WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.960 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:06.400 Echoes from the pulpit. 00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:09.859 Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, 00:00:09.859 --> 00:00:12.199 Allah will compensate him with something better than it. 00:00:12.199 --> 00:00:14.560 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh, 00:00:14.560 --> 00:00:17.199 Khalid Ibn Abdullah al-Hammudi, 00:00:17.199 --> 00:00:18.699 May Allah preserve him. 00:00:18.699 --> 00:00:26.620 Praise be to Allah, as we say, 00:00:26.899 --> 00:00:29.519 And better than what we say. 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:36.079 Praise be to Allah, the Ever-Living, the Eternal, who neither dies nor passes away. 00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:40.439 Praise be to Allah, who has wisdom in every matter, 00:00:40.439 --> 00:00:43.250 Even if human intellects fall short of grasping it. 00:00:43.250 --> 00:00:47.270 We praise Him, Blessed and Exalted is He, with a praise 00:00:47.270 --> 00:00:50.770 That is connected to glorifying Him. 00:00:50.770 --> 00:00:55.530 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 00:00:55.530 --> 00:00:59.450 Who loves those who call upon Him and place their hope in Him. 00:00:59.450 --> 00:01:03.810 I have placed my hope in You, my Lord, yearning, 00:01:03.810 --> 00:01:07.939 That my hope may never be disappointed throughout my life. 00:01:08.750 --> 00:01:16.540 And I bear witness that our master, our prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His messenger, 00:01:16.540 --> 00:01:19.469 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 00:01:19.469 --> 00:01:21.540 Radiant of face, 00:01:21.540 --> 00:01:24.290 Bright of countenance, 00:01:24.290 --> 00:01:28.030 Sparkling with dazzling light, 00:01:28.030 --> 00:01:30.810 And brilliant radiance, 00:01:30.810 --> 00:01:33.810 And manifest splendor. 00:01:33.810 --> 00:01:38.599 If you were to see him, you would see the sun rising. 00:01:38.680 --> 00:01:41.120 Majestic and dignified, 00:01:41.120 --> 00:01:47.019 His face sparkling like the moon on the night of the full moon. 00:01:47.019 --> 00:01:50.519 The Messenger of Allah is the most precious thing we possess, 00:01:50.519 --> 00:01:54.340 Dwelling in our hearts and our eyes. 00:01:54.340 --> 00:01:58.340 Like a rain that came to the world and revived, 00:01:58.340 --> 00:02:02.239 Hearts with the message, so we were guided, 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:05.480 To his lights, willingly and lovingly, 00:02:05.500 --> 00:02:09.340 For the goodness the Lord brought to us. 00:02:09.340 --> 00:02:13.530 Do not ask me who he is, for he is 00:02:13.530 --> 00:02:17.530 The man of noble character and virtues, Muhammad. 00:02:17.530 --> 00:02:20.969 O Allah, send prayers, peace, and increase blessings, 00:02:20.969 --> 00:02:25.740 Upon Your servant, messenger, prophet, and beloved, Muhammad, 00:02:25.740 --> 00:02:29.340 And upon his good and pure household, 00:02:29.340 --> 00:02:32.479 And upon his noble and blessed Companions, 00:02:32.500 --> 00:02:36.860 And grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 00:02:36.860 --> 00:02:39.330 To proceed, O servants of Allah, 00:02:39.330 --> 00:02:42.360 I advise you and myself to fear Allah. 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:45.860 “Then, when they have reached their term, take them back in kindness or part from them in kindness, and call to witness two just men among you, and keep your testimony upright for Allah. Whoso believeth in Allah and the Last Day is exhorted to act thus. And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, Allah will appoint a way out for him,” (65:2) 00:02:45.860 --> 00:02:48.620 “And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.” (65:3) 00:02:48.620 --> 00:02:54.680 “And for such of your women as despair of menstruation, if ye doubt, their period (of waiting) shall be three months, along with those who have it not. And for those with child, their period shall be till they bring forth their burden. And whosoever keepeth his duty to Allah, He maketh his course easy for him.” (65:4) 00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:57.069 O community of believers, 00:02:57.069 --> 00:03:01.740 Our topic today is one that everyone needs. 00:03:01.740 --> 00:03:04.580 It is that our human nature 00:03:04.580 --> 00:03:07.400 Makes us prone to error. 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:11.300 Yes, every son of Adam is a sinner, 00:03:11.300 --> 00:03:14.620 And the best of sinners are those who repent. 00:03:14.620 --> 00:03:17.139 Who is there who has never done wrong? 00:03:17.139 --> 00:03:19.819 And who is there who possesses only goodness? 00:03:19.819 --> 00:03:23.180 In short, our topic 00:03:23.180 --> 00:03:26.819 Is the lesson and meaning of this incident, 00:03:26.819 --> 00:03:30.960 And the event you are about to hear. 00:03:30.960 --> 00:03:33.240 So lend me your ears, 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:36.680 And reflect and ponder with your hearts. 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:39.539 Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned 00:03:39.539 --> 00:03:44.120 In the biography of the judge Abu Bakr al-Ansari al-Bazzaz, 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:45.759 That he said: 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:49.430 "I was residing in Makkah, may Allah protect it, 00:03:49.430 --> 00:03:52.340 When one day I was struck 00:03:52.340 --> 00:03:54.060 By severe hunger, 00:03:54.060 --> 00:03:58.539 And I could find nothing 00:03:58.580 --> 00:04:01.219 To sustain my life. 00:04:01.219 --> 00:04:04.460 So I went out looking for food, 00:04:04.460 --> 00:04:05.900 But I found none. 00:04:05.900 --> 00:04:08.620 Then I found a silk bag, 00:04:08.620 --> 00:04:12.340 Tied with a silk cord as well. 00:04:12.340 --> 00:04:14.139 He said: I took it, 00:04:14.139 --> 00:04:16.540 And brought it to my house, 00:04:16.540 --> 00:04:17.899 And untied it. 00:04:17.899 --> 00:04:20.899 I found inside it a pearl necklace, 00:04:20.899 --> 00:04:23.459 The likes of which I had never seen before. 00:04:23.459 --> 00:04:27.060 He said: I tied it and returned it as it was, 00:04:27.060 --> 00:04:29.699 Then I went out looking for food. 00:04:29.699 --> 00:04:32.779 Suddenly, I saw an old man calling out and saying: 00:04:32.779 --> 00:04:35.060 'Whoever has found our bag, 00:04:35.060 --> 00:04:37.660 With such-and-such description, 00:04:37.660 --> 00:04:41.220 Shall have five hundred gold dinars.' 00:04:41.220 --> 00:04:43.459 He said: I said to myself, 00:04:43.459 --> 00:04:46.060 'I am needy and hungry, 00:04:46.060 --> 00:04:48.459 So I will take these dinars, 00:04:48.459 --> 00:04:50.180 To benefit from them, 00:04:50.180 --> 00:04:52.699 And return his bag to him.' 00:04:52.699 --> 00:04:55.060 So I said to him, 'Come to me.' 00:04:55.060 --> 00:04:56.740 He said: I took it, 00:04:56.779 --> 00:04:59.060 And went with him to my house, 00:04:59.060 --> 00:05:03.259 And I asked him about the mark of the bag, 00:05:03.259 --> 00:05:05.019 And the mark of the pearls, 00:05:05.019 --> 00:05:07.740 And the mark of the cord tied around it. 00:05:07.740 --> 00:05:10.060 And it was exactly as he described. 00:05:10.060 --> 00:05:13.139 He said: I took it out and handed it to him, 00:05:13.139 --> 00:05:16.220 And he gave me the five hundred dinars, 00:05:16.220 --> 00:05:18.980 The reward he had mentioned. 00:05:18.980 --> 00:05:20.660 He said: I told him, 00:05:20.660 --> 00:05:23.420 'It is my duty to return it to you, 00:05:23.420 --> 00:05:26.019 And I will not take any reward for it.' 00:05:26.019 --> 00:05:28.100 He said: 'You must take it,' 00:05:28.100 --> 00:05:30.379 And he insisted upon me greatly. 00:05:30.379 --> 00:05:34.259 He said: 'And I, by Allah, was in the greatest state of need.' 00:05:34.259 --> 00:05:35.980 He said: So I said to him, 00:05:35.980 --> 00:05:39.259 'By Allah, besides whom there is no god, 00:05:39.259 --> 00:05:42.740 I will not take any reward for it from anyone, 00:05:42.740 --> 00:05:44.100 Except from Allah.' 00:05:44.100 --> 00:05:46.300 And I did not accept the dinars. 00:05:46.300 --> 00:05:48.500 He said: So he left me and went on his way. 00:05:48.500 --> 00:05:52.100 The old man returned to his country after the Hajj season. 00:05:52.100 --> 00:05:55.259 As for what happened to Imam al-Bazzaz, 00:05:55.259 --> 00:05:58.060 He said: I left Makkah, 00:05:58.060 --> 00:05:59.819 And boarded a ship. 00:05:59.819 --> 00:06:03.740 In the middle of its crashing waves and terrors, 00:06:03.740 --> 00:06:05.459 The ship broke, 00:06:05.459 --> 00:06:06.980 The people drowned, 00:06:06.980 --> 00:06:08.860 And the wealth was lost. 00:06:08.860 --> 00:06:11.100 He said: My Lord saved me, 00:06:11.100 --> 00:06:14.139 As I remained on a piece of the ship, 00:06:14.139 --> 00:06:16.699 Which carried me right and left, 00:06:16.699 --> 00:06:20.180 I did not know where it was taking me. 00:06:20.180 --> 00:06:22.339 I remained for a time in the sea, 00:06:22.339 --> 00:06:24.540 Tossed by the waves, 00:06:24.579 --> 00:06:26.779 From place to place, 00:06:26.779 --> 00:06:29.300 Until it cast me onto an island, 00:06:29.300 --> 00:06:32.060 Where there was an illiterate people, 00:06:32.060 --> 00:06:34.740 Who could neither read nor write. 00:06:34.740 --> 00:06:36.939 He said: I sat in their mosque, 00:06:36.939 --> 00:06:38.500 And stood up to recite. 00:06:38.500 --> 00:06:41.139 He said: The people of the mosque had no sooner seen me, 00:06:41.139 --> 00:06:43.139 Than they gathered around me. 00:06:43.139 --> 00:06:46.500 There was no one left on the island who did not say, 00:06:46.500 --> 00:06:48.420 'Teach me the Qur'an.' 00:06:48.420 --> 00:06:50.939 He said: So I taught them the Qur'an, 00:06:50.939 --> 00:06:53.300 And I received much good, 00:06:53.339 --> 00:06:55.699 And I received a great deal of good, 00:06:55.699 --> 00:06:57.459 As a result of that. 00:06:57.459 --> 00:07:00.740 He said: Then I saw in that mosque, 00:07:00.740 --> 00:07:03.180 A torn copy of the Qur'an, 00:07:03.180 --> 00:07:06.019 So I took its pages to mend them. 00:07:06.019 --> 00:07:08.300 They said, 'Do you know how to write?' 00:07:08.300 --> 00:07:09.540 I said, 'Yes.' 00:07:09.540 --> 00:07:11.420 They said, 'Teach us writing.' 00:07:11.420 --> 00:07:12.860 I said, 'There is no harm in that.' 00:07:12.860 --> 00:07:15.300 So they gathered and brought their children, 00:07:15.300 --> 00:07:16.899 And their youth, 00:07:16.899 --> 00:07:18.699 And I began teaching them, 00:07:18.699 --> 00:07:21.540 And I received great good from that. 00:07:21.540 --> 00:07:22.980 They became fond of him, 00:07:22.980 --> 00:07:24.860 And said to him after that, 00:07:24.860 --> 00:07:28.459 They said, wanting him to stay with them, 00:07:28.459 --> 00:07:31.660 'We have an orphaned girl, 00:07:31.660 --> 00:07:33.980 Who possesses some worldly wealth, 00:07:33.980 --> 00:07:36.420 And we want to marry you to her, 00:07:36.420 --> 00:07:39.180 And you shall stay with us on this island.' 00:07:39.180 --> 00:07:40.699 He said: I refused, 00:07:40.699 --> 00:07:42.259 But they insisted, 00:07:42.259 --> 00:07:43.779 And compelled me, 00:07:43.779 --> 00:07:47.100 So I could not resist their persistence and insistence, 00:07:47.100 --> 00:07:50.459 Except to answer their request. 00:07:50.459 --> 00:07:52.220 So they prepared her for me, 00:07:52.259 --> 00:07:54.300 And brought her to me, 00:07:54.300 --> 00:07:56.339 Her male relatives escorted her, 00:07:56.339 --> 00:07:57.899 And I sat with them. 00:07:57.899 --> 00:08:00.740 And as I looked at her, 00:08:00.740 --> 00:08:03.620 Behold, that necklace, 00:08:03.620 --> 00:08:05.899 Which I had seen in Makkah, 00:08:05.899 --> 00:08:06.980 The very same one, 00:08:06.980 --> 00:08:09.620 Was hanging around her neck. 00:08:09.620 --> 00:08:10.660 I was astonished, 00:08:10.660 --> 00:08:13.339 And I had no other concern at that moment, 00:08:13.339 --> 00:08:15.660 But to look at this necklace. 00:08:15.660 --> 00:08:17.459 Her relatives said, 00:08:17.459 --> 00:08:18.660 'O Sheikh, 00:08:18.660 --> 00:08:21.100 You have broken the heart of this orphan, 00:08:21.139 --> 00:08:22.860 You do not look at her, 00:08:22.860 --> 00:08:25.779 But you only look at that necklace.' 00:08:25.779 --> 00:08:27.379 He said: I told them, 00:08:27.379 --> 00:08:29.579 'This necklace has a story.' 00:08:29.579 --> 00:08:31.180 They said, 'And what is it?' 00:08:31.180 --> 00:08:34.019 He said: So I told it to them. 00:08:34.019 --> 00:08:35.059 They shouted, 00:08:35.059 --> 00:08:37.740 And clamored with the declaration of Allah's oneness and greatness, 00:08:37.740 --> 00:08:40.940 Until their voices reached the corners of the island. 00:08:40.940 --> 00:08:42.820 I said, 'Subhan Allah, 00:08:42.820 --> 00:08:43.940 What is the matter with you?' 00:08:43.940 --> 00:08:45.740 They said, 'The old man, 00:08:45.740 --> 00:08:48.500 Who took the necklace from you in Makkah, 00:08:48.500 --> 00:08:50.700 Is the father of this girl. 00:08:50.700 --> 00:08:53.700 He used to say upon his return from Hajj, 00:08:53.700 --> 00:08:55.460 And he would always repeat, 00:08:55.460 --> 00:08:56.700 "By Allah, 00:08:56.700 --> 00:09:00.220 I have not found on the face of the earth a Muslim like this man, 00:09:00.220 --> 00:09:03.220 Who returned the necklace to me in Makkah. 00:09:03.220 --> 00:09:05.820 O Allah, unite me with him, 00:09:05.820 --> 00:09:08.299 So that I may marry him to my daughter." 00:09:08.299 --> 00:09:10.299 That man passed away, 00:09:10.299 --> 00:09:13.340 And Allah fulfilled his prayer after his death, 00:09:13.340 --> 00:09:15.580 And Allah married you to his daughter.' 00:09:15.580 --> 00:09:18.940 He says: So I remained with her for a period of time, 00:09:18.980 --> 00:09:21.019 And she was the best of wives, 00:09:21.019 --> 00:09:23.299 And I was blessed with two children from her. 00:09:23.299 --> 00:09:26.259 Then she passed away, may Allah have mercy upon her. 00:09:26.259 --> 00:09:29.059 So I inherited the necklace, along with my two children. 00:09:29.059 --> 00:09:32.100 He said: Then the two children passed away. 00:09:32.100 --> 00:09:34.419 One after the other. 00:09:34.419 --> 00:09:36.539 So I inherited the necklace from both of them. 00:09:36.539 --> 00:09:39.899 He said: I sold it for one hundred thousand dinars. 00:09:39.899 --> 00:09:41.940 And after some time, it happens 00:09:41.940 --> 00:09:45.139 that someone says: "This is from the remnants 00:09:45.139 --> 00:09:46.539 of the price of that necklace." 00:09:46.539 --> 00:09:48.899 May Allah’s mercy be upon them all. 00:09:48.899 --> 00:09:50.940 Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, 00:09:50.940 --> 00:09:53.259 Allah will compensate him with something better than it. 00:09:53.259 --> 00:09:55.899 This is what we desire, O servants of Allah. 00:09:55.899 --> 00:09:57.860 And this is our topic. 00:09:57.860 --> 00:10:00.500 Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, 00:10:00.500 --> 00:10:02.700 Allah will compensate him with something better than it. 00:10:02.700 --> 00:10:05.740 Indeed, desires have authority over the soul, 00:10:05.740 --> 00:10:07.179 and a hold, 00:10:07.179 --> 00:10:09.259 and a firm grasp upon the hearts. 00:10:09.259 --> 00:10:10.940 Thus, abandoning them is difficult, 00:10:10.940 --> 00:10:13.299 and finding freedom from them is arduous. 00:10:13.299 --> 00:10:16.740 But whoever fears Allah, He will suffice him, 00:10:16.740 --> 00:10:19.139 and whoever seeks His help, He will aid him. 00:10:19.139 --> 00:10:22.139 “And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.” (65:3) 00:10:22.139 --> 00:10:24.460 The hardship is only felt 00:10:24.460 --> 00:10:27.460 in abandoning familiar habits and customs 00:10:27.460 --> 00:10:29.820 by one who leaves them for other than the sake of Allah. 00:10:29.820 --> 00:10:33.419 As for the one who leaves them sincerely for the sake of Allah, 00:10:33.419 --> 00:10:36.539 he will find no hardship in abandoning them, 00:10:36.539 --> 00:10:38.779 except at the very first moment, 00:10:38.779 --> 00:10:42.980 to test whether he is truthful or lying in his abandonment. 00:10:42.980 --> 00:10:46.100 If he perseveres through that hardship for a little while, 00:10:46.139 --> 00:10:47.539 it will transform, 00:10:47.539 --> 00:10:49.620 and turn into delight. 00:10:49.620 --> 00:10:52.500 And the more the desire for the forbidden increases, 00:10:52.500 --> 00:10:55.019 and the soul yearns to commit it, 00:10:55.019 --> 00:10:58.620 the greater the reward for abandoning it becomes, 00:10:58.620 --> 00:11:00.659 and the recompense is multiplied 00:11:00.659 --> 00:11:03.740 for struggling against the soul to find freedom from it. 00:11:03.740 --> 00:11:05.580 So, O servants of Allah, 00:11:05.580 --> 00:11:07.980 hold fast to this and act upon it, 00:11:07.980 --> 00:11:10.379 and be certain of its reward. 00:11:10.379 --> 00:11:12.659 Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, 00:11:12.659 --> 00:11:15.059 Allah will compensate him with something better than it. 00:11:15.100 --> 00:11:19.059 I ask Allah to compensate us all with every good 00:11:19.059 --> 00:11:21.179 in this world and the Hereafter. 00:11:21.179 --> 00:11:22.899 O Allah, answer our prayer. 00:11:22.899 --> 00:11:25.700 May Allah bless me and you through the Great Qur'an, 00:11:25.700 --> 00:11:29.700 and benefit me and you with the verses and the wise reminder it contains. 00:11:29.700 --> 00:11:32.379 I say what you hear, and I seek Allah's forgiveness for myself and for you. 00:11:32.379 --> 00:11:33.659 So seek His forgiveness, 00:11:33.659 --> 00:11:39.029 for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 00:11:39.029 --> 00:11:40.990 All praise is due to Allah. 00:11:40.990 --> 00:11:43.789 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 00:11:43.789 --> 00:11:46.350 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 00:11:46.389 --> 00:11:49.019 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:11:49.019 --> 00:11:51.629 To proceed, O servants of Allah: 00:11:51.629 --> 00:11:55.429 Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, as we mentioned, 00:11:55.429 --> 00:11:57.870 Allah will compensate him with something better than it. 00:11:57.870 --> 00:11:59.909 And the compensation from Allah 00:11:59.909 --> 00:12:02.269 comes in various forms. 00:12:02.269 --> 00:12:06.830 The most sublime and greatest thing a person is compensated with 00:12:06.830 --> 00:12:08.629 is intimacy with Allah, 00:12:08.629 --> 00:12:12.070 His love, the tranquility of the heart through His remembrance, 00:12:12.070 --> 00:12:14.350 its strength and vitality, 00:12:14.350 --> 00:12:16.110 and being pleased with one's Lord, 00:12:16.110 --> 00:12:20.309 along with the reward he encounters in this world, 00:12:20.309 --> 00:12:25.269 and the perfect reward that awaits him in the Hereafter. 00:12:25.269 --> 00:12:27.629 And here for you, O servants of Allah, 00:12:27.629 --> 00:12:29.549 here for you, in brief, 00:12:29.549 --> 00:12:31.230 are some examples 00:12:31.230 --> 00:12:32.950 of certain matters 00:12:32.950 --> 00:12:36.029 which, if a person leaves them for the sake of Allah, 00:12:36.029 --> 00:12:38.789 Allah will compensate him with something better than them. 00:12:38.789 --> 00:12:39.950 Firstly: 00:12:39.950 --> 00:12:41.909 Abandoning the act of begging from people, 00:12:41.909 --> 00:12:43.269 placing hope in them, 00:12:43.269 --> 00:12:45.909 and debasing oneself before them. 00:12:45.909 --> 00:12:49.230 Whoever attaches his hope to Allah alone, 00:12:49.230 --> 00:12:52.190 Allah will compensate him with something better than what he left. 00:12:52.190 --> 00:12:54.629 He will grant him the happiness of the heart, 00:12:54.629 --> 00:12:56.230 self-respect, 00:12:56.230 --> 00:12:58.590 and independence from the creation. 00:12:58.590 --> 00:13:01.350 Whoever stops objecting to the decree of Allah, 00:13:01.350 --> 00:13:04.230 and submits to his Lord in all his affairs, 00:13:04.230 --> 00:13:06.789 Allah will grant him contentment and certainty, 00:13:06.789 --> 00:13:09.029 and will show him of a good outcome 00:13:09.029 --> 00:13:11.870 that he could never have imagined. 00:13:11.870 --> 00:13:14.509 Whoever stops chasing after this world, 00:13:14.509 --> 00:13:16.750 Allah will gather his affairs for him, 00:13:16.750 --> 00:13:18.990 place his richness in his heart, 00:13:18.990 --> 00:13:21.470 and the world will come to him while it is submissive. 00:13:21.470 --> 00:13:24.350 Whoever stops cheating in buying and selling, 00:13:24.350 --> 00:13:26.710 the people's trust in him will increase, 00:13:26.710 --> 00:13:29.389 and their demand for his goods will grow. 00:13:29.389 --> 00:13:31.029 Whoever leaves usury 00:13:31.029 --> 00:13:32.710 and ill-gotten gains, 00:13:32.710 --> 00:13:35.230 Allah will bless his provision, 00:13:35.230 --> 00:13:38.269 and open for him the doors of goodness and blessings. 00:13:38.269 --> 00:13:40.629 Whoever stops looking at the forbidden, 00:13:40.629 --> 00:13:42.269 Allah will compensate him 00:13:42.269 --> 00:13:44.230 with true insight, 00:13:44.269 --> 00:13:46.429 light, and clarity, 00:13:46.429 --> 00:13:48.909 and a delight he finds in his heart, 00:13:48.909 --> 00:13:52.950 and intimacy and great affection with his wife. 00:13:52.950 --> 00:13:55.509 Whoever leaves smoking for the sake of Allah, 00:13:55.509 --> 00:13:57.590 Allah will compensate him with health 00:13:57.590 --> 00:13:59.870 and true happiness, 00:13:59.870 --> 00:14:03.990 not that fleeting, illusory happiness. 00:14:03.990 --> 00:14:06.909 Whoever stops procrastinating in paying off debts, 00:14:06.909 --> 00:14:08.350 Allah will aid him, 00:14:08.350 --> 00:14:09.710 and settle them on his behalf; 00:14:09.710 --> 00:14:13.190 indeed, it becomes a right upon Allah to aid him. 00:14:13.230 --> 00:14:15.470 Whoever stops severing ties of kinship, 00:14:15.470 --> 00:14:16.750 and instead maintains them, 00:14:16.750 --> 00:14:18.509 shows kindness to them, 00:14:18.509 --> 00:14:20.429 and fears Allah regarding them, 00:14:20.429 --> 00:14:22.669 Allah will expand his provision for him, 00:14:22.669 --> 00:14:24.629 and prolong his legacy. 00:14:24.629 --> 00:14:27.470 And he will continue to have a supporter from Allah 00:14:27.470 --> 00:14:30.230 as long as he maintains that connection. 00:14:30.230 --> 00:14:31.629 Servants of Allah, 00:14:31.629 --> 00:14:34.149 the warnings and evils are many, 00:14:34.149 --> 00:14:35.870 but the good is more, 00:14:35.870 --> 00:14:37.070 by the permission of Allah. 00:14:37.070 --> 00:14:38.590 And all praise is due to Allah. 00:14:38.590 --> 00:14:41.950 So whoever leaves sin and evil for the sake of Allah, 00:14:41.950 --> 00:14:43.549 Allah will compensate him, 00:14:43.549 --> 00:14:46.029 and replace it with something immensely better. 00:14:46.029 --> 00:14:47.669 Some might say: 00:14:47.669 --> 00:14:49.429 "How do I know what is evil, 00:14:49.429 --> 00:14:52.230 and what is the sign of a sin so that I may leave it, 00:14:52.230 --> 00:14:55.429 and Allah compensates me with something better?" 00:14:55.429 --> 00:14:58.710 We say as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 00:14:58.710 --> 00:15:00.909 "Sin is that which wavers in your soul, 00:15:00.909 --> 00:15:03.549 and you dislike that people should find out about it." 00:15:03.549 --> 00:15:05.429 This is a principle; 00:15:05.429 --> 00:15:08.029 proceed upon it with the blessing of Allah, 00:15:08.029 --> 00:15:11.629 and remember that whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, 00:15:11.629 --> 00:15:13.909 Allah will compensate him with something better than it. 00:15:13.909 --> 00:15:16.549 I ask Allah to compensate us all 00:15:16.549 --> 00:15:19.190 with every good in this world and the Hereafter. 00:15:19.190 --> 00:15:21.950 O Allah, suffice us with Your lawful provisions against Your forbidden ones, 00:15:21.950 --> 00:15:24.309 and enrich us by Your bounty, independent of all others. 00:15:24.309 --> 00:15:27.389 O Allah, bless for us what remains of Sha'ban, 00:15:27.389 --> 00:15:29.029 and let us reach Ramadan 00:15:29.029 --> 00:15:31.149 while we are in health and wellness, 00:15:31.149 --> 00:15:33.990 and in security, faith, and safety. 00:15:33.990 --> 00:15:35.909 O Allah, O Hearer of supplications, 00:15:35.909 --> 00:15:37.629 O Vast in giving, 00:15:37.629 --> 00:15:39.070 forgive our sins, 00:15:39.070 --> 00:15:40.470 conceal our faults, 00:15:40.509 --> 00:15:41.990 accept our repentance, 00:15:41.990 --> 00:15:44.190 and seal our deeds with righteousness. 00:15:44.190 --> 00:15:46.110 O Allah, forgive our fathers 00:15:46.110 --> 00:15:47.509 and our mothers, 00:15:47.509 --> 00:15:49.429 and our brothers and sisters, 00:15:49.429 --> 00:15:50.950 and all the Muslims. 00:15:50.950 --> 00:15:53.590 O Lord, whoever among them is alive, 00:15:53.590 --> 00:15:56.669 grant them enjoyment of health and wellness in Your obedience. 00:15:56.669 --> 00:15:58.830 And whoever among them is dead, 00:15:58.830 --> 00:16:02.269 O Allah, reward their good deeds with further goodness, 00:16:02.269 --> 00:16:04.870 and their evil deeds with pardon and forgiveness. 00:16:04.870 --> 00:16:07.509 O Allah, rectify our intentions and our offspring, 00:16:07.509 --> 00:16:09.509 grant us security in our homelands, 00:16:09.549 --> 00:16:12.269 and rectify our leaders and those in authority over us. 00:16:12.269 --> 00:16:14.269 Grant victory to our soldiers on the borders, 00:16:14.269 --> 00:16:17.350 and grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere. 00:16:17.350 --> 00:16:20.710 And rectify the affairs of the Muslims in every place. 00:16:20.710 --> 00:16:23.149 O Allah, forgive the one who built this mosque. 00:16:23.149 --> 00:16:26.830 O Allah, gather us and those we love in the Gardens of Bliss. 00:16:26.830 --> 00:16:29.669 O Allah, just as You have gathered us upon these carpets, 00:16:29.669 --> 00:16:31.470 gather us beneath Your Throne, 00:16:31.470 --> 00:16:33.110 as loving brothers, 00:16:33.110 --> 00:16:35.350 upon thrones facing one another. 00:16:35.350 --> 00:16:37.870 O Allah, purify our hearts from hypocrisy, 00:16:37.909 --> 00:16:39.629 our deeds from showing off, 00:16:39.629 --> 00:16:41.470 our tongues from lying, 00:16:41.470 --> 00:16:43.509 and our actions from treachery. 00:16:43.509 --> 00:16:45.789 Indeed, You know the treachery of the eyes 00:16:45.789 --> 00:16:47.429 and what the hearts conceal. 00:16:47.429 --> 00:16:50.190 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 00:16:50.190 --> 00:16:51.909 Peace be upon the messengers, 00:16:51.909 --> 00:16:53.909 and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.