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Who Is Luqman?- He is the wise as described by Allah(SWT) in Quran
- He is from the northern part of Africa (Sudan)
-Some narrations states that he was actually a slave
- He is not a messenger or prophet.
So, what is special about him?
-It is the advise/naseeha which he gave to his son. And, his naseeha is so powerful that Allah(SWT) described it in Quran as an example for us. And, it is also a dua for us.
Live your life like Luqman so that people will make dua for you even after you have passed away.
How significant Luqman to his community?
- He was not a significant person to his community. However, he was significant person to the creator. And, it is a lesson for us that there will be individuals like him in our society that would be an important person to the creator but not to our eyes.
The First Advice:
Allah testifies that he has bestow the wisdom to Luqman.
Second Advice:
(Yabunnayah)- O my beloved son
This shows that there was a bond between the father and the son before he gave the following advice. So, don't forget to show your love between your family members. And, don't hesitate to show your love between your spouses and children.
For fathers, don't feel shy to say "I love you" to your daughters. Your children need to be assured that they are loved by their fathers. If, you don't say it, another man will say it and it will be going in a wrong way.
And, husbands , don't feel shy to compliment your wives , they are halal for you:).
By associating partner, you are doing wrong only to yourself .
Advice for the children :
Respect your parents , no matter who they are. If, they say/command anything that is against the rulings of Allah, then excuse yourself, but still RESPECT them. Your parents are test for you by the permission of Allah, they are the ones who determine your nationality, color, race,your financial background etc.
Advice for the parents:
"Your creator commanded you...." -Look at the way Luqman, the wise has advised his son. SubhanAllah, he did not just shout or ordered his son instead he is saying that your creator has commanded you. This is another approach to give advise to your children.
Have a bond with your child so that they will respect you. And, get rid of your bad habits so that they will listen to you. For example, if you are smoker, and you advice your children not to smoke, it is obvious that they will not listen to you.
Mufti's example : Whenever, he is travelling on the plane, he always had to watch a video of emergency preparation. And, in the video, it will feature a mother and child. The mother will be wearing the mask first and then she will wear it for her son. This is the way we should teach our children. Save yourself before you save others :)
Do not cut off your family ties, and do not make your family bond like business transactions. If, there is any conflict, you initiate to solve the problem.
1) Put down yourself
2) Ask forgiveness from them even if you are not wrong
Mufti's commentary: He said that there is nothing wrong to ask forgiveness even if you did not do anything wrong. He said, that he has done this many times and he is living happy due to that.
Saying Salam:
-You should say Salam within 3 days of conflict
-When you say peace upon you/salam - your dua might be accepted and they can become people who are loving people.
-And, please make your dua sincere and don't just say it and start to backbite about them in either through people or social networking sites.
Pornography:
Things like pornography or anything illegal/haram, people dare to do it because they think no is watching them. If , there is a ruling that government agency is tracking those who are watching pornography, people will stop doing that.
But, SubhanAllah, how can people not afraid to watch in front of their creator. He is watching them all the time! #FearAllah
Allah being Ar-Rahman/ Merciful:
People give excuse to make sins by saying Allah is being Ar-Rahman and he will not punish them during Judgment Day. However, this is totally a wrong concept .
For example: A mother will not punish/scold her child if it is doing wrong for 1 or 2 times. But, her tone will become more serious, and she might even give a punishment to her child if it is taking advantage of its mother's kindness.
So, how do you make repentance then?
You can format your hard drive (your heart) by
1) Asking Forgiveness From Allah sincerely
2) Do not commit the same mistake again
Remember to confess your sin only to Allah. You do not need to confess it to everyone. This is the beauty of Islam and it is not found in any other religion.
#QuicklyRushToAskForgiveness
"Those who ask repentance, and make GOOD DEEDS, their bad deeds will be converted to good deeds so that they can be admitted into paradise"
Your hardships/trials will be easier for you, if you have direct connection to Allah by Salah.
For example, when you have CEO near you, how will you react?. This is how we should react when we are in a state of Salah.
Only your "DEEDS" will come to you even after your death, your children and wealth will be behind you.
Leaving Salah is a humiliating thing. Please enjoin your daily prayers if you haven't.
Enjoin Good & Forbid Evil:
A true friend is the one who will correct you even if it is a bitter truth.
Omer (RA) used to say that he will be happy when people advise him. However, take note of two things before you advise people:
1) Apply Wisdom when you are advising
2) Your advise should not make them worse than what they were when they are making the sins.
Patience:
You need to bear patience. Your hardships are tailored-made. Don't compare your hardships with others. And, don't complain about your trials to anyone . If you do, you are complaining about Allah. Instead, complain about your trials to Allah who will help you :)
Do not ever be arrogant!!!
And, contribute to your country that you are living in. Make the non-Muslims say that "Muslims are hardworking people etc". Make the non-Muslims say positive things about Muslims. Excel in whatever you are doing. And, contribute to the economy.
Lukman telling his son to treat people with correct attitude.
And , Mufti told about parrot story(extremely funny). To hear about the parrot story, click here
"Walk moderately"- According to the scholars, Luqman actually demonstrated to his son, on how to walk humbly. #ParentingTechniques
"Lower your voice"- The worst sound is the donkey. So, make your voice humble and soft.
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