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Misk al-Khattab - Episode (9) - I want Paradise
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Within the embrace of Allah, happiness pours into the hearts.
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Seek to increase your closeness to the Most Merciful.
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The Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Musa Mosque.
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Proudly presents.
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The Musk of Discourse.
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By Sheikh Usama Bahr.
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May Allah preserve him.
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Whoever obeys the Divine dissolves into the sweetest of feelings.
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I desire Paradise.
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And who among us does not desire Paradise?
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Yet Paradise requires action and patience.
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It is futile to seek Paradise without action and patience.
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For Paradise is surrounded by hardships.
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And the Fire is surrounded by desires.
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Paradise is the ultimate aspiration.
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Yet it is a precious commodity.
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Its price is action.
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And patience is its path.
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It is not right for any rational person.
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To seek Paradise.
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While possessing none of its price.
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Just as it is not right for a suitor.
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To propose to a woman.
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While possessing none of her dowry.
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Is it reasonable to seek Paradise.
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Without performing any deeds?
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Is that not absurd?
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That is why our master 'Ali.
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May Allah be pleased with him, said.
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Seeking Paradise without action.
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Is a sin among sins.
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Indeed.
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A grave sin.
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Rather, it is a mockery of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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Ibn Sirin says.
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The scholar known for the interpretation of dreams.
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A man once asked him.
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O Imam.
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I saw in my sleep that I was swimming in water that was not there.
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And flying without wings.
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Ibn Sirin replied.
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You are a man of many wishes and dreams.
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You desire what will not happen.
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And dream of what will not be realized.
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This is the case for the one who says.
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O Allah, admit us into Paradise.
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But what have you done for its sake?
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What deeds have you offered?
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What stand have you taken for the sake of Paradise?
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What have you abandoned?
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What have you sacrificed?
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What have you restrained yourself from?
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From what have you abstained?
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What ties have you maintained and what have you severed?
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What have you given and what have you withheld?
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For whom have you shown anger and for whom have you shown pleasure?
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This is the one who says.
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Our Lord, admit us into Paradise.
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While remaining exactly as he is.
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Having offered nothing for Paradise.
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Such a person adds a new sin to his existing sins.
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One of the scholars of the heart says.
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Patience is the cause for entering Paradise.
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He was asked, "How so?"
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He replied, "Because the Prophet, peace be upon him, says:"
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"Paradise is surrounded by hardships."
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"And the Fire is surrounded by desires."
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Therefore, you must be patient in the face of hardships.
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And you must be patient in the face of desires.
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Until you are permitted to enter Paradise.
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So, you who desire Paradise.
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Work for it and prepare its dowry.
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Strive for its sake.
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And beware of seeking it while you do not work for it.
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For we all desire Paradise.
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But Paradise requires action.
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And whoever thinks he can fly to Paradise.
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Without the wings of action.
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His thought is but a mirage.
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And life after it.
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If Allah wills a thing.
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He says to it, "Be," and it is.