Ali Dawah - March 05, 2015


How to love Salah ｜｜ Ali Dawah


Episode Stats

Length

12 minutes

Words per Minute

197.31616

Word Count

2,534

Sentence Count

1

Hate Speech Sentences

23


Summary

In this episode, I talk about how to fall in love with Salah and how being grateful makes you realise the mercy and rahmat of Allah SWT and all the blessings that he has given us in life.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh brothers and sisters
00:00:28.140 Welcome back to another show with Mr Ali Dawah, that's me obviously
00:00:31.040 So guys what I'm going to talk about today is as you know last week we talked about stop judging people
00:00:36.460 Alhamdulillah it was really successful, a lot of people watched it, shared it and benefited from it inshaAllah
00:00:40.200 Today I want to talk about Salah, how to fall in love with Salah
00:00:42.880 How being grateful makes you realise the mercy and rahmat of Allah SWT
00:00:46.760 And all the blessings that He's given us as you can see around me, wallahi is all blessings
00:00:50.640 Now brothers and sisters what I want to tell you guys is a step by step guide of how I fell in love with Salah
00:00:56.640 And how I basically had a lot of, basically I would pray with Salah but Fajr was something that I would struggle with
00:01:02.260 And obviously how I overcame that
00:01:03.980 Now brothers and sisters what you need to understand is this
00:01:06.380 Number one, we need to understand and open our eyes to the blessings that we have
00:01:10.840 I want you guys to get a pen and paper inshaAllah so you can pause the video here, get the pen and paper and come back
00:01:14.960 If you've got the pen and paper we're going to start straight away
00:01:16.940 Now I want you guys to write the blessings down, the blessings that you have in life
00:01:22.940 Now I want to go through with you because your blessings that you might think you have might be different to others
00:01:28.060 So I just want to tell you what I see as a blessing
00:01:30.520 In my life every day when I wake up I see that as a blessing
00:01:34.220 I see it as a blessing that Allah SWT has given me another chance to prove to Him and get more good deeds for my benefit
00:01:39.380 Number one
00:01:40.100 Number two, the blessing that I have a house
00:01:42.440 I live in a house where it's warm
00:01:44.320 That's a blessing
00:01:45.440 Number two
00:01:46.420 When I go, look, to the bathroom
00:01:50.000 I have a bathroom where it's my own privacy
00:01:52.420 And this is a blessing in itself
00:01:55.000 Some people might be like, oh that's a big thing
00:01:56.500 Yes it is
00:01:57.200 Because in certain countries, certain places, people don't have that
00:02:00.140 You know it's sad but they have to go and you know defecate out in the open
00:02:04.700 That is a blessing in itself
00:02:06.720 The fact that we have water
00:02:09.140 We can wash our hands
00:02:10.600 We don't need to travel miles and miles
00:02:13.500 And this is a blessing in itself
00:02:15.580 Me going downstairs and seeing my mother
00:02:18.000 Seeing my father
00:02:19.160 Seeing my brother
00:02:20.100 Having a family
00:02:21.500 Is the biggest blessing Allah SWT has given
00:02:23.960 Me sitting down
00:02:25.820 And my mother giving me food
00:02:27.760 The food that I have on my table
00:02:29.460 The breakfast
00:02:30.180 Is a blessing in itself
00:02:32.400 Wallahi it's a blessing
00:02:33.620 Having water to drink
00:02:35.860 Is a blessing in itself
00:02:37.500 When I go outside
00:02:39.240 Let's stop
00:02:40.520 Let's take it back
00:02:41.360 Me having clothes to wear
00:02:43.900 Having clothes to wear
00:02:45.480 Is a blessing
00:02:46.980 And if you have variety of clothes
00:02:49.500 Wallahi that's another blessing in itself
00:02:51.360 And going outside
00:02:53.720 Having friends
00:02:54.780 Having friends is a blessing
00:02:56.980 And being healthy
00:02:59.580 That you have eyes to see
00:03:01.780 You have ears to hear
00:03:03.060 You have a mouth to eat
00:03:04.760 And obviously
00:03:06.520 When I'm in a mouth to eat
00:03:07.700 A lot of people
00:03:08.600 Cannot eat
00:03:09.640 With various reasons
00:03:10.740 You have a nose
00:03:13.560 To smell
00:03:14.120 That's a blessing
00:03:14.700 You can walk
00:03:16.060 You can talk
00:03:16.900 You have arms
00:03:18.000 And you have legs
00:03:18.760 Wallahi billahi
00:03:20.320 This is all a blessing
00:03:21.200 From Allah SWT
00:03:21.940 After you have written
00:03:23.660 All these down
00:03:24.340 Just reflect on it
00:03:25.300 For a second
00:03:25.840 Can you imagine
00:03:27.400 If you woke up one day
00:03:29.100 And you're in a cold place
00:03:31.460 You don't have a house
00:03:33.040 Can you imagine
00:03:34.220 That you don't have
00:03:35.660 A toilet
00:03:36.500 That you have to go
00:03:37.780 And just do it somewhere
00:03:38.780 Like in the bushes
00:03:39.860 Whatever it may be
00:03:40.400 It might sound funny
00:03:41.080 When you go downstairs
00:03:42.820 You don't have a mother
00:03:43.560 You don't have a father
00:03:44.280 You don't have a brother
00:03:44.840 You have no family
00:03:45.820 You have no food on the table
00:03:47.260 You have no friends
00:03:48.340 Can you imagine
00:03:50.420 You couldn't see
00:03:52.940 You had a missing arm
00:03:54.880 Or a missing leg
00:03:55.660 Or whatever it may be
00:03:57.380 And obviously
00:03:58.040 Even those that have these
00:03:59.640 This is a blessing from Allah
00:04:01.420 Which Allah knows best
00:04:02.580 Can you imagine
00:04:04.600 How would life be
00:04:06.500 It'll be hard
00:04:08.000 For all of us
00:04:09.340 But wallahi
00:04:10.520 Allah has blessed us
00:04:11.820 With everything man
00:04:12.940 We have everything
00:04:14.220 And some of the people
00:04:15.380 When we give talks
00:04:16.100 Come and say
00:04:16.580 Aki
00:04:17.200 I find it hard to pray Salah
00:04:18.860 And the first question
00:04:19.600 I ask them is this
00:04:20.340 And it's a bit funny
00:04:22.040 And I'm like
00:04:22.420 Are you hungry?
00:04:23.900 They're like
00:04:24.260 Well like
00:04:24.800 What the hell
00:04:25.220 Being hungry
00:04:25.840 Got to do with me
00:04:26.400 Praying Salah
00:04:26.820 And I'm like
00:04:27.120 Hold on a second
00:04:27.680 Are you hungry?
00:04:28.980 Yeah I'm feeling hungry
00:04:29.700 What do you like to eat usually?
00:04:32.580 Well me personally
00:04:33.220 I'll just be like
00:04:33.780 Well chicken
00:04:34.940 Pasta
00:04:35.540 Rice
00:04:36.200 Pizza
00:04:36.840 All these kind of stuff
00:04:38.540 After you've had food
00:04:39.900 Imagine this guys
00:04:40.760 I'm talking to you guys
00:04:41.600 After you have had food
00:04:43.100 We all like to have a dessert
00:04:45.140 Right?
00:04:45.440 Chocolate
00:04:45.700 You know I personally
00:04:46.920 Me I have to have a chocolate
00:04:48.340 So what chocolate do you like?
00:04:51.240 Well some people say
00:04:52.280 You know what
00:04:52.600 For dessert
00:04:52.960 I want ice cream
00:04:53.720 Cake
00:04:54.380 A chocolate bar
00:04:55.300 Maybe fruit
00:04:56.640 Etc etc
00:04:58.400 Okay
00:04:59.780 After food
00:05:00.960 What do you usually do?
00:05:01.820 You know
00:05:01.920 You've had your dessert
00:05:02.660 Well you know
00:05:03.520 I like to chill
00:05:04.220 Lay back
00:05:04.780 Watch a bit of TV
00:05:05.920 Maybe watch a bit of YouTube
00:05:07.500 You know maybe you're watching me
00:05:08.960 And you have the option
00:05:11.140 Then after that
00:05:12.300 You're thinking
00:05:13.420 You know what
00:05:13.940 What should I do today?
00:05:15.060 Should I go see my friends?
00:05:16.400 Should I chill at home?
00:05:17.400 Should I go for a ride?
00:05:18.400 Should I do this?
00:05:19.120 Should I do that?
00:05:20.640 You have these blessings
00:05:21.840 Now look
00:05:23.480 And think of what I'm trying to say
00:05:25.600 To you brothers and sisters
00:05:26.480 You have the option
00:05:29.440 Allah SWT has given you the option
00:05:31.060 To choose
00:05:31.680 What should I have today?
00:05:32.920 What should I eat today?
00:05:33.880 When I go out
00:05:34.480 Should I have this or that?
00:05:36.360 For dessert
00:05:36.920 Should I have this or that?
00:05:38.980 Should I go chill at home?
00:05:40.080 Look at the blessing
00:05:41.060 Wallahi billahi
00:05:42.100 Brothers and sisters
00:05:42.760 Once you acknowledge this
00:05:44.480 Once you make yourself think of this
00:05:46.420 Every time and don't
00:05:47.380 Every time and don't think
00:05:48.560 You know what
00:05:49.000 Yeah it's just food
00:05:49.960 No
00:05:50.260 When you just think
00:05:51.400 You know what
00:05:51.680 It's just food
00:05:52.140 Yeah so I've got family
00:05:53.120 I've got this
00:05:53.720 Yeah but this guy's got that
00:05:54.920 When you get into the cycle
00:05:56.300 Of start looking at people
00:05:57.240 And there's a hadith
00:05:57.820 Of the Prophet Muhammad
00:05:59.080 Sallallahu al-Alaihi wasallam
00:06:00.020 Which says
00:06:00.600 Do not look at those
00:06:01.600 That have more than you
00:06:02.980 And be ungrateful
00:06:03.920 And paraphrasing
00:06:04.660 Look at those below you
00:06:07.640 That don't have what you have
00:06:09.060 And be
00:06:10.120 And praise Allah
00:06:11.020 This is very true
00:06:13.100 Brothers and sisters
00:06:13.680 Because if we get into a cycle
00:06:15.000 Where we look at somebody
00:06:15.840 That's above us
00:06:16.560 That has something more
00:06:17.360 We will get into this chain
00:06:19.040 Where we will never stop
00:06:19.840 Because you might have a BMW
00:06:21.740 He's going to have a Bentley
00:06:23.260 You're going to go get a Bentley
00:06:24.680 You're going to see somebody
00:06:25.280 That has a Galado
00:06:26.000 Etc
00:06:26.660 It's going to go up and up
00:06:28.580 And this is going to be a cycle
00:06:29.660 Where you're never going to be happy
00:06:30.760 I have seen people
00:06:31.520 Who are millionaires
00:06:32.200 They are never happy
00:06:33.640 And I've seen people
00:06:34.200 That have nothing
00:06:35.500 Next to nothing
00:06:36.820 And wallahi they are happy
00:06:37.900 They are happy than
00:06:38.880 Most people that I've seen
00:06:40.420 So what we need to understand
00:06:42.020 Is the blessings
00:06:42.660 That Allah SWT has given us
00:06:45.240 Once we acknowledge
00:06:46.880 These blessings
00:06:47.460 Wallahi
00:06:48.040 We cannot
00:06:49.440 I cannot
00:06:50.120 This is something
00:06:50.880 That played a big role
00:06:51.780 I like to be grateful
00:06:52.760 For everything
00:06:53.160 And Allah SWT says in the Quran
00:06:54.240 If you are
00:06:54.660 And Allah SWT says in the Quran
00:06:56.320 If you are grateful
00:06:57.480 I will increase you
00:06:58.320 And wallahi
00:06:59.320 By Allah I swear
00:07:00.360 By Allah SWT
00:07:01.540 I am a living proof of this
00:07:03.500 I am a living proof of this
00:07:05.580 The blessings that I have
00:07:07.600 Wallahi
00:07:08.060 The food
00:07:08.960 The food man
00:07:10.060 I know people are starving to death
00:07:11.420 How can I look at that food
00:07:13.140 And not be grateful
00:07:13.740 To the one who has given it to me
00:07:15.020 Once I acknowledge this
00:07:17.300 And when I did this
00:07:19.680 I started to be grateful to Allah
00:07:21.800 Wallahi
00:07:22.200 Everything
00:07:23.120 Everything
00:07:24.300 I started to be grateful
00:07:24.960 And Allah gives me more
00:07:25.800 Allah SWT gives me more
00:07:27.400 And more
00:07:27.940 And more
00:07:28.360 And more
00:07:28.940 Wallahi
00:07:30.000 He gives me more
00:07:30.880 And all praises belong to Him
00:07:32.660 Now that we've acknowledged
00:07:35.440 And we've written down
00:07:36.480 On pen and paper
00:07:37.480 The blessings that we have in life
00:07:39.140 We need to keep that
00:07:40.420 Always keep that
00:07:41.560 Anytime you have doubts
00:07:42.900 Or the shaitan comes
00:07:43.540 And whispers in your head
00:07:44.220 And says
00:07:44.500 He has this
00:07:45.500 Hold on a second
00:07:46.300 Stop
00:07:47.260 I have an eye
00:07:48.580 I can walk
00:07:49.340 I can see
00:07:49.740 I can breathe
00:07:50.240 I have a family
00:07:50.860 I have this
00:07:51.680 And I have that
00:07:52.180 And I have this
00:07:52.780 Once you acknowledge that
00:07:54.480 Wallahi
00:07:54.820 You will never ever think to yourself
00:07:55.900 You know what
00:07:56.180 He's got this
00:07:56.600 No
00:07:56.920 Alhamdulillah
00:07:58.140 I have got
00:07:59.260 I'm happy
00:07:59.840 That's when you will acknowledge that
00:08:01.520 Now
00:08:02.040 Let's move on slightly
00:08:03.760 Now
00:08:04.540 Allah SWT gives out these blessings
00:08:07.180 And Wallahi
00:08:08.300 We
00:08:08.640 We are sinners
00:08:10.540 We are sinners
00:08:12.080 And Allah SWT gives us that
00:08:13.780 Can you imagine
00:08:14.480 A friend
00:08:15.520 If you had a friend
00:08:16.300 And
00:08:17.500 He would
00:08:18.620 Give you all these kinds of
00:08:19.980 He's so nice to you
00:08:20.940 And everything
00:08:21.320 You know
00:08:21.680 You would want to do something back
00:08:23.240 You know
00:08:23.740 You would want to give something back to him
00:08:25.320 And say
00:08:25.480 Look
00:08:25.620 Thank you very much
00:08:26.760 A grateful person
00:08:27.920 Would really want to do this
00:08:28.680 And say
00:08:28.840 You know what
00:08:29.300 You know
00:08:30.100 Brother Musa
00:08:31.140 Or Brother Imran
00:08:31.820 He's helped me out a lot
00:08:34.100 This is something that we have
00:08:35.280 We want to do as human beings
00:08:36.540 Now check this out
00:08:38.340 Allah SWT gives us all these blessings
00:08:40.920 All these stuff
00:08:42.240 We sin
00:08:43.700 And we sin
00:08:45.360 And we sin
00:08:46.600 And we sin against ourselves
00:08:48.280 And every time
00:08:49.880 We turn back
00:08:50.780 And disobey Allah
00:08:51.620 And do what we want to do
00:08:53.040 We turn back to him
00:08:54.440 And he says
00:08:54.880 All my servants who have transgressed against themselves
00:08:57.840 Never despair the mercy of your Lord
00:08:59.560 Allah SWT
00:09:00.240 Look at this
00:09:01.000 He gives us blessings
00:09:02.740 We sin
00:09:03.800 And on top of that
00:09:05.520 He says
00:09:05.800 Come back
00:09:06.280 No problem
00:09:06.960 I'm here for you
00:09:07.820 If you see a distance between you and Allah
00:09:10.100 Know that Allah hasn't moved an inch
00:09:12.060 Allah SWT hasn't moved an inch
00:09:13.820 So
00:09:14.540 Brothers and sisters
00:09:15.780 Let's acknowledge this
00:09:17.020 Wallahi
00:09:17.420 Like sometimes when I think of this
00:09:18.820 I'm just
00:09:19.120 I just want to
00:09:19.940 I want to
00:09:20.980 Like seriously go into sajda right now
00:09:22.840 Wallahi
00:09:23.220 I'm just like
00:09:23.800 Wow
00:09:24.120 We have
00:09:25.560 Can you imagine if we
00:09:26.780 Treated a friend like that
00:09:28.140 He gives you
00:09:28.700 He helps you out
00:09:29.600 All this kind of stuff
00:09:30.560 But he asks you to be grateful
00:09:31.960 Or be thankful
00:09:32.460 And you don't want to know him
00:09:33.800 You just go
00:09:34.300 Disobey
00:09:35.300 Or just
00:09:35.780 Disobey him whatever
00:09:37.060 And just come back to him
00:09:38.240 When you need him
00:09:38.760 He'll be like
00:09:39.500 You know what
00:09:39.840 Get away from me man
00:09:40.700 He'll be like
00:09:41.300 Go away
00:09:41.640 I don't want nothing to do with you
00:09:42.660 You're just using me
00:09:43.680 Look at your lord
00:09:45.240 Wallahi
00:09:46.320 Your lord is all loving
00:09:48.340 It's all loving
00:09:50.040 And the sins that we do
00:09:51.600 The sins that we do
00:09:52.780 Wallahi
00:09:53.040 Do you think you're doing it against Allah
00:09:54.220 You're doing it against your own soul
00:09:56.260 Look at this blessing
00:09:58.020 Another blessing that I want to talk about
00:09:59.280 Brothers and sisters is
00:10:00.080 Allah SWT
00:10:01.260 Is asking you
00:10:04.420 To do good deeds for yourself
00:10:06.680 Allah SWT
00:10:09.060 Says
00:10:09.460 What would I get
00:10:10.940 Out of punishing you
00:10:12.600 What would I get
00:10:13.760 Nothing
00:10:14.240 So Allah SWT
00:10:15.660 Is saying
00:10:16.040 The deeds that you're doing
00:10:17.600 What are you doing it for yourself
00:10:18.820 Can you imagine
00:10:19.740 The blessing that Allah SWT
00:10:20.600 Is giving you
00:10:20.940 The money
00:10:21.280 Yes
00:10:21.680 So Allah SWT
00:10:22.660 Is the one
00:10:23.340 That provides
00:10:24.080 He's the one that's giving you the money
00:10:25.320 You have the money
00:10:26.660 He's saying
00:10:27.500 Spend in my way
00:10:28.940 So you
00:10:30.220 The money
00:10:30.580 He's giving you something
00:10:31.640 A blessing
00:10:32.200 That you use that blessing
00:10:33.600 To get more blessing for yourself
00:10:35.140 Wow
00:10:36.380 Like seriously guys
00:10:38.380 Wallahi
00:10:39.080 This is why
00:10:40.740 It's so important
00:10:41.600 Okay
00:10:42.340 Now that we've acknowledged
00:10:43.560 The blessing that we have in our life
00:10:45.120 Now that we've acknowledged
00:10:46.220 That Allah SWT
00:10:47.040 Is the most merciful
00:10:47.880 And the most just
00:10:48.540 And he loves us
00:10:49.080 Wallahi
00:10:49.360 He loves us
00:10:49.840 And even though what we do
00:10:51.000 The sins that we do
00:10:51.740 He says
00:10:52.200 Come back to me
00:10:52.900 Oh son of Adam
00:10:54.060 Come back to me
00:10:54.580 You've made sins
00:10:55.100 Come back
00:10:55.460 Repent
00:10:55.860 He's always there
00:10:57.240 Now brothers and sisters
00:10:58.720 Now I really want you guys to concentrate
00:11:00.840 Knowing that
00:11:03.300 Wallahi
00:11:03.880 This is how it impacted me
00:11:05.420 This is how I fell in love
00:11:06.560 With Allah SWT
00:11:07.360 And Salah and Islam
00:11:08.380 Knowing Allah gives me all that
00:11:10.840 How can I have
00:11:13.000 How can I let a day
00:11:14.800 How can I ever let
00:11:16.620 This
00:11:16.940 Look around you
00:11:18.140 How can I let a day go by
00:11:20.260 Without me prostrating to him
00:11:22.040 How can I do
00:11:23.280 Wallahi
00:11:23.680 I don't want you guys to feel bad
00:11:25.840 And this is very important
00:11:27.040 Salah is very very important
00:11:28.520 Wallahi
00:11:28.960 Salah is very important
00:11:30.900 How can I let a day go by
00:11:33.740 By me
00:11:35.120 I have 24 hours
00:11:38.060 24 hours
00:11:39.640 And I cannot give
00:11:40.620 10 minutes
00:11:42.180 5 times a day
00:11:43.680 Back to him
00:11:44.460 Wallahi
00:11:45.820 If you understand these blessings
00:11:47.640 And these stuff
00:11:48.220 That I've told you
00:11:49.000 You cannot stand still
00:11:50.880 And wait for the next Salah
00:11:52.160 And forget
00:11:53.000 You don't even need to wait
00:11:53.660 For the next Salah
00:11:54.180 Praying Sunnah
00:11:54.840 Praying yourself to your Lord
00:11:56.800 And saying
00:11:57.260 Oh Allah
00:11:57.600 Thank you
00:11:58.280 Oh Allah
00:11:59.520 All praises and glory
00:12:00.600 Belong to you
00:12:01.280 This
00:12:02.440 Will enable you
00:12:03.800 This will really really
00:12:05.440 Make you
00:12:06.180 Say
00:12:07.160 Subhanallah
00:12:07.780 The blessings that I have
00:12:09.000 Every time you think
00:12:11.680 You know what
00:12:12.140 Praying Salah
00:12:13.500 I don't know man
00:12:14.680 It's hard
00:12:15.820 This that whatever
00:12:16.640 Stop
00:12:17.240 Stop
00:12:18.080 Everything around you
00:12:18.920 Stop
00:12:19.260 And think of the blessings
00:12:21.480 Come back to the blessings
00:12:22.520 All those notes that you took
00:12:23.720 Come back and say
00:12:24.440 Look
00:12:24.700 Man Allah gave me this man
00:12:26.500 Allah has given me this
00:12:27.520 And this and this
00:12:28.260 And that
00:12:29.060 Man
00:12:29.980 I'm complaining
00:12:32.180 I'm like
00:12:32.900 Subhanallah
00:12:34.160 Once you come back
00:12:35.400 When you become grateful
00:12:37.300 When you become grateful
00:12:38.740 I'm telling you
00:12:39.500 You cannot stand still
00:12:40.260 But want to pray Salah
00:12:42.240 InshaAllah brothers and sisters
00:12:43.580 May Allah's mercy and blessings
00:12:45.020 Be upon you all
00:12:45.660 May Allah grant jannah
00:12:47.020 To every single one of you
00:12:48.280 Assalamualaikum
00:12:49.440 Wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
00:12:49.980 Wa barakatuh