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[Allah will not change the condition of people

as long as they do not change their state] [2]Sheikh/ Khalifa Ezzat

16 Rabi Awwal 1427 15 April, 2006

All thanks and praise are due to Allah, from whom we seek help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from theevils of ourselves and the evil consequences of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides will never be misled and whoever Hemisguides will never find anyone to guide him. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah.Likewise, I bear witness that Muhammad is the servant and the Messenger of Allah.

Dear brothers and sisters: We are still dealing with the same subject, Change the state of ourselves in the shade ofAllahs words in surat Ar-Rad verse 11. The Quran declares:Allah will not change the condition of people as long as they do not change their state [themselves]. [Ar-Rad:

11]and also Allahs words:That is so because Allah will never change a grace He has bestowed on a people until they change what in

there is in their ownselves.[Al-Anfaal: 53]When Arabs were shepherds at pre-Islamic period, and changed themselves by accepting Islam, they became leadersfor nations and had great power at that time. After they became leaders, they changed themselves again, then theirstate and reality became as you are seeing now.

Dear brothers and sisters: change is possible if we have the will to do so. The proof for this is that Allah SWT sentProphets, Messengers, and revealed books for change. These afflictions, tribulations, hardships which Muslims sufferall over the world are not absolute evil or wrath from Allah becauseabsolute evil contradicts Allahs existence. In fact, all

these tribulations are a message and call from Allah to us for change.This hard time, thesedifficult trials, and this war against Islam and Muslims are a message from Allah to us to changethe state of ourselves. Allah will not change us as long as we do not change.We stated in the previous Khutbah that the change we did was externally only; while the required change should beinternally as Allah said.Dear brothers and sisters: there is a rule in Aqeedah says: all incidents and things are done by Allah; and what Allah

wills to occur, it surely will occur. Behind every incident, there is wisdom. This wisdom always related to good not evil.So we should understand and consider the wisdom behind every incident either good or bad. We should consider itthrough seeing our actions, ourselves, our relation with Allah, with parents, with relatives, with people in general. We

should understand that behind every incident there is a message. The Quran declares:

And when the believers saw Al-Ahzab [the confederates] they said, that what Allah and His Messengerhad

promised us, and Allah and His Messenger has spoken the truth. And it only added to their faith andsubmissiveness[Al-Ahzab: 22]The true and clever Muslim should consider the noble wisdom behind this incident, not to consider the incident itself.

This is called positive understanding and positive consideration of the incident. Muslim should regard this as a rule forall his life. For example, you have a noisy child; he does a lot of troubles and this causes pain for you. You should seethat he will be clever and intelligent in the future for the scholars said this. This is positive understanding for this painful

child. Another example, your income is very poor; but your have good health. You grew up in a poor family, however,poverty is sometimes a motivation to success and richness is a way to failure. You have a disobedient wife; she may bea motivation for advance. This is a positive understanding for the tribulations. A previous prophet saw a dead cheep. His

companions said, Its smell is very bad? While he said, its teeth are very bright. Muslim should be positive in everything; Muslim should be alert in this life.Surely there are positive sides in these afflictions and tribulations. If we consider them deeply, it will be a way to our

affinity and affection; and also a way to our unity; and a way to our glory. Consider the following verse deeply. TheQuran declares:

Say, [O Muhammad]: O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to who You will, and You takethe kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You wil l, and You humiliate whom Youwill. In Your Hand is the good... [Al-Imran: 26]

Allah SWT does not say, In His Hand is the good and the evil but He said the good. Thus giving kingdom is good;removing kingdom is also good; honor is good and humiliation is also good. The scholars of Tawheedsay that amongthe most Magnificent Names of Allah, there two opposites Names which should be mentioned together such as the One

who does Harm and does benefit [Ad-Daar An-Naafi] the One who give Honour and Humilation [Al-Muiz and Al-Muzill].

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This means that Allah does humiliation to change into honor and harm in order to benefit... etc. So all good things welove and bad ones we hate are done by Allah for the sake of us. Allah wants ease not hardship and causes hardship for

the sake of ease.Dear brothers and sisters: know that all your cases and states either ease or hardships are good for you. This isconfirmed the hadith of the Prophet [pbuh]. He said,

All conditions [either ease or hardship] of the believer are good for him; and this is only for the believer. Because if he

is favored by good [things] and becomes in ease and thank Allah for it, he will be rewarded by and consequently this isgood for him. By contrast, if he is afflicted by tribulation and endures it with patience and satisfaction, he will be

rewarded for this and surely this is good for him. [Collected by Muslim and Ahmad]Dear brothers and sisters: you should also change non-Islamic customs and characteristics such as intervening inmatters that do not concern you, do not intervene in their problems, relations, and scandals of people without right; or to

backbite; to slander your Muslim brother; for these are the characteristics of ignorant and jobless people. The Prophet[pbuh] in manyHadithswarned us to do so.Dear brothers and sisters: change the state of yourself and do not take care of criticism as long as the change is in

conformity with the teachings of Islam. Change the condition of yourself and do not care about the talk of peoplebecause people will talk and criticize you in all cases either you make change or not. We the famous and funny storywhen a man and his son had a donkey. The man walked and made his son ride the donkey. People criticized the son

with impoliteness for he rode and left his father walks. When the father rode and the son walked, people criticized fatherwith cruelty saying, the little son is walking and the cruel father is riding. When both of them rode the donkey, people

criticized both with cruelty against donkey. When both of them got off and walked, people said, they are crazy, they arewalking beside the donkey.The Prophet [pbuh] said, Among the good attributes of the believer is to leave what does not concern him. [Collectedby At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah]

In al l cases, people will criticize, change the state of yourself into better and do not care about them. The Qurandeclares:Say, it is for Allah; then leave them to their whims

However, when you start the change of yourself, you should have some reservation towards people. In other words,when you are going to make change, do not put yourself in the state or position which makes people are in doubt. Try tobe clear and truthful because this removes insinuations of Satan. This is confirmed in the Hadithof the Prophet [pbuh].

Once the Prophet [pbuh] walked with his wife Safiyyahat night, some of the Ansaar followed him to see who thiswoman is. When the prophet saw them, he said, she is Safiyyah my wife and explained for them. He also explained forthem lest Satan might insinuate in their mind evil thoughts.

Dear brothers and sisters: every one of us has a problem, learn how to solve it by fixing it perfectly because perhaps itis not problem. If have more than one problem, try to solve every one separately in order to change your conditions into

better. For example, your wife disobeys you in some matters and you see this causes a problem for you. The problemperhaps is not in the wife it may be in the relation between both of you.When you reach to a good solution to the problem, go ahead and carry it out immediately. You should a strong will and

faith to carry it outDear brothers and sisters: we should not innovate in the acts of worships and beliefs; but we should innovate anddevelop in the worldly matters.

Dear Muslims: you are responsible in the Day of Judgment for changing yourself, and your fami ly. You are notresponsible for changing others as long as you cannot do so.O you who believe! Take care of yourselves; if you follow the right guidance on hurt can come to you from

those who are in error... [Al-Maidah]Dear brothers and sisters: at final we ask Allah to accept out deeds and prayers. We ask Him also to provide thisUmmahwith glory, strength, and honor Ameen

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