1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:02,459 The Stories of the Prophets. 2 00:00:02,459 --> 00:00:05,580 The Stories of the Prophets. 3 00:00:05,580 --> 00:00:07,580 Peace be upon them. 4 00:00:07,580 --> 00:00:09,619 May the blessings of Allah 5 00:00:09,619 --> 00:00:11,619 follow them, 6 00:00:11,619 --> 00:00:13,619 and peace 7 00:00:13,619 --> 00:00:15,619 upon the best of all creation, 8 00:00:15,619 --> 00:00:17,620 all of them. 9 00:00:17,620 --> 00:00:20,129 The resolute ones, 10 00:00:20,129 --> 00:00:22,129 whose station is exalted, 11 00:00:22,129 --> 00:00:24,350 and the light 12 00:00:24,350 --> 00:00:26,989 of those who are guided. 13 00:00:26,989 --> 00:00:28,989 The story of Adam and Idris, 14 00:00:28,989 --> 00:00:30,989 peace be upon them. 15 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:34,979 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 16 00:00:34,979 --> 00:00:36,979 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 17 00:00:36,979 --> 00:00:38,979 and may the blessings and peace of Allah 18 00:00:38,979 --> 00:00:40,979 be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 19 00:00:40,979 --> 00:00:42,979 and upon his family and all his Companions. 20 00:00:42,979 --> 00:00:44,979 All of them. 21 00:00:44,979 --> 00:00:46,979 To proceed: 22 00:00:46,979 --> 00:00:49,329 Adam and Eve descended 23 00:00:49,329 --> 00:00:51,329 to the earth. 24 00:00:51,329 --> 00:00:53,490 They departed from Paradise, the abode of permanence, 25 00:00:53,490 --> 00:00:55,490 to the worldly life, 26 00:00:55,490 --> 00:00:57,490 the abode of transience. 27 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:59,579 They departed from the abode of ease 28 00:00:59,579 --> 00:01:01,579 to the abode of hardship. 29 00:01:01,579 --> 00:01:03,579 And from the abode of security 30 00:01:03,579 --> 00:01:05,579 to the abode of fear. 31 00:01:05,579 --> 00:01:07,650 Indeed, we belong to Allah, 32 00:01:07,650 --> 00:01:09,650 and indeed, to Him we shall return. 33 00:01:09,650 --> 00:01:12,989 Adam and Musa (Moses) argued, 34 00:01:12,989 --> 00:01:14,989 peace be upon them. 35 00:01:14,989 --> 00:01:17,019 Musa said, 36 00:01:17,019 --> 00:01:19,019 "Are you Adam, 37 00:01:19,019 --> 00:01:21,019 whom Allah created with His own hand, 38 00:01:21,019 --> 00:01:23,019 into whom He breathed of His spirit, 39 00:01:23,019 --> 00:01:25,019 for whom He made His angels prostrate, 40 00:01:25,019 --> 00:01:27,019 and whom He caused to dwell in His Paradise, 41 00:01:27,019 --> 00:01:29,019 only for you 42 00:01:29,019 --> 00:01:31,019 to cause people to descend by your sin 43 00:01:31,019 --> 00:01:33,310 to the earth?" 44 00:01:33,310 --> 00:01:35,310 Adam replied, 45 00:01:35,310 --> 00:01:37,310 "Are you Musa, 46 00:01:37,310 --> 00:01:39,310 whom Allah chose 47 00:01:39,310 --> 00:01:41,310 for His messages and His speech, 48 00:01:41,310 --> 00:01:43,310 and to whom He gave the Tablets containing 49 00:01:43,310 --> 00:01:45,310 the explanation of all things, 50 00:01:45,310 --> 00:01:47,310 and brought you near in intimate conversation? 51 00:01:47,310 --> 00:01:49,310 How long did you find that Allah, the Almighty, 52 00:01:49,310 --> 00:01:51,310 wrote the Torah before 53 00:01:51,310 --> 00:01:53,310 I was created?" 54 00:01:53,310 --> 00:01:55,310 Musa said, 55 00:01:55,310 --> 00:01:57,439 "Forty years." 56 00:01:57,439 --> 00:01:59,439 Adam said, 57 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:01,439 "And Adam disobeyed his Lord, 58 00:02:01,439 --> 00:02:03,439 and erred." 59 00:02:03,439 --> 00:02:05,659 He said, "Yes." 60 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:07,659 He said, 61 00:02:07,659 --> 00:02:09,659 "Do you then blame me for doing a deed 62 00:02:09,659 --> 00:02:11,659 that Allah, the Almighty, 63 00:02:11,659 --> 00:02:13,659 had written for me to do before 64 00:02:13,659 --> 00:02:15,659 He created me by forty 65 00:02:15,659 --> 00:02:17,889 years?" The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 66 00:02:17,889 --> 00:02:19,889 (peace be upon him), 67 00:02:19,889 --> 00:02:21,889 "So Adam overcame Musa in argument," 68 00:02:21,889 --> 00:02:23,889 meaning he defeated him 69 00:02:23,889 --> 00:02:27,360 with the proof. 70 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,360 Adam, peace be upon him, lived 71 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,360 as a noble prophet, 72 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,360 remembering Allah the Exalted, 73 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,360 seeking forgiveness, ever-turning, 74 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,360 repentant, 75 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,360 establishing the law of Allah the Exalted 76 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,360 among his offspring, 77 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,360 commanding them to do good, 78 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,460 and forbidding them from evil. 79 00:02:45,460 --> 00:02:47,460 Our mother Eve, 80 00:02:47,460 --> 00:02:49,460 peace be upon her, 81 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:51,460 was the best righteous wife for our father, 82 00:02:51,460 --> 00:02:53,460 Adam, peace be upon him. 83 00:02:53,460 --> 00:02:55,460 She helped him in his solitude, 84 00:02:55,460 --> 00:02:57,460 and comforted him in his loneliness. 85 00:02:57,460 --> 00:02:59,620 Whenever he approached her, 86 00:02:59,620 --> 00:03:01,620 she would conceive 87 00:03:01,620 --> 00:03:03,620 twins: a male 88 00:03:03,620 --> 00:03:05,620 and a female. 89 00:03:05,620 --> 00:03:07,620 And so it was every time, 90 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:09,620 until she had carried for him 91 00:03:09,620 --> 00:03:11,680 forty pregnancies. 92 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,680 It was part of his law and Sunnah 93 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,680 that he would not marry the male 94 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,680 to the female from the same pregnancy; 95 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,680 rather, he would marry the male 96 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,680 from the first pregnancy 97 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,680 to the female from another pregnancy, 98 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,680 and marry the female 99 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,680 from the first pregnancy 100 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,740 to the male from another pregnancy. 101 00:03:29,740 --> 00:03:31,740 Thus, the children intermarried, 102 00:03:31,740 --> 00:03:33,740 until the descendants of 103 00:03:33,740 --> 00:03:35,740 Adam, peace be upon him, multiplied, 104 00:03:35,740 --> 00:03:37,740 and he populated the earth 105 00:03:37,740 --> 00:03:39,740 until he saw his children, 106 00:03:39,740 --> 00:03:41,740 his grandchildren, and his great-grandchildren. 107 00:03:41,740 --> 00:03:45,219 The Qur'an narrates to us 108 00:03:45,219 --> 00:03:47,219 the story of 109 00:03:47,219 --> 00:03:49,219 two of the sons of Adam, 110 00:03:49,219 --> 00:03:51,219 peace be upon him. 111 00:03:51,219 --> 00:03:53,219 The accounts mention 112 00:03:53,219 --> 00:03:55,219 that their names were Qabil (Cain) and Habil (Abel), 113 00:03:55,219 --> 00:03:57,219 and that they differed 114 00:03:57,219 --> 00:03:59,219 regarding the matter of marriage. 115 00:03:59,219 --> 00:04:01,219 Both of them wanted to marry 116 00:04:01,219 --> 00:04:03,219 a specific sister of theirs, 117 00:04:03,219 --> 00:04:05,219 who was known for her goodness, 118 00:04:05,219 --> 00:04:07,219 beauty, manners, 119 00:04:07,219 --> 00:04:09,280 and devotion. 120 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,280 Adam, peace be upon him, commanded them 121 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,280 to offer a sacrifice, 122 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,280 and whoever Allah accepted the sacrifice from 123 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,279 would marry that 124 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,310 sister. 125 00:04:19,310 --> 00:04:21,310 Qabil offered the worst 126 00:04:21,310 --> 00:04:23,310 of his crops, 127 00:04:23,310 --> 00:04:25,310 for he was a farmer and tiller of the land, 128 00:04:25,310 --> 00:04:27,339 while Habil offered a ram 129 00:04:27,339 --> 00:04:29,339 from the best of what he had, 130 00:04:29,339 --> 00:04:31,339 for he was 131 00:04:31,339 --> 00:04:33,410 a shepherd. 132 00:04:33,410 --> 00:04:35,410 Allah accepted the sacrifice of Habil, 133 00:04:35,410 --> 00:04:37,410 and did not accept the sacrifice of 134 00:04:37,410 --> 00:04:39,410 his brother Qabil. 135 00:04:39,410 --> 00:04:41,410 Qabil's heart was filled 136 00:04:41,410 --> 00:04:43,410 with envy, and he threatened 137 00:04:43,410 --> 00:04:45,540 his brother with death. 138 00:04:45,540 --> 00:04:47,540 Habil was stronger than him 139 00:04:47,540 --> 00:04:49,540 in physical power, 140 00:04:49,540 --> 00:04:51,540 but fear prevented him 141 00:04:51,540 --> 00:04:53,569 from killing his brother. 142 00:04:53,569 --> 00:04:55,569 So he said to him, 143 00:04:55,569 --> 00:04:57,569 "O my brother, 144 00:04:57,569 --> 00:04:59,569 Allah only accepts 145 00:04:59,569 --> 00:05:01,600 from the righteous." 146 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,600 Then he reminded him of Allah, 147 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,600 saying, 148 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,600 "If you stretch out your hand 149 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,600 to kill me, 150 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,600 I shall not stretch out my hand 151 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,600 to kill you, 152 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,600 for I fear Allah, 153 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,600 the Lord of the worlds. 154 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,600 And if you carry out your intent, 155 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,600 you will return with my sin and your sin, 156 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,600 and you will be among the people of 157 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,600 the Fire, the abode of the wrongdoers." 158 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,600 But Qabil did not accept 159 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,600 the advice, 160 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,600 and he dared 161 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,600 to kill his brother Habil, 162 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,600 thereby suffering a manifest 163 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,779 loss. 164 00:05:38,779 --> 00:05:40,779 Qabil remained bewildered, 165 00:05:40,779 --> 00:05:42,779 not knowing what to do with the corpse of his brother 166 00:05:42,779 --> 00:05:44,779 lying before him, 167 00:05:44,779 --> 00:05:46,779 for this was the first crime 168 00:05:46,779 --> 00:05:48,939 of murder on earth. 169 00:05:48,939 --> 00:05:50,939 So Allah sent a crow 170 00:05:50,939 --> 00:05:52,939 scratching in the earth 171 00:05:52,939 --> 00:05:54,939 to bury another dead 172 00:05:54,939 --> 00:05:57,009 crow. 173 00:05:57,009 --> 00:05:59,009 The crow dug a hole, 174 00:05:59,009 --> 00:06:01,009 threw the dead crow into it, 175 00:06:01,009 --> 00:06:03,009 and then covered it 176 00:06:03,009 --> 00:06:05,199 with dirt. 177 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:07,199 Qabil looked at the action of 178 00:06:07,199 --> 00:06:09,199 the crow, 179 00:06:09,199 --> 00:06:11,199 as if it were a teacher instructing him 180 00:06:11,199 --> 00:06:13,300 a lesson in life. 181 00:06:13,300 --> 00:06:15,300 He said, 182 00:06:15,300 --> 00:06:17,300 "Woe to me! 183 00:06:17,300 --> 00:06:19,300 Am I unable to be like this crow 184 00:06:19,300 --> 00:06:21,329 and cover the body of my brother?" 185 00:06:21,329 --> 00:06:23,329 So he stood up and dug a hole 186 00:06:23,329 --> 00:06:25,329 in the earth, 187 00:06:25,329 --> 00:06:27,329 and then buried his brother in it. 188 00:06:27,329 --> 00:06:29,329 He returned from this 189 00:06:29,329 --> 00:06:31,329 crime 190 00:06:31,329 --> 00:06:33,329 bearing the burden of every murder 191 00:06:33,329 --> 00:06:35,329 that occurs on earth 192 00:06:35,329 --> 00:06:37,459 unjustly until the Day of Resurrection. 193 00:06:37,459 --> 00:06:39,459 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 194 00:06:39,459 --> 00:06:41,459 "There is no soul 195 00:06:41,459 --> 00:06:43,459 that is killed unjustly, 196 00:06:43,459 --> 00:06:45,459 but that the son of Adam 197 00:06:45,459 --> 00:06:51,860 bears a share of its blood, for he was the first to establish murder." 198 00:06:51,860 --> 00:06:56,110 Agreed upon. Allah the Exalted says: 199 00:06:56,110 --> 00:07:00,110 “But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil).” (5:27) 200 00:07:00,110 --> 00:07:08,310 “But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil).” (5:27) 201 00:07:08,310 --> 00:07:14,709 And it was not accepted from the other, who said, "I will surely kill you." 202 00:07:14,709 --> 00:07:21,709 “But recite unto them with truth the tale of the two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward off (evil).” (5:27) 203 00:07:21,709 --> 00:07:32,310 "If you stretch your hand toward me to kill me, I shall not stretch my hand toward you to kill you." 204 00:07:32,310 --> 00:07:39,110 "Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds." 205 00:07:39,110 --> 00:07:50,470 “Lo! I would rather thou shouldst bear the punishment of the sin against me and thine own sin and become one of the owners of the fire. That is the reward of evil-doers.” (5:29) 206 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:56,430 And that is the recompense of the wrongdoers. 207 00:07:56,430 --> 00:08:04,829 “But (the other's) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one of the losers.” (5:30) 208 00:08:04,829 --> 00:08:14,430 “Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he became repentant.” (5:31) 209 00:08:14,430 --> 00:08:23,629 “Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he became repentant.” (5:31) 210 00:08:23,629 --> 00:08:29,939 So he became of the regretful. 211 00:08:29,939 --> 00:08:34,340 Among the children of Adam, peace be upon him, was Seth. 212 00:08:34,539 --> 00:08:38,940 It is said that Allah granted him to them after the killing of Abel. 213 00:08:38,940 --> 00:08:44,940 Seth followed the path of his father, Adam, peace be upon him, in righteousness and piety. 214 00:08:44,940 --> 00:08:48,230 And in worship, remembrance, and obedience. 215 00:08:48,230 --> 00:08:50,830 Then he was made a prophet after the death of his father. 216 00:08:50,830 --> 00:08:56,279 He used to exhort the people and remind them of Allah. 217 00:08:56,279 --> 00:09:01,080 When the term of Adam approached and the Angel of Death came to him, 218 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,480 Adam, peace be upon him, disputed with him, 219 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:08,879 arguing that some of his term still remained. 220 00:09:08,879 --> 00:09:13,340 That was a lapse of memory on his part, peace be upon him. 221 00:09:13,340 --> 00:09:18,539 The account of this is that when Allah the Almighty created Adam, 222 00:09:18,539 --> 00:09:20,539 He wiped his back, 223 00:09:20,539 --> 00:09:23,139 and there fell from his back every soul 224 00:09:23,139 --> 00:09:27,940 that He would create from his progeny until the Day of Resurrection. 225 00:09:27,940 --> 00:09:30,240 They were like tiny particles. 226 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:35,480 And He placed between the eyes of every man among them a glimmer of light. 227 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,309 Then He presented them to Adam. 228 00:09:38,309 --> 00:09:39,909 Adam asked, 229 00:09:39,909 --> 00:09:42,799 "My Lord, who are these?" 230 00:09:42,799 --> 00:09:44,000 He said, 231 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,799 "These are your progeny." 232 00:09:46,799 --> 00:09:50,399 Adam, peace be upon him, saw a man among them, 233 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:53,830 and he was impressed by the glimmer between his eyes. 234 00:09:53,830 --> 00:09:55,029 He said, 235 00:09:55,029 --> 00:09:57,629 "My Lord, who is this?" 236 00:09:57,629 --> 00:09:59,029 He said, 237 00:09:59,029 --> 00:10:03,429 "This is a man from the last of the nations of your progeny, 238 00:10:03,429 --> 00:10:06,090 called David." 239 00:10:06,090 --> 00:10:07,289 He said, 240 00:10:07,289 --> 00:10:10,120 "My Lord, how much have You set for his lifespan?" 241 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:11,120 He said, 242 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,279 "Sixty years." 243 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:14,480 He said, 244 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:15,480 "My Lord, 245 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,779 add to him forty years from my own life." 246 00:10:18,779 --> 00:10:22,179 When the lifespan of Adam, peace be upon him, came to an end, 247 00:10:22,179 --> 00:10:24,580 the Angel of Death came to him. 248 00:10:24,580 --> 00:10:26,779 Adam said to him, 249 00:10:26,779 --> 00:10:30,210 "Has forty years of my life not remained?" 250 00:10:30,210 --> 00:10:31,809 The Angel said, 251 00:10:31,809 --> 00:10:35,100 "Did you not give them to your son, David?" 252 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:38,700 Our Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 253 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:40,500 "Adam denied, 254 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:42,899 so his progeny denied; 255 00:10:42,899 --> 00:10:44,500 Adam forgot, 256 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:46,700 so his progeny forgot; 257 00:10:46,700 --> 00:10:48,500 Adam erred, 258 00:10:48,500 --> 00:10:52,379 so his progeny erred." 259 00:10:52,379 --> 00:10:57,009 The passing of our father Adam, peace be upon him, was on a Friday. 260 00:10:57,009 --> 00:10:58,610 At his death, 261 00:10:58,610 --> 00:11:03,210 Allah sent him a shroud and embalming scent from Paradise. 262 00:11:03,210 --> 00:11:07,009 His son Seth, peace be upon him, prayed the funeral prayer over him. 263 00:11:07,009 --> 00:11:10,409 His washing, shrouding, and burial 264 00:11:10,409 --> 00:11:16,340 were performed in a manner similar to what Allah legislated for the nations of humanity after him. 265 00:11:16,340 --> 00:11:17,740 It is said 266 00:11:17,740 --> 00:11:22,940 that Adam, peace be upon him, was buried in Mount Abu Qubays in Makkah, 267 00:11:22,940 --> 00:11:25,539 or near the Kaaba. 268 00:11:25,539 --> 00:11:29,139 It is also said that he was buried in the Levant. 269 00:11:29,139 --> 00:11:33,139 Then our mother Eve passed away one year after him, 270 00:11:33,139 --> 00:11:38,340 and she was buried with our father Adam, peace be upon him, near his grave. 271 00:11:38,340 --> 00:11:41,590 And Allah knows best. 272 00:11:41,590 --> 00:11:45,389 After the death of our father Adam, peace be upon him, 273 00:11:45,389 --> 00:11:48,480 his progeny spread throughout the earth. 274 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,080 Some of them inhabited the mountains, 275 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:55,279 and some inhabited the plains and the seashores. 276 00:11:55,279 --> 00:11:58,679 Immorality and sins spread among them, 277 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,480 as well as distance from Allah the Almighty. 278 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:07,210 So they were in need of a prophet to renew the affairs of their religion for them. 279 00:12:07,210 --> 00:12:11,009 Allah the Almighty revealed to Idris, peace be upon him, 280 00:12:11,009 --> 00:12:15,809 to be a prophet who would renew the affairs of religion for the people. 281 00:12:15,809 --> 00:12:21,009 Idris is the fifth grandson of Adam, peace be upon him, 282 00:12:21,009 --> 00:12:25,039 and he reached him in his lifetime and lived with him. 283 00:12:25,039 --> 00:12:29,639 It is described that he was of perfect stature, 284 00:12:29,639 --> 00:12:32,639 handsome of face, with a thick beard, 285 00:12:32,639 --> 00:12:34,840 broad-shouldered, 286 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,639 large-boned, and lean. 287 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:40,840 He had bright, kohl-rimmed eyes. 288 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,840 He was deliberate in his speech and often silent, 289 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,840 and calm in his demeanor. 290 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:51,309 When he walked, he looked mostly toward the ground. 291 00:12:51,309 --> 00:12:53,110 He was serious, 292 00:12:53,110 --> 00:12:55,509 and if he became angry, he would become intense. 293 00:12:55,509 --> 00:12:59,600 He would move his index finger when he spoke. 294 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,000 He held a high status 295 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,700 with Allah the Almighty and with His creation. 296 00:13:05,700 --> 00:13:07,500 He was named Idris 297 00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:11,899 because of his frequent study of the scriptures and his devotion to them. 298 00:13:11,899 --> 00:13:15,700 In his time, knowledge and civilization spread, 299 00:13:15,700 --> 00:13:20,580 cities were built, and life flourished. 300 00:13:20,580 --> 00:13:22,779 Idris, peace be upon him, 301 00:13:22,779 --> 00:13:25,379 was the first to write with a pen, 302 00:13:25,379 --> 00:13:28,379 the first to teach people writing, 303 00:13:28,379 --> 00:13:32,379 and the first to study astronomy and mathematics. 304 00:13:32,379 --> 00:13:35,179 He spread his knowledge among the people, 305 00:13:35,179 --> 00:13:38,580 and for that, there was raised for him every day 306 00:13:38,580 --> 00:13:42,580 the equivalent of the deeds of all the children of Adam in his time. 307 00:13:42,580 --> 00:13:45,379 Because, as it came in the hadith: 308 00:13:45,379 --> 00:13:47,379 "Whoever guides to a good deed, 309 00:13:47,379 --> 00:13:50,440 he shall have the like of the reward of the one who does it." 310 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,440 He was also the first to sew and wear clothes, 311 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:58,240 for before that, they used to wear skins. 312 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,840 He was the first to take up weapons, 313 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,440 and he began the struggle (jihad), 314 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:06,820 and fought the corruptors on earth. 315 00:14:06,820 --> 00:14:09,419 Idris held a high status 316 00:14:09,419 --> 00:14:11,620 with Allah the Almighty, 317 00:14:11,620 --> 00:14:15,019 for He sent down upon him thirty scrolls. 318 00:14:15,019 --> 00:14:17,620 In his time, there were seventy-two 319 00:14:17,620 --> 00:14:20,419 languages that people spoke, 320 00:14:20,419 --> 00:14:23,620 and Allah taught him all of their dialects. 321 00:14:23,620 --> 00:14:26,220 So Idris, peace be upon him, 322 00:14:26,220 --> 00:14:30,179 would address each group among them in their own tongue. 323 00:14:30,179 --> 00:14:32,580 Allah the Almighty said: 324 00:14:32,580 --> 00:14:37,179 “And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet;” (19:56) 325 00:14:37,179 --> 00:14:43,440 "Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet. 326 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:48,580 And We raised him to a high station." 327 00:14:48,779 --> 00:14:51,580 Allah the Almighty described him in the Qur'an 328 00:14:51,580 --> 00:14:54,639 as righteous and patient, 329 00:14:54,639 --> 00:14:56,039 saying: 330 00:14:56,039 --> 00:15:00,039 "And Ishmael and Idris and Dhu al-Kifl; 331 00:15:00,039 --> 00:15:04,639 all were of the patient. 332 00:15:04,639 --> 00:15:08,039 And We admitted them into Our mercy; 333 00:15:08,039 --> 00:15:13,629 indeed, they were of the righteous." 334 00:15:13,629 --> 00:15:17,029 The high station of Idris, peace be upon him, 335 00:15:17,029 --> 00:15:19,629 is spiritual in the hearts of humanity 336 00:15:19,629 --> 00:15:21,830 until the Day of Resurrection, 337 00:15:21,830 --> 00:15:23,230 and physical, 338 00:15:23,230 --> 00:15:25,230 as Allah the Almighty raised him 339 00:15:25,230 --> 00:15:27,720 to the fourth heaven. 340 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,720 In the authentic hadith, 341 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,120 the Prophet, peace be upon him, 342 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,519 met Idris in the fourth heaven 343 00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:40,139 on the night of the Isra and Mi'raj. 344 00:15:40,139 --> 00:15:41,940 Idris, peace be upon him, lived 345 00:15:41,940 --> 00:15:45,139 among his people as a caller and a teacher. 346 00:15:45,139 --> 00:15:47,340 Allah had revealed to him: 347 00:15:47,539 --> 00:15:49,740 "I am raising for you every day 348 00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:52,940 the equivalent of the deeds of all the children of Adam." 349 00:15:52,940 --> 00:15:54,940 So Idris, peace be upon him, desired 350 00:15:54,940 --> 00:15:58,600 that his term be extended so that his deeds might increase. 351 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:02,000 A friend of his from among the angels came to him, 352 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,200 and Idris said to him, 353 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:08,000 "Allah has revealed to me such and such, 354 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,399 so speak to the Angel of Death for me 355 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:12,000 that he might delay my term, 356 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,840 so that I may increase in deeds." 357 00:16:15,039 --> 00:16:17,840 The angel carried him between his wings, 358 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,840 then ascended with him to the heaven. 359 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,870 When he was in the fourth heaven, 360 00:16:23,870 --> 00:16:26,870 the Angel of Death met them descending. 361 00:16:26,870 --> 00:16:29,899 The angel spoke to him about what he had come for 362 00:16:29,899 --> 00:16:31,899 regarding Idris, peace be upon him. 363 00:16:31,899 --> 00:16:33,899 The Angel of Death asked, 364 00:16:33,899 --> 00:16:35,899 "And where is Idris?" 365 00:16:35,899 --> 00:16:37,899 He said, 366 00:16:37,899 --> 00:16:39,929 "He is here, working." 367 00:16:39,929 --> 00:16:41,929 He asked, 368 00:16:42,929 --> 00:16:43,929 "Where?" 369 00:16:43,929 --> 00:16:45,929 He said, "He is here on my back." 370 00:16:45,929 --> 00:16:48,000 The Angel of Death said, 371 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,000 "How strange! 372 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,000 I was sent to take the soul of Idris 373 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,000 in the fourth heaven. 374 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,000 I kept saying, 375 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,000 'How can I take his soul in the fourth heaven 376 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,159 while he is on earth?'" 377 00:17:01,159 --> 00:17:04,160 Then he took his soul there. 378 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:07,160 That is the meaning of His saying, the Blessed and Exalted: 379 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,160 "And We raised him to a high station." 380 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,369 Honorable brothers, 381 00:17:14,369 --> 00:17:18,369 Allah distinguished our father Adam, peace be upon him, 382 00:17:18,369 --> 00:17:20,369 with four characteristics: 383 00:17:20,369 --> 00:17:22,369 He created him with His own hand, 384 00:17:22,369 --> 00:17:24,369 “Then He fashioned him and breathed into him of His Spirit; and appointed for you hearing and sight and hearts. Small thanks give ye!” (32:9) 385 00:17:24,369 --> 00:17:27,369 He made His angels prostrate to him, 386 00:17:27,369 --> 00:17:30,369 and He taught him the names of all things. 387 00:17:30,369 --> 00:17:33,400 Allah the Almighty mentioned Adam in the Qur'an 388 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,400 twenty-five times, 389 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,440 and mentioned his story in detail 390 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,440 in more than one place. 391 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,529 Allah mentioned Idris, peace be upon him, 392 00:17:43,529 --> 00:17:45,529 in the Qur'an twice. 393 00:17:45,529 --> 00:17:48,529 That is only so that we may take from their accounts 394 00:17:48,529 --> 00:17:50,529 a lesson and an admonition, 395 00:17:50,529 --> 00:17:53,559 and draw inspiration from the lessons and examples, 396 00:17:53,559 --> 00:17:55,559 the most important of which is: 397 00:17:55,559 --> 00:18:00,299 First, it became clear to us through the story of Adam, 398 00:18:00,299 --> 00:18:01,299 peace be upon him, 399 00:18:01,299 --> 00:18:03,299 the extent of human weakness, 400 00:18:03,299 --> 00:18:05,299 and that this creature 401 00:18:05,299 --> 00:18:07,299 is unjust to himself and ignorant 402 00:18:07,299 --> 00:18:09,299 of what is in his own best interest, 403 00:18:09,299 --> 00:18:11,299 as Allah the Almighty said: 404 00:18:11,299 --> 00:18:14,299 "But man [undertook to] bear it; 405 00:18:14,299 --> 00:18:17,299 “Lo! We offered the trust unto the heavens and the earth and the hills, but they shrank from bearing it and were afraid of it. And man assumed it. Lo! he hath proved a tyrant and a fool.” (33:72) 406 00:18:19,130 --> 00:18:20,130 Second, 407 00:18:20,130 --> 00:18:24,130 An explanation of the extent of the mercy of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. 408 00:18:24,130 --> 00:18:27,130 For when Adam, peace be upon him, repented, 409 00:18:27,130 --> 00:18:29,130 Allah accepted his repentance. 410 00:18:29,130 --> 00:18:32,130 Thus, when a person’s foot slips, 411 00:18:32,130 --> 00:18:36,130 He has no refuge but his Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He. 412 00:18:36,130 --> 00:18:39,130 And there is nothing more beautiful than the words of the repentant, 413 00:18:39,130 --> 00:18:42,130 As Allah taught us to say: 414 00:18:42,130 --> 00:18:45,130 "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves." 415 00:18:45,130 --> 00:18:48,130 “They said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost!” (7:23) 416 00:18:48,130 --> 00:18:51,799 "We will surely be among the losers." 417 00:18:51,799 --> 00:18:52,799 Third: 418 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:54,799 The virtue of knowledge. 419 00:18:54,799 --> 00:18:57,799 For the angels did not recognize the superiority of Adam over them 420 00:18:57,799 --> 00:18:59,799 Except through knowledge. 421 00:18:59,799 --> 00:19:00,799 And likewise, 422 00:19:00,799 --> 00:19:02,799 The beautiful etiquette of the angels 423 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:04,799 With Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, 424 00:19:04,799 --> 00:19:06,799 When they said: 425 00:19:06,799 --> 00:19:09,799 “They said: Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which Thou hast taught us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower, the Wise.” (2:32) 426 00:19:09,799 --> 00:19:12,799 “They said: Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which Thou hast taught us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower, the Wise.” (2:32) 427 00:19:12,799 --> 00:19:15,640 Fourth: 428 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,640 Envy, arrogance, and greed 429 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,640 Are among the most dangerous traits for the servant. 430 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,640 For the arrogance of Iblis and his envy of Adam 431 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,640 Led him to the state you see. 432 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,640 And the greed of Adam and his wife 433 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,640 Compelled them to eat from the tree. 434 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,640 And had it not been for the mercy of Allah upon them, 435 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,920 It would have led them to destruction. 436 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:39,920 Fifth: 437 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,920 Caution against the accursed Satan, 438 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,920 Because he swore, saying: 439 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,920 "By Your might, I will surely mislead them all." 440 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,920 And Allah, the Exalted, has informed us 441 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,920 That he is an enemy to us. 442 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:58,680 Therefore, the servant must be on guard against this enemy. 443 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,680 Sixth: 444 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:01,680 The scholars have mentioned 445 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,680 That the first sin by which Allah was disobeyed was envy. 446 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,680 This is because Allah, the Exalted, 447 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,680 When He commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam, 448 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:14,680 They all complied with the divine command, 449 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,680 While Iblis refused to prostrate to him out of envy. 450 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,680 So Allah, the Exalted, cast him out and distanced him. 451 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,880 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 452 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,880 "When the son of Adam recites a verse of prostration and prostrates, 453 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,880 Satan withdraws, weeping, 454 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:32,880 Saying: 455 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:33,880 'Woe unto me! 456 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,880 The son of Adam was commanded to prostrate and he did, 457 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:38,880 So for him is Paradise. 458 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,880 I was commanded to prostrate and I refused, 459 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,119 So for me is the Fire.'" 460 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:46,119 Seventh: 461 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:50,119 A Muslim must not take sins lightly. 462 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:51,119 Let him remember 463 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:58,119 That a single sin was the cause of Adam’s exit from Paradise. 464 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:00,319 The poet said: 465 00:21:00,319 --> 00:21:03,349 "You pile sins upon sins and hope 466 00:21:03,349 --> 00:21:07,349 To attain Paradise and the success of the devout, 467 00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:14,349 While forgetting that Allah cast Adam out of it to the world for a single sin." 468 00:21:14,349 --> 00:21:16,049 Eighth: 469 00:21:16,049 --> 00:21:18,049 Idris, peace be upon him, 470 00:21:18,049 --> 00:21:22,049 Was keen on knowledge and spreading it among the people. 471 00:21:22,049 --> 00:21:26,049 He spent his life calling people to Allah, the Exalted. 472 00:21:26,049 --> 00:21:30,049 So Allah recorded for him the reward of everyone who lived in his time. 473 00:21:30,049 --> 00:21:33,079 For whoever calls to guidance 474 00:21:33,079 --> 00:21:36,079 Shall have a reward like that of those who follow it. 475 00:21:36,079 --> 00:21:39,079 In this is a lesson for those who call to Allah. 476 00:21:39,079 --> 00:21:41,980 Ninth: 477 00:21:41,980 --> 00:21:43,980 When the son of Adam killed his brother, 478 00:21:43,980 --> 00:21:46,980 And did not know how to hide his brother's corpse, 479 00:21:46,980 --> 00:21:50,980 And because this act was hateful to Allah, the Exalted, 480 00:21:50,980 --> 00:21:53,980 Allah sent a crow to him— 481 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:55,980 The most hateful of creatures, 482 00:21:55,980 --> 00:21:57,980 And one of the transgressors— 483 00:21:57,980 --> 00:22:01,980 To teach him how to hide the corpse of his brother. 484 00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:03,460 Tenth: 485 00:22:03,460 --> 00:22:07,460 The human susceptibility to falling into error, 486 00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:09,460 For this is part of his nature. 487 00:22:09,460 --> 00:22:11,460 Every son of Adam is a sinner, 488 00:22:11,460 --> 00:22:15,460 And the best of sinners are those who repent. 489 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:19,680 The hadith has a remainder, if Allah wills. 490 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,680 And Allah knows best. 491 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,680 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 492 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:28,680 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 493 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,680 And upon all his family and companions. 494 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:37,339 You have been listening to the Stories of the Prophets.