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The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said
there are people from my Ummah who will come after me
who loved me so much that they would give up their families
and their wealth in exchange for just being able to see me.
(Arabic Music)
And that pain and emptiness that you might feel
that you haven't gotten the opportunity to see the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
It's really amazing to see
that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam had a sentiment
towards us when he was out of all places in the graveyard.
He's in the Baqi' SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and as he's looking to the graves
of those who have passed before him,
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
in that moment, says wa dit'tu anni qadr aitu ikhwaani
I wish I could meet my brothers
and the Sahabah are shocked
because he's saying that in the graveyard.
So is he talking about those that have passed away?
Is he talking about us? So they're saying
Ya Rasulullah who are you talking about?
He says, no, you're my ashaab
you're my companions. I'm talking about those people
who believed in me and they've never even seen me
because subhanAllah had you seen the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
this entire conversation would be so different
and that's why there is such a blessing to seeing him
in a dream Alayhi Salatu Wasallam
because if you saw him in a dream and you saw his face
then you're longing for him
but you constantly have to push yourself to connect to him.
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
knew how much you wanted to see him and he wanted
to see you as well and those that lived with the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
Their greatest fear was that even if they made it to Jannah,
they wouldn't be able to see him anymore.
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
Aisha radiAllahu Anha say there was this young man
that came to the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
He was crying and the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
said, What is it that's causing you to cry?
And he said Ya Rasulullah every day, when I wake up
I look forward to seeing you and if I want to see you
I just come to the Masjid to see you but I remember
that there would come a day that I would die.
He had such adhab with the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam such manners with the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
that he didn't say that you would die
even though the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
was older than him. He said that I would die.
And even if I got to Jannah
Ya Rasulullah
Where are you going to be? and where am I going to be?
And the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam tells him
anta ma'man ahbahbt
You are with the one that you love and the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
knowing that his narrations would be recorded
Alayhi Salatu Wasallam
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
told the Ummah you're going to face things
after me that are going to be difficult
but I will be waiting for you at the hawd
I'll be there waiting for you holding your cup
so that you can drink from my hand and for us
to long for that moment is part of our worship.
Imam Hassan Al-Basri Rahimahullah
He said Ya ibadallah al khashaba tu tahinnu idha
Rasullilahi SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam mashawqan ilayhi
fa antum ahaqqu antashtaaqu ila liqaa iihi
He said O servants of Allah the tree stump
yearn towards the meeting of the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and you have more right to look forward
to meeting him and everything that you have read about
everything that you've heard about those interactions
with him SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
When you and I get to Jannah bi-idhnillah Ta'ala
When we have those moments with him
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
Everything we missed out on has a counterpart in Jannah.
If you missed the celebrations with the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said
that Friday is a day of Eid in Jannah too
Everyone gathers on the day of Friday
and they see He who is even greater than the Prophet
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and that's Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la Himself
And so on the day of Friday you're going
towards the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam in Jannah
If you missed seeing his smile in this life
you get to see his smile as much as you want.
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam in Jannah
If you miss the opportunity to hear his voice
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and have a conversation with him
and host him and be hosted by him,
then you have that opportunity in Jannat al Firdous
If you want to introduce your kids to him
or have him tell you stories about himself
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and his family that never even made it to the books,you have
those moments to sit with him SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
in Jannatul Firdaus
but you have to long for that and you have to work for that
and you see from the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
that what gets us to him is our purity of creed
and then what gets us closest to him in Jannah is the person
who has the best character and all of those characteristics
and traits that you read about him SallAllahu Alaihi
Wasallam you have to bring that into your life and
by bringing the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
into your life in terms of his character,
you'll remember him more and when you remember him more
you'll long for him more and when you long for him
and you send salawat upon him
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
He responds to you. So even though we've never met him
every single time you say
Allahumma salli wa sallim 'ala nabiyna Muhammad
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam responds to you.
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
(Arabic recitation)