The Shaykh's advice on not exposing oneself to trials
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The questioner: Look, the crux of the matter is...
The Shaykh : I do not know.
The questioner: Well, for example...
The Shaykh: What is the crux of the matter for you?
The questioner: I want to tell you the crux of the matter.
The Shaykh: Give it to me so we can see.
The questioner: Two weeks ago, we had a conference where the Queen was present, and she extended her hand to shake mine, and I shook her hand, meaning, just afterwards...
The Shaykh: What is the trial?
The questioner: Because it is a trial.
The Shaykh: No, that is an explanation. We are not benefiting from the explanation here. What brought you to the trial? What brought you to the trial?
The questioner: She came to me.
The Shaykh: She came to you?
The questioner: She came to...
The Shaykh: Why didn't she come to me?
The questioner: Hehehe.
The Shaykh: I know she came to you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: But you were in a position where she could have come to you, right or not?
The questioner: But...
The Shaykh: Why were you in that position to fall into this trial?
The questioner: I was intending to...
The Shaykh: No, no, no, let's talk about the reality. Why were you in a position where the Queen extended her hand to shake yours? Why were you in that position? By Allah, were you forced or were you choosing?
The questioner: I was choosing.
The Shaykh: If you were forced, I would say to you, "Ah,[Al-Baqarah 2:286]."
The questioner: No, I was choosing.
The Shaykh: And you were choosing, so why?
The questioner: Why? Because in a special way, this field, like my story, is where I might be able to serve Islam. Perhaps this constitutes part of the field in which I believed I could serve Islam in this way.
The Shaykh: I did not understand. I did not understand the answer. Why did you put yourself in this place that made it easy for that woman to extend her hand?
The questioner: No, I told you that...
The Shaykh: My brother, I did not like what you told me.
The questioner: Step by step, why...
The Shaykh: - May Allah reward you - hehe.
The questioner: Why did you go to the conference? The reason was Islam, of course, that it would be one... this organized event, of course, was a youth conference from the south of Jordan to the north, all the youth.
Another questioner: A youth conference, its name is under great patronage.
The questioner: Under...
The Shaykh: Yes, you are the second one, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: No, under the patronage of...
The Shaykh: Your mind is not good, it takes you like this.
The questioner: The original point is that the conference is under the patronage of the King, or under the patronage of whom?
The Shaykh: What is the benefit of these questions?
The questioner: So that they can convey why he fell into this situation.
Another questioner: ... it is held under the patronage of the Queen, but just why didn't one person... we enter into... but we challenge... right or not? You once told me that even the unity of the Ummah is the best thing, approximately, and the most important thing for the Ummah, which can be through them, or through Zayn, or through anyone. So I took your advice and challenged the idea.
The Shaykh: That is not the issue. The issue is when you, meaning, gave your hand.
The questioner: I fell into a mistake for this reason.
The Shaykh: Yes, this is a mistake.
The questioner: Why...
The Shaykh: When one is tempted spontaneously, I correct it. But you expose yourself to this trial...
The questioner: I did not know that the group would shake my hand.
The Shaykh: - And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings -
The student: ... and then with whom, with a professor and a Shaykh...
The Shaykh: The important thing, O Muhammad, is that there is a difference between a person who is exposed to a trial without his intention, in which case he remains firm in his faith, and a weak person who exposes his situation to a trial, in which case he may not remain firm. This is not permissible in the Book of Allah. I hope you distinguish between the two matters. And it is as if I felt that you, finally, felt the difference when you said, "I did not mean to..."
The questioner: I did not expect it.
The Shaykh: That is not how I am.
The questioner: And this is exactly what happened, ah, but like, afterwards, what did I do? There was an election campaign, but in the course of proving that Muslims, even in the youth of Jordan, have a relationship... I nominated myself... the votes, and I was withdrawn afterwards.
The Shaykh: You nominated yourself, why?
The questioner: For the presidency.
The Shaykh: Presidency of what?
The questioner: The conference, but just as soon as I knew through evidence that the elections are originally wrong.
Another questioner: It is part of participating in the conference, originally, meaning, whether it is valid or not, this is our Shaykh, the International Organization of the Covenant.
The Shaykh : I do not know.
The questioner: Well, for example...
The Shaykh: What is the crux of the matter for you?
The questioner: I want to tell you the crux of the matter.
The Shaykh: Give it to me so we can see.
The questioner: Two weeks ago, we had a conference where the Queen was present, and she extended her hand to shake mine, and I shook her hand, meaning, just afterwards...
The Shaykh: What is the trial?
The questioner: Because it is a trial.
The Shaykh: No, that is an explanation. We are not benefiting from the explanation here. What brought you to the trial? What brought you to the trial?
The questioner: She came to me.
The Shaykh: She came to you?
The questioner: She came to...
The Shaykh: Why didn't she come to me?
The questioner: Hehehe.
The Shaykh: I know she came to you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: But you were in a position where she could have come to you, right or not?
The questioner: But...
The Shaykh: Why were you in that position to fall into this trial?
The questioner: I was intending to...
The Shaykh: No, no, no, let's talk about the reality. Why were you in a position where the Queen extended her hand to shake yours? Why were you in that position? By Allah, were you forced or were you choosing?
The questioner: I was choosing.
The Shaykh: If you were forced, I would say to you, "Ah,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاThe questioner: No, I was choosing.
The Shaykh: And you were choosing, so why?
The questioner: Why? Because in a special way, this field, like my story, is where I might be able to serve Islam. Perhaps this constitutes part of the field in which I believed I could serve Islam in this way.
The Shaykh: I did not understand. I did not understand the answer. Why did you put yourself in this place that made it easy for that woman to extend her hand?
The questioner: No, I told you that...
The Shaykh: My brother, I did not like what you told me.
The questioner: Step by step, why...
The Shaykh: - May Allah reward you - hehe.
The questioner: Why did you go to the conference? The reason was Islam, of course, that it would be one... this organized event, of course, was a youth conference from the south of Jordan to the north, all the youth.
Another questioner: A youth conference, its name is under great patronage.
The questioner: Under...
The Shaykh: Yes, you are the second one, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: No, under the patronage of...
The Shaykh: Your mind is not good, it takes you like this.
The questioner: The original point is that the conference is under the patronage of the King, or under the patronage of whom?
The Shaykh: What is the benefit of these questions?
The questioner: So that they can convey why he fell into this situation.
Another questioner: ... it is held under the patronage of the Queen, but just why didn't one person... we enter into... but we challenge... right or not? You once told me that even the unity of the Ummah is the best thing, approximately, and the most important thing for the Ummah, which can be through them, or through Zayn, or through anyone. So I took your advice and challenged the idea.
The Shaykh: That is not the issue. The issue is when you, meaning, gave your hand.
The questioner: I fell into a mistake for this reason.
The Shaykh: Yes, this is a mistake.
The questioner: Why...
The Shaykh: When one is tempted spontaneously, I correct it. But you expose yourself to this trial...
The questioner: I did not know that the group would shake my hand.
The Shaykh: - And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings -
The student: ... and then with whom, with a professor and a Shaykh...
The Shaykh: The important thing, O Muhammad, is that there is a difference between a person who is exposed to a trial without his intention, in which case he remains firm in his faith, and a weak person who exposes his situation to a trial, in which case he may not remain firm. This is not permissible in the Book of Allah. I hope you distinguish between the two matters. And it is as if I felt that you, finally, felt the difference when you said, "I did not mean to..."
The questioner: I did not expect it.
The Shaykh: That is not how I am.
The questioner: And this is exactly what happened, ah, but like, afterwards, what did I do? There was an election campaign, but in the course of proving that Muslims, even in the youth of Jordan, have a relationship... I nominated myself... the votes, and I was withdrawn afterwards.
The Shaykh: You nominated yourself, why?
The questioner: For the presidency.
The Shaykh: Presidency of what?
The questioner: The conference, but just as soon as I knew through evidence that the elections are originally wrong.
Another questioner: It is part of participating in the conference, originally, meaning, whether it is valid or not, this is our Shaykh, the International Organization of the Covenant.
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