Who taught you that?

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf in his talk during the Grand Mawlid asked:"Who taught you to say this du'a when you wake up in the morning? Who taught you to remind yourself at the moment you woke up 'what ALLAH is going to do with me'?"

There is no one but the beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw). He (saw) taught us everything. Sleeping, waking-up, brushing teeth, taking shower, cooking, eating, going to toilet, shopping, speaking, thinking, leading, helping, donating, learning, teaching, etc. name it, anything in our lives, the Prophet Muhammad (saw) has never stopped teaching us. The true submission (Islam) is following ALLAH's will in every single second of our lives, every single moment. And ALLAH's will for a perfect servant, human & beloved is, of course, the Prophet Muhammad (saw). If only we can follow each and every step of his (saw) sunnah...

In the Qur'an, ALLAH said that HE has sent down the Qur'an and the Light. According to some mufasirun, the Light means the Prophet Muhammad (saw). Shaykh Hamza Yusuf went on and said that we cannot read the Qur'an without the Light! We cannot read in darkness., no doubt. SubhanALLAH, how true indeed ALLAH's words are. If Qur'an was sent down to humans and no one is there to tell us how to read, understand and practice these revelations, it must be a waste of ink! No doubt that we say in our shahadah:"There is no god but ALLAH and Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger of ALLAH". If he (saw) was not there to teach us the Qur'an, how on earth are we going to please ALLAH? No wonder ALLAH said in the Qur'an that:"If you love ALLAH, then follow me (Muhammad saw), and ALLAH will love you and forgive your sins".

Our whole life to please ALLAH is centred in the teaching of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) who has been inspired by ALLAH to be the best example and most importantly a mercy to all mankind.

ALLAHUmma solli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aali Muhammad wa sohbihi wassalam.

ALLAHU'alam.

Wassalam.