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Etiquettes of Listening to Speeches: Sheikh Saad
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By:
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Hisham
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Mood:
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General
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Date:
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04/26/2008 10:52:38
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Music:
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None
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This is an excerpt from speech of Sheikh Saad.
Etiquettes of Listening to Speeches
Talks related to Islam should be listened to with one’s full attention. We should get our actions accepted by Allah through by having our heart present in those actions.
Because it is stated more or less in a hadith, “Allah accepts that action in which the heart of a believer is present in.” This is why we should have our heart present in our actions.
And request is that one should listen with the intention to practice on what is heard. This is because Allah (swt) denies the hearing of people, who after hearing do not practice on what is heard,
“And be not like those who say: "We have heard," but they hear not. Verily! The worst of living creatures with Allah are the deaf and the dumb, those who understand not.” (Al Anfal 8:21-22)
This is because in front of Allah the ones, who can ‘hear’, are those who after hearing good advice practice upon it. To illustrate, that man who after hearing the azaan (call) to prayer, did not abandon his work and pray. That man did not ‘hear’ the azaan. To ‘hear’ means to accept. The connection of acceptance is with one’s heart not with one’s ears.
In front of Allah, the one who can ‘hear’ is the one who accepts the advice with one’s heart.
This is why listen with attention, intention to practice on what is heard and become a ‘zakir’ (the one who remembers Allah) when you listen. To listen as a ‘zakir’ means one’s attention should be towards the pleasure of Allah. That is why listening with one’s heart and practicing on what is being heard upon is important since Allah promises guidance on this.
“Those who listen to the Word (good advice) and follow the best thereof, those are (the ones) whom Allah has guided and those are men of understanding.” (Az-Zumar 39-18)]
Thus, Allah (swt) has promised guidance on these people and has declared them intelligent i.e. ‘men of understanding’.
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