Allāh.  
- Sins and disobedience. 
- It is Allāh who inspires the servant to make tawbah. 
- A sign that the heart is sick and dying.
- The humiliation that comes with persistence upon sin.
- The attitude we should have when overcome by calamity.
- Sa’īd b. al-Musayyib on the meaning of ‘al-Awwābīn’.
- Negligence concerning that which Allāh has made compulsory upon us.
- The reason Banī Isrā’īl were cursed and their hearts became hard.
- Being busy with the affairs of the dunyā.
- The key to success as it relates to how we approach the dunyā and wealth. 
- Incessant hope for long life.
- An emotional reflection upon the journey of the righteous soul after death.
- Abundant mingling and mixing with the people.
- Al-Manāwī on the inescapable, evil effects of mixing with the one who has no fear of Allāh.
- Not being merciful to the creation. 
- An example of the mercy of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Al-Manāwī on the actions and characteristics of the one who is void of mercy. 
- Blind/rigid following of an opinion.
- Innovating in the dīn.
- Oppressing others.
- Mālik b. Dīnār on four things that cause a person to be wretched.
- Sahl b. ‘Abdillāh at-Tustarī, Ḥudhayfah al-Mar’ashī and Mālik b. Dīnār on the calamity of hardness of the heart.  
- The worst punishment placed upon a servant. 
- Four things that cause hardness of the heart if done in excess. 
- Characteristics of the hearts that are most beloved to Allāh. 
- The fruits of busying our hearts with Allāh and the ākhirah. 
- A sign that Allāh loves a servant. 
- The defects of the heart and how to rectify them.
- A warning against being heedless regarding Allāh. 

Question:
There are many married sisters who have become young mothers, whose husbands have jobs and careers and they feel like failures. They compare themselves to their age-mates who have degrees and careers and ask their husbands to allow them to study in free-mixing environments that lead to work in free-mixing places due to them chasing dreams, regardless of what their husbands’ wishes are. What is your advice?

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- Giving thanks to Allāh for His blessings.
- Reflecting upon our existence in the dunyā and the approach of death and the hereafter.
- Proof that trials are inevitable and Allāh tests His servants in relation to their level of īmān.
- Recognising that the life of the believer is filled with trials, afflictions and hardships.
- The fitnah that takes place in the home and how it is expiated.
- The sign that Allāh wants good for a household.
- The meaning of women being the ‘shaqā’iq’ of men.
- The Sunnah of Allāh in making some people a fitnah for others and examples of this.
- The manner of asking for the affairs of the dunyā and how increased wealth can lead to weakness in religion.
- Being aware of the plots of the Shayṭān against us.
- The reality that spouses can be a fitnah for each other.
- The example of Asmā’ b. Abī Bakr and Fāṭimah b. Muḥammad (رضى الله عنهم) and their patience upon hardship and having little. 
- The key to our success as it relates to the affairs of the dunyā.

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Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

– The command of sincerity.
– Reflections from the Ḥadīth: Fear Allāh wherever you are.
– The Meaning of Taqwa.
– Importance of self-accountability.
– The reality of the punishment of the grave.
– The Shaytān wants to take us away from sincerity.
– Allāh is free from those who commit shirk.
– Severe warning of hidden shirk and its dangers.
– Blessing of being a Muslim.
– Ibn ul-Qayyim’s رحمه الله statement regarding the reality of knowledge.


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