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Yes, the prayer hall | Episode (10) | What is the immigrant of Abraham, peace be upon him?
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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The Imam of the prayer hall.
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Where did Ibrahim, peace be upon him, migrate to?
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Bayt al-Maqdis holds a position of immense significance in the lives of the prophets and messengers.
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It is their qibla and the beacon of the call to the oneness of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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For it is a place where a prophet either arrived, passed by, died, or was buried.
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Or he prayed and drew near to Allah, or sought refuge and migrated for His sake, or lived [a life of devotion].
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Ibrahim, peace be upon him, the intimate friend of the Most Merciful, grew up in an environment
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In it were gathered all the foundations and various forms of disbelief and associating partners with Allah.
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from the worship of idols and the worship of the stars.
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And the servitude of the ruler to the tyrannical, oppressive Nimrod.
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Among the Chaldeans in the land of Babylon in Iraq.
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Until he remained steadfast, persevered, was tried, and was tested.
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He did not despair, nor did he lose heart.
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He continued to call his people to the oneness of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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Yet no one responded to him except for his nephew Lot and his wife Sarah.
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And he was the first to migrate in the path of Allah for the sake of the religion.
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He is Ibrahim, peace be upon him.
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He departed from Iraq for Harran, and then traveled on to Egypt.
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And he was accompanied by his wife, Sarah.
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The well-known story involving the tyrannical king of Egypt.
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The one who intended to violate her.
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So Allah averted it from her through her supplication and her sincerity.
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Then he gifted her to the Coptic nation, Hajar.
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Then, Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and Sarah migrated to Palestine.
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And Lut, peace be upon him, migrated to Sodom.
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In the Jordan Valley, between Jordan and Palestine.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“And We rescued him and Lot (and brought them) to the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples.” (21:71)
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“And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson. Each of them We made righteous.” (21:72)
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And We made each of them righteous.
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Meaning that He, the Exalted, perfected His favor upon him.
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So He saved him, and He saved Lut, peace be upon him, along with him.
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To the land which He has blessed.
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Due to the sheer number of prophets who were sent within it.
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Those whose laws and teachings have spread to the furthest corners of the earth.
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It is the foundation of all religious and worldly virtues.
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Due to the abundance of its vegetation and trees.
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And its fruits and its rivers.
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And migration for the sake of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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In search of a safe place where the rituals of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, may be performed.
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And through it, servitude to Allah is realized.
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Just as Allah, Glorified be He, intended.
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It can only occur from a place of lesser virtue to a place of greater virtue according to the Shari'ah.
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And from an environment far removed from monotheism and righteousness
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toward a unified and pious environment.
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Pure and free from the impurities of polytheism.
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And migration for the sake of Allah the Exalted.
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It is an act of worship that ranks among the greatest of deeds of obedience and the most sublime of means of drawing near to Allah.
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For this reason, Allah, glorified and exalted be He, has linked it with jihad.
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Then He, glory be to Him, said:
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“Lo! those who believe, and those who emigrate (to escape the persecution) and strive in the way of Allah, these have hope of Allah's mercy. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (2:218)
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They are the ones who hope for the mercy of Allah.
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And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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And He, the Almighty and Majestic, said:
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“Whoso migrateth for the cause of Allah will find much refuge and abundance in the earth, and whoso forsaketh his home, a fugitive unto Allah and His messenger, and death overtaketh him, his reward is then incumbent on Allah. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.” (4:100)
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He will find on earth many places of refuge and abundance.
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Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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clarifying the significance of migration for the sake of Allah
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His servitude therein is the servitude of the elite among those who truly know Allah.
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This is known as the servitude of defiance.
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And none perceive this except those possessed of complete spiritual insight.
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There is nothing more beloved to Allah than a believer’s defiance of His enemy and the provocation of his wrath.
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The status of that holy land was elevated.
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After the Friend of the Most Merciful had paved the way for it.
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Then, this attachment and connection to the heavenly message grew even stronger.
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After He, glory be to Him, had granted him Ishaq and Ya'qub, peace be upon them both.
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As an increase and a bounty, without having been asked for it.
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Then he indicated that the source of blessing in both of them is righteousness, by saying:
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And We made them all righteous through steadfastness and being firmly established in guidance.
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Shaykh al-Islam, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
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It is well known that Allah saved Ibrahim and Lut, peace be upon them both, by leading them to the land of the Levant.
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From the lands of the Arabian Peninsula and the Euphrates.
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After Allah, glorified and exalted be He, bestowed His favor upon Moses, peace be upon him, and his people among the Children of Israel.
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In that He saved them from Pharaoh and his soldiers.
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They intended to migrate to the blessed land of Bayt al-Maqdis.
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And when they drew near to arriving
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Moses, peace be upon him, reminded them of the blessings Allah had bestowed upon them, both religious and worldly.
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He urged them to strive against the pagan tyrants.
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They abandoned their duty and were punished with forty years of wandering.
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The land of the Isra' shall remain a place of migration for the followers of the prophets until the end of time.
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Especially when tribulations and trials emerge.
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Thus, the people of faith and righteousness migrate to it, fleeing with their religion from tribulations and the weakening of the faith.
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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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There will be one migration after another.
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The best of the people on earth are those who most strictly adhere to the land to which Ibrahim—peace be upon him—migrated.
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And the most wicked of people will remain upon the earth.
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Their land will reject them.
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They are held in high esteem by Allah.
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And the Fire shall gather them together with the monkeys and the swine.
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The commentators stated
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This means he moves away from the lands that have been seized by the disbelievers.
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The best of its people.
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And there remains a remnant who lagged behind the Emigrants.
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A desire for worldly gain and a fear of engaging in battle.
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And out of their concern for what they possessed therein, such as estates, livestock, and other worldly goods.
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Because of the baseness of their souls and the weakness of their faith.
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Like something deemed repulsive and contemptible by pure souls.
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It is as if the earth itself finds them repulsive and casts them out.
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And Allah, glory be to Him, dislikes them.
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Thus, He distances them from the places of His mercy and the stations of His honor.
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Distancing oneself from that which one’s nature finds repulsive and naturally recoils from.
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For that reason, he forbade them from going out.
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And he discouraged them, leaving them to sit idly with the enemies of the religion.
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What an excellent place of prayer.
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We are a sun that never sets.
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If the caller calls, we shall respond.
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We return to the sound truth.
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Supporting the beloved Al-Aqsa.
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In him is the best of creation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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He is indeed an excellent person to pray behind.
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The site where the Trustworthy Spirit descended with revelation.
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A mission for the messengers.
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A qibla for the Muslims.
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The path of the conquerors.
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In him is the best of creation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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He is indeed the best of those who pray.
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It is indeed an excellent place of prayer.