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Jannat al-Firdaus | Episode 26
Al-Firdaus is the highest, the most spacious, and the best of Jannah. When asking Allah for Jannah, ask for al-Firdaus. Even if you feel that you may be undeserving of this ultimate reward, ask sincerely, and keep working to incorporate some of these qualities into your day-to-day life.
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Transcript
This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. Omar bin Al-Khattab radiAllahu ta'ala Anhu said that if there was to be a caller from the heavens that everyone is going to go to heaven except for one person, I would fear that I am that one person. But then he also said if there was to be a caller to say that everyone is going to hellfire except for one person, then I would hope to be that one person. That really shows you the way that these people thought in terms of hope and fear. They had the highest hopes in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala but they never became complacent. And what that means is that when you're asking Allah for Jannah, don't sit there and think, well, I don't do all these amazing things that everybody else does. I don't belong in this category or that category. Think to yourself, how can I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sincerely for the highest level of Al-Firdos, the highest level of paradise, and then start to bring into my life those qualities that also might seem unattainable right now. So Jannah doesn't just have levels and degrees. There are entire sections of Jannah that reflect a certain level of highness that you want to aspire to. And so for example, you have the Jannah that is Al-Ma'wa. And Ka'b radiAllahu ta'ala said, this is the place of the shuhada who are in the bodies of green birds, and they are waiting for Ar-Rahman to bring them into Jannah in the fullest sense. And subhanAllah, Al-Ma'wa is a place of relief. And so they will be relieved in the greatest way. And then you have Jannatu Adn. Okay. And this is translated as the garden of Eden, but I want you to think about levels here inshaAllah ta'ala. So Jannatu Adn refers to the highest garden. And then there are specifics of
Jannatu Adn that we're going to speak about. And Abdullah ibn Umar radiAllahu ta'ala says something very powerful. He says, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala created four things by his hand, the throne, the pen, Adn, and Adam alayhis salaam. And then he said to the rest of the creation, kun fakkan, be and it was. And what that means is that there's something very special about this particular part of Jannah that reflects an even more customized reward for the believers. We're not just talking about the ghuraf now. We're not just talking about the special rooms. We're talking about a section of paradise. And RasulAllah radiAllahu ta'ala was narrated to have said, Allah created Jannatu Adn, the garden of Eden by his hand, putting one brick of white pearl, another one from red rubies, another one of green crystal. Its floor is musk, its ground is of pearl, and its grass is of saffron. And then Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala ordered it to speak. And it said, qad aflahal mu'minoon, the believers have succeeded. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, wa'izzati wa jalali la yujawiruni fika bakheel, that I swear by my majesty and my honor, no stingy person is going to be my neighbor in you. Meaning this is a generous reward for generous people. And the Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam recited, wama yuqa shuha nafsihi fa ulaika humul muflihoon, that whoever is saved from the greed of the soul will truly be successful. And so you want this customized, generous reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, then you need to be a generous person, not someone who is stingy, because that's not a place that's befitting to a stingy person. Shamr ibn Atiyah radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, he goes on to say that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala created al-firdaws by his hand, and he opens it five times every day. And he says to it, beautify yourself for my awliya, izdadi husnan li awliya'i,
increase yourself in beauty for my friends. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make us from his awliya, Allahumma ameen. So you then have al-firdaws. So basically think about al-adn in the broader sense, and then specifically from jannat al-adn, you have al-firdaws al-a'la. And it is what the Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam said, the highest, the most spacious, and the best of al-jannah. RasulAllah sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam said, when you ask Allah, don't just ask him for jannah, ask him for al-firdaws. It is the best of paradise, it is the highest of paradise, and above it is the throne of ar-Rahman, and from it flow the rivers of paradise. Now who is al-firdaws forbidden to? The Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam said, that when Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala created al-firdaws by his hand, he forbade it for every mushrik, every polytheist, and those who are addicted to wine and to drugs. And what the scholars say that that's speaking about, is that idea that of course jannah is forbidden as a whole to a mushrik, to someone who associates a partner with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. But it's saying that, how can a person expect the highest reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, when they resort consistently to the lowest sins. And so let this be motivation to remove the low sins, the khabaath, the filthy things that are not befitting of a person who seeks a high reward. So you have jannah at-adl, you have al-firdaws, and then you have al-wasilah, al-wasilah. And the Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam said, al-wasilah darajatun inda Allah. That wasilah is a darajah, it's a degree with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Laysa fawqaha darajah. There is no degree over this particular degree. Fasalallaha an yuteyani al-wasilah. So ask Allah to grant me al-wasilah. Who are we to make dua for the Prophet sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam to be granted
something? Does he need our dua? No. But let's talk about this for a moment. So you have al-firdaws, and then you have this one place that belongs to one person. And why is it called al-wasilah? Because al-wasilah means the connection, and it is directly connected to the throne of ar-Rahman. And it's in its highest reach. As Ibn al-Qayyim rahimahullah said, it is a place perched out for one person in the highest place of al-jannah, and only one person can occupy it. And it must be the one person who will intercede on behalf of all of mankind on the day of judgment. And it must be the one person who is khayru khalqillah, who is the best of Allah's creation, and the most beloved of Allah's creation to him. And it must be that one person, al-wasilah, in that connected place, who connected more people to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala than any other human being in history, and brought more people to jannah than any other human being in history. Who deserves al-wasilah more than the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam? And the scholars mention of course that on the scale of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam, is not just his good deeds, but every single good deed that any believer has ever done or will ever do, is on the scale of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. So when we're talking about building our palaces, Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam gets a share of that, and a share of that, and a share of that. So think of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam, who used to pull us up, and who continues to intercede for us, and continues to move people forward, being in this unique position with Allah in jannah, that everyone recognizes. And the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam continuing to be the one who occupies that highest position, and brings us closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said, when you hear the mu'adhin call the adhan,
then send salawat upon me. Because every time you send salawat upon me, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will send 10 prayers upon you. And then ask Allah to grant me al-wasilah, which is a status in paradise, which only one servant of Allah will get, and I hope to be that person. And whoever asks al-wasilah for me, then my intercession, my shafa'ah, will be due for that person. And how do we do so? Allahumma rabba hadhihi al-da'awati al-taamma, wa al-salati al-qa'ima, aati Muhammadin al-wasilah wa al-fadhilah, wa ba'athhum maqaman mahmudan alladhi wa'atta, innaka la tukhrifu al-mi'ad. O Allah, the Lord of this perfect call and established prayer, grant Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam al-wasilah, grant him this place of great reward and intercession, and grant him this bounty, and give him this honored station that you have promised him, because verily, you do not neglect your promises. And what does the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasallam do with his wasilah, with his connection? He uses it to grant you wasa'il, to grant you connections to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Think of the reward of sending salawat on the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. This is even more special than that. You have the intercession of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Now here's the thing. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said, ask for al-wasilah for him, which is at the top of al-firdaws, and it's for one person. But he said, ask for al-firdaws for yourself. And when you think about what Jannah means to you, and what you want in al-Jannah, you know, a lot of people will start to mention things that are okay to mention, right? Anything you're abstaining from in this life, and you're asking Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for in the next, you shouldn't be ashamed of that. Alhamdulillah, it's Jannah, and we're human beings, and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala knows us, and there's a reason why Allah
grants us so many incentives. But what if you love the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam so much that Jannah is being with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam? And subhanAllah, you think about al-Madinah in this world, and the most painful thing to the Sahaba was when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam departed from this world, Madinah didn't feel like Madinah to them anymore. And for us, what is it like when we go to al-Madinah, we don't feel that same thing that the Sahaba once felt, even though Madinah feels amazing. Now what does this have to do with Jannah? SubhanAllah, there's a powerful narration. Al-Qaqa radiAllahu ta'ala anhu, he was asked, tell us something that's going to make us really, really, really want Jannah. Like tell us something that's going to really make us want Jannah. And you know what he said? He said, in it is the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. In Jannah, we get to be with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. That's enough, and the only thing that's greater than that is being with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala himself. Sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Al-Fatiha.
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