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 --> 00:00:23,329 The eternal abode of the people of Paradise. 4 00:00:23,329 --> 00:00:25,329 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 5 00:00:25,329 --> 00:00:28,329 And may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad. 6 00:00:28,329 --> 00:00:31,329 And upon all his family and companions. 7 00:00:31,329 --> 00:00:33,649 To proceed: 8 00:00:33,649 --> 00:00:35,649 O people of Paradise, 9 00:00:35,649 --> 00:00:37,649 You are now the guests of the Most Merciful. 10 00:00:37,649 --> 00:00:40,649 And the right of a guest is to be honored. 11 00:00:40,649 --> 00:00:43,710 Behold, the angels are here to welcome us with congratulations. 12 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:46,710 Then, they present to us the gift of the guest. 13 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:49,710 It is the extra portion of the whale’s liver. 14 00:00:49,710 --> 00:00:52,710 It is a small piece, 15 00:00:52,710 --> 00:00:55,710 Attached to the top of the liver, 16 00:00:55,710 --> 00:00:58,710 And it is the most delicious part of the whale. 17 00:00:58,710 --> 00:01:01,710 It is the first food we shall taste in Paradise. 18 00:01:01,710 --> 00:01:04,709 This whale is from Paradise itself. 19 00:01:04,709 --> 00:01:07,709 The extra portion of its liver suffices all the people of Paradise. 20 00:01:08,709 --> 00:01:12,129 Once we have tasted this meal, 21 00:01:12,129 --> 00:01:15,129 And our stomachs are refreshed by this wholesome food, 22 00:01:15,129 --> 00:01:18,129 Then the ox is slaughtered for us, 23 00:01:18,129 --> 00:01:21,129 Which grazes on the outskirts of Paradise. 24 00:01:21,129 --> 00:01:24,129 It is then presented to us in the finest manner, 25 00:01:24,129 --> 00:01:27,129 Of hospitality and generosity. 26 00:01:27,129 --> 00:01:30,129 We eat from it and drink alongside it, 27 00:01:30,129 --> 00:01:33,129 From the water of Salsabil. 28 00:01:33,129 --> 00:01:36,129 And we hear a beautiful call that delights our souls: 29 00:01:36,129 --> 00:01:39,129 "Eat and drink in satisfaction." 30 00:01:39,129 --> 00:01:42,129 “(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.” (69:24) 31 00:01:42,129 --> 00:01:45,319 Yes, O people of Paradise, 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,319 Eat of every delicious food, 33 00:01:48,319 --> 00:01:51,319 And drink of every delightful beverage, 34 00:01:51,319 --> 00:01:54,319 A complete and perfect satisfaction, 35 00:01:54,319 --> 00:01:57,319 Without any impurity or distress. 36 00:01:57,319 --> 00:02:00,319 This is your reward, 37 00:02:00,319 --> 00:02:03,319 For what you sent forth in the fleeting days of the world, 38 00:02:03,319 --> 00:02:06,319 Of righteous deeds: 39 00:02:06,319 --> 00:02:09,319 Prayer, fasting, and charity, 40 00:02:09,319 --> 00:02:12,319 Hajj and Umrah, 41 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:15,610 And kindness toward creation. 42 00:02:15,610 --> 00:02:18,610 For Allah made deeds a cause for entering Paradise, 43 00:02:18,610 --> 00:02:21,610 The substance of its bliss, 44 00:02:21,610 --> 00:02:25,219 And the foundation of its happiness. 45 00:02:25,219 --> 00:02:28,250 O people of Paradise, 46 00:02:28,250 --> 00:02:31,250 You do not drink because of thirst, 47 00:02:32,250 --> 00:02:35,250 For there is no thirst after it ever again. 48 00:02:35,250 --> 00:02:38,310 Likewise, you do not eat because of hunger, 49 00:02:38,310 --> 00:02:41,310 Rather, these are successive pleasures, 50 00:02:41,310 --> 00:02:44,310 And continuous desires, 51 00:02:44,310 --> 00:02:47,379 Without sin or reproach. 52 00:02:47,379 --> 00:02:50,539 Did Allah the Almighty not say: 53 00:02:50,539 --> 00:02:53,539 "Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein, 54 00:02:53,539 --> 00:02:56,539 Nor to be unclothed, 55 00:02:56,539 --> 00:02:59,539 And that you will not be thirsty therein, nor hot from the sun"? 56 00:02:59,539 --> 00:03:02,729 One of us might see a bird in Paradise, 57 00:03:02,729 --> 00:03:05,729 And desire it without being hungry, 58 00:03:05,729 --> 00:03:08,729 So the bird comes to him roasted, 59 00:03:08,729 --> 00:03:11,729 In the most delicious state, 60 00:03:11,729 --> 00:03:14,889 On a platter of gold. 61 00:03:14,889 --> 00:03:17,889 And the birds of Paradise, O brothers of faith, 62 00:03:17,889 --> 00:03:20,889 Are like the Bactrian camels, 63 00:03:20,889 --> 00:03:23,889 Long-necked creatures, 64 00:03:23,889 --> 00:03:26,889 Grazing among the trees of Paradise. 65 00:03:26,889 --> 00:03:30,300 Blessed is he who eats from them. 66 00:03:30,300 --> 00:03:33,300 In Paradise, there are also lote trees (Sidr), 67 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:36,460 Which you surely recognize. 68 00:03:36,460 --> 00:03:39,460 In this world, they are full of thorns, 69 00:03:39,460 --> 00:03:42,460 But in Paradise, as Allah the Almighty said of them: 70 00:03:42,460 --> 00:03:45,460 "Among lote trees with thorns removed," 71 00:03:45,460 --> 00:03:48,460 Its thorns have been removed and cleared away, 72 00:03:48,460 --> 00:03:51,460 And in the place of every thorn, 73 00:03:51,460 --> 00:03:54,460 There is a fruit from the fruits of Paradise. 74 00:03:54,460 --> 00:03:57,460 The fruit is larger than great jars. 75 00:03:57,460 --> 00:04:00,780 We also have in Paradise the layered banana trees (Talh), 76 00:04:00,780 --> 00:04:03,780 Which are the bananas, 77 00:04:03,780 --> 00:04:06,780 Stacked one upon another, 78 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:09,780 In an orderly fashion, 79 00:04:09,780 --> 00:04:12,780 From top to bottom, 80 00:04:12,780 --> 00:04:16,009 So that you can barely see the trunk of the tree. 81 00:04:16,009 --> 00:04:19,100 We also have therein every kind of fruit, 82 00:04:19,100 --> 00:04:22,100 Which may resemble in shape and color, 83 00:04:22,100 --> 00:04:25,100 Those of the world, yet differ in taste and flavor. 84 00:04:25,100 --> 00:04:28,199 As Allah the Almighty informed us: 85 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:31,230 "Whenever they are provided with a provision, 86 00:04:31,230 --> 00:04:34,230 Of the fruit thereof," 87 00:04:34,230 --> 00:04:37,230 “And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for ever they abide.” (2:25) 88 00:04:37,230 --> 00:04:40,300 Meaning in the world, 89 00:04:40,300 --> 00:04:43,300 Allah says: "They will say, 'This is what we were provided with before,' 90 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:45,360 And they will be given things in likeness." 91 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,360 Resembling one another in appearance and color, 92 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,709 But differing in taste. 93 00:04:51,709 --> 00:04:54,709 We have in Paradise the Ajwa date, 94 00:04:54,709 --> 00:04:57,740 For the Ajwa is from the dates of Paradise. 95 00:04:57,740 --> 00:05:00,740 But when this date descended, 96 00:05:00,740 --> 00:05:03,740 From Paradise to the world, 97 00:05:03,740 --> 00:05:06,740 Its color and taste changed, 98 00:05:06,740 --> 00:05:09,740 Just as the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner changed, 99 00:05:09,740 --> 00:05:12,740 When they descended from Paradise, 100 00:05:12,740 --> 00:05:16,220 Allah dimmed their light, and they were altered. 101 00:05:16,220 --> 00:05:19,220 O my companions, 102 00:05:19,220 --> 00:05:22,220 We have whatever fruit we desire, 103 00:05:22,220 --> 00:05:25,220 It is never cut off from us, 104 00:05:25,220 --> 00:05:28,220 At any time whatsoever, 105 00:05:28,220 --> 00:05:31,220 As it is cut off in the world, 106 00:05:31,220 --> 00:05:34,319 Like summer fruit in winter, 107 00:05:34,319 --> 00:05:37,319 Or winter fruit in summer. 108 00:05:37,319 --> 00:05:40,319 Nor is it forbidden, 109 00:05:40,319 --> 00:05:43,319 As the fruits of the world are forbidden, 110 00:05:43,319 --> 00:05:46,319 To many who desire them, 111 00:05:47,319 --> 00:05:50,420 Due to their high price. 112 00:05:50,420 --> 00:05:53,420 But in Paradise, if one of us desires it, 113 00:05:53,420 --> 00:05:56,420 It falls into his mouth, 114 00:05:56,420 --> 00:05:59,420 Or draws near to him until he takes it with his hand. 115 00:05:59,420 --> 00:06:02,509 We eat of its fruits while standing, 116 00:06:02,509 --> 00:06:05,509 Sitting, or reclining, 117 00:06:05,509 --> 00:06:08,800 In whatever state we wish. 118 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,800 Did Allah the Almighty not say: 119 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,860 "Its fruit will be low and easy to reach"? 120 00:06:14,860 --> 00:06:17,860 It descends to the believing servant, 121 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:21,089 So he may pick from it whatever he wishes. 122 00:06:21,089 --> 00:06:24,089 We also have in Paradise date palms, grapes, and pomegranates, 123 00:06:24,089 --> 00:06:27,089 And although they are among the fruits of Paradise, 124 00:06:27,089 --> 00:06:30,089 Allah the Almighty singled them out, 125 00:06:30,089 --> 00:06:33,089 By mentioning them to praise and honor them. 126 00:06:33,089 --> 00:06:36,250 We have of every fruit two kinds, 127 00:06:36,250 --> 00:06:39,250 Meaning two varieties, 128 00:06:39,250 --> 00:06:42,250 Each variety having a delight and color, 129 00:06:42,250 --> 00:06:45,279 That the other does not possess. 130 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,279 A single cluster of them, 131 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,279 Is enough food for all the people of the world. 132 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,730 And know, my brothers, also, 133 00:06:54,730 --> 00:06:57,730 Just as the people of Paradise do not hunger, 134 00:06:57,730 --> 00:07:00,730 They also do not become full. 135 00:07:00,730 --> 00:07:03,730 Its food and shade are perpetual. 136 00:07:03,730 --> 00:07:06,730 So be at ease; you will not be satiated therein, 137 00:07:06,730 --> 00:07:09,730 For satiety is harmful and heavy. 138 00:07:10,730 --> 00:07:13,730 No matter how much you eat, 139 00:07:13,730 --> 00:07:16,730 There will always be room to eat more. 140 00:07:16,730 --> 00:07:19,759 Because if you were to become full, 141 00:07:19,759 --> 00:07:22,759 The pleasure of food would cease for you, 142 00:07:22,759 --> 00:07:25,759 Even for a while. 143 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:28,790 And there is no cessation of pleasures in Paradise. 144 00:07:28,790 --> 00:07:31,790 What you eat will exit by way of, 145 00:07:31,790 --> 00:07:34,790 Perspiration and sweat that smells like musk, 146 00:07:34,790 --> 00:07:37,790 And room will remain in the stomach, 147 00:07:37,790 --> 00:07:40,790 So that you may enjoy more, 148 00:07:40,790 --> 00:07:43,790 Without interruption or fullness, 149 00:07:43,790 --> 00:07:47,110 Or illness or pain. 150 00:07:47,110 --> 00:07:50,110 Our drink in Paradise is of the best, 151 00:07:50,110 --> 00:07:53,110 Of drinks and the most delicious. 152 00:07:53,110 --> 00:07:56,110 From a sealed nectar, 153 00:07:56,110 --> 00:07:59,110 Nothing enters it to diminish its pleasure, 154 00:07:59,110 --> 00:08:02,110 Or spoil its taste. 155 00:08:02,110 --> 00:08:05,110 Its seal is musk, meaning its end, 156 00:08:05,110 --> 00:08:08,110 Usually, what is poured is musk. 157 00:08:08,110 --> 00:08:11,339 We pass the cups among ourselves, 158 00:08:11,339 --> 00:08:14,339 And the goblets of wine circulate among us, 159 00:08:14,339 --> 00:08:17,339 Wine not like the wine of the world, 160 00:08:17,339 --> 00:08:20,339 Nor does it resemble it in any way. 161 00:08:20,339 --> 00:08:24,339 Its color is white, one of the most beautiful colors, 162 00:08:24,339 --> 00:08:28,339 And its taste is a delight for the drinkers. 163 00:08:28,339 --> 00:08:31,339 It has no effect on the mind, 164 00:08:31,339 --> 00:08:34,340 There is no idle talk in it, 165 00:08:34,340 --> 00:08:36,340 It does not remove the intellect, 166 00:08:36,340 --> 00:08:39,429 Nor is there any sin upon the one who drinks it. 167 00:08:39,429 --> 00:08:42,429 These cups are filled and successive, 168 00:08:42,429 --> 00:08:45,429 As Allah the Almighty recounted regarding them, 169 00:08:45,429 --> 00:08:48,429 In His Noble Book, saying: 170 00:08:48,429 --> 00:08:51,850 "And full cups." 171 00:08:51,850 --> 00:08:54,850 One of us, the people of Paradise, desires a drink, 172 00:08:54,850 --> 00:08:57,850 From the drink of Paradise, 173 00:08:57,850 --> 00:09:00,850 So the pitcher comes to him until it falls into his hand, 174 00:09:00,850 --> 00:09:02,850 He drinks from it, 175 00:09:02,850 --> 00:09:06,039 Then the pitcher returns to its place. 176 00:09:06,039 --> 00:09:09,039 And at other times, 177 00:09:09,039 --> 00:09:12,039 Immortal youths circulate among them, 178 00:09:12,039 --> 00:09:15,039 With cups, pitchers, and goblets, 179 00:09:15,039 --> 00:09:18,039 Containing the drink of Paradise, 180 00:09:18,039 --> 00:09:20,200 That they desire. 181 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,330 And truthful is Allah who says: 182 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:27,330 “Lo! the righteous shall drink of a cup whereof the mixture is of Kafur,” (76:5) 183 00:09:27,330 --> 00:09:30,330 "Whose mixture is of camphor." 184 00:09:30,330 --> 00:09:33,330 Where the servants of Allah drink, 185 00:09:33,330 --> 00:09:36,330 They make it flow in streams. 186 00:09:36,330 --> 00:09:39,840 And you shall be adorned, O people of Paradise, 187 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,840 Therein with various ornaments. 188 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,870 Sometimes with bracelets of silver, 189 00:09:45,870 --> 00:09:48,870 Sometimes with bracelets of gold, 190 00:09:48,870 --> 00:09:51,870 Sometimes with bracelets of pearls, 191 00:09:51,870 --> 00:09:54,870 And sometimes with gold studded with pearls. 192 00:09:54,870 --> 00:09:57,870 Sometimes the ornaments are gathered for them, 193 00:09:57,870 --> 00:10:00,870 Sometimes the ornaments are gathered for them, 194 00:10:00,870 --> 00:10:03,870 So they wear bracelets of gold, 195 00:10:03,870 --> 00:10:06,870 And bracelets of silver, 196 00:10:06,870 --> 00:10:09,870 And bracelets of pearls all at once. 197 00:10:09,870 --> 00:10:12,870 These ornaments, 198 00:10:12,870 --> 00:10:15,870 Have an intense light, 199 00:10:15,870 --> 00:10:18,870 So if a man from the people of Paradise were to appear, 200 00:10:18,870 --> 00:10:21,870 And his bracelets were revealed, 201 00:10:21,870 --> 00:10:24,870 They would dim the light of the sun. 202 00:10:26,379 --> 00:10:29,379 Your adornment shall reach 203 00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:32,379 to the extent that your wudu reached. 204 00:10:32,379 --> 00:10:35,379 Whoever performs wudu perfectly, 205 00:10:35,379 --> 00:10:38,539 his adornment in Paradise shall be more profound. 206 00:10:38,539 --> 00:10:41,539 Upon your heads shall be crowns 207 00:10:41,539 --> 00:10:44,539 from the crowns of Paradise. 208 00:10:44,539 --> 00:10:47,539 And in the crown, there is a jewel, 209 00:10:47,539 --> 00:10:50,539 a single ruby of which is better than the world 210 00:10:50,539 --> 00:10:53,960 and all that is within it. 211 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,960 And while we are in this state of bliss, 212 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,960 some people from among us shall arise, 213 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,960 and they shall clothe their parents in two garments 214 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,960 of the most magnificent attire, 215 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,960 for which the entire world cannot compensate them. 216 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,960 They will ask, "For what have we been clothed 217 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,960 in these garments?" 218 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,279 It will be said to them, "Because your child took 219 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:22,279 to the Qur'an." 220 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:26,279 Marvel then at the napkins of the people of Paradise, 221 00:11:26,279 --> 00:11:29,279 which they use and then cast aside, 222 00:11:29,279 --> 00:11:32,379 without a second thought. 223 00:11:32,379 --> 00:11:35,379 These napkins in Paradise 224 00:11:35,379 --> 00:11:38,379 are better than the finest silk of this world. 225 00:11:38,379 --> 00:11:41,789 Among the items of adornment in Paradise 226 00:11:41,789 --> 00:11:44,860 are combs and incense burners. 227 00:11:44,860 --> 00:11:47,860 We shall have combs of gold and silver 228 00:11:47,860 --> 00:11:50,860 to comb our hair, 229 00:11:50,860 --> 00:11:53,860 even though it shall neither become disheveled nor dirty. 230 00:11:53,860 --> 00:11:57,049 We shall perfume ourselves with fragrant oud, 231 00:11:57,049 --> 00:12:00,049 even though the scent of musk 232 00:12:00,049 --> 00:12:03,049 shall emanate from our very bodies. 233 00:12:03,049 --> 00:12:06,049 Our censers, in which the embers are placed, 234 00:12:06,049 --> 00:12:09,049 shall be for incense made of aloe wood, 235 00:12:09,049 --> 00:12:12,179 which is Indian oud. 236 00:12:12,179 --> 00:12:15,179 All of this is of the same nature as the blessings 237 00:12:15,179 --> 00:12:18,210 that we used to see in this world. 238 00:12:19,210 --> 00:12:22,210 O you who yearn, 239 00:12:22,210 --> 00:12:25,850 this is your Paradise from within. 240 00:12:25,850 --> 00:12:28,850 It has no equal. 241 00:12:28,850 --> 00:12:31,850 It is the abode of absolute bliss, 242 00:12:31,850 --> 00:12:34,850 in which there is no restriction upon anyone. 243 00:12:34,850 --> 00:12:37,850 “Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein.” (43:71) 244 00:12:37,850 --> 00:12:40,850 It is a delight to the eyes, 245 00:12:40,850 --> 00:12:43,850 and it is an everlasting eternity, 246 00:12:43,850 --> 00:12:46,850 and a permanence in its beauty. 247 00:12:46,850 --> 00:12:50,679 Work for the abode of permanence; 248 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:53,679 Ridwan is its guardian, 249 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,679 the Neighbor is Ahmad, and the Most Merciful is its Builder. 250 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,740 Its earth is gold, 251 00:12:59,740 --> 00:13:02,740 its soil is musk, 252 00:13:02,740 --> 00:13:05,740 and saffron is the grass growing within it. 253 00:13:05,740 --> 00:13:08,840 Whoever wishes to purchase a home in Firdaws 254 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,840 must build it 255 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,899 with a rak'ah in the darkness of the night, performed in secret, 256 00:13:14,899 --> 00:13:17,899 and by satisfying the hunger of a poor person 257 00:13:17,899 --> 00:13:20,899 on a day of severe famine, 258 00:13:20,899 --> 00:13:24,129 when prices have soared. 259 00:13:24,129 --> 00:13:27,129 The soul covets this world, yet it knows 260 00:13:27,129 --> 00:13:30,129 that safety from it 261 00:13:30,129 --> 00:13:33,190 lies in abandoning what it contains. 262 00:13:33,190 --> 00:13:36,190 We amass our wealth for our heirs, 263 00:13:36,190 --> 00:13:39,190 and we build our houses for the decay of time. 264 00:13:39,190 --> 00:13:42,320 There is no house for a person to inhabit after death 265 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:45,320 except the one he built before his death. 266 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,320 So whoever built it with good, 267 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,419 his dwelling shall be pleasant, 268 00:13:51,419 --> 00:13:54,419 and whoever built it with evil, 269 00:13:54,419 --> 00:13:57,419 its builder shall be disappointed. 270 00:13:57,419 --> 00:14:00,610 So plant the roots of piety 271 00:14:00,610 --> 00:14:03,610 while you are still able, 272 00:14:03,610 --> 00:14:06,799 and know that you shall encounter them after death. 273 00:14:06,799 --> 00:14:09,799 You shall harvest the fruits tomorrow, 274 00:14:10,799 --> 00:14:13,799 where there is no fatigue, nor shall any distress reach it. 275 00:14:13,799 --> 00:14:16,990 What great honors these are, 276 00:14:16,990 --> 00:14:19,990 once they are attained, 277 00:14:19,990 --> 00:14:22,990 and what great souls 278 00:14:22,990 --> 00:14:26,440 shall encompass them. 279 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,440 O Allah, we ask You for Paradise and its blessings, 280 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:32,440 and we ask You for the highest Firdaws, 281 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,570 without reckoning and without punishment. 282 00:14:35,570 --> 00:14:38,629 O Allah, answer our prayer. 283 00:14:38,629 --> 00:14:42,139 The journey has a continuation, 284 00:14:42,139 --> 00:14:48,440 for it is Paradise.