 Welcome to the late-night talk with Miros Dahmad Ali and a very special night in life from the holy city of Karbala. Now as millions of Muslims celebrate the aid affiliated with sacrifice or some may refer to it the great festival many across the world will celebrate this occasion you know whether you're living in the east or in the west culturally known when you celebrate aid you buy a fresh shirt fresh pants fresh pair of sneaks stand in front of the mirror to look as fresh as possible and then go to the mosque pray and so on and so forth. Now is that what aid is all about? Do we actually know the exact meaning of the aid and how many aides are there in the religion of Islam? I actually want to know that all of these I mentioned I want to know that that's why we have our very special guest Sayed Ammar Naqshwani who has joined us tonight to discuss aid Sayed Naqshwani. Thank you, thank you, thank you, you're looking amazing. So we did mention freshness begin it off how fresh do you look for one to ten? Yeah I'm good you know and in these 49.3 degrees Celsius Arab temperatures I'm hanging in there although I'm drained underneath the suits at the moment so the viewers probably see me as being shiny you know I look alright but under here I'm gone. Oh okay now Sayed Naqshwani a lot of people wonder this how important is the aid when talking about different religions I know to Islam it's very important people take it to a different degree which we'll get to talk about but how important is the aid in terms of other religions I think one of the you know one of the most beautiful periods in in the year is whenever you see a religion celebrating its greatest festivals yes I've been fortunate to have traveled around the world and have witnessed some of the most wonderful festivals within for example the religion of Islam and outside of the religion of Islam and you find that the smiles on people's faces something unique when I'm walking here in Karbala this evening and I know everybody's been through over 35 40 years of oppression in this country and yet you find that everybody's smiling you know there are people out here who are probably on minimum wages in most countries but there with their families they're having a great time you see the balloons everywhere you know you see the candy being sold and that's what festivals really bring in any community and that's why I'll tell you you know I may not be Christian but Christmas I find as being one of the most wonderful periods in the in the calendar and Prophet Jesus alaihi salam is a prophet of the religion of Islam as well as being revered in Christianity and so when you're looking at the atmosphere and you're looking at the lights those same lights that you see in the Hindu festival of Diwali for example all of these festivals bring a great atmosphere within the communities that could be so ravaged by poverty or by oppression yes and each of these religions has a spiritual element to it you know there's a new start in Diwali there's the recognition of God's blessings with Christ and Christmas and likewise when you come to the Eid and the religion of Islam you find that each of the celebrations in the religion of Islam has their own special significance yes so it's a wonderful time of year and I you know I wish everybody you know a special holy day tomorrow or whenever they've celebrated the Eid and hopefully it continues to come back every year and bring us more and more blessings from God hopefully so it's safe to say that it's a sort of happiness you know a source that brings everyone together you know whether you're living in the eastern or west people actually I know people who fly distances just to be with their families on a specific day you know people are in Arafah right now or they finish the Arafah they're just doing the rituals of Eid now is Eid mentioned in the Quran it's an interesting question Eid is mentioned only once in the Holy Quran and it's mentioned in Surah 5 of the Holy Quran which is Ma'idah fantastic yes so it's mentioned in Surah Ma'idah we're getting there we're getting there we're getting there I just gotta tell the number one okay okay we're getting there Surah Ma'idah which is known as the table spread or the supper yes what some might refer to as the holy supper or the last supper yes and again it's in reference to Prophet Jesus alaihi salam the disciples of Prophet Jesus out of course mentioned in different parts of the Quran sometimes their story is mentioned in Surah Ma'idah sometimes their story is mentioned in Surah Yaseen the famous line where if I send them with Nain if I give them a fa'azzas nabi bethaleth ahsant so you have these different parts of the Quran well it is Eid and you know we're in a merry mood you have these different parts of the Holy Quran where God speaks about the disciples of Jesus and yes the disciples of Jesus like I think the companions of any prophet have got moments where they want an increase in their certainty yes there's different levels of Yaqeen. Elm is different to Ain. Ain is different to Haqq. My knowledge of what fire is is not the same as when I see fire which is not the same as when I'm burnt by fire. My knowledge of the fact that God looks after our sustenance I may see it but it's not the same when I actually touch that sustenance. The disciples of Jesus, alayhi salam, ask him can your Lord send us down food from the heavens? He replies back to them by saying are you not certain about who I am or about what my Lord can provide for you? They said no we want an increase in our certainty it's only something natural even Nabi Ibrahim alayhi salam asked Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala to show him how he raises the dead and makes them alive. The line then in Surat al-Ma'idah verse 114 is the only ayah and the Holy Quran where the word Eid is mentioned. Okay. Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. If Qa'a al-Isra ibn Maryam Allahumma rabbana anzil alayna ma'idah minas samayi, takoon lana eidan, li'awwalina wa akhirina wa aayatan mink wa rzuqna wa anta khayroon raazikin. So the ayah in the Quran begins when Jesus son of Mary said oh Allah our Lord. Allahumma rabbana anzil alayna ma'idah minas samayi, takoon lana eidan. When you send this Holy spread or Holy Supper from the skies it will become a day of Eid for us li'awwalina wa akhirina it will become a day of Eid for the first of us and for the last of us means that Eid may be an occasion which can be defined as whenever there is God's blessings sent on mankind as a form of guidance it is to be celebrated by those present at the event and every single one who hears about that event forever. Otherwise that Eid would just be an Eid for him and his disciples. When he says Allahumma rabbana anzil alayna ma'idah minas samayi, takoon lana eidan, li'awwalina wa akhirina wa aayatan mink. It's a sign from you. A day in which Allah subhanu wa ta'ala sends His blessings. A day when Allah announces one of His signs on the earth. Look at the definitions. A day in which Allah's mercy extends upon mankind and also it's a day of great sustenance waruzukna wa antakhairur razaqeen. There is an ayah which number one we can use as a great common denominator for our interfaith discussions with the Christian world. There are many Christians in the world who do not know that the Quran mentions Mary more than the Bible does. There are many Christians in the world that do not know that the Quran has more about the virgin birth of Christ than the Bible does. And there are many who do not know that the Quran even discusses the supper that came down upon the disciples of Christ. So therefore this ayah of the Holy Quran represents the only time the word Eid is mentioned within the holy book and highlights a particular celebration of God's mercy and blessings upon mankind. Now it does not mean that whenever Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sends His mercy or you know His blessings a person has to celebrate. Is that considered as Eid or is there just special occasions that you know sent to prophets like Jesus or the birth of a prophet of Allah because as you mentioned Ahmad quite rightly if you look at the word Eid if you look at the derivatives it signifies a return. Every year when we remember the birth of a prophet like the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and his family that should be an Eid for us because it's reminding us of that day of mercy which continues to pour and shower itself upon the Muslims in their lives. Therefore to signify Eid as being only for example related to al-Adha or fifth no. The birth of a prophet or the birth of a saint from the line of the Holy Prophet peace be upon him and his family that is also a day of Eid. A day where Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala guided man is also a day of Eid. If there is a day where someone is mentioned as a guide for mankind's a day of Eid. If there's a day where Islam was victorious that's a day of Eid. Any day where we see God's mercy and blessings upon us is no doubt a day of celebration. No it's this part we're gonna get personal in. I mean and everywhere across the world when it's Eid time even during Christmas you see the sales going on crazy huge discounts. Now Sayyidna five things if someone or if you were to tell someone what to buy for Eid. Five things watch or you don't want to see my list the person will go bankrupt. Okay watch shoes, cologne, sunglasses and sneakers. Well watch I think everyone has to have on their wrist a Daytona. Cologne Creed Aventus shoes definitely made by Prada. Okay so we're up to five grand right now. Sunglasses, chrome hearts, sneakers, Hogan's. Okay so are you ready to buy these for me tomorrow? No. I'm sure Prada or Hogan's must have a store over here. Oh yeah they do. Maybe chrome hearts as a store. We should check out Babel Qabla should have something on the corner. But yes you know. In the chai. I think I'm gonna be waiting for those five by the way now that you forced me into that. No I'll get you the exact copy of them made in China though. Insha'Allah. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. But what I mean from that is that a lot of people tend to focus on shopping during Eid. Now is that an okay thing or is that something that's you know happy? Something good for I think it's great. I think a lot of people have said that Eid and Christmas and other festivals have become consumer you know consumer places or consumerized and so on. Isn't that good though? I think it's great. You know the focus shouldn't be that. Okay. But let's face the facts when you were a kid when I was a kid wouldn't you wait for your idea? Oh yeah. Wouldn't you wait for that you know you go to your grandma or your grandfather or you go to your parents and you're like come on give me something and the parents would give you you know a certain note if you're lucky or they'd go to buy you you know you want a watch you want the latest game. When we were children that was our understanding of festivals. Yeah. Now I don't see a problem with you know the family is all gathered here quite wonderfully in Karbala. You know they're all going they're going shopping they're trying to you know bring a day of joy to each other. It's the day of Allah's mercy upon one another. I'll tell you something that happened. We were at the house of Imam Ali at the house of Imam Ali alaihi salam in Kufa. Yeah. And while we were there at the house myself and Murtaza Kanani the head of spiritual journeys was sitting down and this lady came into the room where we were sitting with the Imam of the area where they pray and she she inquired about something. The Imam said to her that just wait outside. I'll get back to you. We asked what is it and she said she just wanted some money to go and buy her children some aid gifts because they are so poverty stricken in some parts of Iraq that we might joke about you know having a Daytona or having chrome hearts or having a discreet. I might not be joking but at the same time if I if you're willing to spend money on these things then you shouldn't be hesitant about looking after someone's smile on the day of Eid. Yeah. That lady wanted fifty dollars a hundred dollars and so if some of us are going to go out there and we're going to spend money we should bear in mind to have a thought for those people in the world that will not come anywhere near what we have. I'm not saying that you'll buy happiness on the day of Eid by giving someone money but you could certainly rent happiness for that one day. Yeah. You know mind you I've seen some of these families who don't have any of the things that we've mentioned but I'll tell you what they can all sit on a dinner table and smile. Yeah. And there are people out there on the day of Eid who can't even get their kids around them because of the fact that everyone's you know disunited in the family or there are quarrels in the family. Yeah. So I think while Eid can be seen in some cases as going towards the direction of consumerism. Yeah. Which I don't think is always negative but I think it becomes negative a person forgets about the affairs of the ummah generally. And I think one of the good things about shopping during Eid is a discount because really you can it's consumerism as you mentioned. Now let's bring down the Eid, different Eid. First you have Eid al-Futr. If you can mention something about that and then we'll talk about the different Eid we have as well. Well Eid al-Futr is a wonderful Eid because you're celebrating the the discipline that you've achieved in the month of Ramadhan. Okay. You know when you come to Eid al-Futr what's interesting about the Eid prayer is the two chapters which are recommended to be recited in Salat al-A'la and Salat al-Shams. Why? Why? In Salat al-Shams and Salat al-A'la you've got the two verses in the Holy Quran that talk about tazkiat and nefs. The purification of the self where you've achieved the level of wonderful discipline. Yes. In the holy month of Ramadhan it was difficult to fast in the heat but we were lucky that we were breaking our fast that say seven-ish. There were people who were breaking their fast at 9, 9, 30, 10 o'clock having had the longest day at work. To be able to have a month of self-discipline that definitely deserves a wonderful celebration. It does. Hence when we come to Salat al-A'id in Salat al-Shams you find us reciting the wonderful verse, Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem wa nefsi wama fa alhamaha fujoraha qad aflahaman wa qad khabaman. That nefs, that self, successful is the one who purifies it. Yeah. When you're able to purify your nefs then you should celebrate that month of purification. Definitely. It was a physical purification and the fact that your stomach was purified from being a graveyard for animals. Although the way some Arakes eat of tar, I don't know if there's any difference. I remember seeing what I would call replicas of Mount Everest on a plate. A replica of Mount Everest on a plate and I'm looking at it and I'm thinking, are you for real? Now I know you're starving and I'm starving but I always find that when I want to break my fast I find that it becomes the anti-climax that you don't eat as much as you expected. I've seen some guys, I've seen some guys munch, I've seen some guys not munch, devour. Now, so they've got physical aspect which you'd hope you're celebrating but you're also celebrating the spiritual aspect. You've got the guys who curse normally and then the whole month they've tried to stop it. People who lie, gossip back. So it's Adil Fattar is that celebration. Where you just go all out. Well I hope you don't go all out but there's a self-discipline that's there which I think is fundamental. Yes. I think at the same time remembering the poor. Yeah. Because we then return back to a life where on the day of Eid you can go to the best Michelin star restaurant. You could just book one straight away. You could go to the best of restaurants. You and your family have the best table. You're not even thinking about the money and that there are certain families who have to go back to the world where they have to walk three, four kilometers to find water. Wow. And that's why Zakat al-Fattar for example is something fundamental that a person takes a certain amount of money out on behalf of them and their family members to try and make sure that we all gather an amount to look after those who have not achieved what we may have for example continue to go back to. Yes. They may still be poverty stricken. So Eid al-Fattar is that celebration of the disciplining of one's self and the ability to enter the world of altruism. Mm-hmm. Eitha. Youkthiruna ala anfusihim. Walaw kana bihim khasasa for example. You find that that world where you've entered is not the world anymore of I it's the world of we. I now enter a world where I think of others not just myself. So that celebration at the end of the month of Ramadan is a celebration which really is one of the most poignance when you reflect upon it. Mm-hmm. And it's beautifully how you mentioned it because you know Eid especially after Ramadan as a whole month of you know really really disciplining one's self you get to celebrate. Now tonight we're celebrating Eid al-Adha or the month or the Eid of sacrifice as some may refer to it. What's the background of Eid al-Adha? Eid al-Adha is a recognition that we are honoring Prophet Abraham. Okay, so. And his willingness to sacrifice all that he had for his Lord. So pre-Islam. Yes. The actual Eid is one which is of course Islamic Eid. Yeah. But the remembrance of Abraham's sacrifice. Okay. And the remembrance of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice for his Lord. Mm-hmm. What Abraham did with Isma'il is the greatest moment of love you'll see. What Hajar or Hagar done with her son and being willing to sacrifice all for the Lord is the highest level of love. Now those who receive the most reward on these days are those who are either in the land of Mecca during you know at Arafah or Muzdalifah or Mina. Yeah. Or those in the land of Karbala because the poet says that he's beautiful. He stands in Karbala looking towards those at Mina for example. O you who are about to sacrifice come join Me in the land of sacrifice. Wow. O you who are about to drink Zamzam. My tears for Hussein make the real Zamzam. So in Eid al-Adha, Abraham, the sacrifices are immense when you reflect upon them. Many Muslims will reflect upon Abraham's sacrifice but we know Isma'il wasn't killed. Yeah. Whereas the six month old baby of Hussein was butchered on these planes. Yes. So that eat again but once again. Surah Al-Shams we said Okay. And we have one line. Successful is the one who has purified himself. When I come for Eid al-Adha. It's not a matter of oh it's another Eid. Let's just celebrate. It's a recognition that you know it's another start. It's another time to remember Allah's mercy upon me. Yes. I am one of those who is trying to follow those who are being blessed by Allah. Wow. I'm fortunate that I was born into the religion of Ibrahim. Let's not take this for granted. Imam Sadaq, if you don't want God's blessings to ever leave you, always say Alhamdulillah and shukr to Allah. A day like this a person should be ready to be thankful to Allah. Yes. That he was born in a religion that has Abraham and his sacrifice as a principle in that religion. So that's really seen as the background of Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha. Now another Eid Muslims do celebrate is Eid al-Mubahala. Now this is the famous story that goes around in the Quran. Now why is this considered as an Eid? Isn't just a regular occasion? Eid al-Mubahala is arguably one of the most blessed days in the religion of Islam. The incident of Mubahala is an incident which is mentioned in Sunni and Shia literature. If you look at the Tafseer of Surah 3 verse 59 to 61, Tafseer Al-Jalalain, Jalal al-Din al-Suyouti and Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli have a Tafseer known as Tafseer Al-Jalalain, famous Sunni Tafseer of the Holy Quran. And if you look at our books of Tafseer, you find that the Christians of Najran had heard that Islam had now taken over the Arabian states. And they wanted to know what was their position? Are they going to be allowed to freely worship in their church or not? They had a church that was known as Ka'bat Najran. 40,000 people used to go towards that church. They came to Medina. They wanted to meet the Holy Prophet peace be upon him and his family. When they came to the Mosque of Medina, they met Abdul Rahman bin Awf and Othman bin Affan. Said to them, we'd like to see the Prophet Muhammad. They told them Imam Ali is there. Go and speak to Ali of the Mitalim. Imam said to them, tomorrow come in more humble clothing. You're wearing your jewelry and diamonds and rubies. Come tomorrow a bit more humble and you'll see the Prophet of God. The Christians came to meet the Holy Prophet peace be upon him and his family. They began to ask him a series of questions. Now this event takes place a year and a bit before the Prophet passes away. So we're talking the 9th year after Hijrah in the month of the Al-Hijjah. They come to meet the Holy Prophet peace be upon him. Of course they don't believe he's the Prophet of God. They said to Muhammad, we want to ask you some questions. They said, go ahead. They said, who's Yusuf's father? Who's Joseph's father? He said, Jacob. Tick. Who's Moses' father? He said, Imran. Tick. Who's Jesus' father? First they said, who's your father? He said, Abdullah. Then they said, who's Jesus' father? He said, he had no father. They said, then he must be the son of God. Because if he has no father, then God must be his father. The Quran replied in Surah 3 verse 59. Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. The example of Jesus, Allah, as an example. Adam. He created him from the ground. Then he said, he must be. He must be. The Quran said, Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. The example of Adam in the eyes of God. This is the example of Jesus in the eyes of God. Adam. Jesus had a mother. Yes. But he had no father. Adam had a mother? No. Adam had a father? He was more worthy. So who deserved to be the son of God? Yeah. But they weren't convinced. So they were told to enter a mubahela. Mubahela is, you claim to be on the right path. I claim to be on the right path. Okay. Let's ask God, if we're so certain, to curse those who are on the wrong path. So it's a type of war? It's the invoking of a curse. Why though? Or just debate. Ah. They're coming to the man who says he's the prophet of God. If you want to challenge him, he's not going to kill you. Don't go back and spread things that we challenged him. He couldn't answer our questions. And don't say that you never met the man who's the prophet of God later on. I'm going to give you every proof you want. Because if the prophet gets hesitant in this moment, they're like, why should we follow him? But when the prophet says ask God to curse me if I'm the Antichrist or if I'm a Messiah, let God curse me at this moment. They knew about it in their literature as well. When they return, the Quran mentions a wonderful ayah in chapter 3 verse 61. Quran said, if they dispute with you after the knowledge has come to them, say to them, come, we'll bring our sons, you bring your sons. We'll bring our woman, you bring your woman. We'll bring ourselves, you bring yourselves. The companions that night were thinking, who's he going to take with him? Because when he says, abna'ana, abna'akum. Okay, maybe Nisa'ana and sa'akum. Prophet at that time is married to a few wives. And fosana and fosakum. Who does he count as his own cell? That's a high station to me. That's huge. The Christians were also that night wondering, who's he going to bring with him? If he brings his companions, we'll enter a mubahala. If he brings his family, we won't because a man who's willing to take his family and sacrifice them for his religion as a man of God. Wow. The next day, the prophet says, sons takes Imam al-Hassan and Imam al-Hussain. They were six and five at the time. As the woman, he could have taken any of his wives, he takes Fatima al-Zahra, alayhi s-salam. She'd say that Nisa'a al-Alamin. As himself, he takes Imam al-Nabi Talib and that's why the prophet would always say, alim in nafs al-Rasul. Suyoti al-Mahalli, in tafsir al-jalalain. Narrate that he took Ali, Fatima, Hassan al-Hussain. So they went towards the Christians and the Christians saw that he had boys, family. They said we won't enter a mubahala. Because the amount of light that shines from those five spaces, if they told the mountain to move it, the mountain would move from its position. Wow. That day is in Eid. Because that day, the mystical position of al-Muhammad was even more confirmed than even on the incident of Qisa'a a couple of years earlier. When the incident of Qisa'a took place, Allah had sent His grace. And now with the incident of mubahala, Allah is sending His grace upon them and highlighted that with 100,000 Muslims in Medina at the time, there's no one who comes near Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussain. Now Sayyidina, if al-Mubahala is considered as Eid, why isn't the incident of Qisa'a considered as Eid? Why isn't Badr considered as Eid? Uhud, the battles that Muhammad did win, why aren't they considered as Eid? These are all days of Eid. Any day. But they're not called Eid. Some, for example, may say that the exact date of these we don't know, so we can say the incident is an Eid, but a day we want to give. Mubahala, we know the day. Abha, we know the day. Fatar, we know the day. With Qisa'a and others, it's different historical narrations about the exact date. But that does not mean that if you have, for example, one of the opinions about the date, why not? That could be the day of Eid. Remember we said a day of Eid is a day where one of the eyes, one of the signs of Allah has shown. A day of rizq. These are all great days for us which we can celebrate as well. Like, which battle did the faqar come to? Well, you have from the battle of Badr. That's the day of Eid. So why don't Muslims celebrate it? Muslims, if they want to. I know many Muslims who on the 17th and 18th of Ramadan give lectures about the battle of Badr and the greatness of that battle. That's also a form of celebration. To remember, celebration doesn't have to have the word Eid next to it. But because Eid al-Fath, Eid al-Adha, we're known with the word Eid, then there are other cultures that put this in. Yes, we do understand that. Good, thank you. They're giving me comments in my... Imam Sadaq, alaihi s-salam, we hear mentioning numerous times that the greatest Eid is Eid al-Ghadeer. Now, as you mentioned just now, Mubahala is one of the greatest because Prophet Muhammad or the Ummah saw the greatness of Ahl al-Bayt, alaihi s-salam. Now, is Eid al-Ghadeer even greater than that? No, Eid al-Ghadeer definitely is the greatest Eid in the religion of Islam. Why? Imam was completed with the prophethood of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family. There's no doubt. Okay. The perfection of that complete religion was to ensure that a man was chosen as the leader for the Muslims, who could protect the interpretation of the Qur'an from going wayward in the way RasulAllah protected the revelation of the Qur'an from going wayward. But he mentioned it earlier. Numerous times earlier he said that Ali is the successor after me. But on the day of Ghadeer, Islam was at its greatest. It had reached the largest number. He was near his death. And so Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala tells him, Ya ayyuha Rasul, If you don't, the message is incomplete. What is this thing which if RasulAllah does not say the message is incomplete? Don't tell me it's about halal food. It's about making it clear for the ummah who is going to lead them after him. He's the final prophet. But who's going to lead the Muslims in their political, theological, spiritual guide? I'm not talking guide of the mundane affairs administration. I'm talking who's the embodiment of spirituality. Who's the embodiment of ethics on the earth? Who does not have a blemish on his character at all? Until today the Muslims cannot decide how a leader was to be chosen after the Prophet died, except the school of Ahlul Bayt where we say clearly our Prophet announced the leader on behalf of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Ask other Muslims, tell them, after RasulAllah died, how was the leader chosen? Some say well he was implicitly chosen. Others say well it was an election. Then you say well the second caliph, well the second caliph was chosen by the first. And the third caliph chosen in a shura of six. And the fourth caliph chosen by the whole Muslim community. Until today the Muslims are in chaos when it comes to how a leader is chosen. The day of Ghadeer Allah said all of you calm down. If I leave it in your hands to choose, you'll choose those who befit your worldly affairs. Not the one who befits your hereafter. Whereas the one I choose for you, is the man who will give you victory in this world and the hereafter. So that day, that incident of Ghadeer where the Prophet stops at the place called Khom, mentioned clearly in Sahih Muslim that Zaid bin Alqam narrates that the Prophet stopped at Khom and mentioned. Leaving behind the Qur'an and Ahlul Bayt mentions that the wives are not part of the Ahlul Bayt. You could see in Sahih Muslim that they are technically part of the family but not who this ayah is revealed about. And mentions the sons of Ali amongst the sons of Ja'far, the sons of Aqeel, the sons of Abbas as being his Ahlul Bayt, Alaym Al Salam, alongside the Qur'an. When Ghadeer takes place, the talking Qur'an is alongside the written Qur'an. The walking Qur'an is alongside the written Qur'an. The man who's announced is the very man who's the embodiment of the teachings of the Qur'an. You cannot separate a moment of his life from any of the principles of the Qur'an. And a man who the Prophet said, I am the city of knowledge and he is its faith. Now, if we were to look all of that, I mean, the completion of the ayah you mentioned, Wallahi, Asimu Kamin and Nas. So, if Prophet Muhammad did mention that, you know, Ali al-Talib is going to be after me, is a successor and Muslims did do bay'ah, and Allah will protect him from the people, later on we see something different happened. So, is that still indication that Prophet Muhammad Ali is the rightful successor? That refers to the announcement. That refers to the announcement. Oh, it's just a regular announcement. When the announcement is made, when Allah says, Wallahi, Asimu Kamin and Nas, Allah is making clear to him, get up and announce. Don't worry about those people who are the hypocrites around you. When you're going to make that announcement, none of them can do a thing to you. Because the hesitancy at that moment when you want to go up at Ghadeer and announce, there's monafiqah all around you. Some of them could come and stab you there and then. Yeah. Allah protected him. Have you ever heard anyone say, Rasulullah's sermon at Ghadeer was interrupted? Or did they come and congratulate Imam Ali after he was announced? Did Allah therefore protect that whole sermon? Did Allah protect that announcement? Even today when Muslims say, we don't necessarily agree that Imam Ali al-Talib is the first Imam, none of them can deny that the word Mola was used next to him. Yes. They could certainly differ on the opinion of the word Mola means. But none could ever say that Rasulullah did not complete his task of saying, for man kuntu Mola fada Ali, man kuntu Mola fada Ali Mola. Now at the end of the day when we do celebrate aid, a lot of people after Ramadan, as you mentioned earlier, you can't listen to music. People restrain themselves from swearing, from backbiting. All these negative things that they do in their life, regular days in Ramadan, they refrain from it. But after Ramadan, in the aid, they throw parties. The music and there's drinking and having fun and so on and so forth. Now is that allowed? Put the drinking aside, throwing parties. Is that allowed? Is that not allowed? Of course, go throw parties, rent out a club. You know, go out and enjoy yourself. No, of course not. You know, I think sometimes the Muslims... I was about to... I know you were about to jump. I think you were about to book a flight. No, I think sometimes the Muslims, because they don't understand the philosophy of what they've just celebrated, or sometimes some only do the act out of fear of hell. And that, at the end, once you've done that, you're like, okay, I'm going back to what I used to do. I've seen some Muslims, they'll say to you, in Muharram, we don't listen to music. Say, okay. Say, in Safar, we don't listen to music. Say, okay. Why? Say, Muharram Safar, Ahl al-Bayt, did you see what they went through? So I say, how about after Safar? Oh, it's all back to normal. So Ahl al-Bayt, Alem al-Salam, only are alive in Muharram Safar. Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, only hears us and sees us in Muharram al-Safar. Then there are others you'll see in London, for example, eight parties at this club at this time. And you'll see people raving it up and the alcohols out and they're drinking. Okay, those 30 days you fasted in the Holy month of Ramadan was the point of that self-discipline. Wasn't that a New Year's resolution? A clean start, blank slate? I saw someone who actually tried to back this up with a tradition where the Prophet allows the Muslims to play music on the day of Eid because he's like, listen, you guys have been doing a lot of Ibadah, now go out and listen to some music. And that's the problem. There are certain books we have in the religion of Islam which doesn't surprise me when Rushdie wrote the Satanic verses. Because if you use those books, you can make a mockery of the Prophet Muhammad, especially when you have authors who, without a doubt, are narrators who had hatred for him and his family. Now, you know, some people may differ on the word party. What's allowed and what's not allowed? Because regularly, I've been to many Eid celebrations and they just go to the mosque, eat breakfast, go home. Or they make a party outside to take the kids to the park or something in the center. How to actually get people back to the mosque to have a proper party at the mosque rather than throwing a party at a club or a party somewhere else? Well, I've seen in communities where I've lectured that they've done some fantastic things. Some people have done a fun fair in the park for the whole community. Where they bring the bouncy castles and they bring all the games and the kids can enjoy themselves. I've seen some people do a barbecue outside the mosque in the street for all the neighbors, Muslims and non-Muslims come and celebrate. I think the mosques have to begin to include such festivity for the community. Renting out a fun fair, renting out a park, or taking people on a trip somewhere, or letting the kids enjoy themselves, I think that's the way forward. The family should all be in unison with one another. The community should all get together, Muslim and non-Muslim. Because our non-Muslim neighbors, the fact that they help us in our worship in that month, also deserve to join in. So if you look at the Haida Islamic Center for example in South London, they've done great work in having fun fairs in the park, or barbecues, street festivals. I think all of these things are things that can be introduced into our communities. Now, how do you take that and celebrating and taking it to the poor? How do you give back while still spending? I know we mentioned it a little bit, but if you can, you know, emphasize on this point, is that how do Ahlul Bayt, at the same time, do emphasize on the fact, you know, go have fun, you know, but with limitations of course, celebrate, but at the same time, give back to the poor. Well, I think you look at Ahlul Bayt, Alayum Salam's life, and it's the very meaning of beneficence and generosity. They're not too worried about helping those who look to them for help. There are numerous eyes in the Holy Quran which highlight that Ahlul Bayt never, ever in their life reached a moment where they weren't willing to give back towards the creation of God. I think the day of Eid, a person like on the day of Arafat, it's recommended for some people to give some charity. And I think the day of Eid, as well as the day where we should try and look around us and see who's in need of our help. There are women who are the victims of domestic abuse. Maybe we can donate something to those shelters. There are people who are the victims of child abuse. Maybe we can donate to those shelters. There are animal sanctuaries for animals that have been abused. Maybe we can donate to those places. There are places for orphans or the homeless. That's a wonderful way to celebrate God's gifts and God's blessings. Definitely. I don't think it's just about exchanging gifts at home. I think building this sense of generosity in our families on the day of Eid and taking our children to places to remind them. Also I think visiting the graveyard for a few minutes on the day of Eid is something that can be very beneficial. Why? Your parents who may have passed away, your grandparents, if it wasn't for them, you'd never have this day. What if they're still alive? If they're still alive, go to their house. It's always great to go to your parent's house, give them a gift and sometimes, subhanallah, time with them is a gift. Yes. We think that it's all about buying something. Sometimes chilling with your parents is a gift. And I think that if more of us could do this, where we go to the graveyard to remember our marhome and our blessed beloved ones who passed away, or we go to our family members, send messages, WhatsApp messages to our relatives, rebuild relations, these are also different forms of wonderful acts we can perform on the day of Eid. Now before we go into the break, there's one thing that I would like to actually talk about is how do we live Eid, this celebration, this source of happiness, of joy, giving back, making everyone smile. In the West, if you just open a door for someone, you have the smile right away on the person's face. Now, how do we live the significance, the presence of Eid in our everyday life? Habibi, every day, Imam Ali bin Fahab says, every day you don't disobey Allah as the day of Eid. Every day. In which you don't disobey Allah, subhanallah. You know? Eid isn't just every day you're keeping away from sin is Eid. It's not easy. Yes. But don't look at Eid as only those four days. Every day in which a person doesn't disobey Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, there's also a day of celebration. It's not easy to go through a whole day without disobeying Allah in one way or the other. But if you can set yourself a target that you know what, let me try and celebrate Eid every day. Let me see if I can get through days where I'm in full obedience to Allah. Therefore, you find the prophets of God will say my prayers and my life and my death are all to Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala. They want to dedicate every day to Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala. Yes. When Imam Ali bin Fahab says, every day in which you don't disobey Allah is a day which is Eid. Every day in which you don't sin is an Eid. That gives us the incentive. You know what? Don't limit it to four days. Try every day to push. And so that day becomes a day of Eid as well. Yes. Sayyid, now let's take a short break and we're actually to continue celebrating Eid in the way that Sayyid Ahmad likes to celebrate, although we don't have the expensive stuff with us. But yes, we'll be back with Dr. Sayyid Ahmad after the short break, so do stay tuned. My dear brothers and sisters, we're standing now in the area where the battle of Al-Khandaq, the trenches, or Al-Ahzab took place. On my right hand side right now, this is the mosque known as Masjid Salman. And to my left hand side up there is Masjid known as Masjid Al-Fatih. In that Masjid, it's known as the Masjid of the victory, the mosque of victory. That's where the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, prayed for the Muslims to have victory over the Mushriqin at the battle of Al-Ahzab or Al-Khandaq. And that's where the news of the victory of the Muslims came to the Prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, where the Mushriqin have been defeated and the Muslims became victorious. So that's the Masjid known as Masjid Al-Fatih, and this is Masjid Salman. And there is Masjid Al-Aliyub Nabi Talib in the very back. One unfortunately cannot see it from this distance and it's been closed down. And unfortunately all these masjids are now closed down where a person cannot go inside and pray. In the past we used to go and pray inside these masjids but now we cannot do that anymore. And there used to be a Masjid known as Masjid Al-Fatih, which unfortunately now has been demolished or it's been demolished for about over 20 years. So these few masjids, there were in total seven of them in this region and all of them have been locked down or demolished. And a Masjid is now built to replace them and forcing the people to go inside this Masjid to pray. So we pray to Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta'ala to hasten the reappearance of our Imam, Al-Jalallahu Al-Farijahu Al-Sharif. All these masjids will be opened again and we can go back to praying inside them. Thank you. Respected Jews, welcome back. Hope you, insha'Allah, enjoyed that short report and we are back live in Karbalat Night of Eid. Everyone here, Karbalat is live. I just have to say that. I wish you can see what I can see right now. Every Karbalat is packed. Millions of people are in Karbalat from different cities, from different countries and Ammar from different countries and we are here to celebrate Eid and to see what Karbalat has to offer. Sayyidina, welcome back. Thank you. A'id Mubarak to you and A'id Mubarak to you as well. My dear viewers, now Sayyidina, now we're in the segment of General Questions. I do encourage everyone to send their questions in so we can ask Sayyid Ammar on general topics and general questions. Now Sayyidina, the first question is related to our topic and they say how important is Eid for the unity of Muslims? I think it's fundamentally important, you know, a celebration of Eid for the unity of Muslims, especially living in a world now where we've had an unbelievable number of deaths in the Muslim world and sadly sectarian tensions in some cases leading to these deaths, extremism leading to these deaths. When you're looking at Iraq, for example, where we're living, the number of, you know, coffins that you see being carried. Yes. Because of what took place with ISIS and their bloodthirstyness and their hatred. And it's great to see how in Iraq, yesterday, where was I? Two days ago, I had gone quickly to Qadmain in Baghdad and it was wonderful to see Shia and Sunni praying side by side. And that hopefully is the future for a land like Iraq where the Shia and Sunni are able to live side by side. Naturally, we have completely different opinions on certain historical issues, different theological conclusions on some issues. But when it comes to Salah, it shouldn't be a case where a person comes and judges when someone is clearly in the middle of their prayers. And that was wonderful to see in Iraq that at the height of the tension that had taken place, Shia, Sunni, Christian all coming together as Iraqis to try and build a unified Iraq. Many try to portray a hatred between the different sects in Iraq. The reality was it was the internationally backed extremists who found certain people here who were willing to go with their ideology. And many from outside. But the Iraqi people united and the Muslims united. And now on the day of Eid, when I see the Muslims come together, Sunni and Shia, this highlights what a blessing and a form of Rizq Eid for is for all of us. And I hope that for example, Syria now returns back to the Syria of old where Sunni and Shia used to live side by side. And you hope that Bahrain for example, the tension that's there, or that Saudi Arabia, you look at the Awamiya area, you find how the Shia are being oppressed, or you look at for example, Burma, you look at Malaysia, you look at parts of Pakistan, the Kashmir area, Parachinar, you look at parts of Afghanistan, you hope that Eid can soften the hearts of the Muslims and bring love between them again. Yes, insha'Allah. And just to mention to you, Sayyidina and the viewers, Karbalaq now is more packed than the years before. The years where Iraq witnessed the savagery of ISIS, the pilgrims have lessened because the majority of their sons, of their fathers were actually fighting against ISIS. And now, Alhamdulillah, 90% or 95% of the Iraqi territory that was under ISIS is now liberated. So everyone is here in Karbalaq celebrating and celebrating Eid and it's beautiful to see it. And last time I came to Arafa, I came on the day of Arafa last year and it certainly was not as packed as this year. This year you could see the confidence back in the people. ISIS was destroyed, all credit to the Hashir and so on and ISIS was completely destroyed. And you see people's confidence coming back and as I said, you see Sunni Shia, Christian all in the Baghdad area for example. Everyone living side by side, eating at restaurants, celebrating and this is insha'Allah the future. Insha'Allah now Hussain asks, is there a book in Arabic I could please read on the Battle of Jemal? On the Battle of Jemal, the best book in Arabic is Sheikh al-Mufid. Sheikh al-Mufid's book, Kitab al-Jemal, that is the best book you'll find The Book of Jemal. Yes, on the Battle of Jemal. Another question we have, would you recommend to read? Three Maqatil I would recommend to read. I would say, Abu Makhnaf, Ibn Tawus, and Abbas Qummi. I would say these three, if one was to read the different analysis of Karbala and the different narrations, these would be three wonderful works which could be read. The other question we have, is what are the main ideology of Sufism? Well, Sufism is not a sect in Islam. Sufism is the adoption of a certain way of life. A spiritual way of life. Sometimes growing in a period where the Muslim community is riddled with theological or legal debates which can reach a level so pedantic that your average Muslim feels that we've forgotten the spiritual essence of the religion of Islam and are purely focused on theology and law. Those who are Sufi in their origin, Suf refers to wall. As this idea that those who would wear the wall at very hot temperatures highlighting that they had shunned the world. What's interesting, when you look at many of the chains of the Sufi schools, is that they will return back to the Ahlul Bayt, because the masters of spirituality are the Ahlul Bayt, which does beg the question what does that say about the political caliphs but we'll leave that for another day. Hopefully. But you find that these schools will return back to the Ahlul Bayt, and return back to the students of the Ahlul Bayt, the likes of Bishr al-Hafi, Shafiq al-Balkhi, these are renowned mystics in the Sufi path. Yes. And these are students of the imams of the Ahlul Bayt, Biyat Imam al-Qadim, Biyat Imam al-Rada, for example. Now, a person may say, I want to become a Shia Sufi. You've already got the wonderful supplications of the Ahlul Bayt, you don't need to call yourself a Sufi. The Ahlul Bayt school is already a spiritual, mystical, ethical school. Schools that needed Sufis and other ones that were riddled with political leaderships that completely lacked spirituality at the helm. Or scholars who were puppets of certain empires and therefore the people felt spirituality was missing. But certainly when you look at the school of Ahlul Bayt, the traditions of al-Muhammad in themselves allow a person to reach the highest levels of spirituality. Now, Muhammad Mahdi SA says, I am curious about this quote by Imam Ali. Two things define you, your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. Is this legit? And is it really what Imam Ali said if you could help me, please? Well, as for the reference of the quote, I don't know the reference of the quote. He may have to go and search and we can search for him the exact reference of the quote. There are a lot of quotes on the internet which are attributed to Imam Ali Ibn Al-Mitalab, alaihi s-salam. But we can certainly go and research the reference for him and give him the volume and the page number if we find it. Insha'Allah. Now, another narration regarding this, the topic, Sadiqa Ashishah, Assalamu Alaikum Sayyidina. Imam Sadiq, alaihi s-salam says, Eid is not when you wear new clothes, but it is when you don't disobey Allah SWT. Is this narration accurate or different Imam? Imam Ali Ibn Al-Mitalab's one is a lot more accurate. Every day in which Allah SWT is not disobeyed is a day of Eid. And that would be a conclusive tradition. Now, the other question we have is regarding wudu. This person is saying, I have a broken hand and I don't know how to do wudu on the wrap. How do you do that? Well, we already have the traditions and the clear references in the books of Awam Raji as to the person who is wearing, for example, that bandage or the person who's wearing a cast. Exactly how they pour the water or how they wipe over that cast. All of these can be found in the respective book of Yom Marja. The other question we have is Sayyidina. We always hear that shaking the hand with the opposite sex is not allowed in Islam. However, sometimes we fall into a situation where our job depends on this. What do we do? Ayatollah Sistani, May Allah lengthen his life, mentions that the shaker of the hands with the opposite gender is someone who's not mahram to you. Something is not allowed unless it's going to bring harm to the image of the religion of Islam or cause distress in that situation. Now, certainly you may be in a situation where you don't have to put your hand out. But if you know you're going to bring harm to the image of the religion of Islam at that moment, then you have that guidance from Yom Marja. Ayatollah Sistani, Ayatollah Fayyad in a discussion also mentioned the same thing. That if the lady puts out her hand this lady is not a Muslim. If you pull your hand back that will cause harm to the image of the religion and unbearable distress for that person. Then a person is able to shake the hand. But a person should not necessarily be the one who initiates. Balik, now this person is saying we have a lot of narrations and in the Quran it mentions that it is mandatory to go to Hajj. However, due to the situation in Saudi Arabia, I choose not to go. Is this Haram or Halal? Well, if you refer back to Yom Marja on this issue if Yom Marja for example has made a statement to say that Hajj is not obligatory on the Muslims in this year because there's been an act of oppression that Marja may see in his position as representative of the Imam then the same way someone like Imam Al-Jawad may have for example forbidden a certain act on a certain year because of a certain issue then Marja may see in his representation of the Imam that he's allowed to do the same. However, if all of us are not going to turn up for Hajj then who's going to be there to honor the heritage of the religion of Islam, the visitation to the tomb of the prophet peace be upon his family, the visitation to the cemetery of Jannah Al-Baqia. So at the end of the day if you're using it as an excuse not to go to Hajj because of your laziness or you don't want to spend money, Allah already knows. If Yom Marja has given you a guideline then you follow the guideline of Yom Marja. Now, Kenzey Fatima she says why does Surat Al-Kahf or how is Surat Al-Kahf related to Imam Al-Hussain in eulogies as we hear? Because of the fact that the Christian priest who saw the prisoners of Karbala and the Tenth of Muharram when they had come with the soldiers of Yazid on their way to Sham, when they went on their way to Sham they stopped at a monastery. At this monastery the priest of the monk who was running the monastery was asked by the soldiers of Yazid if they were able to keep the heads of Imam Al-Hussain alayhi salam and his family members there and stay there for the night. Now this priest you find said to them there is no issue and while looking at the heads on the spears he asked about one particular head. He said whose head is that one there? They said to him what do you have to do with the head? He said I want to ask about the head of that one there. The reply came that's the head of Hussain bin Ali. Now at the beginning there's a question as to whether he recognizes the name or whether they actually say the name in this exact form or they say leader of the rebels but eventually while washing the face of Imam Al-Hussain he hears the quotation from the story of Ashab Al-Kahf the verse. So the head was reciting? The head recites it's a karama it's a miracle from God where he hears a voice from the head saying do you think that the companions of the cave are a sign of God? I Hussain bin Ali am the greatest sign of God. So this priest is known to have reverted towards the religion of Islam having witnessed this miracle. Now the story of the companions of the cave may be mentioned in certain Christian pieces of literature as the story of the seven sleepers of Ephesus. The seven sleepers of Ephesus. These people were people who worshipped God followed the message of Christ but were harassed and were oppressed by their people because they had not followed any polytheistic ideology. So that priest would have already known about the story of the seven sleepers of Ephesus. They were a sign from God because of the fact that they slept for how long? Over 300 years. Now that Christian priest would have been aware if that head a voice comes from it says do you think that those Christians were a sign from God? Then know that I Hussain son of Ali am the greatest of the signs of God. So therefore the connection between the story of the companions of the cave and the story of Imam Hussain alaihi salam is in relation to the journey of the Ahlul Bayt from Karbala to Khufa to Wotshahm when they stopped at this monastery that was the incident that took place. Now Ali said he says why is there more than one meaning to a verse in the Quran? Well where do you begin with that answer? Firstly who do you take your understanding of that verse from? I as a follower of Ahlul Bayt may take my understanding of an eye of the Holy Quran and the sebab and nizul of that eye from the Ahlul Bayt alaihi salam others may take it from the school of the companions So if there is an eye of the Holy Quran for example such as let's say و يطعمون الطعام على حبه مسكينة و ياتيمة و اسيرة إنما نطعمكم لواجه الله لا نريد منكم جزاءة ولا شكورة Imam al-Baq and Imam al-Salaq clearly show us that such an eye was revealed in honor of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatot al-Zahra when they would be about to break their fast they'd always give towards the poor and when the captive knocked on the door the captive and when the orphan knocked on the door the orphan يطعمون الطعام على حبه مسكينة و ياتيمة و اسيرة you'll find that others do narrate this then there are others who completely want to hide and say this has nothing to do with Ahlul Bayt alaihi salam therefore when someone tells me there's a different possible meaning where are you gaining the knowledge of the Quran from are you gaining the knowledge of the Quran from the Ahlul Bayt who were alongside the Quran the Prophet said I leave behind for you two weighty things the Quran and my Ahlul Bayt or are you gaining that knowledge of the Quran from people outside of the school of Ahlul Bayt or from people outside of the Ahlul Bayt alaihi salam yes secondly no doubt that there may be a number of layers of interpretation of one eye of the Holy Quran some traditions even mention there's seven layers of one eye of the Holy Quran there's a Zahiri meaning and a Baatani meaning why you'll find that our understanding and the development of our spirituality differs from person to person for some a surface level answer is enough guidance but if someone knows the full this different one someone knows a part of the truth or the full truth subhan Allah sometimes people have been revealed and given the full truth but arrogantly rejected it Quran even says some people actually concealed even though they were given the answer hidden meaning external meaning Zahir Baatin some were given the meaning from the people out of jealousy some of us are the Khawas of the Shia some are the Khawas of the Khawas there's a difference in the levels what do you mean by that Rasulullah himself would say Salman is on 10th level of faith Abu Dhar 9, Meqdad 8, Ammar 7 all of them have a certain capacity 10 being the highest 10 being the highest Salman's capacity to understand Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is higher than Abu Dhar but they're all great mu'minin there is sometimes when it comes to an ayah of the Quran Ahlul Bayt reveals some secrets about the ayah and it's fullest meaning to Salman which maybe this Abu Dhar could not comprehend so therefore you find ayah the Sebab and Nizul depends where you're getting it from or sometimes you have to ask is this the hidden meaning is this the external meaning is this the internal meaning and then you'll be able to understand why there are different layers to a particular ayah of the Quran now since we mentioned the companions Abu Dhar and Salman there's one narration that goes to my mind when I hear these two names together if Abu Dhar knows what's in the heart or the knowledge of Salman he would have killed him about Ali about Ali? why would he kill him? why would he kill him well the thing is obviously these types of traditions are very mystical okay and it's clear that the comprehension that Salman has in his relationship with Imam Ali Abu Dhar has the same relation Abu Dhar's level of taqwa some compare it to Nabi Isa that's huge however Salman the Prophet said this from us the Ahlul Bayt there are certain secrets revealed to Salman there is certain guidance offered to Salman which Abu Dhar how great he is wouldn't handle would not be able to necessarily handle remember these aren't infallibles they're on different levels but clearly Ahlul Bayt told us who's on the highest of levels now the other question we have is why would Allah tell Prophet Abraham to sacrifice his son these are all moments where Allah wants to see the development of his creations some of us call it a test I say on the contrary Allah wants to see the development of one's creation of one's abilities you claim to love me what are you willing to do me and you we claim to love Allah I guarantee you there's certain things we won't do you ask many Muslims you love Allah I say I love Allah tell him Fajr he makes a billion excuses why he's not going to wake up not even not going to wake up he's put a part of his life that he won't wake up if I'm near a mosque at Fajr I'll wake up if I'm asleep at 11 I will not wake up I don't care what any of you say to me sometimes when Allah sends us a test me and you look at it as a test I look at it as a development for me it takes me back to Fajr again because I appreciate what I have Prophet Abraham peace be upon him what happens with his son Allah swt asks him what I will sacrifice have you not trusted me in the past when you were on the fire I didn't make it cool telling someone to put your son it's like Allah telling you know what happened was he ready to do it he was he was ready but what kind of test is it ultimate show of love and sometimes people will say why is he a prophet and not me some will say at that time why is he a prophet and not me what because he obeys Allah to put your son on it's because me I'll set conditions for when I want to do things with Allah and I'll pick and choose what I want to do Salah suits me I'll do it but Hajj I'll make excuses I'll go when I want to go and not when you want me to come Abraham highlighted at one moment the difference between prophethood and any other creation is the willingness to hold hard to be submit to Allah swt without questioning one moment of submission shaitan is telling him leave it that's why we throw the stones leave it what are you doing I will go the whole way and he's even disappointed when it turns out to be a goat sheep ram whatever it turns out he's disappointed but Allah doesn't do not worry we accept it that one moment Allah highlighted the prophets of mine whatever I ask from them they're ready to sacrifice the last question for tonight is it allowed to listen to rap music without music played in it but then that doesn't come under the category customarily known as rap because in our society today rap is customarily known if you're living for example in the west you expect there to be a beat and track and tune and instruments and everything going with it if for example a person is saying that all I'm doing is reciting spoken word poetry but in a very fast beat there's no issue there as long as of course the wording is not that which is contradictory to the Qur'an and the yahlilbayt teachings but the moment you start bringing the world of tunes and instruments alongside all of this then that's where a person has to ask themselves is the tune from the people of disobedience of Allah is it from the people of fisqan for jur for example is the words opposite to the teaching of yahlilbayt will this be played at a club and so on other issues begin to come into the issue thank you very much for joining us over these you know I love these nights and please don't forget me in your prayers and karbala I should say that we need your prayers thank you so much and I know you too your killer we say it habibi now I respect you viewers thank you very much for tuning in it is the final night we'll say it's ammar for tonight for this period hopefully it won't be the final night for the upcoming future inshallah thank you very much for tuning in wa salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuh