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])
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).
Translation
Mostapha El Mouloudi
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