1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,049 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,049 --> 00:00:08,050 It is Paradise. 3 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:23,379 The gates of Paradise. 4 00:00:23,379 --> 00:00:25,379 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 5 00:00:25,379 --> 00:00:28,379 And may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad. 6 00:00:28,379 --> 00:00:31,379 And upon all his family and his Companions. 7 00:00:31,379 --> 00:00:33,899 To proceed: 8 00:00:33,899 --> 00:00:35,899 O you who yearn for Paradise! 9 00:00:35,899 --> 00:00:38,899 Our journey must continue. 10 00:00:39,859 --> 00:00:42,859 Come, mount these she-camels. 11 00:00:42,859 --> 00:00:45,859 Sit upon these golden saddles. 12 00:00:45,859 --> 00:00:49,689 And advance toward the gates of Paradise. 13 00:00:49,689 --> 00:00:51,689 Here we have reached its gates. 14 00:00:51,689 --> 00:00:53,689 The eight magnificent gates. 15 00:00:53,689 --> 00:00:55,719 These gates, 16 00:00:55,719 --> 00:00:58,719 Which will be opened in Ramadan, 17 00:00:58,719 --> 00:01:01,719 So that not a single one of them is closed throughout the month. 18 00:01:01,719 --> 00:01:03,909 Look! 19 00:01:03,909 --> 00:01:05,909 This is the gate of al-Rayyan, 20 00:01:05,909 --> 00:01:08,909 Through which those who fasted will enter. 21 00:01:09,870 --> 00:01:12,870 That is the gate of prayer, O people of prayer and the mosques. 22 00:01:12,870 --> 00:01:16,870 And that is the gate of charity, O people of generosity and giving. 23 00:01:16,870 --> 00:01:19,870 And there are other gates besides these. 24 00:01:19,870 --> 00:01:22,870 And every gate has its own people. 25 00:01:22,870 --> 00:01:27,099 We will crowd, by the permission of Allah, at these gates, 26 00:01:27,099 --> 00:01:30,099 Until our shoulders are pressed together, 27 00:01:30,099 --> 00:01:34,099 And they are almost displaced from their places due to the intensity of the throng. 28 00:01:34,099 --> 00:01:38,099 Even though the distance between the two sides of the gate, 29 00:01:39,060 --> 00:01:41,090 Is like the distance between Makkah and Hajar. 30 00:01:41,090 --> 00:01:45,090 And for some gates, the distance between their two sides is a forty-year journey. 31 00:01:45,090 --> 00:01:48,090 And between one gate and the next, 32 00:01:48,090 --> 00:01:51,090 Is a seventy-year journey. 33 00:01:51,090 --> 00:01:55,500 But why are the gates still closed? 34 00:01:55,500 --> 00:01:57,500 Why do they not open? 35 00:01:57,500 --> 00:02:02,079 When the people—all the people—reach the gates, 36 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:05,079 They find them locked. 37 00:02:05,079 --> 00:02:09,340 So they turn to our father Adam, peace be upon him. 38 00:02:09,340 --> 00:02:14,340 They ask him to intercede for them to have the gates of Paradise opened. 39 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:16,340 For he is their father. 40 00:02:16,340 --> 00:02:18,340 He answers them by saying, 41 00:02:18,340 --> 00:02:22,340 "Did anything drive you out of it except your father’s sin?" 42 00:02:22,340 --> 00:02:25,340 "I am not the one for this." 43 00:02:25,340 --> 00:02:29,340 "But go to my son, Ibrahim, the Khalil (Intimate Friend) of Allah." 44 00:02:29,340 --> 00:02:31,370 So they come to him. 45 00:02:31,370 --> 00:02:34,370 Ibrahim, peace be upon him, says, 46 00:02:34,370 --> 00:02:36,370 "I am not the one for that." 47 00:02:36,370 --> 00:02:40,370 "I was only a Khalil from afar." 48 00:02:40,370 --> 00:02:42,500 Then he says, 49 00:02:42,500 --> 00:02:45,500 "Betake yourselves to Musa, peace be upon him," 50 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:48,500 "Whom Allah spoke to directly." 51 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:51,590 So they come to Musa, peace be upon him. 52 00:02:51,590 --> 00:02:55,590 He says, "I am not the one for that." 53 00:02:55,590 --> 00:02:59,590 "Go to Isa, the Word of Allah and His Spirit." 54 00:02:59,590 --> 00:03:01,620 So they come to him. 55 00:03:01,620 --> 00:03:04,620 Isa, peace be upon him, says, 56 00:03:04,620 --> 00:03:06,620 "I am not the one for that." 57 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:11,689 "Go to Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 58 00:03:11,689 --> 00:03:15,719 So they come to Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 59 00:03:15,719 --> 00:03:19,719 He stands and intercedes, and permission is granted to him. 60 00:03:19,719 --> 00:03:23,069 The Prophet, peace be upon him, comes 61 00:03:23,069 --> 00:03:25,069 To the gate of Paradise. 62 00:03:25,069 --> 00:03:29,069 And we are with him, around him, and behind him. 63 00:03:29,069 --> 00:03:32,099 He takes hold of the ring of the gate of Paradise. 64 00:03:32,099 --> 00:03:35,099 He moves it and knocks on the gate. 65 00:03:35,099 --> 00:03:38,169 The keeper of Paradise asks, 66 00:03:38,169 --> 00:03:39,169 "Who are you?" 67 00:03:39,169 --> 00:03:42,169 He says, "Muhammad." 68 00:03:42,169 --> 00:03:44,169 The keeper says, 69 00:03:44,169 --> 00:03:46,169 "Welcome, O Muhammad." 70 00:03:46,169 --> 00:03:51,169 "I was commanded regarding you; I shall not open for anyone before you." 71 00:03:51,169 --> 00:03:53,169 Then the gate is opened. 72 00:03:53,169 --> 00:03:59,169 Our beloved and our Prophet, peace be upon him, enters it first. 73 00:03:59,169 --> 00:04:01,169 And we are behind him. 74 00:04:01,169 --> 00:04:04,169 And the rest of the nations are behind us. 75 00:04:04,169 --> 00:04:07,199 For we are the last in this world, 76 00:04:07,199 --> 00:04:11,199 But the first on the Day of Resurrection to enter Paradise. 77 00:04:11,199 --> 00:04:14,650 Come, O people of Paradise! 78 00:04:14,650 --> 00:04:16,649 Come, press forward with the people, 79 00:04:16,649 --> 00:04:19,649 And advance toward the gates, 80 00:04:19,649 --> 00:04:21,649 And enter the Gardens. 81 00:04:21,649 --> 00:04:23,839 In the midst of this, 82 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,839 We hear the voice of a caller calling out. 83 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,839 It is a call for Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. 84 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:36,220 He is summoned to enter Paradise from whichever of its gates he wishes. 85 00:04:36,220 --> 00:04:39,220 And this is another call as well. 86 00:04:39,220 --> 00:04:43,220 It is for those who used to perform their ablution well, 87 00:04:43,220 --> 00:04:46,220 And then say after finishing it: 88 00:04:46,220 --> 00:04:51,220 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner," 89 00:04:51,220 --> 00:04:56,350 "And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger." 90 00:04:56,350 --> 00:05:00,350 Here they are now, being called from the eight gates of Paradise, 91 00:05:00,350 --> 00:05:03,350 To enter from whichever they wish. 92 00:05:03,350 --> 00:05:05,610 And another call, 93 00:05:05,610 --> 00:05:10,610 For women who are called from all the gates of Paradise. 94 00:05:10,610 --> 00:05:14,610 They are those who prayed their five obligatory prayers, 95 00:05:14,610 --> 00:05:16,610 Fasted their month, 96 00:05:16,610 --> 00:05:18,610 Guarded their chastity, 97 00:05:18,610 --> 00:05:21,610 And obeyed their husbands. 98 00:05:21,610 --> 00:05:23,610 How wonderful is their call! 99 00:05:23,610 --> 00:05:28,379 How great and beautiful the gates are as they stand open! 100 00:05:29,379 --> 00:05:34,540 These gates will never be closed after that. 101 00:05:34,540 --> 00:05:37,540 So do not fear and do not worry. 102 00:05:37,540 --> 00:05:40,759 Did Allah the Almighty not say: 103 00:05:40,759 --> 00:05:45,759 ﴾Gardens of perpetual residence, whose doors will be opened for them﴿ 104 00:05:45,759 --> 00:05:48,889 "Enter them in peace." 105 00:05:48,889 --> 00:05:50,889 This is the day of eternity. 106 00:05:50,889 --> 00:05:56,889 The angels receive us, welcome us, and congratulate us. 107 00:05:56,889 --> 00:06:00,889 They say, "Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured." 108 00:06:00,889 --> 00:06:03,889 How excellent is the final home! 109 00:06:03,889 --> 00:06:09,209 If a human could fly with joy, we would have flown. 110 00:06:09,209 --> 00:06:12,209 Here our faces have been whitened, 111 00:06:12,209 --> 00:06:15,209 Overspread with joy and radiant. 112 00:06:15,209 --> 00:06:18,209 We have entered Paradise. 113 00:06:18,209 --> 00:06:21,660 Here we meet our fathers, 114 00:06:21,660 --> 00:06:24,660 Who raised us when we were small, 115 00:06:24,660 --> 00:06:29,939 And departed from us while we had not yet repaid them some of their due. 116 00:06:29,939 --> 00:06:32,939 Here we will meet our mothers, 117 00:06:32,939 --> 00:06:36,939 Who labored in raising us when we were young. 118 00:06:36,939 --> 00:06:40,420 Now we shall meet them. 119 00:06:40,420 --> 00:06:42,420 O you who lost your son, 120 00:06:42,420 --> 00:06:44,420 The apple of your eye, 121 00:06:44,420 --> 00:06:48,459 And swallowed the bitterness of pain at his departure, 122 00:06:48,459 --> 00:06:52,459 And were waiting for this day to meet him— 123 00:06:52,459 --> 00:06:54,939 Now you shall meet him. 124 00:06:54,939 --> 00:06:56,939 O you who lost your daughter, 125 00:06:56,939 --> 00:06:58,939 The fragrance of your heart, 126 00:06:58,939 --> 00:07:02,000 Now you shall meet her. 127 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,319 O you who loved your brother and your sister, 128 00:07:05,319 --> 00:07:08,319 And death separated you— 129 00:07:08,319 --> 00:07:13,699 Here is a meeting after which there is no parting. 130 00:07:13,699 --> 00:07:16,699 O beloved ones and companions, 131 00:07:16,699 --> 00:07:18,699 You shall meet. 132 00:07:18,699 --> 00:07:23,699 You shall be happy in a delightful life that has no distress. 133 00:07:23,699 --> 00:07:27,899 “Lo! this is the supreme triumph.” (37:60) 134 00:07:27,899 --> 00:07:31,899 “For the like of this, then, let the workers work.” (37:61) 135 00:07:31,899 --> 00:07:35,410 O you who were ill in the world, 136 00:07:35,410 --> 00:07:38,410 Do you remember your illness now? 137 00:07:38,410 --> 00:07:41,660 O you elderly man, 138 00:07:41,660 --> 00:07:44,660 Do you remember your fatigue and your pain? 139 00:07:44,660 --> 00:07:47,050 O you poor person, 140 00:07:47,050 --> 00:07:51,050 Do you feel the humiliation of poverty now? 141 00:07:51,050 --> 00:07:55,139 O you who were wounded and in pain, 142 00:07:55,139 --> 00:07:59,139 Do you remember your pain and your suffering now? 143 00:07:59,139 --> 00:08:02,240 O you who were constant in your prayer, 144 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:06,370 Do you see the effect of your prayer now? 145 00:08:06,370 --> 00:08:09,370 O you who spent your wealth, 146 00:08:09,370 --> 00:08:11,370 And O you generous one, 147 00:08:11,370 --> 00:08:14,370 Have you found the reward of your kindness? 148 00:08:14,370 --> 00:08:17,720 Do you remember the toil of obedience now? 149 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,720 Or has the fatigue passed away, 150 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,720 And only the reward from the Lord remains? 151 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,910 O people of remembrance (dhikr), 152 00:08:25,910 --> 00:08:28,910 Did your remembrance benefit you? 153 00:08:28,939 --> 00:08:30,939 O people of the Qur'an, 154 00:08:30,939 --> 00:08:34,330 Did the Qur'an elevate you? 155 00:08:34,330 --> 00:08:39,330 This is the Paradise for which you labored, 156 00:08:39,330 --> 00:08:43,330 And for which you abstained from the forbidden to enter it, 157 00:08:43,330 --> 00:08:48,330 And restrained yourselves in acts of obedience to be among its people. 158 00:08:48,330 --> 00:08:53,330 You have attained it by the mercy of the Most Merciful of the merciful. 159 00:08:53,330 --> 00:08:56,460 So enter it, abiding eternally. 160 00:08:56,460 --> 00:09:01,460 “Are these they of whom ye swore that Allah would not show them mercy? (Unto them it hath been said): Enter the Garden. No fear shall come upon you nor is it ye who will grieve.” (7:49) 161 00:09:02,220 --> 00:09:04,220 O people of the Gardens, 162 00:09:04,220 --> 00:09:06,480 Do you see? 163 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,480 These poor people, 164 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:12,480 They precede the wealthy in entering Paradise. 165 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,480 They precede them by five hundred years. 166 00:09:16,509 --> 00:09:21,669 For they have no dirhams or dinars to be held accountable for. 167 00:09:21,669 --> 00:09:24,669 They lived in the world lightly, 168 00:09:24,669 --> 00:09:29,149 So they enter Paradise now swiftly. 169 00:09:29,149 --> 00:09:33,149 And look at this group entering Paradise, 170 00:09:33,149 --> 00:09:38,279 Their faces are like the moon on the night of the full moon. 171 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:44,279 And the ones after them, their faces are like the brightest star in the sky. 172 00:09:44,279 --> 00:09:46,539 And these, 173 00:09:46,539 --> 00:09:48,539 Seventy thousand, 174 00:09:48,539 --> 00:09:50,539 They enter Paradise, 175 00:09:50,539 --> 00:09:54,539 With no reckoning and no punishment upon them, 176 00:09:54,539 --> 00:10:01,600 Because in the world they did not seek incantations, did not use cauterization, and did not believe in omens, 177 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,600 And they relied upon their Lord. 178 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,049 Here are the throngs, 179 00:10:08,049 --> 00:10:11,049 Entering Paradise in succession. 180 00:10:11,049 --> 00:10:14,080 The Prophets with their followers. 181 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,080 The delegations follow one another, 182 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:21,080 And the generosity and mercy of Allah toward His servants are manifested. 183 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:25,179 And all people hope for His mercy. 184 00:10:25,179 --> 00:10:30,269 Look at those detained on a high place, 185 00:10:30,269 --> 00:10:33,269 They are the people of al-A'raf, 186 00:10:33,269 --> 00:10:37,299 Whose good deeds and bad deeds were equal. 187 00:10:37,299 --> 00:10:40,299 They fear the fate of the wrongdoers, 188 00:10:40,299 --> 00:10:44,299 And they hope for the generosity of the Lord of the worlds. 189 00:10:44,299 --> 00:10:47,299 And Allah does not disappoint their hope, 190 00:10:47,299 --> 00:10:50,299 So He encompasses them with His mercy. 191 00:10:50,299 --> 00:10:55,009 O you who yearn for Paradise! 192 00:10:55,009 --> 00:10:58,259 Paradise receives its people, 193 00:10:58,259 --> 00:11:01,259 Until the last of those to enter it, 194 00:11:01,259 --> 00:11:06,259 Is a group who were the weakest of people in walking upon the Sirat (the bridge). 195 00:11:06,259 --> 00:11:09,519 They crawl upon it, crawling. 196 00:11:09,519 --> 00:11:12,549 Until, when they have crossed it, 197 00:11:12,549 --> 00:11:15,549 And Allah has saved them from the Fire, 198 00:11:15,549 --> 00:11:18,549 They turn toward it and say, 199 00:11:18,549 --> 00:11:22,840 "Blessed is He who saved us from you." 200 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,840 "Allah has given us something," 201 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:29,840 "That He has not given to anyone among the first and the last." 202 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,289 While they are in that state, having passed beyond the Fire, 203 00:11:34,289 --> 00:11:37,289 a tree is raised up for them. 204 00:11:37,289 --> 00:11:39,289 They look toward it, 205 00:11:39,289 --> 00:11:41,350 and one of them says, 206 00:11:41,350 --> 00:11:43,350 "O my Lord, 207 00:11:43,350 --> 00:11:45,350 bring me near to this tree, 208 00:11:45,350 --> 00:11:47,350 that I may seek shade in its shadow 209 00:11:47,350 --> 00:11:50,350 and drink from its water." 210 00:11:50,350 --> 00:11:52,539 Allah the Exalted says, 211 00:11:52,539 --> 00:11:54,539 "O My servant, 212 00:11:54,539 --> 00:11:59,539 perhaps if I bring you near to it, you will ask Me for something else." 213 00:11:59,539 --> 00:12:01,580 He says, 214 00:12:01,580 --> 00:12:03,580 "No, O my Lord." 215 00:12:03,580 --> 00:12:07,580 He makes a covenant with Allah that he will not ask Him for anything else, 216 00:12:07,580 --> 00:12:09,580 and his Lord excuses him, 217 00:12:09,580 --> 00:12:13,580 because he sees what he has no patience to endure. 218 00:12:13,580 --> 00:12:15,740 So He brings him near to it, 219 00:12:15,740 --> 00:12:17,740 and he seeks shade in its shadow 220 00:12:17,740 --> 00:12:21,019 and drinks from its water. 221 00:12:21,019 --> 00:12:23,019 Then a tree is raised up for him, 222 00:12:23,019 --> 00:12:26,019 which is better than the first. 223 00:12:26,019 --> 00:12:27,019 He says, 224 00:12:27,019 --> 00:12:29,019 "O my Lord, 225 00:12:29,019 --> 00:12:32,019 bring me near to this one so that I may drink from its water 226 00:12:32,019 --> 00:12:35,019 and seek shade in its shadow; 227 00:12:35,019 --> 00:12:37,019 I will not ask You for anything else." 228 00:12:37,019 --> 00:12:39,120 Allah says, 229 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,120 "O son of Adam, 230 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:45,120 did you not covenant with Me that you would not ask Me for anything else? 231 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:50,120 Perhaps if I bring you near to it, you will ask Me for something else." 232 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:54,279 He makes a covenant with Him that he will not ask Him for anything else, 233 00:12:54,279 --> 00:12:56,279 and his Lord excuses him, 234 00:12:56,279 --> 00:13:00,279 because he sees what he has no patience to endure. 235 00:13:00,279 --> 00:13:02,440 So He brings him near to it, 236 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,440 and he seeks shade in its shadow 237 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,440 and drinks from its water. 238 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,860 Then a tree is raised up for him 239 00:13:09,860 --> 00:13:11,860 at the gate of Paradise, 240 00:13:11,860 --> 00:13:13,860 which is better than the first. 241 00:13:13,860 --> 00:13:15,980 He says, 242 00:13:15,980 --> 00:13:17,980 "O my Lord, 243 00:13:17,980 --> 00:13:19,980 bring me near to this one, 244 00:13:19,980 --> 00:13:21,980 that I may seek shade in its shadow 245 00:13:21,980 --> 00:13:23,980 and drink from its water; 246 00:13:23,980 --> 00:13:26,980 I will not ask You for anything else." 247 00:13:26,980 --> 00:13:29,210 Allah says, 248 00:13:29,210 --> 00:13:31,210 "O son of Adam, 249 00:13:31,210 --> 00:13:35,210 did you not covenant with Me that you would not ask Me for anything else?" 250 00:13:35,210 --> 00:13:37,340 He says, 251 00:13:37,340 --> 00:13:39,340 "Yes, O my Lord; 252 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:42,429 this one—I will not ask You for anything else." 253 00:13:42,429 --> 00:13:44,429 And his Lord excuses him, 254 00:13:44,429 --> 00:13:48,750 because he sees what he has no patience to endure. 255 00:13:48,750 --> 00:13:50,750 So He brings him near to it. 256 00:13:50,750 --> 00:13:53,820 Once He brings him near to it, 257 00:13:53,820 --> 00:13:56,820 he hears the voices of the people of Paradise. 258 00:13:56,820 --> 00:13:58,850 He says, 259 00:13:58,850 --> 00:14:02,070 "O my Lord, admit me into it." 260 00:14:02,070 --> 00:14:04,070 Allah says, 261 00:14:04,070 --> 00:14:05,070 "O son of Adam, 262 00:14:05,070 --> 00:14:07,070 how treacherous you are!" 263 00:14:07,070 --> 00:14:09,169 The servant says, 264 00:14:09,169 --> 00:14:11,169 "O my Lord, 265 00:14:11,169 --> 00:14:14,169 do not make me the most wretched of Your creation." 266 00:14:14,169 --> 00:14:16,299 Allah says to him, 267 00:14:16,299 --> 00:14:18,330 "Enter Paradise." 268 00:14:18,330 --> 00:14:20,519 So he enters it, 269 00:14:20,519 --> 00:14:23,519 and finds it has been filled. 270 00:14:23,519 --> 00:14:26,519 He returns to his Lord and says, 271 00:14:26,519 --> 00:14:29,519 "O my Lord, I found it full." 272 00:14:29,519 --> 00:14:31,649 Allah says to him, 273 00:14:31,649 --> 00:14:34,649 "Go and enter Paradise, 274 00:14:34,649 --> 00:14:39,710 for you shall have the likes of the world and ten times more." 275 00:14:39,710 --> 00:14:42,000 The servant says, 276 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,159 "Are You mocking me, while You are the King?" 277 00:14:45,159 --> 00:14:49,379 Our Lord laughs and says, 278 00:14:49,379 --> 00:14:52,379 "I am not mocking you, 279 00:14:52,379 --> 00:14:56,379 but I am able to do whatever I will." 280 00:14:56,379 --> 00:15:01,019 Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, will intercede, 281 00:15:01,019 --> 00:15:04,019 as will the righteous among the servants of Allah, 282 00:15:04,019 --> 00:15:07,250 those whom Allah permits. 283 00:15:07,250 --> 00:15:10,250 They will intercede for people who entered the Fire, 284 00:15:10,250 --> 00:15:12,250 or for the people of major sins. 285 00:15:12,250 --> 00:15:16,250 They will be brought out of it after they have been purified, 286 00:15:16,250 --> 00:15:22,340 for Allah has forbidden the Fire to consume the traces of prostration upon them. 287 00:15:22,340 --> 00:15:25,409 They will be brought out of it having been scorched, 288 00:15:25,409 --> 00:15:30,440 and water will be poured upon them called the Water of Life, 289 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:35,539 and they will sprout as a seed sprouts in the silt of a flood. 290 00:15:35,539 --> 00:15:38,539 Then they will enter Paradise. 291 00:15:38,539 --> 00:15:42,080 Even when the intercessors have finished, 292 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:47,080 Allah, Glory be to Him and Exalted, will bring out people from the Fire 293 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,080 who possess the essence of faith, 294 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,080 but have no righteous deeds. 295 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:56,240 He will bring them out by His grace and generosity, 296 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,240 and admit them into Paradise by His mercy. 297 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,269 This is the intercession of the Most Merciful of the merciful. 298 00:16:04,269 --> 00:16:09,039 Its gates are eight, as has come 299 00:16:09,039 --> 00:16:13,039 in the text, and they are for the one who performs good deeds. 300 00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:16,139 The gate of Jihad is the highest of them, 301 00:16:16,139 --> 00:16:21,139 and the gate of fasting is called the Gate of Rayyan. 302 00:16:21,139 --> 00:16:24,259 For every righteous endeavor there is a gate, 303 00:16:24,259 --> 00:16:29,519 and the master of that endeavor shall enter through it in safety. 304 00:16:29,519 --> 00:16:33,519 A person will be called from all of its gates 305 00:16:33,519 --> 00:16:36,519 if he fulfills the requirements of faith. 306 00:16:36,519 --> 00:16:39,710 Among them is Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, 307 00:16:39,710 --> 00:16:44,899 the successor to the one sent with the Qur'an. 308 00:16:44,899 --> 00:16:48,899 Seventy years between each two of them, 309 00:16:48,899 --> 00:16:53,129 measured by count and calculation. 310 00:16:53,129 --> 00:16:56,129 Yet between them is a distance of forty, 311 00:16:56,129 --> 00:17:01,179 as narrated by the scholar of the Ummah, the Shayban. 312 00:17:01,179 --> 00:17:05,440 O Allah, grant us Paradise and its bliss. 313 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:09,440 O Allah, admit us into the highest gardens of Firdaws, 314 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:13,440 without reckoning and without prior punishment. 315 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:17,210 O Allah, Amen. 316 00:17:17,210 --> 00:17:20,240 The journey has a remainder, 317 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:26,500 for it is Paradise.