1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:11,589 Within the embrace of Allah, happiness pours into the hearts. 3 00:00:11,589 --> 00:00:15,689 Increase your closeness to the Most Merciful. 4 00:00:15,689 --> 00:00:18,690 The Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Musa Mosque. 5 00:00:18,690 --> 00:00:21,690 Proudly presents: 6 00:00:21,690 --> 00:00:24,690 The Musk of Discourse. 7 00:00:24,690 --> 00:00:27,690 By Sheikh Usama Bahr, may Allah preserve him. 8 00:00:27,690 --> 00:00:34,689 Everyone who obeys the Lord dissolves into the sweetest feeling. 9 00:00:34,689 --> 00:00:37,689 The matter is one of refinement. 10 00:00:37,689 --> 00:00:43,350 I am not speaking of refinement in terms of food and drink. 11 00:00:43,350 --> 00:00:46,350 Although refinement is a beautiful word, 12 00:00:46,350 --> 00:00:49,350 It carries within it the meaning of gentleness, 13 00:00:49,350 --> 00:00:52,350 Good companionship, and proper conduct, 14 00:00:52,350 --> 00:00:55,350 Avoiding embarrassment and the wounding of people’s feelings, 15 00:00:56,350 --> 00:00:59,350 Through hurtful words, gestures, or the like. 16 00:00:59,350 --> 00:01:01,770 People have come to recognize, 17 00:01:01,770 --> 00:01:03,770 And it has become a matter of custom among them, 18 00:01:03,770 --> 00:01:07,769 That when they wish to praise someone, they say, 19 00:01:07,769 --> 00:01:09,769 "So-and-so has refinement," 20 00:01:09,769 --> 00:01:11,769 Or, "He is a person of refinement." 21 00:01:11,769 --> 00:01:14,829 And when they wish to disparage him, they say, 22 00:01:14,829 --> 00:01:16,829 "So-and-so lacks refinement," 23 00:01:16,829 --> 00:01:18,829 Or, "He has no refinement." 24 00:01:18,829 --> 00:01:20,829 And so it goes. 25 00:01:20,829 --> 00:01:22,829 Refinement, in this sense, 26 00:01:22,829 --> 00:01:26,829 Pertains more to the abstract than to the sensory. 27 00:01:26,829 --> 00:01:28,829 The seat of refinement in the abstract 28 00:01:28,829 --> 00:01:31,829 Revolves around the intellect, the soul, and the heart. 29 00:01:31,829 --> 00:01:34,829 While its seat in the sensory realm 30 00:01:34,829 --> 00:01:36,829 Does not extend beyond the tongue. 31 00:01:36,829 --> 00:01:40,930 Islam has encouraged the human being to possess refinement. 32 00:01:40,930 --> 00:01:45,930 Even though refinement is supposed to come naturally from a person without prompting. 33 00:01:45,930 --> 00:01:47,930 Nevertheless, 34 00:01:47,930 --> 00:01:50,930 Islam encouraged the Muslim, when coming to prayer, 35 00:01:50,930 --> 00:01:52,930 To be in a state of purity, 36 00:01:52,930 --> 00:01:55,930 To adorn himself at every mosque, 37 00:01:55,930 --> 00:01:58,930 To arrive with tranquility and dignity, 38 00:01:58,930 --> 00:02:02,930 To lower his voice while communing with his Lord, 39 00:02:02,930 --> 00:02:07,930 And not to come to the mosque having eaten garlic, onions, or the like, 40 00:02:07,930 --> 00:02:10,930 Which might cause discomfort to the worshippers. 41 00:02:10,930 --> 00:02:12,930 Here, the matter is one of refinement. 42 00:02:12,930 --> 00:02:15,930 Islam calls for this. 43 00:02:15,930 --> 00:02:17,960 Is it not part of the etiquette of zakat 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,960 That it be given to the poor in secret, 45 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,960 So as not to embarrass the needy? 46 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,960 Truly, the matter is one of refinement. 47 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:29,990 Were not the pilgrims commanded to maintain tranquility and avoid harming their brothers? 48 00:02:29,990 --> 00:02:32,990 Is fasting not among the greatest things that refine the senses, 49 00:02:32,990 --> 00:02:35,990 Elevate one's taste, and uplift the soul? 50 00:02:35,990 --> 00:02:38,990 Does it not involve empathy for others, 51 00:02:38,990 --> 00:02:42,990 And a sense of what they suffer from the deprivation of poverty and the humiliation of need? 52 00:02:42,990 --> 00:02:45,990 You find this refinement in acts of worship. 53 00:02:45,990 --> 00:02:48,990 Likewise, regarding prohibitions and forbidden acts, 54 00:02:48,990 --> 00:02:51,990 You find warnings against a lack of refinement, 55 00:02:51,990 --> 00:02:53,990 Or the weakening of its aspect. 56 00:02:53,990 --> 00:02:56,990 Among the signs of a person’s happiness 57 00:02:56,990 --> 00:02:59,990 Is to be blessed with a sound, refined taste. 58 00:02:59,990 --> 00:03:01,990 For if he is such, 59 00:03:01,990 --> 00:03:04,990 He knows how to enjoy life, 60 00:03:04,990 --> 00:03:07,990 How to respect the feelings of others, 61 00:03:07,990 --> 00:03:09,990 And how to bring joy to them. 62 00:03:09,990 --> 00:03:12,020 The person of sound refinement 63 00:03:12,020 --> 00:03:15,020 Is capable of drawing people toward him. 64 00:03:15,020 --> 00:03:17,020 Indeed, sound refinement in a person 65 00:03:17,020 --> 00:03:21,020 Elevates him to the point of choosing gentle words, 66 00:03:21,020 --> 00:03:25,020 And appropriate conduct that prevents embarrassment. 67 00:03:25,020 --> 00:03:27,020 Moreover, the person of sound refinement 68 00:03:27,020 --> 00:03:30,020 Shuns conflict and intense anger. 69 00:03:30,020 --> 00:03:32,020 So reflect upon that. 70 00:03:32,020 --> 00:03:34,020 For the matter is one of refinement, 71 00:03:34,020 --> 00:03:36,020 Nothing more and nothing less. 72 00:03:49,550 --> 00:03:53,550 Strive so that joy may embrace you. 73 00:03:53,550 --> 00:03:58,550 Attach your soul to your Lord, 74 00:03:58,550 --> 00:04:01,550 And fill the surroundings with light. 75 00:04:01,550 --> 00:04:02,740 Amazing! 76 00:04:02,740 --> 00:04:05,740 For the one who obeys the Lord, 77 00:04:05,740 --> 00:04:09,969 Dissolves into the sweetest feeling. 78 00:04:09,969 --> 00:04:14,000 Darkness, then light, 79 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,000 And life after terror. 80 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:26,560 ﴾When Allah wills a thing, He says to it, "Be," and it is.﴿