Abu Bakr Zoud – Ashoura & The Sea Of Mercy & Punishment

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			Brothers and sisters in Islam, I want to
		

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			take this opportunity to remind you of a
		

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			very important day,
		

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			and that is 16th
		

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			July, which is a Tuesday,
		

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			and that would
		

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			be Ashura,
		

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			which is the 10th of Muharram.
		

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			And this is one of the greatest days
		

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			of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. On this day,
		

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			Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala displayed displayed and manifested
		

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			his power, his dominance, his authority
		

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			upon his creation.
		

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			And I want you to reflect over this
		

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			point. This is a day in which Allah
		

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			Azzawajal saved Musa, Alaihi Salam, and Bani Israel.
		

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			And at the same time, he destroyed Firaoun
		

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			and the army of Firaoun.
		

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			But this is the incredible thing to reflect
		

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			over. That Allah
		

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			would use the water of the sea
		

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			as a means of punishment and destruction upon
		

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			certain people, and the very same water of
		

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			the sea
		

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			as a means of mercy
		

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			upon another type of people. Allah in the
		

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			Quran, he said,
		

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			When he spoke about Firaoun and the army
		

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			of Firaoun, Allah said,
		

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			we took out
		

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			our punishment and destruction
		

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			upon them, and we caused them to drown
		

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			in the ocean. Allahu Akbar. That's what happened
		

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			to Firaoun and his army.
		

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			As for Musa alaihis salam and Bani
		

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			Israel, Allah
		

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			Allah
		

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			He said, we took the children of Israel
		

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			across the ocean
		

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			with safety and kindness and compassion.
		

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			What a beautiful word,
		

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			The word
		

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			is like someone
		

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			that is standing on this side of the
		

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			road and is unable to cross to the
		

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			other side, and he looks all lost and
		

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			confused.
		

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			So you come, take by his hand, and
		

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			you help him cross the road with safety,
		

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			and so that's the word
		

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			That's exactly what Allah
		

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			did with He
		

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			took care of them with kindness and mercy,
		

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			and He caused them or He led them
		

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			across the ocean. He opened a path for
		

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			them until they crossed safely, all of them.
		

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			SubhanAllah, this is a day in where Allah
		

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			displayed his authority,
		

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			because it is only Allah
		

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			who could take one thing,
		

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			which is the water of the ocean. He
		

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			took one thing,
		

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			and it was a source of destruction and
		

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			punishment upon a people,
		

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			and at the same time and on the
		

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			same day, that same water
		

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			was a source of mercy
		

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			onto other people.
		

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			The only difference here is how your relationship
		

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			is with Allah
		

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			through worshiping and obeying Him and following His
		

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			commands. The believer that is with Allah,
		

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			Allah is with him, he looks after him.
		

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			And those that are against Allah, Allah
		

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			eventually
		

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			will destroy them and punish them. Brothers and
		

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			sisters in Islam, Musa alayhi salam
		

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			fasted the day of Ashura as a show
		

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			of gratitude to Allah.
		

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			And our messenger, Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam,
		

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			also fasted the day of Ashura
		

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			as a show of gratitude to Allah, when
		

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			Nabi
		

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			encouraged
		

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			and recommended his Ummah to fast the 10th
		

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			of
		

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			the 10th day of Muharram, which is Ashura.
		

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			When Nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam taught us of
		

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			an incredible virtue,
		

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			he said whoever
		

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			fasts the day of Ashura
		

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			will have one previous
		

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			year worth of sins
		

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			forgiven, completely wiped away.
		

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			You know what that means?
		

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			That means, if you fast Ashura
		

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			every single year,
		

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			then you can possibly
		

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			meet Allah
		

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			with a clean record,
		

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			having no sins to your name whatsoever.
		

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			Brothers and sisters, this is an excellent and
		

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			a beautiful opportunity for you and I. So
		

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			fast the day of 'Ashura,
		

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			and encourage and teach others,
		

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			for every single person you encourage and you
		

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			teach him, you will also
		

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			earn his reward of fasting that day of
		

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			Ashura. When Nabi
		

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			mentioned
		

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			about fasting the day before, so that we
		

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			show or we oppose
		

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			the people of the book. So if you're
		

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			able to do the 10th, 9th, and 10th,
		

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			that'll be great.
		

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			Or 10th and 11th it'll also serve the
		

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			same purpose.
		

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			But if you're unable to do this, then
		

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			at least do the 10th of Muharram,
		

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			and you will earn this great reward. We
		

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			ask Allah
		

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			to reward us all. We ask Allah
		

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			to grant us victory, and to aid us,
		

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			and to support us.