Khutba - Everything is Good for the Believer - The Four Responses - Houston - Faraz Rabbani

In this khutba, Faraz Rabbani explains how everything and every situation is good for the believer, if they learn to respond in the right way. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Strange indeed are the affairs of the believer, for all their affairs are for their good--and that is for none but a (true) believer. If pleasing things happen, they're thankful, and that is good for them; and if distressful things happen, they remain patient, and that too is good for them." [Related by Muslim (3001) and others, from Suhaib (Allah be pleased with him)] Scholars such as Imam Ghazali explain that all life's situations return to four, and each situation has a right response. In this khutba, Shaykh Faraz outlines these right responses--which are the keys to success in the tests of life. Delivered in Houston, TX, as part of a weekend of programs with Risala Foundation (www.risala.org).