1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,960 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,620 --> 00:00:06,400 Echoes from the pulpit. 3 00:00:07,070 --> 00:00:09,750 I have hesitated regarding this sermon. 4 00:00:09,990 --> 00:00:12,730 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh, 5 00:00:12,730 --> 00:00:16,350 Khalid Ibn Abdullah al-Hammudi, may Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:35,850 --> 00:00:39,409 Yet, may He perfect and complete it. 7 00:00:39,409 --> 00:00:44,490 O Allah, Yours is the praise; may You make it the most eloquent and sweetest. 8 00:00:44,490 --> 00:00:48,219 O Allah, Yours is the praise, just as You have praised Yourself, 9 00:00:48,219 --> 00:00:52,259 And as the angels of Your Throne have praised You, 10 00:00:52,259 --> 00:00:56,380 And as Your favored angels have praised You, 11 00:00:56,380 --> 00:00:59,179 And the prophets and the messengers, 12 00:00:59,179 --> 00:01:01,659 And Your righteous servants. 13 00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:05,620 O Allah, Yours is the praise, and we cannot enumerate the praise due to You; 14 00:01:05,620 --> 00:01:08,859 You are as You have praised Yourself. 15 00:01:08,859 --> 00:01:13,379 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 16 00:01:13,379 --> 00:01:15,579 There is no Lord other than Him, 17 00:01:15,579 --> 00:01:18,299 And we worship none but Him. 18 00:01:18,299 --> 00:01:20,739 We fear Him and stand in awe of Him, 19 00:01:20,739 --> 00:01:23,739 We hope in Him and seek His pleasure. 20 00:01:23,739 --> 00:01:26,459 Whoever relies upon Him, He suffices him, 21 00:01:26,459 --> 00:01:29,900 And whoever takes refuge in Him, He is his Protector. 22 00:01:29,980 --> 00:01:34,099 He answers the distressed and the caller when he calls upon Him. 23 00:01:34,099 --> 00:01:35,980 We love You, O Lord, 24 00:01:35,980 --> 00:01:40,500 And we hope that You have mercy on us and accept us through that love. 25 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:44,500 O my God, my Master, and the refuge of my soul, 26 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:48,340 Shall I be wretched if I come to You, O my Protector? 27 00:01:48,340 --> 00:01:52,140 Shall I be wretched if I have sinned unintentionally, 28 00:01:52,140 --> 00:01:55,739 And come burdened by a heavy load? 29 00:01:55,739 --> 00:01:59,299 No, by the majesty of Your Countenance, I shall not be wretched. 30 00:01:59,340 --> 00:02:01,620 Your love is my goal, 31 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:03,819 And through it is my journey. 32 00:02:03,819 --> 00:02:06,579 I bear witness that our master and our prophet, 33 00:02:06,579 --> 00:02:10,460 Our beloved Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His messenger, 34 00:02:10,460 --> 00:02:12,939 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 35 00:02:12,939 --> 00:02:15,259 The elite, the chosen, 36 00:02:15,259 --> 00:02:18,139 The role model, the well-pleasing, 37 00:02:18,139 --> 00:02:21,060 The leader, the selected. 38 00:02:21,060 --> 00:02:23,020 The sign of all signs, 39 00:02:23,020 --> 00:02:25,500 And the miracle of all miracles. 40 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:27,500 Eloquent in his speech, 41 00:02:27,539 --> 00:02:29,539 Powerful in his expression, 42 00:02:29,539 --> 00:02:31,539 Unique in his modesty, 43 00:02:31,539 --> 00:02:33,539 Great in his character, 44 00:02:33,539 --> 00:02:35,780 Exalted in his mention. 45 00:02:35,780 --> 00:02:38,780 His words are like pearls strung together, 46 00:02:38,780 --> 00:02:42,259 And his touch brings happiness to the deprived. 47 00:02:42,259 --> 00:02:45,099 The master of all and everyone, 48 00:02:45,099 --> 00:02:48,259 The first to speak and the intercessor. 49 00:02:48,259 --> 00:02:50,099 Noble in his lineage, 50 00:02:50,099 --> 00:02:52,539 Purified in his progeny, 51 00:02:52,539 --> 00:02:55,060 Great in his humility, 52 00:02:55,099 --> 00:02:57,979 Faithful in his commitments. 53 00:02:57,979 --> 00:02:59,659 May my father be a ransom for you, 54 00:02:59,659 --> 00:03:02,500 Yes, and may my mother be a ransom for you. 55 00:03:02,500 --> 00:03:05,939 I have come with the best of words, and you are my hope. 56 00:03:05,939 --> 00:03:09,460 Were it not that your light has shone forth, 57 00:03:09,460 --> 00:03:12,780 We would have remained in the deepest darkness. 58 00:03:12,780 --> 00:03:16,139 O soul, woe to you, do not deviate, 59 00:03:16,139 --> 00:03:19,780 And turn toward the light of Allah, O my soul. 60 00:03:19,780 --> 00:03:23,099 So send blessings upon him with sincere prayer, 61 00:03:23,099 --> 00:03:26,620 Through which you may be saved from sin and anxiety. 62 00:03:26,620 --> 00:03:29,939 May your Lord’s blessings be upon you as long as they continue, 63 00:03:29,939 --> 00:03:33,340 And may our blessings be upon you from every mouth. 64 00:03:33,340 --> 00:03:36,340 O Allah, send blessings, peace, increase, and benediction 65 00:03:36,340 --> 00:03:40,620 Upon Your servant, messenger, prophet, and beloved, Muhammad, 66 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:43,780 And upon his good and pure household, 67 00:03:43,780 --> 00:03:46,539 And upon his noble and blessed Companions, 68 00:03:46,539 --> 00:03:50,180 And grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 69 00:03:50,180 --> 00:03:52,500 Now then, servants of Allah, 70 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:55,340 I advise you and myself to fear Allah. 71 00:03:55,340 --> 00:03:59,379 “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) 72 00:03:59,379 --> 00:04:02,860 “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 00:04:02,860 --> 00:04:05,199 O community of believers, 74 00:04:05,199 --> 00:04:09,979 First, we praise Allah for these rains, 75 00:04:09,979 --> 00:04:14,340 And we ask Allah to make them rains of goodness and blessing, 76 00:04:14,340 --> 00:04:17,819 And to let their benefit reach everyone, 77 00:04:17,819 --> 00:04:21,180 And to make them a gift of satisfaction. 78 00:04:21,220 --> 00:04:23,060 O Allah, answer our prayer. 79 00:04:23,060 --> 00:04:25,699 Secondly, O servants of Allah, 80 00:04:25,699 --> 00:04:30,060 I will not speak today about the New Year’s holiday, 81 00:04:30,060 --> 00:04:32,459 Known as Christmas, 82 00:04:32,459 --> 00:04:34,620 For we have been spared that 83 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:37,540 By the fatwa of the Council of Senior Scholars 84 00:04:37,540 --> 00:04:39,379 Prohibiting it, 85 00:04:39,379 --> 00:04:42,139 And may Allah reward them with the best of rewards. 86 00:04:42,139 --> 00:04:49,100 The fatwa number is 11168, 87 00:04:49,139 --> 00:04:51,819 For those who wish to refer back to it, 88 00:04:51,819 --> 00:04:55,180 For it contains a sufficient and healing explanation, 89 00:04:55,180 --> 00:04:57,860 Grounded in a sound legal basis 90 00:04:57,860 --> 00:04:59,379 From the Book of Allah 91 00:04:59,379 --> 00:05:03,180 And the Sunnah of His Messenger, peace be upon him. 92 00:05:03,180 --> 00:05:06,480 As for our topic today, O servants of Allah, 93 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:10,720 It is a subject I will not hide from you, 94 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,240 I have hesitated to mention it for many long years. 95 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,519 I feared that I might be the one, 96 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,240 Or one of us, 97 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:20,879 Or most of us, 98 00:05:20,879 --> 00:05:23,600 Among those mentioned in this hadith. 99 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,639 But I feared withholding knowledge 100 00:05:27,639 --> 00:05:29,639 And suppressing goodness, 101 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:32,040 So I prayed to Allah much, 102 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,560 I prayed to Allah 103 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,639 Not to make us all among them, 104 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:39,439 And if one of us is afflicted by that, 105 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:41,079 That He covers us, 106 00:05:41,079 --> 00:05:42,839 And does not expose us, 107 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,379 And that He turns to us in repentance and accepts from us. 108 00:05:46,420 --> 00:05:48,579 This great hadith 109 00:05:48,579 --> 00:05:53,019 Speaks of a personality whose state is strange, 110 00:05:53,019 --> 00:05:55,139 Whose description is bizarre. 111 00:05:55,139 --> 00:05:58,100 It lacks sincerity and clarity. 112 00:05:58,100 --> 00:06:00,100 It walks in the open 113 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:01,980 Like a companion, 114 00:06:01,980 --> 00:06:04,339 But behind the lines, 115 00:06:04,339 --> 00:06:06,540 The walls, and the nights, 116 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:08,300 It digs tunnels 117 00:06:08,300 --> 00:06:10,740 To violate moral boundaries. 118 00:06:10,740 --> 00:06:13,779 The hadith is in Sahih al-Jami', 119 00:06:13,819 --> 00:06:16,860 On the authority of Thawban, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 120 00:06:16,860 --> 00:06:20,740 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 121 00:06:20,740 --> 00:06:23,779 "I surely know people from my Ummah 122 00:06:23,779 --> 00:06:26,060 Who will come on the Day of Resurrection 123 00:06:26,060 --> 00:06:30,740 With good deeds like the white mountains of Tihamah, 124 00:06:30,740 --> 00:06:33,740 But Allah will make them scattered dust." 125 00:06:33,740 --> 00:06:35,300 Thawban said: 126 00:06:35,300 --> 00:06:36,899 "O Messenger of Allah, 127 00:06:36,899 --> 00:06:38,579 Describe them to us, 128 00:06:38,579 --> 00:06:40,300 Clarify them for us, 129 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:42,180 So that we may not be among them 130 00:06:42,220 --> 00:06:43,860 Without knowing." 131 00:06:43,860 --> 00:06:46,459 He, peace be upon him, said: 132 00:06:46,459 --> 00:06:49,300 "They are your brothers, 133 00:06:49,300 --> 00:06:50,980 From your own people, 134 00:06:50,980 --> 00:06:54,060 And they take from the night as you take, 135 00:06:54,060 --> 00:06:56,139 But they are a people 136 00:06:56,139 --> 00:07:03,060 Who, when they are alone with the prohibitions of Allah, violate them." 137 00:07:03,060 --> 00:07:04,740 Narrated by Ibn Majah, 138 00:07:04,740 --> 00:07:06,980 And authenticated by al-Albani. 139 00:07:06,980 --> 00:07:09,259 This losing personality, 140 00:07:09,259 --> 00:07:10,620 This miserable one, 141 00:07:10,660 --> 00:07:13,540 Is found in every time and place. 142 00:07:13,540 --> 00:07:16,220 You find them in the front rows of life, 143 00:07:16,220 --> 00:07:19,300 Indeed, the Prophet, peace be upon him, informed us 144 00:07:19,300 --> 00:07:21,100 That you find them 145 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:23,459 In the night prayer with those who pray, 146 00:07:23,459 --> 00:07:24,980 Which is a place 147 00:07:24,980 --> 00:07:26,259 And a time 148 00:07:26,259 --> 00:07:27,500 That is precious, 149 00:07:27,500 --> 00:07:29,139 Where it is assumed 150 00:07:29,139 --> 00:07:31,899 That the one doing it is among the near ones. 151 00:07:31,899 --> 00:07:35,339 The Prophet, peace be upon him, teaches us 152 00:07:35,339 --> 00:07:36,819 In this hadith 153 00:07:36,819 --> 00:07:38,459 Not to be hasty 154 00:07:38,459 --> 00:07:41,100 In passing judgment on ourselves, 155 00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:43,019 Or on others, 156 00:07:43,019 --> 00:07:44,980 Regarding acceptance and attainment, 157 00:07:44,980 --> 00:07:46,699 Because the truth 158 00:07:46,699 --> 00:07:48,939 Is known only to Allah. 159 00:07:48,939 --> 00:07:52,180 And if we want to establish the precise scale, 160 00:07:52,180 --> 00:07:54,620 For the sake of disciplining ourselves 161 00:07:54,620 --> 00:07:56,819 And admonishing others, 162 00:07:56,819 --> 00:07:57,860 We say: 163 00:07:57,860 --> 00:08:00,220 Far be it 164 00:08:00,220 --> 00:08:02,660 That we should be certain of our own righteousness, 165 00:08:02,660 --> 00:08:04,579 And acceptance and attainment, 166 00:08:04,579 --> 00:08:07,620 Relying solely on the outward appearance. 167 00:08:07,660 --> 00:08:08,939 Never. 168 00:08:08,939 --> 00:08:11,019 Because the matter relates 169 00:08:11,019 --> 00:08:12,579 To another affair 170 00:08:12,579 --> 00:08:14,540 That our eyes do not see, 171 00:08:14,540 --> 00:08:16,779 Our ears do not hear, 172 00:08:16,779 --> 00:08:19,060 And our senses do not perceive. 173 00:08:19,060 --> 00:08:20,220 The matter 174 00:08:20,220 --> 00:08:22,379 Relates to the private moments, 175 00:08:22,379 --> 00:08:24,420 And what the lines conceal, 176 00:08:24,420 --> 00:08:25,699 And the walls, 177 00:08:25,699 --> 00:08:26,939 And the nights, 178 00:08:26,939 --> 00:08:28,779 When a person is alone, 179 00:08:28,779 --> 00:08:30,620 And secluded from people, 180 00:08:30,620 --> 00:08:32,820 When eyes are heedless of him, 181 00:08:32,820 --> 00:08:34,419 And no one sees him 182 00:08:34,419 --> 00:08:37,259 Except the One who knows the treachery of the eyes 183 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:39,259 And what the breasts conceal. 184 00:08:39,259 --> 00:08:41,500 When the sinful soul says 185 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:42,980 To its owner: 186 00:08:42,980 --> 00:08:44,580 "Do as you wish, 187 00:08:44,580 --> 00:08:45,940 Come here, 188 00:08:45,940 --> 00:08:48,539 No one sees us but the stars." 189 00:08:48,539 --> 00:08:50,259 When the servant is alone 190 00:08:50,259 --> 00:08:51,820 Away from observers 191 00:08:51,820 --> 00:08:53,100 And guards, 192 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:55,100 And there is no observer there 193 00:08:55,100 --> 00:08:56,419 Except Allah, 194 00:08:56,419 --> 00:08:58,019 Exalted is He in His highness. 195 00:08:58,019 --> 00:08:59,100 There, 196 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:01,340 The reality of faith appears, 197 00:09:01,340 --> 00:09:03,860 And the proof of monotheism becomes clear. 198 00:09:03,860 --> 00:09:07,220 This is the precise, truthful scale. 199 00:09:07,220 --> 00:09:09,500 It is the secret and the hidden, 200 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:10,700 And the unseen. 201 00:09:10,700 --> 00:09:12,419 He elevates certain people, 202 00:09:12,419 --> 00:09:15,700 when they adorn themselves with their good deeds 203 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:17,899 and their righteous actions, 204 00:09:17,899 --> 00:09:20,259 which they conceal from the people. 205 00:09:20,259 --> 00:09:23,179 And He brings down others, 206 00:09:23,179 --> 00:09:24,659 when they are 207 00:09:24,659 --> 00:09:27,179 violating the sacred limits of Allah in the shadows, 208 00:09:27,179 --> 00:09:28,659 in the darkness of the night, 209 00:09:28,659 --> 00:09:30,220 and in their private moments. 210 00:09:30,220 --> 00:09:31,620 Servants of Allah, 211 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:33,179 reflect upon the hadith, 212 00:09:33,179 --> 00:09:34,779 so that we do not become 213 00:09:34,779 --> 00:09:36,980 those whose state is exposed, 214 00:09:37,019 --> 00:09:38,940 and whose ultimate end is made clear. 215 00:09:38,940 --> 00:09:40,860 Muslim people, 216 00:09:40,860 --> 00:09:42,379 from the Ummah of the Prophet, 217 00:09:42,379 --> 00:09:44,539 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 218 00:09:44,539 --> 00:09:47,139 who come with great good deeds, 219 00:09:47,139 --> 00:09:48,940 like mountains, 220 00:09:48,940 --> 00:09:50,620 magnificent in the eyes of men, 221 00:09:50,620 --> 00:09:52,940 to the point that they even take pride 222 00:09:52,940 --> 00:09:55,139 in the worship of the night prayer, 223 00:09:55,139 --> 00:09:57,299 the arduous and exhausting one. 224 00:09:57,299 --> 00:09:59,299 Yet, despite that, 225 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:01,980 the Prophet, peace be upon him, informs us 226 00:10:01,980 --> 00:10:04,019 that they, 227 00:10:04,019 --> 00:10:06,340 when the realities are laid bare 228 00:10:06,340 --> 00:10:08,019 before Allah, 229 00:10:08,019 --> 00:10:09,620 in front of the Scale, 230 00:10:09,620 --> 00:10:11,539 their good deeds will scatter 231 00:10:11,539 --> 00:10:13,580 like dust dispersed. 232 00:10:13,580 --> 00:10:15,779 They will be erased and vanish 233 00:10:15,779 --> 00:10:17,860 before a great scandal 234 00:10:17,860 --> 00:10:20,419 that corrupted every beautiful character, 235 00:10:20,419 --> 00:10:22,299 every beautiful character, 236 00:10:22,299 --> 00:10:24,179 and destroyed the excellence 237 00:10:24,179 --> 00:10:25,899 for which a person 238 00:10:25,899 --> 00:10:27,460 was known 239 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:28,740 among mankind. 240 00:10:28,740 --> 00:10:29,899 It is 241 00:10:29,899 --> 00:10:32,659 the scandal of violating the sacred limits of Allah 242 00:10:32,659 --> 00:10:33,659 in secret. 243 00:10:33,659 --> 00:10:36,659 It is the tragedy of the death of self-vigilance in the heart, 244 00:10:36,659 --> 00:10:39,259 the tragedy of the mask falling off, 245 00:10:39,259 --> 00:10:41,580 and the true face appearing— 246 00:10:41,580 --> 00:10:43,460 the miserable, wretched face. 247 00:10:43,460 --> 00:10:45,299 Whoever is in this state, 248 00:10:45,299 --> 00:10:46,899 among the deluded, 249 00:10:46,899 --> 00:10:50,179 Allah makes his excellence like dust dispersed. 250 00:10:50,179 --> 00:10:52,299 And the recompense is of the same nature as the deed; 251 00:10:52,299 --> 00:10:53,379 that is because 252 00:10:53,379 --> 00:10:55,659 the deed, in its reality, 253 00:10:55,659 --> 00:10:57,700 is light as dust. 254 00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:58,899 No one 255 00:10:58,899 --> 00:11:00,980 enters Paradise by his deed alone; 256 00:11:00,980 --> 00:11:02,019 rather, 257 00:11:02,019 --> 00:11:04,179 it is sincerity, turning to Allah, 258 00:11:04,179 --> 00:11:05,620 and humility 259 00:11:05,620 --> 00:11:08,019 that breathe life into deeds. 260 00:11:08,019 --> 00:11:09,259 As for 261 00:11:09,259 --> 00:11:11,139 piling up deeds 262 00:11:11,139 --> 00:11:13,460 that are empty of reality, 263 00:11:13,460 --> 00:11:15,740 devoid of spirit, 264 00:11:15,740 --> 00:11:17,340 it is something that scatters 265 00:11:17,340 --> 00:11:18,700 and will not endure 266 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:20,139 on the Day of the Scale 267 00:11:20,139 --> 00:11:22,220 alongside the evil deeds 268 00:11:22,220 --> 00:11:25,100 that exposed the servant's true nature. 269 00:11:25,100 --> 00:11:26,820 O my Lord, Your concealment! 270 00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:28,620 O my Lord, Your concealment! 271 00:11:28,620 --> 00:11:30,419 O my Lord, Your concealment! 272 00:11:30,460 --> 00:11:33,419 O my Lord, do not expose us among the creatures. 273 00:11:33,419 --> 00:11:36,019 Adorn us with Your beautiful concealment, 274 00:11:36,019 --> 00:11:39,460 and place beneath that concealment a righteous deed that You are pleased with. 275 00:11:39,460 --> 00:11:41,539 Concealment, concealment, O Lord! 276 00:11:41,539 --> 00:11:43,580 Concealment, concealment, O Lord! 277 00:11:43,580 --> 00:11:45,019 Servants of Allah, 278 00:11:45,019 --> 00:11:46,620 I adjure you by Allah 279 00:11:46,620 --> 00:11:47,860 not to be 280 00:11:47,860 --> 00:11:50,059 among those whose intention seemed good, 281 00:11:50,059 --> 00:11:51,980 but whose reality was a failure. 282 00:11:51,980 --> 00:11:53,980 Excellence in the outward appearance, 283 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:56,820 and adherence to rituals and outward forms, 284 00:11:56,820 --> 00:11:59,179 while behind walls and curtains, 285 00:11:59,220 --> 00:12:01,019 one tears down all sacred limits 286 00:12:01,019 --> 00:12:02,899 with one's hearing, sight, 287 00:12:02,899 --> 00:12:05,059 private parts, and limbs. 288 00:12:05,059 --> 00:12:07,299 Whoever is in this state 289 00:12:07,299 --> 00:12:09,259 deserves to weep, 290 00:12:09,259 --> 00:12:13,659 and he is the most deserving of people to weep for his own soul 291 00:12:13,659 --> 00:12:15,139 that has died, 292 00:12:15,139 --> 00:12:17,820 and to search for his face that has been lost, 293 00:12:17,820 --> 00:12:19,299 and his future 294 00:12:19,299 --> 00:12:20,539 that has been destroyed. 295 00:12:20,539 --> 00:12:22,899 Today, O servants of Allah, 296 00:12:22,899 --> 00:12:24,980 there is action without reckoning, 297 00:12:24,980 --> 00:12:27,860 and tomorrow there is reckoning without action. 298 00:12:27,899 --> 00:12:30,620 And before Allah, the realities are revealed, 299 00:12:30,620 --> 00:12:32,019 as are the hidden secrets. 300 00:12:32,019 --> 00:12:34,700 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 301 00:12:34,700 --> 00:12:36,860 "You will find the worst of people 302 00:12:36,860 --> 00:12:38,379 to be the double-faced one, 303 00:12:38,379 --> 00:12:40,980 who comes to these with one face, 304 00:12:40,980 --> 00:12:42,779 and to those with another." 305 00:12:42,779 --> 00:12:44,419 Agreed upon. 306 00:12:44,419 --> 00:12:47,059 We ask Allah for safety and well-being, 307 00:12:47,059 --> 00:12:49,539 and that He conceals us and does not expose us, 308 00:12:49,539 --> 00:12:53,259 and that He makes our inner selves better than our outer selves. 309 00:12:53,259 --> 00:12:56,980 O Allah, make our inner selves better than our outer selves, 310 00:12:56,980 --> 00:12:59,379 and adorn us with Your beautiful concealment, 311 00:12:59,379 --> 00:13:02,820 and place beneath that concealment a righteous deed that You are pleased with. 312 00:13:02,820 --> 00:13:04,419 O Allah, Amen. 313 00:13:04,419 --> 00:13:07,259 May Allah bless me and you with the Great Qur'an, 314 00:13:07,259 --> 00:13:11,100 and benefit me and you with the verses and the wise reminder it contains. 315 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:12,259 I say what you hear, 316 00:13:12,259 --> 00:13:13,779 and I ask Allah for forgiveness for me and for you, 317 00:13:13,779 --> 00:13:15,139 so seek His forgiveness, 318 00:13:15,139 --> 00:13:19,889 for how successful are those who seek forgiveness! 319 00:13:19,889 --> 00:13:22,250 Praise be to Allah for His excellence, 320 00:13:22,250 --> 00:13:25,009 and thanks be to Him for His guidance and favor. 321 00:13:25,009 --> 00:13:27,090 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 322 00:13:27,129 --> 00:13:31,450 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 323 00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:33,889 To proceed, O servants of Allah, 324 00:13:33,889 --> 00:13:38,960 Allah knows that we do not wish to wound people's feelings, 325 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:43,080 nor to read intentions or distribute accusations. 326 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,960 It is merely fear for those who have tasted the sweetness of righteousness 327 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:51,360 and known its path, that Satan might toy with them, 328 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,759 and that whims might toss them about 329 00:13:53,759 --> 00:13:56,600 to where regret will not avail them. 330 00:13:56,639 --> 00:14:00,679 Let us not appear to people with a good state and righteous deeds, 331 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,000 claiming righteousness and reform, 332 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,600 while we tear down the concealment of Allah and violate the sacred limits of Allah. 333 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,519 For whoever violates the sacred limits of Allah in secret, 334 00:14:09,519 --> 00:14:13,279 Allah will expose his good deeds on the Day when secrets are laid bare. 335 00:14:13,279 --> 00:14:15,720 We ask Allah for safety and well-being. 336 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,840 By Allah, O servants of Allah, and I swear by Allah, 337 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,799 it is enough for one of us 338 00:14:20,799 --> 00:14:23,360 to contemplate the hour of his death 339 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,399 and the moment his soul departs, 340 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,919 to keep that before his eyes— 341 00:14:27,919 --> 00:14:29,799 that momentous moment 342 00:14:29,799 --> 00:14:33,360 in which Allah reveals the realities upon the faces. 343 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,960 The Day when some faces will be bright and smiling, 344 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,480 and some faces will be dark and frowning. 345 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:39,960 So beware, beware, 346 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,519 of being among those whose faces will be dark 347 00:14:42,519 --> 00:14:44,240 at the time of the soul's departure, 348 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,519 while people are in shock at that. 349 00:14:47,519 --> 00:14:50,519 Imam Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy on him, said, 350 00:14:50,519 --> 00:14:52,399 and he said something remarkable 351 00:14:52,399 --> 00:14:54,519 in *Jami' al-'Ulum wa al-Hikam*: 352 00:14:54,559 --> 00:14:58,480 He said that most instances of an evil end 353 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:03,039 are due to a hidden vice of the servant 354 00:15:03,039 --> 00:15:05,519 that people do not know about. 355 00:15:05,519 --> 00:15:07,840 That hidden trait 356 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,919 necessitates an evil end at the time of death, 357 00:15:10,919 --> 00:15:12,639 and we seek refuge in Allah from that. 358 00:15:12,639 --> 00:15:15,200 O Allah, conceal us in this world and the Hereafter, 359 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:16,919 and make our end a good one, 360 00:15:16,919 --> 00:15:19,320 and take our souls while You are pleased with us. 361 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,000 Make our station good, 362 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,879 and make our end a good one. 363 00:15:22,879 --> 00:15:26,039 O Allah, You did not command us to seek forgiveness 364 00:15:26,039 --> 00:15:28,559 except that You desire to forgive us. 365 00:15:28,559 --> 00:15:30,120 And were it not for Your generosity, 366 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,120 You would not have inspired us to seek pardon. 367 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,399 You are the One who initiates the gift before the request, 368 00:15:35,399 --> 00:15:39,080 and the Giver of bounty beyond all hopes. 369 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,799 O Lord, we hope for nothing but Your forgiveness, 370 00:15:42,799 --> 00:15:45,279 and we seek nothing but Your excellence. 371 00:15:45,279 --> 00:15:48,120 We ask You for concealment in this world and the Hereafter. 372 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,279 O Allah, conceal us above the earth, 373 00:15:50,279 --> 00:15:52,080 conceal us beneath the earth, 374 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,080 and conceal us on the Day of the Presentation. 375 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,840 O Lord, we have found You to be Merciful, 376 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,840 so how could we not hope in You? 377 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,000 And we have found You to be a Helper and Supporter, 378 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,879 so how could we not call upon You? 379 00:16:03,879 --> 00:16:06,279 Who will be for us if You cut us off? 380 00:16:06,279 --> 00:16:09,559 Who can harm us if You benefit us? 381 00:16:09,559 --> 00:16:12,840 Who can punish us if You have mercy on us? 382 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,679 Who can bring us evil if You save us? 383 00:16:16,679 --> 00:16:19,679 Who can make us ill if You grant us well-being? 384 00:16:19,679 --> 00:16:21,320 O Allah, forgive us, 385 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:22,919 O Allah, honor us, 386 00:16:22,919 --> 00:16:24,600 O Allah, make us happy, 387 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,200 O Allah, provide for us, 388 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,000 O Allah, accept our repentance, 389 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,240 O Allah, overlook our faults, 390 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,159 O Allah, we love You, 391 00:16:32,159 --> 00:16:35,440 so do not withhold Your favor from us because of our sins. 392 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,559 O Allah, make this speech 393 00:16:37,559 --> 00:16:40,000 a witness for us, not against us. 394 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:43,000 O Allah, perpetuate our security and tranquility, 395 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,879 and perpetuate for us the blessing of security and safety. 396 00:16:45,879 --> 00:16:47,759 Protect our leaders, 397 00:16:47,759 --> 00:16:50,120 and provide them with righteous advisors. 398 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:52,120 O Allah, Possessor of Majesty and Honor, 399 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,120 Grant victory to our soldiers at the borders. 400 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,120 Grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere. 401 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,120 O Allah, O Hearer of supplications. 402 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,120 O You whose bounty is vast. 403 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,119 “And thou (Muhammad) art not occupied with any business and thou recitest not a Lecture from this (Scripture), and ye (mankind) perform no act, but We are Witness of you when ye are engaged therein. And not an atom's weight in the earth or in the sky escapeth your Lord, nor what is less than that or greater than that, but it is (written) in a clear Book.” (10:61) 404 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:06,119 O Allah, heal the sick among the Muslims. 405 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,119 Have mercy upon the deceased among the Muslims. 406 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,119 Relieve the debts of those who are in debt. 407 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,119 Forgive our fathers and our mothers. 408 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,119 And our brothers and our sisters. 409 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,119 And all the Muslims. 410 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,119 O Allah, whoever among them is alive. 411 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,119 Grant them health and well-being in obedience to You. 412 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,119 And whoever among them is dead. 413 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,119 O Allah, reward their good deeds with further excellence. 414 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,119 And pardon and forgive their misdeeds. 415 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,119 My Lord, have mercy upon them as they raised me when I was small. 416 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,119 My Lord, have mercy upon them as they raised me when I was small. 417 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,119 O Allah, we have called upon You in our distress as You commanded us. 418 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,119 So answer us as You promised us. 419 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,119 Just as You have gathered us upon these carpets. 420 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,119 Gather us beneath Your Throne. 421 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,119 As brothers who love one another. 422 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,119 Upon thrones facing one another. 423 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:51,119 O Allah, send peace and blessings upon our master Muhammad. 424 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,119 And upon all his family and his Companions. 425 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:55,119 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.