1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,619 --> 00:00:18,620 The Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Musa Mosque 3 00:00:18,620 --> 00:00:19,620 in al-Badi' 4 00:00:19,620 --> 00:00:21,620 presents 5 00:00:21,620 --> 00:00:24,620 Musk of the Discourse 6 00:00:24,620 --> 00:00:26,620 by Sheikh Usama Bahr, 7 00:00:26,620 --> 00:00:28,620 may Allah preserve him. 8 00:00:31,620 --> 00:00:35,619 It dissolves into the sweetest feeling. 9 00:00:35,619 --> 00:00:38,619 Indeed, a servant whom Allah the Exalted has guided. 10 00:00:38,619 --> 00:00:43,119 Abu al-'Atahiya said: 11 00:00:43,119 --> 00:00:47,310 Endure every calamity with fortitude, 12 00:00:47,310 --> 00:00:51,310 and know that no person is immortal. 13 00:00:51,310 --> 00:00:55,310 Be patient as the noble are patient, for these are 14 00:00:55,310 --> 00:00:59,469 trials that visit today and will be dispelled tomorrow. 15 00:00:59,469 --> 00:01:02,469 Do you not see that calamities are numerous, 16 00:01:02,469 --> 00:01:06,469 and that death lies in wait for the servants? 17 00:01:06,469 --> 00:01:10,500 So if a calamity befalls you that causes you distress, 18 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:14,500 remember your loss of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. 19 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:17,079 On the authority of Abu Muwayhiba, he said: 20 00:01:17,079 --> 00:01:21,079 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sent for me 21 00:01:21,079 --> 00:01:23,079 in the middle of the night and said: 22 00:01:23,079 --> 00:01:25,079 "O Abu Muwayhiba, 23 00:01:25,079 --> 00:01:29,079 I have been commanded to seek forgiveness for the people of al-Baqi', 24 00:01:29,079 --> 00:01:31,079 so come with me." 25 00:01:31,079 --> 00:01:33,079 I went with him, 26 00:01:33,079 --> 00:01:36,079 and when we stood among them, he said: 27 00:01:36,079 --> 00:01:39,079 "Peace be upon you, O people of the graves. 28 00:01:39,079 --> 00:01:42,079 May you rejoice in what you have attained 29 00:01:42,079 --> 00:01:44,079 compared to what the people are experiencing. 30 00:01:44,079 --> 00:01:47,079 If you only knew what Allah has saved you from! 31 00:01:47,079 --> 00:01:51,239 Tribulations have approached like pieces of a dark night, 32 00:01:51,239 --> 00:01:54,239 the latter part following the former, 33 00:01:54,239 --> 00:01:57,239 with the latter being worse than the former." 34 00:01:57,239 --> 00:02:00,680 Then he said: 35 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,680 "O Abu Muwayhiba, 36 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,680 I have been given the keys to the treasures of the world, 37 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,680 and eternity therein, followed by Paradise, 38 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:14,680 and I have been given the choice between that and meeting my Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, 39 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:15,680 and Paradise." 40 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:16,840 He said: 41 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,840 I said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, 42 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:23,840 take the keys to the world and eternity therein, followed by Paradise." 43 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:24,870 He said: 44 00:02:24,870 --> 00:02:27,870 "No, by Allah, O Abu Muwayhiba, 45 00:02:27,870 --> 00:02:32,870 I have chosen to meet my Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, and Paradise." 46 00:02:32,870 --> 00:02:40,199 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, he said: 47 00:02:40,199 --> 00:02:45,199 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, addressed the people and said: 48 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:50,199 "Indeed, Allah gave a servant a choice between the world and what is with Him, 49 00:02:50,199 --> 00:02:53,199 and that servant chose what is with Allah." 50 00:02:53,199 --> 00:02:54,259 He said: 51 00:02:54,259 --> 00:02:56,259 Abu Bakr wept, 52 00:02:56,259 --> 00:02:59,259 and we were surprised by his weeping, 53 00:02:59,259 --> 00:03:04,259 for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was informing us about a servant who was given a choice, 54 00:03:04,259 --> 00:03:09,259 yet the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was the one who had been given the choice, 55 00:03:09,259 --> 00:03:12,259 and Abu Bakr was the most knowledgeable among us. 56 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:14,360 He then said: 57 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,360 "O Abu Bakr, do not weep. 58 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:22,389 The person who has favored me most with his companionship and his wealth is Abu Bakr. 59 00:03:22,389 --> 00:03:25,389 If I were to take a close friend (khalil) from my Ummah, 60 00:03:25,389 --> 00:03:27,389 I would have taken Abu Bakr, 61 00:03:27,389 --> 00:03:31,389 but there is the brotherhood of Islam and its affection. 62 00:03:31,389 --> 00:03:36,650 Let no door in the mosque remain, except that it be closed, except for the door of Abu Bakr." 63 00:03:36,650 --> 00:03:40,870 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, says: 64 00:03:40,870 --> 00:03:45,870 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to say while he was healthy: 65 00:03:45,870 --> 00:03:48,870 "No prophet is ever taken (in death) 66 00:03:48,870 --> 00:03:53,870 until he sees his place in Paradise, and then he is either given life or given a choice." 67 00:03:53,870 --> 00:03:57,060 When he became ill and death approached him, 68 00:03:57,060 --> 00:04:00,060 and his head was on 'A'isha's thigh, 69 00:04:00,060 --> 00:04:01,060 he fainted. 70 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:03,060 When he regained consciousness, 71 00:04:03,060 --> 00:04:07,060 he fixed his gaze toward the ceiling of the room and said: 72 00:04:07,060 --> 00:04:10,060 "O Allah, to the Highest Companion." 73 00:04:10,060 --> 00:04:14,129 I said, "Then he will not choose us." 74 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:16,129 So I realized that he had been given a choice. 75 00:04:16,129 --> 00:04:21,990 That was for the Messenger, peace be upon him, that he was given a choice. 76 00:04:21,990 --> 00:04:24,089 As for you, O servant, 77 00:04:24,089 --> 00:04:27,089 you have no choice but to die suddenly, 78 00:04:27,089 --> 00:04:31,089 whether in a moment of heedlessness or a moment of preparation. 79 00:04:31,089 --> 00:04:35,089 So choose for yourself whatever ending you desire. 80 00:04:57,819 --> 00:05:00,819 The night is full of light; 81 00:05:00,819 --> 00:05:09,110 everyone who obeys the Lord dissolves into the sweetest feeling. 82 00:05:09,110 --> 00:05:13,110 There is darkness, then light, 83 00:05:13,110 --> 00:05:17,110 and life thereafter. 84 00:05:17,110 --> 00:05:26,110 If Allah wills a thing, He says to it "Be," and it is.