The virtue of Surat al-'Asr and its great significance.
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The Shaykh : This great surah, about which Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If Allah had not sent down any proof to His creation other than this surah, it would have sufficed them". It would have sufficed them. A sane person says, "As long as I am in loss, except if I possess these four attributes, then I will possess them." Mention the four attributes. Mention them?
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The Shaykh : I did not pay attention. Ah.
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The Shaykh : I did not pay attention to the question. Where did I go?
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The Shaykh : With the questions, then you are among those who act upon them. Please, go ahead.
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The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Complete faith in what one must believe in, which is faith in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and the divine decree, its good and its evil.
The second: righteous deeds.
The third: advising one another to truth.
And the fourth: advising one another to patience.
May Allah make us and you among these successful ones. Indeed, He is capable of all things.
How much time is left until the adhan? How much? One minute? Meaning, we cannot fit in a question? All right.
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The Shaykh : The Verse of the Throne and the two chapters of protection. You should recite them.
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The Shaykh : May Allah keep us and you safe. All right, my brothers, rest, rest.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I did not pay attention. Ah.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I did not pay attention to the question. Where did I go?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : With the questions, then you are among those who act upon them. Please, go ahead.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Complete faith in what one must believe in, which is faith in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and the divine decree, its good and its evil.
The second: righteous deeds.
The third: advising one another to truth.
And the fourth: advising one another to patience.
May Allah make us and you among these successful ones. Indeed, He is capable of all things.
How much time is left until the adhan? How much? One minute? Meaning, we cannot fit in a question? All right.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The Verse of the Throne and the two chapters of protection. You should recite them.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : May Allah keep us and you safe. All right, my brothers, rest, rest.