 Dear viewers brothers and sisters in Islam, welcome to another episode of Life from Kirbala with me or host Ahmed Ali. For the dear viewers who didn't get the chance to view the previous episodes, the previous two episodes, we've been discussing and examining as well as comparing between the justice and the genuine respect of Alimin Bi Talab to the citizens and the declaration of the rights of men and of the citizens of 1789. Over the past few nights and two nights, we examined the sings of Amir al-Mu'mineen and compared those sings to the French declaration. As a matter of fact, yesterday we examined the way of ruling of Amir al-Mu'mineen Ali Bi Talab peace and blessings be upon him and compared his ruling with the rest of the rulers and the caliphs who ruled the Muslim world after Prophet Muhammad and Alimin Bi Talab peace be upon him. However tonight, insha'Allah, we will discuss, we will further discuss the topic of human rights but first let's welcome our very special guest who has joined us over the past two nights, Sayyid Muzaffar al-Qazmini. Assalamu alaikum Sayyidina. Assalamu alaikum. How are you? Alhamdulillah. We're approaching aid, Sayyidina. Insha'Allah. Have you bought aid clothes? Insha'Allah. It's very busy in Karbala, especially between the Haramain, between the two hushrines of Muzaffar al-Qazmini and Fadal al-Abbas. Sayyidina, yesterday we examined the ruling of Alimin Bi Talab and it's, it wouldn't be, it is safe to say that we came to the conclusion but it's really clear that Alimin Bi Talab's ruling was based on justice and equity. But the fourth article that insha'Allah we're going to examine tonight states that liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others, thus the exercise of natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the enjoyment of such rights. These borders can be determined only by the law. Yesterday we saw that Alimin Bi Talab, peace be upon him, was the only ruler who gave freedom and liberty to his citizens. We examined the story of Talha and Zubair yesterday and over the past nights when they entered to Alimin Bi Talab and desiring to acquire political position in the ruling of Alimin Bi Talab. So when he saw them he extinguished one candle and lit the other. So they were you know kind of shocked. They came and asked him can we speak to you, told them what you have to speak about, does it concern the matter of the Muslims or is it a personal question, they said no it's a personal question. So the Imam turned off the candle and when they asked him why he turned off the candle he said because it's bought from the public treasury from Bayt al-Mal. If you're not speaking to me about the interests of the Muslims then this needs to turn off and actually they sat in darkness in some and he lit another candle that belonged to him not to Bayt al-Mal. And he said you know I lit this candle because it's bought from my own pocket. When they saw this they just left without saying any other word because they saw how strict he was. They seen the equity of Alimin Bi Talab, peace be upon him. But Alimin Bi Talab as we mentioned he knew that Tarhan Zubair were leaving to Basra to gather troops and mobilize troops against him. Definitely. But liberty in this article how does it compare with the liberty of Alimin Bi Talab, peace be upon him and the freedom of Alimin Bi Talab. Well first of all you know every human being is born free. By nature every single creation is born free. Every human feels freely, thinks freely, speaks freely, acts freely, unless he or she is forced otherwise, correct? By a force that eradicates his or her freedom. And Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, understood this. He understood it fully thus he gave them the ability to roam freely. InshaAllah we will compare the words of Amir al-Mu'mineen today to the fourth article and see how Amir al-Mu'mineen's words compare. And how Amir al-Mu'mineen gave liberty and freedom to his citizens and the people he ruled over. You know not just human beings, even the sun when it beams if there is no barrier freely it will beam over anything it sets on, correct? Unless you put a barrier, you put a roof, you put something, then that barrier will eradicate the beam of the sun or else it beams freely upon everything it sets on. Even the wind, the wind, the waves of the ocean unless you put a barrier, birds will fly freely, animals will roam freely unless they are put in a cage or taken in place in a zoo or they are hunted down. Same thing with human beings. And Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, understood this. That you can't cage people, you have to give them their freedom unless it goes against the law. And that law in the government of Ali ibn Abi Talib was if you're harming others, if you harm another person that's when you have broken a law. If you harm society that's when you have broken a law and authority will stand against you. Or else no, you're doing something in your own house, far from everyone, authority will be far away from you. If you're not spreading mischief in society or in the government then you're a free man. And this is what Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, practiced. So when they told him we're going to Basra even though he knew that they were committing treason but he gave them the freedom to do so until they stood against the law. They stood against the law and wanted to overthrow the power of Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, and to lead a war against him and which they did. They led a war against him and that war was the battle of Jammel, the battle of the camel. In an article between Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, with Al Mughayra ibn Shoaba. Al Mughayra was one of the workers of Umar in his era of ruling and he also worked for Mu'awiya as well. So in the period of Umar he ruled over Kufa and at the time of Mu'awiya I think after the Shahada of Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, he ruled over Basra at the time of Imam al-Hassan. But when Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, was in power he spoke to Al Mughayra ibn Shoaba. Of course Al Mughayra ibn Shoaba if you read his history to black history this guy was a thug, a very, very horrible person but of course like you know people attract their people who are look-alikes to them or similar to them, they have similar traits to them. So Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, tells him will you be with me or Mu'awiya? Right now there is a battle going between us. You're either with me, I'm the Khalifa or you're against me. So Al Mughayra ibn Shoaba says well I will lay down my sword, I will neither fight for you or against you. Amir al-Mu'mineen, peace be upon him, says I give you permission, you're a free man and to do as you please, as you wish, to have your own opinion or your own act, unless you're harming others, unless you're harming others then no. The hands of justice will come and get you. You want to lay down your sword, don't fight for me or against me, you're a free man, I won't force you to do so because you can't make up your mind between who to stand with, Ali or Mu'awiya, I don't force you to do so. If that's your opinion, that's your wish, then go ahead, you're a free man. When the khawaraj, when Mu'awiya put the Quran on spears, that's when they split the army of Ali al-Mu'talib, they became the khawaraj and Manik al-Ashir, his famous words, he said Ali and Quran al-Nataqah, heard Prophet Muhammad say that Ali is the Quran, but they still stood against him, but Ali al-Mu'talib did not punish them, he let them free. And that's how Mu'awiya was not defeated in the battle, they were very close to being defeated and destroyed, but with this conniving move, they put the battle to an end. Another segment from Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi wa sallam, to Malik al-Ashtar, when Malik al-Ashtar was the Wali of Amir al-Mu'mineen in Egypt, in Egypt. Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi wa sallam, sends one of the most beautiful articles written ever in history to Malik al-Ashtar. I have a meta person who has read this piece and was not amazed by the words of Amir al-Mu'mineen, by the justice of Amir al-Mu'mineen, by the eloquence of Amir al-Mu'mineen, by the laws of Amir al-Mu'mineen, by the description of Amir al-Mu'mineen, how to govern, how to rule the rich class, the middle class, and the poor class, how a ruler should carry himself, how he should speak, how he should treat his citizens, very beautiful piece by Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi wa sallam, Amir al-Mu'mineen tells Malik al-Ashtar regarding the fourth law of the doctrine of the man and citizens in comparison. Amir al-Mu'mineen tells Malik al-Ashtar, in this matter you should be enduring and watchful, even though it may involve your relations and favorites. You should watch your relations, and you shouldn't give someone a leverage because he is related to you or he is your favorites, from your favorites. Everyone in your government should be equal, so if you're looking for a judge, it shouldn't be your cousin, it should be who actually deserves to be a judge. The head of police, it shouldn't be someone who is related to you or someone who has bribed you or someone that you favor, it should be based upon equality, doesn't matter whether he's black or white, he's ugly or handsome, fat or skinny, no, it just depends upon whether he could carry the task or not. But today, even today in governments, what do we see? When a minister enters a ministry, his whole family goes into the ministry, correct? Yeah. If someone in this government has a relative and a crucial position, then everyone in his family is benefiting. Yeah, definitely. And overnight, they're the richest families. The rich? Or they have power. Yeah. They have power. They could do whatever they want. When they abuse it. They abuse it. You know, they become power, authority, nobody can speak to them. Police can't speak to them. They're above the law. They're above the law. And this is what we see even today in our governments. Yeah. Ameer al-Mu'mineen, a.s. says, you have to give justice to everyone. There is no favorites or relations when it comes to position of power or governance upon your citizens. Also, a little segment from the letter, he states, there are two kinds of people in this world, either a brother to you in religion or a reflection to you in humanity. And this statement is a guideline for the United Nations. And it's a guideline for the United Nations right now. But it's unfortunate to see that the West is actually pondering upon the saying, I have a student, but yet, I mean, the Muslim world keeps on declining. Of course. That's because out of hate, the West doesn't hate Ali ibn ibn al-Aliyya. The West is willing to learn from any great mind. But within the Muslims, there is hatred towards Ali ibn al-Aliyya. It's unfortunate to see that. I mean, why? Because he's greater than his greater than their leaders. This is a different topic, inshallah, we'll get into this topic another time. But even today, if you look at the time of King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia, who did most of his work, his brothers and cousins, there's rivalry between them, correct? Because each one wants to be the king. So who becomes the king's aides? His mother's brothers and children. And same thing. As soon as Salman came into power, he removed all the aides of Abdullah, which were the brothers of the mother of Abdullah and their sons, the Khals of Abdullah, and he brought the brothers and the sons of the brothers of his mother. And that's how basically that's his cabinet. That's his everything of his government. That's what runs his government. So is it based on your credentials? Is it based on where you've studied? You have a PhD? You have a master's? No. It's whose son you are. Yeah, even in this country, I mean. Even in this country. Even in this country. What's even worse is that they plagiarize or they just change their the resumes to, you know, he has a PhD in psychology. He's a doctor. At the end of the day, it's based upon whose son you are or who's your relative in the government. And that's basically governments of today, all around the world, all around the world. It's based on, you know, whose son you are or who you're related to. Is there equality and governance? Are all subjects, all your subjects, you know, bound to have an occupation and equality? It doesn't matter whether they're Christian, Jew, Muslim, whether they wear hijab, they don't wear hijab. But today, it's not. You remember what happened to the girl in the, about a month ago in the American Airlines? The lady didn't even give her a closed can, because she wore a hijab. Or how many people do we know from our sisters or cousins that wear a hijab? They're not given opportunity to work in Western societies. The Bill of Human Rights was passed after or during the 1950s, yet after 9-11. Yeah, of course. All your rights are gone. All the rights are gone. I mean, I'm a citizen, but yeah, you know, we're not like, you know, what's though? Sorry to say that. Then Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi wa sallatu wa sallam says, and keep in view the reward of that which appears burdensome on you because its rewards are handsome. Yes, it might be difficult for you to give someone simple a job because he deserves it, but the rewards from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala are handsome. They're great rewards because you have ruled an equality. You have given all your subjects the right to gain an occupation and employment in your government. Now we will move to the fifth law, and between the fourth and the fifth, there is a much difference because it's all based upon whether you're harming others or not. If you're not harming anyone, then you have been given freedom, or if you're not breaking a government's law. So yeah, the fifth article says that the law has the right to forbid only actions harmful to society, similar to the previous article. Anything which is not forbidden by the law cannot be embedded, and no one can be constrained to what to do on other words. Yes, very similar. They're very similar, but this adds that anything that's not forbidden, and by law you can do, and Ali al-Mu'talib implemented this years, 12 centuries before this, and it's significant to see how they learned from Ali al-Mu'talib. This was our introduction to the program. Where did they come up with these laws? You know they have read the words of Amir al-Mu'mineen, if it's in their constitutions. Yeah, they have scholars that read every single book and every single publication, from Adam until now, and we build our laws on favors. So Amir al-Mu'mineen, we just have to see how he implemented these rules and guidelines in his government. If it harms someone, if it harms someone, then there is authority to stand before you. If it does a harm society or your peers, then you're a free man. Thus we see sometimes Amir al-Mu'mineen would punish based upon the person. Would this person, before punishment, was he sincere about forgiveness or not? Would he go back to the same crime or he wouldn't? Sometimes people repent. They commit a crime, but they repent, and they will no longer be harmed to society. But sometimes if you let a criminal on the loose without punishing him, he will never see regret or remorse, and he will continue to commit his crimes as he wishes, and he pleases. One day, Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi salatu was-salam, is in Masjid al-Kufa, and he hears a cry, robber, robber, thief, and there's a gathering of people, like a circle of people, all of a sudden it scatters and there's screaming, thief, thief. So Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi salatu was-salam tells him to bring this man to me. So when Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi salatu was-salam brings this man, he asks him, did you commit a robbery? And at first he declines. He says no. Amir al-Mu'mineen asks him again, did you commit the robbery? He says yes, what was my first time? Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi salatu was-salam says no, no by Allah, this wasn't your first time, because Allah SWT, his justice would not allow him and his mercy would not allow him to reveal someone on his first sin. We see that in our own lives. This is your 40th time that you have committed the sin and Allah SWT has revealed you. This man falls into tears. He says yes, Amir al-Mu'mineen, you're right. This is my 40th time. At this time, this man must be punished. It's not his first time. If he's not punished, people will learn from him in society. Crime will spread in society and he would never learn. So Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi salatu was-salam punishes him and his hand is amputated. This man carries his amputated arm and he goes, sits in one of the streets, one of the alleyways and one of the enemies of Amir al-Mu'mineen in Kufa overhears this man praising Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi salatu was-salam. He's shocked. He comes and tells him he cut off your hand and you're praising him. He says yes, why shouldn't I praise a just ruler? I deserved what I deserved. Even with the punishment. I deserved it. This is reality. Amir al-Mu'mineen is the most just ruler to rule after Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi. He was happy about that. So he told him who cut off your hand and this man started to remind him of the virtues of Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa alaihi salatu was-salam. He says the lion of the Arabian peninsula cut off my hand. It wasn't a normal man. This is not a normal man. I wasn't under punishment by some normal man. This is Ali ibn Abi Talib. The person who stood against our arrogance and those who worshipped idols, this person came from a pure lineage unlike all of you that I know. This man came from a pure lineage. He's the father of Al-Hasan and Hussein. He was the first person to become Muslim. His message Ali was the first man to believe and the first man to pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala after Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi. And the last disciple from Al-Yasin the household of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi. The person who was aided by Jabra'il, the person who is second aid is Mikael. This is not a normal man. This man is the vice gerent of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala upon humans and the sons of Adam. What happened to me was a divine law. It was a divine ruling and Ali ibn Abi Talib set that rule upon me. And that is the prince of the believers. Amir al-Mu'mineen overheard the words of this man. Imam Hassan alaihi sallam was walking through the alley and he heard the voice of this man, the words of this man. He went to his father Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and he told him, Oh my father, this man is praising you even though you punished him. This man truly loves you even though he had committed a mistake. He's a criminal but his heart is pure. He's filled with love for you. And my father, your enemies have surrounded him and they're telling him you were punished by the person you love. Oh my father, we are not a family that punishes those who love them. Amir al-Mu'mineen told Imam Hassan to go call upon this man. He went and called him. He told him go call him with respect. Address him by uncle. Amir Imam Hassan alaihi wa sallam went to him and he told him, Oh my uncle, come to us. My father is summoning you to his Masjid, Masjid al-Kufa. This man carries his hand and he walks towards Amir al-Mu'mineen. Amir al-Mu'mineen grabs a small piece of rug and he wraps this man's hand back where it was. And he recites a prayer, two unit prayer and asks Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to give this man his hand. He removes the cloak and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala shows the Muslims a miracle conducted by Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallam. But it shows you justice. Punishment was placed when it needed to be placed. Punishment was placed by Amir al-Mu'mineen upon this thief. And in another instance, a woman comes to Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallam. You know, occasions like this occurred many times in the lifetime of Amir al-Mu'mineen, especially during his time of leadership and Khilafah, where someone would come to Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallam and he or she would tell the Imam to purify them from their sins if they had committed adultery or fornication. And Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallam would tell them to go. Why? Because the ruling in Islam for the punishment to occur for just witnesses have to witness the act. So if a person comes and says, I have committed this act for the first time, Islamic ruling cannot be placed. So Amir al-Mu'mineen knows that this person is coming because he has repented or wants repentance. There is remorse in his heart. Amir al-Mu'mineen would usually tell them to go, to go and ask Allah SWT for forgiveness and to never go back to the sin. This woman comes to Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallam and she tells him, Ya Amir al-Mu'mineen, I want to be purified from my sin. I have committed adultery and I'm pregnant at the moment from that sin. Right now, if it was Boka Haram or Daesh, they would throw her from the top of a cliff without even seeing where their witnesses, their were witnesses. It's different with them. They just blame even if they don't know. So Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallam tells her go until you give birth. Go, there's a child in your stomach. Go give birth and then we'll see what happens. Months pass, days pass. This woman comes back to Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallat wa sallam and she tells him, Ya Amir al-Mu'mineen, I've given birth. Purify me. Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallat wa sallam turns to her. He says, go, breastfeed him for two years. Breastfeed him for two years and then come and we'll see what happens. You know, he knows this lady will never harm anyone else or spread mischief in society ever again. She's coming over and over again because she fears the punishment of Allah SWT for those who have committed the sin on the day of judgment. Two years pass. She comes back to Amir al-Mu'mineen alaihi wa sallat wa sallam and she tells him, Ya Amir al-Mu'mineen, two years have passed. Purify me. He tells her, go until your son is old enough to take care of himself. Basically, he's giving her time for repentance, giving her time for repentance. And he knows she will never harm anyone in society ever again. So if she had committed a mistake or a crime that didn't harm anyone, then it's between her and Allah SWT. It's between her and her Lord and her favor towards repentance. I mean, when we hear such stories, we find that Ali bin Abi Talib peace be upon him was not just a regular person who ruled a regular government. I mean, until now scholars and even scientists, they use Ali bin Abi Talib's government as a role, as a role model for them to guide their nations. I mean, we see that the United Nations also use the words of Ali bin Abi Talib to, you know, to act justly. But when we see the justice of Ali bin Abi Talib and the man that he cut off his hand, there's a similar story with Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. A man committed adultery and came to Rasulullah. He said, Ya Rasulullah, I've committed adultery through the young man. So he turned away from him. Told him, don't tell me. Go. Just go. And he turned away. He turned to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him again. And he just allotted the same thing. And the third time he said, now I have to punish you because you occurred upon yourself. Yeah, I mean, it would have been better for you to go and ask Allah SWT for forgiveness and repent to Allah SWT instead of, you know, broadcasting or telling me, I mean sins are not there for us to, you know, to share with others. The only person or that could forgive us is Allah SWT. And the best way, I mean, you know, we're going off topic. But the best way, in short, the best way to ask forgiveness from Allah SWT is through Ahl al Bayt. Insha'Allah, may Allah forgive us. And the last part I want to mention in tonight's program is going back to segment four. And also, it also has to do with segment five, giving the opportunity to all your subjects to employment. This was known about Uthman bin Affan that as soon as he came into power, all of Bani Umayyah came into power, whether they were righteous men, but I don't know one from Bani Umayyah that was a righteous man. He brought all of them, all his cousins, his family members. And that's how Muawiyah came into power. In his time of ruling, it became so bad that his cousins and family members took advantage of the Muslims and the wealth of the Muslims that ended up in his killing. For example, Uthman brought one of his cousins. His name was Al-Walid bin Aqbah. Al-Walid bin Aqbah was a known alcoholic. And he had placed him as the Khalifa or the ruler of Kufa. This man would drink fornicate and steal the Muslims' money, openly and publicly. Amir al-Mu'mineen sent Malik Al-Ashtar to Uthman, told him you either change your cousin or we'll have to do something about it. Because a leader of the Muslims cannot carry such traits. This man is an alcoholic and everybody in Kufa knows. He takes advantage of the Muslims, the wealth of the Muslims. And there's nothing about him that says I am Muslim. He drank publicly. He drank publicly. So Amir al-Mu'mineen, alaihi wa sallatu wa sallam, kept repeating to Uthman, changed him. And Uthman was taking it into consideration until another Mal'oon came to Uthman and brainwashed him, Marwan ibn al-Hakam. He came and he told Uthman, no, no, no, you don't have to worry. Keep him. Keep Al-Walid, Al-Walid bin Aqbah. There's no problem with it. Why? Because there were cousins, there were family, and they were all benefiting. And Uthman changed his decision from moving such a man who was so far away from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and the message of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa ala to rule over the Muslims. But this is what we see in Islamic heritage, Islamic history, and the history of the Muslims. And history repeats itself till today. It's unfortunate to see that. It's very unfortunate because when we examine, I mean, the lives of Ahl al-Bait and compare them, because when Prophet Muhammad was on his deathbed, he told the ummah, if you follow the two, my Ahl al-Bait and the Qur'an, you will not be led astray after me. But yet, their wills for this materialistic world, their love for this world, made them blind for no reason. I mean, now, where are they right now? I mean, that great Christian poet who went to visit Ayunabi Talib in Najaf, and he went to Syria to see where Muawiyah was, and it's a washroom. And he told his famous poetry lines. You see the imams, they're alive through the pilgrims of Imam Hussain, through the shrine of Imam Hussain, the shrine of Abbas, millions of people visit them annually. And you see Muawiyah, Yazid, and people of their likes embedded till today in whom? Isis. You don't see anyone else praising Muawiyah or Yazid besides Isis members, or being proud to support them or to follow them? It's weird to see that. I mean, we see, not to mention anyone, you know, but a small example is the scholar in Syria, what's his name? Laar Oor? I mean, one time on TV, he said, why when Al-Mahdi, he doesn't say, he says Al-Mahdi, why when he reappears, he kills Bani Umayyah. We are Bani Umayyah. What have we done to him? I mean, they say it out loud, that they are Bani Umayyah, and they fight against the Shia who, you know, they follow the justice of Al-Mayyah. Their lineage is still apparent. Definitely, but you know, Sufiani will be from the lineage of Bani Umayyah. Subhanallah. So it's the fruitful tree, the pure tree, and the tree of monkeys, and the tree of evil. Yeah. Monkeys that were playing on the pulpit of Rasulullah. So Sayyidina, we're coming to a conclusion of the episode, if you'd like to conclude. Insha'Allah. Insha'Allah, we'll continue the message of Amir al-Mu'mineen, for the nights to come. If our viewers have any questions, I'm sure they can send to your email or to the channel's email. What is the email address for the channel, if people want to inquire questions or anything? Inshallah. Our viewers, we're looking forward to your questions and comments. May Allah bless you all, and insha'Allah, we send you peace from the shrine of Imam. Insha'Allah, thank you very much Sayyidina for joining us tonight, and thank you very much respected viewers for tuning in for tonight. I hope, insha'Allah, we can learn from the justice of Arabic we thought of, to not oppress anyone, and to abide by the rules of Islam and the rules of Ahlul Bayt. As Sayyid mentioned, if you have any questions, you can also inbox us on Facebook at imohasayn3tv, also on Twitter and YouTube. Leave a comment or review the previous episodes. Stay tuned for the next episode. Salam alaykum Sayyidina, alaykum.