Khabib Nurmagomedov: belief

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…You often say, “Alhamdulillah, all praise to God.” That’s very powerful, that sense of gratitude. Can you tell us, can you explain why you say it so often? You know the saying, the tongue speaks what the heart is full of. The way you speak shows what’s in your heart. If you have something dark in your heart, your words will show it, no doubt. We all have some dark parts in our hearts. Every single person has them. Sometimes they come out in what we say, how we express ourselves, what we share with people, and so on. Everyone has that. But if your heart is mostly good and pure, then that will also be reflected in your speech. And I just like praising the Almighty and giving all the credit for my success back to Him because everything we have is given to us by the Almighty. Throughout history, there have been many people who made big mistakes after becoming successful, powerful, and wealthy, and they started saying, “No, no, this happened to me because I’m so great, because I’m so intelligent, because I had vision, because I’ve got the brains, because I’m extremely capable. That’s why all of this came my way.” But at the same time, there were many others who worked just as hard, who weren’t any less intelligent, and the Almighty just didn’t give it to them. He chose you and gave it to you, and you just have to give the credit back to Him. You shouldn’t take the credit for yourself. That’s what I believe. And it’s something I’ve come to through studying my religion. I understand that everything the Almighty has given to me is not because of who I am. It’s simply something God has given me as a test to test me and, in the end, see which of my deeds outweigh the others, the good or the bad. Because as a believer, I believe that there will be judgment and everything we have, everything we do, every action we take, we will be held accountable for it. There will be a day of judgment, there will be scales, and everything will be weighed. What advice would you give young people about life and their careers? Millions of people are watching you and deeply respect you. What would you say about how to live your life? And how do you find your path and stay on it?…

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