Hamza Ayedi – Lecture 11.01.24

Hamza Ayedi
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The speaker discusses the importance of Islam's guidance on protecting one's religion and being a part of society, highlighting struggles faced by those who have faced similar struggles. They also emphasize the importance of learning from experiences and actions of others. The transcript describes the history of theroents and theroents, including a brief and emotional conversation between Bilal R.a and Bilal R.a, as well as a fundraising event where participants buy tickets and receive a certificate of honor. The event is happening in Jannah, and participants are encouraged to attend and participate in a polling location for the elections on November 5th. There are also announcements for the upcoming fundraiser and a reminder that there are less than 50 tickets left for the event.

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			As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
		
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			Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
		
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			Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
		
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			I bear witness that there is none worthy
		
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			of worship except Allah.
		
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			I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant
		
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			and Messenger.
		
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			I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant
		
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			and Messenger.
		
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			Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the
		
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			Greatest.
		
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			I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed
		
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			Satan.
		
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			In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most
		
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			Merciful.
		
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			O Allah, send blessings upon our Master Muhammad
		
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			and his family.
		
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			There is no god but Allah.
		
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			With Him we live and with Him we
		
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			die.
		
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			With Him we seek Allah and with Him
		
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			we turn to Him.
		
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			I bear witness that there is none worthy
		
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			of worship except Allah.
		
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			I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant
		
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			and Messenger.
		
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			Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
		
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			I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant
		
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			and Messenger.
		
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			With Him we live and with Him we
		
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			turn to Him.
		
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			I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant
		
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			and Messenger.
		
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			And Amr ibn Kulthum, he was the leader
		
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			of his tribe, he was the chieftain of
		
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			his tribe.
		
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			And during his time there was another Amr
		
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			by the name of Amr ibn Hind.
		
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			And this other Amr, Amr ibn Hind, he
		
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			had reached the status where he was declared
		
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			king amidst all the tribes.
		
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			So there is an instance where Amr ibn
		
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			Hind, he calls the family of Amr ibn
		
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			Kulthum to come and sit with him.
		
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			So Amr ibn Kulthum, the chieftain, he picks
		
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			out a few people from his tribe and
		
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			he brings his mother alongside and he comes
		
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			to the tent of the king.
		
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			So when he reaches this tent of the
		
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			king, he enters into the presence, into the
		
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			courtyard of the king.
		
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			And the women are on the other side
		
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			and they are separated by a curtain.
		
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			And Amr ibn Hind, the king, he is
		
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			sitting on top of his chair and he
		
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			has a sword hanging above him.
		
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			And during those times they had a sword
		
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			usually hanging above them because for two symbolic
		
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			meanings.
		
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			Because one of them is that, to show
		
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			that I have power and more authority over
		
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			you.
		
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			And another one was that when the time
		
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			came to deliver justice to the people, he
		
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			has a weapon ready and available to him.
		
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			So they sit down, they get settled in.
		
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			And on the other side of the curtain,
		
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			the mother of Amr ibn Hind asks the
		
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			mother of Amr ibn Kulthum, Can you pass
		
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			me that pot of water?
		
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			And she says it showing a hint of
		
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			authority over her.
		
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			So you can imagine, this is the sensitivities
		
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			of a mother of a tribal leader.
		
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			So she doesn't accept it and she says,
		
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			The owner of this pot has more right
		
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			to it than me.
		
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			Meaning, your pot, take it yourself.
		
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			So the mother of the king continues to
		
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			insist.
		
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			So the mother of the chieftain, she calls
		
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			out, Oh the dishonor of our tribe.
		
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			On the other side of the curtain, Amr
		
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			ibn Kulthum hears this, Oh the dishonor of
		
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			our tribe.
		
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			And so he jumps up, he grabs the
		
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			sword and he cuts the king's head off.
		
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			I set this scene for you, for you
		
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			to realize what type of people you are
		
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			dealing with.
		
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			These are people that are easily offended and
		
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			quick to draw the blade when they sense
		
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			any type of offense.
		
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			And these people hold certain things in very
		
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			high esteem.
		
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			And of the things that they hold in
		
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			very high esteem are their idols or their
		
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			gods.
		
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			Khalid ibn Walid r.a once said, My
		
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			father sacrificed a hundred camels to a single
		
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			idol.
		
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			I don't know about you but I don't
		
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			know anyone that sacrificed a hundred goats to
		
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			the one true god and yet they sacrificed
		
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			a hundred camels to a stone idol.
		
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			Deeply devoted, deeply loved, obedience to that level.
		
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			And to those people who love these idols
		
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			to such a degree, backed with a sensitive
		
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			mentality, quick to react, quick to draw the
		
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			blade, quick to take offense.
		
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			To those people Allah Azzawajal sends the Rasul
		
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			s.a.w. with the declaration, La ilaha
		
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			illallah.
		
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			They have 360 idols in and around the
		
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			Ka'bah.
		
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			And obedient and loved each and every single
		
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			one of them to the level of that.
		
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			And the Rasul s.a.w. now comes
		
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			to them delivering the message, There is none
		
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			worthy of worship save the One Mighty God.
		
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			Meaning that all of this is complete rubbish.
		
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			You need a heart made of steel for
		
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			that, you need a heart bigger than a
		
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			lion's.
		
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			So my first point today, my dear brothers,
		
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			sisters and respected elders, is that Islam teaches
		
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			courage by its exact definition.
		
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			Islam teaches courage by its exact definition.
		
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			Grow courage, teach courage to the young ones,
		
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			to the next generation.
		
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			Have that courage and be able to teach
		
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			that courage to one day stand up for
		
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			yourself, to one day stand up if that
		
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			time comes to defend your religion, or to
		
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			convey this deen to the people that need
		
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			it most.
		
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			We are so shackled by the bondages of
		
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			fear, and we are so scared of what
		
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			people might say, what people might think, what
		
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			my family might think, what my friends might
		
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			say, that we disregard everything that Allah s
		
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			.w.t has told us to, just so
		
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			we can fit in into society.
		
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			And of the people who had that esteem
		
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			and high level of courage, who accepted this
		
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			message very early on, is a man by
		
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			the name of Bilal ibn Rabah.
		
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			So I have two lessons today that I
		
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			am trying to convey.
		
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			The first lesson, courage, that is done.
		
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			My second point, of the people that had
		
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			that courage, was a man by the name
		
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			of Bilal ibn Rabah, who was a Habashi
		
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			slave, enslaved in Mecca.
		
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			So he has no tribal backing, he has
		
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			no support, he has nobody to stand up
		
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			and defend him.
		
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			He is a slave.
		
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			And a slave is different from a servant.
		
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			A servant has the freedom to choose.
		
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			He doesn't like this boss, he goes to
		
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			another boss.
		
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			He doesn't like this pay, he goes to
		
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			another pay.
		
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			A slave is owned by his master.
		
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			A slave's property is owned by the master.
		
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			Their kids are owned by the master.
		
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			He works and the results and the fruit
		
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			of his labor is owned by the master.
		
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			The master feeds him a little bit, but
		
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			he is not even allowed to sit in
		
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			the same room as the master.
		
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			That is what type of level in society
		
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			that Bilal radiAllahu anhu had.
		
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			And despite that, he has that advanced foresight
		
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			to see that this message is something divine.
		
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			And so he declares openly that I am
		
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			now a part of this faith and we
		
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			know what happens next.
		
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			The assaults began, the torture, the taunting, the
		
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			suffering was piled up on Bilal radiAllahu anhu.
		
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			We know the story where the boulder was
		
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			placed on top of his chest, he was
		
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			dragged across the streets by the kids and
		
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			he just called out one thing repeatedly, my
		
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			lord is one.
		
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			And so Bilal radiAllahu anhu bore those difficulties,
		
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			bore those hardships, bore the challenges and the
		
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			suffering that was piled up on top of
		
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			him for the sake of Allah azza wa
		
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			jal.
		
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			And you can imagine Bilal radiAllahu anhu being
		
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			a slave, what could be his biggest wish?
		
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			What could be a slave's biggest desire?
		
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			And that is to be free one day,
		
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			to one day say that I am a
		
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			free man, my kids are free men and
		
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			women and the next generations to come will
		
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			be free men and women.
		
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			So because Bilal radiAllahu anhu bore through the
		
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			hardships for the deen of Allah rabbul Izza,
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala fulfilled his biggest
		
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			desire, his biggest wish and sent Abu Bakr
		
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			radiAllahu anhu to go and free Bilal.
		
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			So my second lesson to you, my dear
		
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			brothers, sisters and respected elders, is that when
		
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			you bear the difficulties, when you bear the
		
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			hardships for the sake of Allah, when you
		
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			bear the challenges and the obstacles that are
		
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			in your life for the sake of the
		
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			deen of Allah rabbul Izza, Allah azza wa
		
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			jal will do nothing except honor you, exalt
		
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			you, elevate you throughout time and space.
		
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			So Bilal radiAllahu anhu having his biggest wish
		
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			granted, he is freed by Abu Bakr.
		
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			And notice one thing, this is not an
		
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			ordinary freedom.
		
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			Allah azza wa jal could have sent anyone
		
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			to free Bilal, he could have even sent
		
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			a disbeliever, placed some sympathy in his heart
		
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			and said, let me go free this man.
		
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			He could have sent any of the ashab,
		
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			but Allah azza wa jal chose Abu Bakr
		
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			as-Siddiq radiAllahu anhu to go and free
		
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			Bilal.
		
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			By consensus, Abu Bakr is the best of
		
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			the ummah after the Rasul s.a.w.
		
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			So in that itself is an honor.
		
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			And not only that, but now Bilal, the
		
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			ex-Habashi slave, is now sharing the sofra,
		
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			having a meal, it is now a close
		
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			companion of the best of creation ever made.
		
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			You know, just yesterday he was in a
		
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			position where people didn't want to talk to
		
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			him, didn't want to spend time with him,
		
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			didn't want to even eat with him.
		
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			And now he is spending time and became
		
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			a beloved of the Rasul s.a.w.
		
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			You know, what bigger honor is there than
		
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			that?
		
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			So now some more time passes, the migration
		
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			happens with the Rasul s.a.w. and
		
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			the believers migrate to Medina.
		
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			And inside of Medina, the Rasul s.a
		
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			.w. chose Bilal specifically to become his personal
		
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			right-hand man.
		
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			In so many hadith you will read that
		
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			the Rasul s.a.w. is telling Bilal,
		
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			Oh Bilal, go give this person that much.
		
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			Go give this person that much and take
		
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			this and give it to that person.
		
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			He is the confidant and the treasure of
		
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			the Rasul s.a.w. And in Medina,
		
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			when the salah had become obligatory upon the
		
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			Muslims, it had came time for them to
		
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			call out a prayer, to call out a
		
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			call for the Muslims so that they know
		
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			when the time of the prayer has come.
		
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			And out of all of the creation, out
		
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			of all of the ashab, there is Abu
		
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			Bakr r.a, Umar r.a, Uthman r
		
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			.a. Out of all of those blessed individuals,
		
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			Allah s.w.t chose Bilal ibn Rabah
		
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			r.a to become the mu'adhin of
		
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			the Muslims.
		
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			And to this day, what a great value
		
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			that is, subhanAllah.
		
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			Fourteen hundred years later, to this day, millions
		
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			of masajids across the globe, in every single
		
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			salah, the exact same utterance that Bilal r
		
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			.a called out on that day is still
		
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			called out today.
		
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			And in the narration of the Rasul s
		
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			.a.w., whoever begins a good deed, whoever
		
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			starts a good action, he will have the
		
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			reward for it.
		
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			And whoever acts upon it after that, he
		
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			will get the reward for it as well.
		
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			So can you imagine the uncountable amount of
		
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			adhans that are called out today?
		
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			The reward is going straight back to the
		
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			origin and Bilal r.a is taking the
		
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			fruits of it.
		
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			Subhanal Khaliq.
		
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			And if that wasn't enough, if all that
		
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			wasn't enough, the Rasul s.a.w., after
		
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			coming back from Isra wal Mi'raj, he
		
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			says to Bilal r.a, O Bilal, I
		
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			heard your footsteps in Jannah.
		
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			You know, when you are in your office,
		
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			when you are at work, and if your
		
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			boss or your teacher pulls you aside and
		
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			says, listen O Ahmed, I just wanted to
		
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			say thank you for your hard work, you've
		
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			been doing a good job, and gives you
		
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			a pat on the back, you'll be smiling
		
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			the entire day.
		
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			Everyone around you will say, oh look at
		
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			Ahmed, he's on cloud nine today.
		
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			So can you imagine the Rasul s.a
		
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			.w. saying, O Bilal, I heard your footsteps
		
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			in Jannah.
		
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			Allahu Akbar.
		
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			And now some more time passes, some more
		
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			time passes now, and the Rasul s.a
		
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			.w. has passed, and the Mu'adhin of
		
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			the Muslims, Bilal r.a, is now on
		
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			his deathbed.
		
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			And he is there with his wife.
		
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			So you can imagine the emotions of his
		
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			wife.
		
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			She begins to call out, oh what great
		
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			sadness, what great sadness.
		
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			My husband is about to pass, I am
		
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			about to become a widow, a Sahabi of
		
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			the Rasul s.a.w. is about to
		
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			leave this dunya, oh what great sadness.
		
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			So look at the response of Bilal.
		
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			He says, this is not a sad day.
		
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			This is not a sad day, but it
		
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			is a happy one.
		
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			For just after this little hurdle, just after
		
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			this little final step, I'll be reunited with
		
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			my beloved Rasul s.a.w. and his
		
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			companions.
		
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			To have such clarity, such peace of mind
		
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			at the time of death, Subhanal Malik, it
		
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			is indescribable.
		
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			So do you understand when I say, if
		
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			you bear the hardships for the Deen of
		
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			Allah s.w.t, if you bear the
		
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			difficulties and you bear the challenges and the
		
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			problems that are faced in your life for
		
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			the sake of Allah s.w.t, Allah
		
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			s.w.t will do nothing except honor
		
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			you, exalt you, elevate you in ways you
		
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			cannot possibly imagine.
		
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			When you are at school or you are
		
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			at work or in a public setting, and
		
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			the time for Salah comes, you get the
		
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			notification of Muslim Pro on your phone that
		
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			the time for Zahir is about to end.
		
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			You look around trying to find a place
		
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			to pray.
		
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			You have that thoughts that, I'll just pray
		
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			at home, you know, people are gonna look
		
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			at me, I'm with my friends, what are
		
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			they gonna say?
		
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			Bear that difficulty.
		
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			Bear that challenge that has been brought upon
		
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			you.
		
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			Stand up, go to a corner, pray your
		
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			Salah because Allah s.w.t has made
		
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			it obligatory on me.
		
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			Pray that Salah, bear that difficulty for the
		
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			sake of Allah s.w.t. The sisters,
		
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			Allahumma barak, they are dressed, covered head to
		
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			toe, wearing a hijab in the summer Texas
		
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			heat.
		
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			Bear that difficulty.
		
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			Bear through the hardship, especially in these times
		
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			where the rest of society is dressed one
		
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			way.
		
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			You in particular, dressing in a modest way,
		
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			that difficulty that has been brought upon you,
		
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			bear through it.
		
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			Bear through the hardships that you will face
		
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			in life.
		
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			With first and foremost, having the courage to
		
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			stand strong and face those difficulties head on
		
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			and to next, bear through it and I
		
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			promise you, وَرَبُّ الْكَعْبَةِ Allah s.w.t.
		
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			will elevate you, honor you, exalt you, increase
		
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			you throughout time and space in ways you
		
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			cannot possibly fathom.
		
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			We ask Allah s.w.t. to make
		
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			it extremely easy for us to remain on
		
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			the straight path at all times.
		
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			We ask Allah s.w.t. to make
		
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			it extremely easy for us to bear through
		
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			any difficulties that He sends our way.
		
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			We ask Allah s.w.t. to forgive
		
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			us for any of our shortcomings and we
		
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			ask Allah s.w.t. the same way
		
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			that He has gathered us today, to gather
		
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			us into the highest levels of Jannatul Firdaus.
		
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			Ameen.
		
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			I say this, and I ask Allah s
		
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			.w.t. to forgive me and you and
		
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			the rest of the Muslims.
		
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			So ask His forgiveness.
		
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			Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
		
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			Ameen.
		
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			Inna Allaha wa malaikatahu yusalluna ala al-nabiyy.
		
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			Ya ayyuha al-ladhina amanu.
		
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			Sallu alayhi wa sallimu taslima.
		
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			Allahumma salli ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ala aali
		
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			Sayyidina Muhammad.
		
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			Kama sallayta ala Sayyidina Ibrahim wa ala aali
		
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			Sayyidina Ibrahim fil alameen.
		
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			Innaka hamidun majeed.
		
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			Allahumma barik ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa ala aali
		
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			Sayyidina Muhammad.
		
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			Kama barikta ala Sayyidina Ibrahim wa ala aali
		
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			Sayyidina Ibrahim fil alameen.
		
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			Innaka hamidun majeed.
		
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			Allahumma a'izza al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen.
		
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			Allahumma adhilla al-shirk wa al-mushrikeen.
		
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			Wa dammir a'daa al-deen.
		
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			Wa ja'al hadha al-balada aminan mutwama.
		
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			Inna al-rakha'an wa sa'ira bi
		
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			hadha al-Muslimeen.
		
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			Allahumma arhamna wa qufillana ya Rabb al-alameen.
		
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			Allahumma qufilla al-Muslimeen wa al-Muslimat wa
		
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			al-mu'mineen wa al-mu'minat.
		
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			Al-ahya'i minhum wa al-amwat.
		
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			Bi rahmatika ya arham al-rahimeen.
		
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			Allahumma aslih ahwal al-Muslimeen fi Filastin.
		
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			Allahumma aslih ahwal al-Muslimeen fi Filastin.
		
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			Allahumma aslih ahwal al-Muslimeen fi kulli makan.
		
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			Ya zaljalali wa l-ikram.
		
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			La ilaha illa anta subhanak inni kuntu min
		
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			al-zalimeen.
		
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			Inna allaha ya'murukum bil-adli wa al-ihsan
		
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			wa ita'idhi al-qurba wa yanhaa an
		
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			al-fahsha'i wa al-munkari wa al
		
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			-baghi.
		
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			Ya'idukum la'allakum tathakkarun.
		
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			Fadhkuru Allah yadhkurukum.
		
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			Wala dhikru Allahi ta'ala a'la wa
		
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			ajallu wa atammu wa akbar.
		
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			Atim al-salat.
		
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			Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Shahadu an la ilaha
		
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			illa Allah Shahadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah Hayya al
		
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			-as-salati hayya al-al-falah Qad qamati
		
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			as-salatu qad qamati as-salat Allahu Akbar
		
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			Allahu Akbar La ilaha illa Allah La ilaha
		
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			illa Allah Keep the line straight, fill in
		
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			all the gaps.
		
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			Stand shoulder to shoulder and ensure that your
		
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			heels are on the line.
		
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			Please squeeze in as much as you can.
		
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			There are many people who barely had any
		
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			space to sit in the back.
		
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			If you see a gap in front of
		
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			you, be active in taking it.
		
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			InshaAllah Allah Azza wa Jalla will reward you
		
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			the closer you are to the front.
		
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			Allahu Akbar Alhamdulillahi Rabbil
		
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			Alameen Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem Maliki Yawm al
		
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			-Deen Iyyaka Na'budu Wa Iyyaka Nastae'een
		
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			Ihdina As-Sirata Al-Mustaqeem As-Sirata Al
		
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			-Ladhina An'amta Alayhim Ghayri Al-Maghdoobi Alayhim
		
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			Wala Al-Dhaan Allahu
		
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			Akbar As-Sami
		
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			'a Allahu Liman Hamidah Alhamdulillahi
		
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			Rabbil Alameen Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem Manik Yawm
		
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			Al-Deen Iyyaka Na'budu Wa Iyyaka Nastaeen
		
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			Ihdina As-Sirata Al-Mustaqeem Sirata Al-Ladhina
		
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			An'amta Alayhim Ghayri Al-Maghdubi Alayhim Wala
		
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			Al-Dallin Wasiqa
		
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			Al-Ladhina Attaqaw Rabbahum Ina Al-Jannati Zumara
		
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			Wala Idha Ja'uha Wa Futihat Abwabuha Wa
		
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			Qala Lahum Khazanatuha Salamun Alaykum Tibatun Fadkhuluha Salamun
		
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			Alaykum Tibatun Fadkhuluha Khalideen Allahu Akbar As-Sami
		
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			'a Allahu Liman Hamidah There
		
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			is a dua shifa for brother Qamar Iqbal,
		
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			dua shifa for sister Karun Nisha, for brother
		
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			Mirhadi Ali, for brother Mirza Azmatullah Bayegh, for
		
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			sister Shanaz Bayegh, for brother Faisal Khan, for
		
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			brother Nouman Ahmed, for brother Iftikhar Ahmed, and
		
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			for the mother of brother Arsalan and Noufal
		
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			Jafari.
		
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			We ask Allah Azawajal to grant them full
		
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			shifa as soon as possible.
		
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			We ask Allah Azawajal to make it extremely
		
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			easy for them in these troubling times.
		
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			We ask Allah Azawajal to grant them full
		
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			sabr and full patience during these troubling times.
		
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			And we ask Allah Azawajal to let them
		
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			come out of this event as a better
		
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			Muslimin and bring them closer to you and
		
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			let this event be a means of their
		
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			sins being erased.
		
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			And there is a dua maghfirah for brother
		
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			Alim Bhai and for brother Rayhan Aziz.
		
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			We ask Allah Azawajal to grant them into
		
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			the highest levels of Jannatul Firdaus.
		
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			We ask them, we ask Allah Azawajal to
		
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			let them rest in their grave peacefully enjoying
		
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			the breeze of Jannah.
		
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			We ask Allah Azawajal to expand their graves
		
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			to become one of the gardens of Jannah.
		
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			And we ask Allah Azawajal to let us
		
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			all reunite with our loved ones who have
		
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			passed in the highest levels of Jannah.
		
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			And we ask Allah Ta'ala to all
		
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			the Muslims who are suffering across the world
		
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			to grant them ease and grant the people
		
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			who have passed because of their suffering the
		
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			status of shaheed.
		
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			Amin Ya Rabbil Alamin.
		
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			Subhana rabbika rabbil azzati amma yusifoon, wa salamun
		
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			ala mursaleen, walhamdulillahi rabbil alameen.
		
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			As-salamu alaykum brothers and sisters.
		
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			A couple of quick announcements as we're headed
		
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			out.
		
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			Just a reminder that there are less than
		
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			50 tickets left for the fundraiser on Sunday.
		
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			So please grab your tickets before they're sold
		
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			out.
		
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			There will be three surprise announcements at the
		
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			fundraiser.
		
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			So please grab them from one of the
		
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			brothers or sisters in the lobby.
		
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			Also a reminder that our Jummah times will
		
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			be changing with daylight savings time ending.
		
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			So the new Jummah times will be 12
		
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			.45, 1.35, and 2.25 for the
		
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			khutbah start time.
		
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			So please plan to be here earlier next
		
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			Friday.
		
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			And lastly we will be a polling location
		
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			for the elections on November 5th on Tuesday
		
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			inshallah.
		
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			Jazakumullahu Khair everybody.
		
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			As-salamu alaykum.
		
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			As-salamu
		
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			alaykum.