To really connect
with the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam's Seerah
and his Sunnah, you really need to know his Shama'il,
you need to know his smile SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
you need to know the way that he looked,
the way that he spoke, the way that he carried himself,
how he was in his home, how he was in the masjid.
Once you do that, then connecting to the Seerah,
connecting to the Sunnah becomes so natural to you.
Now, with Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la, to know His names
and attributes is to keep on falling in love with Him over,
and over, and over again.
And that makes it so much easier to abide by His commands
and even want to do more of the voluntary deeds
that not only increase you in Paradise,
but bring you closer to Him,
which is greater than anything else Jannah can give you.
The scholars agree
that seeing Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la is the ultimate joy
of the Akhirah.
It is the most precious gift that He can give to you
because you will not look at anything more beautiful
than Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la.
You'll not experience anyone more beautiful
than Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
you'll not hear anything more beautiful than
when Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la addresses you in Jannah.
And in Jannah, there is no fear anymore
of Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
in the sense that you're not scared of Him,
you're just in awe of Him and excited to hear Him
and meet Him every single time
Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la gives you that gift.
The Prophet, SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam, said,
"Indeed, the least of the people
of Paradise in rank is the one who will look at his gardens,
his spouses, his bounties, his servants,
and his beds for the distance of a thousand years.
And the highest of them,
the most noble of them with Allah is the one
who will look at the face of Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
morning and evening."
And the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam recited,
"Wujuhuyn yawma'idhin naadhira
ila rabbiha nadhira"
"Some faces on that day shall be so radiant
because they will be staring
at their Lord Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la."
Now I want you to think about this,
when Allah says,
"Ta'rifu fi wujuhihim nadratun naeem"
"That you would know how happy they are
when you just look at their faces."
Like if you don't see anything else in Jannah,
and you're just looking at the other people in Jannah,
and the smiles on their faces,
you would be able to tell that they must be looking
at something so amazing.
And that's if they're looking at the food of Jannah,
and they're looking at the people of Jannah,
and they're looking at the rivers of Jannah,
or whatever it may be.
Imagine how much Na'eem,
how much joy there is on the face of a person
who gets to see Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la day and night.
And that is for those that reach
the highest place of Paradise.
And that's not random.
Just like we said from the beginning of this,
Abu Bakr, radiAllahu Anhu, is not called from all 8 gates
because of anything random.
He's called from all 8 gates
because he embodies all of the qualities of those 8 gates.
Likewise, these people that get to see
Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la day and night,
are people that used to respond to the call
of Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la day and night in this dunya.
They used to be in seclusion and conversation
in Qiyam with Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
They used to worship Him as if they could see Him,
and now they can see Him just as much.
And this is Ihsaan, excellence.
And the companion said to the Prophet
SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam,
"Ya Rasulullah, but does everybody get to see
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala in Jannah?
Like is it really Jannah if you can't see
Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la?
And the Prophet, SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said,
"Verily, you shall see your Lord
just as you see the moon when it's most full
in the darkest of the night.
And you don't have to crowd one another in order to see Him"
meaning everyone will be able to see
Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la at some point in Jannah,
and that is on the day of Jumu'ah, the day of Friday.
And the Prophet, SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam, said
that your Lord has singled out a valley in Paradise
which has hills of white musk.
And on Friday, Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la,
in all of His majesty,
will address the people of Jannah from His throne.
And the prophets are sitting on chairs of light,
and then, there are pulpits of light and gold
studded with gems.
And that is for the Siddiqoon, and the Shuhadah,
for the people who are most truthful
with Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la,
and for the martyrs,
so you've got the gathering
and you've clearly got these distinctions,
the prophets on their chairs of light.
The Siddiqoon, the Shuhadah,
the people of truth and the martyrs.
And then the people of Al Ghuraf,
the people of the highest rooms will come out of their rooms
and they will sit on the hills
and then Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la starts to address us,
"Hadha yawmul mazeed"
"This is the day of increase."
And seeing the face of Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la,
is exactly what the increase is.
And that's why when Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la says,
"La hum ma yashaa'oona fiha wa ladayna mazid"
"They will have in Jannah all that they desire
and we have more for them."
And many of the scholars said
this "more for them" is the ability
to look at Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la.
Because you will not be given anything more beloved to you
in Jannah, than the ability to see Allah
Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
And the Prophet, SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam,
once recited the Ayah,
"Lilladhina ahsanul husna wa ziyadah"
"That for those who put forth excellence,
there is an excellent reward and more."
And the Sahabah
asked the Prophet, SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam,
"Ya Rasul Allah, what's more?"
"Hal jaza'ul ihsaan illa al-ihsan?"
Right? Isn't the reward for excellence, excellence?
Isn't Jannah all Ihsaan?
What is the ziyadah here? What is the more?
And the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam, said,
"Al-nadharu ila wajhi al-Karim"
"To gaze at the noble face of Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la"
So how does this all play out in Jannah?
A voice is going to call out,
"Ya Ahlul Jannah",
"Oh people of Paradise",
Allah will be accepting visits from the people of Paradise.
So hurry to visit The Most Merciful.
And the people of Paradise will say,
"Sam'an wa taa'an"
"We hear and we obey", just as they used to in this life.
And then they gather there and nobody is left out.
And by that time Allah Subh'anahu Wa Ta-A'la
would have ordered His throne to be sent in the valley.
And then platforms made of gold,
and pearl, and silver, and all types of jewels are set
for every inhabitants of Paradise.
And the least of them,
the Prophet, SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said,
would sit on a sheet made of pearls,
and everyone will think
that they have the best seat in the house.
Everyone will think
that they have the best platform in the gathering.
So once everyone is seated in the comfort of his chair,
a voice will call out to the crowd,
and it will say,
Ya ahlal Jannah
"O people of Paradise,
you now have an appointment with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
And His majesty wants to fulfill your reward."
And the people of Jannah replied back to the caller,
"What is it?
Didn't He already brighten our faces with light?
Didn't He already make our good deeds heavy on the scale?
Didn't He already enter us into Paradise
and save us from the fire of hell?"
And while the people of Jannah are having this conversation,
suddenly, a light radiates upon them,
a light that brightens the entire Jannah.
And the people of Paradise raise their heads
to see what it is.
And there is Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
in all of His magnificence.
And Allah will say to them,
Ya ahlal Jannati salaamun alaikum
"O people of Paradise, peace be onto you."
And all of the people of Paradise will reply
with the best greeting they know.
Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam
Tabarakta ya Dhal-jalali wal- ikram.
"O Allah, you are peace and peace comes from you.
Blessed are you, Your Majesty,
who possesses all glory and honor."
And then Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala would reveal himself
to the people of Paradise and say,
aina ibadi alladhina atta ouni bil ghaibi wallam ya raon
"Where are my servants who used to worship me
even though they couldn't see me?"
Hadha yawm ul mazeed, fas alooni
"This is the day of increase, ask me anything you want."
And then the people of Paradise will reply
to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala all at once and they will say,
un qadra deena, farda ana
"We are pleased, O Allah, so be pleased with us."
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala would say,
Ya Ahlal Jannah
"O people of Paradise,
If I wasn't pleased with you,
I wouldn't have allowed you to dwell in my Paradise."
Hadha yawm ul mazeed, fas alooni
"This is the day of increase, so ask me anything you want."
And then the people of Paradise will speak
amongst each other and they reply all at once.
Aarina wajhak
"O Allah, show us Your face
nanzor ilaik, so we can stare at you."
"O Allah, show us your face so we can stare at you."
And then Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala reveals His face to them.
And His light would cover them in such a way
that they would forget every pain,
every sadness that they ever encountered.
And every person would be called forth to have
a private conversation with Allah
and no one is going to be left out.
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says,
"O my servant, do you remember that day that you did such,
and such a sin in this Dunya?"
And the servant will say,
"Ya Allah. Didn't you forgive me for that?"
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will say,
"Of course I have,
And it was with my forgiveness
that you reached this level that you are in."
And the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
taught us to say,
Allahumma inni as'aluka lazzatan nazri
idha wajhikal kareem, wa shouqa
"O Allah, I ask you for the pleasure of staring
at your beautiful face and the joy of meeting you."
Yaaa ayyatuhan nafsul mutma 'innah
Irji'eee ilaa Rabbiki raadiyatam mardiyyah
Fadkhulee fee 'ibaadee, Wadkhulee jannatee
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