WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.490 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:04.490 --> 00:00:07.129 Echoes from the pulpit. 00:00:07.129 --> 00:00:14.779 The treasures of Allah are vaster than human imagination. 00:00:14.779 --> 00:00:17.179 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh, 00:00:17.179 --> 00:00:19.579 Khalid Ibn 'Abdullah al-Hamudi, 00:00:19.579 --> 00:00:21.179 May Allah preserve him. 00:00:21.179 --> 00:00:26.739 Praise be to Allah, who created in the most perfect way, 00:00:26.739 --> 00:00:29.550 And perfected all that He fashioned. 00:00:29.550 --> 00:00:32.670 Everything bows in submission to His might, 00:00:32.670 --> 00:00:35.710 And yields to His greatness. 00:00:35.789 --> 00:00:39.869 Glory be to Him and praise; in His mercy lies hope, 00:00:39.869 --> 00:00:42.799 And in His pardon lies our longing. 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:46.359 Praise be to Allah; how much bounty He has poured forth, 00:00:46.359 --> 00:00:49.100 And how much harm He has averted. 00:00:49.100 --> 00:00:54.189 There is no preventer of what He gives, and no giver of what He withholds. 00:00:54.189 --> 00:01:00.439 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner. 00:01:00.439 --> 00:01:05.469 “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) 00:01:05.510 --> 00:01:07.540 Our Lord is Allah, 00:01:07.540 --> 00:01:09.849 Our Provider is Allah, 00:01:09.849 --> 00:01:12.140 Our Creator is Allah. 00:01:12.140 --> 00:01:15.560 The God of the first and the last, 00:01:15.560 --> 00:01:19.159 And He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:01:19.159 --> 00:01:23.040 It is right for creation to take pride, 00:01:23.040 --> 00:01:27.590 That their Master is Allah, the Generous. 00:01:27.590 --> 00:01:32.329 It is right for them to take pride, all the pride, 00:01:32.329 --> 00:01:36.609 That He is the Most Gracious and the Merciful Lord. 00:01:36.609 --> 00:01:43.859 And I bear witness that our master, our prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His messenger, 00:01:43.859 --> 00:01:46.659 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 00:01:46.659 --> 00:01:49.180 The chosen Messenger, 00:01:49.180 --> 00:01:51.840 And the selected Prophet. 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:56.700 May my father and mother be sacrificed for him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:01:56.700 --> 00:02:00.659 Indeed, sending blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad, 00:02:00.659 --> 00:02:04.659 Erases sins and raises one's rank, 00:02:04.700 --> 00:02:08.539 Removes worries from the heart of the sorrowful, 00:02:08.539 --> 00:02:12.340 And replaces tears with smiles. 00:02:12.340 --> 00:02:15.969 May Allah send blessings upon him, for how he revived among us, 00:02:15.969 --> 00:02:20.289 The loftiest meanings in the Lord of the verses. 00:02:20.289 --> 00:02:24.409 And may He reward him on our behalf with the best reward given, 00:02:24.409 --> 00:02:28.530 To the messengers of guidance for their call and their sermons. 00:02:28.530 --> 00:02:31.930 O Allah, send peace, blessings, and increase, 00:02:31.969 --> 00:02:36.610 Upon Your servant, Your messenger, Your prophet, and Your beloved, Muhammad, 00:02:36.610 --> 00:02:39.050 And upon his family and his Companions, 00:02:39.050 --> 00:02:41.289 And those who are guided by his guidance, 00:02:41.289 --> 00:02:45.240 Follow his Sunnah, and tread in his footsteps, 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.060 And grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 00:02:49.060 --> 00:02:51.509 Now then, servants of Allah, 00:02:51.509 --> 00:02:54.569 I advise you and myself to fear Allah. 00:02:54.569 --> 00:02:59.009 “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) 00:02:59.050 --> 00:03:02.210 “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) 00:03:02.210 --> 00:03:05.979 O community of believers, 00:03:05.979 --> 00:03:13.139 Today we shall speak of a long journey in a short time, 00:03:13.139 --> 00:03:18.099 Concerning a man who was one of the scribes of the revelation, 00:03:18.099 --> 00:03:22.099 And suddenly, the man disbelieved. 00:03:22.099 --> 00:03:25.210 I will pause at this point. 00:03:25.210 --> 00:03:30.900 Yes, let us learn his story, 00:03:30.939 --> 00:03:34.900 So that we may know that the treasures of Allah, 00:03:35.250 --> 00:03:38.479 Are vaster than human imagination. 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:41.060 And this is our subject: 00:03:41.060 --> 00:03:47.319 The treasures of Allah are vaster than human imagination. 00:03:47.319 --> 00:03:50.909 This man is the Companion, 00:03:50.909 --> 00:03:54.639 'Abdullah Ibn Sa'd Ibn Abi al-Sarh. 00:03:54.639 --> 00:04:01.680 A Qurayshi who shares lineage with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:07.039 He was the foster brother of 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan. 00:04:07.039 --> 00:04:11.780 He was ten years old when the Prophet was sent. 00:04:11.780 --> 00:04:14.620 He reached maturity and embraced Islam, 00:04:14.620 --> 00:04:18.819 Then he migrated to Medina after his conversion. 00:04:18.819 --> 00:04:21.300 He could read and write, 00:04:21.300 --> 00:04:24.300 And he was one of the scribes of the revelation. 00:04:24.300 --> 00:04:27.699 Then, under unknown circumstances, 00:04:27.699 --> 00:04:30.410 'Abdullah Ibn Sa'd disbelieved, 00:04:30.449 --> 00:04:32.850 And apostatized from Islam, 00:04:32.850 --> 00:04:34.810 And returned to Mecca. 00:04:34.810 --> 00:04:38.050 He would sit with the disbelievers of Quraysh, 00:04:38.050 --> 00:04:42.649 Saying, "Muhammad does not know what he is saying; 00:04:42.649 --> 00:04:45.170 I am being inspired, 00:04:45.170 --> 00:04:47.879 Just as he is being inspired." 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:50.399 Some of the salaf were of the view, 00:04:50.399 --> 00:04:54.079 That this verse refers to him: 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:58.439 "And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:01.079 Or says, 'It has been inspired to me,' 00:05:01.079 --> 00:05:03.800 While nothing has been inspired to him." 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:08.170 “Who is guilty of more wrong than he who forgeth a lie against Allah, or saith: I am inspired, when he is not inspired in aught; and who saith: I will reveal the like of that which Allah hath revealed? If thou couldst see, when the wrong-doers reach the pangs of death and the angels stretch their hands out (saying): Deliver up your souls. This day ye are awarded doom of degradation for that ye spake concerning Allah other than the truth, and used to scorn His portents.” (6:93) 00:05:08.170 --> 00:05:13.069 When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, conquered Mecca, 00:05:13.069 --> 00:05:19.230 He did not pardon everyone in Mecca, 00:05:19.230 --> 00:05:21.509 As some people think. 00:05:21.509 --> 00:05:24.470 Rather, he declared a group to be liable for execution, 00:05:24.470 --> 00:05:26.550 And demanded their killing, 00:05:26.589 --> 00:05:31.149 Even if they were clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah, 00:05:31.149 --> 00:05:33.589 Due to the extent of their harm. 00:05:33.589 --> 00:05:37.430 Among them was 'Abdullah Ibn Sa'd 00:05:37.430 --> 00:05:39.389 Ibn Abi al-Sarh. 00:05:39.389 --> 00:05:41.269 'Abdullah went, 00:05:41.269 --> 00:05:43.189 He went to 'Uthman, 00:05:43.189 --> 00:05:45.389 And said to him, "O my brother, 00:05:45.389 --> 00:05:48.750 My crime is the greatest of crimes, 00:05:48.750 --> 00:05:52.629 And I have come repentant and remorseful, 00:05:52.629 --> 00:05:55.189 So intercede for me with the Messenger of Allah, 00:05:55.230 --> 00:05:57.709 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 00:05:57.709 --> 00:05:59.750 And 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan, 00:05:59.750 --> 00:06:02.310 Refused to let his brother perish, 00:06:02.310 --> 00:06:05.149 So he brought him, holding his hand, 00:06:05.149 --> 00:06:08.230 To the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:06:08.230 --> 00:06:10.110 Seeking pardon. 00:06:10.110 --> 00:06:12.910 He extended his hand to the Messenger of Allah, 00:06:12.910 --> 00:06:16.029 To shake it in pledge of pardon and Islam, 00:06:16.029 --> 00:06:19.149 But the Messenger of Allah refused to shake his hand, 00:06:19.149 --> 00:06:21.269 He refused to shake his hand. 00:06:21.269 --> 00:06:23.269 When the matter dragged on, 00:06:23.310 --> 00:06:27.430 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, extended his hand, 00:06:27.430 --> 00:06:28.829 And pardoned him. 00:06:28.829 --> 00:06:30.829 'Abdullah embraced Islam, 00:06:30.829 --> 00:06:34.870 And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wished, 00:06:34.870 --> 00:06:37.029 That the Companions had noticed, 00:06:37.029 --> 00:06:39.589 His delay in shaking hands, 00:06:39.589 --> 00:06:42.310 So that one of them might have stood up and killed him. 00:06:42.310 --> 00:06:44.550 He rebuked them for this, 00:06:44.550 --> 00:06:47.149 And 'Abbad Ibn Bishr said to him, 00:06:47.149 --> 00:06:49.660 "By the One who sent you with the truth, 00:06:49.699 --> 00:06:53.579 I was following your gaze from every direction, 00:06:53.579 --> 00:06:56.180 Hoping that you would signal to me, 00:06:56.180 --> 00:06:58.180 So that I could strike off his head." 00:06:58.180 --> 00:07:00.980 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, 00:07:00.980 --> 00:07:04.579 "It does not befit a prophet, 00:07:04.579 --> 00:07:07.899 To have the treacherous eyes." 00:07:07.899 --> 00:07:09.620 The Islam of 00:07:09.620 --> 00:07:11.220 Ibn Abi al-Sarh became excellent, 00:07:11.220 --> 00:07:13.540 And he fought alongside the Messenger of Allah, 00:07:13.540 --> 00:07:15.660 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:07:15.660 --> 00:07:19.500 And fought alongside his successors in all the battles. 00:07:19.540 --> 00:07:21.819 'Uthman Ibn 'Affan appointed him, 00:07:21.819 --> 00:07:23.180 As governor of Egypt, 00:07:23.180 --> 00:07:26.379 When it was conquered after 'Amr Ibn al-'As. 00:07:26.379 --> 00:07:28.459 He was the first governor of Egypt, 00:07:28.459 --> 00:07:30.939 In the time of 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab. 00:07:30.939 --> 00:07:33.379 'Abdullah Ibn Sa'd took over, 00:07:33.379 --> 00:07:35.699 The command of the army in Egypt, 00:07:35.699 --> 00:07:41.620 And he was the commander of the first naval victory for the Muslims, 00:07:41.620 --> 00:07:44.220 In the Battle of Dhat al-Sawari. 00:07:44.220 --> 00:07:46.339 He led the conquests of the Maghreb, 00:07:46.339 --> 00:07:49.100 And had the honor of opening them, 00:07:49.100 --> 00:07:52.100 And he died a martyr in its battles. 00:07:52.100 --> 00:07:54.540 Glory be to Allah, O servants of Allah, 00:07:54.540 --> 00:07:56.300 Glory be to Allah. 00:07:56.300 --> 00:07:58.379 If you had seen 'Abdullah, 00:07:58.379 --> 00:08:00.339 On the day he was writing the revelation, 00:08:00.339 --> 00:08:05.019 You would have said, "How can I attain the status of this man?" 00:08:05.019 --> 00:08:08.300 And if you had seen him on the day he lied about the Prophet, 00:08:08.300 --> 00:08:11.620 You would have said, "How can this man ever believe?" 00:08:11.620 --> 00:08:13.500 But the treasures of Allah, 00:08:13.500 --> 00:08:15.339 The treasures of Allah, 00:08:15.339 --> 00:08:17.899 Are vaster than human imagination. 00:08:17.899 --> 00:08:19.620 The waves of life, 00:08:19.620 --> 00:08:22.060 Lower a person and raise him, 00:08:22.060 --> 00:08:23.620 And a person's deeds, 00:08:23.620 --> 00:08:26.220 Can raise him or cause him to fall. 00:08:26.220 --> 00:08:29.339 There is no day in which you see, 00:08:29.339 --> 00:08:31.740 That you are the worst of creation, 00:08:31.740 --> 00:08:34.539 But that the opportunity is still there, 00:08:34.539 --> 00:08:38.379 To become among the most beloved of creation to Allah. 00:08:38.379 --> 00:08:40.179 Allah does not grow weary, 00:08:40.179 --> 00:08:42.700 Of extending His hands to us, 00:08:42.700 --> 00:08:46.340 Until we grow weary of turning to Him. 00:08:46.340 --> 00:08:49.259 “And Allah would turn to you in mercy; but those who follow vain desires would have you go tremendously astray.” (4:27) 00:08:49.259 --> 00:08:51.179 And whoever does evil, 00:08:51.179 --> 00:08:52.940 Or wrongs himself, 00:08:52.940 --> 00:08:57.700 Then seeks the forgiveness of Allah, 00:08:57.700 --> 00:09:00.419 “Yet whoso doeth evil or wrongeth his own soul, then seeketh pardon of Allah, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.” (4:110) 00:09:00.419 --> 00:09:02.379 "Inform My servants..." 00:09:02.379 --> 00:09:05.299 “Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,” (15:49) 00:09:05.299 --> 00:09:08.779 “And that My doom is the dolorous doom.” (15:50) 00:09:08.779 --> 00:09:10.659 O Allah, accept our repentance, 00:09:10.659 --> 00:09:12.820 And keep us firm upon Your religion, 00:09:12.820 --> 00:09:14.620 Until we meet You. 00:09:14.659 --> 00:09:18.700 And let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, 00:09:18.700 --> 00:09:21.259 And grant us from Yourself mercy, 00:09:21.259 --> 00:09:23.179 Indeed, You are the Bestower. 00:09:23.179 --> 00:09:26.100 May Allah bless me and you with the Great Qur'an, 00:09:26.100 --> 00:09:27.980 And benefit me and you with what is in it. 00:09:27.980 --> 00:09:30.139 “This (which) We recite unto thee is a revelation and a wise reminder.” (3:58) 00:09:30.139 --> 00:09:31.340 I say what you hear, 00:09:31.340 --> 00:09:32.899 And I seek the forgiveness of Allah for me and for you, 00:09:32.899 --> 00:09:34.340 So seek His forgiveness, 00:09:34.340 --> 00:09:38.259 For He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 00:09:38.259 --> 00:09:40.120 Praise be to Allah, 00:09:40.120 --> 00:09:43.269 And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 00:09:43.309 --> 00:09:46.230 And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, 00:09:46.230 --> 00:09:48.029 May Allah send peace and blessings upon him. 00:09:48.029 --> 00:09:50.710 Now then, servants of Allah, 00:09:50.710 --> 00:09:52.909 Indeed, the treasures of Allah, as we mentioned, 00:09:52.909 --> 00:09:56.259 Are vaster than human imagination. 00:09:56.259 --> 00:09:58.779 So trust in Allah, O servant of Allah, 00:09:58.779 --> 00:10:02.509 And be content with Him, and be content with what Allah has decreed. 00:10:02.509 --> 00:10:05.139 Allah took charge of the affair of Yusuf, 00:10:05.139 --> 00:10:08.860 So He made the caravan in the desert need water, 00:10:08.860 --> 00:10:11.220 To bring him out of the well. 00:10:11.220 --> 00:10:13.220 Then He made the Aziz of Egypt need, 00:10:13.259 --> 00:10:16.500 Children, so that he would adopt him. 00:10:16.500 --> 00:10:20.220 Then He made all of Egypt need food, 00:10:20.220 --> 00:10:22.539 So that he would become the Aziz of Egypt. 00:10:22.539 --> 00:10:24.899 If Allah takes charge of your affair, 00:10:24.899 --> 00:10:27.620 He prepares for you the causes of happiness, 00:10:27.620 --> 00:10:29.460 While you do not even realize it. 00:10:29.460 --> 00:10:31.940 So entrust your affair to Allah, 00:10:31.940 --> 00:10:33.620 And trust in Allah. 00:10:33.620 --> 00:10:35.340 And O servant of Allah, 00:10:35.340 --> 00:10:37.179 O my blessed brother, 00:10:37.179 --> 00:10:40.179 Do not hesitate to return to Allah, 00:10:40.179 --> 00:10:42.700 No matter how great your sins may be, 00:10:42.700 --> 00:10:46.419 He who shielded you while you were under the roof of disobedience, 00:10:46.419 --> 00:10:47.779 By Allah, 00:10:47.779 --> 00:10:49.259 By Allah, 00:10:49.259 --> 00:10:52.580 Will not abandon you under the wing of repentance. 00:10:52.580 --> 00:10:55.700 O Allah, we have placed our trust in You, 00:10:55.700 --> 00:10:58.779 And we have turned our backs to You for refuge, 00:10:58.779 --> 00:11:01.620 And we have entrusted all our affairs to You. 00:11:01.620 --> 00:11:03.539 You are the Succorer, 00:11:03.539 --> 00:11:05.620 And You are the Generous, 00:11:05.620 --> 00:11:07.700 And You are the Merciful, 00:11:07.700 --> 00:11:10.659 And You are the One who answers the desperate, 00:11:10.659 --> 00:11:12.539 And removes all harm. 00:11:12.539 --> 00:11:14.700 Have mercy on us, O Allah, 00:11:14.700 --> 00:11:18.779 With a mercy that makes us independent of the mercy of anyone other than You. 00:11:18.779 --> 00:11:24.019 O Allah, have mercy on us with a mercy that makes us independent of the mercy of anyone other than You. 00:11:24.019 --> 00:11:27.899 O Allah, keep us steadfast upon Your religion until we meet You. 00:11:27.899 --> 00:11:31.299 O Allah, let us taste the sweetness of humility in prayer, 00:11:31.299 --> 00:11:33.580 And increase our submissiveness to You. 00:11:33.580 --> 00:11:38.019 And accept our humbleness before You in prostration and bowing. 00:11:38.019 --> 00:11:40.899 O Allah, grant us abundant gifts, 00:11:40.940 --> 00:11:43.059 And forgive our transgressions, 00:11:43.059 --> 00:11:45.899 And grant us a life of contentment. 00:11:45.899 --> 00:11:49.539 O Allah, we seek refuge in You from the loss of Your favor, 00:11:49.539 --> 00:11:51.659 And the change of Your well-being, 00:11:51.659 --> 00:11:53.620 And the suddenness of Your retribution, 00:11:53.620 --> 00:11:55.460 And all that incurs Your wrath. 00:11:55.460 --> 00:12:00.659 O Allah, fill our lives with joy, happiness, and delight, 00:12:00.659 --> 00:12:04.220 And with tranquility, serenity, and gladness. 00:12:04.220 --> 00:12:06.740 O Allah, grant us a good ending, 00:12:06.740 --> 00:12:09.419 And take our souls while You are pleased with us. 00:12:09.460 --> 00:12:11.659 Protect us from the evils of tribulations, 00:12:11.659 --> 00:12:14.179 Both those that are apparent and those that are hidden. 00:12:14.179 --> 00:12:16.580 Grant us security in our homelands, 00:12:16.580 --> 00:12:19.940 And rectify our leaders and those in authority over us. 00:12:19.940 --> 00:12:22.539 And grant victory to our soldiers at the borders. 00:12:22.539 --> 00:12:25.539 And accept the Hajj of the pilgrims, 00:12:25.539 --> 00:12:27.460 And reward their efforts, 00:12:27.460 --> 00:12:29.419 And forgive their sins, 00:12:29.419 --> 00:12:31.860 And do not deprive us of their reward. 00:12:31.860 --> 00:12:35.179 And return them to their families and homes, 00:12:35.179 --> 00:12:37.220 Safe and successful. 00:12:37.220 --> 00:12:40.379 O Allah, we have called upon You as You commanded us, 00:12:40.379 --> 00:12:42.980 So answer us as You promised us. 00:12:42.980 --> 00:12:46.580 And do not deprive us of the best of what You have because of the worst of what we have. 00:12:46.580 --> 00:12:49.620 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 00:12:49.620 --> 00:12:51.460 And peace be upon the messengers, 00:12:51.460 --> 00:12:53.659 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.