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- Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam says, "Rabbi Habli Minas Saliheen"
Allah says that we granted him Ishak and Yakub.
But we all know,
of course,
that there is a special son
that would be given to him first.
And that was Ismayil Alayhi Salaam.
As Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam is in Palestine
with Hajar and Ismayil Allah gives him the command
to settle them in Mecca,
in this barren desert.
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And you'll actually find in Ibn Kathir
and Fath al-Bari that the scholar has mentioned
that Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam took Hajar and Ismayil
on the Buraq
on the same animal
that would one day bring the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi
Wasallam
from Mecca to Jerusalem,
you have Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam taking Hajar and Ismayil
to this barren desert in Mecca, from Palestine.
And as he settles them,
we know that this is very painful for Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam
to walk away from Hajar
this incredibly beautiful righteous woman
who supported him
and who demonstrates such faith
and his first son and his only son Ismayil Alahi Salaam
in those moments.
And as Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam is walking away from them,
we know that Hajar asks Ibrahim Alayhi Salam
what he's doing,
why he's doing this.
And she comes to the conclusion,
was it Allah that commanded you to do this?
And when Ibrahim Alayhi Salam says, "Yes."
She says, "Then Allah (swt)
will not lose sight of us.
Allah will not let us go to waste.
We will be protected."
So just like Ibrahim said, "Hasbunallahu Wa Ni'mal Wakeel"
as he was thrown into that fire,
Hajar expressed the same sentiment
as she was left with her child in Mecca.
So here they are now in Mecca
and Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam makes several Duas
for his family in Mecca and for Mecca as a whole.
And so you'll find, for example,
where Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam says,
"rabbi ja'Aal hatha balada amina."
And where Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam says,
"rabbi ja'Aal hathal balada amina."
Sounds very similar
with the exception of al balad.
The first one refers to Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam
when he says, ""hatha balada amina."
"O Allah make this a secure place."
Instead of al balad
is because Mecca still is not defined.
It's still a barren desert.
The second time, where Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam says,
"rabbi ja'Aal hathal balada amina."
he is praying for a defined city, Al Balad.
So he's coming to Mecca later on
and praying for it in those moments.
But let's start with the first Dua
when it's still just a barren desert.
Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam says,
"rabbi innī askantu min dhurriyyatī biwādin ghayri"
"dhī zarʿin ʿinda baytika l-muḥaram"
O my Lord, I have made some of my offspring
to settle in this barren valley.
"ʿinda baytika l-muḥaram"
"near your sacred house."
Now the house has still not been built,
but Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam knows that this is the location
and Allah (swt) would later
command him to raise the foundations of it,
but I've left them here in this barren desert.
Why?
"rabbanā liyuqīmū l-ṣalata"
Oh Allah so that they may establish the prayer.
I didn't bring them here for anything,
but for them to establish the prayer.
"fa-ij'ʿal afidatan mina nāsi tahwī ilayhim"
And so cause some of the hearts of the people,
some of the people, not all of the people,
mina nasi let some of the people's hearts,
affectionately incline towards them.
"wa-ur'zuq'hum mina l-thamarāti laʿallahum yashkurūn"
And provide for them fruits for their sustenance,
so that they may be grateful to you.
So let's start with this part, "ghayri dhi zar'in"
Oh, Allah this is a barren desert.
And there is a benefit to that.
What brought Lut and Saleh?
What brought Musa and Yunus?
What would then bring Muhammad SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
And in the end of times,
Isa Alayhi Salaam to this barren valley,
What brings the hearts of the prophets
and the hearts of the believers
that follow those prophets to this Valley?
This is not a place that has lush gardens
or beautiful beaches.
This is a barren desert.
And why is it this location that Allah chose in Mecca?
so that no one would come to this place,
except that they're seeking Allah (swt).
There is no other reason,
no offense to the people of Mecca here.
No other reasons that a person would go to Mecca
except for this Haram
except for this sacred place that Allah (swt)
has set up so that we may establish our worship of Him.
The scholars also mentioned, He said, mina naas not an naas
"Some of the people",
because if Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam would have said,
" Let all of the hearts of all of the people
affectionately incline towards them,"
then it would have been too crowded
you would have had everyone come towards them.
But Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam wants a special type of people
to incline towards them.
So it's not about the quantity of the people.
It's about the quality of the people.
And he's talking about the strong desire for Hajj.
So it's not "tahwi ilayhim"
that they would have that strong affection
necessarily out of love for his family,
but to love them and settle in their presence
due to that love of Allah (swt)
that the hearts of the followers of Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam
would incline towards that place for all times,
that they would desire so greatly to be in that place.
"wa-ur'zuq'hum mina l-thamarāti laʿallahum yashkurūn"
And then he said, " And grant them,
provide for them sustenance
so that they may be grateful to you."
This is similar to how when Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam
and the prophets asked for offspring.
They don't just ask for offspring for the sake of offspring.
They ask for offspring so that their offspring
can work acts of good and gratitude
to Allah (swt).
And here, when they pray for their offspring,
once they have them Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam is saying,
" Provide for them, so that they may be grateful to you."
So don't just provide for them, no,
so that it can drive them to a place of shukr,
a place of gratitude,
where they will act in gratitude.
They will work in gratitude.
They will do things that are pleasing to you Oh Allah
as they establish their prayer,
which is the ultimate manifestation of gratitude
to Allah (swt).
Finally when Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam says here,
and in the other Dua,
"rabbi ijAAal hathal balada amina"
" Oh Allah make this a secure place."
You see the vegetation is there already,
even though Mecca is a barren valley,
even though it doesn't produce fruits or vegetables,
there's always fruit and vegetable in Mecca.
And now you've even got Hardey's and McDonald's too, right?
But there's always fruits and vegetable in Mecca,
even though it's a barren desert.
Why?
Because of "afidatan mina nāsi tahwī ilayhim"
because of the amount of traffic in Mecca,
through the Dua of Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam
there's always going to be fruits and vegetables there.
But then when he makes Dua for security
to make it a secure place,
this is something really beautiful,
because Allah (swt)
reminds Quresh
and particularly "ilaafi quraish
Elaafihim rihlatash shitaa-i wass saif
Fal y'abudu rabba haazal-bait
Allazi at'amahum min ju'inw-wa-aamana hum min khawf"
Allah reminds them of the favors
that He has given to them.
And He reminds them of what He has provided to them,
of food and vegetation.
And He also reminds them
of how He has provided them security Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
And that was through the Dua of Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam
And some of the scholars they mentioned here
that what this shows you
and the message to Quresh in particular,
as they're trying to run a prophet out from amongst them,
and they're persecuting the prophet Muhammad
SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
It's a reminder
that all the goodness that you have right now
is because of the Dua of another prophet,
the supplication of another prophet,
who is the great great grandfather
of this prophet Muhammad SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
And if you run this prophet out,
then you will run away the goodness that you have as well.
So it was the presence of the prophets
that brought you this good.
The Dua of a prophet that brought you this good.
And if you persecute a prophet,
then you would have the Dua of that prophet,
not in your favor.
And instead you would experience bad.
And so Allah (swt) reminds us
that all that you see in Mecca,
all that you see in Mecca
is from the Dua of Ibrahim Alayhi Salaam
when he called upon Allah (swt)
in those moments.
And so, as you're seeing those images,
imagine Ibrahim settling his wife Hajar
and a son Ismaeel in that barren desert
and saying, "Allah huma"
And then imagine everything that popped out and sprouted
from that until today.
And until the day of judgment.
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