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[0:07]Alhamdulillah.

[0:35]Muhammadu.

[0:38]Amen.

[1:00]for the purification of the souls, the enlightenment of the hearts, the

[1:03]acceptance of the deeds, and for the hastening of the reappearance of

[1:08]the awaited savior Sharif.

[1:09]Enlighten your souls and the atmosphere with the recitation of salawat upon

[1:14]Muhammad Ali Muhammad.

[1:15][snorts] Allahham Ali Muhammad Respected scholars, elders, sisters and brothers.

[1:37]words that some of us have come across no doubt over the

[1:44]last few months that have been beautifully presented in LA by a

[1:49]famous reciter Muhammad Bakari which so far has gathered more than 20

[1:58]million views.

[1:57]And the idea that is presented in this particular recitation or eulogy

[2:05]and the remembrance of Imam Hussein Ali is that it has drawn

[2:10]many people towards its beautiful words, its beautiful uh presentation.

[2:13]And the idea of course since YouTube has become something that we

[2:17]use on a regular basis, we find that most of us listen

[2:21]to so many different all kinds of different presentations regarding the each

[2:30]and every one of us probably has a favorite one right if

[2:34]I was to ask around today what's your favorite what's your favorite

[2:37]nasheed each and every one of us would say this one and

[2:42]I keep hearing it or I listen to it for example when

[2:43]I'm feeling down or when I'm traveling or when I'm in the

[2:49]uh gym.

[2:47]Truly in every language is transformed the way that we live our

[2:55]lives.

[2:55]We find it in so many different languages.

[2:58]Not only of course in Arabic and Farsy and Udu, but also

[3:01]in English and many languages that you wouldn't necessarily expect to find

[3:07]these kinds of recitations.

[3:07]I was in Germany uh a few months ago for a retreat,

[3:13]a youth retreat.

[3:13]It was about 300 people and I was taken back when I

[3:19]entered the hall.

[3:17]They played a Latia uh in German and it was wonderful.

[3:24]I remember in Najaf we have this group uh known as the

[3:30]orbus the gathering for the those who serve the member by by

[3:38]reciting or by being the speakers and it had many of the

[3:40]famous well-known Arabic speakers.

[3:43]So I was you know invited to go on a regular basis

[3:45]weekly when I was back in Najv.

[3:48]And one day I was sitting and they said to me so

[3:51]you give English lectures.

[3:53]I said yes.

[3:53]There was about maybe 30 of them and they said, "So you

[3:58]actually recite a ma about IM Hussein in English?" I said, "Yes."

[4:00]He said, "Can you just read a little bit because we can't

[4:03]actually believe that something like this takes place that you recite something

[4:07]in English to make people cry." And so what we find today

[4:14]is it has truly touched us in so many different ways.

[4:18]These anashid these laty about Imam Hussein serve a number of purposes.

[4:23]Number one, they create the vibe the atmosphere for celebration or mourning.

[4:28]Number two, they're alternatives to haram music.

[4:32]You know, many of times we say to people, don't listen to

[4:34]music.

[4:35]It's wrong and it's a good alternative.

[4:39]Number three, they present some interesting historical but also theological, spiritual, social

[4:45]issues in a way that people can understand.

[4:48]And I put an asterisk next to this because not every recitation

[4:52]should be utilized as a way to learn about what happened to

[4:58]Im Hussein to B.

[4:58]It is of course many a times the words of the poets

[5:02]and their descriptions.

[5:04]And we find this idea of imagination there.

[5:05]And there are reservations about some of these uh latmas and anashid

[5:11]and the way they they present some of the historical understandings.

[5:14]But nevertheless, I do I do still see it as a positive

[5:20]thing that we have out there that we can indeed benefit and

[5:23]utilize for the masses as well.

[5:26]But here's the thing.

[5:30]This name of Imam Hussein Alisam and the joy that we have

[5:34]in the remembrance of say Shuada how vast it is.

[5:37]You see in these days of celebration on social media so many

[5:39]people expressing their happiness and then you see throughout the year for

[5:43]example their remembrance the eagerness to go to and take part.

[5:51]All this is beautiful but at the same time you have the

[5:55]realization that the remembrance of say is actually greater in the heavens

[6:00]than it is in this earth.

[6:01]I found this beautiful narration by Sheikh Sad in his Amali.

[6:09]He narrates that uh uh Im Hussein Ali says, "One day I

[6:12]was sitting with my grandfather Mustafa Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam." >> And

[6:24]there was a man by the name of Ka.

[6:26]He was sitting there.

[6:29]So, Imm Hussein Ali says, "I as soon as I entered to

[6:34]see my grandfather looked at me and the prophet looked at me

[6:37]and said, "Welcome to the one who is the ornament, the decoration

[6:42]of the heavens or the earth." So, turns to the prophet and

[6:45]said Allah, "Aren't you the one who is the thing that decorates

[6:54]the heavens and the earth?" Now here the prophet of Islam says

[6:58]he says that Hussein by Allah he's greater in the heavens than

[7:13]he is celebrated on this earth that his name is mentioned and

[7:21]written on the throne of Allah subhana wa ta'ala as follows.

[7:27]Verily Hussein is the lantern of guidance and the ship of salvation.

[7:32]Imagine the power of say his name that the remembrance is so

[7:39]vast in the heavens that we are today.

[7:42]His name is truly one of the world's biggest or most powerful

[7:44]superpowers.

[7:45]That just the name Hussein motivates and inspires so many people to

[7:51]do good but also to remember what happened to him and his

[7:56]illustrious life.

[7:55]Now the question that I'd like to ask today is many a

[8:02]times in these latid we hear these terms like in this lm

[8:05]and we probably don't know what this man is talking about.

[8:11]He says, "I'm sure some of you have heard this." What does

[8:27]he say?

[8:28]He says, "Does Hussein love me?" Of course, Hussein loves me.

[8:31]And I have been created from the soil that is left from

[8:42]carbala.

[8:41]How many of you have heard this latmia of the millions that

[8:45]have watched it and heard it and have asked the question what

[8:48]does that actually mean?

[8:51]I have been created from kbala soil.

[8:53]How is that possible?

[8:54]What does it actually mean?

[8:55]Because you know what it's it reminds me of reminds me of

[9:00]this unfortunate uh state that we find ourselves when it comes to

[9:03]the world of Quran hadith especially dua and that is we come

[9:06]across these wonderful lines and supplications and we treat them as something

[9:10]that I'm just reciting for the sake of it.

[9:13]Even us some of us Arabs right we come across these terms

[9:18]and we may not truly understand their significance and their terms and

[9:22]what they actually mean in our lives.

[9:24]I remember this story.

[9:24]I read the story, but I'm not sure it's true, but it

[9:27]highlights what I'm trying to emphasize.

[9:30]They say a couple went to Dubai for their honeymoon.

[9:34]When they went to Dubai for their honeymoon, they were walking on

[9:37]the streets and they saw a large car showroom.

[9:42]So, it was a place selling cars, right?

[9:45]So, the husband says to his wife, "Let me go inside and

[9:50]inquire about the cars that they're selling." So, they go inside together.

[9:53]So he asks the one of the salespeople, tell me of the

[9:56]latest model.

[9:57]I want to know what's the latest car out there.

[10:00]So the guy says to him, uh, the latest car is one

[10:02]that's designed specifically for Muslims.

[10:04]Only Muslims can use it.

[10:08]So he's like, why?

[10:08]He says, because it functions with a of Allah.

[10:12]That's it.

[10:11]Doesn't have any keys.

[10:14]It only works with the remembrance of Allah.

[10:17]So he says, very well, how does it work?

[10:19]He says, you can take it for a test drive.

[10:19]This is how it works.

[10:21]I'll give you the instructions.

[10:22]In order for it to work, to start, you say, in order

[10:26]for it to accelerate, you say, "Alhamdulillah." And if you want to

[10:29]break, to slow down, and to stop the car, you say, "Subhan

[10:35]Allah." Right?

[10:36]He says, "Very well, easy.

[10:38]I'll take it." He takes it for a test drive.

[10:41]He goes out of Dubai.

[10:41]Is his wife is sitting next to him.

[10:44]He says, "Bismillah, it starts.

[10:44]It's uh it's now accelerating." He's saying, "Alhamdulillah.

[10:47]Alhamdulillah." And it's going quite fast.

[10:50]He's enjoying it.

[10:52]Everything is fine.

[10:52]He sees a sign on the road that says road closed further

[10:58]down.

[10:59]Bridge broken.

[10:58]Turn back.

[10:59]Yes.

[10:59]So now it's been a while.

[11:01]He's on cruise control.

[11:03]He doesn't know what to say.

[11:04]He's forgotten what to say to stop the car.

[11:07]There's nothing.

[11:06]There's no brakes.

[11:09]There's no nothing.

[11:08]So now he turns to his wife and he says, "What do

[11:12]I have to say again?" She's like, "I don't know." And you

[11:16]know I've noticed sometimes one of the areas in which fights between

[11:19]husband and wife happens is driving.

[11:21]A lot of the times people have quarrels and disputes right.

[11:24]So now you say to why are YOU NOT TELLING ME HOW

[11:26]what am I supposed to do to stop?

[11:27]He's like I don't know.

[11:30]So now HE'S TRYING TO REMEMBER EVERY vikar that he's ever come

[11:33]across but he doesn't remember.

[11:34]Subhan Allah.

[11:36]He passes the sign.

[11:36]He now sees the area where the bridge is closed.

[11:40]So he passes that area where it says don't go any further.

[11:45]He sees the cliff and he sees that the bridge is not

[11:47]functional.

[11:48]It's not there and he's thinking I'm dead say the car is

[11:51]going to fall and he remembers last minute and he says subhan

[11:56]Allah.

[11:56]So the car stops right at the EDGE OF THE CLIFF JUST

[11:58]LIKE THIS.

[11:59]He looks at his wife smiles takes a deep breath and says

[12:03]alhamdulillah.

[12:06]How many times these vicars ARE USED JUST LIKE THIS without its

[12:11]understanding.

[12:12]We may may have become accustomed to them but without the realization

[12:18]of what it means.

[12:21]And I remember many times in you see him walking past people

[12:26]for example saying and do you know what he says to them?

[12:30]He says may your mother mour for you.

[12:32]Do you know what he is saying?

[12:33]Do you know what you're talking about?

[12:35]Right.

[12:36]So what does it mean when this particular poet says I have

[12:40]been created from the soil that is left from Karbala?

[12:44]Now I want your attention because this subject is slightly technical and

[12:48]it's not an easy one to discuss but I'm going to try

[12:52]and simplify it in this glorious occasion of the celebration of say

[12:57]because it's related to uh a notion or an area that is

[13:00]very interesting and intriguing by our and and a subject to to

[13:06]a lot of different ideas and that is the hadith known as

[13:10]the narrations relating to the soil.

[13:13]Okay.

[13:13]And these are found in a number of our literature.

[13:17]For example, books such as these are books that have all these

[13:25]narrations regarding the soil that we have been created from.

[13:31]Now the idea is let me give you the gist of the

[13:36]idea is that believers have been created by Allah from soil that

[13:41]is different to the ones used to create disbelievers or those that

[13:47]are not the followers of B.

[13:49]This in general is presented as the summary.

[13:54]How?

[13:55]For example, I imbak he mentions in he says to a man

[14:03]by the name of he saysham that is a soil known as

[14:14]right.

[14:19]So he created their hearts from a soil that's what that is

[14:27]higher than so if you can imagine there is this which and

[14:36]I want you just to imagine for a moment because the Quran

[14:41]discusses it.

[14:39]Imam Bakr says that our soil the soil that we have been

[14:45]created from by Allah subhana t is from and the soil that

[14:50]our has been created from is a level that is what they're

[14:53]just below but their hearts is from what we have been created

[15:00]from right now that's a huge subject that I don't want to

[15:08]necessarily go through but What is fascinating is that theam recognized who

[15:14]their true friends and their enemies are by this.

[15:19]So we have another narration from someone came to him and says

[15:26]I love you.

[15:28]So the imam lowers his head and after a while raises it

[15:34]and says no you're a liar you don't.

[15:36]So the man some people next to him say why why does

[15:40]he not be one of those who loves you and Im Alisam

[15:45]explains he says I know from those whom Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

[15:49]created from a special he's not one of them I know he's

[15:54]not one of them and another person comes and says he says

[15:58]you are one of them now this raises a number of questions

[16:05]because we have uh the famous narration from which some of us

[16:11]have come across our have been created from what is left over

[16:26]from the soil of our creation and they have been mixed with

[16:30]the water of the wa that Allah subhana wa ta'ala has presented

[16:33]right and He has this dua.

[16:41]He makes this dua.

[16:43]He says so im he says our have been created from the

[17:01]soil that we were created from by Allah subhanaa tala.

[17:05]So ya Allah forgive them.

[17:07]Question number one and I'm going to go through this very quickly

[17:12]to try and somehow piece this interesting intriguing question and that is

[17:18]what is this said this is the the essence by which you

[17:25]and I have been created.

[17:28]So for example um there's a scholar by the name of Jamal

[17:31]he says this is the actual basis by which the human being

[17:40]has been somehow made right the essence and then means what question

[17:45]number two when the narration says that we have been created from

[17:49]there are a number of possible meanings number one whatever is left

[17:55]over from the soul that was used for the creation of the

[17:59]number two it's the name of the soil is called father it's

[18:03]the name of the soil that we have been created from and

[18:06]number three it's the light of the soil that was used to

[18:16]create the and this is an interesting one they say this is

[18:21]the sh or the light that emanates and radiates from the and

[18:25]that's why the were called Shia because of this word.

[18:28]Of course, Shia means partisans or followers.

[18:30]But one of the reasons some of the scholars say is the

[18:36]light from the used for the creation of was used for the

[18:40]creation of the lovers of theam.

[18:43]Now you sitting here thinking is this really important?

[18:47]Do I need to know this?

[18:49]Is this fundamental?

[18:51]What is interesting to know is majority of our scholars have said

[18:55]that they believe that the number of narrations that describe our creation

[19:02]from a special clay or soil have reached a authentic meaning in

[19:10]terms of its meaning it's reliable and this includes and a number

[19:16]of other scholars.

[19:18]Now some like Bihar he says there's so many of these narrations.

[19:21]I personally found at least 25 25 that tell you and I

[19:27]that we have been created from a special soil.

[19:28]Okay?

[19:28]And we have been created different to others, right?

[19:32]And I know some of you might say, "What about the reverts?

[19:37]What about those who weren't born Shia for example?" And there is

[19:41]an answer to them.

[19:40]I'll come to it in a minute.

[19:44]But what is interesting about this particular subject is that the overall

[19:48]consensus or or generally mashure what is generally known amongst many of

[19:55]our today is that this is something that cannot be ignored.

[19:59]This is something that is acceptable and explained through a number of

[20:04]interesting perspectives either through theology or philosophy.

[20:10]How is this possible?

[20:11]Now a question that you might have in your mind is if

[20:16]I have been created from the soil that the B were created

[20:18]from does that mean there is predetermination that that mean Allah has

[20:25]said I now must be a Shia of Ali and the lover

[20:30]of Hussein and there's no way out does this somehow support the

[20:33]notion of Jab for example because some scholars very few have used

[20:37]this to say you know what we have reservations about these narrations

[20:40]because If you're saying every is born or created from this soil,

[20:48]that means God has forced them to become a right.

[20:50]So how can I then accept this?

[20:53]How do I understand this?

[20:56]Three answers are given.

[20:57]Please focus on this before we move on.

[20:59]Number one, this does not in any shape or form suggest predetermination.

[21:05]Why?

[21:06]Because based on God's knowledge, he is fully aware before creating us

[21:13]how we would turn up and how we what the decision and

[21:17]direction we would take in life.

[21:21]So Allah's knowledge is not restricted by time.

[21:22]He doesn't wait for us to be what to grow up and

[21:26]then to choose the path of we then say yes then I

[21:29]will then create them from the soil.

[21:32]No, Allah knew that this person would choose this path and would

[21:35]follow this path and therefore based on this knowledge of God which

[21:38]is infinite, he would create human beings from a particular soil.

[21:45]Number one.

[21:44]Number two, the second explanation is the world of particles as described

[21:54]in chapter 7 verse 172.

[22:04]How many people here remember a world before this?

[22:08]How many people can now say I remember Allah asking me do

[22:14]you give testimony that I am your lord?

[22:18]I don't think any one of us would remember but the Quran

[22:20]says it happened and yes there are different interpretations of it right

[22:24]but the general understanding was that there is a realm which is

[22:29]known as the realm of the particles where you and I were

[22:32]each tested by Allah and depending on our answer then what our

[22:41]lives were then unfolded.

[22:42]So there is the opinion that those who gave the positive response

[22:48]to Allah they were then created their physical creation was from what?

[22:54]From the particles or from the soil that was left from the

[22:58]creation of theam.

[22:58]That is another idea has a very fascinating opinion on this and

[23:07]he says listen I get it.

[23:10]I get people having concerns that this does not conform well with

[23:14]our that we are not predetermined or predestined.

[23:18]Yes.

[23:18]But he says it doesn't have to be that way.

[23:20]He says yes, Allah subhana wa ta'ala has created the Shia and

[23:27]the believers from special clay.

[23:28]He says I cannot deny that because there's so many narrations.

[23:30]If you're sitting there today and you're thinking I I don't believe

[23:33]in that.

[23:35]That's okay if you can counteract this with an argument but it's

[23:39]there it's quite conclusive right he says I can't deny it however

[23:45]my understanding is you and I have been created with this with

[23:51]the potential so later on in life when I am in the

[23:53]stage of what I could do is build on it to follow

[23:59]or turn back.

[24:02]So if I go and proceed then I can what?

[24:07]That I can fulfill my potential.

[24:08]So it in no shape or form somehow presents this as something

[24:15]that I was forced to by Allah subhanahu wa'ta'ala.

[24:17]So the idea therefore that exists is that when the poet in

[24:25]this says he's referring to the realization that perhaps you and I

[24:32]can now understand which is this how many times you and I

[24:34]have been in a position where we ask ourselves what is the

[24:38]secret of Hussein Ali what's the secret of say why has he

[24:41]attracted so many people why is it today that in we see

[24:46]a demonstration of love and loyalty Y that is difficult to explain

[24:50]logically.

[24:51]I ask you what are these people serving the millions in Iraq

[24:56]gaining when they beg you to eat when they beg you to

[25:01]drink.

[25:01]Most of us who have been and have witnessed the incredible demonstration

[25:05]of love and generosity and kindness that is you know our minds

[25:10]are blown.

[25:11]We're thinking wow THESE PEOPLE ARE SPECIAL.

[25:13]THESE PEOPLE are amazing.

[25:13]But why is it that they have this special love FOR IMAM

[25:18]HUSSEIN?

[25:16]WHAT has Hussein Ali done to you and I?

[25:18]We've never met him.

[25:21]Yes, the story is tragic.

[25:21]Yes, his life is inspirational.

[25:23]It's motivational.

[25:24]But there are so many others in history who have achieved so

[25:27]much.

[25:28]But Hussein stands unique in many shapes and forms.

[25:33]Perhaps the understanding of or the idea of or the creation that

[25:37]you and I have been presented with the inclination, the possibility of

[25:43]yearning towards Hussein.

[25:44]Explain this because I found this narration from Imisam which actually supports

[25:52]this.

[25:53]He says im says listen to this.

[25:55]He says Allah created us from as we know.

[26:01]Yes, and he created our souls from something higher.

[26:08]And he created the souls of our from And then he says

[26:24]BECAUSE OF THIS THEIR HEARTS YEARN TOWARDS US.

[26:29]That's why there is a secret perhaps we haven't understood.

[26:34]This is there is a generative element towards our association with Hussein

[26:43]and theam deep inside that somebody who has not NECESSARILY BEEN GIVEN

[26:48]THIS FROM Allah doesn't understand.

[26:51]Now someone must say what about people who discover Hussein later in

[26:54]life Allah knew that they would discover therefore he also created them

[26:58]from that soil.

[27:00]Anybody who finds the elixia and the power and the sweetness of

[27:04]Hussein and theal B has to have been created from that soil.

[27:09]And you know someone might say okay does that mean they were

[27:11]created from that soil?

[27:13]That means we're perfect everything is good.

[27:14]Why do we see Shia committing crimes?

[27:17]Why do we see Shia who are some of them dictators?

[27:19]Why do we see Shia doing evil things?

[27:22]Because narrations say that Allah subhana wa ta'ala also when he created

[27:26]them from that soil allowed it to mix with the soil that

[27:32]he created the disbelievers from too.

[27:34]So it wasn't the pure soil that he created theal only from.

[27:40]So they were had to somehow have contamination.

[27:45]So there is potential for them to what to take the wrong

[27:50]path.

[27:52]And when we witness today the generosity and the beautiful demonstration of

[27:58]love and loyalty to Imam Hussein, we can perhaps understand why.

[28:04]Now the narration doesn't stop there.

[28:06]I want you to focus now on the next part which is

[28:08]not as hard.

[28:11]The imam says they are happy when we're happy and they are

[28:17]saddened when we are saddened.

[28:21]How do we understand this?

[28:21]In my research I found that many people have understood it only

[28:24]at the first level which is what that every time there is

[28:29]a happy occasion of the B we need to display happiness and

[28:32]every time there is a sad occasion of the alb we need

[28:38]to display grief and mourning.

[28:38]No doubt.

[28:41]No doubt today when it comes to celebrations of the of the

[28:45]I personally think alhamdulillah we've come in a very good position but

[28:51]there's still more that we can do meaning what meaning that and

[28:54]I know I'm going to touch on very sensitive delicate subjects here

[28:59]uh last month was Christmas and there were number of people who

[29:04]often message and send questions on emails and different platforms.

[29:08]Can we have Christmas trees?

[29:10]Can we celebrate Christmas?

[29:12]Is that okay?

[29:12]What's wrong with it?

[29:15]Etc., etc., right?

[29:18]And before that was uh for example uh um different festivities and

[29:25]different practices of other religions that we find right Halloween is a

[29:30]very common one.

[29:29]People ask can I dress up and go and take sweets and

[29:33]so on and so forth.

[29:33]Right now there's a discussion to be had about this and whether

[29:38]you and I should be encouraging these practices as a matter of

[29:41]values.

[29:42]That's something we should be looking at.

[29:45]But what is also important is we must invest in making the

[29:49]celebrations of the B something that is profoundly understood and enjoyed by

[29:55]our children and our youth.

[29:59]Right?

[30:00]So how many of us give gifts to our children at home

[30:03]when it comes to celebrations of the imus how many of us

[30:12]have said you know three special occasions these you know what I'm

[30:16]going to give a gift for my children in the name of

[30:20]Im Husseinam this is a gift from Im Hussein for you how

[30:23]many of us would invest in getting a cake at home I

[30:27]know it's simple people say I remember in COVID, you know, people

[30:29]were stuck at home.

[30:31]So, we were thinking what to do.

[30:32]So, I put on Instagram and and and social media.

[30:34]Listen, if uh you know, this it was actually with IM Hussein.

[30:38]I said, "Let's let's all make cakes because I love baking.

[30:40]Most people don't know, but I I I bake at home, right?

[30:45]And that's the only thing I could do, by the way.

[30:47]Don't get excited.

[30:47]Um I don't know anything else, but I love baking, right?

[30:51]So, I said to people, let's make cakes and post pictures, and

[30:54]the best looking cake will get a prize from me." Wallah I

[30:56]managed to get hundreds of pictures sent to me of cakes.

[31:01]People started to go crazy making different wonderful thing to see at

[31:05]co time right.

[31:07]So the celebrations definitely have to be something that people at least

[31:11]choose one or two in the year that you make the child

[31:13]feel specially connected right towards that individual of theam with some values

[31:20]with some stories with some lessons especially for the younger children.

[31:24][snorts] And of course when it comes to the of the occasions

[31:28]of the Alam throughout the year as far as not only the

[31:34]bigger celebrations because sometimes I im Hussein Alisam gets more attendance than

[31:38]the wad of Imam and I have personally not convinced as a

[31:44]student of Islam from the idea that may exist out there although

[31:51]I I feel uh that the over The majority of scholars may

[31:55]have an opinion that after imms are on the same level.

[32:01]Right?

[32:02]So sometimes we have favoritism.

[32:04]Sometimes we look at imams in a different way.

[32:07]Right?

[32:07]But at the same time we mustn't forget those imams that are

[32:10]not as discussed as much and also focus upon them as well.

[32:17]But here's the thing.

[32:16]Can we though say that the idea behind this is something more

[32:25]profound, a bit deeper?

[32:24]When the imams say, perhaps what they're trying to tell you and

[32:32]I is that we do things that will please them and we

[32:38]stay away from that which displeas them.

[32:42]For example, I as an individual, I'm facing many challenges in life.

[32:48]Sometimes I am in a very awkward position and I don't have

[32:51]time to pray.

[32:53]But I make every effort to put my prayer mat and pray.

[32:57]Even if it's outside, even if it's in a highway, wherever I

[32:59]am, I will never miss my salah.

[33:01]Or for example, when it comes to hijab, the upholding of the

[33:06]Islamic dress code of modesty and chastity, the dress code of Zab

[33:10]and Fatima, for example, right?

[33:11]Or for instance, when it comes to upholding my Islamic values in

[33:19]areas where sometimes society encourages me to take it lightly.

[33:21]I give you an example.

[33:22]I jump on an Uber and the Uber driver has music on.

[33:28]Am I going to be able to say to the driver, "Excuse

[33:32]me, can you I don't want to hear the music." I've seen

[33:36]people who tell me, "No, because he'll have a bit bad idea

[33:42]of Muslims." Subhan Allah.

[33:42]Shayan is so clever.

[33:44]He'll come through that angle.

[33:45]I DON'T WANT TO GIVE HIM A BAD IDEA OF MUSLIMS BECAUSE

[33:46]HE'LL SAY, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH MUSIC?" RIGHT?

[33:49]Am I able TO MAKE THAT JUMP TOWARDS WOULD BE PLEASED?

[33:57]NUMBER ONE, I'M DOING IT FOR ALLAH.

[33:58]YES.

[33:59]But the Imam of my time knows about my deeds.

[34:03]So I'm going to stand clear with my principles.

[34:05]And I'm aware as well that for example Hid Ahmed has spoken

[34:10]about this, but I'll mention it as well.

[34:12]Not only in this community, I've mentioned it a lot in the

[34:14]Iraqi communities, Lebanese communities and other communities as well.

[34:18]And I know this is sensitive.

[34:23]Weddings.

[34:21]What's going on in weddings?

[34:25]What's happening in weddings?

[34:27]I personally can say right that the weddings since and maybe Hajj

[34:31]can also you know support this from maybe the 70s and the

[34:37]80s and the '9s till now there's been a deterioration a deterioration

[34:42]in the standards of what's going on there somehow somehow there's the

[34:45]belief that I can get away with anything I want in weddings

[34:50]I can have the music I can have the dancing I can

[34:52]have them free mixing because molana Please don't be haram police.

[34:58]It's just a night.

[34:58]Chill out.

[34:59]What's the big deal?

[35:00]LET US ENJOY OURSELVES.

[35:03]IT'S JUST ONE NIGHT.

[35:03]AND THE STANDARDS are becoming what?

[35:05]Standards are becoming worse as time progresses.

[35:10]And you know what's happening as well?

[35:12]People are also worried because they'll say people say this is a

[35:17]boring wedding or this is not how it's supposed to be or

[35:20]this is not keeping up to the standards of how weddings should

[35:23]be.

[35:23]So we have our sisters out there and our brothers DESPERATE TO

[35:27]KEEP UP with society and starting off their marital life in what

[35:32]in the disobedience of Allah.

[35:35]When I am doing such an act, do you think Ali Muhammad

[35:41]who have you know praised us and they say what and now

[35:50]what do you think the imam of our time would be thinking

[35:53]when he sees such a wedding?

[35:54]What do you think?

[35:56]Be honest.

[35:57]Yes.

[35:58]Somebody asked me how does he know?

[36:00]I said you know what do you think the imam is on

[36:04]social media?

[36:03]Someone says, "Which platform?

[36:06]I'd love to know.

[36:07]What's his name?

[36:08]Is he on Instagram?

[36:09]Does he need to be on Instagram and Tik Tok and everything

[36:12]to see what's going on out there?" Right?

[36:14]So, the idea perhaps is for us to understand and to be

[36:21]able to appreciate that maybe for me to uphold this honor of

[36:24]being a Husseini that Abdah Hussein has, you know, in in many

[36:31]ways I'm connected to Hussein in many many more ways than I

[36:34]think.

[36:35]Yes, there is the emotional connection.

[36:36]There is the deep reverence due to his principles and values.

[36:40]But if I want to truly be Husseini, I need to be

[36:44]in the state where theal are pleased with me at times, places

[36:47]where they expect me to be and not in places where they

[36:53]don't want me to necessarily be.

[36:55]I want to end with this question.

[36:56]If I was to ask you now, if we were to ask

[37:03]Im Hussein now or back in the time, what would it be

[37:08]or what would it take for someone to be your Shia?

[37:10]How would you define your Shia?

[37:15]What qualities and characteristics would you want your Shia to have?

[37:20]What would be the answer?

[37:20]I let me let me open it up.

[37:22]If today we ask Im Hussein Alisam and we say to him,

[37:29]"Yah abdah, you know, there's so much love and honor and respect

[37:34]that you have all over the world.

[37:37]There's people remembering you everywhere." Right?

[37:40]By the way, you know, perhaps there's no corner on this planet

[37:44]that there aren't people saying Hussein and having malis for Im Hussein

[37:48]and using the name of Hussein Alisam to do good.

[37:51]I remember uh reading in Manhattan here in the United States there

[37:54]was a cop a police who was given this bottle from who

[37:57]is Hussein later he tweeted he says I don't know who this

[37:59]Hussein is I have never heard of him but all I can

[38:03]tell you is he must be such a great person that he's

[38:07]inspired his followers to give water free that's all I can tell

[38:10]you right so today you and I can be the walking Hussein

[38:16]yes through our yes understanding of what he expects from us so

[38:20]if I was to ask you now and to say if we

[38:23]were asking Im Hussein what would be the number one thing that

[38:28]you and I must do in order to make sure that we

[38:29]are considered your Shia Hussein what would be it anyone wants to

[38:41]say what's the number one thing brothers good manners number one before

[38:50]anything else salah anything else good manners What about sisters?

[38:54]What would you think think Imm Hussein would say salah?

[38:58]Because I said it.

[39:01]What was it?

[39:04]She said it before.

[39:06]Okay, I'll take that back.

[39:07]Right.

[39:08]We actually have a narration.

[39:10]We have a narration where somebody came to IM Alisam.

[39:16]This is in Bhar volume 65 page 165.

[39:18]He comes Hussein.

[39:19]Please listen to this.

[39:24]It's amazing, mind-blowing.

[39:22]He says to him, "I'M ONE OF YOUR HE'S PROUD." He's telling

[39:29]Im Hussein, I am one of your Imam says, number one, be

[39:36]God conscious.

[39:40]Don't say something that Allah will label you as a liar.

[39:48]you've actually diverted or transgressed.

[39:53]This is not a true claim that you have.

[39:55]You're saying you're now the big question is he's probably thinking, okay,

[40:00]I'm I'm your but why am I not being able to label

[40:05]myself as a Shia?

[40:05]Then he says, listen to this.

[40:09]I Hussein whom we're celebrating tonight wants you and I to do

[40:13]the following.

[40:15]He says, He says, "Our Shia must have hearts that don't have

[40:28]three things." Number one, cheating.

[40:32]They must be honest people.

[40:35]Number two, means ill disposition, grudge, envy, spite, hatred, venom, jealousy.

[40:46]And number three, corruption, wickedness.

[40:52]Shuada wants you and I to work on our hearts.

[40:56]He wants us to refine our souls as far as the way

[41:02]we interact with others in society.

[41:04]And that number one defines whether we are his Shia or not.

[41:10]I find this fascinating because when I look at society, when I

[41:15]look at our communities, when I look at the way we interact

[41:17]with each other, sadly sometimes this is taken lightly.

[41:23]Why?

[41:21]You look at family relations.

[41:25]There are many cases that we get of people not speaking to

[41:28]their parents, to their brothers, to their uncles over disputes, over things

[41:32]that they don't necessarily need to break their relationship with.

[41:35]They build this grudge and this hatred and this envy over disagreements

[41:42]about certain matters.

[41:44]Right?

[41:43]When we have cases of divorce in our communities, right?

[41:48]You have the objective of the husband and the wife to destroy

[41:53]their ex to make sure the whole community knows why I've divorced.

[41:59]So they will go and say, you know what, my ex is

[42:02]this and so on and so on.

[42:03]And the wife will go and say the husband my ex-husband was

[42:09]this and that right to try and what exonerate themselves why they

[42:12]did this.

[42:13]I remember one person who div who was about to divorce was

[42:16]asked and people you know people love gossip right so he was

[42:22]asked why are you divorcing your wife he said she is my

[42:24]wife still and she has a she has a sanctity I can't

[42:30]disclose any information they're like okay you know some people absolutely desperately

[42:34]need this gossip so they waited after they divorced they came to

[42:37]him and said kalas now she's your ex why did you divorce

[42:39]what's wrong with her he said Now she's my sister in Islam.

[42:43]She has a I'm not going to say anything.

[42:46]Do we have examples like this?

[42:48]Because is saying you and I need to develop and exhibit such

[42:55]qualities.

[42:56]Yes.

[42:53]To be considered his Shia.

[42:57]You know it's interesting.

[42:58]I saw this qual this kind of um classification of people that

[43:04]are out there.

[43:05]There are people that unfortunately you know uh have a PhD in

[43:10]finding faults because you know there are people who make things happen.

[43:15]There are people who watch things happen and there are people who

[43:22]criticize everything that happens.

[43:23]I remember they say there was one day he was praying and

[43:26]when he finished salah someone came to him and saidh your salah

[43:32]is bul.

[43:32]So he says to him why he says when you did sag

[43:36]your nose wasn't touching the ground so it's b he looks at

[43:42]him and says can I ask you a question he says yes

[43:44]he says where was your nose during this process do you know

[43:49]what that means means if you were behind me praying you wouldn't

[43:53]be looking for any errors by the way it's not an error

[43:55]it's fine but he was looking for any mistakes to create strife

[44:01]and division and friction And what and enmity amongst the people say

[44:07]wants you and I to work towards this heart that's tranquil, this

[44:12]heart that's loving, this heart that is generous, this heart that is

[44:16]kind, this heart that's always looking for excuses when people mistreat.

[44:21]Yes.

[44:22]and not looking to create more and more division and hatred and

[44:27]grudges and enmity in society because there is a sacredness to the

[44:32]believers.

[44:33]And I want to leave you with this because these kind of

[44:36]narrations truly allow us to understand and remind us because sometimes we

[44:43]take everything for granted.

[44:44]We are bombarded and we desensitized desensitized on social media.

[44:50]We see clips and all of a sudden we find that practices

[44:52]are okay.

[44:54]We find that people doing things uh justify what we do, right?

[44:58]Unfortunately, subniminal messages on social media authenticate some of our actions and

[45:05]we have to be careful and what I mean is this.

[45:09]There is a whole discussion in Islamic ethics about the sacredness of

[45:16]a believer and the the prohibition of meaning it's prohibited to make

[45:24]a believer upset.

[45:25]And there are some strong positions from the regarding this.

[45:31]For example, there was an individual his name is narrates and a

[45:39]man by the name of Ib.

[45:40]He says that one day I was with Imam.

[45:44]So he said to somebody whom he knew he says so he

[45:51]said to this individual why do you take us lightly the so

[45:56]that man was surprised he said to him I never do that

[46:01]I never take you lightly me never I love you and I

[46:06]respect you yes I can never do this IM said to him

[46:13]let me tell you why you take us lightly Didn't you want

[46:15]one day you were in an area known as which is a

[46:21]for theam to perform right is close to those who go to

[46:24]Mecca from go to he says one day you were in someone

[46:36]said to you please help me just support me a bit You

[46:46]DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER to listen to him.

[46:49]You didn't even bother to help him.

[46:50]Though you could have.

[46:54]Yes.

[46:57]If you ridicule or take a believer lightly, you have ridiculed us.

[47:04]Then he says, "And you have violated the sacredness of Allah subhanahu

[47:11]wa ta'ala." So let's take this seriously.

[47:16]If we're truly lovers of Im Hussein, if we're truly Husseini, we

[47:20]have to re-evaluate our relationships and the way we deal with people.

[47:23]We have to re-evaluate the way we communicate and with the way

[47:29]we somehow respond to the negativity that sometimes we are presented with.

[47:35]And I remind myself and my respected sisters and brothers that the

[47:40]way we conduct ourselves in society has a direct influence according to

[47:44]narrations to our mental health and the way we feel.

[47:46]Meaning what?

[47:48]Have you ever felt down?

[47:49]Have you ever felt uneasy?

[47:52]Have you ever felt unhappy?

[47:57]And you don't know why.

[47:57]You look around, you're like, why am I like this?

[48:01]Alhamdulillah, I have everything.

[48:01]Everything seems to be going okay, right?

[48:04]So why am I NOT NECESSARILY FEELING GOOD?

[48:08]THERE MUST be a reason.

[48:09]There is a reason.

[48:12]Yes.

[48:13]The holy prophetas Muhammad al Mustafa Sai wasallam says if you make

[48:31]a believer sad, Allah will make you sad.

[48:34]He will instill sadness in your heart where you don't know.

[48:38]So the next time you feel sad, question yourself, have I hurt

[48:42]a believer?

[48:43]Have I not fulfilled the duty of a mmin?

[48:47]Have I said something that maybe broken the heart of someone?

[48:49]Something that I need to do is for or give or just

[48:54]generally go and ask forgiveness from the people because that might make

[48:58]you feel better.

[48:59]And the final thing my dear sisters and brothers and this I

[49:03]feel is very important and I have passionate about this because I

[49:07]feel it's time that our communities understand where we are as far

[49:13]as I Hussein Alisam and the B.

[49:15]I know alhamdulillah it's wonderful community here in Dearbornne.

[49:18]You guys are really blessed from your area telephone code 313 to

[49:24]the range of Hussein and places where the B are remembered and

[49:30]the great atmosphere that you have here in different times of the

[49:34]year and you don't necessarily may struggle in terms of your identity

[49:39]as a Shia but when I was researching this the last few

[49:43]weeks something struck me.

[49:46]If we are now convinced that we have been created from a

[49:49]special soil that Allah subhana t has chosen us and that we

[49:54]are the followers ofam through extension of the soil that they were

[49:58]created from then there is an obligation and a responsibility from this

[50:04]particular blessing and that is we need to be proud of our

[50:11]association with the aal and our shia identity.

[50:14]meaning that perhaps perhaps and I can understand this and I and

[50:17]I'm totally honesty I'm okay with somebody disagreeing what I'm about to

[50:21]say but a few years ago when I met his eminence on

[50:24]a regular visit one thing he said to me in 2015 which

[50:29]struck me and I went on my Instagram and I removed my

[50:35]label which said Muslim I deleted it and instead I put Shia

[50:39]Muslim I said to him say there are any Muslims out there

[50:44]today and there are people unfortunately using the name of Islam to

[50:48]kill innocent.

[50:50]So what do we do?

[50:50]He looked at me and says, "You must, especially in the west,

[50:55]tell the world you are a Shia, a Muslim, you must you

[51:03]must express your Shia identity.

[51:08]You must tell the world about the B." Yes.

[51:08]Because there are people today, they say, "I don't want to be

[51:14]sectarian.

[51:14]It's okay.

[51:12]Sunni and that's fine.

[51:15]I pray with my sisters and brothers Sunni.

[51:17]I have friends.

[51:17]I, you know, communicate with them.

[51:19]We we you know there's nothing this is not in any shape

[51:23]or form to say create emnity or hatred.

[51:25]Not at all.

[51:27]But there's a difference when it comes to me having dialogue and

[51:30]being respectful to other Muslims than me emerging with confidence with the

[51:34]ability to stand up and say I am a SHA MUSLIM AND

[51:39]I'M PROUD OF IT.

[51:39]There's nothing wrong with that.

[51:40]And the world needs to know who my leaders are.

[51:45]The world needs to recognize who I am associated with.

[51:50]I have been given the special honor by Alam and I mustn't

[51:54]take it lightly.

[51:54]I remember one person objected in a university talk to this.

[52:00]It's 2016 or something like this in London, City University in London.

[52:04]And I said this so from the audience he put his hand

[52:08]up and said, "Brother, stop creating sectarianism and division." I smiled at

[52:12]I said, "Why?" He said the prophet was never Sunni or Shia

[52:15]so don't do this.

[52:18]I said okay brother have you got a passport?

[52:20]He said what?

[52:22]I said do you have a passport?

[52:24]He's like yes.

[52:23]I said can you go to many countries with just your passport?

[52:28]He's like what are you doing?

[52:30]I said just answer the question.

[52:32]He said no.

[52:33]I said what do you need with your passport?

[52:35]He said I need a permission to enter that country.

[52:39]I said what is it called?

[52:40]He said visa.

[52:41]I said listen very carefully.

[52:42]We are Muslims.

[52:45]Our passport to Jenna is Islam.

[52:52]Yes.

[52:53]And our visa to paradise is the of Ali.

[52:59][sighs] >> That is not something to be embarrassed about.

[53:07]That is not something to hide.

[53:10]It's okay to tell your American folks and friends out there, yes,

[53:16]that you are a Shia, a Muslim.

[53:17]WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

[53:18]TODAY, THE WORLD'S LARGEST PEACEFUL ANNUAL GATHERING.

[53:21]YES, people go there, come back, where did you go?

[53:23]Iraq.

[53:23]Oh, this.

[53:24]Then then they they don't necessarily explain what they went about.

[53:27]THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT HUSSEIN Ali and the values.

[53:31]Talk about things that they can connect with.

[53:33]Tell them I went to Najaf.

[53:33]Do you know that Adam and Noah are buried in Najaf?

[53:37]speak to their non-Muslims about people that they can recognize as well.

[53:40]And next to them is Ali Abbi Talib and Hussein is the

[53:43]son of Ali.

[53:43]He's the grandson of the holy prophet.

[53:45]This is what the people do.

[53:47]Let's speak especially in the western world.

[53:50]Let us own the narrative because there are people out there today

[53:57]who want to tarnish the name of Shia for political reasons.

[53:59]They want to say SHIA THIS OR SHIA ARE THAT.

[54:02]BUT WE have to own the narrative and tell the world who

[54:04]we are, what our is, what our teachings are, our humanitarian work,

[54:11]helping others with so much love and hope and generosity and kindness,

[54:16]but also identifying clearly and being proudly followers of Hussein, lovers of

[54:23]Ali.

[54:24]May Allah subhana wa ta'ala make us all of those individuals who

[54:28]die in the state of the of Alham.

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