Imam Husayn ('A) Is Waiting For Our Allegiance

Inspirational leaders give clear communication, al-Imam al-Husayn alayhi as-salam, gave clear communication to his companions. Inspirational leaders make the vision and the goal very apparent to their followers. This is what we are fighting for. We are fighting for the Akhirah. We are fighting for the religion of Islam. And therefore people loved him. The message was clear. He was transparent that we will not [wa alaykum as-salam wa rahmatu Allah], we are not going to survive this battle. We are going to be killed. However, "man lahika bina", one who follows us, he will be martyred, "yustash-had", istash-had. "Wa man takallafa 'anna, lam yash-had al-fath". Shuf ul-tabir al-latif? Il li ma ijina, ma i shuf an-Nasr. Subhana Allah.

One who follows us, one who follows us, he said it very clearly, one who follows us will be martyred. Ya'ni if you come, you are going to be killed. There is no way around it. However, if you choose not to support us, if you don't want to come, you will miss out the victory. You will miss the victory.

And that is why when we read the Ziyarat of the Shuhada, we say: "fa ya laytana kunna ma'akum" shu? "Fa nafuz". Hadha huwa an-Nasr, huwa hadha an-Nasr. Hadha huwa al-fauz. "Fa nafuza fawzan 'adhima". We wish we were with you so we would die with you. This is the victory. The victory where his voice prevails.

"Dhannu an qatala al-Husayna Yaziduhum bal qatala Al-Husaynu yazida". They think that their Yazid killed Al-Imam al-Husayn. Rather, on the day of Ashura, Imam Al-Husayn killed Yazid. Where is Yazid? He doesn't even have a qabr. And where is al Imam al-Husayn, alayhi as-salam? Where is the call of Al-Imam Al-Husayn, alayhi as-salam?

Zainab, alayha as-salam clearly told Yazid: "fakid kaydak, wa s'a sayak, wa nasib juhdak, fa wa Allah lantamhu dhikrana! Wa lan tumeet wahiyana! Labbayka Ya Husayn! Labbayka Ya Husayn! Labbayka Ya Husayn!

Indeed, until the Day of Judgment, this call of Labbayka Ya Husayn! Will continue Insha'Allah. And we pray that we are amongst those people who are with Al-Imam Al-Husayn, alayhi as-salam. Akhwani, akawati, tonight, make a Du'a. Make a Du'a. Say: O Allah! Ya Rabb! Allahumma ij'alna ma'a ansari 'l-Husayni, alayhi as-salam. Wa ja'alna min ansar al-Husayni, alayhi as-salam. Make us among the companions of Imam al-Husayn, alayhi as-salam.

Akhwani, akawati, min al-layla, tonight, tonight, ask Allah for forgiveness, Astaghfiru Allah. Qulu Astaghfiru Allaha Rabbi, wa atubu Ilayh. If we have not been doing things the way Allah wants, from tonight, do bay'at with Al-Imam Al-Husayn, baya al-Imam Al-Husayn al-layla. Ya'ni, tkhaia nafsak anta al-'am ma'a al-Imam Al-Husayn, alayhi as-salam, wa gullek atini al-bay'a". Give me the allegiance. Would you tell him no, sorry, I'm not going to do it? We need, from tonight really to work on it.

Say Ya Aba Abdillah from tonight inshaAllah, I will be with you. Ya Allah! Forgive me. And we all know our shortcomings. If somebody, wa al-'ayyadhu bil-Lah, has takabbur, maradh ut-takabbur, arrogance, then ask Allah to purify your heart from this disease. If someone, wa al-'ayyadhu bil-Lah, listens to haram music, watches the haram, ask Allah to forgive you and to stop you from doing this.

If some of our sisters do not wear the hijab, hijab az-Zahra', alayha as-salam, hijab Zaynab, salamu Allahi alayha, al-hijab ul-Fatimi, az Zaynabi, from tonight, make the intention of wearing it inshaAllah. If some of our Akhlaq and manners are not the way that the Imam loves them. From tonight, say: "Ya Rabb! Ya Rabb! Hablana makarim al-Akhlaq". From tonight, say. Bismi-Llah, Al-Rahmani, Al-Rahim. Fi Du'a Makarim ul-Akhlaq, by Imam as-Sajjad, alayhi as-salam. Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa Aali Muhammad. Yabda ad-Du'a. Sallu 'ala Muhammad [Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa Aali Muhammad]. Wa balligh bi Imani akmal al-Iman. Wa j'al yaqini afdhal al-yaqin. Wa 'ntahi biniyati ila ahsan in-niyaat. Wa bi 'amali ila ahsan il-'amal, hatta yaqul wa habli ma'aliya al-Akhlaq.

This Du'a Makarim ul-Akhlaq, I tell the Mu'mineen, whenever inshAllah Allah gives you tawfiq to go for Ziyarat in Holy places. You go to Hajj inshaAllah. In these holy shrines, holy places. Whenever you go there, make sure one of the days when you are at the holy shrine, at the haram, the holy haram, one day read Du'a Makarim ul-Akhlaq. Read it!

Because this is a holy place. InshaAllah dua is accepted inshaAllah, in these holy places. When you go there, to the Ziyarat. And when you finish it, you say: Ya Rabb! Give me all these virtues. Kull hadhi al-Akhlaq, at-tayiba, as-saliha, hadhi habli ya ya Allah. Give it to me! Make me, I have it all, I possess it all, good Akhlaq.