UPDATE: A message from Abu Eesa:
Ive been getting a lot of messages passed on about a few things I mentioned in the above lecture that is perhaps causing confusion so let me clarify these things and you can perhaps spread that amongst those who’d like to know.
Firstly is the story of Zohrah i.e. the angels being sent to Earth as humans to sin etc and realise first hand for themselves how hard it is to be a human, what a huge test it is, and why therefore the humans are better than the rest of creation because of it. This principle is correct without doubt, but the story of Zohrah was only mentioned as a support of this principle (i.e. that humans are better than the angels because they have to make the choice to avoid sin). Also note that I mentioned clearly in the lecture that the story has many different chains and also note that I said it was a story from the Israelites and that in my own personal conclusion it is only correct to say that is an authentic statement of Kab al-Ahbar and never a Prophetic hadith, despite some Ulema believing that. This is also the opinion of Ibn Hajr (r) who has a separate book just on the chains of this narration.
Again, the reason for mentioning this story is to make the people realise that the Angels have come a long way from their surprise and contempt for mankind at the time of the creation of Sayyidina Adam (as), to their love and support for mankind once Allah jalla wa ala told them, I know (about them) what you dont know. The use of the stories of the Israelites are to be thought about only, to add context and to give a deeper sense of the history of the issue. They are not to be taken as aqidah but they are also not to be thrown in the bin as we are taught by the best of generations.
Secondly, the salam of the Angels helping Ibrahim (as): Listen, there is no doubt that Allah jalla wa ala was the One who commanded the fire to become cold. Indeed the Angels particularly Jibril (as) in one narration wanted to help Sayyidina Ibrahim (as) in the fire but he refused. Regardless, it is said that some Angels came and kept Ibrahim (as) company during his stay in the fire. And in any case, tawil could possibly be made here that regardless of how the fire was made cold through Angelic intervention, it would have to be the direct command and will of Allah azza wa jall anyway, and completely impossible without that of course. But this is not the issue here.
No, what I want to say is what Imam al-Razi (r) brilliantly mentioned: that the Angels are always seeking forgiveness for us, looking out for us, trying to cover our faults, make excuses for us, sending salams upon us etc. This is all over the Quran and Sunnah and I have mentioned some of that in the talk.
Specifically speaking though, when the noble guest Angels went to visit Sayyidina Ibrahim (as) as in Surat Hud, verse 69, in Suratl-Hijr, verse 52 and Suratl-Dhariyat, verse 25, they all pronounced salam upon Ibrahim (as). Imam al-Razi mentions that there has to be some barakah in that, some benefit in that, and that one of the blessings from that specific and general salams sent upon Ibrahim (as) from these Angels (the Ulema differed whether they were 3, 4, 7, 10, 11 or 12 of them) was that Allah jalla wa ala sent a real Salam upon His Prophet, a true peace and safety that saved him in the fire, after he was thrown in by Nimrod.
So what WE need to consider then is that perhaps if millions upon millions of Angels will come and keep company with the righteous servants of Allah who are worshipping Him during these blessed nights, then perhaps WE also might get a bonus and extra blessing of safety from Allah jalla wa ala as He gave to His Prophet Ibrahim (as) after only a handful of Angels sent salams upon him.
Believe me folks, Imam al-Razi can be criticised sometimes, but this is a wonderfully deep and poignant reflection and I hope that everyone thinks about it carefully.
And thirdly and finally, it is not the practice of the early generations to give salams randomly to the Angels, or to ask them specifically for dua, although there isnt anything blatantly prohibiting this action. Yet the guidance of the early ones is what will guide the later ones, may He jalla wa ala write us from those that are guided to the Straight Path, ameen.
And Allah knows best.
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12 Sep 09
6:41 am
Assalamualykum,
Subahanallah.Jazakallahu khairaa brother for an excellent lecture.Aameen to the dua .
Yah Allah!!Accept the dua..Indeed you are the hearer of dua.Accept all of our ibaadath.Make us among the people who have taken a vast amount of share in the laylutulqadr.
Expecting to see more lectures from this shaykh.
salaam.
12 Sep 09
8:22 am
asalamu alaykum o’ you who believe!
SubhannAllah!!! that was a great lecture. May Allah the All Mighty reward the Sheihk continously and forgive all of his sins, Ameen. May we benefit from it and may Allah, the Forgiver, forgive us and make us among those who get the rewards of LAYLA TUL QADR, Ameen!!.
O’ Allah revive our death hearts!!!
12 Sep 09
12:48 pm
Did this take place in houston?
12 Sep 09
2:17 pm
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim: Truly we have been blessed to have the opportunity to view this lecture. May Allah bless the Sheikh in abundance. He has allowed him to impart information that is inspirational, powerful and a blessing to us all. Alhamdulillah.
12 Sep 09
3:33 pm
@Muslim -
This took place in London I believe.
12 Sep 09
4:04 pm
Alhamdulillah. It was not only a timely but also very important lecture. I feel blessed to be able to listen to it. Thanks to all those who took part in sending this lecture to us.
12 Sep 09
9:11 pm
Alhumdullilah, JazakAllahu Khair to the Sheikh and everyone else who made this possible for us to hear, May Allah forgive and reward everyone and accept our Ibadah from us, ameen.
Assalaamualaikum
13 Sep 09
1:31 am
Masha Allah one of the best lectures I have come across. A beautiful motivational lecture…Not only about Laylatul Qadr, but also about reconnecting with the deen and turning back to Rabbul ‘Alameen.
13 Sep 09
2:11 am
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13 Sep 09
11:04 am
Does anyone know the name of the nasheed at the beginning?
13 Sep 09
7:10 pm
great lecture indeed ma sha’ Allah! May Allah (swt) reward you all! amin!
14 Sep 09
4:42 pm
I’m sure this was held in Manchester, UK. Check out http://www.propheticguidance.co.uk and also http://www.cmatrust.org.
14 Sep 09
4:45 pm
Barakallahu Feek .. this brother is being blessed and may he enter the highest level of paradise.Ameen ya rabbal alameen
14 Sep 09
4:57 pm
salam .. does anyone know the name of the arabic nasheed in the beginning of this talk ?? plz post here soon iA ..jzk
15 Sep 09
2:40 pm
Very impressive. Can’t wait to see him in California.
15 Sep 09
5:05 pm
Salams
That nasheed is a licensed use for all PG’s productions and videos. The information is on the PG site and says:
“Ya Zain Hubb’l-Naseem”, written by Mubarak al-Anzi and performed by Muhammad Husayyan, courtesy of al-Alwan’l-Taif by arrangement with Khalid al-Dhayani. All rights reserved © al-Alwan’l-Taif, 2005.
http://www.propheticguidance.co.uk/html/accept.asp
15 Sep 09
5:38 pm
It was very uplifting
15 Sep 09
9:42 pm
Great lecture Masha’Allah. I learned a lot and told others about what I had learned. Just imagine how much ajr (reward) this brother is getting for every time he teaches someone something who then goes on to teach it to someone else like I did. May Allah reward him for his efforts and for sharing beneficial knowledge about Islam with others.
16 Sep 09
12:44 am
Masha’allah, Jazakallah to the Shaikh who presented this lecture, and may Allah reward Al Maghrib Institute for sharing this with us, may Allah accept our Ibadah, and may we be among his slaves who will witness Laylatul Qadr.
16 Sep 09
4:25 am
Masha Allah Great lecture and very big thanks to Movlavi and also this video clip i recived from one of my knwon person and Al hamdulillah May Allah bless all of us with good Imaan and give us Hidayath and keep our life in correct path.
and also may Allah (s.W.T) protect us from Kaffirs and give success to evry muslim (mumeens ) of Hazarath Rasool (S.A) .. ameen… ameen
16 Sep 09
7:45 am
Salam alaykum
Jazakumullahu Khayra. I only was able to watch the short version but I was wondering
Where can we get more information about the gifting of Laylatul Qadr to the ummah as a compensation for our shorter life spans?
Also where can we gain a better understanding of the significance of the descent of the Qur’an to Baytul Izzah?
Baarakallahu feekum