1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,399 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,399 --> 00:00:11,529 In the presence of Allah, happiness pours into the hearts. 3 00:00:11,529 --> 00:00:15,619 Draw ever closer to the Most Merciful. 4 00:00:15,619 --> 00:00:18,620 The Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Musa Mosque. 5 00:00:18,620 --> 00:00:21,620 Proudly presents: 6 00:00:21,620 --> 00:00:24,620 The Musk of Discourse. 7 00:00:24,620 --> 00:00:28,620 By Sheikh Usama Bahr, may Allah preserve him. 8 00:00:28,620 --> 00:00:35,619 For obedience to the Divine dissolves into the sweetest of feelings. 9 00:00:35,619 --> 00:00:40,920 Piety (Wara'). 10 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:42,920 Piety is a space of caution. 11 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:47,920 In which the believer stands before matters that are ambiguous to him regarding what is lawful and unlawful. 12 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,020 It is the attribute of the God-fearing. 13 00:00:50,020 --> 00:00:54,020 Those who, when a doubt or suspicion arises in their souls regarding a matter, 14 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:56,020 Pause. 15 00:00:56,020 --> 00:00:57,020 And say, 16 00:00:57,020 --> 00:01:01,020 "Rather, we shall abandon what is harmless for fear of what is harmful." 17 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:06,019 Piety is refraining from what is harmful among the forbidden and the doubtful. 18 00:01:06,019 --> 00:01:11,019 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, summarized piety in a single phrase. 19 00:01:11,019 --> 00:01:12,019 He said, 20 00:01:12,019 --> 00:01:16,019 "Part of a person’s good Islam is leaving what does not concern him." 21 00:01:16,019 --> 00:01:21,019 This is general, encompassing the abandonment of all that does not concern one, whether in speech or looking, 22 00:01:21,019 --> 00:01:24,019 Or listening, or grasping, or walking, or thinking, 23 00:01:24,019 --> 00:01:28,140 And all other outward and inward movements. 24 00:01:28,140 --> 00:01:31,140 Piety is a sufficient and healing word. 25 00:01:31,140 --> 00:01:34,140 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 26 00:01:34,140 --> 00:01:36,140 "O Abu Hurayrah, 27 00:01:36,140 --> 00:01:39,140 Be pious, and you will be the most devout of people." 28 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:42,140 A servant will not attain the reality of God-consciousness (taqwa) 29 00:01:42,140 --> 00:01:47,140 Until he abandons every doubt that might lead him into the unlawful without him knowing. 30 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:51,140 Thus, piety becomes his methodology in action and inaction. 31 00:01:51,140 --> 00:01:53,140 Some of them said, 32 00:01:53,140 --> 00:01:56,140 "We used to abandon seventy doors of the lawful, 33 00:01:56,140 --> 00:01:59,269 For fear of falling into the unlawful." 34 00:01:59,269 --> 00:02:03,269 Who does that now, when temptations are on every side, 35 00:02:03,269 --> 00:02:06,269 And the forbidden is in every direction? 36 00:02:06,269 --> 00:02:10,370 The pious are few, and the negligent are many. 37 00:02:10,370 --> 00:02:14,370 Piety cannot be realized except through knowledge. 38 00:02:14,370 --> 00:02:17,370 For how many people have practiced piety out of ignorance, 39 00:02:17,370 --> 00:02:21,370 Making their piety like one walking down the wrong path? 40 00:02:22,370 --> 00:02:26,370 Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned 41 00:02:26,370 --> 00:02:29,370 Important words on this subject. 42 00:02:29,370 --> 00:02:30,370 He said, 43 00:02:30,370 --> 00:02:34,370 "The perfection of piety is for a person to know the better of two good things, 44 00:02:34,370 --> 00:02:36,370 And the lesser of two evils." 45 00:02:36,370 --> 00:02:41,370 And to know that the Shari'ah is built upon securing and perfecting interests, 46 00:02:41,370 --> 00:02:44,370 And nullifying and minimizing corruptions. 47 00:02:44,370 --> 00:02:49,370 Otherwise, whoever does not weigh the Shari'ah-based benefit and 48 00:02:49,370 --> 00:02:51,370 The Shari'ah-based harm in an action or omission, 49 00:02:51,370 --> 00:02:54,370 May abandon obligations and commit the forbidden, 50 00:02:54,370 --> 00:02:57,370 Thinking that it is piety. 51 00:02:57,370 --> 00:03:00,370 Piety is among the greatest acts of worship. 52 00:03:00,370 --> 00:03:02,370 The foundation of religion is piety. 53 00:03:02,370 --> 00:03:04,370 The pious, ascetic jurist (faqih), 54 00:03:04,370 --> 00:03:08,370 Who remains steadfast upon the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 55 00:03:08,370 --> 00:03:11,500 Shall have his great reward on the Day of Judgment. 56 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:16,500 A person should place himself in the correct position regarding matters of piety. 57 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:18,500 As al-Awza'i said, 58 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:20,500 "We used to joke and laugh, 59 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:22,500 But when we became people to be emulated, 60 00:03:22,500 --> 00:03:25,500 I feared that such behavior would no longer befit us." 61 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:27,500 If a person practices piety, 62 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:29,500 He will not be deprived of the lawful. 63 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:32,500 Let no one think that through piety he is depriving himself; 64 00:03:32,500 --> 00:03:37,500 Rather, he is placing a step between himself and the unlawful, standing behind it. 65 00:03:37,500 --> 00:03:40,500 If he steps forward, he falls into the sanctuary of the forbidden. 66 00:03:40,500 --> 00:03:43,500 If he steps back, it is a safeguard for his religion and his honor. 67 00:03:49,550 --> 00:03:52,550 Happiness in the hearts. 68 00:03:52,550 --> 00:03:57,550 Draw ever closer to the Most Merciful, 69 00:03:57,550 --> 00:04:01,550 So that joy may embrace you. 70 00:04:01,550 --> 00:04:04,550 Attach your soul to your Lord, 71 00:04:04,550 --> 00:04:08,550 And fill the surroundings with light. 72 00:04:08,550 --> 00:04:12,550 Everyone who obeys the Divine 73 00:04:12,550 --> 00:04:16,779 Dissolves into the sweetest of feelings. 74 00:04:16,779 --> 00:04:24,779 For there is darkness, then light, and revelation thereafter. 75 00:04:24,779 --> 00:04:33,420 If Allah wills a thing, He says to it "Be," and it is.