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

Brothers and sisters in Islam, I want to

take this opportunity to remind you of a

very important day,

and that is 16th

July, which is a Tuesday,

and that would

be Ashura,

which is the 10th of Muharram.

And this is one of the greatest days

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

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala displayed displayed and manifested

his power, his dominance, his authority

upon his creation.

And I want you to reflect over this

point. This is a day in which Allah

Azzawajal saved Musa, Alaihi Salam, and Bani Israel.

And at the same time, he destroyed Firaoun

and the army of Firaoun.

But this is the incredible thing to reflect

over. That Allah

would use the water of the sea

as a means of punishment and destruction upon

certain people, and the very same water of

the sea

as a means of mercy

upon another type of people. Allah in the

Quran, he said,

When he spoke about Firaoun and the army

of Firaoun, Allah said,

we took out

our punishment and destruction

upon them, and we caused them to drown

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

to Firaoun and his army.

As for Musa alaihis salam and Bani

Israel, Allah

Allah

He said, we took the children of Israel

across the ocean

with safety and kindness and compassion.

What a beautiful word,

The word

is like someone

that is standing on this side of the

road and is unable to cross to the

other side, and he looks all lost and

confused.

So you come, take by his hand, and

you help him cross the road with safety,

and so that's the word

That's exactly what Allah

did with He

took care of them with kindness and mercy,

and He caused them or He led them

across the ocean. He opened a path for

them until they crossed safely, all of them.

SubhanAllah, this is a day in where Allah

displayed his authority,

because it is only Allah

who could take one thing,

which is the water of the ocean. He

took one thing,

and it was a source of destruction and

punishment upon a people,

and at the same time and on the

same day, that same water

was a source of mercy

onto other people.

The only difference here is how your relationship

is with Allah

through worshiping and obeying Him and following His

commands. The believer that is with Allah,

Allah is with him, he looks after him.

And those that are against Allah, Allah

eventually

will destroy them and punish them. Brothers and

sisters in Islam, Musa alayhi salam

fasted the day of Ashura as a show

of gratitude to Allah.

And our messenger, Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam,

also fasted the day of Ashura

as a show of gratitude to Allah, when

Nabi

encouraged

and recommended his Ummah to fast the 10th

of

the 10th day of Muharram, which is Ashura.

When Nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam taught us of

an incredible virtue,

he said whoever

fasts the day of Ashura

will have one previous

year worth of sins

forgiven, completely wiped away.

You know what that means?

That means, if you fast Ashura

every single year,

then you can possibly

meet Allah

with a clean record,

having no sins to your name whatsoever.

Brothers and sisters, this is an excellent and

a beautiful opportunity for you and I. So

fast the day of 'Ashura,

and encourage and teach others,

for every single person you encourage and you

teach him, you will also

earn his reward of fasting that day of

Ashura. When Nabi

mentioned

about fasting the day before, so that we

show or we oppose

the people of the book. So if you're

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

that'll be great.

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

same purpose.

But if you're unable to do this, then

at least do the 10th of Muharram,

and you will earn this great reward. We

ask Allah

to reward us all. We ask Allah

to grant us victory, and to aid us,

and to support us.