Tuesday, September 24, 2013

LOVE OF ALLAH

Asalama Laykum dears 
We shouldn't be surprised of the Ummah going Karab  these are the  fake stories we are raised on :
 * Tarzan lives half naked, * * Pinocchio lies all the time* Batman drives at 200 mph, ** Harry Potter uses witchcraft,* Sleeping Beauty is lazy, * Dumbo gets drunk and hallucinates, *Scooby Doo gives nightmares, * * Aladdin is the king of thieves,

and when it is about love stories things get worse :

 Cinderella comes home at midnight, Mickey and Minnie are more than just friends,  Snow White lives with 7 guys and
Romeo and Juliet commit suicide out of love,  * 

    Instead of  being taught stories like Abu Bakr (ra)'s loyalty and undying service for his master, Umar ibn Khatthab (ra)'s love for justice and tolerance, Uthman ibn Affan (ra)'s level of shyness and modesty, Ali ibn Abi-Talib (ra)'s show of courage and bravery, Khalid ibn Waleed (ra)'s desire of combating evil, Fatima bint Muhammad (ra)'s love and respect to her father, Sallahuddin Al-Ayubi (rh)'s conquest of the promised land.

. Today Learn who your heart should belong to
 who is Your real Master of Your heart The One who Love infinitely and never betrays Now Come listen the  Real Story of your Life   By Awatif Al Hashmi


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Monday, September 23, 2013

The Difference between Thikr and Dua – Shaykul Islam ibn Taymeeyah

The Difference between Thikr and Dua
By Shaykul Islam ibn Taymeeyah (728H) (May Allah have mercy on him)
The meaning for Thikr and Dua are both included in each other.  What is noticeable is the person who supplicates to Allah remembers Him. Likewise the one remembering Allah supplicates to Him. The Meaning for this is found in the hadeeth when the Prophet (sallahu alayhi wa salim) said:
” أَفْضَلُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ،  عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
The best supplication is the dua for the Day of Arafah,: There is absolutely no deity worthy of worship but Allah, He is alone without any partners. To him belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth, and to Him belongs all praises. Allah has the ability to do everything.[ Al-Bayhaqi Kubara 5/117.Al-Bayhqai graded this hadeeth as being weak]
What’s more is the Dua for Grief:
لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين لا يدعو بها رجل مسلم في شيء قط إلا استجاب الله له
There is absolutely no deity worthy of worship, except you, and verily I have been among those people who oppress. Any Muslim asking Allah through this supplication will be answered.[ Hakim 1/505 Al-Hakim graded this hadeeth as being authentic]
The book Ad-Dua by At-Tabarani contains various remembrances of Allah. The scholars of Fiqh consider the various remembrances done prayer as supplication.
There are three instances and situations for remembering Allah:
1: The intention to have a request granted only.
2: The intention to remember Allah only
3: To have a request honored and remember Allah together.
At any rate whenever the person intends one of these actions, the other action will be achieved. This is similar to a person pleading a request. It’s a must that he attaches great importance to the heart, know Allah and fear Him. On one hand, the individual who intends to remember Allah, worship Him and make everything other than Allah a means to reach his goal. On the other hand the person who only wants to have his needed fulfilled, he places Allah as a means to reach this objective. This is the servant of Allah. He knows and is aware that it is Allah Who causes harm and benefit. There is no Lord other than Allah.
Taken from Jam’I Masa’il 8 /18/ pg 12-15
Translated by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Lamont Battle Sr.
Doha, Qatar

On which finger should a woman wear a ring?

Asalamou aleikoum wa rahmatoulAllahi wa baarakatouh 




The third question of Fatwa no. 8337
Q 3: On which finger should woman wear a ringIs it the middle one? Is wearing rings confined only to women or men also?
AFirstly, it is permissible for woman to wear jewelry made of gold or silver whether rings or other objects of ornaments. Similarly, woman is free to wear rings on any finger she likes.
Secondly, men are only allowed to wear silver rings, due to the proofs in this regard. However, it is forbidden for men to wear gold rings.
(Part No. 24Page No. 89)
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.

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Saturday, September 21, 2013

your present as promise: A book

Asalama Laykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu

May ALLAH grant us all great Akhlaq, Emaan qawwi, and husn khatema Ameen
read the beautiful story below
remember your adhkar before bed
and download your present inshallah


1-Story : Satan talking to Imam Ahmed on his death bed

Asalama laykum
to sweeten your evening, a little book to correct our aqeedah 
“When death approached my father, I sat with him and in my hand was a scrap of cloth with which I wanted to tie his beard and he began to drift in and out of consciousness, then he opened his eyes and said, indicating with his hand: “No, not yet. No, not yet” And he repeated it three times. After the third repetition ,I said to him: Oh, my father! What is this thing which you have said at this time? You fall into unconsciousness so that we say that you have gone,then you return (to consciousness) and say: “No, not yet. No, not yet”
He said to me : Oh, my son! Do you not know?” I said: “No”.
He said :” Satan – May Allah’s curse be upon him – stood before me, he lowered himself on his knuckles and said to me:”Oh, Ahmad! You have eluded me.” But I replied: “No, not yet, not yet until I die.”

2-Your Present your book

i would like for you to read this book, and i was privately enquire about the ruling of reading quran for the dead this week.May AAllah increase us all in knowledge Ameen

Friday, September 20, 2013

THE MUFTAH(CHABEE) THE KEY TO BEOME RICH MY DEARZ....

ASALAMA LAYKUM,

READ HOW TO BECOME RICH TODAY AND MAY ALLAH KEEPS US FIRM OF THE PATH OF THIS RARE WEALTH....



At-Tirmidhi commented on this hadeeth saying, “This is a hasan, saheeh hadeeth (i.e a good and authentic hadeeth)”.


Likewise it is an act of Sunnah to say dhikr ten times straight after Magrib salah too, according to a hadith related by Imaam Ahmad Hanbal (rahimahullah) on the authority of Umm Salamah (radiAllahu anha), hadith number 26430. Also stated in Sahih Ibn Hibban no. 2023.


Source : A Summary of Islamic Jurisprudence – Dr. Salih al-Fawzaan, Volume 1  , Chapter 10


Commentary: “Charity is due from every joint bone” means that when a person gets up in the morning, it is obligatory for him to thank Allah for having every joint of his intact. Therefore, one must praise and glorify Allah. Since a single invocation of the words mentioned in this Hadith is equivalent to one Sadaqah, one must say these words for 360 times – a numberwhich equals the number of joints in man’s body. Moreover, to enjoin someone to do what is good and dissuade somebody from vice constitutes Sadaqah. However, if one performs two Rak`ah of Duha prayer, it will serve for Sadaqah for all the joints of the body. Thus, this Hadith highlights the merits and importance of Duha prayer. We also learn from this Hadith that Sadaqah is not restricted to spending money alone but also has a vast meaning and covers all forms of virtues mentioned here.

Preserve These Eight Rak’ah and Stay Out Of Hell – By the Will of Allaah!


Um Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever prays four before Thur and four after it, Allah makes him prohibited for the fire.” Collected by Abu Dawud (1269), At-Tirmithi (427), An-Nisa’ (1818), Ibn Majah (1160) . Shaykh Al-Albani graded this hadeeth as being Sahih in his checking in At-Tirmithi.

The Prophet – salallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam – said: Allaah has more and what is better.” [Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah by Shaykh al-Albaani No.589]

The Hour on Friday in which the Supplication From a Muslim is Accepted


Catch them even if you were to Crawl



NOW DO YOUR BEST n may your REWARD BE BOUNTIFUL AND GREAT!!

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Aaj ki Friday Khutbah ::Allah is Witness over what you do

دولــة الإمـارات العـربية المتحـدة
شعار_خطبة جمعة
الجمعة:14 ذو القعدة 1434
الهيئة العامة للشؤون الإسلامية والأوقاف
الموافق: 20/9/2013م
وَاللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَى مَا تَعْمَلُونَ
      الْخُطْبَةُ الأُولَى
الحمدُ للهِ العزيزِ الحكيمِ، يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ، واللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ، أحمدُهُ سبحانَهُ حمدًا طيبًا مُباركًا فيهِ كمَا يُحبُّ ويرضَى، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ، وأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سيدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، إمامُ المتقينَ، وسيدُ الأولينَ والآخرينَ، فاللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وسلِّمْ وبارِكْ علَى سيدِنَا محمدٍ وعلَى آلِهِ وصحبِهِ أجمعينَ، وعلَى مَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بإحسانٍ إلَى يومِ الدِّينِ.
أَمَّا بعدُ: فأُوصيكُمْ عبادَ اللهِ ونفسِي بتقوَى اللهِ تعالَى، قالَ اللهُ عزَّ وجلَّ:] يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْتَنظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ[([1]).
أيهَا المسلمونَ: الدنيَا دارُ اختبارٍ وابتلاءٍ، وشدَّةٍ وعناءٍ، قالَ تعالَى:] لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ[([2]) أَيْ يعيشُ الإنسانُ فِي الدنيَا عُمرَهُ الْمُقدَّرَ فِي مَشَقَّةٍ وتَعَبٍ، وضَنكٍ ونَصَبٍ، يُكابِدُ مَشَاقَّهَا، ويتلذَّذُ بِمُتَعِهَا، ثُمَّ يرحَلُ عنْهَا، فمتاعُهَا ظِلٌّ زائِلٌ، وزُخرُفُهَا لَهْوٌ راحِلٌ، قالَ تعالَى:( وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ)([3]) أَيْ تَغُرُّ الإنسانَ وتَخْدَعُهُ فَيظُنُّ طُولَ البقاءِ، وهِيَ زهرَةٌ فانِيَةٌ، ونِعمَةٌ زائلَةٌ، ولاَ شيءَ يدومُ عليهَا، قالَ سبحانَهُ:( كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ* وَيَبْقَى وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلالِ وَالإكْرَامِ)([4]) فالذِي يُدرِكُ هذهِ الحقيقةَ  يجعلُ الدنيَا دارَ مَمَرٍّ لاَ مَقَرٍّ، يُؤَدِّي أَمانةَ اللهِ فيهَا، ويتَّخِذُهَا طريقاً للآخرةِ، قالَ عزَّ وجلَّ:( وَمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ)([5]) أَيْ: وثوابُ اللهِ تعالَى باقٍ سَرْمَدِيٌّ، وهُوَ خيرٌ مِنْ متاعِ الدنيَا الفانيةِ، فلاَ تُقدِّمُوا الفانِيَ علَى الباقِي([6]) وتذَكَّرُوا أَنَّ أعمالَكُمْ مشهودةٌ، وأقوالَكُمْ مكتوبةٌ، فالقليلُ منْهَا فِي الخيرِ مشكورٌ، وصَنيعُ السوءِ فيهَا مذكُورٌ، قالَ تعالَى:( فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْراً يَرَهُ* وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرّاً يَرَهُ)([7])
عبادَ اللهِ: إنَّ اللهَ تعالَى شَهِيدٌ علَى أعمالِنَا، لاَ يخفَى عليهِ شيْءٌ مِنْ أُمُورِنَا، يخبِرُنَا بِمَا عَمِلْنَا يومَ القيامةِ، ويُذكِّرُنَا بِمَا أحصَاهُ علينَا فِي صحائِفِنَا، قالَ تعالَى:( يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعاً فَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوا أَحْصَاهُ اللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ)([8]) فَلْنَتَذَكَّرْ فِي ذلكَ اليومِ إذَا دُعِينَا لحضورِ أعمالِنَا، وجاءَ النبِيُّ r لِيشهَدَهَا، إنَّهُ مَوْقِفٌ أبْكَى رسولَ اللهِ r فعَنْ عبدِ اللهِ بْنِ مسعودٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ لِي النَّبِىُّ rاقْرَأْ عَلَىَّ». قُلْتُ: آقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ؟ قَالَ :« فَإِنِّى أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي». فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ:( فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاَءِ شَهِيداً) قَالَ:« أَمْسِكْ». فَإِذَا عَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ([9]). قالَ العلماءُ: بُكاءُ النبِيِّ r إنَّمَا كانَ لعظيمِ مَا تضمَّنَتْهُ هذهِ الآيةُ مِنْ هَوْلِ المطلَعِ وشدَّةِ الأمْرِ؛ إِذْ يُؤْتَى بالأنبياءِ شهداءَ علَى أُمَمِهِمْ بالتصديقِ والتكذيبِ، ويُؤْتَى بِهِ r يومَ القيامةِ شهيداً علَى أُمَّتِهِ([10]) فيَا فوزَ مَنْ يشهَدُ لهُ الرسولُ r بِحُسْنِ التَّأَسِّي والاقتداءِ، ويُباهِي بهِ الأُمَمَ وملائكةَ السماءِ.
أيهَا المؤمنونَ: اعلمُوا أنَّ ملائكةَ اللهِ تعالَى تشهَدُ علَى أعمالِ الإنسانِ، قالَ عزَّ وجلَّ:( وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ* كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ* يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ)([11]) أَيْ: يكتبُونَ عليكُمْ جميعَ أعمالِكُمْ، قالَ سبحانَهُ:( إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى المُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ اليَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ* مَا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلاَّ لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ)([12])
وكانَ الحسنُ البصرِيُّ رحمَهُ اللهُ يقرأُ هذهِ الآيةَ ويروِي فِي تفسيرِهَا: يَا ابنَ آدمَ بُسِطَتْ لكَ صحيفَتُكَ، وَوُكِّلَ بكَ ملكانِ كريمانِ، أحدُهُمَا عَنْ يمينِكَ، والآخرُ عَنْ شِمَالِكَ، فأمَّا الذِي عَنْ يمينِكَ فيحفَظُ حسناتِكَ، وأمَّا الذِي عَنْ شمالِكَ فيحفَظُ سيئاتِكَ، فاعمَلْ مَا شئْتَ، أَقْلِلْ أَوْ أَكْثِرْ، حتَّى إذَا مِتَّ طُوِيَتْ صحيفَتُكَ، فجُعِلَتْ فِي عُنُقِكَ، معَكَ فِي قبْرِكَ حتَّى تخرجَ يومَ القيامةِ كتابًا تلقاهُ منشورًا، وقَدْ عَدَلَ واللهِ مَنْ جَعَلَكَ حَسِيبَ نَفْسِكَ([13]). قالَ اللهُ تعالَى:( وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كِتَابًا يَلْقَاهُ مَنْشُورًا* اقْرَأْ كِتَابَكَ كَفَى بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًا)([14]) أي مُحَاسِباً.
وقالَ بعضُ الصالحينَ: هذَا كتابٌ، لسانُكَ قلَمُهُ، ورِيقُكَ مِدَادُهُ، وأعضاؤُكَ قِرْطَاسُهُ، أَنْتَ كُنْتَ الْمُمْلِي علَى حَفَظَتِكَ، مَا زِيدَ فيهِ ولاَ نُقِصَ منْهَ، ومتَى أنْكَرْتَ منْهُ شيئاً يكونُ فيهِ الشاهدُ منْكَ عليْكَ([15]).
أيهَا المسلمونَ: اعلمُوا أنَّ الشهودَ علَى الإنسانِ كُثُرٌ يومَ القيامةِ، ومنْهَا أعضاؤُهُ وجوارِحُهُ، التِي يُدافِعُ عنْهَا، وينافِحُ لأجْلِهَا، يقولُ اللهُ جلَّ وعلاَ:( الْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَى أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَا أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ)([16])
وعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ r فَضَحِكَ، فَقَالَ:« هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مِمَّ أَضْحَكُ؟». قُلْنَا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَالَ:« مِنْ مُخَاطَبَةِ الْعَبْدِ رَبَّهُ يَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ أَلَمْ تُجِرْنِي مِنَ الظُّلْمِ؟ قَالَ يَقُولُ: بَلَى. قَالَ فَيَقُولُ: فَإِنِّي لاَ أُجِيزُ عَلَى نَفْسِي إِلاَّ شَاهِداً مِنِّي. قَالَ فَيَقُولُ: كَفَى بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ شَهِيداً، وَبِالْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِينَ شُهُوداً، فَيُخْتَمُ عَلَى فِيهِ فَيُقَالُ: لأَرْكَانِهِ انْطِقِي. فَتَنْطِقُ بِأَعْمَالِهِ، ثُمَّ يُخَلَّى بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْكَلاَمِ، فَيَقُولُ: بُعْداً لَكُنَّ وَسُحْقاً، فَعَنْكُنَّ كُنْتُ أُنَاضِلُ»([17]).
فيعترِيهِ النَّدَمُ علَى مَا فرَّطَ فِي جَنْبِ اللهِ ويتوجَّهُ إلَى أعضائِهِ بالعتابِ، قالَ تعالَى:( وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا قَالُوا أَنْطَقَنَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنْطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ)([18])
نسأَلُ اللهَ تعالَى أَنْ يُوَفِّقَنَا جميعًا للعملِ الصالِحِ فِي هذهِ الدنيَا فنلْقَى ربَّنَا بِمَا يشهَدُ لنَا بالصالحاتِ، كمَا نسألُهُ تعالَى أَنْ يُوَفِّقَنَا لطاعتِهِ وطاعةِ نبيِّهِ محمدٍ r وطاعةِ مَنْ أمرَنَا بطاعتِهِ, عملاً بقولِهِ:] يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ[([19])
بارَكَ اللهُ لِي ولكُمْ فِي القرآنِ العظيمِ ونفعَنِي وإياكُمْ بِمَا فيهِ مِنَ الآياتِ والذكْرِ الحكيمِ وبِسنةِ نبيهِ الكريمِ r أقولُ قولِي هذَا وأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ لِي ولكُمْ، فاستغفِرُوهُ إنَّهُ هوَ الغفورُ الرحيمُ.



([1]) الحشر : 18.
([2]) البلد :4.
([3]) آل عمران: 185.
([4]) الرحمن :26 - 27.
([5]) الشورى: 36.
([6]) تفسير ابن كثير 7/210.
([7]) الزلزلة :7 - 8.
([8]) المجادلة : 6.
([9]) البخاري : 4582.
([10]) تفسير القرطبي 5/197.
([11]) الانفطار :10 -12.
([12]) ق:17 - 18.
([13]) تفسير الطبري 17/400.
([14]) الإسراء :13 - 14.
([15]) تفسير القرطبي 10/230.
([16]) يـس : 65.
([17]) مسلم : 2969.
([18]) فصلت:21.
([19]) النساء : 59.

Allah is Witness over what you do
First sermon
Praise be to Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise. I thank him as is befitting to his Sovereign status and Majesty. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship, except for Him alone without any partners or peers. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things, Witness.
I also bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. He is the Imam of the Pious and Commander of the former and later peoples. May the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon him, 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, fear Allah. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow - and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do." (Al Hashr: 18).
Dear Muslims,
Life is one big test as the Aya indicates: "we have certainly created man into hardship." (Al Balad: 4). That is to say, it is decreed that Man has to struggle, but also enjoy some of good things in life. These, however, are as brief and passing as Man's life itself. Allah says, "and what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion." (Al Imran: 185).
He also says, "everyone upon the earth will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honour," (Al Rahman: 26-27) to stress further the fact that life has an end and no one should live with the false illusion it is long-lasting. So those who fully recognise this reality look at life as it should be: a passage to the Hereafter.
Allah the Sublime says, "but what is with Allah is better and more lasting for those who have believed and upon their Lord rely." (Al Shura: 36). This means the reward from Him is everlasting and more worthy than the worldly provisions. So let us not cling to the vanishing life at the detriment of the eternal one, and remember that our deeds and speech are recorded. Moreover we should know that we are going to be rewarded according to what we have done, as Allah says, then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.” (Al Zalzala: 7-8).
Dear Servants of Allah,
Indeed Allah the Exalted is the All-Witness over what we do and nothing is hidden from Him. On the Day of Judgement, He will remind us of our actions as all is registered in records. He the Almighty says, “On the Day when Allah will resurrect them all and inform them of what they did. Allah had enumerated it, while they forgot it; and Allah is over all things witness.” (Al Mujadila: 6).
Let us therefore reflect upon that Day when we will be summoned to see our deeds and when the Prophet pbuh will come to watch over them. Thinking of this matter had made him shed tears as reported by Abdullah Ibn Masood that he pbuh said to him, “Recite (of the Quran) for me," I said, "Shall I recite it to you although it had been revealed to you?" He said, "I like to hear (the Quran) from others." So I recited Surat Annisaa till I reached: "How (will it be) then when We bring from each nation a witness, and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people?" Then he said, "Stop!" And behold, his eyes were overflowing with tears.”
As interpreted by scholars, the Prophet cried because the content of this Aya is so evoking that brings into mind how severe will be the Day of Resurrection. On that day also Prophets will be called upon to witness either for or against their own peoples. Our Master Muhammad pbuh will have his say and the winners will be those who will receive his favourable testimony for being good followers, hence worthy of praise before angels and other peoples.
Dear Believers,
Please be aware that angels record man’s deeds as mentioned in the following: “and indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers, Noble and recording; they know whatever you do.” (Al Infitar: 10-12). That is, they (angels) write down all what you do. Allah the Sublime says in this regard, “When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left. Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].” (Qaf:17-18).
In his interpretation of this Aya, al Hasan al Basri, may Allah rest his soul in peace, used to say, “O man, your record is spread open to you with two noble angels that are assigned to you; one is on your right and the other on your left. The first one shall register your good deeds, while the second your misdeeds.
“So do whatever you like, either little or much. When you die your record is folded up and put around your neck in your grave. It will remain thus until you are resurrected. Then you will find your record is spread open and just, for Allah Who has made you accountant towards yourself.”
He the Almighty says, “and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open. [It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant. (Al Israa: 13-14). That is, you are accountable.
On the same matter, some pious people said, “this is a book; your tongue is its pen, your saliva its ink and your limbs its pages. You are the one who are dictating on your record-keeper. Nothing in it is added or missed and whatever in it you may deny will witness against you”
Dear Muslims,
Please also know that witnesses on the Day of Judgement are many, including your limbs and senses, which Man defends and fights for, as Allah says, “That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.” (Yaseen: 65).
In the same regard, Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be satisfied with him, said, “We were in the company of Allah's Messenger that he smiled and said, ‘do you know why I laughed?’ We said, ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ Thereupon he said, ‘it was because of the (fact that there came to my mind the) talk which the servant would have with his Lord (on the Day of Judgment).
“He would say, ‘My Lord, have you not guaranteed me protection against injustice?’ He would say, ‘yes.’ Then the servant would say, ‘I do not deem valid any witness against me but my own self, and He would say, ‘Well, enough would he the witness of yourself against you and that of the two angels who had been appointed to record your deeds.
“Then the seal would be set upon his mouth and it would be said to his hands and feet to speak and they would speak of his deeds. Then the mouth would be made free to talk, he would say (to the hands and feet), ‘be away, let there be curse of Allah upon you. It was for your safety that I contended.”
Then Man will be filled with remorse and blame his limbs if he has failed to duly obey Allah. He the Almighty says, “and they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allah, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.” (Fussilat: 21).
With this in mind, we ask Allah’s grace to guide us to do what is good in this life, which shall witness for us before our Lord. May Allah help us 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 and know that the earth is also a witness over what we do on it. It will pronounce its testimony before Allah as mentioned in this Aya: “that Day, it will report its news.” (Al Zalzala: 4). It was reported by Abu Huraira that the Prophet pbuh recited this Aya and said, “do you know what its news is?' They said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Indeed its information is that it will testify against every servant, male and female. It will say that he did such and such, on such and such a day.' He said: 'with this it shall be ordered’.”
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).