1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:06,639 The Echo of the Pulpits. 3 00:00:06,639 --> 00:00:13,080 A Tear That Altered Destinies. 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,580 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh 5 00:00:15,580 --> 00:00:17,980 Khalid Ibn 'Abdullah al-Hammudi, 6 00:00:17,980 --> 00:00:19,579 may Allah preserve him. 7 00:00:19,579 --> 00:00:22,289 Praise be to Allah, the King. 8 00:00:22,289 --> 00:00:25,140 Praise be to Allah, the Possessor. 9 00:00:25,140 --> 00:00:28,780 Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Kingdom and the Dominion, 10 00:00:28,780 --> 00:00:31,809 of Might and Sovereignty. 11 00:00:32,469 --> 00:00:36,420 The Everlasting, the Living, who never dies. 12 00:00:36,420 --> 00:00:39,009 Praise be to Allah, the One. 13 00:00:39,009 --> 00:00:41,759 Praise be to Allah, the Unique. 14 00:00:41,759 --> 00:00:44,719 Praise be to Allah, the Individual, the Eternal Refuge. 15 00:00:44,719 --> 00:00:46,920 Who neither begets nor is born. 16 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,640 “And there is none comparable unto Him.” (112:4) 17 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,299 Praise be to Allah, the Forbearing, the All-Knowing, 18 00:00:54,299 --> 00:00:56,990 the Generous, the Merciful. 19 00:00:56,990 --> 00:01:02,509 Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Mighty Throne. 20 00:01:02,509 --> 00:01:08,200 Praise be to Allah, a praise that never ends and never ceases, 21 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:13,390 a praise that our Lord loves and with which He is pleased. 22 00:01:13,390 --> 00:01:17,060 O Lord, 23 00:01:17,060 --> 00:01:19,900 words race, 24 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:23,120 and expressions crowd, 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:28,939 to weave the necklace of gratitude that none deserves but You. 26 00:01:28,939 --> 00:01:31,709 For You are worthy to be praised, 27 00:01:31,750 --> 00:01:35,159 and You are worthy to be worshipped. 28 00:01:35,159 --> 00:01:41,319 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner. 29 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:46,859 “All that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth glorifieth Allah; unto Him belongeth Sovereignty and unto Him belongeth praise, and He is Able to do all things.” (64:1) 30 00:01:46,859 --> 00:01:51,920 Allah is Subtle with His servants. 31 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,819 Sorrow will depart, and glad tidings will follow it. 32 00:01:56,819 --> 00:02:01,099 He will grant the heart one day what it has longed for. 33 00:02:01,099 --> 00:02:05,689 As long as I have a Creator who overwhelms me with His kindness, 34 00:02:05,689 --> 00:02:10,699 whom then should I fear after the kindness of Allah? 35 00:02:10,699 --> 00:02:17,520 And I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, 36 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,479 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 37 00:02:20,479 --> 00:02:23,069 The unlettered Prophet, 38 00:02:23,069 --> 00:02:26,069 the Hashimi, the Qurashi. 39 00:02:26,069 --> 00:02:27,990 May my father be a ransom for you, 40 00:02:27,990 --> 00:02:31,270 yes, and may my mother be a ransom for you. 41 00:02:31,310 --> 00:02:35,110 I have come with the best of words, and you are my leader. 42 00:02:35,110 --> 00:02:38,710 Were it not that your light had shone forth, 43 00:02:38,710 --> 00:02:42,389 we would have remained in the deepest darkness. 44 00:02:42,389 --> 00:02:45,990 So send blessings upon him with sincere prayer, 45 00:02:45,990 --> 00:02:49,789 through which you may be saved from sin and anxiety. 46 00:02:49,789 --> 00:02:53,229 May my Lord’s blessings be upon you as long as they continue, 47 00:02:53,229 --> 00:02:56,909 may our prayers be upon you from every mouth. 48 00:02:56,909 --> 00:03:00,400 O Allah, send blessings, peace, and increase in honor 49 00:03:00,439 --> 00:03:05,240 upon Your servant, Your Messenger, Your Prophet, and Your beloved, Muhammad, 50 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:09,000 and upon his good and pure household, 51 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,080 and upon his noble and blessed Companions, 52 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,180 and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 53 00:03:16,180 --> 00:03:18,669 Now then, O servants of Allah, 54 00:03:18,669 --> 00:03:21,770 I advise you and myself to fear Allah, 55 00:03:21,770 --> 00:03:26,289 for it is the commandment of Allah to us and to those before us. 56 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:29,729 “Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise.” (4:131) 57 00:03:29,729 --> 00:03:33,310 “Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise.” (4:131) 58 00:03:33,310 --> 00:03:36,500 O community of believers, 59 00:03:36,500 --> 00:03:40,840 our topic today is a different kind of hadith. 60 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:47,120 Our topic is about three true stories, 61 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,199 containing lessons and admonition. 62 00:03:50,199 --> 00:03:54,840 Each story tells a lesson, 63 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,419 and scatters pearls of wisdom. 64 00:03:57,419 --> 00:04:00,979 We are not storytellers on this pulpit, 65 00:04:01,099 --> 00:04:05,039 but a story is one of the soldiers of Allah; 66 00:04:05,039 --> 00:04:09,000 it has a great impact on refining the soul 67 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,280 and correcting behavior. 68 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,479 Allah has mentioned many stories in the Qur'an, 69 00:04:15,479 --> 00:04:20,480 for encouragement, warning, and steadfastness, 70 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:26,600 and because it is also a means to guide the soul and lead it 71 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:30,959 toward truth, justice, success, and guidance. 72 00:04:30,959 --> 00:04:36,920 The Almighty said: "So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought." 73 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,199 Sheikh al-Sa'di, may Allah have mercy on him, said, 74 00:04:40,199 --> 00:04:45,000 regarding the use of parables, lessons, and signs: 75 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:51,560 "If they reflect, they will know; and if they know, they will act." 76 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:56,879 And the Almighty said: "We relate to you the best of stories." 77 00:04:56,879 --> 00:05:00,399 “We narrate unto thee (Muhammad) the best of narratives in that We have inspired in thee this Qur'an, though aforetime thou wast of the heedless.” (12:3) 78 00:05:00,399 --> 00:05:04,720 “We narrate unto thee (Muhammad) the best of narratives in that We have inspired in thee this Qur'an, though aforetime thou wast of the heedless.” (12:3) 79 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:09,360 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, followed this method, 80 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,480 for he would relate to the Companions many situations 81 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,040 and past events, 82 00:05:16,079 --> 00:05:21,959 with the intention of guiding them and building their character through this means. 83 00:05:21,959 --> 00:05:26,879 And this is our goal in mentioning this today. 84 00:05:26,879 --> 00:05:32,740 Our first story took place in the far east of the earth, 85 00:05:32,740 --> 00:05:36,339 specifically in Japan, 86 00:05:36,339 --> 00:05:41,579 in an attempt by a Japanese man to renovate his house. 87 00:05:41,579 --> 00:05:44,540 He began removing the walls of his home. 88 00:05:44,579 --> 00:05:49,579 It is known that traditional Japanese houses 89 00:05:49,579 --> 00:05:51,819 are built of wood, 90 00:05:51,819 --> 00:05:55,420 and there is a space between the walls of the house. 91 00:05:55,420 --> 00:06:00,639 When he removed one of the walls, he found something amazing: 92 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:04,040 he found a lizard trapped in the wood 93 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,199 by one of its legs. 94 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:09,519 A tremor of pity for it seized him, 95 00:06:09,519 --> 00:06:13,720 but curiosity led him to wonder 96 00:06:13,759 --> 00:06:19,120 when he saw the nail driven into its leg, 97 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,560 dating back ten years, 98 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,439 when he first built his house. 99 00:06:26,439 --> 00:06:30,680 A question crossed his mind: what happened? 100 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,399 How did this lizard live 101 00:06:33,399 --> 00:06:35,600 for ten years 102 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,079 in the gap between the walls, 103 00:06:39,079 --> 00:06:42,319 surrounded by darkness and humidity, 104 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:43,879 and without movement? 105 00:06:43,879 --> 00:06:46,839 How does it eat? How does it live? 106 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,680 He stopped working 107 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,079 and began to watch how it ate. 108 00:06:52,079 --> 00:06:55,639 Suddenly, another lizard appeared, 109 00:06:55,639 --> 00:06:58,040 carrying food in its mouth. 110 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,439 The man was stunned, 111 00:06:59,439 --> 00:07:02,759 and feelings of tender love filled his soul, 112 00:07:02,759 --> 00:07:05,160 stirred by this scene: 113 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,480 a lizard with its leg 114 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,839 nailed to the wall, 115 00:07:09,839 --> 00:07:11,720 and another feeding it, 116 00:07:11,759 --> 00:07:13,319 and it is patient 117 00:07:13,319 --> 00:07:15,439 for ten years. 118 00:07:15,439 --> 00:07:17,120 Glory be to the Creator! 119 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,079 Glory be to the Provider! 120 00:07:19,079 --> 00:07:21,560 So do not despair, O servant of Allah, 121 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,639 if a lizard 122 00:07:23,639 --> 00:07:26,720 does not move for ten years, 123 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,079 between darkness and stillness, 124 00:07:29,079 --> 00:07:32,079 yet its provision comes to it in its place. 125 00:07:32,079 --> 00:07:34,079 Who provided for it? 126 00:07:34,079 --> 00:07:35,759 It is Allah. 127 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:37,680 Who protected it? 128 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,399 It is Allah. 129 00:07:39,399 --> 00:07:41,680 Who subjected others to it? 130 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,519 It is Allah. 131 00:07:43,519 --> 00:07:45,319 So, O servant of Allah, 132 00:07:45,319 --> 00:07:46,720 smile, 133 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,680 for your provision is allotted, 134 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,759 your destiny is decreed, 135 00:07:50,759 --> 00:07:54,120 and the affairs of this world are not worth your worries, 136 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,920 because they are in the hands of the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. 137 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,040 Smile 138 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,680 when you sit with your family, 139 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,160 for there are those who wish for a family. 140 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:05,279 Smile 141 00:08:05,279 --> 00:08:07,759 when you go to your work, 142 00:08:07,759 --> 00:08:09,040 for many 143 00:08:09,079 --> 00:08:11,439 are still looking for a job. 144 00:08:11,439 --> 00:08:12,560 Smile, 145 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,959 because you are in health and wellness, 146 00:08:14,959 --> 00:08:16,959 for there are patients 147 00:08:16,959 --> 00:08:20,439 who would wish to buy it for the highest price. 148 00:08:20,439 --> 00:08:21,600 Smile, 149 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,199 because you are alive and provided for, 150 00:08:24,199 --> 00:08:26,879 while others are beneath the layers of soil 151 00:08:26,879 --> 00:08:28,680 and among the graves. 152 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,040 Have you realized 153 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,240 the blessing of Allah upon you, O servants of Allah? 154 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,840 So praise Allah, 155 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,360 for we are in great blessings 156 00:08:37,399 --> 00:08:40,399 that only the Almighty knows. 157 00:08:40,399 --> 00:08:42,720 As for our second story, 158 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,840 it is more amazing than amazing, 159 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,200 but 160 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,440 there is no wonder in the power and mercy of Allah. 161 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:50,720 A tear 162 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,919 changed the course of great events. 163 00:08:53,919 --> 00:08:55,960 What tear was that 164 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,720 which changed the course of destinies? 165 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,279 It is an Algerian lady 166 00:09:02,279 --> 00:09:05,039 weeping alone at Jeddah airport, 167 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,440 for the plane had left without her, 168 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:08,799 and they had forgotten her. 169 00:09:08,799 --> 00:09:10,360 But Allah, 170 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,639 from above the Throne, does not forget. 171 00:09:12,639 --> 00:09:14,679 Halfway through the journey 172 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,960 between Jeddah and Algeria, 173 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,200 between the sky and the earth, 174 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,039 the pilot hears 175 00:09:21,039 --> 00:09:23,639 a strange sound in the engine, 176 00:09:23,639 --> 00:09:26,000 which forced him to return 177 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:27,720 to Jeddah airport 178 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,279 in an emergency landing. 179 00:09:30,279 --> 00:09:31,720 At the same time, 180 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,159 the airport staff could not find 181 00:09:34,159 --> 00:09:37,360 a lounge to place the passengers in 182 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,759 until the maintenance workers finished their work, 183 00:09:40,759 --> 00:09:43,679 except for that lounge 184 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:48,000 where the Algerian lady was weeping. 185 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,120 Imagine her astonishment 186 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,240 when she saw them before her. 187 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,679 Did she think she was in a dream, 188 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,279 or was her certainty in Allah greater? 189 00:09:58,279 --> 00:10:00,440 When the engineers arrived 190 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:01,879 to check the malfunction, 191 00:10:01,919 --> 00:10:04,879 they said the plane was sound 192 00:10:04,879 --> 00:10:07,519 and there was no problem at all. 193 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:09,440 Everything stopped; 194 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,559 a state of emergency was declared for her sake. 195 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:14,360 The plane returned 196 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,200 from halfway through the journey 197 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:17,399 for her sake. 198 00:10:17,399 --> 00:10:20,320 More than two hundred passengers were delayed 199 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:21,679 for her sake. 200 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:23,360 The engineers arrived, 201 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,840 and the maintenance workers were bewildered, 202 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,080 all for her sake. 203 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:28,360 O Allah! 204 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,279 What tear was that 205 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,080 That which that poor woman raised 206 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,399 toward the heavens. 207 00:10:34,399 --> 00:10:36,720 Until all of that comes to pass, 208 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,200 what certainty 209 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,039 did that woman hold 210 00:10:41,039 --> 00:10:42,360 in her heart? 211 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,039 And what hands 212 00:10:44,039 --> 00:10:45,960 were extended to Allah? 213 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,399 If everything departs from you 214 00:10:48,399 --> 00:10:51,320 and the doors are closed, 215 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,840 then trust that Allah is with you. 216 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,639 For whoever finds Allah, 217 00:10:55,639 --> 00:10:57,240 what have they lost? 218 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,039 And supplication continues 219 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,000 to change the course of destiny, 220 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,919 even outside the era of the prophets. 221 00:11:04,919 --> 00:11:07,279 It is as if I see this poor woman 222 00:11:07,279 --> 00:11:08,759 as she says: 223 00:11:08,759 --> 00:11:10,519 "I have called upon You, my Lord, 224 00:11:10,519 --> 00:11:12,200 I have called upon You, my Lord, 225 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,039 and who do I have besides You?" 226 00:11:14,039 --> 00:11:17,279 So, my Lord, grant the prayer of the one who calls upon You. 227 00:11:17,279 --> 00:11:18,440 "I have called upon You," 228 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,440 while the heart is in joy, 229 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,919 whispering to You, 230 00:11:21,919 --> 00:11:24,600 "O my Creator in Your highness." 231 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,799 And it is as if I hear her saying: 232 00:11:26,799 --> 00:11:28,000 "I have called upon You, 233 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,120 O You who answers the prayer, 234 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,279 O You to whom the mighty prostrate, 235 00:11:33,279 --> 00:11:36,039 O You by whose mercy I seek refuge, 236 00:11:36,039 --> 00:11:39,240 to lift from me the harm and the affliction." 237 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:40,639 To You is all praise, 238 00:11:40,639 --> 00:11:42,360 You are the Succorer, 239 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,320 and You are the Disposer of affairs, 240 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:45,759 O Possessor of Splendor. 241 00:11:45,759 --> 00:11:47,080 Glory be to Allah. 242 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,879 This is supplication, O servants of Allah; 243 00:11:49,879 --> 00:11:51,759 it works wonders. 244 00:11:51,759 --> 00:11:54,720 Do you mock supplication and belittle it, 245 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,840 while you do not know what supplication has wrought? 246 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,919 He withholds it when my Lord wills, 247 00:12:00,919 --> 00:12:02,559 and He sends it forth 248 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:04,919 when the decree is executed. 249 00:12:04,919 --> 00:12:07,080 As for our third story, 250 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,480 it is a lesson, 251 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:09,879 and what a lesson, 252 00:12:09,879 --> 00:12:10,879 and an admonition. 253 00:12:10,879 --> 00:12:12,879 “Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence.” (50:37) 254 00:12:12,879 --> 00:12:15,600 “Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence.” (50:37) 255 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,360 A young man 256 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:18,519 whom I know, 257 00:12:18,519 --> 00:12:20,279 and he is of those who supplicate, 258 00:12:20,279 --> 00:12:23,600 was afflicted with complete quadriplegia. 259 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,440 He says of himself: 260 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:26,799 "I used to think 261 00:12:26,799 --> 00:12:28,960 that there was no one 262 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:30,720 in a worse state than mine," 263 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,679 because he could not move, 264 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,159 he could not move 265 00:12:34,159 --> 00:12:36,480 anything except his head. 266 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,720 Then one of the virtuous people 267 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:39,919 said to him: 268 00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:41,559 "Come with me 269 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:43,039 so I may show you 270 00:12:43,039 --> 00:12:45,559 who is in a worse state than you." 271 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:47,039 He said: "Indeed, 272 00:12:47,039 --> 00:12:48,399 I went with him, 273 00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:50,039 and I saw a man 274 00:12:50,039 --> 00:12:51,240 who was paralyzed, 275 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,159 but in addition to that, 276 00:12:54,159 --> 00:12:55,480 he could not hear, 277 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:56,960 and he could not speak." 278 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,720 Imagine, O servant of Allah, 279 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,080 a man who cannot move, 280 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,399 cannot hear, 281 00:13:02,399 --> 00:13:03,960 and cannot speak. 282 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,360 This man 283 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:06,919 who cannot hear, 284 00:13:06,919 --> 00:13:08,399 cannot speak, 285 00:13:08,399 --> 00:13:10,000 and cannot move, 286 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,360 had a heart-wrenching incident. 287 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,120 His family entered upon him 288 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,879 and found a spot of blood on his garment, 289 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:18,080 and he was weeping. 290 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,480 When they followed the trace of the blood, 291 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:21,840 they discovered 292 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,039 that two of his fingers 293 00:13:24,039 --> 00:13:25,240 were severed. 294 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:26,559 What happened? 295 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,919 And how were his fingers severed? 296 00:13:28,919 --> 00:13:30,720 A mouse had entered upon him 297 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,200 and sat there eating his fingers, 298 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,960 while he was in his place, 299 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:36,919 unable to move, 300 00:13:36,919 --> 00:13:38,159 unable to call for help, 301 00:13:38,159 --> 00:13:39,759 and unable to do anything. 302 00:13:39,759 --> 00:13:40,600 He could only 303 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,399 look at his fingers and suffer. 304 00:13:43,399 --> 00:13:44,639 The mouse entered 305 00:13:44,639 --> 00:13:45,759 and grew bold 306 00:13:45,759 --> 00:13:48,240 because he was like a lifeless corpse; 307 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:49,639 no movement, 308 00:13:49,639 --> 00:13:50,960 nothing, 309 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,639 only stillness. 310 00:13:52,639 --> 00:13:54,080 Glory be to Allah, 311 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,639 glory be to Him. 312 00:13:56,639 --> 00:13:59,289 Do you see, O servants of Allah, 313 00:13:59,289 --> 00:14:02,169 how many are the blessings of Allah upon us? 314 00:14:02,169 --> 00:14:04,450 Do you see, O servant of Allah, 315 00:14:04,450 --> 00:14:06,970 how many are the blessings of Allah upon you? 316 00:14:06,970 --> 00:14:08,049 And you, 317 00:14:08,049 --> 00:14:10,490 what have you done with your fingers? 318 00:14:10,490 --> 00:14:12,809 What have you done with your legs? 319 00:14:12,809 --> 00:14:15,009 What have you done with your voice? 320 00:14:15,009 --> 00:14:17,210 What have you done with your sight? 321 00:14:17,210 --> 00:14:19,809 What have you done with all these blessings? 322 00:14:19,809 --> 00:14:21,889 Have you fulfilled the right of Allah? 323 00:14:21,889 --> 00:14:24,009 Have you offered thanks to Allah? 324 00:14:24,009 --> 00:14:25,730 Have you praised Allah? 325 00:14:25,730 --> 00:14:27,929 Do you see, O servants of Allah, 326 00:14:27,929 --> 00:14:30,690 how we move about in the blessings of Allah 327 00:14:30,690 --> 00:14:32,529 while we do not even realize it? 328 00:14:32,529 --> 00:14:34,690 And some of us may not be grateful; 329 00:14:34,690 --> 00:14:37,129 indeed, some of us are ungrateful for the blessings. 330 00:14:37,129 --> 00:14:39,409 So praise Allah, O servants of Allah, 331 00:14:39,409 --> 00:14:42,210 praise Allah, O servants of Allah, 332 00:14:42,210 --> 00:14:45,009 praise Allah, O servants of Allah. 333 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:46,409 For blessings, 334 00:14:46,409 --> 00:14:48,649 if they are acknowledged with gratitude, they remain, 335 00:14:48,649 --> 00:14:50,769 and if they are met with ingratitude, they flee. 336 00:14:50,769 --> 00:14:53,009 O Allah, make us among the grateful, 337 00:14:53,009 --> 00:14:55,009 O Allah, make us among the grateful, 338 00:14:55,009 --> 00:14:57,009 O Allah, make us among the grateful, 339 00:14:57,009 --> 00:15:01,009 and make us among those who praise You for Your blessings, 340 00:15:01,009 --> 00:15:03,009 and make us among the content. 341 00:15:03,009 --> 00:15:04,009 O Allah, Amen. 342 00:15:04,009 --> 00:15:07,009 May Allah bless me and you through the Great Qur'an, 343 00:15:07,009 --> 00:15:11,009 and benefit me and you with the verses and the wise reminder it contains. 344 00:15:11,009 --> 00:15:15,009 I say what you hear and I seek Allah's forgiveness for myself and for you, so seek His forgiveness, 345 00:15:15,009 --> 00:15:17,009 for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 346 00:15:17,009 --> 00:15:20,870 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 347 00:15:20,870 --> 00:15:22,870 and the ultimate outcome is for the righteous. 348 00:15:22,870 --> 00:15:26,529 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 349 00:15:26,529 --> 00:15:31,129 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 350 00:15:31,129 --> 00:15:34,570 To proceed, O servants of Allah: 351 00:15:34,570 --> 00:15:36,200 How strange 352 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,399 is the affair of one who strives 353 00:15:38,399 --> 00:15:41,289 for provision yet is never satisfied, 354 00:15:41,289 --> 00:15:43,970 for provision is already written, 355 00:15:43,970 --> 00:15:46,759 and the provision of Allah cannot be withheld. 356 00:15:46,759 --> 00:15:49,340 You gathered wealth to build, 357 00:15:49,340 --> 00:15:52,059 but death demolished what you built. 358 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,559 So should one weep over the world, 359 00:15:54,559 --> 00:15:57,259 when the nature of the earth is to swallow all? 360 00:15:57,259 --> 00:15:59,259 Where are the Romans, tell me, 361 00:15:59,259 --> 00:16:02,059 and the Chosroes or the Tubba'? 362 00:16:02,059 --> 00:16:04,360 The treasures of the earth will not avail 363 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,840 when the One who snatches away arrives. 364 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,240 Do not hasten to do evil, 365 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,940 but hasten to do good. 366 00:16:11,940 --> 00:16:14,340 If you sow the seeds of goodness, 367 00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:16,879 you will reap exactly what you plant. 368 00:16:16,879 --> 00:16:19,620 Beware of the torment of the Fire, 369 00:16:19,620 --> 00:16:21,980 and aspire to Paradise. 370 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,399 Give charity from what you love, 371 00:16:24,399 --> 00:16:26,980 and be like the wind, or even faster. 372 00:16:26,980 --> 00:16:28,580 Do not lie, 373 00:16:28,580 --> 00:16:30,179 do not envy, 374 00:16:30,179 --> 00:16:31,379 do not harbor hatred, 375 00:16:31,379 --> 00:16:33,039 and do not deceive. 376 00:16:33,039 --> 00:16:35,379 Do not approach false speech, 377 00:16:35,379 --> 00:16:37,980 but speak the truth clearly. 378 00:16:37,980 --> 00:16:40,360 Avoid "he said or she said," 379 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,259 and do not dwell with the envious. 380 00:16:43,259 --> 00:16:45,659 Do not wear the garment of arrogance; 381 00:16:45,659 --> 00:16:48,259 be humble before the One who elevates. 382 00:16:48,259 --> 00:16:51,000 Exalted is the Creator of the universes, 383 00:16:51,019 --> 00:16:53,259 glory be to the One who originated all. 384 00:16:53,259 --> 00:16:55,159 O Allah, forgive our sins, 385 00:16:55,159 --> 00:16:57,200 O Allah, forgive our sins, 386 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:58,860 conceal our faults, 387 00:16:58,860 --> 00:17:00,500 accept our repentance, 388 00:17:00,500 --> 00:17:02,899 and conclude our deeds with righteousness. 389 00:17:02,899 --> 00:17:05,039 O Allah, O Hearer of supplication, 390 00:17:05,039 --> 00:17:08,200 O You who knows the needs of those who ask, 391 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,579 O You who does not let the reward of the doers of good go to waste, 392 00:17:11,579 --> 00:17:13,240 we ask You, our Lord, 393 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,119 for near relief, 394 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,220 beautiful patience, 395 00:17:17,220 --> 00:17:19,359 abundant gratitude, 396 00:17:19,380 --> 00:17:21,519 frequent remembrance, 397 00:17:21,519 --> 00:17:23,720 and plentiful provision. 398 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:28,259 O Allah, be gentle with us in facilitating every difficult matter, 399 00:17:28,259 --> 00:17:32,420 for the facilitation of the difficult is easy for You. 400 00:17:32,420 --> 00:17:33,960 O Allah, our Lord, 401 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,799 we ask You for ease and well-being 402 00:17:36,799 --> 00:17:38,839 in this world and the Hereafter. 403 00:17:38,839 --> 00:17:41,339 O Allah, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, 404 00:17:41,339 --> 00:17:44,099 show us the wonders of Your power 405 00:17:44,099 --> 00:17:46,640 In realizing what we hope for, 406 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:49,339 make us the happiest of Your creation through You, 407 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,859 and the closest of Your servants to You. 408 00:17:51,859 --> 00:17:53,400 O Allah, O Lord, 409 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:54,859 O Allah, O Lord, 410 00:17:54,859 --> 00:17:56,940 forgive us for what has passed, 411 00:17:56,940 --> 00:17:59,240 and rectify for us what remains. 412 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,299 Decree for us Your pleasure, 413 00:18:01,299 --> 00:18:03,339 Your pardon, and Paradise. 414 00:18:03,339 --> 00:18:06,299 O Allah, we ask You for Your pleasure and Paradise, 415 00:18:06,299 --> 00:18:09,279 and we seek refuge in You from Your wrath and from the Fire. 416 00:18:09,279 --> 00:18:11,720 O Allah, grant us security in our homelands, 417 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,619 and rectify our leaders and those in authority over us. 418 00:18:14,619 --> 00:18:17,779 Support our leader and his Crown Prince with the truth, 419 00:18:17,799 --> 00:18:20,160 and provide them with righteous advisors. 420 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,900 O Allah, grant victory to our soldiers on the borders, 421 00:18:22,900 --> 00:18:26,440 and grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere, 422 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,339 upon every land and beneath every sky. 423 00:18:29,339 --> 00:18:32,539 O Allah, adorn us with Your beautiful concealment, 424 00:18:32,539 --> 00:18:35,779 and beneath that concealment, place righteous deeds that You approve of. 425 00:18:35,779 --> 00:18:38,420 O Allah, make us among Your grateful servants. 426 00:18:38,420 --> 00:18:41,180 O Allah, make us among Your grateful servants. 427 00:18:41,180 --> 00:18:42,720 O Allah, make us 428 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,220 among those who, when blessed, are grateful, 429 00:18:45,220 --> 00:18:47,160 when they sin, seek forgiveness, 430 00:18:47,180 --> 00:18:48,980 and when tested, are patient. 431 00:18:48,980 --> 00:18:51,880 O Allah, rectify our intentions and our offspring. 432 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,579 O Allah, grant us repentance before death, 433 00:18:54,579 --> 00:18:56,619 martyrdom at the time of death, 434 00:18:56,619 --> 00:18:59,420 and Paradise and its bliss after death. 435 00:18:59,420 --> 00:19:01,980 O Allah, forgive the one who built this mosque for us, 436 00:19:01,980 --> 00:19:04,160 as well as his parents and his offspring. 437 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,119 O Allah, just as You have gathered us upon these carpets, 438 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:08,960 gather us beneath Your Throne, 439 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,700 as brothers who love one another, 440 00:19:10,700 --> 00:19:13,000 facing each other upon thrones. 441 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,000 O Allah, forgive our scholars, 442 00:19:15,019 --> 00:19:17,519 and those who have virtue and rights over us. 443 00:19:17,519 --> 00:19:19,059 Forgive our fathers, 444 00:19:19,059 --> 00:19:20,460 and our mothers, 445 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:22,960 and have mercy upon them as they raised us when we were small. 446 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,859 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 447 00:19:25,859 --> 00:19:27,660 And peace be upon the messengers, 448 00:19:27,660 --> 00:19:29,660 and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.