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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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Echoes from the Pulpit.

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Anger is the collection of all evil.

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A sermon by the honorable Sheikh

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Khalid Ibn ‘Abdullah al-Hammudi,

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may Allah preserve him.

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Indeed, all praise is due to Allah.

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We praise Him, seek His help, and seek His forgiveness.

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We seek refuge in Allah, the Exalted, from the evils of our own selves

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and from the consequences of our bad deeds.

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Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray,

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and whoever He leads astray, none can guide.

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I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, having no partner,

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and I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger.

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“O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)” (3:102)

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“O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)” (3:102)

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“O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! Allah hath been a watcher over you.” (4:1)

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And created from it its mate.

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“O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! Allah hath been a watcher over you.” (4:1)

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“O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! Allah hath been a watcher over you.” (4:1)

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“O mankind! Be careful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread abroad a multitude of men and women. Be careful of your duty toward Allah in Whom ye claim (your rights) of one another, and toward the wombs (that bare you). Lo! Allah hath been a watcher over you.” (4:1)

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“O ye who believe! Guard your duty to Allah, and speak words straight to the point;” (33:70)

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He will rectify your deeds for you

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and forgive you your sins.

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“He will adjust your works for you and will forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeyeth Allah and His messenger, he verily hath gained a signal victory.” (33:71)

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To proceed: the most truthful speech is the Book of Allah,

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and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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The worst of affairs are the newly invented ones,

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every newly invented matter is an innovation,

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every innovation is a misguidance,

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and every misguidance is in the Fire.

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To proceed, O servants of Allah:

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Our topic today concerns an important matter

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into which many people fall.

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However, I shall preface it with this introduction:

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A group were once discussing among themselves

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the accounts of Ma‘n Ibn Za’idah,

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and stories of his generosity, admiring his character

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for his abundant forbearance and gentleness.

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But they exaggerated in this greatly,

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so a Bedouin stood up

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and took it upon himself to make him angry.

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They disapproved of his intent,

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but promised him a hundred camels if he succeeded.

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The Bedouin went to a camel and slaughtered it,

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draped himself in its hide, and wore pieces of it as footwear,

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with the raw side facing outward.

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He entered upon Ma‘n and began to recite:

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"Do you remember when your blanket was like the skin of a sheep?

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And now you are wearing the skin of a camel?"

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Ma‘n replied, "I remember, and I do not forget it."

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The Bedouin said,

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"Glory be to Him who gave you kingship

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and taught you how to sit upon the throne."

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Ma‘n said, "Indeed, Allah honors whom He wills

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and humiliates whom He wills."

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The Bedouin said,

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"I am not a Muslim if I live for an age

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without greeting the Prince, Ma‘n."

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Ma‘n replied,

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"Peace is better,

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and there is no harm in omitting it."

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The Bedouin said,

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"I shall depart from the lands you inhabit,

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even if time is unjust to the poor."

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Ma‘n replied,

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"If you stay near us, you are welcome to reside,

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and if you depart from us, may you be accompanied by safety."

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The Bedouin said,

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"Then grant me, O son of our people, some wealth,

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for I have resolved to travel."

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Ma‘n said,

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"Give him a thousand dinars

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to lighten the hardships of his travels."

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He took them and said,

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"What you have given is little, and I

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was hoping for much more wealth from you."

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"You have attained kingship easily,

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without intellect or enlightened judgment."

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Ma‘n said,

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"Give him a second thousand,

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so that he may be pleased with us."

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The Bedouin approached him,

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kissed him between his eyes, and said,

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"I asked Allah to let you live for an age,

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for you have no equal in the wilderness.

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From you comes true generosity and favor,

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and the flow of your hands is like the overflowing sea."

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Ma‘n said,

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"We gave him two thousand for insulting us,

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so let him be given four thousand for praising us."

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The Bedouin said,

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"May my father and my soul be sacrificed for you, O Prince,

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for you are unique in your forbearance,

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and the rarity of your age in generosity.

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I was regarding your qualities

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between believing and disbelieving,

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but when I tested you, the rumors seemed small,

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and the strength of certainty dispelled the weakness of doubt.

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Nothing drove me to what I did

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except for a hundred camels

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promised to me if I could make you angry."

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The Prince said to him,

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"There is no blame upon you,"

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and he gifted him two hundred camels,

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half for the wager

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and the second half

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for himself—that is, for the Bedouin.

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O servants of Allah,

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our topic after this introduction

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is about anger.

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How many fuses has anger ignited,

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and how many people has it brought to their death?

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Because of it, many wives have been widowed,

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and many sons and daughters have been orphaned.

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In its presence, blood is shed,

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and because of it, souls are lost.

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One leaves the scene

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with people either killed or killers.

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It enters a home

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that was filled with happiness and joy,

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and in moments, turns it into

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sorrow and grief.

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After the family was

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in joy and unity,

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the father becomes a prisoner of anxiety and addiction,

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the mother is in her family's home,

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never parting with her sorrows,

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and the children

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are lost and bewildered between them.

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If they leave their father, they are lost,

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and if they go with their mother, they are lost.

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How much has it stirred the severing of kinship ties,

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leaving no speech between them,

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no visits,

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and no greetings.

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Because of it, loved ones are separated,

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and friends are divided.

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Through it, relationships are demolished

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that were built over years,

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and a rational man is transformed

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by it into one of the madmen.

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And here,

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the greatness of the advice of the Trustworthy Advisor becomes clear,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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to that man

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who said to him, "Advise me."

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He said, advising him,

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"Do not get angry."

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The man repeated the question several times,

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and the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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would not add to his words:

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"Do not get angry."

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Because he knew the universality of its benefit,

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for he guides

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to everything that is most beneficial.

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For anger

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is a coal that ignites in the heart,

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causing the blood of the heart to boil,

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the veins to swell,

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the intellect to depart,

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movements to freeze,

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and from it arises an ugly demeanor,

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heinous words,

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despicable actions,

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and wretched character.

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It stirs envy, hatred,

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hostility,

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and the desire to take revenge on the one who caused the anger

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by every possible means,

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wishing evil upon him,

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gloating over his misfortunes,

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feeling distressed by his joy,

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hiding his virtues,

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and exposing his faults,

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and other such evil matters.

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This proves

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that anger

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is the collection of all evil,

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and that guarding against it

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is the collection of all good.

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Whoever contemplates his biography,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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while searching for the secret of that

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great praise

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from the Lord of the Great Throne

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in His saying, the Exalted:

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“And lo! thou art of a tremendous nature.” (68:4)

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he will find forbearance manifest

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in his character and his situations.

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Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"I was walking with the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and he was wearing a Najrani cloak

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with a thick border.

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A Bedouin caught up with him,

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and pulled his cloak

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with a violent tug.

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I looked at the side of the Messenger of Allah's neck,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and the border of the cloak had left a mark on it

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from the intensity of his tug.

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Then he said, 'O Muhammad,

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may Allah send blessings upon Muhammad,

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he said, 'O Muhammad,

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order for me some of the wealth of Allah that you have.'

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The Messenger of Allah turned to him,

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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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He laughed, then ordered a gift to be given to him.

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Servants of Allah,

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“Verily in the messenger of Allah ye have a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the Last Day, and remembereth Allah much.” (33:21)

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beware of anger,

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for when it arrives,

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it becomes the one who commands and forbids.

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Listen to the words of Allah the Almighty:

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“And when Moses returned unto his people, angry and grieved, he said: Evil is that (course) which ye took after I had left you. Would ye hasten on the judgment of your Lord? And he cast down the tablets, and he seized his brother by the head, dragging him toward him. He said: Son of my mother! Lo! the folk did judge me weak and almost killed me. Oh, make not mine enemies to triumph over me and place me not among the evil-doers.” (7:150)

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"angry and sorrowful."

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He did certain things,

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casting down the tablets,

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and seizing his brother by the head,

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pulling him toward him.

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Then he said:

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“Then, when the anger of Moses abated, he took up the tablets, and in their inscription there was guidance and mercy for all those who fear their Lord.” (7:154)

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He took the tablets.

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“Then, when the anger of Moses abated, he took up the tablets, and in their inscription there was guidance and mercy for all those who fear their Lord.” (7:154)

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“Then, when the anger of Moses abated, he took up the tablets, and in their inscription there was guidance and mercy for all those who fear their Lord.” (7:154)

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Anger was the thing

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that was saying to him:

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"Cast the tablets from your hand,"

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even though they contained the words of Allah.

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He seized his brother by the head and his beard,

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and he was one of the prophets.

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A person who is angry

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is under the control of that anger.

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Therefore, I advise you, servants of Allah,

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and myself, to abandon anger,

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and to struggle against the self to restrain it.

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For the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Knowledge is only attained through learning,

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and forbearance is only attained through practicing it."

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Whoever seeks good will be given it,

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and whoever guards against evil will be protected from it.

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Narrated in Sahih al-Jami‘,

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and authenticated by al-Albani.

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Perhaps, O servant of Allah,

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if you strive in the ways of forbearance,

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you will one day be more forbearing than Mu‘adh,

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who is cited as the example of forbearance.

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Indeed, there is something better for you than that:

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it is to follow the example of the master of mankind,

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the possessor of the great character,

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and the noble station,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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May Allah bless me and you with the Great Qur'an,

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and benefit me and you with the verses and wise remembrance it contains.

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I say what you hear, and I ask Allah for forgiveness for me and for you.

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So seek His forgiveness,

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for He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

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Praise be to Allah.

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I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,

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and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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May Allah send peace and blessings upon him.

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To proceed, servants of Allah:

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A person may not be able

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to prevent himself from anger,

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but there are things a person can do

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to rid himself of anger.

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Among them:

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seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

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For it is narrated from Sulayman ibn Surad,

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may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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"I was sitting with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and two men were insulting each other.

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One of them had a red face,

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and his veins were swollen.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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'I know a word

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that, if he were to say it, what he is experiencing would leave him.

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If he said: "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan,"

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what he is experiencing would leave him.'"

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Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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Among them also:

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remaining silent when angry,

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as in the hadith:

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"If one of you becomes angry, let him remain silent."

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Narrated by Ahmad

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with a sound chain of narration.

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So that he does not utter something

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that he will regret

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when regret is of no avail.

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Among them also:

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for the standing person to sit,

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and for the sitting person to lie down when angry.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"If one of you becomes angry

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while standing, let him sit down.

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If his anger goes away, [well and good],

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otherwise, let him lie down."

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Narrated by Ahmad

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with a sound chain of narration.

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Among them also is the knowledge

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that true strength

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lies in restraining one's rage

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and not surrendering to the outburst of anger.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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passed by some people who were wrestling.

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He asked, "What is this?"

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They said, "So-and-so,

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he never wrestles anyone but he defeats him."

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He said, "Shall I not direct you

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to someone who is stronger than him?

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A man

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whom another man spoke to,

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and he restrained his rage,

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thus overcoming him,

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overcoming his own devil,

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and overcoming the devil of his companion."

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Narrated by al-Bazzar

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with a fair chain of narration.

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Allah, the Exalted,

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described the people of Paradise by saying:

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"Those who restrain their rage

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and pardon the people;

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and Allah loves the doers of good."

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And He said about them:

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"And when they are angry, they forgive."

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Among them also:

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knowing the reward for abandoning anger.

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A man said, "O Messenger of Allah,

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teach me an action

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by which I may enter Paradise."

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He said, "Do not become angry,

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and Paradise will be yours."

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Narrated by al-Tabarani

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with a sound chain of narration.

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Indeed, and knowing the reward you receive

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if you restrain your rage when angry,

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as in the hadith:

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"Whoever restrains his rage

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while he is able to act upon it,

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Allah will call him before the heads of all creation on the Day of Resurrection,

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until He gives him the choice

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of whichever of the wide-eyed houris he wishes."

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Narrated by Abu Dawud

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with a fair chain of narration.

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Therefore, servants of Allah, you must pray,

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pray, pray,

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and seek refuge, seek refuge.

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For no one can save us

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except the One who is in the heaven.

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Struggle against your selves

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to abandon anger,

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for it is the key to every evil.

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O Allah, guide us to the best of character,

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for none guides to the best of it except You,

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and turn away from us its evil,

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for none turns away its evil except You.

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O Allah, O Owner of Sovereignty,

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we have entrusted our affairs to You,

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so bring us glad tidings of that which opens the gates of happiness

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to our hearts.

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O Allah, awaken our hearts from heedlessness,

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protect us from slips,

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and illuminate our lives with the light of guidance.

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O Allah, decree for us the erasure of sins,

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the covering of faults,

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the softening of hearts,

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the relief of worries,

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and the facilitation of affairs.

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O Allah, we

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ask You for ease after which there is no hardship,

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provision after which there is no poverty,

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security after which there is no fear,

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and happiness after which there is no misery.

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O Allah, we ask You for gentleness in what You have decreed,

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and help in what You have ordained.

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We seek Your forgiveness for every sin and transgression.

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We seek Your forgiveness for every sin and transgression.

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For You are the Trust for those who rely upon You,

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and the Protection for those who entrust their affairs to You.

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O Allah, forgive us and our parents,

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and reward them on our behalf with the best of rewards.

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Reward their good deeds with excellence,

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and their bad deeds with pardon and forgiveness.

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My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.

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My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.

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O Allah, grant us security in our homelands,

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rectify our leaders and those in authority over us,

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grant victory to our soldiers on the borders,

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and grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere.

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O Allah, rectify the state of the Muslims.

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O Allah, rectify the state of the Muslims.

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And deal with the usurping Jews;

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do not raise a banner for them,

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do not let them achieve their goal,

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and make them a lesson and a sign for those who come after them.

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O Allah, we love You,

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so do not withhold Your bounty from us because of our sins.

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“Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180)

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And peace be upon the messengers,

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and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.