WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.919 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:05.009 --> 00:00:08.289 It is Paradise. 00:00:08.289 --> 00:00:24.050 Ibn al-Qayyim’s description of Paradise. 00:00:24.050 --> 00:00:26.690 All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:00:26.690 --> 00:00:29.890 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad. 00:00:29.890 --> 00:00:33.009 And upon all his family and companions. 00:00:33.009 --> 00:00:34.289 To proceed: 00:00:34.289 --> 00:00:38.350 Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his description of Paradise: 00:00:38.929 --> 00:00:43.009 How can one estimate the worth of a home that Allah fashioned with His own hand? 00:00:43.009 --> 00:00:45.810 He made it a dwelling for those He loves. 00:00:45.810 --> 00:00:50.049 He filled it with His mercy, His honors, and His good pleasure. 00:00:50.049 --> 00:00:53.009 He described its bliss as the supreme triumph. 00:00:53.009 --> 00:00:55.729 And its sovereignty as a magnificent kingdom. 00:00:55.729 --> 00:00:59.090 He deposited within it all goodness in its entirety. 00:00:59.090 --> 00:01:03.890 And He purified it from every defect, affliction, and deficiency. 00:01:03.890 --> 00:01:06.769 If you ask about its earth and soil, 00:01:06.849 --> 00:01:09.250 It is musk and saffron. 00:01:09.250 --> 00:01:13.329 If you ask about its ceiling, it is the Throne of the Most Merciful. 00:01:13.329 --> 00:01:17.730 If you ask about its floor, it is fragrant musk. 00:01:17.730 --> 00:01:22.609 If you ask about its pebbles, they are pearls and jewels. 00:01:22.609 --> 00:01:29.010 If you ask about its construction, it is a brick of silver and a brick of gold. 00:01:29.010 --> 00:01:36.290 If you ask about its trees, there is no tree therein but that its trunk is of gold and silver. 00:01:36.290 --> 00:01:38.290 Not of firewood and wood. 00:01:39.010 --> 00:01:41.010 If you ask about its fruit, 00:01:41.010 --> 00:01:43.010 It is like large jars in size. 00:01:43.010 --> 00:01:45.010 Softer than butter, 00:01:45.010 --> 00:01:47.010 And sweeter than honey. 00:01:47.010 --> 00:01:49.010 If you ask about its leaves, 00:01:49.010 --> 00:01:52.689 They are the finest of silken garments. 00:01:53.459 --> 00:01:55.459 If you ask about its rivers, 00:01:55.459 --> 00:01:58.420 They are rivers of water that does not stagnate. 00:01:58.420 --> 00:02:00.420 And rivers of milk, 00:02:00.420 --> 00:02:02.420 The taste of which never changes. 00:02:02.420 --> 00:02:04.420 And rivers of wine, a delight, 00:02:04.420 --> 00:02:06.420 To those who drink. 00:02:06.420 --> 00:02:08.419 And rivers of honey, 00:02:08.419 --> 00:02:10.610 Purified. 00:02:10.610 --> 00:02:12.610 If you ask about their food, 00:02:12.610 --> 00:02:14.610 It is fruit of whatever they choose. 00:02:14.610 --> 00:02:16.610 And the meat of birds, 00:02:16.610 --> 00:02:18.610 Of whatever they desire. 00:02:18.610 --> 00:02:20.610 If you ask about their drink, 00:02:20.610 --> 00:02:22.610 It is Tasnim, ginger, 00:02:22.610 --> 00:02:24.610 And camphor. 00:02:24.610 --> 00:02:26.800 If you ask about their vessels, 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:28.800 They are vessels of gold, 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:30.800 And silver, in the clarity, 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:32.800 Of crystal. 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:34.800 If you ask about the width of its gates, 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:36.800 The distance between the two doorposts, 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:38.800 Is a journey of forty years. 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:40.800 Yet a day will come, 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:42.800 Upon it, 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:44.800 When it is crowded with throngs. 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:46.830 If you ask about the rustling, 00:02:46.830 --> 00:02:48.830 Of the wind through its trees, 00:02:48.830 --> 00:02:50.830 It stirs, 00:02:50.830 --> 00:02:52.830 With delight for those who hear it. 00:02:52.830 --> 00:02:54.830 If you ask about its shade, 00:02:54.830 --> 00:02:56.830 There is a single tree in it, 00:02:56.830 --> 00:02:58.830 Which, 00:02:58.830 --> 00:03:00.830 A swift, diligent rider, 00:03:00.830 --> 00:03:02.830 Travels in its shade for a hundred years, 00:03:02.830 --> 00:03:04.930 Without crossing it. 00:03:04.930 --> 00:03:06.930 If you ask about its vastness, 00:03:06.930 --> 00:03:08.930 The lowest of its inhabitants, 00:03:08.930 --> 00:03:10.930 Travels within his kingdom, his couches, 00:03:10.930 --> 00:03:12.930 His palaces, and his gardens, 00:03:12.930 --> 00:03:14.930 For a distance of a thousand years. 00:03:14.930 --> 00:03:17.150 If you ask about, 00:03:17.150 --> 00:03:19.150 Its tents and pavilions, 00:03:19.150 --> 00:03:21.150 A single tent, 00:03:21.150 --> 00:03:23.150 Is a hollowed-out pearl, 00:03:23.150 --> 00:03:25.150 Sixty miles in height. 00:03:25.150 --> 00:03:27.150 Of those tents. 00:03:27.150 --> 00:03:29.180 If you ask about its upper chambers, 00:03:29.180 --> 00:03:31.180 They are rooms, above which are, 00:03:31.180 --> 00:03:33.180 Built rooms, 00:03:33.180 --> 00:03:35.180 Beneath which flow, 00:03:35.180 --> 00:03:37.280 The rivers. 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:39.280 If you ask about its height, 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:41.280 Look at the star, 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:43.280 Rising or setting on the horizon, 00:03:43.280 --> 00:03:45.280 Which one can barely, 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:47.280 Perceive with the eyes. 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:49.310 If you ask about the clothing of its people, 00:03:49.310 --> 00:03:51.310 It is silk and gold. 00:03:51.310 --> 00:03:53.310 If you ask about their furnishings, 00:03:53.310 --> 00:03:55.310 Their linings, 00:03:55.310 --> 00:03:57.310 Are of thick silk, 00:03:57.310 --> 00:03:59.310 Spread out in the highest, 00:03:59.310 --> 00:04:01.340 Ranks. 00:04:01.340 --> 00:04:03.340 If you ask about their thrones, 00:04:03.340 --> 00:04:05.340 They are couches upon which, 00:04:05.340 --> 00:04:07.340 Are curtains, fastened, 00:04:07.340 --> 00:04:09.340 With buttons of gold. 00:04:09.340 --> 00:04:11.340 They have no gaps, 00:04:11.340 --> 00:04:13.599 Nor openings. 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:15.599 If you ask about the faces of its people, 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:17.600 And their beauty, it is like, 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:19.600 The image of the moon. 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:21.600 If you ask about their age, 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:23.600 They are thirty-three years old, 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:25.600 In the image, 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:27.600 Of the father of mankind. 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:29.730 If you ask about what they hear, 00:04:29.730 --> 00:04:31.730 It is the singing of their spouses, 00:04:31.730 --> 00:04:33.730 From the wide-eyed houris. 00:04:33.730 --> 00:04:35.730 And higher than that, 00:04:35.730 --> 00:04:37.730 Is hearing the voices of the angels, 00:04:37.730 --> 00:04:39.730 And the prophets. 00:04:39.730 --> 00:04:41.730 And higher than both, 00:04:41.730 --> 00:04:43.730 Is the speech of the Lord of the worlds. 00:04:43.730 --> 00:04:45.949 If you ask about their mounts, 00:04:45.949 --> 00:04:47.949 Upon which they visit one another, 00:04:47.949 --> 00:04:49.949 They are noble steeds, 00:04:49.949 --> 00:04:51.949 Of whatever Allah wills, 00:04:51.949 --> 00:04:53.949 Carrying them wherever, 00:04:53.949 --> 00:04:55.949 If you ask about, 00:04:55.949 --> 00:04:57.949 Their ornaments and attire, 00:04:57.949 --> 00:04:59.949 They are bracelets of gold and pearls. 00:04:59.949 --> 00:05:01.949 Upon their heads, 00:05:01.949 --> 00:05:03.949 They wear crowns. 00:05:03.949 --> 00:05:06.079 If you ask about their servants, 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:08.079 They are immortal youths, 00:05:08.079 --> 00:05:10.079 As if they were hidden pearls. 00:05:10.079 --> 00:05:12.079 If you ask about, 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:14.079 Their brides and spouses, 00:05:14.079 --> 00:05:16.079 They are the full-breasted maidens of equal age, 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:18.079 In whose limbs, 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:20.079 There flows, 00:05:20.079 --> 00:05:22.079 The bloom of youth. 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:24.079 The roses and apples, 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:26.079 Are what their cheeks wear. 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:28.079 And the pomegranates, 00:05:28.079 --> 00:05:30.079 Are what their bosoms contain. 00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:32.079 And the strung pearls, 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:34.079 Are what their mouths hold. 00:05:34.079 --> 00:05:36.079 And for softness and delicacy, 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:38.079 Are their waists. 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:40.079 The sun runs, 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:42.079 Through the beauty of her face, 00:05:42.079 --> 00:05:44.079 When she appears. 00:05:44.079 --> 00:05:46.079 And lightning flashes, 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:48.079 From between her teeth, 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:50.079 When she smiles. 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:52.110 If she meets her beloved, 00:05:52.110 --> 00:05:54.110 Then say what you will, 00:05:54.110 --> 00:05:56.110 About the meeting of the two luminaries. 00:05:56.110 --> 00:05:58.269 And if she speaks, 00:05:58.269 --> 00:06:00.269 What is your thought, 00:06:00.269 --> 00:06:02.269 Of the conversation of two lovers? 00:06:02.269 --> 00:06:04.430 And if he embraces her, 00:06:04.430 --> 00:06:06.430 What is your thought, 00:06:06.430 --> 00:06:08.430 Of the intertwining of two branches? 00:06:08.430 --> 00:06:10.560 He sees his own face, 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:12.560 In the surface of her cheek, 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:14.560 As one sees it in a mirror, 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:16.560 Which a polisher has burnished. 00:06:16.560 --> 00:06:18.660 And he sees the marrow of her shins, 00:06:18.660 --> 00:06:20.660 From behind the flesh, 00:06:20.660 --> 00:06:22.660 Not hidden by her skin, 00:06:22.660 --> 00:06:24.660 Nor her bone, 00:06:24.660 --> 00:06:26.750 Nor her garments. 00:06:26.750 --> 00:06:28.750 If she were to look upon the world, 00:06:28.750 --> 00:06:30.750 She would fill all that is between the earth, 00:06:30.750 --> 00:06:32.750 And the sky with fragrance. 00:06:32.750 --> 00:06:34.750 And she would cause the mouths, 00:06:34.750 --> 00:06:36.750 Of all creation to utter praise, 00:06:36.750 --> 00:06:38.750 Magnification, and glorification of Allah. 00:06:38.750 --> 00:06:40.750 And she would adorn for herself, 00:06:40.750 --> 00:06:42.750 All that is between the horizons. 00:06:42.750 --> 00:06:44.750 And every eye, 00:06:44.750 --> 00:06:46.779 Would be closed to all else. 00:06:46.779 --> 00:06:48.779 And she would eclipse the light of the sun, 00:06:48.779 --> 00:06:50.779 Just as the sun, 00:06:50.779 --> 00:06:52.910 Eclipses the light of the stars. 00:06:52.910 --> 00:06:54.910 And everyone on the face of the earth, 00:06:54.910 --> 00:06:56.910 Would believe in Allah, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. 00:06:56.910 --> 00:06:59.069 And her head-covering, 00:06:59.069 --> 00:07:01.069 Upon her head, 00:07:01.069 --> 00:07:03.069 Is better than the world and all that is in it. 00:07:03.069 --> 00:07:05.069 And her union, 00:07:05.069 --> 00:07:07.069 Is more desirable to him than all, 00:07:07.069 --> 00:07:09.230 His wishes. 00:07:09.230 --> 00:07:11.230 She does not increase with the passing, 00:07:11.230 --> 00:07:13.230 Of ages, except in beauty, 00:07:13.230 --> 00:07:15.329 And splendor. 00:07:15.329 --> 00:07:17.329 She does not increase with the length of time, 00:07:17.329 --> 00:07:19.329 Except in love and intimacy. 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:23.360 Free from pregnancy and childbirth, 00:07:23.360 --> 00:07:25.360 And menstruation and postpartum bleeding. 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:27.360 Purified from mucus, 00:07:27.360 --> 00:07:29.360 And saliva, 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:31.360 And urine and excrement, 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:33.459 And all other impurities. 00:07:33.459 --> 00:07:35.459 Her youth never fades, 00:07:35.459 --> 00:07:37.459 Her garments never wear out, 00:07:37.459 --> 00:07:39.459 Her beauty never fades, 00:07:39.459 --> 00:07:41.459 nor does the splendor of her attire, 00:07:41.459 --> 00:07:43.459 and one never tires of the sweetness of her company. 00:07:43.459 --> 00:07:45.459 She has restrained her gaze 00:07:45.459 --> 00:07:47.459 for her spouse alone, 00:07:47.459 --> 00:07:49.459 never casting it toward anyone 00:07:49.459 --> 00:07:51.459 else. 00:07:51.459 --> 00:07:53.459 He, too, has restrained his gaze for her, 00:07:53.459 --> 00:07:55.459 for she is the ultimate object of his desire 00:07:55.459 --> 00:07:57.490 and his heart’s longing. 00:07:57.490 --> 00:07:59.490 If he looks at her, she brings him joy, 00:07:59.490 --> 00:08:01.490 and if he commands her to obey him, 00:08:01.490 --> 00:08:03.490 she obeys. 00:08:03.490 --> 00:08:05.579 If he is away from her, she remains chaste, 00:08:05.579 --> 00:08:07.579 and he is with her 00:08:07.579 --> 00:08:09.579 in absolute peace and security. 00:08:09.579 --> 00:08:11.579 This is she, 00:08:11.579 --> 00:08:13.579 whom no human has touched before him, 00:08:13.579 --> 00:08:15.779 nor any jinn. 00:08:15.779 --> 00:08:17.779 Every time he looks at her, 00:08:17.779 --> 00:08:19.779 she fills his heart with joy, 00:08:19.779 --> 00:08:21.779 and every time she speaks, 00:08:21.779 --> 00:08:23.779 she fills his ears 00:08:23.779 --> 00:08:25.779 with words like pearls, strung together 00:08:25.779 --> 00:08:27.779 or scattered. 00:08:27.779 --> 00:08:29.779 When she appears, 00:08:29.779 --> 00:08:31.779 she fills the palace and the chamber with light. 00:08:31.779 --> 00:08:34.129 If you ask about her age, 00:08:34.129 --> 00:08:36.129 they are peers, 00:08:36.129 --> 00:08:38.129 in the prime of youth. 00:08:38.129 --> 00:08:40.129 If you ask about her beauty, 00:08:40.129 --> 00:08:42.129 have you ever seen the sun and the moon? 00:08:42.129 --> 00:08:44.190 If you ask about her eyes, 00:08:44.190 --> 00:08:46.190 they have the deepest black 00:08:46.190 --> 00:08:48.190 in the clearest white, 00:08:48.190 --> 00:08:50.190 with the most beautiful, wide-eyed gaze. 00:08:50.190 --> 00:08:52.350 If you ask about her stature, 00:08:52.350 --> 00:08:54.350 have you ever seen 00:08:54.350 --> 00:08:56.350 the most graceful of branches? 00:08:56.350 --> 00:08:58.350 If you ask about her bosom, 00:08:58.350 --> 00:09:00.350 they are full and firm, 00:09:00.350 --> 00:09:02.350 like the swelling 00:09:02.350 --> 00:09:04.350 of a pomegranate. 00:09:04.350 --> 00:09:06.350 If you ask about her complexion, 00:09:06.350 --> 00:09:08.350 it is as if it were ruby 00:09:08.350 --> 00:09:10.350 and coral. 00:09:10.350 --> 00:09:12.350 If you ask about her character, 00:09:12.350 --> 00:09:14.350 they are the virtuous, 00:09:14.350 --> 00:09:16.350 the beautiful, 00:09:16.350 --> 00:09:18.350 in whom is combined 00:09:18.350 --> 00:09:20.350 both outer beauty and inner excellence. 00:09:20.350 --> 00:09:22.350 They have been granted beauty of the soul 00:09:22.350 --> 00:09:24.350 and of the form, 00:09:24.350 --> 00:09:26.350 for they are the delight of the spirits 00:09:26.350 --> 00:09:28.700 and the joy of the eyes. 00:09:28.700 --> 00:09:30.700 If you ask about the beauty of their companionship 00:09:30.700 --> 00:09:32.700 and the pleasure found there, 00:09:32.700 --> 00:09:34.700 they are the affectionate, loving women 00:09:34.700 --> 00:09:36.700 toward their spouses, 00:09:36.700 --> 00:09:38.700 with a gentleness of manner 00:09:38.700 --> 00:09:40.700 that blends with the soul 00:09:40.700 --> 00:09:42.700 in perfect harmony. 00:09:42.700 --> 00:09:44.799 What, then, do you think of a woman 00:09:44.799 --> 00:09:46.799 who, when she smiles at the face 00:09:46.799 --> 00:09:48.799 of her husband, illuminates 00:09:48.799 --> 00:09:50.799 Paradise with her smile? 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:52.830 And when she moves from one palace 00:09:52.830 --> 00:09:54.830 to another, 00:09:54.830 --> 00:09:56.830 you would say, "This is the sun 00:09:56.830 --> 00:09:58.830 moving through the constellations 00:09:58.830 --> 00:10:00.830 of its orbit." 00:10:00.830 --> 00:10:02.830 If she converses with her husband, 00:10:02.830 --> 00:10:04.830 how beautiful is that conversation! 00:10:04.830 --> 00:10:06.830 If she embraces him, 00:10:06.830 --> 00:10:08.830 how delightful is that 00:10:08.830 --> 00:10:10.830 embrace and closeness! 00:10:10.830 --> 00:10:12.860 If she sings, 00:10:12.860 --> 00:10:14.860 what a delight to the eyes 00:10:14.860 --> 00:10:16.860 and the ears! 00:10:16.860 --> 00:10:18.860 If she entertains and brings pleasure, 00:10:18.860 --> 00:10:20.860 how wonderful is that 00:10:20.860 --> 00:10:22.860 companionship and enjoyment! 00:10:22.860 --> 00:10:24.860 If she kisses, 00:10:24.860 --> 00:10:26.860 there is nothing more desirable 00:10:26.860 --> 00:10:28.860 to him than that kiss. 00:10:28.860 --> 00:10:30.860 And if she grants herself, 00:10:30.860 --> 00:10:32.860 there is nothing more delightful or sweeter 00:10:32.860 --> 00:10:34.860 than that gift. 00:10:34.860 --> 00:10:37.019 This is so. 00:10:37.019 --> 00:10:39.019 If you ask about the Day of Increase, 00:10:39.019 --> 00:10:41.019 and visiting the Almighty, the Praiseworthy, 00:10:41.019 --> 00:10:43.019 and seeing His Face, 00:10:43.019 --> 00:10:45.019 which is exalted above any representation 00:10:45.019 --> 00:10:47.019 or resemblance, 00:10:47.019 --> 00:10:49.019 just as you see the sun at midday 00:10:49.019 --> 00:10:51.019 and the moon on a full-moon night, 00:10:51.019 --> 00:10:53.019 as has been transmitted repeatedly 00:10:53.019 --> 00:10:55.019 from the Truthful, the Believed, regarding it— 00:10:55.019 --> 00:10:57.019 and that is found 00:10:57.019 --> 00:10:59.019 in the Sahih collections, the Sunan, 00:10:59.019 --> 00:11:01.019 and the Musnad collections, 00:11:01.019 --> 00:11:03.019 from Jarir, Suhayb, 00:11:03.019 --> 00:11:05.019 Anas, Abu Hurayrah, 00:11:05.019 --> 00:11:07.019 Abu Musa, and Abu Sa'id— 00:11:07.019 --> 00:11:09.019 then listen: 00:11:09.019 --> 00:11:11.019 The day the caller calls out, 00:11:11.019 --> 00:11:13.019 "O people of Paradise, 00:11:13.019 --> 00:11:15.019 your Lord, 00:11:15.019 --> 00:11:17.019 Blessed and Exalted is He, invites you to visit Him, 00:11:17.019 --> 00:11:19.019 so come forth to 00:11:19.019 --> 00:11:21.019 His visitation." 00:11:21.019 --> 00:11:23.019 They will say, "We hear 00:11:23.019 --> 00:11:25.019 and we obey." 00:11:25.019 --> 00:11:27.019 They will rise to the visitation, hastening. 00:11:27.019 --> 00:11:29.019 Suddenly, the noble mounts 00:11:29.019 --> 00:11:31.019 have been prepared for them, 00:11:31.019 --> 00:11:33.019 and they will mount upon their backs, 00:11:33.019 --> 00:11:35.019 rushing. 00:11:35.019 --> 00:11:37.019 Until, when they reach the wide 00:11:37.019 --> 00:11:39.019 valley that was appointed 00:11:39.019 --> 00:11:41.019 as their meeting place, 00:11:41.019 --> 00:11:43.019 and they are gathered there, 00:11:43.019 --> 00:11:45.019 the caller will not leave any of them 00:11:45.019 --> 00:11:47.059 behind. 00:11:47.059 --> 00:11:49.059 The Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, will command 00:11:49.059 --> 00:11:51.059 His Throne to be set up there. 00:11:51.059 --> 00:11:53.059 Then there will be set up for them 00:11:53.059 --> 00:11:55.059 pulpits of light, 00:11:55.059 --> 00:11:57.059 pulpits of pearl, 00:11:57.059 --> 00:11:59.059 pulpits of chrysolite, 00:11:59.059 --> 00:12:01.059 pulpits of gold, 00:12:01.059 --> 00:12:03.059 and pulpits of silver. 00:12:03.059 --> 00:12:05.059 The lowest of them— 00:12:05.059 --> 00:12:07.059 and far be it from them that there should be among them 00:12:07.059 --> 00:12:09.059 anyone of low status—will sit upon mounds 00:12:09.059 --> 00:12:11.059 of musk, 00:12:11.059 --> 00:12:13.059 and they will not feel that those on the pulpits 00:12:13.059 --> 00:12:15.059 are above them in gifts. 00:12:15.059 --> 00:12:17.059 Until, when they are settled 00:12:17.059 --> 00:12:19.059 in their seats 00:12:19.059 --> 00:12:21.059 and their places are secure, 00:12:21.059 --> 00:12:23.059 the caller will call out, 00:12:23.059 --> 00:12:25.059 "O people of Paradise, 00:12:25.059 --> 00:12:27.059 you have a promise from Allah 00:12:27.059 --> 00:12:29.059 that He wishes 00:12:29.059 --> 00:12:31.120 to fulfill for you." 00:12:31.120 --> 00:12:33.120 They will say, "What is it? 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:35.120 Has He not whitened our faces, 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:37.120 weighed down our scales, 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:39.120 admitted us into Paradise, 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:41.120 and distanced us from 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:43.179 the Fire?" 00:12:43.179 --> 00:12:45.179 While they are in that state, 00:12:45.179 --> 00:12:47.179 a light will shine upon them, 00:12:47.179 --> 00:12:49.179 for which Paradise will glow. 00:12:49.179 --> 00:12:51.179 They will raise their heads, 00:12:51.179 --> 00:12:53.179 and there is the Almighty, Majestic is He, 00:12:53.179 --> 00:12:55.179 looking down upon them from above. 00:12:55.179 --> 00:12:57.179 He will say, "O people of Paradise, 00:12:57.179 --> 00:12:59.179 peace be upon you." 00:12:59.179 --> 00:13:01.179 This greeting will be answered with nothing 00:13:01.179 --> 00:13:03.179 better 00:13:03.179 --> 00:13:05.279 than their saying, 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:07.279 "O Allah, You are Peace, 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:09.279 and from You is peace. 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:11.279 Blessed are You, O Possessor of 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:13.279 Majesty and Honor." 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:15.279 Then the Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, will manifest to them, 00:13:15.279 --> 00:13:17.470 smiling at them, 00:13:17.470 --> 00:13:19.470 and He will say, 00:13:19.470 --> 00:13:21.470 "O people of Paradise!" 00:13:21.470 --> 00:13:23.470 The first thing they will hear 00:13:23.470 --> 00:13:25.539 from Him, 00:13:25.539 --> 00:13:27.539 Exalted is He, 00:13:27.539 --> 00:13:29.539 will be, 00:13:29.539 --> 00:13:31.539 "Where are My servants who 00:13:31.539 --> 00:13:33.539 obeyed Me in the unseen 00:13:33.539 --> 00:13:35.539 and did not see Me? 00:13:35.539 --> 00:13:37.539 This is the Day of Increase." 00:13:37.539 --> 00:13:39.659 They will agree upon 00:13:39.659 --> 00:13:41.659 one word: 00:13:41.659 --> 00:13:43.659 "We are pleased, 00:13:43.659 --> 00:13:45.659 so be pleased with us." 00:13:45.659 --> 00:13:47.659 He will say, 00:13:47.659 --> 00:13:49.659 "O people of Paradise, 00:13:49.659 --> 00:13:51.659 I am pleased with you. 00:13:51.659 --> 00:13:53.659 I did not settle you in My Paradise— 00:13:53.659 --> 00:13:55.659 this is the Day of Increase— 00:13:55.659 --> 00:13:57.659 except to ask of Me." 00:13:57.659 --> 00:13:59.659 They will agree upon one word: 00:13:59.659 --> 00:14:01.659 "Show us Your Face, 00:14:01.659 --> 00:14:03.659 that we may look upon it." 00:14:03.659 --> 00:14:05.950 So the Lord, 00:14:05.950 --> 00:14:07.950 Majestic is His Majesty, will remove the veils 00:14:07.950 --> 00:14:09.950 and manifest to them, 00:14:09.950 --> 00:14:11.950 and there will cover them of His light 00:14:11.950 --> 00:14:13.950 that which, had Allah, 00:14:13.950 --> 00:14:15.950 Exalted is He, not decreed 00:14:15.950 --> 00:14:17.950 So that they are not consumed, 00:14:17.950 --> 00:14:20.399 and there remains in that 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:22.399 gathering no one 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:24.399 but that their Lord, 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:26.460 Exalted is He, addresses them directly, 00:14:26.460 --> 00:14:28.460 to the point that He says, "O 00:14:28.460 --> 00:14:30.460 so-and-so, do you remember 00:14:30.460 --> 00:14:32.460 the day you did such-and-such?" 00:14:32.460 --> 00:14:34.460 reminding him of some 00:14:34.460 --> 00:14:36.460 of his betrayals in the worldly life. 00:14:36.460 --> 00:14:38.460 He will say, "O 00:14:38.460 --> 00:14:40.460 my Lord, did You not forgive me?" 00:14:40.460 --> 00:14:42.460 He will reply, "Indeed, 00:14:42.460 --> 00:14:44.460 it is by My forgiveness 00:14:44.460 --> 00:14:46.460 that you have reached this station of yours." 00:14:46.460 --> 00:14:48.529 Oh, the delight of the ears 00:14:48.529 --> 00:14:50.529 at that discourse, 00:14:50.529 --> 00:14:52.529 and oh, the joy of the eyes 00:14:52.529 --> 00:14:54.529 of the righteous as they gaze 00:14:54.529 --> 00:14:56.529 upon the Noble Countenance 00:14:56.529 --> 00:14:58.529 in the abode of the Hereafter. 00:14:58.529 --> 00:15:00.529 And oh, the humiliation of those returning 00:15:00.529 --> 00:15:02.590 with a losing bargain. 00:15:02.590 --> 00:15:04.590 [Some] faces that Day 00:15:04.590 --> 00:15:06.590 will be radiant, 00:15:06.590 --> 00:15:08.590 looking toward their Lord. 00:15:08.590 --> 00:15:10.590 And [some] faces 00:15:10.590 --> 00:15:12.590 that Day 00:15:12.590 --> 00:15:14.590 will be contorted, 00:15:14.590 --> 00:15:16.590 expecting that there will be done to them 00:15:16.590 --> 00:15:19.649 something back-breaking. 00:15:19.649 --> 00:15:21.649 So hasten to the Gardens of Eden, 00:15:21.649 --> 00:15:23.649 for they are 00:15:23.649 --> 00:15:25.649 our original homes, 00:15:25.649 --> 00:15:27.649 and therein is our encampment. 00:15:27.649 --> 00:15:29.649 But we are captives of 00:15:29.649 --> 00:15:31.649 the enemy; so do you think 00:15:31.649 --> 00:15:33.649 we shall return to our 00:15:33.649 --> 00:15:35.649 homelands and be safe? 00:15:35.649 --> 00:15:38.129 O Allah, we 00:15:38.129 --> 00:15:40.129 ask You for Paradise and its bliss, 00:15:40.129 --> 00:15:42.129 and we ask You for the highest 00:15:42.129 --> 00:15:44.129 level of Paradise, 00:15:44.129 --> 00:15:46.129 without reckoning 00:15:46.129 --> 00:15:48.159 or punishment. 00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:50.259 O Allah, amen. 00:15:50.259 --> 00:15:52.259 And the journey has a continuation; 00:15:52.259 --> 00:15:54.259 it is 00:15:54.259 --> 00:15:59.549 Paradise.