During his lectures, I took note of several things I found interesting or inspiring. Here are some of his quotes:
- If you feel upset or angry when someone says something bad about a person, that's a clue that you love him/her.
- Your body needs food, so does your soul (shalat). Shalat (prayer) is nutrition to your soul.
- When you're going to do something, the first thing you should do is to think: Do you want it to be done to you or your family members?
- Shyness is part of faith. The greatest character a sister can have is shyness.
- Read the biography of Prophet Muhammad SAW and take him as your role model.
- If you become angry, be quiet! Control your anger!
- Being quiet is better than bad talking. This is very relevant since a lot of people curse nowadays. If you feel like you want to say bad words, just don't! I'm surprised that curse has become a habit for some people nowadays. It's not cool. Personally, I just can't curse, neither through my tongue nor in my mind.
- Sunnah is like the peel of an apple. If you neglect Sunnah, you neglect the foundation. ps: If you don't know what sunnah is, please refer to its brief explanation on Wikipedia (click here).
- What would you do if your boss calls you? I'm pretty sure that you will come to see him/her as soon as possible. What if Allah calls you? If Allah calls you, you must come quickly. This reminds us to perform the 5-time prayers on time and as early as each time comes.
- Sometimes, Allah puts us in a test (in the forms of sickness, natural disaster, loss, etc) to bring us closer to Him.
What Shaykh said was something that muslims have probably known, but sometimes we need a reminder. The same message could be absorbed or ignored depending on how it's put in a sentence, and Shaykh was so good in conveying the messages that we understood everything he said easily. :)
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