1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,449 Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah 2 00:00:08,449 --> 00:00:11,449 From the effects of belief in the Last Day 3 00:00:11,449 --> 00:00:17,949 Belief in the Last Day has numerous positive effects 4 00:00:17,949 --> 00:00:21,949 and great rewards that the believing servant obtains from it. 5 00:00:21,949 --> 00:00:24,949 Firstly, 6 00:00:24,949 --> 00:00:29,949 certainty of Allah's justice and His grace in recompense, in this world and the Hereafter. 7 00:00:29,949 --> 00:00:31,949 The oppressed person will receive their due from their oppressor, 8 00:00:31,949 --> 00:00:34,950 whether that is in this world or in the Hereafter. 9 00:00:34,950 --> 00:00:38,950 And that good deeds in this world do not go to waste, 10 00:00:38,950 --> 00:00:42,950 even if their reward is not apparent in this world; otherwise, it would seem illogical. 11 00:00:42,950 --> 00:00:47,109 Secondly, praising Allah and being thankful to Him, 12 00:00:47,109 --> 00:00:49,109 and extolling Him as He deserves, 13 00:00:49,109 --> 00:00:53,109 following the realization of His justice and grace, Exalted is He. 14 00:00:53,109 --> 00:00:57,369 Thirdly, realizing that the abode of the Hereafter 15 00:00:57,369 --> 00:00:59,369 is the true life, 16 00:01:00,369 --> 00:01:03,369 and that the life of this world is short and fleeting, 17 00:01:03,369 --> 00:01:07,370 no matter how long it may seem to people. 18 00:01:07,370 --> 00:01:09,370 Allah, the Almighty, says: 19 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:25,400 Fourthly, establishing a balance of fear and hope in the heart of the believer. 20 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,400 Through these two, a person refrains from sins and transgressions, 21 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,459 and moves towards obedience and virtues. 22 00:01:33,459 --> 00:01:36,459 Fifthly, the soundness and tranquility of the heart, 23 00:01:36,459 --> 00:01:41,459 and its steadfastness in the face of trials of ease and hardship in this world. 24 00:01:41,459 --> 00:01:44,459 For when the matter of the Hereafter dominates the servant's mind, 25 00:01:44,459 --> 00:01:47,459 and he becomes certain of it and of the transience of this world, 26 00:01:47,459 --> 00:01:50,459 he does not despair when calamities strike, 27 00:01:50,459 --> 00:01:53,459 nor does he become arrogant when blessings arrive. 28 00:01:53,459 --> 00:01:56,459 Rather, you see him patient and thankful, 29 00:01:56,459 --> 00:02:00,459 hoping for its reward from Allah in the Hereafter. 30 00:02:02,659 --> 00:02:05,659 The purity of the heart from malice and envy, 31 00:02:05,659 --> 00:02:08,659 because certainty of the Hereafter and desire for it 32 00:02:08,659 --> 00:02:11,659 make the servant indifferent to the fleeting world, 33 00:02:11,659 --> 00:02:16,659 which causes envy and hatred among people. 34 00:02:17,780 --> 00:02:20,780 Seventhly, the soul being filled with optimism, 35 00:02:20,780 --> 00:02:23,780 and its constant adherence to it throughout its life. 36 00:02:23,780 --> 00:02:26,780 For the most optimistic of people 37 00:02:26,780 --> 00:02:30,780 are the strongest in their belief in meeting Allah in the Hereafter. 38 00:02:30,780 --> 00:02:35,939 Eighthly, a strong drive to call to Allah, the Almighty, 39 00:02:35,939 --> 00:02:38,939 and to strive in His cause with high ambition, 40 00:02:38,939 --> 00:02:42,939 firm resolve, and sincere intention, 41 00:02:42,939 --> 00:02:46,939 hoping for Allah's reward in the Hereafter for all of that, 42 00:02:46,939 --> 00:02:50,939 and out of compassion for people from misery in the Hereafter.