# Reflection and Du’a for Palestine | Dr. Omar Suleiman

**Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman
**Series:** Palestine
**Published:** 2023-10-11
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/y-60Ue2HYQg
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/palestine/reflection-and-dua-for-palestine
**Topics:** Allah, Faith, Politics & Practical Theology, Social Justice

## Description
Dr. Omar Suleiman shares a reflection and du‘a for Palestine as basic necessities are cut-off and violence unfolds in Gaza following the events of October 2023.

## Transcript
**[0:01]** I seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed. In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And no one is worthy of worship except against the wrongdoers. And the end is for the righteous. O Allah, bless and bless Your servant and Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions.

**[0:30]** Our brothers and sisters in Palestine, our brothers and sisters in Gaza, the fact that this masjid looks like Ramadan, I think is a sign of how much this has occupied the hearts and minds. And I actually want to start off with saying that that is in and of itself a sign of Iman, a sign of faith.

**[0:46]** A sign of faith is that you love for your brother what you love for yourself. When you see your brothers and sisters in Palestine that are suffering in the way that they are suffering, then it is a sign of Iman that you care enough to exert yourself in du'a,

**[1:01]** that you follow, that you ask yourself a million times a day, what can we do for our brothers and sisters in Palestine? And this has not been an ordinary time. I think all of us can recognize that this time feels very different,

**[1:16]** that it feels, subhanAllah, like there is something that is happening that we're not accustomed to. It's not the usual. Unfortunately, we've become used to the usual and the usual has been a few hundred people killed

**[1:33]** and then the world moves on until the next time that Israel decides to pound Gaza once again, to agitate in Al-Aqsa once again, and then the world moves on. But I wanted to frame this from a spiritual perspective, bismillah ta'ala,

**[1:48]** before we make du'a, before we talk specifically about Palestine. You know, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives very specific instructions to how we should behave in victory and how we should behave in, quote-unquote, defeat.

**[2:06]** Understanding that there is no such thing as true defeat when we are connected to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and there is no such thing as victory if that victory comes at the expense of your obligations to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. But there are behaviors, there are attitudes, there are things that are attached to each of those circumstances.

**[2:28]** And basically what it boils down to is that you are to be humble in victory, you are to be hopeful in defeat. Humble in victory, hopeful in defeat, and connected to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala throughout all of that time. So I was thinking about, subhanAllah, what is being said to the believer as they pass away.

**[2:48]** We've had a lot of people pass away. At this very moment right now, people are dying. People are dying and we can assume that the angels are saying to them what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said is said to them at the time of their death.

**[3:04]** إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ That verily those who say we believe and then they were firm,

**[3:21]** تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ the angels descend upon them at the time of their departure and say do not be afraid أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا Do not be afraid and do not grief وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

**[3:38]** And glad tidings for the paradise that awaits you سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ What we find from that ayah that is spoken to the righteous person as they are passing away May Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى allow all of our martyred ones, all of our dying ones to be received with this

**[3:54]** and may Allah عز و جل allow us to be received with this أَلَّا تَخَافُوا Don't worry about that which comes after death Don't be afraid لا تخاف What comes next is not going to be what you are accustomed to

**[4:09]** All the horror, all the trauma, all of the hardship of this world is now gone You are now returning to your Lord سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى And you are returning to His promise You are returning to His comfort أَلَّا تَخَافُوا Don't be afraid

**[4:24]** وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا And don't grieve over the past وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُعَادُونَ Here is the paradise you've been promised As we watch our brothers and sisters pull their children out of the rubble

**[4:41]** pull their loved ones out of the rubble I want you to remember for a moment that what is said to them بِإِذْنِ اللهِ تَعَالَى as they left this world is just that Don't be afraid You went to sleep last night without electricity

**[4:59]** You went to sleep last night worrying about water You went to sleep last night worrying about fuel Don't be afraid لا تخافوا What comes next is no longer Gaza What comes next is no longer occupation

**[5:16]** You don't need to be afraid anymore You are returning to Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى to a garden that is only occupied by the righteous لا تخافوا ولا تحزنوا And don't grieve anymore

**[5:31]** over that which you've left behind You are now taken care of سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى That messaging to the dead is meant to also serve as a comfort to the living that when we see so many of our brothers and sisters pass away

**[5:47]** that we remind ourselves that they're okay that they're taken care of And Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى comforted the believers with the ayat of shahada وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتَهَا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ

**[6:04]** فَرِحِينَ بِمَا أَتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِ وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِاللَّذِينَ لَمْ يَرْحَقُوا بِهَمْ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى says that you know, those people that you have sent before you don't say that they're dead

**[6:20]** they're alive they are with their Lord now they are being taken care of now and they are happy فَرِحِينَ they are happy with what Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى has given to them dear brothers and sisters, if we don't have that belief in ourselves

**[6:37]** then we're going to suffer we have that belief firmly in our hearts that when shuhada leave, they leave to a better place and Allah revealed those verses to comfort the loved ones of the martyrs of Uhud to let them know your loved ones are okay

**[6:53]** your loved ones are now taken care of so what is said to them أَلَّا تَخَافُوا do not be afraid وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا and do not grieve now subhanAllah there is a messaging that Allah عز و جل gives to the people of Uhud

**[7:09]** that survived and the people of Uhud that passed away the people of Uhud that survived and that had to move on after Uhud required a different type of messaging and the messaging to them was وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا

**[7:24]** so I want you to just pay attention to this that to the one that is dying to the one that actually left this world أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا don't be afraid and do not grieve don't be afraid and do not grieve but to the one that is alive

**[7:39]** وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا the root word here the messaging stays the same of حُزن of grief, don't grieve now we are human beings Allah taught us to have hearts the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said whoever does not have mercy will not have mercy shown to them

**[7:54]** if your heart doesn't break then there is something wrong with your heart what can I do with a man who has no mercy in his heart but do not grieve to a point that it shuts you off that it shuts you down but the word وَلَا تَهِنُوا is different from أَلَّا تَخَافُوا

**[8:10]** see those that have left this world are given that message of you are going to be okay now you don't need to fear anything that comes next but those that have to continue forward are told وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَلَا تَهِنُوا

**[8:25]** تَهِنُوا means don't lose steam it means don't lose heart it means don't falter it means don't break down you still have to go forward don't stop don't stop

**[8:40]** وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا and do not let your grief overwhelm you to where you are shut down وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا don't stop don't lose heart don't quit this fight

**[8:55]** don't quit this struggle and you can imagine and this is what we've been talking about every Tuesday night and this makes Uhud feel very real right now even to us from far away as we're watching these images and they're debilitating but this makes it all that more real

**[9:10]** imagine walking around Medina and you survived Uhud and you buried everyone that you loved and the army that killed the Muslims that day they did تمثيل they mutilated the bodies

**[9:25]** and made examples out of them and you buried your loved ones and you saw them in pieces and you saw them cut up into all different types of figures all types of disfigurement and now you have to walk and you have to figure out what you do next

**[9:41]** وَلَا تَهِنُوا no, you're not allowed to quit don't sulk don't give this up don't lose heart وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ

**[9:56]** when you are the exalted so long as you remain believers you are the victorious party you are on the higher ground so long as you remain believers so long as you did not lose your Iman

**[10:14]** so long as you maintained your faith you have not lost in victory in a worldly sense if you lose your faith you have lost in defeat if you maintained your faith you have won

**[10:29]** and subhanallah I was looking into ironically when the prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam received this ayah specifically وَأَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ Ibn Abbas radiallahu ta'ala anhuma says that when the Muslims were in Uhud and Khalid ibn al-Walid

**[10:44]** radiallahu ta'ala anhu who we've been talking about wanted to send a message to the Muslims of dominance and he was on the other side so he wanted to occupy the higher position and look down on the Muslims in the valley and the prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam looked up at Khalid at that time who was a mushrik

**[11:00]** and the prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam made the following dua he said اللهم لا يعلون عليهم اللهم لا يعلون علينا اللهم لا قوة لنا إلا بك اللهم ليس يعبدك بهذه البلدة غير هؤلاء النفر

**[11:16]** اللهم لا يعلون علينا Oh Allah do not let them be dominant over us do not give them the higher position over us اللهم لا قوة لنا إلا بك Oh Allah we have no power except in that which we find in you

**[11:32]** اللهم ليس يعبدك بهذه البلدة غير هؤلاء النفر Oh Allah no one worships you on this earth except for this group of people Subhanallah the same messaging that the prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam had in Badr

**[11:47]** Oh Allah if this group of people is defeated you will not be worshipped on this earth I want you to think about the person who is dying and I want you to think about the person who watches people die and if your heart breaks for Gaza

**[12:02]** if your heart breaks with every single father that you see pull out a child from under the rubble that is absent from western media that your president of the United States failed to even mention one time today in his speech that your corporations and your companies

**[12:18]** and whatever it is that you're associated with are posting obnoxiously I stand with Israel which is a blank check for genocide completely ignoring the cruelty that is being inflicted on our people if your heart breaks every time you see that

**[12:34]** that's a sign of Iman but Allah Azawajal says وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَا إِن كُنتُم مُؤْمِنِينَ do not falter what I want to say dear brothers and sisters on a spiritual level

**[12:49]** first and foremost وَلَا تَهِنُوا you know our brothers and sisters have suffered a lot and they've been suffering for a long time they have been under the cruelty of this occupation for decades now completely ignored

**[13:05]** but not by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and while their casualties are not noted here and while it might seem like they're being cast aside I want you to recognize that the people that are under the rubble and the people that are being buried in these bombs

**[13:21]** are أَكْرَمُوا أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ are the most noble people on earth in the sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala right now we don't need anyone to validate our narrative we don't need anyone to honor our loved ones we don't need anyone to honor our dead

**[13:36]** we have to ask ourselves where are we in all of this they don't persevere they keep going they refuse to stop existing they refuse to give up on Al-Aqsa they refuse to give up

**[13:52]** on their righteous cause they refuse to go away the Palestinian people absolutely refuse now here's something that I want to put back to you every moment that you speak up

**[14:08]** it might cost you your job it might cost you something at work it might cost you this and it might cost you that it might cost us collectively some sort of political currency it might cost us all sorts of different things but this is for the sake of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

**[14:24]** and so you have to be willing to use whatever voice you have right now as this public narrative is entirely dominated by this occupational machine it's important for you to use everything that you have

**[14:40]** to bring forth the cause of Palestine that has been ignored and not let anybody put you on the back foot do not let anybody make you out to be a vicious monster we're not a people who have

**[14:57]** justified the killing of babies and all the other stuff that is put on us we're a people that have been saying for decades and years where are you when apartheid takes place when occupation takes place on a daily basis

**[15:13]** and you say absolutely nothing about these people you say absolutely nothing about these children it's going to get more difficult in the days to come Allah knows best what's left and I want to remind myself and remind all of you

**[15:28]** that تلك الأيام نداويرها بين الناس Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says there are days of victory days of defeat it goes here and it goes there but Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala promises وَالْعَقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ victory is for the God conscious

**[15:43]** you know oppressors get drunk and intoxicated by their seeming supports and the structures of oppression that they have they support one another they egg one another on and they look around and they say I've got this and I've got that

**[15:59]** and I feel a sense of safety I feel like I can get away with this إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala gives them this sense of intoxication with their oppression until Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala takes them until Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala seizes them

**[16:14]** and He does not let them go use everything that's at your disposal to raise the plight of the people of Palestine if anything that these last few years have shown us is that there is no acceptable way that's been given to us

**[16:29]** to raise the cause of our brothers and sisters you boycott, then you're in trouble you say something, you're in trouble you're no longer allowed to advocate for the Palestinian people and their dignity without some sort of punitive measure so be it

**[16:44]** so be it, they're losing their lives we can take this stand collectively as a community inshallah ta'ala and so whatever protest is available to us whatever donations are available to us you know, whatever Allah azawajal gives us of the opportunity to support our brothers and sisters right now

**[17:02]** when all the odds are stacked against them we have to utilize that inshallah ta'ala and we have to make sure that we're with them and that we heed وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا أَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَا إِن كُنتُم مُؤْمِنِينَ we're sick of seeing the videos of children being pulled out the rubble

**[17:17]** trust me, they're sick of being in those videos they're sick of pulling their children out of the rubble they're sick of the oppression but inshallah ta'ala we know وَالْحَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ that victory is for the God conscious

**[17:34]** and so lastly الدعاء الدعاء your du'a is the greatest tool that is at your disposal I know it doesn't feel like that sometimes but you need to understand

**[17:50]** that there is not a single du'a that you make in vain your du'a in your sujood your du'a in your witr your du'a in your qunoot in every single salah your du'a in your qiyam every single moment that you exert yourself in du'a

**[18:06]** is not a wasted moment Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has promised us victory Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has promised us that al-aqsa will be free we know this inshallah ta'ala but exert yourself in du'a

**[18:22]** and so tonight inshallah ta'ala we will make a du'a for our brothers and sisters in al-aqsa we'll make a du'a for our brothers and sisters in Palestine but if this is the only du'a that you're making for your brothers and sisters that's a problem I know that many of us look for someone else to make du'a for us

**[18:38]** whatever language you have whatever your heart pushes you to just wake up and pray just push yourself in your sujood and make du'a in a way that you know how to make du'a so inshallah ta'ala we will make a short du'a for our brothers and sisters in Palestine

**[18:54]** and I remind all of you inshallah ta'ala to please when you see opportunities to donate through legitimate organizations donate inshallah ta'ala we will have those types of efforts here inshallah ta'ala when you have an

**[19:10]** opportunity to raise your voice, raise your voice do not be afraid of the consequences of raising your voice and insisting that the suffering of the Palestinian people which is absent from western media is not absent from your

**[19:26]** hearts and not absent from your tongues not absent from your thoughts push back wherever you are and whatever courses of action that we have inshallah ta'ala we take and we insist on du'a inshallah ta'ala we will make du'a for a few minutes

**[19:42]** bid'ah ta'ala and then I ask all of you to please keep them in your du'a on an individual basis as well alhamdulillah alhamdu lillahi rabbil alameen Alright, last prayer

**[20:02]** alhamdulillah alhamdulilah alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Almighty Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala

**[20:18]** All praises will be to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala the owner of the heavens and the earth and everything in between All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala who provides and withholds all praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who exalts and who humiliates all praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala

**[20:36]** Who raises and who lowers All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who hears our prayers all praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who is with the oppressed All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who hears the call of every madroom Who hears the call of every oppressed one

**[20:52]** All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who made this ummah like one body All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who sent us our beloved messenger, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who gave our messenger, alayhi salatu wa salam, the honor and the privilege of leading all of the prophets in al-Aqsa All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala

**[21:16]** Who elevated our beloved prophet, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, from that noble place of al-Aqsa All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who has answered the call of Zakariya, alayhi salam, from al-Aqsa, answered the call of Maryam, alayhi salam, from al-Aqsa

**[21:32]** Who answered the call of Ibrahim, alayhi salam, from al-Aqsa All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who has shown us miracles in al-Aqsa, miracles after miracle after miracle All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Who puts in our hearts the love of his creation for his sake All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala

**[21:54]** Who gave us the ability to act for our brothers and sisters overseas All praises are due to Allah, Subhanahu wa ta'ala Oh Allah, we ask you to be with our brothers and sisters in Palestine Oh Allah, we ask you to be with our brothers and sisters in Palestine Oh Allah, we ask you to be with our brothers and sisters in Palestine

**[22:11]** Oh Allah, we ask you to honor them Oh Allah, we ask you to elevate them Oh Allah, we ask you to protect them Oh Allah, we ask you to have mercy upon them Oh Allah, we ask you to calm their fears Oh Allah, we ask you to cure their sick

**[22:27]** Oh Allah, we ask you to heal their wounded Oh Allah, we ask you to accept their dead Oh Allah, we ask you to pour upon them tranquility Oh Allah, we ask you to grant them steadfastness Oh Allah, we ask you to use us to comfort them

**[22:43]** Oh Allah, we ask you to keep them strong We ask you, oh Allah, to keep them strong Ya Allah, as the world turns their backs upon them Ya Allah, as their own brothers and sisters turn their backs upon them

**[22:59]** Oh Allah, do not let us be amongst those who turn our backs upon them Ya Allah, as they are cut off from water, as they are cut off from food

**[23:15]** As they are cut off from electricity, As they are cut off from all of the basic necessities of human life Ya Allah, pour upon them, through your divine miracles that which will help them, Ya Allah Ya Allah, as they are cut off from the necessities of life

**[23:31]** Ya Allah, pour upon them that which will sustain them, Ya Rabbil Alameen Ya Allah, show us in them a miracle Ya Rabbil Alameen, show us in them a miracle Ya Allah, show us in them a miracle Ya Allah, for every parent that has had to take their child out of the rubble

**[23:48]** Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah Grant them a reunion in Al-Jannah that makes them forget the pain of this world Ya Allah, for every parent that pulled their child out of the rubble Ya Allah, grant them a reunion in Al-Jannah that makes them forget the pain of this world

**[24:04]** Ya Allah, for every single moment they have faced under the suffocation of occupation Ya Allah, grant them the expanse of Al-Jannah Ya Allah, for every moment they have faced under the suffocation of occupation Ya Rabbil Alameen, grant them the expanse of Al-Jannah

**[24:21]** Ya Jabber, Ya Jabber, Ya Jabber They have an enemy who is arrogant, they have an enemy who is genocidal They have an enemy that thinks that they have all of the power of this world Ya Allah, grant them victory over their arrogant enemies

**[24:43]** Ya Allah, foil the plan, foil the plots of the oppressors Ya Allah, let their plans backfire upon them

**[25:03]** Ya Allah, protect the innocent, Ya Allah, protect the children, Ya Allah, protect the women Ya Allah, let them see the power of your strength upon their enemy, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah

**[25:18]** We ask you to elevate our brothers and sisters We ask you, O Allah, to allow them to liberate Al-Aqsa once and for all Ya Allah, we ask you to allow Al-Aqsa to be liberated Ya Allah, we ask you to allow them to return to their homes

**[25:34]** And to allow us to return to Al-Aqsa, Ya Rabbal Alameen Free and liberated, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, the place from which you have caused your prophet to ascend Ya Allah, the place in which you have gathered your prophets Ya Allah, gather us, gather us, Ya Rabbal Alameen al-Aqsa, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[25:54]** Ya Allah, gather us in Al-Aqsa and allow us to pray with our brothers and sisters The way that our prophet, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, prayed with his brothers amongst the prophets Ya Allah, allow us to gather there and allow it to be free and liberated, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, Ya Allah, as the days become tougher upon them

**[26:13]** Ya Allah, as the times become harsher upon them Ya Rabbal Alameen, we call upon you to make things easy for them, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, let every night pass swiftly Ya Allah, let every moment pass swiftly

**[26:28]** And Ya Allah, let our brothers and sisters stay close to you, Ya Rabbal Alameen And Ya Allah, we ask you to grant them victory Ya Allah, we complain to you, Ya Allah, of the years and years That we've seen our brothers and sisters under occupation, that they've been cut off from us

**[26:45]** Ya Allah, let this be the last time Let this be the last time that our brothers and sisters face this type of barrage Ya Allah, let them be elevated once and for all Ya Allah, show us in them a miracle, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[27:00]** Ya Allah, we ask you to protect the parents, to protect the children, to protect the elderly Ya Rabbal Alameen, we ask you to grant them the ability to move forward Ya Allah, we ask you to heal their trauma Ya Allah, we ask you to heal their trauma Ya Allah, we ask you to heal their trauma

**[27:16]** Ya Allah, we call upon you, sometimes feeling entirely helpless Ya Allah, grant us the guidance to the best course of action To be able to be there for our brothers and sisters, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, grant us the guidance as to how we can best be there for our brothers and sisters, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[27:34]** Ya Allah, sometimes we feel lost, sometimes we feel numb Ya Allah, do not let us be amongst those who lose your praise, who lose your pleasure Ya Allah, activate us towards our brothers and sisters, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[27:49]** Ya Allah, Ya Allah, you have shown us so many times in the past and in history Where a small group of oppressed people were able to overcome a mighty large army Ya Allah, grant our brothers and sisters victory, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[28:06]** Ya Allah, free them from occupation, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, free them from occupation, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, free them from occupation, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, let us see in our lifetime a free Masjid Al-Aqsa, Ya Rabbal Alameen Let us see in our lifetime a free Masjid Al-Aqsa, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[28:24]** Ya Allah, let us see in our lifetime a free Masjid Al-Aqsa, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, we call upon you and we know that our strategies and our courses of action may fail But Ya Allah, we trust you, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, renew our trust in you, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[28:44]** Ya Allah, at times where division is sowed amongst us so that we cannot be united for your cause Ya Allah, we ask you to unite us for this righteous cause, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, unite us for our brothers and sisters, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[29:04]** Ya Allah, for every single person who dies under this cruelty Ya Allah, we ask you to accept them as shuhada Ya Allah, every single child that you brought into this world Ya Allah, as they leave this world, not having known any peace in this world

**[29:22]** not having known anything outside of Gaza not having known anything outside of the prison of this world Ya Allah, grant them paradise Ya Allah, grant them paradise Ya Allah, grant them paradise And Ya Allah, grant their parents paradise And Ya Allah, grant their grandparents paradise

**[29:38]** Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah We see images that we cannot understand, that we cannot comprehend But Ya Allah, we renew our trust in you, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, accept them into Al-Jannah, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, let their tears be taken away

**[29:55]** and let their pain be converted into moments of joy and moments of happiness, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, let the cruelty that they've faced end soon, Ya Rabbal Alameen and let them have an eternity of happiness, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, Ya Allah, Ya Allah

**[30:13]** In times of confusion, in times of hardship, we know that the fitna can break people Ya Rabbal Alameen, we ask you to make us steadfast upon this deen Ya Allah, not let them and do not let us die except in a state that's pleasing to you, Ya Rabbal Alameen

**[30:29]** Ya Allah, do not let them and do not let us die except in a state that's pleasing to you, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Rabbal Alameen, Ya Allah, we ask you and we know that you are the hearer of our du'as we know that you accept the sincere du'a

**[30:45]** Ya Allah, let this du'a be sincere and Ya Allah, let this du'a that we put forth today be a means by which you alleviate the suffering of our brothers and sisters, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Allah, we send this du'a to you

**[31:00]** knowing that you are in control of their affairs, Ya Rabbal Alameen do not leave them and do not leave us to ourselves even for the blink of an eye, Ya Rabbal Alameen Ya Hayyu, Ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika nastaghif aslih lana sha'lana kulla

**[31:15]** wa la takilna ila anfusina tarfata'een Ya Hayyu, Ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika nastaghif aslih lana sha'lana kulla wa la takilna ila anfusina tarfata'een Allahumma Arham Ummata Muhammad

**[31:38]** Allahumma Aslih Ummata Muhammad Ya Allah, we call upon you and we know that there are brothers and sisters all over the world that are suffering

**[31:53]** Ya Rabbal Alameen, alleviate the suffering of our brothers and sisters in Afghanistan alleviate the suffering of our brothers and sisters in every single part of the world Ya Allah, and let us be gathered with our Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam around the hell Ya Allah, let us be gathered with our Prophet

**[32:09]** Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam around the hell and Ya Allah, let us be with our brothers and sisters in Al-Firdaws Al-A'la, Ya Rabbal Alameen Wa Sallallahu Wa Sallam wa barak ala Nabiyyina Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'in

## Other Episodes in "Palestine"
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- [When Allah Tests You with the Truth | Khutbah](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/palestine/when-allah-tests-you-with-the-truth-khutbah.md)
- [Intersectionality and Palestine Solidarity: Why Muslims Need to Lead the Gaza Protests  | Blog](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/palestine/intersectionality-and-palestine-solidarity-why-muslims-need-to-lead-the-gaza-protests.md)
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