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Echo of platforms | By Sheikh Khaled Al-Hamoudi | Sermon (29) | He bought heaven twice
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Echoes from the Pulpit.
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He purchased Paradise twice.
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A sermon by the honorable Sheikh,
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Khalid Ibn ‘Abdullah al-Hammudi, may Allah preserve him.
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Praise be to Allah, the Abaser and the Exalter.
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Praise be to Allah, by whose remembrance sorrows and pains vanish.
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Praise be to Allah in every state and circumstance.
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Praise be to Allah, by whose blessings righteous deeds are perfected.
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Praise be to Allah for the vast mercies He has sent down.
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Praise be to Allah, the Creator of the earth and the heavens.
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Praise be to Allah, for His blessings upon us are immense.
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And His bounties upon us are profound.
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O Lord, to You be praise until You are pleased.
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And to You be praise when You are pleased.
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And to You be praise after You are pleased.
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I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner.
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The Reliever of distress.
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The Forgiver of slips.
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The Hearer of all voices.
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The Answerer of all supplications.
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If you call upon a generous person, he says, "Yes."
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How much more so with Allah, the Possessor of bounty and generosity?
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So extend your hand to Him, for it will never return empty.
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For you have asked the One who created you from nothingness.
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And I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger.
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His chosen one and His intimate friend.
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The one with the most radiant face.
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And the most luminous forehead.
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The possessor of the Fount to be visited.
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And the Praiseworthy Station.
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And the upheld banner.
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And the possessor of generosity and grace.
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The fragrance spreads when Muhammad is mentioned.
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The light shines, and the darkness dissipates.
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May the peace of Allah be upon you, O fountain of guidance,
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As long as a bird flies in the sky and sings.
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He is the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad.
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When "Muhammad" is spoken, my heart melts.
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Increase your prayers upon the Beloved,
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That Allah may remove my worries, provide for me, and forgive my sins.
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O Allah, send prayers, peace, increase, and blessings
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Upon Your servant, Messenger, Prophet, and beloved, Muhammad,
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And upon his family and his Companions,
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And whoever is guided by his guidance,
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And follows his Sunnah, and treads his path,
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And walks in his footsteps, and grant him abundant peace until the Day of Judgment.
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Now then, servants of Allah,
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I advise you and myself to fear Allah.
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“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)
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“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)
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O community of believers,
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O you who are beloved for the sake of Allah,
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Our topic on this blessed day
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Is about a man whose biography is a jewel,
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And whose life is a beacon.
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Pious, pure, knowledgeable, and not unknown.
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A man extraordinary in his generosity,
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Extraordinary in his modesty,
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Extraordinary in his forbearance,
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Extraordinary in his knowledge.
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He was among the wealthy and the affluent.
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He was among the people of goodness and giving,
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Of spending, charity, and almsgiving.
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And among the people of fasting, standing in prayer,
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And worship.
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Say whatever you wish of good about this man,
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And it is enough
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That he purchased Paradise twice.
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Who, I wonder, is that wealthy man?
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The pious, pure, rich, and successful one.
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How did he achieve that?
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And at whose hands was the contract made?
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Is there a price for Paradise?
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And can we follow in his footsteps?
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This blessed and fortunate man of goodness.
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As for that truly great man,
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He is the most modest of the Ummah of Muhammad,
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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He is the one of whom the angels are shy.
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He is the companion of our Prophet and beloved in Paradise.
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That is
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‘Uthman Ibn ‘Affan, may Allah be pleased with him.
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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said of him:
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"O Allah, I am pleased with ‘Uthman, so be pleased with him."
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He is one of the ten promised Paradise.
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said of him:
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"‘Uthman is in Paradise."
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"May Allah have mercy on you, O ‘Uthman;
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You have not taken from the world,
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Nor has it taken from you."
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When the beloved Muhammad,
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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And his Companions settled in the home of the Hijrah,
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Medina,
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They suffered hardship
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From a lack of water.
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There was
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A well of fresh, sweet-tasting water,
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Owned by a Jew,
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Known as the Well of Rumah.
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So the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Whoever digs the Well of Rumah,
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For him is Paradise."
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And in another narration, he said:
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"Whoever buys the Well of Rumah,
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For him is Paradise."
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And here, longing crept
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Into the heart of ‘Uthman for Paradise.
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He had no desire other than that.
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He stepped forward
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To attain this great gain.
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He bargained with the owner
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To sell it to him, and he sold it.
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He asked him to sell half of it,
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And he bought the half
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For 12,000 dirhams.
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Then he bought the other half,
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And the water flowed for the people of Medina
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Without a price to be paid or demanded.
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He sought its reward from Allah.
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And ‘Uthman succeeded,
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May Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction.
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His soul was at peace,
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For he did not see himself
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As having done a favor to any Muslim.
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He had no more right to the well
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Than the poorest of the Muslims.
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This was the first purchase.
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As for the second purchase,
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It was in the ninth year of the Hijrah.
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The news reached the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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Of the intention of the Roman Emperor
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To invade the Arabian Peninsula,
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To kill the religion
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And annihilate the Muslims.
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So the noble Prophet,
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Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, called out,
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Calling the Muslims to Jihad.
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And because of the distance,
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The Prophet specified for them,
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He specified their destination so they could prepare.
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Their destination was Tabuk.
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And the Muslims
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Were suffering from drought and famine,
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And the heat of the sun was scorching.
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The desert expanse
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Was the only path for the journey.
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Where could one turn from it?
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The believing souls responded,
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The ranks gathered,
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And everyone brought what their soul could offer
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Of wealth and equipment.
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Hands of charity were extended
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From the young and the old,
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From the men and the women.
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Even Abu Bakr,
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May Allah be pleased with him,
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Gave all of his wealth.
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And ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
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Offered half of his wealth.
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But the matter was immense,
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And these donations
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Were not enough for the entire army.
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These thousands of people,
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And the gathered crowds,
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Were in need
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Of provisions and equipment.
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And how far away was Tabuk?
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The people were in hardship,
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To the point that the army was called
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The Army of Hardship.
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, looked out,
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With his truthful, loyal gaze,
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The kind and merciful,
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The gaze of the blessed,
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The gaze of the seasoned,
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Conscious leader,
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Upon the crowds of Muslims
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Who had sold to Allah
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Their most precious possessions,
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And came responding
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To the call of Jihad.
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And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Who will equip these,
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And Allah will forgive him?"
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And longing blossomed
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In the heart of ‘Uthman for the second time,
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May Allah be pleased with him,
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In his heart like a clear light.
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For who is there
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Who does not want the forgiveness of sins?
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And who is there who does not want to enter
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Paradise, and have hardship
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Turn into ease, and have distress
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Relieved, and the narrow path widened?
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And the clouds of
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Tranquility and happiness rain down
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Upon the souls of the soldiers of faith,
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By the grace of Allah,
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and then by the grace of 'Uthman, the bow
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is always in need
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of the archer, and the arrow
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is in need of the one who shoots it.
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Horses are in need of
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the rider, and the problem
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is in need of a lawful solution.
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The word is in need
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of the tongue, and the Ummah
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on that day,
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and indeed every day, is in need
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of a wealthy person of means,
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generous like 'Uthman,
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and of a great leader
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like Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah
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be upon him.
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Thus, the time of hardship found
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its generous 'Uthman.
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'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, provided
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for the Army of Hardship
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nine hundred
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and forty camels,
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and sixty horses,
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completing the thousand,
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as Ibn Shihab says.
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He brought ten thousand dinars,
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pouring them out before the leader,
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the beloved Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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He equipped the Army of Hardship,
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he equipped the Army of Hardship
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in its entirety.
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Indeed, he even equipped ten of the reciters
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at his own expense.
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He equipped the entire army,
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until they were not left
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in need of a halter
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or a hobble.
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So much so that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Nothing 'Uthman does after today
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will harm him."
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O Allah, be pleased with 'Uthman,
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for I am pleased with him.
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Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, says:
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'Uthman
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Ibn 'Affan
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bought from the Messenger of Allah,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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he bought Paradise twice:
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when he dug the well of Rumah,
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and when he equipped the Army of Hardship.
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You are like a pampered traveler,
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walking slowly,
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yet arriving first.
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O people,
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the generosity of 'Uthman
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did not stop
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at this limit.
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His giving, his sacrifice,
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and his spending in the way of Allah
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filled the ledgers.
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And here is
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the hand of 'Uthmanic generosity
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beckoning us
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to follow his footsteps
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and walk upon his path.
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We all possess wealth,
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and even if it is little,
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sacrificing oneself, even with a small amount,
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is required. So fear the Fire,
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even if by half a date.
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Fear the Fire, O servants of Allah,
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even if by half a date.
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And send forth for yourselves;
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whatever good you send forth for yourselves,
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you will find it with Allah,
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it is better
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and greater in reward.
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And seek the forgiveness of Allah,
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for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
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May Allah bless me and you
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through the Great Qur'an,
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and benefit me and you with the verses
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and the Wise Reminder contained within it.
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I say what you hear and I ask Allah's forgiveness for me and for you,
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so seek His forgiveness,
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and how successful are those who seek forgiveness.
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All praise is due to Allah for His beneficence,
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and I thank Him for His guidance and grace.
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I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,
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and I bear witness that Muhammad
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is the Messenger of Allah,
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may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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To proceed:
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O servants of Allah,
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here is 'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him,
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announcing to the world
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the true function of wealth
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and its most noble role.
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He used it to race toward a profitable trade
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with Allah.
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That 'Uthmanic generosity,
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that 'Uthmanic generosity
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which has no equal,
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removes from our accounts
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the panting pursuit of the material life.
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Yes,
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it reminds us that wealth is the wealth of Allah,
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even if it is contained
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within our safes,
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and our bank accounts are filled with it.
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So, O servants of Allah, shall we reach
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the level of awareness
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that it was never for the servant
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to be the true owner?
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It is necessary, O servants,
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O servants of Allah,
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that we strengthen faith in our hearts.
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Yes, we are in a time
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where people have rushed to accumulate wealth,
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and they have flown,
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and alas, they have turned and circled.
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Let us not forget, O people,
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that we are in need of
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our wealth in the Hereafter
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more intensely than our need
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for it in this world,
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and more intensely than the need of 'Uthman
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for his wealth.
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For 'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him,
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was among the foremost to embrace Islam,
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the third of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
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He met Allah while fasting,
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as he used to spend most of his days
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since he embraced Islam
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fasting, and most of his
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nights in prayer.
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And when his hand was struck,
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and he felt the pain of the blow,
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he said, "By Allah, this is
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the first hand
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to hold the pen
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and write the verses of the Qur'an."
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'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him,
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met his Lord as a martyr.
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He was struck while he was reading the Qur'an.
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When he became certain of departing this world
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and meeting his Lord,
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he held the Mushaf to his chest.
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O honorable ones,
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we are in need
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of our wealth in the Hereafter,
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tomorrow.
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We will be dispersed,
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and our families in corners,
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and everyone digging the earth,
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their path is into their grave.
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The father in a grave, the son
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in a grave, the mother in a grave,
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the brother in a grave,
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and the sister in a grave.
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Are you not in need
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of the smallest amount of reward
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in that grave?
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Are we not, O servants of Allah,
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in need of our wealth
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when our limbs are torn apart,
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and the night and the day unite against us,
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and we forget our acquaintances?
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'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him,
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bought Paradise from the Messenger of Allah
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twice.
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O servant of Allah, you have bought Paradise.
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Do not forget that you have wealth;
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calculate from it a portion
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that is permanent for Allah,
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which increases and does not decrease:
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support for building a mosque,
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or sponsoring an orphan,
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or comforting a poor person,
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or clothing the naked,
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or feeding the hungry,
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or kindness to relatives,
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or answering a beggar.
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Overcome selfishness,
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and defeat the devil.
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"No man gives out
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anything in charity
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without having to untie from it
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the jaws of seventy
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devils."
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Narrated by Ahmad and authenticated by
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al-Albani in al-Sahihah.
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O servants of Allah, the point is
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that the devils
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whisper to the servant
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not to give charity. So if
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the servant gives charity, this is
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A proof of faith,
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and sincerity, and uprightness.
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May He grant us success in every righteous deed
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that He loves and is pleased with.
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This is so.
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And send prayers and salutations upon the best of Allah’s creation,
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Muhammad Ibn 'Abdullah,
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the unlettered Prophet,
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the striver and the generous spender,
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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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For Allah has said:
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Indeed, Allah and His angels
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send blessings upon the Prophet;
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O you who have believed,
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“Lo! Allah and His angels shower blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” (33:56)
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And he, peace be upon him, said:
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Whoever sends one prayer upon me,
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Allah will send ten prayers upon him by it.
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O Allah, send prayers, salutations, increase, and blessings
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upon Your servant and Messenger,
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and Your Prophet, Muhammad,
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and upon all his family and Companions.
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And be pleased, O Allah, with Your Caliphs,
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the Rightly-Guided,
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the four rightly-directed ones:
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Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman,
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and 'Ali, and with all the rest of
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the Companions, one and all,
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and be pleased with us along with them, by Your generosity,
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O Most Generous of the generous.
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O Allah, grant victory to Islam and the Muslims,
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and bring low polytheism and the polytheists,
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and destroy Your enemies, the enemies of the religion.
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O Allah, grant us security in our homelands,
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and rectify our leaders
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and those in authority over us.
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O Allah, forgive our sins,
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conceal our faults,
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and accept our repentance.
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And let our final deeds be the most righteous, O our Master.
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O Allah, grant us hearts that are humble,
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hearts that are tranquil,
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and hearts that are sound,
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for none shall be saved except he who comes to Allah with a sound heart.
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O Allah, grant us a heart worthy of meeting You.
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O Allah, grant us a heart worthy of meeting You.
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O Allah, make our final abode pleasant,
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and make our end the best.
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O Allah, make us among those who sought refuge in You and whom You sheltered,
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who fled to You and whom You accepted,
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who feared You and whom You secured,
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who relied upon You and whom You sufficed,
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and who asked of You and whom You gave.
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O Allah, guide us to the best of character,
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for none guides to the best of it except You,
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and turn away from us its evil,
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for none turns away its evil except You.
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O Allah, place us in Your protection, Your safety, and Your guarantee.
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Preserve us with Your preservation and encompass us with Your care.
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Turn away from us the evil of the wicked,
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and the plots of the treacherous,
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and the evil of the night and day visitors,
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except for a visitor who comes with good, O Most Merciful.
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O Allah, grant victory to our soldiers at the borders.
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O Allah, heal their sick,
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treat their wounded,
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and accept their martyrs.
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And grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere.
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O Allah, rectify the state of the Muslims.
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O Allah, rectify the state of the Muslims.
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O Allah, rectify the state of the Muslims.
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O Allah, just as You have gathered us on this carpet,
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gather us beneath Your Throne,
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as loving brothers,
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upon thrones, facing one another.
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O Allah, relieve the distressed,
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remove the anguish of the sorrowful,
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and settle the debts of the indebted.
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Heal our sick and the sick of the Muslims.
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Have mercy on our dead and the dead of the Muslims,
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by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
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“Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180)
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And peace be upon the messengers,
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and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.