SECOND REMINDER. Yaumul Jumuat. 14th day of Dhul Qa'âdah (Friday 27th July). THE GUIDANCE OF QUR'AN, SUNNAH AND OTHERS continues. LET'S LEARN SOME IMPORTANT LESSONS. BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Abu Burda reported: The Messenger of ALLAH, peace and blessings be upon him, sent Mu’adh to Yemen and he said: يَسِّرَا وَلَا تُعَسِّرَا وَبَشِّرَا وَلَا تُنَفِّرَا وَتَطَاوَعَا وَلَا تَخْتَلِفَا Make things easy and do not make things difficult. Give glad tidings and do not repel people. Cooperate with each other and do not become divided. Sahih Bukhari 2873, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi The Prophet instructed Mu’adh to cooperate with the people and not to be a dictator over them, for being too hard on them would cause division. The Quran was revealed gradually over twenty three years, so people and society should be given the duties of Islam gradually. The Prophet warned us that overburdening ourselves and others in the religion will ultimately cause us to fail. Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: إِنَّ الدِّينَ يُسْرٌ وَلَنْ يُشَادَّ الدِّينَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا غَلَبَهُ فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالْغَدْوَةِ وَالرَّوْحَةِ وَشَيْءٍ مِنْ الدُّلْجَةِ Verily, the religion is ease, and no one burdens himself in religion except that it overcomes him. So be moderate, seek closeness to ALLAH, give glad tidings, and gain strength for worship in the morning and the night. Sahih Bukhari 39. The Prophet warned Mu’adh not to wrong or oppress anyone, even if they are not Muslims, because ALLAH always responds to the supplication of the oppressed. Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: اتَّقُوا دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ وَإِنْ كَانَ كَافِرًا فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ دُونَهَا حِجَابٌ Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, even if he is an unbeliever, for there is no screen between it and ALLAH. Musnad Ahmad 12140. The Prophet warned Mu’adh not to use his position of authority to live extravagantly, but rather he should practice temperance (zuhd), spending his wealth in charity and renouncing the vanities of worldly life. Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent me to Yemen and he said: إِيَّاكَ وَالتَّنَعُّمَ فَإِنَّ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ لَيْسُوا بِالْمُتَنَعِّمِينَ Beware of luxury. Verily, the servants of Allah do not live luxuriously. Musnad Ahmad 21600. The Prophet gave Mu’adh instructions for properly applying Islamic guidance and principles if nothing explicit can be found in the Quran and Sunnah. From this lessons, we've studied the teachings of the Prophet to his companions which we term as his Sunnah which he left us along with the Quran and scholarly decisions if an issue is not explicit in the Quran and Sunnah. These are the sources of guidance the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam left behind. He also instructed his companions to handle his family well and take good care of his family in other gatherings which some ignorance says he left us with Quran and his family. When he was alive, was he teaching about the deen matters or his family matters? Common sense dictates that when anyone is dying, he informs people around him to take care of his family. But for 23yrs he was teaching them how to become good muslims and thats his sunnah to follow and learn from. Don't miss the evening reminder on this issue in shaa Allah. May Allah increases us in beneficial knowledge. Aameen.