WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.129 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:04.129 --> 00:00:07.129 We are a sun that does not set. 00:00:07.129 --> 00:00:10.130 If the caller calls, we respond. 00:00:10.130 --> 00:00:13.130 We restore the truth intact. 00:00:13.130 --> 00:00:17.129 We grant victory to the beloved Al-Aqsa. 00:00:17.129 --> 00:00:20.129 In it, the best of creation prayed. 00:00:20.129 --> 00:00:24.129 It is truly an excellent place of prayer. 00:00:24.129 --> 00:00:28.160 An excellent place of prayer. 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:35.299 What are the mosques to which one should undertake a journey? 00:00:35.299 --> 00:00:39.299 And what are the places that the Antichrist (Al-Masih ad-Dajjal) will not enter? 00:00:39.299 --> 00:00:42.509 This is an important question. 00:00:42.509 --> 00:00:44.509 It consists of two parts. 00:00:44.509 --> 00:00:46.509 And to answer it, 00:00:46.509 --> 00:00:49.640 We seek the help of Allah and say: 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:52.640 Indeed, among the virtues of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque 00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:56.640 Is that it is one of the three preferred mosques 00:00:56.640 --> 00:00:59.640 To which journeys are not undertaken except to them 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:03.640 With the intention of worshipping Allah, the Glorified and Exalted. 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:06.739 For it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:01:06.739 --> 00:01:10.739 That the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:01:10.739 --> 00:01:14.739 "Journeys are not to be undertaken except to three mosques: 00:01:14.739 --> 00:01:16.739 The Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid al-Haram), 00:01:16.739 --> 00:01:20.739 The Mosque of the Messenger, peace be upon him, 00:01:20.739 --> 00:01:22.739 And the Al-Aqsa Mosque." 00:01:22.739 --> 00:01:25.090 This is a magnificent hadith. 00:01:25.090 --> 00:01:30.090 It increases the loftiness, status, and high standing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. 00:01:30.090 --> 00:01:35.120 For its mention has been joined with the best of mosques absolutely, 00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:40.120 In the singling out of monotheism and the sincerity of intention for Allah, the Glorified and Exalted. 00:01:40.120 --> 00:01:44.120 And the moving and traveling from one place to another 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:46.120 With the intention of worship. 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:49.340 The scholar Al-Baghawi, may Allah have mercy on him, clarified 00:01:49.340 --> 00:01:53.340 The reason for specifying these mosques in particular by saying: 00:01:53.340 --> 00:02:00.340 "The specification of these mosques is because they are the mosques of the prophets, may the prayers of Allah be upon them, 00:02:00.340 --> 00:02:03.340 And we have been commanded to follow their guidance." 00:02:03.340 --> 00:02:06.340 Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, said: 00:02:06.340 --> 00:02:08.340 "So follow their guidance." 00:02:08.340 --> 00:02:13.569 In this hadith is the virtue of these three mosques, 00:02:13.569 --> 00:02:16.569 And the virtue of undertaking journeys to them, 00:02:16.569 --> 00:02:19.569 Because its meaning, according to the majority of scholars, is: 00:02:20.569 --> 00:02:24.569 There is no virtue in undertaking a journey to any mosque other than them. 00:02:24.569 --> 00:02:31.729 In this hadith is the virtue of these mosques and their superiority over others, 00:02:31.729 --> 00:02:34.729 Due to them being the mosques of the prophets, 00:02:34.729 --> 00:02:38.729 And because the first is the qibla of the people and the destination of their Hajj, 00:02:38.729 --> 00:02:42.729 The second was the qibla of the nations of the past, 00:02:42.729 --> 00:02:45.729 And the third was founded upon piety. 00:02:46.889 --> 00:02:52.889 This hadith confirms the exclusivity of these mosques in our Sharia, 00:02:52.889 --> 00:02:55.889 Their importance, and their deep-rooted connection, 00:02:55.889 --> 00:02:59.889 And that they are the best of mosques absolutely, 00:02:59.889 --> 00:03:05.180 Until they have become like sisters, inseparable from one another. 00:03:05.180 --> 00:03:08.180 Many of the Companions, the Tabi'un, 00:03:08.180 --> 00:03:12.180 And those who came after them, translated this hadith into practice, 00:03:12.180 --> 00:03:16.879 And undertook journeys to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:22.879 These sacred mosques, to which it is recommended to undertake journeys, 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:25.879 And for which hardships are endured, 00:03:25.879 --> 00:03:31.879 And expenses are spent in visiting them and praying in them to attain the reward and merit, 00:03:31.879 --> 00:03:38.879 One should sacrifice the precious and the priceless for their sake and in the path of preserving them. 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:42.879 One must not neglect any of them at all. 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:48.229 The aforementioned hadith confirms a very important truth, 00:03:48.229 --> 00:03:51.229 Which we have mentioned and repeated often: 00:03:51.229 --> 00:03:57.229 That the connection to Al-Aqsa Mosque is one of creed and a religious attachment, 00:03:57.229 --> 00:04:02.229 And its relationship is one of faith with the general body of Muslims, 00:04:02.229 --> 00:04:05.229 And it is not a fleeting or temporary connection. 00:04:05.229 --> 00:04:12.229 For the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, linked its value, its blessing, its status, and its sanctity 00:04:12.229 --> 00:04:17.839 With its two siblings: the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque. 00:04:17.839 --> 00:04:21.839 Among the merits, characteristics, and virtues of the Al-Aqsa Mosque 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:26.839 Is that it is one of four mosques that the Antichrist will not enter 00:04:26.839 --> 00:04:29.839 When he appears at the end of time, 00:04:29.839 --> 00:04:32.839 As in the authentic hadith. 00:04:32.839 --> 00:04:34.839 A man from the Ansar says: 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:39.839 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stood among us and said: 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:44.839 "I warn you of the Antichrist, and he is blind in one eye." 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:47.839 He said, "I think he said the left one." 00:04:47.839 --> 00:04:51.839 "With him will travel mountains of bread and rivers of water. 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:56.839 His sign is that he will remain on earth for forty mornings. 00:04:56.839 --> 00:04:59.839 His authority will reach every watering place. 00:04:59.839 --> 00:05:02.839 He will not enter four mosques: 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:05.839 The Kaaba, the Mosque of the Messenger, 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:09.839 The Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Mount (At-Tur). 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:11.839 And whatever the case may be, 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:15.870 Know that Allah is not one-eyed." 00:05:15.870 --> 00:05:18.870 And the Mount, or the Mosque of the Mount, 00:05:18.870 --> 00:05:21.870 Is a blessed place in the Levant (Ash-Sham). 00:05:21.870 --> 00:05:24.870 A number of exegetes have mentioned 00:05:24.870 --> 00:05:28.870 That it is the Mount by which Allah, the Almighty, swore, 00:05:28.870 --> 00:05:31.870 When He said, "And by Mount Sinai." 00:05:31.870 --> 00:05:34.870 And Al-Qurtubi said in his Tafsir: 00:05:34.870 --> 00:05:37.870 "He swore by this mountain 00:05:37.870 --> 00:05:40.870 Because it is in the Levant and the Holy Land, 00:05:40.870 --> 00:05:44.870 And Allah, the Exalted, has blessed both of them," as He said. 00:05:44.870 --> 00:05:49.970 “Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.” (17:1) 00:05:49.970 --> 00:05:56.970 Thus, the Al-Aqsa Mosque becomes a sanctuary for the people from the Antichrist at the end of time, 00:05:56.970 --> 00:06:04.029 So its virtue, status, and sanctity remain until Allah, the Almighty, wills. 00:06:04.029 --> 00:06:08.029 This is a confirmation of the right of the believing Muslims to it, 00:06:08.029 --> 00:06:13.449 The followers of the prophets and the enemies of the Antichrist and those with him. 00:06:13.449 --> 00:06:21.449 Here is an important indication in his, peace be upon him, mentioning the places that the Antichrist will not enter, 00:06:21.449 --> 00:06:26.449 For it contains an encouragement to seek protection in them and to take refuge in them. 00:06:26.449 --> 00:06:31.449 They are the fortress of the believers, their stronghold, their tranquility, and their starting point, 00:06:31.449 --> 00:06:36.449 And the place of leadership for the Ummah in times of trials and tribulations. 00:06:36.449 --> 00:06:45.449 So the Ummah should not neglect a place that is among the greatest of places in status and sanctity before Allah. 00:06:46.449 --> 00:06:48.449 An excellent place of prayer. 00:06:48.449 --> 00:06:51.449 We are a sun that does not set. 00:06:51.449 --> 00:06:54.449 If the caller calls, we respond. 00:06:54.449 --> 00:06:57.449 We restore the truth intact. 00:06:57.449 --> 00:07:00.449 We grant victory to the beloved Al-Aqsa. 00:07:00.449 --> 00:07:04.449 In it, the best of creation prayed. 00:07:04.449 --> 00:07:07.449 It is truly an excellent place of prayer. 00:07:07.449 --> 00:07:10.449 The landing place of the Trustworthy Revelation. 00:07:10.449 --> 00:07:13.449 The place of mission for the messengers. 00:07:13.449 --> 00:07:16.449 The qibla for the Muslims. 00:07:16.449 --> 00:07:20.449 The destination of the conquerors. 00:07:20.449 --> 00:07:23.449 In it, the best of creation prayed. 00:07:23.449 --> 00:07:26.449 It is truly an excellent place of prayer. 00:07:26.449 --> 00:07:29.449 It is truly an excellent place of prayer.