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Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy
and blessings.

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Praise be to Allah,
Lord of the worlds.

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And the fullest, most perfect
blessings and peace.

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Upon the one sent
as a mercy to all beings.

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And upon his family and all his
Companions. As for what follows.

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So this is the third session.

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From the sessions of this course
which I ask Allah ﷻ to bless.

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And we remain.

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With the second reflection.

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of the overall reflections
on Surah al-Kahf.

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Namely, that in
Surah al-Kahf.

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An explanation of the means of safety
from the evils of tribulations.

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And it was already mentioned
that there are general means.

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By them the Muslim is saved
by Allah's leave.

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from all the evils of fitan.

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and by them he stays
on the straight path.

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And that there are means of safety
from the evils of some trials.

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So among the means of safety
from tribulation is knowledge.

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That a Muslim seek knowledge
from the scholars.

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And refer back to the scholars.

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And not oppose the people of knowledge.

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Being fooled by appearances.

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And not base knowledge
on his own reason.

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And that he be patient.

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To be patient with what he finds
on the path of seeking knowledge.

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And also be patient with the teacher.

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Be patient and do not be hasty.

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This is evident in the story
of Musa AS.

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And his journey, though he was
a prophet of Allah.

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in seeking knowledge.
When he learned, AS.

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that there was a man with knowledge
he did not have, so he set out to seek it.

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And he showed patience in doing so.

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And with what happened to him
with al-Khidr.

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The third reflection
in the overall contemplation.

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In Surah al-Kahf, all good is in
following those who follow the messengers.

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and adhering to their path
and taking their inheritance.

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Which is knowledge.

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Good lies in knowledge and learning.

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And trials are only stoked
by the devils of jinn and men.

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and keep them from following the truth
though it and its proofs are clear.

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It is pride and following Satan.
Allah ﷻ said.

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"And We send the messengers only
as bringers of good tidings and warners."

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"And those who disbelieve dispute
by falsehood to undermine the truth."

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"And they took My signs
and warnings in mockery."

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The fourth reflection.

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The foundations of goodness
and its pillars are four.

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The foundations of goodness
and what goodness is built on.

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And the pillars of goodness
are four.

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The first is soundness
in religion through tawhid.

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And righteous deeds
and remaining steadfast in it.

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This is the first of the pillars.
It is their chief and condition.

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So goodness cannot exist at all.

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Only through soundness in religion.

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And righteousness in religion
is only through tawhid.

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That Allah ﷻ be singled out
in His Lordship.

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and in His sole right to be worshipped
and in His names and attributes.

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And it is through righteous deeds.

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And with the religion being sound,
there must be steadfastness on it.

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The religion itself must be sound.

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And the servant is upright in religion.

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So when the religion is upright for him.

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And he takes the religion
as transmitted from Muhammad ﷺ.

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Then he must be steadfast.

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in his faith.

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This requires faith
and guidance.

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Guidance means that a person
pursues the means to it.

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And be keen to act,
and put religion above all else.

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If this is achieved.

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This great pillar is attained.

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Faith is indispensable.

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A person needs guidance,
and must take the means to it.

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Among its means is seeking knowledge.

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And be eager to act.

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By being keen to obey Allah
with light from Allah, seeking His reward.

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And that he leaves
disobeying Allah with light from Allah.

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Fearing Allah's punishment.

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If his foot slips, let him hasten
to repentance and turning back.

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And returning to Allah ﷻ.

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And be keen to erase his sins
with many good deeds.

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And along with that, he should be keen
on good character with people.

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As the Prophet ﷺ said:
"Fear Allah wherever you are."

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"And follow a bad deed
with a good one; it erases it."

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"And treat people
with good character."

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Religion must come before
everything else.

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And this is very evident
in the story of the People of the Cave.

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And the second pillar is wealth.

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and acquiring it well,
and spending it properly.

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The second pillar of goodness is
wealth, for Allah made wealth a support.

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And it must involve

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Properly earning it and spending it well.

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This too requires striving
against the self.

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Indeed, wealth has a great effect
on the soul.

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And the hardest thing for the soul
is what relates to wealth.

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And when money comes,
rationalizations come.

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So the matter requires
striving against the self.

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And adhering to what Allah loves
in this matter.

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And this is clear
in the story of the two men.

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I mean this pillar, this component
of goodness, which is wealth.

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by earning it lawfully.

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And that he spend it well and properly
is evident in the story of the two men.

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The third of the supports
and pillars of goodness is knowledge.

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So goodness needs knowledge.

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For knowledge is the path
to knowing what is good.

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And knowledge comes before goodness
and before speech and action.

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And this also requires humility.

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The arrogant is deprived of knowledge.

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And the absence of envy.

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So that he seeks knowledge
from one he knows has useful knowledge.

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No matter how much knowledge he has.

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And that a person realizes that
no matter how much knowledge he attains.

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Above every level of knowledge
is one who knows more.

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Above everyone who knows
is one who knows more.

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And the seeker of knowledge
should entrust the reins

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to trusted scholars

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Even if he thinks contrary
to what they say.

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People remain well
so long as they follow their scholars.

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But if they oppose their scholars,
evil will come upon them.

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This is clear in the story of Musa AS
with al-Khidr AS.

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And the fourth element.

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And the fourth pillar
of goodness is authority.

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No good can endure among people
until their lives are stable.

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And their lives will not be stable
until they have a leader.

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And they have an amir
and they have a ruler.

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For that reason, the scholars agreed.
Rather, wise people of every creed did.

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It is obligatory to appoint a ruler.

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And people's welfare cannot
be set right except under a leader.

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And this is the component.

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And it is one of the pillars
of goodness.

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It relates to the subjects and ruler.

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As for the ruler, that his
governance be a pillar of goodness.

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He must strive for what is best.

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And work for people's happiness
in ways that do not harm them.

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And that he should strive to benefit
the subjects and take the means for it.

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As for what concerns the subjects.

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This requires hearing and obeying
without disobeying Allah ﷻ.

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and intense eagerness.

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to preserve the ruler's authority.

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and to treat him as befits his rank.

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This is evident in the story
of Dhul-Qarnayn.

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Thus, Surah al-Kahf explains
these foundations of goodness.

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How badly people need
to grasp this truth.

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And what each pillar needs.
If only people realized.

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This matter: people would live well.

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And many evils would be averted.

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The fifth pause in the overall reflection.

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In Surat al-Kahf, the true life
is the life of the Hereafter.

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And this world is a passing place,
not a permanent home.

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And a place to take provisions
for the Hereafter.

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So this world, with its adornment,
is ever-changing.

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Quick to vanish,
and its adornment does not last.

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Rather, either it departs from a person.

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Or the person departs from it.

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And what remains for a person
is his deeds.

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It is his companion in this world.

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And it is his companion in his grave.

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And on Judgment Day, he is repaid for it.

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It leads to Paradise or the Fire.
We seek refuge with Allah.

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And when the monotheist enters
Paradise by Allah's grace.

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Then his rank in Paradise
will be according to his deeds.

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And a person's good lies in what
pleases the Most Merciful in speech.

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or deed.

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Allah ﷻ said.

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«And present to them
the parable of worldly life».

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«Like water We send down
from the sky».

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«Then the earth's vegetation
mingles with it and becomes dry stubble».

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"scattered by the winds.
And Allah is over all things Able."

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"Wealth and children are
the adornment of worldly life."

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"But the lasting good deeds are
better with your Lord in reward and hope."

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“And on the Day We move the mountains,
and you see the earth laid bare.”

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“And We gather them,
leaving none out.”

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“And they are presented
to your Lord in rows.”

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"You have certainly come to Us
just as We created you the first time."

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"But you claimed that We would never
make for you an appointment."

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"The Record will be placed,
you will see criminals fear its contents."

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"And they will say:
Woe to us!"

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"What is with this Book? It leaves out
nothing small or great but counts it."

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"And they will find what they did
present, and your Lord wrongs no one."

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These, dear brothers, are universal
themes in Surat al-Kahf.

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And as I said earlier.

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Anyone who wants to ponder the Quran
should first examine the surah's aims.

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And in the surah's overall themes.

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And link that to the verses
that indicate it.

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Thereby he gains
comprehensive reflection.

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And he will benefit from that greatly.

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For general principles are most
beneficial for a Muslim.

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What most benefits a Muslim
is mastering general principles.

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For if he masters
the general principles.

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It becomes easy for him to refer
the particulars back to them.

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As for the detailed reflection
on Surah al-Kahf.

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We will not cover everything
in the surah.

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Rather, we will pause at matters
of the highest importance.

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The first reflection is on praise.

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The phrase "Praise be to Allah"
comes from Allah.

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It also comes from Allah's servants.
Praise be to Allah.

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It comes from Allah.
And it comes from the servants of Allah.

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Allah's praise of Himself is
His extolling of Himself

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and His Exalted Essence for
His immense blessings.

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And Allah's praise of Himself
for a blessing.

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This shows that blessing's
greatness, honor, and merit.

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It also indicates the great impact
of that blessing.

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If Allah ﷻ praises Himself
for a blessing, know its great virtue.

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And know how great its impact is,
and how great its honor is.

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As for the servant's praise of Allah.

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It is praising Allah
with love and exaltation.

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Praise to Allah from Allah's servants
is their praise of their Lord.

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with their love and veneration
so it is necessary.

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Praise must include love and reverence.

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For if praise lacks love and
reverence, it is commendation, not hamd.

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It is commendation, not hamd.

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Commendation may not come from love.

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Nor may it come from veneration.

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Both, then, are forms of praise.

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And they differ: hamd must include
veneration and love.

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But commendation need not do so.

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If a servant praises
with love and reverence, that is hamd.

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And if one's praise lacks love
and reverence, it is only commendation.

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So your praise of Allah
is your praising Him for this blessing.

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With love for Him and reverence.
This is what you should keep in mind.

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So if you eat a meal
and praise Allah ﷻ for it.

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So this means that you praise
Allah for this blessing.

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with love for your Lord
and reverence for Him ﷻ.

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So our Lord ﷻ says in the
first verse:

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“Praise be to Allah, Who sent down
the Book to His Servant.”

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“and made no crookedness in it.
It is straight.”

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Praise from Allah.

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Of Himself ﷻ for these two
great blessings.

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The blessing of sending Muhammad
Allah's servant and Messenger.

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And the blessing of revealing
the Qur'an.

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The best messenger ever sent was
Muhammad ﷺ.

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And the best book sent down is
the Qur'an.

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The one granted success is he who
combines the light of Qur'an and Sunnah.

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and praises Allah ﷻ for this blessing.

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As Allah ﷻ said.

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Just as We sent among you
a messenger from yourselves,

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Reciting to you Our verses
and purifying you.

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And teaching you the Book
and wisdom.

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And teaching you what you did not

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know.

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And Allah ﷻ said:
Indeed, Allah has favored the believers

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when He sent among them
their own Messenger, reciting to them

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"His verses, purifying them, and
teaching them the Book and wisdom."

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"Though before they were in clear error."

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And wisdom is the Sunnah of the
Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

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When the servant praises Allah
for His blessings.

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And he pairs this praise
with love and reverence.

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And when he praises Allah
for a blessing.

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Then that indicates its merit.

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And its great honor.

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The second point.

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Allah's description of the Qur'an
as straight.

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And as free of any crookedness.

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This means that it guides
to Allah's straight path.

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And leads to the desired goal.

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And it contains pure goodness.

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There is nothing objectionable
in it.

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Not in its wording
nor in its meanings.

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So the Quran is straight.

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And what is straight is what leads
to the goal.

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There is no crookedness in it.
The scholars said.

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Allah ﷻ described the Quran
with these two qualities.

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And the Quran is His speech ﷻ.

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Because something may appear straight.

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But if a person pondered it
and reflected on it.

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he would find in it some
crookedness.

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So when Allah ﷻ described the Qur'an
as upright, that is, straight.

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And He negated crookedness from it.

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It became clear that the Quran has no
crookedness in it, apparent or hidden.

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And that the more a person reflects
on the Qur'an.

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the more certain he becomes
of the Qur'an's uprightness.

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The third reflection:
the function of the Noble Qur'an.

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And the role of the Messenger ﷺ
is to give glad tidings and warnings.

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It is a call to goodness.

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and explaining what Allah ﷻ has
prepared in blessings for the righteous.

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and forbidding evil and warning
of Allah ﷻ's punishment.

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for whoever takes the evil path.

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Allah ﷻ said.

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"All praise is for Allah,
who sent down the Book to His Servant.

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and made no crookedness in it.

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“Straight, to warn of severe
punishment from Him.”

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Some scholars said this refers
back to the Quran.

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And some scholars said this refers
to His servant and Messenger ﷺ.

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And the principle:

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Whatever the Quran can bear,
with no contradiction in it.

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Then it is taken to include them all.

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So this refers to the Quran.

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And it refers to the Messenger
of Allah ﷺ.

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"Straight, to warn of
severe punishment from Him.

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and to give good tidings
to believers who do righteous deeds.

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that they will have
a good reward."

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"Wherein they abide forever."

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"And to warn those who say,
'Allah has taken a son.'"

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The one granted success among
the followers of Muhammad ﷺ.

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is the one who undertakes
this duty.

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Whoever undertakes this duty.

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Then he is keen to enjoin what is right
in a proper way.

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And forbidding wrong without wrongdoing.

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He was keen to guide people
to goodness and encourage them in it.

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and clarifying evil to the people.

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and warning them of it.

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following the path of the
Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

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This is the way of the
Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

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Say, "This is my way:
I call to Allah with...".

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"Clear insight:
I and those who follow me."

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"Glory be to Allah ﷻ.
And I am not of the polytheists."

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This is the way
of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

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And the role of Allah's Messenger ﷺ.

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Successful are men and women
who walk the path of Allah's Messenger ﷺ.

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The fourth reflection: the claims
of the disbelievers.

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And the atheists, no matter how
they embellish them.

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They claim to believe in science.

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All of it is lies and slander.

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Revelation proves it false.
Reason refutes it.

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By Allah, no matter what atheists claim.

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that they believe in abstract science.

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Then their speech is a lie.

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And disbelievers' words,
in general, are lies and falsehood.

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Allah ﷻ said.

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"They have no knowledge of it,
nor did their fathers."

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"Grave is the word
that comes out of their mouths."

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"They say nothing but a lie."

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So they say nothing but lies.

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Therefore the believers must know
that the disbelievers.

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They will never guide them to any good.

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As long as they speak against religion.

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By Allah, whatever opposes religion.

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The disbelievers' words are false,
evil, and bring no good.

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Today they live in moral
and intellectual decline.

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They call people to what they call rights.

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which in reality is disobedience.
It is falsehood and evil.

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Anyone who reflects on it
will see this.

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Their speech that contradicts
Allah's religion.

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A Muslim must be certain
it is false and a lie.

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And even if they say
things with their tongues.

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They are lying, and they know
that they are lying.

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The fifth reflection.

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Allah willing, at quarter past eight,
we'll stop, Allah willing.

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The one who calls to Allah
and to what is good.

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He occupies himself with his duty
and cares to complete it.

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And improve it and beautify it.

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Nor should he concern himself
with enabling guidance.

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For he does not possess it.
Nor does any creature.

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As Allah ﷻ said.

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"You cannot guide whom you love,
but Allah guides whom He wills."

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"And He knows best
those who are guided."

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And being preoccupied with it.

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It distracts from guiding others.

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And it negatively affects
the caller himself.

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And it destroys him.

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And it harms him and harms
his health for no benefit.

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Part of dawah etiquette.

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The caller to Allah should only
answer for what is required of him.

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And he should not concern himself
with what lies beyond that.

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He must not busy himself.

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With those who listen to him
and those who do not.

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He should not concern himself
with his words' effect, even if he wants.

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for people to benefit from his words.

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Allah ﷻ said in the sixth verse.

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"Then perhaps you would
kill yourself over them."

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"If they do not believe in this
message, out of sorrow."

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Perhaps you would kill yourself.
Meaning: destroy yourself.

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over them because they did not believe
in this message.

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And were not guided to goodness.

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You may destroy yourself in grief
over them, and in sorrow over them.

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A Muslim may not destroy himself.

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This clarifies the path

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that the caller to Allah ﷻ
should follow.

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Part of the etiquette learned here is that

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One who calls to Allah should not
focus on people's reactions.

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Nor on what they say.

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To find people agreeing with you
is difficult.

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What is required of you
is only to speak the truth.

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And say what is good
in the right way.

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Therefore, our scholars consider
this part of da'wah etiquette.

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Do not preoccupy yourself.

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with people's responses
to what you say.

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not with praise, lest it delude you;
nor with blame, lest it crush you.

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Therefore.

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Among the sayings that Imam
al-Albani RH used to repeat.

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He would say, 'Say your word
and move on.'

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Say your piece and move on.
Don't preoccupy yourself with people.

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And this is a matter of great importance.

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Perhaps we'll stop at this point.

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We will continue tomorrow, Allah willing.

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In sessions after Asr, after
Maghrib, and after Isha.

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Answering the questions, Allah willing,
will be at the end of the session.

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Or in the last session, if Allah
wills—that is, tomorrow after Isha.

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I ask Allah ﷻ to accept from everyone
and to make these gatherings.

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among what pleases Him about us,
and what delights us when we meet Him.

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Allah ﷻ is Most High and All-Knowing.
Peace and blessings on our Prophet ﷺ.