WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.040 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:08.320 It is Paradise. 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:19.539 The names of Paradise. 00:00:19.539 --> 00:00:25.149 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:00:25.149 --> 00:00:28.750 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad. 00:00:28.750 --> 00:00:32.109 And upon all his family and companions. 00:00:32.109 --> 00:00:33.390 To proceed: 00:00:33.390 --> 00:00:36.100 O you who yearn, 00:00:36.100 --> 00:00:38.020 This is Paradise. 00:00:38.259 --> 00:00:41.539 Allah has described it, and He is the best of describers. 00:00:41.539 --> 00:00:44.740 He has adorned it, and He is the best of adorners. 00:00:44.740 --> 00:00:48.560 He has named it, and He is the best of namers. 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:51.920 In Paradise, there is bliss without equal. 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:55.789 It has no counterpart or likeness in this world. 00:00:55.789 --> 00:00:57.630 Its goodness is pure goodness. 00:00:57.630 --> 00:00:59.630 Its pleasure is pure pleasure. 00:00:59.630 --> 00:01:02.259 Its delight is pure delight. 00:01:02.259 --> 00:01:04.099 Here is the abundance of life. 00:01:04.099 --> 00:01:06.019 The tranquility of living. 00:01:06.019 --> 00:01:07.859 The peace of mind. 00:01:07.939 --> 00:01:09.939 The serenity of the soul. 00:01:09.939 --> 00:01:11.939 The ultimate happiness. 00:01:11.939 --> 00:01:13.939 The sweetness of food. 00:01:13.939 --> 00:01:15.939 The purity of drink. 00:01:15.939 --> 00:01:17.939 The delicacy of clothing. 00:01:17.939 --> 00:01:20.420 The preciousness of possessions. 00:01:20.420 --> 00:01:22.420 The splendor of the view. 00:01:22.420 --> 00:01:24.420 The companionship of the friend. 00:01:24.420 --> 00:01:26.420 The goodness of the intimate. 00:01:26.420 --> 00:01:28.420 The beauty of the spouse. 00:01:28.420 --> 00:01:30.420 And the wide-eyed houris. 00:01:30.420 --> 00:01:33.620 In it is that which dazzles the eye. 00:01:33.620 --> 00:01:36.019 In it is the life of the spirit. 00:01:36.099 --> 00:01:38.099 And the fragrance of basil. 00:01:38.099 --> 00:01:41.540 In it is the sum of all goodness and bounties. 00:01:41.540 --> 00:01:44.019 Pearls and coral. 00:01:44.019 --> 00:01:46.340 And fair, modest maidens. 00:01:46.340 --> 00:01:51.099 Whom neither man nor jinn has touched before them. 00:01:51.099 --> 00:01:53.420 And purified honey. 00:01:53.420 --> 00:01:57.099 And milk whose taste never changes. 00:01:57.099 --> 00:01:59.739 In it are lush gardens. 00:01:59.739 --> 00:02:01.739 And fragrant musk. 00:02:01.739 --> 00:02:03.739 And green silk. 00:02:03.739 --> 00:02:06.219 And rubies and saffron. 00:02:06.930 --> 00:02:09.490 There is no illness in it, nor thirst. 00:02:09.490 --> 00:02:12.349 No hunger, nor nakedness. 00:02:12.349 --> 00:02:14.349 Perfection and beauty. 00:02:14.349 --> 00:02:17.550 And everything that the souls desire. 00:02:17.550 --> 00:02:19.550 And the eyes delight in. 00:02:19.550 --> 00:02:23.020 So, is there any equal to this bliss? 00:02:23.020 --> 00:02:26.139 And is there any reason to turn away from it in indifference? 00:02:26.139 --> 00:02:29.939 Here we rejoice in what we have been given. 00:02:29.939 --> 00:02:32.819 And we are happy with what we have been granted. 00:02:32.819 --> 00:02:36.819 The angels meet us, saying: 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) 00:02:41.219 --> 00:02:45.139 This is your abode for which you were waiting. 00:02:45.139 --> 00:02:48.979 And your destination in which you shall be happy. 00:02:48.979 --> 00:02:51.949 And in which you shall abide forever. 00:02:51.949 --> 00:02:54.500 O people of Paradise, 00:02:54.500 --> 00:02:57.939 Look around you and contemplate. 00:02:57.939 --> 00:03:00.659 It is a vast Paradise. 00:03:00.659 --> 00:03:03.139 Spacious and wondrous. 00:03:03.139 --> 00:03:07.180 Its width is as the width of the heavens and the earth. 00:03:07.340 --> 00:03:09.979 If this is its width, 00:03:09.979 --> 00:03:12.669 Then how vast must its length be? 00:03:12.669 --> 00:03:15.550 And it is not just one Paradise, 00:03:15.550 --> 00:03:18.930 Rather, it is gardens within a Paradise. 00:03:18.930 --> 00:03:23.090 Do you remember Umm Harithah, may Allah be pleased with her? 00:03:23.090 --> 00:03:27.490 When she came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:03:27.490 --> 00:03:30.930 After her son, Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, had been killed, 00:03:30.930 --> 00:03:34.689 By a stray arrow at the Battle of Badr. 00:03:34.689 --> 00:03:37.629 She said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:03:37.629 --> 00:03:40.770 Will you not tell me about Harithah? 00:03:40.770 --> 00:03:43.729 If he is in Paradise, I shall be patient. 00:03:43.729 --> 00:03:45.810 But if it is otherwise, 00:03:45.810 --> 00:03:49.060 I will weep for him intensely." 00:03:49.060 --> 00:03:52.259 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:03:52.259 --> 00:03:55.060 "Woe to you, O Umm Harithah, 00:03:55.060 --> 00:03:58.289 It is gardens within Paradise, 00:03:58.289 --> 00:04:03.259 And your son has attained the highest Firdaws." 00:04:03.259 --> 00:04:06.060 Come with me, O people of Paradise, 00:04:06.139 --> 00:04:08.780 Let us tour these gardens, 00:04:08.780 --> 00:04:11.699 And get to know them. 00:04:11.699 --> 00:04:15.949 This Paradise is called the Abode of Peace (Dar al-Salam). 00:04:15.949 --> 00:04:20.930 For it is the abode of safety from every affliction and harm. 00:04:20.930 --> 00:04:23.329 Allah the Almighty said: 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) 00:04:27.490 --> 00:04:29.009 And He said: 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) 00:04:33.250 --> 00:04:37.089 So congratulations to you if you have settled therein. 00:04:37.089 --> 00:04:39.889 Peace from Allah and mercy. 00:04:39.889 --> 00:04:44.449 You shall enjoy it for all eternity. 00:04:44.449 --> 00:04:48.139 And this Paradise is called the Abode of Eternity (Dar al-Khuld). 00:04:48.139 --> 00:04:51.500 Its people shall abide therein forever. 00:04:51.500 --> 00:04:54.370 They shall never be moved from it. 00:04:54.370 --> 00:04:57.019 Allah the Almighty said: 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) 00:05:01.100 --> 00:05:05.100 Which the righteous have been promised. 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) 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) 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) 00:05:21.569 --> 00:05:24.350 And this is the Abode of Permanence (Dar al-Muqamah). 00:05:24.350 --> 00:05:26.829 It is an abode from which there is no departure. 00:05:26.829 --> 00:05:29.839 And no change, ever. 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:31.360 Allah the Almighty said, 00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:34.060 Relating the words of its people: 00:05:34.060 --> 00:05:36.540 They will say, "Praise be to Allah, 00:05:36.540 --> 00:05:39.819 Who has removed all sorrow from us. 00:05:39.819 --> 00:05:45.180 Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving, Appreciative." 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) 00:05:48.779 --> 00:05:50.699 Out of His bounty. 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) 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) 00:06:01.889 --> 00:06:05.490 And those are also the Gardens of Eden (Jannat 'Adn), 00:06:05.490 --> 00:06:07.870 Meaning the abode of residence. 00:06:07.870 --> 00:06:10.399 Allah the Almighty said: 00:06:10.399 --> 00:06:16.319 "Gardens of Eden, which they will enter; 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:23.120 They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:28.350 And their garments therein will be silk." 00:06:28.350 --> 00:06:30.910 And those gardens over there, 00:06:31.069 --> 00:06:33.540 Are the Gardens of Bliss (Jannat al-Na'im). 00:06:33.540 --> 00:06:35.779 It was distinguished by this name 00:06:35.779 --> 00:06:39.300 Because of the various types of bliss it contains, 00:06:39.300 --> 00:06:42.500 Which its people enjoy, 00:06:42.500 --> 00:06:46.180 Of food, drink, and clothing, 00:06:46.180 --> 00:06:48.180 And pleasant fragrance, 00:06:48.180 --> 00:06:49.860 And delightful scenery, 00:06:49.860 --> 00:06:52.529 And spacious dwellings, 00:06:52.529 --> 00:06:57.379 And other forms of manifest and hidden bliss. 00:06:57.379 --> 00:07:00.180 Allah the Almighty said: 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) 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:12.399 And that which is there is a seat of truth (Maq'ad Sidq), 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:14.399 Which is the beautiful gathering place, 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:18.540 In which there is no vain talk and no sin. 00:07:18.540 --> 00:07:20.769 The Almighty said: 00:07:20.769 --> 00:07:26.209 “Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,” (54:54) 00:07:26.209 --> 00:07:32.290 “Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,” (54:54) 00:07:32.290 --> 00:07:40.449 "In a seat of truth near a Sovereign, All-Powerful." 00:07:40.449 --> 00:07:43.810 And among the gardens that surround us also, 00:07:43.810 --> 00:07:46.290 Is the Garden of Refuge (Jannat al-Ma'wa). 00:07:46.290 --> 00:07:51.519 It is the Paradise to which the souls of the martyrs ascend. 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:54.079 It is to the right of the Throne. 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:57.120 Allah the Almighty has informed us about it, 00:07:57.120 --> 00:07:58.560 Saying: 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:01.839 “And verily he saw him yet another time” (53:13) 00:08:01.839 --> 00:08:05.360 "At the Lote Tree of the Utermost Boundary, 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:08.800 Near it is the Garden of Refuge." 00:08:08.800 --> 00:08:13.139 “When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,” (53:16) 00:08:13.139 --> 00:08:18.019 And there, in the heights, is also the Garden of Firdaws. 00:08:18.019 --> 00:08:22.899 It is the best of Paradise, its center, and its highest part. 00:08:22.899 --> 00:08:26.819 From it, the rivers of Paradise gush forth. 00:08:26.899 --> 00:08:30.209 And its ceiling is the Throne of the Most Merciful. 00:08:30.209 --> 00:08:32.610 Allah the Almighty said: 00:08:32.610 --> 00:08:37.250 "Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, 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) 00:08:44.450 --> 00:08:50.779 “Wherein they will abide, with no desire to be removed from thence.” (18:108) 00:08:50.779 --> 00:08:52.700 And know, my beloved ones, 00:08:52.700 --> 00:08:56.059 That all those orchards and gardens 00:08:56.139 --> 00:08:59.019 Return to two foundations, 00:08:59.019 --> 00:09:01.659 And two exquisite types. 00:09:01.659 --> 00:09:03.179 The first: 00:09:03.179 --> 00:09:05.419 Two gardens of gold, 00:09:05.419 --> 00:09:11.360 With all the vessels, ornaments, and palaces they contain. 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:12.879 The second: 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:15.200 Two gardens of silver, 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:20.700 With all the vessels, ornaments, and palaces they contain. 00:09:20.700 --> 00:09:25.500 Do you remember the saying of Allah the Almighty in Surah al-Rahman: 00:09:25.500 --> 00:09:30.539 “But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.” (55:46) 00:09:30.539 --> 00:09:34.220 These are the two golden gardens, 00:09:34.220 --> 00:09:41.710 Which Allah has prepared for those brought near and the foremost among His believing servants. 00:09:41.710 --> 00:09:43.870 Then He also said: 00:09:43.870 --> 00:09:47.860 "And below them are two [other] gardens." 00:09:47.860 --> 00:09:51.860 These are the two silver gardens, 00:09:51.940 --> 00:09:57.970 Which Allah the Almighty has prepared for the Companions of the Right. 00:09:57.970 --> 00:10:00.610 O people of Paradise, 00:10:00.610 --> 00:10:04.289 All the bliss of this world is nothing, 00:10:04.289 --> 00:10:08.110 When compared to the bliss of Paradise. 00:10:08.110 --> 00:10:11.309 The space occupied by the whip of one of you in Paradise 00:10:11.309 --> 00:10:15.070 Is better than the world and all that is in it. 00:10:15.070 --> 00:10:18.830 And the head-covering of a woman of the women of Paradise 00:10:18.830 --> 00:10:23.580 Is better than the world and all that is in it. 00:10:23.580 --> 00:10:26.460 So Paradise, O you who yearn, 00:10:26.460 --> 00:10:29.820 Is pure, its purity perfected. 00:10:29.820 --> 00:10:33.620 No filth or harm shall ever touch it. 00:10:33.620 --> 00:10:35.539 Its bliss is pure, 00:10:35.539 --> 00:10:40.049 It remains, never perishing or fading. 00:10:40.049 --> 00:10:43.009 It is clear of every impurity, 00:10:43.009 --> 00:10:45.649 No gloom shall ever mingle with it, 00:10:45.649 --> 00:10:49.649 And no decay or rot shall ever befall it. 00:10:49.649 --> 00:10:53.279 So congratulations to its people. 00:10:53.279 --> 00:10:57.039 In Paradise, there is family one never loses, 00:10:57.039 --> 00:10:59.679 And loved ones who never depart, 00:10:59.679 --> 00:11:02.799 And friends who never disappear. 00:11:02.799 --> 00:11:06.000 And bliss that the imagination cannot grasp, 00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:09.600 And happiness that knows no end, 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:14.190 And dreams that know no impossibility. 00:11:14.190 --> 00:11:17.230 Paradise is love and embraces, 00:11:17.230 --> 00:11:19.389 Family and companions, 00:11:19.389 --> 00:11:21.470 Rivers and birds, 00:11:21.470 --> 00:11:23.549 Palaces and goodness. 00:11:23.549 --> 00:11:27.340 That which we have never seen and never heard. 00:11:27.340 --> 00:11:30.299 This is delight without misery, 00:11:30.299 --> 00:11:32.220 A life of purity, 00:11:32.220 --> 00:11:36.350 Pleasing the heart without fatigue. 00:11:36.350 --> 00:11:40.669 Congratulations to you, O elite of Allah, for a seat, 00:11:40.669 --> 00:11:45.220 Whose walls are surrounded by the mercy of Allah. 00:11:45.220 --> 00:11:49.700 To a garden of the eternal Paradise that never ceases, 00:11:49.700 --> 00:11:54.399 Its fragrance and scent ever-growing. 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:58.480 Surrounded by dunes of musk and amber, 00:11:58.480 --> 00:12:03.090 Its trees and rivers blooming with pride. 00:12:03.090 --> 00:12:07.570 How excellent are the Gardens of Eden as a dwelling, 00:12:07.570 --> 00:12:12.129 With playgrounds among the palaces and homes. 00:12:12.129 --> 00:12:16.529 In the garden of contentment, the pastures are pleasant, 00:12:16.529 --> 00:12:20.909 Sufficient are its flowers and its brooks. 00:12:20.909 --> 00:12:25.470 In the Garden of Eden, whose width is as the heavens, 00:12:25.470 --> 00:12:30.299 And Firdaws is its crown and its throne. 00:12:30.299 --> 00:12:34.620 Those gardens are encircled by them, as if they were 00:12:34.700 --> 00:12:39.440 Stars surrounding a full moon that illuminates them. 00:12:39.440 --> 00:12:44.320 Blessed, then, is the one whose abode is in the Garden of Eternity, 00:12:44.320 --> 00:12:49.570 And upon whom its Lord and Forgiver sends blessings. 00:12:49.570 --> 00:12:54.080 O Allah, grant us Paradise and its delights. 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:59.279 O Allah, we ask You for the highest level of Paradise, al-Firdaws, 00:12:59.279 --> 00:13:02.909 Without reckoning and without torment. 00:13:02.909 --> 00:13:06.110 O Allah, answer our prayer. 00:13:06.110 --> 00:13:08.820 And this journey has a continuation. 00:13:08.820 --> 00:13:15.700 It is Paradise.