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January 6, 2002: Bringing Barakah Into Our Lives

2 goals attained:
1. Effort – whoever makes effort will get results (1:1 ratio expected)
• If you put effort into a piece of metal, you can make it fly (airplane)2. Barakah – when added to effort, the result is multiplied
• When a Muslim puts an effort but puts barakah into it, it is multiplied.
Ex. think about the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ - within 22 years, he established such an environment that even today we are practicing Islam & thinking about him صلى الله عليه وسلم‎.
How many things last 1400 years? SubhanAllah!
How does one take this barakah in?
Follow in the footsteps of the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎.
Why is barakah in our lives?
Money goes further than a person with millions because connected it to Allah سبحانه و تعال.
Key1: Sunnah - you achieve barakah by following the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎. Everything he did was for Allah سبحانه و تعال.

Read Imam Ghazali’s books, especially From Error to Guidance

Sunnah isn’t just there for us to read about but for us to act on/interact with. Emulate the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎.
Key2: Continuous dhikr - secret of barakah

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