[Friday Sermon] Consequences of Exceeding Personal Limits | Civic Engagement - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi | English
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- Celebrating the birth anniversary of the 11th Imam.
- Mention of a Hadith from the 11th Imam, two fundamental qualities of a...
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Description:
- Celebrating the birth anniversary of the 11th Imam.
- Mention of a Hadith from the 11th Imam, two fundamental qualities of a believer, belief in Allah (s.w.t) and to benefit brethren in faith and humanity.
- Salaat and Zakaat always put together in the Quran as a symbol of the right of Allah (s.w.t) and the right of people.
- Lying to be the key to all evil.
- Allah(s.w.t) has given us all powers and the aql and wisdom to control the powers in order to find and stay in the middle ground.
- Mention of another Hadith of the 11th Imam on consequences of exceeding limits:
Exceeding in generosity will make one extravagant.
Exceeding in exercising caution will make one coward.
Exceeding in economizing will make one miser.
Exceeding in courage will make one foolish.
- Examples taken from the Quran on not exceeding limits.
- In Health issue (7;31), not to exceed in eating and drinking.
- In giving charity (17;29), not to have a hand that never extends in giving nor to extend it totally so that you became needy yourself.
- In the social political level (8;60-61), to be a strong nation and community so that the enemy does not consider you weak and oppress you but if there is an opening for peace, incline towards it.
- Explanation on why it is important for us to learn the laws of the land and the regulation of the CRA.
- Importance of engaging with the system for a Muslim living in Canada.