 فشرف بل اشتغالي بالعلم ولا تبغي به ما عشت يا دا دا دا لا وياله من شراف عظيمي ولذلك عبد الله بن مسؤول ذهر رضي الله تعالى عنه ويسأل that one of us would see a sin as though he was under a mountain fearful that the mountain may fall on him that's how we saw the sin and how big it was but he said that the tragedy, the transgressor, the criminal he doesn't see the sin except he perceives it as though it's like a fly that comes and descends on his nose and he removes it with his hand like this in other words for him the sin is nothing no weight and the Prophet ﷺ told us إياكم ومحققاتي ذنوب stay away from the belittled sins and that's common I would think to myself that the sins that they may have belittled or those which was belittled in their eyes were the minor sins for us today the major sins are belittled the كبائر, the major sins the مهلكات the ones that the Prophet ﷺ said سبع المبقات قالوا وما هن يا رسول الله what are the sevens that would dip you into the hellfire I find a lot of the Muslims who belittled those ones أشيرك بالله والله it's belittled أشيرك and it's importance and how serious it is it is mocked and it's taken as a joke killing an innocent black person today it's seen very lightly ربع is seen lightly خمر is seen lightly زينة and ultra-infornication have you not seen that? it comes and he talks about it he posts about having spoken to a girl look at the emails that come through people asking questions like it's the fear of زينة is really little today it's enough and said to people you know even sometimes when I get sad by people's dealings with زينة how lightly they see it people say to me you really don't understand this is light this is minor now it's nothing that's the basics simple but we're talking about worse now so it's very sad and all of that starts off from a particular point we always say that Shaytan's dealings is خطوات it's not to take you one time throw you into the deep end Shaytan starts off slow footsteps after you know one footstep one after the other you start you make you he'll probably start you with indulging into the موبحة too much which is موبح nothing wrong with it just so he can keep away from that سنة he'll start off smoother like that until he makes sure that he takes you to شركة كفر بالله so we have to realise that our إيمان is not something we can gamble with it is not something we can put it on the line there's a book I advise each and every one of you to buy to read it's also translated in English I've seen it myself it is the book التوضيح والبيان لشجرة الإيمان written by عبد الرحمن ناصر السعدي رحمه الله and also the kitab written by الشيخ عبد الرزاق ابن عبد المحسن العباد البدر which speak about his book عبد الرزاق is called أسباب زيادة الإيمان ونقصاني there are things that cause the iman to increase and that which causes it to reduce so many books brothers it will give you good insight يا إخوة دقائده is what عرفت الشر لال الشر ولكن لتوقيه ومن لم يعرف الشر من الخير يقع فيه knowing good from evil is important عمر رضي الله عنه what did he say تنقض عور الإسلام عروة إسلام will be it will be taken apart bit by bit and what did he say إذا تكلم في الإسلام من لم يعرف الجاهلية if he talks about Islam the one who didn't know jahilia so that's why we need to know what increases the iman as much as we need to know what reduces the iman so that's why he will help us knowing أسباب زيادة الإيمان and we also know أسباب النقصاني and that which reduces it so we can stay away from it ولذلك حديث رضي الله because of that كان الناس يسألون رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الخير وقلت أسأله عن الشر مقافة he said that the people used to ask the Prophet only about the good I used to ask him about so I could what so I could stay away from it so one tries to learn the good and he also learns ما يضاده that which opposes it and that which is opposite to it so those two books that I mentioned which are and also the books أسباب زيادة الإيمان ونقصاني with those two books one person's iman they can increase it and stay away from that which will cause their iman to reduce نقر بأحوال القيامة كلها ومشتملته الدار حقا ونشهده we affirm what shall take place and the resurrection all of it as well as all contained in the final abode and we bear witness to this the author now he speaks about رحمه الله تعالى أصل من أصولي الإيمان one of the fundamentals articles of faith right and that is الإيمان وبيوم الأخير believing in the day of the day of judgment so we believe in everything that's going to happen the day of judgment every situation in every stage in details we believe in it we believe for example because believing of the day of judgment what falls under it الإيمان which is مجمل الإيمان which is مفصل it's two things a very comprehensive generic belief which is that okay I believe in the day of judgment I know that there's a life after this that's the general belief of the day of judgment the second one is the most specific form of belief of the day of judgment it is the belief that the stages and the levels and the accounts that are going to take place for example you believe in فتنة عذاب القبر you believe the trials and the tribulations of the grave and the bliss of the grave you also believe in البعث the resurrection you believe in نشور حشر the gathering of the people together جزاء حساب الدواوين the scrolls سراط you believe in the Salat that everybody is going to take the path and ميزان you believe in the scale you believe in جنة and you believe in نار that is المفصل all of that which I found in الكتاب و السنة we find the كتاب and the سنة we believe in that نقروا و يفهم that بأحوال القيامة يكلها all of the situations of the day of judgment we believe in that و مشتملته الدار and we also believe what it consists of and this is a form of affirmation of what he already said رحمه الله anything that we find in the كتاب of الله سبحانه وتعالى and anything that we find in the سنة we also believe in that و نشهد and we testify to it and this is him trying to follow the ayah 4 صورت البقراء in which الله سبحانه وتعالى لهم يوقينون they have certainty of the day of judgment so we have certainty و مشتملته الدار و نشهدوا و نقروا اقرارا يقينيا we believe that this all of this with certainty and how can a person gain certainty of this day how can he fall under the ayah is by studying it in details learning the stages learning the things that are going to happen after the grave what is going to happen and this is something a person needs to study they have to understand the life of the day of judgment from the grave to every single body entering the jannah all the narrations the person should bring them together and he should study it اه تفكر بآثار العظيم و ما حوات ممالكه العظم لعلك ترشد contemplate the manifest signs of the most majestic and all contained in his tremendous kingdoms so you may so you may be guided or alright the author here he speaks about تفكر to ponder and look بآثار العظيم the signs of Allah which are great in which he has created and is brought into his existence sometimes people go to buildings and they see the infrastructure and they are baffled and mind-boggled say wow many people they travel to turkey they see the the ancient and they are shocked they see the pyramids in Egypt and they look at this and they are baffled people travel to Dubai and they see buildings and they see and they are baffled but look how sheytan has diverted them from looking at what is much greater يا اخوة do you not know this world that we are in today قرون generations after generations have walked this earth this world is older than every creation on it الله سبحانه وتعالى has created it on the way we were talking about a water we saw and the color changed and we said that this water the changing of this color of this water has got a lot of stories in the world world one two whatever it saw endured that water can speak and tell us ما شهدو that which it saw these are signs of Allah تفكر بآثار العظيم to ponder on the signs of Allah that are around you يا اخوة if you look at the sky for example الله made the sky stand بغير عمد انترونها there is no pillar holding it it doesn't fall it doesn't drop there is it standing like that سبحانه وتعالى الله said it's raining from it all of it happening look at the human today when he loses a part of his body and then the doctors give him a new part it's just never as good as how Allah's one was have you not seen some people they fix their eyes for another eye to see with whatever it just looks plastic you can see are you with me يا اخوة all of this is تفكر بآثار العظيم وما حواد يدالك سبحانه وتعالى one of the most powerful things that a brother once said to another brother he had much he didn't have much knowledge and it gives him the ability to to utter and to speak that which is wise a brother who felt down and you know who was depressed and sad he said يا اخي I'll ask you something after he gave him a good long reminder one of the things that he said to him was what he said to him يا اخي if I was to ask you today to give me your finger for a million pounds would you give it to me knowing that all your debts and everything that you're struggling about will be paid but you do that he said no 2 million no 3 million no 4 no 5 no 6 no put a price to it no nothing يا اخي I can't even say you're a billionaire walking around you're worth more than a billion you are worth more than more than all of that you wouldn't do that صحيح it means everything but you were given to it for free يا اخوة have you not seen a person who's rich rich rich he's got money he's got everything he needs but he's got diabetes he's got hepatitis C he's got this illness or that illness so he's not allowed to eat particular foods but there's a فقير guy who's got no money nothing but he's healthy he can eat everything and this rich man is jealous of a poor guy who can eat what he wants he can eat whatever this man is rich are you with me he's jealous of a poor person why but however much money he has today cannot buy what this poor man has poor man his health is something Allah gave to him no one else can give it to him his money can't bring that for him بأثار العظيم the big signs that are around you look at your body look at the things that are around you that are happening and how they are taking place were charged for everything right imagine you were charged لكل نفس every time you breathed you had to pay for it every time you breathed what is حرون الرشيد one of the leaders I think it was حرون الرشيد حرون هزيم he came up to him يبكرس الماك يبكرس الماك يبكر السماك water you drank the water these generations have mentioned in different of the talk but for this cup of water you would have to give up your kingdom half of your kingdom would you do it كما قلت to him , دستراكشن فيتر كيندا بسورة كابا وورتا . سورة سورة كل ما تريدون فيها في الوقت لتصميم كابا وورتا لتجربه لكي تذهب إلى جميعك صحيح ! one was for it to be given to you you gave half of your kingdom for it and now you have to realize brothers حارونا الرشيد use to talk to the clouds who say to the clouds امطلي هناك او هناك go and rain there or there فإنو سيخرجوا لي خراجك whatever ever you rain the crops will come back for me because if it goes to the land of the muslims pay attention to this we went to the land of the muslims the cat will come and it will come to and if it was the disbelievers they will pay jizya the jizya used to come to the muslims so his mulk was where very vast this wasn't one country they govern he is saying I will give half of all of that just for a cup of water and then he is saying the other half I will give it for the other remaining part صح I will do that that what does it show the value of what you have the blessings the kingdom is nothing the value of this world is nothing what Allah has given you so you need to ponder so he said تفكر بآثار العظيم ومحوث think of Allah great things that he has created ومحوث and that which it consists of ممالك والعظم of Allah's kingdom سبحانه وتعالى once you think of it and you ponder it how he designed it and he put it together with that إن شاء الله وتعالى you are going to gain guidance and maybe like you Ibrahim what was he doing he was looking at the moon looking at the sun and the stars all of that these are from the things these are the signs that are the signs for you to come to guidance as we mentioned yesterday these are the signs for you to look at the one who created all of this designed it controls it you see you're thinking you're thinking what you're doing is you're thinking there's a creator before he gets the conclusion there's a creator all of this which I see today and the way it's running and the way it's moving and the way it happens this creator has brought me to this world and doesn't have no purpose from me when he has a purpose from everything else around him I as the creation have this tissue next to me right now for a reason I have it here for a reason I wear this watch for a reason I have my mobile phone for a reason and etc everything you do you do it for a reason these great things that are around me they have a purpose in why the one who did it did it so what's the purpose for me then the person goes in he goes in the conquest of finding out that answers that question and he seeks the knowledge of it guidance comes to him from it that's why the author is saying لعلك ترشده there's a statement ابن القيمسان in his kitab مفتاح ودار سعادة the first volume page 214 he says وأحسنو ما أنفقت فيه الانفاسو one of the greatest things that a person spends his time and his life in is اتفقوا في آيات الله it is to ponder and to think about Allah's signs وعجائب الصنعي and the amazement of how Allah made things and He brought about things والانتقال منها إلى تعلق القلب والهمة به دون شيء من مخلقاته and then moving on to connecting your heart and having the aspiration to Him سبحانه وتعالى besides everything from His creation from the greatest things that a person can spend their time doing is pondering on the signs of Allah he says and how amazing Allah has brought all of this about and then from that third thought your heart automatically becomes connected to Him and have loving from Him that's the greatest thing that a person can spend their time to do we'll stop there إن شاء الله I will carry on tomorrow anything which I have said that was wrong or incorrect is from me الشيطان and that Allah has missed and brought free from it سبحانك اللهم بحمدك أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله استغفرواك وأتوبوا إليه