WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.919 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:05.009 --> 00:00:09.169 It is Paradise. 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:19.760 The women of Paradise. 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:26.500 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:00:26.500 --> 00:00:29.699 And may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad. 00:00:29.699 --> 00:00:32.659 And upon all his family and companions. 00:00:32.659 --> 00:00:34.259 To proceed: 00:00:34.259 --> 00:00:36.420 O people of Paradise, 00:00:36.420 --> 00:00:38.420 When you enter Paradise, 00:00:38.420 --> 00:00:41.859 And your wives from the worldly life were righteous, 00:00:42.020 --> 00:00:46.020 Then they shall be your wives in Paradise as well. 00:00:46.020 --> 00:00:49.070 For Allah, the Exalted, has informed us, saying: 00:00:49.070 --> 00:00:57.630 “Gardens of Eden which they enter, along with all who do right of their fathers and their helpmeets and their seed. The angels enter unto them from every gate,” (13:23) 00:00:57.630 --> 00:01:00.270 When they enter it with you, 00:01:00.270 --> 00:01:02.270 That which is within them shall be transformed, 00:01:02.270 --> 00:01:04.829 Just as is the case with the men. 00:01:04.829 --> 00:01:06.829 Everyone shall be transformed, 00:01:06.829 --> 00:01:10.030 To be fit for entry into Paradise. 00:01:10.989 --> 00:01:15.870 Among the transformations that occur to them in Paradise upon entering, 00:01:15.870 --> 00:01:19.629 Is that they shall be young virgins, 00:01:19.629 --> 00:01:22.670 All of them of the same age. 00:01:22.670 --> 00:01:26.430 There is no old woman or widow in Paradise. 00:01:26.430 --> 00:01:28.590 For Allah, the Exalted, has informed us 00:01:28.590 --> 00:01:31.870 That He restores them to the age of youth, 00:01:31.870 --> 00:01:35.340 At the age of thirty-three years. 00:01:35.420 --> 00:01:42.060 Have you not heard the report of the old woman who came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: 00:01:42.060 --> 00:01:43.739 "O Messenger of Allah, 00:01:43.739 --> 00:01:46.939 Pray to Allah that He admits me into Paradise." 00:01:46.939 --> 00:01:48.219 He replied: 00:01:48.219 --> 00:01:49.980 "O mother of so-and-so, 00:01:49.980 --> 00:01:53.420 Paradise is not entered by an old woman." 00:01:53.420 --> 00:01:55.420 She turned away weeping, 00:01:55.420 --> 00:01:56.780 So he said: 00:01:56.780 --> 00:01:58.060 "Tell her 00:01:58.060 --> 00:02:01.420 That she will not enter it while she is old." 00:02:01.420 --> 00:02:04.060 For Allah, the Exalted, says: 00:02:04.140 --> 00:02:09.259 ﴾Indeed, We have produced them in a [new] creation﴿ 00:02:09.259 --> 00:02:12.300 ﴾And made them virgins,﴿ 00:02:12.300 --> 00:02:14.819 ﴾Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age.﴿ 00:02:14.819 --> 00:02:20.020 Meaning: We have created them in a creation other than the one that existed in the worldly life. 00:02:20.020 --> 00:02:24.370 This is a perfect creation that is not subject to decay. 00:02:24.370 --> 00:02:29.919 "And made them virgins," meaning both the young and the old among them. 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:35.120 The description of virginity is inherent to them in all circumstances. 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:38.879 Every time her husband comes to her, he finds her a virgin. 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:43.840 "Devoted" (uruban), affectionate to her husband through the beauty of her speech, 00:02:43.840 --> 00:02:46.639 And the beauty of her appearance and her coquetry, 00:02:46.639 --> 00:02:49.819 And her beauty and her playfulness. 00:02:49.819 --> 00:02:53.740 Among the changes that occur to the women of Paradise 00:02:53.740 --> 00:02:56.939 Is that jealousy is removed from their hearts. 00:02:57.099 --> 00:03:01.500 They are harmonious, pleased, and pleasing. 00:03:01.500 --> 00:03:04.460 They do not grieve, nor are they grieved. 00:03:04.460 --> 00:03:08.800 They are the joy of the souls and the coolness of the eyes. 00:03:08.800 --> 00:03:15.280 Every man among the people of Paradise has two wives from the women of the world, or more. 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:17.979 This is in addition to the Houris. 00:03:17.979 --> 00:03:22.300 For the Prophet (peace be upon him) informed us, saying: 00:03:22.300 --> 00:03:27.900 "A man among them shall enter upon seventy-two of those whom Allah creates, 00:03:27.900 --> 00:03:30.620 And two from the daughters of Adam. 00:03:30.620 --> 00:03:33.900 They have a superiority over those whom Allah creates, 00:03:33.900 --> 00:03:37.650 Due to their worship of Allah in the worldly life." 00:03:37.650 --> 00:03:42.849 Thus, the women of the world shall be more beautiful than the Houris in Paradise, 00:03:42.849 --> 00:03:47.330 Because the believing woman in the world practiced patience and perseverance, 00:03:47.330 --> 00:03:51.009 And labored, worshipped, remembered Allah, and supplicated, 00:03:51.090 --> 00:03:53.889 And believed and performed righteous deeds, 00:03:53.889 --> 00:03:58.819 And entered Paradise as a reward for her work and her excellence. 00:03:58.819 --> 00:04:00.659 As for the Houris, 00:04:00.659 --> 00:04:06.319 Allah created them in Paradise as a reward and recompense for its people. 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:13.039 Therefore, the woman who enters Paradise from the people of the world becomes more beautiful and better, 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:18.670 And higher in status and rank than the Houri created in Paradise. 00:04:18.750 --> 00:04:21.870 The former is a queen and a lady, 00:04:21.870 --> 00:04:25.629 And the latter, despite the greatness of her status and beauty, 00:04:25.629 --> 00:04:30.589 Is undoubtedly below the queen. 00:04:30.589 --> 00:04:32.750 O people of Paradise, 00:04:32.750 --> 00:04:37.379 This is the state of your wives from the world in Paradise. 00:04:37.379 --> 00:04:40.740 As for your wives from among the Houris, 00:04:40.740 --> 00:04:44.819 If one of them were to appear to the people of the earth, 00:04:44.819 --> 00:04:47.459 She would illuminate everything between them, 00:04:47.540 --> 00:04:49.779 And fill it with fragrance. 00:04:49.779 --> 00:04:55.819 And the veil upon her head is better than the world and all that is in it. 00:04:55.819 --> 00:04:59.660 It is sufficient as a testimony to their dazzling beauty, 00:04:59.660 --> 00:05:04.379 And that it has reached the pinnacle of grace and the limit of beauty, 00:05:04.379 --> 00:05:07.899 That Allah testified to this, saying: 00:05:07.899 --> 00:05:11.839 ﴾In them are good and beautiful women.﴿ 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:14.079 "Hoor" is the plural of "hawra," 00:05:14.079 --> 00:05:17.839 Which is the young, beautiful, fair woman. 00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:21.360 Pure in color and skin due to her whiteness, 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:24.879 Intense in the whiteness of the eye and the blackness of the pupil. 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:27.519 "Ayn" is the plural of "ayna," 00:05:27.519 --> 00:05:30.800 Which is the woman with large eyes, 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:35.970 Whose eyes have gathered the qualities of beauty and charm. 00:05:35.970 --> 00:05:40.350 Among the beauties of a woman is the wideness of her eye. 00:05:40.350 --> 00:05:46.029 Allah, the Exalted, has likened them to pearls kept hidden. 00:05:46.110 --> 00:05:47.389 He said: 00:05:47.389 --> 00:05:52.689 ﴾And [they are] fair ones with wide, [beautiful] eyes, as the likeness of pearls well-protected.﴿ 00:05:52.689 --> 00:05:57.569 The "pearls well-protected" are those preserved, which have not been taken out of their shells. 00:05:57.569 --> 00:06:02.160 They are at the height of beauty, splendor, and radiance. 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:06.079 Regarding these Houris, Allah, the Exalted, said in describing them: 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:09.360 ﴾As if they were rubies and coral.﴿ 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:13.819 Meaning in the clarity of the ruby and the whiteness of the coral. 00:06:13.899 --> 00:06:19.740 The Houris have white, clear skin like a mirror; 00:06:19.740 --> 00:06:24.740 One looks at his face in her cheek, clearer than a mirror. 00:06:24.740 --> 00:06:27.379 And the lowest pearl upon her 00:06:27.379 --> 00:06:31.089 Would illuminate everything between the East and the West. 00:06:31.089 --> 00:06:34.529 And she shall have seventy garments upon her, 00:06:34.529 --> 00:06:40.529 Yet his sight penetrates them until he sees the marrow of her shin from behind that. 00:06:40.529 --> 00:06:45.730 He sees the marrow of their shins from behind the flesh due to their beauty. 00:06:45.730 --> 00:06:50.800 They are also purified from impurities and filth. 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:52.560 Allah, the Exalted, said: 00:06:52.560 --> 00:06:56.620 “And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for ever they abide.” (2:25) 00:06:56.620 --> 00:07:00.139 Meaning purified from filth and harm. 00:07:00.139 --> 00:07:02.779 They do not menstruate, nor do they have postnatal bleeding. 00:07:02.779 --> 00:07:07.180 They do not spit, nor do they urinate, nor do they defecate. 00:07:07.180 --> 00:07:09.899 They do not menstruate, nor do they give birth. 00:07:09.899 --> 00:07:15.230 And they are purified from sins and bad character as well. 00:07:15.230 --> 00:07:16.990 They are virgins, 00:07:16.990 --> 00:07:21.149 Untouched by any human or jinn before them. 00:07:21.149 --> 00:07:25.810 Meaning no one has had intercourse with them or approached them before them. 00:07:25.810 --> 00:07:29.649 And when a man has intercourse with his Houri in Paradise, 00:07:29.649 --> 00:07:33.439 She returns as a virgin as she was. 00:07:33.439 --> 00:07:38.959 And each one of us in Paradise has seventy-two Houris. 00:07:38.959 --> 00:07:41.759 Every time he sees one of them, 00:07:41.759 --> 00:07:45.439 He thinks she is better than the one before her. 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:48.959 He does not grow weary of them, nor do they grow weary of him. 00:07:48.959 --> 00:07:52.399 They have restrained their gaze upon their husbands, 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:56.959 So they do not desire anyone else, nor do they want anyone else. 00:07:56.959 --> 00:08:02.750 They see nothing in Paradise more beautiful than their husbands. 00:08:02.750 --> 00:08:07.389 A man in Paradise has intercourse with his wives from among the Houris, 00:08:07.389 --> 00:08:11.629 And he is given the strength of a hundred men in eating and drinking, 00:08:11.629 --> 00:08:14.420 And in desire and intercourse. 00:08:14.420 --> 00:08:16.579 Allah, the Exalted, said: 00:08:16.579 --> 00:08:22.589 “Lo! those who merit paradise this day are happily employed,” (36:55) 00:08:22.589 --> 00:08:28.579 They are occupied with the hearing of melodies and the deflowering of virgins. 00:08:28.579 --> 00:08:30.910 O people of Paradise, 00:08:30.910 --> 00:08:34.029 Have you seen the bright light in Paradise? 00:08:34.029 --> 00:08:36.429 It has a shimmer and a sparkle, 00:08:36.429 --> 00:08:39.299 Its splendor captivates the eyes. 00:08:39.299 --> 00:08:45.259 Have you seen it when you raised your heads in wonder and amazement at it? 00:08:45.259 --> 00:08:48.940 We asked the angels about this light, 00:08:48.940 --> 00:08:54.220 And they informed us that a Houri smiled in the face of her husband, 00:08:54.220 --> 00:08:57.860 And the light shone from her smile. 00:08:57.860 --> 00:09:00.019 O brothers of the Gardens, 00:09:00.019 --> 00:09:03.059 If this is the state of a smile, 00:09:03.139 --> 00:09:07.860 Then what do you think of a woman when she laughs in the face of her husband? 00:09:07.860 --> 00:09:11.139 Paradise is illuminated by her laughter. 00:09:11.139 --> 00:09:14.500 And if she moves from one palace to another, 00:09:14.500 --> 00:09:19.600 You would say, "This is the sun moving in the constellations of its orbit." 00:09:19.600 --> 00:09:22.000 And if she converses with her husband, 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:25.200 Meaning she entertains him with speech and chats, 00:09:25.200 --> 00:09:28.340 Then how beautiful is that conversation! 00:09:28.340 --> 00:09:30.179 And if she embraces him, 00:09:30.179 --> 00:09:34.929 Then what delight is in that embrace and holding! 00:09:34.929 --> 00:09:37.409 Her speech is lawful magic. 00:09:37.409 --> 00:09:39.730 If it is long, it does not bore. 00:09:39.730 --> 00:09:44.379 And if she sings, then what a delight for the eyes and ears! 00:09:44.379 --> 00:09:46.779 And if she keeps him company and brings him joy, 00:09:46.779 --> 00:09:51.759 Then how wonderful is that companionship and enjoyment! 00:09:51.759 --> 00:09:53.600 This Houri, 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:55.840 If she sings to her husband, 00:09:55.840 --> 00:09:59.679 The trees sway due to the beauty of her voice, 00:09:59.679 --> 00:10:02.879 And the leaves clap due to its sweetness, 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:06.500 And the ear is enraptured by that hearing. 00:10:06.500 --> 00:10:08.899 Allah, the Exalted, said: 00:10:08.899 --> 00:10:14.210 ﴾Enter Paradise, you and your wives, being delighted.﴿ 00:10:14.210 --> 00:10:19.019 And "hubur" (delight) is pleasure and joy. 00:10:19.019 --> 00:10:22.700 O suitor of the beautiful Houris and seeker 00:10:22.700 --> 00:10:26.700 Of their union in the Garden of Eternity, 00:10:26.700 --> 00:10:30.299 If you knew whom you were courting and whom you were seeking, 00:10:30.299 --> 00:10:33.899 You would have sacrificed all the wealth you possess. 00:10:33.899 --> 00:10:36.700 Or if you knew where her dwelling was, 00:10:36.700 --> 00:10:41.259 You would have made your journey to her upon your eyelashes. 00:10:41.259 --> 00:10:45.259 Hasten and urge your journey with all your might, for 00:10:45.259 --> 00:10:49.470 This journey of yours is but for a short time. 00:10:49.470 --> 00:10:53.230 So love, and let your soul speak of the union, 00:10:53.230 --> 00:10:58.929 And offer her dowry while you have the ability. 00:10:59.009 --> 00:11:03.100 O Allah, we ask You for Paradise and its bliss. 00:11:03.100 --> 00:11:07.100 O Allah, we ask You for the highest Firdaws of Paradise, 00:11:07.100 --> 00:11:10.340 Without reckoning and without torment. 00:11:10.340 --> 00:11:13.200 O Allah, amen. 00:11:13.200 --> 00:11:15.200 And the journey has a continuation. 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:22.690 It is Paradise.