 الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام وعلى الأنبياء والمرسلين أب القاسم المصطفى أحمد آه نصلينا طيبين الطاقن صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى الله أحمد الله الأمة رتى كل مؤمن من تمسكا بكوزة فوزا أظي بسم الله الرحمن تحسباً الذين قتلوا في سبيل بالأحياء كل في العالم على يوم مثل هذا يتبعون أحد البيت ويحبون يتبعون أحياناً وموضحاً بسرعة رسول الله يتبعوننا مثلما يتبعوننا هنا يتبعون أحياناً يتبعونهم بسرعة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يتبعونهم بسرعة فاضنة الزهر بسرعة أمير المؤمنين يتبعونهم أبا عبد الله الحسين يتبعونهم يتبعون one of the worst day in the history of this life the day where the grandson of Rasool الله and Imam who there was no one like him the son of Fatima and 18 members from the family of Rasool الله and the companions of Imam Hussein they were butchered on the land of Karbala in the year 61 after Hijrah by a group of people that claimed to be Muslims by a group of people that claimed to follow the religion of Islam and we are gathering today to give our condolences to Rasool الله to Amir al-Mu'mineen to Fatima al-Zahra because there is a flame in the hearts of the believers for the martyrdom of Aba Abdullah that is never extinguished and this is a hadith from Rasool الله صلى الله عليه و آله he says there is a flame in the hearts of the believers that never comes down you see many people die there are many wars there are many shohadah but there is only Sayyid al-Shohadah Aba Abdullah who is constantly remembered year after year we remember Imam Al-Hussein and we cry for Imam Al-Hussein someone might ask why cry so much jaza why do you make such a big deal about a man who was killed over a thousand years ago the answer is that Rasool الله صلى الله عليه و آله he was the first to cry for Imam Al-Hussein Rasool الله in numerous traditions numerous hadiths he used to cry for Imam Al-Hussein and this is narrated by the Sunnis and the Shias we cry for Imam Al-Hussein Imam Al-Mu'minin cried for Imam Al-Hussein فاعتمت الزهراء the mother of Aba Abdullah the day that she gave birth to Imam Al-Hussein she cried for Aba Abdullah while she was pregnant with Imam Al-Hussein she used to cry for Imam Al-Hussein and she used to hear a voice someone telling her أنا الشهيد أنا المظلوم أنا العطشان أنا the martyr أنا the oppressed أنا the one who is the thirsty she would ask Rasool الله what is this and he would tell her this is your son Hussein who will be killed by my ummah all of the imams they cried for Imam Al-Hussein and the Imam of our time Imam Al-Hujjah حجر الله و تعالى فرجه الشريف he also cries for his grandfather Aba Abdullah just like we are gathering here to cry he says in the زيارة بمام الحجة واجد ده oh grandfather فلأن أخرتني الدهور وعاقني عن نصرك المقدور ولم أكل لمن حاربك محاربة ولم النصب لك العدام ناصبة فلأن دبنك صباحا و مساءا ولا أبكينا عليك بدل الدموع دموع دماء oh Aba Abdullah إذا لم أستطيع أن أساعدك إذا لم أستطيع أن أصبحت لك أقرأك و أتذكرك و أقرأك و أقرأك أقرأ كثيرا until my eyes begin to bleed for you oh Aba Abdullah اليوم when we are gathered to remember Imam Al-Hussein we are not just remembering a person we are remembering the one that Rasool Allah cried for and the imams cried for this is the first reason why we cry for Imam Al-Hussein the second reason is that Imam Al-Hussein he is a Adra and a Abra he is a source that brings us to cry to shed tears but Imam Al-Hussein is also lessons Imam Al-Hussein is an ideology and Imam Al-Hussein is principles and we need the principles of Imam Al-Hussein even now and even today with the challenges that we face as Muslims the everyday challenges the greater challenges that the religion of Islam is facing today one of the greatest dangers to the religion of Islam it's not from outsiders it's not from people who are from the outside who are attacking and bringing down the religion of Islam it's people who say the Shahada and who might pray who might read the Quran but they are the ones who are destroying the Islam and destroying the Quran these are the same people that Imam Al-Hussein fought so by holding on to Imam Al-Hussein we are holding on to an ideology we are holding on to the Quran we are holding on to the Salah we are holding on to the Tawheed when we say the Ziyara of Aba Abdullah we say I shahed that you have recited the Salat you have recited the Zakat you have recited the Ma'ruv and you have recited the Munkar Imam Al-Hussein he gave his life for the sake of Salah Imam Al-Hussein he gave his life for the sake of the religion of Islam for the sake of the continuation of the message of his grandfather because it was only 50 years after the death of Rasul Allah where a group of Muslims turned back over their heels just like the Quran describes وما محمد إلا رسول قد خلت من قبله الرسول أفئن مات أو قتل انقلبتهم على أقابكم will you turn back over your heels after Rasul Allah dies a group of Muslims did turn back over their heels and they left the Quran and the message and the Tawheed and the Rasala and the clearest example that a group of Muslims did leave that is the massacre of Karbala the massacre on the day of Ashura with the grandson of Rasul Allah we're not talking about someone who is very far in lineage to Rasul Allah his great great great grandson this is the one who Rasul Allah used to carry in front of the Muslims this is the one who Rasul Allah used to kiss in front of the Muslims this is the one who Rasul Allah used to say حسين المني و أنا من حسين أحب الله من أحب حسين حسين is from me and I am from حسين now we understand حسين is from me every grandfather says my grandson is from me but here Rasul Allah says و أنا من حسين and I am from حسين this means that the message of Rasul Allah without Imam Al-Hussain it would have died it would have perished on the day of Karbala because a man like Yazid took power the religion of Islam it needed medicine just like when someone is sick the religion of Islam was frail there was a cancer within the ummah the religion of Islam it needed a medicine someone to revive the religion after a man like Yazid took power and that medicine was the blood of Aba Abdullah to be spilled on the ground of Karbala to give the religion its life back and to give the religion its essence back and the poet says on behalf of Imam Al-Hussain إن كان دين محمد لم يستقم إلا بقدلي فيا سيوف خذيني if the religion of my grandfather Rasul Allah does not survive only with my death then let me die and this is what Imam Al-Hussain did he gave the ultimate sacrifice for the religion of Islam he gave the ultimate sacrifice so you and I can stand and pray so you and I can go to Hajj so you and I can fast so you and I know the true religion because Imam Al-Hussain all that he did was that he did not give legitimacy to a man like Yazid Imam Al-Hussain would have stayed quiet and Yazid would have taken power Imam Al-Hussain he could have stayed in his home he could have stayed in the Medina all he would have had to do was give bayat to Yazid and he wouldn't have been harmed he probably sent 20 for Imam Al-Hussain and Imam Al-Hussain he saw that if he allows a man like Yazid to take power then that means he the grandson of Rasul Allah is giving legitimacy to a man like Yazid so Imam Al-Hussain in order to save the religion of Islam he gave the ultimate sacrifice a sacrifice that no one throughout history has given a sacrifice like about Imam Al-Hussain where not only he sacrifices himself but he sees his family and his children one after the other being killed and Imam Al-Hussain was not after power Imam Al-Hussain was not after this dunya sometimes you see people they go and they risk their lives they risk many things that they have for the sake of dunya for the sake of seeking power and Imam Al-Hussain his goal was his goal was to revive the faith and give the faith it's life once again this is why he says I cannot give you bay'ah I will give you bay'ah قد ركز بين الثنتين بين السلة وهيهات من الذلة يقب الله ذلك لنا و لرسوله و هجور طابت و ضهرت و علوف حمية على أن تؤثر باعة اللي آن على الغصار عن الكرام أبا عبدالله Al-Hussain he said they gave me two options ألا وإن الدعي أطل الدعي the one who claims who his father is الدعي he doesn't even know who his father is زينا بكالزهم يبنى مرجانه in his own court a man like Ibn Ziyad who has illegitimate birth he wants to give Imam Al-Hussain an option ألا وإن الدعي قد ركز بين الثنتين he has given me two options بين السلة دعيني and the arrows أو الزل or humility و هيهات من الزل and this is the lesson my dear brothers and sisters that we learned from Imam Al-Hussain today you look at the followers of Imam Al-Hussain the ones who shed tears for Imam Al-Hussain wherever you see them you see that they are not the deal they are not humiliated and we learned from Imam Al-Hussain that we would rather be killed and we would rather be tortured but we will not be humiliated and this is how Imam Al-Hussain gave Islam its beauty and this is how Imam Al-Hussain gave life back to the religion of Islam the men that were killing Imam Al-Hussain they were trying to not only kill a man on the day of Ashura their war was against Rasulullah their war was against الشدوة لا إله لله و الشدوة أن محمد الرسول الله يزيد he had the head of Imam Al-Hussain after they brought the head of Imam Al-Hussain he began to recite poetry towards the head of Imam Al-Hussain he says و استهلوا فرحا ثم قالوا he says only if my grandfathers the ones who were killed by the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib only if they were here to see that I have the head of the grandson of Rasulullah and then he says but he Hashim played with power it was not an issue of revelation or angels coming down رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم what option does Imam Al-Hussain have Imam Al-Hussain he said that he was the only one that could defend the faith on that day they did not only try to kill Imam Al-Hussain by killing Imam Al-Hussain they tried to kill Rasulullah by killing Imam Al-Hussain they tried to kill the Quran this is why when Shimmer he came on the ninth of Muharram a day like this the night of the Ashura he came with a letter with from the armies they were gathering they were multiplying as the days increased first it was one thousand on the second of Muharram then thousands and thousands they began to come until a night like this they had all arrived in Karbala 30,000 and this is according to the least of traditions the least hadith the least number he comes with a letter from telling him begin the war right now begin the war on the ninth of Muharram and then the letter also says kill Hussain and after you kill him فلتطأ الخيل صدره وظهره let the hooves of the horses قلت this is what they wanted to do and this is what they did they thought that by killing Imam Hussain they will kill the religion of Islam on the day of Ashura Imam Hussain's bones were crushed every single bone in the body of Aba Abdullah was broken they broke every single bone thinking that by doing that they will be able to destroy the religion of Islam and the message of رسول الله however Allah says in the Qur'an ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أمواتا بل أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون they have a plan and Allah سبحانه وتعالى has another plan and the plan of Allah is the successful plan the plan of Allah is what worked and this is why until today you are gathered here to remember Imam Hussain otherwise where do you see a person that people they gather and they remember him over 1400 years after his death they tried to wipe out the family of رسول الله even that 6 month old child they killed him they did not want to leave anyone from the children of رسول الله alive so that this message so that the رسالة of رسول الله dies with Aba Abdullah on the day of Ashwa but Imam Hussain عليه السلام Allah سبحانه وتعالى had planned something else for him and we learn from Imam Hussain that if you work for Allah if your intentions are pure for Allah you will be eternalized and this is how Imam Hussain was born on the day of Ashura Imam Hussain's remembrance it began on the day of Ashura every time they tried to kill him every time they destroyed the grave you know the grave of Aba Abdullah was destroyed numerous times by one of the Abbasid caliphs and he destroyed the grave he tried to destroy the grave of Aba Abdullah over 18 times anyone that goes and visits Imam Hussain there have been wars this is what you see right now where people are killing governments are persecuting this is nothing new during the times of the imams they used to see who goes and visits Imam Hussain they would tell him give us a tax they saw that did not stop people from visiting Imam Hussain they come and they tell him give us your hand we will cut off your hand in order to visit Aba Abdullah we will cut off your hand they give their hand and they would cut off their hands to visit Imam Hussain the next year a person goes to visit Imam Hussain they tell him give us your right hand he says my right hand was cut off last year take my left hand this is what Imam Hussain teaches us he teaches us to sacrifice he teaches us that blood defeats the sword as long as you are with Allah as long as you remain your iman strong because this was what Imam Hussain did and the companions of Imam Hussain look at Aba Abdullah Abbas that brother of Imam Hussain that loyal brother of Imam Hussain who was with Imam Hussain not because Imam Hussain was his brother he was with Imam Hussain because he saw that he had a duty towards the Imam of his time they cut off his right hand he says he says you cut off my hand but I am going to protect my faith وعن إمامن he doesn't say in my brother he says my dear brothers and sisters today we are gathered here to remember Imam Hussain and to commemorate Imam Hussain however we have to pick up lessons today the family of Imam Hussain on a night like this they were in the camp and there was 30,000 that wanted to kill the Grand Salafas and 72 73 men who were with Imam Hussain the day of Ashura teaches us that we have to make decisions in life 30,000 they made a decision to kill Imam Hussain to watch Imam Hussain be killed and only 72 men remained with him my dear brothers and sisters we have to also make a decision which side are we on are we on the path of that day Imam Hussain he gave his life for the sake of say the Zainab and the women of Imam Hussain they sacrificed for the sake of the Zakat and the Hajj and the Salah and the remembrance of Allah سبحانه وتعالى so tonight let me choose which camp am I on am I on the camp of Aba Abdullah or am I on the camp of the enemies of Imam Hussain the enemies of Imam Hussain they said no we are choosing this dunya they tried to fool themselves one of them was Omar bin Sa'd he was the leader he was the general of the army that killed Imam Hussain Aba Abdullah ibn Ziyad he comes and he tells him I want you to be the general of the army that stands in front of Imam Hussain and I will give you the Imara I will give you the leadership of Ray I will give you that you can go and rule over there Omar bin Sa'd he saw that he's going to have power he's going to have leadership he's going to be rich after he takes after he becomes the governor of an area and then he comes and he he's deciding between himself he says should I leave Ray when Ray is all that I've been wishing for my whole life but I have to kill Hussain and then Shaytan comes to him he says yes they say there is heaven and there is hell and Allah سبحانه وتعالى will hope people accountable if they are correct I will repent to Allah after 2 years he thought that he could fool Allah he will kill the grandson of the Messenger of Allah and then he will repent 2 years later my dear brothers and sisters on a night like this we have to make a decision which camp we are on which side we will be with Imam Hussain عليه السلام he symbolized the side of Haqq the camp of Haqq and Truth and Iman and that camp symbolized the camp of Shirk and Nifaab and disobedience and arrogance a camp that 30,000 men were unanimous in the murder and the oppression of their their prophets grandson Imam Hussain عليه السلام Imam Hussain عليه السلام teaches us we have to make difficult decisions sometimes in life now sometimes some of us probably we can say I could never be like Imam Hussain how can anyone expect me to be like Imam Hussain yes we can't be like Imam Hussain but we could be like the companions of Imam Hussain Imam Hussain he had companions that came in all ages in all forms he had from the old man حبيب مضاهر to the 6 month old child he had women he had children he had converts who was a convert who was with Imam Hussain he even had a slave and freed slaves that wanted to defend themselves to defend Imam Hussain and the Imam of their time my dear brothers and sisters tonight is the night of عاشورة let us turn our hearts to Karbala if you have not cried for Imam Hussain cry all night like this because Rasulullah and Fatima are crying cry for Imam Hussain because Imam Al-Ruza عليه السلام says يبنى شبيب ان كنت باكي اللي شيء ان فبكي لجدية الحسين فقد ذو بحكة ما يضبح او صلف شبيب او صلف شبيب اذا تقرأوا لأي شيء فقرأوا لأي قرآن و سأقرأوا في هذه الناس كما المصنف كانت تقرأ و كانت تقرأ أمام الحسين عليه السلام يجدون المنطقة تقرأوا الناس يخبرون أخيه أبن حب العباس يخبرون بنفسي او صلف شبيب و يجدون ماذا يريدون ماذا يرام ماذا يرام العباس يرام و بعد ذلك يخبرون يقولوا ان يريدون المنطقة يريدون المنطقة يخبرون يخبرون أبن حب العباس او صلف شبيب يخبرون يخبرون يقولوا ان يريدون المنطقة يخبرون يخبرون يقولون يخبرون ي้ام يرام ي zdeاب يemaleح يولد يولد يولد يولد أمام الفسين على موضوع مثل هذا. This is what they were doing. They were worshipping. They were praying to Allah سبحانه وتعالى. Another event that took place on a night like this. أمام زين العبدين عليه السلام. He says I was in the tent. And my aunt Zaina, she was taking care of me. أمام زين العبدين was sick. He was frail. He says my aunt was taking care of me. I heard my father sitting outside the tent while he was fixing his sword. And he was saying he was eulogizing himself. And he was saying he was going to take care of me. كم لك بالهجراق والأصيلي. من طالب بحقه قتيلي. والدهر لا يقنع بالبديلي. وكل حين سالك سبيلي. He says خنختني العبرة. I began to cry. But my aunt Zaina, she could not control herself. She went to Imam Al-Hussein. She told him what happened to you. اليوم ما تجد يا. اليوم ما تلمصطفا. اليوم ما تتمي فاطمة الزعراء. اليوم ما تلمها تلمجتبا. Oh my dear brother, I see that you were eulogizing yourself. How can you leave us? How can you be killed? Imam Al-Hussein, he tells her. وعلمي أن أهل العرض يموتون. وأهل السماء لا يقون. جدي خير مني. أبي خير مني. أمي خير مني. أخي خير مني. He tells her my grandfather and my mother and my father and brother. They all are better than me and they died. So I see that Zaina began to cry. الحديث says that Imam Al-Hussein عليها السلام. His hand on her chest brought the calmness to Zaina. She felt the calmness and then Imam Al-Hussein عليها السلام. He tells her O Zaina I will be killed tomorrow. And we will undepten. We will be burned. O Zaina you have the responsibility. You will have to take care of the children after me. You will have a very difficult road for me. She promises him that she will fulfill her responsibility. Imam Al-Hussein on the day of Ashura. On the day of Ashura after everyone was killed. After Abu Al-Fuql Al-Abbas and the companions were all killed. وقفعنا. He stood to say his final farewell. He stood to say his final farewell. But before doing so. He saw that his son عليها الأصدر عبد الله الرضيح. That six month old child of Imam Al-Hussein. He saw that that child was going to die out of thirst. His mother did not have milk to give him. Because she had not drank water or eaten food. So he takes his son عليها الأصدر. He takes him and he wears the cloak of رسول الله. And he writes a camel so they know that he is not going to fight. He has something to tell them. He hides the child under his cloak. And he goes forward. They don't know what he has under his cloak. Some say he has a run. Others they're confused. Then they see Imam Al-Hussein. He brings out a six month old child. He tells them. Some said give him water. Others said give him water. The son of Imam Al-Hussein. Imam Al-Hussein tells them. You can even take them. You can take him. And you give him water. If you drink from the water. أمر ابن سادي. He calls Harmalah. He tells him. He calls Harmalah. He is divided over a six month old child. Harmalah says what should I do? He says. Don't you see the child? Then the neck of the child. That is shiny. Imam Al-Hussein up in butcher. Under the neck of the child. And he throws the blood in this. And from the sky. Now Imam Al-Hussein. He says. He says. Because they kill. They kill. He says. They come. Imam Al-Hussein. He comes back. The children. They stand in front of Imam Al-Hussein. They tell him. Imam Al-Hussein. He gives the child. To say the same. صاحب الزمان. Imam Al-Hujjah. He sends his salams. تعليل أصدر. He says his salams. صاحب الزمان is crying right now. صدر في انتظار. قد تحموا. صفل فجي. عضل أبرضي. نسألك اللهم وندعوك. باسمك العظيم الأعظم. العزل جل لك ربيا. ربا ورس فويس. تن تايز. يا الله. لفل قلوبنا على دينك. اللهم ارزقنا زيارة Al-Hussein. اللهم ارزقنا شفاعة Al-Hussein. اللهم جعلنا مع Al-Hussein. اللهم عجل لوليك الفرج. وجعلنا من انصاره وعوانه. والمستشهدين بين يديه. اللهم ارزقنا شفاعة Al-Hussein. صلواتك. وفي كل حتة تسكدوا. وارضك. وتمتعوا. برحمتك يا رحم الراحمين. وصلوا الله على محمد وعلى على الطاقة.