Troubled by Faith | Mufti Menk

0:00In life, we sometimes hear bad words against us and really bad words and people harass us and they trouble us because of our belief. I'm a Muslim. To practice Islam is not easy. Sometimes I may be a Muslim in a family that's not Muslim, that doesn't accept the fact that I'm a Muslim. Sometimes I may be a Muslim in a family of Muslims who are not practicing and I want to practice and they simply don't want. And sometimes I'm struggling because I'm the only one in my society. Maybe I'm living in a country that has rules that are so backward that they don't allow people to practice their faith. Subhanallah, what do I do? Well Allah has told us about this. Allah says to the messenger, peace be upon him, verse number 186 of Surat Ali Imran.

1:01Allah says you will hear from people of other faiths, perhaps the Jews, the Christians and even the polytheists. Allah says you will hear from them a lot of other. You will hear a lot of harm, rumors, they will say false things, they will say the worst of things. They will harass you, they will trouble you. They will probably not allow you at some point to even follow your faith and so on. Allah says we are in Tasbiru, wa tattaku, fa inna dhali kaminaz bil umur. If you bear sabr and takwa, same two qualities we've been speaking about for so many days. So this element of sabr and takwa is actually an element of healing. Allah wants you to worship him, bear patience, practice restraint and develop a relationship with him. Fulfill you, continue fulfilling your obligations unto Allah. Subhanallah, Allah says wa intasbiru wa tattaku, if you have sabr and takwa that's the best thing you could do.