Ali Dawah - March 18, 2020


UK ON LOCKDOWN - URGENT MESSAGE


Episode Stats

Length

5 minutes

Words per Minute

187.11018

Word Count

1,020

Sentence Count

1

Hate Speech Sentences

10


Summary

In this episode, we talk about the recent lockdown in Italy, Spain and other parts of the world, and the lessons we can learn from it and how we can implement it in our own homes, and what we should do if it happens in the future.


Transcript

00:00:00.660 Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh brothers and sisters and dear friends
00:00:03.340 I'm not going to hold you guys much long, just a couple of minutes
00:00:06.580 Very important, there is rumours going that there might be an absolute lockdown within 48 hours
00:00:12.040 What this means is that everybody is going to be told, just as they did in Italy, in Spain and different parts of the world
00:00:19.080 To stay in, nobody's coming out, unless necessary, of course
00:00:23.760 Now brothers and sisters, there's a lot of things to be learned from this
00:00:26.580 I'm going to keep this very simple and short
00:00:28.300 This is a very, very urgent message, not because there's a lockdown happening in 48 hours
00:00:32.500 But there's a bigger, bigger thing that we all have to understand
00:00:36.420 And this might sound a bit cliche, but it's fundamental for us to understand this
00:00:40.820 A lot of the times, we are told that when it comes to obligations as Muslims that we should do
00:00:46.380 We are told, for example, sometimes we'll say, you know what, I'm busy to pray
00:00:50.380 I've got children, etc, it's hard, I need to earn money, I don't have a break
00:00:55.820 I need to go and do this and do that, I'm not feeling well, etc
00:01:00.780 I'll pray later, I'll make it up
00:01:02.440 All of these excuses
00:01:03.940 Listen to me carefully
00:01:05.460 Very, very carefully
00:01:06.960 This is a reminder to myself first
00:01:09.620 All of those factors
00:01:11.800 Work, this, that, shopping, etc
00:01:14.580 Right now in 48 hours, what that means is going to be an absolute lockdown
00:01:19.800 And what that means is that we're all going to be in our own houses with our family members
00:01:25.500 Which I've done a video in Salaam, which you guys should check out
00:01:28.260 About kinship
00:01:29.740 This has also forced us to be in our family houses with our own family members
00:01:33.380 To fix kinship
00:01:34.580 But that's another issue
00:01:35.760 What's really important is that when we're going to be in our houses
00:01:38.620 There is none of these excuses
00:01:40.540 I have to go work
00:01:41.600 Yeah, I have to wake up in the morning
00:01:43.680 I'm going to be busy with this and that and blah blah blah
00:01:46.060 All those excuses are gone
00:01:47.780 Now the question that needs to be asked is the following
00:01:51.460 For those who are not praying
00:01:52.900 And for those who are not doing their obligations
00:01:55.100 All those excuses, external excuses and influences are gone
00:02:00.880 You are at home with your family members
00:02:03.920 Maybe for the next two weeks
00:02:05.560 Maybe for a month
00:02:06.720 Maybe for two months
00:02:07.600 Maybe for three months
00:02:08.600 We do not know
00:02:10.000 Now if you have come to the realisation
00:02:12.760 That you're still not praying
00:02:16.220 When you're at home
00:02:17.800 Then the question that needs to be asked is the following
00:02:20.460 Was it really the early morning shifts
00:02:23.320 The late night shifts
00:02:24.720 The money that you had to provide
00:02:26.540 Which is coming from Allah anyways
00:02:27.880 As an excuse not to pray
00:02:29.340 Kids, family, this that, mum and dad have to do this
00:02:32.440 Football, etc, blah blah
00:02:33.760 Catching out with the girls
00:02:34.740 Or is it that there's something internal going on that's preventing you from praying
00:02:41.240 Because all these factors have stopped now
00:02:43.160 So that means you have no excuse not to pray
00:02:45.760 And if you're not praying
00:02:47.560 That means all of those external things were nothing but an excuse
00:02:53.420 Brothers and sisters
00:02:55.440 This is fundamental
00:02:56.420 This is so important for us to realise this
00:02:59.360 At Salam, our organisation
00:03:01.780 We really want to convey this message to you guys
00:03:05.220 Please for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
00:03:07.680 Realise
00:03:09.020 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says
00:03:10.460 That we send a smaller calamity before the greater one
00:03:14.500 Meaning this small thing that's come
00:03:16.580 This virus
00:03:17.060 God knows what it's going to do
00:03:17.940 How many people it's going to kill
00:03:18.920 We don't know
00:03:19.640 We're not trying to scare people
00:03:20.560 We have to have a trust in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
00:03:22.400 In 1990 there was a same issue that happened in Spain
00:03:26.800 And it killed 30 million people
00:03:28.320 May Allah protect us from that
00:03:29.560 However, this is a realisation for us all
00:03:32.620 To understand that Allah is the one that's in control
00:03:35.700 Return back to Him
00:03:38.060 At this time if you're in your houses
00:03:40.640 Please, please, please
00:03:41.880 If you are not turning to your Lord
00:03:43.480 If you're not praying
00:03:44.700 Doing istighfar
00:03:45.900 Giving in charity
00:03:47.040 Whatever it may be
00:03:48.280 Being kind to your spouses
00:03:49.600 Whatever it may be
00:03:50.500 Do good deeds towards Him
00:03:51.840 Reading the Quran
00:03:52.540 Reflecting
00:03:53.340 Reading the Hadith
00:03:54.380 If you're not doing this
00:03:56.560 Brothers and sisters
00:03:57.260 Have no doubt
00:03:58.340 That all those other excuses
00:04:00.760 Those factors that you thought
00:04:02.020 Were stopping you from doing good deeds
00:04:03.500 Or getting close to Allah
00:04:04.320 Was nothing but an absolute excuse
00:04:06.580 That Allah has moved out of the way
00:04:08.440 And you're in your houses
00:04:09.660 You have for nothing to do
00:04:11.340 But reflect
00:04:12.440 You're working at home
00:04:13.640 Now it's time to reflect
00:04:14.580 And at these times
00:04:15.900 If we do not change
00:04:17.680 Wallahi
00:04:18.300 I do not know what else can change us
00:04:20.840 Wallahi
00:04:21.580 If you're not going to change
00:04:22.960 At this moment in time
00:04:23.800 I don't know what else can change
00:04:25.520 It's a reminder from me to you
00:04:27.440 As Allah SWT says in the Quran
00:04:29.080 Reminder benefits a believer
00:04:32.340 Brothers and sisters
00:04:33.980 Please
00:04:34.940 Let's use this
00:04:36.800 We don't know if this will be the
00:04:38.500 Last time
00:04:39.600 We see each other
00:04:40.540 We don't know
00:04:41.060 Anything can happen
00:04:41.840 So please
00:04:42.960 Turn to Salah
00:04:44.200 Turn back to your Lord
00:04:45.480 Like Umar ibn Khattab said
00:04:46.680 And I'll finish on this
00:04:47.480 Allah SWT
00:04:49.000 Raised this nation
00:04:50.020 This Ummah
00:04:50.620 With the Quran and the Sunnah
00:04:52.060 And if we turn our backs on it
00:04:54.200 Allah will humiliate us
00:04:55.840 So brothers and sisters
00:04:57.480 Hope this virus
00:04:58.760 Goes away
00:04:59.880 And we're all protected
00:05:00.920 Especially our elderly
00:05:01.800 But
00:05:02.940 Just reflect
00:05:04.060 Because you have no other choice
00:05:06.240 But because you've got a long
00:05:07.980 Couple of days or weeks or months
00:05:09.580 Of reflection
00:05:10.780 Do some
00:05:12.300 Tadabbur
00:05:13.060 Indeed it might be a key
00:05:15.440 That will save you
00:05:16.760 Assalamualaikum
00:05:18.400 Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
00:05:19.720 From Salam Studios
00:05:21.080 And we'll keep you guys updated
00:05:23.240 With events
00:05:24.580 And
00:05:25.420 Current issues that's going on