Ramadhan Gift from Cairo

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

I would like to share with you this beautiful and emotional du'a by Shaykh Muhammad Jibril from last night's witr prayer at Masjid 'Amr bin al-'As, attended by Muslims and observers who packed the masjid and the city corners and streets many blocks. It was a phenomenal sight and experience! MashaAllah. May Allah increase and preserve the Shaykh. Ameen.

The first masjid of the blessed land of Egypt, Masjid 'Amr bin al-'As was built in 642 AD (21 AH) by 'Amr bin al-'As, Allah be pleased with him, the commander of the Muslim army who opened Egypt. It is the oldest existing masjid, not just in Cairo, but the entire African Continent. It was an Islamic learning center long before Al-Azhar Mosque and held up to 5,000 students.

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Shamasa Mahri that he said: We went to Amr bin al-As and he was about to die. He wept for a long time and turned his face towards the wall. His son said: Did the Messenger of Allah not give you tidings of this? Did the Messenger of Allah not give you tidings of this? He (the narrator) said: He turned his face (towards the audience) and said: The best thing which we can count upon is the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah. Verily I have passed through three phases. (The first one) in which I found myself averse to none else more than I was averse to the Messenger of Allah and there was no other desire stronger in me than the one that I should overpower him and kill him. Had I died in this state, I would have been definitely one of the denizens of Fire. When Allah instilled the love of Islam in my heart, I came to the Apostle and said: Stretch out your right hand so that may pledge my allegiance to you. He stretched out his right hand, I withdrew my hand, He (the Holy Prophet) said: What has happened to you, O 'Amr? I replied: I intend to lay down some condition. He asked: What condition do you intend to put forward? I said: I should be granted pardon. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Are you not aware of the fact that Islam wipes out all the previous (misdeeds)? Verily migration wipes out all the previous (misdeeds), and verily the pilgrimage wipes out all the (previous) misdeeds. And then no one was as dear to me than the Messenger of Allah and none was more sublime in my eyes than he. Never could I pluck courage to catch a full glimpse of his face due to its splendor. So if I am asked to describe his features, I cannot do that for I have not eyed him fully. Had I died in this state I had every reason to hope that I would have bee among the dwellers of Paradise. Then we were responsible for certain things (in the light of which) I am unable to know what is in store for me. When I die, let neither female mourner nor fire accompany me. When you bury me, fill my grave well with earth, then stand around it for the time within which a camel is slaughtered and its meat is distributed so that I may enjoy your intimacy and (in your company) ascertain what answer I can give to the messengers (angels) of Allah.

May Allah forgive all our sins and grant us Jannatul Firdaus and His Noble Countenance, Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.

Wassalaam

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