Ayatullah Qazwini’s Longevity Secrets - Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Qazwini

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[0:01][music] [music] Respected brothers and sisters, this past I was with a

[0:30]group performing the zara.

[0:31]When we arrived in Baghdad to visit Almis and Al Jawadam, I

[0:41]was sitting with a few brothers at the hotel.

[0:45]We were either having breakfast or lunch.

[0:48]We were having some nice discussions.

[0:50]One of the brothers, a very dear brother who lives in Toronto,

[0:55]he asked me about my grandfather.

[0:58]said Kazwini may Allah bless him who's in Kbala now he asked

[1:05]me about my grandfather's age I told him my grandfather is 97

[1:12]years old may Allah prolong his life and prolong all of your

[1:17]lives he asked me an interesting question he told me say what's

[1:20]his secret to longevity we know that our lives and our ages

[1:29]are in the hands of Allah.

[1:30]But what is his secret that he's lived so long?

[1:34]Does he have any habits, anything that he does such that he's

[1:38]made it to 97 and counting?

[1:40]Alhamdulillah.

[1:42]So I started reflecting as I was eating with them.

[1:47]I started reflecting on my grandfather's life and the habits that he

[1:50]had and I was able to come up with several reasons why

[1:59]my grandfather has such a long life.

[2:02]And tonight in my discussion I would like to share that with

[2:05]you because this is really relevant and important for us.

[2:10]At the end of the day, we humans, we pursue longevity.

[2:15]We all want to live a long life.

[2:19]And not just any long life, a long life that is meaningful.

[2:22]If someone lives for a 100red years in corruption, in deviation, causing

[2:29]harm, causing destruction, this long life is a curse.

[2:32]If someone lives a hundred years, but they're crippled, they can't take

[2:39]care of themselves.

[2:38]They also feel humiliation.

[2:41]They don't feel quality of life.

[2:44]So we human beings, we pursue a long life and we spend

[2:51]trillions of dollars on longevity.

[2:53]Statistics show that human beings spend around the world $6 trillion dollar

[3:03]on general well-being from anti-aging products, diet, health, medicine.

[3:12]We spend $6 trillion a year in order to increase our life,

[3:17]in order to live longer.

[3:20]So this is something that human beings really care about.

[3:23]This is something that human beings spend a lot of money on

[3:29]and we're just trying to discover a magic pill, a magic discovery

[3:33]in the lab that allows us to live long.

[3:36]So what are my grandfather's secrets?

[3:39]My grandfather does not use any anti-aging unusual products.

[3:45]He doesn't pay any monthly subscription.

[3:48]He doesn't go to the gym, but alhamdulillah, he's 97 and counting.

[3:53]So, what's his secret?

[3:53]In analyzing his life, I come to these eight habits that my

[4:03]grandfather has that I truly believe have helped him age this long.

[4:08]He was born in 1929.

[4:12]So, he is 97 years old.

[4:13]Now the first habit that I will share with you my grandfather

[4:17]I've noticed this about him he's constantly mentioning the name of Allah

[4:25]and he remembers Allah in when I have lunch with him or

[4:30]dinner or breakfast you know it's to say before you eat my

[4:38]grandfather he says bismillah with every single bite how How many times

[4:43]do you bite your food when you're eating?

[4:46]30, 40, 50 times.

[4:50]I don't know.

[4:49]Many, many times.

[4:51]With every single bite, he says, "Bismillah, bismillah." Throughout his day, he

[4:59]constantly remembers Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

[5:03]And from a scientific perspective, this is proven to prolong your life

[5:09]and improve your health.

[5:11]How?

[5:11]Do you know that the number one killer today in many societies

[5:15]like the US is stress?

[5:17]People die because of stress.

[5:20]People who are under stress, whether it's work related stress, family related

[5:25]stress, any type of stress, the chances of them dying is 50%

[5:35]more when they're under stress.

[5:36]Stress causes inflammation in the body.

[5:38]It overburdens your organs.

[5:42]It stresses the heart.

[5:43]Many heart attacks and strokes occur because of stress.

[5:47]One way to destress is by constantly remembering the name of Allah.

[5:55]It gives you positive energy.

[5:56]It reminds you to calm down.

[5:58]It's okay.

[5:59]You have a Lord.

[5:59]He's with you.

[6:02]That's so beautiful that I see in his life.

[6:05]And Allah mentions this in the Quran.

[6:06]This is no secret.

[6:11]Through the remembrance of Allah subhana wa ta'ala, your heart will be

[6:17]at rest.

[6:16]Meaning stress is not going to kill you so soon in your

[6:24]life.

[6:22]One of the benefits of the of Allah remembering Allah is that

[6:28]it allows you to de-stress, to calm down.

[6:31]Look at Prophet Musa.

[6:34]He was faced with the tyrant of his time who was powerful.

[6:41]He had the strongest army just like today these tyrants who have

[6:45]very powerful armies.

[6:48]You think you can overcome Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala when he cornered

[6:57]Musam and his big army chased prophet Musa to the sea.

[7:01]You know what people said?

[7:05]Even some members of Benny is you know what they said?

[7:07]Game over.

[7:10]That's it.

[7:11]Mah, what do you want to do now, please?

[7:13]You promised us all these years that God is going to save

[7:18]us from the Pharaoh and now he's mobilized a massive army.

[7:21]They're behind us and in front of us there's the sea.

[7:26]What?

[7:24]Where?

[7:25]What do you want us to do now?

[7:26]Game over, Ms.

[7:29]Sorry, you lost.

[7:30]MS may not know exactly what's going to happen next, but he

[7:35]knew one thing.

[7:40]He says, "No, Allah is with me.

[7:45]He'll find a way.

[7:45]He'll find a path for me.

[7:46]How?

[7:47]I don't know.

[7:48]I know that Allah has promised me victory.

[7:51]How that's going to come, I don't know, but he will guide

[7:56]me." And that's when Allah revealed to Musa Alisam to split the

[7:59]sea.

[7:59]They passed and Allah drowned the pharaoh.

[8:02]When you remember Allah and his power and you're able to zoom

[8:10]out, you destress.

[8:09]The problem why the main reason why we sometimes get caught up

[8:17]in stress and we lose hope is that we're not able to

[8:19]zoom out.

[8:20]We get stuck in the details of life and the difficulties of

[8:23]life.

[8:24]Once you zoom out, believe me, you will feel at peace.

[8:28]How many of you when you get stuck on traffic on the

[8:30]highway?

[8:31]How many of you feel road rage?

[8:33]You feel angry.

[8:35]You feel tired.

[8:37]You just want to go home, especially Toronto.

[8:40]I was there two weeks ago.

[8:42]It's terrible.

[8:40]You don't want to get stuck on Toronto's freeway during rush hour.

[8:47]Trust me.

[8:46]Halifax.

[8:47]Alhamdulillah.

[8:48]Much better.

[8:49]Much better than Toronto.

[8:51]Those poor guys stuck in the traffic.

[8:54]They're going through a rough time.

[8:58]But now if you zoom out and you get an aerial view

[9:00]of the traffic like you're in a helicopter and it's around sunsets,

[9:04]it's at night.

[9:06]What do you see?

[9:07]Do you see something chaotic or beautiful?

[9:10]You see something beautiful.

[9:13]On one side you see these red lights.

[9:16]On the other side you see yellow white lights.

[9:20]That's why on postcards usually they'll have a freeway in the background

[9:23]of a downtown with these lights.

[9:25]It's beautiful.

[9:27]See, now that you were able to zoom out and you see

[9:29]the bigger picture, it's beautiful.

[9:30]But once you're stuck inside, you're on the road, you struggle.

[9:36]So this habit that I've seen from my grandfather has helped him

[9:42]live 97 years old so far.

[9:44]He's always remembering the name of Allah.

[9:46]Even when he's eating, with every bite, bismillah, you know how much

[9:52]positive energy that gives you?

[9:52]This keeps your organs alive.

[9:54]It keeps your cells healthy.

[9:57]It keeps your heart healthy.

[9:58]And not just the even the Quran.

[10:02]Years ago, I had the honor of spending the month of Ramadan

[10:05]with him in Kbala.

[10:06]He was at the time maybe like 88, 89.

[10:10]This is almost 10 years ago.

[10:14]Every day he would read two, two chapters of the Quran.

[10:17]Even we struggle to do that.

[10:21]We are who are young and energetic.

[10:22]We come up with excuses and say I don't have time at

[10:25]that age despite his busy schedule two of the Quran every single

[10:30]day in the month of Ramadan and outside of Ramadan throughout the

[10:35]year every day he completes one ju this keeps you alive brothers

[10:39]and sisters this gives you an infinite source of spiritual energy of

[10:45]spiritual and religious fuel that keeps you going.

[10:49]So this is one beautiful habit that I've seen my grandfather observing

[10:56]throughout his life.

[11:00]The second habit my grandfather normally is awake before.

[11:04]This is called sah time.

[11:07]You know those two three hours before he's always awake during a

[11:12]portion of that to pray salat.

[11:14]He does not skip.

[11:17]And 20 years ago in Los Angeles in California, something happened that

[11:21]affects me until today.

[11:25]About 20 years ago, 23 years ago, he had open heart surgery.

[11:31]So he came back home from the hospital and he needed help

[11:37]to get up and go and use the bathroom or do woo.

[11:42]So I went into his room to sleep in his room so

[11:44]that if he needed to get up to go to the bathroom,

[11:47]he would call me, I would help him.

[11:49]So I remember one night it was around 4:00 a.m.

[11:53]I felt there was a movement in the room.

[11:57]So I woke up, I saw him coming back from the bathroom

[12:00]and he was in pain.

[12:03]He was struggling to walk.

[12:03]So I got up.

[12:06]I told him, "Jut, why didn't you wake me up?

[12:08]I came here and I'm sleeping here in your room so I

[12:12]can help you.

[12:11]You were supposed to call me so I help you get up

[12:15]and go to the bathroom.

[12:15]He's like, "No, I didn't want to disturb you.

[12:18]I saw you sleeping." I said, "Haram." Then here's what I noticed.

[12:23]He got up to do woo.

[12:26]And then he went he stood at a table because of the

[12:30]surgery.

[12:31]He can't do a full and sujud.

[12:33]He started praying salat and I can sense he was in pain

[12:42]because even standing for like 20 minutes on your feet at that

[12:45]age he was like 75 at the time he was in pain

[12:50]and the doctor told him don't sit in your bed and you

[12:52]know do your salah but he refused he says no I want

[12:59]to get up on this night and pray to my lord even

[13:01]that night he was in pain after the open heart surgery he

[13:07]did not skip salat that is one of the factors one of

[13:13]the habits that has given him a long life so this is

[13:15]the second one the third one brothers and sisters when I analyze

[13:19]the life of my grandfather and why he's lived this long my

[13:24]grandfather never overeats sometimes if I'm invited somewhere and there's like six

[13:30]types of foods and I have some favorite foods we eat until

[13:35]we stuff ourselves, right?

[13:37]Occasionally, we'll do that.

[13:38]We're all guilty of that.

[13:38]My grandfather, never in my life did I see him overeat.

[13:43]Even if they bring him his favorite food, even if they put

[13:47]six foods in front of him.

[13:48]Let's say there's an invitation, there's six types of foods, he eats

[13:52]the same portion every single day, you can tell exactly what his

[13:57]portion is.

[13:58]And that really keeps you healthy because when we overeat, you stress

[14:04]the body, the organs, it impacts your health.

[14:05]It impacts your cholesterol.

[14:08]It impacts your heart.

[14:09]It impacts your brain.

[14:09]So this is a very beautiful habit to have.

[14:13]Eat.

[14:14]He eats.

[14:15]It's not like he, you know, denies himself the pleasure of halal

[14:19]food.

[14:19]No, he does eat, but he has the same portion size.

[14:24]He refuses to overeat and he's satisfied with that.

[14:27]This brothers and sisters has really kept him alive.

[14:31]And in the morning he also has a secret which keeps him

[14:36]alive.

[14:34]I know there are a lot of healthy foods but in the

[14:38]morning he has some honey and some pistachios or walnuts.

[14:43]You know how healthy this is.

[14:45]It's mustab to start your morning with some genuine real honey.

[14:48]Not the fake ones.

[14:51]Try to get the raw real honey with some walnuts or pistachio

[14:54]with it.

[14:55]You know how healthy this is.

[14:57]This gives you a lot of positive energy.

[14:59]This gives you a lot of strength.

[15:03]So this is one category of habits that I've seen with him.

[15:09]He does not overeat and he tries to have a healthy breakfast.

[15:15]This really keeps you going.

[15:16]The next habit that I'll share with you and this is why

[15:22]I believe my grandfather is still alive today.

[15:26]My grandfather never retires.

[15:28]You know, sometimes when we're discussing retirement, he's against retirement.

[15:32]He hears this person, okay, I've retired.

[15:35]I'm going, you know, he one of his friends, he told him,

[15:39]I'm going to this country and just, you know, chilling in a

[15:42]farm and I don't know, doing what?

[15:43]He's like, why?

[15:45]He's like, I'm retiring.

[15:45]I'm like, I'm almost 80 years old.

[15:48]My grandfather says, my retirement starts in my grave.

[15:53]As long as I'm alive and I'm able to breathe, I will

[15:59]not retire.

[16:01]And until today, he does not retire.

[16:03]At 97, he doesn't retire.

[16:04]He's still fasting.

[16:06]I know the doctor tells him not to, but he says, "I

[16:08]feel better when I fast.

[16:11]I know this is better for me." And 20 years ago, he's

[16:14]almost 80 years old.

[16:17]Have you Do you know people almost 80 who start big projects

[16:20]in their life?

[16:22]That's when people settle down and they retire and they go to

[16:25]Florida and enjoy the warm weather.

[16:26]My grandfather, he was almost 80.

[16:30]He established one of the most important charity hospitals in Iraq and

[16:35]an orphanage.

[16:37]Our dear brother, he visited the hospital.

[16:39]Do you know how much hard work that is?

[16:43]Believe me, I would sometimes go on Zara to Iraq day and

[16:46]night.

[16:47]He's preoccupied.

[16:48]you know, for years, every single day, he would go to the

[16:51]hospital, check on the workers, and he would motivate them, work harder.

[16:55]This is for, you know, the people.

[16:59]This is a charity hospital.

[17:00]He would motivate them.

[17:00]He would check on things.

[17:03]He even developed some experience with the construction because he would go

[17:09]there every day.

[17:07]Who at age 85 does that?

[17:10]Who has the energy to go every single day and check on

[17:16]the orphanage and check on the hospital?

[17:17]He never retires.

[17:19]Never retires.

[17:20]Every single night he goes to the haram of Im Hussein.

[17:24]He leads Jama and he gives a lecture, a sermon in the

[17:30]haram of Imam Hussein.

[17:31]Yes.

[17:31]Last few months he did the surgery.

[17:33]He's not able to go.

[17:36]But up until the surgery, he would do that every single night.

[17:39]I don't know of a person in my lifetime.

[17:43]I don't know of a person who's given a speech every night

[17:49]of his life for 30 years.

[17:51]Every night.

[17:53]Every night.

[17:52]Even the best speakers, we we get tired.

[17:55]There's just, you know, a time that you want to take off.

[18:00]Every single night since 2003, he's been giving a sermon in the

[18:03]haram of Imam Hussein.

[18:05]And he says, "This keeps me alive.

[18:09]When I'm active, I feel better.

[18:11]I feel stronger." And this has contributed to his long life.

[18:14]Today in our society, we're being told otherwise.

[18:18]No, you've got to rest all this much.

[18:20]You have to sleep eight hours.

[18:21]If you don't sleep eight hours, you're going to die.

[18:26]You have to retire at, I don't know, age 65.

[18:27]My grandfather proves all of this is wrong.

[18:30]Yes, don't kill yourself.

[18:34]Don't overexhaust yourself, but be active.

[18:35]Stay active.

[18:36]Have a purpose.

[18:38]Have a goal.

[18:38]Do something in your life.

[18:41]You're 80.

[18:39]work on a project.

[18:42]This is good for your mental health.

[18:44]It's good for your physical health.

[18:46]And when anyone gives him advice, say it, don't put yourself through

[18:54]pain.

[18:55]You know what he says?

[18:57]You you'll like this one.

[18:57]He always says, he always says, "My comfort, my rest is in

[19:06]my torture." When I torture myself, figuratively speaking, meaning I put myself

[19:12]through diff difficulty and struggle, I feel better, that's when I sleep

[19:16]well, that's when I'm good, that's when I'm okay.

[19:20]So, he really does not retire.

[19:24]He's always doing something productive.

[19:26]And that increases your life, brothers and sisters.

[19:28]That puts baraka in your life.

[19:31]Another habit that I've seen in my grandfather that has kept him

[19:37]well, alhamdulillah, every single day on average he reads 6 to 8

[19:48]hours.

[19:47]6 to 8 hours.

[19:49]I remember since I was a child, since I was young, anytime

[19:54]I would go to his room, there's a book in his hand

[19:56]he's reading.

[19:57]You know what that does to your brain?

[20:00]It keeps your brain healthy and alive.

[20:03]That's why at 97, alhamdulillah, he has no dementia, you know, no

[20:09]Alzheimer's, none of these mental diseases.

[20:11]Why?

[20:12]One reason is because he keeps his mind always busy and active.

[20:17]When you're reading 6 hours a day, eight hours a day, you

[20:21]keep your cells active, you keep your neurons active, and this really

[20:26]has helped him stay this long.

[20:27]So having mental effort every day is important brothers and sisters.

[20:31]You you you're working, you come back home, read a book with

[20:37]your family, your children sleep, get a book, read a chapter.

[20:40]You know how healthy that is for your brain, for your mind.

[20:44]So this is something that I was able to beautifully see throughout

[20:49]his life.

[20:47]Even now at age 97, he reads a book and he always

[20:52]calls his book his sleeping pill because he has a fixed bedtime

[20:58]which is another habit by the way why he has a long

[21:00]life.

[21:01]Every night since I remember since I was a child at 10

[21:07]p.m.

[21:08]he goes into his bed at 10 p.m.

[21:09]He goes he opens the book he reads.

[21:11]He reads he reads until he falls asleep.

[21:13]He says that's my sleeping pill.

[21:14]I don't need any sleeping pill.

[21:16]He doesn't he never takes sleeping pills.

[21:18]You know sometimes some people there are some times in your life

[21:23]you're traveling you don't feel well whatever you can't sleep.

[21:26]His sleeping pill is in his book.

[21:28]So he sleeps at the same time every night.

[21:32]Let's say around 11 p.m.

[21:33]And then he wakes up like 3:00 a.m.

[21:37]He does some goes back to sleep wakes up for but he

[21:39]has a fixed bedtime.

[21:42]Our life today it's chaotic.

[21:43]One night I sleep at 11, one night three, one night two,

[21:48]one night four, one night 12.

[21:49]When you have a chaotic schedule, you keep surprising your body with

[21:54]a new schedule, right?

[21:54]Your body gets stressed.

[21:58]But once you try to have a fixed schedule, yes, sometimes emergency

[22:02]things happen, unexpected things happen.

[22:04]Yes.

[22:04]But try to have a fixed bedtime, brothers and sisters.

[22:10]This has been proven.

[22:10]I've seen a few people who are old and alhamdulillah they're healthy.

[22:16]They have a fixed bedtime.

[22:18]When you have a relatively fixed bedtime, you live longer, you're healthier.

[22:24]And he also takes a nap, you know, the that midday nap.

[22:30]Studies have shown that if you take even a short nap, 20

[22:33]minutes, 30 minutes, your brain refreshes, you get new energy and that

[22:38]keeps you healthier.

[22:41]And since I was young, I I remember he always has to

[22:44]have his midday nap, even if it's very brief.

[22:47]So these types of habits, they are really really important and effective

[22:54]in giving you a long life.

[22:56]Another habit that I see in my grandfather's life that has kept

[23:05]him, you know, alive until this age, he always remembers death and

[23:10]he always feels as if he's dying.

[23:15]Meaning he has no hope in this world.

[23:17]The last 20 years, literally the last 20, anyone who knows him

[23:20]can testify to this.

[23:23]the last 20 years he keeps saying you know it might be

[23:26]my last year it might be my last time meeting you so

[23:30]keep me in your duas every single day he thinks of death

[23:32]he thinks that he could seriously leave this dunya any moment and

[23:38]he's been saying that for over 20 years and when you remember

[23:43]death you get closer to Allahh and Allah puts baraka in your

[23:47]life he teaches us how to be prepared for death He's always

[23:52]prepared for death.

[23:55]He longs for death.

[23:55]He asks Allah subhana wa ta'ala to take him back to him.

[24:02]Especially in shahada.

[24:02]He asks Allah subhana t for martyrdom.

[24:04]And a few times he almost got martyed.

[24:07]20 years ago he finished his sermon in the haram of Imam

[24:13]Hussein in Kbala.

[24:15]He was going back home.

[24:16]Armed gunmen came.

[24:16]They shot him.

[24:18]They shot his hand.

[24:21]They shot his legs.

[24:21]He almost died.

[24:23]Subhan Allah.

[24:22]You know that handle in the car that you hold?

[24:26]He was holding the handle.

[24:27]The bullet was coming to his face.

[24:30]But because of his hand in that moment, Allah protected him.

[24:35]The bullet basically smashed the bones of his hand until now he

[24:38]has pain in his hand.

[24:42]It smashed the bone of his hand.

[24:43]But Allahh protected him.

[24:44]Many times throughout his life, he was imprisoned in Iraq.

[24:49]In some other countries he there were multiple assassination attempts but Allah

[24:54]subhana wa ta'ala kept him alive.

[24:57]He always thinks of death in a positive way.

[25:00]Not someone who's suicidal and depressed.

[25:01]No, someone who looks at death positively.

[25:05]He constantly thinks about it.

[25:06]Rarely have I seen someone in my life who thinks of death

[25:11]as much as he does, who mentions death as much as he

[25:14]does.

[25:14]And this really prolongs your life.

[25:17]Another habit that I'd like to share with you that I see

[25:21]in the life of my grandfather, he is one of those unique

[25:28]people that I've seen who always keeps ties with his family members.

[25:32]He never cuts off anyone.

[25:36]Even if some of his relatives would give him a hard time,

[25:42]he would never cut any of them off.

[25:44]In one hadith is narrates this from imamad says we were not

[25:54]aware of anything that prolongs your life and increases your age as

[26:01]much as as much as keeping ties with your family and relatives.

[26:06]Then the imam says someone is supposed to live only for another

[26:11]three years because of Allah extends that by 30 and you live

[26:20]33 years to the opposite.

[26:22]Someone is supposed to live 33 years from now.

[26:26]They cut ties with their family members.

[26:26]Allah shortens it to three.

[26:29]You lose 30 years because you cut ties with your family members.

[26:33]Throughout his life, my grandfather always made his best to contact his

[26:39]relatives to send them assistance if they needed assistance.

[26:43]If sometimes some of them would give him a hard time, you

[26:46]know, sometimes there are relatives, you know, they just troublemakers, they backbite,

[26:52]they create fna, never would he backbite.

[26:54]Not one day did we sit with him and he would say,

[26:56]"Oh this cousin of mine, this person of mine, this relative of

[27:01]mine, you know, he does this, he does that." Never.

[27:02]He never would backbite them.

[27:06]He would always be positive.

[27:07]And even those who would give him a hard time, even those

[27:10]who would give him a hard time, he would give them regularly,

[27:14]he would give them assistance on Eid.

[27:16]He'd give them a gift throughout the year.

[27:19]He would give them gifts that prolongs your life.

[27:21]So if you're looking for Allah to prolong your life, I know

[27:26]there are these means stay healthy, your diet, your gym, but believe

[27:30]me is stronger than all of this.

[27:33]It's more effective than any of these means because now you're under

[27:37]the protection of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

[27:40]Be able to forgive your family members, not just your, you know,

[27:47]friends, but your family members as well.

[27:49]And Allahh has really given my grandfather the capacity to forgive.

[27:53]I'll share this with you.

[27:54]You know, after the fall of Saddam, he went back to Iraq.

[27:58]So the Iraqi government at the time which was headed in that

[28:06]interim government by Ibraim Jaffari he sent him the file that the

[28:13]Iraqi intelligence had on him during the days of Saddam.

[28:17]You know the M ministry of intelligence they have a file especially

[28:21]if you're someone important or active or a speaker.

[28:25]So after the fall of Saddam, they got access to that file,

[28:28]a very thick file, like a thousand pages in it.

[28:31]So he sent it to my grandfather.

[28:34]He's like, "Here, this is your file.

[28:35]Look at it." So he would spend weeks looking at the file

[28:38]and see, you know, what was written against him, what they were

[28:44]planning against him.

[28:44]And then one day he shared with us something interesting.

[28:47]He said there is someone who comes in the haram and he

[28:56]prays behind me every night.

[28:57]In the files I see that he's one of the people who

[29:01]regularly would write reports against me.

[29:04]We told him jidu who is it.

[29:07]He's like no.

[29:07]You think I'm going to expose him?

[29:08]Never.

[29:09]Maybe he's repented.

[29:10]Maybe he was under pressure.

[29:12]Maybe they threatened him.

[29:13]He started making excuses for him.

[29:15]Even though those reports could get you killed during the time of

[29:21]Saddam and indeed there was a death sentence issued against my grandfather

[29:25]but subhan Allah with the blessings of Allah he fled Iraq within

[29:28]a night.

[29:29]The next day he went to Kuwait.

[29:31]The next day at noon the death sentence came.

[29:34]The death sentence came.

[29:36]The governor of Kbalah his name was Shabib Maliki.

[29:39]He was a bathi but he was a moderate bai not one

[29:44]of those bloody baisies.

[29:43]So, one night he summons my grandfather.

[29:46]He tells him, "Come." At 10 p.m.

[29:48]they go, the guards, his uh home was right in front of

[29:54]the shrine of Abu Fbasam, right across from it.

[29:57]So, at night, they summon him.

[30:00]And during the Ba'ist time, if you get summoned at 10 p.m.,

[30:03]you're probably gone.

[30:06]It was serious.

[30:07]You probably may not see your family ever again.

[30:10]So, he goes to the governor.

[30:12]He kicks out the guards.

[30:14]He tells them, "Leave privately." He tells my grandfather, he tells him,

[30:19]"Say Mortal, I know we have our differences.

[30:22]You know, I'm a Ba'ist and you're critical of us.

[30:23]You're of a different path, but you're a good man.

[30:27]You're a man of faith.

[30:27]I respect you.

[30:28]I have advice.

[30:30]I shouldn't be doing this.

[30:31]I have advice for you.

[30:33]Leave." He told him, "Okay, let me see what I can do

[30:36]in the upcoming weeks or days.

[30:37]I'm going to see where I can go." He told him, "What

[30:41]are you talking about weeks or days?

[30:43]Leave.

[30:44]I'm [clears throat] telling you, leave.

[30:46]He's like, "Okay, give me a few days." He's like, "What do

[30:48]you mean a few days?

[30:48]Leave tonight because I've been told, my informants have told me a

[30:55]death sentence has been issued against you in Baghdad.

[30:59]It hasn't reached Kbala.

[30:59]If it reaches Kbala, I have no choice but to execute it

[31:04]because if I don't, I'll get in trouble with Saddam.

[31:06]So, don't put me in that situation.

[31:08]Please leave." Imagine 11:00 p.m.

[31:13]You go back.

[31:12]You wake up seven of your children.

[31:15]We have to leave right now.

[31:17]Like you're leaving for good.

[31:21]How difficult that is.

[31:21]He finds a car.

[31:23]They go into Kuwait.

[31:24]At noon time, alhamdulillah, they arrive the border.

[31:25]They enter Kuwait.

[31:28]That next day, noon time, the death sentence arrives from Kbalat to

[31:35]Baghdad.

[31:34]The governor says, "Yeah, go y Allah, see where he is.

[31:38]Go to his house and bring him." Now he knew my grandfather

[31:40]had escaped.

[31:42]He told them, "Yeah, go bring him." They stormed into his house.

[31:45]They couldn't find him.

[31:46]They searched for him everywhere.

[31:47]They couldn't find him.

[31:49]Allah subhana wa ta'ala really did protect him.

[31:53]All of this is partially because of he would always think of

[32:01]his relatives, of his family members.

[32:03]He would not cut ties with them.

[32:05]Even someone like that, as I mentioned, he's writing reports against you

[32:09]that could get you killed.

[32:10]He says, "I don't want to expose him.

[32:11]I've forgiven him." When you have that type of spirit, then Allah

[32:20]subhanahu wa ta'ala will truly put baraka in your life.

[32:25]He will put blessings in your life.

[32:27]So these are some habits that I wanted to share with you

[32:30]that I've seen from the life of my grandfather.

[32:33]And truly if you are seeking longevity, a long life in health

[32:37]inshallah in faith inshallah a prosperous life, a productive life, these are

[32:45]all some habits that we can all apply to our lives.

[32:49]And so we ask Allah subhana t to give us a long

[32:56]life in his obedience on his path.

[33:14]Brothers and sisters, these are the last days of the month of

[33:20]Ramadan.

[33:21]And we've gathered as believers to supplicate with one another.

[33:24]Allah has promised if 40 and we have more than 40.

[33:29]If you have 40, they supplicate to Allah.

[33:32]Allah will not say no to them.

[33:34]Brothers and sisters, we are going through difficult times.

[33:36]Our brothers and sisters around the world are suffering.

[33:40]Millions of our brothers and sisters now in Iran, in Lebanon, in

[33:46]other parts of the world, they're suffering.

[33:50]Every single minute you have shuada falling, martyrs falling.

[33:52]I'm sure last week you all saw the tragedy of the school

[33:57]children, the girls in Minab, Iran who were mercilessly killed.

[34:03]And until today, the shameless Trump administration has not apologized for that

[34:08]strike.

[34:08]Initially, they tried to blame it on Iran.

[34:11]Then they blamed it on some other country.

[34:13]Then all the indications were that they were responsible for it.

[34:19]over 150 girls die and you don't have the decency to even

[34:24]apologize for that.

[34:25]You know how many families are grieving right now in Lebanon and

[34:31]in Iran?

[34:31]This is the time when we pray, brothers and sisters.

[34:35]We pray Allah protects them.

[34:36]Those who have lost shuada and family members, we ask Allah to

[34:42]give them patience on these very difficult times.

[34:44]This is the month of Ramadan at the time ofar.

[34:48]You know, just a brother right now told me most of the

[34:51]strikes happening in Lebanon are at the time ofar.

[34:56]They chose the month of Ramadan and they're choosing the time ofar.

[35:01]Look at the hatred they have for the religion of Islam for

[35:04]many of these believers in you strike at the time oftar.

[35:09]You w you wage an illegal war.

[35:11]The United Nations, the first day when the US waged this war,

[35:14]the first day the United Nations said, "This is an illegal war."

[35:21]By all standards, this is a crime.

[35:22]But we don't lose hope, brothers and sisters.

[35:24]We resort to Allah.

[35:28]We resort to our dua.

[35:29]We ask Allah to these tyrants and these enemies.

[35:33]We ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to bring an end to the

[35:37]aggression of the Zionists.

[35:37]We ask Allah subhanana wa ta'ala to support our brothers and sisters

[35:44]who are grieving, who've lost their loved ones.

[35:45]All those civilians being impacted.

[35:49]We ask Allah to protect them, to give them patience, and to

[35:53]give those who are injured, who are in the god knows how

[35:56]many, tens of thousands are injured right now.

[35:59]We ask Allah to bring them a speedy recovery.

[36:02]Raise your hand in dua.

[36:03]Let's recite this holy verse five times together.

[36:06]Everyone together.

[36:10]Amen.

[36:23]Amen.

[36:30]>> [clears throat] >> A man Allah.

[36:50]Ya Allah.

[36:52]Ya Allah.

[36:55]Ya Allah.

[36:58]Ya Allahoo.

[37:05]Allah.

[37:19]for Allah.

[37:50]Hussein.

[38:13][music] >> [music]

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