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| Friday Khutbahs |
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| bhaloo |
| 07/27/01 at 17:32:44 |
| slm What was the topic of your friday khutbah and what did the khatib say? Go ahead brothers (sisters can participate as well). At the place I to went the topic was Risq (which can be translated as sustenance). The khatib talked about how we have become so materialistic in this world, competing with each other accumulate to accumulate wealth, saving for the future in case some misfortune happens, etc. He mentioned that this money is from Allah (SWT) and is not out money. And he mentioned that it is a huge trial for the wealthy, he gave an example of an incidence with the Prophet (SAW) and two men in the masjid. One of the men was extremely poor, and the other man was rich. The rich man didn't want to get of the poor man's dirt on him so he brushed of his own clothes, removing any traces of dirt that the old man might have left on him. Rasullah (SAW) became angry when he saw this, and confronted the man about this. The man saw that the Prophet (SAW) was angry and he told the Prophet (SAW) I give this man half of my wealth if he forgives me. Imagine this, half of your wealth to someone, to forgive you for being dishonored in such a fashion. The Prophet (SAW) asked the poor man if he accepted. The poor man said, no, I am fearful I will become like him. He also mentioned that when you are giving charity, though the giver is better then the receiver, if there wasn't someone to receive this charity you would be in a difficult situation. The khatib went on and talked about how we need to have balance in our life also, and can't go to either extreme. |
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| AbdulBasir |
| 07/27/01 at 19:33:54 |
| [slm] Nice idea bhaloo, here is a short one from today. -------------------- In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Last week we spoke of the Jummah prayer and the excuses we make in missing it. And our discussion revolved around the verse in Surah Jummah, “[I]Dhaalikum khayru lakum in kuntum talamuun[/I]” “That is better for you, but you know not.” Going to Jummah is better for us, but we don’t know. Allah SWT knows. We may not appreciate the benefit, or we may not like it, but we submit to Allah and we submit to the hukm. When we think that we know what is best for us, and we make excuses to avoid our responsibilities as servants of Allah, and we miss the Jummah, and we miss the salah, and we miss the siyaam and we miss the zakah, we are rejecting the hukm, and in doing so we demonstrate our rejection of Allah and our failure to submit to Him. And last week we also spoke of the campaign to Tabuk, the campaign, the expedition to engage the Roman Empire. It was a test to the ummah, a new nation which had been recently bolstered with victory after victory, including Fath Makkah. When Tabuk came along, it was a test. Rasulallah [saw] called on the Muslims to assemble for battle, to leave their families behind, to ride under grueling conditions, in the hottest part of the year, hundreds and hundreds of miles to the northern borders of Arabia, to take on the greatest superpower of their time. This was not an easy undertaking. This would separate the true believers from the false ones. And the false ones were the ones who came up with excuses, as we touched on briefly last time. They said “These are the Romans, these are not tribal Arabs”. They said this is the greatest nation on earth, this is the most powerful empire in the world, with the greatest army, the greatest wealth, the greatest technology and so on. Such excuses should sound very familiar to us today, and reflect on the fact that it was the hypocrites who made these excuses even back in the day of Rasullalah [saw]. Then they complained about the heat. It was the hottest part of the year. Allah SWT even referred to their excuses in the Qur’an, in Surah Tawbah: “[I]Qaalu laa tanfiruu fil-harr[/I]” They said “Don’t go forth, don’t go out in the heat.” Allah SWT responded: “[I]Qul naaru jahannama ashadu harraa, law kaanu yafqahuun[/I]” “Say: The heat of hell is a more intense heat, if they but understood.” Again, look at what Allah SWT is saying. These people just didn’t get it, they didn’t understand. [I]Dhalikum khayru lakum in kuntum ta’laamuun[/I]! They don’t know. [I]Law kaanu yafqahuun[/I]. They don’t understand. They don’t understand that attending the Jummah, that going out to Tabuk, is better for them. They made excuses. And we make excuses. And when we make excuses, the temptations of the world come closer to us, and when we make a habit of it, the temptations of the world help us legitimize our excuses. In the beginning we miss one salah, and we say to ourselves, “Oh that’s OK, it is only one.” And then we miss a second, and another excuse. And a third. And a fourth. And then we get to a point, where we think nothing of it anymore. The heart becomes veiled in our excuses and becomes hardened, and soon nothing good can reach it. And the excuses are foolish. Remember last week we spoke of the man who came up to the Prophet[saw] during Tabuk and asked to be excused from the expedition because he feared the charms of the Byzantine women and feared he would fall to their temptation. Such foolish excuses are characteristic of the hypocrite. They will use any temptation or comfort of the world as a pretense for their rejection of everything that is good. We mention this man again this week to compare it with another man. A man who was in a similar position, who was tempted by the dunya to make an excuse. His name was Abu Khaithamah. For some inexplicable reason, he did not join the Muslims on Tabuk. The army had already left a few days ago, and he had stayed behind. It was an extremely hot day. Those of us who have been in Arabia in the hottest part of the year know how unbearable it can be. He was coming home, exhausted. He had two wives, and they had each prepared a shaded, well-prepared sitting area for him to relax, with delicious food, and cold water. It is even said that Abu Khaithamah had the equivalent of what we would call air conditioning today, with water spraying into his tent, much like we see at sporting events these days. And Abu Khaithamah walks into this, and this is comfort. Think of it, think of our own experience. A long day at work, in the July heat, exhausted, tired, coming home and opening the door with the cool air-conditioning striking you immediately. There is a cool drink and delicious food, a nice couch, and a family waiting for you. It can be hard to turn down. And when the call from Allah comes, when the athan is heard, we ignore it due to our comfort, and we stay in our relaxing position in the couch, turn on the television and forget about the Aakhirah. Some of use even neglect our families when we get home and actually expect to be served by them, aoodhubillah. We forget that service to our family is service to Allah, and that the best man is the one who serves his family. So here is Abu Khaithamah. In a position of such comfort, with all the temptations, with all the comfort of the dunya. And what did he think of? What do we think of? He thought of Rasulallah[saw]. He said, “Rasulallah[saw] is suffering the burning sun and the stormy wind, while I, Abu Khaithamah, enjoy the cool shade and the delicious food in the company of two pretty women in my own home? This cannot be just. I will not, by Allah, enter until I have caught up with Rasulallah[saw]” So he gathered some food and some belongings and set out on his camel and rode fast. Mind you, the army had already been marching several days. Yet he caught up with them, and saved himself from the displeasure of Allah and His Messenger. This is Imaan. This is a man who immediately thought of the Prophet[saw]. One of the prerequisites of Imaan is to love the Prophet[saw]. Perfection of Imaan is to love him more than your own self. His love for the Prophet[saw], as he thought of what he was going through, shocked him into hearing the call to Tabuk. And out of love for Allah, he did not succumb to the temptations and comfort of the world and proceeded on the path most pleasing to Him. Compare this with the man we mentioned before, with his foolish, silly excuse. Compare it to the hypocrites and their excuses. The temptations are always there, but the believer does not fall victim to them and submits to Allah. So when we are in a position like Abu Khaithamah, what will we think of? What will we do? Let us respond to the call of Islam like he did and deny ourselves comfort in this life in preference for comfort of the Hereafter. We ask Allah SWT for forgiveness. --- When a believer makes a sacrifice for Allah, Allah SWT will make his or her sacrifice easier. Sometimes we may perceive it, sometimes we may not. Remember last week we spoke of the atmosphere before Badr. Here were these great believers, who were preparing to make the greatest sacrifice, their own lives, for Allah. And remember how we tried to imagine the anxiety, the stress that these people must have felt, as one would naturally expect before a battle, with the worries of facing a larger, better equipped army. And what did Allah SWT grant the believers? They were overtaken by sleep, and when they woke, their worries were gone and they were reassured. Subhanallah, look at Allah’s mercy, look at how He made it easier for them after they had committed to the sacrifice! There will be times when our acts of submission to Allah may not be easy. Look at Tabuk. This was a hard test for the greatest of the believers. If we go through the events leading up to Tabuk, we will find story after story of the great deeds and sacrifices of the companions of the Prophet[saw]. It was on Tabuk where we see the famous example of Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Khattab RA. When Umar gave half of his wealth to the Tabuk expedition and left the other half for his family. And then when Abu Bakr followed by giving all of his wealth and when the Prophet[saw] asked him what he left for his family, Abu Bakr replied “Allah and his Messenger”. It was on Tabuk where we see the sacrifices of Uthman RA, who gave so much of his wealth away that the Prophet[saw] said that on the basis of that Uthman would be forgiven for anything done after that day. It was on Tabuk where we see the example of Abu Dharr RA. His camel was lagging behind the rest. Rasulallah[saw] kept on marching forth with the rest of army, continuing to move at a brisk pace, not waiting for anyone. Soon Abu Dharr was completely left behind. His camel was exhausted. So what did he do? He dismounted with his belongings, and rushed [I]on foot[/I], in the desert heat, to catch up. It was on Tabuk that we see the believers sharing camels, we see the women donating all of their jewelry towards the cause. These were people of such faith that the hardship did not matter, because they knew that what they were doing was better for them. [I]Dhaalikum khayru lakum in kuntum ta’laamuun.[/I] Because it was better for them. All the hukm given to us in the Revelation from Allah through his Messenger is good for us. Submit to it, and remember that Allah SWT makes your sacrifices for Him easier when you decide to make that sacrifice which seems so difficult at the time. And remember that that ease may be manifest to us and appreciated to us in this life, or it may not, because we perceive not. But we will no doubt appreciate and perceive the ease on the Day of Judgement that comes with our sacrifices in the dunya. And we ask Allah for forgiveness and ask Him to grant us good in this life and good in the next. |
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| Kathy |
| 07/28/01 at 06:14:04 |
| slm I'll keep it short- Not to be like the kaffers- keep ourselves and homes clean, and do not participate in their holidays- birthdays,Thanksgiving, Halloween, New Years and Christmas. |
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| Ruqayyah |
| 07/28/01 at 10:27:54 |
| [slm] Mashallah, the khutbah posted by br. AbdulBasir was very well written and moving, and made me really think about my shortcomings, and all the excuses I make in this world, astaghfirullah. Thank you so much for posting it. I was late to jummah on friday and only managed to get the last bit of the khutbah but I think it was basically about arguing over matters that you have no knowledge of, and not even taking the time to research the answer since there are so many scholars out there who have already debated these topics and have come up w/ their opinions. So instead of arguing just for the sake or arguing w/ our own knowledge-deficient opinions, rather we should look to what scholars have already said. [wlm] Ruqayyah |
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| shadow493 |
| 07/30/01 at 13:25:33 |
| [slm] would it be an idea if we can start a seperate folder for this discussion (just like we have for the daily quranic word, we can have a weekly jummah update...) just a thought... [wlm] adami |
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| amatullah |
| 07/31/01 at 14:38:45 |
| Bismillah and salam, Masha'Allah what a great idea! Baraka Allahu keeka akhi. Our khutba was about taking time out and doing things for the sake of Allah, he reminded the men during the khutba many times to come to prayers at the mosque more regularly. Particularly though he talks about the infaq (spending in the way of Allah, he mentioned the sahabi who was the richest as a teenager, and when he embraced Islam,he gave everything away. The prophet saws saw him one time and he cried and said look at what faith has done for your brother. He was in a rag and skinny. But he had a high status with sahaba and he was made ambassedor of the prophet. The second part of khutba was about trying to memorize Quran. How two non arabic speaking guys in the town that the khatib is origianly from have just finished memorizing and understanding surat albaqara by meeting together once or twice a week for the past 3 months. About how surat albaqara the hadeeth that says it is something like the base the tent of the quran, how it keeps the shaitan out of the house, etc. He talked about the importance of learning Arabic. I am amazed at all the different weird incidents and strange repetiones...subhan Allah. Things we discuss here, that connect to thing in mosque, etc. They are like the highlights of a lesson. |
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| *sofia* |
| 08/07/01 at 14:18:13 |
| Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, JazaakAllahu khairan, very informative, esp. for those of us who can't get to jummuh prayers regularly (ie, the females). So who are your khateebs that y'all are summarizing? |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/10/01 at 16:29:29 |
| slm The khutbah last week was about how we love all the companions and that hating any of them makes one an apostate. There wasn't a whole lot the khatib said last week so that's why I didn't post it, but today there was an interesting one. At the jumah prayer I go to, there are different khatibs, I don't know their backgrounds. The brother today was just told he had to give a khutbah 1 minute before the time started, talk about short notice. The khatib mentioned a story about a man who claimed to be a prophet of Allah. This man had a large army with him and was camped at a location. The Prophet (SAW) sent a 16 year old boy (Julayib (sp?)) to him to find out what this situation was about. This boy with his strong faith in Islam enters the camp of this man claiming to be a prophet. The man asks him about the Prophet (SAW), and the boy answers he is a Prophet of Allah. And the man asks him about himself and the boy says, "la asma" (I don't hear you, i.e. you don't exist). The man becomes furious and summons his soldiers and tells them to chop off one of the boy's arms. With blood gushing out from the arm the man asks the boy the same question about the Prophet (SAW) and the boy against he is a Prophet of Allah. The man asks him about himself and the boy again says "la asma" (I don't hear you). The man becomes more angered and orders the guards to chop of the other arm. They repeat the questions again and the boy answers the same way. The man orders his soldiers to chop of each leg. Finally with the boy's body on the ground with blood coming out from everywhere, the man asks him again and the boy answers in a strong voice the same answers as before. The man orders that the body be burned. Another example the khatib gave was the story of a 10 year old boy who believed in Allah and didn't take this king as his Lord. So this king orders some soldiers to throw this boy off this high cliff. Allah saves the boy and the boy returns and knocks on the kings door. The king is furious and says this is sorcery and orders his soldiers to throw him in the ocean. The soldiers drown but the boy is saved by Allah. The boy returns again and the king is furious. The boy tells the king that the only way he will kill him is if he gets all the town people out in the town square, and the king takes one of his arrows, aims it at the boy and says, "In the name of the boy's Lord" and then fires the arrow. The king shoots all these arrows at the boy but they fall short of hitting the boy. Finally the king says in the name of the boy's Lord and fires an arrow, it hits the boy and he dies. The people who watched this were so amazed they fell down in prostration and believed that there was one God. This boy sacrificed his life to save these people. The examples above were examples of two heroes who fought hard for what they believed in. The khatib mentioned that we don't compromise our religion and make excuses. He also talked about Palestine how the men and women are suffering and are being opressed. The most powerful weapon for the believer is the power of duaa (supplication). The khatib asked that we pray for the people being opressed, in need of food, clothing, shelter, the sick, the old, the shaheed, etc. He asked that we take out 20 mins before fajr time and pray. He said that we can do so much, instead of drinking a can of bebsi, that $.60 can feed a family in Afghanistan for a day. If everyone did just a small part it would help tremendously. |
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| AbdulBasir |
| 08/18/01 at 00:17:11 |
| [slm] Another recent khutbah... ------ In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful In recent weeks we have spoken of the necessity of moderation and we quoted Allah SWT in al-Baqarah, where He says: “And we have appointed you as a middle nation, that you may be witnesses over mankind” The [I]ummah[/I] are not only a moderate nation, but as Allah SWT tells us, the very [I]standard[/I] of moderation.. We set the standard, by which the others nations will pale in comparison. The pure state of our soul is in a default mode of moderation; it seeks neither extreme on either side. It is only when our souls are corrupted by our love of this world that we move towards extremes. And by “extreme” we are not necessarily talking about the practices of Muslims today which come into our heads when we mention the words “moderation” and “extremism”. What we should reflect on today is that when we speak of moderation of Islam, this applies not only to our dealings with otherpeople, or [I]usool ul-fiqh[/I] or how much (or how little) ibaadah we indulge in, but also to the fundamental ways in how we view the world. In modern society, we separate the sacred from the secular. The church is separate from the state. The [I]masjid[/I] is separate from the [I]majlis[/I]. What we do in this Jummah is separate from what we will do five minutes after we leave the Jummah. This act of separation is an act of extremism. When you divide an object in half, by definition, you not only separate the object into two parts, but what happens after that? The two halves, fall to their respective side,, they move away from one another, towards the periphery. They move towards an extreme, and that which was whole, and that which was united and moderate, is now fractured, extreme and in disarray. So when we separate the Jummah from what we do outside the Jummah, this is an act of division, and therefore an act of extremism. Our [I]nafs[/I] will be in a confused state, with the “sacred” pulling it one direction, and the “secular” pulling it in the other. We had spoken how this is antithetical to what we as Muslims should be doing, for everything we do, whether it is work or play or ibadah, in this world is a reflection of our spiritual state. And we see this in the example of our Prophet Muhammad [saw]. Everything is integrated, everything we do should be representative of this totality. Spiritual and physical work is intertwined, success in this world and success in the next are interrelated. Look no further than the salah that we will perform in a few minutes after this khutbah for evidence of this fact. The intellect, the physical body, the heart, are all integrated in the salah of a true [I]abd [/I]of Allah SWT. Now when we separate the physical and worldly success from the sacred, and therefore from Allah SWT, this is an act of extremism. And it is an act of [I]kibr[/I]. An act of pride and self-admiration. We have spoken several times about the dangers of pride and self-admiration and how they can be a serious threat to the faith of an individual. Yet we still have it, and we have it often. We base our lives on the fulfillment of our desires and whims, pleasing ourselves and exalting ourselves. We get caught up in our achievements and think that it is due to something uniqua or special about us. Allah SWT tells of us an individual named Qarun in Surah Al-Qasas who felt this way. He was blessed with great wealth and property. And he came to a point where he said: [I]Inna ma utituhu ‘ala ilman indi.[/I] “This has been given to me because of a certain knowledge which I have” This was pure arrogance on his part, he attributed his good fortune to himself, not to Allah SWT. And what happened to him? Allah SWT destroyed his house and his wealth and he became a loser who was ungrateful towards Him. In the Surah we read every Friday, al-Kahf, we are reminded of the man of the garden and his pride. And what happened to him? These are not mere stories, but signs to us so that we may reflect on them and act accordingly. Pride in anything, self-admiration in anything, in our looks, in our intellect, in our academic degrees, in our family, in our tribe, in our race, even in our acts of worship where we feel good about ourselves, must be avoided. The Companions of our Prophet [saw] never went this way. Indeed, they were constantly guarding against this very thing, and they constantly worried about whether the great deeds they performed were going to be accepted by Allah. And they kept themselves grounded by their constant awareness of Allah, which engenders both dignity and humility in the heart and in the subsequent actions that arise from it. So you have a man like Umar ibn Khattab RA, the Amir ul-Mumineen, entering the gates of Jerusalem, not in the manner of a conquering king, but in the simplest of dress on the back of a mule, which should evoke memories of Rasullalah[saw] when he entered Makkah victoriously, walking with his forehead on his camel’s back out of humility. We must recognize our susceptibility to the disease of pride and self-admiration, and this susceptibility is fundamentally based on our extremism in separating the sacred from the secular. If we do not divide the nafs and pull it into opposite direction, but leave it whole in its natural and moderate state, and we attribute everything good in this life to the Allah SWT, and use His bounties according to His will, then we will be more successful in fighting [I]kibr[/I] and its destructive effect on imaan. So let us remain vigilant in our good fortunes and wary of their effect on our hearts. And we ask Allah to aide us in knowing ourselves better and correcting the diseases within, and we ask Allah to cultivate in our hearts thankfulness to Him and only Him. And we ask Allah for his forgiveness. ----- When we talk about pride, and we talk about self-admiration, we all should understand that it can take on many forms. There was a documentary not too long ago on Muslim civilization on PBS. It was received favorably in Muslim circles, and for good reason, since it was better than most of what we see on Islam in the media today. The documentary tells the story of Muslim civilization and its high status for over a millenium. It talks about how advanced the civilization was, especially in comparison to the Western world at the time. In this documentary we see the glory of Islam, we see the hospitals, we see the libraries and the flowering of sciences, we see the magnificent and majestic masaajid and the beauty of Islamic architecture. Alhamdulillah these are great things, and Allah SWT indeed blessed this ummah during those times. But a question needs to be asked. Is this the glory of Islam? We as Muslims today like to think it is. And we like to speak about it to others. We say the Muslims were the first to this and the first to do that. And we like to rub it in how the West was primitive in comparision. We were so [I]proud[/I] that our past achievements were highlighted and shown to the world. We like talking about it. And specifically we like to talk about our heroes of Muslim history. But we unfortunately tend to gear the discussion to our “own” heroes. And by “own” I do not mean Muslim, but rather our "own" nation and tribe.. So we have a group of Muslims sitting together talking about the “glories” of Islam. And the Turkish brother talks about the palaces of the Ottomans and Sulayman the Magnificent. Not to be outdone, the Syrian relates the story of Al-Findalawi and how Baybars defeated both the Mongols and the Crusaders. And then the brother from West Africa talks about Mansa Musa and his immense wealth and generosity. And the brother from Kazakhastan talks about the conquests of Timur, while the Indian talks about Mehmood of Ghazna. And it goes on and on. Why do we do this? Do we do it to relate the tales of Muslims of past? Or do we do it so we can talk about [I]our[/I] legacy? Does the Turk relate the story of Sultan Fatih because he was a Muslim or because he was a Turk who was Muslim? Why does the Pakistani enjoy hearing the story of Muhammad bin Qasim’s venture into the subcontinent more than the story of Tariq ibn Ziyad's venture into Spain? There is nothing wrong with such historical discussions and stories amongst Muslims. What is wrong is that many of engage in such discussions with pride, pride in [I]our[/I] heroes, pride in [I]our[/I] civilization. And we try to one up one another with each story. In the mean time, what are we proud of though? Why were we so proud of what was depicted in the documentary? Are we proud of Muslim civilization, or are we proud of Islam? If we are proud of Muslim civilization, then we are missing the point. And moreover, we fall into the trap of subconsciously accepting the deviations of Muslim civilization that occurred during those periods which we are so proud of. What is the true glory of Islam? Is it the palaces of the sultans? Or is it the simple quarters of the Prophet[saw] which teaches us the value and necessity of simplicity and humility? Is it the wealth and the opulence of the sultans? Or is it the contribution of all the wealth for the sake of Allah and His Messenger by Abu Bakr RA? Is it the cataract surgeries Muslims performed centuries ago? Or is it the compassion of the believer who visits the sick? Is it the building of ornate and massive masaajid? Or is it in the building of character? Is it the conquest of lands? Or is it the conquest of hearts? The glory of Islam is the glory of its [i]message[/I]. We should never forget this. We may speak about the glories of Muslim civilization, if we remember that it existed only out of the mercy and bounties of Allah SWT. But we should do so only if we make sure to remember what is essential. If we must reminsce about the past, let us reminisce about the time of the Prophet[saw] first, when the practice of Islam, in its entirety, was in its highest and purest form. This was the truly glorious Islamic age. They may not have had the technology or the wealth of their descendants, but they had the greatest imaan and the greatest akhlaaq. And that is what will save us on the Day of Judgement. Imaan, ikhlaas, good character. Nothing else. Avoid pride, avoid reminiscing about the past for the purpose of exalting yourself, for Allah SWT is the Exalted. If we are to be proud of anything, be proud of the examples of our Prophet[saw] that remain preserved to this day for us to follow so that he will be proud of us on the Day of Judgement as members of his ummah. And we ask Allah to give us Mercy on that Day and guidance to the path which leads to success in this life and the next. |
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| taueeya |
| 08/19/01 at 04:20:00 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, [quote]Another example the khatib gave was the story of a 10 year old boy who believed in Allah and didn't take this king as his Lord. So this king orders some soldiers to throw this boy off this high cliff. Allah saves the boy and the boy returns and knocks on the kings door. The king is furious and says this is sorcery and orders his soldiers to throw him in the ocean. The soldiers drown but the boy is saved by Allah. The boy returns again and the king is furious. The boy tells the king that the only way he will kill him is if he gets all the town people out in the town square, and the king takes one of his arrows, aims it at the boy and says, "In the name of the boy's Lord" and then fires the arrow. The king shoots all these arrows at the boy but they fall short of hitting the boy. Finally the king says in the name of the boy's Lord and fires an arrow, it hits the boy and he dies. The people who watched this were so amazed they fell down in prostration and believed that there was one God. This boy sacrificed his life to save these people.[/quote] Here is the detailed hadeeth (with commentary) from Riyad-us-Saliheen: Suhaib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "There lived a king before you and he had a court magician. As he (the magician) grew old, he said to the king: `I have grown old, so send me a young boy in order to teach him magic.' The king sent him a young boy to serve the purpose. And on his way (to the magician) the young boy met a monk to whom he listened to and liked it. It became his habit that on his way to the magician, he would meet the monk and sit there and would come to the magician (late). The magician used to beat him because of this delay. He complained about this to the monk who said to him: 'When you feel afraid of the magician, say: Members of my family detained me. And when you fear your family, say: The magician detained me.' It so happened that there came a huge beast and it blocked the way of the people, and the young boy said: 'I will know today whether the magician or the monk is better.' He picked up a stone and said: `O Allah, if the way of the monk is dearer to You than the way of the magician, bring about death to the animal so that the people be able to move about freely.' He threw that stone at it and killed it and the people began to move about freely. He then came to the monk and told him the story. The monk said: `Son, today you are superior to me. You have come to a stage where I feel that you would be soon put to a trial, and in case you are put to a trial, do not reveal me.' That young boy began to heal those born blind and the lepers and he, in fact, began to cure people from all kinds of illnesses. When a courtier of the king who had gone blind heard about him, he came to him with numerous gifts and said, `If you cure me, all these things will be yours.' He said, `I myself do not cure anyone. It is Allah, the Exalted, Alone Who cures; and if you affirm faith in Allah, I shall also supplicate to Allah to cure you.' This courtier affirmed his faith in Allah and Allah cured him. He came to the king and sat by his side as he used to sit before. The king said to him, `Who restored your eyesight?' He said, `My Rubb.' Thereupon he said, 'Do you have another lord besides me?' He said, `My Rubb and your Rubb is Allah.' So the king kept torturing him untill he revealed the young boy. The young boy was thus summoned and the king said to him, 'O boy, it has been conveyed to me that you have become so much proficient in your magic that you cure the blind and the lepers and you do such and such.' Thereupon he said, `I do not cure anyone; it is Allah Alone Who cures,' and the king took hold of him and began to torture him until he revealed of the monk. The monk was summoned and it was said to him: `You should turn back from your religion.' But he refused. The king sent for a saw, placed it in the middle of his head and cut him into two parts that fell down. Then the courtier of the king was brought forward and it was said to him: `Turn back from your religion.' He, too, refused, and the saw was placed in the midst of his head and he was torn into two parts. Then the boy was sent for and it was said to him: `Turn back from your religion.' He refused. The king then handed him over to a group of his courtiers, and said to them: `Take him to such and such mountain; make him climb up that mountain and when you reach its peak ask him to renounce his Faith. If he refuses to do so, push him to his death.' So they took him and made him climb up the mountain and he said: `O Allah, save me from them in any way you like,' and the mountain began to shake and they all fell down (dead) and that young boy came walking to the king. The king said to him, `What happened to your companions?' He said, `Allah has saved me from them.' He again handed him to some of his courtiers and said: `Take him and carry him in a boat and when you reach the middle of the sea, ask him to renounce his religion. If he does not renounce his religion throw him (into the water).' So they took him and he said: `O Allah, save me from them.' The boat turned upside down and they all drowned except the young boy who came walking to the king. The king said to him, `What happened to your companions?' He said, `Allah has saved me from them,' and he said to the king: `You cannot kill me until you do what I command you to do.' The king asked, `What is that?' He said, `Gather all people in one place and tie me up to the trunk of a tree, then take an arrow from my quiver and say: With the Name of Allah, the Rubb of the boy; then shoot me. If you do that you will be able to kill me.' `The king called the people in an open field and tied the young boy to the trunk of a tree. He took out an arrow from his quiver, fixed in the bow and said, `With the Name of Allah, the Rubb of the young boy,' he then shot the arrow and it hit the boy's temple. The young boy placed his hand upon the temple where the arrow had hit him and died. The people then said: `We believe in the Rubb of this young boy.' The king was told: `Do you see what you were afraid of, by Allah it has taken place; all people have believed.' The king then commanded that trenches be dug and fire lit in them, and said: `He who would not turn back from his (the young boy's) religion, throw him in the fire' or `he would be ordered to jump into it.' They did so till a woman came with her child. She felt hesitant in jumping into the fire. The child said to her: `O mother! Endure (this ordeal) for you are on the Right Path". [Muslim]. Commentary: 1. The most important lesson of this Hadith is that whatever difficulties one has to face on the path of Deen, he should endure it with patience and determination; and if interest of the Deen requires, one should sacrifice his life for it. 2. The wonders displayed by righteous people are true. When Allah's Will and Wisdom requires, He manifests these wonders through His slaves. 3. It is a proof of the truth of the Qur'an that it has retold the great historical event like Ashab-ul-Ukhdud which, buried in the dust of ages, had long been forgotten. 4. It is not possible to explain and interpret the Qur'an without the help of Ahadith. The event of Ashsb-ul-Ukhdud mentioned in the Qur'an is an instance in point. It is the Hadith that has brought into light the details of the event and clarified its ambiguity. 5. Such incidents are a source of strength for the faith of true believers. Wassalam. |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/19/01 at 10:08:17 |
| slm Jazak Allah khairen Taueeya for the reference I had been wondering from where the hadith had come from. :) As for the topic of the khutbah i went to this time, it was just general reminders and nothing specific. Invite all with wisdom. The believers need to work together, and be aware of satan who is trying to temp us. |
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| Arsalan |
| 08/19/01 at 15:40:34 |
| [slm] This is the story of Surah al-Burooj. Look at its tafseer for more info about this hadith and the story itself. Syed Qutb expands on the lessons from this story and the Surah in his book [i]Milestones[/i]. Wassalamu alaikum. |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/19/01 at 23:36:20 |
| slm Jazak Allah khairen, I just read the Ibn Kathir's tafsir of this surah and it mentions the hadith is recorded in Ahmad 6:16 and Muslim 4:2299, At-Tirmidhi in the book of Tafsir, Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar relates this story in his book of Sirah in another way that has some differences. Very good, alhumdullilah. So who else is going to tell us about their friday khutbah. When I thought of this thread I had two purposes in mind. 1). To benifit others from what they learned at their khutbah. 2). To encourage people to pay attention in their khutbahs so they could relate the information. It would be a good way for the person to contemplate about what was being said, and a good review. |
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| Sonny |
| 08/24/01 at 21:42:44 |
| Well, I went, but I am alway's struggling with poor comprehension, so IF I can, I will relay. The service was on Allah's "Rajm" (sp?)--or God's mercy towards his loved ones. The Iman stressed that although works are rewarded, the reward is a part of God's mercy towards us. This mercy and protective love can be compared to say: a hen; who would not hesitate to fight a battle with an angry dog in order to save and protect her chicks. In other words, the love of God is unbounded and encompassing. He put forth the idea that we are not saved by works, but by our faith, and our faith is demonstrated towards God through our work. As our faith strengthens, our ability to please God through our efforts increases. :) ? Well, I enjoyed it, and hopefully will get back there again soon. Salaams, Sonny |
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| Mona |
| 08/27/01 at 15:28:37 |
| Assalamu alaikum, Our friday khutbahs are rarely inspiring, if audible at all from the sisters' section...waaaay back at the debates hall at U of Toronto's Hart House. The noisy fan positioned to blow air towards the front rows (brothers only) does not help either. I mentioned my gripe to few brothers who set up the place, insha'Allah they'll keep this in mind in next Jumahs. But the khutbahs themselves are soooo (for lack of a better term) blaaaaaah. They seem to lack a certain ardor able to absorb the wandering minds of the congregation, most of whom are students. They way that the different khateebs deliver the khutbahs (we have a rotating list of 9 or 10 people from the council of Imams) ; few arabic words here followed by english - that is if they remember at all to go over the translation of the hadith/incident or ayah; coupled with a heavy accent and a distant microphone (from the sisters' perspective) make it sound patchy. I feel bad for people who have absolutely no understanding of arabic. I think what they hear and/or grasp is few unconnected blurbs here and there in english. For the arabic cognizant rest of the congregation, the way the khutbah is delivered or because of the generality of the topic, it usually fails to grasp their thinking that if you ask most people few minutes after salah about what they just heard, they'd probably be scratching their heads to remember. It is becoming a mechanical routine for some to go to Jumah prayers, no more no less. Sorry, I did not mean to put a damper on the thread here. I was just commiserating our current state of affairs - I am afraid that fridays are no longer widely considered the highlight of the week , alas. As an aside, I think it is wonderful to have madina memebers posting summaries of friday khutbahs in their respective localities. Take care Wassalam |
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| AbdulBasir |
| 08/27/01 at 21:38:12 |
| [quote]But the khutbahs themselves are soooo (for lack of a better term) blaaaaaah. They seem to lack a certain ardor able to absorb the wandering minds of the congregation[/quote] [slm] This reminds me of something Hamza Yusuf said about how when you go to Jummah these days wherever you go, it's like everyone is asleep, including the khateeb... [slm] |
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| amatullah |
| 08/30/01 at 04:47:44 |
| Bismillah and salam, It must be hard on the khateeb because I know of someone who did something to keep attention a religious poem and people didn't take it too well. They said it wasn't as the sunna of the beloved in doing the khutbas. Yet when another person gets up there and gets choked up addressing things that are going on in the community itself, which is more along the way the prophet saws did his khutbas, they didn't like it either. Who knows. Anyhow, last week's khutba was moving to me inside so i want to share it with brothers and sisters here as well. I don't know how to do the arabic parts of dua and ayas though: It is called TRUE WORSHIP What is true worship? Is it formal prayer in the Mosque or in the home? Is is reciting a du’a or supplication? Is it fasting, paying Zakaat and doing the rituals of Hajj and Umrah? True worship is all these things, and more… Islam has widened the scope of worship to include rituals and every virtuous action which is sincerely performed in compliance with the commandments of Allah, in order to seek his pleasure. However, this concept is sometimes used as a pretext to support the erroneous view that the obligatory rituals of worship can be dispensed with, or that they are not very important. For example, one may say that the code of dress for Muslim women, as specified in the Quran and the Sunnah, is not obligatory or important as long a woman dresses decently. The truth is quite contrary to this. The specific obligatory rituals are the important means for strengthening our attachments with Allah. It is absolutely wrong to imagine that true faith does not consist of specific rituals, and that the basis of true faith is merely purity of heart, goodness of intention and soundness of conduct. This is a misrepresentation of Islamic teachings. The intention to do good alone does not mark off the true men of faith from the rest. Religion, after all, has an external aspect in the same way as it has an internal aspect. This attitude of deliberate disregard of ritual obligations is destructive of the very essence of religion. For, if that viewpoint is to be adopted, every one, even those who are in fact opposed to religion could claim to be the best of all worshipers. The real purpose of Islam in declaring that Ibadah embraces the total life of man is to make faith play a practical and effective role in reforming human life, to develop in man an attitude of dignified patience and strength in the face of hardships and difficulties and in creating in him the urge to strive for victory of good over evil. Dear Muslims, It is obvious now that when we talk about worship we talk about total, willing obedience and submission to Allah. Because this obedience and submission is a voluntary act, a free choice we have made with a sound mind, it must have been motivated by love for Allah. We could not have begun to worship Allah without first loving him above anything and anyone else. Thus, there is no worship without obedience and submission, and there is no worship without love. Brothers and Sisters, True worship is made of two elements: First; compliance with the total commandments of Allah. Second; that such compliance and obedience must emanate from a loving heart for Allah. Such love for Allah should be based on the awareness and recognition of His grace, bounties, kindness, mercy, beauty and perfection. He who knows Allah loves Him. This is why the prophet was the most loving person for Allah because he was the most knowledgeable of Him. Love and submission to Allah are the essence of worship in Islam which is established by a commitment of faith, a contract which we undertook when we accepted Islam as a religion and way of life, when we recited asshahadah and bore witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhamad is His Messenger. Once we are committed and faithful to this contract, then we must submit our life to Allah, to follow His message and be guided by his Book and Messenger. This is the foundation of our worship. Brothers and Sisters: There are requirements and conditions in order to be able to perform true worship as prescribed, we must know the requirements and conditions. SINCERITY is one of these required conditions that a Muslim should be aware of while performing any worship. Almighty Allah said: "So whoever hopes for the meeting with His Lord let him work deeds of righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of His Lord" [18:110] The Messenger, said: "Indeed God does not look at your faces nor your wealth but He looks at your hearts and your actions." Also there is the Hadeeth Qudsy where the Messenger, said that God said: " I am in no need of having partners. Thus, whoever does an action for someone else's sake as well as Mine, will have that action rejected by Me." Correctness and conformity is another vital condition of worship. It should be correct so that it may be acceptable to God. Our Worship of God should be as He and His Messenger, have commanded us. Almighty Allah says: "O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not let your actions be done in vain ( Useless)."Ch47:v33. The Messenger has said: "Whoever does an action which we have not commanded will have it rejected" And he, also said: "Whoever does an action in a way different from ours will have it rejected". Fudayl ibn Ayyaad, (from Al Tabi’een), said regarding the verse: "that He may test you, which of you is best in deeds." [11:7], "The most sincere and the most correct", if it is correct but not sincere it will not be accepted and, if it is sincere but not correct it will not be accepted until both are satisfied. Sincere means that deeds are done for the sake of God and correct means that it is in conformity with the Sunnah of prophet Mohamed.”  Ihsan is another characteristic of our worship, is being aware of the presence of Allah, that His knowledge is with us and He sees and hears us. This point is called Ihsaan - perfection or doing one's utmost. We all know the hadith of Gabriel when he said to the Messenger: "Ihsaan is that you worship Allah as if you see Him and while you see Him not yet truly He sees you". Allah has also commanded us: "So call upon Him (out of) Fear and Hope" [6:56] The Prophet, used to supplicate: "I ask God for Paradise and I seek refuge in Him from the Fire". The Hadeeth clearly tells us that our worship should be in between hoping for God's Mercy and reward and fearing His punishment. So these are the essential points which we must keep in mind concerning our worship, namely: 1. We must acknowledge that Worship of Allah is the purpose of our existence; 2. We must have absolute Sincerity in fulfilling that purpose; 3. We must observe Correctness of our worship by conducting it in the manner of the Sunnah of the Messenger. 4. Worshipping God by combining Love, Fear and Hope; and 5. Maintaining Ihsaan - a keen awareness, excellent consciousness of God. Alláh gives the example of one who learns and builds all of his actions on the essential points concerning the worship of his Lord, and one who does not. "Which then is best? He who lays the foundation of his house upon Taqwa (i.e. God-consciousness) and His Good Pleasure, or he who lays the foundation of his house upon an undetermined sand cliff ready to crumble down, so that it crumbles down with him into the Fire of Hell?" [9:109]. So Brothers and Sisters, let's be mindful of the purpose of our existence, aware that our worship and good deeds could be nullified if they are insincere or incorrect. We should strive to combine love, fear and hope to attain the degree of Ihsan. At the day of Judgement, some people will find that their deeds and actions have been rejected by Allah and turned into floating dust. In this regard Allah says: "And We shall turn to whatever actions they did and turn them into scattered dust" [25:23] Let us become cautious and send something foreword for the Day of Judgement, the day when we will be in great need for good actions --- that is our sincere and correct worship. Let us try to achieve the degree of Ihsan by worshipping Allah as if we see Him, and being |
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| Sonny |
| 08/31/01 at 16:31:12 |
| Oh, Friday Khutbahs. Well, I went to the local mosque, and their service was being held at 1:30 instead of One, so that the men could watch football--I was told. There were no women at all IN the womens area--and I could not get the speaker-gadget-thing to work--so I was unable to hear the Iman! As I left I could hear him praying as though to shake the very walls of Jerico (pardon) but, apparently the building was built with a lot of hollering and shouting in mind: because, in the adjacent room where the women were to sit, I couldn't hear a thing. (Sigh) So, next week I'll attend elsewhere, and may be will learn more foriegn ways. --Oh, well. :) Sonny PS. They should have Read that article Arshad posted on whether the mosques are friendly places! :) |
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| amatullah |
| 09/01/01 at 11:08:15 |
| Bismillah and salam, sister Sony, Why not you print it out and ask the exec. if you can post it on the bulletin board? If you can mention to the imam (iman is faith, perhaps it was just a typo coz they so close to each other) how you couldn't hear a thing it would nice. In our mosque they are alhemdulilah so nice. and now we have really great speakers p/a system masha'Allah. It is worth it, if it does work to the better, you will get the rewards there on of anyone who benefits and does something good coz of what they learnt insha'Allah. If it doesn't work out so nicely, please try to do find another masjid that makes you comfortable, if you can talk to some muslim lady to meet you there or accompany you, some say it makes it easier that way. |
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| amatullah |
| 09/01/01 at 13:39:47 |
| Bismillah and salam, The Friday khutba was about the types of people that Allah loves, as he says so mentioned them in the Quran: *mu7sineen-who do good *kathimeen alghayth-that control theri anger *al3afeen-the forgivers *mutaqoon-god fearing (who accept his decisions, those who appreciate his facors, those who prefer him aboer others, those who lvoe him and thow who prepare themselves to meet him) *almuqsi6oon-the fair?! the justice *assabiroon-the steafast and patient *almutawakiloon- thow who trust Him *almuta6ahireen- the purifiers (not just clothes, nails, armpits, etc but souls and intention all inclusive. Also trying to keep yourself on wudu. When the prophet saws was in Jannah he heard the footsteps and asked to find out it was Bilal's. When he came back, he said to Bilal with what did you beat even me to Jannah? Bilal answered: nothing. Perhaps that everytime my wudu breaks, i go right away and make it again. And evertime i make wudu, i pray two rakas. Keeping your wudu is a good guard against posessions and inclinations of Jin and devils. |
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| bhaloo |
| 09/02/01 at 00:24:59 |
| slm What a coincidence Amatullah, the khutbah I attended was also about the people that Allah (SWT) loves. The week prior to that a khatib talked about how the Muslims are under siege all over the world and we sit back and don't care at all, and that Allah (SWT) will replace us by people that will if we don't. |
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| AbdulBasir |
| 09/19/01 at 16:57:03 |
| [slm] -------- In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Allah SWT says in at-Takwiir: [I]”Wa ‘izal maw-‘uudatu su’ilat. Bi-‘ayyi dhambin qutilat. Wa ‘izas suhufu nushirat. Wa ‘izas samaa-u khushi'tat. Wa izal-Jahiimu su’irat. Wa izal Jannatu ‘uzlifat.”[/I] The translation of what means: “And when the female infant buried alive, is questioned, For what sin was she killed; When the scrolls are laid open; When the sky is torn apart; When the Hell fire is lighted, And when Paradise is brought near.” And He, SWT, continues: [I]‘Alimat nafsum-maa ‘ahdharat.[/I] “Then shall each soul know what it has put forward.” The events described are on Yawmul-Qiyamah. The Day of Judgement. The Day of Reckoning. When Justice prevails. When the innocent who was murdered is asked for what crime they were killed. When the young girl buried alive in the desert sand or in the rubble of twisted steel and broken glass is asked for what crime she was killed. [I] Alimat nafsum maa ‘ahdharat.[/I] And each soul shall know what it has put forward. We will all be held accountable on this Day. Our souls will bring forth only what they prepared in this life. And for those who do good, they bring that forth. And for those who do evil, they will bring that forth. Even an atom’s weight. [I] Fa man yamal mithqaala dharratin khayran yarah. Wa man yamal mithqaala dharratin sharran yarah.[/I] (al-Zalzalah) For those whose souls bring forth good, for those who submit to Allah and go about their lives striving to please and glorify Him, a reward.[I]Wa izal jannatu uzlifat[/I]. For those who bring forth evil, for those who rejected Allah, for those who did not cherish the mercy of Allah in giving them His message, punishment. [I]Wa izal jahiimu su’irat.[/i] The reward will be given, but as Rasullallah[saw] has said, in the collection of at-Tirmidhi, narrated by Anas RA, “The amount of reward is in accordance with the amount of suffering. When Alllah SWT loves some people, He tries them. He who then is content (with Allah’s decree) has achieved the acceptance of Allah, and he who is dissatisfied, will attain the anger of Allah.” The road to Jannah is not easy. It is a road full of hardships and trials. Trials in our own selves, trials in our properties, trials in what we hear. Allah SWT says in al-Imran: [I] “You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you and from those who ascribe partners to Allah; but if you persevere patiently, and guard against evil, then that will be a determining factor in all affairs.”[/I] A difficult road lies ahead, and we may fear for our safety or fear for our property, and we may hear that which causes us pain, and we may see that which saddens our hearts. This is a time for putting trust in Allah SWT alone, it is a test of our [I]tawakkul[/I]. But should we be surprised? No. This was promised to us by Allah. He SWT has told us that we will be tried in this life. How should we respond and remove ourselves from this state of tribulation? Allah SWT gives us the answer at the end of ayah we just were reminded of:. “[I] Wa in tasbiruu wa tattaquu fa inna dhaalika min ‘azmil ‘umuur. [/I].” “But if you persevere patiently, and guard against evil, then that will be a determining factor in all affairs.” The path of self-determination is in itself a path determined by Allah alone. If one wants to walk on this path, and reach success in this life and the next, they persevere and guard against evil. And look no further for inspiration than in the example of Rasullalah [saw], for he endured suffering like no other. As Sa’d reports in the collection of Ahmad, he [saw] has said, “The most in their suffering among the people are the prophets, then the best, and then the next best.” Who suffered more than our beloved Rasulallah [saw]? Reflect on the fact that he[saw] lost his father, then his mother, then his grandfather. He lost his greatest love and supporter in Khadijah. He saw his beloved uncle’s dead body mutilated and many of his closest companions die. And he buried all but one of his children. All but one. And he[saw] said, in at-Tirmidhi, “One is afflicted in accordance with his faith. If his faith is firm his affliction is hard, and if his faith is weak, his affliction is light.” And when he[saw] proclaimed the message of Islam, when he would make salah, when he would make sujood, he would do so as own brethren poured garbage, even the entrails of a dead animal, over him in attempt to humiliate him. The Quraysh taunted him, called him names, threatened him. They convened once for the purpose of deciding what label they should use that would be most effective in hindering his Prophetic message. They chose the label of magician who breaks apart families, and they engaged in a campaign of misinformation to distort the message to turn people away from Islam before they had a chance to really know what it truly was. This was a fully organized campaign directed at pilgrims visiting Makkah. The labels may change, the means may change, but the policies remain the same today. But before we dare feel sorry for ourselves, again reflect on the example of Rasullalah[saw] and the early community of Muslims. How may times did they hear the lies told about them? How many times did they hear the taunts? How many times did they suffer? Yet how did they respond? How will we respond? [I] Wa in tasbiruu wa tattaquu fa inna dhaalika min ‘azmil ‘umuur[/I]. Will we persevere patiently? Or will we even respond at all and remain in a state of slumber? Will we be intimidated by taunts and lies told about us? How shall we respond? It is said that one time Rasullalah[saw] walked to the Kaabah and began to make tawaf with the Quraysh watching him. When he passed them, they taunted him, with such ugliness that it is said the color of his face changed, but he remained silent. On the second circuit, they repeated their abuse and again the color of his face changed, but again he remained silent. On the third cirruit, they continued their abuse, and it was only then that Rasulallah stopped and responded with firmness to them. Patience, dignity and determination in their highest manifestation. Respond with moderation. Respond with dignity, not meekness. Respond with unity of purpose. And respond in ways that are better, for Allah SWT says, [I]”Idfa’ billatii hiya ‘ahsanus sayyii’ah. Nahnu ‘alamuu bimaa yasifuun.[/I] “Repel evil with that which is better. We are well acquainted with the things they say.” Remember when the enemies in Madinah wished death upon Rasullalah[saw] by distorting the [I]salaam[/I]? And remember how he[saw] counseled Aisha RA to respond with simply, [I]wa alaikum[/I]? This was a response that was better. It was gentle, and not evil. Yet it was not meek. The Muslims suffering at the hands of the Quraysh in the Meccan period feared for their lives, among other things. And when it was necessary, they hid themselves from view due to security concerns. Rasulallah[saw] always was prudent in maintaining the safety and security of his community. So too the same responsibility lies with us this day and age. But as always, the actions of the Rasulallah [saw] and the Muslims was characterized by a balance. Security was upheld, but whenever they had the opportunity to show the Quraysh who they were and that they were unified, they took it, and they took it with a solidarity that is needed now more than ever. And when Allah SWT allowed them to go out and proclaim the message, they did so. And it is reported that in the most perilous times for the Muslims, the Muslims came out of Dar al-Arqam, in two lines, with Rasulallah[saw] leading at the front, Hamzah RA on one side leading one line and Umar RA on the other leading the other. They walked to the Haram, made salah, and then left. And it is said that upon seeing this, the Quraysh fell into despair and frustration. The Muslims in Mecca, in the face of severe duress, responded with both discretion but also resolution. They did not let the taunts or the threats turn them away from the Truth nor did they fall victim to fear, for they feared only Allah. They went about their business, and their business was serving Allah SWT. And they continued to practice their faith and demonstrate to the world the beauty of Islam in their character and actions. [I] Wa in tasbiruu wa tattaquu fa inna dhaalika min ‘azmil ‘umuur[/I]. Their perseverance and resolve and trust in Allah determined their affairs, as Allah had promised. And what was the final outcome? We stand here as Muslims, from all different parts of the world, thousands and thousands of miles from Mecca, and 1400 years removed from their perseverance. In the face of hardship, they turned to Allah as one. They continued to practice this great deen and demonstrated its beauty to those who had not yet had the opportunity to see its beauty. They were the ummah of Rasulllah [saw], an ummah of humility and moderation, and when their heads were not on the ground in prostration to Allah SWT, their heads were held high with the dignity and honor of [I]uboodiyah[/I] to Allah SWT. And the result was success for them in this life, and Allah willing, success for them in the next. We are the inheritors to this great spiritual legacy. Will we claim it? Or will we disassociate ourselves from Islam, and abandon the masaajid, and neglect the duties of our responsibility as vicegerents of Allah SWT in this world? Will we succumb to the fear of others and forget to fear Allah? Ali ibn Abi Talib RA is reported to have said, “For those who make their inner thoughts wholesome, Allah will make their outward manifestations wholesome. For those who work on Allah’s religion, Allah will assure them of sufficency in their worldly affairs. And for those who do right in their relationship with Allah, Allah will improve their relationships with other people.” Never forget who we are. We are the ummah of Rasulallah [saw]. Do not shy away from its honor, embrace it. It is time to be the worthy inheritors of this mantle of responsibility and act accordingly. It is time to be firm in faith and resolve and follow the examples of our pious predecessors when they were in similar or even worse situations. The model is for us to follow. Continue with the best daw’ah of all, the da’wah of personal example which shows the misinformed and misguided the truth and beauty of our deen. If we but have only tawakkul in Allah SWT, the success, security and peace He has promised will come to fruition, if not now, then in the future, or in the afterlife to follow. But the steps to that success must be taken now for the preparation for that Day is now and forever, and we will only bring forth what we have prepared. [I]‘Alimat nafsum-maa ‘ahdharat.[/I] Never despair in the mercy of Allah. [I]Ala allahi tawakkalnaa[/I]. We ask Allah for guidance and to give us strength and we put our Trust in Allah. And unto You we turn repentant and unto You is the journey. Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve and forgive us. You are the most Mighty and Most Wise. |
| Re: Friday Khutbahs |
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| amatullah |
| 09/21/01 at 08:05:59 |
| bismillah and salam, I just want to remind people that today is Jumu3a and that there is a period i think between thuhur and 3asir prayer that the du3a is accepted insha'Allah. What if all muslims take those few hours in 3ibada and we all sincerely ask Allah for his help and guidance? I was listening to arapic cassette about the power of dua. And masha'Allah! Insha'Allah I will list some of the amazing documented stories once i listen to it again for you guys. I want you to know that I love you billah. This madina has been a good place for me at a time like this al7emdulilah. Please make wudu and face ka'ba and don't look up and put your hands apart with palms facing up, praise him, give salat to the rasool saws and say la illaha illa anta sub7anaka inni kuntu minathalimeen and make sincere du3a. many things we can do to break the barriers and make the du3a more accepted. Like at a time of sujood it is recommended as well. |
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