What’s in a name? it all same to same!!

What’s in a name?

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Changing the name of an evil does not render it permissible, but this is how Shaitaan wants to beautify things for us.

Ibn Muhairiz narrated from a man among the Companions of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “People among my Ummah will drink Khamr (intoxicant), calling it by another name.” [Sunan al-Nasaa’ee (5658) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee. See also Sunan Abu Dawood (3688, 3689) and Sunan Ibn Maajah (3384, 3385, and 4020)]

What an age are we living in...

1. Where KHAMR is called DRINK (booze, beer, spirit etc.)!
2. Where GAMBLING is called (a game of) CHANCE (luck, fortune)!
3. Where SINGING is called ART!
4. Where a BRIBE is called a GIFT!
5. Where FREE-MIXING is called CIVILIZING!
6. Where TABARRUJ (wanton display) is called ELEGANCE!
7. Where NUDITY is called LIBERTY!
8. Where ADULTERY is called TRANSIENT RELATIONSHIP!
9. Where a DAYYOOTH (a man with no protective jealousy for his wife) is called MODERNITY!
10. Where HYPOCRISY is called MANAGING!
11. Where ENJOINING GOOD is called BACKWARDNESS!
12. Where FORBIDDING EVIL is called RIGIDITY!
13. Where LYING is called BLUFFING!
14. Where USURY (interest) is called PROFIT!

We seek Allaah’s refuge from this evil and repent to Him for our sins - See more at: http://maktabasalafiya.blogspot.ae/search/label/Did%20you%20know..%3F#sthash.kn7e2WJW.dpuf

UAE Friday sermon: The importance of charity

ABU DHABI // Providing for those in need and engaging in acts of charity are important tenets of being a good Muslim, mosque-goers will be told at this Friday’s sermon.

The notion of giving and helping others, especially those in need, is entrenched in Islam, the sermon will say.

Allah promised that those who train themselves to give generously, both in times of abundance and hardship, will be rewarded greatly.

As the Prophet Mohammed said: “Protect yourself from Hellfire even by giving a piece of date as charity.”

The sermon will preach that feeding the poor and the needy purifies the soul.

It will say that possessions in this world are only loaned to us for a brief period, so the true test is whom would give them away.

As the Quran says: “They ask you (O Muhammed) what they should spend in charity.

“Say: ‘Whatever you spend with a good heart, give it to parents, relatives, orphans, the helpless, and travellers in need.

“Whatever good you do, God is aware of it.’”

Good deeds, no matter how small, also have a tremendous positive effect on others.

For this reason, the Prophet Mohammed never belittled any good deed.

Even smiling at others or uttering a kind word is considered an act of charity in Islam.

Everything we own belongs to Allah and should be used for the well-being of all of humanity, the sermon will say.

Muslims will never be able to attain righteousness until they are prepared to give away what they love to their brothers and sisters.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

الْخُطْبَةُ الأُولَى

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، أَثْنَى عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الْمُحْسِنِينَ، وَرَفَعَ شَأْنَ الْمُنْفِقِينَ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا وَنَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، خَيْرُ الْعِبَادِ، وَأَفْضَلُ مَنْ بَذَلَ وَجَادَ، فَاللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَعَلَى مَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَأُوصِيكُمْ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ وَنَفْسِي بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، قَالَ سُبْحَانَهُ:( فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ وَاسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا وَأَنْفِقُوا خَيْراً لأَنْفُسِكُمْ وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ)^([1]) وَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:( فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ* الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ)^([2]).

أَيُّهَا الْمُسْلِمُونَ: إِنَّ الإِسْلاَمَ دِينُ بِرٍّ وَإِحْسَانٍ، وَرَحْمَةٍ بِالإِنْسَانِ، أَتَى بِمَكَارِمِ الأَخْلاَقِ، وَمَحَاسِنِ الأَعْمَالِ، وَدَعَا إِلَى إِغَاثَةِ الْمَلْهُوفِ، وَإِعَانَةِ الْمَكْرُوبِ، وَالتَّيْسِيرِ عَلَى الْمُعْسِرِ، وَمُسَاعَدَةِ الْمُحْتَاجِ، وَجَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ، وَمِنْ أَسْبَابِ السَّعَادَةِ وَالْفَلاَحِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:( فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبَى حَقَّهُ وَالْمِسْكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ)^([3]) وَقَدْ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ بِالإِحْسَانِ إِلَى النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَمُسَاعَدَةِ الْمَنْكُوبِينَ وَالْمَلْهُوفِينَ، مِنْ غَيْرِ تَمْيِيزٍ وَلاَ تَفْرِيقٍ، وَجَعَلَ ذَلِكَ أَصْلاً عَامًّا شَامِلاً، وَمَبْدَأً رَاقِيًا كَامِلاً، فَقَالَ جَلَّ وَعَلاَ:( وَأَحْسِنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ)^([4]) وَغَرَسَ النَّبِيُّ r هَذَا الْمَعْنَى الْعَظِيمَ فِي النُّفُوسِ، فَقَالَ r :«كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ»^([5]). وَقَالَ r مُؤَكِّدًا ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا :« فِي كُلِّ كَبِدٍ رَطْبَةٍ أَجْرٌ »^([6]).

وَلَقَدْ أَوْلَى الإِسْلاَمُ هَذَا الْخُلُقَ الْكَرِيمَ عِنَايَةً بَالِغَةً، فَرَغَّبَ فِيهِ غَايَةَ التَّرْغِيبِ، وَأَجْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَعْظَمَ الثَّوَابِ، تَقُولُ السَّيِّدَةُ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: جَاءَتْنِي مِسْكِينَةٌ تَحْمِلُ ابْنَتَيْنِ لَهَا، فَأَطْعَمْتُهَا ثَلَاثَ تَمَرَاتٍ، فَأَعْطَتْ كُلَّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا تَمْرَةً، وَرَفَعَتْ إِلَى فِيهَا تَمْرَةً لِتَأْكُلَهَا، فَاسْتَطْعَمَتْهَا ابْنَتَاهَا، فَشَقَّتِ التَّمْرَةَ، الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَأْكُلَهَا بَيْنَهُمَا، فَأَعْجَبَنِي شَأْنُهَا، فَذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي صَنَعَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ r فَقَالَ:« إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَوْجَبَ لَهَا بِهَا الْجَنَّةَ، أَوْ أَعْتَقَهَا بِهَا مِنَ النَّارِ»^([7]). فَيَا لَهُ مِنْ فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ، نَالَتْ بِهِ هَذِهِ الأُمُّ الْمِسْكِينَةُ الْمُحْسِنَةُ أَعْظَمَ مَرْغُوبٍ وَأَجَلَّ مَطْلُوبٍ، وَحَظِيَتْ بِدَارِ الْكَرَامَةِ وَالْخُلُودِ.

أَيُّهَا الْمُسْلِمُونَ: لَقَدْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ r أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ بِالْخَيْرِ، وَأَسْرَعَهُمْ فِي بَذْلِ الْمَعُونَةِ، وَأَحْرَصَهُمْ عَلَى مُسَاعَدَةِ الْمُحْتَاجِ، وَإِغَاثَةِ الْمَلْهُوفِ، وَكَانَ r أُنْمُوذَجًا رَاقِيًا فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَبْلَ بَعْثَتِهِ الشَّرِيفَةِ، تَقُولُ السَّيِّدَةُ خَدِيجَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا: كَلَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا يُخْزِيكَ اللَّهُ أَبَدًا، إِنَّكَ لَتَصِلُ الرَّحِمَ، وَتَحْمِلُ الكَلَّ، وَتَكْسِبُ الْمَعْدُومَ، وَتَقْرِي الضَّيْفَ، وَتُعِينُ عَلَى نَوَائِبِ الحَقِّ^([8]).

فَمَا أَكْمَلَهَا مِنْ خِصَالٍ، وَمَا أَعَظَمَهَا مِنْ صِفَاتٍ، وَمَا أَجْدَرَ أَنْ نَتَأَسَّى بِهَذِهِ الأَخْلاَقِ النَّقِيَّةِ، وَالشَّمَائِلِ الزَّكِيَّةِ، لِنُظْهِرَ بِذَلِكَ جَمَالَ دِينِنَا، وَسُمُوَّ قِيَمِنَا، وَنُبْلَ إِنْسَانِيَّتِنَا.

عِبَادَ اللَّهِ: إِنَّ صُوَرَ الإِحْسَانِ كَثِيرَةٌ ، وَمِنْهَا : الإِحْسَانُ بِالْقَوْلِ، بِالتَّعْبِيرِ بِالْكَلِمَةِ الطَّيِّبَةِ، الَّتِي تُرْشِدُ الْحَيْرَانَ، وَتُسَلِّي الْمَحْزُونَ، وَتَحُضُّ عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالإِحْسَانِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى:( لاَ خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ نَجْوَاهُمْ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلاَحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ ابْتَغَاء مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا)^([9]). وَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ r:« الْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ»^([10]).

وَمِنَ الإِحْسَانِ: بَذْلُ الصَّدَقَاتِ؛ لِسَدِّ الْحَاجَاتِ، وَدَفْعِ الْكُرُبَاتِ، فَعَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ r فِي صَدْرِ النَّهَارِ، فَجَاءَهُ قَوْمٌ حُفَاةٌ عُرَاةٌ مُجْتَابِي النِّمَارِ- أَيْ يَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا مُشَقَّقَةً- فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ r لِمَا رَأَى بِهِمْ مِنَ الْفَاقَةِ، فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ، فَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَأَذَّنَ وَأَقَامَ، فَصَلَّى، ثُمَّ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَحَثَّهُمْ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ بِصُرَّةٍ كَادَتْ كَفُّهُ تَعْجِزُ عَنْهَا، بَلْ قَدْ عَجَزَتْ، ثُمَّ تَتَابَعَ النَّاسُ، حَتَّى جَمَعُوا كَوْمَيْنِ مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَثِيَابٍ، فَتَهَلَّلَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ r وَقَالَ:« مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً، فَلَهُ أَجْرُهَا، وَأَجْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا بَعْدَهُ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْءٌ»^([11]).

وَكَذَلِكَ تَبَادُلُ الْهَدَايَا لَهُ أَبْلَغُ الأَثَرِ فِي جَذْبِ النُّفُوسِ، وَأَسْرِ الْقُلُوبِ، وَقَدْ أَهْدَى النَّبِيُّ r عُمُرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِىَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حُلَّةً ثَمِينَةً، فَأَهْدَاهَا عُمَرُ رَضِىَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى أَخِيهِ بِمَكَّةَ، وَكَانَ أَخُوهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى غَيْرِ الإِسْلاَمِ^([12]).

أَيُّهَا الْمُصَلُّونَ: إِنَّ لِلإِحْسَانِ ثَمَرَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً، فَخَيْرُهُ عَظِيمٌ، وَفَضْلُهُ عَمِيمٌ، وَهُوَ وَسِيلَةٌ لِنَيْلِ الأَجْرِ الْكَبِيرِ، وَالثَّوَابِ الْجَزِيلِ، مِنَ الرَّبِّ الْكَرِيمِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى:( إِنَّ الْمُصَّدِّقِينَ وَالْمُصَّدِّقَاتِ وَأَقْرَضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمْ وَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ كَرِيمٌ)^([13]).

وَهُوَ سَبَبٌ لِلْفَوْزِ بِقُرْبِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَمَحَبَّتِهِ، وَنَيْلِ رِضْوَانِهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ، وَحِفْظِهِ وَتَأْيِيدِهِ، وَتَوْفِيقِهِ وَتَسْدِيدِهِ، قَالَ جَلَّ وَعَلاَ:( إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ مُحْسِنُونَ)^([14]).

فَيَا سَعَادَةَ مَنِ اصْطَفَاهُ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ بِهَذَا الْخُلُقِ الْكَرِيمِ، فَجَادَ بِالْعَطَايَا وَالْهِبَاتِ، وَأَغَاثَ الْمَلْهُوفِينَ بِالْمِنَحِ وَالْمُسَاعَدَاتِ، وَأَعَانَ الضُّعَفَاءَ وَالْمُعْوِزِينَ بِالصَّدَقَاتِ، فَفَازَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، وَحَظِيَ بِحُبِّ اللَّهِ وَرِضَاهُ، وَكَانَتِ الْجَنَّةُ مُسْتَقَرَّهُ وَمَثْوَاهُ.

فَاللَّهُمَّ أَعِنَّا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالإِحْسَانِ، وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الصَّدَقَاتِ وَالْبَذْلِ وَالْعَطَاءِ، وَوَفِّقْنَا جَمِيعًا لِطَاعَتِكَ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ r وَطَاعَةِ مَنْ أَمَرْتَنَا بِطَاعَتِهِ, عَمَلاً بِقَوْلِكَ:( يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ)^([15]).

نَفَعَنِي اللَّهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ بِالْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَبِسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ الْكَرِيمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

أَقُولُ قَوْلِي هَذَا وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِي وَلَكُمْ، فَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.  

الْخُطْبَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أنَّ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَعَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَعَلَى التَّابِعِينَ لَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ: فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ حَقَّ التَّقْوَى، وَرَاقِبُوهُ فِي السِّرِّ وَالنَّجْوَى، وَاعْلَمُوا أنَّ مِمَّا وَفَّقَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهِ دَوْلَتَنَا الْمُبَارَكَةَ وَقِيَادَتَنَا الرَّشِيدَةَ أَنْ جَعَلَ لَهَا الأَيَادِيَ الْبَيْضَاءَ الْكَرِيمَةَ، وَجَعَلَهَا وَاحَةً لِلْبَذْلِ وَالْعَطَاءِ، تَتَسَابَقُ فِي مَيَادِينِ الْخَيْرِ، وَتُسَارِعُ إِلَى مُسَاعَدَةِ النَّاسِ، لاَ تَأْلُو جُهْدًا فِي دَعْمِ الْمَنْكُوبِينَ، وَإِغَاثَةِ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ، وَالْوُقُوفِ إِلَى جَانِبِ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ، وَدَفْعِ الضُّرِّ عَنِ الْمُتَضَرِّرِينَ، تَخَلُّقًا بِأَخْلاَقِ دِينِنَا الْحَنِيفِ، وَنَبِيِّنَا الْكَرِيمِ r وَتَأَسِّيًا بِمُؤَسِّسِ هَذِهِ الدَّوْلَةِ الشَّيْخِ زَايِدِ الْعَطَاءِ طَيَّبَ اللَّهُ ثَرَاهُ، حَتَّى احْتَلَّتْ دَوْلَةُ الإِمَارَاتِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ الْمَرْتَبَةَ الأُولَى عَلَى مُسْتَوَى الْعَالَمِ كَأَكْبَرِ مَانِحٍ لِلْمُسَاعَدَاتِ الإِنْسَانِيَّةِ، وَقَدْ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى كُلَّ مَنْ بَذَلَ مَعْرُوفًا أَوْ فَعَلَ إِحْسَانًا بِالْفَوْزِ وَالْفَلاَحِ، فَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:( وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ)^([16]).

هَذَا وَصَلُّوا وَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى مَنْ أُمِرْتُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ وَالسَّلاَمِ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ تَعَالَى:( إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا)^([17]). وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ r:« مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلاَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا عَشْراً»^([18]). وَقَالَ r:« لاَ يَرُدُّ الْقَضَاءَ إِلاَّ الدُّعَاءُ»^([19]).

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَارْضَ اللَّهُمَّ عَنِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ: أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيٍّ، وَعَنْ سَائِرِ الصَّحَابِةِ الأَكْرَمِينَ، وَعَنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَعَنِ التَّابِعِينَ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ، وَلِلْخَيْرِ فَاعِلِينَ، وَلِعِبَادِكَ نَافِعِينَ.

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَدَعْ لَنَا ذَنْبًا إِلاَّ غَفَرْتَهُ، وَلاَ هَمًّا إِلاَّ فَرَّجْتَهُ، وَلاَ دَيْنًا إِلاَّ قَضَيْتَهُ، وَلاَ مَرِيضًا إِلاَّ شَفَيْتَهُ، وَلاَ مَيِّتًا إِلاَّ رَحِمْتَهُ، وَلاَ حَاجَةً إِلاَّ قَضَيْتَهَا وَيَسَّرْتَهَا يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ لَنَا وَلِوَالدينَا، وَلِمَنْ لَهُ حَقٌّ عَلَيْنَا، وَلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَجْمَعِينَ. اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْ وَلِيَّ أَمْرِنَا رَئِيسَ الدَّوْلَةِ، الشَّيْخ خليفة بن زايد، وَأَدِمْ عَلَيْهِ مَوْفُورَ الصِّحْةِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ، وَاجْعَلْهُ يَا رَبَّنَا فِي حِفْظِكَ وَعِنَايَتِكَ، وَوَفِّقِ اللَّهُمَّ نَائِبَهُ وَوَلِيَّ عَهْدِهِ الأَمِينَ لِمَا تُحِبُّهُ وَتَرْضَاهُ، وَأَيِّدْ إِخْوَانَهُ حُكَّامَ الإِمَارَاتِ. اللَّهُمَّ اغفِرْ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الشَّيْخ زَايِد، وَالشَّيْخ مَكْتُوم، وَشُيُوخَ الإِمَارَاتِ الَّذِينَ انْتَقَلُوا إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ، وَأَدْخِلِ اللَّهُمَّ فِي عَفْوِكَ وَغُفْرَانِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ آبَاءَنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا وَجَمِيعَ أَرْحَامِنَا وَمَنْ لَهُ حَقٌّ عَلَيْنَا.

اللَّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْمَغْفِرَةَ والثَّوَابَ لِمَنْ بَنَى هَذَا الْمَسْجِدَ وَلِوَالِدَيْهِ، وَلِكُلِّ مَنْ عَمِلَ فِيهِ صَالِحًا وَإِحْسَانًا، وَاغْفِرِ اللَّهُمَّ لِكُلِّ مَنْ بَنَى لَكَ مَسْجِدًا يُذْكَرُ فِيهِ اسْمُكَ. اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ جَمْعَنَا هَذَا جَمْعًا مَرْحُوْمًا، وَاجْعَلْ تَفَرُّقَنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ تَفَرُّقًا مَعْصُوْمًا، وَلاَ تَدَعْ فِيْنَا وَلاَ مَعَنَا شَقِيًّا وَلاَ مَحْرُوْمًا. اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْ دَوْلَةَ الإِمَارَاتِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، وَأَدِمْ عَلَيْهَا الأَمْنَ وَالأَمَانَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ^([20]).

عِبَادَ اللَّهِ:( إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي القُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ)^([21])

اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ يَذْكُرْكُمْ، وَاشْكرُوهُ علَى نِعَمِهِ يَزِدْكُمْ ( وَأَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ)^([22]).

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([1]) التغابن : 16.

([2]) الزمر : 17 - 18.

([3]) الروم: 38.

([4]) البقرة : 195 .

([5]) متفق عليه .

([6]) متفق عليه.

([7]) مسلم: 2630.

([8]) متفق عليه.

([9]) النساء: 114.

([10]) متفق عليه.

([11]) مسلم : 1017.

([12]) متفق عليه.

([13]) الحديد: 18.

([14]) النحل: 128.

([15]) النساء : 59 .

([16])  الحج: 77.

([17]) الأحزاب : 56 .

([18]) مسلم : 384 .

([19]) الترمذي : 2139 .

([20]) يكررها الخطيب مرتين.

([21]) النحل : 90 .

([22]) العنكبوت : 45 .               - من مسؤولية الخطيب :

The Seven Gates of Hell

Allaah says:لها سبعة أبواب لكل باب منه جزء مقسوم

"Indeed the hell fire is the dwelling place of them all. It has seven gates and within each gate there is an
appropriate punishment for each inhabitant…"  (Hijr: 44)

Imam As Sa'di (Rahimahullah) mentions in his tafseer: "The gates of Hell are structured one gate below the
other descending, opposite the gates of paradise, which have one gate above the other ascending. The
distance between each gate is 500 years prepared for Iblees and all of his followers.The First Gate: This gate is called Jahannam, as Allah mentions in many verses in the Qur'an:قالوا لا تنفروا في الحر قل نار جهنم أشد حرا لو كانوا يفقهون
"They said (i.e. the hypocrites): "Don't go out for war during the heat!" Say (i.e. Muhammad) the fire of
Jahannam is even hotter if you only understood."  (Tawbah: 81)

This gate is called Jahannam because the fire will scorch the faces of the men and women who enter it!!!
Their faces will be sullen and glum. It will eat away at their flesh and Allah says:

كلما نضجت جلودهم بدلنناهم جلودا غيرها ليذوقوا العذاب

"Every time the fire eats away their flesh We will replace it with new flesh so they can taste the
punishment…" (Nisaa':56)

Imam As Sa'di (Rahimahullah) mentioned in his tafseer: this is in response to their obstinacy and resistance
in the life of this world.  Just as they continued to reject obedience to Allah and submission to Him, likewise
the fire will continue to burn up their flesh and when it reaches the point of almost being obliterated, Allah
will remove the old flesh and replace it with new flesh, a just recompense for their rebellion in this life."

The ironic thing is, this is the lightest punishment that one can receive in Hell outside of the specific
punishment of Abu Talib the uncle of the Prophet (Sallahu alaihi wa salam)The Second Gate: This Gate is called Ladha', as Allah says in the Qur'an:

كلا إنها لظى نزاعة للشوى تدعوا من أدبر وتولى وجمع فأوعى...

"There is no way out for them, except the Ladha (i.e. Fierce Blaze) will certainly scorch the inward organs
and the outward flesh! It will invite everyone who turned away from following the truth,  heedless of it
and gathered wealth but refused to spend it in the cause of Allah…"  (Ma'arij:15)

This level of hell is called Ladha because the fire will eat away at their body parts one by one, both
internally and externally. It will invite those who abandoned Tawheed (i.e. Islamic monotheism) and turned
away from that which the Prophet (Sallahu alaihi wa salam) came with.The Third Gate: This gate is called Saqar, as Allah says:

سأصليه سقر وما أدراك ما سقر ولا تبقي واتذر لواحة للبشر عليها تسعة عشر...
"We will throw him into the Saqar and what will make you know what Saqar is? It is a scorching fire, it
spares nothing and leaves nothing behind it will shake them vehemently and over it are nineteen angels "
(Mudathir: 26-30)

It is called Saqar because it will eat up the flesh of the human being and not his bones. But listen to what
Allah mentioned about those who enter this particular level of hell:

في جنات يتسائلون عن المجرمين ما سلككم في سقر قالوا لم نك من المصلين ولم نك نطعم المسكين وكنا نخوض مع الخائضين
وكنا نكذب بيوم الدين حتى أتانا اليقين.
"Those in paradise will ask the criminals what has landed you all in Saqar? They will say: "We were not of
those who used to pray and we didn't feed the poor and we used to talk vainly with those who talked vain
talk and we used to deny the Day of Recompense until death came to us and we saw the reality of all that
we denied" (Mudathir:40-47)

So there are a total of four things that they were guilty of, which ultimately landed them in this level of the
hell fire:

The First: They did not offer salat (i.e. prayer) and the scholars also use this as a proof to show that
abandoning the salat is Kufr (i.e. disbelief). And it also shows how serious it is because it was the first thing
they mentioned out of all the offenses they were guilty of. In essence they refused to give Allah His right.
The Second: They did not feed the poor. Meaning they refused to benefit the needy on all levels.

The Third: They used to talk vainly with those who talk in vain. Meaning they used to indulge in falsehood
and used it to argue unjustly against the truth.

The Fourth: They used to deny and reject the Day of Recompense and this is the end result of delving into
falsehood.The Fourth Gate: This gate is called Al Hutamah, as Allah says:

كلا لينبذن في الحطمة وماأدراك مالحطمة نار الله الموقدة التي تطلع على الأفئدة إنها عليهم مؤصد فعمد ممددة
"Nay they will be thrown into Al Hutamah (i.e. Crushing Fire). And what will make you know what Al
Hutamah is? The fire of Allah kindled by men and stones which scorches the hearts. Surely it is vaulted over
them in pillars widely extended." (Humazah: 4-9)

It is called Al Hutamah because it will shatter the bones of the human being and burn the heart and other
internal organs. The fire will start at his feet and burn all the way through until it reaches the heart!!! Allah
says:

إنها ترمي بشرر كالقصر كأنه جمالة صفر
"Indeed it (i.e. the hell fire) spits out sparks the size of mansions, as if they were yellow herds" (Mursalat: 32-
33)

The individual in the fire will turn completely black when the sparks ascend up and scorch their faces, hands
and bodies. They will cry tears until their tear ducts are completely exhausted then they will cry blood and
when the blood is completely exhausted they will cry pus until the pus is completely exhausted!!!! They will
leave behind a pool so great that if a ship wanted to set sail on top of what they cried it would have no
problem doing so!!!The Fifth Gate: This particular gate is called Jaheem, as Allah mentions in many verses:

خذوه فغلواثم الجحيم صلوا ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم ولا يحض على طعام
المسكين...
"Seize him and shackle him!! Then roast him in Jaheem (i.e. hell fire) in chains that are seventy cubits long.
This is because he did not believe in Allah, the Magnificent and he did not encourage the feeding of the
poor."  (Al Haqq: 30-34)

This gate is called Jaheem because it is actually one big piece of hot coal that is bigger than the lowest
heaven as we know it. And look at the crimes of the one who enters this particular gate:

The First: He did not have the correct belief in Allah. This is to correct the misunderstanding of those who
deride having the correct aqeedah and make discouraging statements such as "Why do they spend so much
time studying Aqeedah?!!" or "We can learn Tawheed in 10 minutes!"  or those who simply say: "I just believe
in Allah!"  This is a very nonchalant approach towards the greatest right over us as human beings, which is
the right of Allah (i.e. Tawheed) the right to be worshiped alone without any partners.

The Second: They refused to give the creation their rights, which is the most important right after the right
of Allah. He did not encourage the feeding of the poor.The Sixth Gate: This gate is called Sa'eer, as Allah says:

فريق في الجنة وفريق في السعير
"A group in paradise and a group in Sa'eer (i.e. the blazing fire)" (Shurah: 7)


Allah also says about the people therein:

و قالوا لو كنا نسمع أو نعقل ما كنا في أصحاب السعير فاعترفوا بذنبهم فسحقا لأصحاب السعير
"And they will say: "If we had listened and used our intellect we would not be inhabitants of As Sa'eer (i.e.
blazing fire)!! They confessed their sins but away with the companions of As Sa'eer" (Mulk: 10-11)

This gate of Hell is called As Sa'eer because it is constantly kindling, rather it has never ceased to kindle from
the moment it was created!! In it are 300 castles and in each castle there are 300 houses and in each house
there are 300 types of punishments.

In this particular level of hell there are scorpions and snakes, ropes, chains and shackles!! There is also
something call the "Pit of Agony", which is incomparable and unparalleled to any other type of punishment
in hell. When the door of this pit is opened the people in the hell fire will grieve austerely!!!The Seventh Gate: This gate is called Al Haawiyah, as Allah says:

وأما من خفت موازينه فأمه هاوية وما أدراك ما هيه نار حامية
"As for the one whose scales are light, then the Hawiyah will embrace him like a mother embraces her child.
And what will make you know what Al Hawiyah is? It is a kindled fir burning hot." (Al Qa'riah: 8-11)

This gate of hell is called Al Hawiyah because whoever enters this level of the hell fire will never come out!!!
Notice Allah said that the fire will embrace him like a mother embraces her child!! In this level of the hell
fire there is a well that will let out a breeze of fire and when this breeze comes out it will be so hot and
powerful that all of the fires in the other levels of hell will seek refuge in Allah from it!!!

In this level of the hell fire there is a mountain made of fire and the enemies of Allah will be laid on their
faces on this mountain and their hands will be tied to their necks and their necks tied to their feet and over
them will stand the Zabaaniyah, who are angels that guard this particular level of the hell fire, as Allah
says:

سندعو الزبانية...
"And We will call the Zabaaniyah (i.e. angels who guard the hell fire)…"  (Alaq: 18)

The hands of the Zabaaniyah will be like iron and when they strike one of those in the hell fire one time
with their hands they let out a scream so loud that both the Jinn and mankind can hear.