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now let's discuss a little bit of a
different topic
I ask you a question when you meet
someone what stands out about him more
than
anything his character how he acts how
he deals with one another and likewise
we're going to be discussing right now
the character of a
Muslim
well this is a very very deep topic so I
hope everybody's got a little bit of
popcorn next to them and something to
drink cuz I don't want anybody going to
refrigerator during the next couple of
minutes we're going to discuss the
character of a Muslim let's discuss the
best of Creation The Prophet Muhammad
May Allah's peace and blessings be upon
him as the creator of the heavens the
universe and all that exist made mention
that you are on an exalted standard of
character this is a statement in the
Quran from Allah and in another place in
the Quran it makes mention that verily
in the messenger you have a good example
to follow therefore the Muslim tries to
emulate and imitate the character of the
best of creation the prophet Muhammed
May Allah's peace and blessings be upon
him now what does that entail you might
be asking well I'll try to give you a
little bit of an idea let's discuss
right now about the character firstly
what does a Muslim not do one of the
major sins in Islam to
lie it is not from the character of a
Muslim to tell tell a lie because if
someone tells a lie to you and you
cannot believe him that speaks out more
about his character than anything you
could possibly think of let's move
on what we call in
Islam or honoring one's parents the
messenger of Allah May Allah's peace and
blessings be upon him was asked one day
who has the most right to my good
treatment
he said your mother he was asked
again who then he said your mother he
was asked for a third time who then and
he may Allah's peace and blessings be
upon him said your mother and he said he
was asked and then who and he said your
father now if I was a mother I would be
jumping up and down right now but I'm a
father and I'm still happy although I'm
not jumping up and down but I'm still
happy what does this mean Islam calls
upon the Muslim to honor one's parents
and in another place in the Quran it
makes mention not to say to them o and
this term of o in Arabic means the
following to show that you are not
pleased
discontent or some type of disrespect to
your parents if your parent asks you to
do something then it is not for you to
say anything no back talk no this no
that but to honor your parents and to
grant them that which they want and if
they reach old age to take care of them
to give them any Services you possibly
could and honor them to the best of your
ability as for the father what a lofty
status we have because in Islam there is
no one except for the mother who is more
deserving of good treatment to us and
I'm a father alhamdulillah no one is
deserving of good treatment more than me
than my wife but that's okay she can
have that status because Allah gave it
to her another aspect of the character
of a Muslim is that he is gentle the
prophet the messenger of Allah Muhammad
May Allah's peace and blessings be upon
Him stated verily Allah is gentle and he
G and he loves gentleness and he gives
due to gentleness what he does not give
due to harshness now some people may be
sitting back and say wait a minute
that's not what I heard in the news well
I'm here today to tell you what Islam is
now just because there are some people
who do certain things that does not
necessarily mean that that's the
religion of Islam for example you may
find someone of a certain Faith who goes
out and does something wrong can we
really say that that's a tenant of their
faith not really if there is someone who
goes and does something that is just not
acceptable in any society can we really
say that he's acting upon his
religion not really and likewise there
is Islam so the character of the Muslim
is gentle It's Kind it's forbearing even
in Islam there is no compulsion in
religion so therefore you've got a
little bit of an idea what the character
of a Muslim actually is
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well before my reversion Islam I was I
was a a teenager who just like an
ordinary teenagers who went around
enjoying their life with wine music
womanizing and all things like that
so I was totally I very rich person I
have everything in life uh but only
thing I feel that I'm still unsecure
with what I
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had well when I was sick in a
hospital uh when my wife I was married
to a born Muslim and I was a born Muslim
but the only thing that we were not
practicing is
so when my wife my first wife left me I
became sick and I went I was sick in the
hospital so they came a Christian lady
who just convert over her to Islam for
over 5 years so I had to spell out my my
my pain that I have in my heart and I
spell it out on her and what she says
that what you have your problem is just
as small as this finger T is but the
only thing that you doesn't have the
Iman in you that's why you feel except
burden to you so when I look at