1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,919 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:02,919 --> 00:00:06,540 The Echo of the Pulpits. 3 00:00:06,540 --> 00:00:09,500 It persists, then passes. 4 00:00:09,500 --> 00:00:12,449 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh 5 00:00:12,449 --> 00:00:14,970 Khalid Ibn 'Abdullah al-Hammudi, 6 00:00:14,970 --> 00:00:16,449 may Allah preserve him. 7 00:00:16,449 --> 00:00:24,320 To Allah, the Finder, the Glorious, the Accepter of Repentance, 8 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,440 The Forbearing, the Generous, the Bestower. 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:31,440 “The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Stern in punishment, the Bountiful. There is no Allah save Him. Unto Him is the journeying.” (40:3) 10 00:00:31,820 --> 00:00:35,939 “The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Stern in punishment, the Bountiful. There is no Allah save Him. Unto Him is the journeying.” (40:3) 11 00:00:35,939 --> 00:00:42,280 I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, alone, with no partner. 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:47,590 “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) 13 00:00:47,590 --> 00:00:51,429 He hears all voices, however faint. 14 00:00:51,429 --> 00:00:54,829 He fulfills all needs, however great. 15 00:00:54,829 --> 00:00:58,390 He answers all supplications, however burdensome. 16 00:00:58,390 --> 00:01:01,909 He forgives all slips, however numerous. 17 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:04,469 Exalted is He, and praised. 18 00:01:04,469 --> 00:01:11,310 I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, 19 00:01:11,310 --> 00:01:14,269 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 20 00:01:14,269 --> 00:01:18,379 The most radiant and beautiful of people from a distance, 21 00:01:18,379 --> 00:01:21,209 and the most handsome of them from up close. 22 00:01:21,209 --> 00:01:25,250 No eye finds him repulsive due to excessive height, 23 00:01:25,250 --> 00:01:29,769 nor does any eye dismiss him due to shortness. 24 00:01:29,930 --> 00:01:32,769 The most handsome of people in appearance, 25 00:01:32,769 --> 00:01:35,609 and the most well-proportioned in stature. 26 00:01:35,609 --> 00:01:38,810 When he spoke, his words were heeded, 27 00:01:38,810 --> 00:01:42,170 and when he commanded, his command was hastened. 28 00:01:42,170 --> 00:01:45,890 A light that dawned upon life, merciful, 29 00:01:45,890 --> 00:01:49,569 and from his palm, peace flowed abundantly. 30 00:01:49,569 --> 00:01:55,450 The world has never known a great one like him; invoke peace and blessings upon him. 31 00:01:55,450 --> 00:01:58,609 O Allah, send peace, blessings, and increase, 32 00:01:58,870 --> 00:02:03,430 upon Your servant, Messenger, Prophet, and beloved, Muhammad, 33 00:02:03,430 --> 00:02:05,829 and upon his family and his Companions, 34 00:02:05,829 --> 00:02:07,950 and those who are guided by his guidance, 35 00:02:07,950 --> 00:02:11,710 and follow his Sunnah, and tread in his footsteps, 36 00:02:11,710 --> 00:02:15,430 and grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 37 00:02:15,430 --> 00:02:19,830 To proceed: O servants of Allah, I advise you and myself to fear Allah, 38 00:02:19,830 --> 00:02:25,509 “O ye who believe! Guard your duty to Allah, and speak words straight to the point;” (33:70) 39 00:02:25,509 --> 00:02:28,069 that He may rectify your deeds for you, 40 00:02:28,110 --> 00:02:30,990 and forgive you your sins. 41 00:02:30,990 --> 00:02:36,139 “He will adjust your works for you and will forgive you your sins. Whosoever obeyeth Allah and His messenger, he verily hath gained a signal victory.” (33:71) 42 00:02:36,139 --> 00:02:38,460 O community of believers, 43 00:02:38,460 --> 00:02:42,379 the son of Adam is surrounded by many enemies, 44 00:02:42,379 --> 00:02:45,460 from the devils of mankind and the jinn. 45 00:02:45,460 --> 00:02:50,139 They make the ugly appear beautiful, and the beautiful appear ugly. 46 00:02:50,139 --> 00:02:54,900 Joining them are the soul that incites to evil and base desires, 47 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:57,460 calling him toward lusts, 48 00:02:57,500 --> 00:03:01,340 and leading him into the abysses of destruction, 49 00:03:01,340 --> 00:03:04,520 so that he may descend into the depths of sin. 50 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,400 Accompanying this, for the believer, 51 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:12,479 is distress, constriction, and a feeling of guilt and sin. 52 00:03:12,479 --> 00:03:15,960 Then comes the mercy of Allah, the All-Knowing, the Wise, 53 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,199 the Kind, the Merciful, 54 00:03:18,199 --> 00:03:20,639 the Subtle, the All-Aware, 55 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:24,240 He who has opened the doors of repentance for His servants, 56 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,080 and guided them to seek forgiveness, 57 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:32,280 and made their righteous deeds a means of expiation, 58 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,599 and their trials a means of purification. 59 00:03:35,599 --> 00:03:39,259 Indeed, He, glory be to Him, by His grace and generosity, 60 00:03:39,259 --> 00:03:43,060 replaces the evil deeds of the repentant with good deeds. 61 00:03:43,060 --> 00:03:44,860 He, glory be to Him, said: 62 00:03:44,860 --> 00:03:48,419 “And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray.” (4:27) 63 00:03:48,419 --> 00:03:51,979 “And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray.” (4:27) 64 00:03:51,979 --> 00:03:55,340 “And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray.” (4:27) 65 00:03:55,379 --> 00:03:58,819 “Allah would make the burden light for you, for man was created weak.” (4:28) 66 00:03:58,819 --> 00:04:02,259 "And mankind was created weak." 67 00:04:02,259 --> 00:04:06,379 Allah has indeed placed in repentance a secure sanctuary, 68 00:04:06,379 --> 00:04:08,860 and a fortified refuge, 69 00:04:08,860 --> 00:04:12,259 which the sinner enters, acknowledging his sin, 70 00:04:12,259 --> 00:04:14,620 hoping in his Lord, 71 00:04:14,620 --> 00:04:17,459 remorseful for his actions, 72 00:04:17,459 --> 00:04:20,300 and not persisting in his transgression. 73 00:04:20,300 --> 00:04:22,899 He seeks protection in the sanctuary of seeking forgiveness, 74 00:04:22,939 --> 00:04:25,699 and follows up an evil deed with a good one, 75 00:04:25,699 --> 00:04:28,620 so Allah expiates his sins for him, 76 00:04:28,620 --> 00:04:31,259 and raises his ranks. 77 00:04:31,259 --> 00:04:35,300 Allah has opened His doors to all the repentant. 78 00:04:35,300 --> 00:04:37,740 He extends His hand by night, 79 00:04:37,740 --> 00:04:40,220 so that the sinner of the day may repent, 80 00:04:40,220 --> 00:04:42,740 and He extends His hand by day, 81 00:04:42,740 --> 00:04:45,019 so that the sinner of the night may repent. 82 00:04:45,019 --> 00:04:48,139 He, glory be to Him, said in the hadith qudsi: 83 00:04:48,139 --> 00:04:49,860 "O My servants, 84 00:04:49,899 --> 00:04:53,300 you commit sins by night and by day, 85 00:04:53,300 --> 00:04:56,420 and I forgive all sins, 86 00:04:56,420 --> 00:05:02,379 so seek My forgiveness, and I will forgive you." 87 00:05:02,379 --> 00:05:04,220 And He, glory be to Him, says: 88 00:05:04,220 --> 00:05:06,339 "And whoever does a wrong 89 00:05:06,339 --> 00:05:08,620 or wrongs himself 90 00:05:08,620 --> 00:05:13,779 but then seeks forgiveness of Allah..." 91 00:05:13,779 --> 00:05:17,180 “Yet whoso doeth evil or wrongeth his own soul, then seeketh pardon of Allah, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.” (4:110) 92 00:05:17,180 --> 00:05:18,980 O noble ones, 93 00:05:18,980 --> 00:05:24,379 whoever thinks that a sin is too great for the pardon of Allah, 94 00:05:24,379 --> 00:05:27,779 has thought an evil thought about his Lord. 95 00:05:27,779 --> 00:05:32,540 How many a servant was excessive against himself in disobedience, 96 00:05:32,540 --> 00:05:34,860 far from the obedience of Allah, 97 00:05:34,860 --> 00:05:38,220 then Allah bestowed upon him repentance, 98 00:05:38,220 --> 00:05:40,259 which wiped away what had passed, 99 00:05:40,259 --> 00:05:42,579 and he became a worshiper of Allah, 100 00:05:42,579 --> 00:05:45,180 of good character toward the servants of Allah, 101 00:05:45,180 --> 00:05:47,420 and became one of the people of the mosques, 102 00:05:47,459 --> 00:05:50,939 devout to Allah, prostrating and standing, 103 00:05:50,939 --> 00:05:52,819 fearing the Hereafter, 104 00:05:52,819 --> 00:05:54,860 and hoping for the mercy of his Lord. 105 00:05:54,860 --> 00:05:57,579 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 106 00:05:57,579 --> 00:06:00,139 "Every son of Adam is a sinner, 107 00:06:00,139 --> 00:06:03,060 and the best of sinners are the repentant." 108 00:06:03,060 --> 00:06:05,540 Who is there who has not erred? 109 00:06:05,540 --> 00:06:07,860 And who possesses only goodness? 110 00:06:07,860 --> 00:06:10,060 Therefore, O servants of Allah, 111 00:06:10,060 --> 00:06:13,500 whoever has been stained by the filth of sins, 112 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:17,699 let him hasten to wash it with the water of repentance and seeking forgiveness, 113 00:06:17,699 --> 00:06:20,420 for Allah loves the repentant, 114 00:06:20,420 --> 00:06:22,699 and He loves those who purify themselves. 115 00:06:22,699 --> 00:06:24,500 It is narrated in the two Sahihs, 116 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:27,459 from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), 117 00:06:27,459 --> 00:06:31,379 from the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said: 118 00:06:31,379 --> 00:06:35,259 "If a servant commits a sin, 119 00:06:35,259 --> 00:06:38,339 and says: 'O Lord, I have committed a sin, 120 00:06:38,339 --> 00:06:39,699 so forgive me,' 121 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:41,300 then Allah says: 122 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:42,980 'My servant has known 123 00:06:42,980 --> 00:06:45,699 that he has a Lord who forgives the sin, 124 00:06:45,699 --> 00:06:47,540 and holds accountable for the sin. 125 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:51,420 I have forgiven My servant.'" 126 00:06:51,420 --> 00:06:54,420 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked 127 00:06:54,420 --> 00:06:56,420 about the servant who sins. 128 00:06:56,420 --> 00:06:59,019 He said: "He seeks forgiveness from Allah and repents." 129 00:06:59,019 --> 00:07:00,819 It was said: "What if he returns to it?" 130 00:07:00,819 --> 00:07:03,420 He said: "He seeks forgiveness from Allah and repents." 131 00:07:03,420 --> 00:07:05,220 It was said: "What if he returns to it?" 132 00:07:05,220 --> 00:07:08,060 He said: "He seeks forgiveness from Allah and repents." 133 00:07:08,060 --> 00:07:09,899 It was said: "Until when?" 134 00:07:09,939 --> 00:07:13,339 He said: "Until the devil is the one who is defeated." 135 00:07:13,339 --> 00:07:16,339 And it was said to al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him): 136 00:07:16,339 --> 00:07:19,019 "Does one of us not feel ashamed before his Lord? 137 00:07:19,019 --> 00:07:21,019 He seeks forgiveness for his sins, 138 00:07:21,019 --> 00:07:22,300 then returns to them, 139 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:24,860 then seeks forgiveness, then returns?" 140 00:07:24,860 --> 00:07:27,660 He said: "The devil would love 141 00:07:27,660 --> 00:07:30,139 if he could achieve this over you, 142 00:07:30,139 --> 00:07:32,860 so do not grow weary of seeking forgiveness." 143 00:07:32,860 --> 00:07:35,819 Indeed, sincere repentance, O servants of Allah, 144 00:07:35,819 --> 00:07:37,500 wipes away sins, 145 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:38,980 no matter how great they are, 146 00:07:39,019 --> 00:07:41,420 even disbelief and polytheism. 147 00:07:41,420 --> 00:07:43,620 I do not forget that man 148 00:07:43,620 --> 00:07:45,899 who was a Christian, 149 00:07:45,899 --> 00:07:47,300 then embraced Islam. 150 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:49,100 He came to visit me 151 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:51,699 after several years had passed, 152 00:07:51,699 --> 00:07:53,420 and he kept weeping, 153 00:07:53,420 --> 00:07:55,819 weeping bitterly. 154 00:07:55,819 --> 00:07:58,100 I said to him: "What is it that makes you weep? 155 00:07:58,100 --> 00:07:59,699 What has happened to you?" 156 00:07:59,699 --> 00:08:01,540 He asked me a question. 157 00:08:01,540 --> 00:08:04,100 He said: "I want to know, 158 00:08:04,100 --> 00:08:06,220 will Allah forgive me?" 159 00:08:06,220 --> 00:08:07,899 I said: "I seek refuge in Allah! 160 00:08:07,939 --> 00:08:09,300 What happened?" 161 00:08:09,300 --> 00:08:11,259 He said: "I was a Christian, 162 00:08:11,259 --> 00:08:13,500 hating Islam and its people, 163 00:08:13,500 --> 00:08:16,420 and I was in a large square 164 00:08:16,420 --> 00:08:18,220 filled with people. 165 00:08:18,220 --> 00:08:20,579 I held the Gospel in my hand, 166 00:08:20,579 --> 00:08:23,259 and I trampled the Qur'an with my feet." 167 00:08:23,259 --> 00:08:24,860 Then he kept weeping. 168 00:08:24,860 --> 00:08:27,699 He said: "Until my Lord guided me to Islam, 169 00:08:27,699 --> 00:08:29,300 then I came for Hajj. 170 00:08:29,300 --> 00:08:31,339 Will Allah forgive me?" 171 00:08:31,339 --> 00:08:33,179 I said to him: "O my brother, 172 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:34,539 take it easy. 173 00:08:34,539 --> 00:08:37,100 Indeed, Allah (the Almighty and Majestic) says: 174 00:08:37,139 --> 00:08:39,100 'Say to those who have disbelieved, 175 00:08:39,100 --> 00:08:40,580 if they cease...'" 176 00:08:40,580 --> 00:08:42,980 “Tell those who disbelieve that if they cease (from persecution of believers) that which is past will be forgiven them; but if they return (thereto) then the example of the men of old hath already gone (before them, for a warning).” (8:38) 177 00:08:42,980 --> 00:08:45,019 So I hope that Allah (the Almighty and Majestic) 178 00:08:45,019 --> 00:08:47,059 will forgive us all, 179 00:08:47,059 --> 00:08:48,820 and accept our repentance, 180 00:08:48,820 --> 00:08:50,820 and grant us a good ending, 181 00:08:50,820 --> 00:08:53,139 and adorn us with His covering, 182 00:08:53,139 --> 00:08:56,899 and place beneath that covering a righteous deed that He is pleased with. 183 00:08:56,899 --> 00:08:58,500 O Allah, Amen. 184 00:08:58,500 --> 00:09:01,259 May Allah bless me and you with the Great Qur'an, 185 00:09:01,259 --> 00:09:05,139 and benefit me and you with the verses and the wise reminder it contains. 186 00:09:05,179 --> 00:09:06,379 I say what you hear, 187 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:07,860 and I ask Allah for forgiveness for me and for you. 188 00:09:07,860 --> 00:09:09,100 So seek His forgiveness, 189 00:09:09,100 --> 00:09:13,289 for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 190 00:09:13,289 --> 00:09:15,610 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 191 00:09:15,610 --> 00:09:17,649 and the outcome is for the righteous. 192 00:09:17,649 --> 00:09:20,169 I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah alone, 193 00:09:20,169 --> 00:09:22,649 with no partner, the Judge of the Day of Judgment. 194 00:09:22,649 --> 00:09:26,970 And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, the truthful, the trustworthy. 195 00:09:26,970 --> 00:09:30,690 May Allah send blessings upon him, his family, and all his companions. 196 00:09:30,690 --> 00:09:32,960 To proceed, O servants of Allah, 197 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,320 know, O noble ones, 198 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,279 that among people are those deceived by long hopes, 199 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:42,080 or the outlook of youth and health, 200 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,000 and the flower of worldly pleasure, 201 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:45,960 and the abundance of blessings, 202 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,080 so he proceeds to commit sin, 203 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,279 and procrastinates in repentance, 204 00:09:50,279 --> 00:09:52,559 not thinking of the consequence, 205 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,559 nor fearing an evil ending. 206 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:59,360 This, by Allah, is one who has deceived none but himself, 207 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,559 and death comes suddenly. 208 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,720 A reminder: a man from the nobles of Basra, 209 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,440 and its wealthy men, 210 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,480 He purchased a slave girl of great value. 211 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,399 Her name was Hisn. 212 00:10:13,399 --> 00:10:17,120 She was skilled in singing and dancing. 213 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:18,960 And she played the lute. 214 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:20,879 He boarded a ship with her, 215 00:10:20,879 --> 00:10:22,960 sailing down toward Basra. 216 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,039 When the ship was in the deep sea, 217 00:10:26,039 --> 00:10:27,480 and night had fallen, 218 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,039 and the wind had calmed, 219 00:10:29,039 --> 00:10:31,159 he climbed onto the deck of the ship. 220 00:10:31,159 --> 00:10:33,120 He stood up and served wine 221 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:34,840 to the people on the ship. 222 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:36,639 He said to his slave girl, 223 00:10:36,639 --> 00:10:39,080 "Sing for us and dance." 224 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,200 There was on the deck of the ship 225 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,000 a righteous young man with a beautiful voice, 226 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,360 who had memorized the entire Qur'an. 227 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:47,559 He passed by him, 228 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:48,960 and he was listening, 229 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,720 having been overcome by the wine and the intoxication. 230 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:53,080 The man said, 231 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,960 "O young woman, 232 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,200 have you ever heard anything better than this?" 233 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,840 —referring to the dancing and singing. 234 00:10:59,879 --> 00:11:01,240 The young woman replied, 235 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,120 "Yes, 236 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,120 I have heard something better than this." 237 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:05,159 He asked, 238 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:07,039 "What is better than this?" 239 00:11:07,039 --> 00:11:08,840 Then he said to his slave girl, 240 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:09,960 "O Hisn, 241 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:11,080 be silent. 242 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:12,960 Let us hear what is 243 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,519 better than singing and music." 244 00:11:15,519 --> 00:11:16,840 The young woman spoke. 245 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,679 The man said to the young woman, 246 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,320 "Come, let us hear it." 247 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,120 The young woman immediately, 248 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,159 and in a loud, beautiful voice, 249 00:11:24,159 --> 00:11:25,759 recited the words of Allah: 250 00:11:25,759 --> 00:11:28,240 “Hast thou not seen those unto whom it was said: Withhold your hands, establish worship and pay the poordue, but when fighting was prescribed for them behold! a party of them fear mankind even as their fear of Allah or with greater fear, and say: Our Lord! Why hast Thou ordained fighting for us? If only Thou wouldst give us respite yet a while! Say (unto them, O Muhammad): The comfort of this world is scant; the Hereafter will be better for him who wardeth off (evil); and ye will not be wronged the down upon a date-stone.” (4:77) 251 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:29,639 "And the Hereafter 252 00:11:29,639 --> 00:11:31,600 is better for those who fear Allah, 253 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,799 and you will not be wronged [even as much as] a thread." 254 00:11:33,799 --> 00:11:35,519 "Wherever you may be, 255 00:11:35,519 --> 00:11:37,279 death will overtake you." 256 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:40,360 “Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say (unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not nigh to understand a happening?” (4:78) 257 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:41,919 The verse made 258 00:11:41,919 --> 00:11:44,639 a profound impact on the man's heart. 259 00:11:44,639 --> 00:11:46,120 His heart was broken, 260 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:47,519 his hand trembled, 261 00:11:47,519 --> 00:11:49,399 and he poured the wine into the water. 262 00:11:49,399 --> 00:11:50,840 He said, "I bear witness 263 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,519 that this is better than what I was engaged in. 264 00:11:53,519 --> 00:11:54,600 I hear, 265 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,039 I hear something better, 266 00:11:56,039 --> 00:11:57,799 and indeed I have heard something better. 267 00:11:57,799 --> 00:12:00,240 I have heard something better than what I was in." 268 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,440 Then he said, 269 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,720 "Is there anything else, O young woman?" 270 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:04,919 She said, "Yes." 271 00:12:04,919 --> 00:12:06,720 And she immediately recited, 272 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,919 in a loud and beautiful voice, 273 00:12:08,919 --> 00:12:10,399 the words of Allah: 274 00:12:10,399 --> 00:12:12,519 “Say: (It is) the truth from the Lord of you (all). Then whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve. Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers Fire. Its tent encloseth them. If they ask for showers, they will be showered with water like to molten lead which burneth the faces. Calamitous the drink and ill the resting-place!” (18:29) 275 00:12:12,519 --> 00:12:14,519 "So whoever wills—let him believe; 276 00:12:14,519 --> 00:12:16,559 and whoever wills—let him disbelieve. 277 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:19,000 Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers 278 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,279 a fire whose walls will surround them. 279 00:12:22,279 --> 00:12:23,799 And if they call for relief, 280 00:12:23,799 --> 00:12:25,639 they will be relieved with water like molten copper, 281 00:12:25,639 --> 00:12:27,120 which will scald [their] faces. 282 00:12:27,159 --> 00:12:30,360 Wretched is the drink, 283 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,320 and evil is the resting place." 284 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:33,759 The man shuddered, 285 00:12:33,759 --> 00:12:35,600 and he smashed all the wine, 286 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,159 throwing it into the sea. 287 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:38,440 He broke the lute, 288 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,039 and said to the slave girl, 289 00:12:40,039 --> 00:12:41,919 "Repentance, repentance! 290 00:12:41,919 --> 00:12:43,919 Go, for you are free." 291 00:12:43,919 --> 00:12:46,120 He withdrew to a corner of the ship's deck, 292 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:47,440 repeating, 293 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,799 "I seek forgiveness from Allah. 294 00:12:50,799 --> 00:12:53,519 This is better than what I was in. 295 00:12:53,519 --> 00:12:55,039 I seek forgiveness from Allah. 296 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,720 This is better than what I was in." 297 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:58,919 Then he said, 298 00:12:58,919 --> 00:13:00,320 "O young woman, 299 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,360 is there a way out for someone like me?" 300 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,279 When she saw that he was broken, 301 00:13:05,279 --> 00:13:07,960 she recited to him the words of the Almighty: 302 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,720 “Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53) 303 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,440 “Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53) 304 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,519 “Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53) 305 00:13:17,519 --> 00:13:20,120 "Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." 306 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:22,679 The man began to tremble and say, 307 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,960 "I bear witness that He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 308 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,240 I bear witness that He is the Forgiving, the Merciful." 309 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,399 Then he pronounced the testimony of faith and died. 310 00:13:31,399 --> 00:13:33,440 He died on the deck of the ship. 311 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,360 Habib Ibn Sa'id says, 312 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,960 "We truly hoped for his salvation; 313 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,480 he died repentant, 314 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:41,759 seeking forgiveness, 315 00:13:41,759 --> 00:13:43,759 remorseful and broken." 316 00:13:43,759 --> 00:13:46,639 Ibn al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned this. 317 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:48,120 So, O servants of Allah, 318 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:49,799 repentance, repentance! 319 00:13:49,799 --> 00:13:51,480 And return, return! 320 00:13:51,519 --> 00:13:52,879 The Almighty said: 321 00:13:52,879 --> 00:13:57,080 “Say: Each one doth according to his rule of conduct, and thy Lord is Best Aware of him whose way is right.” (17:84) 322 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:58,720 And the way of Allah is 323 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,919 pardon, forgiveness, and mercy, 324 00:14:01,919 --> 00:14:03,440 and the acceptance of repentance. 325 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,679 So do not hesitate, O servant of Allah, 326 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,440 to return to Allah, 327 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:09,480 no matter how great your sins have become. 328 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,039 For He who shielded you under the roof of disobedience 329 00:14:13,039 --> 00:14:16,960 will not abandon you under the wing of repentance. 330 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,679 O Lord, accept our repentance, 331 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,360 and treat us as You are worthy of being treated. 332 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:24,279 You are the Lord of righteousness and the Lord of forgiveness. 333 00:14:24,279 --> 00:14:26,399 O You who know the secrets we hide, 334 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:28,919 do not expose our faults. 335 00:14:28,919 --> 00:14:31,080 Grant us well-being and pardon us. 336 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,240 And be with us wherever we are. 337 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,039 O Allah, accept our repentance. 338 00:14:35,039 --> 00:14:36,799 O Allah, accept our repentance. 339 00:14:36,799 --> 00:14:38,480 O Allah, accept our repentance. 340 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,480 Grant us well-being and pardon us. 341 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,039 O Allah, grant us repentance before death, 342 00:14:43,039 --> 00:14:44,840 the testimony of faith at the time of death, 343 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,320 and Paradise and bliss after death. 344 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,320 O Allah, make us among those who, when they sin, seek forgiveness, 345 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:52,919 when they are tested, show patience, 346 00:14:52,919 --> 00:14:55,120 and when they are blessed, show gratitude. 347 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,840 O Allah, rectify our intentions and our offspring. 348 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,000 O Allah, grant us well-being and pardon us. 349 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,960 Grant us pardon and well-being, 350 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,919 and lasting protection 351 00:15:03,919 --> 00:15:06,120 in our religion, our worldly life, and the Hereafter. 352 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,039 O Allah, just as You have gathered us upon these carpets, 353 00:15:09,039 --> 00:15:10,720 gather us beneath Your Throne, 354 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:12,360 as loving brothers, 355 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,799 facing one another on thrones of dignity. 356 00:15:14,799 --> 00:15:17,840 O Allah, we ask You for Your pleasure and Paradise, 357 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,799 and we seek refuge in You from Your wrath and the Fire. 358 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,799 O Allah, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, 359 00:15:22,799 --> 00:15:25,200 do not expose us before Your creation in this world, 360 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,440 nor in the Hereafter. 361 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,519 O Allah, You know our faults, so conceal them. 362 00:15:29,519 --> 00:15:32,759 O Allah, You know our faults, so conceal them. 363 00:15:32,759 --> 00:15:36,200 O Allah, You know our faults, so conceal them. 364 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,480 You know our needs, so fulfill them. 365 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:41,799 You know our deeds, so accept them. 366 00:15:41,799 --> 00:15:43,960 O Allah, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, 367 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,200 O Allah, grant us security in our homelands, 368 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,000 and rectify our leaders and those in authority over us. 369 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,000 Support our leader with the truth. 370 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,000 O Allah, grant victory to our soldiers on the borders, 371 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,000 and grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere. 372 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,000 O Allah, rectify the situation of our brothers in Sudan, 373 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,000 and above every land and beneath every sky. 374 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,000 Grant victory to our brothers in Palestine. 375 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,000 O Allah, grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere. 376 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,000 Our Lord, we have called upon You as You commanded us, 377 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,000 so answer us as You have promised us. 378 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,000 We love You, so do not withhold Your bounty from us because of our sins. 379 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,000 O Allah, send peace and blessings upon our master Muhammad, 380 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 and upon all his family and companions. 381 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,000 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.