The Shepherd's Way: Ep. 3 - A Leader Loved, Is Leader Followed (2022-07-02)

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The Shepherd's Way: Ep. 3 - A Leader Loved, Is Leader Followed

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Summary of The Shepherd's Way: Ep. 3 - A Leader Loved, Is Leader Followed

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discusses the importance of being a compassionate and empathetic leader who consults with others. It cites the prophet Muhammad as an example of a leader who was loved by his followers. urges viewers to donate money to support this vision and strategy.

00:00:00 Discusses three core aspects of leadership: being empathetic, compassionate, and consulting with others. The prophet Muhammad said that if a leader is empathetic, compassionate, and consults with others, the people will be in mercy and follow their orders.

00:05:00 Discusses the importance of consultation in empowering followers, particularly leaders. The prophet Muhammad, considered by Muslims to be a prophet of God, was compassionate and kind to those who made a tragic mistake. He advised them to consult with each other in their affairs. This is a reminder to be compassionate and empathic to those around us and to consult with them in our affairs.
00:10:00 Discusses the importance of having a leader who is loved by their followers. If someone is moved by this vision and strategy, they should donate money to support it.

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0:00:14 and sisters and friends 0:00:16 and welcome to the third episode 0:00:19 of our hija series the shepherd's way 0:00:23 now the third timeless leadership lesson 0:00:26 brothers and sisters is 0:00:27 a leader loved is a leader followed 0:00:31 the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam 0:00:34 said 0:00:35 the best of your leaders are those whom 0:00:37 you love 0:00:38 and who love you 0:00:40 and who invoke allah's blessings upon 0:00:42 you and you invoke his blessings upon 0:00:45 them and this is an authentic hadith 0:00:48 narrated by muslim 0:00:51 now 0:00:52 given that's a reality 0:00:54 we should ask ourselves the following 0:00:56 question 0:00:57 how do we become leaders 0:01:01 that are loved 0:01:03 there are three things that we have to 0:01:05 internalize adopt and actualize 0:01:08 number one 0:01:10 we need to be empathic number two we 0:01:13 need to be compassionate and committed 0:01:15 to people's well-being 0:01:17 number three 0:01:18 we need to consult people in our affairs 0:01:21 so what does it mean to be empathic 0:01:23 brothers and sisters it means we have to 0:01:25 seek people's context we have to 0:01:28 imaginatively 0:01:29 feel what they feel 0:01:31 this is extremely important when it 0:01:34 comes to engaging with team members or 0:01:37 other human beings 0:01:39 because it allows us 0:01:41 to be in the right space to be able to 0:01:43 connect with people 0:01:45 because we're seeking the context and we 0:01:48 are imaginatively trying to fill what 0:01:49 they're feeling in other words we are 0:01:51 taking our shoes off putting on their 0:01:53 shoes 0:01:54 and walking a few steps 0:01:57 and the reason this is very important 0:01:58 because once you understand people's 0:02:00 context once you understand people's 0:02:02 feelings 0:02:03 once you understand people's 0:02:05 intellectual social spiritual and 0:02:09 emotional context the way you relate to 0:02:11 them will be 0:02:12 profound because you'll be relating to 0:02:14 who they are 0:02:16 as they are 0:02:17 and you won't be relating to 0:02:19 your own judgments 0:02:21 of who they are this is extremely 0:02:23 important with regards to developing 0:02:25 empathy and establishing profound 0:02:28 relationships brothers and sisters so 0:02:29 what does it mean to be compassionate 0:02:31 and committed to people's well-being 0:02:34 well brothers and sisters the prophet 0:02:35 sallallahu alaihi wasallam said 0:02:42 you won't truly believe unless you love 0:02:44 for your brother what you love for 0:02:45 yourself and this hadith is in the 0:02:47 famous collection 0:02:49 of the 40 a hadith of anawi the arabin 0:02:53 of annababi and and never we comments on 0:02:55 this hadith and he says that this 0:02:57 basically means that you want goodness 0:02:59 and guidance for your brother and for 0:03:01 your brother in humanity interestingly 0:03:04 this is reflected in another hadith that 0:03:06 is narrated by bukhari and you could 0:03:08 find it in 0:03:10 where the prophet sallallahu alaihi 0:03:11 wasallam said 0:03:12 love for the people love for humanity we 0:03:16 love for yourself and the arabic is 0:03:19 it's not 0:03:20 like the other hadith it is 0:03:22 for the people for humanity 0:03:25 so the prophet sallallahu alaihi 0:03:27 wasallam is basically telling us that we 0:03:28 must love for others what we love for 0:03:30 ourselves and in the context of the 0:03:32 classical understanding in other words 0:03:35 the understanding of anawi and also the 0:03:37 scholar ibin 0:03:40 they basically said that we must be 0:03:42 committed to the well-being of other 0:03:43 people in other words we want goodness 0:03:45 for people and guidance for people 0:03:48 this is extremely important brothers and 0:03:50 sisters 0:03:51 we must ooze this 0:03:53 it must manifest in our way of being 0:03:55 that we are sincere 0:03:58 in our commitment to the well-being of 0:04:00 the people that we're leading that we 0:04:02 want true goodness for them and true 0:04:04 guidance for them and from this 0:04:06 perspective we could also develop a 0:04:08 principle which is an islamic principle 0:04:11 in actual fact it's a 0:04:13 moral principle in islam which is 0:04:15 it is better to er in mercy 0:04:19 than it is to er in harshness the 0:04:21 default position should be mercy 0:04:23 and the thing that you fall back on all 0:04:26 the time is the merciful and 0:04:28 compassionate approach 0:04:30 so what does it mean to consult brothers 0:04:32 and sisters 0:04:33 there's a beautiful verse in the quran 0:04:35 in chapter 3 verse 159 0:04:38 that summarizes the compassionate and 0:04:40 soft-hearted nature of the prophet 0:04:42 sallallahu alaihi wasallam but also his 0:04:45 leadership style with regards to 0:04:47 consultation 0:04:49 allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says it is out 0:04:52 of allah's mercy that you o prophet 0:04:55 have been lenient with them had you been 0:04:57 cruel or hard-hearted they would have 0:05:00 certainly abandoned you so pardon them 0:05:03 ask allah's forgiveness for them and 0:05:05 consult with them in conducting matters 0:05:08 once you make a decision put your trust 0:05:10 in allah surely allah loves those who 0:05:14 trust in him 0:05:15 this is 0:05:16 an extremely beautiful verse especially 0:05:19 if you understand the context because 0:05:21 the context of this verse 0:05:23 is in the context of the aftermath of 0:05:26 the battle of ahud what was the battle 0:05:28 of uhud brothers and sisters the battle 0:05:31 of ahud was a perceived loss 0:05:35 because of a tragic mistake of some of 0:05:38 the companions that they didn't listen 0:05:40 to the prophet sallallahu alaihi who 0:05:42 would send them properly 0:05:44 and this is not any old mistake it's not 0:05:47 coming to work late or not fulfilling 0:05:49 this month's targets it was a tragic 0:05:52 mistake that led to the injury of the 0:05:54 prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam and 0:05:57 also the death of hamza 0:06:00 his beloved uncle 0:06:03 and oversee 0:06:04 to the death of sahaba 0:06:08 and in this context the prophet 0:06:11 sallallahu alaihi wasallam 0:06:14 was soft and kind to those who made that 0:06:18 tragic mistake 0:06:20 look at the compassion of the prophet 0:06:22 salallahu alaihi wasallam how many 0:06:25 leaders 0:06:26 tell off their followers or their people 0:06:29 when they don't fulfill certain targets 0:06:32 but what happened at the battle of uhud 0:06:34 is far worse 0:06:36 and look at the soft-hearted nature of 0:06:38 our beloved prophet sallallahu alaihi he 0:06:40 will send them 0:06:41 not only that 0:06:42 allah tells him to forgive them 0:06:46 and allah tells the prophet sallallahu 0:06:48 alaihi wasallam 0:06:50 to ask allah for their forgiveness 0:06:54 not only that 0:06:55 allah tells the prophet sallallahu 0:06:57 alaihi wasallam 0:06:59 to consult them 0:07:02 in his affairs 0:07:04 think about how important consultation 0:07:07 is 0:07:07 to the degree that allah advises the 0:07:10 prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam to 0:07:13 consult 0:07:14 the sahaba in his affairs even though 0:07:17 there was a tragic mistake 0:07:20 which shows the importance of 0:07:21 consultation in empowering 0:07:25 your followers 0:07:28 so brothers and sisters consultation is 0:07:31 so significant 0:07:33 the reason consultation is significant 0:07:35 is because 0:07:36 from our perspective obviously the 0:07:38 prophet salallahu had divine guidance 0:07:41 but from our perspective 0:07:43 we don't have knowledge of everything we 0:07:46 have blind spots 0:07:48 from our perspective brothers and 0:07:49 sisters we need experts or we need other 0:07:52 people's perspectives so they could give 0:07:54 us different ways of seeing the same 0:07:56 thing in order for us to have a complete 0:07:59 picture or to be able to make the right 0:08:01 decisions 0:08:02 and consultation is so important that 0:08:05 it's throughout our tradition brothers 0:08:07 and sisters 0:08:08 for example in a hadith narrated by 0:08:10 tiramidi the prophet 0:08:12 salallahu said one who is consulted is 0:08:16 in a position of trust and the 0:08:17 importance of consultation brothers and 0:08:19 sisters is further mentioned in the 0:08:21 quran in chapter 42 verse 38 0:08:25 when allah says 0:08:26 who respond to the lord establish prayer 0:08:30 conduct their affairs by mutual 0:08:32 consultation and donate from what we 0:08:35 have provided them and this is in the 0:08:37 context of 0:08:39 allah saying that what is with the light 0:08:41 is far better because in the previous 0:08:43 verse not verse 37 but verse 36 allah 0:08:46 says but what is with allah is far 0:08:49 better and more lasting for those who 0:08:51 believe and put their trust in their 0:08:53 lord so if you want this long-lasting 0:08:55 reward if you believe and put your trust 0:08:58 in your lord then as verse 38 says 0:09:02 conduct the affairs by mutual 0:09:04 consultation in other words you need to 0:09:06 engage in consultation 0:09:08 so brothers and sisters if you want to 0:09:10 be a leader that is loved then you need 0:09:12 to be empathic 0:09:14 be compassionate and committed to 0:09:15 people's well-being and consult them in 0:09:19 your affairs in the affairs of the team 0:09:21 of the group or the organization 0:09:24 so this is the end of episode three 0:09:26 brothers and sisters but just to remind 0:09:28 you again 0:09:29 we are experiencing the blessed days of 0:09:31 dulhija and as you know we've said this 0:09:33 before that the deeds performed in these 0:09:36 blessed days are more rewardable than 0:09:39 deeds performed during the days of 0:09:41 ramadan so brothers and sisters we ask 0:09:44 you to support sapience institute this 0:09:48 organization that sees a world where 0:09:51 everybody receives the message of islam 0:09:54 and the way we want to achieve that is 0:09:56 by 0:09:57 focusing on people developing and 0:09:59 empowering them to be able to share 0:10:01 islam academically and intellectually if 0:10:05 you're touched moved and inspired by 0:10:08 this vision and strategy then please 0:10:10 donate now go to the button or the link 0:10:14 below 0:10:15 and donate a generous donation brothers 0:10:18 and sisters assalamu alaikum 0:10:19 warahmatullahi

The Shepherd's Way: Ep. 3 - A Leader Loved, Is Leader Followed (2022-07-02) ​

Summary of The Shepherd's Way: Ep. 3 - A Leader Loved, Is Leader Followed ​

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The Shepherd's Way: Ep. 3 - A Leader Loved, Is Leader Followed (2022-07-02)

Summary of The Shepherd's Way: Ep. 3 - A Leader Loved, Is Leader Followed

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