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However, the most profound of these conversations are the ones where Judy is giving advice to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Imagine getting access to that conversation. Sayyed Alumina, like the chief of the angels, gives advice to Sayyed. What are the other two? The chief of mankind gives them advice, and somehow to love. When you think about how profound that is, I mean, we're blessed to have access to those conversations because it's advice for all of us. And Gibreel gives advice to the prophets, like some. Yes, he does. In fact, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was seen going to his neighbor's house, the Jewish neighbor, by the way, over and over and over again, taking them, takes, serving them. And the Sahaba asked me, also, what we noticed that all of a sudden, you keep going to your neighbor's house. He said, "Hadith, you'll see me build out. Jubilee was coming to me and advising me, take care of your neighbor, take care of your neighbor." Hot, tell one unto and know how say you what early through until I thought Jubilee was gonna say, "Now you was fine inheritance town." So Jubilee kept coming to me and saying, "Go to your neighbor, go to your neighbor, go to your neighborhood, take care of your neighbor. You know, somehow I serve your neighbor." And this is beautiful because that's a cornerstone of every religion, right? Love thy neighbor, right? This is a part of our faith as well. That Jubilee is, that's what he says to him over and over and over again.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) also was once seen saying, "Amen, amen, amen, amen." I'm so how the said, "Y'all, so why are you saying amen?" I said, "Well, Gibreel was making your app, and Gibreel made your app against three people." The one whose parents reach old age and he doesn't honor them. Gibreel said, "Lotty man, unfold." You know, somehow knowledgeably, I saw Maidana against that person. May be humiliated. The second person, the one who Ramadan comes and goes and he's not forgiven by his creator. It's such a merciful month. It's a month of mercy. How can Ramadan come upon you and leave you and you're not forgiven by your Lord? The third one, the one who hears the name of Rasul Allah (peace be upon him) and doesn't say, "Salallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam." Gibreel is found that offensive.
But what's it like when Gibreel decides to tell the Prophet (peace be upon him) something? When he gives him life advice? Now, this narration that I'm about to share with you is towards the end of the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him). We know that because of the age of the Sahaba that narrated it, they were young children that narrated this narration. It happens when the Prophet (peace be upon him) now is established, he's successful, everything is done, right? About 8:00 and nasiha, the Karuna fede nila, FYI, people are coming into the religion and throng, everything is done. Gibreel comes to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and he says, "Ya Muhammad." Oh, Muhammad. Now, by the way, there's a lot of relate to the Prophet (peace be upon him), "Ya Muhammad" in the Quran. No, Janna be Allah, Ya Allah, so Allah, O Prophet of God, O Messenger of God. So why is it that Gibreel has the audacity to say, "Ya Muhammad"? In fact, the scholars say when Gibreel says, "Ya Muhammad," he's telling the Prophet (peace be upon him), "This is outside of the capacity of revelation. What I'm about to say to you is for me to believe to you, Muhammad." So that's the only time he doesn't say, "Yo, so Allah," is when I want to tell you something just between me and you.
Now, okay, say says, "Ya Muhammad's five advices here." Arish smash it for in nakum. It's live as you will, but know that one day you're going to die. One day you're gonna die. He says, "Why bib nah Faneca methodical." Love whom you will, but know that one day you will be separated from that person. So the first one's don't get attached to this, this world. Your purpose lies beyond this world. Don't get attached to people of this world because eventually they will leave you and you will leave them. Why are men mass hits for in nakumatt seonbae? Do as you will, and know that you will be compensated and rewarded accordingly. The compensation is in the hereafter. Meaning what? Everything comes in the hereafter. All the reward comes in the hereafter. Keep doing what you do and know that the reward is in the hereafter. So the first one, I smash it for in the came. It live as you will, but know that one day you're going to die. Why bit mash it's for indica melodical? Love who you will, but know that one day you will be separated from that person. White man mash it to in nakum seonbae? Do as you will, and know that one day you will be rewarded accordingly.
While Amanda sorrowful muckman Fiamma who belated? Know that the nobility of the believer is sustaining up in prayer at night. It's not in being a ruler. It's not in having thousands of followers. It's not in being a king. It's not in having this or having that. The nobility of a person comes from his standing up in prayer at night, invoking his Lord. While Amanda shallowford movement p.m. humbly? Where is the who? And as for his dignity, it's still not worn in us. It's his being independent of people, financially, emotionally, mentally, physically. Your essa, your dignity as a person is trying not to be dependent on people. Try to absolve yourself of meeting people in any way whatsoever. That's profound life advice right there. Subhan Allah. That's something that we can all take to ourselves.
Now, the next incident I'll share with you is actually Gibreel giving advice in a very subtle way, but it's profound advice as well. This narration that I'm about to share with you is so profound, and Hafiz Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) in his famous book, "Oh Shara'a Al-Fistula," humility in prayer, the last chapter is just about this. Heavy, even though it has nothing to do with prayer because of what it means. The Prophet (peace be upon him) he says in an authentic hadith that I was sitting with Gibreel (peace be upon him) for even shocked autofocus amat, and then all of a sudden, the sky split. When as a mnemonic, and an angel came down for a koala Elena, and he started to come close to us. Now, you want to know what makes this narration so strange? We're so lost by some cessful em nah, who Gibreel tasajo. When Gibreel saw this angel, he became smaller. He held himself there. In my safe, I saw that he held himself like bracing for something. The angel came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "Ya no sword Allah, O Messenger of Allah, in nearness to Allah, he like, I'm a messenger that's been sent to you from God. Oh, hi Erica, I'm giving you a choice. Dana an takuna Nabi and AB de una B and Malika. I'm here to give you a choice. Either you live, you're a prophet who lives like a king, or a prophet that lives like a humble slave. Who can give me an example of Nabi and Medica? A prophet that lives like a king today, man is Tom Dawood on Islam. And Abby and Maddie can means that you live comfortable. Look, you can have a great life, live very comfortably, be a king, have the riches of this world, do whatever you want, and you'll still have the hereafter. It's not going to decrease from you in any way whatsoever. So you can either be that, or you can continue to live like a humble slave. I mean, the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to go nights and hunger stones tied to a stomach. He suffered from poverty at the very worst, even after success, right? So you have a choice now.
So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Evolved to enlarge breed. I looked at Gibreel. He said, "For a shara Alea and table tabria." Did this? So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I said to him, that in a VN ab de, I'll choose to be a prophet that lives like a humble slave." So the angel left. So I looked at Gibreel. His Sam, this was very strange. Gibreel (peace be upon him) said, "Hovel medic, this angel lam yazal cobbler Liam. He's never been down before this day." So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Nevada cats has sought oft. Why is it that you got smaller and and we're afraid?" He said, "Well, la he mal one unto hoon as that elaborately, I'ma Sara. So I swear by Allah, I didn't think that he came except to announce the Day of Judgment." Who was that angel? Isla field. When Jerry saw Isla field come down, he thought it was all over. So Gibreel, even became afraid at the sight of Israfeel.
Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) the LA, he ends his book with, "Bel Nabi and AB de, choose to be a humble servant." And how did this affect the Prophet (peace be upon him) physically as well? I mean, obviously, continue to live in very humble means. The Prophet (peace be upon him), he used to eat his food, sometimes he'd lay back, recline and eat. But after that incident, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would only eat his food sitting up. So the Sahaba asked me, "O Allah, why is it that you only eat your food sitting up?" He said, "Because this is more befitting for an MB and AB them, for a prophet that would live like a humble slave." So it affected the Prophet (peace be upon him). That incident actually affected the Prophet (peace be upon him). And you know what I think about this? Palette, 23 years before this incident, how traumatized was the Prophet (peace be upon him) by the sight of Gibreel, and he didn't even know who Allah was or what Allah wanted for him. It caught, "Bismi Rabbika alladhi khalaq." In just 23 years, the most beloved sight to the Prophet (peace be upon him) was seeing Gibreel.
And Gibreel (peace be upon him) said to the Prophet (peace be upon him), the one who gave him all those advices we talked about, he said to him, "Look, I'm here to give you a choice. Either you can choose to remain amongst your companions and live well, or you can have the companionship of the Most High." And Allah, Allah, debris daar-is-salam. When he said that, the Prophet (peace be upon him) and responded, "Better roofie colada little theater, Johanna, a lot little theater, Dinah. Oh Allah, the companionship of the Most High. I want the companionship of the Most High. I want the companionship of the Most High." Uh, he shall only allow. And she says that the Prophet (peace be upon him) soul left his body as he was saying, "Allah fickle, Allah, the Most High, the companionship of the Most High." His hand fell, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) died. Uh, he said, "With the Aloha." I know when that happened, she screamed, and everyone when they heard the scream of Aisha, they knew that they knew that the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away. Faulty model, the Aloha. Uh, she was sitting in the heads of, she was sitting in the the room next door, and when she heard that, she authored so much. She said some of the most beautiful words. She knew that she was about to die as well, by the way. And so how long the prophecy was fulfilled because Fatima got sick for months later and died out of nowhere. Faulty model, dia lava, on her. When she heard Aisha scream, she looked up and she said, "Ya Abbott ah, then lumpy Hema Edna. Oh, my dear father, how close you are now to your Lord. Ya Abbott ah, eligibly learn in half. Oh, my dear father, to debride, we announce your death. Ya about a genital Ferdowsi mat. Wow. Oh, my dear father, Tara dice is now your abode." And she recited it over and over and over again. That how close you are now to Allah, to debride, we announce that you've departed, and generative Ferdowsi is now your place.