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 00:00:06,799 --> 00:00:08,900 The Name of Allah, As-Salam (The Source of Peace). 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,679 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh 5 00:00:11,679 --> 00:00:14,240 Khalid Ibn 'Abdullah al-Humudi, 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:15,740 may Allah preserve him. 7 00:00:15,740 --> 00:00:21,960 Praise be to Allah, the Sovereign, the Holy, the Source of Peace, 8 00:00:22,949 --> 00:00:25,149 the Possessor of Majesty and Honor. 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,760 I praise Him for His immense bounties, 10 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:32,579 and for His abundant and magnificent favors, 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,020 the greatest of which is the blessing of Islam. 12 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:40,829 To You belongs all praise, as befits the majesty of Your Countenance 13 00:00:40,829 --> 00:00:42,590 and the greatness of Your dominion. 14 00:00:43,189 --> 00:00:46,229 Praise that fills Your heavens and fills Your earth, 15 00:00:46,799 --> 00:00:48,799 and fills all that lies between them, 16 00:00:49,289 --> 00:00:51,929 and fills whatever else You will thereafter. 17 00:00:52,359 --> 00:00:54,960 You are the One worthy of praise and glory; 18 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,359 the most truthful thing a servant can say, 19 00:00:57,359 --> 00:00:59,240 and we are all Your servants. 20 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,280 O Allah, to You is all praise until You are pleased, 21 00:01:02,719 --> 00:01:04,840 to You is all praise when You are pleased, 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,120 and to You is all praise after You are pleased. 23 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:13,120 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner, 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,079 “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) 25 00:01:19,140 --> 00:01:20,540 the Reliever of anxiety, 26 00:01:21,129 --> 00:01:22,569 the Remover of distress, 27 00:01:23,150 --> 00:01:25,549 the Responder to the call of the desperate. 28 00:01:26,129 --> 00:01:29,530 Say to the soul, if it has lost its hope, 29 00:01:30,299 --> 00:01:33,500 and despair has weakened its strength: 30 00:01:34,129 --> 00:01:37,409 "Trust in Allah; how many souls have feared 31 00:01:37,930 --> 00:01:41,769 the world, yet its Creator has sufficed them." 32 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:49,099 I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, 33 00:01:50,069 --> 00:01:52,349 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 34 00:01:53,150 --> 00:01:55,469 He would recite the Qur'an, 35 00:01:55,980 --> 00:01:58,659 and his eyes would overflow with tears. 36 00:01:59,459 --> 00:02:03,739 He would stand in prayer at night until his feet became swollen. 37 00:02:04,349 --> 00:02:08,310 Woe to those who strayed from his path and disobeyed him, 38 00:02:08,979 --> 00:02:14,099 and honor to those who clung to his Sunnah and sought refuge in his protection. 39 00:02:14,780 --> 00:02:17,900 Pebbles glorified Allah in his palm, 40 00:02:18,539 --> 00:02:25,780 and the trunk of the palm tree groaned when he left it and turned away. 41 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:30,400 So he touched it with his compassionate hands and comforted it. 42 00:02:31,110 --> 00:02:34,310 O you who hope for the best intercession, 43 00:02:35,060 --> 00:02:38,419 send blessings and peace upon Ahmad. 44 00:02:39,069 --> 00:02:42,509 May the Possessor of Majesty send blessings and peace upon him, 45 00:02:43,069 --> 00:02:46,949 as long as a pilgrim calls out or a pilgrim in ihram completes his rites. 46 00:02:47,389 --> 00:02:50,789 And upon his kin, whose excellence is established, 47 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:55,229 and upon his Companions, who were resolute, 48 00:02:55,710 --> 00:02:57,229 who were generous and exalted, 49 00:02:57,629 --> 00:02:59,229 who shone and protected, 50 00:02:59,550 --> 00:03:01,310 who adorned and guided. 51 00:03:01,629 --> 00:03:05,430 They were like stars in all six directions. 52 00:03:05,909 --> 00:03:08,870 And upon the Tabi'un who followed them in righteousness, for they 53 00:03:09,469 --> 00:03:12,990 transmitted what they had preserved from them. 54 00:03:13,469 --> 00:03:16,110 O Allah, send blessings, peace, and increase in grace 55 00:03:16,810 --> 00:03:20,810 upon Your servant, Your Messenger, Your Prophet, and Your beloved, Muhammad, 56 00:03:21,490 --> 00:03:23,490 and upon his family and his Companions, 57 00:03:24,169 --> 00:03:25,810 and whoever is guided by his guidance, 58 00:03:26,449 --> 00:03:29,650 follows his Sunnah, and treads his path, 59 00:03:29,969 --> 00:03:33,409 and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 60 00:03:34,300 --> 00:03:36,139 To proceed, O servants of Allah, 61 00:03:36,819 --> 00:03:39,219 I advise you and myself to fear Allah. 62 00:03:39,740 --> 00:03:43,659 “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) 63 00:03:44,180 --> 00:03:47,139 “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) 64 00:03:47,870 --> 00:03:49,389 O community of believers, 65 00:03:50,259 --> 00:03:54,139 among the greatest means and causes for attaining piety 66 00:03:54,930 --> 00:03:56,889 is the servant’s knowledge of his Lord. 67 00:03:57,639 --> 00:03:59,759 For whoever knows Allah, 68 00:04:00,460 --> 00:04:04,199 fears Him, loves Him, and hopes in Him, 69 00:04:04,819 --> 00:04:08,340 relies upon Him, turns to Him in repentance, 70 00:04:08,939 --> 00:04:10,900 longs to meet Him, 71 00:04:11,419 --> 00:04:15,699 and finds comfort in His nearness, His majesty, and His greatness. 72 00:04:16,399 --> 00:04:22,279 From the knowledge of Allah, the Almighty, spring the fountains of all goodness, 73 00:04:22,980 --> 00:04:25,740 and from it flow the best of acts of worship 74 00:04:26,339 --> 00:04:29,300 and the most perfect spiritual stations. Therefore, 75 00:04:29,860 --> 00:04:33,060 since the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 76 00:04:33,699 --> 00:04:36,459 was the most perfect of the Ummah in his knowledge of Allah, 77 00:04:37,060 --> 00:04:40,379 he was the most pious and the most fearful of Him. 78 00:04:40,819 --> 00:04:43,139 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 79 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:44,540 "By Allah, 80 00:04:45,060 --> 00:04:49,339 I am the most fearful of Allah among you and the most conscious of Him." 81 00:04:49,939 --> 00:04:51,540 Agreed upon. 82 00:04:52,079 --> 00:04:53,959 Through the knowledge of Allah, the Exalted, 83 00:04:54,519 --> 00:04:56,199 hearts are brought to life, 84 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,160 souls are purified, 85 00:04:58,639 --> 00:05:00,800 they turn toward Allah, the Almighty, 86 00:05:01,399 --> 00:05:02,720 and become preoccupied with Him. 87 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,399 For there is nothing sweeter to those of intellect and discernment, 88 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,959 nor more delicious, nor more pleasant, nor more blissful, 89 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,600 than the knowledge of Allah, the Exalted. 90 00:05:14,199 --> 00:05:16,560 Yet, the fullness of this knowledge 91 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:18,319 and its perfection 92 00:05:18,879 --> 00:05:21,000 is attained by seeing Allah, the Exalted. 93 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,040 For hearing about something is not like seeing it with one's own eyes. 94 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,519 If the servants were to witness their Lord, the Exalted, 95 00:05:28,230 --> 00:05:32,470 and see His majesty, His beauty, and His perfection, 96 00:05:33,220 --> 00:05:36,860 their worship, love, and reverence for Him 97 00:05:37,500 --> 00:05:38,860 would reach a different state entirely. 98 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:40,660 Allah has said 99 00:05:41,180 --> 00:05:43,139 in a hadith qudsi 100 00:05:43,660 --> 00:05:45,899 regarding those who gathered to remember Him: 101 00:05:46,540 --> 00:05:48,060 "How would it be if they had seen Me?" 102 00:05:48,620 --> 00:05:49,980 The angels would say: 103 00:05:50,579 --> 00:05:51,420 "If they had seen You, 104 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:54,300 they would have been even more intense in their worship of You, 105 00:05:54,860 --> 00:05:58,019 more intense in their praise and glorification of You, 106 00:05:58,540 --> 00:06:00,459 and more frequent in their exaltation of You." 107 00:06:01,019 --> 00:06:02,339 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 108 00:06:02,819 --> 00:06:03,620 However, 109 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:06,540 since seeing Him, the Exalted, 110 00:06:07,180 --> 00:06:09,259 is impossible in this worldly abode, 111 00:06:09,860 --> 00:06:11,259 as it does not correspond 112 00:06:11,819 --> 00:06:15,779 to the capacity, strength, or state of the creation, 113 00:06:16,459 --> 00:06:18,259 Allah has opened for His servants 114 00:06:18,899 --> 00:06:20,339 another path 115 00:06:20,860 --> 00:06:22,699 by which they may come to know Him. 116 00:06:23,339 --> 00:06:25,500 He mentioned, the Exalted, in His Book 117 00:06:26,100 --> 00:06:27,779 and upon the tongue of His Messenger, 118 00:06:28,259 --> 00:06:30,220 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 119 00:06:30,740 --> 00:06:33,459 many of His names and attributes, 120 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:35,220 and what is due to Him, 121 00:06:35,699 --> 00:06:36,980 and what He is worthy of. 122 00:06:37,500 --> 00:06:40,259 Thus, the goal of attaining knowledge of Allah 123 00:06:40,860 --> 00:06:43,779 lies in the hands of those who contemplate the Book of Allah 124 00:06:44,379 --> 00:06:46,740 and the names and attributes contained therein. 125 00:06:47,259 --> 00:06:49,740 For the names and attributes of Allah, the Almighty, 126 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:51,300 and the knowledge of them, 127 00:06:51,779 --> 00:06:52,860 and affirming them, 128 00:06:53,339 --> 00:06:55,300 and the heart’s attachment to them, 129 00:06:55,779 --> 00:06:57,019 and witnessing them, 130 00:06:57,579 --> 00:06:59,860 is the beginning of the path of servitude, 131 00:07:00,339 --> 00:07:01,180 its middle, 132 00:07:01,620 --> 00:07:02,620 and its ultimate end. 133 00:07:03,100 --> 00:07:06,220 Knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah, the Almighty, 134 00:07:06,819 --> 00:07:08,019 is the spirit 135 00:07:08,620 --> 00:07:10,899 by which the wayfarers travel 136 00:07:11,420 --> 00:07:13,339 toward Allah, the Exalted in His majesty. 137 00:07:13,980 --> 00:07:15,819 Allah sent His messengers 138 00:07:16,420 --> 00:07:19,699 to make Him known through His names and attributes. 139 00:07:20,379 --> 00:07:22,300 They came making Him known, 140 00:07:22,819 --> 00:07:24,259 and calling people to Him. 141 00:07:24,819 --> 00:07:27,100 Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said 142 00:07:27,699 --> 00:07:29,980 in explaining the mission of the messengers: 143 00:07:30,459 --> 00:07:32,899 "They made the Lord, to whom they called, known 144 00:07:33,420 --> 00:07:37,339 through His names, His attributes, and His actions, 145 00:07:37,779 --> 00:07:39,980 in a detailed manner. 146 00:07:40,500 --> 00:07:42,339 He hears the voices of His creation, 147 00:07:42,819 --> 00:07:45,100 sees their actions and movements, 148 00:07:45,579 --> 00:07:47,339 and witnesses their inner selves 149 00:07:47,779 --> 00:07:49,740 just as He witnesses their outer selves. 150 00:07:50,220 --> 00:07:51,660 He commands and forbids, 151 00:07:52,139 --> 00:07:53,620 He is pleased and He is angry. 152 00:07:53,939 --> 00:07:55,740 He laughs at their despair 153 00:07:56,259 --> 00:07:58,540 and the nearness of their relief. 154 00:07:58,939 --> 00:08:00,939 He answers the call of the desperate, 155 00:08:01,379 --> 00:08:02,899 He aids the distressed, 156 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:04,860 He helps the needy, 157 00:08:05,339 --> 00:08:06,899 He mends the broken-hearted, 158 00:08:07,339 --> 00:08:08,980 He enriches the poor, 159 00:08:09,339 --> 00:08:10,819 He causes death and gives life, 160 00:08:11,220 --> 00:08:12,779 He withholds and He gives. 161 00:08:13,220 --> 00:08:15,060 “He giveth wisdom unto whom He will, and he unto whom wisdom is given, he truly hath received abundant good. But none remember except men of understanding.” (2:269) 162 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:16,699 He is the Sovereign of all dominion; 163 00:08:17,139 --> 00:08:18,819 He gives dominion to whom He wills, 164 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:21,500 and He strips dominion from whom He wills. 165 00:08:21,819 --> 00:08:23,379 He honors whom He wills, 166 00:08:23,779 --> 00:08:25,379 and He humbles whom He wills. 167 00:08:25,779 --> 00:08:26,980 In His hand is all good, 168 00:08:27,339 --> 00:08:29,579 and He is over all things competent." 169 00:08:30,139 --> 00:08:32,179 “All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.” (55:29) 170 00:08:32,580 --> 00:08:33,899 He forgives a sin, 171 00:08:34,299 --> 00:08:35,740 He relieves a distress, 172 00:08:36,139 --> 00:08:37,620 He frees the captive, 173 00:08:38,019 --> 00:08:39,539 He grants victory to the oppressed, 174 00:08:39,980 --> 00:08:41,899 He crushes the oppressor, 175 00:08:42,340 --> 00:08:43,899 He shows mercy to the poor, 176 00:08:44,299 --> 00:08:45,940 He aids the distressed, 177 00:08:46,340 --> 00:08:49,100 He drives destinies to their appointed times, 178 00:08:49,539 --> 00:08:51,740 and He conducts them according to His system. 179 00:08:52,179 --> 00:08:54,740 This is the purpose of the call, 180 00:08:55,179 --> 00:08:56,779 and the essence of the message. 181 00:08:57,340 --> 00:08:58,940 Therefore, O servants of Allah, 182 00:08:59,419 --> 00:09:00,779 we shall pause today 183 00:09:01,259 --> 00:09:03,139 with a name of Allah, 184 00:09:03,700 --> 00:09:05,059 the Exalted in His majesty: 185 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:06,940 the name As-Salam. 186 00:09:07,340 --> 00:09:08,340 As-Salam. 187 00:09:08,740 --> 00:09:10,379 A name of His, the Exalted, 188 00:09:10,779 --> 00:09:13,139 encompassing all His attributes, 189 00:09:13,580 --> 00:09:16,460 indicating the transcendence of the Lord, 190 00:09:16,820 --> 00:09:17,860 His holiness, 191 00:09:18,179 --> 00:09:20,340 and His freedom from every defect, 192 00:09:20,659 --> 00:09:21,659 and His exaltation 193 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:24,500 above that which does not befit His majesty, 194 00:09:24,860 --> 00:09:25,860 His perfection, 195 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:27,100 and His greatness. 196 00:09:27,379 --> 00:09:28,379 As-Salam: 197 00:09:28,620 --> 00:09:30,340 He is free from every flaw. 198 00:09:30,659 --> 00:09:31,659 As-Salam: 199 00:09:31,940 --> 00:09:33,379 He is free from every deficiency. 200 00:09:33,659 --> 00:09:35,899 He is the Source of Peace, free from all faults 201 00:09:36,220 --> 00:09:37,259 and shortcomings, 202 00:09:37,580 --> 00:09:39,340 due to His perfection in His Essence, 203 00:09:39,620 --> 00:09:41,460 His perfection in His names, 204 00:09:41,779 --> 00:09:43,580 His attributes and His actions. 205 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:45,100 The Almighty says: 206 00:09:45,500 --> 00:09:46,580 He is Allah, 207 00:09:47,019 --> 00:09:50,620 “He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).” (59:23) 208 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:53,419 The Holy, the Source of Peace (al-Salam), 209 00:09:53,820 --> 00:09:55,259 The Source of Peace, 210 00:09:55,580 --> 00:09:57,419 The Guardian of Faith, the All-Dominant, 211 00:09:57,740 --> 00:10:00,539 The Almighty, the Compeller, the Supreme in Greatness. 212 00:10:00,860 --> 00:10:03,379 Exalted is Allah above what they associate with Him. 213 00:10:03,779 --> 00:10:05,539 His, the Almighty’s, entitlement 214 00:10:05,899 --> 00:10:07,019 to this name 215 00:10:07,340 --> 00:10:10,779 is more perfect than the entitlement of anything else to which it is applied. 216 00:10:11,789 --> 00:10:12,789 This 217 00:10:13,029 --> 00:10:14,990 is the reality of the transcendence (tanzih) 218 00:10:15,309 --> 00:10:18,149 with which Allah has transcended Himself, 219 00:10:18,470 --> 00:10:20,830 and with which His Messenger has transcended Him, 220 00:10:21,149 --> 00:10:23,070 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 221 00:10:23,389 --> 00:10:24,629 He is the Source of Peace (al-Salam) 222 00:10:24,990 --> 00:10:26,750 from having companions or children. 223 00:10:27,110 --> 00:10:28,309 He is the Source of Peace 224 00:10:28,590 --> 00:10:30,350 from having an equal or a peer, 225 00:10:30,590 --> 00:10:32,750 or a namesake or a likeness. 226 00:10:33,070 --> 00:10:35,470 And He is the Source of Peace from having a rival or a partner. 227 00:10:35,870 --> 00:10:38,309 His life, may He be glorified and exalted, 228 00:10:38,710 --> 00:10:40,429 is a peace from death, 229 00:10:40,789 --> 00:10:42,429 a peace from drowsiness, 230 00:10:42,830 --> 00:10:44,389 and a peace from sleep. 231 00:10:44,710 --> 00:10:46,470 He is ever-watchful over His creation, 232 00:10:46,789 --> 00:10:48,309 a peace from fatigue, 233 00:10:48,710 --> 00:10:50,309 a peace from incapacity, 234 00:10:50,629 --> 00:10:52,309 and a peace from weariness. 235 00:10:52,629 --> 00:10:54,909 His knowledge is a peace from ignorance, 236 00:10:55,230 --> 00:10:56,990 from distraction, and from forgetfulness. 237 00:10:57,230 --> 00:10:58,830 His words are justice 238 00:10:59,149 --> 00:10:59,830 and truth, 239 00:11:00,110 --> 00:11:02,470 a peace from falsehood and injustice. 240 00:11:02,750 --> 00:11:04,789 All His attributes are a peace 241 00:11:05,149 --> 00:11:07,509 from anything that contradicts their perfection 242 00:11:07,870 --> 00:11:09,990 or suggests any deficiency in them. 243 00:11:10,350 --> 00:11:12,909 Just as He is the Source of Peace in His Essence, 244 00:11:13,230 --> 00:11:15,350 and in His names and attributes, 245 00:11:15,669 --> 00:11:17,070 so too, from Him, the Exalted, 246 00:11:17,389 --> 00:11:19,350 comes all peace and security. 247 00:11:19,590 --> 00:11:21,509 From Him, peace is sought, 248 00:11:21,830 --> 00:11:23,669 and whoever seeks peace 249 00:11:23,950 --> 00:11:26,470 from anyone else will not find it. 250 00:11:26,710 --> 00:11:29,710 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 251 00:11:30,070 --> 00:11:31,789 used to embody this name 252 00:11:32,110 --> 00:11:35,070 and the attribute of peace it encompasses. 253 00:11:35,429 --> 00:11:38,190 Thus, upon finishing a prescribed prayer, 254 00:11:38,590 --> 00:11:40,149 he would seek forgiveness three times, 255 00:11:40,470 --> 00:11:41,230 and say: 256 00:11:41,470 --> 00:11:43,710 "O Allah, You are the Source of Peace, 257 00:11:44,110 --> 00:11:45,629 and from You comes peace. 258 00:11:45,990 --> 00:11:48,750 Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor." 259 00:11:49,070 --> 00:11:50,269 Narrated by Muslim. 260 00:11:50,549 --> 00:11:51,950 He, the Almighty, grants peace 261 00:11:52,230 --> 00:11:54,230 to His allies from His punishment, 262 00:11:54,549 --> 00:11:56,990 and He grants all of creation peace from the injustice 263 00:11:57,269 --> 00:11:59,110 which He is far above. 264 00:11:59,429 --> 00:12:00,830 The Almighty says: 265 00:12:01,149 --> 00:12:04,429 “Lo! Allah wrongeth not even of the weight of an ant; and if there is a good deed, He will double it and will give (the doer) from His presence an immense reward.” (4:40) 266 00:12:04,789 --> 00:12:06,350 And because He is the Source of Peace, 267 00:12:06,669 --> 00:12:08,389 and from Him comes all peace, 268 00:12:08,750 --> 00:12:09,909 it is not said: 269 00:12:10,190 --> 00:12:12,029 "Peace be upon Allah," 270 00:12:12,350 --> 00:12:14,590 for Allah is Himself the Source of Peace. 271 00:12:14,909 --> 00:12:16,470 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 272 00:12:16,830 --> 00:12:19,309 He granted peace to His prophets and messengers 273 00:12:19,669 --> 00:12:22,909 because of the perfection of what they said, free from deficiency and fault. 274 00:12:23,230 --> 00:12:24,350 The Almighty says: 275 00:12:24,710 --> 00:12:28,029 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 276 00:12:28,350 --> 00:12:30,669 "And peace be upon the messengers." 277 00:12:30,950 --> 00:12:32,429 He decreed peace 278 00:12:32,750 --> 00:12:34,470 for His righteous servants, 279 00:12:34,789 --> 00:12:36,110 for the Almighty said: 280 00:12:36,549 --> 00:12:38,230 "Say, 'Praise be to Allah, 281 00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:41,990 and peace be upon His servants whom He has chosen.'" 282 00:12:42,309 --> 00:12:44,909 He singled out whom He willed of His creation by His grace 283 00:12:45,230 --> 00:12:47,509 with peace upon them in the worlds, 284 00:12:47,830 --> 00:12:49,629 such as Noah, peace be upon him. 285 00:12:49,870 --> 00:12:50,710 He said: 286 00:12:50,990 --> 00:12:54,110 “Peace be unto Noah among the peoples!” (37:79) 287 00:12:54,429 --> 00:12:56,269 And peace be upon Abraham, 288 00:12:56,549 --> 00:12:57,470 and Moses, 289 00:12:57,710 --> 00:12:58,549 and Aaron, 290 00:12:58,789 --> 00:12:59,950 and Elias. 291 00:13:00,190 --> 00:13:02,750 Allah honored His prophet Yahya (John) 292 00:13:03,110 --> 00:13:04,870 and singled him out with peace 293 00:13:05,269 --> 00:13:07,110 in three places: 294 00:13:07,429 --> 00:13:08,509 the most desolate 295 00:13:08,750 --> 00:13:10,870 moments for the creation: 296 00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:13,389 “Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive!” (19:15) 297 00:13:13,789 --> 00:13:15,029 the day he dies, 298 00:13:15,350 --> 00:13:17,149 and the day he is raised to life. 299 00:13:17,470 --> 00:13:20,149 Allah commanded the believers to send peace 300 00:13:20,509 --> 00:13:22,470 upon our Prophet Muhammad, 301 00:13:22,789 --> 00:13:24,870 peace and blessings be upon him. 302 00:13:25,190 --> 00:13:26,509 The Almighty said: 303 00:13:26,789 --> 00:13:28,830 "O you who have believed, 304 00:13:29,110 --> 00:13:30,350 invoke blessings upon him 305 00:13:30,669 --> 00:13:32,590 and ask [Allah to grant him] peace." 306 00:13:32,909 --> 00:13:34,830 Allah and Gabriel sent peace 307 00:13:35,149 --> 00:13:36,389 upon Khadijah, 308 00:13:36,629 --> 00:13:38,029 may Allah be pleased with her, 309 00:13:38,350 --> 00:13:40,110 for her unique service 310 00:13:40,429 --> 00:13:43,070 to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 311 00:13:43,309 --> 00:13:44,590 and her support for him. 312 00:13:44,909 --> 00:13:48,389 Gabriel came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 313 00:13:48,789 --> 00:13:50,389 and said, "O Messenger of Allah, 314 00:13:50,750 --> 00:13:52,269 this is Khadijah 315 00:13:52,629 --> 00:13:53,669 who has come to you; 316 00:13:53,990 --> 00:13:55,350 she has with her a vessel 317 00:13:55,669 --> 00:13:57,070 containing stew, 318 00:13:57,350 --> 00:13:58,429 or food, 319 00:13:58,549 --> 00:13:59,350 or drink. 320 00:13:59,710 --> 00:14:01,149 When she comes to you, 321 00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:04,230 convey to her greetings of peace from her Lord, 322 00:14:04,549 --> 00:14:05,629 the Almighty, 323 00:14:05,830 --> 00:14:06,629 and from me." 324 00:14:06,950 --> 00:14:08,389 Agreed upon. 325 00:14:08,629 --> 00:14:11,070 Just as Gabriel, peace be upon him, sent peace 326 00:14:11,429 --> 00:14:12,590 upon 'A'ishah, 327 00:14:13,070 --> 00:14:15,669 for her knowledge and her intellect. 328 00:14:15,990 --> 00:14:18,029 He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 329 00:14:18,350 --> 00:14:19,389 "O 'A'ish, 330 00:14:19,750 --> 00:14:21,070 this is Gabriel 331 00:14:21,350 --> 00:14:22,950 conveying greetings of peace to you." 332 00:14:23,309 --> 00:14:24,629 Agreed upon. 333 00:14:25,539 --> 00:14:27,740 Every person praying in their tashahhud 334 00:14:28,100 --> 00:14:31,340 sends peace upon the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 335 00:14:31,700 --> 00:14:33,019 and upon the righteous: 336 00:14:33,340 --> 00:14:35,700 "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, 337 00:14:36,019 --> 00:14:38,059 and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. 338 00:14:38,340 --> 00:14:40,059 Peace be upon us, 339 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:43,019 and upon the righteous servants of Allah." 340 00:14:43,379 --> 00:14:44,700 Agreed upon. 341 00:14:45,019 --> 00:14:46,539 Whoever enters a house, 342 00:14:46,860 --> 00:14:49,419 it is prescribed for him to greet its inhabitants with peace, 343 00:14:49,860 --> 00:14:51,620 for it is a greeting 344 00:14:51,940 --> 00:14:54,100 that is blessed and good. 345 00:14:54,419 --> 00:14:55,460 The Almighty says: 346 00:14:55,779 --> 00:14:57,700 "But when you enter houses, 347 00:14:58,019 --> 00:15:00,059 greet one another with a greeting from Allah, 348 00:15:00,379 --> 00:15:03,059 meaning: let some of you greet others, 349 00:15:03,460 --> 00:15:05,340 “No blame is there upon the blind nor any blame upon the lame nor any blame upon the sick nor on yourselves if ye eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers' brothers, or the houses of your fathers' sisters, or the houses of your mothers' brothers, or the houses of your mothers' sisters, or (from that) whereof ye hold the keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin shall it be for you whether ye eat together or apart. But when ye enter houses, salute one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and sweet. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations for you, that haply ye may understand.” (24:61) 350 00:15:05,659 --> 00:15:07,460 blessed and good." 351 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,940 Al-Qurtubi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 352 00:15:10,259 --> 00:15:11,779 "He described it as blessed 353 00:15:12,179 --> 00:15:13,580 because it contains supplication 354 00:15:13,899 --> 00:15:14,980 and the seeking 355 00:15:15,340 --> 00:15:17,539 of the affection of the one being greeted." 356 00:15:17,940 --> 00:15:19,820 He also described it as good 357 00:15:20,179 --> 00:15:21,779 because the one who hears it 358 00:15:22,179 --> 00:15:23,659 finds it pleasant. 359 00:15:23,980 --> 00:15:27,100 The Muslim is commanded to spread peace among the creation 360 00:15:27,500 --> 00:15:28,860 by his words and his deeds. 361 00:15:29,179 --> 00:15:31,379 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 362 00:15:31,700 --> 00:15:32,700 "The Muslim 363 00:15:32,980 --> 00:15:34,779 is one from whose tongue and hand 364 00:15:35,059 --> 00:15:36,860 the Muslims are safe." 365 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:38,620 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 366 00:15:38,860 --> 00:15:40,220 Allah praised 367 00:15:40,580 --> 00:15:43,379 those who respond to the ignorant with peace 368 00:15:43,620 --> 00:15:45,779 and meet evil with good. 369 00:15:46,019 --> 00:15:47,179 The Almighty says: 370 00:15:47,419 --> 00:15:50,059 "And when the ignorant address them, 371 00:15:50,419 --> 00:15:52,059 they say [words of] peace." 372 00:15:52,340 --> 00:15:54,299 Peace, O servants of Allah, 373 00:15:54,700 --> 00:15:56,500 is both security and supplication. 374 00:15:56,940 --> 00:15:58,980 Among the beauty of Islam 375 00:15:59,299 --> 00:16:00,299 and its perfection 376 00:16:00,580 --> 00:16:01,860 is that it extended this 377 00:16:02,179 --> 00:16:03,940 to both the living and the dead. 378 00:16:04,220 --> 00:16:06,779 No one is more in need of supplication 379 00:16:07,259 --> 00:16:09,139 than those who have departed this life. 380 00:16:09,460 --> 00:16:12,539 It was the guidance of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 381 00:16:12,940 --> 00:16:14,419 when he came to the graveyard, 382 00:16:14,779 --> 00:16:15,620 to say: 383 00:16:15,899 --> 00:16:17,740 "Peace be upon you, 384 00:16:18,100 --> 00:16:20,179 O abode of a believing people." 385 00:16:20,460 --> 00:16:21,659 Narrated by Muslim. 386 00:16:21,940 --> 00:16:23,379 O Allah, grant us peace, 387 00:16:23,700 --> 00:16:24,700 and protect us, 388 00:16:25,019 --> 00:16:28,500 and place us in Your sanctuary, Your security, and Your protection. 389 00:16:28,820 --> 00:16:30,700 O Allah, You are the Source of Peace, 390 00:16:31,019 --> 00:16:32,460 and from You comes peace. 391 00:16:32,820 --> 00:16:35,500 Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor. 392 00:16:35,820 --> 00:16:38,340 May Allah bless me and you with the Great Qur'an, 393 00:16:38,620 --> 00:16:42,340 and benefit me and you with the verses and the wise reminder it contains. 394 00:16:42,659 --> 00:16:46,299 I say what you hear, and I seek Allah's forgiveness for me and for you, so seek His forgiveness, 395 00:16:46,659 --> 00:16:48,500 for He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. 396 00:16:51,259 --> 00:16:52,259 Praise be to Allah, 397 00:16:53,029 --> 00:16:55,230 and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 398 00:16:55,889 --> 00:17:00,409 and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 399 00:17:01,059 --> 00:17:03,019 To proceed, O servants of Allah: 400 00:17:03,820 --> 00:17:06,579 Knowledge of the names and attributes of Allah 401 00:17:07,140 --> 00:17:08,660 is the most noble of sciences. 402 00:17:09,099 --> 00:17:11,059 Through it, one attains the love of Allah, 403 00:17:11,420 --> 00:17:14,740 His veneration, the fear of Him, and hope in Him. 404 00:17:15,299 --> 00:17:18,380 The more a servant's knowledge of this increases, 405 00:17:18,980 --> 00:17:21,259 the greater his devotion to Allah becomes, 406 00:17:21,740 --> 00:17:23,740 and the more he adheres to His commands and prohibitions. 407 00:17:24,700 --> 00:17:26,259 Allah, the Almighty, 408 00:17:27,210 --> 00:17:29,450 He loves His Names and His Attributes. 409 00:17:30,049 --> 00:17:33,970 He loves for the effects and implications of these to be manifest in His creation. 410 00:17:34,490 --> 00:17:37,089 Therefore, magnify Allah, O servants of Allah. 411 00:17:37,529 --> 00:17:40,049 Magnify Allah as He truly deserves to be magnified. 412 00:17:40,450 --> 00:17:42,450 And accord Him the reverence due to Him. 413 00:17:42,809 --> 00:17:45,529 Do not look at the insignificance of the sin. 414 00:17:45,970 --> 00:17:50,329 Rather, look at the greatness of the One whom you have disobeyed. 415 00:17:50,690 --> 00:17:52,289 O Allah, You are As-Salam (The Source of Peace). 416 00:17:52,690 --> 00:17:53,890 From You comes peace. 417 00:17:54,289 --> 00:17:56,569 Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor. 418 00:17:56,970 --> 00:17:59,730 O Allah, grant us security and keep us safe from every evil. 419 00:18:00,089 --> 00:18:01,329 Protect us with Your protection. 420 00:18:01,650 --> 00:18:03,170 And guard us with Your care. 421 00:18:03,529 --> 00:18:05,049 O Allah, forgive our sins. 422 00:18:05,410 --> 00:18:06,529 Conceal our faults. 423 00:18:06,849 --> 00:18:09,890 Accept our repentance and seal our deeds with righteousness. 424 00:18:10,250 --> 00:18:12,289 O Allah, grant us security in our homelands. 425 00:18:12,650 --> 00:18:14,970 Reform our leaders and those in authority over us. 426 00:18:15,289 --> 00:18:17,210 Grant victory to our soldiers at the borders. 427 00:18:17,529 --> 00:18:20,289 And grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere. 428 00:18:20,690 --> 00:18:23,529 O Allah, grant us success in every deed that You love and are pleased with. 429 00:18:23,690 --> 00:18:25,650 Adorn us with Your beautiful veil of concealment. 430 00:18:25,970 --> 00:18:28,730 And beneath that veil, place righteous deeds that You are pleased with. 431 00:18:29,049 --> 00:18:32,849 Grant us a good end and take our souls while You are pleased with us. 432 00:18:33,170 --> 00:18:36,250 O Allah, we ask You for repentance before death. 433 00:18:36,569 --> 00:18:38,839 For martyrdom at the time of death. 434 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,240 And for Paradise and its bliss after death. 435 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:44,279 O Allah, rectify our intentions and our offspring. 436 00:18:44,599 --> 00:18:46,640 O Allah, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor. 437 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,000 Just as You have gathered us upon these carpets. 438 00:18:49,319 --> 00:18:50,720 Gather us beneath Your Throne. 439 00:18:51,039 --> 00:18:54,880 As brothers who love one another, upon thrones facing one another. 440 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,640 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 441 00:18:57,960 --> 00:18:59,839 And peace be upon the messengers. 442 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:01,960 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.