1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,089 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,089 --> 00:00:09,089 It is Paradise. 3 00:00:09,089 --> 00:00:21,219 The vision of Allah, the Exalted, in Paradise. 4 00:00:21,219 --> 00:00:27,219 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 5 00:00:27,219 --> 00:00:30,219 And may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad. 6 00:00:30,219 --> 00:00:34,219 And upon all his family and companions, and thereafter: 7 00:00:34,219 --> 00:00:37,509 O people of Paradise! 8 00:00:37,509 --> 00:00:40,509 We have wandered together through the gardens of Paradise. 9 00:00:40,509 --> 00:00:44,509 And we have learned of the everlasting bliss contained therein, 10 00:00:44,509 --> 00:00:48,509 Which Allah has prepared for His righteous allies. 11 00:00:48,509 --> 00:00:52,640 Yet, place all that has passed on one side of the scale, 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,640 And what I am about to tell you now, 13 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,409 Place it on the other. 14 00:00:59,409 --> 00:01:02,409 Our discussion now is about the greatest and most perfect bliss, 15 00:01:02,409 --> 00:01:05,409 A bliss that, once its sweetness is tasted, 16 00:01:05,409 --> 00:01:08,409 Makes one forget every other delight in Paradise. 17 00:01:08,409 --> 00:01:11,500 For no one in Paradise has been given 18 00:01:11,500 --> 00:01:14,500 Anything greater than this bliss. 19 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:17,500 It is none other than gazing upon the Face of Allah, the Exalted and Generous, 20 00:01:17,500 --> 00:01:20,500 And hearing His speech, 21 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:23,500 And the coolness of the eyes in being near to Him. 22 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:26,659 For every pleasure in this world and the Hereafter 23 00:01:26,659 --> 00:01:29,659 Does not compare in the slightest 24 00:01:29,659 --> 00:01:32,700 To this pleasure, ever. 25 00:01:32,700 --> 00:01:35,700 Even the smallest, most trivial portion of His pleasure, the Exalted, 26 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:38,700 Is greater than the Gardens and all they contain, 27 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:41,790 Just as our Lord, the Exalted, has informed us 28 00:01:41,790 --> 00:01:44,790 Himself, saying: 29 00:01:44,790 --> 00:01:47,790 “Allah promiseth to the believers, men and women, Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide - blessed dwellings in Gardens of Eden. And - greater (far)! - acceptance from Allah. That is the supreme triumph.” (9:72) 30 00:01:47,790 --> 00:01:51,140 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informed us, 31 00:01:51,140 --> 00:01:54,140 Saying that He, glory be to Him, 32 00:01:54,140 --> 00:01:57,140 When He manifests, 33 00:01:57,140 --> 00:02:00,140 And they see His Face clearly, 34 00:02:00,140 --> 00:02:03,140 They will forget all the bliss they are in. 35 00:02:04,140 --> 00:02:07,620 Our Lord, 36 00:02:07,620 --> 00:02:10,620 Who created us from nothingness, 37 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:13,620 And provided us with blessings, 38 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:16,620 And protected us in this world of hardship, 39 00:02:16,620 --> 00:02:19,620 And sustained us without any power or strength of our own, 40 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:22,689 Our Lord, to whom we have long turned, 41 00:02:22,689 --> 00:02:25,689 And He sheltered us, 42 00:02:25,689 --> 00:02:28,689 And we sought Him, and He gave us, 43 00:02:28,689 --> 00:02:31,689 And we hoped in Him, and He did not disappoint our hope. 44 00:02:31,689 --> 00:02:34,879 Our Lord, whom we worshipped and prayed to, 45 00:02:34,879 --> 00:02:37,879 And for whom we made our religion sincere. 46 00:02:37,879 --> 00:02:41,009 Our Lord, who said—how we have longed to see Him 47 00:02:41,009 --> 00:02:44,009 And hear His speech! 48 00:02:44,009 --> 00:02:47,169 Now, in Paradise, 49 00:02:47,169 --> 00:02:50,969 We shall see our Lord, O my companions. 50 00:02:50,969 --> 00:02:53,969 When we enter Paradise, 51 00:02:53,969 --> 00:02:56,969 We shall attain the great vision therein, 52 00:02:56,969 --> 00:02:59,969 The vision that is the greatest of all visions, 53 00:03:00,969 --> 00:03:03,969 And the goal toward which those who strive 54 00:03:03,969 --> 00:03:06,969 Have striven, 55 00:03:06,969 --> 00:03:09,969 And for which the competitors have competed, 56 00:03:09,969 --> 00:03:12,969 And of which those who are veiled from their Lord are deprived, 57 00:03:12,969 --> 00:03:15,969 And from His door are turned away. 58 00:03:15,969 --> 00:03:19,319 Some people asked, saying: 59 00:03:19,319 --> 00:03:22,319 "O Messenger of Allah, 60 00:03:22,319 --> 00:03:25,349 Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" 61 00:03:25,349 --> 00:03:28,349 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 62 00:03:28,349 --> 00:03:31,349 "Do you have any doubt in seeing the moon on the night of the full moon, 63 00:03:31,349 --> 00:03:34,349 When there is no cloud obscuring it?" 64 00:03:34,349 --> 00:03:37,419 They said, "No, O Messenger of Allah." 65 00:03:37,419 --> 00:03:40,419 He said, "Do you doubt the sun, 66 00:03:40,419 --> 00:03:43,419 When there is no cloud obscuring it?" 67 00:03:43,419 --> 00:03:46,419 They said, "No." He said, 68 00:03:46,419 --> 00:03:49,610 "Then you shall see Him likewise." 69 00:03:49,610 --> 00:03:52,610 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informed us, 70 00:03:52,610 --> 00:03:55,639 Saying: "When the people of Paradise enter, 71 00:03:55,639 --> 00:03:58,639 Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, will say: 72 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:01,639 'Do you wish for anything more that I may increase for you?' 73 00:04:01,639 --> 00:04:04,639 They will say: 74 00:04:04,639 --> 00:04:07,639 'Has He not brightened our faces? 75 00:04:07,639 --> 00:04:10,639 Has He not admitted us to Paradise, 76 00:04:10,639 --> 00:04:13,639 And saved us from the Fire?' 77 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:16,639 Then the veil will be lifted, 78 00:04:16,639 --> 00:04:19,639 And they will not have been given anything dearer to them 79 00:04:19,639 --> 00:04:22,639 Than gazing upon their Lord, the Almighty and Majestic." 80 00:04:23,639 --> 00:04:26,670 “For those who do good is the best (reward) and more (thereto). Neither dust nor ignominy cometh near their faces. Such are rightful owners of the Garden; they will abide therein.” (10:26) 81 00:04:26,670 --> 00:04:29,670 "No darkness or humiliation will cover their faces." 82 00:04:29,670 --> 00:04:32,670 (This refers to the believers). 83 00:04:32,670 --> 00:04:35,670 Those are the people of Paradise, 84 00:04:35,670 --> 00:04:39,310 They will abide therein forever. 85 00:04:42,310 --> 00:04:45,889 And the 'best' (al-husna) in this verse 86 00:04:45,889 --> 00:04:48,889 Is Paradise, 87 00:04:48,889 --> 00:04:51,889 And the 'increase' (al-ziyadah) is the gaze upon the Face of the Most Merciful, 88 00:04:51,889 --> 00:04:54,889 In His majesty and the holiness of His names. 89 00:04:54,889 --> 00:04:58,079 And there is nothing between the people and seeing their Lord 90 00:04:58,079 --> 00:05:01,079 Except the mantle of pride 91 00:05:01,079 --> 00:05:04,079 Upon His Face in the Garden of Eden. 92 00:05:04,079 --> 00:05:07,589 And along with this vision, 93 00:05:07,589 --> 00:05:10,589 Our Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, speaks to us, 94 00:05:10,589 --> 00:05:13,589 With no translator between us and Him. 95 00:05:13,589 --> 00:05:16,589 How delicious is this speech! 96 00:05:16,589 --> 00:05:19,689 And oh, the delight of that hearing! 97 00:05:19,689 --> 00:05:22,689 Yes, we are in Paradise, 98 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:25,689 We hear the speech of the angels, 99 00:05:25,689 --> 00:05:28,689 As they welcome and greet us, 100 00:05:28,689 --> 00:05:31,689 And we hear the speech of the people of Paradise, 101 00:05:31,689 --> 00:05:34,689 But our hearing 102 00:05:34,689 --> 00:05:37,689 Of the speech of Allah and His addressing us 103 00:05:37,689 --> 00:05:40,689 Is more delicious, more delightful, 104 00:05:40,689 --> 00:05:43,850 And greater and sweeter to our souls. 105 00:05:43,850 --> 00:05:46,850 And this speech, as Allah, the Exalted, described it: 106 00:05:47,850 --> 00:05:50,980 “The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace!” (36:58) 107 00:05:50,980 --> 00:05:53,980 The Exalted says: 108 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:57,649 "O people of Paradise!" 109 00:05:57,649 --> 00:06:00,740 And they will say: 110 00:06:00,740 --> 00:06:03,740 "At Your service, our Lord, and at Your command, 111 00:06:03,740 --> 00:06:06,870 And all good is in Your hands." 112 00:06:06,870 --> 00:06:09,870 He will say: "Are you satisfied?" 113 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:12,870 They will say: "And why should we 114 00:06:12,870 --> 00:06:15,870 Not be satisfied, O Lord, 115 00:06:15,870 --> 00:06:19,000 When You have not given anyone among Your creation [what You have given us]?" 116 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,000 He will say: "Shall I not give you 117 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,000 Something better than that?" 118 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,000 They will say: "O Lord, 119 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,000 And what thing is better than that?" 120 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,000 He will say: "I bestow upon you 121 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,000 My pleasure, so I shall never be angry with you 122 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,350 After it, ever." 123 00:06:40,350 --> 00:06:43,449 What do you think of our state on that day, 124 00:06:43,449 --> 00:06:46,449 When our faces are radiant with splendor and beauty, 125 00:06:46,449 --> 00:06:49,509 And majesty and glory? 126 00:06:49,509 --> 00:06:52,509 Did Allah, the Exalted, not say: 127 00:06:52,509 --> 00:06:55,509 "Faces, that Day, will be radiant, 128 00:06:55,509 --> 00:06:58,509 Looking toward their Lord"? 129 00:06:58,509 --> 00:07:01,930 The caller will call out: 130 00:07:01,930 --> 00:07:04,959 "O people of Paradise, your Lord, 131 00:07:04,959 --> 00:07:07,959 Blessed and Exalted be He, invites you to visit Him, 132 00:07:07,959 --> 00:07:11,060 So come to His visitation." 133 00:07:11,060 --> 00:07:14,060 And we will say: "We hear and we obey," 134 00:07:14,060 --> 00:07:17,060 And we will rise to the visitation, hastening. 135 00:07:17,060 --> 00:07:20,060 And there, the wonders of the mounts 136 00:07:20,060 --> 00:07:23,060 Have been prepared for us, 137 00:07:23,060 --> 00:07:26,060 So we mount their backs, hurrying, 138 00:07:26,060 --> 00:07:29,060 Until we reach the spacious valley 139 00:07:29,060 --> 00:07:32,060 For which He has set us an appointment, 140 00:07:32,060 --> 00:07:35,060 And we gather there, 141 00:07:35,060 --> 00:07:38,060 And the caller will not leave anyone behind. 142 00:07:38,060 --> 00:07:41,310 The Lord, Blessed and Exalted be He, will command 143 00:07:41,310 --> 00:07:44,310 His Throne to be set up there, 144 00:07:44,310 --> 00:07:47,439 Then pulpits of light will be set up for us, 145 00:07:47,439 --> 00:07:50,439 And pulpits of pearl, 146 00:07:50,439 --> 00:07:53,439 And pulpits of chrysolite, 147 00:07:53,439 --> 00:07:56,439 And pulpits of gold, 148 00:07:56,439 --> 00:07:59,569 And pulpits of silver. 149 00:07:59,569 --> 00:08:02,569 And the lowest of us— 150 00:08:02,569 --> 00:08:05,569 Though there is no one among us who is truly 'low'—will sit upon mounds of musk. 151 00:08:06,569 --> 00:08:09,660 Until our seats are settled, 152 00:08:09,660 --> 00:08:12,660 And our places are secured, 153 00:08:12,660 --> 00:08:15,660 The caller will call out: 154 00:08:15,660 --> 00:08:18,660 "O people of Paradise, 155 00:08:18,660 --> 00:08:21,660 You have an appointment with Allah, 156 00:08:21,660 --> 00:08:24,660 Which He wishes to fulfill for you." 157 00:08:24,660 --> 00:08:27,819 We will say: "And what is it? 158 00:08:27,819 --> 00:08:30,819 Has He not brightened our faces, 159 00:08:30,819 --> 00:08:33,820 And weighed our scales, 160 00:08:34,820 --> 00:08:37,950 And moved us away from the Fire?" 161 00:08:37,950 --> 00:08:40,950 While we are in that state, 162 00:08:40,950 --> 00:08:43,950 A light will shine forth for which Paradise will glow, 163 00:08:43,950 --> 00:08:46,950 And we will raise our heads, 164 00:08:46,950 --> 00:08:49,950 And there is the Compeller, glory be to His majesty, 165 00:08:49,950 --> 00:08:52,950 And the holiness of His names, 166 00:08:52,950 --> 00:08:55,950 Having appeared to us from above. 167 00:08:55,950 --> 00:08:58,950 And He will say: "O people of Paradise, 168 00:08:58,950 --> 00:09:02,210 Peace be upon you." 169 00:09:02,210 --> 00:09:05,210 We will return this greeting 170 00:09:05,210 --> 00:09:08,340 With something better than our own words: 171 00:09:08,340 --> 00:09:11,340 "O Allah, You are Peace, 172 00:09:11,340 --> 00:09:14,340 And from You is peace, 173 00:09:14,340 --> 00:09:17,559 Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor." 174 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,559 Then our Lord, Blessed and Exalted be He, will manifest to us, 175 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,559 Laughing at us, 176 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,590 And He will say: "O people of Paradise, 177 00:09:26,590 --> 00:09:29,590 Where are My servants who obeyed Me? 178 00:09:29,590 --> 00:09:32,690 For this is the Day of Increase." 179 00:09:32,690 --> 00:09:36,009 We will gather on one word: 180 00:09:36,009 --> 00:09:39,009 "We are pleased, our Lord, 181 00:09:39,009 --> 00:09:42,009 So be pleased with us." 182 00:09:42,009 --> 00:09:45,009 He will say: "O people of Paradise, 183 00:09:45,009 --> 00:09:48,009 If I were not pleased with you, 184 00:09:48,009 --> 00:09:51,009 I would not have let you dwell in My Paradise. 185 00:09:51,009 --> 00:09:54,070 This is the Day of Increase, 186 00:09:54,070 --> 00:09:57,230 So ask of Me." 187 00:09:57,230 --> 00:10:00,259 Not one thing, but: 188 00:10:00,259 --> 00:10:03,519 "Show us Your Face, that we may look upon You." 189 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:06,519 Then our Lord, glory be to His majesty, will lift the veils, 190 00:10:06,519 --> 00:10:09,580 And manifest to us, 191 00:10:09,580 --> 00:10:12,580 And there will cover us of His light 192 00:10:12,580 --> 00:10:15,580 That, had Allah not decreed 193 00:10:15,580 --> 00:10:18,740 That we should not burn, we would have burned. 194 00:10:18,740 --> 00:10:21,740 And there will not remain in that gathering 195 00:10:21,740 --> 00:10:24,740 Anyone among us but that He will address him, 196 00:10:24,740 --> 00:10:27,899 To the point that He will say: 197 00:10:27,899 --> 00:10:30,899 "O so-and-so, do you remember 198 00:10:30,899 --> 00:10:33,899 The day you did such-and-such?" 199 00:10:33,899 --> 00:10:36,899 Reminding him of some of his transgressions 200 00:10:36,899 --> 00:10:40,029 In the world. 201 00:10:40,029 --> 00:10:43,029 The servant will say: "O my Lord, 202 00:10:43,029 --> 00:10:46,029 "Did You not forgive me?" He will reply, "Indeed, 203 00:10:46,029 --> 00:10:49,029 by My forgiveness you have attained your station." 204 00:10:49,029 --> 00:10:52,379 This is the day 205 00:10:53,740 --> 00:10:56,740 wherein they shall have whatever they desire, 206 00:10:56,740 --> 00:10:59,740 and with Us is more, 207 00:10:59,740 --> 00:11:03,470 and they shall see Him, 208 00:11:03,470 --> 00:11:06,470 glorified is He, from above them, 209 00:11:06,470 --> 00:11:09,470 a clear vision, just as one sees the two celestial bodies. 210 00:11:09,470 --> 00:11:12,470 This is the "more" 211 00:11:12,470 --> 00:11:15,470 that has been mentioned in Surah Yunus, 212 00:11:15,470 --> 00:11:18,500 in the Tafsir of the one who brought the Qur'an, 213 00:11:18,500 --> 00:11:21,500 and it is the "more" as well. 214 00:11:21,500 --> 00:11:24,500 Abu Bakr is the Truthful One (al-Siddiq), 215 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:27,629 the possessor of certainty, 216 00:11:27,629 --> 00:11:30,629 to Allah belongs that understanding; 217 00:11:30,629 --> 00:11:33,759 He grants it to whom 218 00:11:33,759 --> 00:11:36,759 He deems worthy, from among those who excel in goodness. 219 00:11:36,759 --> 00:11:39,759 Amidst their life, 220 00:11:39,759 --> 00:11:42,759 their joy, and their bliss, 221 00:11:42,759 --> 00:11:45,759 in delight and celebration, 222 00:11:45,759 --> 00:11:48,759 suddenly there will be a radiant light. 223 00:11:48,759 --> 00:11:51,759 They will raise their heads toward it, 224 00:11:51,759 --> 00:11:54,759 and they will see the light of the Lord, 225 00:11:54,759 --> 00:11:57,789 which is hidden from no human being. 226 00:11:57,789 --> 00:12:00,789 And there is their Lord, Exalted is He, 227 00:12:00,789 --> 00:12:03,789 above them, having come to greet them 228 00:12:03,789 --> 00:12:06,820 with benevolence. 229 00:12:06,820 --> 00:12:09,820 He will say, "Peace be upon you." 230 00:12:09,820 --> 00:12:12,950 They will see Him clearly, Exalted is He, 231 00:12:12,950 --> 00:12:15,950 the Lord, the Possessor of Majesty. 232 00:12:15,950 --> 00:12:18,950 A caller from the Garden of Eternal Life will signal, 233 00:12:18,950 --> 00:12:22,049 "O people of the Garden, 234 00:12:22,049 --> 00:12:25,049 you have a promise from the Most Merciful, 235 00:12:25,049 --> 00:12:28,049 and He is the One who fulfills it for you with a guarantee." 236 00:12:28,049 --> 00:12:31,049 They will say, "Have our faces not been whitened? 237 00:12:31,049 --> 00:12:34,049 Have our deeds not been weighed 238 00:12:34,049 --> 00:12:37,179 in the balance? 239 00:12:37,179 --> 00:12:40,179 And have You not admitted us into the Gardens, 240 00:12:40,179 --> 00:12:43,399 when You saved us from the entrance of the Fire?" 241 00:12:43,399 --> 00:12:46,399 He will say, "I have a promise with Me, 242 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:49,399 the time has come for Me to grant it to you, 243 00:12:49,399 --> 00:12:52,559 out of My mercy and tenderness." 244 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,559 Then they will see Him, after the lifting of His veil, 245 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,690 clearly, as narrated by Muslim with clarity. 246 00:12:58,690 --> 00:13:01,690 By Allah, were it not for the vision of the Most Merciful 247 00:13:01,690 --> 00:13:04,690 in the Gardens, there would be no delight 248 00:13:04,690 --> 00:13:07,720 for those of true knowledge. 249 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,720 The highest bliss is the vision of His Face, 250 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,850 and the most severe thing in the punishment 251 00:13:14,850 --> 00:13:17,850 is His veil, glorified is He, from the inhabitants 252 00:13:17,850 --> 00:13:21,230 of the Fire. 253 00:13:27,230 --> 00:13:30,519 When He withdraws from them, 254 00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:33,519 they return to their pleasures 255 00:13:33,519 --> 00:13:36,779 of every kind. 256 00:13:36,779 --> 00:13:39,779 For they have bliss upon seeing Him, 257 00:13:40,779 --> 00:13:43,970 and how excellent are both matters. 258 00:13:43,970 --> 00:13:46,970 By Allah, there is nothing in this world 259 00:13:46,970 --> 00:13:49,970 more delightful than the servant's longing for the Most Merciful. 260 00:13:49,970 --> 00:13:53,100 And likewise, the vision of His Face, 261 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:56,100 glorified is He, is the most perfect 262 00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:59,220 of all human delights. 263 00:13:59,220 --> 00:14:02,220 Do you not know that He, glorified is He, 264 00:14:02,220 --> 00:14:05,220 truly speaks to His party in the Gardens? 265 00:14:05,220 --> 00:14:08,220 He will say, Majestic is His Majesty, 266 00:14:09,220 --> 00:14:12,220 "Are you satisfied?" 267 00:14:12,220 --> 00:14:15,419 They will say, "We are possessors of contentment. 268 00:14:15,419 --> 00:14:18,419 How could we not be satisfied, 269 00:14:18,419 --> 00:14:21,480 when You have given us 270 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,480 what no human has ever attained?" 271 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,480 "Is there anything beyond this 272 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,480 that would be better than it?" 273 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,480 We ask Him, the Bestower of Bounties. 274 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,539 He will say, "Better than it is My contentment." 275 00:14:36,539 --> 00:14:39,539 The Most Merciful will remind each of them of what 276 00:14:39,539 --> 00:14:42,539 had transpired from him in past times, 277 00:14:42,539 --> 00:14:45,539 from Him to him; 278 00:14:45,539 --> 00:14:48,539 there is no intermediary. 279 00:14:48,539 --> 00:14:51,539 That is not a rebuke from the Most Merciful, 280 00:14:51,539 --> 00:14:54,539 but rather, the one who has attained it recognizes it 281 00:14:54,539 --> 00:14:57,539 as coming from His grace, forgiveness, and benevolence. 282 00:14:57,539 --> 00:15:01,220 O Allah, we 283 00:15:01,220 --> 00:15:04,220 ask You for Paradise, 284 00:15:04,220 --> 00:15:07,220 such as the highest Firdaws, 285 00:15:07,220 --> 00:15:10,220 without reckoning or punishment. 286 00:15:10,220 --> 00:15:13,279 O Allah, Amen. 287 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:16,919 And the journey has a remainder; 288 00:15:16,919 --> 00:15:23,220 it is Paradise.