Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb Madrasah Isha'atul Haq · Albert Falls Albert Falls, KwaZulu-Natal
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Madrasah Isha'atul Haq · Albert Falls Albert Falls, KwaZulu-Natal · 2026
Laylatul Bara’ah Programme By Moulana Shakir Hansa | Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb
Laylatul Bara’ah Programme By Moulana Shakir Hansa Moulana Shakir Hansa
Hijri date 15 Sha'baan 1440
Date 20 April 2019
Duration 50:24
Venue Masjid Taqwa Summary Main Topic
The significance of Laylatul Bara'ah (the 15th night of Sha'ban) as a spiritual preparation for Ramadan, with a special emphasis on cleansing the heart of malice, hatred, and grudges through mutual forgiveness.
Key Lessons
Preparation for Ramadan : Just as a wall must be cleaned and prepped before painting, the heart must be cleansed of spiritual filth to receive the blessings of Ramadan.Abundant Mercy : On the 15th night of Sha'ban, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala grants widespread forgiveness and frees innumerable souls from Jahannam.Continuous Divine Call : From Maghrib until Fajr on this night, Allah calls out asking who seeks forgiveness, sustenance, or relief from distress so He may grant it.Impediments to Forgiveness : Major sins—such as shirk, harboring malice, addiction to intoxicants, disobeying parents, trailing garments below ankles out of pride, murder, adultery, and severing family ties—can deprive a person of divine mercy unless repented from.Power of Forgiving Others : Forgiving those who wrong us brings personal peace of mind, attracts Allah's mercy, and elevates one's spiritual status, as demonstrated by the Sahaba and great scholars like Imam Shafi'i Rahimahullah.
Quranic/Hadith References
Surah Ali 'Imran (3:133-135) : Recited in the introduction, describing the attributes of the pious (muttaqeen ) who control anger, forgive people, and seek immediate forgiveness when committing a sin.Hadith on Banu Kalb : Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wasallam mentioned that Allah forgives more people on the 15th night of Sha'ban than the number of hairs on the goats of the tribe of Banu Kalb.Hadith of the Jannati Sahabi : Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wasallam identified a Sahabi as a person of Jannah three days in a row due to his clean heart free of malice and jealousy.Hadith of Hazrat Ulba bin Zaid (RA) : A poor Sahabi offered his charity by unconditionally forgiving anyone who harmed or dishonored him, which Allah accepted.Dua in Sajdah : The Dua taught by Jibreel (AS) to Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wasallam: A'udhu bi'afwika min 'iqabik wa a'udhu bi'ridaaka min sakhatik...
Practical Advice
Perform Isha and Fajr in congregation to earn the reward of standing in worship the entire night.
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0:14 Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. 0:22 Alhamdulillah. 0:24 Alhamdulillahi wahda. 0:25 Wassalatu wassalamu ala man la nabiya ba'da. 0:29 Wa la nabiya ba'da. 0:31 Ba'dahu. 0:33 Wa la kitaba ba'da kitabihi. 0:35 Wa la shari'ata ba'da shari'atih. 0:38 Wa nashadu an la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah. 0:42 Wa nashahadu anna sayyidana wa nabiyyana wa maulana Muhammadin abduhu wa rasuluh. 0:48 Sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa ashabih. 0:52 Wa man tabi'ahum bi ihsanin ila yawmi d-din. 0:55 Amma ba'd. 0:57 Faqad qala Allahu subhanahu wa ta'ala fi al-Quran al-Majeed. 1:00 Wa al-Furqan al-Hamid. 1:05 A'udhu billahi min ash-shaytani al-rajim. 1:12 Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. 1:17 Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. 1:40 Wattaku al-naar al-lati u'iddat li al-kafirina. 1:46 Wa ati'u Allah wa al-rasoola la'allakum turhamoon. 1:58 Wasari'u ila maghfira tim min rabbikum wa jannah. 2:07 Wajannatin arduha السماوات والأرض أعدت للمتقين. 2:11 الذين ينفقون في السراء والضراء والكاظمين. 2:31 Walkaadhimina alghayza wal'afina aninnas. 2:40 Wallahu yuhibbu almuhsinina. 2:47 Walladhina idha fa'aloo fahishatan awzalamu anfusahum thakarullah. 2:57 Dhakarullaha fastaghfaro لذنوبهم ومن يغفر الذنوب إلا الله ولم يصروا على ما فعلوا وهم يعلمون 3:20 Ulaikajaza'uhum maghfira'tum min rabbihim wajannat. 3:33 Wajannatun tajri min tahtiha al-anhaaru khalideena feeha. 3:44 Wani'ma ajru al-aamilina. 3:50 Sadaqallahul azeem. 3:53 Wasadaq rasuluhun nabiyul kareem. 3:58 Wa nahnu ala thalika lamina ash-shahideen wa ash-shakireen. 4:06 Walhamdulillahi rabbil alameen. 4:11 Respected elders, beloved brothers in Islam. 4:18 As we had mentioned after Maghrib. 4:21 That it is indeed a great favor. 4:24 A great bounty of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 4:27 That Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has allowed us to witness another night of Bara'ah. 4:37 Another night. 4:39 The middle night of the month of Sha'ban. 4:42 Laylatul Bara'ah. 4:46 We find 4:48 We look at our Salafus Salihin. 4:52 It is mentioned that Hazrat Ata ibn Yasar rahimahullah, the great tabi'i. 4:58 He has mentioned that after the night of Qadr, after Laylatul Qadr, the most virtuous night of the year is this night, the 15th night of Sha'ban. 5:14 We find Imam Shafi'i rahmatullahi alayhi has also mentioned 5:18 That there are five nights when duas are accepted very very quickly by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 5:28 And the five nights that Imam Shafiq rahmatullahi mentions in the narration. 5:34 One is the night of Jumu'ah. 5:37 The other are the two nights of Eid. 5:42 The nights before Eid. 5:44 The first night of Rajab. 5:47 And the 15th night of Sha'ban. 5:52 Now, a person may sometimes think that in 15 or 14 days time, the highlight of the Islamic calendar, the blessed month of Ramadan will be upon us. 6:09 So why has Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala granted us this night of the 15th of Sha'ban? 6:16 So close to Ramadan. 6:19 It could have been at any other time in the year. 6:22 But very very close to Ramadan. 6:24 Half a month before. 6:26 15 days or 14 days before Ramadan. 6:30 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is granting us this night. 6:34 So the scholars explain that we take the example of a painter. 6:42 That if the painter wants to paint a wall. 6:46 So he will not just take the paint and start painting. 6:51 He first has to prepare the wall. 6:54 Any grime, any dirt that is present on that wall, that will have to be washed off. 7:02 If there are any cracks, those cracks need to be filled. 7:05 If it needs to be sanded down, this will be done. 7:10 And only when the wall is adequately prepared 7:16 Will he put the paint on? 7:19 So similarly, to receive all the anwarat, the light and the blessings of the blessed month of Ramadan, our hearts need to be prepared. 7:33 The surfaces of our spiritual hearts needs to be cleansed. 7:41 So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is granting us this night, the night of the 15th of Sha'ban, to assist us in preparing ourselves for the blessed month of Ramadan. 7:56 Now in the hadith of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam, we know that many virtues, many merits have been mentioned with regards to this night. 8:09 The narration of Hazrat Aisha radiallahu ta'ala anha. 8:11 She mentions. 8:13 That Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam has said. 8:15 That inna allaha azzawajal. 8:18 Yanzilu laylatan nisfi min sha'ban ila samai dunya. 8:23 Fayaghfiru li akhtara min adadi sha'ri ghanami kalb. 8:27 That on the 15th night of Sha'ban. 8:31 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala comes down to the first sky. 8:34 In other words. 8:36 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala showers his. 8:38 His special mercies on the nearest sky. 8:44 And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala forgives more people than the number of hair on the goats of the Banu Kalb. 8:56 In another narration of Hazrat Aisha radiallahu ta'ala anha, Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam mentions that walillahi fiha utaqawu minal naar bi adadi shu'uri ghanami kalb. 9:08 That Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala frees from Jahannam as many people as the number of hairs on the goats of the Banu Kalb. 9:21 And Hazrat Aisha radiallahu ta'ala anha then asked Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam that why are the goats of the Banu Kalb mentioned? 9:32 So Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam said, 9:35 That there isn't an Arab tribe with more goats than them. 9:41 So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala forgives and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala frees on this night so many people from the fire of Jahannam. 9:53 Now we take, leave alone the hair on the goats of an entire tribe. 10:01 We take the hair on the back, the hair on one goat. 10:05 It is something that we cannot even count. 10:10 Leave alone the entire goat. 10:13 You take one limb of the goat. 10:15 Whether it is the head, you take one leg, you take the tail of the goat. 10:21 Even that portion, it's not possible for us to count. 10:26 We leave a goat, we take our own selves. 10:30 That even the hair on our own heads, if we have to try and count, it's not possible to count. 10:41 Unless of course the person is bald and he has just a few strands. 10:46 But in general, we leave the hair of the head, we take the hair and our eyebrows, we cannot count. 10:56 And here Nabiya Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam is speaking of the hair of the goats of an entire tribe. 11:02 So many people Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala forgives on this night. 11:08 And then we have in the narrations mention of as we had discussed after Maghrib also that the announcements that are made that from the time of Maghrib Hazrat Ali radiallahu ta'ala narrates 11:24 That Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam has said that on the 15th night of Sha'ban Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala showers his special attention on the nearest sky. 11:37 Thereafter Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala announces that ala min mustaghfirin faaghfiralah ala mustarziqin faarzuqah ala mubtalah fa'u'afih ala katha ala katha hatta yatlu'al fajr 11:54 That is there anyone who is seeking forgiveness so that I may forgive that person? 12:00 Is there anyone who is seeking sustenance that I may provide sustenance for him? 12:06 Is there anyone who is in any difficulty that I may remove him from his difficulty? 12:13 And other announcement. 12:18 Is there anyone who has this need, who has that need? 12:22 And these announcements continue till the time of Fajr. 12:28 So we take an example that if there is a wealthy person and this wealthy person has to tell us that on a certain day at a certain time he will fulfill any needs that we have. 12:49 So this person 12:52 If such a person exists and he makes this announcement and people come to him, then no matter how wealthy he may be, he will have limitations. 13:07 There will come a point when he cannot do anymore. 13:11 But here the announcement is coming from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala whose treasures are limitless. 13:19 And that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is asking us. 13:23 So it is only an unfortunate person who will not take this opportunity and turn to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and ask of Allah Rabbul Izzah. 13:35 And as we had mentioned after Maghrib, that every night in the last portion of the night, the time of tahajjud, 13:45 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is making this announcement. 13:48 These announcements are being made. 13:50 But on this night, the 15th night of Sha'ban, from the time of Maghrib till Fajr, these announcements continue. 14:00 Then we find in the Ahadith of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam, different Ahadith. 14:07 We find that on this blessed night, when 14:13 The mercy of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the forgiveness of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is being distributed on such a large scale. 14:23 From different ahadith we find that there are certain individuals who even on this night are deprived of the mercy of Allah Rabbul Izzah. 14:35 And from the different ahadith we learn that these people are 14:41 The one who joins partners with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 14:45 The person who associates partners with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 14:49 The one who has enmity, hatred and malice for others. 14:53 The one who is addicted to wine. 14:56 The one who is addicted to intoxicants. 14:59 The one who disobeys his parents. 15:02 The male, that male who allows his lower garment to hang below his ankles. 15:08 The one who commits murder, the one who commits adultery, and the one who cuts off family ties. 15:15 From different ahadith of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam, we understand that these people are deprived of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's mercy even on a blessed night like this. 15:28 And when it comes to being deprived, then we find that there can be two types of people. 15:37 That one is 15:39 A person who doesn't care. 15:40 He has a don't care attitude. 15:45 He doesn't have any regard for this night. 15:48 And he is continuing in this night as he does on any other night. 15:54 Whatever sins, whatever evils he is involved in, he continues with those evils. 16:00 He's not making any effort to gain forgiveness from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 16:05 He's not making any effort to gain from the mercy of Allah Rabbul Izzah. 16:10 So such a person will be deprived. 16:14 But here we are talking about someone who is making the effort. 16:19 He wants forgiveness from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 16:23 He wants the mercy of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 16:27 But because 16:29 He is involved in these evils. 16:33 He may be deprived. 16:37 But respected elders and brothers, we should never ever lose hope. 16:41 The scholars have mentioned the fact that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has informed us through Nabiya Kareem sallallahu alayhi wasallam that these people are deprived. 16:56 The reason it is being mentioned to us 16:59 Is that if any of these evils are found within ourselves, then we need to make the effort. 17:06 Seek forgiveness from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for that sin as well. 17:13 And a person will then not be deprived. 17:17 So we should never ever lose hope. 17:20 This is the perfect night. 17:22 And we have from the examples of our pious predecessors, 17:26 The life of Hazrat Malik bin Dinar Rahimahullah. 17:30 We all have heard of Hazrat Malik bin Dinar Rahimahullah. 17:33 A great saint. 17:34 A great wali of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 17:37 A great friend of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 17:40 But what was his life before? 17:44 He was a person who was a drunkard. 17:54 And it was, I'm not going into the details of how he changed his life. 18:00 But it was on the 15th night of Sha'ban that he had repented. 18:05 And he then became what he became. 18:07 So you should never ever lose hope. 18:11 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is so kind. 18:13 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is so merciful. 18:16 If with the correct intention, make a firm resolve. 18:21 Of not going back to the sin and we sincerely ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for forgiveness, then Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will most definitely forgive us. 18:31 Now all these different evils in one program, we cannot discuss all of them, but I want to focus a little on the second one regarding hatred, enmity, malice for others. 18:46 That this is a sickness that is very very common amongst us. 18:51 Now we'll find generally just in the build up to the 50th night of Shaaban and during this night as well you'll find many messages going around. 19:05 Somebody has on his status please forgive me if I've done anything. 19:09 People are sending messages out etc. 19:11 So this is good. 19:13 But very often we find 19:15 That these are just general messages that are being sent. 19:20 And very often, that person with whom we have a problem, very little effort is made to mend the relationship. 19:32 Whereas, this is the one that we should be worried about. 19:38 And one is, 19:41 Someone who has done something or a person that we have done something wrong to. 19:50 We are the cause of the problem. 19:54 So we need to ask that person for forgiveness. 19:59 But as mu'minin, as believers, we should be aiming for a step higher than this. 20:06 The verses of Surah Al-Imran that we recited earlier. 20:10 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions different qualities of the muttaqeen. 20:16 Different qualities of the pious. 20:19 And one of the qualities that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions is that they are those who forgive others. 20:28 That sometimes a relationship has turned sour. 20:33 It's not our fault. 20:34 We haven't done anything wrong. 20:37 The next person, he is the cause. 20:40 But as mu'mineen, as believers, we should make the effort of forgiving that person. 20:48 This act of forgiving the next person. 20:51 This is something that attracts the mercy and forgiveness of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for ourselves. 20:59 Now we find in the narrations many merits, many virtues mentioned for this. 21:06 That famous incident of 21:08 That has an Anas radiallahu ta'ala anhu narrates. 21:12 Where Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam is sitting with the Sahaba radiallahu ta'ala anhum. 21:18 And Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam mentions to the Sahaba that a man from Jannah, from Paradise will be entering the gathering. 21:33 And in some narrations it is mentioned that Sahaba radiallahu ta'ala whom sitting in that gathering, everyone started wishing that it must be someone from my family who must come through the doors now. 21:48 Because Nabiya Karim sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is giving the guarantee that the person who is now going to enter is a Jannati. 21:55 So there are different narrations. 21:58 Some narrations mention that an Ansari Sahabi said, 22:01 Enters. 22:02 Other narrations we find that Hazrat Sa'ad bin Abi Waqas radiallahu ta'ala enters. 22:08 Whoever it was. 22:10 But this Sahabi comes in. 22:13 The second day, Nabiya Kareem sallallahu alayhi wa sallam makes the same announcement. 22:18 And that very same Sahabi enters the gathering. 22:21 And the same thing happens on the third day. 22:25 So Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As radiallahu ta'ala anhumah. 22:30 He is present in that gathering. 22:33 And he thinks to himself that I need to see what qualities this person possesses. 22:43 That on three occasions, three days in a row, Nabiya Kareem sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has called him a jannati. 22:50 So he makes an excuse. 22:53 He goes up to the person saying, 22:55 And he tells the person that I had some problem with my father and I can't go home for three days. 23:01 So can I spend the time at your house? 23:07 And this sahabi agrees. 23:09 And Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As radiallahu ta'ala anhumah spends three nights in the home of this person. 23:18 But he's studying his life 23:21 And he can't find anything extraordinary in this person's life. 23:26 He comes home. 23:29 Not much in the terms of optional acts of ibadah, optional acts of worship. 23:34 Engages in a little dhikr and then goes to sleep. 23:38 No long rakats of tahajjud etc. 23:42 So three nights go past like this. 23:46 And Hazrat Abdullah r.a. 23:48 He can't see anything in this person. 23:50 Anything different. 23:51 Anything extra. 23:53 Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin al-Asr r.a. himself was a person who engaged in a lot of optional ibadah. 24:03 In fact, regarding him also, if I'm not mistaken, it was that his father actually came to Nabi al-Karim s.a.w. 24:11 to complain. 24:13 To complain that he's doing too much. 24:17 And Nabiya Karim sallallahu alayhi wa sallam then put limitations on him. 24:21 But here he is seeing this person that he is not doing much. 24:25 So eventually after the three nights, Hazrat Abdullah radiallahu anhu discloses to the person the real reason for him spending the three nights with him. 24:37 That there was no problem with the father. 24:39 That I wanted to see what is special in your life. 24:43 But I can't see anything. 24:45 So this sahabi replies, first he mentions that what you saw is who I am. 24:54 There is nothing more to it. 24:56 And as Abdullah radiallahu ta'ala is leaving, and this person then calls him back, and he says to him, غير أني لا أجد في نفسي على أحد من المسلمين غشا ولا أحسده على ما أعطاه الله إياه. 25:04 The only thing is, 25:14 That I don't harbor any hatred, any malice for any other Muslim, for any other person. 25:24 And I don't have any jealousy for anything that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has granted him. 25:31 And Hazrat Abdullah r.a says to him that it is definitely this quality of yours, this quality that you possess. 25:41 That has made Nabi al-Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam say this with regards to you. 25:50 Another incident of Hazrat Ulba bin Zaid radiallahu ta'ala anhu from which we are highlighting the importance of this. 26:02 Hazrat Ulba bin Zaid radiallahu ta'ala anhu he was a very very poor sahabi. 26:08 So it is mentioned that once 26:11 Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam exhorted the Sahaba radiallahu ta'ala anhum to spend in the path of Allah. 26:18 To spend in charity. 26:20 So Sahaba radiallahu ta'ala anhum started spending according to their means. 26:26 Whatever the person could manage, he brought it and placed it in front of Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 26:35 So this Sahabi, Hazrat Ulba radiallahu ta'ala anhum, he had nothing 26:41 To present. 26:41 He had nothing to give. 26:44 So he goes home. 26:46 And he lifts up his hands. 26:48 And he makes dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 26:51 And he says to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 26:53 Allahumma. 26:55 Inni laysa indi ma atasaddaqu bih. 26:57 That O Allah. 26:59 I do not have anything. 27:01 With which. 27:03 Anything to give as charity. 27:05 I don't have anything to give as charity. 27:07 Allahumma inni atasaddaqu bi'irdi ala mannalahu min khalqiq. 27:13 So, O Allah, my charity, the charity that I am giving, is that I am unconditionally forgiving anyone who causes any harm to me. 27:26 This is my charity. 27:29 So he does this in the dead of night. 27:31 It is only himself. 27:33 And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, 27:35 But the next day when he comes into the gathering of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 27:42 So there is an announcer that is calling out. 27:45 Nabiya Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam gives the instruction. 27:49 And an announcement is made. 27:50 A call is made. 27:52 That ayna al-mutasaddiq bi-irzihi al-bariha. 27:56 That who is that person who had given that charity of his honor last night. 28:03 And Hazrat Ulba radiallahu ta'ala anhu then stands up. 28:07 And Nabiya Kareem sallallahu alayhi wasallam says to him that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has accepted your charity. 28:16 These were sahaba radiallahu ta'ala anhum. 28:18 You know people who understood the importance of this. 28:24 This is a beautiful piece of advice of Hazrat Fudhail bin Iyad rahimahullah with regards to this. 28:33 Raza Fudayl bin Iyad. 28:34 Rahimahullah. 28:35 Mentioned. 28:36 That. 28:36 Iza ataaka rajulun. 28:38 Yashku. 28:40 Now. 28:41 The point. 28:42 That we learn from this. 28:44 Is. 28:45 That. 28:46 By forgiving others. 28:49 By forgiving the next person. 28:53 Whether that person is deserving of the forgiveness or not is irrelevant. 28:59 But by us forgiving others, it will bring about peace for ourselves. 29:05 Sajid Fudayl bin Iyad rahimahullah mentions that, Iza ataaka rajulun yashku ilayka rajula. 29:11 That if anybody comes to you complaining of someone else, he has a complaint about somebody else, faqul, then say to him, Ya akhi, O my brother, 29:24 Orfu anhu. 29:25 Fa inna al-afwa aqrabu li taqwa. 29:28 Then say to him, O my brother, forgive him. 29:33 This will bring you closer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 29:37 Fa in qala. 29:38 If he responds and he says to you, La yahtamilu qalbi al-af. 29:45 Walakin antasiru kama amarani allahu azawajal. 29:51 If he responds and he says, That... 29:55 My heart doesn't have it to forgive him. 29:58 But I will do what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has allowed. 30:02 I will take revenge. 30:03 I want to take revenge. 30:06 So Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has mentioned in the Quran al-Karim. 30:08 وَإِنْ عَقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا مِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبُتُمْ بِهِ That a person is allowed to take revenge. 30:16 So if he says this, that I want to do what Allah has allowed. 30:19 I want to take revenge. 30:22 Then you should say to him, 30:25 Fa'in kunta tuhsinu. 30:27 Tantasiru mislam bimislin. 30:31 Wa illa farji' ila baabil af. 30:34 So that Fudayr bin Ayyad rahimullah says that if you want to take revenge and it is within you to take revenge in the correct way. 30:48 That taking revenge in the correct way means that a person can only do what was done to him. 30:54 If a person oversteps the mark in taking revenge, then he now becomes the oppressor. 31:02 And that person the oppressed. 31:04 So if it is within you to take revenge as is allowed, nothing extra, then do so. 31:12 Otherwise, return to the door of forgiveness. 31:16 Because this door is more vast. 31:19 Return to the door of forgiveness. 31:23 And then he says, فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ عَفَى وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ That person who forgives, then his reward is with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 31:35 وَصَاحِبُ الْعَفْوِ يَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَصَاحِبُ الْإِنْتِصَارِ يُقَلِّبُ الْأُمُورِ He says that that person who forgives, somebody has done something wrong to me and I forgive him. 31:52 He says that person will sleep peacefully at night. 31:57 But the person who wants to take revenge, he will be tossing and turning. 32:02 So, by us not forgiving the next person, it will remove the peace from our own lives. 32:23 Some time back we had discussed the couplets of Imam Shafi'i rahmatullahi alayhi with regards to this. 32:30 Where very very beautifully Imam Shafi'i rahmatullahi alayhi mentions that He says that any person who has abused me or used vulgar words when speaking to me 32:52 I have unconditionally forgiven him for the pleasure of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala as gratitude for Allah's favors upon me. 33:02 And then he says, He says that, if I do not forgive someone who has done something wrong, then what will happen on the day of Qiyamah? 33:23 That person's entry into Jannah will be delayed because of me. 33:31 He has done something wrong to me and I don't forgive him. 33:34 His entrance into Jannah will be delayed because of me. 33:40 Now, with us, very often it's the opposite. 33:43 That we will blatantly tell the person, I will not forgive you and you will pay me back in the hereafter. 33:49 Look at Imam Shafiq rahmatullahi alayhi. 33:51 He's saying that, I cannot imagine this, that tomorrow on the day of Qiyamah, another believer's entry into Jannah is delayed because I haven't forgiven him. 34:04 And then he says, O an asu'a Muhammadan fi ummati. 34:09 And over and above this, what will be the condition, what hurt won't I cause? 34:15 To the heart of Nabi sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 34:18 That Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam on the day of Qiyamah. 34:21 He will not rest. 34:23 Until every Ummati of his. 34:26 Is in Jannah. 34:26 Is in Paradise. 34:28 So if I do not forgive this person. 34:31 This will result in. 34:33 Causing distress. 34:35 To the heart of Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 34:38 On the day of Qiyamah. 34:40 And this is something that. 34:41 I am not ready to do. 34:44 I can recall a few years back when we had done the tafsir of Surah Yusuf in Ramadan. 34:53 And when we came to the portion of Nabi Yusuf alayhi salatu wasalam forgiving his brothers. 35:04 So we had mentioned these couplets of Imam Shafi'i rahmatullah alayhi. 35:10 And there was one brother, one alim who was present for itikaaf. 35:16 And he had come to me after the program. 35:18 And he said to me that there are some people that have done something to me. 35:24 And I've been holding this grudge. 35:27 But listening to these couplets has given me the change of heart. 35:32 And I have forgiven them. 35:34 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us also 35:36 You know, this type of a heart that we can hear this and make amal and practice on this. 35:43 I was listening to a lecture of my ustad, Suleiman Mullah Sahib. 35:54 And he mentioned an incident that had occurred last Ramadan, if not mistaken. 36:01 And Moana mentions it as a death to die for. 36:07 A death to die for. 36:09 So he mentions that he was in, he had traveled to the UK during that Ramadan. 36:16 And he mentioned he had just arrived and his very first program was after Asr Salah. 36:23 Between Asr and Maghrib. 36:25 So he had his lecture and that was followed by a dua before Iftar. 36:31 And then, 36:33 At the back of the masjid, the sirkhans were laid out for breaking fast. 36:39 So everyone who was present, it was the day of Jumu'ah, everyone who was present then moved over to sit down to break the fast. 36:52 So it says it was 8.59. 36:53 It was 8.59. 36:54 Less than a minute now, 37:01 For the time of breaking fast. 37:05 And he says that we are all sitting with the dates in our hands. 37:11 And he says the person sitting in front of me suddenly collapses. 37:17 So he says that at that time now we thought maybe sugar levels have dropped. 37:24 It's a long fast. 37:25 20 hour fast. 37:29 So, doctor was called and people are busy with him. 37:34 They broke their fast, performed their maghrib salah, etc. 37:37 Only to later come to realize that that person had passed away. 37:44 So, Murana mentions that some people wish for death on a Friday. 37:52 Others wish for death in the masjid. 37:56 Others wish for 37:58 For death in the month of Ramadan. 38:01 Someone else is wishing for death while fasting. 38:04 And some people have it all. 38:07 That this person passed away in the masjid on the day of Jumu'ah. 38:15 In that period between Asr and Maghrib. 38:19 The last moments of the day of Jumu'ah. 38:21 Which according to many is the time of acceptance. 38:25 And he passes away in the month of Ramadan while fasting. 38:30 So Mawlana mentions that he says that I went to the family to find out that what was in this person for him to be privileged with such a Mubarak and blessed death. 38:45 And he says that when I went to them what I was told was that he was a person who never held any grudges for anyone. 38:54 His heart was clean. 38:57 Respected elders and brothers. 38:58 We can understand from all of this. 39:01 You know the importance of what we are discussing. 39:05 Respected elders and brothers. 39:07 On this blessed night. 39:10 This night of Baraa. 39:13 What should we be doing? 39:15 So we find. 39:17 There are many things that we can do. 39:18 As we had mentioned after Maghrib. 39:21 That this is a night for us. 39:24 To individually connect to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 39:29 So one is, Alhamdulillah, we have come for the Isha salah with jamaat in the masjid. 39:37 If we follow this up with the Fajr salah with jamaat, then this will result in us getting the reward of spending the entire night in ibadah, the entire night in worship. 39:51 Then, something else, 39:55 Today is a Saturday night. 39:58 Tomorrow is Sunday. 39:59 Most of us are free. 40:01 So it is much easier for us to exert ourselves on a night like this and rest tomorrow. 40:09 But even if we are resting, we are going to sleep, let us try and sleep with wudhu. 40:16 It is mentioned in the narration that the soul of the one who sleeps with wudhu 40:23 Makes sajda at the arsh of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 40:27 So we try, if we're going to sleep, then we sleep with wudhu. 40:32 The very least that we can do is abstain from sin on this blessed night. 40:39 We recite the Quran-e-Kareem, engage in the dhikr of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, engage in a lot of tawbah, a lot of istighfar. 40:48 Cleanse ourselves in preparation for the blessed month of Ramadan. 40:54 And with regards to dhikr, you know, something that we can practice on is to recite a hundred times SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi. 41:02 SubhanAllahi al-azim. 41:04 If a person recites this a hundred times, then Nabiya Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam mentions that person will have all his sins forgiven even if it were equal to the foam of the ocean. 41:17 Then we should engage in reciting durood upon Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 41:22 And above all, we should engage in a lot of dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 41:27 That these announcements as we had discussed are being made. 41:30 So it is for us to lift up our hands. 41:32 And respond to the caller, to the announcement. 41:36 And seek forgiveness from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 41:39 And seek from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 41:41 Place all our needs of this world and the hereafter in front of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. 41:47 We make dua to Allah Rabbul Izzah that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us His forgiveness on this night. 41:54 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala save us from being from any of those unfortunate ones. 42:01 Who are deprived of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's mercy and forgiveness on this blessed night. 42:06 And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala rid us of all our evils. 42:10 And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant each and every one of us barakah and blessings in what is left of this month of Sha'ban. 42:17 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala take all of us safely into the blessed month of Ramadan. 42:22 Ameen. 42:37 Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. 42:38 Allahumma laka alhamdu kulluh. 42:40 Wa laka shukru kulluh. 42:41 Wa ilayka yarji'ul amru kulluh. 42:43 Allahumma la nuhsi thanaan alayk. 42:45 Anta kama athneyta ala nafsik. 42:48 Allahumma salli ala sayyidina Muhammadin. 42:50 Wa ala ali sayyidina Muhammadin. 42:52 Wa barik wa salim. 42:55 La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inna kuna min al-zalimin. 42:59 Ya ahad as-samada alladhi lam yalid wa lam yulad wa lam yakullahu kufuan ahad. 43:05 Radhina billahi rabba wa bil islami dina wa bi muhammadin sallallahu alayhi wasallam rasulahu wa nabiya. 43:12 Allahumma a'inna ala zikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadatik. 43:17 Allahumma ghafir lana walil mu'minina wal mu'minat. 43:20 Wal muslimina wal muslimat. 43:22 Al-ahya'i minhum wal amwat. 43:25 Innaka sami'un qareebun mujeebu dda'wat. 43:29 Allahumma. 43:31 Allahumma ansur al-Islam wa al-Muslimin. 43:33 Allahumma ansur man nasra deena Muhammadin. 43:36 Sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 43:38 Wa ja'alna minhum. 43:39 Na'udhu bi'afbika min aqabik. 43:42 Wa na'udhu bi'ridaaka min sakhatik. 43:44 Wa na'udhu bika mink jalla wajhuk. 43:47 La nuhsi thanaan alayk. 43:49 Anta kama athneeta ala nafsik. 43:53 Allahumma tahir qulubana min al-nifaq wa a'malana min al-riyah wa al-sinatana min al-kadhib wa a'yunana min al-khiyana fa innaka ta'lamu khainata al-a'yuni wa ma tukfi as-sudur. 44:05 Allahumma waffiqna lima tuhibbu wa taruda wa ja'al akhiratana khayran min al-ula. 44:11 Allahumma barik lana fi sha'ban wa ballighna Ramadan. 44:15 Allahumma sallimna li Ramadan wa sallim Ramadan lana wa sallimhu lana mutakabbala. 44:23 O Allah. 44:24 O our most beloved Allah. 44:27 Our most kind Allah. 44:28 Our most forgiving Allah. 44:31 We are begging you O Allah. 44:33 Please forgive us O Allah. 44:35 O Allah. 44:35 We are acknowledging every sin of ours O Allah. 44:39 But O Allah. 44:40 We have full hope in your maghfirat, in your forgiveness, in your mercy. 44:45 Oh Allah. 44:46 Oh Allah. 44:47 Your Nabi sallallahu alayhi wasallam has informed us. 44:50 And we have full yaqeen in the words of Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 44:54 Oh Allah. 44:55 That at this very moment. 44:57 Oh Allah. 44:58 The announcement is being made. 44:59 Oh Allah. 45:00 That is there. 45:01 That you are asking us. 45:02 Oh Allah. 45:02 Is there anyone seeking forgiveness that I may forgive him. 45:06 Oh Allah. 45:07 Oh Allah. 45:08 We are responding to the call, O Allah. 45:10 O Allah, we are seeking forgiveness from you, O Allah. 45:13 O Allah, forgive us, O Allah. 45:16 Forgive all our sins, O Allah. 45:18 Those that we have committed knowingly or unknowingly. 45:21 Those that we have committed in the darkness of night or in the brightness of the day, O Allah. 45:26 Alhamdulillah. 45:43 We beseech you. 45:44 We beg you. 45:44 O Allah. 45:45 Forgive us. 45:46 Forgive our parents. 45:47 Forgive our asatidha. 45:49 Our mashayikh. 45:50 Our families. 45:50 O Allah. 45:51 O Allah. 45:52 Forgive the entire ummah of Nabi Karim. 45:54 Sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 45:56 O Allah. 45:57 O Allah. 45:58 The announcement is being made. 45:59 O Allah. 46:00 That is there anyone seeking. 46:02 Sustenance from you O Allah so that I may grant him sustenance O Allah. 46:06 O Allah. 46:07 We have our begging bowls raised before you O Allah. 46:10 We are in need of your sustenance O Allah. 46:13 O Allah. 46:13 You grant us O Allah. 46:15 O Allah. 46:15 You grant us O Allah. 46:17 O Allah. 46:18 The announcement is being made O Allah that is there anyone 46:22 Experiencing any difficulty that I may relieve him, O Allah. 46:25 O Allah, we are placing our needs, our difficulties before you, O Allah. 46:30 O Allah, you know the difficulties of each and every person who has his hands, his or her hands raised, O Allah. 46:36 O Allah, you remove the difficulties, O Allah. 46:39 O Allah, all our problems, O Allah, you remove it, O Allah. 46:43 Those of us that are sick, O Allah, You grant shifa'i kamila, ajila, mustamira, daima, O Allah. 46:49 O Allah, those family members of ours that have passed away, O Allah. 46:52 O Allah, You forgive them, O Allah. 46:55 You fill their quboor with nur, O Allah. 46:57 Expand their qabars, their quboor, to where their eyes can see, O Allah. 47:01 O Allah, You be pleased with them, O Allah. 47:03 Be pleased with us, O Allah. 47:05 O Allah. 47:07 Our Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu alayhi wasallam made so many different duas for the ummah. 47:12 Oh Allah. 47:13 Oh Allah. 47:14 All those duas of khair that Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu alayhi wasallam made. 47:17 Oh Allah. 47:18 We ask you. 47:19 Oh Allah. 47:20 Grant us the same. 47:21 Oh Allah. 47:21 Those, everything that Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu alayhi wasallam sought refuge from. 47:26 Oh Allah. 47:27 We beg you. 47:27 Oh Allah. 47:28 You grant us refuge from those things. 47:30 Oh Allah. 47:31 Oh Allah. 47:32 All those evils that Nabi Karim sallallahu alayhi wasallam has mentioned in the Ahadith that result in a person being deprived of your mercy and forgiveness on this night, O Allah. 47:44 All those evils, if any of them are in our lives, O Allah, we are sincerely repenting unto you, O Allah. 47:50 O Allah, do not deprive us of your mercy. 47:54 Do not deprive us of your forgiveness on this night, O Allah. 47:57 O Allah, we beg of you, O Allah. 48:00 Accept our dua, O Allah. 48:02 O Allah, throughout the world, wherever Muslims may be suffering, O Allah, you grant them relief, O Allah. 48:08 O Allah, you make it easy for them, O Allah. 48:11 O Allah, we beg you, O Allah. 48:13 Grant us your love, O Allah. 48:16 Grant us the love of Nabiya Kareem. 48:18 Sallallahu alayhi wasallam. 48:20 O Allah. 48:21 You become beloved unto us, O Allah. 48:24 O Allah. 48:25 Make us beloved unto you, O Allah. 48:27 O Allah. 48:28 You be pleased with us, O Allah. 48:30 Rabbana taqappal minna innaka anta as-samee wal-alim. 48:34 wa tuba alayna ya maulana innaka anta at-tawwabur rahim. 48:38 inna allaha wa malaikatahu yusalluna ala al-nabih. 48:42 Ya ayyuha alladhina amanu. 48:44 Sallu alayhi wasallimu. 48:46 Taslima. 48:47 Allahumma salli ala sayyidina Muhammad. 48:50 Wa ala ali sayyidina Muhammad. 48:53 Wa barik salim. 48:55 Subhan Rabbika Rabbil Izzati. 48:56 Amma yasifoon. 48:58 Wasalamun ala al-mursaleen. 49:00 Walhamdulillahi Rabbil Alameen. 49:03 So that, Dua of Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam mentioned with regards to this night. 49:07 We have Aisha Radiyallahu Tal'ana. 49:09 Here is Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam making this dua. 49:12 A'udhu bi'afwika min a'iqabik. 49:14 Wa a'udhu bi'ridaaka min sakhatik. 49:16 Wa a'udhu bika mink. 49:17 Jalla wajhuk la uhthi thanaan alayk. 49:20 Antaka ma athneita ala nafsik. 49:22 Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam made this dua that, O Allah, 49:25 I seek refuge in your forgiveness from your punishment. 49:30 And I seek refuge in your pleasure from your displeasure. 49:34 And I seek refuge in you from yourself. 49:38 Glory be to you. 49:38 I cannot praise you. 49:41 You are as you have praised yourself. 49:43 Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. 49:44 Here is Nabiya Kareem Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam reciting this dua in sajdah. 49:50 So, Nabi Karim Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam mentioned that Jibreel Alayhi Salatu Wasallam had taught me this dua. 49:56 And Nabi Karim Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam then mentioned that we should also make this dua and recite it in sajda also. 50:01 So, if we know this dua, let us, when we're engaging in nafl salah, recite this dua, make this dua in sajda also. 50:09 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us stability. 50:12 Request duas from everyone also. 50:14 SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi. 50:15 Subhanakullahumma wa bihamdihi.
Sleep in a state of ritual purity (wudhu), enabling the soul to make sajda beneath the Arsh.
Recite SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, SubhanAllahi al-Azim 100 times to have sins wiped away.
Actively resolve grudges, send sincere apologies, and forgive others to ensure your own heart is clear before Allah.
Utilize the nafl prayers to make long sajdahs and recite the prophetic supplications taught for this night. 
Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb