Hi friends, welcome back to my channel and a very special welcome if you're new here. My name is Jen I'm a certified weight loss and nutrition coach and today we're talking about protein specifically 16 healthy protein packed foods as a nutrition coach I get asked daily several times a day. What do you eat for protein? What are the best foods to go to to help you reach your protein goals now? I've actually done quite a few videos on protein foods and how to reach your protein goals I will link those videos down below But it's been a hot minute and I feel like it's time for an update And I wanted to share with you the 16 foods that I have been leaning on for the last several months that helped me reach My protein goal keep me full and satisfied and have helped lead to my almost 140 pound weight loss So if you are excited give this video a big thumbs up Subscribe if you're not because I upload five videos every single week And don't forget to check out the description box down below for nutrition coaching Personalized macros and calories one-on-one coaching definitely invest in yourself get your macros and calories done And I am here to help you with accountability and to answer your questions with one-on-one coaching I will link all of the protein foods that you can't buy at your local grocery store down below for you as well Along with links and discounts to my other favorite things and my Facebook group definitely come on over and join us there We would love to have you so let's hop into my favorite 16 foods that are packed with protein healthy delicious and help me reach my protein goal Enough protein on a daily basis is essential for your overall health Healthy sources of protein include eggs, nuts, lean meats, fish, dairy, and certain grains So you might be wondering how much protein first of all am I supposed to be having every day now? This is very personal the protein that I need every day is going to vary from the protein that you need every day That's why personalized macros and calories are essential But there are four things that really determine the amount of protein that you need daily Number one is your body size or your weight your activity level your age and your pregnancy Status like I said some people need more protein than others I know for me because I am so active and I'm trying to build and maintain lean muscle My protein needs are more which are again determined by your personalized macros and calories Side note macros are protein fats and carbs So you're given a goal for all three of those not only is protein essential for overall health It's actually the most filling macro much more filling than carbs and fats And it's the macro that it that your body takes the longest to digest Which basically means it's going to keep you fuller for longer Because it's sitting in your stomach waiting for your body to digest it and on a side note during the digestion process Your body is burning calories so the harder it is to digest protein the more calories you burn just digesting your food And that sounds pretty good to me the recommended minimum amount of protein every day is about a hundred grams for a woman And this is going to be a sedentary woman I will tell you that all of my coaching clients eat well over a hundred grams of protein every day So if you find that you're under that hundred gram mark It is time to step up your protein game and these 16 high protein foods are really going to help you reach Your goal food number one is eggs eggs are really a superfood in a powerhouse when it comes to weight loss But are also packed with protein and healthy fat They're very easy for your body to digest They're full of vitamins minerals and of course the protein and healthy fat Of course the white portion of the egg is all protein In fact the majority of the protein from an egg comes from the white But don't skip the yolk because the yolk is where you're going to find all of those vitamins Minerals the healthy fat and some additional protein for me I like to do one whole egg and then some egg whites to really bulk up the protein without adding all the extra calories and fat And if you're worried about cholesterol rest assured that a lot of recent research shows that the cholesterol and eggs is not the bad Cholesterol so go ahead and eat eggs freely In fact make them a part of your daily diet for protein number two is going to be almonds nuts in general Really really good for a snack, but almonds are really the king of nuts when it comes to getting in your protein They're also packed with fiber vitamin E Manganese and magnesium all of which are essential nutrients for health There are plant-based protein and they are linked to lowering bad cholesterol You can eat almonds by themselves You can add them to things like oatmeal you can put them into bowls and salads for a boost of protein and fiber I love to have almonds is a snack whether they're raw almonds or some of those fun bold almonds like wasabi and soy sauce or smoked almonds introduce almonds into your life and Even though they're a little bit higher in calories the protein and fiber that you're reaping from them as well as all the vitamins Minerals and nutrients make these an excellent healthy protein pack snack number three is going to be chicken breast now Chicken breast makes this list for me because it is a lean source of protein. It's low in calories Zero fat and it is super super charged and packed with protein We're also going to get B vitamins selenium and zinc from chicken breast and it's so versatile There are so many things that you can do with it. I love to shred it up and make KFC style bowls out of it. I love to make chicken salad add it to a salad mix it into a casserole Use it as a source of protein for pasta The chicken breast is really the best source of lean protein and it has endless possibilities One half of a chicken breast is going to give you about 27 grams of protein and less than 200 calories So protein versus calories. This is a go-to for me number four is cottage cheese And if you follow me, you know that I eat cottage cheese almost every single day actually probably every single day It is such a low calorie pet protein packed snack has so much calcium Bosphorus selenium vitamin B12 riboflavin and a lot of nutrients The only negative thing about cottage cheese is it can be high in sodium But for me it's worth using that as a source of sodium because it is so low calorie and packed with protein One cup of cottage cheese actually delivers about 28 grams of protein So half of a cup has at least 14 grams and is only about 80 calories So really it's a great source of protein and a great source of dairy Which is essential for maintaining a healthy body number five is another one of my staples and this is greek yogurt I generally choose non-fat greek yogurt But any type of plain greek yogurt flavored greek yogurt whole or fat free is going to again Similar to cottage cheese give you all of the benefits of a good healthy dairy with a lot of protein Greek yogurt makes a great substitution for sour cream. You can add it into scrambled eggs for a punch of protein I love to make yogurt bowls where I top my greek yogurt with fresh fruit and granola You can even throw greek yogurt into a smoothie It makes it nice and creamy and gives you more protein A little seven ounce container of greek yogurt or serving of greek yogurt can be upwards of 20 grams of protein You know that I love to mix my little clean simple eats protein in with my non-fat greek yogurt I top it with a little bit of whipped cream and it is a pudding like consistency dessert And it gives me anywhere from 35 to 45 grams of protein My favorite protein powder to mix into greek yogurt is 100 percent clean simple eats I just find that it does that it blends really easy with the greek yogurt doesn't leave a weird gritty texture And is the best flavor in my opinion I will link clean simple eats down below for you with a discount. It is as you know my go-to protein powder Number six is milk now. I don't love milk fun fact about me.  I love the low fat fair life milk I love the chocolate fair life milk Again one cup of chocolate fair life milk one scoop of clean simple eats protein powder a few ice cubes Blend it up and it's a literal milkshake. It is so good My favorite flavor of clean simple eats protein to do with the chocolate fair life milk is german chocolate cake It's literally a dessert and again 40 grams of and again 35 to 40 grams of protein But milk in general and dairy products in general are going to be some of your biggest sources of protein We already talked about greek yogurt cottage cheese cheese in general eggs These are all dairy products that really give you a big pack of protein Unfortunately, if you're dairy free, it's a little harder to reach your protein goal You really have to rely on plant-based proteins in order to get there But if you can incorporate dairy into your diet without any negative consequences I highly recommend having two to three servings of dairy every day to not only help reach your protein goals But reap the rewards that dairy gives you as far as vitamins minerals calcium and just a healthier overall body My number seven may come as a little bit of a surprise and this is going to be lentils I have recently rediscovered lentils and have been loving them They are such a versatile Bean that you can make so many different things out of again if you're dairy free or plant-based Lentils have the most plant-based protein of any other food They also contain fiber full-ate magnesium potassium iron Copper and meganese all of which are essential vitamins and minerals And in fact people who consume lentils on a regular basis have a lower risk of heart disease and liver disease 100 grams or about a half cup of cooked lentils is going to give you about 10 grams of protein That's a lot of protein and all the fiber in a half of a cup of lentils You can make soup you can eat lentils cold or warm You can add them to casseroles to pastas to salads You can eat them by themselves as a side with a little salt and pepper Lentils have recently become a major favorite for me Number eight is lean beef now besides chicken breast lean ground beef is going to give you a lot of protein And here's a fun fact for you the macro profile of lean ground beef like 93 percent 96 percent Is pretty similar to chicken breast The only difference is there's going to be a little bit more fat since chicken breast is virtually fat free But all of the other macro nutrient profile is very similar So you don't only have to eat chicken breast You can introduce lean beef into your diet as well beef has iron Which is really important along with zinc selenium vitamins b12 and b6 So there's a lot of added benefits of lean beef Of course, you want to eat plant-based proteins fish and poultry as well And I would recommend limiting red meat sources to maybe one to three times per week depending on your diet I know for tori and I we eat red meat at least twice a week sometimes three times a week We just prefer it especially he prefers it over chicken And again, like I said the macro nutrient profile doesn't vary that much from chicken breast In fact a three ounce serving of lean beef is going to give you about 25 grams of protein Where that same amount of chicken gives you about 27 grams of protein So you can see that the protein is very similar So don't eliminate lean beef in fact included in your diet several times per week Number nine is fish now. I love fish my husband doesn't love fish So I tend to order fish out a lot or I like to incorporate it into my lunches or my meal preps Because I typically am the one that eats those but similar to chicken breast fish is packed with protein Very very low calorie and virtually no fat of course depending on the type of fish that you're choosing Salmon of course is going to be higher calorie higher fat than a white fish like cod halibut or tilapia But all fish salmon included is beneficial for weight loss and is an amazing source of low calorie low fat protein People who consume fish on a regular basis have a lower risk of heart disease and to type 2 diabetes Plus fatty fish is like salmon actually give you what your body needs for omega 3 fatty acids, which are essential My good fat is generally a little bit low because I don't eat enough fish So I've really tried to incorporate more fish including salmon into my diet And I do take a fish oil supplement every day as well Just to supplement any of the omega 3 fatty acids that I'm missing in my diet Half of a salmon place going to give you about 31 grams of protein plus all that healthy omega 3 Healthy fat and white fish like cod is going to give you 41 grams of protein Really for protein fish is the biggest thing for your buck So if you like fish Eat it more often if you don't like fish reach for white cuts of fish that don't have a fishy flavor But still give you all of the protein. I know for me My goal is to include fish at least once if not twice per week Number 10 may come as a surprise as well And this is quinoa if you saw my last meal prep on monday. I made a quinoa Ground turkey bake with cashews. It was amazing by the way I will link this week's meal prep video down below for you But quinoa although it's a grain is a superfood and has a lot of protein It's rich in fiber, folate, copper, iron and zinc and of course protein Quinoa is also a complete protein because it contains all nine of the essential amino acids that make up a complete protein And like I mentioned quinoa has been touted to be a superfood One cup of cooked quinoa delivers about eight grams of protein. It's pretty good for your carby side I like to include quinoa in my diet in place of things like rice that doesn't have any protein Any swaps that you can make from foods with zero protein to foods with protein Is just going to be one step closer in you reaching your protein goal and your weight loss goals Number 11 is protein powders and protein shakes in general. This is something that I rely on In fact, if you're a coaching client of mine, you know that when we have a conversation or I coach you Throughout your weight loss journey that I recommend one to two protein supplements every day to reach your protein goals Now protein supplements are things like protein shakes protein powders protein water protein bars But protein powders in my opinion are some of the easiest most convenient protein supplements out there I have three protein powders that I reach for daily number one clean simple eats We talked about that mixing in with that chocolate milk mixing being with nonfat greek yogurt That I would say is my number one protein powder of choice. I also love the motivate chocolate and vanilla protein powders I love everything motivate puts out in their protein is a no exception And lastly, I love a scent a scent makes some really great clean proteins and you can buy them right off of amazon So I'll link all three of my favorite protein powders down below for you I have discounts for both clean simple eats and motivate. So I'll put those down below as well But protein powders are super convenient. You can make protein shakes out of them You can mix them into greek yogurt like we talked about earlier and they're portable You can take protein powder with you and mix it in with water Or milk you can even stop at your local gas station and pick up a bottle of water Or a bottle of milk and make a protein shake on the go It's a great way to get in protein quickly and conveniently now, of course protein powders protein content is going to vary Plant-based protein powders have a little less protein than whey protein But still you can get anywhere from about 16 grams to about 40 grams of protein per serving I don't know about you, but that sounds like a pretty low calorie convenient way to pack in protein So utilize protein supplements like protein powders daily number 12 is a zeal bread One thing that I really started doing when I had a protein goal in mind Which is really how I've lost the majority of my weight is making swaps for things that don't have protein to things That do we talked about how I used to drink almond milk and now I choose fair life milk same goes for bread I used to buy the low calorie bread serially six four seven bread 45 calorie bread that basically has zero fiber and zero protein And by making a swap to things like a zeal bread or sprouted bread you can not only get Fiber but you can also get anywhere from about five to eight grams of protein per Slice of bread a zeal bread is top notch You usually can find this in the freezer section of really any grocery store or health food store It's typically made from organic and sprouted whole grains and legumes including millet barley spelt wheat Soybeans and lentils tie in protein fiber and other nutrients one slice of a zeal bread is going to give you fiber And six grams of protein So think about swaps swap out the foods that you're eating that don't help you reach your protein goal With similar foods that help you get a little bit closer and bread is one of those Really simple swaps that you can make number 13 is pumpkin seeds. I have rediscovered and refallen in love with pumpkin seeds I love them on my granola bowls. I love them on my yogurt bowls I love to eat them just as a crunchy snap in place of other types of nuts They're great to add to oatmeal There are so many ways that you can introduce pumpkin seeds into your diet They are a great source of iron Phosphorus magnesium and zinc. They are packed with plant-based protein So again, if your focus is plant-based pumpkin seeds are a game changer and of course fiber I also love to mix them with almonds and unsweetened dried fruit to make kind of a granola and nut based granola You can take this on the go with you. It doesn't require refrigeration And again, it allows you to get in pumpkin seeds, which are going to give you fiber and protein A quarter cup of pumpkin seeds is nine grams of protein That's like this much pumpkin seeds for nine grams of protein So if you forgot about pumpkin seeds or you haven't introduced them into your diet Now is the time because I know for me they become a staple number 14 similar to chicken breast lean beef is going to be turkey breast I love ground turkey. In fact, I generally reach for ground meat over whole meat So chicken for example, I prefer ground chicken over a chicken breast I prefer ground turkey over a turkey breast But any type of turkey is going to give you a lot of protein for little calories and very little if any fat You also get a lot of vitamins and minerals including selenium zinc and vitamins b12 and b6 A pound of ground turkey can be made into multiple dishes throughout the week I actually recommend prepping some protein sources and having them on hand things like ground turkey Cook it up. Don't season it. Just put it in your fridge and when you need a meal on the go You can add things like taco seasoning to it throw it in some marinara Add some seasonings to make a great turkey bowl the possibilities are endless And you're just setting yourself up for success by having Pre-cooked meats and protein sources in your refrigerator a three ounce serving of turkey Whether it's in the turkey breast form or ground is going to give you 26 grams of protein Number 15 is shellfish. We talked about fish But shellfish is a really great kind of fun way to get an extra protein And change up those freshwater cold water sources Shrimp oysters clams and scallops are excellent sources of protein Plus they contain a lot of vitamins and minerals again zinc selenium vitamin b12 and iron Put them in pastas add them to a salad I love just cooking shrimp up and eating shrimp with cocktail sauce Put them into things like salads pastas and stir fries and it's a great way to get in protein In fact a three ounce serving of clams cooked provides about 22 grams of protein And the same serving of shrimp is going to give you about 20 grams and you have to remember shellfish is very low calorie So if you're watching your calories, but trying to reach your protein goal Shellfish and fish in general are great ways to keep your calories low But get in your protein and number 16 Peanut butter peanut butter almond butter cashew butter Butter nut butters in general are a great source of protein and a great source of healthy fat If you follow me, you know, I eat nut butter daily. I love my american dream nut butter It's my all-time favorite I'll link that down below for you with a 10 discount code But nut butters are a staple for me. I sometimes eat it by the spoon Put it on rice cakes put it on toast mix it into smoothies. I love nut butter You're going to get protein fully magnesium and a punch of healthy fats Nut butter also keeps you full because there's a mixture of the protein and fat and when you pair those two together It's a recipe for fullness and satisfaction between Meals for me one of my favorite pre-gym pre workout snacks is a rice cake with peanut butter It's a fast acting carbohydrate paired with the nut butter which has protein and fat So it's going to slow the digestion of the carb But the carb is going to give me energy to make it through my workout I also eat this a lot as a post workout snack I love celery with peanut butter on it. And like I said, sometimes I just eat it by the spoon It's such a great filling snack choice two tablespoons of most nut butters is going to give you anywhere from seven to 10 grams of protein So like I said, it's a delicious way to get in your protein So those are my top 16 foods that I've been loving recently and really throughout a big portion of my weight loss journey That not only keeps me full and satisfied are foods that I love but also help me reach my protein goal I have a pretty big protein goal every day and I would say that out of a 30 day period I reached my protein goal at least 29 if not 30 of those days And that has really been the catapult and the key to my weight loss success When I started focusing on macros and calories specifically calories and protein at the start of 2022 I was able to lose 90 pounds Last year alone and I've been able to continue to lose weight and maintain my weight loss while building lean muscle And really becoming the healthiest fitness strongest and leanest version of myself and I attribute that to reaching my protein goal every day I know this can be daunting and challenging for a lot of people So I wanted to put out another video with my protein staples I really hope this helps you incorporate these into your life And you will be able to reach your protein goal and your weight loss goals pretty much effortlessly Like I mentioned, I'll link everything I shared with you down in the description box Besides what you can buy at your local grocery store My other protein videos that I've put out in the past I highly recommend checking these out for more protein food ideas and just ways in general on how I get in my protein every day I also have links and discounts to my other favorite things and of course come join our facebook group We'd love to have you and this is how you can keep up with me a little bit more day to day Thank you so much for watching and I really hope this helped you out Happy sunday, and I'll see you in the next one. 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فشرف بل اشتغالي بالعلم ولا تبغي به ما عشت يا دا دا دا لا وياله من شراف عظيمي الحمد لله رب العالمين له الحمد الحسن والثناء الجميل واشدوا الله إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له يقول الحق وهو يهدي السبيل واشدوا أن سيدنا ونبينا محمد صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وأصحابه والتابعين لهم بإحسانين إلى يوم الدين أما بعد أخي بلواتي أخي أخي أريد أن أدرس أشخاص جدا هذه الأشخاص بجميلة فرصة السكولين ومعرفة الناس هو أنه هو الأشخاص أكثر التي الله قلت من أعلى ونحن لا يوجد أبليفة can be said to him أو لا يوجد أبليفة can be advised with greater than being told Allah is looking at him سبحانه وتعالى the reason why I chose to speak about this topic is because of the Muslims maybe those who may be come across as people of knowledge and people of understanding of the religion sometimes forgetting this message which is مراقبة الله that Allah is observing them let alone the general mass who have less understanding of the religion if the people who are meant to be the duaat the people who are calling to the path of Allah upon them is that they take this understanding of مراقبة الله greater than the general mass العلمة محمد الأمين الشنقيطي رحمه الله he said the scholars unanimously agreed upon it is a disagreement amongst all scholars that Allah is the greatest and the greatest and the greatest and the greatest and the greatest and the greatest and the greatest amongst all scholars that Allah has not sent down from high above unto this earth are reminder greater and a wuna bigger than knowing that Allah is observing سبحانه وتعالى and having understanding that Allah has knowledge of everything that you are doing then محمد الأمين الشنقيطي رحمه الله he chose to define what مراقبة means and he said إذا الإنسان أن ربه جل وعلى رقيب عليه عالم بكل ما يخفي وما يعلن مراقبة means that you know and that you observe as a person that all of your movements and all of your doings that Allah سبحانه وتعالى is looking at you He knows every single thing whether it is something that you hide or whether it is something you do in public Allah سبحانه وتعالى He knows Allah سبحانه وتعالى He is observing you سبحانه وتعالى so the person because he knows Allah knows his movements privately or publicly he is consistently worried and concerned العلمة ابن القييم الجوزية when he spoke about what مراقبة meant he said دوام علم العبدي وتيقونه بالطلاع الحق على ظاهره وباطنه فاستدامته لهذا العلم وليقينه المراقبة he said it is that the slave is consistent his knowledge is always consistent the slave's knowledge is consistent on knowing by unwavering conviction سبحانه وتعالى is observing him على ظاهره وباطنه Allah is observing what is inside him and he was in his heart and Allah is observing what you are doing from the outer فاستدامته لهذا العلم وليقينه المراقبة the fact that you are consistent upon that understanding and that knowledge with unwavering conviction that is what يقين is called so يقين means consistency in your knowledge and certainty در الله سبحانه وتعالى is observing you this is what مراقبة means he says وصعبن القيم said والمراقبة هي التعبد باسمه الرقيب والحفظ العليم السميع البصير فمن عقل هذه الأسماء وتعبد بمقتضاها حصلته المراقبة والله أعلم ابن القيم says that مراقبة is you worship Allah with his name الرقيب his name الحفظ his name العليم his name السميع his name البصير الرقيب is the one who is observing you you worshipping Allah on that name الحفظ والله سبحانه وتعالى is protecting he is documenting العليم knowledgeable one السميع the all-hera البصير the allsia فمن عقل هذه الأسماء ابن القيم said anyone who comprehends those names of Allah he understands them what they really mean وتعبد بمقتضاها and he worships Allah based on what those names mean حصلته المراقبة you will then gain the station of مراقبة والله أعلم and Allah knows if you open the Quran today and you read it you will find so many verses that remind you and myself that Allah سبحانه وتعالى is looking over us Allah is observing us my beloved brothers and sisters Allah says in the Quran ولقد خلقنا الإنسان وانا نعلموا مات واسوسوبه نفسه and we know what his نفس يسبس to him we know what your نفس is telling you we know it الله is aware of it سبحانه وتعالى الله knows it before you even do it he knows it سبحانه وتعالى then fear Allah when you're by yourself fear Allah when you're alone fear Allah when you're in that darkness he is سبحانه وتعالى one who knows all of that which you're doing ولقد خلقنا الإنسان وانا نعلموا مات واسوسوبه نفسه ونحن أقرب إليه من حبل الوريد إليه تلق المتلقيان عن right وعن الشمال قاعد ما يلفض من قول إلا لديه رقيب وعتيد and every single thing it will be documented it will be written and the day of judgment والله my beloved brothers and sisters you'll be accounted according to that قال الله وتعالى الله also says this message of مراقبة you find it in all of the places of the Quran either by directly or the Quran is indirectly reminding you of مراقبة الله also says from the verses which are direct وعلموا know or people know أن الله يعلموا that Allah knows what does he know ما في أنفسكم الله knows what's in your nefs before you even do it before even manifest on your limbs الله knows it يعلموا الله knows ما في أنفسكم that which is in your nefs الله knows it فحذروه be cautious be cautious be warned he's one who knows it سبحانه وتعالى also الله تبارك وتعالى he says فلنقصن عليهم بعلم وما كنا غائبين the day of judgment you will be informed of this and you will be told every single thing which you said and you did and you say ما لهذا الكتاب لا يغادر صغيرة ولا كبيرة إلا أحصاها ووجدوا ما عملوا حاضرة ولا يضلم ربك أحداء you will read your book you will see every single statement every action that you did those filthy speeches you put on Facebook those filthy statements that you put on Twitter those filthy statements that you upload on slap chat every single thing will be placed in front of you لا يغادر صغيرة ولا كبيرة الله will not leave a little and a lot everything is there ووجدوا ما عملوا حاضرا you will find everything you said and done in your face in front of you ولا يضلم ربك أحد and Allah does not oppress الله does not oppress and he never will oppress سبحانه وتعالم فلنقصن عليهم بعلم وما كنا غائبين you will be told about what you did that day and Allah was never absent الله was never away from seeing you do that rather you made Allah the worst of ones who observe you you hid that from everybody else you stayed away from everybody else you excluded yourself from everybody else but you didn't do that to Allah سبحانه وتعالم and his angels you allow them to watch you doing those filthy acts and those filthy doings watching those filthy things with the eyes he Allah سبحانه وتعالم gave you the eyes that he wanted you سبحانه وتعالم to use for his remembrance to recite his Quran to obey your parents with to do things that are lawful and that which he loves rather you chose to go against him with what he gave you سبحانه وتعالم الله also say سبحانه وتعالم وما تكون في شأن وما تتلو منه من قرآن ولا تعملون من عمل إلا كنا عليكم شهود إذ تفيدون فيه وما يعزبوا على ربك من مثقال ذرط في الأرض ولا في السماء الله سيستوى سبحانه وتعالم every aphas and every doings that a person comes with الله سبحانه وتعالم is aware of it إلا كنا عليكم شهود إذ تفيدون فيه when you were doing that act الله سبحانه وتعالم was witnessing it was observing it وما يعزبوا على ربك من مثقاله a mustard seed will never be hidden from him سبحانه وتعالم everything he knows رادا أبشري عبد الله my beloved brothers and sisters take this as a glad tidings الله knows it before you even intended to do it he knows whilst you're doing it he knows what you're going to do in the future and he knows that if he allowed you to do this whatever else you could have done he knows it even if it hasn't happened سبحانه وتعالم the poet he said إذا ما خلوت الدهر يوما فلا تقل if you are by yourself excluded and you're not with anybody فلا تقل do not say I'm by myself فلا تقل خلوت ولكن قل علي رقيبه don't say I'm alone I'm away from everybody else but rather say I've been observed I'm never alone ولا تحسبا للله يغفلوا على ربك لا يغفلوا ساعتا and never think to yourself that Allah is heedless never think that to yourself ولا أن ما يخفا عليه يغيبه and don't ever think to yourself whatever you are doing will be hidden from him سبحانه وتعالم never think that to yourself my beloved brothers and sisters I want to tell you of a punishment for a people who thought to themselves assumed that no one is seeing them and they emerged into the sins and dwelled into the sins and they showed no shyness to Allah the severe punishment that they will endure the day of judgment and how Allah will deal with them أرحم الراحمين the most merciful one chose to punish them like this so we can all come to reality and understanding the severity of doing things privately thinking that there is no one observing us there is a hadith that Ibn Majah and others narrated Shaykh Nasser الدين and al-Bani he authenticated it and it is as he graded it عليه رحمة الله this hadith is only authority of Thuban he said that the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم he says that he knows a group of people from his ummah they are going to come the day of judgment these people are going to come the day of judgment with righteous actions that have filled the earth and they are as big and as large in quantity like the mountain of Tehama it's nothing small they have stacked rewards and good doings and their actions are as big as the mountain of Tehama so clear so apparent their actions فيجعل الله جل وعلم and Allah أرحم الراحمين the most massive one the kindest one he chooses to do what he makes it هباء من ثوراء Allah nullifies it all he takes it all away from this individual Thuban he said يا رسول الله oh messenger of Allah سفهم لنا جلهم لنا oh messenger of Allah describe these people for us tell us their description and what type of people are these individuals and when the Sahabas would ask this question it wasn't just a question for the moment so they can just pass time it was a question that meant and it had a goal for them and what was that my beloved brothers and sisters they wanted to stay away from whatever it was that was leading these individuals into the Hellfire or that was bringing them destruction or that was nullifying their righteous actions the Sahabas they wanted to stay away from that path so they said oh messenger of Allah Thuban said يا رسول الله سفهم لنا describe these people for us how have these people earned how did it happen to them that their righteous actions get nullified all of it the reason why Thuban asked this question is because at the beginning of the Hadith the prophet SAW he said من أمتي لأعلمنا أقواما من أمتي I know a group of people from my ummah and the ummah here the prophet is referring to is أمتي الإجابة and not أمتي الدعوة أمتي الإجابة are the ones who have accepted their message of Islam the believers so the prophet is referring to believers because there is another Rewire that says when the Sahabas asked يا رسول الله who are they the prophet SAW responded by saying they are your brothers هم إخوانكم they are your brothers يصلون they pray the way you guys pray و يصومون and they fast كما تصومون the way you fast و لهم الحظم للليل and at night time when everybody else is sleeping they are people who stand up and they pray at night أمتي الإجابة أو you who have chosen to sing behind closed doors and to commit the crime and to watch filthy videos and listen to filthy music remember this you don't even pray you don't even fast the month of Ramadan if it comes some of you you don't even pray your 5 daily prayers these individuals they've come with righteous actions as large and as great as the mountain of Tehama لهم الحظم للليل and they pray at night they are slaves who come with righteous actions but the problem here is ولكنهم إذا خلوا بمحارم الله تهكوها the problem with these individuals is not the fact that they came with righteous actions is because when they were by themselves when there was no one looking at them they listened to things that Allah prohibited they watched that which they did things that Allah prohibited they did things that Allah prohibited so because of that ولكنهم إذا خلوا بمحارم الله تهكوها when they are by themselves when no one can see them they forget that Allah is الرقيب الحفظ العليم السميع البصير they forgot he has those they forgot he has those attributes and that those are his names and because they chose to strip the curtain between them الله تبارك وتعالى أبو بكر رضي الله تعالى عنه a noble companion he said I am shy I am shy to do وصل standing up so I am not seen my aura is not shown this is the type of people they were they were shy to expose themselves they were shy publicly and they were shy privately they would not go against Allah's command how can your eyes find joy in watching things that Allah has prohibited how can your ears enjoy that which Allah has prohibited سبحانه وتعالى a believer's nefs does not allow him to enjoy these things his heart does not allow it his eyes do not allow it and his ears do not allow it because it's full with the remembrance الله تبارك وتعالى ولكنهم إذا خلوا بمحاري من الله تهكوها but when they are by themselves they fulfill the sins my beloved brothers and sisters the messenger عليه الصلاة والسلام he told us in a hadith which Bukhari and Muslim both narrated brothers and sisters listen listen this is your this is in it your salvation the questions that you always ask looking for answers here it is من فيه رسول الله from the tongue and the mouth of the messenger عليه الصلاة والسلام الذي لا ينتقوا عن الهوائن هو إلا وح ينوح the one who does not speak from his own whims and desires rather every single thing he says it is from a revelation high above from الله تبارك وتعالى ولا ينبئك مثل خبير and no one will inform you the way you need things better than Allah and his messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم the messenger told us سبعة يوضلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله seven type of people Allah is going to give them a shade the day when there is no shade the day when the sun is so close people are sweating the sweat turns into a river some people are drowning in it some people it is up to their throats some people up to their belly buttons and some to their knees and some people are drowned the sun has been brought close destruction, pain and agony is what the people are suffering from but there are seven types of people Allah chooses to give them a shade from this sun a creation of his that is going to destroy his other creation the human beings but there are seven types of people who get away they get a shade that day from those seven my beloved brothers and sisters is and this is the bayt al qasid this is the one I intend which is شابون a young star نشأ في عبادة ربه جل وعلا a young youth who grew up who nurtured himself on the worshipping of Allah the consistent worship of Allah is what he grew up on he is consistently in worship of Allah when he is sitting down alone he doesn't forget to do his أذكار when he is in public he wants to benefit he loves خير he is a person who benefits his time with عبادة and he stays away from the things that Allah has prohibited شابون نشأ في عبادة ربه جل وعلا he grew up he nurtured himself in the worship of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and also from the seven my beloved brothers and sisters is what it is ورجلون أيمان قلبه معلق في المساجد أيمان whose heart is connected to the مسجد whenever you go to the مسجد you see always that uncle in the مسجد who is praying who remembers Allah سبحانه وتعالى but the one I want from this شابون نشأ في عبادة ربه جل وعلا but there is also another one that needs to be pointed out which also comes into the topic that we are speaking about which is ورجلون أيمان طلبت مرأة a woman requested from him حرام a woman called him for zina this woman she is not an ordinary woman ذات منصب وجمال she is a woman of status so she is not a prostitute where you may reject her because you think she has illnesses HIV or AIDS and you say get away from me she is a woman of lineage reputation she is a famous artist مثلا or she is a daughter of a prince or a king وجمال and she is beautiful in other words there is no worldly reason preventing you to fulfill your desires with her the only purpose you rejected her was what لله الله سبحانه وتعالى if it was reputation and status and position this woman has it she is respected in the community or fathers respected in the community she has a status and a rank and she is beautiful your nefs is inclined to her but you reject her my beloved brothers and sisters the woman came to this man and he is rejecting her not him running after her it is not him saying to her let's commit zina ورجلون أيمان طلبتهم رأة طلبتهم she asked of him امرأة ذاته منصيب وجمال ابن القيم said after he bought these seven types of people who are going to have the shade the day of judgment he said I looked at each and every one of them and I found one thing that which they have in common all seven of them all seven types of those and it's seven all having common ابن القيم said that they imprisoned their shahwa they govern their shahwa they govern their desires they had control over it they fulfilled it in everything Allah made lawful all seven of them that is what made them prosperous as ابن القيم said أبو علي الدقاق he said من ملك شهوته في حال شبابه صياره الله ملكا في حال كهولته كيوسف عليه السلام anybody who gets control over his desires when he is young when he is a youth he makes sure that he protects his shahwa privately and publicly he does not fulfill his shahwa in zina he does not fulfill his shahwa in self enjoyment he doesn't himself by fulfilling it in that which Allah set him and his messenger which is to fast or to get married he protects himself what will happen for him سياره الله ملكا الله is going to make him a leader when في حال كهولته when he ages when he reaches kuhola which is the age where his beard comes out and his beard is black it's not white yet at that time it is 40 to the age of 50 the person he will become a leader كيوسف عليه السلام like نبي الله يوسف الله سلبه إنه من يتقي ويصبر فإن الله لا يضع أجر المحسينين anyone who comes with taqwa and he comes with patience for verily Allah does not forsake the righteous actions of the righteous ones نبي الله يوسف came with taqwa and he came with sabr from the woman who wanted to come with him الله made him a leader نبي الله يوسف became a leader ابن القيمسا سمعت الشيخنا يقول ابن القيمسا I heard my sheikh say referring to ibnutemia جهاد النفس والهواء أعظم من جهاد الكفار والمنافقين جهاد النفس is greater and it is bigger than the jihad with the كفار and the منافقين فإنه لا يقدر على جهادهم because there is no one who can fight with the disbelievers in the hypocrite unless حتى يجاهد نفسه وهوه أولا unless he fights with his own whims and desires first سفيان ابن عيينة سفيان الثوري سفيان الثوري رحمه الله he said أعظم الناس شجاعة the most courageous person is من يخالف هواء who the one who opposes his desires who goes against his desires that is the most courageous person that is the bravest person do you want to be a brave person do you want to be a courageous person then prove it to us by going against your desires then and only then are you a brave person but a person who becomes a slave who becomes a slave for his desires claiming that he is a leader or claiming that he is a brave person and courageous your own nafs has you as a slave I remember one time I saw a a branch manager from Tesco asking for money while I was standing at a bank as I was standing at 8 am and she told me that if I came on Monday it was on a Friday night or on a Saturday night one of the two that if I come to her on Monday in Tesco she is going to give me back my money and she is drunk she is a branch manager she has become imprisoned for her own desires what is the leadership benefit to her and the truth is أعظم الناس الشجاعة and the most courageous person is من يخالفوا هواهو the one who goes against his desires I'm going to bring three stories to show you my beloved brothers and sisters the power and the strength and the quwa of knowing that Allah is observing you take the story of مبارك ابن وضح الحنظلي the father of Abdullah ibn Mubarak مبارك ابن وضح he used to have a master which he worked for he was a slave and his master one time asked him to go get him a promo granite he said go get me the most juiciest the most tastiest promo granite in the garden so he went to get him one so he got it for him and when the master had bit the promo granite he realized that it wasn't it wasn't what he requested he requested for one that was juicy and good so he said to Mubarak ابن وضح الحنظلي did I not order you to bring me a tasty promo granite so Mubarak responded by saying all those years I worked in this garden I've never eaten a fruit that fell from a tree so I wouldn't know which of those tastes nice so the master was gobsmacked and it was mind-boggled with what the answer Mubarak gave so he went and asked the jira and the neighbors and the people in the local the community about this individual مبارك ابن وضح الحنظلي and they told him he is so this man he's a man who saved God's tongue a man who saved God's private part and his stomach nothing will go into the haram he watches what he says and he prevents his desires not known to fulfill his desires with women when the master realized this that he had a noble person in front of him he came back and Mubarak said I'm going to marry my daughter who do you advise me to marry and he said to him the Christians and the Jews they married their daughters off based on dunya based on money based on reputation but he said the people of Taqwan they married their daughters off based on religion Mubarak when he said that the master said I see one in front of me and he married his daughter to Mubarak Mubarak gave birth to who is the great noble Imam who is who is a man of knowledge also the story of the shepherd with who came by and he asked him he asked him if he could he asked him if he could give them one of the sheeps or one of the goats and Abdullah Mubarak Abdullah Mubarak when he asked the shepherd said to him I can't the master hasn't given me permission for that so Abdullah Mubarak said then say to him the master when he asks you where did that sheep go that a wolf ate it then the ra'ee responded and he spoke to Abdullah Mubarak Abdullah Mubarak when he said to him where does Allah stand in this where does Allah who is Subhanahu و تعالى stand in this Abdullah Mubarak Mubarak he was what he was a Sahib of Bustan he was a Harith of Bustan he was a God he used to look after and protect the garden his master and this man Abdullah Mubarak is talking to his a shepherd then it went to the houses of the shepherds and into the households of who the of the those who guard the gardens and parks you see when a nation their ra'ee is like this and their Harith I like this is when Allah gives them success and prosperity all of these two stories what do they have in common Mubarak no one would have ever known if he took a foot from the garden but he chose not to he chose not to why the ra'ee the ra'ee he gave Abdullah but what prevented him مراقبة الله and the three men three men who were before you and entered the garden and they were shocked and they said that they will not come to you unless you pray to Allah the three men went into the cave what was their story each and every one of them their story was that مراقبة الله is what prevented them from fulfilling their desires and look how it helped them this act of theirs it helped them by taking them out of the out of the cave which they fell into the شاعر he said the poet he said إذا ما خلو تبريبتهم في ظلمتهم وَنَّفْسُ دَاعِيَةٌ إِلَطْ عِسْيَانِي when you are in a dark place and your nafs is calling you to fulfill his desires it's calling you to do haram فاستح من نظر إله فاستح يمن نظر إله وقلها be shy of Allah's observation over you and say to your nafs يا نفسي إن الذي خلق الظلام يا راني the one who created the darkness they can see me say this to your nafs also another poet he said تفنى لدائد من مننا لصفوتها من الحرام ويبقى الإثم والعرو تبقى عواقب سوئم في مغبتها لا خير في لدت من بعدها النار لا خير في لدت من بعدها النار the reality of is the desires that you fulfilled and the haram which you have done has not really lasted for long it is a desire where a sin was documented from it and it's a desire where the destruction for it is a very long lasting destruction so there's no beauty in a desire that you fulfilled that is going to bring you the hellfire to be your boat anything which I have said that was wrong is from me and Shaytan and Allah and his messenger are free from it سبحانك اللهم بحمدك أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله أستغفرك وأتوب إلي