1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,700 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:06,700 [Introduction to the sermon] 3 00:00:06,700 --> 00:00:10,339 A man from West Africa once visited me. 4 00:00:10,339 --> 00:00:12,339 He then asked me a question. 5 00:00:12,339 --> 00:00:14,339 Then he wept bitterly. 6 00:00:14,339 --> 00:00:16,339 I asked him, "Why are you weeping?" 7 00:00:16,339 --> 00:00:19,339 He said, "I was a priest in my country." 8 00:00:19,339 --> 00:00:21,339 "I used to hold the Gospel in my hand," 9 00:00:21,339 --> 00:00:25,339 "And trample the Qur'an under my feet." 10 00:00:25,339 --> 00:00:27,339 "Yet my Lord has guided me to Islam." 11 00:00:27,339 --> 00:00:29,339 "Will Allah accept my Islam?" 12 00:00:29,339 --> 00:00:32,340 "And will Allah forgive me for the sins I have committed?" 13 00:00:35,729 --> 00:00:37,729 "Is there a way to repent?" 14 00:00:37,729 --> 00:00:39,729 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh, 15 00:00:39,729 --> 00:00:42,729 Khalid al-Hammudi, may Allah preserve him. 16 00:00:44,140 --> 00:00:48,909 Praise be to Allah in the beginning and the end. 17 00:00:48,909 --> 00:00:53,909 Praise be to Allah for His blessings, both hidden and manifest. 18 00:00:53,909 --> 00:00:58,840 Praise be to Allah for His abundant favors. 19 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,840 And for His successive bounties. 20 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:07,290 Praise be to Allah, who encompasses all things in knowledge. 21 00:01:07,290 --> 00:01:11,540 “That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things.” (72:28) 22 00:01:11,540 --> 00:01:14,739 Praise be to Allah, to the number of all things. 23 00:01:14,739 --> 00:01:17,739 And filling all things. 24 00:01:17,739 --> 00:01:21,769 Praise be to Allah, and we cannot enumerate the praise due to Him. 25 00:01:21,769 --> 00:01:24,799 He is as He has praised Himself. 26 00:01:24,799 --> 00:01:29,569 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone. 27 00:01:29,569 --> 00:01:31,920 He has no partner. 28 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,920 “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) 29 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,920 And He is capable of all things. 30 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:41,590 He chooses what is best for His servant. 31 00:01:41,590 --> 00:01:45,590 If you look toward the heavens in supplication, 32 00:01:45,590 --> 00:01:49,939 And hope that your Lord will fulfill your aspiration, 33 00:01:49,939 --> 00:01:54,230 Yet you see something other than what you hoped for in your prayer, 34 00:01:54,230 --> 00:01:58,359 And you think that sorrow has extinguished your hope, 35 00:01:58,359 --> 00:02:02,420 Do not despair of life and its constraints. 36 00:02:02,420 --> 00:02:06,420 Far be it from the Most Merciful of the heavens to let you down. 37 00:02:06,420 --> 00:02:10,490 If you could see the unseen and its subtleties, 38 00:02:10,490 --> 00:02:14,490 You would know that the good lies in what He has chosen for you. 39 00:02:14,490 --> 00:02:19,490 Yes, by Allah, the good lies in what He has chosen for us. 40 00:02:19,490 --> 00:02:22,490 O Allah, make us content with Your decree, 41 00:02:22,490 --> 00:02:26,490 So that we do not wish to delay what You have hastened, 42 00:02:26,490 --> 00:02:29,490 Nor hasten what You have delayed. 43 00:02:29,490 --> 00:02:36,490 And I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. 44 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:39,490 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 45 00:02:39,490 --> 00:02:42,620 He was compassionate and merciful. 46 00:02:42,620 --> 00:02:46,620 He would visit the sick and call upon the poor. 47 00:02:46,620 --> 00:02:50,620 And he would answer the calls of the enslaved. 48 00:02:50,620 --> 00:02:53,680 He grew up an orphan, 49 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,680 Until he became a great conqueror. 50 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,780 Say to the heart, now that its grief has persisted, 51 00:03:01,780 --> 00:03:05,780 "Why do I see you sleepless and anxious?" 52 00:03:05,780 --> 00:03:08,780 Do you not know that your Lord has said: 53 00:03:08,780 --> 00:03:12,780 “Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” (33:56) 54 00:03:12,780 --> 00:03:15,780 Through it, every heavy burden is relieved, 55 00:03:15,780 --> 00:03:19,780 And it becomes a great treasure for the Hereafter. 56 00:03:19,780 --> 00:03:22,780 He rewards you tenfold for your prayer once, 57 00:03:22,780 --> 00:03:26,780 And you attain lasting honor in this life. 58 00:03:26,780 --> 00:03:30,780 May Allah send blessings upon the Beloved by His grace, 59 00:03:30,780 --> 00:03:33,780 And grant him a high status among all creation. 60 00:03:33,780 --> 00:03:37,939 O you who hope for his intercession, 61 00:03:37,939 --> 00:03:40,939 “Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” (33:56) 62 00:03:40,939 --> 00:03:43,939 O Allah, send blessings, peace, and increase in favor, 63 00:03:43,939 --> 00:03:49,060 Upon Your servant, Messenger, Prophet, and beloved, Muhammad, 64 00:03:49,060 --> 00:03:52,060 And upon his family and his Companions, 65 00:03:52,060 --> 00:03:54,060 And those who are guided by his guidance, 66 00:03:54,060 --> 00:03:57,060 And follow his Sunnah and tread his path, 67 00:03:57,060 --> 00:04:01,060 And grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 68 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:03,159 To proceed, O servants of Allah: 69 00:04:03,159 --> 00:04:06,289 I advise you and myself to have taqwa (fear/consciousness) of Allah. 70 00:04:06,289 --> 00:04:09,289 "O you who have believed, fear Allah" 71 00:04:09,289 --> 00:04:10,289 "as He should be feared." 72 00:04:10,289 --> 00:04:14,289 “O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah with right observance, and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)” (3:102) 73 00:04:14,289 --> 00:04:16,990 O community of believers, 74 00:04:18,980 --> 00:04:20,980 I will not speak today 75 00:04:20,980 --> 00:04:24,500 About what is called Christmas, 76 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:27,589 Or the New Year's holiday. 77 00:04:27,589 --> 00:04:31,620 No, I will not speak about that. 78 00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:33,819 Do you know why? 79 00:04:33,819 --> 00:04:38,009 Because I am absolutely certain 80 00:04:38,009 --> 00:04:41,069 That you have already been spared that by me, 81 00:04:41,069 --> 00:04:45,069 Through your knowledge of its ruling and its lack of legitimacy, 82 00:04:45,069 --> 00:04:48,069 Based on the fatwa of the Council of Senior Scholars. 83 00:04:48,069 --> 00:04:53,069 But I will speak about another topic. 84 00:04:53,069 --> 00:04:57,170 A personal situation I experienced 85 00:04:57,170 --> 00:05:00,170 Before the Corona pandemic, 86 00:05:00,170 --> 00:05:03,170 Approximately five years ago. 87 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:09,230 A man from West Africa visited me. 88 00:05:09,230 --> 00:05:12,300 Then he asked me a question. 89 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:15,329 Then he wept bitterly. 90 00:05:15,329 --> 00:05:16,329 I asked him, 91 00:05:16,329 --> 00:05:17,329 I asked him, 92 00:05:17,329 --> 00:05:19,329 "Why are you weeping?" 93 00:05:19,329 --> 00:05:20,329 He said, 94 00:05:20,329 --> 00:05:24,329 "I was a priest in my country." 95 00:05:24,329 --> 00:05:27,329 "I used to hold the Gospel in my hand," 96 00:05:27,329 --> 00:05:31,329 "And trample the Qur'an under my feet." 97 00:05:31,329 --> 00:05:34,329 "Yet my Lord has guided me to Islam." 98 00:05:34,329 --> 00:05:37,329 "Will Allah accept my Islam?" 99 00:05:37,329 --> 00:05:41,329 "And will Allah forgive me for the sins I have committed?" 100 00:05:41,329 --> 00:05:43,329 I said to him, "Ease your heart." 101 00:05:43,329 --> 00:05:45,329 "Ease your heart." 102 00:05:45,329 --> 00:05:48,329 "Who can stand between you and repentance?" 103 00:05:48,329 --> 00:05:52,329 Then I mentioned to him the saying of Allah, the Exalted in His Majesty: 104 00:05:52,329 --> 00:05:54,329 "Say to those who have disbelieved," 105 00:05:54,329 --> 00:05:56,329 "If they cease," 106 00:05:56,329 --> 00:05:59,329 “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) 107 00:05:59,329 --> 00:06:00,329 He rejoiced, 108 00:06:00,329 --> 00:06:02,329 And was greatly heartened. 109 00:06:02,329 --> 00:06:04,329 And he became, after that, 110 00:06:04,329 --> 00:06:06,329 One of the callers to Islam in his country. 111 00:06:06,329 --> 00:06:09,329 And many have embraced Islam at his hands. 112 00:06:09,329 --> 00:06:11,329 And praise be to Allah. 113 00:06:11,329 --> 00:06:14,329 I remembered this situation, O servants of Allah, 114 00:06:14,329 --> 00:06:16,329 Yesterday, 115 00:06:16,329 --> 00:06:18,329 After a call I received 116 00:06:18,329 --> 00:06:21,329 From a friend there in that country. 117 00:06:21,329 --> 00:06:24,329 He mentioned the name of that man. 118 00:06:24,329 --> 00:06:26,329 So I remembered that situation 119 00:06:26,329 --> 00:06:28,329 Which occurred with him. 120 00:06:28,329 --> 00:06:30,329 I said to myself, 121 00:06:30,329 --> 00:06:32,329 "How beautiful is repentance!" 122 00:06:32,329 --> 00:06:35,329 "And how beautiful is speaking about repentance!" 123 00:06:35,329 --> 00:06:37,329 "And how beautiful are the repentant!" 124 00:06:37,329 --> 00:06:39,329 O Allah, make us among the repentant. 125 00:06:39,329 --> 00:06:43,329 Allah, the Almighty, says, O servants of Allah: 126 00:06:43,329 --> 00:06:46,329 “And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands' fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons, or their brothers or their brothers' sons or sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants who lack vigour, or children who know naught of women's nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed.” (24:31) 127 00:06:46,329 --> 00:06:50,329 "O you who have believed, that you may succeed." 128 00:06:50,329 --> 00:06:52,329 And it has been narrated in the Sunnah 129 00:06:52,329 --> 00:06:55,329 About that old man, 130 00:06:55,329 --> 00:06:56,329 The elderly one, 131 00:06:56,329 --> 00:06:59,329 Whose back had become bent, 132 00:06:59,329 --> 00:07:01,329 Whose hair had turned white, 133 00:07:01,329 --> 00:07:04,329 And whose eyebrows had fallen over his eyes. 134 00:07:04,329 --> 00:07:07,329 He dragged his steps toward the Chosen One, 135 00:07:07,329 --> 00:07:09,329 Peace be upon him. 136 00:07:09,329 --> 00:07:12,329 He was overcome with sorrow, 137 00:07:12,329 --> 00:07:15,329 His heart was filled with hope. 138 00:07:15,329 --> 00:07:20,329 He stood before the Prophet, peace be upon him, 139 00:07:20,329 --> 00:07:22,329 And said, "O Messenger of Allah," 140 00:07:22,329 --> 00:07:25,329 "A man who has betrayed and transgressed," 141 00:07:25,329 --> 00:07:28,329 "He left no need nor desire," 142 00:07:28,329 --> 00:07:31,329 "But he seized it with his own hand." 143 00:07:31,329 --> 00:07:33,329 "If his sins were divided" 144 00:07:33,329 --> 00:07:35,329 "Among the people of the earth," 145 00:07:35,329 --> 00:07:37,329 "They would destroy them." 146 00:07:37,329 --> 00:07:39,329 "Is there any repentance for him?" 147 00:07:39,329 --> 00:07:41,329 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 148 00:07:41,329 --> 00:07:43,329 "Have you embraced Islam?" 149 00:07:43,329 --> 00:07:45,329 He said, "As for me," 150 00:07:45,329 --> 00:07:48,329 "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," 151 00:07:48,329 --> 00:07:50,329 "Alone, with no partner," 152 00:07:50,329 --> 00:07:53,329 "And that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger." 153 00:07:53,329 --> 00:07:56,329 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 154 00:07:56,329 --> 00:07:58,329 "Then Allah" 155 00:07:58,329 --> 00:08:00,329 "Will forgive you" 156 00:08:00,329 --> 00:08:02,329 "As long as you are like that," 157 00:08:02,329 --> 00:08:05,329 "And He will replace your bad deeds with good ones." 158 00:08:05,329 --> 00:08:07,329 He said, "O Messenger of Allah," 159 00:08:07,329 --> 00:08:09,329 "And my betrayals and my transgressions?" 160 00:08:10,329 --> 00:08:13,329 He said, "And your betrayals and your transgressions." 161 00:08:13,329 --> 00:08:15,329 The man turned away, 162 00:08:15,329 --> 00:08:17,329 Proclaiming the greatness and oneness of Allah, 163 00:08:17,329 --> 00:08:19,329 Out of sheer joy, 164 00:08:19,329 --> 00:08:21,329 Until he disappeared from the sight of the people. 165 00:08:21,329 --> 00:08:24,329 Narrated by al-Tabarani and al-Bazzar, 166 00:08:24,329 --> 00:08:27,329 And authenticated by al-Haythami and al-Albani. 167 00:08:27,329 --> 00:08:29,329 O blessed beloved, 168 00:08:29,329 --> 00:08:32,330 O noble sister, 169 00:08:32,330 --> 00:08:34,330 O noble brother, 170 00:08:34,330 --> 00:08:37,330 No matter how often you hear about repentance, 171 00:08:38,330 --> 00:08:40,330 And no matter how often it reaches your ears, 172 00:08:40,330 --> 00:08:43,330 And your eyes see the words of exhortation, 173 00:08:43,330 --> 00:08:45,330 Do not be annoyed, 174 00:08:45,330 --> 00:08:47,330 And do not be weary. 175 00:08:47,330 --> 00:08:49,330 Rather, the best and most excellent thing 176 00:08:49,330 --> 00:08:51,330 Is to rejoice 177 00:08:51,330 --> 00:08:53,330 In the call of the Most Merciful and His gifts. 178 00:08:53,330 --> 00:08:55,740 All of us, without exception, 179 00:08:55,740 --> 00:08:57,740 Are in need of repentance. 180 00:08:57,740 --> 00:08:59,740 We are in need 181 00:08:59,740 --> 00:09:01,740 Of someone to remind us of Allah, 182 00:09:01,740 --> 00:09:03,740 Of someone to polish our hearts, 183 00:09:03,740 --> 00:09:05,740 Of someone to bring us closer, 184 00:09:05,740 --> 00:09:07,740 Of someone to bring us closer, 185 00:09:07,740 --> 00:09:09,740 To our Lord more and more. 186 00:09:09,740 --> 00:09:11,740 Allah, the Glorified, says 187 00:09:30,740 --> 00:09:32,740 In this verse, 188 00:09:32,740 --> 00:09:34,740 An address to us all 189 00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:36,740 From the Lord of Might, the Glorified, 190 00:09:36,740 --> 00:09:38,740 Containing such beauty 191 00:09:38,740 --> 00:09:41,740 That the tongue is unable to describe it. 192 00:09:41,740 --> 00:09:43,740 Contemplate the saying of Allah: 193 00:09:43,740 --> 00:09:45,740 "O My servants." 194 00:09:45,740 --> 00:09:47,740 And that tranquility 195 00:09:47,740 --> 00:09:49,740 Which emanates 196 00:09:49,740 --> 00:09:51,740 From between the letters and the words. 197 00:09:51,740 --> 00:09:53,740 So no matter what your sins are, 198 00:09:53,740 --> 00:09:55,740 And no matter what your slips are, 199 00:09:55,740 --> 00:09:57,740 Do not despair, 200 00:09:57,740 --> 00:09:59,740 And do not despair of the forgiveness of Allah. 201 00:09:59,740 --> 00:10:02,740 Just turn to Allah, 202 00:10:02,740 --> 00:10:04,740 And seek His forgiveness, 203 00:10:04,740 --> 00:10:06,740 You will find Him Forgiving and Merciful. 204 00:10:06,740 --> 00:10:08,740 He, the Glorified, said: 205 00:10:08,740 --> 00:10:10,740 "And whoever does a wrong" 206 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:12,740 Or he wrongs his own soul. 207 00:10:12,740 --> 00:10:20,740 Then he seeks the forgiveness of Allah. 208 00:10:20,740 --> 00:10:23,740 “Yet whoso doeth evil or wrongeth his own soul, then seeketh pardon of Allah, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.” (4:110) 209 00:10:23,740 --> 00:10:25,740 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 210 00:10:25,740 --> 00:10:28,740 Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: 211 00:10:28,740 --> 00:10:30,740 O son of Adam. 212 00:10:30,740 --> 00:10:32,740 You have answered my call. 213 00:10:32,740 --> 00:10:34,740 And you placed your hope in me. 214 00:10:34,740 --> 00:10:36,740 I have forgiven you for what you have done. 215 00:10:36,740 --> 00:10:38,740 And I do not care. 216 00:10:38,740 --> 00:10:40,740 O son of Adam. 217 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:42,740 Even if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky. 218 00:10:42,740 --> 00:10:44,740 Then you sought my forgiveness. 219 00:10:44,740 --> 00:10:46,740 I have forgiven you, and I do not care. 220 00:10:46,740 --> 00:10:48,740 O son of Adam. 221 00:10:48,740 --> 00:10:50,740 If you were to come to me 222 00:10:50,740 --> 00:10:52,740 with sins filling the earth 223 00:10:52,740 --> 00:10:54,740 Then you met me. 224 00:10:54,740 --> 00:10:56,740 “And (remember) when We prepared for Abraham the place of the (holy) House, saying: Ascribe thou no thing as partner unto Me, and purify My House for those who make the round (thereof) and those who stand and those who bow and make prostration.” (22:26) 225 00:10:56,740 --> 00:10:58,740 I would have brought you its equivalent in gold. 226 00:10:58,740 --> 00:11:00,740 I would have come to you with a near-equivalent of it in forgiveness. 227 00:11:00,740 --> 00:11:02,740 O Allah. 228 00:11:02,740 --> 00:11:04,740 How noble you are. 229 00:11:04,740 --> 00:11:06,740 How noble you are. 230 00:11:06,740 --> 00:11:08,740 And how magnificent You are. 231 00:11:08,740 --> 00:11:10,740 O blessed brother. 232 00:11:10,740 --> 00:11:12,740 No matter how preoccupied you may become with worldly affairs. 233 00:11:12,740 --> 00:11:16,740 And no matter how numerous your deeds may be 234 00:11:16,740 --> 00:11:18,740 And your connections are numerous. 235 00:11:18,740 --> 00:11:20,740 No matter how much the worldly life preoccupies you. 236 00:11:20,740 --> 00:11:22,740 with its brilliance 237 00:11:22,740 --> 00:11:24,740 and its adornment 238 00:11:24,740 --> 00:11:26,740 And its beauty. 239 00:11:26,740 --> 00:11:28,740 There are two nights. 240 00:11:28,740 --> 00:11:30,740 There are two nights. 241 00:11:30,740 --> 00:11:34,740 It is incumbent upon every one of us. 242 00:11:34,740 --> 00:11:36,740 That he should keep both of them before his eyes. 243 00:11:36,740 --> 00:11:38,740 A night spent in his house. 244 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:40,740 Bestowing blessings. 245 00:11:40,740 --> 00:11:42,740 Joyful. 246 00:11:42,740 --> 00:11:44,740 Sa'id 247 00:11:44,740 --> 00:11:46,740 with his family, his children, and his companions. 248 00:11:46,740 --> 00:11:48,740 In health and well-being. 249 00:11:48,740 --> 00:11:50,740 In good health. 250 00:11:50,740 --> 00:11:52,740 And a life of ease and comfort. 251 00:11:52,740 --> 00:11:54,740 And the night that follows it. 252 00:11:54,740 --> 00:11:56,740 There is no place for weakness where there should be strength. 253 00:11:56,740 --> 00:11:58,740 And sorrow takes the place of joy. 254 00:11:58,740 --> 00:12:00,740 The moments of agony will take the place of the moments of laughter. 255 00:12:00,740 --> 00:12:02,740 For neither does strength avail the strong. 256 00:12:02,740 --> 00:12:04,740 Nor does intelligence avail the intelligent one. 257 00:12:04,740 --> 00:12:06,740 Nor does wealth avail the wealthy. 258 00:12:06,740 --> 00:12:08,740 The Exalted says: 259 00:12:24,740 --> 00:12:26,740 “And be not ye as those who forgot Allah, therefor He caused them to forget their souls. Such are the evil-doers.” (59:19) 260 00:12:26,740 --> 00:12:28,740 And He caused them to forget their own selves. 261 00:12:28,740 --> 00:12:30,740 Those are indeed the defiantly disobedient. 262 00:12:30,740 --> 00:12:32,740 They are not equal. 263 00:12:32,740 --> 00:12:34,740 The people of the Fire 264 00:12:34,740 --> 00:12:36,740 And the people of Paradise 265 00:12:36,740 --> 00:12:38,740 The people of Paradise 266 00:12:38,740 --> 00:12:40,740 They are the successful ones. 267 00:12:40,740 --> 00:12:46,740 “Not equal are the owners of the Fire and the owners of the Garden. The owners of the Garden, they are the victorious.” (59:20) 268 00:12:46,740 --> 00:12:48,740 The people of Paradise 269 00:12:48,740 --> 00:12:52,740 They are the successful ones. 270 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:54,809 Servants of Allah 271 00:12:54,809 --> 00:12:56,809 We all know our sins. 272 00:12:56,809 --> 00:12:58,809 And we acknowledge our sins. 273 00:12:58,809 --> 00:13:00,809 And we recognize the evil deeds. 274 00:13:00,809 --> 00:13:02,809 which we practice 275 00:13:02,809 --> 00:13:04,809 And we shall perform it. 276 00:13:04,809 --> 00:13:06,809 We should increase our performance of it and make it a constant habit. 277 00:13:06,809 --> 00:13:08,809 So, what is incumbent upon us? 278 00:13:08,809 --> 00:13:10,809 Except that we turn our hearts toward Allah. 279 00:13:10,809 --> 00:13:12,809 Except that we must turn our hearts toward Allah. 280 00:13:12,809 --> 00:13:14,809 And we cast ourselves down in humility before Him. 281 00:13:14,809 --> 00:13:16,809 We ask Him for pardon and forgiveness. 282 00:13:16,809 --> 00:13:18,809 And pardon and security. 283 00:13:18,809 --> 00:13:20,809 And forgiveness and excellence. 284 00:13:20,809 --> 00:13:22,809 And repentance 285 00:13:22,809 --> 00:13:24,809 The manifestation of its lights. 286 00:13:24,809 --> 00:13:26,809 The darkness of wrongdoing and disobedience. 287 00:13:26,809 --> 00:13:28,809 For our Lord 288 00:13:28,809 --> 00:13:30,809 He is the All-Merciful, the All-Generous. 289 00:13:30,809 --> 00:13:32,809 He is the All-Forgiving, the Bestower of bounties. 290 00:13:32,809 --> 00:13:34,809 He rejoices at the repentance of His servant. 291 00:13:34,809 --> 00:13:36,809 When he repents to Him. 292 00:13:36,809 --> 00:13:38,809 Seek the forgiveness of your Lord. 293 00:13:38,809 --> 00:13:40,809 Then repent to Him. 294 00:13:40,809 --> 00:13:42,809 “Ask pardon of your Lord and then turn unto Him (repentant). Lo! my Lord is Merciful, Loving.” (11:90) 295 00:13:42,809 --> 00:13:44,809 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, says: 296 00:13:44,809 --> 00:13:46,809 Indeed, Allah accepts 297 00:13:46,809 --> 00:13:48,809 The repentance of the servant. 298 00:13:48,809 --> 00:13:50,809 until the soul reaches the throat. 299 00:13:50,809 --> 00:13:52,809 Meaning, his soul departs. 300 00:13:52,809 --> 00:13:54,809 And we do not know, O servants of Allah. 301 00:13:54,809 --> 00:13:56,809 When will death come to me? 302 00:13:56,809 --> 00:13:58,809 Let us be prepared. 303 00:13:58,809 --> 00:14:00,809 Let us be prepared. 304 00:14:00,809 --> 00:14:02,809 We must not delay repentance. 305 00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:04,809 For the heart can fall ill. 306 00:14:04,809 --> 00:14:06,809 The body and its healing through repentance. 307 00:14:06,809 --> 00:14:08,809 And how beautiful it is 308 00:14:08,809 --> 00:14:10,809 The name of Allah, al-Tawwab (the Ever-Relenting). 309 00:14:10,809 --> 00:14:12,809 He grants the sinner [the opportunity to repent]. 310 00:14:12,809 --> 00:14:14,809 He dictated it so that he might begin. 311 00:14:14,809 --> 00:14:16,809 Once again, the situation speaks for itself. 312 00:14:16,809 --> 00:14:18,809 And the discourse 313 00:14:18,809 --> 00:14:20,809 O Lord, I seek Your pardon. 314 00:14:20,809 --> 00:14:22,809 Do not hold our slips against us. 315 00:14:22,809 --> 00:14:24,809 And forgive us, O Lord. 316 00:14:24,809 --> 00:14:26,809 a sin that we have committed 317 00:14:26,809 --> 00:14:28,809 O Allah, to You we complain. 318 00:14:28,809 --> 00:14:30,809 our heedlessness, and we repent. 319 00:14:30,809 --> 00:14:32,809 I present to you what I have done. 320 00:14:32,809 --> 00:14:34,809 to our hands 321 00:14:34,809 --> 00:14:36,809 And our own selves have committed it. 322 00:14:36,809 --> 00:14:38,809 And we seek Your forgiveness for what we have come to know. 323 00:14:38,809 --> 00:14:40,809 for our sins 324 00:14:40,809 --> 00:14:42,809 And that which we did not know 325 00:14:42,809 --> 00:14:44,809 I say what you have heard. 326 00:14:44,809 --> 00:14:46,809 And I seek the forgiveness of Allah. 327 00:14:46,809 --> 00:14:48,809 I seek the forgiveness of Allah. 328 00:14:48,809 --> 00:14:50,809 For me and for you. 329 00:14:50,809 --> 00:14:52,809 And for all the rest of the Muslims. 330 00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:54,809 from every sin and transgression. 331 00:14:54,809 --> 00:14:56,809 “And unto (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, Ye have no other Allah save Him. He brought you forth from the earth and hath made you husband it. So ask forgiveness of Him and turn unto Him repentant. Lo! my Lord is Nigh, Responsive.” (11:61) 332 00:14:56,809 --> 00:14:58,809 Indeed, He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. 333 00:14:58,809 --> 00:15:02,440 All praise is due to Allah. 334 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,700 All praise is due to Allah for His benevolence. 335 00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:06,700 And we offer thanks to Him for His guidance and His grace. 336 00:15:06,700 --> 00:15:08,700 And I bear witness 337 00:15:08,700 --> 00:15:10,700 That there is no god but Allah. 338 00:15:10,700 --> 00:15:12,700 And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 339 00:15:12,700 --> 00:15:14,700 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 340 00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:16,980 To proceed, O servants of Allah: 341 00:15:16,980 --> 00:15:18,980 Many a person among us 342 00:15:18,980 --> 00:15:21,659 One day, he looked out from a high vantage point. 343 00:15:21,659 --> 00:15:23,659 Or he nearly fell into an incident. 344 00:15:23,659 --> 00:15:26,070 And perhaps 345 00:15:26,070 --> 00:15:28,070 He was afflicted with a severe illness. 346 00:15:28,070 --> 00:15:30,100 He thought that his demise lay within it. 347 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:32,259 and his destruction. 348 00:15:32,259 --> 00:15:34,259 And he may have witnessed his father. 349 00:15:34,259 --> 00:15:36,259 Or his brother. 350 00:15:36,259 --> 00:15:38,259 Or someone close to him while he is breathing his last. 351 00:15:38,259 --> 00:15:40,259 And perhaps a person might place 352 00:15:40,259 --> 00:15:42,259 He placed his hands upon his head one day from among 353 00:15:42,259 --> 00:15:44,259 The days 354 00:15:44,259 --> 00:15:46,259 He thinks that he is at the end. 355 00:15:46,259 --> 00:15:48,259 His days and his nights. 356 00:15:48,259 --> 00:15:50,259 Or during his final hours. 357 00:15:50,259 --> 00:15:52,259 and the precious moments of his life. 358 00:15:52,259 --> 00:15:54,460 Then Allah saved him. 359 00:15:54,460 --> 00:15:56,460 Among these examples is that 360 00:15:56,460 --> 00:15:58,460 However, the heart, after that, 361 00:15:58,460 --> 00:16:00,460 It only increased in hardness. 362 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,460 And the soul has increased in its longing. 363 00:16:02,460 --> 00:16:04,460 except for turning away. 364 00:16:04,460 --> 00:16:06,460 “Then, even after that, your hearts were hardened and became as rocks, or worse than rocks, for hardness. For indeed there are rocks from out which rivers gush, and indeed there are rocks which split asunder so that water floweth from them. And indeed there are rocks which fall down for the fear of Allah. Allah is not unaware of what ye do.” (2:74) 365 00:16:06,460 --> 00:16:08,460 They are like stones. 366 00:16:08,460 --> 00:16:10,460 Or even harsher in hardness. 367 00:16:10,460 --> 00:16:12,460 It is fitting for you, O servant of Allah. 368 00:16:12,460 --> 00:16:14,460 That you seclude yourself for a moment. 369 00:16:14,460 --> 00:16:16,460 And you may wonder 370 00:16:16,460 --> 00:16:18,460 These exhortations 371 00:16:18,460 --> 00:16:20,460 which she heard 372 00:16:20,460 --> 00:16:22,460 The greatest of these are the exhortations of our Lord. 373 00:16:22,460 --> 00:16:24,460 Mighty and Majestic is He. 374 00:16:24,460 --> 00:16:26,460 These are the exhortations that you have heard. 375 00:16:26,460 --> 00:16:28,460 Rather, these exhortations which 376 00:16:28,460 --> 00:16:30,460 I saw 377 00:16:30,460 --> 00:16:32,460 Where was her final destination? 378 00:16:32,460 --> 00:16:34,460 Where was her ultimate destination? 379 00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:36,460 Did it increase the servant in nearness? 380 00:16:36,460 --> 00:16:38,460 Is it from Allah, has it increased? 381 00:16:38,460 --> 00:16:40,460 Insight within his own soul. 382 00:16:40,460 --> 00:16:42,460 Did it increase his fear of Allah? 383 00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:44,460 Did it increase his longing for Paradise? 384 00:16:44,460 --> 00:16:46,460 Did it increase him? 385 00:16:46,460 --> 00:16:48,460 Out of fear of the Fire, does he... 386 00:16:48,460 --> 00:16:50,460 It increased her devotion to 387 00:16:50,460 --> 00:16:52,460 Did his obedience increase him? 388 00:16:52,460 --> 00:16:54,460 turning away from disobedience 389 00:16:54,460 --> 00:16:56,460 Everyone who 390 00:16:56,460 --> 00:17:06,029 Let us hasten, O servants of Allah, let us hasten before we depart, for the cases of Corona have increased. 391 00:17:06,029 --> 00:17:15,650 It began to rise after having fallen, and by Allah, the best remedy is repentance. 392 00:17:15,650 --> 00:17:23,829 Repentance, while simultaneously taking all necessary preventive and remedial measures; therefore, repent, O servants of Allah, repent. 393 00:17:23,829 --> 00:17:32,509 Allah, for we are all prone to error, and the best of those who err are those who repent; turn in repentance, turn in repentance before the gates are closed. 394 00:17:32,509 --> 00:17:40,390 The answer lies in seizing the opportunity, for it is a prize that has no substitute and nothing can equal it. 395 00:17:40,390 --> 00:17:48,190 The value of this is that whoever wakes up or goes to sleep without having repented is in grave danger, as he said: 396 00:17:48,190 --> 00:17:57,039 Glorified is He, and those who do not repent, it is they who are the wrongdoers; it is necessary, O servants of Allah, that we break 397 00:17:57,039 --> 00:18:04,799 ...from repentance, and that we return to Allah; the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to repent in... 398 00:18:04,799 --> 00:18:11,880 He would do so more than a hundred times a day, and he is who he is—the one whose sins, both past and future, were forgiven. 399 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:20,119 Whatever of our sins has passed and whatever is yet to come, we are more deserving and entitled to His forgiveness, for we are the weak and the destitute. 400 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:27,960 It is more fitting that we repent to Allah at every moment; O Allah, accept our repentance, O Allah, accept our repentance. 401 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:35,920 O Allah, accept our repentance, turn toward us, O Lord, wash away our sins, and forgive our transgressions. 402 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:42,880 And conceal our faults; O Allah, grant us repentance before death, martyrdom at the time of death, and after it. 403 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:50,359 Death is a garden and a blessing; O Allah, forgive the sins that You have veiled, and erase the misdeeds that only You know. 404 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:56,759 O Allah, You know our faults, so conceal them, and You know our deeds. 405 00:18:56,759 --> 00:19:03,720 Accept it from us, know our needs and fulfill them, O Fulfiller of needs; O Allah, relieve the distress of those who are distressed. 406 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:10,359 Relieve the distress of those who are suffering, settle the debts of those who are in debt, and grant healing to our sick and to the sick of the Ummah. 407 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:16,119 O Allah, have mercy on our deceased; O Allah, have mercy on our deceased and the deceased of the Muslims; O Allah, have mercy. 408 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:22,920 O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, grant our parents health and well-being, and forgive our parents. 409 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:28,680 And our mothers, O Allah, have mercy upon them just as they raised us when we were small; O Allah, for those among them who are still living, 410 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:38,079 Grant them the enjoyment of health and well-being in Your obedience, and for those among them who have passed away, O Allah, reward their good deeds with further excellence. 411 00:19:38,079 --> 00:19:45,319 And with regard to our misdeeds, grant us pardon and forgiveness; O Allah, just as You have gathered us upon these carpets, gather us beneath Your Throne. 412 00:19:45,319 --> 00:19:53,559 As brothers who love one another, upon couches, facing one another; O Allah, lift this epidemic from us, O Allah, lift this epidemic from us. 413 00:19:53,599 --> 00:20:03,119 O Allah, lift this epidemic from us, protect us, preserve us, and place us within Your sanctuary, Your security, and Your guarantee, O All-Preserving, O All-Knowing. 414 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:09,960 O Allah, grant us security in our homelands, rectify our leaders and those who govern our affairs, and grant victory to our soldiers at the borders. 415 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:16,279 Grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere, and rectify the conditions of the Muslims in every place. 416 00:20:16,279 --> 00:20:23,519 We have called upon You, our Lord, as You have commanded us, so answer us as You have promised us; exalted is your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they describe. 417 00:20:23,519 --> 00:20:27,359 And peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.