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There's something psychological about seeing a body
that has been badly mutilated, right.
It's almost harder to imagine some
of these things we're talking about the blessing of a person
and the way that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
is treating them,
The goodness that is expected for them,
especially when you see
just how fragile the body actually is
and if the body has been badly dealt with or mutilated
or you know, was in a bad car accident.
As-salaatu alal amwaati
yarHamukumullah
Imagine the muslims after Uhud, right.
Uhud was a very unique experience for the Muslims.
There was nothing like Uhud prior to or after
for the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
and for the companions
of the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
The way that Hamza Radi Allahu ta'ala Anhu
Sayyid al-Shuhadā
the chief of the martyrs was dealt with,
his body was dealt with, right.
It's gruesome, truly gruesome.
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam says
that when your brothers at Uhud were killed,
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala put their souls
in the bodies of green birds,
and those green birds, the Sahaba that passed away in Uhud,
whose souls are in those bodies,
those green birds then fly to the rivers of Jannah.
They eat from the fruits of Jannah,
they perfectly nestle into these lamps of gold that are
under the shade of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala's throne`,
Allahu Akbar.
Imagine that life, that existence, right?
So they are going around everywhere enjoying,
not just the reward of Shahada, but I mean you're talking
about Shuhada Uhud that have amongst them
Sayyid al-Shuhadā
Hamza Radi-Allah-Tallah-Anhu.
And so after they have enjoyed,
you know, tasting the sweetness
of Allah Subhannah Wa Ta'ala's reward, they have rested,
they are, you know, enjoying this existence,
this incredible existence that they now have.
They asked, "Who is going to tell our brothers
about the blessing that we are in right now?"
About how we are alive in paradise taken care of,
and we want them to know that so
that they're not discouraged from striving
in the path of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala,
continuing to be steadfast in battle.
So who's going to go back,
and tell all those people that willed
over the bodies of the Shahada at Uhud, right.
The large gatherings of wailing that took place
over the Shuhada of Uhud, the darkness that overcame Medina,
who's gonna go back and tell everyone
in Medina that we're okay?
And what does Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala say,
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala says
ana ubalighuhum ankum
I will tell them for you. Allah will tell them, meaning us,
and particularly the Sahaba
in Medina on behalf of those Shuhada
and that's when Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala sent down,
the Aayat and Surah Al 'Imran.
Wa laa tahsabannal lazeena qutiloo fee sabeelillaahi
amwaata; bal ahyaaa'un 'inda Rabbihim yurzaqoon
Do not say of those who are killed
in the way of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala, that they are dead.
Rather they are alive with their Lord, rejoicing
in his sustenance, rejoicing in his bounty.
Fariheena bimaaa aataa humul laahu min fadlihee
They are blessed
with what Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala has provided to them.
Nothing that they could have had
in this world could match it.
And you know what else
wa yastabshiroona billazeena lam yalhaqoo
bihim min khalfihim
And they're waiting for those to join them,
who have not yet passed into that realm as they have passed.
allaa khawfun 'alaihim wa laa hum yahzanoon
There is no fear upon them, nor shall they grieve.
Some of the scholars they mentioned "khawf" is upon
that fear meaning for that which is to come grieving,
with that which you've left behind.
Remember when the Prophet Sallallahu alaihi wasallam,
mentions the angels coming to a person at death
and Allah Azzawajal
even mentions as the angels come upon the person,
the believer, when the believer is dying,
may Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala make us amongst them,
and they say, alla takhaffu wa la tahzanu
Don't be afraid of what is to come,
do not grieve of that, which you have left behind.
So this incredible existence of the Shuhada
and I'm starting with the Shuhada for a reason, right,
That have their souls in the bodies of green birds
and they're certainly not like the green birds
that we've seen in this life, okay.
That are going around flying
and experiencing some form of Jannah, not its full form,
some form of Jannah and their existence, that are nestled
under the throne of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala
in these gold lamps.
What an incredible existence
and that's some context to the very famous death
of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh radi allahu anhu
where the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam says
ih tazza arshurrahman
That the throne of the most merciful shook for the death
of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh radi allahu anhu and the scholars say,
it didn't shake out of trauma or out of fear
or because the death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
radi allahu anhu somehow,
you know, disturbed the equilibrium
of the universe and the existence of things, even outside
of this universe, in our comprehension, it's the same thing
as when the tree
that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam used
to give Khutbah next to cried
after the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam left it.
It's a joy that the soul
of Sa'd was going to return to the throne of the Lord
in that perfectly nestled golden lamp
that Allah Subhannah Wata allah had prepared
for the soul of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh radi allahu anhu.
So where are they?
Where are the righteous souls?
If these are the souls of the Shuhada,
where are the righteous souls?
Well, certainly the Shuhada have a special place.
They have a special place
with Allah Subhannah Wa'ta Allah, and some
of the scholars they said that, these Hadith
are specifically related to the Shuhada, the martyrs.
And some of them said that it's to the believers
in general and some said it's special believers
amongst whom the Shuhada are the most special, right?
But we also have the Hadith of Al Isra' wal Miraj,
where the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam is,
meeting the Prophets in the heavens,
their souls and in heavens
but also the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam says,
mara altu ala kabri Musa
I pass by the grave of Moses, of Musa Alayhi Salaam
and he was praying in his grave.
So how do we understand this?
Let's go to the Hadith where the prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
describes the initial coming
into the grave of the believers.
The Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam says in one
of those narrations,
thumma yusahu lahu fi kabrihi
That Allah Subhannah Wata'ala expands
him in his grave, and in one authentic narration
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam says,
sab'uu na di ra'an fi sab'in
70 yards by 70 yards.
Does that mean in the physical ground
as we see it, the earth that if you were to go back in there
it would have expanded 70 by 70.
And then the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam says,
thumma yunawwar lahu fi
And then it is lit up.
Remember what the dua for Abu Salima was, right.
Wa af sah lahu fi kabrihi wa nawwar lahu fi
To expand the grave and to put light in his grave.
Here the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam is,
showing us the effect of that,
That the grave has been expanded to 70 by 70
and there is a light that comes into the grave,
and then it is said to that person, what?
Now, sleep, go to sleep.
And, you know, you just got to your home
in paradise or in at least the chamber
or a garden of paradise, but in the nighttime, not a chamber
of hellfire, but the angels say, "Now go to sleep."
And what does the person say?
He says.
Arhji'u ila ahli?
But how about I go back to my family?
Can I go tell my family that.
fa ukh biruhum
And I can tell them that I'm okay.
I know that they're worried about me
and they're probably, you know,
wanting to know what's happened with me.
So now that I passed the test,
I answered the three questions
and my grave has become a garden
of paradise as they were making duas for me
and, you know, I'm smelling the sense
of paradise and I have the light and I've found
that promise of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la here.
Can I just go tell my family I'm okay, right.
You know after the excitement settles in that you pass,
don't you wanna just give them a call and say,
"Hey look I know you guys were crying at my funeral,
I know you were worried,
I'm okay Alhamdulillah.
And the angels say, "No, go to sleep."
And then say to that person,
sleep like a groom or a bride who is only to be awoke
by those that are most beloved to them.
That, you know, the time will come for you to be woken up,
but for now go ahead and sleep.
So that person's grave
in the nighttime is the garden of Jannah.
And that person,
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam says,
sees their place in Jannah, sees their actual garden
in Jannah, twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.
And it could be, you know, of course
for the wicked person, a chamber of fire
and they would be exposed to it day and night.
May Allah Subhannah wata'alah protect us
and protect our loved ones from that.
Allahumma Ameen.
So what's the conclusion
that we could come to here in terms of where the souls are?
So if the grave is not like that, and, you know,
the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam is talking
about the souls and the bodies of green birds.
And the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam,
is seeing Musa Alayhi Salam in Al Isra' wal Miraj
in the heavens at one point
and then seeing him in his grave praying at another point,
then we're talking about 70 by 70.
How do we understand all of this?
There is no doubt
that a connection remains to the grave of this world.
Meaning the physical location has a connection
to that person's soul.
There's still a connection there.
However, that person is not limited by its dimensions.
That grave is not limited by the worldly dimensions anymore.
The same way that the soul is no longer limited
by the dimensions of the body.
Okay.
So there's still a connection
between the soul and the location of the grave
but the grave is not limited the way
that we would see it limited
and the soul is no longer limited by the body
and we pray that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la allow us
to be like those whose souls are placed
in the bodies of green birds, nestled in gold lamps
under the throne of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la,
roaming the rivers of Jannah and eating from its fruits.