Intellectual Evidence of the Existence of Allaah – Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahimahullaah

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen (رحمه الله تعالى) mentioned in his Explanation of the book al-’Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah:

Is someone says: “What is the proof of the existence of Allaah, the Mighty and Sublime?”

We reply that the evidence for Allaah’s existence are: The ‘Aql (Intellect), the senses, and the Shari’ah. All three prove the existence of Allaah. If you like, you can add the Fitrah (innate disposition). Therefore, the proofs of Allaah’s existence are four: The ‘Aql, the senses, the Fitrah and the Shari’ah. Also, we have mentioned the textual evidences (Shari’ah) last, not because it is not worthy of being mentioned first; rather because we are addressing he who does not believe in the Shari’ah.

As for the evidences from intellect, we ask: Do all these creatures exist by themselves, or by chance?

If you say they exist by themselves; this is rationally impossible, it was first non-existent, so how can it exist when it was non-existent?! The non-existent is nothing until it exists, then, it is not able to bring itself into existence.

If you also say they exist by chance; then we say this is also impossible O denying one! All the things produced, like planes, rockets, vehicles and other forms of machinery, do they exist by chance? He would (definitely) reply that this is not possible. (If that is not possible); in the same way, it is not possible, whatsoever, that birds, mountains, the sun, the moon, the stars, the trees, coal, sand, the seas and other than that, exist by chance.

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It was said, that a group of As-Sumaniyyah, who are from the people of India, came to Imam Abu Hanifah an Islamic scholar . 

 the ruler had asked him to meet with  the group so they could debate  .They set a time for them to all gather and meet up. It was sunset at the time and one hour had passed, but Abu Hanifah still hadn’t arrived. Another hour had passed, but still there was no sign of him. The Muslims started to become tense and worried about his late arrival. They did not want the group to think that they were too scared to debate him, yet they did not want to take up the challenge themselves as Abu Hanifah was a better than debater than themselves. Another hour passed, and suddenly the group started laughing and said, “Your best debater is too scared! He knows he’s wrong, he is too frightened to come and debate with me. I guarantee he will not turn up today.”

Many hours passed until Abu Hanifa finally came. Everyone questioned him about his being late and what happened. So he started explaining how there was river that he had to cross….and he was waiting for a boat to come and bring him on the other side of the river. While he was waiting, the branches and leaves of the tree fell and slowly formed themselves into a boat. And hejumped in that boat crossed the river.

The group laughed burst out laughing and remarked, “Oh Abu Hanifah, we heard that you were the best debater from amongst the Muslims, we heard that you were the wisest, the most knowledgeable from amongst your people. From seeing you today, we can say that you show none of these qualities. You speak of a boat appearing from nowhere, without someone having built it. Nails positioning themselves without someone having banged them, sealant being poured without someone having poured it, and the boat taking you to your destination without a navigator against the tide. You are taking childish, you are talking ridiculous, I swear I do not believe a word of it!”

Abu Hanifah turned to the group and replied, “You don’t believe a word of it?”

The group remarked defiantly, “Yes I don’t believe a word of it!”

Abu Hanifah replied, “If you cannot believe that a boat came into being without a boat maker, than this is only a boat so how can you believe that the whole world, the universe, the stars, the oceans, and the planets came into being without a creator?

They realized that this man was addressing then by using their own sense of reason, and that they were incapable of giving any reply to this nor its meaning.

A Bedouin Arab was asked: “With what did you know your lord?” He replied: ” The tracks indicate the direction of the journey, while the dung indicates a camel. So, heavens possessing of such towers, and the earth with such paths, and the sea with such waves – would that not indicate (the existence of) the All-Hearing and the All-Seeing?”

For this reason, Allaah, the Mighty and Sublime, said: ”Were they created by nothing, or were they themselves the creators?” [Qur'an Surah at-Tur 52:35]

Therefore, intellect, firmly and unequivocally, indicates the existence of Allaah.

[Source: Sharh al-'Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah), (1/55-57)]

your Reminder Fatima who love you all for the sake of Allah 

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen (رحمه الله تعالى) mentioned in his Explanation of the book al-’Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah:

قلنا: الدليل على وجود الله: العقل، والحس، والشرع.

ثلاثة كلها تدل على وجود الله، وإن شئت، فزد: الفطرة، فتكون الدلائل على وجود الله أربعة: العقل، والحس، والفطرة، والشرع. وأخرنا الشرع، لا لأنه لا يستحق التقديم، لكن لأننا نخاطب من لا يؤمن بالشرع.

فأما دلالة العقل، فنقول: هل وجود هذه الكائنات بنفسها، أو وجدت هكذا صدفة؟

فإن قلت: وجدت بنفسها، فمستحيل عقلاً ما دامت هي معدومة؟ كيف تكون موجودة وهي معدومة؟! المعدوم ليس بشيء حتى يوجد، إذاً لا يمكن أن توجد نفسها بنفسها

وإن قلت: وجدت صدفة، فنقول: هذا يستحيل أيضاً، فأنت أيها الجاحد، هل ما أنتج من الطائرات والصواريخ والسيارات والآلات بأنواعها، هل وجد هذا صدفة؟! فيقول: لا يمكن أن يكون. فكذلك هذه الأطيار والجبال والشمس والقمر والنجوم والشجر والجمر والرمال والبحار وغير ذلك لا يمكن أن توجد صدفة أبداً.

ويقال: إن طائفة من السُّمنية جاؤوا إلى أبي حنيفة رحمه الله، وهم من أهل الهند، فناظروه في إثبات الخالق عز وجل، وكان أبو حنيفة من أذكى العلماء فوعدهم أن يأتوا بعد يوم أو يومين، فجاؤوا،

قالوا: ماذا قلت؟

أنا أفكر في سفينة مملوءة من البضائع والأرزاق جاءت تشق عباب الماء حتى أرسلت في الميناء ونزلت الحمولة وذهبت، وليس فيها قائد ولا حمالون.

قالوا: تفكر بهذا؟! قال: نعم. قالوا: إذاً ليس لك عقل! هل يُعقل أن سفينة تأتي بدون قائد وتنزل وتنصرف؟! هذا ليس معقول!

قال: كيف لا تعقلون هذا، وتعقلون أن هذه السماوات والشمس والقمر والنجوم والجبال والشجر والدواب والناس كلها بدون صانع؟ فعرفوا أن الرجل خاطبهم بعقولهم، وعجزوا عن جوابه هذا أو معناه

وقيل لأعرابي من البادية: بم عرفت ربك؟ فقال: الأثر يدل على المسير، والبعرة تدل على البعير، فسماء ذات أبراج، وأرض ذات فجاج، وبحار ذات أمواج، ألا تدل على السميع البصير؟

ولهذا قال الله عز وجل: {أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ} [الطور: 35] .

فحينئذ يكون العقل دالاً دلالة قطعية على وجود الله.

Source: Sharh al-'Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah), (1/55-57)]

your Reminder Fatima who love you all for the sake of Allah 

Allah is Beautiful and Loves Beauty

From 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radiallahu 'anhu who said that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "No one will enter Paradise who has an atom's weight of pride in his heart." A man said, "What if a man likes his clothes to look good and his shoes to look good?" He said,"Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. Pride means denying the truth and looking down on people." [Related by Muslim #131]

The phrase "Allah is beautiful and loves beauty," includes the beautiful clothing which was asked about in the same hadith. It is included by way of generalization, meaning that beauty in all things is what is meant here. In Sahih Muslim, it says, "Allah is good and only accepts that which is good." [Muslim #1686]

In Sunan at-Tirmidhi it says, "Allah loves to see the effects of His blessing on His slave.'' [#2963. At-Tirmidhi said it was hasan sahih] It was reported that Abul-Ahwas al-Jashami said the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam saw him wearing old, tattered clothes, and asked him,"Do you have any wealth?" I said, "Yes." He said, "What kind of wealth?" I said, "All that Allah has given me of camels and sheep." He said,"Then show the generous blessings that He has given you." [Sahih: Related by Ahmad #15323, at-Tirmidhi #1929 and an-Nisa'i #5128]

Allah, may He be glorified, loves the effects of His blessings to His slave to be made manifest, for this is part of the beauty that He loves, and that is part of the gratitude for His blessings which forms an inner beauty (beauty of character). Allah loves to see the external beauty of His slaves which reflects His blessings on them, and the inner beauty of their gratitude to Him for those blessings. Because He loves beauty, He sends down on His slaves clothes and adornments with which they may make their outward appearance beautiful and He gives themtaqwa which makes their inner characters beautiful. Allah says:

"O Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover yourselves (screen your private parts, etc.) and as an adornment, and the raiment of righteousness, that is better." [Al-Qur'an 7:26]

And He says, speaking of the people of Paradise:

" … and He gave them Nadratan (a light of beauty) and joy. And their recompense shall be Paradise and silken garments, because they were patient." [Al-Qur'an 76:11-12]

Their faces will be made beautiful with the nadrah (light of beauty), their innermost being with joy and their bodies with silken garments. Just as Allah loves beauty in words, deeds, garments and outward appearance, so He hates ugliness in words, deeds, garments and outward appearance. He hates ugliness and its people, and loves beauty and its people. But two groups are misguided with regard to this issue: a group who say that everything that He has created is beautiful, so He loves all that He has created and we should love all that He has created and not hate anything. They say: whoever realizes that all that exists comes from Him will see that it is beautiful … these people have no sense of jealousy for the sake of Allah or hatred and enmity for the sake of Allah, or denouncing what is evil (munkar), or jihad(struggle) for the sake of Allah, or adhering His limits. They regard the beauty of images, male or female, as being part of the beauty that Allah loves, and seek to worship Allah through immoral acts. Some of them may even go so far as to claim that the One Whom they worship is manifested or incarnated in those images.

The second group, on the other hand, say that Allah condemns the beauty of images, forms and outward appearances. Allah says about themunafiqun (hypocrites):

"And when you look at them, their bodies please you … " [Al-Qur'an 63:4]

"And how many a generation have We destroyed before them. Who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance?"[Al-Qur'an 19:54]

In Sahih Muslim it is reported that the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Allah does not look at your outward appearance and your wealth, rather He looks at your hearts and deeds." [Related by Muslim #1356]

According to another hadith, "Shabbiness is part of faith." [Sahih: Related by Ibn Majah #4108, Abu Dawud #3630] Allah condemns those who are extravagant, which applies to extravagance in clothing as well as in food and drink.

In order to settle this dispute, we may say that beauty in clothing and outward appearance is of three types, one of which is commendable, one is blameworthy and one of which is neither. The kind of beauty which is to be commended is that which is done for the sake of Allah, to help one to obey Allah and fulfill His commands, such as when the Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam made himself look beautiful (i.e. handsome) when meeting the delegations that came to him. This is like wearing armour or battle-dress when fighting, or wearing silk and showing off (in front of the enemy). This is commendable because it is done to make the word of Allah supreme and to support His religion and annoy His enemies. The blameworthy kind of beauty is that which is done for the sake of this world, for reasons of power, false pride and showing off, or to fulfill some (selfish) desires. This also includes cases where beauty is an end in itself for a person and is all he cares about. Many people have no other concern in life. As for the kind of beauty which is neither commendable nor blameworthy, it is that which has nothing to do with either of the two purposes mentioned above (i.e., it is neither for the sake of Allah nor for the sake of worldly purposes).

The hadith under discussion refers to two important principles, knowledge and behaviour. Allah is to be acknowledged for beauty that bears no resemblance to anything else, and He is to be worshipped by means of the beauty which He loves in words, deeds and attitudes. He loves His slaves to beautify their tongues with the truth, to beautify their hearts with sincere devotion (ikhlas), love, repentance and trust in Him, to beautify their faculties with obedience, and to beautify their bodies by showing His blessings upon them in their clothing and by keeping them pure and free of any filth, dirt or impurity, by removing the hairs which should be removed, by circumcision, and by clipping the nails. Thus they recognize Allah through these qualities of beauty and seek to draw close to Him through beautiful words, deeds and attitudes. They acknowledge Him for the beauty which is His attribute and they worship Him through the beauty which He has prescribed and His religion. The hadeeth combines these two principles of knowledge and behaviour.

(s) Al-Fawa'id (1/185)

your khutbah my dears

   خَالِقِ النَّاسَ بِخُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ

       الْخُطْبَةُ الأُولَى

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، أحمدُهُ سبحانَهُ حمدًا طيبًا مُباركًا فيهِ كمَا يُحبُّ ويرضَى، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سيدَنَا مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، القائل:« مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْجُمُعَةَ فَاسْتَمَعَ وَأَنْصَتَ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَزِيَادَةُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ، وَمَنْ مَسَّ الْحَصَى فَقَدْ لَغَا»([1]) اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وسلِّمْ وبارِكْ علَى سيدِنَا محمدٍ وعلَى آلِهِ وصحبِهِ أجمعينَ، ومَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بإحسانٍ إلَى يومِ الدِّينِ.

أمَّا بعدُ: فَأُوصِيكُمْ عِبَادَ اللهِ وَنَفْسِي بِتَقْوَى اللهِ جَلَّ وَعَلا، قَالَ تَعَالَى:] يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن تَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَاناً وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ[([2])

أَيُّهَا الْمُسْلِمُونَ: الإنسانُ اجتماعِيٌّ بطبعِهِ يأنَسُ بالمخالطةِ، ويميلُ إلَى التآلُفِ فيمَا بينَهُ وبيْنَ الناسِ، وقَدْ عبَّرَ القرآنُ الكريمُ عنْ ذلكَ فِي قولِهِ تعالَى:] يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوباً وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ[([3]) والعلاقاتُ الاجتماعيةُ لاَ تخلُو مِنْ زَلَلٍ يُعكِّرُ صفْوَهَا، أَوْ خَلَلٍ يُغَيِّرُ حالَهَا، ومِنْ علاماتِ الخيرِ فِي المسلمِ مُخالطةُ الناسِ والصبرُ علَى أخطائِهِمْ والترفُّعُ عَنْ هفواتِهِمْ، قَالَ r :« إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ إِذَا كَانَ مُخَالِطاً النَّاسَ وَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِ الَّذِي لاَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَلاَ يَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ»([4]).

ومِنْ أجْلِ قيامِ مُجتمعٍ مُتماسِكٍ شرعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r جملةً مِنَ الآدابِ والفضائلِ التِي تُقوِّي الأواصرَ بينَ أفرادِ المجتمعِ وتزيدُ المودةَ بينَهُمْ، فأوصَى بإطعامِ الطعامِ، وبذْلِ التحيةِ والسلامِ فيمَا بيْنَ الناسِ، فعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ العاصِ رضيَ اللهُ عنهمَا: أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ النَّبِىَّ r أَىُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ :« تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ، وَتَقْرَأُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ»([5]) فالسلامُ رسالةُ حُبٍّ ووئامٍ، وسببٌ لمغفرةِ الذنوبِ والآثامِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r :« مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ فَيَتَصَافَحَانِ إِلاَّ غُفِرَ لَهُمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا»([6]).

وقد كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r إِذَا لَقِيَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَامَ مَعَهُ فَلَمْ يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الرَّجُلُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَنْصَرِفُ عَنْهُ، وَإِذَا لَقِيَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَ يَدَهُ نَاوَلَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَمْ يَنْزَعْ يَدَهُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الرَّجُلُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَنْزِعُ يَدَهُ مِنْهُ r ([7]).

ومَا أَجْمَلَ أَنْ يُتَوَّجَ السلامُ بالابتسامةِ وطلاقةِ الوجْهِ حتَّى يأخُذَ محلَّهُ فِي القلْبِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r:« لاَ تَحْقِرَنَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ شَيْئاً وَلَوْ أَنْ تَلْقَى أَخَاكَ بِوَجْهٍ طَلْقٍ»([8]).

عبادَ اللهِ: ومِنَ الآدابِ الاجتماعيةِ التِي أَوْلاَهَا الإسلامُ أهميةً خاصةً آدابُ المجالسِ، فهِيَ دواوينُ الرجالِ، التِي تُعقَدُ فيهَا مجالسُ الخيرِ والمعروفِ والصلحِ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ، قالَ تعالَى:( لاَ خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ نَجْوَاهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْراً عَظِيماً)([9])

وقَدْ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r عمَّا يَتنافَى معَ أدبِ الجلوسِ، فمنَعَ أَنْ يتناجَى اثنانِ دُونَ الثالثِ لأنَّ ذَلِكَ يُحْزِنُهُ، قَالَ r :« إِذَا كُنْتُمْ ثَلاَثَةً فَلاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ صَاحِبِهِمَا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُحْزِنُهُ»([10]). وأَمَرَ بالتوسعةِ للقادمينَ، قالَ عزَّ وجلَّ:( يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ)([11])

وسنَّ لنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r دعاءَ كفارةِ المجالسِ فقَالَ :« كَفَّارَةُ الْمَجَالِسِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْعَبْدُ: سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ»([12]).

فليحرِصِ الآباءُ علَى أَنْ يحضرَ الأبناءُ مجالسَ الرجالِ ليتعلمُوا عاداتِ الأجدادِ، فالمجالسُ تُرَبِّي الأجيالَ والشبابَ علَى القِيَمِ النبيلةِ والعاداتِ الأصيلةِ والتقاليدِ الجميلةِ وحبِّ الوطنِ.

أيهَا المسلمونَ: وتتوطَّدُ العلاقاتُ الاجتماعيةُ بتبادُلِ الزياراتِ، فِي الأفراحِ والمناسباتِ، ومِنْ آدابِهَا اختيارُ الوقتِ المناسبِ، فلاَ تُستحسَنُ الزيارةُ وقتَ خُلودِ الناسِ للراحةِ، ولاَ يليقُ طرقُ البابِ بعُنفٍ، أَوْ الوقوفُ مُقابِلَ البابِ؛ فإنَّمَا جُعِلَ الاستِئذانُ مِنْ أجلِ البصرِ، ويَكُفُّ عَنِ المراقبةِ إِنْ لَمْ يُؤذَنْ لهُ بالدخولِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r:« لاَ تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا، وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوهَا مِنْ جَوَانِبِهَا، ثُمَّ سَلِّمُوا، فَإِنْ أُذِنَ لَكُمْ فَادْخُلُوا، وَإِلاَّ فَارْجِعُوا»([13])

ومَنْ لَبَّى دعوةً لأخيهِ فعليهِ أَنْ لاَ يُثقِلَ عليهِ باصطحابِ مَنْ لَمْ تُوَجَّهْ لهُ الدعوةُ إلاَّ أَنْ يأذَنَ صاحبُ الدعوةِ، فقَدْ دُعِيَ رسولُ اللهِ r إلَى ضِيافةٍ عنْدَ رجُلٍ، فَقَالَ لهُ:« إِنَّكَ دَعَوْتَنَا خَامِسَ خَمْسَةٍ وَهَذَا رَجُلٌ قَدْ تَبِعَنَا، فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَذِنْتَ لَهُ، وَإِنْ شِئْتَ تَرَكْتَهُ». قَالَ: بَلْ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ([14]). ولاَ يُطيلَ المكثَ بعدَ الطعامِ لئَلاَّ يشغَلَ أهلَ الدارِ ويتعِبَهُمْ، قالَ تعالَى:] فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُوا وَلا مُسْتَأْنِسِينَ لِحَدِيثٍ[([15]) فهذهِ الفضائلُ تنشُرُ المحبةَ بيْنَ الناسِ، وتَزيدُ الأُلفةَ والاستئناسَ.

اللهُمَّ جَمِّلْنَا بالحلْمِ، وزَيِّنْا بالعلْمِ وأَدِّبْنَا بآدابِ الإسلامِ، ووَفِّقنَا جميعًا لطاعتِكَ وطاعةِ نبيِّكَ محمدٍ r وطاعةِ مَنْ أمرْتَنَا بطاعتِهِ، عملاً بقولِكَ:]يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ[^([16]) نفعَنِي اللهُ وإياكُمْ بالقرآنِ العظيمِ، وبِسنةِ نبيهِ الكريمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم،

                             أقولُ قولِي هذَا وأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ لِي ولكُمْ، فاستغفِرُوهُ إنَّهُ هوَ الغفورُ الرحيمُ.

الخُطْبَةُ الثَّانيةُ

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، وأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَه، وأَشْهَدُ أنَّ سيِّدَنا محمَّداً عبدُهُ ورسولُهُ، اللهمَّ صلِّ وسلِّمْ وبارِكْ علَى سيدِنَا محمدٍ وعلَى آلِهِ الطيبينَ الطاهرينَ وعلَى أصحابِهِ أجمعينَ، والتَّابعينَ لَهُمْ بإحسانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

أمَّا بعدُ: فاتقُوا اللهَ عبادَ اللهِ حقَّ التقوَى وراقبُوهُ فِي السرِّ والنجوَى، واعلمُوا أنَّ مِنْ أُصولِ الآدابِ الاجتماعيةِ معرفةَ منازلِ أصحابِ الحُقوقِ علينَا، قالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r :« أَنْزِلُوا النَّاسَ مَنَازِلَهُمْ»^([17]). فللوالديَنْ رعايةٌ وآدابٌ يجبُ الالتزامُ بِهَا مِنَ التفقُّدِ والسؤالِ وحُسْنِ التخاطُبِ معهُمَا، وللكبارِ أدبٌ يتعامَلُ بهِ مَنْ هُوَ أصغَرُ منْهُمْ بإكرامِهِمْ واحترامِهِمْ وتقديمِ العَوْنِ لَهُمْ، وللصغارِ آدابٌ ينبَغِي مراعاتُهَا مِنَ العطْفِ عليهِمْ وحُسْنِ توجيهِهِمْ، وللمعلمينَ أدَبٌ يجبُ علَى الطلابِ تجاهَهُمْ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r :« لَيْسَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَنْ لَمْ يُجِلَّ كَبِيرَنَا، وَيَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا، وَيَعْرَفْ لِعَالِمِنَا حقَّهُ»([18]).

والشيبةُ وحافظُ القرآنِ الكريمِ والحاكِمُ ومَنْ فِي حُكْمِهِمْ لَهُمْ علينَا كُلُّ التقديرِ والتوقيرِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r :« إِنَّ مِنْ إِجْلاَلِ اللَّهِ إِكْرَامَ ذِي الشَّيْبَةِ الْمُسْلِمِ، وَحَامِلِ الْقُرْآنِ غَيْرِ الْغَالِي فِيهِ وَالْجَافِي عَنْهُ، وَإِكْرَامَ ذِي السُّلْطَانِ الْمُقْسِطِ»([19]).

هذَا وصلُّوا وسلِّمُوا عَلَى مَنْ أُمِرْتُمْ بالصلاةِ والسلامِ عليهِ، قَالَ  تَعَالَى:]إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا[^([20]) وقالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r:« مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلاَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا عَشْراً»^([21]) وقَالَ r :« لاَ يَرُدُّ الْقَضَاءَ إِلاَّ الدُّعَاءُ»^([22]).

اللَّهُمَّ صلِّ وسلِّمْ وبارِكْ علَى سيدِنَا ونبيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وعلَى آلِهِ وصحبِهِ أجمعينَ، وَارْضَ اللَّهُمَّ عَنِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيٍّ وعَنْ سائرِ الصحابِةِ الأكرمينَ، وعَنِ التابعينَ ومَنْ تبعَهُمْ بإحسانٍ إلَى يومِ الدينِ.

اللَّهُمَّ احفَظْ دولةَ الإماراتِ مِنَ الفتَنِ مَا ظهَرَ منْهَا ومَا بطَنَ، وأَدِمْ عَلَيها الأَمْنَ والأَمَانَ وَعلَى سَائِرِ بِلاَدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، اللَّهُمَّ إنَّا نسألُكَ الجنةَ لنَا ولوالدينَا، ولِمَنْ لهُ حقٌّ علينَا، وللمسلمينَ أجمعينَ.

اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الإِيمَانَ وَزَيِّنْهُ فِى قُلُوبِنَا، وَكَرِّهْ إِلَيْنَا الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى.

اللَّهُمَّ أَرِنَا الْحَقَّ حَقًّا وارزُقْنَا اتِّبَاعَهُ، وَأَرِنَا الْبَاطِلَ بَاطِلاً وارزُقْنَا اجْتِنَابَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أصْلِحْ لَنِا نياتِنَا، وبارِكْ لَنَا فِي أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا، وَاجْعَلْهم قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ لنَا، واجعَلِ التوفيقَ حليفَنَا، وارفَعْ لنَا درجاتِنَا، وزِدْ فِي حسناتِنَا، وكَفِّرْ عنَّا سيئاتِنَا، وتوَفَّنَا معَ الأبرارِ، اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَدَعْ لَنَا ذَنْبًا إِلاَّ غَفَرْتَهُ، وَلاَ هَمًّا إِلاَّ فَرَّجْتَهُ، ولاَ دَيْنًا إلاَّ قضيْتَهُ، وَلاَ مريضًا إلاَّ شفيْتَهُ،  ولاَ مَيِّتاً إلاَّ رحمتَهُ، وَلاَ حَاجَةً إِلاَّ قَضَيْتَهَا ويسَّرْتَهَا يَا ربَّ العالمينَ، رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْ وَلِيَّ أَمْرِنَا رَئِيسَ الدولةِ، الشَّيْخ خليفة وَنَائِبَهُ لِمَا تُحِبُّهُ وَتَرْضَاهُ، وَأَيِّدْ إِخْوَانَهُ حُكَّامَ الإِمَارَاتِ وَوَلِيَّ عَهْدِهِ الأَمِينَ.

اللَّهُمَّ اغفِرْ للمسلمينَ والمسلماتِ الأحياءِ منهُمْ والأمواتِ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الشَّيْخ زَايِد، والشَّيْخ مَكْتُوم، وإخوانَهُمَا شيوخَ الإماراتِ الذينَ انتقلُوا إلَى رحمتِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اشْمَلْ بعفوِكَ وغفرانِكَ ورحمتِكَ آباءَنَا وأمهاتِنَا وجميعَ أرحامِنَا ومَنْ كانَ لهُ فضلٌ علينَا.

اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ يَذْكُرْكُمْ، وَاشكرُوهُ علَى نِعَمِهِ يَزِدْكُمْ ]وَأَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ[^([23])

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([1]) مسلم : 857 .

([2]) الأنفال : 29.

([3]) الحجرات:  13

([4]) الترمذي : 2507

([5]) متفق عليه .

([6]) أبو داود : 5212 .

([7]) الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد 1/378

([8]) مسلم : 2626 .

([9]) النساء:114

([10]) مسلم : 2184 .

([11]) المجادلة:11

([12]) الترمذي : 3433 وأحمد : 9053 واللفظ له .

([13]) مسند البزار 8/429 .

([14]) البخاري : 5434

([15]) الأحزاب :53

([16]) النساء : 59.

([17]) أبو داود : 4842.

([18]) أحمد : 23425، والطبراني في مكارم الأخلاق 1/182 واللفظ له.

([19]) أبو داود : 4843.

([20]) الأحزاب : 56 .

([21]) مسلم : 384.

([22]) الترمذي : 2139.

On behaving well towards people

First sermon

Praise be to Allah. We thank Him as is befitting to His glorious Sovereignty and Status. He is the Most Great, much good and blessed praise to Him. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship, except for Him alone without any partners or peers.

I also witness that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger, who said, "If anyone performs ablution, doing it well, then come to the Friday prayer, listens and keeps silence, his sins between that time and the next Friday will be forgiven, with three days extra; but he who touches pebbles has caused an interruption."

May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet Muhammad pbuh, his family, his companions, and all those who will follow them in righteousness till the Day of Judgment.

O Servants of Allah, I urge you and myself to be mindful of Allah the Almighty and obey Him in light of what He says, "O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty." (Al Anfal: 29).

Dear Muslims,

Man is by nature a social being, who naturally enjoys mingling with others and be in harmony with them. A reference to this is found in the holy Quran: "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted." (Al Hujurat: 13).

Yet social relations cannot be without flaws or disruptions. That is why being open to people and forgiving is considered a good attitude of a Muslim. Allah's Messenger pbuh said, "Indeed when the Muslim mixes with the people and he is patient with their harm, he is better than the Muslim who does not mix with the people and is not patient with their harm."

To establish a strong-bonded community, our Guide Muhammad pbuh ordained us to adopt ethics that build up and maintain links amongst individuals. Thus he pbuh requested us to give away food and spread greetings. It was narrated by Abdullah bin Amr that a person asked Allah's Messenger pbuh: "what (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know."

Thus, offering Salam (greeting) has come to be seen as a  message of love, harmony and a cause for forgiveness, for he pbuh said, "no two Muslims meet each other and shake hands, except that Allah forgives them before they part."

It was reported on this account that when the Prophet met someone, he would welcome him and would not leave until the other person did. And if someone extended his hand to shake his (pbuh), he would reach to it and clasp it, yet he would let the other person withdraw first.

Greeting each other is even nicer if it comes with a smile and a pleasant attitude so it can further be appreciated. Our Prophet pbuh said, "do not consider any act of goodness as being insignificant even if it is meeting your brother with a cheerful face."

Dear Servants of Allah,

One of the many social ethics that Islam has attached great attention to is etiquette pertaining to gatherings, where men get together for good ends and reconciliation between people. Allah the Sublime says, "no good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allah- then We are going to give him a great reward." (Annisaa: 114).

Other good manners highlighted by our Prophet pbuh in this regard is avoiding private discussion when there is a third companion. He said, "if you are three, two should not converse secretly to the exclusion of your companion for that hurts his feelings." He also ordered us to give space to those joining the gathering. Allah the Almighty says, "O you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allah will make space for you." (Al Mujadala: 11).

When the Messenger of Allah pbuh intended to get up from the assembly he used to say in the last, what means: "glory be to You. O Allah, and I begin with praise of You, I testify that there is no god but You; I ask Your pardon, and return to You in repentance."

Thus in the best interest of children, parents should bring them to attend men gatherings so they can learn their grandfathers' traditions. Those assemblies are also good opportunities for educating the youth noble values, authentic traditions and a great sense of patriotism.

Dear Muslims,

Please know that one way to strengthen social relations is by exchanging visits at weddings and other celebrations. Yet it is important to choose the right time for doing that. For example, it is not appropriate to visit someone during his rest time. Similar things to observe are knocking gently on the door, avoiding standing right in front of it or watching if the caller is not permitted yet to enter. The Prophet pbuh said, "do not approach the houses facing their doors but from the (door) sides. First greet (their dwellers) and if you are permitted then enter, otherwise retreat."

For another, when someone accepts an invitation he must not bother his host by accompanying an uninvited third party without a permission. It was reported that the Prophet pbuh and four other men were invited by someone. But another man followed them whereupon he pbuh said, "You have invited me as one of five guests, but now another man has followed us. If you wish you can admit him, and if you wish you can refuse him." On that the host said, "but I admit him."

Guests should not overstay their invitation the meal is served so as not to burden the host and his family. Allah says, "and when you have eaten, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation." (Al Ahzab: 53). Observing these virtues are meant to promote love amongst people and increase intimacy.

Having this in mind, we seek Allah's favour to adorn us with sympathy and knowledge, and let us acquire the ethics of Islam. May Allah let us also be amongst His virtuous servants and help us to obey Him and those He has ordained upon us to obey in compliance with His orders: "O you who believe, Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you." (Annisaa: 59).

May Allah direct us all to the blessings of the Glorious Quran and benefit us all in whatever is in it of the Ayas and the Wise Dhikr. I say this and ask Allah the Great, the Most Honoured for forgiveness for me, you and all the Muslims for every sin, so invoke Him for forgiveness, for He is the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Second sermon

Praise be to Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity but Him, having no associates. I also bear witness that our Master Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger, may the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his pure family, his companions and all those who will follow them in righteousness till the Day of Judgment.

O Servants of Allah, I urge you and myself to be mindful of Allah the Almighty and recognise the status of whoever has done a favour to us as our Prophet pbuh said, "treat the people according to their ranks." In this sense, parents have the right on us to respect them and duly care after them. This includes addressing them kindly and always keeping ties with them. Older people have similar rights and the younger must be generous and supportive. The youth, for their part, need to be treated nicely and rightly guided. Teachers have also rights on their students.

The above is summed up in the following Hadith: "He is not from my Umma who does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders, who shows no mercy to our younger ones and nor recognises the right of our scholar."

Last but not least, we have to honour the elderly, memorisers of the holy Quran and the leaders amongst us. In this regard, our Prophet says, "glorifying Allah involves showing honour to a grey-haired Muslim and to one who can expound the Quran, but not to one who acts extravagantly regarding it, or turns away from it, and showing honour to a just ruler."  

Dear Servants of Allah,

Bear in mind that you are asked to offer prayer and greetings upon our most noble Prophet pbuh for Allah says, "Indeed, Allah and His angels sends blessing upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace." (Al Ahzab: 56). On the same matter, the Prophet pbuh said, "for everyone who invokes a blessing on me will receive ten blessings from Allah." He also said, "Nothing turns back the Decree except supplication."

May the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon our Master Muhammad pbuh, his family and all his Companions. May Allah be pleased with the Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, and all those who will follow them in righteousness till the Day of Judgment.

We pray to Allah, the Most Gracious, to preserve the UAE from all temptations, both apparent and hidden, and continue blessing the UAE and all Muslim countries with safety and security.

O Allah, may we ask You to help us with what gets us closer to Paradise and furthers us from hell. O Allah we seek Your grace to admit us, our parents, whoever has done a favour to us and all Muslims to Your Paradise.

O Allah guide us to perform good work and give up misdeeds. O Allah, make Iman (faith) beloved to us and beautify it in our hearts, and make us hate disbelief, immorality and disobedience. O Allah, I seek from You guidance, virtue, purification of the soul and being self-sufficient.

O Allah, Show us the essence of truth and grant us the will to follow it. May Allah also mend our intentions, grant that our spouses and our offspring be a joy to our eyes and make success be an ally to us. O Allah, we seek Your favour to raise our status, increase our good deeds, remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.

O Allah, we implore You at this instant not to let a sin unforgiven, a distress unrelieved, an illness unhealed or a handicapped without relief, a dead without mercy or a debt unsettled. Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire.

May Allah grant our leader HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Deputy, HH Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, success and provide strength and assistance to his brothers, Their Highness The Rulers of the Emirates, and his trustworthy Crown Prince HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

O Allah, forgive all of the Muslims, men and women, living and dead, and make blessings follow us and them. May Allah have mercy on Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Maktoum and all their brothers, the Late UAE Sheikhs. O Lord, forgive and show mercy, You are the Ever Merciful and there is no strength or power save with Allah, the High, the Great.

O servants of Allah, remember Allah and He will remember you. Be grateful for His benevolence He will increase His blessings to you. Allah, the Most High, says, "And establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do." (Al Ankaboot: 45).

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Mostapha El Mouloudi