what
is this is a question
that he asked one of the
companions one of the most knowledgeable
companions in the matters of Dean and
Quran and he
said what is tawa explain to me what
tawa is
so
said have you ever taken a thorny path
andar said yes he said what did you do
he said I raised my garment and I was
very careful as I walked through that
path not to hit any corn any Thorn it
will not prick me he said this is
TA some of you may not have taken a
thorny path but let me give you another
example which I'm sure you can
understand and relate to you're driving
in a car and if you not haven't driven
before you're a passenger in the car and
you get to a safety camera one of those
red light cameras it's a school zone 40
what do you
do you slow down you slow down while the
camera is there as soon as you pass the
camera what do most people do they spit
up again yeah why did you slow down
because your speed is being
monitored and this is TA to the believer
is knowing going through life knowing
that Allah is watching you God
Consciousness everything you speak
everything you say everything you do
Allah is watching you God Consciousness
this is TA and Allah subhana wa tala
mentions tawa in the Quran close to 200
100
times why did Allah mention it so many
times I see a lot of young kids here
maybe your high school age maybe if you
know be older than that you've been
through high school before how many
times did your parents you do your
homework
do your homework have you done your
homework yet do your homework why do you
parents repeat it so much cuz we don't
listen because we don't do it Allah subh
repats St 200 times in the Quran
why compare that to Ramadan compare that
to fasting in the month of Ramadan how
many times Allah tell us to fast the
month of Ramadan the
Quran one time just once the whole Quran
he just mentioned it once why cuz
everyone does it generally speaking
everyone fast Ramadan I us I to work in
the
jail I used to say brothers in the jail
Muslim Brothers Harden criminals thugs
gangsters arm robers T from head to toe
in Ramadan they're
fasting everyone fast Allah had to
mention it once but ta Allah subhana
mentions it over 200
times so what is the connection between
ta and Ramadan Allah tells us in the
Quran we know this verse
we hear it millions of
times fasting has been prescribed upon
you as it was prescribed upon those
before you
why so what is the connection between
fasting and
ta what is the connection between me not
eating and drinking and attaining ta me
not eating and drinking is it something
physical or spiritual
physical right ta is TA something
physical or spiritual spiritual so Allah
is telling you do something physical and
in return you will get something
spiritual how
why let me tell you a story about
AB one of
the he was once asked what are the three
things you love most in
life listen to what he said before I
answer before I tell you what he said
let me ask you what are the three things
that you like most in life what are the
things that make you happy make you
small Make You Love in This
World your children that big paycheck a
big house a what what is that will put a
big smile on your face in this life
think about what you would answer they
asked Abu what is it that you love most
in this life he
said well
M I love sickness and hunger and death
so they asked him
why
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he he said if I get sick my sins fall
off and if I get hungry my heart becomes
closer to Allah and if I die I meet my
creator
ill