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