1 00:00:01,679 --> 00:00:13,060 O Allah, we hope for Your mercy. I can almost see her as she approached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, with a steady step, 2 00:00:14,460 --> 00:00:17,460 And a heart trembling with awe and fear. 3 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,920 She cast aside all human standards and scales. 4 00:00:24,219 --> 00:00:26,519 She forgot the shame and the scandal. 5 00:00:28,109 --> 00:00:30,609 She did not fear the people or the eyes of the people, 6 00:00:31,109 --> 00:00:33,740 Nor what the people might say. 7 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:40,840 How could she be concerned with all that, when she had turned toward Allah? 8 00:00:41,659 --> 00:00:45,659 And whoever turns toward Allah, Allah draws him near. 9 00:00:46,229 --> 00:00:49,729 Allah loves him, grants him success, 10 00:00:50,229 --> 00:00:52,729 And accepts his repentance. 11 00:00:53,229 --> 00:00:55,729 It is Allah. 12 00:00:56,229 --> 00:00:58,320 It is Allah. 13 00:01:00,490 --> 00:01:02,990 I can almost see her saying: 14 00:01:03,490 --> 00:01:08,739 "I truly hope for what is with the Lord, and I have 15 00:01:09,310 --> 00:01:12,310 No request after His forgiveness." 16 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,840 If I am saved from my sin in this fleeting world, 17 00:01:17,340 --> 00:01:20,840 How could I be saved and escape in the Hereafter? 18 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:23,790 She came seeking death. 19 00:01:24,290 --> 00:01:26,790 Yes, she sought death. 20 00:01:27,290 --> 00:01:31,790 For death is easy if it is accompanied by forgiveness and pardon, 21 00:01:32,290 --> 00:01:34,290 And contentment and pleasure. 22 00:01:34,790 --> 00:01:39,290 From a Merciful, Generous, Forgiving, and Bountiful Lord. 23 00:01:39,950 --> 00:01:41,450 Death is easy, 24 00:01:41,950 --> 00:01:44,950 If after it lies contentment and acceptance. 25 00:01:45,450 --> 00:01:46,950 Death is easy, 26 00:01:47,450 --> 00:01:50,950 If it extinguishes the burning pain, 27 00:01:51,450 --> 00:01:52,950 The sting of disobedience, 28 00:01:53,450 --> 00:01:55,450 And the reproach of conscience. 29 00:01:55,450 --> 00:02:00,950 She stood before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 30 00:02:01,450 --> 00:02:04,950 Unconcerned with a fleeting world, 31 00:02:05,450 --> 00:02:09,949 Or a scandal that vanishes with the vanishing of the sin. 32 00:02:10,449 --> 00:02:15,949 "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin requiring a prescribed punishment, so purify me." 33 00:02:16,509 --> 00:02:21,009 "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin requiring a prescribed punishment, so purify me." 34 00:02:21,509 --> 00:02:23,039 At that moment, 35 00:02:23,539 --> 00:02:27,539 The Prophet, peace be upon him, 36 00:02:28,039 --> 00:02:29,539 Turned his face away from her. 37 00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:34,330 So she approached him from another side and said: 38 00:02:34,830 --> 00:02:39,830 "O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin requiring a prescribed punishment, so purify me." 39 00:02:40,330 --> 00:02:44,490 "I see, O Messenger of Allah, that you wish to turn me away, 40 00:02:44,990 --> 00:02:46,990 Just as you turned away Ma'iz ibn Malik." 41 00:02:47,490 --> 00:02:52,280 "By Allah, I am pregnant from adultery." 42 00:02:53,159 --> 00:02:56,449 "I am pregnant from adultery." 43 00:02:56,949 --> 00:03:01,449 At that, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commanded her: 44 00:03:02,180 --> 00:03:04,680 "Go until you have given birth." 45 00:03:05,939 --> 00:03:12,210 I can almost see a question in the eyes of the listeners: 46 00:03:12,710 --> 00:03:14,280 How did she leave? 47 00:03:14,780 --> 00:03:17,340 Did she leave with joy filling her heart? 48 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,340 With relief mingling with her soul? 49 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:22,340 That she had been spared from certain death, 50 00:03:22,340 --> 00:03:24,840 Even though she had done what she was commanded to do, 51 00:03:25,340 --> 00:03:26,840 And the Messenger of Allah had turned her away? 52 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:28,840 No. 53 00:03:29,340 --> 00:03:32,840 Rather, anxiety did not cease to dwell in her heart, 54 00:03:33,340 --> 00:03:37,840 And the concerns of fear of Allah loomed over her thoughts. 55 00:03:38,340 --> 00:03:40,939 A month passed, then another, 56 00:03:41,530 --> 00:03:44,030 And pains gave birth to pains. 57 00:03:44,530 --> 00:03:47,030 Then she came with her newborn, carrying him. 58 00:03:47,530 --> 00:03:51,159 "Here I am, I have given birth, O Messenger of Allah, 59 00:03:51,159 --> 00:03:52,659 So purify me." 60 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:55,819 The Kind and Merciful one said: 61 00:03:56,449 --> 00:03:59,949 "Go until you have breastfed him and weaned him." 62 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,460 So she returned with her nursing son. 63 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,460 If only you could have seen her with her newborn in her arms, 64 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,460 While the people watched her with wonder and reverence. 65 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:17,129 Yet Satan continued to whisper to her and entice her, 66 00:04:17,629 --> 00:04:19,129 "That is your chance, 67 00:04:19,730 --> 00:04:21,230 You have done what was required of you, 68 00:04:21,230 --> 00:04:23,730 And the Prophet turned you away repeatedly, 69 00:04:24,230 --> 00:04:27,459 So do not return to him." 70 00:04:28,959 --> 00:04:30,959 Did she respond? 71 00:04:31,459 --> 00:04:34,459 Did she respond to all of that? 72 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:36,120 No. 73 00:04:36,620 --> 00:04:38,620 Far be it from her to respond. 74 00:04:39,180 --> 00:04:42,680 Because, simply put, she wanted what was with Allah. 75 00:04:43,180 --> 00:04:45,680 So she turned toward Allah. 76 00:04:46,180 --> 00:04:48,680 And whoever turns toward Allah, 77 00:04:49,180 --> 00:04:52,680 Far be it from Him, the Almighty, to turn him away, 78 00:04:53,180 --> 00:04:56,709 Or leave him to himself or to Satan. 79 00:04:57,209 --> 00:05:01,709 "As for My servants, you have no authority over them." 80 00:05:02,209 --> 00:05:07,470 A year passed, then another, 81 00:05:08,259 --> 00:05:09,759 And she came with her child, 82 00:05:10,259 --> 00:05:12,759 Who was holding a piece of bread, eating it. 83 00:05:13,259 --> 00:05:18,050 She stood before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 84 00:05:18,550 --> 00:05:21,050 And said, "O Messenger of Allah, 85 00:05:22,050 --> 00:05:25,550 Here I am, I have weaned him, so purify me." 86 00:05:26,079 --> 00:05:28,579 How amazing she and her state were! 87 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:32,579 What faith is this that she carried? 88 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,740 What repentance is this that she was blessed with? 89 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,740 What persistence and resolve is this? 90 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,740 Three years, more or less, 91 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,740 Were enough to change her state, 92 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,740 To diminish her faith, 93 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:52,240 To diminish her patience and resolve, 94 00:05:52,740 --> 00:05:55,240 And her turning toward her Lord. 95 00:05:55,740 --> 00:05:58,240 No, a thousand times no. 96 00:05:58,740 --> 00:06:00,240 The days followed one another, 97 00:06:00,740 --> 00:06:02,240 The months succeeded each other, 98 00:06:02,740 --> 00:06:06,240 And in every moment, she had a story with pain, 99 00:06:06,740 --> 00:06:10,240 And in the world of sorrows, tales. 100 00:06:10,740 --> 00:06:13,850 Two full years, 101 00:06:14,350 --> 00:06:17,850 Every time she offered her breast to her child, 102 00:06:17,850 --> 00:06:20,350 Or held him to her chest, 103 00:06:20,850 --> 00:06:23,350 Her attachment to him increased, 104 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:25,350 And his attachment to her, 105 00:06:25,850 --> 00:06:27,350 And her love for him, 106 00:06:27,850 --> 00:06:29,350 And her love for him, 107 00:06:29,850 --> 00:06:31,350 And his love for her. 108 00:06:31,850 --> 00:06:33,350 For she was a mother, 109 00:06:33,850 --> 00:06:37,350 And mothers have secrets and stories. 110 00:06:38,069 --> 00:06:40,569 O you who disobey, 111 00:06:41,069 --> 00:06:42,569 Return. 112 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,569 O you who sin, 113 00:06:46,069 --> 00:06:47,569 Repent. 114 00:06:48,069 --> 00:06:49,569 O you who are negligent, 115 00:06:50,069 --> 00:06:52,569 Make amends. 116 00:06:53,069 --> 00:06:55,569 All humiliation is in the pleasure of Allah, the Almighty, 117 00:06:56,069 --> 00:06:59,569 And all honor is in the displeasure of Allah, even if it seems like humiliation. 118 00:07:00,069 --> 00:07:03,569 And what is with Allah is better and more lasting. 119 00:07:04,069 --> 00:07:07,569 If only my people knew. 120 00:07:08,069 --> 00:07:11,990 If only my people knew. 121 00:07:12,490 --> 00:07:14,990 The Prophet, peace be upon him, handed 122 00:07:15,490 --> 00:07:17,990 The boy to a man among the Muslims, 123 00:07:18,490 --> 00:07:22,990 And she was ordered to be buried up to her chest, then she was stoned. 124 00:07:23,490 --> 00:07:25,240 At that moment, 125 00:07:25,740 --> 00:07:31,240 Blood splattered from her head onto one of the Companions, 126 00:07:31,939 --> 00:07:37,439 Who cursed her within the hearing of the Prophet, peace be upon him. 127 00:07:38,129 --> 00:07:41,629 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said 128 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:44,629 A statement that history has recorded: 129 00:07:45,129 --> 00:07:47,629 "By Allah, she has repented a repentance, 130 00:07:47,629 --> 00:07:51,129 By Allah, she has repented a repentance, 131 00:07:51,629 --> 00:07:55,129 That if the collector of illegal taxes had repented it, it would have been accepted from him." 132 00:07:55,629 --> 00:08:01,129 And in another narration: "If it were distributed among the people of Medina, it would have sufficed them." 133 00:08:01,629 --> 00:08:04,129 O Allah! 134 00:08:04,629 --> 00:08:09,129 History did not record a scandal for that woman, 135 00:08:09,629 --> 00:08:13,629 Rather, it recorded a story of repentance, 136 00:08:13,629 --> 00:08:20,129 Told to the ears of all Muslims throughout the ages, 137 00:08:20,629 --> 00:08:23,629 Of a woman who turned toward Allah, 138 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:26,129 And Allah accepted her. 139 00:08:26,629 --> 00:08:30,129 Do you know why, servants of Allah? 140 00:08:30,629 --> 00:08:33,629 It is the fear of Allah. 141 00:08:34,129 --> 00:08:36,629 It is the awe of Allah. 142 00:08:37,129 --> 00:08:39,629 It is the glorification of Allah. 143 00:08:40,129 --> 00:08:42,629 It is the glorification of Allah. 144 00:08:42,629 --> 00:08:44,629 It elevates the souls, 145 00:08:45,129 --> 00:08:49,629 So they find no rest except in the proximity of the Most Merciful, 146 00:08:50,129 --> 00:08:52,629 In the Garden of Pleasure. 147 00:08:53,129 --> 00:08:55,129 It is the awe of Allah 148 00:08:55,629 --> 00:08:58,129 That did not cease in that believing woman, 149 00:08:58,659 --> 00:09:01,659 When she fell into the snares of Satan, 150 00:09:02,159 --> 00:09:05,159 And responded to him in a moment of weakness. 151 00:09:05,659 --> 00:09:09,659 Yes, she sinned, 152 00:09:10,159 --> 00:09:12,659 But she rose from her sin 153 00:09:13,159 --> 00:09:15,159 With a heart filled with faith, 154 00:09:15,659 --> 00:09:19,659 And a soul stung by the heat of disobedience. 155 00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:21,659 Yes, she sinned, 156 00:09:22,159 --> 00:09:24,159 But there arose in her heart 157 00:09:24,659 --> 00:09:26,659 A station of glorifying the One she disobeyed. 158 00:09:27,159 --> 00:09:31,159 Questions choked in her chest: 159 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:35,539 "How can I disobey my Lord, while He is my Creator, 160 00:09:36,039 --> 00:09:37,769 And the Bestower of blessings upon me? 161 00:09:38,269 --> 00:09:39,769 How can I disobey my Lord, 162 00:09:40,269 --> 00:09:42,269 Who provided for me and granted me 163 00:09:42,769 --> 00:09:45,769 Everything I hope for and everything I do not hope for? 164 00:09:46,460 --> 00:09:49,460 How can I disobey Him when He has clothed me, 165 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,460 Sheltered me, fed me, and given me to drink?" 166 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,460 So that woman was not satisfied 167 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,460 Except with purification, 168 00:09:57,960 --> 00:09:59,460 Even if that purification involved 169 00:09:59,960 --> 00:10:01,460 The taking of a life, 170 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,990 A scandal in the eyes of some, 171 00:10:05,490 --> 00:10:07,490 And the departure of life. 172 00:10:07,990 --> 00:10:09,990 For what life are we living 173 00:10:10,490 --> 00:10:12,990 While we disobey Allah? 174 00:10:13,490 --> 00:10:15,490 What life are we living 175 00:10:15,990 --> 00:10:17,490 While we disobey Allah? 176 00:10:17,990 --> 00:10:21,840 I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. 177 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:23,940 "And Paradise will be brought near 178 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,940 To the righteous, not far. 179 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,440 This is what you were promised 180 00:10:29,940 --> 00:10:31,940 For every returner and keeper of the covenant, 181 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,039 “Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart.” (50:33) 182 00:10:35,039 --> 00:10:38,039 Who came with a repentant heart. 183 00:10:38,539 --> 00:10:42,039 Enter it in peace. 184 00:10:42,539 --> 00:10:46,200 Enter it in peace. 185 00:10:46,700 --> 00:10:50,200 Enter it in peace. 186 00:10:50,700 --> 00:10:53,700 That is the Day of Eternity." 187 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,700 “There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.” (50:35) 188 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,700 “There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.” (50:35) 189 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,200 "And We have more." 190 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,200 Al-Hasan said: 191 00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:09,889 "A man commits a sin and does not forget it, 192 00:11:10,389 --> 00:11:12,889 And he remains fearful of it, 193 00:11:13,389 --> 00:11:14,889 Until he enters Paradise." 194 00:11:15,389 --> 00:11:17,950 O Allah, Your pleasure and Paradise. 195 00:11:18,450 --> 00:11:20,950 O Allah, Your pleasure and Paradise. 196 00:11:21,450 --> 00:11:23,950 O Allah, Your pleasure and Paradise. 197 00:11:24,450 --> 00:11:27,450 O Allah, Your pleasure and Paradise.