 يَا يُهَنَّاسِ إِنَّا خَلَقَنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرِي وَأُمْتَهُ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شَعُوبًا وَقَبَا إِلَا لِتَعَارَفُمْ إنَّا كرمَكُمْ إِنَّا اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ I have no doubt that every woman in this room and probably everybody listening to us know this verse If there is any verse you hear at one of these one of the most common one all people in Allah ﷻ saying this it's in Surat Al-Hujorat at the end and he's addressing humanity it is not Muslim it is not يَا يُهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُونِ it is not يَا يُهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونِ يَا يُهَنَّاسِ you and me إِنَّا اللَّهُ وِي خَلَقْنَاكُمْ created you ذَكَرِي وَأُمْتَهُ male and female وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شَعُوبًا وَقَبَا إِلَا and we have made you nations and tribes look around you look to your right and look to your left and how different we are and if you still don't know we are different then you didn't listen to the most beautiful talk I just heard we need to listen a lot to these to live reality and why did Allah do that every time I read this verse I was like didn't Allah is Allah not able of creating all of us same same color, same shape, same length same height, same eye color why? two reasons it's in the verse itself one is obvious and one is hidden the obvious to know each other first thing you all have to ask and then I'll come to the best because that's part of the best how many people you know as a friend that does not fit your own description that does not speak the same language that does not eat the same food that does not look like you that does not share the same background it's very little am I right? wow you have a non-Muslim friend? you have a white friend? I'm an Arab you have a non-Arab friend? لتعرفه this is why he created you and me in different ways and he is able of creating us any way he wants سبحانه then the hidden which comes to the best the best among you you all know this is how you translate that or the most honorable one it depends how you want to translate اتقاك the most honorable the best among you not woman or men nothing to do with gender تقوة why am I wasting my time about I am a woman or I am a man did you get my point? it's not going to make any difference in front of Allah سبحانه وتعالى zero if I am in front of him سبحانه he's not going to look at me I am Hefa or I am Muhammed he's going to look at me as what? his creation his servant regardless he or she so why am I wasting my time on you this is the trap you all have to get out of he probably did not expect me to say this but we need to get out of this trap don't fall into the gender look at the bigger picture right اذ قلربك للملائكتي what did he say? اني جعلهم في الارضي خليفة did he define who is the خليفة did he say a man did he say a woman did he say an Arab did he say a non-Arab why do we fall in this trap why it's me it's you this is the first thing you all have to start to rethinking change the way you think and look individually individually are you falling into this trap the answer is I want to hear it yes yes whether I am in the trap of being the victim or I am in the trap of being the one who is going to carry the justice against the victim both of them I am missing the point because what should be my point I want all of you to think with me why I am in this world the question was raised in more than one speaker why I am here to have fun to prove I am the best to prove we are equal is that why he created me I need to hear the answer why did he created me and what does worship mean to know him to know him وما خلقت الجنة والإنسة إلا ليعبدون and you go and read the commentary العبادة هنا is not worship because if you translate worship you absolutely have narrowed this verse oh I need to pray oh I need to fast oh I need to wear my hijab you missed it 80% of this verse you missed it know Allah I had this discussion recently with someone a lot of people have dreams which the dreams are beautiful and they said we need to bring Medina back in our massage it's a beautiful dream and they looked at me and they sensed I am I have something different and I am going to ask you the question I asked when did Medina start after how many years roughly right why didn't Medina start first isn't Allah capable and what was the difference between Medina and Makkah not the cities the Muslim Ummah as you heard the Ansar the helper the lover everybody loves each other we don't need Medina this is what I said we don't need Medina what do we need why because we don't have him inside us this is what Arras وعلي صلاة و السلام did in all his time in Makkah even Salah didn't come first it's you and Nasa عبد الله عبدو ربكم worship your Lord know who is your Lord and this is our problem and I am not going to say it's a woman problem I am going to be very honest it's a humanity problem we don't know who is Allah right if I ask you who is Allah you are going to tell me he is the one who created me but does you really believe he is the one who created you do you really believe in this and I say okay give me another thing and you are going to give me all the 99 names even more and you say he is a razaq and I said really she looked at me I was like what did I say I said is he really a razaq is he really a razaq I want to hear the answer really then why do you call somebody else when you need something it's sad it's painful you just said he is a razaq why do you call someone else you just said he is a qawee you give me any of the names you know and then immediately he tests me and he tests you immediately and I without me knowing showing him and he knows but to show me how hypocrite I am in my tongue he is a shafi he is the one who cure and when I get sick what do I do do I call him first do I turn to him Ya Rabbi please cure me Ya Allah make this tablet that I am putting in my mouth works no who is the best physician and you start texting and on the groups this is what we are missing we women and again I am speaking because I am speaking to women what we are missing these days to be the best and I am going to give you some examples of the best some of them you don't even know the name and I don't know the name the best is the woman is the woman who her focus in life is not her children is not her husband is not her career is not her beauty it's not her house it's only one answer الواحد the one the one how many of you and don't show me hands this is between you and Allah and he knows how many of you can say it confidently as if she is in front of Allah and says يا ربي I lived for you I did everything for you I got married for you I had children for you I studied worked hard to make my career for you I wanted to be educated for you memorize the Quran for you Islamic studies started Islamic institutions you name it for you how many can claim this now and in front of Allah will say it the answer is if I want to be very honest with everybody if I say this am I right am I honest with myself that's what's missing ladies my beautiful sisters young and old don't blame the young I stopped long time ago blaming the young you know why because what they are seeing in me what are they seeing and I'm not defending them but it's again reality so here you are you are in pleasant let's say in St. Louis let's say in Southern California and you are this pious woman real pious woman everybody knows Masha'Allah and then they accused you of the most painful degrading accusation a woman can have and what is that as a Muslim woman exactly oh she has an affair what will happen to you answer me what will happen to you everybody is talking it's the talk of the town everyone but no one say this to you but you can see it you can feel it you know you come in and they stop talking and then your husband come to you and they say he says to you in your face in your face in front of your father and mother tell me if you did it ask Allah to forgive you feel what I'm saying and if you didn't do it say it what will you answer I want to hear it what will you say honestly has to be Allah when I'm a wakil if you know this in the Arabic language when you say hasbih Allah when I'm a wakil meaning you have given up and I'm not going to even answer and may Allah punish you because Sayyidina Ibrahim said that when he was a throne in the fire what else you will do anxiety panic attack you're going to cry am I right angry how dare what do you think of me look at yourself and all this look at yourself and on and on and on and on right how many will turn and says you allowed it to happen you Allah what are you teaching me what do you want me to say what should I do whose story was this what did she answer that's what I need to hear you all knew the answer الحمد لله that's the best to me this is the best in all the stories of Sayyidina Aisha everything you know about Sayyidina Aisha this story tell me what a strong woman should be what a woman of Allah should be and one what a woman of opinion should be what did she say and who said that to her was the Rasul عليه الصلاة والسلام I will be dead I will be dead every time I read this I just can't imagine I'm a woman you are a woman you know how painful is this let alone you're innocent let alone it's coming from your husband let alone your husband is the best of the creation عليه الصلاة والسلام what did she say you need to memorize that statement you want to be strong you want to be you have your opinion you want to be a woman of Allah you want to be the best what did she say the meaning لقد وقع في قلوبكم she said this to her father mother and husband الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام Sayyidina أبو بكر أم رومان she said it's already in your heart and if I said I am innocent and Allah knows I am innocent see what came out of the mouth you will not believe me and if I say I did it and I didn't do it you will believe me and I'm not going to say a word other than what the father of ya'qub she couldn't even father of ya'qub that's exact she couldn't even remember his name said and she turned her back توررصو عليه الصلاة والسلام and to sayyidina أبو بكر her father and to ummar oman and said تصبرون جميل والله المستعان وعلا ما تصفون what a woman is this beautiful patient and Allah will help me about what you are saying about me and she turned her back this is she go and read this in the Quran in every commentary of حديث العفق آيات العفق you will hear this story it's narrated by her and then she said والله I never thought look at this I never thought I am she worthy in the sight of Allah that he will send the Quran to be recited till the end of the time to tell me I am innocent and then immediately that cage of صورة النور إن الذي نجاء بالإفكي أصبت منكم لا تحسبوه شرون لكم بل هو خير لكم لكل امرئ منهم مقتسب من الإثم والذي تولى كبرة منهم له عذاب عظيم and she said I could see رسول عليه الصلاة والسلام القرآن is being revealed because he changed and you know what happens to him when Quran was revealed and then he starts smiling and he looked at her and he said نظر the meaning of your innocence came from the from Allah from the heavens everybody is happy right wait the impact is not done yet the best is to the last so her father and her mother قومي get up قوت الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام she said no I am only gonna thank the one who send my innocence it's Allah where are you from that example woman 2022 live in the United States live in California educated you have everything where are you from this what is the difference between me you all of us and say the Aisha don't tell me she's the wife of رسول عليه الصلاة والسلام she was tested because she was the wife of رسول عليه الصلاة والسلام what is the difference I need to hear it and I want you to think how can I be like the finger of sayida Aisha finger nil one here how you know what's missing it's not because they don't let woman go to the masjid and I have my own opinion about that and I'm one of the people who says لا تمنع مساجد الله لا تمنع إيماء الله مساجد الله don't prevent this the servant of Allah the she servant of Allah from the houses of Allah that's not the issue the issue is not the masjid believe me the masjid is not because of lack of education believe me you know what's the issue it's me it's my nafs it's me everything is way more I say this to me I'm talking to me not to you everything in this life is more important than him I think of everyone else first and then him I only think of him when I need him تعرفين الله في الرخاء يعرفك في الشبدة know Allah at time of adversity he will know you at time of I'm sorry you learn about Allah and turn to Allah at time of prosperity he will know you at time of adversity that's a sayada Aisha do you know about her Ibadah about her act of worship how long a man came of course she was she was knowledgeable you all know that so a man came to ask her a question during the day and then she found her praying بوحا توركات he was waiting and waiting and waiting because she was still praying another man came to him and says oh you're waiting for her to finish go and do whatever you need to do and come back she may be finished how long is your Sada if you pray five times a day how long is your Dua how long is your reading the Quran and how long you spend time on the WhatsApp social media or in the kitchen it's painful it's so painful young and old and I'm not speaking to the young I'm speaking to everybody the best the best is that woman who I heard it from a young girl 20 years ago we were in an Islamic conference we were in line asking the sheikh she looked at him and says يا شيخ I heard this I have decided to go to Jannah سبحان الله I was like what you know what do we normally decide I am going to go to medical school I am going to move I'm going to buy a house I am going to have another baby I am going to you know this is how we decide this is major decisions and I looked and I was like what made her put this goal I haven't seen her I actually saw only her back I don't even know how she looks like but I can tell she's young young young maybe 17, 18, 19 how many of us your goal your goal is Jannah I should have asked you before I said this من عامل صالح من ذكرنا وانتا وهو مؤمن فأولئك يدخلون الجنة يرزقون فيها بغير حساب Whomsoever does a good deed man and a woman Why do you worry about it? Why do you worry about it and you waste your energy and think about it he said it read your Quran ذكرنا وانتا man and a woman but you need to do the first part من عامل صالح وهو مؤمن and you're a believer not a believer I believe in Allah and the first test Allah gives you good or bad by the way good or bad you are praying for your son to get married you're praying for your daughter to get married and Allah سبحان تعالى send exactly your dua you did on the night of Al-Qadr Allah send it and the first thing you do is what you throw this wedding with every disobedience of him every disobedience of him and you want to be the best ألا إن سلعة الله غالية ألا إن سلعة الله جنة جنة what Allah has it's very expensive it's very expensive it's very hard it's جنة that's the best that's the best you want to be the best that's the best you want to talk about equality I don't like this word it annoys me honestly always I was like what do you think why do I need to care about this he said it إن المسلمين والمسلمات والمؤمنين والمؤمنات right والخاشئين والخاشئات والصادقين والصادقات والصابرين والصابرات والمتصدقين والمتصدقات والصائمين والصائمات والحافظين والحافظين والحافظين والحافظين والحافظات والذاكرين الله كثيرا والذاكيرات ما يحدث أعد الله لهم أغفيرا وأجرن عظيمة كل دكريبشن و أنا سأذهب بها لأن هذا هو the best هذا هو the best مسلم صحيح مسلم منن ومن بليفر منن ومن سرندر to Allah منن ومن بيشنط منن ومن صحيح منن ومن صائم صائم صائم رمضان منن ومن شارتي منن ومن جارد وليس فقط فقط كل شيء else يرسل للتطريق والذي يراه من and woman نعم يجب أن يجب أن يتنسها لكن يجب أن تنسوها أولا قبل سنذهب أمر جدا من فرصه أخرى هذا ليس إسلام يجب أن يكون أحد هو ترامل على أنه يجب أن ينسوا أنك ينسوا لن تنسوا أنك ينسوا أنك ينسوا ورأيهم باستخدامك أنك مسلم وذاكرين الله كثيرا يتذكرون الله الله أين أنت أخذتك؟ دعيني بعد صلاة لن يستطيع دعيني وكنت تخبرني أنك تريد أن تكون أفضل ويجب أن أذهب إلى المسجد حيث هناك الحمد لله المسجد جدا جميل جميل باستخدامك المسجد أين أنت؟ لا تنسوا أي شخص كما الشيطان قلت this is one of the powerful verses in the Qur'an صورة إبراهيم ولما قضي الأمر قال الشيطان أخذت لا تلوموا أنفسكم لا تلوموني ولوموا أنفسكم لا تنسوا أنني الشيطان ستتحدث في مجتمعه لا تنسوا أنني تنسوا أنفسك ما كان ريالي كمان سلطان؟ لقد كنت لديك لاحظة إلا إذا دعوة كمان أخذتك أخذتك أخذتك لا تنسوا أي شخص أنت قلت yes دعونا نبحث في المسجد المسجد وكل حرام أنت قلت yes حسنا لا تنسوا أي شخص أنت قلت yes دعونا نبحث قلت yes ما علي عليكم من سلطان لا تنسوا أي شخص إلا أنداعوا واتكون في سجبتملي أخذتك سأخذتك لا تلوموني لا تنسوا أنني تنسوا أنفسك ما أنا بمصرخكم سأخذتك رسكي وما أنتون بمصرخي ونسوا أنك ستساعدني هل تريد أن تكون ذلك؟ هل أستطيع أن أفرد؟ هل أخذتك؟ دعني أخذتك سأخذتك سأخذتك بعض الأشياء وكذلك أنت ويوجد صفة الصفوة خصوص من خصوص ويوجد كبير وكبير وكبير وكبير وكبير وكبير كما أنت تحفظ لذا دعني أن تترى بعضهم بعضهم يوجد قدر ويوجد قدر ويوجد قدر ويوجد قدر ويوجد قدر ويوجد قدر أنا كذلك أنا كذلك أنا كذلك أنني يمكنني أن أ sleep ويوجد يرجع علىهاmusic ما ترى يذاء ، ما يرى يذاء هل يعطأك aren charm هل تع artifacts هل تعap هل تعap هل تعap هل تعap هل تعap أنا سأموت الله سبحانه وتعالى أنا سأكون هناك قال كم لبثتهم في الأرض عدد سنين الله قلت هذا الصورة المؤمنون كم لبثتك في هذه الحياة؟ سنعود و سنقول قالوا لبثنا يوم و أو بعض يوم فسأل العادي و سنقول يا الله سنعود اليوم سنسأل لبثنا قال إلا بثتهم إلا قليلا و كم تعلمون أنت تبقى قليلا بحالة و لكنك لم تعلم تفوز تريد أن تكون أفضل تريد أن تحاول الله تريد أن تساعد في هذه الدنيا تريد أن تساعد في الآخرة لا تنسوا تلك الهاتف عن كل شيء تفوز علىه و علىه فقط هؤلاء الذين ستتعلم معنا في العام المنزل كانوا يردون هذا المتحدث مني أعتقد أننا now are a thousand and I always say this and I say this to myself before anyone everything everything you do you say you don't do you don't say has to go through this circle and this circle is Allah سبحانه is he okay with it is he happy with it then go is not the answer is no even if this whole world will say yes then you are the best then you are say to Aisha then when Allah tests you you will respond الله المستعان وعلمة الصفون and Allah will help me and when you talk about say to Mary when I was listening to it beautifully said you know what came to my mind why did Allah choose her the verse that was shared with you was in Ali Imran but if you read the page before if you read the page before before Allah said يا مريم وإن الله أصطفاك وطهرك وصطفاك على نساء العالمين before Allah told her مريم your chosen what did he say the page before كل ما دخل عليها زكرية المحرابة وجد عندها رسقة كل مرة سيدنا زكرية إنتر إنتر مره على مره أتحدث with her friends أسهل أسهل you know why because I want to be like say to Mary but I want the end I don't want to go through the path I want to be like say to Aisha and I think it's the other people problem it's the other people putting me this no I don't want to go through that path I want the quick result I don't want to get up at 3 o'clock in the morning and stand on my feet and do 2 hours of Qiyam so Allah looks at me and says I chose you لا but I can do 3 hours on the internet chatting going through so the best is the examples you heard all day today but the question has to be what do I need to do in this day and age to be them to get that result and I will end up with this and I remind myself of this verse almost daily if not more وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِيْنَا لَنَّهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُولَنَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ those who struggle look at the word jihad Allah used jihad it's not about fighting there's no war here جاهل struggle فِيْنَا for Allah لَنَّهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُولَنَا He will take you guide you don't worry وَالَّذِينَا لَا إِلَا إِلَاهُمْ and I said by his name if I was a Sayyida Maryam and you were Sayyida Aisha والله المساجد will be open to us it will we will have our beautiful places you know why because he will make it happen but he wants to see it to me first I wanted and I'm ready to work for it and I'm ready to give up things for him you do that and the wonders Allah will show you but you want to be in your comfort zone and you don't want to be different as beautifully you heard what difference is mean I lived it also when you are the only woman the only the only and I'm sure you lived it too the only the only woman in that room looks this way the only woman in that room doesn't speak this way the only woman in that room and I kept on saying طوبة للغرب you know what I just said جاء الإسلام غريبة إسلام came as a stranger and will come back as a stranger look around you aren't we strangers and what did he say to you and me and every stranger طوبة للغرب it's a place in Jannah don't you want to be that person why do you worry why do you waste your energy اللهم أرينا الحق نرزقنا التباع أرينا الباطل باطل نرزقنا اشتناب ربنا لا تزق قلوبنا بعد إظهر ايتنا وهبلنا من لدونقراحم إنك أنت الوحاب رب الهمني رجدي وقني شرا نفسي يا الله يا الله يا كريم ياحي ويا قيون أنت ترى مكاننا you see our place وتسمعوا الكلامنا and you hear our voices and what we are saying يا الله أينا الحق show us truth is truth and show and help us to follow it show us falsehood is falsehood ومساعدنا أن نبقى منه، إنك سميع قريب، مجيب الدعاء، جزاكم الله خيرا، سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت، أستغفرك وأتوب إليك، صلى الله عليه وسلم سيدنا محمد، وعلى آله وأصحابه تسليم كثيرا