1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:11,589 Within the embrace of Allah, happiness pours into the hearts. 3 00:00:11,589 --> 00:00:15,589 Seek to increase your closeness to the Most Merciful. 4 00:00:15,589 --> 00:00:18,589 The Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Musa Mosque. 5 00:00:18,589 --> 00:00:21,589 Proudly presents. 6 00:00:21,589 --> 00:00:24,589 The Musk of Discourse. 7 00:00:24,589 --> 00:00:26,589 By Sheikh Usama Bahr. 8 00:00:26,589 --> 00:00:28,589 May Allah preserve him. 9 00:00:28,589 --> 00:00:35,590 Whoever obeys the Divine dissolves into the sweetest of feelings. 10 00:00:35,590 --> 00:00:37,590 I desire Paradise. 11 00:00:37,590 --> 00:00:43,979 And who among us does not desire Paradise? 12 00:00:43,979 --> 00:00:47,979 Yet Paradise requires action and patience. 13 00:00:47,979 --> 00:00:52,109 It is futile to seek Paradise without action and patience. 14 00:00:52,109 --> 00:00:55,240 For Paradise is surrounded by hardships. 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,240 And the Fire is surrounded by desires. 16 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,530 Paradise is the ultimate aspiration. 17 00:01:01,530 --> 00:01:04,530 Yet it is a precious commodity. 18 00:01:04,530 --> 00:01:06,530 Its price is action. 19 00:01:06,530 --> 00:01:08,530 And patience is its path. 20 00:01:08,530 --> 00:01:10,620 It is not right for any rational person. 21 00:01:10,620 --> 00:01:12,620 To seek Paradise. 22 00:01:12,620 --> 00:01:14,620 While possessing none of its price. 23 00:01:14,620 --> 00:01:16,620 Just as it is not right for a suitor. 24 00:01:16,620 --> 00:01:18,620 To propose to a woman. 25 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:20,620 While possessing none of her dowry. 26 00:01:20,620 --> 00:01:22,689 Is it reasonable to seek Paradise. 27 00:01:22,689 --> 00:01:24,689 Without performing any deeds? 28 00:01:24,689 --> 00:01:27,689 Is that not absurd? 29 00:01:27,689 --> 00:01:30,689 That is why our master 'Ali. 30 00:01:30,689 --> 00:01:32,689 May Allah be pleased with him, said. 31 00:01:32,689 --> 00:01:34,689 Seeking Paradise without action. 32 00:01:34,689 --> 00:01:36,689 Is a sin among sins. 33 00:01:36,689 --> 00:01:38,909 Indeed. 34 00:01:38,909 --> 00:01:40,909 A grave sin. 35 00:01:40,909 --> 00:01:43,939 Rather, it is a mockery of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 36 00:01:43,939 --> 00:01:45,939 Ibn Sirin says. 37 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:48,939 The scholar known for the interpretation of dreams. 38 00:01:48,939 --> 00:01:50,939 A man once asked him. 39 00:01:50,939 --> 00:01:52,939 O Imam. 40 00:01:52,939 --> 00:01:55,939 I saw in my sleep that I was swimming in water that was not there. 41 00:01:55,939 --> 00:01:57,939 And flying without wings. 42 00:01:57,939 --> 00:02:00,099 Ibn Sirin replied. 43 00:02:00,099 --> 00:02:03,099 You are a man of many wishes and dreams. 44 00:02:03,099 --> 00:02:06,099 You desire what will not happen. 45 00:02:06,099 --> 00:02:08,099 And dream of what will not be realized. 46 00:02:08,099 --> 00:02:10,360 This is the case for the one who says. 47 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,360 O Allah, admit us into Paradise. 48 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,389 But what have you done for its sake? 49 00:02:16,389 --> 00:02:19,389 What deeds have you offered? 50 00:02:19,389 --> 00:02:23,389 What stand have you taken for the sake of Paradise? 51 00:02:23,389 --> 00:02:26,389 What have you abandoned? 52 00:02:26,389 --> 00:02:29,389 What have you sacrificed? 53 00:02:29,389 --> 00:02:32,389 What have you restrained yourself from? 54 00:02:32,389 --> 00:02:34,389 From what have you abstained? 55 00:02:34,389 --> 00:02:37,389 What ties have you maintained and what have you severed? 56 00:02:37,389 --> 00:02:40,389 What have you given and what have you withheld? 57 00:02:40,389 --> 00:02:43,389 For whom have you shown anger and for whom have you shown pleasure? 58 00:02:43,389 --> 00:02:45,650 This is the one who says. 59 00:02:45,650 --> 00:02:48,650 Our Lord, admit us into Paradise. 60 00:02:48,650 --> 00:02:50,650 While remaining exactly as he is. 61 00:02:50,650 --> 00:02:53,650 Having offered nothing for Paradise. 62 00:02:53,650 --> 00:02:57,650 Such a person adds a new sin to his existing sins. 63 00:02:57,650 --> 00:03:00,650 One of the scholars of the heart says. 64 00:03:00,650 --> 00:03:03,650 Patience is the cause for entering Paradise. 65 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:05,650 He was asked, "How so?" 66 00:03:05,650 --> 00:03:10,650 He replied, "Because the Prophet, peace be upon him, says:" 67 00:03:10,650 --> 00:03:13,650 "Paradise is surrounded by hardships." 68 00:03:13,650 --> 00:03:16,710 "And the Fire is surrounded by desires." 69 00:03:16,710 --> 00:03:19,710 Therefore, you must be patient in the face of hardships. 70 00:03:19,710 --> 00:03:22,710 And you must be patient in the face of desires. 71 00:03:22,710 --> 00:03:25,710 Until you are permitted to enter Paradise. 72 00:03:25,710 --> 00:03:28,780 So, you who desire Paradise. 73 00:03:28,780 --> 00:03:31,780 Work for it and prepare its dowry. 74 00:03:31,780 --> 00:03:33,780 Strive for its sake. 75 00:03:33,780 --> 00:03:37,780 And beware of seeking it while you do not work for it. 76 00:03:37,780 --> 00:03:39,780 For we all desire Paradise. 77 00:03:39,780 --> 00:03:42,780 But Paradise requires action. 78 00:03:42,780 --> 00:03:45,780 And whoever thinks he can fly to Paradise. 79 00:03:45,780 --> 00:03:47,780 Without the wings of action. 80 00:03:47,780 --> 00:03:50,780 His thought is but a mirage. 81 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,120 And life after it. 82 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:35,120 If Allah wills a thing. 83 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:40,120 He says to it, "Be," and it is.