The honoured Shaykh spoke for approximately ten minutes. A brief insight to his talk is as follows:
- Firstly, he expressed his great joy at seeing such a large gathering of youngsters in the mosque at such a light time of the night. He explained that it was a sign of the love of Allah Most High for those who He had given the ability to attend such a gathering.
- Thereafter, he went on to say that the life of this world is one filled with trials and troubles. They come upon everyone and no one can totally escape them. However, if a Believer is obedient to Allah Most High and he strives to follow the teachings of Islam he will find that despite afflictions befalling him, he is content and at ease in his heart.
On the other hand, if a person is negligent of the commands of Allah Most High, he will find himself distressed and in anguish when calamities befall him- though they may be the same as those that an obedient servant is afflicted with.
He gave the following example to explain the above mentioned point: There are two bananas; one real, and one a plastic one. On the face of it, they both look exactly the same. However, the reality is that one is a sweet nutritious fruit and the other is of no use, rather it could be harmful.
- Finally, the Shaykh stated that if the youth do not rectify their ways now, their wrong ways will rub off onto their children in future, and their children will become unruly and disobedient- and this will be a cause of great distress for a person in the later years of his life.
May Allah grant us the ability to become obedient servants to Him.
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