On the last Friday of Shabaan, on the advent of Ramadan, the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) had a beautiful Sermon/Khutbah about the month ahead. The Prophet (PBUH&HP) has said: O People! indeed, it is certainly approaching you, the blessed month of Allah, with blessings, mercy and forgiveness. A month which is considered by Allah as the most superior of months, and its days as the most superior of days, and its nights as the most superior of nights, and its hours as the most superior of hours. This is a month in which, you are invited to Allahs z(d)iaafat (social function); and in it, you have been placed among the recipients of the honors of Allah. Your breaths in it, are (considered) Glorification (Tasbih); and your sleep in it, is (considered) worship; and your deeds in it, are accepted; and your supplications and prayers in it, are answered; therefore, implore Allah -your Lord- with sincere intentions, and pure hearts so that He may grace you with the success of fasting in it, and reciting His Book. Then surely, miserable, afflicted and wicked is he who is deprived [by his own negligence] of Allahs forgiveness in this great month. And with your hunger and thirst in it, remember the Hunger and Thirst of Qiyaamat (Resurrection). And give alms to the needy and poor; and pay respects to your elders; and show kindness and mercy to your young ones; and maintain relations with your blood relatives; and guard your tongues; and close your eyes to that which is not permissible to be seen, and your ears to that which is not allowed to be heard; and show compassion to the orphans of people so compassion may be shown to your orphans; and return to Him, repent of your sins; and raise your hands in supplication at times of your Salaats (specified prayers), because those are the most superior times, Allah -the Mighty and the Great- looks upon His servants with mercy in those [times]; He responds, when they supplicate to Him; and He answers, when they call Him; and He grants, when they request Him. O People! surely, your souls are under the yoke of your actions, so free them with your repentance; and your backs are breaking under the heavy loads of your sins, so lighten your loads by long prostrations. And know that surely Allah -exalted is His Remembrance- swears by His Might that there shall be no punishment for those who pray and prostrate, and they shall have no fear from Hell on the Day people shall stand before the Lord of the Worlds. O People! any of you who feeds a fasting Believer in this month, that is for him with Allah, as if he has freed an entangled person and his past sins, shall be forgiven. Someone said: O Prophet of Allah! not all of us are able to do that. The Prophet of Allah (PBUH&HP) replied: Guard against the Fire [of Hell], even by half of a date; guard against the Fire even by a sip of water! So, surely Allah -the Exalted- shall grant that reward for he who does this easy act, when he is not able to do more than that.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:09:56 +0000
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