WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.799 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.620 --> 00:00:05.860 The story of our mother Eve. 00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:10.640 The call to nudity. 00:00:12.640 --> 00:00:14.119 O Eve. 00:00:14.279 --> 00:00:21.079 After Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, related to us the story of our mother Eve with our father Adam, 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:22.320 He said: 00:00:22.980 --> 00:00:29.899 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:00:30.059 --> 00:00:38.460 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:00:38.740 --> 00:00:46.859 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:00:47.140 --> 00:00:53.299 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:00:53.539 --> 00:00:59.740 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:00:59.939 --> 00:01:08.140 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:01:09.250 --> 00:01:11.930 To clarify for us, may He be glorified and exalted, 00:01:12.530 --> 00:01:17.530 That Satan uses the same method to seduce the daughters of Eve, 00:01:18.010 --> 00:01:19.010 Which is nudity. 00:01:19.890 --> 00:01:26.170 He, may He be glorified and exalted, warns you against falling into the trial of Satan by exposing yourself. 00:01:27.299 --> 00:01:29.260 Al-Sa'di, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:01:29.819 --> 00:01:36.420 "Allah says, warning the children of Adam that Satan might do to them as he did to their father," 00:01:37.180 --> 00:01:40.939 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:01:41.540 --> 00:01:43.700 By beautifying disobedience for you, 00:01:44.219 --> 00:01:47.219 And calling you to it, and making you desire it, 00:01:47.780 --> 00:01:49.219 Until you submit to him. 00:01:49.859 --> 00:01:52.939 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:01:53.620 --> 00:01:57.379 He brought them down from the high station to one lower than it, 00:01:58.260 --> 00:02:01.099 And he wishes to do the same to you. 00:02:01.659 --> 00:02:06.420 He spares no effort against you until he seduces you, if he is able. 00:02:07.140 --> 00:02:10.939 Therefore, you must keep caution against him in your mind, 00:02:11.580 --> 00:02:14.900 And wear the armor of war between you and him, 00:02:15.539 --> 00:02:20.099 And never be heedless of the avenues through which he enters to reach you. 00:02:21.319 --> 00:02:23.639 You may imagine, O Eve, 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:28.560 How Satan was able to convince the Arabs during their Age of Ignorance, 00:02:29.039 --> 00:02:31.719 Despite them being people of chivalry and magnanimity, 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:38.199 How he was able to convince them that a woman should be completely naked, just as Allah created her, 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:40.719 In order to circumambulate the Sacred House, 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:43.599 Just like a man, exactly. 00:02:44.419 --> 00:02:50.139 How he made them believe that circumambulating the House while naked was an act of drawing closer to Allah. 00:02:51.020 --> 00:02:53.139 Abu Zahrah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:02:54.139 --> 00:02:56.659 "In this is a clear indication," 00:02:57.340 --> 00:03:01.460 "That the Satan who stripped Adam and Eve of their garments," 00:03:01.979 --> 00:03:05.460 "Is the same one who strips the Arabs of their garments during the circumambulation," 00:03:05.979 --> 00:03:08.460 Around the most sacred House of Allah on earth, 00:03:09.139 --> 00:03:12.139 The first house established for the worship of mankind, 00:03:12.580 --> 00:03:14.259 Which is the Sacred House. 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:18.000 And Al-Tahir Ibn 'Ashur, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:03:18.900 --> 00:03:23.979 "This is a reminder that clothing is part of the original human nature (fitrah)," 00:03:24.699 --> 00:03:27.180 "And the fitrah is the first principle of Islam," 00:03:27.819 --> 00:03:32.740 "And it is something with which Allah has honored the human species since its appearance on earth." 00:03:33.539 --> 00:03:36.020 In this is a critique of the polytheists, 00:03:36.580 --> 00:03:39.900 Since they made it one of their acts of worship to remove their clothing, 00:03:40.300 --> 00:03:41.939 By performing Hajj while naked. 00:03:42.979 --> 00:03:44.780 So, is Iblis incapable today 00:03:45.219 --> 00:03:49.300 Of convincing girls that nudity is a form of beauty? 00:03:50.900 --> 00:03:51.860 O Eve, 00:03:52.610 --> 00:03:54.889 Those who call you to nudity, 00:03:55.169 --> 00:03:57.689 And to opposing human nature, 00:03:58.169 --> 00:03:59.849 And to abandoning modesty, 00:04:00.289 --> 00:04:03.250 Which clothes you in splendor and beauty, 00:04:03.729 --> 00:04:04.889 Are your enemies. 00:04:05.960 --> 00:04:08.159 Sayyid Qutb, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:14.680 "Sound human nature recoils from the exposure of its physical and psychological private parts," 00:04:15.319 --> 00:04:18.279 "And is keen to cover and conceal them." 00:04:19.100 --> 00:04:22.740 "Those who attempt to strip the body of clothing," 00:04:23.139 --> 00:04:25.379 "And strip the soul of piety," 00:04:25.660 --> 00:04:28.540 "And of modesty before Allah and people," 00:04:29.220 --> 00:04:32.379 "And those who unleash their tongues and pens," 00:04:32.939 --> 00:04:37.939 "And all the tools of guidance and media to root this attempt," 00:04:38.379 --> 00:04:42.259 "In various malicious, satanic forms and methods," 00:04:42.819 --> 00:04:46.860 "Are those who wish to rob the human being of the characteristics of their nature," 00:04:47.339 --> 00:04:51.459 "And the characteristics of their humanity by which they became human." 00:04:52.139 --> 00:04:58.100 "They are those who wish to surrender the human being to their enemy, Satan, and what he desires for them," 00:04:58.579 --> 00:05:01.420 "Of stripping away their clothing and exposing their private parts." 00:05:02.060 --> 00:05:06.339 "They are those who implement the terrible Zionist schemes," 00:05:06.819 --> 00:05:08.500 "To destroy humanity," 00:05:09.139 --> 00:05:11.220 "And spread moral decay within it," 00:05:11.779 --> 00:05:14.779 "So that it may submit to the kingdom of Zion without resistance," 00:05:15.379 --> 00:05:18.500 "Having lost its human foundations." 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:21.879 Nudity is an animalistic nature, 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:24.480 And no human inclines toward it 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:29.800 Except while regressing to a rank lower than that of a human being. 00:05:30.600 --> 00:05:32.519 And viewing nudity as beauty 00:05:33.079 --> 00:05:36.199 Is definitely a regression in human taste. 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:40.480 The backward people in Central Africa are naked, 00:05:41.449 --> 00:05:45.449 And when Islam enters these regions with its civilization, 00:05:46.089 --> 00:05:48.370 The first manifestation of civilization is 00:05:48.850 --> 00:05:50.209 The clothing of the naked. 00:05:51.230 --> 00:05:53.430 As for the modern Age of Ignorance, 00:05:53.949 --> 00:05:55.069 The "progressive" one, 00:05:55.709 --> 00:05:57.629 They are regressing to the abyss 00:05:58.269 --> 00:06:01.709 From which Islam rescues the backward, 00:06:02.350 --> 00:06:04.629 And elevates them to the level of civilization, 00:06:05.110 --> 00:06:06.750 With its Islamic concept, 00:06:07.310 --> 00:06:10.829 Which aims to rescue the characteristics of the human being, 00:06:11.230 --> 00:06:13.430 And to highlight and strengthen them. 00:06:14.259 --> 00:06:17.019 Psychological nudity—the lack of modesty and piety— 00:06:17.660 --> 00:06:20.620 Which is what voices, pens, 00:06:21.100 --> 00:06:23.779 And all tools of guidance and media strive for, 00:06:24.459 --> 00:06:27.379 Is the setback and apostasy back to the Age of Ignorance, 00:06:28.139 --> 00:06:30.379 And it is not progress or civilization, 00:06:30.860 --> 00:06:36.779 As these trained, directed, satanic tools want to whisper. 00:06:37.540 --> 00:06:40.620 The story of human origins in the Qur'an 00:06:41.180 --> 00:06:44.500 Inspires these original values and standards, 00:06:44.980 --> 00:06:47.019 And clarifies them in the best way. 00:06:47.740 --> 00:06:50.339 Praise be to Allah who guided us to it, 00:06:50.860 --> 00:06:55.019 And saved us from the whispering of Satan and the mire of the Age of Ignorance. 00:06:56.060 --> 00:06:58.339 These enemies, O Eve, 00:06:58.899 --> 00:07:01.819 Are the agents of Iblis in the world of mankind, 00:07:02.300 --> 00:07:04.060 And they are the devils of mankind. 00:07:04.500 --> 00:07:10.860 They do not leave any means by which they can seduce you from your religion without using it. 00:07:11.620 --> 00:07:12.980 Allah said about them: 00:07:13.740 --> 00:07:18.459 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:07:19.379 --> 00:07:21.819 Satan does not work alone, 00:07:22.540 --> 00:07:25.259 Rather, he has an army he has harnessed to serve him, 00:07:25.740 --> 00:07:28.139 From the devils of the jinn and mankind. 00:07:29.029 --> 00:07:31.110 Abu Zahrah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:07:31.829 --> 00:07:36.910 "If Iblis appeared in the first Paradise to Adam and Eve," 00:07:37.430 --> 00:07:39.110 "And misled them with deception," 00:07:39.709 --> 00:07:41.990 "Then his followers do not appear," 00:07:42.470 --> 00:07:44.230 "But they whisper." 00:07:45.019 --> 00:07:46.779 Therefore, the Almighty said: 00:07:47.500 --> 00:07:52.139 “O Children of Adam! Let not Satan seduce you as he caused your (first) parents to go forth from the Garden and tore off from them their robe (of innocence) that he might manifest their shame to them. Lo! he seeth you, he and his tribe, from whence ye see him not. Lo! We have made the devils protecting friends for those who believe not.” (7:27) 00:07:52.899 --> 00:07:54.420 Iblis hides, 00:07:55.019 --> 00:07:58.459 But he has strong authority over souls. 00:07:59.300 --> 00:08:02.420 The hidden power of him and his tribe, 00:08:02.939 --> 00:08:05.180 Meaning his group that he gathers, 00:08:05.899 --> 00:08:11.420 This power sends into the soul an amount no less than the apparent power 00:08:11.939 --> 00:08:15.500 That was present for the parents of creation, Adam and his wife. 00:08:16.290 --> 00:08:19.610 This power influences the souls of the powerful, 00:08:20.170 --> 00:08:21.930 By tempting them with authority, 00:08:22.449 --> 00:08:24.449 And empowering them over the weak. 00:08:25.209 --> 00:08:29.689 Thus, there are two powers controlling the souls of the weak: 00:08:30.370 --> 00:08:32.649 The power of the unjust rulers, 00:08:33.250 --> 00:08:37.129 And the power of Satan and the submission to him within their own souls. 00:08:39.139 --> 00:08:40.100 O Eve, 00:08:40.740 --> 00:08:44.299 If there gather to strip you of your clothing and morals 00:08:44.860 --> 00:08:46.299 Iblis and those with him, 00:08:46.980 --> 00:08:52.100 And they harness the unjust ruler who beautifies nudity for you and encourages it, 00:08:52.779 --> 00:08:56.779 Just as the Quraysh encouraged nudity when circumambulating the House, 00:08:57.539 --> 00:09:00.059 Then how will you resist them all? 00:09:01.340 --> 00:09:04.460 We will continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills. 00:09:05.059 --> 00:09:07.659 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:09:10.059 --> 00:09:12.059 The story of our mother Eve.