1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,040 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,320 It is Paradise. 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:19,539 The names of Paradise. 4 00:00:19,539 --> 00:00:25,149 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 5 00:00:25,149 --> 00:00:28,750 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad. 6 00:00:28,750 --> 00:00:32,109 And upon all his family and companions. 7 00:00:32,109 --> 00:00:33,390 To proceed: 8 00:00:33,390 --> 00:00:36,100 O you who yearn, 9 00:00:36,100 --> 00:00:38,020 This is Paradise. 10 00:00:38,259 --> 00:00:41,539 Allah has described it, and He is the best of describers. 11 00:00:41,539 --> 00:00:44,740 He has adorned it, and He is the best of adorners. 12 00:00:44,740 --> 00:00:48,560 He has named it, and He is the best of namers. 13 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,920 In Paradise, there is bliss without equal. 14 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,789 It has no counterpart or likeness in this world. 15 00:00:55,789 --> 00:00:57,630 Its goodness is pure goodness. 16 00:00:57,630 --> 00:00:59,630 Its pleasure is pure pleasure. 17 00:00:59,630 --> 00:01:02,259 Its delight is pure delight. 18 00:01:02,259 --> 00:01:04,099 Here is the abundance of life. 19 00:01:04,099 --> 00:01:06,019 The tranquility of living. 20 00:01:06,019 --> 00:01:07,859 The peace of mind. 21 00:01:07,939 --> 00:01:09,939 The serenity of the soul. 22 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:11,939 The ultimate happiness. 23 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:13,939 The sweetness of food. 24 00:01:13,939 --> 00:01:15,939 The purity of drink. 25 00:01:15,939 --> 00:01:17,939 The delicacy of clothing. 26 00:01:17,939 --> 00:01:20,420 The preciousness of possessions. 27 00:01:20,420 --> 00:01:22,420 The splendor of the view. 28 00:01:22,420 --> 00:01:24,420 The companionship of the friend. 29 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:26,420 The goodness of the intimate. 30 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:28,420 The beauty of the spouse. 31 00:01:28,420 --> 00:01:30,420 And the wide-eyed houris. 32 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:33,620 In it is that which dazzles the eye. 33 00:01:33,620 --> 00:01:36,019 In it is the life of the spirit. 34 00:01:36,099 --> 00:01:38,099 And the fragrance of basil. 35 00:01:38,099 --> 00:01:41,540 In it is the sum of all goodness and bounties. 36 00:01:41,540 --> 00:01:44,019 Pearls and coral. 37 00:01:44,019 --> 00:01:46,340 And fair, modest maidens. 38 00:01:46,340 --> 00:01:51,099 Whom neither man nor jinn has touched before them. 39 00:01:51,099 --> 00:01:53,420 And purified honey. 40 00:01:53,420 --> 00:01:57,099 And milk whose taste never changes. 41 00:01:57,099 --> 00:01:59,739 In it are lush gardens. 42 00:01:59,739 --> 00:02:01,739 And fragrant musk. 43 00:02:01,739 --> 00:02:03,739 And green silk. 44 00:02:03,739 --> 00:02:06,219 And rubies and saffron. 45 00:02:06,930 --> 00:02:09,490 There is no illness in it, nor thirst. 46 00:02:09,490 --> 00:02:12,349 No hunger, nor nakedness. 47 00:02:12,349 --> 00:02:14,349 Perfection and beauty. 48 00:02:14,349 --> 00:02:17,550 And everything that the souls desire. 49 00:02:17,550 --> 00:02:19,550 And the eyes delight in. 50 00:02:19,550 --> 00:02:23,020 So, is there any equal to this bliss? 51 00:02:23,020 --> 00:02:26,139 And is there any reason to turn away from it in indifference? 52 00:02:26,139 --> 00:02:29,939 Here we rejoice in what we have been given. 53 00:02:29,939 --> 00:02:32,819 And we are happy with what we have been granted. 54 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:36,819 The angels meet us, saying: 55 00:02:37,139 --> 00:02:41,219 “The Supreme Horror will not grieve them, and the angels will welcome them, (saying): This is your Day which ye were promised;” (21:103) 56 00:02:41,219 --> 00:02:45,139 This is your abode for which you were waiting. 57 00:02:45,139 --> 00:02:48,979 And your destination in which you shall be happy. 58 00:02:48,979 --> 00:02:51,949 And in which you shall abide forever. 59 00:02:51,949 --> 00:02:54,500 O people of Paradise, 60 00:02:54,500 --> 00:02:57,939 Look around you and contemplate. 61 00:02:57,939 --> 00:03:00,659 It is a vast Paradise. 62 00:03:00,659 --> 00:03:03,139 Spacious and wondrous. 63 00:03:03,139 --> 00:03:07,180 Its width is as the width of the heavens and the earth. 64 00:03:07,340 --> 00:03:09,979 If this is its width, 65 00:03:09,979 --> 00:03:12,669 Then how vast must its length be? 66 00:03:12,669 --> 00:03:15,550 And it is not just one Paradise, 67 00:03:15,550 --> 00:03:18,930 Rather, it is gardens within a Paradise. 68 00:03:18,930 --> 00:03:23,090 Do you remember Umm Harithah, may Allah be pleased with her? 69 00:03:23,090 --> 00:03:27,490 When she came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 70 00:03:27,490 --> 00:03:30,930 After her son, Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, had been killed, 71 00:03:30,930 --> 00:03:34,689 By a stray arrow at the Battle of Badr. 72 00:03:34,689 --> 00:03:37,629 She said, "O Messenger of Allah, 73 00:03:37,629 --> 00:03:40,770 Will you not tell me about Harithah? 74 00:03:40,770 --> 00:03:43,729 If he is in Paradise, I shall be patient. 75 00:03:43,729 --> 00:03:45,810 But if it is otherwise, 76 00:03:45,810 --> 00:03:49,060 I will weep for him intensely." 77 00:03:49,060 --> 00:03:52,259 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 78 00:03:52,259 --> 00:03:55,060 "Woe to you, O Umm Harithah, 79 00:03:55,060 --> 00:03:58,289 It is gardens within Paradise, 80 00:03:58,289 --> 00:04:03,259 And your son has attained the highest Firdaws." 81 00:04:03,259 --> 00:04:06,060 Come with me, O people of Paradise, 82 00:04:06,139 --> 00:04:08,780 Let us tour these gardens, 83 00:04:08,780 --> 00:04:11,699 And get to know them. 84 00:04:11,699 --> 00:04:15,949 This Paradise is called the Abode of Peace (Dar al-Salam). 85 00:04:15,949 --> 00:04:20,930 For it is the abode of safety from every affliction and harm. 86 00:04:20,930 --> 00:04:23,329 Allah the Almighty said: 87 00:04:23,329 --> 00:04:27,490 “For them is the abode of peace with their Lord. He will be their Protecting Friend because of what they used to do.” (6:127) 88 00:04:27,490 --> 00:04:29,009 And He said: 89 00:04:29,009 --> 00:04:33,170 “And Allah summoneth to the abode of peace, and leadeth whom He will to a straight path.” (10:25) 90 00:04:33,250 --> 00:04:37,089 So congratulations to you if you have settled therein. 91 00:04:37,089 --> 00:04:39,889 Peace from Allah and mercy. 92 00:04:39,889 --> 00:04:44,449 You shall enjoy it for all eternity. 93 00:04:44,449 --> 00:04:48,139 And this Paradise is called the Abode of Eternity (Dar al-Khuld). 94 00:04:48,139 --> 00:04:51,500 Its people shall abide therein forever. 95 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:54,370 They shall never be moved from it. 96 00:04:54,370 --> 00:04:57,019 Allah the Almighty said: 97 00:04:57,019 --> 00:05:01,100 “Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil)? It will be their reward and journey's end.” (25:15) 98 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:05,100 Which the righteous have been promised. 99 00:05:05,100 --> 00:05:10,540 “Say: Is that (doom) better or the Garden of Immortality which is promised unto those who ward off (evil)? It will be their reward and journey's end.” (25:15) 100 00:05:10,540 --> 00:05:16,540 “Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled.” (25:16) 101 00:05:16,540 --> 00:05:21,569 “Therein abiding, they have all that they desire. It is for thy Lord a promise that must be fulfilled.” (25:16) 102 00:05:21,569 --> 00:05:24,350 And this is the Abode of Permanence (Dar al-Muqamah). 103 00:05:24,350 --> 00:05:26,829 It is an abode from which there is no departure. 104 00:05:26,829 --> 00:05:29,839 And no change, ever. 105 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:31,360 Allah the Almighty said, 106 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,060 Relating the words of its people: 107 00:05:34,060 --> 00:05:36,540 They will say, "Praise be to Allah, 108 00:05:36,540 --> 00:05:39,819 Who has removed all sorrow from us. 109 00:05:39,819 --> 00:05:45,180 Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving, Appreciative." 110 00:05:45,180 --> 00:05:48,779 “Who, of His grace, hath installed us in the mansion of eternity, where toil toucheth us not nor can weariness affect us.” (35:35) 111 00:05:48,779 --> 00:05:50,699 Out of His bounty. 112 00:05:50,699 --> 00:05:57,339 “Who, of His grace, hath installed us in the mansion of eternity, where toil toucheth us not nor can weariness affect us.” (35:35) 113 00:05:57,339 --> 00:06:01,889 “Who, of His grace, hath installed us in the mansion of eternity, where toil toucheth us not nor can weariness affect us.” (35:35) 114 00:06:01,889 --> 00:06:05,490 And those are also the Gardens of Eden (Jannat 'Adn), 115 00:06:05,490 --> 00:06:07,870 Meaning the abode of residence. 116 00:06:07,870 --> 00:06:10,399 Allah the Almighty said: 117 00:06:10,399 --> 00:06:16,319 "Gardens of Eden, which they will enter; 118 00:06:16,319 --> 00:06:23,120 They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, 119 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:28,350 And their garments therein will be silk." 120 00:06:28,350 --> 00:06:30,910 And those gardens over there, 121 00:06:31,069 --> 00:06:33,540 Are the Gardens of Bliss (Jannat al-Na'im). 122 00:06:33,540 --> 00:06:35,779 It was distinguished by this name 123 00:06:35,779 --> 00:06:39,300 Because of the various types of bliss it contains, 124 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:42,500 Which its people enjoy, 125 00:06:42,500 --> 00:06:46,180 Of food, drink, and clothing, 126 00:06:46,180 --> 00:06:48,180 And pleasant fragrance, 127 00:06:48,180 --> 00:06:49,860 And delightful scenery, 128 00:06:49,860 --> 00:06:52,529 And spacious dwellings, 129 00:06:52,529 --> 00:06:57,379 And other forms of manifest and hidden bliss. 130 00:06:57,379 --> 00:07:00,180 Allah the Almighty said: 131 00:07:00,180 --> 00:07:08,240 “Lo! those who believe and do good works, for them are the gardens of delight,” (31:8) 132 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:12,399 And that which is there is a seat of truth (Maq'ad Sidq), 133 00:07:12,399 --> 00:07:14,399 Which is the beautiful gathering place, 134 00:07:14,399 --> 00:07:18,540 In which there is no vain talk and no sin. 135 00:07:18,540 --> 00:07:20,769 The Almighty said: 136 00:07:20,769 --> 00:07:26,209 “Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,” (54:54) 137 00:07:26,209 --> 00:07:32,290 “Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,” (54:54) 138 00:07:32,290 --> 00:07:40,449 "In a seat of truth near a Sovereign, All-Powerful." 139 00:07:40,449 --> 00:07:43,810 And among the gardens that surround us also, 140 00:07:43,810 --> 00:07:46,290 Is the Garden of Refuge (Jannat al-Ma'wa). 141 00:07:46,290 --> 00:07:51,519 It is the Paradise to which the souls of the martyrs ascend. 142 00:07:51,519 --> 00:07:54,079 It is to the right of the Throne. 143 00:07:54,079 --> 00:07:57,120 Allah the Almighty has informed us about it, 144 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,560 Saying: 145 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,839 “And verily he saw him yet another time” (53:13) 146 00:08:01,839 --> 00:08:05,360 "At the Lote Tree of the Utermost Boundary, 147 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,800 Near it is the Garden of Refuge." 148 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:13,139 “When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,” (53:16) 149 00:08:13,139 --> 00:08:18,019 And there, in the heights, is also the Garden of Firdaws. 150 00:08:18,019 --> 00:08:22,899 It is the best of Paradise, its center, and its highest part. 151 00:08:22,899 --> 00:08:26,819 From it, the rivers of Paradise gush forth. 152 00:08:26,899 --> 00:08:30,209 And its ceiling is the Throne of the Most Merciful. 153 00:08:30,209 --> 00:08:32,610 Allah the Almighty said: 154 00:08:32,610 --> 00:08:37,250 "Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, 155 00:08:37,250 --> 00:08:44,450 “Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs are the Gardens of Paradise for welcome,” (18:107) 156 00:08:44,450 --> 00:08:50,779 “Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence.” (18:108) 157 00:08:50,779 --> 00:08:52,700 And know, my beloved ones, 158 00:08:52,700 --> 00:08:56,059 That all those orchards and gardens 159 00:08:56,139 --> 00:08:59,019 Return to two foundations, 160 00:08:59,019 --> 00:09:01,659 And two exquisite types. 161 00:09:01,659 --> 00:09:03,179 The first: 162 00:09:03,179 --> 00:09:05,419 Two gardens of gold, 163 00:09:05,419 --> 00:09:11,360 With all the vessels, ornaments, and palaces they contain. 164 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:12,879 The second: 165 00:09:12,879 --> 00:09:15,200 Two gardens of silver, 166 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:20,700 With all the vessels, ornaments, and palaces they contain. 167 00:09:20,700 --> 00:09:25,500 Do you remember the saying of Allah the Almighty in Surah al-Rahman: 168 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:30,539 “But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.” (55:46) 169 00:09:30,539 --> 00:09:34,220 These are the two golden gardens, 170 00:09:34,220 --> 00:09:41,710 Which Allah has prepared for those brought near and the foremost among His believing servants. 171 00:09:41,710 --> 00:09:43,870 Then He also said: 172 00:09:43,870 --> 00:09:47,860 "And below them are two [other] gardens." 173 00:09:47,860 --> 00:09:51,860 These are the two silver gardens, 174 00:09:51,940 --> 00:09:57,970 Which Allah the Almighty has prepared for the Companions of the Right. 175 00:09:57,970 --> 00:10:00,610 O people of Paradise, 176 00:10:00,610 --> 00:10:04,289 All the bliss of this world is nothing, 177 00:10:04,289 --> 00:10:08,110 When compared to the bliss of Paradise. 178 00:10:08,110 --> 00:10:11,309 The space occupied by the whip of one of you in Paradise 179 00:10:11,309 --> 00:10:15,070 Is better than the world and all that is in it. 180 00:10:15,070 --> 00:10:18,830 And the head-covering of a woman of the women of Paradise 181 00:10:18,830 --> 00:10:23,580 Is better than the world and all that is in it. 182 00:10:23,580 --> 00:10:26,460 So Paradise, O you who yearn, 183 00:10:26,460 --> 00:10:29,820 Is pure, its purity perfected. 184 00:10:29,820 --> 00:10:33,620 No filth or harm shall ever touch it. 185 00:10:33,620 --> 00:10:35,539 Its bliss is pure, 186 00:10:35,539 --> 00:10:40,049 It remains, never perishing or fading. 187 00:10:40,049 --> 00:10:43,009 It is clear of every impurity, 188 00:10:43,009 --> 00:10:45,649 No gloom shall ever mingle with it, 189 00:10:45,649 --> 00:10:49,649 And no decay or rot shall ever befall it. 190 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:53,279 So congratulations to its people. 191 00:10:53,279 --> 00:10:57,039 In Paradise, there is family one never loses, 192 00:10:57,039 --> 00:10:59,679 And loved ones who never depart, 193 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,799 And friends who never disappear. 194 00:11:02,799 --> 00:11:06,000 And bliss that the imagination cannot grasp, 195 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,600 And happiness that knows no end, 196 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:14,190 And dreams that know no impossibility. 197 00:11:14,190 --> 00:11:17,230 Paradise is love and embraces, 198 00:11:17,230 --> 00:11:19,389 Family and companions, 199 00:11:19,389 --> 00:11:21,470 Rivers and birds, 200 00:11:21,470 --> 00:11:23,549 Palaces and goodness. 201 00:11:23,549 --> 00:11:27,340 That which we have never seen and never heard. 202 00:11:27,340 --> 00:11:30,299 This is delight without misery, 203 00:11:30,299 --> 00:11:32,220 A life of purity, 204 00:11:32,220 --> 00:11:36,350 Pleasing the heart without fatigue. 205 00:11:36,350 --> 00:11:40,669 Congratulations to you, O elite of Allah, for a seat, 206 00:11:40,669 --> 00:11:45,220 Whose walls are surrounded by the mercy of Allah. 207 00:11:45,220 --> 00:11:49,700 To a garden of the eternal Paradise that never ceases, 208 00:11:49,700 --> 00:11:54,399 Its fragrance and scent ever-growing. 209 00:11:54,399 --> 00:11:58,480 Surrounded by dunes of musk and amber, 210 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:03,090 Its trees and rivers blooming with pride. 211 00:12:03,090 --> 00:12:07,570 How excellent are the Gardens of Eden as a dwelling, 212 00:12:07,570 --> 00:12:12,129 With playgrounds among the palaces and homes. 213 00:12:12,129 --> 00:12:16,529 In the garden of contentment, the pastures are pleasant, 214 00:12:16,529 --> 00:12:20,909 Sufficient are its flowers and its brooks. 215 00:12:20,909 --> 00:12:25,470 In the Garden of Eden, whose width is as the heavens, 216 00:12:25,470 --> 00:12:30,299 And Firdaws is its crown and its throne. 217 00:12:30,299 --> 00:12:34,620 Those gardens are encircled by them, as if they were 218 00:12:34,700 --> 00:12:39,440 Stars surrounding a full moon that illuminates them. 219 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:44,320 Blessed, then, is the one whose abode is in the Garden of Eternity, 220 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:49,570 And upon whom its Lord and Forgiver sends blessings. 221 00:12:49,570 --> 00:12:54,080 O Allah, grant us Paradise and its delights. 222 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:59,279 O Allah, we ask You for the highest level of Paradise, al-Firdaws, 223 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:02,909 Without reckoning and without torment. 224 00:13:02,909 --> 00:13:06,110 O Allah, answer our prayer. 225 00:13:06,110 --> 00:13:08,820 And this journey has a continuation. 226 00:13:08,820 --> 00:13:15,700 It is Paradise.