 السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The greatest right of God The greatest right of God against you is that you worship him without associating anything with him When you do that with sincerity He has made it binding upon himself to give you sufficiency In the affairs of this world And the next Respective viewers, welcome to the world of Imam Sajad. Welcome to But what is the result of your right? Why has his masterpiece been neglected? When did Imam Sajad write this? And what lessons and mysteries and wonders are found upon this great work? And what are the rights of God? Let us discuss and more with my guests Sayid Dr. Amarnak Shawni Sayid, السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته How are you this evening? Very well, thank you very well and honored At the same time to be discussing the wonderful Works of Imam زينا العابدين عليه السلام So Imam Sajad is known for many many works, but this one in particular Why we never discussed this or studied it in the mosques. Do you feel it's been a little neglected? Yes, I certainly feel that this work has been neglected in our mosques in our centers It's sad how many of the followers of Ahl al-Bayt عليهم السلام have never ever in their life Read any of the حقوق in the رسالة any of the duties or any of the Responsibilities we have as human beings Within this particular treatise And on two levels, I think it's of the utmost importance. I think on the first level It highlights How much of a community that Has neglected literature and reading we have become you know, sadly We tend to rely on being spoonfed if the lecturer doesn't speak about a topic We're not going to take it upon ourselves to go and look for these pieces of work And yet these pieces of work have all been translated now in numerous languages If you speak Farsi, it's in Farsi. If you speak Arabic, it's in Arabic If you speak Urdu, it's in Urdu. If you speak English, it's in English In fact, you've got قدرة الله المشايخ is analysis of رسالة الحقوق Available in the English language with the translation of Lisa Zaynab Morgan And I highly recommend people to try and get hold of it. It's available online Then in the Arabic language, the likes of Saeed Hassan Al-Gubwenti have written A fantastic analysis of رسالة الحقوق And of the many lessons that can be learned from رسالة الحقوق of the Imam So I think on the first level, us as a community has to begin to reflect Just how much of a relationship do we have with literature in general And with the literature of the Ahl al-Bait in particular Even sometimes in our mosques, when we enter our mosques, I think it's fundamental now There has to be a bookshop as soon as you enter any mosque Or indeed any of the Imam Barghaz or any of the Hussainiyahs that we have It's a shame that you have mosques where you'll walk in, you'll see a big lecture hall But fundamentally you need to also have an area for literature For people to at least either buy books or to be able to borrow books from the library within that mosque Secondly, one of the best works that anyone can give to a non-muslim Which gives you an understanding of the whole of the religion of Islam And the duties and the responsibilities of every Muslim is the رسالة الحقوق I'm not surprised that شيخ الصدوق in three of his you know, monumental works خصال الصدوق, أمال الصدوق, عن دفقي He mentions the duties and the obligations from Imam Zayn al-Abideen Within the رسالة الحقوق He finds it fundamental that it's not just to be narrated in one of his works But in three of his works And I think it's fundamental why because every Muslim was given their duty, their responsibility And I think this type of work can affect anyone As in now as a Muslim, what is my duty with my neighbors What's my duty with non-muslims What's my duty and responsibility with my parents With my siblings Even with the one who calls us to اذان in our mosque Even he has a Haq over us So if some of your non-muslim friends today ask you Is there any book you could give me about the religion of Islam Or a book that gives you a general understanding of the religion As an understanding in which we're able to Learn about the religion the ethos of the religion and so on Then I would say the best work for us to give Is the رسالة الحقوق Now someone might turn around and ask a question The you Muslims follow the holy Quran Why wouldn't that be the best book For you to give to a non-muslim The holy Quran no doubt has affected influenced And inspired so many in history But in this day and age the Quran the bible the Torah There are certain wordings There are certain phrases Which today may be viewed as offensive When you're living especially in the western diaspora Someone might say okay How about نهج البلاغة for example That has a compilation of the sermons Say of إمام أمير الممين عليه السلام Why wouldn't you give that to a non-muslim I certainly think Giving نهج البلاغة to a non-muslim is something good Because there are many one-liners of إمام أمير الممين عليه السلام Which are phenomenal Indeed But نهج البلاغة A person needs to have a profound historical knowledge And context of the imam's biography You know if you give it to a non-muslim And it says this was his sermon on the way back From صفين They haven't got a clue what صفين is This was after حنين This was at جمل This was after سقيفة You know such words Given to a non-muslim within such a work It's very difficult Therefore if the Quran and نهج البلاغة In the year 2017 Are not necessarily the works to give to a non-muslim Colleague of yours at work Or a friend at school or college Or university So which work would you give I personally would say that you give a salat الحقوق You give a salat الحقوق It's got And has provided for us An understanding Of how we grow as human beings And in terms of our evolution How we are able to build the society that surrounds us Purify ourselves And ensure that our conscience is still alive Really the whole ethos of the religion of Islam Is given within this work And so when you ask me why Some of our mosques have not looked at it I believe that we can ponder over this for a long time But the reality should be that all of us should begin To have lessons Or to have a description of the salat الحقوق In our mosques For the youths and for the elders combined Just a quick message to all the viewers Is that as we will be doing the discussion And if you have any questions that you would like to ask the Sayyid Please contact us on 0203-5150199 Or alternatively you could WhatsApp us And Insha'Allah the Sayyid will be answering your questions Furthermore in the following programs We will be discussing different parts Of the treaty Insha'Allah And I hope you will be looking forward to that as much as I will be Doctor In regards to Imam Sajad I mean if he wrote this When did he write this Why did he write this Is the Salat الحقوق within the Saifah Sajadi Or are there two separate works That's definitely separate from the Saifah Sajadi Imam Really comes into the fore of Islamic history after Karbala Yes And I think Karbala Not only logically affects him as a human being But instead of the many who would have a post trauma Stress affecting them in their lives The Imam actually looks at Karbala And uses what happened To begin to rebuild the Muslim And the identity And definition of what is a Muslim I think at Karbala If we put Shia suddenly everything aside It was the lowest point in the history of Islam And sadly had bought back the days of ignorance And seen them permeate into the Islamic faith People had forgotten How to respect God People had forgotten how to purify themselves Their tongues were now full of obscenities Their eyes wouldn't mind watching blood Their stomachs wouldn't mind consuming that Which was forbidden They wouldn't mind being rude to the one Who agrees with them or disagrees with them They've forgotten the very essence of worship And it's meaning Now Imam Zayn al-Abideen after Karbala Sadly many times in Awama Jalis The only thing we ever hear about him Is that this was a man who used to cry a lot Indeed So always within Awama Jalis You'll hear speakers saying How emotional Imam Zayn al-Abideen was How sad he was after Karbala And these are within the narrations as well And no one can deny that Abu Hamza Al-Thomali is one of his closest companions And Abu Hamza himself narrates That I would see Imam Zayn al-Abideen Crying years after Karbala But Abu Hamza Al-Thomali also Provides us with two other Wonderful pieces from Imam Zayn al-Abideen Which highlight How the Imam did Not just want people to cry From hearing what took place at Karbala But wanted them To use the مصيبة of Karbala The tragedy of Karbala To be something transformative Something that allows you to grow as a human being Something that allows you to contemplate And reflect and become a better person Abu Hamza Al-Thomali Not only does he narrate The wonderful supplication that we recite In the holy month of Ramadhan Albeit quite long But eventually we get there after Like reciting it for like Seven and a half hours or something دعاء Abu Hamza Al-Thomali Which all the viewers will know well But also Abu Hamza Al-Thomali Is one of the narrators of رسالة الحقوق It seems According to some of the علماء That it's as if the Companions of the Imam ask him To provide them an understanding of Their duties as a Muslim If today I If you say in محسن ask me Said عمار what's my duties as a Muslim Who has got rights over me As a Muslim What are my responsibilities as a Muslim You'll find that the Imam Reply is back with In some narrations 51 Different rights and responsibilities That a complete Muslim Has to have fulfilled How many? 51 51 Mashallah Rights and responsibilities That a complete Muslim Because today the word Muslim is branded everywhere Indeed Every one's become a Muslim Everyone's now become a Mu'min Everyone's become a قاضي and a مفتي and ملة and خليفة and so on How many of us have reflected What did أهل البيت Ask from us In terms of Our duties and our Responsibilities as a Muslim In reality our duties and Responsibilities as a human being What's my responsibility as a Human being what's my جوتي When I Was a child My world was purely a World of five senses Touch, taste, smell, hear For example And see As I grew I begun to see That there was Responsibilities that were now Upon me As an adolescent I was Wondering How do I please God But then how do I Satisfy myself Myself once it's Desires fulfilled My imagination is Raging But then I've got this Faculty also called Anger It can be used Positively Can be used Negatively Yes But then I've got my Parents Now I've got a balance My parents And my duties towards My parents With my duties towards My Lord But then I've also got My siblings But then I also live In a country called The UK For example England Or I live in The United States of America Or I live in Canada What's my duties there Yes But then I've also got Juties when I'm in Transactions In the world of business I've got ethics related To the world of business But then I've also got Juties related To my community Yes Now all of these Juties I hear about In different lectures In the Resalet الحقوق I've got all of them One next to the other That's right As a Muslim I believe it could be seen As that black book Which everybody needs to have Which provides you an outline Of what must be ticked Before you get to that graveyard And I think it's wonderful Because the complete Muslim Is the one Who has read Resalet الحقوق Reflected on whether they have Observed their responsibilities With their Creator With their self With their body With their fellow creations So when it comes to The treaty of rights I mean Contemporary Modern day age Human rights is a big discussion And it's always on the news People are always protesting And you know For human rights To make sure it is upheld How does that relate to Resalet الحقوق Does it contribute at all? Well I'd be delighted If we have Law students Who are watching this show tonight Or those of you who have friends Who are studying law Especially human rights law You know there are many Who have sought to provide us with Declarations and conventions And bills related to rights The Bill of Rights European Convention United Nations Declaration The Magna Carta So many in history Have sought to provide A manifesto Or a treaties Or a syllabus related to Rights But with those Say you take the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Is there a section about the rights Of your stomach No Is there a section about the rights Of your private parts? No May relate somewhere In terms of honoring Protecting Guarding Not disrespecting And all those declarations of rights Is there anything about rights of parents? Not really What's unique is I ask you All of these Do they talk about the right of yourself As a human being Your nefs All of these declarations And conventions And Bill of Rights Do they talk about the self Of the human being Or are we just purely physical With this treaties You've got guidance for the physical And guidance for the Spiritual Your spiritual growth And your physical growth Are both discussed within the treaties And that's what's unique about it In contrast for example to The United Nations Declaration Or a Bill of Rights Or the Magna Carta That you don't have Responsibilities that help Actualize your spiritual And physical potential Yes, these declarations Excuse me Have been fundamental In the growth of Many societies Many countries Many cities But what's unique about The Law of Rights Is that the Imam takes you To the very essence of the Life of the human being Yep That's right So let's go into The Law of Rights The first treaty of rights It is that The first right is God That we worship Him And we do not associate partners When it's the belief in God Okay Now we do this continuously Throughout the whole year In our homes And at the mosque But also There is some sort of a Campaign Of atheism A movement of such And you know that certain You know Younger generations Will feel a little bit Challenged maybe Maybe they haven't studied Aqaid much Maybe they feel a bit Intimidated Or easily influenced By answers of the Westerners In regards to That there is no such thing as God That it doesn't exist at all Now What do you think about that And especially In our homes This new Breed of I won't say rebelliousness But let's say curiosity This new breed of curiosity In our own homes To do with atheism Well I think that's the reason That the Imam begins With the right of God If you look within The Law of Rights The first is the right of God And yes And yes There's no doubt there is There is a movement in the world today To ensure that atheism Has a very strong position But that's not something new as well You know you've always had periods In our history Where atheism Was extremely strong Was extremely dominant There were times Where people completely rejected The belief in God And I really don't have a problem With a human being Who sincerely Is looking For what is the meaning of life And what is the origin of life We all as human beings Have metaphysical questions Indeed Cosmological questions Ethical questions And psychological questions When there is somebody out there Who is an atheist That person May not be observing the right of God But that person At the end of the day Is someone Who may be looking for the truth Maybe sometimes The reason that person Doesn't believe in God Is because of the fact that The ones who do believe in God Are hypocritical If I now for example I'm a child Who was at the church Five years old Four years old And I was physically abused By the head of the church Or by the head of the mosque Or by the head of the synagogue I'm going to hate religion And what's at the forefront of religion God And my responsibilities and duties to God So That person who has decided atheism is their way That person hates the notion of God And the rights of God And one's responsibilities towards God Because of the fact That he has seen Or she has seen the hypocrites Who represent God Then there are others Who do not believe in God And the reason they don't believe in God Is science Scientifically I think you could go either way When it comes to Reaching a conclusion about God I think if you look in the world of science For every believer Who tries to use science to prove God There is enough atheists in the world Who can show through science That there is no God I think both the scientific world Who are trying to prove God Or trying to disprove God Have got valid arguments But science of course Is always open to Rethinking Re-experimentation New theories What could be postulated today As a conclusion in 10 years time May be Overruled because of a new finding Yes yes But today in our communities If I find somebody Who's not observing the rights of God Repeat for me the rights of God again The first right of God That we worship Him And do not associate partners to Him Okay The first right of God According to Imam Zainabuddin That every human being must observe Is that we worship Him And we don't associate partners That person Who isn't worshiping God Who doesn't even believe in God It's not our duty to kick them out Or to not talk to them Yes Or to not open discussion with them If they are truthfully seeking An answer Or they are truthfully and sincerely seeking To understand why we believe in God Then such a person in some cases May be more of a Muslim Than the Muslims who surround him Because we have many Muslims out there They believe in God But when they believe in God It's not through understanding If you ask them To name for example Two of the 99 names of God They wouldn't be able to If you ask them To prove to you God Through different arguments They won't be able to Rather they believe in Allah Because their parents believe in Allah And others believe in Allah And their generations So it's like culture inherited Culture inherited So that person who actively Sincerely is searching for God If you notice Sayed Muhsin And the usulah dina of a Muslim Tauheed monotheism Is a fundamental Component in the pillars of the religion of Islam Yes When I believe in God's oneness in Islam Can I believe in it Because my parents believe in it Or is it that I have to rationally And through the world of tradition Reach a conclusion that there is a God Even the very Statement a person makes When they become a Muslim Highlights that there has to be a lot of reflection Before they actually Come to the belief in God Because what do we say When we see someone take his shahada What's the first few words you say لا إله إلا الله For example There is no God But Allah Look at the beginning of it There is No God No God Indication But Allah Meaning That I've looked around Every definition of God Of God's There is no God But Allah مية as a Muslim I don't just straight away say I believe in Allah No أشهد أن لا إلاها إلاها I swear there is no God إلا الله Except Allah Therefore as a Muslim When I look at someone out there Who doesn't believe in Allah And I say Look you're not observing the first right Of رسالة الحقوق The rights of God No I should rather In a way of discussion and dialogue Talk with this person Who doesn't believe in God Look at their arguments Provide my arguments As you know they like رحف الدين Exactly Yes فمن شاء فاليؤمن ومن شاء فاليكثر Who ever wants to believe Let them believe And whoever wants to disbelieve Let them disbelieve I understand So if there's any viewers out there That are watching And are looking for God maybe Or have a friend or a colleague That is looking for God Any advice for them Where to look How to search for it For a truth Well I think I think there's a number of ways You can realize That there's a Lord out there I personally When I looked at some of the greatest Saints of God And looked at their lives Looked at their Moments of humility Their moments of forgiveness The moment they told me There was a God That was enough for me Because if believing in their God Made them such wonderful human beings Then I've got nothing to lose Believing in their God Yes I look for example at Imam Imam علي عليه السلام And look at the fact And look at the moment that He was struck when he was killed His behavior that moment Was so impeccable I want to know the Lord That he is worshipping Because if worshipping the Lord Produces that type of human I want his Allah I want his God I want his God I don't care if his God is called Krishna Buddha Allah I want the Lord That he was worshipping Because I've got nothing to lose When I'm worshipping that God What's Pascal's Wager about Yes You know Pascal's Wager That if we were to follow religion What have we ultimately lost at the end And if we weren't to follow religion What have we Gained at the end And at the end of the day my belief in God Say someone tells me There's no God you're messing up This is not on the path of truth On the contrary I turn around and say Hold on I take this belief I've got nothing to lose Turns out not to be a God I lived as a good human being these years And if there is a God You're the one who loses out in the hereafter But for me like I said personally There are some who will look at Prophets and saints who told them about God If I can live in a godly manner Like they did Then I've got nothing to lose There are others who reflect on the creation That surrounds us And say that this could not have come by accident There must be a designer to all of this There are others who philosophically say Something could come Could not come out of nothing There must be a first cause There are others who may say Put science aside Put famous prophets aside When I'm in trouble There's a feeling that comes in my head Oh God help me Even the person who doesn't believe God I beg you help me now If you're there That's part of my primordial nature When Imam Zainal Abideen Says the first right of God The first right is the right of God It's the Imam Making it clear to all of us That our primordial nature Was a recognition Of something more divine out there Something greater than you Something more noble than you And so that's another method in which one may find God But it's a journey And if I find someone out there Who comes to me and says Well you know this person in your community Doesn't believe in God I'll turn around and say You're on a journey And then you'll begin to reflect On the rights of God Discussing the rights of God And the first right was God should be worshipped Do you feel that the Muslim community Rather worships Allah out of fear Of punishment and fear of hell I think many of us worshiped God Out of fear of hell and punishment You can't deny it I think first we worship God out of fear of our mom's slippers You know There are some You know you're getting a licking If you're not reading your prayer Or you're not fasting in Ramadan Or you're not doing this or you're not doing that So At the beginning I would say that A lot of us Our worship of God was more out of fear of And ultimately the fear of hell Yes But as I said That's at the beginning Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib Describes this the most wonderful way He says Oh God I do not worship you out of fear of hell For that's The worship of a slave Nor do I worship you Because I want heaven That's the worship of a businessman I worship you Rather because I found you worthy Of being worshipped That's the worship of a free Human being Those three lines summarize The essence And meaning and philosophy Of worship When Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib says The first right of God Is that you worship him My lowest level of worship And it's not want to be underestimated It's not something negative But it's a start My lowest level of worship Highlights my lowest level of understanding And that is That God Punishes those who have been unjust Who have been oppressive Okay I'm gonna pray Because I'm scared of hell Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib says I don't worship you Out of fear of hell For that's the worship of a slave Yes The second level of some of our worship What does he say Nor do I worship you because I want heaven That's the worship of a businessman There are also people out there Who think that their duty to Allah Is to worship him Because if I worship Allah Allah will give me heaven How many times do you hear about these Suicide bombers 72 virgins 72 virgins And if I worship God God's gonna I'm gonna have breakfast with the Holy Prophet And God's gonna give me rivers And he's gonna give me lakes And he's gonna Their relationship when it came to worship They had missed the meaning Of worshiping Allah As our responsibility To Allah And Allah is right over us I don't worship Allah because I want heaven Because that's the worship of a businessman You seen there are certain people If you scratch my back I'll scratch yours You do me a favor I'll do you a favor Some people You'll only attend their house Because In the same way that you've gone to their residence They hope they come back to yours Some will only invite you to a gathering Because they'll think that one day You'll invite them to a gathering Some of us will only build relationships In the community With those who suit our financial Benefit That second type of worship Where I worship Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Because I want heaven Again I'm not observing the Haqq of Allah And that is the first in True worship The highest level of worship I worship Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Because I found Allah Worthy of being worshipped What do we mean when we say That we found God worthy of being Worshiped Do you think we wake up for Fajr Honestly Do you think I enjoy waking up for Fajr Honestly I hope so I'm going to be realistic And maybe there are people out there Probably there's many people out there Who are more religious than me I don't necessarily enjoy Waking up for Fajr It's minus 10 in London At the moment yeah it is Minus 10 Minus 10 It's too cold There are some who say It's not about it being too cold I'm going to lose my sleep Honestly we had a friend of ours In the community we had a friend of ours Honestly he would say I don't wake up for Fajr Because it's going to ruin the rest of my day Because he says I can't go back to sleep Therefore I don't wake up for Fajr Because of that reason We pray for that brother If I wake up for Fajr If I don't wake up for Fajr I'm going to burn in hell A second level of waking up for Fajr If I wake up for Fajr God is going to give me The biggest house In Jannah Third level Is an essential level In Ibada How can I claim to love you When I can't wake up In the middle of the night Thank you True How can I claim to love God And be grateful to God And the beauty When a person observes The Haqq of Allah The beauty of it Is that it builds Gratitude in you as a human And I tell you something Most humans are ungrateful Believe you me Most human beings You look after them You started a business for them You help them when they were in trouble You connect them with somebody They forget it What is insan Insan comes from the word Nisyan When we say someone What does it mean Human beings are forgetful You do a human being a Fajr Their gratitude In some cases is forgotten After 6 months There is no gratitude Imam Al-Sadaq Many times would say That the signs of the believers Is their gratitude To Allah What is worship Worship is not a set Of oscillating tongue movements Nor is worship the movement Of one's body parts Anyone can move their tongue Anyone can move their body parts Worship is when Is grateful to God Thank you for the day I just had That's right Thank you for the food that's on my table There are kids in Africa And sometimes traveling allows the human To grow I remember my travels in Cape Town South Africa My travels to Kampala, Uganda My travels to Dar es Salaam, Nairobi Mombasa Other parts of Africa Darben Johannesburg Congo Mozambique All of these places that I've been to Believe me I've seen people with wealth And I've also seen those Who break their fast Or in Muharram just about to have food When I therefore Put my head down In prostration I'm observing The Haqq of Allah But in reality I'm benefitting myself Because I'm allowing myself as a human To also grow and become more free Because Why doesn't Imam Ali say I found you worthy of being worshipped That's the worship of a free human being It's because You've Recognized that this world is so Short Life is so short, it's limited Any second we're going to perish We're all powerful with dimensions With everything we're going to perish We're all going to be 6 feet under the ground Doesn't matter if you're a king, you're a pauper But I've been given a lot And I will worship you Not because there's a heaven or hell Even if there wasn't one For what you've given me That I could see And that I could hear And that I can see and taste and smell And I have my parents with me And I have a house and shelter In this freezing weather How many people out there Do not appreciate that there are homeless people On the streets Who are shivering in a cardboard box Worship Of Allah Builds gratefulness in the human Even the ability to say Thank you I can't thank Allah Because he gave me the ability To say thank you True Even the ability when I say Thank you I do thank you Even that ability to say Thank you is a blessing from God Someone asked the question How do I ensure these blessings don't leave me Always say Alhamdulillah These blessings will not leave you Therefore when Imam Zayn al-Abdi begins And says the right of Allah Is that you worship him And you do not associate partners with him If it's seen at its low level People are just doing it out of fear But the highest level of عبادة And when a person really Has understood Allah's حق upon them Yes Is when a person worships Allah Subhanahu Wa'Ta'Ala Not because of heaven or because of hell But because they found Allah Worthy of being worshiped I send I send Carrying on with the rights of Allah And the rights of worship It says there that The greatest right of God against you is that You worship him without associating Anything with him Now the word associating anything with him Is this in relation to شرق And شرق being what just associating partners Or is there any other forms of شرق Sure and Islam Monotheism is the pillar of the religion Therefore Polytheism is seen as the greatest sin شرق Is normally the word Which is used for Discussing polytheism And the first type of polytheism Is when you say there are more than Or there is more than one God To be worshipped For example some said there's a God of good And a God of evil And even if you said there is God A and God B If God B made a decision People will say why was God A quiet on that decision If God B made a decision People will say God A did he know about that decision If God B made a decision People will say God B is more powerful than God A There will be فساد as the Quran says If there were more Gods than the one Secondly when we say There is only one God we do not mean One in number Part of recognizing the حق of Allah is not to put Allah When we say Allah is one قل هو الله أحد does not mean أحد and then you have one two Three four five In a sequence You cannot say Allah is one Because the number one is divisible The number one can be multiplied The number one can be For example Doubled Therefore Putting partners to Allah Is the main form of polytheism that is denounced In Islam however Can someone believe in Allah But still be a مشرك Can someone believe in one God But still be a polytheist For example I believe in one God But I've made idols To represent that God The Arabs In the time of the Holy Prophet Peace be upon him and his family The Arabs used to believe in one God One God But they used to have idols Who were representing A different attribute of that one God So some of the Arabs used to say That's the God of love That's the idol of love That's the idol of destiny How many idols were there in the Kaaba Over 300 I think one for every day One for every day of the year But if you ask the Arabs They said no these take us nearer to God That's shirk Even if a religion today says That we believe in one God If your Imam tells us That we must worship one God Because it's the Haq of that God to be worshipped We will worship that one God Say yes but you cannot Put God in the form of an image Why? Because then you're able to define God And if you're able to define God You've limited God And that which is limited Philosophy should not be worshipped Number 3 Can I believe in Allah and still be a مشرك And not give Allah his Haq Yes I'll be an example مولانا has come home Normally my Salah I pray it Very fast الله أصبحنا سمع الله من الله When Mawlana is home Suddenly the Salah becomes a bit Slower My dua I used to only say ربنا آتنا في الدنيا حسنا و في الأخرة حسنا Now Mawlana has come home يا الله يا رحمان يا رحمي يا مقلب القلوب الله هم كل يوليك In my Sujood Before us Now it's يا ولي العافي الله هم أن يسلك راحة عند الموت والمخثرة بعد الموت الله هم رزقنا شفاعة الحسين For example That shirk It's a minor form of shirk So you have the major form A minor form Both of them Are seen as prohibited in Islam Okay أشهد أن لا إله لله وحده لا شريك له In Salah we say every day نعم أشهد أن لا إله لله وحده لا شريك له Mawlana can never come near الله when I'm worshiping Allah Because you know some people For example comes to their Salah Because Mawlana is watching They start to pray it in a different way Quietly Now you've put a partner to Allah And who you're trying to please There you have not observed the Haqab of Allah Therefore shirk The major form of it was those who were worshiping More than one God But the minor form can also affect Even the Muslims within the world I've sent There is viewers I'm going for a short break now But Insha'Allah join us after the break As we will continue the discussion On the rights of God And if you have any questions That you'd like to direct towards the doctor Please call on 0203 5150199 Or alternatively You could text us on whatsapp With the number provided See you after the break Assalamualaikum ورحمة الله وبركاته Assalamualaikum ورحمة الله وبركاته Welcome back to live in London Doctor We were discussing shirk And I do believe sometimes the shirk Are always labeled As doing shirk and stuff like that Have the shirk and the Muslim community Have we really honoured the rights Of Allah SWT That Imam Sajad has been Discussing here Yes, I constantly have seen People who have accused the shirk Of being مشرق And so there are people Who will say that If you are trying to observe the first right And that is That you don't associate partners To Allah Then how comes the Shi'a For example associate Muhammad Ali and Fatima and Hassan and Hussein With Allah SWT First and foremost If you read All of the traditions of the imams Of Ahlul Bayt Not only do they denounce those Who dare to call them Divine In the sense of Equal partners to Allah But always their source of pride Is being mentioned as being of those Who obeyed Allah SWT So even if you look At the Ziyara of Imam Al-Hussein For example We always say We always make it clear That the Imam himself Has obeyed Allah And his prophet Throughout his life When we for example May be in some of the supplications Say Allah أسألك وأتوجه إليك بنبيك The question is directed To Allah To Allah The question is directed to Allah Yes Through the intermediary That is one of those Who Allah SWT Has blessed I can ask Allah SWT Directly I'm not saying Ahlul Bayt عليم السلام Can help me independent of Allah They can help me dependent On Allah SWT Yes Allah SWT Says in Surah 5 verse 35 أمنوا اتقوا الله وابتغوا إليه الوسيلة أخبركم who believe Be conscious of Allah And seek a وسيلة Seek a means to reach Allah I'm seeking a means to reach Allah My prayers, my supplications, my fasts All of these are means in which I'm seeking To reach Allah SWT One of the means that I'm using Are those who were chosen by Allah SWT There are those who Allah has given The ability to intercede In Ayat Al-Kursi We'll read the line إلا بإذنه None can intercede On behalf of Allah SWT Except With his permission Those who come and say Alongside Allah This is nonsense No way These are servants of Allah Creations of Allah But the greatest of the creations Of Allah SWT Therefore when I recite a du'a Someone asked the Holy Prophet Why is my du'a not being accepted He said to him do you recite salawat On Muhammad and on Muhammad Before you begin a du'a Person said to him why He said because reciting salawat On Muhammad and on Muhammad Before reciting a du'a To be accepted We even have traditions that Adam asked In the name of Muhammad In the name of Ali In the name of Allah In the name of Fatima In the name of Al-Hasan In the name of Al-Hussain In the name of Al-Hussain In the name of Al-Hussain Forgive me for what I've done Therefore those who come and say That you Shia and Mushrik They will argue But Prophet Muhammad Imam Ali Imam Al-Hussain Why are you asking the Dead You ask them when they are alive We can understand That they have a special position Imam Ali is the daughter Of the city of knowledge Amongst his million other Attributes that have been given to him Fatima whoever is a part of me Fatima who is a part of me Whoever angers me They say okay but they are all dead now So therefore when you are now Saying They are saying you are not observing The right Of Allah in رسالة الحقوق Repeat to me the right again The greatest right of God against you Is that you worship him without associating anything with him Is that you worship him Without associating They are saying when you are now asking Muhammad In Medina Or Ali in Najaf Or Fatima buried in Medina Or Imam Al-Hasan buried in Medina Or Imam Al-Hussain buried in Karbala When you are asking them You are doing shirk Because you are putting them at the same level as Allah سبحان وتعالى As we said clearly Firstly these are creations of Allah Servants of Allah they are the ones who taught us To worship Allah سبحان وتعالى They are the ones who are known for having the longest Of sujoods Which indicate to all those around them That in their longest frustrations They were all creations of Allah But secondly those who say they have died Why are you asking I reply by saying this The Quran told me Not everybody who has died Is dead Rather they are some who are still alive Ask any Muslim For a martyr How many times you hear In our lectures Do not count those who have died In the way of Allah has been Dead Rather they are alive We know the martyr can intercede On the day of judgment do you agree We know that the person who dies as a martyr They are not dead Rather they are alive Not just alive If someone says to me they are alive The ayah continues By saying عند ربهم يرزقون They are receiving رزق from Allah Tell me رسول الله died in which year 11 after Hijrah فاطورة الزهراء عليه السلام died in which year 11 after Hijrah إمام أمير المؤمنين died in which year 40 after Hijrah إمام الحسن died in which year 50 after Hijrah إمام الحسن عليه السلام died in which year 61 after Hijrah They all died Physically In Islam is that the end Or do they go to another Part of the journey That's the beginning like you said beautifully That's another Now is the beginning of the journey From when you die Don't discuss The grave and so on You go towards the world of برزق الله سبحانه وتعزيز ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أم وتاب الأحياء Do not count those who have died in the way of Allah Of being dead rather they are Alive Receiving رزق سبحان الله Today if I receive رزق I'm living over here for example Say I receive رزق while I'm here You bring me some fruits You bring me some food You bring me some tea You put money in my account I have parents I can help you if you ask me for something That's a form of رزق But when someone dies How are they still receiving رزق And what is the رزق that they're receiving What is this رزق That someone who's died The Quran says don't count those who have died In the way of Allah has been dead Receiving رزق From Allah سبحانه وتعالى They might be able to Help us Allah might give them a certain amount of time To come back and see us Maybe on a Thursday night Every once in a while those who have died Could come back to their families In other words when I'm saying I have something I want to ask And someone says I ask Allah I ask Allah I ask Allah Because my prophet Is the greatest to have died in the way of his lord And those who have died in the way of their lord Are not dead rather they are alive Receiving رزق from Allah Part of that رزق maybe That he could tell Allah سبحانه وتعالى That this servant of yours Mentioned my name in their دعاء And no name is beloved to Allah سبحانه وتعالى Like the name Muhammad Secondly Those who say that you And therefore Not observing the That you worship him and you do not put partners to Allah Yes there are times that May perform certain Actions That may give the image That these people are committing Let me give you an example When someone goes to There might be a few People who do Towards the grave of Someone goes to You're walking in You might see someone Who the emotion has overtaken them And they might be At that moment Doing sujood Towards the grave of Imam Ali Now I know very well as a Muslim I have to make 70 excuses for any Muslim When I see any act May Allah lengthen his life Has made it clear Anybody Who is doing sujood Towards the grave of the Imam If their intention Is to thank Allah For helping them Come towards The visitation of the Imam And thank Allah for giving them A blessing in their life Like that Imam But if your sujood Is towards that grave To that Imam Now if someone shows me On the internet When you do sujood Towards the Ka'bah And you're sitting in There are prophets Buried around the Ka'bah I could easily turn around and say You're worshipping Yes but the prophet is buried Right there And if I'm not going to give you Benefit of the Tao I'm going to say You're worshipping I could turn around to other Muslims And say that they are مشرك Because they do sujood towards Where there are prophets of Allah Buried there So therefore they are مشرك Likewise when you see someone Who does that sujood Don't straight away say oh they are doing sujood to Ali Do a sujood to Allah, thanking Allah For allowing them to complete that visitation Number 3 When you say to me that I is a Shia I'm a مشرك I'm the one who believes Allah has hands Or you I'm the one who believes Allah has a shin Or you I'm the one who believes Allah has eyes Or you I'm the one who believes that Allah Sits on a throne or you I'm the one who believes That Allah sticks his feet in hellfire Or you I'm amazed That in the last 35 40 years How many books have been published saying Shia are مشرك Shia believe in a different Quran and we don't want to bring books such as Suyouti's Itqan to the frame And show what others have traditions in their Works so that we'll leave for another day Shia are مشرك Because they believe in this and that You tell me that your Allah Has hands Has eyes Sits on a throne Has a shin, sorry has a feet Sticks his feet in the fire of hell I can easily turn around and say hold on What you are saying Is shirk how could you put body parts To Allah Subhanahu و تعالى Shirk is not just putting partners to Allah I've said Some may have become مشركs By associating a daughter to Allah A son to Allah Some may have become مشركs By praying To Allah but trying to impress Others instead of Allah Yes But some also became مشرك Because of the fact that they believe that Allah who cannot be defined Eyes cannot perceive لا تدركه الأبصار They say well yeah You can't see him in this world but you'll see him in the hereafter But even he tells Moses لن تراني You'll never ever ever ever see me Do I turn around To those Muslims Who sit there today and say that Allah Subhanahu و تعالى Is someone who has A hand and eyes And when they looked at the idol They said he sits on a chair Do I look at all of them and say that these are all مشركs Not at all I say when a Muslim says to me I take it that this person is a believer In monotheism And has observed the حق of Allah As it's meant to be Like you said They are not observing the حق of Allah On the contrary All of these can be refuted Just a quick reminder to the viewer If you do have a question Please contact us on 0203 5150199 Or alternatively You can contact the WhatsApp The number should be at the bottom And you can direct your question to the doctor Say it if you continue reading The greatest rights of Allah Of the greatest rights of God We discussed about that And you don't associate any partners with him When you do that With sincerity Now What does Imam Sajad What is he talking about here How can we Introduce this Or maintain or improve this In our Salah However many people You'll try and please in this world One way or the other They'll all let you down Yes Therefore Focus all of your passion All your energy, all your love To Allah سبحانه وتعالى There are those Who think that they're observing The حق of Allah With a very good action Which lacks sincerity What do I mean There's a funny story They say that there was a mosque built And there were three Main donors إبراهيم موسى These were the three biggest donors One gave a million dollars Second gave two million dollars A third gave five million dollars إبراهيم and موسى Used to come to the mosque 24 7 طارق never comes But طارق loves his name Being at the front So when this mosque was being built I've done a lot of haram this year And there's a lot of wealthy people Who love giving charity Because it looks after the sins they've done in the year Okay Not because you know what charity for that cause No no no Where can I give orphans? I'll give orphans Because I had a couple of glasses too many this year Done a bit of haram here Gambled a bit of money here Is there any I gift to the orphans Mashallah show me the orphans Your Nia is what Because in Islam An act is incomplete if there is no And the purest And the purest Is your act solely for Allah And that's why Is also called That you give your whole So So So Five million dollars طارق It was the day of the opening of the mosque طارق طارق doesn't read any Quran Has no interest in the mosque He gets Moulana to read Quran For him Mashallah But you know what When it comes to the mosque donation If it's going to give me a big name People are going to say you know what This guy donated to the mosque So be it So I'll give the biggest donation So So So So So We'll cut the video Now We're back니까 Now Iosha No Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on Come on إنه ستم حبيب الطارق. هؤلاء النبي موسى النبي براهيم، ليس براهيم الموسى. وإذا كنت تريد أن نتكلم الصورة والصباح والطارق، فالنسبة لأخبار. يمكن أن يكون هناك أحد يعتقد أنهم يجب أن يتكلموا بقوة الله بإمكانه تصدق. لكن إذا كان هذا الإخلاص، فإنك لست يجب أن تتكلموا بقوة الله. الله سبحانه وتعالى لا يريد أن نعطينا بقوة لا تصدق. نعم. لا يريد أن نعطينا بقوة أي أخبار، ليس لأن هذه الأخبار يدفعه. لأننا لدينا أخبار. عندما يجب أن تصدق شيئاً، إنه مختلف. هناك أحد who think that the prayer being recited in a nice voice is enough. أنت تصدق في هذا أخبار. في your prayer are you thinking look how beautiful my voice is? Or are you thinking this is the most beautiful way to talk to Allah سبحانه وتعالى. لذلك إخلاص became a fundamental factor in observing the Haq of Allah. That the righteous deed not just the deed doing a deed for it to be righteous one of the key components is sincerity. نعم. عندما نتحدث عن إنسانسرتي and then we also we can link it towards intention. How important is intention viewed in Islam? And how does it link to the sincerity as well? Well, definitely in Islam we have the famous tradition which is oft narrated إنما العمل بالنيات. Indeed, your actions are judged by your intention. The basis of them is what? Your intention. Before Salah many of us will say I pray So I may get closer to Allah سبحانه وتعالى. Why would I say these lines? Because I want to make it clear to Allah سبحانه وتعالى that my intention in this Salah not to please mom and dad. My intention in this Salah not to show off to my friends So I may get closer to Allah سبحانه وتعالى. Before every act in the religion of Islam a person recites a niyah Some think that the niyah has to be said loudly you know What's in the heart is fundamental and no one is closer to your heart than Allah سبحانه وتعالى. He knows what's in your heart before you perform any act. There was that one person was praying in the mosque one day Praying fast fast fast fast fast All of a sudden heard the door open Who do you think it was? مولانا. And he's like the girl مولانا is in Intention begun closer to Allah Ended How can I get closer to مولانا What did he start to do? Pray slow slow slow Finished he thought you know what Let's see what مولانا thought of my Salah Turned around It was a stray animal walking into the mosque But that animal has strayed into the mosque And because that animal had strayed into the mosque That person had thought that was the مولانا Look where the intention went Would you believe even in the time of The Holy Prophet peace be upon his family Everybody thought that if you went on jihad You were observing the right of God You were worshipping God You weren't associating partners to God And you were also sincere in your actions And then the Holy Prophet Even in the act of jihad Said even amongst us There are some who have come for jihad today Not because they want to please Allah One of the people had come They called him what The martyr of the donkey This guy One of the Arabs in the opposition Take his donkey When they had taken his donkey He's come to the battle Everyone's thinking You've come to the battle You've come to the battle You've come to the battle Every single one of you guys Has come to the battle They're praising each other This guy's like Listen guys I ain't come here for no battle That guy's got my donkey I'm gonna win my donkey What's his Nia Was his Nia A sincere Nia to serve God To protect the Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon his family To protect the message of the Qur'an No And that's why Even in religion And the field of religion Allah knows why you are serving him Are you lecturing to achieve fame Are you lecturing because it brings power Are you lecturing because you want to look after Your family's interests Are you gaining knowledge To show off knowledge So in Islam Intention affects more than anyone Those who claim to be close to God That's what's my intention When I appoint someone Is it that they're the best for the job Or is it that they're my wife's Cousin's sister's brother's Daughter's husband When I build a mosque Is it to truly serve the community Or to fight another mosque When I build a charity Is it so it becomes a nonprofit To look after my kids and grandkids And grandkids And grandkids Future Or to truly serve the orphans Of that region Therefore sincerity And intention Go hand in hand with one another When it comes to the worship Of Allah Doctor You also mentioned a lot In your lectures And that There's a great reward For such worship With sincerity Now there's no one More sincere in their worship Apart from The imams And the prophets But unfortunately When they met Their destiny It was either by poison Or by the sword And a lot of them Were butchered and killed I mean What sort of reward Is this for their sincerity It's the greatest reward Yes It's the greatest reward Because It's the greatest reward Because It's the greatest reward Because It's the greatest reward Because It's one thing saying I'm patient It's another seeing Hussein Can give lectures All his life on patients But to see patients In its most perfect form On the 10th of Muharram Is something wonderful And it's a lesson for all Some will say Okay, if someone is worshiping Allah No purpose to Allah Sincerely Why does Allah see them Have horrific deaths To me and Jew Because they're horrific To them They're hurt By what happens To their family members But to them Part of their Mystical divine world view Is that Each of these limbs Was a gift from you What harm is that If they're cut into pieces Out of love for you There is a group of lines Which are attributed To Imam Al-Hussein It's an attribution to him The reliability is open to question But I left the world for the sake of you I often my children So I may see you So if I am cut into pieces For the love of you My heart would lean to none Other than you Sincerely Worship Associating no one with Allah All in one Peace Of wisdom from Imam Al-Hussein I left this world for the sake of you Me and Jew would have run away from Karbala I left this world for the sake of you I often my children So I may see you If I am cut into pieces For the love of you My heart would lean to none other than you In another line Imam Al-Hussein himself says If bodies are meant to die and decay Then let my body be cut into a thousand pieces What does he mean by that? If bodies are meant to die and decay Let my body be Meaning what? What's more eternal? The body of the soul So even if you take my body away My soul And the soul of my message remains alive And if this act of mine Is an act which pleases Allah Then so be it There's a line from Imam Al-Hussein In a sahiba said Jadi You know what he says? Let me live While my life is an obedience to you Moment it goes into obedience of Shaytan Take me away Their whole life Was dedicated to their Lord Because they truly were grateful And they recognized the meaning Of the true essence of worship Humility Gratitude And thankfulness When they die For me and you It's death It hurts It's the end It's scary For them It's a return back to their Creator Because the whole philosophy of Inna lilla wa inna ilayhi raji'oon Is embodied in their life Yeah Doctor I do believe we have a caller Salamu alaykum Your name and where you're calling from Salamu alaykum Sorry we do have some technical difficulties Which is Every time the first It's been quite common actually It's been quite common But Insha'a please call again And Insha'a we'll direct you towards the doctor And you can ask your question Doctor in regards to The greatest rights of Allah He has made it binding upon himself To give you sufficiency In the affairs of this world And the next Is this referring back to That Quranic ayah That you were talking about Or is it a bit more to This like Imam Sajan has written here No Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Is making it clear that Those who want reward in this world And the hereafter The formula is simple Worship Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala With sincerity And that is the formula required Nothing more nothing less We have complicated Islam The Islam that we have today We've complicated The reality at the beginning Of this religion When it was first revealed Was a religion with a Spiritual moral world view That the human being Tries their hardest to ensure That all their acts Are acts of sincerity And that they try their hardest To worship Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala With the purest of intentions That was the origin And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala In this one line But there's something fundamental Here as well That for me to gain this reward In this world and the hereafter My worship shouldn't tire me My worship shouldn't be done At a time when I'm upset My worship shouldn't be a worship Where I'm feeling lazy Because that'll leave a bad feeling On that act of worship Imam Al-Sadaq says I was doing Tawaf I was doing Tawaf of the Ka'bah And my father Imam Al-Baqir Looked at how much I was praying And he said to me Even little prayer But with sincerity Is accepted by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala So Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Imam Zain Ali does not give you 25 lines In the first of The حقوق and the رسال Simple The first right of God Is that you worship Him You do not associate partners with Him And you do this with sincerity And Allah has made it Binding upon Himself That He will give you The rewards of this world And the hereafter So in regards to the sincerity What if there is someone Who is a non-Muslim But sincerely worships A supreme being With sincerity Considering this has been Such an important element In the international community And it has been an important element In the international community And with the rewards Of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala What happens to that person In the hereafter Once again If there is a non-Muslim Who worships God Sincerely worships God Maybe he's a Christian For example Someone Jewish For example Not a Muslim But they sincerely worship God The ultimate salvation For them lies In the hands of God Me and you cannot decide We don't know What their intentions were Behind their actions We don't know their intentions In their private life And in their public life We don't know What was their final belief And we also don't know Which Islam reached them Someone might say Well, if the Christian And the Jew heard about The Prophet Muhammad And rejected him They can never find heaven But which Prophet Muhammad Did they hear about The Prophet Muhammad That ISIS portraits Okay Yes The Prophet Muhammad That certain European Orientalists Wanted to portray Like the Muhammad In the bottom of hell In Dante's Inferno Or the real Prophet Muhammad As portrayed by Imam Al-Baqر Imam Al-Sadaq And the people of the house Ali Al-Masalam There are certain people Who worship God sincerely Those people have observed That right of God The first of the rights In the Prophet Muhammad But they may never Have heard of Prophet Muhammad They may never Have heard of Prophet Muhammad They may never Have heard of Islam As long as They've worshiped God sincerely They've given their all Back to their Lord Because of gratefulness Not because of peer pressure Not because of For example People around them Forcing them Through coercion No Sincerely They have worshiped God In the best of ways That they could Then who are we to say that The bliss of the hereafter Will not be rewarded For them It's sad when we see Many Muslims out there They say Heaven is only for the Muslims It's very sad There are many non-Muslims In the world today Who sincerely love God Sincerely worship God Sincerely work On behalf of God Sincerely spread The word of God And if those people Are people who have tried to be People of the purest intentions And build the best of societies And help Build the most beautiful Of coexistence Where is this show right now For example This show right now It's in Europe You have shows For example In America You have Majalis In Canada In Australia Those are countries Which are Majority non-Muslims But they recognize That your path Is a path to God Their path Is a path to God And they've given you a time To have on the television On the airwaves So for us As Muslims to assume That we are the only ones Who can observe The Haq of Allah Not at all On the country There are Non-Muslims out there Who can observe The Haqouq of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala And it is not for us To judge Where they will be In the hereafter In the same way It is not for us To know Where we will be Until that day I've got one question Here on the WhatsApp And it's to do with Salam brother A great show As normal Tell to say that He's done a great job And a big effect in my life In regards to Prayer How can one Improve the prayer With sincerity And with Intention Well one of the right Of Resalat Al-Haqouq Is going to be The right of prayer Okay And as I mentioned At the beginning of the show The Resalat Al-Haqouq Is not like The UN Declaration of Right That's got nothing on For example How do I improve my prayer The duty That someone has When they pray So one of them Is the What The right of Ibad Or the right of prayer The right of praying To Allah And we're going to discuss That's where the Imam talks about How much responsibility and duty We have When it comes to our prayers Insha'Allah A final point doctor For the viewers Anything you want them to say Well as I said Insha'Allah All of us can Move in this journey together And Resalat Al-Haqouq This was only the first one And I hope that everybody Goes online Whether it's in Arabic Whether it's in English Whether it's in other languages Picks up And we insha'Allah Shall see on Friday's show Insha'Allah We move from the right of God To the right of The self of the human being Insha'Allah And look at the different journeys Of the self And how Imam Zayn el-Abdin Talks about them Insha'Allah To the brothers and sisters And all the dearest viewers Thank you for joining us On tonight's topic Insha'Allah Like they said On Friday We'll be discussing The rights of yourself So please join us on Friday At 9 PM Here on Imam Zayn TV Assalamu Alaikum ورحمة الله وبركاته