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There's a marketplace of ideas. There's a marketplace for deeds and desires. There are people that

are competing over this world. There are people that are competing for attention. And there are

people that are competing for the attention of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And the merchandise that

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has promised us. And the Prophet SAW what did he tell the Ansar who

were giving up everything of this world, everything material, everything that's immaterial in terms of

safety and security. What did the Prophet SAW tell them they get in return? He said you get Jannah.

And he said that the merchandise of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is precious. Verily the merchandise of

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is Jannah.

So we talked about the degrees in al-Jannah and how many degrees there are in Jannah.

And I just want you to think about the du'a of a suh, the du'a of entering the marketplace.

The Prophet SAW said that whoever walks into the marketplace and says la ilaha illa Allah.

The Prophet SAW said whoever says there is no God but Allah alone without partner. To him belongs

all sovereignty and praise. He is the one who gives life and he is the one who causes death

and he is ever-living and he does not die. In his hand is all good and he has power over all things.

Rasulullah SAW said if you say this du'a when you enter into the marketplace,

Allah will wipe out a million bad deeds and give you a million good deeds and raise you by a million

degrees and build for you a house and paradise. Now you'll notice that the addition to a very common

du'a here is the addition of you he will you meet. He gives life and he gives death and he is

ever-living and he does not die. There's something very powerful about that because you go to the

marketplace in this life to be enriched. But instead you realize that it's Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

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