 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين الحمد لله الذي يجيبني حين أولاديه ويستر علي كل عورة وأنا أعصيه ويعظم النعمة علي فلا أجازيه نحمده ونسبحه ونقدسه على آلائه ونعمائه ونشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له إله واحدا أحدا فردا صمدا قيوما نؤمن له بالربوبية ونقر له بالعبودية من يحد الله فهو المحتدي ومن يضلل فلا تجد له وليا مرشده ونشهد أن سيدنا محمدا عبده ورسوله أرسله بالهداوة ودين الحق ليظهراه على الدين كله اللهم صلي وسلم وبارك وترحم على محمد وآل محمد كأفضل ما صليت وسلمت وبارك وترحمت على إبراهيم وآل إبراهيم في العالمين إنك حميد مجيد وصل اللهم وسلم على جميع الأنبياء والمرسلين والأوصياء والصديقين وعطرة نبيك الطيبين الطاهرين المعصومين والأخيار من صحابته المنتجبين ومن تبعهم بأحسان وإيمان إلى يوم الدين عباد الله أوصيكم وأوصي نفسي المقصرة المذنبة بتقوى الله ولزوم أمره قال تعالى في كتابه الكريم عوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم اليوم يأس الذين كفروا من دينكم فلا تخشوهم وخشون اليوم أكملت لكم دينكم وأتممت عليكم نعمتي ورضيت لكم الإسلام دينا صدق الله العلي والعظيم سلام عليكم على مدينة عيد الغدير ايضا عيد في مدينة الله سبحانه وتعالى عيد الله الأكبر اليوم هو الثلاثة من حجة الحجة والحمد لله الذي شروفنا وهدانا لولاية الإمام أمير المؤمنين عليه الصلاة والسلام نحن نقوم بسرعة لله سبحانه وتعالى نحن نساعده لتجدنا موضوعا من اوقعه موضوعا موضوعا موضوعا وانه لولاية ولمشاك ومؤمنين من مولا المتقين مولا الموحدين وهمير المؤمنين عليه صلاة والسلام one of the most influential transmitters of Hadith, محدثين. In the Sunni tradition, his name is المتق الهندي. He has an encyclopedia of Hadith, more than 40 volumes of Hadith. And the name of that encyclopedia is كنزل عمال, very famous within the Islamic circles. In his book, he narrates this Hadith on behalf of the Prophet ﷺ. عرسول الله ﷺ أنه قال, ما ثبت الله تعالى حب علي في قلب مؤمن فزلت به قدر. ونبر الله ثبتة in stalls, firmly in stalls. The love of Ali ibn Abi Talib in the heart of a believer, that believer, that person would never slip, would never go into the wrong direction فزلت به قدر. Moreover, the Hadith says إلا ثبت الله إلا وثبت الله قدمه على الصراط يوم القيام. When Allah installs the love of Ali in his heart in this life and he embraces this love and this guardianship and this loyalty to Ali ibn Abi Talib then his journey in the hereafter is also safe and Allah will strengthen him and consolidate him on the path of the Surat on the day of judgment. This is the real gift from Allah. I mentioned last night briefly, very briefly at the end of the Tafseer, that sometimes Allah ﷺ gives various gifts to various people. Sometimes Allah gives intelligence to some people. Sometimes Allah gives money and wealth. Sometimes Allah gives fame. Sometimes Allah gives family and children and grandchildren. Sometimes Allah gives property and land. Sometimes Allah gives influence and government and position in the community. These are gifts but Allah saves his greatest gift and the special gift to special people. And that special gift, the ultimate gift of God is the gift of Hidayah and guidance. And Allah does not give this guidance to anyone, to special ones who deserve it, who work hard to earn it And an example of that gift is this Shaykh who is sitting here. He just touched down from Denver Colorado. A Shaykh, until a few years ago he was known as Shaykh Omar Al Farooq. Today he is proud to name himself a Shaykh Ali Farooq. Shaykh Ali, he hails from a prominent family in Mosul, in Northern Iraq. And during his course of studies, his father sent him to study abroad. He went to Medina. He arrived late. So they said to him, you have to wait one year until we admit you into the Wahabi institution. He went to Jordan. He arrived late. He went to Damascus. And in Damascus, in Syria, he will mention the story tomorrow, insha'Allah. During the celebration of Eid al-Gadir here. Where I ask you to come here, insha'Allah, to listen to his experience, to his journey. How Allah سبحانه وتعالى guided him and changed his direction, 180 degrees. 180 degrees. From being someone who could not tolerate to hear the name Shi'a. Or to see the Shi'a into someone who is a scholar in the Shi'a tradition today. الحمد لله. This is the gift of Allah. A gift from Allah سبحانه وتعالى for those who are sincere. I mentioned the story here last night as a story briefly. When I was leaving, a lady came to me with tear in her eyes right here at the entrance. She said, I have a similar story. My name used to be Aisha Farooq. Now I am Fatima Farooq. Last night here. So these are gifts. These are gifts, special gifts for special people. And we have to appreciate. Sometimes we take this gift. We who are born Shi'a. We take this gift for granted. We don't appreciate this gift of هداية. Of the willaya of Ahlu al-Bayt. And Amir al-Mu'mineen. Always you have to say. Always every single morning. Every single evening before you go to bed. Always recite this. الحمد لله الذي هدانا لهذا. وما كنا. وما كنا لنحتدي لولا. أن هدانا الله. وما كنا لنحتدي لولا أن هدانا الله. This is by invitation only. By invitation to cross these difficult borders. To cross it. These are by invitation only. I know another sheikh from the same city of Mosul. Who also made this journey to the school of Ahlu al-Bayt 50 years ago. 50 years ago. With my father. My father was sent to exile in Northern Iraq. By that regime at that time. Before the Ba'ath came to power in Iraq. That's back in the 60s. So لرب بضربة النافعة. Sometimes you think that something bad is happening to you. But then Allah knows. Allah is designing something good. A good outcome. My father was sent into exile to different cities in Northern Iraq. So they would punish him. Keep him away from his family from his city. They sent him to Zakho. Northern Iraq. In Kurdistan. They sent him to Tikrit. And then to Mosul. And there in Mosul. His job is to preach the word of Ahlu al-Bayt. The message of Ahlu al-Bayt. So one of the young people there in his early 20s. He was debating with him. He comes from a prominent family in that city. And within a few nights. He found himself to be guided to the school of Ahlu al-Bayt. He says to me. That man he tells me the story. Now he is in his 70s. Almost 70s. He tells me. When I accepted the school of Ahlu al-Bayt. For one year. I still had some doubt in my heart. I still had some doubt. That is it really logical that. All those people around me. My family. Some of them are very learned scholars. They could not find the fact. And I am among hundreds of thousands of people in my city. I am the only one who found the fact. This thing really bothered me a lot. Am I really on the right direction? Or am I being misled? He said although I was Shi'a. But still I had a residue in my heart. Some doubt. So he said. We had a scholar. A pious scholar in the city of Mosul. I decided to go and ask him. Because I trusted his opinion. This man is a man of God. A pious man. A righteous man. He has Taqwa and Wala. I said. Let me go to this man and ask him. So I went to the mosque. And I said to him. After the prayers. I did the prayers with him behind him. After the prayers I came to him. I said to him. I would like to have a private session with you. With no one there. He said. Yes. Come to my house. So I went with him. To my house. To his house. And I said. This session is very confidential. I don't want anyone to know about it. The sheikh said. Yes my son. What is it? Tell me. He said. I was very hesitant. Should I tell him? He would be mad at me. He would be angry. But I said. This is why I am here. This is my last resort. I want to know his opinion. Because I trust him. I said to him. Shaykhana. Please. Don't get angry at me. Allow me to speak. He said. Yes my son. Tell me. What is it? Have you done something wrong? I said. No. I haven't done something wrong. But for the last year. 12 months. I changed my method. To the school of Ahl al-Bait. The Shia. And I just wanted to see whether I did the right thing. Or the wrong thing. He said. Shaykhana. Immediately he stood. He went. He shut the door. He shut the windows. He came back. He said. My son. Can you tell me about your family? Who is your father? Who is your grandfather? So I mentioned. My father is this and that and mine. So he knew my grandfather. He knew my family very well. He said. I know your family. I know your father very well. I am going to tell you something. Don't share it with anyone. As long as I am alive. Don't share it. My son. What you did is right. The rightful Madhab. And Madhab al-Haq. And Madhab al-Ahl al-Bait. And I am myself. I am Shia. But I hide it. Nobody knows. Because if they know in my community. They will murder me the same day. The same day. They will murder me. So stay on this path. This is the right path. Stay. Be strong. Be proud. And be assured. That what you did. Is the right gesture. This is what I heard. From this Shaykh. Who is also from Musa. And now he is in Iraq. Right now he is in Iraq. So. الحمد لله الذي هدانا. لهذا. وما كنا لنحتدي. لو لأن هدانا الله. Another story. I prepared something. But I'm saying something else. Yeah. I'm not reading from my notes. I'm reading from my heart now. I conclude with this story. Because today's عيد الغدير. You know Dr. مصباح الدوري. He has been here a couple of times. And. He was heading the Salafi direction. In America. In America. In North America. Not just America. But North America. And he tells me. Dr. دوريني. He tells me. That I was. Researching. For so many years. Quietly. I did not share this with anyone. Secretly. And quietly I was reading. And reading and researching. Then. I reached a stage. This is the right. This is what Allah. Subhanahu و تعالى. Is asking me to do and to follow. The school of the Prophet. And. And. But I did not declare that. I was hiding it. Only between me and my Lord. Nobody knew about it. No one. None in my family. None in my community. Until one day. And I was hesitant. Should I say now. I am Shi'a or not. Until one day. I read an article. There is an electronic newspaper. I follow this popular. Arabic newspaper. There was an article. Defaming. And attacking. The school of Ahl al-Bait. And saying all sort of this. You know. Typical nonsense. That they have different Quran. They are hiding their Quran. They hide their belief. That Ali. Is the messenger. Not Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. They don't pray. They don't this. They don't. They face Karbala. And their Qiblah is not Ka'ba. Karbala. And. And you know. You know the rest of the cliche. That we hear it all the time. He says. I read this article. On that day. Allah gave me. The strength. The energy. The wisdom. The power. To counter. That article. So I started typing. That what you are saying. I was re-battling this. The writer of this article. I said to him. This is not true. The Shi'as are Muslims. They follow the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. They follow the guidance of the Prophet. The will of the Prophet. And they follow the school of Ahl al-Bait. Their Quran is the same Quran. The Ka'ba is the same Ka'ba. They perform the prayers this and this and that. And I sent the article. I said. I will send this. And they have to publish it of course. And I asked the editor. I said to him. If you are a real Muslim. You have to publish this response. In the same page. So it went. After a few minutes. I published it. Alhamdulillah. Then I realized. I realized. Oh and he says. At the end of the article. I said to him. What you said. Are all wrong accusations. Wrong accusations. What you said. And I am. Doctor. I am proud. And I sent the article. I sent it. They published it. I realized after a few hours. That today. Is the day of 18th. Of the Hajjah. The day of Eid al-Ghadeer. He says without a planning. Without a planning. So I knew that this was again a gift. Allah enabled me to defend. The truth. To defend justice. The truth. The truth. The truth. The truth. The truth. Of the day of Ghgadeer. This is 4 years ago. 4 years ago. He says. I am a newly born person? At the age of 17. 7. Is a newly born person? حيث يكون لديك محاول أو أبداً الحياة ، المحاولة الحياة هو أن تتبع الحقيقة إذا لم تتبع الحقيقة ، حياتك تنظر حياتك تنظر اليوم نبدأ تعتبر أن هذا هو حياتي اليوم عندما نبدأ تبع الحقيقة ونضع الحقيقة وعلى كل أخرى لا يوجد حالة تنظر كيف يوجد حالة للمشاهدة الله سبحانه وتعالى للمشاهدة هذا الشيء الذي كان يبقى علىنا الشيء من إمامة وويلايا الشيء من إمامة وويلايا ويوجد منها من المتغيب لقد أردتهم ، لقد أردت بمثلهم بمثلهم في أماركا في أوروبا ومدلسا ومساعدة أسرحة كيف يصبحتهم كيف أردت بمثلهم ومشاهدة أسرحة ومشاهدة أسرحة ومشاهدة ومشاهدة ومشاهدة نسأل الله سبحانه وتعالى لإمكاننا أن نكون الحقا إن شاء الله الإسلام والفتحة والحقا والفتحة لي وعليهم أسراته Иسلام من مات على حب آل محمد ما تشهيدا ما تشهيدا ممنىُ who dies where his heart embraces the love, the loyalty and the fellowship of أهل البيت he is granted the status of a martyr and then the Prophet وعلى الله عليه وسلم أكمل with this hadith on this day The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says عنوان صحيفة المؤمن حب عليه ابن أبي طالب The title of the book The title of your book You carry a book وكل إنسان ألزمناه طائراه في عنقه ونخرج له يوم القيامة كتابا كتابا يلقاه من شوي The title of that book is the love You have to carry If you want your book to be accepted Here the cover has to carry It has to carry The title حب عليه ابن أبي طالب عليه الصلاة والسلام بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والعصر إن الإنسان لفي خسر إلا الذين أامنوا وعملوا الصالحات وتواسوا بالحق وتواسوا بالصبر صلى الله عليه وسلم على سيدنا محمد وأهل بيته الطيبين الطاهرين