WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.399 --> 00:00:07.169 The pulpit. 00:00:07.169 --> 00:00:11.109 The Qur'an is the beauty of life. 00:00:11.109 --> 00:00:13.509 The Qur'an is the balm for hearts. 00:00:13.509 --> 00:00:15.910 The Qur'an is elevation and guidance. 00:00:15.910 --> 00:00:18.109 The Qur'an is the path to happiness. 00:00:18.109 --> 00:00:20.109 The Qur'an is the way of safety. 00:00:20.109 --> 00:00:22.710 The Qur'an is the friend of the hearts. 00:00:22.710 --> 00:00:24.710 One that never betrays. 00:00:24.710 --> 00:00:27.910 Whoever makes it their companion has truly succeeded. 00:00:27.910 --> 00:00:30.910 And whoever abandons it has truly lost. 00:00:32.299 --> 00:00:35.299 The Qur'an and its impact on the soul. 00:00:35.299 --> 00:00:37.700 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh. 00:00:37.700 --> 00:00:39.700 Khalid Ibn 'Abdullah al-Hamudi. 00:00:39.700 --> 00:00:42.369 May Allah preserve him. 00:00:42.369 --> 00:00:45.909 Praise be to Allah, equal to the number of all things. 00:00:45.909 --> 00:00:48.909 Praise be to Allah, filling all things. 00:00:48.909 --> 00:00:52.390 Praise be to Allah, equal to the number of what He has created. 00:00:52.390 --> 00:00:54.490 And filling all that He has created. 00:00:54.490 --> 00:00:58.490 Praise be to Allah, a praise that has no limit and cannot be counted. 00:00:58.490 --> 00:01:01.780 A good, blessed praise therein. 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:05.439 O Allah, to You be praise, equal to the weight of Your Throne. 00:01:05.439 --> 00:01:07.469 And the pleasure of Your Self. 00:01:07.469 --> 00:01:11.469 And the number of Your creation and the ink of Your words. 00:01:11.469 --> 00:01:15.500 O Allah, to You be praise, and we cannot enumerate the praise due to You. 00:01:15.500 --> 00:01:18.569 You are as You have praised Yourself. 00:01:18.569 --> 00:01:24.730 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner. 00:01:24.730 --> 00:01:28.620 He is the Subtle, the All-Aware. 00:01:28.620 --> 00:01:31.879 He is the Subtle, glorified be His Majesty. 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:36.829 The subtlety of the Subtle One toward His creation is never hidden. 00:01:36.829 --> 00:01:40.989 Through His beauty, we are spared from worries, and that suffices us. 00:01:40.989 --> 00:01:46.060 He is our sufficiency; how many a calamity have we felt constrained by. 00:01:46.060 --> 00:01:51.980 Yet His hidden subtlety dispelled its distress. 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:57.980 And I bear witness that our master, our prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. 00:01:57.980 --> 00:02:01.049 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 00:02:01.870 --> 00:02:03.870 The most beautiful of people. 00:02:03.870 --> 00:02:05.900 The most perfect of people. 00:02:05.900 --> 00:02:07.900 The best of people. 00:02:07.900 --> 00:02:09.939 The bravest of people. 00:02:09.939 --> 00:02:16.030 The most forbearing, the most generous, the most God-fearing, and the most pious of them. 00:02:16.030 --> 00:02:18.129 He is the Messenger of Allah. 00:02:18.129 --> 00:02:20.129 And the beloved of Allah. 00:02:20.129 --> 00:02:23.289 And His prophet and His chosen one. 00:02:23.289 --> 00:02:27.289 In sending blessings upon you, I find what suffices me. 00:02:27.289 --> 00:02:31.289 And through it, I possess a certainty in which my conviction has flourished. 00:02:31.889 --> 00:02:35.889 It is the cure; whenever you complain of pain. 00:02:35.889 --> 00:02:39.889 You will find its essence healing me. 00:02:39.889 --> 00:02:43.889 Through it, I please my Lord and hope for His pardon. 00:02:43.889 --> 00:02:47.889 And I attain from His blessings what satisfies me. 00:02:47.889 --> 00:02:51.889 In sending blessings upon you, O best of creation. 00:02:51.889 --> 00:02:56.080 There is a light for my religion toward the path of piety. 00:02:56.080 --> 00:03:00.110 So may the prayer of my Lord and peace be upon you. 00:03:00.110 --> 00:03:03.110 By my father and mother, you are the best of creation. 00:03:03.110 --> 00:03:07.240 O Allah, send prayers, peace, increase, and blessings. 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:11.240 Upon Your servant, Messenger, Prophet, and beloved, Muhammad. 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:14.240 And upon his family and his Companions. 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:18.240 And grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 00:03:18.240 --> 00:03:20.270 Now then, servants of Allah. 00:03:20.270 --> 00:03:23.819 I advise you and myself to fear Allah. 00:03:23.819 --> 00:03:27.819 For it is the commandment of Allah to us and to those before us. 00:03:27.819 --> 00:03:32.819 “Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise.” (4:131) 00:03:32.819 --> 00:03:34.819 That you fear Allah. 00:03:34.819 --> 00:03:37.819 So fear Allah, servants of Allah. 00:03:37.819 --> 00:03:40.819 And hold fast to His firm rope. 00:03:40.819 --> 00:03:44.819 And remain steadfast upon His straight path. 00:03:44.819 --> 00:03:47.819 Verily, hearts rust. 00:03:47.819 --> 00:03:50.819 And their polishing is the Holy Qur'an. 00:03:50.819 --> 00:03:54.819 The Qur'an is the true spring. 00:03:54.819 --> 00:03:57.819 That never runs dry. 00:03:57.819 --> 00:04:02.819 It is the constitution that fulfills the needs of the Ummah. 00:04:02.819 --> 00:04:07.819 And it is right for it to boast of it at a time when. 00:04:07.819 --> 00:04:11.819 Other nations and peoples are being driven. 00:04:11.819 --> 00:04:15.819 Driven toward man-made constitutions. 00:04:15.819 --> 00:04:18.819 And human laws. 00:04:18.819 --> 00:04:20.819 The Holy Qur'an. 00:04:20.819 --> 00:04:23.819 Is the eternal miracle of this religion. 00:04:23.819 --> 00:04:25.819 And it is the clear Book. 00:04:25.819 --> 00:04:28.819 Which was revealed to the noble Prophet. 00:04:28.819 --> 00:04:31.819 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:04:31.819 --> 00:04:34.819 And if the previous prophets. 00:04:34.819 --> 00:04:36.819 Peace be upon them. 00:04:36.819 --> 00:04:38.819 Were given miracles. 00:04:38.819 --> 00:04:42.819 That people believed in during their time. 00:04:42.819 --> 00:04:44.819 Then those miracles ended. 00:04:44.819 --> 00:04:46.819 With their deaths. 00:04:46.819 --> 00:04:48.819 And the passing of their nations. 00:04:48.819 --> 00:04:51.819 Then that which was given to Muhammad. 00:04:51.819 --> 00:04:53.819 May Allah bless Muhammad. 00:04:53.819 --> 00:04:55.819 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:04:55.819 --> 00:04:57.819 Remained. 00:04:57.819 --> 00:04:59.819 And will remain a miracle. 00:04:59.819 --> 00:05:01.819 Realized by those who come later. 00:05:01.819 --> 00:05:03.819 After those who came before. 00:05:03.819 --> 00:05:05.819 And seen by those who follow. 00:05:05.819 --> 00:05:08.819 Just as those who preceded them saw it. 00:05:08.819 --> 00:05:11.819 And that, by my Lord, is a miracle. 00:05:11.819 --> 00:05:14.819 That corresponds to the nature of this religion. 00:05:14.819 --> 00:05:16.819 Which Allah intended. 00:05:16.819 --> 00:05:18.819 To be the final religion. 00:05:19.819 --> 00:05:21.819 And corresponds to the Qur'an. 00:05:21.819 --> 00:05:24.819 Which Allah intended. 00:05:24.819 --> 00:05:26.819 To be the final book. 00:05:26.819 --> 00:05:28.819 Revealed from the heavens. 00:05:28.819 --> 00:05:31.819 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said. 00:05:31.819 --> 00:05:33.819 Regarding all of that. 00:05:33.819 --> 00:05:36.879 There is no prophet among the prophets. 00:05:36.879 --> 00:05:39.879 But was given signs. 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:42.879 The likes of which people believed in. 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:45.879 But what I have been given is. 00:05:45.879 --> 00:05:46.879 Revelation. 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:48.879 That Allah revealed to me. 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:52.879 So I hope to have the most. 00:05:52.879 --> 00:05:54.879 Followers on the Day of Resurrection. 00:05:54.879 --> 00:05:57.879 Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. 00:05:57.879 --> 00:06:00.259 And since the Arabs. 00:06:00.259 --> 00:06:04.259 Were masters of eloquence, dialogue, and debate. 00:06:04.259 --> 00:06:06.259 The Qur'an was revealed. 00:06:06.259 --> 00:06:08.259 To challenge them all. 00:06:08.259 --> 00:06:10.259 Both their humans and their jinn. 00:06:10.259 --> 00:06:13.259 In eloquence and rhetoric. 00:06:13.259 --> 00:06:16.259 Say: If mankind and the jinn gathered. 00:06:16.259 --> 00:06:20.259 “Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.” (17:88) 00:06:20.259 --> 00:06:22.259 They would not bring the like of it. 00:06:22.259 --> 00:06:26.259 “Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.” (17:88) 00:06:26.259 --> 00:06:28.259 And beyond that. 00:06:28.259 --> 00:06:31.259 The Holy Qur'an was able. 00:06:31.259 --> 00:06:33.259 To pierce their hearts. 00:06:33.259 --> 00:06:36.259 While they were still in disbelief and misguidance. 00:06:36.259 --> 00:06:39.259 It continued to influence them. 00:06:39.259 --> 00:06:42.259 Until its people returned. 00:06:42.259 --> 00:06:44.259 To guidance and faith. 00:06:44.259 --> 00:06:46.259 Jubayr Ibn Mut'im says. 00:06:46.259 --> 00:06:50.259 Ibn 'Adi al-Qurashi al-Nawfali. 00:06:50.259 --> 00:06:52.259 May Allah be pleased with him. 00:06:52.259 --> 00:06:54.259 He was one of the elders of Quraysh. 00:06:54.259 --> 00:06:56.259 And their scholars of genealogy. 00:06:56.259 --> 00:07:01.259 He said: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:07:01.259 --> 00:07:04.259 Reciting Surah al-Tur in the Maghrib prayer. 00:07:04.259 --> 00:07:07.259 And when he reached this verse. 00:07:07.259 --> 00:07:10.259 “Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators?” (52:35) 00:07:10.259 --> 00:07:12.259 Or were they the creators? 00:07:12.259 --> 00:07:15.259 “Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they are sure of nothing!” (52:36) 00:07:15.259 --> 00:07:17.259 But they do not have certainty. 00:07:17.259 --> 00:07:20.259 “Or do they own the treasures of thy Lord? Or have they been given charge (thereof)?” (52:37) 00:07:20.259 --> 00:07:22.259 Or are they the controllers? 00:07:22.259 --> 00:07:25.259 He said: My heart almost flew. 00:07:25.259 --> 00:07:27.259 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 00:07:27.259 --> 00:07:30.259 And although his conversion to Islam was delayed. 00:07:30.259 --> 00:07:33.259 Until between the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and the Conquest of Makkah. 00:07:33.259 --> 00:07:34.259 And before Khaybar. 00:07:34.259 --> 00:07:37.259 There was the story of 'Utbah Ibn Rabi'ah. 00:07:37.259 --> 00:07:39.259 Which is famous. 00:07:39.259 --> 00:07:41.259 And its chain of narration is sound. 00:07:41.259 --> 00:07:43.259 Its summary is. 00:07:43.259 --> 00:07:47.259 That Quraysh chose their best men. 00:07:47.259 --> 00:07:51.259 To speak to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:07:51.259 --> 00:07:53.259 So Abu al-Walid came. 00:07:53.259 --> 00:07:55.259 'Utbah Ibn Rabi'ah. 00:07:55.259 --> 00:07:59.259 And spoke to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:07:59.259 --> 00:08:02.259 He spoke to him at length. 00:08:02.259 --> 00:08:04.259 While he was listening to him. 00:08:04.259 --> 00:08:06.259 When he finished, he said. 00:08:06.259 --> 00:08:08.259 Have you finished, O Abu al-Walid? 00:08:08.259 --> 00:08:10.389 He said: Yes. 00:08:10.389 --> 00:08:12.389 He said: Then listen to me. 00:08:12.389 --> 00:08:13.389 He said: I will. 00:08:13.389 --> 00:08:17.389 Then the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said. 00:08:17.389 --> 00:08:20.389 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:08:20.389 --> 00:08:22.389 Ha-Mim. 00:08:22.389 --> 00:08:26.810 “A revelation from the Beneficent, the Merciful,” (41:2) 00:08:26.810 --> 00:08:29.810 A Book whose verses have been detailed. 00:08:29.810 --> 00:08:32.809 An Arabic Qur'an. 00:08:32.809 --> 00:08:34.809 For a people who know. 00:08:34.809 --> 00:08:36.809 As a bringer of good tidings and a warner. 00:08:36.809 --> 00:08:38.809 But most of them turned away. 00:08:38.809 --> 00:08:40.809 So they do not hear. 00:08:40.809 --> 00:08:43.809 “And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.” (41:5) 00:08:43.809 --> 00:08:46.809 From what you call us to. 00:08:46.809 --> 00:08:48.809 And in our ears is deafness. 00:08:48.809 --> 00:08:51.809 “And they say: Our hearts are protected from that unto which thou (O Muhammad) callest us, and in our ears there is a deafness, and between us and thee there is a veil. Act, then. Lo! we also shall be acting.” (41:5) 00:08:51.809 --> 00:08:54.809 So work, indeed we are working. 00:08:54.809 --> 00:08:59.809 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continued. 00:08:59.809 --> 00:09:01.809 Reciting it to him. 00:09:01.809 --> 00:09:04.809 When 'Utbah heard it from him. 00:09:04.809 --> 00:09:05.809 He listened intently to it. 00:09:05.809 --> 00:09:08.809 And placed his hands behind his back. 00:09:08.809 --> 00:09:11.809 Leaning on them, listening to him. 00:09:11.809 --> 00:09:15.809 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, finished. 00:09:15.809 --> 00:09:17.809 At the prostration verse, so he prostrated. 00:09:17.809 --> 00:09:19.809 Then he said. 00:09:19.809 --> 00:09:22.809 You have heard, O Abu al-Walid, what you have heard. 00:09:22.809 --> 00:09:24.809 So it is up to you. 00:09:24.809 --> 00:09:28.059 Then 'Utbah stood up to go to his companions. 00:09:28.059 --> 00:09:30.059 Some of them said to others. 00:09:30.059 --> 00:09:32.059 We swear by Allah. 00:09:32.059 --> 00:09:34.059 Abu al-Walid has come to you. 00:09:34.059 --> 00:09:37.059 With a face different from the one he left with. 00:09:37.059 --> 00:09:40.059 When he sat with them, they said. 00:09:40.059 --> 00:09:42.059 What is behind you, O Abu al-Walid? 00:09:42.059 --> 00:09:44.059 He said: Behind me. 00:09:44.059 --> 00:09:46.059 Is that I heard a speech. 00:09:46.059 --> 00:09:49.059 By Allah, I have never heard the like of it. 00:09:49.059 --> 00:09:51.059 By Allah, it is not poetry. 00:09:51.059 --> 00:09:53.059 Nor is it magic. 00:09:53.059 --> 00:09:55.059 Nor is it soothsaying. 00:09:55.059 --> 00:09:57.059 O assembly of Quraysh. 00:09:57.059 --> 00:09:58.059 Obey me. 00:09:58.059 --> 00:10:00.059 And leave him to Me. 00:10:00.059 --> 00:10:02.059 Leave this man alone, 00:10:02.059 --> 00:10:04.059 and leave this man, 00:10:04.059 --> 00:10:06.059 and leave him to what he is engaged in; stay away from him. 00:10:06.059 --> 00:10:08.059 For by Allah, 00:10:08.059 --> 00:10:10.059 his words, 00:10:10.059 --> 00:10:12.059 which I have heard from him, 00:10:12.059 --> 00:10:14.059 will have great consequences. 00:10:14.059 --> 00:10:16.059 If the Arabs overcome him, 00:10:16.059 --> 00:10:18.059 then you have been spared by others. 00:10:18.059 --> 00:10:20.059 But if he prevails over the Arabs, 00:10:20.059 --> 00:10:22.059 then his kingdom is your kingdom, 00:10:22.059 --> 00:10:24.059 his glory is your glory, 00:10:24.059 --> 00:10:26.059 and you will be the happiest of people because of him. 00:10:26.059 --> 00:10:28.059 They said, "He has bewitched you, 00:10:28.059 --> 00:10:30.059 by Allah, O Abu al-Walid." 00:10:31.059 --> 00:10:33.059 He replied, "This is my opinion regarding him; 00:10:33.059 --> 00:10:35.059 do as you see fit." 00:10:35.059 --> 00:10:38.059 Such is the Qur'an, O servants of Allah; 00:10:38.059 --> 00:10:42.059 it affects every living heart. 00:10:42.059 --> 00:10:45.059 The Qur'an is the beauty of life. 00:10:45.059 --> 00:10:48.059 The Qur'an is the balm for hearts. 00:10:48.059 --> 00:10:52.059 The Qur'an is elevation and guidance. 00:10:52.059 --> 00:10:55.059 The Qur'an is the path to happiness. 00:10:55.059 --> 00:10:58.059 The Qur'an is the way of safety. 00:10:58.059 --> 00:11:00.059 The Qur'an, and the Qur'an, 00:11:00.059 --> 00:11:02.059 is the true, sincere friend 00:11:02.059 --> 00:11:05.059 who never betrays. 00:11:05.059 --> 00:11:07.059 Whoever makes it their companion 00:11:07.059 --> 00:11:09.059 has surely succeeded, 00:11:09.059 --> 00:11:11.059 and whoever abandons it has surely lost. 00:11:11.059 --> 00:11:14.059 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 00:11:14.059 --> 00:11:17.059 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 00:11:17.059 --> 00:11:20.059 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 00:11:20.059 --> 00:11:23.059 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 00:11:23.059 --> 00:11:26.059 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 00:11:26.059 --> 00:11:28.740 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 00:11:28.740 --> 00:11:31.700 May Allah bless me and you through the Great Qur'an, 00:11:31.700 --> 00:11:36.059 and benefit me and you with the verses and wise reminders it contains. 00:11:36.059 --> 00:11:40.299 I say what you hear, and I seek Allah's forgiveness for me and for you, so seek His forgiveness, 00:11:40.299 --> 00:11:44.590 for He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. 00:11:44.590 --> 00:11:47.269 Praise be to Allah for His benevolence, 00:11:47.269 --> 00:11:50.429 and thanks be to Him for His guidance and grace. 00:11:50.429 --> 00:11:56.549 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, in reverence to His majesty, 00:11:56.590 --> 00:11:59.710 and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, 00:11:59.710 --> 00:12:05.110 the caller to His pleasure. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his family, and his companions, 00:12:05.110 --> 00:12:08.350 and may He grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 00:12:08.350 --> 00:12:10.740 To proceed, O servants of Allah, 00:12:10.740 --> 00:12:14.379 because of the profound impact of the Noble Qur'an, 00:12:14.379 --> 00:12:17.220 I will recount to you this incident 00:12:17.220 --> 00:12:22.340 that took place in a nearby neighboring Arab country, 00:12:22.340 --> 00:12:26.259 specifically in Upper Egypt. 00:12:26.299 --> 00:12:29.419 A preacher I know told me about it, 00:12:29.419 --> 00:12:33.139 and I do not presume to know his standing before Allah, but he is a reliable and trustworthy man. 00:12:33.139 --> 00:12:37.139 He said there was, in a village in Upper Egypt, 00:12:37.139 --> 00:12:39.340 a train station. 00:12:39.340 --> 00:12:42.820 A few minutes after the Isha prayer, 00:12:42.820 --> 00:12:44.980 one of the young men shouted 00:12:44.980 --> 00:12:48.940 that someone had been struck by the train. 00:12:48.940 --> 00:12:53.299 Everyone who was near the accident gathered; 00:12:53.299 --> 00:12:55.539 they surrounded the young man. 00:12:55.580 --> 00:12:59.299 He was nineteen years old, 00:12:59.299 --> 00:13:01.340 struck by the train, 00:13:01.340 --> 00:13:03.299 yet he was still alive, 00:13:03.299 --> 00:13:07.059 his body trembling violently. 00:13:07.059 --> 00:13:09.500 The young man was still alive. 00:13:09.500 --> 00:13:11.700 One of them approached him, 00:13:11.700 --> 00:13:14.179 cradled his head in his hands, 00:13:14.179 --> 00:13:16.259 and whispered in his ears, 00:13:16.259 --> 00:13:19.259 saying, "Say: There is no god but Allah." 00:13:19.259 --> 00:13:21.980 "Say: There is no god but Allah." 00:13:21.980 --> 00:13:24.340 His body shook even more, 00:13:24.340 --> 00:13:27.059 and the young man was gasping and convulsing. 00:13:27.059 --> 00:13:29.779 He said, "Say: There is no god but Allah." 00:13:29.779 --> 00:13:32.620 Then the young man turned to him and said, 00:13:32.620 --> 00:13:35.539 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 00:13:35.539 --> 00:13:38.659 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 00:13:38.659 --> 00:13:40.379 Then the body grew still, 00:13:40.379 --> 00:13:41.980 the soul became calm, 00:13:41.980 --> 00:13:44.139 and it departed to its Creator. 00:13:44.139 --> 00:13:46.580 The young man died upon the testimony of faith. 00:13:46.580 --> 00:13:50.379 He shouted, "Bring a cloak, 00:13:50.379 --> 00:13:52.580 so we can carry him on it." 00:13:52.620 --> 00:13:54.340 The night was pitch black, 00:13:54.340 --> 00:13:56.220 and the darkness was intense. 00:13:56.220 --> 00:14:01.539 Some of the youths lit up their mobile phone lights. 00:14:01.539 --> 00:14:04.700 They carried him to a nearby cafe. 00:14:04.700 --> 00:14:06.899 They searched his clothes 00:14:06.899 --> 00:14:09.500 for something that would identify his family 00:14:09.500 --> 00:14:12.379 or lead to his home. 00:14:12.379 --> 00:14:15.259 One of them took his right hand, 00:14:15.259 --> 00:14:18.509 then shouted and said, "O Allah!" 00:14:18.509 --> 00:14:20.629 "He is a Christian; 00:14:20.669 --> 00:14:22.789 he has a cross on his hand." 00:14:22.789 --> 00:14:24.509 Everyone was astonished, 00:14:24.509 --> 00:14:27.549 and they became confused about what to do: 00:14:27.549 --> 00:14:28.950 whether to leave him, 00:14:28.950 --> 00:14:31.269 even though he had died upon the profession of Tawhid, 00:14:31.269 --> 00:14:33.190 or to return him to his family 00:14:33.190 --> 00:14:36.029 so he could be buried in the Christian cemeteries. 00:14:36.029 --> 00:14:39.070 They all carried him in silence and tears. 00:14:39.070 --> 00:14:41.149 Then his father met them 00:14:41.149 --> 00:14:43.470 at the entrance to the village, 00:14:43.470 --> 00:14:45.389 for the young man 00:14:45.389 --> 00:14:48.029 was from a neighboring village 00:14:48.029 --> 00:14:50.110 to the one where he died. 00:14:50.149 --> 00:14:52.230 He died near the mosque, 00:14:52.230 --> 00:14:55.269 and all the people of that village were Muslims. 00:14:55.269 --> 00:14:57.549 When his father saw them, 00:14:57.549 --> 00:14:59.909 he bowed his head, weeping, 00:14:59.909 --> 00:15:03.230 and said, "You will be surprised by what I am about to tell you. 00:15:03.230 --> 00:15:06.309 I tell you this in shame: 00:15:06.309 --> 00:15:08.269 my son 00:15:08.269 --> 00:15:10.830 loved listening to the Qur'an." 00:15:10.830 --> 00:15:13.830 "Yes, he was a Christian, 00:15:13.830 --> 00:15:17.389 but he loved listening to the Qur'an of the Muslims." 00:15:17.429 --> 00:15:20.350 "I used to enter his room 00:15:20.350 --> 00:15:22.269 and always find him 00:15:22.269 --> 00:15:25.710 with his phone earphones in his ears. 00:15:25.710 --> 00:15:28.429 I would ask him, 'What are you listening to?' 00:15:28.429 --> 00:15:31.789 He would reply, 'I am listening to songs, Father.' 00:15:31.789 --> 00:15:33.269 I would approach him 00:15:33.269 --> 00:15:35.190 and put on the earphones 00:15:35.190 --> 00:15:37.870 only to discover it was the Qur'an. 00:15:37.870 --> 00:15:40.509 I used to forbid him, scold him, 00:15:40.509 --> 00:15:42.149 and rebuke him, 00:15:42.149 --> 00:15:44.350 to the point that I told him, 00:15:44.350 --> 00:15:46.870 'If you do not stop, I will kill you.' 00:15:46.870 --> 00:15:49.190 He said, 'You will not be able to, Father, 00:15:49.190 --> 00:15:51.110 and you will not be able to stop me 00:15:51.110 --> 00:15:53.629 from my search for the Qur'an.'" 00:15:53.629 --> 00:15:56.190 The attendees looked at one another 00:15:56.190 --> 00:15:59.509 with joy mixed with tears. 00:15:59.509 --> 00:16:01.870 They said to the grieving father, 00:16:01.870 --> 00:16:05.190 "Your son died upon the profession of Tawhid; 00:16:05.190 --> 00:16:07.950 he uttered the testimony of faith and then died." 00:16:07.950 --> 00:16:09.870 The grieving father said, 00:16:09.870 --> 00:16:12.029 "Is what you say true?" 00:16:12.029 --> 00:16:13.269 They said, "Yes, 00:16:13.269 --> 00:16:15.470 by Allah, he uttered it." 00:16:15.470 --> 00:16:18.990 He said, "If that is the case, 00:16:18.990 --> 00:16:21.309 then I also bear witness 00:16:21.309 --> 00:16:23.590 to what my son bore witness to: 00:16:23.590 --> 00:16:26.350 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 00:16:26.350 --> 00:16:29.429 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 00:16:29.429 --> 00:16:31.990 It was a night of celebration and wedding, 00:16:31.990 --> 00:16:33.990 not a funeral. 00:16:33.990 --> 00:16:35.429 The attendees began 00:16:35.429 --> 00:16:37.750 to praise and glorify Allah. 00:16:37.750 --> 00:16:40.549 And he was buried in the Muslim cemetery. 00:16:40.549 --> 00:16:42.950 Thus, O servants of Allah, 00:16:42.950 --> 00:16:44.870 does the Qur'an 00:16:44.909 --> 00:16:46.269 act upon souls. 00:16:46.269 --> 00:16:48.429 So be among the people of the Qur'an, 00:16:48.429 --> 00:16:50.029 and do not let a day pass you by— 00:16:50.029 --> 00:16:52.389 do not let a day pass you by, O servant of Allah, 00:16:52.389 --> 00:16:54.309 and O handmaid of Allah, 00:16:54.309 --> 00:16:56.429 do not let a day pass you by 00:16:56.429 --> 00:16:59.149 without having refreshed your eyes 00:16:59.149 --> 00:17:01.669 by looking into the Book of Allah. 00:17:01.669 --> 00:17:04.910 Read your daily portion, O servant of Allah, from the Qur'an 00:17:04.910 --> 00:17:06.150 every day, 00:17:06.150 --> 00:17:08.549 for this, by Allah, is the happiness 00:17:08.549 --> 00:17:10.910 beyond which there is no greater happiness. 00:17:10.910 --> 00:17:11.910 [Ta-Ha] 00:17:11.910 --> 00:17:14.630 “We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed,” (20:2) 00:17:15.589 --> 00:17:18.910 Do not let your time spent looking at your phone 00:17:18.910 --> 00:17:20.230 be more 00:17:20.230 --> 00:17:21.710 than your time with the Qur'an. 00:17:21.710 --> 00:17:24.309 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 00:17:24.309 --> 00:17:26.670 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 00:17:26.670 --> 00:17:29.109 O Allah, make us among the people of the Qur'an, 00:17:29.109 --> 00:17:31.789 who are Your people and Your chosen ones. 00:17:31.789 --> 00:17:33.309 O Allah, make us 00:17:33.309 --> 00:17:35.990 among those who read the Qur'an and are moved by it. 00:17:35.990 --> 00:17:38.630 O Allah, remind us of what we have forgotten of it, 00:17:38.630 --> 00:17:40.829 teach us what we are ignorant of, 00:17:40.829 --> 00:17:43.349 and grant us its recitation during the hours of the night 00:17:43.349 --> 00:17:44.890 and at the ends of the day. 00:17:44.890 --> 00:17:47.069 And make the Qur'an an intercessor for us. 00:17:47.069 --> 00:17:49.390 O Allah, make the Qur'an an intercessor for us. 00:17:49.390 --> 00:17:51.190 O Allah, forgive our sins, 00:17:51.190 --> 00:17:52.549 conceal our faults, 00:17:52.549 --> 00:17:55.789 accept our repentance, and seal our deeds with righteousness. 00:17:55.789 --> 00:17:58.269 O Allah, if we fall short in our supplications, 00:17:58.269 --> 00:18:00.470 You know our needs better. 00:18:00.470 --> 00:18:02.930 And if we are deficient, You, glory be to You, 00:18:02.930 --> 00:18:04.589 know our ultimate goals. 00:18:04.589 --> 00:18:07.990 Nothing of our affairs or conditions is hidden from You. 00:18:07.990 --> 00:18:09.829 So mend our broken hearts, 00:18:09.829 --> 00:18:11.630 mend our broken hearts 00:18:11.670 --> 00:18:13.269 with the overflow of Your mercy. 00:18:13.269 --> 00:18:15.990 O You whose mercy encompasses all things, 00:18:15.990 --> 00:18:18.029 have mercy on us with a mercy from Yourself 00:18:18.029 --> 00:18:20.910 that makes us independent of the mercy of anyone else. 00:18:20.910 --> 00:18:23.309 O Allah, protect us from the scattering of our affairs, 00:18:23.309 --> 00:18:24.589 from the touch of harm, 00:18:24.589 --> 00:18:25.950 from the constriction of the chest, 00:18:25.950 --> 00:18:27.390 from the torment of the grave, 00:18:27.390 --> 00:18:28.829 And the onset of poverty, 00:18:28.829 --> 00:18:30.430 And the turning of the ages, 00:18:30.430 --> 00:18:32.430 And hardship following ease, 00:18:32.430 --> 00:18:34.309 And disobedience following righteousness. 00:18:34.309 --> 00:18:35.670 Bestow upon us, 00:18:35.670 --> 00:18:38.230 The continuity of well-being and concealment. 00:18:38.230 --> 00:18:41.029 O Allah, grant us peace of mind, 00:18:41.069 --> 00:18:42.710 And the rectification of our state, 00:18:42.710 --> 00:18:44.430 And the acceptance of our deeds. 00:18:44.430 --> 00:18:48.069 Bestow upon us the health of our bodies, 00:18:48.069 --> 00:18:50.349 And protect us, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, 00:18:50.349 --> 00:18:52.750 Protect us from the evil of mankind and the jinn. 00:18:52.750 --> 00:18:55.950 O Allah, we ask You for relief for every distressed person, 00:18:55.950 --> 00:18:58.109 And a gift for every deprived person, 00:18:58.109 --> 00:19:00.150 And healing for every sick person, 00:19:00.150 --> 00:19:02.589 And mercy for every deceased Muslim, 00:19:02.589 --> 00:19:04.910 And provision for every needy person, 00:19:04.910 --> 00:19:07.859 And an answer to every supplication. 00:19:07.859 --> 00:19:10.460 O Allah, make us among those who offer praise, 00:19:10.500 --> 00:19:12.180 When receiving a gift. 00:19:12.180 --> 00:19:15.660 O Allah, make us among those who offer praise when receiving a gift, 00:19:15.660 --> 00:19:19.180 And among those who possess patience and seek reward during trials. 00:19:19.180 --> 00:19:21.700 O Allah, grant us contentment and acceptance. 00:19:21.700 --> 00:19:24.460 O Allah, grant us contentment and acceptance. 00:19:24.460 --> 00:19:26.339 And conclude our lives with goodness, 00:19:26.339 --> 00:19:29.259 And grant us the highest level of Paradise, 00:19:29.259 --> 00:19:31.700 By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. 00:19:31.700 --> 00:19:34.660 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 00:19:34.660 --> 00:19:36.380 And peace be upon the messengers, 00:19:36.380 --> 00:19:38.740 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.