 Allah is the Most Merciful, Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Then, His prayers and peace be upon Muhammad and his noble family. Dear viewers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon you. Once again, it is an honor to be amongst you, discussing the verses of the Holy Quran and the narrations of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon you. We reached to the first, second verse of Surat Al-Hamd, which was, Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen. As we discussed within the previous episode that, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, according to all the Shia scholars and majority of the non-Shia scholars, Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem is the first verse, which we, Al-Hamdu Lillahi, we discussed about it, and we brought some action plans, which was that, inshallah, we already have started everything that we do, starting it with Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem, everything that we do. Inshallah, we have practiced it. Inshallah, we have put into action that starting everything with Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. The second action plan that we gave was also stating and mentioning more often seeking refuge in Allah SWT from shaitan that we have mentioned. Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen was the third action plan that we gave, that everything that happens to us based on the teachings of Ahnel Bayt, Al-Alihum Al-Salam, that if good happened to us, we will thank Allah SWT on that benefit, on that blessing, on that Na'ma that he blessed us with, and if something happened to us that upset us, that sadden us, we will inshallah say Al-Hamdu Lillahi ala kulli had. Reading through the narrations of Ahnel Bayt, Al-Alihum Al-Salam under this verse, Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen, I have found some narrations which I thought it would be interesting before we move to Al-Rahman Al-Raheem again. Insha'Allah we will focus a little bit on this verse still and some of the narrations relating to Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen for us to inshallah extract more action plans and inshallah be able to bring Surat Al-Hamd and the verse Al-Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen into our lives and see the benefit. And that's the beauty of it. If you remember within the previous episode we discussed the importance of relying on those interpretations that are based on the knowledge of Ahlul Bayt, Al-Alihum Al-Salam that are based on Qaala Sadiq, Al-Alihum Al-Salam and Qaala Baqir, Al-Alihum Al-Salam and the rest of the Imams because one hadith, one verse can have more action plans, can come to our lives more if we look at the hadith of Ahlul Bayt, Al-Alihum Al-Salam rather than just reading it from scientific perspective or philosophical perspective or bringing interpretation other than the teachings of Ahlul Bayt, Al-Alihum Al-Salam and that was also one of our action plans within the previous episode that inshallah from now on we will only focus on those interpretations that are based on the knowledge of Ahlul Bayt, Al-Alihum Al-Salam So, An'abi Abdullah, Al-Salam, Al-Sadiq where Imam says As we mentioned only verbally saying something saying verbally and not believing in it within our heart with our heart and not believing it mentally and not for it to come into our actions there is no benefit to it it's just words saying I mean it might have some thawab and rewards but the most thawab, most reward will be شكرا نعمة اجتناب المحارم first, when we want to really, truly genuinely appreciate Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and being thankful to Him it's number one اجتناب المحارم first, not committing sins basically, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has given us infinite amount of blessings that we cannot count as the Holy Quran states that if you want to count the benefit and the blessing of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala you won't be able to count it because there are endless, infinite blessings Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has bestowed upon you and I so, if we want to be very tangible very specific, very so we can feel the narrations and the teachings of the Quran we come and we see for example our hands, our tongue, our eyes, our nose all of our body parts that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has bestowed with us the ears that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has given us first, we have to be thankful to it by our heart believing that this is from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and then, not listening to haram not listening to what Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has told us that this is forbidden شكرا نعمة and then we appreciate Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala that he has given us our ears not listening to what he has told us this is forbidden, gossip, music and so on and so forth that we have within our books of Islamic law by our marajah that these are the things that we should not listen to our hand, our tongue, our eyes we should not see things that we are not allowed to see that is the way that we can appreciate Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala that is the way that we can be thankful to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala our action shows appreciation and thanking Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala وَتَمَامُ الشُكْرْ to make it complete and the highest and the best way of thanking Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala in addition to practically using what Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has given us for the right purpose for these elements for these body parts for these benefits to get us closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is to use it for the sake of Allah and the people of the house if not it will distance us the same hand that we can help a needy person which this hand will get us closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala if we did something haram with this hand with the tongue that we can use to get closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala using it as using a bad language or using it as a gossip or lie or anything that is haram that we know we cannot commit with our tongue the same tongue that can get us closer to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala can distance us away from Allah and if we genuinely and truly in addition to appreciating Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala by our body parts and appreciating it by putting that blessing into the right action by us saying Alhamdulillah Rabb Al Alameen keep saying Alhamdulillah Rabb Al Alameen in whatever that he has given us for all the blessings, infinite blessings that he has given us if you want to say Alhamdulillah Rabb Al Alameen for every blessing as we have said which the Holy Quran said we cannot count Allah's blessing we should not stop saying Alhamdulillah Rabb Al Alameen so that becomes an action plan when we are sitting in the car when we are driving to school when we are walking to school when we are walking to work or when we are at home doing some daily chores this tongue of ours should be active by keep saying Alhamdulillah Rabb Al Alameen Alhamdulillah Rabb Al Alameen that is for us to constantly reading Alhamdulillah saying Alhamdulillah Rabb Al Alameen this is the benefit again you see why we go to the narrations of the people of the house to understand the Holy Quran because they give us tangible they give us actionable items that we can bring into our lives so the benefit of enumerating the blessings that we have many of the people unfortunately they always focus on negativities on things that they don't have not on things that they have they don't think about it and they always nag and complain that we don't have this we don't have this we don't have this rather than thinking of the blessings that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has bestowed upon them where Imam says the commander of the faithful Amir al-Mu'mini Ali ibn Abi Ta'ala al-Islam states one of the blessings that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given us is the wealth and wealth not necessarily means that we have to be a billionaire to be considered that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has bestowed some people can provide for their family and their needs their needs are met so that is enough for them this is how much it's sufficient for them the amount that we have received some people see that they don't have wealth but they are healthy they don't appreciate this they don't appreciate that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given them health and they have a healthy body these people before nagging before complaining before arguing against Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that you have not given us wealth let them look at their health that they are healthy people they don't have any illness that is being healthy it's better it's more virtuous than more wealth what is more benefit better blessing higher virtue in blessing the heart that is pious the heart that fears Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala the heart that pumps and beats for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for the sake of Ahl al Bayt a.s. the heart that always has concern for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala how can I get closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala how can I get closer to Ahl al Bayt a.s. which they will lead us to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala which people don't appreciate it some people might have health and they might have wealth but they are not being blessed by the piety of hearts being pious being God's fearing individual so Imam says Imam is gearing our direction focus on what you have if it's wealth alhamdulillah you might not be healthy alhamdulillah if you have health but no wealth alhamdulillah if you don't have both but you are a pious individual you are a God fearing individual appreciate it mention it and be thankful to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala blessings that we have one of the most important blessings for us to have the willaya of Ahl al Bayt a.s the willaya of Ameer al Mu'mineen Ali ibn Abi Talab a.s being under the guardianship being on the path of the commander of the faithful Ameer al Mu'mineen Ali ibn Abi Talab a.s I don't think any of us discussing and listening and participating within this talk will exchange the love of Ahl al Bayt a.s will exchange the guardianship of Ahl al Bayt a.s to billions and billions and billions of dollars a person came to the commander of the faithful Ameer al Mu'mineen Ali ibn Abi Talab a.s and he said Imam I am poor I don't have money I don't have any wealth I am suffering Imam said you are really really wealthy I'm not sure either and you are one of the other imams Imam said you are really wealthy he said no I don't have anything I cannot provide for my family Imam said don't you love us don't you follow us he said of course Imam he said will you change that for 100 dinars he said of course not he said how about 1000 dinars of course not and Imam went up and up Imam said this wealth that you have you will not change it with anything no matter how much prize people give us we will not let go of Ahl al Bayt a.s we will not let go of their teachings and applying their teachings so how can we appreciate Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala by this blessing to educate us to inform us to show us the beauty of the words of Ahl al Bayt a.s loving Imam Ameer al-Mummini Ali ibn Abi Talib a.s Hassan al-Mushab a.s Imam al-Hussain a.s and the rest of them Imam al-Raza a.s Imam al-Jawad Imam al-Qadim Imam al-Hadi all the other imams loving them and being so sincere showing sincere love to them how can we appreciate it Alhamdulillah so when we thank Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala if you remember within the previous episode we said we hold on to the rosary or tasbih and we keep remembering Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala remembering what Allah has blessed us with well one of the most important and the first if we want to categorize them within the first blessing first five blessings that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has bestowed upon us is the love of Ahl al Bayt a.s being introduced to the teachings of Ahl al Bayt a.s being introduced to these gems that can revolutionize our life that can educate us about the Holy Quran that can educate us what to do and what not to do and so on and so forth so first Alhamdulillah Rab al-Alamin saying it and keeping in mind that I am thanking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala I'm appreciating Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for the na'ama of wilaya for the blessing of being under the umbrella of guardianship of Amir al-Mu'min Ali ibn Abi Talib a.s and the rest of the imams and then not acting and abstaining ourselves from the sins and from the things that Ahl al Bayt have told us not to do if I want to commit a sin I can be very tangible as soon as I'm about to commit a sin I'm in a room or I'm somewhere that nobody that knows me are there present thinking that if Imam Mahdi a.s was sitting here would I commit this sin this by itself can become a good tool good equipments that we can have in our hands to not commit sin if I want to become angry is it difficult of course it's difficult but the more we practice it insha Allah it gets part of our habit to keep reminding ourselves that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is watching us Rasulullah Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam wa alaihi wa sallam wa alaihi wa sallam wa alaihi wa sallam wa alaihi wa sallam wa alaihi wa sallam so that first Alhamdulillah Rab ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib that he gave us this blessing of the wilayah of Ahlul Bayt a.s number two abstaining ourselves from the actions that he had they have told us not to commit and then acting upon their teachings what they have told us to do what they want us to do and their teachings that requires us to read and if you remember we will remind ourselves that the book to have al-uqool that we introduced it within our previous episode you can find the pdf online and search it and read it and put it next to your sajjada we will keep reminding ourselves shaitan make us forget when we are listening to a good lecture when we are reading a good book we come and we determine to do something but unfortunately after a day or two or three we lose that momentum we let go of it we give up no we should continue action plan also from our previous episode to remind myself and ourselves will be to place the Quran and the kitab to have al-uqool next to one another next to our sajjada every day that we read a 50 verse of the holy Quran plus the translation I am taking one verse to act upon it plus that adding one narration from the life of ahlul bayt aleykumussalam reading it this is the way that we show appreciation Allah sent ahlul bayt to teach us the Quran we read Quran alhamdulillahi rabbil alamin and we move on no alhamdulillahi rabbil alamin require us to abstain from the sins require us to do what Allah will be satisfied with and we continue amongst things that ahlul bayt aleykumussalam have educated us when we read the hadith when we read the narrations and I want I read Quran and I want to act upon the verse alhamdulillahi rabbil alamin alhamdulillahi rabbil alamin is this sufficient? no when I have hadith of Muhammad and al-Muhammad next to it Imam said that remember ad-shtenabul maharam do not commit the sins more to that qal alrida aleykumussalam ma lam yashkurel mun'ima min al-makhluqeen lam yashkurel lah az-zawajal if I truly want to appreciate Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to be thankful to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala I have to be thankful to my brothers and sisters and everything good that we do should start at home I should be thankful to my parents I should be thankful to my children I should be thankful to my brothers I should be thankful to my sister I should be thankful to my community members for anything that they have done ma lam yashkurel mun'ima min al-makhluqeen if you are not thankful if you don't appreciate the creation of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala lam yashkurel lah az-zawajal he has not been thankful to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala all of this come these narrations these teachings come under the one verse of Quran alhamdulillahi rabbil alameen we haven't still got to the Arab we haven't got to the alameen but we're trying to as much as possible to be practical to bring the narrations of ahlul bayt aleykumussalam so these verses of the holy Quran come to our life so if we are more thankful to people how much our life would be different how much a husband that is thankful to his wife wife that is thankful to his to her husband and so on and so forth as a family how much this family can have more peaceful insha'Allah we have more to talk about this hadith and being thankful to other people insha'Allah it will be insha'Allah in the next episode we will conclude by the most important dua and that will be to ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to hasten the reappearance of our beloved Imam Mahdi aajl Allah ta'ala faruj Al-Sharib Bismillah Al Rahman Al Raheem Allahumma kulli waliika al-Hujjat ibn al-Hasan salawatu ka aleyhi wa ala aba'ih fi haadah al-sa'at wa fi kulli sa'ah waliyaan wa hafidah wa qa'idan wa nasirah wa daliilaan wa aina hatta tuskinahu wa ardaka taua wa tumattaahu fiha taweela berahmatak ya arhamar rahmeen