فشرف بل اشتغالي بالعلم ولا تبغي به ما عشت يا دادا دلا وياله من شراف عظيمي الثالث one is a person's what جيهة المعارض الراجح هذا أصعب من الذي قبله فإن الشيء قد يكون جيهة الفسد not looking at the bigger picture of something مصالح ومفاسد that are in something like for example some people will say يا أخي أخي أخي I don't want to give خدبة يا أخي أخي I don't want to يا أخي يا أخي who's going to give it you're a graduate from prestigious university of مدينة you actually are one of the few people on this earth who've got what you call certificates for your rights to teach you're sanctioned by the jama'a giving you the authority and the rights to go out there and teach and educate and you're not going to go and do خدبة الجمعة no no no no I don't want to do it this is called ورع بارد this is fake it's not true because this person didn't look at the مصالح that benefits a lot in him coming out and going in are you with me brothers القاعدة الحادي والخمسون the 51st قاعدة أنهم يدعون إلى ما داع إلي القرآن من مكان من أخلاق أهل السنة والجماعة they call to that which the Quran calls to in terms of good manners and the سنة والجماعة call people to good manners etiquettes and it's something they take very serious they call the people to good etiquettes and they say make sure you observe your manners and your etiquettes that's what Allah said in the Quran to the Prophet وَأَمُرُبِ الْعُرُفِ وَأَعْرِضْ ضَانِ الْجَاهِلِينَ call to good command the good come with it as well and turn away from those who are ignorant turn away from who those who are ignorant و لذلك عائشة رضي الله تعالى عنها when she was asked about the Prophet what did she say كان خلقه القرآن his etiquette was the was the Quran his etiquette was the is the Quran and Allah سبحانه وتعالى what did he say about the Prophet خلقه عظيم so the da'ee has to be of that character is to take that from the Prophet the Prophet's character's etiquette was good your etiquette needs to be good القاعدة الثانية والخمسون the 50 second قاعدة which is they believe الله تعالى للسنة والجماعة believe that Imam to be an Imam to be a person who is a leader it in the religion you have to have two characteristics with you are صبرو patience and اليقين certainty you will only attain leadership in the religion when you have with you patient and certainty as Allah said in the Quran و جعلنا منهم أيمة يهدون بأمرنا لما صبروا وكانوا بأياتنا يؤنون الله says we made them أيمة leaders in the religion when they came with two characteristics لما صبروا when they came with patients وكانوا بأياتنا يؤنون and they also had certainty of our religion they were certain a people who come with those two characteristics what does Allah give them Allah gives them what leadership patience is from desires يقيم is from doubts so in other words they've got control over are you with me certainty it repels and it gets rid of what certainty what does it get rid of it gets rid of doubts which is we were talking about it and صبر patient gets rid of what desires the fitna of so in other words a person who wants to be a leader has to be far from those two he can't be a muptedra and he also can't be a صاحب الشهوة when he did that he could scholars only refer to a person Imam when he when he's gathered those two this is the nasmin of the Quran you can't call for an Imam if he's a صاحب الشهوات if he's a muptedra he's not an Imam are you with me and the shari'a uses the what علماء فقاءها and the word Imam all synonyms they're all synonyms they are all synonyms they're used interchangeably they're usually brothers الله سبحانه وتعالى he says that verse in the Quran وجعلنا منهم أئمة يهدون أم يبنينا لما صبروا كانوا بيأتينا يوقنون شيخ الاسلام ببنوتيمي used to say بالصبر وليقيني تنالوا الإمامة في الدين with patience and certainty you will reach leadership in the religion ابنوتيمي used to say that many places in his works the 53rd قاعدة is that the disbelievers أهل السنة الجماعة believe أن الكفار عندهم ليس على درجة واحدة the disbelievers are not the same to us they're not all the same في التعامل معهم in the way we deal with them we don't deal with the kufar all in the same way they're different in the way we deal with them صح a people who you have a covenant with and you have a treaty and a covenant with them you can't deceive them and from the people we have covenants with and we have treaties with are the people of this country they've allowed us to stay in their country they've given us the rights to stay in their country they've given us passports they've allowed us to live within their country it is haram to go and kill their people and it's haram to deceive them it is even haram to take anything of this it's haram if they insures company by accident sorry insures company by accident it gives you money that's not yours you need to send it back to them all of these things are حقوق that they have generally from the sharia you can't deceive them you can't lie to them it's from the contracts that you have with them so that's how you deal with them really that's how the prophet told us anybody who kills them who does anything to them من قتل المعاهدا you're not going to smell the fragrance of jannah anyone who kills a disbeliever who has contract with him the prophet said he's not going to smell jannah that's how slam is towards the people who have covenants and you've promised them and you've given them to your world so when you came into this country you have to be a law abided citizen you agree to that you agree to that you told them this is my promise I promise you guys I will look after this country by not violating the constitution that you put in I won't you agree to that you cannot break any of it and by deceiving them in a sense where you go and you harm them you can't go to a shop and rob their money and say this is غنيمة المسلمين عودي بلا all of these are حرام شرعان and the people who do it are thugs then they are Muslims they do it on the names of gangsters gangsters that's what they are الله says in the Qur'an ومن أهل الكتاب من إيه تأمنه بقه طاري يوده إليك ومنهم إيه تأمنه بدينار لا يوده إليك إلا ما دمت عليه قائما ذلك بأنهم قالوا ليس علينا في الأميين سبيل ويقولون علي الله الكتب وهم يعلمون الله also says لا يناكم الله عن الذين لم يقاتلوكم في الدين ولم يخرجوكم ولم يخرجوكم في دياركم أنت بروهم وتقصطوا إليهم إن الله يحب المقصطين الله does not prevent you and stop you from those who are not fighting you they are not fighting you they are not in war with you to be what and they haven't taken you out of your households to be what أنت بروهم to be obedient towards them be nice basically be beautiful towards them وتقصطوا إليهم and to be good in the way you deal with them so when you see your neighbor smile and say hi is everything alright you show bill towards them because this neighbor got to this is nothing none of our business you have to be beautiful towards them الله doesn't warn you against that سبحانه وتعالى and it doesn't prevent you from doing so our messenger when he died where was his armor who had his armor it was marhoon عنده يهودي a Jewish man had actually taken it from the prophet because the prophet was unable to buy some of the products when you go to a shop and you say I need petrol and I can't I don't got the money I'll give you my watch it's worth and you can take my watch and allow me to put petrol in my car so he's got this watch or your phone that's worth a lot if you don't come in a period of time he is permitted to go and sell it this is called رحن in Arabic it's a lot the prophet said he took some food or things from him and he wasn't able to pay عليه الصلاة والسلام and guess what his prophet his armor his armor was with a Jewish man even when the prophet died عنده يهودي are you with me because the prophet took food from him عليه الصلاة والسلام so the prophet used to buy from them he used to sell from them and he lived with them in what peace every three Jews that lived with the prophet in Medina he did not break a promise with them والله he did it عليه الصلاة والسلام they broke each and every one of them broke it they broke it on him بنو نبيد بنو قينقاع and بنو قريضا all three of them they broke the covenant with him they physically wanted to kill him the agreements that he agreed with them was what if one of my companions my followers by accident they kill somebody and blood money has to be given you guys are going to help us with half of the money and the same with you guys if one of your guys is doing wrong he kills somebody by accident and blood money is requested for we're going to share the funds and the money with you guys are you with me this is how it was with the prophet عليه الصلاة peace safety but they broke it with him عليه الصلاة والسلام so the believer يا إخوة is what he is just and he is fair and he is honest and he is sincere don't lie and don't deceive والله you deform you make the religion look bad are you lying are you there I remember one time I was at a traffic light and you know I was wearing a hat and I went through a I went through a red light and it wasn't والله it wasn't because I was trying to do it deliberately are you with me I went in fast and when I went in fast I got caught in a traffic I got it's basically I ran from one traffic light to another traffic light but I went through by not knowing serious I didn't know it was red I went through it when I did a woman who was in a car that was opposite side of me on the other side I got level to her and she looked at me she says is that what Islam teaches you to go through red lights it hurt me it really hurt me so much she goes she looks at me she says is that what Islam teaches you يا إخوة I went in a hot funk and I was wearing a hat I tried to take off sideways it's true remember والله بالله that you are representing the Prophet عليه الصلاة والسلام these people are looking at you is if Muhammad was alive in the UK today he would be doing this that's what they are saying you are representing him the sister that's wearing hijab the brother that's wearing the thawb every single one of you are representing Islam when they look at you this is the way they see Islam if you don't like this so you need to be careful it's very it really hurt me when she said that to me because what can you say to come back I mean of course I told her I honestly couldn't see the red light but it's just that face you know okay okay honestly it was red light I didn't see it it's like okay there's nothing much you can do just repeat yourself four or five times but you look bad you're like okay the point is she judged you by the apparel right she judged you by the apparel what she saw is that you went for a red light so you need to be very very careful the last قاعدة and the final قاعدة in the book which is it is يعتقدون they believe they believe أهل السنة والجماعة what this verse shows they believe it shows which is الله سبحانه وتعالى he says فلولا كان من القرون من قبلكم أولو بقية ينهون عن الفساد في الأرض إلا قليلا من أين جينا منهم واتبع الذين ظلموا ما اترفوا فيه وكانوا مجرمين الله says فلولا كان من القرول if it wasn't for the قرول من قبلكم that came before you أولو بقية any port a group of them that was remaining if it wasn't for a group of them who was stopping their evil عن الفساد في الأرض if it wasn't for a small amount of them who stood up to stop the evil إلا قليلا من من and جينا and we saved that little group الله would have destroyed واتبع الذين ظلموا ما اترفوا فيه وكانوا مجرمين this ayah that the sheikh رحمة الله تعالى حفظه الله is using is that أهل السنة والجماعة believe that prohibiting the evil stopping the evil warning against the evil and also the ayah shows what the ayah also shows that the people who are always saved are who little in number that they are small in amount and that even that they are small in amount and that you are little in amount you should be what you should be you shouldn't you should still be warning against the evil and you should still be calling to justice and good and don't let the little number that you are make you feel like that you are not you are not able to bring about any changes the author رحمة الله once he finished the qawa'id he did a khatima a conclusion for the book which he gives advice he mentions some advices he thinks that the people need to follow so insha'Allah تعالى I'm going to quickly go over the advices that he gives as a final conclusion the first advice that he gives is is to come with taqwa to be conscious of Allah سبحانه وتعالى to be conscious of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and if you become fearful of the people the people are not going to suffice you the only one you should have taqwa of is Allah سبحانه وتعالى number two is to come with the obedience of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and to stay away from disobeying him and to face Allah سبحانه وتعالى whole heartedly whose phone is she carrying تلفنك I swear I can't be paying for phones right now take it from her to come with the obedience of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and to stay away from opposing him سبحانه وتعالى number three don't let children and wealth and money busy you from Allah سبحانه وتعالى Allah says in the Quran يا ايو الذين آمنوا لا تلقم أموالكم ولا أولادكم عن ذكر الله ومن يفعل ذلك فأولائك هم الخاصرون Allah says all those of you who believe لا تلقم أموالكم do not let your wealth and your children busy you from the remembrance of Allah and anyone who does that then verily he is upon those who are lost don't let money getting your way in forgetting Allah and also what do you call it children the fifth one is سنة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم follow the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in everything which he has said and with everything which he has did عليه صلى الله عليه وسلم follow him in everything the fifth one he mentioned was that the fourth one that's the fourth one the fifth one is increase in the remembrance of Allah by reading the Quran pondering over the Quran thinking over the Quran and realizing that the Quran is talking to you don't look at the Quran as though it's talking to another group of people but read the Quran knowing it's talking to you the author also says and also follow the pious predecessors the sixth advice is the sixth one is follow the pious predecessors and the way they were number seven befriend the righteous people be friends of the righteous people and the good people and stay away from the evil individuals the prophet said من أحب قوماً فاو منهم a person is with who he loves المرء مع من أحب a believer a person is with who he loves number eight is lesson in entering onto the people whose concern is the dunya sometimes you have to deal with these people because you've got business things to do with them or you have to go and buy something from them he says stay as minimum as you're able to because sitting with these individuals will actually it will make the dunya bigger than what it really is and it will make the آخر literally in your eyes the author he mentions don't place in your heart the concern and the distress of this world don't give it too much weight this dunya don't give it too much weight in other words if you lose something in this dunya it is truly replaceable anything in this dunya is replaceable anything is but the only thing that isn't is your religion the next advice that he gives is your time and observing your time the most honorable thing Allah SWT gave you is time the time is what you're made of you are made of time that came together the next advice that the author gives is leave off that which does not concern you in terms of speech or actions anything that doesn't concern you leave it من حسن الإسلام المرء تركو مالا يعنيه from the goodness of a person's Islam is that they leave off that which doesn't concern them concern them the next advice that the author gives is وَلْزِمِ اللِخْلَاصْ come with sincerity in everything you do in everything which you say and in every way that you act make sure that you come with sincerity the advice that one of the other advice that the author gives as well is وَدَوَامِ تَفَقُرِ أَمَا وَدَا وِمِدْ وَدَا وِمَتْتَفَقُرِ be consistent in thinking about the wrong doings that you have previously come you came with the wrong that you've come with in the past that you have done remember it and regret it and ندم توبة regret is repentance remind yourself of the sins that you did in the past and regret it the other advice that the author gives is وَأَطِعْ وَالِدَيْكِ what number are you on? I lost as well this is the 14th one 14th one وَأَطِعْ وَالِدَيْكِ obey your parents because Allah SWT He mentioned them next to you 15 وَصِلْ أَرَحِمَكَ 15 is 15 is keep ties of kinship keep the ties of kinship don't cut your family members number I said 15 right 16 now وَأَحْسِنْ خُلُقَكَ لِإِخْوَانِكَ وَأَصْحابِكَ وَخَدَّامِكَ be one who has good manners to your friends to your spouses and to your neighbors have good manners in the way you deal with them 17 right 17 وَأَكْرِمْ جِرَانَكَ be good towards your neighbors and be good and nice to them the prophet said مَازَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يُصِيْلِ بِلْجَالِ حَتَّا ظَلَانْتُوا حَتَّا ظَلَانْتُوا أنَّهُ سَيُوَ الْرِثُوا the prophet said that جِبْرِيلِ came and he advised me about the neighbors so much so I thought they would inherit me the prophet said that the way that the jibreel kept telling me about the neighbors the neighbors the neighbors I thought they would inherit me some of us don't even know who our neighbors are some of us do not know our neighbors and what they are up to you need to be involved in your neighbors not nosy but find out are they all right try to take sometimes food and gifts for them give them things ايد is about to come give them something in aid cook a little plate or food and give it to them if they are Muslims then you got two rewards for this if they are non-believers you get a nice reward for it this is a form of da'wah the next advice that the author gives the 18th is if anybody asks you for help help them anybody who asks you for help help them فإن الله في عون العبد وكان العبد في عوني أخي الله is going to help you as long as you help your brothers and sisters also 19 accept the apologies of the one who apologizes anyone who apologizes to you accept their apologies whether he is telling the truth or if he is lying accept it from them يوسف علي سلام ودره لا تتنيب عليكم اليوم يغفر الله لكم there is no blame on you today إن شاء الله الله will forgive you number 20 be a person who hides the fault and the shortcomings of your brothers and sisters if you see a Muslim brother of yours who is full and short in a matter hide it from him the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم he said من ستر عورة أخيه anyone who conceals the shortcomings of his brother and sister ستر الله عورته في الدنيا والآخرة الله سبحانه وتعالى يمكنك أن ترى your shortcomings in this world and hereafter number 21 stay away from حسد jealousy and envy in worldly matters don't have jealousy in worldly matters religious matters be jealous of somebody who is religiously better than you that's something good also come with also come with respect in the elders and having mercy towards the youngsters the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم he said he is not from us من لم يرحم صغيرنا ولم يوقر كبيرنا he is not from amongst us the one who doesn't show mercy to the young one and doesn't respect and honor the elders also والزم الحياة حياة sorry a person is very shy الحياة ومن الإيمان the prophet said shyness is from iman the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم he said shyness is all form of good also the next advice that the author gives is وطوى ضع للفقراء والله have humility towards the poor and the needy and be soft towards them الله says ولا ترطلوا دي لدينا يدعونا ربهم بالغاداة والعشي يريدون وجهة don't dismiss a person because he's not of your he's not of your level of richness don't let them be right next to you also the sheikh advises and what he advises if you make a decision on something try to consult others who are more senior than you who are higher than you whether in knowledge and age consult them and once they've consulted you rely on Allah and go forward in doing that rely on him سبحانه وتعالى also the sheikh advises and he says وصل نفسك وسمعك عن الاستماع للكذب والغيبة والبهتان والفضولي stay away from listening to backbiting listening to lies and forged statements also stay away from also the advice that the author gives stay away from eating حرام stay away from shubuhat stay away from shubuhat because the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stay away from eating food and meet us doubtful because the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم he said كل لحم كل لحم النبطة من السحة فى النور او لا به any flesh any flesh that is fed with حرام then the fire has right over it so stay away from that from eating حرام even if it's that stay away from it also observe الله in your external and your private affairs and in your action and your speech إن الله كان عليكم رقيبا الله is looking over you الله is observing you سبحانه وتعالى and the author says وداوم على ذكر الله be consistent in the remembrance of Allah for verily in the remembrance of Allah it increases in Allah remembering you فى ذكوروني اذكوركم if you increase in remembering me I will remember you as Allah says the author also says the other advice that he gives is وقلي للضحكة less than in laughing too much the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم he said كثرة الضحك تميت القلبة laughing too much will kill the heart also the advice that the author gives is وقرب أجلكا see that your time is going to finish quickly don't see yourself living in this world for too long and stay away from having this wishful thinking because that's going to help you in making sure that you repent quickly people who don't repent quickly are people who think they're going to live for too long the author also says واكثر نصيحة الخلق also increase in being a sincere advisor to the people be a person who sincere advises the people جريل من عبد الله رضي الله عنه he said بايعطو رسول الله I gave pledge of allegiance to the messenger of Allah على النصح لكل مسلم I took a pledge of allegiance with the messenger of Allah and the pledge of allegiance was based upon what that I'm going to advise every Muslim and last but not least the author concluded by saying remember and keep in mind that you're not going to attain all of those principles and all of those advices except if Allah gives you the ability so ask him سبحانه واتعالا and we have finished this Kitab today anything which I have said which was wrong incorrect slip of the tongue it's from me and Shaytan and Allah and his messenger are free from it سبحانك الله وبحمدك أشدو الله إله إلا الله أستغفروك وأتوب إلي


Okay, so this case was actually really wild and we had an amazing resolution. We were able to get the whole thing thrown out. At a client that was arrested, she went to a Christmas bar hop and she was dressed in an elf costume and got completely inebriated. She took her golf cart, thinking that she was being safe. However, you can still get a DUI on a golf cart.  However, the state attorney's office couldn't prove the case against her because there was no actual crash. Say this was her golf cart and she was driving the golf cart. When she fell out, the golf cart kept going. However, it never made actual contact with another item and ended up stopping a few feet right before a fence. And had it made contact with that fence, it would have been a crash and she would have been able to be convicted of a DUI. But since it stopped a few feet prior, they didn't have the evidence that they needed to establish a case against her.