0 00:00:00,07 --> 00:00:06,05 The words of grand Ayatullah Wahid Khurasani Regarding the station of the names of Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her) 1 00:00:07,05 --> 00:00:10,05 Wednesday, 16/2/1388 Shamsi, 11/5/1430 , 6/5/2009 A.D. 2 00:00:11,17 --> 00:00:17,05 In the name of Allah, The Beneficient, The Merciful 3 00:00:17,14 --> 00:00:23,10 All praise is due to Allah, lord of the worlds 4 00:00:24,15 --> 00:00:42,05 and may Gods blessing be upon our master Muhammad and his emaculate family 5 00:00:42,23 --> 00:00:49,21 6 00:00:51,21 --> 00:00:59,12 and may the curse of God be on their enemies til the day of judgement 7 00:01:01,03 --> 00:01:29,05 The discussion of commentary today will be regarding the days of honoring Fatima (passing, p) 8 00:01:30,11 --> 00:01:36,00 9 00:01:39,11 --> 00:01:51,19 this narration which the leader of all narrators, Saduq 10 00:01:53,17 --> 00:02:13,04 both in khisal, Amali, and Uyun narrate 11 00:02:14,10 --> 00:02:24,19 for those who are into the fiqh (jurisprudence) of hadith 12 00:02:25,01 --> 00:02:37,20 it is enough that we show the greatness of this leader 13 00:02:43,05 --> 00:02:48,02 in this hadith the expression is: 14 00:02:48,11 --> 00:03:03,07 For Fatima (p) there is nine names with God. 15 00:03:04,12 --> 00:03:10,19 This sentence itself is enough. 16 00:03:15,24 --> 00:03:33,08 The station of accompanying (God almighty) is a station which there is no higher place than that. 17 00:03:34,03 --> 00:03:46,12 "They are in a station of righteousness with a capable king." 18 00:03:47,02 --> 00:03:58,05 This station, is the station of Fatima Zahra (p), 19 00:03:58,20 --> 00:04:11,21 if her (p) names (titles) are at the level of accompanying (God). 20 00:04:13,22 --> 00:04:21,04 and names are the titles for those who have them. 21 00:04:21,15 --> 00:04:39,17 The relation between names and the title of names, should be set. 22 00:04:40,11 --> 00:04:47,14 "From wisdom and awareness." 23 00:04:50,02 --> 00:04:53,08 What are names? 24 00:04:53,17 --> 00:05:04,22 First: Fatima, second: Sidiqa 25 00:05:06,23 --> 00:05:21,21 third: Mubaraka (blessed). Today we will only 26 00:05:23,03 --> 00:05:40,09 discuss briefly this name and in only one point of view of ten in total. 27 00:05:40,23 --> 00:05:54,04 The responsibility of all of you today is 28 00:05:54,06 --> 00:06:04,08 to understand yourselves to the best of your ability, 29 00:06:05,12 --> 00:06:11,10 although with a knowledgeable precision, 30 00:06:12,22 --> 00:06:23,03 and later explain for the general public 31 00:06:23,19 --> 00:06:33,16 until they can understand from the thirteenth of this month (Jamadi Al Awwal), which 32 00:06:33,17 --> 00:06:49,14 Fatimiye (the days of commemorating Fatima, p) starts, up until the third day of Jamadi Althaniye which Fatimiye ends 33 00:06:49,23 --> 00:07:10,06 the remembrance of her qualities and excellence must be in a way that 34 00:07:10,07 --> 00:07:33,03 people will have an astonishing effect all over this country by the third day of the coming month (Jamadi Althani), 35 00:07:33,15 --> 00:07:48,02 so that this may atleast sooth the injured heart of the seal of the prophets (Muhammad, p). 36 00:07:49,12 --> 00:07:58,01 Until his last infallible descendent 37 00:07:59,02 --> 00:08:08,08 meaning that person who is the only one that is up to it… 38 00:08:09,19 --> 00:08:13,18 Refer to the (book) Kafi 39 00:08:14,11 --> 00:08:26,12 that is the only person who must come next to that grave, and 40 00:08:26,14 --> 00:08:34,12 show that lost grave to the world and 41 00:08:35,09 --> 00:08:46,10 later make apparent that which happened and what occurred. 42 00:08:47,11 --> 00:09:03,04 Almubaraka, is a name that God set for her (p). 43 00:09:04,10 --> 00:09:08,04 This is a name that 44 00:09:08,08 --> 00:09:28,04 the holy essence of God introduced Jesus son of Mary (Isa Ibn Maryam) to Fatima by. 45 00:09:31,19 --> 00:09:38,12 This story is astonishing 46 00:09:41,08 --> 00:09:46,10 when he (God) said to Isa (p): 47 00:09:47,13 --> 00:09:59,02 "You are a chosen (messenger) so that you can give glad tidings, to the coming of Ahmad (Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny and may Allah hasten their reappearence). 48 00:10:05,08 --> 00:10:16,01 At that time he said: "His descendents (prophet Muhammad, p) are from Mubaraka (Fatima, p). 49 00:10:17,20 --> 00:10:35,20 According to this, that now in the bible even after it being changed over time, this incident is still present. 50 00:10:36,10 --> 00:10:49,14 It becomes obvious that after that date which is before the choosing of the prophets (p) 51 00:10:49,16 --> 00:10:56,19 these names, were set by God. 52 00:10:58,06 --> 00:11:14,15 The display of this blessing, the blessing which God has gathered in the name of Mubaraka 53 00:11:18,02 --> 00:11:23,23 becomes clear when 54 00:11:23,24 --> 00:11:34,15 the reality of prayer becomes clear. 55 00:11:37,24 --> 00:11:45,09 Then it becomes clear who a person who is praying is (what qualities they will have). 56 00:11:45,16 --> 00:11:56,20 Then when prayer and the praying person both become clear 57 00:11:57,03 --> 00:12:04,07 then the relation of this issue will become clear. 58 00:12:04,20 --> 00:12:14,18 We don't count any of you as men of understanding (of religion), 59 00:12:14,24 --> 00:12:22,20 unless when you can understand 60 00:12:22,21 --> 00:12:34,16 the conclusion, precision, and contents of our narrations. 61 00:12:36,18 --> 00:12:43,12 This hadith, is of the highest correctness 62 00:12:45,17 --> 00:12:59,17 and the three sheikhs, besides the correctness of the hadith, narrated this 63 00:13:00,19 --> 00:13:14,02 Moawiya Ibn Wahab asked the sixth Imam, 64 00:13:14,19 --> 00:13:23,16 pay attention to the question and its value along with such a hadith 65 00:13:25,09 --> 00:13:42,02 "What is the best thing (action) in nearness to Allah in worship?" 66 00:13:42,20 --> 00:13:50,20 this question, needs a thorough explanation. 67 00:13:51,15 --> 00:13:56,10 Who is the person asking? 68 00:13:56,20 --> 00:14:12,05 Those who are people of religious understanding, and the men of hadith (narration) must recognise the person asking, 69 00:14:12,10 --> 00:14:20,13 Who is the person being asked and what is the question? 70 00:14:21,23 --> 00:14:31,16 The question is of the best (prayer), which there is no one better than that, 71 00:14:32,16 --> 00:14:41,04 that is from among all worshippers with out any exceptions. 72 00:14:41,23 --> 00:14:49,05 Al Ebad (the worshippers) is plural (and specifies the encompassing of all). 73 00:14:49,13 --> 00:15:10,13 What is the best actions in (regards of) nearness to Allah? 74 00:15:11,18 --> 00:15:15,11 This is the question 75 00:15:17,16 --> 00:15:27,24 and the way the question was asked is astonishing for those who understand. 76 00:15:28,14 --> 00:15:40,07 The answer of Ja'far Ibn Muhammad has this expression: 77 00:15:41,05 --> 00:15:55,16 "I don't know anything higher" 78 00:15:56,15 --> 00:16:20,15 The absence of knowledge from that person who is the holder of all knowledges from beginning to end. 79 00:16:21,15 --> 00:16:33,01 Meaning the person being asked (Imam Sadiq, p) is, according both to Shia's and Sunni's, 80 00:16:33,22 --> 00:16:44,01 Jafr Jame' who knows everything up to the day of judgement. 81 00:16:44,02 --> 00:16:47,06 This knowledge is with him. 82 00:16:51,07 --> 00:17:03,07 That person who has knowledge of all of existence and the heavens 83 00:17:03,14 --> 00:17:21,18 answered that after the knowledge of God, I haven't seen and don't know of any higher prayer. 84 00:17:22,19 --> 00:17:29,00 In this hadith there is two words 85 00:17:31,00 --> 00:17:37,21 Both the question of the questioner is about the best and the most beloved. 86 00:17:38,24 --> 00:17:46,00 What is the best and most beloved with Allah? 87 00:17:47,02 --> 00:18:05,02 Then when he answered as to that which he knew to be the best of people who pray and get nearest to Allah he said: 88 00:18:05,05 --> 00:18:15,24 89 00:18:16,04 --> 00:18:31,09 That prayer which this is, and is what the believers want, 90 00:18:31,14 --> 00:18:37,15 and is the offering of all of piety, 91 00:18:37,18 --> 00:18:42,07 and is the ascension of the believer 92 00:18:42,09 --> 00:18:52,02 If this prayer, was prayed by the sixth Imam himself 93 00:18:52,07 --> 00:18:55,23 what a prayer it would be? 94 00:18:57,01 --> 00:19:03,22 It is the prayer which he said: 95 00:19:04,01 --> 00:19:23,23 "In the reciting of the surah (chapter) hamd (praise) I would recite 'You do we serve and you do we ask for guidance' (verse 5) so many times 96 00:19:24,00 --> 00:19:33,00 that I heard this verse from the verse itself! 97 00:19:35,02 --> 00:19:41,10 This is prayer and the person who prays. 98 00:19:48,10 --> 00:19:53,10 Now that the introduction became clear 99 00:19:58,17 --> 00:20:10,11 this narration was narrated by the three sheikhs, meaning 100 00:20:10,14 --> 00:20:29,13 (sheikh) Kulayni in (his book) Kafi, Sheikh Taefe (Tusi) in (his book) Tahzib, and (sheikh) Saduq (May Allah raise their stations). 101 00:20:29,16 --> 00:20:41,04 All of them have narrated from Abi Khalid Qamat 102 00:20:41,07 --> 00:20:49,09 the text of the narration must be read: 103 00:20:59,12 --> 00:21:13,00 "He said: 'I heard from Aba Abdillah (Imam Ja'far Sadiq, peace be upon him) : 104 00:21:13,03 --> 00:21:32,08 Reiting the prayer of Fatima (Tasbihat Fatima) every day 105 00:21:32,21 --> 00:21:38,12 after each prayer 106 00:21:38,17 --> 00:21:55,19 is more beloved by me than a thousand unit prayer every day. 107 00:21:55,22 --> 00:22:17,18 In this group of you who are the choice scholars of (the islamic seminary of) Qom, and 108 00:22:17,23 --> 00:22:24,00 some of you are the teachers of the Kharij (final level of Islamic learning) and 109 00:22:24,02 --> 00:22:31,17 some of you are the teachers of the upper levels (of Islamic learning) and 110 00:22:31,20 --> 00:22:38,07 some of you have just entered these debates. 111 00:22:38,09 --> 00:22:55,07 You are capable of understanding Sheikh, Akhund, Naeini, Araqi, and Isfihani. 112 00:22:55,09 --> 00:23:06,06 That power of knowledge which you have gained, must be used. 113 00:23:06,09 --> 00:23:15,19 Understand the narration, then instruct the general public 114 00:23:15,20 --> 00:23:27,21 so that they may understand that the day of the martydom of Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her) in relation to the night which 115 00:23:28,00 --> 00:23:37,12 her corpse was taken (to be buried), and what kind of responsibilities they must have had. 116 00:23:37,14 --> 00:23:48,24 Prayer, prayer is that of the sixth Imam. Pay close attention 117 00:23:49,02 --> 00:24:00,03 a thousand unit (Raka') prayer, has a thousand recitations of the surah Fatiha (chapter Hamd, Praise). 118 00:24:04,07 --> 00:24:08,13 What is surah Fatiha? 119 00:24:08,16 --> 00:24:15,05 The understanding of this narration is very difficult. 120 00:24:15,07 --> 00:24:24,13 Surah Fatiha is that surah which 121 00:24:24,14 --> 00:24:36,13 the seal of the prophets (p) said (about) : "God has put obligation on me because 122 00:24:36,15 --> 00:24:42,08 he lowered the treasure of the heavens upon me and 123 00:24:42,11 --> 00:24:54,14 that treasure of the heavens was 'Fatihatul Ketab' (the opening of the book, surah hamd). He gave me this. 124 00:24:54,15 --> 00:25:03,05 He (God) gave me this in one place, and he gave me the Qur'an in another place. 125 00:25:03,06 --> 00:25:23,02 He (God) said: Most certainly I gave you 'Sabe' Almathani' (surah hamd) and the Glorious Qur'an. 126 00:25:23,04 --> 00:25:26,06 This is surah Hamd. 127 00:25:26,07 --> 00:25:32,03 that is the surah Hamd which the sixth Imam recited. 128 00:25:32,05 --> 00:25:44,12 Now this prayer has a thousand units (Raka's). 129 00:25:47,12 --> 00:25:54,02 Think that in each unit 130 00:25:54,04 --> 00:26:02,12 in addition to Hamd there is another surah of the Qur'an [and is brought] 131 00:26:02,13 --> 00:26:09,12 and if that surah is Tauhid (unity) that 132 00:26:09,13 --> 00:26:15,10 is the 'most beloved surah', which is with such a person and 133 00:26:15,20 --> 00:26:22,24 according to authentic narrations, is a third of the Qur'an 134 00:26:23,24 --> 00:26:29,03 then with (your own calculations) a thousand unit prayer 135 00:26:29,06 --> 00:26:41,13 will be a little more than 333 complete recitations of the Qur'an 136 00:26:43,05 --> 00:26:50,17 a prayer which then ends with a ruku (bow to God) 137 00:26:51,14 --> 00:26:56,05 "So then praise the name of your lord, the Mighty" 138 00:26:56,10 --> 00:27:02,04 then it ends with a prostration. 139 00:27:02,16 --> 00:27:07,05 "Praise the name of your lord, the Highest". 140 00:27:07,08 --> 00:27:17,11 Then while in prostration, again according to authentic narrations,: 141 00:27:17,14 --> 00:27:27,00 Is the nearest action of a servant to his lord' 142 00:27:27,05 --> 00:27:31,19 Is the time when he puts his head to prostrate. 143 00:27:32,06 --> 00:27:39,01 The prayer of Ja'far Ibn Muhammad, is such a prayer. 144 00:27:39,04 --> 00:27:47,14 Then prayer with a thousand surah hamd's and 145 00:27:47,16 --> 00:27:59,10 a prayer with a little more than 333 recitations of the Qur'an and a 146 00:27:59,13 --> 00:28:09,24 Prayer with that prostration and that nearness to the lord of all 147 00:28:10,03 --> 00:28:16,20 All of this thousand units is on one side 148 00:28:16,23 --> 00:28:19,15 and then he said: 149 00:28:19,18 --> 00:28:30,02 the prayer of Fatima (tasbihat Fatima Zahra, peace be upon her) is more beloved for me than this thousand unit prayer." 150 00:28:30,06 --> 00:28:35,05 This is the meaning of the word Mubaraka. 151 00:28:35,08 --> 00:28:43,19 Where did this prayer (of Fatima, p) get this blessing from? 152 00:28:43,21 --> 00:28:53,10 It's amazing, logic is dumbfounded. 153 00:28:55,13 --> 00:29:03,19 What nearness is this, and what level is this that 154 00:29:03,23 --> 00:29:15,12 God sends a gift for him (the prophet?), in the form of the prayer of Fatima (p) 155 00:29:15,15 --> 00:29:25,17 then this gift which God sent for him 156 00:29:25,19 --> 00:29:35,02 in this jewel, gives such a blessing that 157 00:29:35,03 --> 00:29:51,22 the leader and head of the sect, gives this (short) prayer excellence over his own thousand unit prayer. 158 00:29:55,11 --> 00:30:00,09 What is this level? 159 00:30:04,10 --> 00:30:10,18 Nobody recognised her. 160 00:30:12,20 --> 00:30:23,23 This [subject itself] that she (p) went from this world and with this station: 161 00:30:24,00 --> 00:30:28,01 "Her value isn't known". 162 00:30:30,18 --> 00:30:37,16 It is enough that on the day that 163 00:30:37,17 --> 00:30:44,00 "Weighing (of deed's) is based upon justice on that day 164 00:30:44,04 --> 00:30:54,14 On that day which this secret will be revealed 165 00:30:54,17 --> 00:31:10,15 whatever secrete or cover up, must become obviou on that day and be ruled upon: 166 00:31:10,22 --> 00:31:18,01 "They must become obvious in front of Allah the powerful." 167 00:31:18,03 --> 00:31:27,04 Then on such a day, the issue is that 168 00:31:27,07 --> 00:31:40,13 when he raises his head from the ground (grave) and then enters the gathering place (of the day of judgement) 169 00:31:40,16 --> 00:31:46,16 the way that he will come is 170 00:31:49,19 --> 00:32:01,09 that example of blessing which was with the prayer of Fatima 171 00:32:01,12 --> 00:32:10,05 must become apparent on that day with all of it's majesty 172 00:32:10,07 --> 00:32:23,24 "Upon a camel" (example of a majestic mount), what kind of camel? The explaination of this camel is very detailed. 173 00:32:24,18 --> 00:32:31,18 Upon that camel, is a saddle (with a cover). 174 00:32:37,19 --> 00:32:44,02 In whose hand is the muzzle of that camel? 175 00:32:45,00 --> 00:32:49,10 What is going on to the right of that camel? 176 00:32:49,13 --> 00:32:55,07 What is going on to the left of that camel? 177 00:32:55,10 --> 00:33:00,08 What is going on in front of that camel? 178 00:33:03,20 --> 00:33:15,10 on her right side (p) will be seventy thousand angels, 179 00:33:15,24 --> 00:33:27,01 and on her left side will be seventy thousand angels 180 00:33:27,08 --> 00:33:33,21 and in front of her will be seventy thousand angels which 181 00:33:33,23 --> 00:33:40,09 In their hands will be the flags with the praise (of Allah) on them. 182 00:33:40,11 --> 00:33:46,03 In whose hand is the muzzle of that camel? 183 00:33:46,06 --> 00:33:52,14 The muzzle of that camel is in the hands of the person who 184 00:33:52,20 --> 00:34:05,01 124,000 prophets will be worried about those hands. 185 00:34:05,12 --> 00:34:12,07 Such a hand, will get the muzzle of that camel. 186 00:34:12,11 --> 00:34:24,02 the hand which (the prophet) Abraham (Ibrahim, peace be upon him) was waiting to see the pages in. 187 00:34:24,06 --> 00:34:37,00 The hand which the one who spoke to Allah (Moses, Musa, peace be upon him) was awaiting to get the Taurah (taurat) from. 188 00:34:37,01 --> 00:34:45,20 The hand which the soul from God (Jesus, Isa, peace be upon him) was awaiting to get the Bible from. 189 00:34:45,21 --> 00:34:56,10 The hand which the seal of the prophets (Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny) so that he may get the Qur'an from. 190 00:34:56,12 --> 00:35:03,10 This hand will get the muzzle of Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her and her progeny). 191 00:35:03,12 --> 00:35:11,12 He said: "The muzzle of her (p) camel will be in the hands of (the angel) Gabriel (Jibraeel, peace be upon him). 192 00:35:13,00 --> 00:35:16,08 But what is the state of the saddle? 193 00:35:16,10 --> 00:35:24,22 From its outside you can see it's inside and 194 00:35:25,00 --> 00:35:29,10 from the inside you can see the outside. 195 00:35:29,14 --> 00:35:33,21 Inside it is the forgiveness of Allah. 196 00:35:33,23 --> 00:35:39,10 Outside of it is the mercy of Allah. 197 00:35:39,12 --> 00:35:47,06 Where did we recognise Zahra? 198 00:35:47,08 --> 00:35:58,15 Where did we know which body went into (was buried) the dirt? Which 199 00:35:58,17 --> 00:36:05,04 when he gave that body to the prophet (p) he (Imam Ali, p) said: 200 00:36:05,09 --> 00:36:10,19 My soul is imprisoned by her (p) cries. 201 00:36:10,22 --> 00:36:16,19 I wish that this soul would come out (of this body) with these cries. 202 00:36:18,20 --> 00:36:24,00 On the inside of it is the forgiveness of Allah. 203 00:36:24,10 --> 00:36:29,10 On the outside of it is the mercy of Allah. 204 00:36:33,16 --> 00:36:42,23 All of the summary of this subject is in this sentence 205 00:36:44,02 --> 00:36:54,16 all of the sins of this world are at the mercy of the forgiveness of God. 206 00:36:55,01 --> 00:37:04,24 All of the good (deed's) of the world is the manifestation of the mercy of God. 207 00:37:06,24 --> 00:37:16,11 Zahra (p) is in a dome which the inside of that dome is the forgiveness of Allah. 208 00:37:16,16 --> 00:37:27,13 Meaning that the only the hand of Zahra (p) must 'mark off' the evil('s of the world). 209 00:37:27,18 --> 00:37:34,03 The outside of that saddle is the mercy of Allah. 210 00:37:34,08 --> 00:37:46,00 Meaning, any benefit thats from the benefactor, that reaches the benefitted 211 00:37:46,05 --> 00:37:54,14 is mediated by the bruised (swollen) bisep of Zahra (peace be upon her) 212 00:37:55,16 --> 00:38:00,18 "Her (p) value isn't known (by anyone)." 213 00:38:00,20 --> 00:38:04,14 The end of this speech is here: 214 00:38:04,16 --> 00:38:13,10 the angel Gabriel (Jibraeel, p) will call out, and say: 215 00:38:13,12 --> 00:38:19,24 "Oh you who are present cover your eyes, 216 00:38:20,00 --> 00:38:24,17 put your heads down." 217 00:38:24,20 --> 00:38:29,15 That which I want to say is this 218 00:38:31,17 --> 00:38:39,16 the prophet (p) in this narration which is from Baqir Al Ulum (Imam Baqir, peace be upon him) 219 00:38:39,18 --> 00:38:45,19 narrates from Jabir Ibn Abdullah, who narrates from the prophet of Allah (Muhammad, p) 220 00:38:45,22 --> 00:38:50,02 in the narration the subject is: 221 00:38:50,04 --> 00:39:06,04 "There is no prophet or messenger 222 00:39:06,07 --> 00:39:17,23 or truthful person or martyr 223 00:39:18,01 --> 00:39:23,20 and there is no other group from among these four. 224 00:39:23,21 --> 00:39:33,05 Neither a prophet, messenger, truthful, or martyr will be left 225 00:39:33,07 --> 00:39:39,04 but that the eyes of all of these will be closed. 226 00:39:39,07 --> 00:39:44,17 What level is this, what station is this? 227 00:39:44,20 --> 00:39:53,10 Who is there to understand who that was and what happened to her (p)? 228 00:39:55,15 --> 00:40:07,13 229 00:40:07,15 --> 00:40:12,20 We will only say one word and that word is 230 00:40:12,22 --> 00:40:22,17 all of you know what kind of heart the 'commander of the faithful' had. 231 00:40:25,19 --> 00:40:33,06 All of you know what kind of hand he had. 232 00:40:33,08 --> 00:40:43,20 All of you have consensus to what power he had, and what patience he had. 233 00:40:43,23 --> 00:40:51,08 Consider the night of 'the resting place' (that Imam Ali (p) went in the place of the prophet for his attempted assasination) that Ali (p) 234 00:40:51,11 --> 00:41:04,08 (who ripped off the huge door) in the war of Khaybar, and (the defeat of Amr Ibn Abd Wa'd in the war of) Ahzab (did not bother Imam Ali (p) at all) 235 00:41:04,10 --> 00:41:08,19 then think about these words 236 00:41:08,23 --> 00:41:23,06 that when the news of the passing of Fatima (p) reached the 'commander of the faithful' 237 00:41:23,14 --> 00:41:30,08 He (p) fell upon the ground.