Morals From the khutbahs of Al-Masjid An-Nabawi

Morals
From the khutbahs of

Al-Masjid An-Nabawi
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Morals
From the khutbahs of Al-Masjid An-Nabawi
Dr. Abdul Muhsin bin Muhammad Al-Qasim

Imam and Khatib of Al-Masjid An-Nabawi and Chief Justice at the
Court of Appeals in Al-Madinah
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In the name of Allah, The Entirely Merciful, The Especially Merciful
The Introduction
All praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon our
prophet Muhammad, and his family and companions.
To proceed:
From the grace of Allah upon His servants is that he made righteous
actions of different types, so they may acquire the highest levels of Paradise
through them.
Among these acts of worship are those actions which are between the
slave and his Lord, such as reverence and subservience to Him, worshipping
Him alone, and affirming absolute perfection to Him by affirming His names
and attributes.
Also from these acts of worship are those actions which are between
the slave and the creation, and they can be summarised in the following:
good character, being kind and avoiding harming others, and having a
cheerful face.
In order to clarify the importance and status of this worship – i.e. good
character, I delivered a number of khutbahs regarding it in the Prophet's
mosque. Afterwards, I gathered and organised them in this book, and they
came to a total of thirteen khutbahs. I have named this book «Morals – From
the khutbahs of Al-Masjid An-Nabawi».
I ask Allah to make it beneficial and sincere for His Noble Face.
May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad,
and upon his family and companions.
Dr. Abdul Muhsin bin Muhammad Al-Qasim

Imam and Khatib of Al-Masjid An-Nabawi and Chief Justice at the Court of
Appeals in Al-Madinah
Praiseworthy morals
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Guarding the Tongue (1)

Verily, all praise is for Allah. We praise Him, and seek His aid and
forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls, and from our
bad deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whomsoever
Allah leaves to go astray none can guide. I testify that there is none worthy
of worship except Allah, alone with no partners. And I testify that our
Prophet Muhammad is His slave and messenger. May Allah's (peace and
blessings be upon him), as well as his family and companions in abundance.
Amma ba‘d:[2]
O Slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, for whoever
fears his Lord is saved, and whoever turns away from His remembrance is
destroyed.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:[3]
Allah’s favours upon His slaves cannot be enumerated.
}‫{ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ ﳏﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ ﳔ ﳕ ﳖ‬
{Whatever blessings you have are from Allah.} [Al-Nahl: 53]

The tongue is a great blessing and an intricate part of Allah’s amazing
creation. He blessed mankind with the tongue. He said:
}‫{ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ * ﲘ ﲙ‬
{Have We not made for him two eyes? And a tongue and two lips?}
[Al-Balad: 8-9]
Within it is knowledge, eloquence, and the honour of the descendants
of Adam, Allah the Exalted says:
} ‫{ﱧ * ﱩ ﱪ * ﱬ ﱭ * ﱯ ﱰ‬
(2) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 4th of Rajab 1441AH.
[3] Translator's note: "Amma ba‘d" is a phrase used to separate between the introduction
and the topic of the sermon. It can be translated as: "To proceed".
[1] Translator's note: "Ayyuhal-Muslimoon" is an address meaning: "O Muslims".
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{The Most Merciful. He taught the Quran. He created man. He taught
him eloquent speech.} [Al-Rahman: 1-4]
All that the servant says is recorded in his scrolls, and He will meet his
Lord with it on the Day of Resurrection. Allah the Exalted says:
}‫{ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ‬
{He utters no word except that there is a watcher by him ready (to
record it).} [Qaf: 18]
Because of this, Allah has commanded His servants to speak in an
upright manner. He said:
}‫{ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ‬
{O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak (always) the truth.}
[Al-Ahzab: 70]
Similarly, He commanded them to speak with the kindest and best of
speech:
}‫{ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵﱶ‬
{And tell My servants to say that which is best.} [Al-Isra: 53]

From the obligations of faith is guarding the tongue except from good.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Furthermore, Allah praises His believing
slaves for turning away from idle speech and actions, as He says:
}‫{ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ‬
{And they who turn away from actions and speech that have no benefit
in them.} [Al-Muminun: 3]
The Muslim is the one who guards his tongue, and the slaves differ in
their levels regarding guarding the tongue. A man asked the Prophet,
«Which of the Muslims is best? He replied: He from whose tongue and hand
the Muslims are safe» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Paradise is the
reward for the one who guards his tongue, the Prophet Muhammad (peace
and blessings be upon him) said: «Whoever can guarantee for me what is
between his two jawbones – meaning his tongue – and what is between
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his two legs – meaning his private part – I guarantee Paradise for him»
(Reported by Bukhari).
The tongue is a small in size, and hugely beneficial. However, it may
also be extremely harmful. It is for this reason that the Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge from its evil. He said: «O
Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evils of my tongue» (Reported by Abu
Dawood). The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) feared the
consequences of the tongue for his companions and his nation. Sufyan ibn
Abdullah Ath-Thaqafi said: «O Messenger of Allah! What do you fear most
for me? So he took hold of his tongue and said: This» (Reported by At-
Tirmidhi).
The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were also fearful of
their tongues. Abu Bakr showed his tongue, and said: «This has brought me
to dangerous places». Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) took
a hold of his tongue and said: «Wo be to you! Say that which is good, you
will profit; or remain silent from evil, and you will be safe. If you do not, then
know that you will be regretful».
The danger of the tongue is severe in this world and the hereafter.
How many lives have been destroyed because of a single word!? Ibn Masud
(may Allah be pleased with him) said: «There is nothing more deserving of a
lengthy imprisonment than a tongue». It is possible that a person’s speech
destroys them, to the extend that he meets Allah bankrupt. The Messenger
of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Do you know
who the bankrupt one is? They said: O Messenger of Allah, the bankrupt
one among us is the one who has no Dirham nor property. The Messenger
of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: The bankrupt
in my Ummah is the one who comes with prayer and fasting and charity on
the Day of Resurrection, but he comes having abused this one, falsely
accusing that one, wrongfully consuming the wealth of this one, spilling
the blood of that one, and beating this one. Thus, this one is given from his
good deeds, as is the other person [that he wronged]. If his good deeds are
depleted before he is able to pay what is upon him, then some of their sins
will be taken and cast upon him, then he will be cast into the Fire»
(Reported by Muslim). The Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) was «asked about that for which people are admitted into the
Fire the most, and he said: The mouth and the private parts» (Reported by
At-Tirmidhi). Furthermore, «Verily the slave utters a word that he does not
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affirm its outcomes, but he sinks down in Hell-Fire farther than the
distance between the east and the west» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim).
The greatest evil of the tongue is invoking other than Allah, and making
rivals with Him, Exalted is He. Allah says:
‫{ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ‬
}‫ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ‬
And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah

those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection and they,
of their invocation, are unaware [Al-Ahqaf: 5]
«And Whoever dies while invoking other than Allah as a rival, will
enter Hell-Fire» (Reported by Bukhari).
And Allah is the One Who bestows blessings alone, and attributing His
favours to other than Him is shirk. The Messenger (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) said: «Allah said – in the Hadith Qudsi: This morning
there were among my servants one who believes in me and one who
disbelieves. The one who said: We have been given rain by Allah’s grace
and mercy; is the one who believes in me and disbelieves in the star. As for
the one who said: We have been given rain by such and such star, then he
is the one who disbelieves in me and believes in the star» (Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim).
Seeking refuge in other than Allah does not increase a person except
fear and weakness. Allah – the Most High – says:
}‫{ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ‬
{And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from
the jinn, so they increased them in burden} [Al-Jinn: 6]
Swearing by other than Allah is from associating partners with Allah in
statements. The Messenger of Allah may (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) said: «Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed
disbelief or polytheism» (Reported by Ahmed), «Whoever takes an oath to
follow a religion other than Islam, telling a deliberate lie, he will be as he
said» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). «Whoever swears by honesty is
not from among us» (Reported by Abu Dawood).
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To Allah – the Exalted – belongs absolute perfection, and whoever
names himself by names specific to Allah will be humiliated by Him. the
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) says:
«The most lowly name in Allah's sight is: “the King of Kings”, there is no
King except Allah» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
The decree belongs to Allah alone, the will of others is not to be
equated with the will of the Exalted, whether in speech or meaning. The
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Do
not say: What Allah wills and whatever so and so wills, but say: What Allah
wills, and afterwards whatever so and so wills» (Reported by Ahmed).
Qadr is the power of Allah, and believing in it is from the pillars of faith,
so it is not to be said: «If I had done such and such, such and such would
have happened…. Verily, ‘If’ provides an opening for the deeds of the
devil» (Reported by Muslim). And expressing displeasure at the decree
through speech are from the affairs of pre-Islamic ignorance. «If the wailing-
woman does not repent before she dies, she will be made to stand on the
Day of Resurrection wearing a garment of liquid copper – meaning burnt
garments – and a chemise of mange» (Reported by Muslim).
Allah manages the night and day and controls them. Cursing time
opposes faith or weakens it. The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) said: «Allah Exalted is He says: The son of Adam
bothers me by abusing time, whereas I am time. I alternate night and day»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Whoever has bad thoughts regarding Allah and causes the creation to
despair from the mercy of Allah has exposed himself to the threat of Allah.
A devout worshipper from the Children of Israel said to a sinner among
them, «I swear by Allah that Allah will not forgive so and so! Whereupon
Allah – the Most High – said: Who is this who swears that I will not forgive
so and so? For I have forgiven so and so and have nullified your deeds»
(Reported by Muslim). Abu Hurairah said: He uttered a statement that
destroyed his worldly life and hereafter. «When you hear a man say: “The
people are doomed”, he himself is the most doomed of them all»
(Reported by Muslim).
Knowledge of the unseen is strictly for Allah, Exalted is He. He – the
Most High – says:
}‫{ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠﱡ‬
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{None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah}
[Al-Nahl: 65]
«Whoever visits a soothsayer and asks him about anything, his
prayers will not be accepted for forty nights» (Reported by Muslim).
«Whoever visits a soothsayer and believes in what he says, he has
disbelieved in what has been sent down to Muhammad» Reported by
Ahmed).
From the greatest of prohibitions is speaking about Allah without
knowledge.
‫{ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ‬
}‫ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ‬
{Say, ‘My Lord has only forbidden immoralities-what is apparent of

them and what is concealed-and sin, and oppression without right,
and that you associate with Allah that for which He has not sent down authority,
and that you say about Allah that which you do not know.} [Al-A’raf: 33]
Mocking the religion removes a person from it, The Exalted says:
} ‫{ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ * ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇﲈ‬
{Say, Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?
Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief.} [Tawbah: 65]
Lying is from the ugliest of sins and immoral faults. It is the root of all
evil, and it is a sign of hypocrisy. «Verily lying leads to wickedness and
wickedness leads to Hell, and if a man continues to lie and devotes to lying
until he is recorded by Allah as a liar» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
The ugliest of lies is lying about Allah and his messenger. The Exalted says:
‫{ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫﱬ‬
}‫ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ‬
And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied about Allah
their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant?
[Az-Zumar: 60]
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «Whoever tells lies about me deliberately, let him take his place
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in Hell» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Whoever intentionally lies in an oath about a matter in the past, his
false oath leads to him being thrown into the Hellfire, and «He who took an
oath on the property of a Muslim without legitimate right would meet
Allah and He would be angry with him» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Another form of lying is making false claims regarding lineage, the
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «If somebody
claims to be the son of other than his real father knowingly, he disbelieves.
And if somebody claims to belong to some folk to whom he does not – i.e.
in lineage, let such a person take his place in Hell-Fire» (Reported by Bukhari
and Muslim).
And from the major sins is bearing a false testimony. The Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Should I inform you of the
greatest of the major sins? He asked this three times. They said: Yes, O
Allah's Messenger! He said: To join others in worship with Allah and to be
undutiful to one's parents, the Prophet then sat up after he had been
reclining and said: And I warn you against giving a false witness and he kept
on repeating this until we hoped he would stop» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim).
«Every Muslim’s blood, property and honour are unlawful to be
violated by another Muslim» (Reported by Muslim). And «It is among the
greatest of sins that a man curses his parents They said: O Messenger of
Allah! Does a man curse his parents? He said: Yes. He verbally abuses the
father of a man, who in turn, verbally abuses his father, and he curses his
mother, so he curses his mother» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
From the destructive sins is to falsely accuse chaste, unaware,
believing women. The Almighty says:
}‫{ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ‬
{Indeed, those who accuse chaste, unaware and believing women

are cursed in this world and the Hereafter; and they will have a great
punishment.} [Al-Noor: 23]
Slander is to falsely accuse an innocent person with something. Allah,
Exalted is He, says:
}‫{ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ‬
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{But whoever earns an offense or a sin and then blames it on an
innocent has taken upon himself a slander and manifest sin.} [Al-Nisa: 112]
Backbiting is to «mention your brother in a manner which he does
not like» (Reported by Muslim). It is from the greatest of sins. Allah, Exalted
is He, says:
}‫{ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒﱓ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ‬
{And do not backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh
of his brother when dead?} [Al-Hujurat: 12]
Ibn Abbas said: «Allah has made backbiting forbidden the way He has
made eating dead animals that have not been slaughtered properly
forbidden».
From the evils of the tongue is striving in tale-bearing between the
creation.
} ‫{ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ * ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ‬
{And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer. [And] scorner,

going about with malicious gossip.} [Al-Qalam: 10-11]
Allah's Messenger said: «The tale-bearer shall not enter Paradise»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Yahya ibn Abi Kathir (may Allah have
mercy on him) said: «The talebearer corrupts in an hour to which a sorcerer
does not corrupt in a year».
«Reviling a Muslim is corruption» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
«If a man accuses another man of deviance or accuses him of disbelief, that
accusation will come back on him if his companion is not as he said»
«Cursing a believer is like murdering him» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim). Whoever curses something unjustly, the curse is returned on him,
«The believer is not a slanderer, nor does he curse others» (Ahmed). The
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) says
«Those who curse will be neither witnesses nor intercede on the Day of
Resurrection» (Reported by Muslim).
The ridicule of the creation is from arrogance, and «it is enough evil
for a Muslim to look down upon his Muslim brother». (Reported by
Muslim). Allah, Exalted is He, says:
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‫{ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ‬
‫ﳋ ﳌﳍ ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓﳔ ﳕ ﳖ ﳗ ﳘ ﳙﳚ ﳛ ﳜ ﳝ‬
}‫ﳞ ﳟ ﳠ‬
{O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule people;

perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule women;
perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another
and do not call each other by nicknames. Wretched is the name of
disobedience after faith. And whoever does not repent-then it is those who
are the wrongdoers.} [Al-Hujurat: 11]
«From the matters of pre-Islamic era is boasting of high rank,
slandering family lineage» (Reported by At-Tabarani).
Just as Islam has forbade cursing the living, it is also forbidden to curse
the deceased. The Messenger said: «Do not curse the dead, for they have
gone forth to the actions they put forward» (Reported by Bukhari). Islam
even has prohibited cursing the wind, as well as the fever, and animals.
Whoever performs evil publicly has exposed himself to Allah’s veil
being lifted from him. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «All of my Ummah will be pardoned for their sins except those
who publicise them» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
The Muslim seeks the sake of Allah through his charity and spending.
Reminding a person about the charity they have given to them invalidates it,
and the one who boasts of his favours upon others, Allah does not speak to
him, nor does He look at him, nor will He purify him on The Day of
Resurrection.
Asking the creation is forbidden. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) says, «One of you keeps on begging, until
He meets Allah with not a bit of flesh on his face» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim).
The one who argues in falsehood is hated by Allah. The Messenger of
Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «The man who is
most hateful to Allah is the one who quarrels and disputes» (Reported by
Muslim).
The integrity of the houses is in preserving its secrets. The Messenger
of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «The most
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wicked among the people in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection
is the men who goes to his wife, and she comes to him, and then he
divulges her secret» (Reported by Muslim).
Excess speech is a slippery slope, and Allah dislikes for us, «It was said,
and he said» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). «Part of the excellence of
a man's Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him» (Reported by
Ahmed). Sahl Ibn Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «Whoever
speaks about that which does not concern him, is deprived of truthfulness».
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «Every accountable
individual should guard his tongue from all speech, except speech which has
a clear benefit».
Wa Ba‘d[1], Ayyuhal-Muslimoon
Restraining and controlling the tongue is the root of all good. Whoever
controls his tongue has control over his affairs and perfects them. And
«whoever is silent, he is saved» (Reported by Ahmed). The slave continues
to be safe as long as he is silent, for if he speaks it is either written for or
against him. Whoever considers his speech to be from his actions will speak
little about matters which do not concern him.
A‘udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim[2]
‫{ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑﱒ ﱓ‬
}‫ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ‬
{There is no good in most of their secret talks – except those

encouraging charity, kindness, or reconciliation between people. And
whoever does this seeking Allah’s pleasure, We will grant them a great
reward.} [Al-Nisa: 114]
May Allah bless me and you by the Great Quran…
[2] Translator's note: When coming at the end of a sermon, this phrase can be understood
to mean: "To conclude".
[1] Translator's note: This phrase means: "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan".
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The Second Sermon

All praise is to Allah for His excellence and kindness, and gratitude is
due to Him for His guidance and favours. I testify that there is none worthy
of worship except Allah alone having no partners, glorifying Him; and I testify
that Muhammad is His slave and messenger, May Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him as well as his family and companions in abundance.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The doors of good are many, and whoever controls his tongue has
possessed them all. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said to Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him): «Shall I not tell you
the basis of all that? I said: Yes. He took hold of his tongue then said:
Restrain this. I said: O Prophet of Allah, will we be brought to account for
what we say? He said: May your mother lose you, O Mu’adh! Are people
thrown onto their faces in Hell for anything other than the harvest of their
tongues?» (Reported by Ahmed).
And a person is judged by his heart and tongue. According to their
uprightness or corruption, you will find that a person is either upright or
corrupt. The faith of the slave is not upright until his heart is upright, and his
heart is not upright until his tongue is upright.
Hearts are like pots. It boils with what is in it, and its tongues are its
ladle, and if a person speaks, his tongue will reveal for you what is in his
heart. Therefore, conceal righteousness; so that your tongue will bring out
good.
Thereafter, know that Allah has commanded you to send peace and
blessings upon His Prophet…
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Truthfulness (1)
Praise be to Allah, who created man from clay, and placed him with
His power in a secure place. I praise Him – the Most High – with praise of the
grateful.
And I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except
Allah alone, having no partner, Al-Malik (the King), Al-Haqq Al-Mubin (the
Manifest Truth).
And I bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is His servant and
Messenger, the truthful and trustworthy, the most truthful of people in
speech, the most sincere in action, and the best in fulfilling covenants. May
Allah confer blessings be upon him and his companions, the lamps of
guidance and the flags of the religion.
Amma ba‘d:
O Slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, for verily the
strongest bond is the fear of Allah; and it is Allah’s commandment to the first
and the last, and the way to achieving salvation on the Day of Judgment.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Verily, Allah created man from weakness, and created him from
nothingness. He taught him after ignorance, and honoured him among the
creatures. He specified him with speech and eloquence. With the word, a
person expresses his desire, and expresses the secrets of his heart, and
through it appears the elevation, and lowliness, whoever speaks with truth
he is raised and saved, and whoever speaks in vain will be destroyed and in
a state of distress.
Furthermore, verily one of the most noble human traits and the
greatest moral virtues is being truthful in speech. It is the basis of an
honourable life, and the most important foundation for nation-building and
the happiness of society.
Allah commanded that we adorn ourselves with it, and made it a trait
of those who carried His revelation and conveyed His messages. The
( 1 ) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 16th of Rabi
Al-Awwal 1419AH.
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Almighty says about His close friend Ibraheem (peace be upon him):
}‫{ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ‬
{And mention in the Book the story of Abraham. Indeed, he was a man
of truth and a prophet.} [Maryam: 41]
And he says about Ismail (peace be upon him):
}‫{ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱔﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ‬
{And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise,
and he was a messenger and a prophet.} [Maryam: 54]
The exemplary men adorn themselves with truthfulness, and it is
characterised by the loyal believers whose souls are purified from distress,
and their hearts are purified from filth, and their souls are above every
despicable vile thing.
It is a sign of the happiness of the nation and its purity, and it is the
source of its righteousness. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) says: «It is obligatory upon you to tell the truth, for truth leads
to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise, and the man who
continues to speak the truth and endeavours to tell the truth is eventually
recorded as truthful with Allah» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
It is the arbiter if the opponents become fierce, and the witness if
rights are lost, and the lamp of guidance if the engagements are adverse and
what is correct becomes difficult to ascertain.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
encouraged truthfulness, because it is the beginning of good character, and
the caller towards it. It is a sign of the loftiness of those who are
characterised by it, and through it the servant reaches the status of the
righteous. Through it, salvation is attained from all evils, and blessings are
accompanied by it. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) says: «Both parties in a business transaction have a right of option to
annul it so long as they are not separated; and if they tell the truth and
make everything clear, they will be blessed in their transaction, but it they
conceal anything and lie, the blessing in their transaction will be lost»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). For this reason, you will not find the
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truthful man in his transactions except that his sustenance is plentiful, his
life is good, and he ascends to the upper ranks of nobility and highness.
The word of the truthful person gives assurance to the foe and the
friend. He is entrusted with money, rights, and secrets, and when a setback
or stumble occurs to him, his truthfulness is an accepted intercessor. A liar
is not believed in the smallest matter, even if he is truthful at times; he is not
listened to! Do you not see the word of Allah the Exalted regarding Yusuf’s
brothers when they told their father:
‫{ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ‬
‫ﲇ ﲈ * ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒﲓ ﲔ ﲕ * ﲗ ﲘ‬
} ‫ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜﲝ ﲞ ﲟﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦﲧ‬
{Return to your father and say, O our father, indeed your son has
stolen, and we did not testify except to what we knew and we were not
witnesses of the unseen. And ask the city in which we came and indeed, we
are truthful. He said: Rather your souls have enticed you to something, so
patience is most fitting. Perhaps Allah will bring them to me all together.)
[Yusuf: 81-83]
For their truthfulness regarding this has been invalidated by their
former lies when they said about Yusuf:
}‫{ ﱢ ﱣﱤ‬
{A wolf ate him.} [Yusuf: 17]

The Muslim must feel his rank in existence, and realise his status in the
world, and adopt the morals of the greats. He must be truthful if he speaks,
and sincere if he deals, he must fulfil if he is entrusted, and he accomplishes
if he promises.
Verily when truthfulness is decreased and deception is increased it is
disastrous. If it spreads in society, it undermines the pillars of its safety, and
destroys the foundation of its stability, and replaces the tranquillity of its
members with anxiety and their happiness with misery.
Life in a society whose members practice lies is miserable.
Verily the progress of the Muslim community, its well-being, and the
safety and assurance of its members; all of that depends on the prevalence
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of truthfulness among its members.
Dark materialism has overwhelmed some Muslims today, so they are
ignorant of their place in this life and distanced themselves from the wisdom
for which they were created, and they refuse but to be accustomed to bad
character, and to be imprinted with reprehensible manners; for hopes that
are delusional and false.
The Great Quran has rebuked nations that run behind doubts that
filled their minds with superstitions, and corrupted their present and their
future with lies. The Almighty said:
}‫{ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱔﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ‬
{And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except

assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.}
[Al-Najm: 28]
Verily, the truthful, his testimony is righteous, his judgment is just, and
his treatment is beneficial, whoever is truthful in his actions is far from
showing off. His prayers, zakat, fasting, pilgrimage, knowledge and his
supplication is to Allah alone, without any partners. He does not intend to
cheat or deceive through his excellence, nor does he seek recompense or
gratitude from any of the creation. His truthfulness in his words and actions
is the conformity of his outer appearance to his inside, and the affirmation
of his actions to his statements.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah has commanded all segments of society to be truthful despite
their different knowledge and sciences. The scholars – the inheritors of the
Prophets in conveying the religion – are a good example in their pursuit of
truthfulness in their words and actions. They act upon what they carry of
knowledge and what they convey of the religion.
}‫{ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ‬
{But be pious scholars of the Lord because of what you have taught of
the Scripture and because of what you have studies.} [Al-Imran: 79]
It is obligatory upon the merchant that is hopeful of a blessed profit in
his trade that he seeks truthfulness. He should not promote his items with
lies and false oaths; for that leads to his livelihood being lost, as well as the
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loss of blessings. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
says: «Indeed the merchants will be resurrected on the Day of judgment
with the wicked, except the one who is fearful of Allah, righteous and
truthful» (Reported by Ibn Majah). Their immorality stems from the
repetition of lies, «for falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads
to Hell» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
As for the workers of different ranks, jobs and positions; It is obligatory
upon them that they seek truthfulness, so that they do not make an
allegation that is denied by reality, and is not affirmed by facts. As a person’s
aspirations increase, their influence is expanded, and their responsibilities
are multiplied; truthfulness becomes even more emphasised. «Each of you
is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock» (Reported by
Bukhara and Muslim).
Adhering to truthfulness and seeking it in every matter, and following
it in every judgment; a powerful pillar in the character of a Muslim. For faith
is founded on truthfulness, and hypocrisy is founded on lying. Allah Exalted
is He has informed that on the Day of Resurrection that nothing will benefit
a servant, and nothing will save him from his punishment except his
truthfulness. The Almighty said:
}‫{ﳍ ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑﳒ‬
{This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness.}
[Al-Maidah: 119]
This refers to truthfulness in speech, truthfulness in will and intention,
truthfulness in actions, and truthfulness in dealings.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah has commanded His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) to ask him to make his entrance and exit with truthfulness;
}‫{ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ‬
{And say “My Lord, cause me to enter a truthful entrance and to exit a
truthful exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.} [Isra: 80]
And He informed us about His friend Ibraheem (peace be upon him)
that he said:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ‬
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{And grant me a reputation of truth among later generations.}
[Al-Shuara: 84]
And He gave glad tidings to His servants by saying:
}‫{ﱓ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛﱜ‬
{Give good tidings to those who believe that they will have a firm
precedence of truth with their Lord.} [Yunus: 2]
And Allah – Exalted is He – said:
}‫{ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ * ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣﱤ ﱥ‬
{Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers * In a seat of

truth near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.} [Al-Qamar: 54-55]
For these are five matters: the entrance, the exit, the tongue, the
precedence, and the seat of truthfulness. The reality of all of these is the
steadfastness/firm truth related to Allah, which leads to Allah, which is what
is for Allah of speech and actions.
And upon this upright example, the first generation and the righteous
predecessors (may Allah be pleased with them all) followed. They
illuminated injustice with their truthfulness, and they were beacons for the
nations. Verily, Ka’b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was truthful
about his staying behind during the expedition of Tabuk, and he was among
the three whose cases were deferred, to the point that the earth closed in
on them in spite of its vastness and their souls were torn in anguish. Thus,
the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said
to him: «Receive glad tidings – O Ka'b bin Malik – of the best day you have
seen since your mother bore you! Ka'b said: I said: O Prophet of Allah! Is this
from Allah or from you?' He said: No, rather it is from Allah. He said: I said:
O messenger of Allah! Verily Allah has only saved me because of my
truthfulness, and part of my repentance is that I will only speak the truth for
as long as I live. Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! I did not
intend a lie since I said that to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) to this day, and I beg Allah to protect me for what
remains of my life» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
A‘udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim
}‫{ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ‬
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O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are
truthful [Al-Tawbah: 119]
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The Second Sermon

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of creation, the Knower of the concealed,
the All-Knowing of consciences and intentions, and I praise the Exalted on
what He has specified for us from great blessings and thank the Most High
for what he has granted us of generosity.
And I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah
alone, without partner, Al-Malik (the King), Al-Quddus (the Pure), As-Salam
(the One Free from all defects).
And I bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is His servant and
Messenger, the best messenger and the most perfect leader. May Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions forever in
abundance.
Amma ba‘d:
O servants of Allah! Fear Allah, and know that the best of speech is the
word of Allah, and the best of guidance is the guidance of the Messenger of
Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and beware of the
innovation of matters. For every newly invented matter is an innovation, and
every innovation is a misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire, and
upon you is to be with the Muslim community; for verily the Hand of Allah is
with the Muslim community, and whoever deviates from them will be
isolated in the Fire.
O slaves of Allah!
Alongside the virtues and praiseworthy characteristics that Islam
plants in the souls with righteousness and reform, are shortcomings and
vices that Islam fought against. This is because they are a slippery slope, and
factors for the decline of the soul's morals, and its outer surface is lying; for
it is one of the ugliest shortcomings and the worst of vices:
}‫{ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ‬
{They only invent falsehood who do not believe in the verses of Allah,
and it is those who are the liars.} [Al-Nahl 105]
Allah has mentioned lying alongside worshipping idols. He said:
}‫{ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ‬
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{So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false speech.}
[Al-Hajj: 30]
A group of people believes that lying is part of cleverness, intelligence,
and good conduct. Rather, from the characteristics of a capable personality.
How can that be?! It is a pure vice! Its foundation is sins and it is the origin
of evils. It indicates the penetration of corruption in the soul of the liar. It is
one of the signs of cowardice and weakness, and one of the signs of
hypocrisy. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said,
«Whoever has the following four characteristics will be a pure hypocrite
and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one
characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up: Whenever he is
entrusted, he betrays, Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie, Whenever he
makes a covenant, he proves treacherous, Whenever he quarrels, he
behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner» (Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim). Muslim added, «Even if he fasts, prays, and claims
that he is a Muslim».
Allah is the greatest! How many rights have been lost by lying, and the
sanctities have been violated?! And how often is it a reason for severing ties
and provoking hostilities?! Verily, the liar breaks up society with his lies, and
divides society with what he fabricates for the sake of illusory matters and
false assumptions.
Lying is a major cause of the failure of actions and loss of rights. It
humiliates human dignity, and takes away the honour of men, and it is
among the ugliest of sins and most obscene flaws. It is lowliness, bad
character, and weakness in religion. If that is the case, how can one who lies
described as clever?!
His right is disobeyed if he commands and he is opposed if he forbids.
The Almighty said:
}‫{ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ‬
{Then do not obey the deniers.} [Al-Qalam: 8]

He is turned away from if he approaches, and he is warned from if he
is far away. His soul is poisoned, and his heart is sick. And whoever turns
away from truthfulness falls victim to lying and misguidance.
So fear Allah – O servants of Allah! Adhere to truthfulness in words
and deeds; You will win the good of this world and the Hereafter.
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Then know that Allah has commanded you to send blessings and peace
upon His Prophet …
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Gratefulness (1)
Prophet Muhammad is His slave and messenger. May Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him as well as his family and companions in abundance.
Amma ba‘d:
O slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He should be feared, for the fear of
Allah is light within the heart, and a treasure for the Hereafter.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah has given abundantly to His servants from his great blessings, and
he is bestowed upon them from his generous favours. «The Right Hand of
Allah is full, and Its fullness is not affected by the continuous spending
night and day» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). He divides the provision,
and He bestows blessings, and He gives provision to whom He wills without
account, He tests his servants with provision just as He tests them with
calamities:
}‫{ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑﳒ ﳓ ﳔ‬
{And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be
returned.} [Al-Anbiya: 35]
And Allah is the One Who bestows all of this. The trial of prosperity is
greater than the trial of affliction, and a person in this trial is in need of
patience and being grateful. Both the state of poverty and wealth are
mounts of trials and temptations, and being patient and grateful are both
needed for the servant in the commands of the Lord and what He forbids,
and His divine decree. Having fear of Allah is built upon them, and Allah has
mentioned being grateful to Him alongside having faith in Him:
}‫{ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ‬
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 23rd of Shawwal
1423AH.
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{What would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and
believe?} [Al-Nisa: 147]
And Allah – Exalted is He – has informed us that being grateful is the
purpose of His creation and His command, for He said:
‫{ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ‬
}‫ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ‬
{And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not
knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and hearts that
perhaps you would be grateful.} [Al-Nahl: 78]
And The Exalted has made being grateful to Him a means of attaining
His pleasure.
}‫{ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹﱺ‬
{And if you are grateful, He is pleased with it for you.} [Az-Zumar: 7]

And Allah has created night and day, for pondering and being grateful.
}‫{ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ‬
{And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession
for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.} [Al-Furqan: 62]
And Allah has divided his creation into those that are grateful, and
those that are ungrateful:
}‫{ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ‬
{Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he

ungrateful.} [Al-Insan: 3]
And Allah – the Exalted – has informed that those who truly worship
Him, are only the ones who are grateful to Him, for whoever is not grateful
to Him, is not from the people who worship Him. Allah praised the first
messenger who He sent to the people of earth for being grateful. He said:
}‫{ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ‬
{O descendants of those We carried with Noah. Indeed, he was a

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grateful servant.} [Al-Isra: 3]
And He has commanded His servant Musa (peace be upon him), to
receive the blessings that Allah had given to him of prophethood, the
message, and speaking directly to him with gratefulness. Allah (Exalted is He)
said:
‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ‬
}‫ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ‬
{Allah said, O Moses, I have chosen you over the people
with My messages and My words so take what I have given you and be
among the grateful.} [Al-A'raf: 144]
And He praised His friend Ibraheem (peace be upon him) for being
grateful for His blessings. He said:
* ‫{ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ‬
}‫ﱡ ﱢﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ‬
{Indeed, Abraham was a leader, devoutly obedient to Allah,

inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others
with Allah. He was grateful for His blessings.} [Al-Nahl: 120-121]
And Allah has commanded the family of Dawud (peace be upon him)
to be grateful. He said:
}‫{ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ‬
{Work, O family of David, in gratitude.} [Saba: 13]

And Sulayman (peace be upon him) supplicated to his Lord to be
among the grateful:
} ‫{ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ‬
{My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have
bestowed upon me and upon my parents.} [Al-Naml: 19]
And Allah has commanded His prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) to be grateful:
}‫{ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ‬
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{Rather, worship only Allah and be among the grateful.} [Az-Zumar: 66]
And Allah has commanded Luqman to be grateful. He said:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇﱈ‬
{And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said:] Be grateful to

Allah.} [Luqman: 12]
And the first commandment Allah commands onto man is being
grateful to Him and to the parents, for He said,
}‫{ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ‬
{Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the destination.}

[Luqman: 14]
The prophets have ordered their nations to be grateful. Ibraheem
(peace be upon) said to his people:
}‫{ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰﱱ‬
{So seek from Allah provision and worship Him and be grateful to Him
grateful.} [Ankabut: 17]
And only the grateful person takes admonishment from the signs and
lessons. Allah – Exalted is He – said:
}‫{ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ‬
{Thus do We diversify the signs for a people who are grateful.}

[Al-A'raf: 58]
Allah has bestowed upon us blessings so that we may praise Him for
them. Allah (The Majestic and High) said:
}‫{ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ‬
{And He has provided you with good things - that you might be
grateful.} [Al-Anfal: 26]
And it is the instruction of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) to his companions. He said: «By Allah, I love you,
O Muadh! I advise you to never leave to recite this supplication after every
prayer: O Allah, help me to remember You, be grateful to You, and
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worshiping You well» (Reported by Abu Dawood).
And the supplication of the servant to his Lord to help him reciprocate
the favours of Allah with gratefulness is from the best of supplications.
Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «I
pondered the best of supplication, and found that it is: O Allah, help me to
remember You, be grateful to You, and worshiping You well». The people
of gratefulness are the ones who are specified in favour from among His
servants, and they are the ones who are unshaken during the time of
tribulation:
}‫{ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ‬
{And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all;
but Allah will reward the grateful.} [Al-Imran: 144]
And when the enemy of Allah Iblees knew the elevated station of
gratefulness, and that it is from the best and highest acts of worship; he
made his goal to strive in cutting the people off from it. He said:
}‫{ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ‬
{Then I will come to them from before them, and from behind them
and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them
grateful.} [Al-A’raf: 17]
And our prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) is the most grateful servant to his Lord. He left this worldly life,
and he had never filled his belly from the bread of barely. He wrapped
around his stomach a stone out of hunger. His past and future sins had been
forgiven. Yet, he stood the night in prayer until his feet would crack and he
would say: «Should I not be a grateful servant?!» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim).
And Dawood (peace be upon him) «would sleep half the night, get up
to pray for a third of it, then sleep the remaining sixth; and he would fast
on alternate days» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim); And Allah (Exalted is
He) said to him:
}‫{ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀﳁ‬
{Work, O family of David, in gratitude.} [Saba: 13]
And gratitude is a means of safety from the punishment. Allah (The
Mighty and Majestic) said:
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}‫{ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇﳈ ﳉ‬
{What would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and
believe?} [Al-Nisa: 47]
And Allah saved Lut (peace be upon him) from the punishment
because of his gratefulness:
} ‫{ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱﱲ ﱳ ﱴ * ﱶ ﱷ ﱸﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ‬
{Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of

Lot We saved them before dawn as a favour from Us. Thus do We reward he
who is grateful.} [Al-Qamar: 34-35]
And when the nation of Saba rejected and denied the blessings of
Allah, and they responded to these blessings with disobedience, He took
them away from them, and made them feel different types of punishment.
Allah said in their regard:
‫{ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ‬
}‫ﱧ ﱨ * ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ‬
{But they turned away refusing, so We sent upon them the flood of
the dam and We replaced their two fields of gardens with gardens of bitter
fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees. By that We repaid them
because they disbelieved. And Thus do We repay except the ungrateful?}
[Saba: 16-17]
And the people of the garden – in Surah Al-Qalam – received Allah’s
blessing with denial, and depriving the poor. Thus, there came upon the
garden an affliction, so what they had sowed became dust like the dark
night. Al-Fudhayl Ibn Iyadh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «It is
obligatory upon you to adhere to gratefulness upon blessings, for rarely is a
blessing taken away from a people and then returned to them».
The ones who are grateful for the blessings of Allah are few amongst
the creation. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ‬
{And few of My servants are grateful.} [Saba: 13]

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And every blessing that does not bring the servant closer to Allah
closer is a punishment. And gratefulness protects the blessings already
present, and brings about other blessings as well. Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah
be pleased with him) said: «Blessings continue through gratefulness, and
gratefulness is connected to an increase, and the increase is not cut off from
Allah until gratefulness is cut off».
If the slave has a rank with Allah, and he preserves it, and maintains
himself upon it, then he thanks Allah for what He has given him, Allah will
give him a position more honourable than it. If he neglects gratefulness,
Allah will lead him into destruction. Al-Hasan Al-Basri (may Allah have mercy
on him): «Verily, Allah permits the enjoyment of blessings to which He wills,
but if gratitude is not shown for them, He changes them into punishment».
if you see that your Lord continues to bless you, and you disobey Him; then
beware of Him. Allah (the Exalted) says:
}‫{ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ‬
{We will progressively lead them to destruction from where they do

not know.} [Al-A’raf: 182]
Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «He bestows blessings
upon them and prevents them from gratefulness».
Whoever is given gratefulness is given an increase:
}‫{ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ‬
{And when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely
increase you in favour; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.}
[Ibraheem: 7]
Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) him: «No harm from the
worldly life will come to you if you are grateful»
Certainly, Allah (the Exalted) has disparaged the ungrateful one from
His servants i.e. the one who is not grateful for His blessings. He said:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ‬
{Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.} [Al-Adiyat: 6]
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Gratefulness to Allah and obedience to Him open the doors of the
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worldly life and the Hereafter for the slave. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ‬
{And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah,
We would have bestowed upon them blessings from the heaven and the
earth.} [Al-A’raf: 96]
And gratefulness to Allah is through the heart, the tongue, and the
limbs. It is fulfilled by the heart through attributing blessings to Allah. He (the
Exalted) said:
}‫{ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ ﳏﳐ‬
{And whatever you have of favour - it is from Allah.} [Nahl: 53]

And it is shown with the tongue by abundantly praising the One Who
granted the blessings. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «Alhamdulillah (All praise is for Allah) fills the scale» (Reported
by Muslim). For the praise of Allah is the pinnacle of gratefulness and its
beginning, and it is the first verse in the glorious book of Allah:
}‫{ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ‬
{All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.} [Fatiha: 2]
And Allah has commanded His prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) to speak about the favours of Allah. Allah (the Most
High) said:
}‫{ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ‬
{And proclaim the blessings of your Lord.} [Ad-Dhuha: 11]
And gratefulness with the limbs is to use them in earning the pleasure
of Allah, and not using them in what angers Allah and in disobedience to
Him. The gratefulness of the eye is to avoid looking at which Allah has made
forbidden, so he should not gaze at that which Allah forbade. The
gratefulness of the tongue is to only use it in speaking the truth. The
gratefulness of the ears to not listen with them to backbiting and slander
than is forbidden.
And Allah has commanded that we are grateful to our parents by His
words:
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}‫{ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ‬
{Be grateful to Me and to your parents.} [Luqman: 14]

Part of being grateful to them is to be dutiful to them, treating them
excellently, supplicating for them, being courteous and tender towards them
to make them happy, and lowering the wing of humility to them. From
disobedience towards them is to be undutiful to them, to show displeasure
at their commands and deny them, and to be slow in obeying them. The
happiest of people are those who made their blessings a means to reaching
Allah and the Hereafter, and the most miserable among them are those who
use their blessings to attain their desires and pleasures.
}‫{ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ‬
{Allah is the possessor of bounty for the people, but most of the people
do not show gratitude.} [Al-Baqarah: 243]
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The Second Sermon

Amma ba‘d, Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Our Lord is described with gratefulness, and the dearest of creation to
Him are those who have the attribute of gratefulness. Similarly, the most
hated of His creation to Him is the one who is ungrateful and possesses the
opposite trait. Thus, Allah (the Exalted) is extremely grateful and He loves
the ones who are grateful. Part of gratitude towards Allah is to show
gratitude to the one who has been kind to you from His creation. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «He who does
not thank the people is not grateful to Allah» (Reported by Ahmed).
And if you are kind to anyone, do not expect thanks from him. Seek
the reward from Allah, and be content with what Allah has provided you,
and you will be from the most grateful of people. Praise Allah abundantly,
for that is one of the best forms of worship. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) said: «The one who eats and is grateful is like
the one who fasts and shows patience» (Reported by Al-Hakim). Whoever
is not grateful for little blessings will not grateful for big blessings. When it
was said to Abu Al-Mughirah (may Allah have mercy on him): how did you
enter the morning? He said: «We entered the morning drowning in
blessings, incapable of gratitude».
}‫{ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌﱍ‬
{And if you should count the favour of Allah, you could not enumerate
them.} [Ibraheem: 34]
All people are either tested, either with wellbeing – so that their
gratitude can be tested; or with a misfortune – so that their patience may be
tested.
Thus, it is obligatory upon you – O servants of Allah – to combine
patience and gratefulness with the fear of Allah, to be the best of Allah’s
worshippers from the people.
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upon His Prophet…
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Good Character (1)

Amma ba‘d:
O Slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, and grasp
onto the most trustworthy handhold from the religion of Islam.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah has ordained for His servants a variety of good deeds and acts of
worship. He commanded us and the nations before us with an act of worship
which brings the servant near to his Lord, and makes his scales heavy on the
Day of Resurrection. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessing be upon
him) said: «Nothing is heavier on the believer's scale on the Day of
Judgment than good character» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi). It raises his rank
and it increases his good deeds, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) said: «Verily, a man attains the same rank as
someone who fasts and prays through his good character» (Reported by
Ahmed). Its reward multiplies even if it is something small. The Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Do not consider any act of
goodness as being insignificant even if it is meeting your brother with a
cheerful face» (Reported by Muslim).
And the best of creation is the believer who has good character. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Verily, from
the best amongst you are those who have the best character» (Reported
by Bukhari and Muslim). It is the most common reason for people entering
Paradise. «The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) was asked the deed which most commonly leads people to Jannah. He
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 13th of Jumada Al-Ula
1430AH.
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replied, Fear of Allah and good character» (Reported by

At-Tirmidhi). Through it, the faith of the believer is completed. The Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «The most perfect
believer in faith is the best of them in character» (Reported by Ahmed). The
highest levels in the Hereafter are for those with good character. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «I guarantee a
house in the highest of Paradise for those who had made their character
good» (Reported by Abu Dawood). Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on
him) said: «the religion is good character, for whoever surpasses you in good
character; has surpassed you in religion». The Prophet (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate to his Lord in his prayers to
attain it, for he used to say: «Guide me to the best of character for no one
can guide to the best of it, except You. Protect me from bad character for
no one can protect against it except You» (Reported by Muslim). And he
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) would say: «O Allah you have
perfected my creation, so perfect my character» (Reported by Ahmed). Ibn
Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «The fear of Allah is not
completed except through good character».
And the closest people to the Messengers on the Day of Resurrection
are the best of them in character. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) said: «Indeed the most beloved among you to me,
and the nearest to me on the Day of Judgment are the best of you in
character» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi). The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) used to instruct his companions to have good
character. He said to Muadh (may Allah be pleased with him): «Fear Allah
wherever you are, and follow a sin with a good deed to wipe it out, and
treat the people with good character» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi). It saves a
person by Allah’s mercy from the Fire. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) said: «Protect yourself from the Fire even with half
of a date. If you are unable to, then by a pleasant word» (Reported by
And Allah has sent His prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) for call towards righteous character. The Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Verily, I was sent to
perfect righteous character» (Reported by Ahmed). The messengers (peace
be upon them) had the best and highest character. Nuh (peace be upon him),
called his people patiently for nine hundred and fifty years. Ibraheem (peace
be upon him) was generous. Two guests came to him, so he went to his
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family and came with a fat roasted calf. Ismail (peace be upon him) was true
to his promise, and Yusuf (peace be upon him) said to those people who
were the reason for him having to leave his homeland and his imprisonment:
}‫{ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢﲣ‬
{No blame will there be upon you today.} [Yusuf: 92]

Musa (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him): «was a shy and
modest man, who would never show anything of his skin out of modesty»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Isa (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) was dutiful to his mother.
And our prophet Muhammad was the most complete of people in
character. Allah described him by saying:
}‫{ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ‬
{And indeed you are of great moral character.} [Al-Qalam: 4]

He grew up and lived whilst adhering to every noble characteristic, far
from every blameworthy quality. A man called out to him saying: «O best of
creation! Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: That is Ibraheem (peace be
upon him)» (Reported by Muslim).
And he was the most generous of people. He never rejected the
beggar. He had the most cheerful face. Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: «The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
would not see me except he would smile to my face» (Reported by Bukhari
and Muslim). He was the most loyal of people. If one of his companions
became sick, he visited him; and if he did not see him, he would ask about
him. He was the most merciful of people. He would shorten his prayers if he
heard the crying of a child out of fear that he would cause distress to his
mother. He was the most tender of people. If he entered his house, he
worked in the pursuit of his family. He was the greatest among them in
patience. He would leave his home with a stone tied to his stomach out of
hunger, and yet he did not complain. He was the most forgiving of people.
His enemies fought against him and they caused him to bleed, and when he
conquered Makkah, he told them «Go, for you are the free» (Reported by
Al-Bayhaqi). He was the most forbearing of people. His nation harmed him,
so the angel of the mountain asked to crush them between the mountains,
but he refused. He also said to Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): «Upon
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you is to be gentle. Beware of harshness and coarseness» (Bukhari and

Muslim). And he «never struck anything with his hand, neither a woman, nor
a servant» (Reported by Muslim).
And upon this upright way – belief in Allah, and good character, the
Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) continued to tread. They had
immensely great character with the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him). Urwa Ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him)
said describing their condition: «And when he ordered them they would
obey his orders immediately; and when he spoke, they would lower their
voices, and they would not gaze at him sharply out of respect to him»
(Reported by Bukhari). Amr Ibn Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) said,
«No one was more dear to me than the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him), and none was more magnificent in my
eyes than he, never could I stand to catch a full glimpse of his face out of
respect for him. If I am asked to describe his features, I cannot do that;
because I have not looked at him fully» (Reported by Muslim).
And the companions were exemplary in respecting one another. Umar
(may Allah be pleased with him) said: «Abu Bakr was more forbearing and
more dignified than me», and Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): «Abu Bakr
was at the forefront in all good», and the angels were shy of Uthman (may
Allah be pleased with him) because of his modesty.
Wa Ba‘d, Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The servant does not honour himself by the likes of faith in Allah and
gentle character, and the root of good character is Tawheed (monotheism).
Whoever lacks Tawheed will not be benefited by anything else. Aishah (may
Allah be pleased with her) said to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him): «O Messenger of Allah! Ibn Jud’an – one of heads of
Quraysh – used to uphold the ties of kinship, and feed the poor during the
times of ignorance. Would that be of any benefit to him? He said: It will not
benefit him, as he never said: O my Lord, forgive my sins on the Day of
Judgement» (Reported by Muslim).
When the Muslims adorn themselves with the character of the Quran,
society would be reconciled, and they would be righteous conveyors to the
religion by being excellent examples and people of praiseworthy actions.
}‫{ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ‬
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{Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the
ignorant.} [Al-A’raf: 199]
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The character of the believer is to be steadfast in the religion, joyful in
gentleness, and pardoning with goodness, and generous in giving, and
content in his needs, relieving distress, speaking good words, spreading
greetings of peace, being dutiful to the parents, and kind to our neighbours.
Ibn Al-Mubarak said (may Allah have mercy on him): «Good character is a
smiling face, being kind to others, and refraining from harming them».
And Allah has distributed good character amongst the creation just as
He distributed their provision. And the Quran gathers the noble
characteristics, and the best of actions. Aishah (may Allah be pleased with
her) was asked about the character of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) and she said: «His character was the Quran»
(Reported by Ahmed).
So emulate your prophet by adopting the character of the Quran, and
tread upon the way of the noble companions. Be an example to others by
following them in their good character, and you will attain happiness in this
life and the next.
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Forbearance and Deliberateness (1)

Amma ba‘d:
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
A man is raised by faith and good character, and his rank increases in
front of Allah when he combines them both. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) said: « I guarantee a house in the highest of
Paradise for those who had made their character good» (Reported by Abu
Dawood).
Forbearance is the foundation of character, as well as proof of a
person’s complete intellect and self-control. The one who possesses it is a
great individual of high status. He will have a good outcome, and
praiseworthy actions. Sheikh Al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
«Forbearance and patience over harm, and pardoning oppression are the
best characters for the people of the worldly life and the Hereafter. Though
them, a person attains ranks which they could not achieve through fasting
and praying».
And it is from the qualities that Allah loves for His servants, and He
promises those who believe and have this quality that they will attain
forgiveness and paradise. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱓ ﱔ‬
{And who refrain anger.} [Al-Imran: 134]
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 24th of Safar 1432AH.
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Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «This means that they
do not act out of anger with people, rather they avert their evils from them,
and they hope for the reward of this with Allah».
The ones who possess this characteristic most are the Messengers.
Al-Fudhayl said: «From the characters of the Prophets is forbearance,
deliberateness, and performing the night prayer». Allah praised Ibraheem
(peace be upon him) for his forbearance. He said:
}‫{ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ‬
{Indeed, Ibraheem was forbearing, grieving and returning to Allah.}

[Hud: 75]
And he was given good tidings of a boy who possessed forbearance.
}‫{ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ‬
{So we gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.} [Al-Saffat: 101]

And Nuh (peace be upon him) called his people to the worship of Allah;
but they put their fingers in their ears out of arrogance, and they said about
him:
}‫{ﱜ ﱝ‬
{A mad man and he was repelled.} [Al-Qamar: 9]

So he was forbearing with them for nine hundred and fifty years. Musa
(peace be upon him) was accused by his people of being insane, and they
challenged him with magic, and they plotted to kill him. However, he was
forbearing with them:
}‫{ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ‬
{Then Allah cleared him, of what they said. And he, in the sight of Allah,
was distinguished.} [Al-Ahzab: 69]
And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessing be upon him) spoke
about one of the prophets who was attacked by his people and they made
him bleed. But he wiped the blood from his face, and said: «My Lord forgive
my people for they do not know» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And our Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) met abuse and ridicule from his people, and he used to say to
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Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): «Verily I faced from your people
what I faced (i.e. a lot of harm and difficulty)» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim). The angel of the mountains came to him saying to him: «If you
want, I will bring together the two mountains to crush them in between, but
the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: I rather
hope that Allah will produce from their descendants people who will
worship Allah alone, and will not associate any partners to Him» (Reported
by Bukhari and Muslim). A Bedouin saw the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) and pulled his garment violently which left an imprint
on his neck, and he said: «O Muhammad! Give me some of Allah's property
which you have. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
turned towards him, smiled and ordered that he be given something»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). His forbearance extended even towards
servants. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said about him: «I served the
Messenger of Allah for ten years, by Allah and he never said 'Uff' to me»
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) praised
those companions who possessed the quality of forbearance. He said to
Ashajj Abdul-Qays «Indeed within your are two qualities which Allah loves:
forbearance and deliberateness» (Reported by Muslim). Abu Bakr (may
Allah be pleased with him) surpassed others in faith, complete
companionship to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him), and the noble attributes he had adorned himself with. The companions
testified to that. Umar (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said
about him «Abu Bakr is more forbearing than me and more dignified».
And bravery is in the strength of the heart and its steadfastness. It does
not become unsettled by the speech of the ignorant nor the action of the
foolish, and the strong person is the one who controls himself at the time of
anger. Thus, he does what rectifies his situation. As for the one who is
overcome at the time of his anger, then he is weak. The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) praised the one who controls himself at
the time of anger. He said: «The strong person is not the one who can
wrestle and overcome others, rather the truly strong person is the one who
controls himself at the time of anger» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Tolerating the fool and overlooking the ignorant is better than
imitating them. Whoever is silent in response to the ignorant has given him
a broadened response and a painful punishment. A man said to Dhirar Ibn
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Al-Qa’qa’ (may Allah be pleased with him): «By Allah! if you said to me one
curse word, you would hear from me ten. So Dhirar said to him: If you said
ten of them to me, you would not hear from me a single one». And a man
insulted Ash-Sha’bi (may Allah be pleased with him), so he responded: «If I
am as you say, may Allah forgive me. And if I am not as you say may Allah
forgive you».
And whoever pardons the creation; Allah pardons him. Ibn Al-Qayyim
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: «The slave is treated in his sins just as
he treats the people in their sins…, and the reward is similar to the action.
Whoever pardons, Allah pardons him; and whoever forgives his brother in
his bad treatment to him, Allah forgives his bad actions; and whoever
disregards and overlooks, Allah overlooks his mistakes; and whoever
examines others thoroughly, Allah will treat him similarly».
Anger corrupts a person’s character, actions, mind, and chivalry. It was
said to Ibn Al-Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him): «Summarise good
character for us in one word. he said: Leaving anger».
And leaving anger is the advice of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him). A man came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) and he said: «Instruct me, he said: Do not get angry.
The man repeated his request multiple times, and the response was: Do not
get angry» (Reported by Bukhari). The man said: «I thought about what the
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said, and
I found that anger gathers all evil» (Reported by Ahmed).
The intellect weakens at times of anger; which leads to false speech
and concealing the truth. From the supplication of the Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) was to say: «And I ask you [to make me
utter] the word of truth during contentment and anger» (Reported by
Nasa’i). Anger prevents justice between people. The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: «No judge must give judgment
between two people when he is angry» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And a man may lose something from his wealth because of anger. Jabir
(may Allah be pleased with him) said: «We travelled with the Messenger of
Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) on the campaign to Batn
Buwat…, the camel of a man from the Ansar turned as He made it kneel and
mounted it, then he tried to make it stand up, but it would not stand. He
rebuked it and said, May Allah curse you. The Messenger of Allah (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who is cursing his camel? He
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said: It is me, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Get down from it, for no cursed
thing should accompany us. Do not supplicate against yourselves, do not
supplicate against your children, and do not supplicate against your
wealth, lest that coincide with an hour when Allah is asked and He
responds to your prayers» (Reported by Muslim). Ibn Rajab (may Allah have
mercy on him) said: «This all indicates that the supplication of the angry
person may be responded to if it coincides the hour of acceptance, and it is
prohibited to supplicate against oneself, and his family, and his wealth while
angry».
And if man becomes angry he says that which he doesn't know, and
regrets what he may do, such as; disobedience to his parents, or cutting off
ties of kinship, or separating himself from his wife, or leaving companions of
his, or abusing others, or saying forbidden words including: slander, curses,
and immorality, and other forms of oppression and aggression. This gives
rise to worry, sadness, and loneliness, and he may be punished from what
resulted from him in anger by a legal penalty, or a punishment in the
Hereafter.
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to
command whoever becomes angry to take the means to repel anger. He
commanded to seek refuge from the devil; for he is the reason for anger and
aggression. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) saw
a man so angry that his face became red, and he said: «Verily I know a word
if he said it, it would disperse from him what is within him. If he had said:
‘I seek refuge from the devil’; it will remove what is within him» (Reported
by Bukhari and Muslim). He also prohibited the angry person from speech
besides seeking refuge. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) said: «If one of you becomes angry, he should be silent»
(Reported by Ahmed). If that person is close to water he should perform
wudhu (ablution). The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «Indeed, anger is from the devil, and indeed the devil has been
created from fire, and verily fire is put out by water. Therefore, if of you
becomes angry he should perform ablution» (Reported by Ahmed). He
commanded to change the position which one is in. The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: «If anyone of you becomes angry
and he is standing, he should sit down. If the anger does not go, he should
lie down» (Reported by Abu Dawood).
From a person’s self worth and high aspiration is to be above cursing.
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Turning away from the ignorant is protection one’s honour and religion, and
from the attributes of the believers is as Allah said:
}‫{ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ‬
{And when the ignorant address them they say peace.} [Furqan: 63]
Whoever becomes angry should remember the forbearance of Allah
with him, and fear His punishment; for Allah’s power and ability over you is
greater than your ability over the creation. He should remember what
results from anger of sorrow and regret, and be cautious of the result of
enmity and retribution and the malicious joy of enemies in what has inflicted
him. The believer should feel the reward of pardoning and graciously
forgiving, and he should remember that the worldly life is less than for one
to be angry for it.
And whoever is not forbearing should push himself towards
forbearance. Al-Ahnaf said; «I am not a forbearing person but I strive hard
to have forbearance». If an individual infringes upon what his anger
commands him and strives within himself upon that; the evils of anger move
away from him.
}‫{ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ‬
{Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good and turn away from the
ignorant.} [Al-A’raf: 199]
May Allah bless me and you by this Noble Quran…
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Whoever plants forbearance; picks the fruits of peace. Forbearance is
seen at the time of anger. The best of people are those slow in anger and
fast in calming down from it, and the worst of them are the ones who are
fast in anger and slow in calming down from it.
Part of complete intellect is that a person does not allow his anger to
push him to falsehood. Nor does he allow his pleasure to push him away
from the truth.
And beware of haste; for if you are hasty you will miss out on your
portion. Be soft and easy-going to the near and far.
And the wise person repels the anger of others from himself. So he
does not ridicule, mock or belittle them. Nor does he harm their wealth, or
attack their honour by backbiting, slander, or making up lies.
upon His Prophet …
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Generosity (1)
Amma ba‘d:
O Slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, and be
mindful of Him in secret and in open.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah (Exalted is He) is not in need of others. He is absolutely perfect

in His essence, attributes, and actions. His beautiful names are at the highest
level of goodness and beauty, and his high attributes are at the highest level
in highness and majesty.
And from His names (Exalted is He) is Al-Karim (The Generous). He
gave us what we asked for, and has blessed us with what we have not asked
for. If the servant raises his hands to Him, He is shy to return them empty
and disappointed.
His door is open to whoever supplicates to Him, and His provisions and
treasures encircles his servants they do not decrease from giving. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said, «Allah’s hand
is full. It is not decreased by spending; it is bountiful through night and day.
And he said: Have you seen what He has expended since He created the
heaven and the earth? Verily, what His hand holds has not decreased»
And He is generous and close to those who ask of Him. There is not a
veil between Him and His servants who ask for their needs:
}‫{ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ‬
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 20th of AH.
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{And when my servants ask you, concerning me- Indeed I am near.
I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.}
[Al-Baqarah: 186]
And He gives to his servants more than what they wish, and in the
Hadith Qudsi: «I have prepared for My pious servants that which no eye
has ever seen, and which no ear has ever heard, and which has not even
been thought of in the heart of man» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And He has forbade His servant to only ask little of Him. Rather, he
should ask Allah as much as he wants, for Allah’s giving is bountiful; so bring
your needs to Him. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him): «If anyone supplicates, he should not say: 'O Allah! forgive me if You
will; O Allah bestow mercy on me if You will.' Let him be definite in his
asking, and have high hopes; for nothing is too great for Him to give»
And His book, (Exalted is He) is noble.
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ‬
{Indeed, it is a noble Quran.} [Al-Waqiah: 77]

Whoever recites and acts by it, Allah is generous with him.
And Allah gives a great reward for small righteous actions.
}‫{ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃﲄ‬
{Whoever comes with a good deed will have ten times like it.}
[Al-Anam: 160]
And he multiplies them even more than that for whoever He will. «He
who intended to do good, but did not do it, one good deed would be
recorded for him» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). He rewards whoever
obeys Him in the years of his short life, with everlasting bliss in the hereafter,
and He bestows His favour upon them by allowing them to see His face,
(Exalted is He).
Generosity is a commendable attribute in a man, and a sign of the
pureness of his heart and inside. Sheikh Al-Islam said: «The mother of all
virtues are knowledge, religion, generosity, and courage». It is from the good
attributes; it is not found within a believer except that Allah raises him
through it. When the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
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first arrived in Madinah, he encouraged the people saying: «O people,
exchange greetings of peace, feed the people, and pray when others are
asleep, you will enter Jannah in peace» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi).
And it is an act of worship. The heaviest thing on the scales is good
character. Al-Hasan Al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «Good
character is generosity and kindness». Every morning, two angels descend
and «one of them says: O Allah, give increase to the one who spends; and
the other says: O Allah, bring destruction to one who withholds» (Reported
by Bukhari and Muslim). The Muslim should wish to perform this act of
worship. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«There is no envy except in two matters: a man to whom Allah has given
property, empowering him to dispose of it on what is right; and a man to
whom Allah has given wisdom who acts according to it and teaches it»
And Allah (Exalted is He), is the All-Knowing and He loves the scholars.
He is generous and He loves the generous. He is excellent and He loves those
who are excellent. Generosity is from the characteristics of good men and
from the qualities of the righteous. The most generous among the people
are the prophets of Allah. Messengers from Allah came to Ibrahim (peace be
upon him) in the from of humans with glad tidings. He was unaware that
they were angels. Therefore, he honoured them. He slaughtered a fat calf
for them, and he roasted it on hot rocks, and he did not delay in bringing it
to them:
}‫{ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ‬
{And did not delay in bringing them a roasted calf.} [Hud: 69]
And Musa (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was
described by Allah that he was generous
}‫{ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ‬
{And we had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and
there came to them a generous messenger.} [Al-Dukhan: 17]
And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said
about Yusuf (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him),
«The honourable, the son of the honourable, the son of the
honourable, the son of the honourable» (Reported by Bukhari).
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upon him) was the most generous of people and the best in giving. His soul
was generous, and his hand was open. It never happened that Allah's
Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was asked
anything for the sake of Islam and he did not give that. There came to him a
person and he gave him a large flock of sheep and goats and he went back
to his people and said: My people, embrace Islam, for Muhammad gives so
much charity as if he has no fear of poverty» (Reported by Muslim). He wore
a cloak, and a man told him: «Give me the cloak as a gift, it is incredibly
beautiful! So he gave it to him» (Reported by Bukhari). Wealth would come
to him and he would distribute it among the people. In Hunain, he gave
Safwan ibn Umayyah a hundred camels. Then he gave him another hundred,
followed by another hundred, Safwan said: «By Allah, Allah's Messenger
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) has given me what he has
given me and he was the most detested person amongst people in my eyes.
But he continued giving to me until now he is the dearest of people to me»
(Reported by Muslim). There came to him great wealth from Bahrain, and
that was the most wealth that had come to the Messenger of Allah (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him); and he said: «Distribute it in the
mosque. Al-Abbas went to him, and said: O Allah's Messenger! Give me
something, because I gave ransom for myself and Aqeel. He replied to him:
Take, so he filled his garment with it and tried to carry it away but he failed
to do so. Then he left some of it, and lifted it on his shoulders» (Reported by
Bukhari).
And if he had more than that, he would have spent it to attain the
pleasure of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) said: «If I had gold similar to Uhud, I would not like to keep
any of it more than three days, except what I put aside to pay a debt»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Rather, from his generosity is that he
would promise the people wealth before it would reach him. He said to Jabir:
«If the wealth of Bahrain comes, I will give you such-and-such» (Reported
by Bukhari and Muslim). Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) said: the
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to give gifts that
failed to be given by the kings; like: Kisra and Ceaser».
And the most generous of people after our prophet Muhammad (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) are the unique companions. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded charity
to be given; so Umar came with half of his wealth, and Abu Bakr came with
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all of his wealth. Uthman had prepared the Army of Difficulty; and the
prophet peace and blessing be upon him said praising him: «Whatever
'Uthman does after today will not harm him» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi),
Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) hosted a man, and his wife said
to him: «We have got nothing except the meals of my children. He said,
Prepare your meal, light your lamp and put your children to sleep if they ask
for dinner. So she prepared her meal, lit her lamp and made her children
sleep. Then she stood up pretending to mend her lamp, but she turned it off.
Then both of them pretended to be eating, but they really went to bed
hungry. In the morning, they went to Allah's Messenger (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) who said: Allah laughed -or: wondered- at what
you did last night» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). «And Ibn Umar did
not eat until a poor person came to eat with him» (Reported by Bukhari).
Generosity has a number of paths. Spending on oneself is excellence.
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «When
Allah give any of you some good, he should spend first on himself and his
family» (Reported by Muslim). Spending on one’s wife and children to take
care of their needs is from the greatest of acts. «Of the dinar you spend as
a contribution in Allah's path, or to set free a slave, or as charity given to a
needy, or to support your family, the one yielding the greatest reward is
that which you spent on your family» (Reported by Muslim). «Verily, when
a Muslim spends on his family seeking reward for it from Allah, it counts
for him as charity» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Also, part of generosity is loyalty. Honouring the friends of your
parents, and generosity towards the neighbour is part of faith. The
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «He
who believes in Allah and the last day should honour his neighbour»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Part of being good to your neighbour is
sending food to them, and sharing with them whatever one’s own family
eats. The Messenger of Allah says: «Whenever you prepare a broth, put
plenty of water in it, and share some of it with your neighbours» (Reported
by Muslim). Hosting guests is from the noble qualities and generous
character; the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«He who believes in Allah and the last day should honour his guest»
And whoever has no money, let his words be pleasant, for the pleasant
word is a form of giving. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) said: «Fear The Fire even if it were half of a date. If you are
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unable to, then by a pleasant word» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Also, being good to others by alleviating distress and worry is from
generosity and giving. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «Every act of kindness is charity» (Bukhari and Muslim). Ali (may
Allah be pleased with him) said: «Do not be shy in giving the little, for not
giving at all is less than that, and do not be cowardly upon the plenty for you
are more than that».
And the most generous of actions are the ones by which the Face of
Allah is intended, and the most generous of people are those most obedient
to Allah. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵﱶ‬
{Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most
righteous of you.} [Al-Hujurat: 13]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked:
«Who is the most noble of all people? He said: The most noble person is the
one who is most pious.» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
So adorn yourself with being generous with your wealth. Be generous
within yourself and rank and wealth, and strive to obey and worship your
Lord, and you will be from the happy people.
}‫{ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ‬
{And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you,

and you will not be wronged.} [Al-Baqarah: 272]
May Allah bless me and you by the great Quran…
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Generosity covers a person’s faults. It is from the excellent qualities of
the religion, and an evidence of a person’s good thoughts of Allah. It is a
moderate quality between spending excessively, and being stingy. Allah (The
Mighty and Majestic) said:
}‫{ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑ‬
{And those who, when they spend, do not do so excessively or

sparingly but are ever, between that, moderate.} [Al-Furqan: 67]
And the honourable person is the one who Allah has honoured with
His obedience even if he is poor, and the humiliated person is the one who
Allah humiliates with His disobedience even if he is rich. So strive to be
generous and adorn yourselves with it; you will succeed, and attain good
from your Lord.
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Loyalty and Fulfilling Promises(1)

Amma ba‘d:
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The human soul is completed through the servitude to Allah and good
dealings with the creation. Allah has ordained for His servants to adopt
excellency in their matters, and He has forbidden them from lowliness in
them. Loyalty is from the foundation in building a society and the upright
livelihood. It is from generous character, and a trait of the noble souls. It is
returning kindness to whoever has performed a favour for you, or extended
to you a hand.
And the greatest covenant that must be fulfilled is loyalty with Allah,
to worship him alone and to not associate anything with him. He (Exalted is
He) said:
} ‫{ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ‬
{Fulfil my covenant that I will fulfil your covenant.} [Al-Baqarah: 40]

And the most loyal of creation in this covenant are the Prophets. Allah
(Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ‬
{And Ibraheem, who fulfilled.} [Al-Najm: 37]
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 25th of Al-Muharram
1433AH.
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Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «He fulfilled everything
that had been ordained to him. He acted upon it all, may Allah’s blessings be
upon him».
And from the greatest loyalty is loyalty towards the Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) by obeying him, and following his
guidance, and treading in his footsteps. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗﲘ‬
{And whatever the messenger has given you take and what he has
forbidden you refrain from.} [Al-Hashr: 7]
Loyalty is from the nature of noble men, and it is a sign of the
honourable soul and good character. The most loyal of people are the
messengers of Allah. Musa knew the right of his brother Harun (peace be
upon them both), so he asked his Lord to make him an associate with him in
delivering His message:
}‫{ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ * ﲾ ﲿ * ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ * ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ‬
{And appoint for me a minister from my family. Harun my brother.

Increase through him my strength. And let him share in my task.}
[Taha: 29-32]
upon him) was loyal to those who aided him in conveying the message of his
Lord. Al-Mut’im bin Adi did not allow the polytheists to abuse the Messenger
of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) before the migration,
and he remembered this favour and said about the captives of Badr: «If
Al-Mut’im Ibn Adi had been alive and spoken to me about those filthy ones,
I would have freed them for him» (Reported by Al-Bukhari).
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) was loyal to his companions. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)
was the best of companions. He aided the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) with his wealth and soul, and he was the best of them
in companionship to him. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) said: «If I were to take a close friend from my nation, I would
have chosen Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion» (Reported
by Bukhari and Muslim).
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) sent
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Uthman Ibn Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) to Quraish in Makkah on
the day of Hudaybiyah, but he was delayed in returning; so the Messenger
of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded his
companions to pledge allegiance. The people all pledged their allegiance and
then he said - fulfilling the right of Uthman for his service of Islam -: «Indeed
Uthman is busy with the affair of Allah and the affair of His Messenger,
then he put one of his hands on the other. He said: This is on behalf of
Uthman. And the hand of the Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) for Uthman better than their own hands for themselves»
(Reported by At-Tirmidhi). And he prayed for the martyrs of Uhud after eight
years of their martyrdom, as if he were bidding them farewell (Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim). He prayed over the grave of the black slave girl who
used to sweep the masjid. When he Ansar aided the migrants, the Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for them and
their offspring, for he said: «O Allah, forgive the Ansar, the offspring of the
Ansar, and the offspring of the offspring of the Ansar» (Reported by
Muslim).
And none of the companions did a favour for the Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him), except that he paid them back. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «There is no
favour due upon us from anyone, except that we have repaid him, with the
exception of Abu Bakr. Verily upon us, there is a favour due to him, which
Allah will repay him on the Day of Judgement» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi).
He has commanded that his companions be loved even after his death. He
said : «Do not curse my companions, do not curse my companions. By Him
in Whose Hand is my life, if one amongst you spent as much gold as Uhud,
it would not amount to as much as one Mudd on behalf of one of them or
half of it» (Reported by Muslim). His loyalty has extended to his nation, and
that is in most severe situation. He said: «Every prophet has a supplication
which receives an answer. Every prophet made his supplication in this
world, I have kept mine till the day of resurrection to be used in
intercession for my people, and if Allah wills, it will reach those of my
people who have died without associating anything with Allah» (Reported
The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) also followed in
this great character of loyalty. When the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) passed away, Abu Bakr said to the companions:
«Whoever had a promise from the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings
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be upon him) or was owed any debt should come to me. Jabir said: Allah's
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) had said to me: In
case there comes to us the wealth of Bahrain I shall give you
such-and-such. Abu Bakr took a handful and gave that to me, and asked me
to count them. I counted them as five hundred dinars and he said: Take
double of this» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sent out the army of Usamah
Ibn Zaid because of its extreme need after the death of Prophet Muhammad
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), and he used to say: «I shall
not leave a matter that I had seen the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) do, except that I did it».
And the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) preserved for
Abu Bakr his position and his preceding in Islam. They agreed to pledge to
him as the Caliph after the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him). Abu Bakr knew the position of Umar in the eyes of the Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), as the Prophet (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) used to often say: «I came with Abu Bakr and
Umar; I entered with Abu Bakr and Umar; I went out with Abu Bakr and
Umar». Therefore, Abu Bakr passed the caliphate after him to Umar.
And loyalty is greatly important with one’s parents. They endured
hardship for your ease, and stayed awake for your sleep. The father toiled
for your livelihood, and your mother carried you in hardship and delivered
you in hardship. The first obligation Allah had imposed from the rights of the
creation is to be dutiful to your parents. Allah (Exalted is He) says:
}‫{ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎﲏ‬
{And your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him,
and to your parents good treatment.} [Al-Isra: 23]
And from loyalty towards them is to supplication for them:
}‫{ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ‬
{And say My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when
I was small.} [Al-Isra: 24]
Furthermore, to be obedient to them except in Allah’s disobedience,
and treating them kindly and making them happy. Also, part of being dutiful
towards them is to allow them to see the fruits of their efforts upon their
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children, in them being on a path of uprightness and righteousness. And part
of loyalty towards them is to be generous to their friends after their death.
A Bedouin passed by Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)
and Ibn Umar said to him: «Aren’t you so and so? He said: Yes, so he gave
him his donkey and turban and said: Mount the donkey and tie the turban
round your head. Some of his companions said: May Allah pardon you, you
gave to this Bedouin the donkey on which you ride and the turban which you
tied round your head. Thereupon he said: Verily I heard Allah's Messenger
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) as saying: Verily, from the
best acts of dutifulness is the kind treatment of a person to the loved ones
of his father after his death, and the father of this person was a friend of
Umar» (Reported by Muslim).
Part of loyalty is the loyalty between spouses. They have been put
together by a great covenant. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ‬
{And they have taken from you a solemn covenant?} [Al-Nisa: 21]
And Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her) aided the
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) with her wealth, and
was loyal to him. He has given children through her. She was the first
believer in him from the women, and she was helped him to be firm when
the revelation descended upon him. She was the best wife to her husband
in her life. Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «She was keen to
his made him happy with everything she could, and she never did anything
to anger him ever».
So the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
returned her loyalty with loyalty greater than it. He was grateful for her
kindness, and he continued to remember her after her death. He would say
about her: «Indeed I was bestowed her love» (Reported by Muslim).
«Whenever he slaughtered a sheep, he would cut it into pieces and then
send them to the friends of Khadija. He would say, Khadija was such-and-
such, and from her I was given children» (Reported by Bukhari), An-Nawawi
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: «This is all an evidence encouraging
loyalty and preserving love, and protecting the sacredness of the companion
and associate in his life and after his death, and being generous to the family
of that companion».
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Also from loyalty is loving the scholars, as well as revering and
honouring them; for they are the carriers of religion and the inheritors of the
Messengers. At-Tahawi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: «And the
scholars of the predecessors, the ones who came before and after, from the
followers of the people of narrations, and the people of jurisprudence,
should not be mentioned except in goodness». Imam Ahmed (may Allah
have mercy on him) said: «I have not slept since thirty years; except that I
supplicate for Ash-Shafi’i and I seek forgiveness for him».
And the companion deserves loyalty, which is shown through
gratitude for the actions, guarding his secret, remembering his kindness,
praising him, protecting him from harm, and to be generous to him and his
children. Whoever has been kind to you, try to compensate him for it. If you
cannot, then supplicate for him; as that is a part of loyalty.
}‫{ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ‬
{Is the reward for good anything but good?} [Al-Rahman: 60]
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Loyalty is the truth of the tongue and acting accordingly as well, and
loyalty gives a person a level of bliss and happiness that cannot be described.
It also gives the receiver of loyalty the desire to be dutiful and reciprocate.
Whoever denies a favour is a person who has low aspirations in being loyal.
Let actions such as giving and other than it be sincere for the Face of
Allah. Therefore, if anyone rejects to return the favour you did this should
not sadden you; for you are seeking the reward for the favour from Allah
and not from the human, in compliance to the word of Allah:
}‫{ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ‬
{We feed you only for the face of Allah. We do not want any reward or
gratitude from you.} [Al-Insan: 9]
So strive to be loyalty; for it is a means to the soundness of the heart
and growth. Try to adorn yourself with every noble etiquette, and
praiseworthy attribute, for that is the sign of triumph and success.
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Mercy (1)
Amma ba‘d:
O Slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, for Allah does
not accept other than the fear of Him, and He does have mercy except upon
its people.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The religion is founded upon fulfilling the rights of Allah and the rights
of his creation. The right of Allah is to worship Him and to not associate
alongside him any entity, and the rights of the creation is to treat them well
and to have good character with them.
There is a great quality that Allah has placed between His creation. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said about it: «Allah
created one hundred parts of mercy and He distributed one amongst His
creation and kept the other ninety-nine parts with Himself for the Day of
Resurrection» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Allah mentioned it before
mentioning the blessing of knowledge:
}‫{ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ‬
{And they found a servant from among Our servants to whom We had
given mercy from Us and had taught him from Us a certain knowledge.}
[Al-Kahf: 65]
And Allah loves who have this attribute, and He praised His servants
who encourage one another to have it:
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 29th of Jumada Al-Ula
1436AH.
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}‫{ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ‬
{And then being among those who believed and advised one another
to patience and advised one another to compassion.} [Al-Balad: 17]
The structural foundation of fulfilling the obligatory rights of the slaves
depends on it (such as zakat), as well as that which is recommended (such
as forgiveness and voluntary charity). Sheikh Al-Islam (may Allah have mercy
on him) said: «Man should intend to aid the creation and to be good to them,
and this is the mercy that Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) was sent with».
And it is a blessing from Allah which He gives to whom He wills from
His servants. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said
to a Bedouin man who was not merciful towards his children: «What can I
do if Allah has deprived you of mercy?!» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And whenever Allah intends good for His slave, He places mercy in his heart:
}‫{ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ‬
{It is He who sent down tranquillity.} [Al-Fath: 4]
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: «This refers to
mercy».
}‫{ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦﱧ‬
{Into the hearts of the believers that they would increase in faith along
with their faith.} [Al-Fath: 4]
The slave’s portion of it is dependent upon his portion of guidance.
The most complete of believers in faith are the greatest of them in mercy.
Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋﱌ‬
{Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are

forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves.} [Al-Fath: 29]
And Allah has described the believers with His statement:
}‫{ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ‬
{Humble towards the believers.} [Al-Maidah: 54]
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Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: «humbleness
here refers to mercy». The heart being full of mercy is a sign of happiness,
and it is a means of receiving Allah's mercy. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) said: «The merciful are shown mercy by The
Most Merciful. Be merciful on the earth, and you will be shown mercy from
Who is above the heavens» (Reported by Abu Dawood). From those who
will enter paradise are people whose hearts were filled with mercy and
softness alongside faith. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) said: «The people of Paradise are three: A just successful ruler,
the person who is merciful and kind-hearted towards his relatives and to
every Muslim, and the pious person who has a large family and refrains
from begging» (Reported by Muslim).
And the hardening of hearts is caused by them being void of it. Allah
dispraised nations by saying:
}‫{ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ‬
{Then your hearts became hardened after that.} [Al-Baqarah: 74]

Al-Baghawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «They dried up, and
the dryness of the heart is the removal of mercy and softness from it». That
is the sign of wretchedness. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) said: «Mercy is only removed from the wretched individual»
(Reported by Abu Dawood).
He who does not have mercy upon the creation will not be treated
mercifully by Allah. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «He who is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully
by Allah» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). And the Prophet renounced
the one who disdained the effects of mercy. Allah's Messenger (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) kissed Al-Hasan Ibn Ali (may Allah be
pleased with them both) while Al-Aqra ibn Habis At-Tamimi (may Allah be
pleased with him) was sitting besides him. Al-Aqra said, «I have ten children
and I have never kissed anyone of them. Allah's Messenger (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said, Whoever is not merciful to others
will not be treated mercifully» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Ibn Battal
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: «Having mercy on the young children,
embracing them, kissing them, and being affectionate to them are all actions
which Allah is pleased with and He rewards a person for. Kissing a young
child, carrying him and being affectionate with him bring about the mercy of
Allah».
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And the most deserving people of one’s mercy are the parents. Allah
}‫{ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ‬
{And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy.} [Al-Isra: 24]
And the best of children are those who are most merciful to their
parents:
}‫{ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ‬
{So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better
than him in purity and nearer to mercy.} [Al-Kahf: 81]
And the mercy of the believers with one other makes them like one
body. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «You
see the believers in their mercy among themselves and showing love
among themselves and being kind, resembling one body, If any part of the
body is not well then the whole body remains sleepless and affected by
fever alongside it» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). The law of Islam has
also encouraged treated animals mercifully. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) said: «And the sheep, if you have mercy for it,
Allah will have mercy for you» (Reported by Ahmed).
And the believer has mercy for the nonbeliever for his lack of guidance;
and he hates him, for his lack of faith. Whoever’s foot slips into disobedience
is deserving of mercy through advice, and supplication for his guidance.
When a man who had drunk wine was brought to the Prophet of Allah (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) he said: «Beat him. Abu Hurairah
said: Some of us struck him with their hands, some with their sandals and
some with their garments. When he left, some of the people said: May Allah
disgrace you! He told them: Do not say that and help the devil in
overpowering him, but to say: May Allah have mercy on you» (Reported by
Ahmed).
And the greatest of creation in mercy are the prophets of Allah. They
strived to guide the creation and they called to their people in every way to
save them from destruction. They were patient upon their harm, and they
did not rush in seeking their punishment. Adam (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) weeps when he sees the people of the fire from his
descendants. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
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said in the story of the Night Journey and the Ascension: «I asked Jibril: who
is this? He replied: This is Adam, and these groups on his right and on his
left are the souls of his descendants. Those on his right are the people of
Paradise and the groups on his left side are the inmates of Hell. When he
looks towards his right side, he laughs; and when he looks towards his left
side, he weeps» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim)
Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was compassionate to his nation. He said
to his Lord:
}‫{ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ‬
{So whoever follows me then he is of me and whoever disobeys me

Indeed you are forgiving and merciful.} [Ibraheem: 36]
And from the softness of his heart, he argued with the angels to not
destroy the nation of Lut; out of hope that they may believe.
And Musa (peace be upon him) had mercy upon the two women. He
gave water to their flocks for them, and he was from those of determination.
His mercy (peace be upon him) extended to this nation; for he encouraged
our prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) to
return to his Lord to lessen the number of obligatory prayers upon his
nation. Thus, Ar-Rabb (the Lord) – Mighty and Majestic – lessened them
from fifty obligatory prayers to five prayers. Allah also made Yahya (peace
be upon him) a kind and affectionate person. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍﱎ ﱏ ﱐ‬
{And [We gave him] affection from us and purity and he was fearing of
Allah.} [Maryam: 13]
Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «The meaning of the
verse is: We gave mercy from Us and affection upon the servants; so that he
can call them to the obedience of their Lord, and perform righteous actions
with sincerity».
And Isa (peace be upon him), had been made by Allah to be dutiful to
his mother and he was not a wretched tyrant lacking in mercy.
}‫{ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ‬
{And made me dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a

wretched tyrant.} [Maryam: 32]
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And there was a prophet who was attacked by his people until they
caused him to bleed. He wiped the blood from his face, and said: «My Lord
forgive my people, for they do not know». (Agreed upon).
upon him) was the most merciful of creation of Allah. From among his names
is «The Prophet of Mercy» (Reported by An-Nasai). When it was said to him:
«Supplicate against the polytheists, he said: I have not been sent as the
invoker of curse, but I have been sent as mercy» (Reported by Muslim).
When his people harmed him, the angel of the mountains called out to him,
greeted him, and said: «O Muhammad! If you want, I will bring together the
two mountains to crush them in between. However, the Messenger of Allah
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Rather, I hope
that Allah will produce from their descendants people who will worship
Allah alone, without associating any partners with Him» (Reported by
Allah has sent him as a mercy to the creation in general. He said:
}‫{ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ‬
{And we have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds.}

[Al-Anbiya: 107]
Whoever accepted this mercy, and was grateful for this blessing will
be happy in this world and the Hereafter. On the other hand, whoever
rejects it and denies it; loses this world and the next. Allah has also sent him
as a special mercy for the believers. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽﲾ‬
{A mercy to those who believe among you.} [Al-Tawbah: 61]

He cared for his nation; «The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) recited the Words of Allah (the Exalted and the Glorious) about
Ibraheem (peace blessings be upon him) who said:
‫{ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫﱬ‬
}‫ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ‬
{O my Lord! They have led astray many among mankind. But

whosoever follows me, he verily, is of me. And whoever disobeys me, then
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then surely You are Forgiving and Merciful} [Ibrahim: 36].
And 'Isa (peace blessings be upon him) said:
}‫{ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ‬
{If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them,
verily, You, only You, are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise} [Al-Maidah: 118].
Then he raised up his hands and said, O Allah! My nation, my nation,
and wept; Allah, the Exalted, said: O Jibril! Go to Muhammad – and your
Lord is most knowledgeable, and ask him: 'What makes you weep? So Jibril
(peace be upon him) came to him and asked him, and the Messenger of Allah
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) informed him what he had
said – and Allah most knowing. Upon this Allah said: O Jibril! Go to
Muhammad and say: 'Verily, We will please you with regard to your
Ummah and will never displease you» (Reported by Muslim). An-Nawawi
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: «This is one of the hadeeths which gives
this nation hope, or it is the hadith that gives them the most hope».
He was merciful with his companions, «Sa`d ibn Ubada became ill, so
the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit him
with some of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). When he
came to him, he found him surrounded by his household, and he asked: Has
he died? They said, No, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) wept and, when the people saw the
weeping of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) they
all wept» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). And a child who was breathing
heavily and struggling to breath was brought to the Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him), causing him to shed tears. Thereupon,
Sa`d said to him, O Allah's Messenger! What is this? The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is mercy which Allah has put in
the heart of His slaves» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was
merciful to the youth; Malik Ibn Al-Huwayrith said: «We came to the
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and we
were a few young men of approximately equal age and stayed with him for
twenty nights, then he thought that we missed our families, and he asked us
whom we had left behind to look after our families, and we told him. He was
kind-hearted and merciful. He said, Return to your families and teach them
and order them to do good deeds and offer your prayers in the way you
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saw me offering my prayers, and when the time for the prayer comes, then
one of you should pronounce its call, and the eldest of you should lead you
in prayer» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And he was merciful with women, he would shorten the prayer so that
he does not distress the mother and her child. The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: «When I begin the prayer. I intend
to make it long, but I hear a boy crying and shorten my prayer, being aware
of his mother’s emotion because of his crying» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim).
And he was merciful with children. Anas Ibn Malik (may Allah be
pleased with him) said about the prophet: «I have never seen anyone more
merciful to the kids than Allah's Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him)» (Reported by Muslim). And «he (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) was delivering a Khutbah, when Al-Hasan and
Al-Husayn came, walking and falling over, so the Messenger of Allah
Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) descended from
the pulpit and carried them, and placed them in between his hands, then he
said: Allah and his prophet spoke the Truth:
}‫{ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ‬
{Indeed, your wealth and your children are a trial.} [At-Taghabun: 15]
I looked at these two children walking and falling down, and I could
not bear patiently anymore until I interrupted my speech and picked them
up» (Reported by Ahmed), Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him)
said: «This is from his immense mercy and kindness with the young, and his
affection towards them. It is a lesson from him to the nation show mercy,
kindness and softness towards the young».
The most merciful of this ummah were the companions of the Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋﱌ‬
{Forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves.}

[Al-Fath: 29]
The most merciful among them is Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be
pleased with him). Allah combined for him vast knowledge with mercy. Ibn
Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «And likewise, the more a
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man’s knowledge increases, his mercy also increases». The people of
knowledge and righteousness are merciful. They strive upon goodness and
guiding the people, and they do not oppress or wrong the one who opposes
them.
The Islamic law encompasses with its mercy and justice the foe and
the friend, and the reward is similar to the action. Whoever aspires for the
mercy of Allah should have mercy upon the creation. The Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Allah is merciful only to
those of His slaves who are merciful» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Whoever Allah has mercy upon will be submerged in happiness, and he
attains the best outcome in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
}‫{ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ‬
{Is the reward for good but good?} [Al-Rahman: 60]
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The heart is purified from arrogance and belittling people by having
mercy. It is the middle ground between harshness and weakness.
Compassion and mercy are both loved by Allah as long as it is not negligent
of the religion of Allah, like the claim of “leaving the prescribed legal
punishments out mercy for the servants”. If a servant is saved from the trials
of doubts and desires, he finds guidance and mercy. Allah says about the
People of the Cave:
}‫{ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ‬
{They said Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us
from our affair right guidance.} [Al-Kahf: 10]
And from the means of attaining mercy is being dutiful to one’s
parents, preserving the ties of kinship, charity, being good to the distressed
and the sick, visiting the graveyards for men, and reciting the Great Quran
remembering Allah in abundance.
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Shyness is All Good (1)

Amma ba‘d:
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The key to servitude towards Allah and its secret is knowledge of the
names and attributes of Allah, for His names are the best and his attributes
are the most high. Every name and attribute of his has its own specific form
of worship and servitude which is a result of having knowledge about it. Allah
loves His names and attributes, and He loves their effects to be apparent in
His creation. He ordered his servants to invoke Him by them. He said:
}‫{ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧﱨ‬
{And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.}

[Al-A’raf: 180]
And the most loved creation to Allah are those who possess those
attributes that He loves which are not specific only to Allah, and whoever
worships Allah by His attributes becomes closer to Allah’s mercy.
And whoever enumerates His names enters His paradise, and from the
names of Allah is Al-Hayiy (The Modest), and from His attributes is modesty
and shyness. Allah has described himself with this attribute. He said:
}‫{ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳﱴ‬
( 1 ) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 7th of Jumada
Al-Akhirah 1439AH.
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{Indeed, Allah is not modest to present an example that of a mosquito
or what is smaller than it.} [Al-Baqarah: 26]
And the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) mentioned this name of His. He said: «Allah Almighty is Hayiy (Modest)
and Sittir (Concealing), He loves modesty and concealing» (Reported by
Abu Dawood), and He is shy (Exalted is He) to turn away whoever asks him
for anything. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
said: «Your Lord (The Blessed and Most High) is Hayiy (Modest) and Karim
(Generous). He is shy to turn away the hands of a servant when he raises
them to Him empty» (Reported by Abu Dawood). Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah
have mercy on him) said: «The shyness of Allah (Exalted is He), from His
servant cannot be comprehended or understood by the intellect, for it is a
type of shyness accompanied by nobility, kindness, generosity and
magnificence».
And the pinnacle of the noble quality in the creation, the best and
greatest in value and most beneficial of them is modesty and shyness. It is a
character trait that encourages leaving obscenity, and it prevents negligence
in fulfilling the rights of others. It is derived from life (i.e. the Arabic word for
shyness – Haya – is derived from the same root as the Arabic word for life:
Hayat). The level of modesty in a heart will be in accordance with the level
of the heart’s life. The more alive the heart is, the stronger shyness and
modesty in it will be. Shyness has always been like this, and having it is an
obligation since the earlier times of prophethood. There has been no
prophet except that he encouraged his nation to have it, and was sent with
it. It has not been abrogated or changed from the previous laws. That is
because it is a matter that is known to be correct, and its virtue is clear. The
minds have agreed upon its goodness. Thus, something which is like this is
not to be abrogated or replaced. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) said: «One of the things people have learned from
the words of the earliest prophethood is: if you do not feel any shame, do
whatever you like» (Reported by Al-Bukhari).
Shyness is a quality of the best of creation. Allah praised those who
possess it. The angels are described with it. The prophet (may Allah's peace
and blessings be upon him) said regarding Uthman (may Allah be pleased
with him): «Should I not be shy of one whom even the angels are shy of?»
(Reported by Muslim). And the prophets were known by their nations for
shyness. «The creation seek intercession on the day of resurrection from
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Adam and Nuh and Moses may peace be upon the; they will each
remember their sins and become shy» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And Musa (peace be upon him) was shy. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him): «Indeed, Musa was a shy person and used to cover
his body completely because of his extensive shyness» (Reported by
Bukhari).
upon him) was the most modest and shy, and this could be seen in his face;
Abu Said Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him): said: «The Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) had more modesty than a than a
virgin in her concealed room, and when he disliked something, we could
recognise that in his face» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). And the
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) went back and forth
in the ascension of the Night Journey between Musa (peace be upon him)
and his Lord, asking his Lord to reduce the obligatory prayers until he said:
«I became shy from my Lord» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). «When
the prophet married Zaynab daughter of Jahsh; he invited the people, they
ate and left, until three people were left conversing in the house. However,
the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was shy to say
anything to them, so he exited leaving them to converse in the house. As a
result, Allah (the Mighty and Majestic) revealed the following verse:
‫{ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ‬
‫ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ‬
}‫ﲤ ﲥ ﲦﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬﲭ‬
{O you who have believed, do not enter the houses of the Prophet
except when you are permitted for a meal, without awaiting its readiness.
But when you are invited, then enter; and when you have eaten, disperse
without seeking to remain for conversation. Indeed, that [behaviour] was
troubling the Prophet, and he is shy of [dismissing] you. But Allah is not shy
of the truth.} [Al-Ahzab: 53] (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) is the example of
modesty among the companions. One day he entered upon the Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) sat and adjusted his clothes, he was asked
about this; he said: «Verily Uthman is a person who is very modest and I
was afraid that if I permitted him to enter in this state he would not inform
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me of his need» (Reported by Muslim).
And the woman has created upon modesty. It is her adornment and
beauty, as well as her protection and safety. Aisha (may Allah be pleased
with her) said: «It was said: O Messenger of Allah! A virgin may be too shy
to speak. He said: Her consent meaning: in marriage – is her silence»
(Reported by Bukhari). The daughter of the man from Madyan came walking
and the garment of shyness was covering her, and she concealed her face
with her hands and dress. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ‬
{Then one of the two women came to him walking in shyness. She said
Indeed my father invites you that he may reward you for having watered for
us.} [Al-Qasas: 25]
And Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with
her), was so modest and shy that she would cover herself in her own
chamber; out of shyness from Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) after
his burial there. She said (may Allah be pleased with her): «I used to enter
my house in which Allah’s messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) was buried alongside my father, I would remove my garment,
saying that it is only my husband and my father who are here, but when
Umar was buried along with them, I swear by Allah! I did not enter it except
having my clothes wrapped around me; out of shyness from Umar»
And a woman was patient upon hardship and she did accept leaving
her modesty. For that she was given paradise. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be
pleased with them both) told Ata ibn Abi Rabah (may Allah have mercy on
him): «May I show you a woman of Paradise? I said: Yes. He said: This black
woman. She came to Allah's Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) and said: I am subject to seizures and become uncovered, so make
supplication to Allah for me. He replied: If you wish you may endure it and
be rewarded with paradise, but if you wish I shall make supplication to
Allah to cure you. She said: I shall endure it. Then she added: But since I
become uncovered, make supplication to Allah that that may not happen.
He then supplicated for her» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
It is from the noble characteristics which the people of ignorance
remained upon; Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) said – when
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Heraclius asked him about the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him), and he was during that time upon disbelief: «By Allah! If it were
not for shyness on that day that my companions would narrate a lie from
me, I would have lied to him when he asked me about him, but I was
ashamed that they my companions would narrate lies from me, so I told him
the truth» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
Through shyness, happiness and its means are attained. And it is all
good. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«Shyness is all good - or he said: Shyness does not bring anything except
goodness» (Reported by Muslim). Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on
him) said: «Modesty is the source of the heart’s life, and it is the root of all
goodness, and its departure is the departure of all goodness».
And from the best of its goodness is that it conditions the soul upon
praiseworthy qualities, and avoiding blameworthy attributes. If a person’s
shyness is of a high level; he preserves his honour, and he repels his defects,
and he spreads high moral qualities.
And from the beliefs of Ahl As-Sunnah Wa Al-Jama’ah is that faith
comprises of statements, belief and actions, and that shyness is a branch of
faith. The Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«Faith has seventy-odd – or: sixty-odd branches, and modesty is a branch
from faith» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Ibn Hibban (may Allah have
mercy on him) said: «Modesty is from faith, and the believer in paradise, and
modesty is not removed from anyone except through the removal of his
faith». «The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) passed
by a man of the Ansar when he was scorning his brother about modesty:
saying: Verily you are too shy, as if he was saying: You are harmed by it. The
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Leave him alone, for modesty is a part of faith» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim). And Allah does not punish a heart with anything more than
removing shyness from it. Ibn Umar said (may Allah be pleased with them
both); «Modesty and faith are coupled together. If one of them is removed,
the other is removed».
And modesty is an act of worship which encourages other acts of
worship. It leads a person to piety. Whoever is deficient in it will do the
opposite of that. From the biggest factors which prevent a person from
committing sins is shyness. The shy person abstains from sins out of shyness
and faith. If shyness is taken away from the slave; nothing remains to
prevent him from committing obscenity and blameworthy character. The
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Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «If you are
not shy; then do what you wish» (Reported by Bukhari), Ibn Abd Al-Barr
(may Allah have mercy on him): «Whoever does not have shyness that
restrains him from that which Allah forbids, then committing small and big
sins are the same for him. This hadith also contains a warning and a threat
of punishment for having little shyness».
And sins weaken modesty from the servant until it may be extracted
from him completely, for he is not concerned with the knowledge of the
people or their seeing of his state. Rather he may inform them about his
state and the obscenity of his actions.
Shyness is an adornment and beauty for its possessor. The Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «There is never any
obscenity in a thing, but it ruins it, and there is never any modesty and
shyness in a thing, but it adorns it» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi). It calls one
towards respecting and protecting oneself. Therefore, he does not ask the
people for anything, even if he is in need for it. The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: «The poor person is not the one who
asks a morsel or two of meals from the others, but the poor is the one who
has nothing and is shy to seek from others, or he does not beg people
persistently» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And modesty pushes a person towards good manners. The Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) asked about a tree which
resembles a Muslim. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said:
«It came to my mind that such a tree must be the date palm, but upon seeing
Abu Bakr and Umar not saying anything, I disliked to speak» and in another
narration: «I became shy» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And the reward is similar to the action. From the fruits of modesty and
the best of its reward is that Allah is shy of the people of shyness. The
Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: «But as for the
other person, he felt shy and Allah (the Mighty and Majestic) felt shy of
him» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). And the pinnacle of shyness is
being shy of Allah, that He should not see you in that which he forbade you,
and that He does not miss you in that which He ordered you, for Allah is
more deserving to be shy from. The Messenger (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) said: «Show due shyness towards Allah» (Reported
by At-Tirmidhi). Shyness from Allah is a light that is placed in the heart. This
light shows him that he is standing before his Lord (Exalted is He). This, he is
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shy from Allah in his private and in open. Shyness from Allah is achieved by
pondering over His great blessings, whilst thinking about one’s own faults
and shortcomings, and that Allah is aware of the secret and what it hidden.
And if the servant knows that Allah (Exalted is He) sees him, and that
he is seen and heard by Him, and the slave is shy; he will feel too shy to
expose himself to His anger. A person is accompanied by angels that do not
leave him, and from honouring them is being shy from them. Allah (Exalted
is He) said:
}‫{ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ * ﱳ ﱴ * ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ‬
{And Indeed over you are keepers. Noble and recording. They know
whatever you do.} [Al-Infitar: 10-12]
Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «i.e. be shy from
these noble keepers, and honour them and do not let them see from you
that which you will be shy to be seen by someone who is like you».
And modesty from the people leads to virtue. If the Muslim is not
affected from the righteous companion except that his shyness from him
prevents him from disobedience, that is enough. That is the best help to his
companion to be shy from Allah. Whoever is not shy of people, will not be
shy of Allah. whoever sits with the people of shyness; his shyness is renewed,
and the most deserving of honouring a person is his own self. Whomever
does in secret actions that he is shy from performing in public, does not have
any self-worth. Whoever is shy from the people and is not shy from himself
considers himself to be less than others. Whoever is shy from the people and
himself and is not shy from Allah has not known his Lord. Whoever wears
modesty as a garment; the people do not see his faults.
Wa ba‘d, Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Islam is the religion of praiseworthy and honourable characters. It
gathers the best of character, and the highest of qualities. There is not any
good except that it commands it, and there is no evil except that it warns
against it, and it obligatory to hold firmly to it, and to be honoured by it, and
to call the people to it. Adhering to shyness from Allah is obligatory upon us,
by acting upon His orders and avoiding disobedience to Him.
‫{ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌﲍ ﲎ ﲏ‬
}‫ﲐ ﲑ‬
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{And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah
while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Ibraheem.}
[Al-Nisa: 125]
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The shyness praised by the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) is that which encourages a person to do good and leave
obscenity. As for weakness and helpless which leads to shortcomings in the
rights of Allah or the rights of the servants; then that is not from shyness. If
shyness prevents a person from good; it is not praiseworthy. Aishah (may
Allah be pleased with her) said: «How excellent are the women of the Ansar!
Modesty would not prevent them from inquiring about the religion and
acquiring a deep understanding in it» (Reported by Muslim). And there is no
shyness in learning the religion, and whoever leaves knowledge out of
shyness, he remains forever in his ignorance, deprived. Mujahid (may Allah
have mercy on him) said: «Neither a shy nor arrogant person will be able to
learn knowledge».
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Blameworthy Characteristics Arrogance (1)

Amma ba‘d:
O Slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared. The fear of
Allah is in opposing one’s desire, and misery lies in opposing guidance.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The righteousness of the son of Adam lies in faith and performing
righteous action. Striving to rectify the heart is better than performing
supererogatory acts of worships. The actions of the hearts are like the
actions of the limbs in reward and punishment. Loyalty and hatred for Allah’s
sake, trust in Him, being pleased, and determination upon obedience are all
rewarded for. On the other hand, arrogance, envy and self-admiration, and
showing off are all actions for which a person is punished. The more a
servant increases in humility and servitude to Allah; he becomes increasingly
close to Allah and elevated.
And the root of all blameworthy characteristics is arrogance and
haughtiness. Iblees was described by it, he envied Adam and became
arrogant and he was prevented from obeying to the command of his Lord:
}‫{ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ‬
{And mention when We said to the angels Prostrate before Adam so

they prostrated, except Iblees. He became of the disbelievers.} [Al-Isra: 61]
Because of it, the Jews who have seen the Prophet (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) did not believe. They knew the truth of his
prophethood. And it is what prevented Ibn Abi Salool from sincerely
submitting. Because of it, Abu Jahl did not accept Islam, and Quraysh
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 1st of Rajab 1424AH.
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preferred blindness over guidance. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ‬
{Indeed they, when it was said to them There is no deity except Allah
were arrogant.} [Al-Qasas: 35]
And Sulayman (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) called
Bilqees and her nation to the not be haughty, and to comply:
}‫{ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ‬
{Be not haughty with me but come to me in submission as Muslims.}

[Al-Naml: 31]
And it is a reason for the division, conflict, disagreement and hatred.
Allah (Exalted is He) said about Bani Israil:
}‫ﱺ‬
‫ﱻ‬ ‫{ﱱﱲﱳﱴﱵﱶﱷﱸﱹ‬
{And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them-
out of jealous animosity between them.} [Al-Jathiyah: 17]
And because of it, Bani Israel performed various heinous actions with
their prophets including rejecting them and killing them:
}‫{ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ‬
{But is it not that every time a messenger came to you, with what your
souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party of messengers you
denied and another party you killed.} [Al-Baqarah: 87]
And it is from the descriptions of the people of hypocrisy:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ‬
{And when it is said to them, Come the Messenger of Allah will ask for
forgiveness for you, they turn their heads aside and you see them evading
while they are arrogant.} [Al-Munafiqun: 5]
And the previous nations were punished because of this trait. Allah
}‫{ﲰ ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ‬
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{They covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were
arrogant with great arrogance.} [Nuh: 7]
And He said about Pharaoh and his people:
} ‫{ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋﲌ ﲍ ﲎ‬
{And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers in the land without right and
they thought they would not be returned to Us.} [Al-Qasas: 39]
And he said about the people of Hud:
‫{ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ‬
‫ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ * ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ‬
}‫ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦﲧ ﲨﲩ ﲪ‬
{As for ʿAad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said,
Who is greater than us in strength? Did they not consider that Allah who
created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting
Our signs. So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of
misfortune to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly
life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgracing, and they will
not be helped.} [Fussilat: 15-16]
The arrogant ones are the enemies of the prophets and their
followers:
}‫{ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒﱓ‬
{The eminent ones who were arrogant among his people said:
We will surely evict you, O Shuayb, and those who have believed with you
from our city, or you must return to our religion.} [Al-A’raf: 88]
And Musa (peace be upon him) sought refuge in Allah from them. Allah
}‫{ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ‬
{But Moses said, Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord
from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account.}
[Ghafir: 27]
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The arrogant person follows his desires. He looks at himself to be
perfect and sees others to have faults. his heart has been sealed. He does
not accept except that which he desires:
}‫{ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ‬
{Thus does Allah seal over every heart an arrogant tyrant.} [Ghafir: 35]
And Allah (Exalted is He) hates him:
}‫{ﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ ﳔ ﳕ ﳖ‬
{Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.}

[Luqman: 18]
And the one who is arrogance is turned away from pondering and
being admonished by admonitions and signs:
}‫{ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ‬
{I will turn away from my signs those who are arrogant upon the earth
without right.} [Al-A’raf: 146]
And the one who is arrogant against the truth is tested with following
falsehood, and the punishment of the worldly life may be hastened for him.
A man’s hand had been paralyzed during the time of prophethood because
of arrogance. Salamah ibn Al-Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
«Verily, a man ate in the presence of Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace
and blessings be upon him) with his left hand. He said: Eat with your right
hand. He replied: I cannot do that. Thereupon he said: May you never be
able to do that. It was arrogance that prevented him from doing so. The
narrator said: He could not raise the right hand up to his mouth afterwards»
(Reported by Muslim). And the earth had certainly swallowed an arrogant
person. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «
Whilst a man was walking, dragging his garment with pride, with his hair
nicely combed, Allah caused the earth to swallow him and he will go on
sinking in it until the Day of Resurrection» (Reported by Bukhari and
Muslim).
And in the Hereafter he is treated contrary to his intentions; for
whoever is arrogant above the creation in the worldly life will be trampled
by them in the Hereafter. the Chosen One (may Allah’s peace and blessings
be upon him) said: «Allah will resurrection some people on the Day of
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Resurrection in the image of a ants, and people will trample them with
their feet. It will be said: Who are these in the images of ants? It is replied:
These are the arrogant ones in the worldly life» (Reported by Al-Bazzar).
The author of Nawadir Al-Usool «The more arrogant a person is, the smaller
he will be on the Day of Resurrection. Similarly, whoever is more humble for
the sake of Allah, will be in an honourable stature among the creation»,
Whoever carries arrogance in his heart – even if it is a small amount – will
be forbidden from entering paradise. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him): «He who has in his heart the weight of a mustard
seed of pride shall not enter Paradise» (Reported by Muslim). And Hell is an
abode for them:
}‫{ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ‬
{Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant?} [Az-Zumar: 60]
And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«Shall I not tell you about the people of Hell? Every cruel, harsh and
arrogant» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). And the Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: «There was a dispute between Hell
and Paradise. Hell said: The tyrants and proud will enter me. Paradise said:
The weak and poor will enter me» (Reported by Muslim).
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Pride is from the attributes of the Lordship that cannot be contended
with, and whoever is characterised with it from the creation will be punished
by Allah. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said in
the Hadith Qudsi: «Allah (the Almighty and Majestic) says: Might is My
garment and pride is My cloak. I will punish anyone who contends with Me
over either of them» (Reported by Muslim). And Allah Majestic and Exalted
is He is Al-Mutakabbir (the Supreme). Allah (Exalted is He) said regarding
Himself:
}‫{ﲩ ﲪ ﲫﲬ‬
{The Exalted in Might, The Compeller, The Superior.} [Al-Hashr: 23]

And Islam protects the threshold of pride and high esteem for Allah.
All means of contending with the Lord in pride have been made forbidden.
It has been prohibited to wear gold and silk for men, because they can call
to pride and arrogance; and the one who drags his garment has been
threatened with punishment. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings
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be upon him) said: «There are three to whom Allah will not speak to on the
Day of Resurrection, and He will not look at them, and He will not purify
them, and they will have a painful punishment, He said: the Messenger of
Allah said this three times. Abu Dharr said: They failed and lost. Who are
they, Messenger of Allah? He replied, The one who drags his garment, the
one who takes account of what he gives and reminds people of it, and the
one who sells a commodity by a false oath» (Reported by Muslim). And it
has been prohibited to turn away from others in contempt, and it is not
permitted to walk arrogantly and haughtily, except in the case of war. Allah
(the Mighty and Majestic) said:
}‫{ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎﳏ ﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ ﳔ ﳕ ﳖ‬
{And do not turn your cheek in contempt toward people and do not
walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-
deluded and boastful.} [Luqman: 18]
And it has been made prohibited the rambling in speech pridefully; The
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said, «The
most abhorrent among you to me and the farthest of you from me on the
Day of Resurrection are the one who speaks excessively, and the one who
is arrogant in his speech, and the one who exaggerates in his speech»
(Reported by At-Tirmidhi).
So remove from yourself the garment of pride and high esteem; for
they are not for you; rather they are for the Creator, and wear the garment
of humility. For arrogance has never entered the heart of a person; except
that it reduced from his intellect according to the amount of arrogance that
has entered from it or more. The origin of this is from ignorance of the
servant about his Lord and his ignorance about himself. This is because if he
has known his Lord and His attributions of perfection and majesty, and he
knows himself with his shortcomings; he would not be arrogant. Sufyan Ibn
Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «Fear for the person who’s sin
is arrogance, for Iblees disobeyed arrogantly; and thus he was cursed».
And punishment occurs upon the one in whose heart arrogance
enters. Its severity depends on the severity of his arrogance. Whoever opens
it upon himself; he opens upon himself many doors of evil. Whoever closes
it upon himself, the wide doors of goodness open for him – by Allah’s
permission. Arrogance which negates faith does not allow his owner to enter
paradise; just as Allah (Exalted is He) said:
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}‫{ﱓ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ‬
{Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell rendered
contemptible.} [Ghafir: 60]
From arrogance is that which opposes the obligatory level of faith. His
arrogance leads him to rejecting the truth and belittling the creation. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «He who has
in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride shall not enter Paradise.
A person said: Verily a person loves that his dress should be fine, and his
shoes should be fine. He remarked: Verily, Allah is beautiful and He loves
beauty. Arrogance is disdaining the truth and belittling people» (Reported
by Muslim). And do not be boastful above anyone, for your worldly life is
fading. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «It
is a right upon Allah that there is nothing that raises itself in this world
except that He lowers it» (Reported by Bukhari).
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Humbleness leads to being raised in the worldly life and the Hereafter
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «No one
humbles himself for the sake of Allah except that Allah raises his status»
(Reported by Muslim). And it is from the character of the Prophets and the
traits of the noble. Musa (peace be upon him) raised the boulder for two
women whose father was an old man, and Dawood (peace be upon him)
used to eat from the earnings of his own hand, and Zakariyyah (peace be
upon him) was a carpenter. Isa (peace be upon him) said:
}‫{ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ‬
{And [Allah has] made me dutiful to my mother and He has not made
me a wretched tyrant.} [Maryam: 32]
And «Allah has not sent a prophet who did not work as a shepherd».
Our Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was tender in
heart, merciful and humble to the believers and gentle with them. He
supported the weak, gave to the needy, and helped those stricken by
calamities. He rode a donkey, and he let others ride behind him. He would
greet children, and be the first to extend greetings to whoever he met. He
would answer the invitation of whoever invites him even if it were for the
shoulder or the foot of a sheep. When Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)
was asked: «What would the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
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upon him) do when he entered his house? She said: He would serve his
family, and when the time for prayer came, he would go out to pray»
Humbleness leads to justice, closeness and love in society. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Verily Allah
has revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one boasts over
another and transgresses over another» (Reported by Muslim). And the
person who is humble in front of Allah, as well as humble and merciful to His
servants does not see for himself a right upon anyone. Rather, he sees the
favours of people upon him, and this is a characteristic that Allah only gives
to whom He loves, brings near, and honours.
The most honourable humility after the right of Allah is humility with
one’s parents; by being dutiful and honouring them, obeying them except in
Allah’s disobedience, being affectionate to them, being happy around them,
being gentle in speech with them, respecting them and supplicating for them
in abundance – whilst they are alive and after their deaths. Allah (Exalted is
He) said:
}‫{ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ‬
{And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, My
Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.}
[Al-Isra: 24]
Disobeying their commands, behaving arrogantly with them, and
getting annoyed with taking care of their needs are all forms of arrogance
and being undutiful to them. The person who does this has been threatened
with entering the Hellfire.
Be humble with the religion. Do not oppose it with an opinions or
desires. Do not turn away from learning the religion and acting upon it.
Whoever extends to you some advice; accept it and thank the advisor, and
whoever enjoins you by what is right and forbids you what is wrong; then
comply to his guidance; for goodness lies in being humble towards
performing acts of obedience. Al-Fudhayl (may Allah have mercy on him)
said: «Humility is that you are humble yourself to the truth and comply with
it». a man said to Malik Ibn Mighwal: «Fear Allah! So he placed his cheek on
the ground».
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And the teacher and the student are humble with each other whilst
the teacher is to be respected. The Shaykh of the scholars of hadith Abu
Musa Al-Madini (may Allah have mercy on him) used to listen to the children
recite Quran written on boards despite his high and elevated rank. Be
humble to the sick by visiting them in their clinics, supporting them, solving
their problems, and reminding them of the reward and to be content and
patience upon the decree. Be gentle with the poor and needy, and search
for the faces of the poor and needy and those who restrain to ask and those
who are humble in asking, and console them from your wealth. Be humble
to them with your status. Bashar Ibn Al-Harith (may Allah have mercy on
him) said: «I have not seen better than a wealthy man sitting among the
poor».
}‫{ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂﳃ ﳄ ﳅ‬
{That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire
exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the best outcome is for the
righteous.} [Al-Qasas: 83]
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The Second Sermon

Amma Ba’d, Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah loves when the servant complies to the command of his lord, and
avoids what Allah has forbidden with humbleness. Honour is attained
through submission and obedience to Allah, humility to the Muslims, and
being gentle with them, and bearing their harm and being patient with them.
}‫{ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ‬
{And lower your wing to the believers.} [Al-Hijr: 88]

All this alongside engaging in the recitation of the book of Allah, and
reading the hadeeths, with good character and extending favours and
restraining from abuse, and leaving slandering and tale-bearing, and treating
the people selflessly, not accounting for the favours he performs.
And the humble one is the one who sees others and says: he is better
than me. Ash-Shafi’i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «The highest of
people in value are those who do not see their value, and the biggest of
people in virtue; are those who do not see their virtue». If Allah bestows a
favour upon you by blessing you with something, accept it with gratitude
and humbleness. Abdullah Ibn Al-Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him)
said: «The pinnacle of humility is to place yourself with whom hasn’t been
given the provision of this worldly life as you have, and you show him that
despite having more worldly possessions than him; you have no virtue over
him».
Then know Allah has ordered you to send blessings and peace upon
His prophet…
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Envy (1)
Amma ba‘d:

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The righteousness of the limbs is through the righteousness of the

heart, and the actions of the hearts have rewards and punishments just as
the actions of the limbs do. Loyalty and enmity for Allah’s sake are rewarded,
whilst envy, pride, and showing off actions will lead to punishment.
And making the heart righteous is better than supererogatory acts of
worship, and the Muslim does not reach completeness except by removing
what is within his heart of envy and malice. The soundness of heart is from
the characteristics of the Prophets. Allah said whilst praising His friend
(peace be upon him):
}‫{ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ‬
{When he came to his Lord with a sound heart.} [Al-Saffat: 84]

And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) had
his chest opened twice, once when he was a child and a blood clot was
removed, and it was opened another time before the Night Journey, and his
heart was washed in a golden basin with Zam Zam water.
And from the supplication of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him) which he made in order to teach his nation: «and
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 25th of Safar 1434AH.
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guide my heart, make true my tongue and, draw out malice from my heart»
(Reported by Abu Dawood).
And Allah has praised the Ansar for the soundness of their hearts.
‫{ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ‬
}‫ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ‬
{And those who were settled in the Home and adopted the faith
before them. They love those who emigrated to them and find not any want
in their breasts of what they were given…} [Al-Hashr: 9]
I.e. the virtue which has been given to their brothers who have
emigrated. He said about the righteous people that would come after them:
‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ‬
}‫ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ‬
{And those who come after them saying Our Lord forgive us and our
brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts any resentment
towards those who have believed.} [Al-Hashr: 10]
And it is from the reasons of entering paradise. The Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Companions (may Allah
be pleased with them): «There will appear before you now, a man who is
from the people of paradise. A man from the Ansar appeared, so they asked
him about his actions. He replied: I do not find that I cheat anyone from the
Muslims, nor do I envy anyone who has been given goodness by Allah»
The Salaf strove to make their hearts sound, and therefore, they were
described by that. Ibn Kathir said describing his companion Ibn Al-Qayyim
(may Allah have mercy on them both): «He was good in his reading and his
character. He was extremely affectionate. He does not envy or harm anyone,
nor does he look for their faults. Nor does he hold a grudge against anyone».
And nothing will benefit on the Day of Resurrection except the
soundness of the heart alongside faith. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ * ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ‬
{The Day when there will not benefit anyone wealth or children.
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But only who comes to Allah with a sound heart.} [Al-Shuara: 88-89]
And Allah (Exalted is He) has favoured some of His servants over others
in His giving; out of justice and grace. This is so that He may reveal their
gratitude and their patience. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽﲾ‬
{And Allah has favoured some of you over others in provision.} [Al-
Nahl: 71]
And envy is a blameworthy characteristic and a despicable
characteristic, the envier directs it towards those who have provisions and
blessings. Iblees was envious, thus he refused to prostrate to Adam out of
envy towards him:
}‫{ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ‬
{He said I am better than him. You created me from fire and created
him from clay.} [Al-A’raf: 12]
Therefore, envy was the first sin of disobedience to Allah in the
heavens. It is from the descriptions of the Jews and Christians. Allah (Exalted
is He) said:
}‫{ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡﱢ‬
{Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty?}
[Al-Nisa: 54]
And it is from the speech of those with illness in their hearts. Allah
}‫{ﳏ ﳐ ﳑﳒ‬
{They will say: Rather, you envy us.} [Al-Fath: 15]

And it may lead its person to the disbelief in Allah. Allah (Exalted is He)
said:
}‫{ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ‬
{Except for Iblees He refused and was arrogant and became from the
disbelievers.} [Al-Baqarah: 34]
And the non-Muslims wish they can turn back the people of Islam from
their religion out of envy. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
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‫{ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ‬
}‫ﲌ‬
{Many of the people of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to
disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves.}
[Al-Baqarah: 109]
And it prevents a person from accepting Islam. Al-Miswar Ibn
Makhramah said to Abu Jahl: «Did you used to accuse Muhammad in lying
before he said what he said? He replied: By Allah! Muhammad was among
us and he was called “the trustworthy one” throughout his youth. We never
found him to lie. He responded: Why is it then that you do not follow him?
He replied: We disputed with the sons of Hashim in honour. They fed people
as did we, and they gave people water, and we did too. They granted people
asylum and we granted people asylum. Until we got on our knees and were
neck to neck, and it is said: Among us is a prophet. How could we ever accept
such a thing? By Allah! We do not have faith in him, nor will we ever believe
in him».
And the envier the one he envies. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
‫{ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ‬
}‫ﲅ‬
‫ﲆ‬ ‫ﲄ‬
{And recite to them the story of Adam’s two sons in truth when they
both made an offering to Allah, and it was accepted from one of them but
was not accepted from the other. The latter said I will surely kill you.}
[Al-Maidah: 27]
And it is a trial for the hearts of the people. (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋﱌ‬
{And thus have We tried some of them through others that they might
say Is these whom Allah has favoured among us?} [Al-Anam: 53]
Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «Envy is part of human
nature, and the happy is the one who expels it from himself».
And it is contradictory to the completeness of faith. The Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Two will never be gathered
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in the heart of a slave: faith and envy» (Reported by An-Nasai). The Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) warned his nation from this
illness, for he said: «Do not envy one another, do not hate one another and
do not boycott one another» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And envy is the source of evils, and it causes oppression, and the
cutting of the ties of kinship. Ibn Aqeel (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
«I pondered over various character traits and found envy to be the most
severe in evil consequences».
And the envious person is weak in soul. He regards every blessing upon
other than him to be great. He hates to see the blessings of Allah upon his
servants. He finds pain in seeing virtues appear in others, or good traits that
gratitude is shown for. If he sees the favour of Allah upon His creation he
becomes distressed, and if he sees the blessings go he becomes happy.
There is no comfort for the envious one. He becomes happy because of the
sadness of people, and he becomes sad because of their happiness. He does
not see that the decree of Allah is fair, nor does he see the people that Allah
has blessed to be deserving. His tongue reveals the darkness of his heart.
}‫{ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ‬
{Or do those in whose hearts is disease think that Allah

would never expose their feelings of hatred?} [Muhammad: 29]
Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: «Beware of envy! For
it becomes clear within you before it is clear in your enemy». It brings a
person down and pushes him towards humiliation and lowliness, just as it
occurred to the brothers of Yusuf when they asked their brother whom they
envied to be charitable to them. They said:
}‫{ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧﱨ‬
{O Azeez, adversity has touched us and our family and we have come
with goods poor in quality, but give us full measure and be charitable to us.}
[Yusuf: 88]
There is no evil attribute that is equal to envy. The envier takes
revenge on himself through his own hands before it reaches the envied, and
whoever sees the condition of the envier in his worry, sorrow, and grief; he
will pity him. The envier is busy with that which does not concern him, and
therefore he neglects what concerns him.
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Envy is an elevation for the envied; as the souls do not envy except the
great, and how many from hidden blessings were revealed by the envier,
and how many servants were praised after he was envied. Habeel Ibn Adam
was envied, and therefore his mention remained in the Book of Allah.
And according to the virtue of a person, and the appearance of Allah’s
blessing upon him, people will be envious towards him. The greatest blessing
that a person is envied upon is the blessing of Islam. Allah (Exalted is He)
said:
}‫{ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵﱶ‬
{They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be

alike.} [Al-Nisa: 89]
And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was
envied for the Quran:
}‫{ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ‬
{And they said: Why was this Quran not sent down upon a great man
from one of the two cities?} [Az-Zukhruf: 31]
And the person who is envied has been oppressed and is commanded
to be patient and fearful of Allah, and to pardon and turn away. Allah
‫{ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ‬
}‫ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙﲚ‬
{Many of the people of the scriptures wish they could turn you back to
disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves after the
truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allah delivers
His command.} [Al-Baqarah: 109]
And Yusuf (peace be upon him) said to his brothers:
}‫{ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢﲣ‬
{No blame will there be upon you today.} [Yusuf: 92]

And the fire of the envious person is extinguished by being good to
him. When the evil of the envier increases; increase in goodness, advice, and
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kindness towards him. Envy prevents the completion of faith. The Prophet
(may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: «None of you has
believed until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself» (Reported
by Muslim and Bukhari).
And envy is a sin and it is obligatory upon every Muslim to repent from
it, accept the judgement of Allah, and submit to His decree. He should not
and oppose the command of Allah. He should be happy with Allah’s
generosity to His servants. He should look at those beneath him, and
remember the blessings of Allah upon him. He should be content with what
Allah has given him. Every envious person is envied. He should seek refuge
in Allah from envy, and to hasten to supplicate for the envied. He should
wish for an increase of good for his Muslim brother.
The One Who gives others a blessing is able to give you something
similar, or even more:
}‫{ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ‬
{And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.} [Al-Imran: 174]

A person should only want what others are given of the high ranks in
the Hereafter.
}‫{ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗﲘ‬
{And do not wish for that which Allah has made some of you exceed
others.} [Al-Nisa: 32]
May Allah bless me and you by the Great Quran...
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The most beloved hearts to Allah are the softest and purest of them.
There is no life happier than that of a believer with a sound heart. When he
sees a blessing which Allah gives to his brother, he becomes happy, and sees
the favour of Allah within it, and the need of His servants to the blessing.
None ever displayed hostility to a Muslims and succeeded. The soundness of
the hearts lies in being pleased with what Allah has distributed amongst His
slaves. The more a slave is pleased, the more sound his heart will be.
And man should conquer his soul from the blameworthy
characteristics, and to restrain it from lowly nature. The paths which the
heart must be protected from can be summarised into the following things:
eagerness, desires, anger, and envy.
And whoever loves that Allah should bestow His favour upon him
should not look into the condition of the people. He should make his chest
sound. Whoever looks at his sins sees the blessings he has to be many. A
slave does not preserve Allah’s blessings upon him with anything like being
grateful for it, and he does not expose it to disappearing with anything like
using it in Allah’s disobedience.
So rush to show gratitude for His blessings upon you, He will increase
you from His bounty, and He will bestow upon you from goodness which will
make you happy in the worldly life and the Hereafter.
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Oppression (1)
Amma ba‘d:
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah created man and He placed praiseworthy characteristics
inclinations within him, and He commanded him to adhere to them and be
steadfast upon them:
}‫{ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭﲮ‬
{Adhere to the natural inborn inclination of Allah upon which He has

created all people.} [Al-Rum: 30]
And within him are blameworthy characteristics which Allah
commanded him to strive against his soul and desires regarding them.
Within his soul is a characteristic which would cause him to be destroyed if
he lets it overcome him:
}‫{ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ‬
{Indeed, man is most oppressive and ungrateful.} [Ibrahim: 34]

And the soul that is sound is wary of oppression and transgression, and
he adopts the attributes of justice and the fear of Allah. Al-Bari (The Creator)
– Exalted and Majestic is He – is above oppression. Allah says:
}‫{ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫﱬ‬
(1) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 1st of Safar 1429AH.
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{Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's
weight.} [Al-Nisa: 40]
And He has made it forbidden among his servants: «O My servants! I
have made oppression unlawful for myself and I have made it unlawful
among you, so do not oppress one another» (Reported by Muslim).
Oppression takes away the rights of people. It corrupts society. It
overpowers the weak. It brings about worry. It destroys homes. It causes
nations and countries to be destroyed. The first messenger Nuh (peace be
upon him) supplicated against the oppressors. He said:
}‫{ﳛ ﳜ ﳝ ﳞ ﳟ‬
{And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction.} [Nuh: 28]

And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) when
he would leave his home, he would seek refuge in Allah from oppression. «In
the name of Allah, my Lord, I seek refuge in You from falling into error or
going astray, or oppressing or being oppressed, and from behaving or being
treated in an ignorant manner» (Reported by Ahmed). He commanded the
members of his nation to seek refuge in Allah from it, for he said: «Seek
refuge with Allah from poverty, insufficiency and humiliation, and from
oppressing and being oppressed» (Reported by An-Nasai). He prohibited
the Muslims from oppressing one another. He said: «A Muslim is the
brother of a fellow-Muslim, He should neither oppress him nor abandon
him» (Reported by Bukhari).
And oppression is vile, since only the weak ones are oppressed. Ibn
Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «The sin in oppression is greater
than other than it, because it does not occur mostly except to the weak, who
cannot attain victory». It is a blameworthy characteristic which prevents
provision from the servants:
}‫{ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ‬
{For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them
good foods which had been lawful to them.} [Al-Nisa: 160]
And oppression – even in a small matter, carries a great punishment.
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «If anyone
takes a span of land in oppression, it will be tied around his neck from
seven earths on the Day of Resurrection» (Reported by Bukhari and
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Muslim). And if the oppression of a cat lead to Hell, then the oppression of
a Muslim is far worse. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and
blessings be upon him) said: «A woman entered Hellfire because of a cat
which she had tied up, neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from
the creatures of the earth» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And the nations are safe from the punishment if they believe and do
not oppress. If they are oppressive, they will be destroyed:
}‫{ﲱ ﲲ ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ‬
{And those cities We destroyed them when they oppressed.} [Al-Kahf:
59]
And Allah has threatened the oppressor him with a great punishment:
}‫{ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ‬
{So woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful
Day.} [Al-Zukhruf: 65]
And Allah does not guide him nor does He help him, or love him. Allah
}‫{ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ‬
{And Allah does not like the wrongdoers.} [Al-Imran: 57]

The oppressor is completely destroyed. He does not leave behind a
good memory, and your Lord is observant of him. His outcome is total ruin.
His punishment may even be hastened, even if the oppressed do not
supplicate against him; and his punishment is severe. The Prophet (may
Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «There is no sin more
deserving to have punishment hastened by Allah to its perpetrator – along
with what He keeps for him in the next world – than oppression and
severing ties of relationship» (Reported by At-Tirmidhi). However, Allah
may withhold it and not punish him in the worldly life, to progressively lead
him further to destruction. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) said: «Allah gives respite to the oppressor, but when He seizes
him, He does not release him» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). And on
the Day of Judgement his oppression is multiplied against him. The Prophet
(may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Verily, oppression will
turn into excessive darkness on the Day of Resurrection» (Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim). He will not have any helpers or intercessors, nor will
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any excuses be accepted from him. He will wish to pay ransom with all that
is on earth; rather, he will want to ransom himself with the entirety of earth
twice over to be saved from the punishment:
}‫{ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ‬
{And if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely and the
like of it with it, they would attempt to ransom themselves thereby from the
worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection.} [Az-Zumar: 47]
And if the oppressor allies himself with another oppressor in the
worldly life, they will end up separating and conflicting. Allah (Exalted is He)
said:
}‫{ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ‬
{And Indeed the wrongdoers are in extreme dissension.} [Al-Hajj: 53]

Sheik Al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «No two have come
together upon a sin except that they conflicted», The oppressor is not
satisfied with his oppression, rather he is tested with someone who is
stronger than him in oppression, and he is conquered:
}‫{ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ‬
{And thus will We make some of the wrongdoers allies of others

for what they used to earn.} [Al-Anam: 129]
And Allah by His Power and Might gives victory to the oppressed, and
answers his supplication. «Three supplications are responded to, no doubt
about it: the supplication of the oppressed, the supplication of the
traveller, and the supplication of the parent against his child» (Reported by
At-Tirmidhi), Az-Zabidi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «When the
oppressed complains to Allah; Allah’s justice necessitates inflicting harm
upon his oppressor», The supplication of the oppressed has no barrier. The
Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Beware of the
supplication of the oppressed; for indeed there is no barrier between it and
Allah» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Ibn Aqeel (may Allah have mercy
on him) said: «The oppressed and the distressed are responded to quickly».
A woman claimed that Said ibn Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him)
– one of the Ten Promised Paradise – had taken her land. He replied: «O
Allah if she is a liar; then blind her sights, and kill her in her land. She did not
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die until she lost her sight, and whilst she was walking on her land; she fell
into a hole and died» (Reported by Muslim).
And Allah has mentioned the story of the Companions of the Garden
in Surah Al-Qalam. When they prevented the poor from their right, Allah
destroyed their crops:
}‫{ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ ﱓ ﱔ ﱕ * ﱗ ﱘ‬
{So there came upon it an affliction from your Lord while they were
asleep. And it became as though reaped.} [Al-Qalam: 19-20]
And whomever is oppressed and is patient; Allah increases him in
honour. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: «I
will tell you about three things for which I swear by Allah. Memorise them:
The man’s wealth will not diminish by charity, no servant suffers
oppression patiently except that Allah increases him in honour, and he
who opens a gate of begging, Allah opens for him a gate of poverty»
(Reported by At-Tirmidhi). Allah will argue for the oppressed on the Day of
Resurrection, and when Allah argues against someone they will be
overcome. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «Allah said: There are three whose adversary I shall be on the
Day of Resurrection: a man who gave a promise in my name then was
treacherous; a man who sold a free man and enjoyed the price he received
for him; and a man who hired a servant and, after receiving full service
from him, did not give him his wages» (Reported by Bukhari). The
oppressed does not enter Paradise except after receiving compensation
from the one who has oppressed him and his soul has been pleased. The
Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«When the believers pass safely over the bridge across Hell, they will be
stopped at a bridge in between Hell and Paradise, where they will
compensate each other for the oppressions committed among them in the
world» (Reported by Bukhari).
Part of oppression is depriving the workers their right, or reducing it,
or delaying in the payment, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) said: «When a rich man takes too long to repay a debt, it is
oppression» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And part of oppression is to attack the property of others or to take it
or harm them regarding it. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be
upon him) said: «If anyone takes a span of land unjustly, it will be tied
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around his neck from seven earths on the Day of Resurrection» (Reported
And consuming the wealth of orphans is oppression and from that
which leads to the Fire;
}‫{ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾﱿ‬
{Indeed those who devour the property of orphans unjustly are only
consuming into their bellies fire.} [Al-Nisa: 10]
And the shortcomings of the wife in the rights of her husband, denying
his goodness, and complaining about what he did not do is oppression from
her upon him. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)
said [describing some women]: «You are ungrateful to your husbands»
(Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). And the oppression of the husband to his
wife, or shortcomings in the right that has Allah has ordained towards her;
harming her, not maintaining equality between wives, inclining to one of
them by giving her more time and money and other than that; all of this is
injustice concerning which threats have come. The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Anyone who has two wives and
inclines to one of them will come on the Day of Resurrection with a side of
his body inclining» (Reported by Abu Dawood).
And preferring one child over another in giving and other than that, or
the shortcomings in their upbringing and their guidance is oppression from
the father to them. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «Fear Allah, and act equally between your children» (Reported
by Bukhari and Muslim). Also from oppression is the father preventing his
daughter from marriage, or marrying his daughter one who is not suitable
for her; desiring money or other than it.
A teacher giving some of his students precedence over others without
right is unjust. Sheikh Al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «The
narration: «The judges are of three types» also applies to the one who
teaches children».
Harming and abusing a Muslim is from the greatest forms of
transgression. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him):
«Verily, from the gravest of sins is going to lengths in talking unjustly
against a Muslim's honour without right» (Reported by Abu Dawood).
Producing pictures of all kinds is from the oppression of the servant to
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himself. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«Allah (The Mighty and Majestic) said: Who are more unjust than those
who try to create something like My creation? I challenge them to create
even an ant, or to create a wheat grain or to create a barley grain»
And the greatest form of oppression is associating partners with Allah;
}‫{ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ‬
{Indeed association with Allah is great injustice.} [Luqman: 13]

Whoever calls upon other than Allah, or makes vows to them, or
circumambulates or slaughters to other than Allah, or swears by other than
Him is an oppressor to himself. It is obligatory upon him that he repents.
And whoever oppresses another should remember Allah's Power over
him. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ‬
{And if only they who have wronged would consider that when they
see the punishment, they will be certain that all power belongs to Allah.}
[Al-Baqarah: 165]
And Allah accepts the repentance of the oppressor if he repents and
apologises to the oppressed and makes up for his oppression. Allah (Exalted
is He) said:
}‫{ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧﱨ‬
{But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms, indeed Allah,
is forgiving and merciful.} [Al-Maidah: 39]
Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Allah does not
leave any of the oppression which took place between the slaves. He will
take it into full account».
And from the fairness of Allah is that the creation will be compensated
by those who have oppressed them. Even the animals in what is between
them. The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
«Rights will be given to the one who is owed them on the Day of
Resurrection, such that the hornless sheep would get its claim from the
horned sheep» (Reported by Muslim).
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And the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) has
commanded that the oppressor should beg for forgiveness from the
oppressed in the worldly life before the account of the Hereafter. He said:
«Whoever has oppressed another person concerning his reputation or
anything else, he should beg him to forgive him before the Day of
Resurrection when there will be no money to compensate for wrong
deeds, but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from him
according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no good
deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him» (Reported
by Bukhari).
And the oppression of polytheism is not forgiven except by Tawheed
(monotheism). It is obligatory to advise the oppressor by extending advise
to him, so that he restrains from his oppression. Allah said to Musa and
Harun (peace be upon them both):
}‫{ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ * ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞﲟ‬
{Go both of you to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed. And speak

to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear Allah.}
[Taha: 43-44]
And preventing the oppressor from his oppression is helping him; so
that he is not encompassed by the punishment. The Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him) said: «Help your brother, whether he is
an oppressor or oppressed. People asked: O Allah's Messenger! We
understanding aiding the oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an
oppressor? He replied: By preventing him from oppressing others
So fear Allah and be persistently standing firm in justice and fairness,
and beware of oppression and magnify the sanctity of the Muslims, and
return the free yourself of oppression before the Day of Account.
}‫{ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ ﲭ ﲮ ﲯ‬
{And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste
a great punishment.} [Al-Furqan: 19]
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
The root of all goodness is knowledge and justice, and the root of all
evil is ignorance and oppression. The wisest person is who clears his mind of
his desires. From the things which aid in avoiding oppression is contentment,
as well as being mindful of Allah, and increasing the supplication. Whoever
is fair and is mindful of his Lord and obeys Him; lives safely and in a state of
tranquillity. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ‬
{And they who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice
those will have security, and they are rightly guided.} [Al-Anam: 82]
And if the servants distance themselves from oppression and seek
refuge in Allah by repentance and supplication, they receive abundance and
generosity from Allah.
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The Punishment of the Oppressor (1)

Amma ba‘d:
O Slaves of Allah! Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, for the fear
of Allah is the path to guidance, and opposing it is the path to distress.
Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
Allah has favoured man and has honoured him. He has given him
means to attaining tranquillity; in order to worship Him alone (Exalted is He)
as He has commanded. The livelihood of the people cannot be upright
except through the religion, and through it they will attain happiness in the
Hereafter. From the supplication of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him): «O Allah, set right for me my religion which is the
safeguard of my affairs. Set right for me my worldly affairs in which is my
living. And set right for me my Hereafter in which will be my final abode»
(Reported by Muslim).
And the foundation of the religion is justice between the servants and
between their Creator by worshipping Him alone, and between the servants
and the creation by them not transgressing over each other. This is because
oppression is the root of all evil and corruption to the religion and worldly
matters. And Allah has glorified Himself above oppression, and He has made
it forbidden among the servants; for He said: «O My servants! I have
forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you,
so do not oppress one another» (Reported by Muslim). Abu Idris
Al-Khawlani (may Allah have mercy on him) – the narrator of this hadith –
would fall to his knees when he narrated this hadith.
(8) This khutbah was delivered in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi on Friday the 30th of Rabi Al-Akhir
1433AH.
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And Allah has informed that He does not like the oppressor. He has
denied success for him, and He has promised to destroy him. No one will
continue to support the oppressor. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ‬
{And for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.} [Al-Baqarah: 270]

Rather, He gives authority to a stronger oppressor over him. Allah
}‫{ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ‬
{And thus will We make some of the wrongdoers allies of others for
what they used to earn.} [Al-Anam: 129]
Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «i.e. We will impose
some of them over others, and destroy some of them and take revenge from
them through others. This is as a recompense for their oppression and
transgression».
And Allah has threatened him with a wicked outcome. He said:
}‫{ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ‬
{And those who have wronged are going to know to what return they
will be returned.} [Ash-Shu’ara: 227]
Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «Verily the oppressor
awaits punishment, and the oppressed awaits victory». And the days of the
oppressor are numbered in the worldly life and Allah gives him respite. Allah
}‫{ﱾ ﱿ ﲀﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ‬
{So be not impatient over them. We only allow them a limited

number.} [Maryam: 84]
And whoever prolongs his aggression his rule will be taken away:
}‫{ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ‬
{And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and
produced after it another people.} [Al-Anbiya: 11]
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Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «If Allah intends to
destroy and annihilate His enemies; He appoints for them the means which
lead to their destruction and annihilation. From the greatest of them – after
their disbelief – is their oppression and transgression, and them going to
great lengths in abusing His allies, fighting against them, killing them, and
overpowering them».
And Allah had mentioned some oppressors in His book and He
mentions their wicked outcomes. He informed that He makes them an
admonition for others. Firawn transgressed and spread corruption on earth.
‫{ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ‬
}‫ﲫ ﲬﲭ ﲮ ﲯ ﲰ ﲱ‬
{Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into
factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their newborn sons
and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters.} [Al-Qasas:
4]
Rather he had the audacity to deny his Lord, and he said:
}‫{ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ‬
{I am your most exalted lord.} [An-Naziat: 24]

He boasted about the running water under his feet, and he would say:
} ‫{ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ ﱲ‬
{And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, O my people,

does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing
beneath me.} [Al-Zukhruf: 51]
And Allah was observant over him, respiting him and not forgetting
about him. He caused the water to flow on top of him and He drowned him
with it, and He told him at the time of his destruction:
}‫{ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹﱺ‬
{So today We will save you in body that you may be to those who
succeed you a sign.} [Yunus: 92]
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And He mentioned that the waves of the ocean crashing above him at
the time of his destruction was a dreadful matter. He said:
}‫{ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ * ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰﱱ‬
{So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first
transgression. Indeed in that is a lesson for who would ever fear Allah.}
[Al-Naziat: 25-26]
And Shuayb (peace be upon him) called his people to Islam and
forbade them from oppressing the people, and he told them:
‫{ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ‬
}‫ﲅ‬
{Give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people
of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.}
[Hud: 85]
They mocked him and told him:
‫{ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣﲤ ﲥ ﲦ‬
}‫ﲧ ﲨ‬
{Does your religion command you that we should leave what our
fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are
the forbearing, the discerning!} [Hud: 87]
Thus Allah sent upon them a fire that burned them, and burned their
wealth which they have gained though oppression. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫﱬ‬
{So the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them.}
[Ash-Shu’ara: 189]
I.e. the burning fire that descended upon them from the sky:
}‫{ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱ‬
{Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day.} [Ash-Shu’ara: 189]

And the sin of Thamud – alongside Shirk (polytheism) is that they
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hamstrung an animal that Allah had made a sign for them; so He sent upon
them a shriek which destroyed their hearts. Sheikh Al-Islam said: «Whoever
violates what Allah has made forbidden and takes lightly His commands and
prohibitions, and kills His servants and sheds their blood; he will be in a more
painful punishment than them».
And if the believers fall into extreme affliction, distress and pain; Allah
is Subtle in His decree, Wise in His planning, Able to grant His servants
victory; but because of His wisdom He tests them. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
} ‫{ﲆﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐﲑ‬
{And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them,
but He ordains to test some of you by means of others.} [Muhammad: 4]
And Allah (Exalted is He) is strong in His defending of His servants.
Allah (Majestic is He) said:
}‫{ﳍ ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑ ﳒﳓ‬
{Indeed Allah defends those who have believed.} [Al-Hajj: 38]

Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «He defends His
servants – who rely on Him and turn back to Him – from the evil of the evil-
doers and the plots of the wicked. He guards them, protects them and He
grants them victory», and the level of this defence is dependent upon the
faith of the servant in his Lord. Whoever increases his faith strengthens the
defence he receives from Allah. Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him)
said: «By Allah! Allah does not ever neglect a man who guards his religion».
And the Muslim takes the means of attaining victory and repelling
oppression and subjugation by attaining good thoughts in Allah that Allah
will grant him victory, and having belief in what His names and attributes
indicate, such as: power, ability, greatness, and honour, as well as having
faith in what came in the Quran of Allah’s promise to support the believers:
}‫{ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ‬
{And incumbent upon Us was support of the believers.} [Al-Rum: 47]

Additionally, from these means is increasing in acts of worship, seeking
forgiveness, and returning to Allah. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
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}‫{ﲧ ﲨ ﲩ ﲪ ﲫ ﲬ‬
{If you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.}
[Muhammad: 7]
And trusting that Allah’s help is close:
}‫{ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ‬
{Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.} [Al-Baqarah: 214]
And to have certainty that depending upon Allah is the foundation of
victory:
‫{ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ ﱯ ﱰ ﱱﱲ ﱳ ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺﱻ‬
}‫ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ‬
{If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you;

but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him?
And upon Allah let the believers rely.} [Al-Imran: 160]
Being united upon truth and leaving off disputing is a means of
strength against the enemies. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
}‫{ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈﱉ‬
{And do not dispute and lose courage and then your strength would
depart.} [Al-Anfal: 46]
And patience is the key to success, and it is emphasised at the times of
trials and tribulations. Supplication is the strongest weapon against the
enemy. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon
him) said: «Beware of the supplication of the oppressed; for indeed there
is no barrier between it and Allah» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim). Ibn
Aqeel (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «The oppressed is responded to
quickly».
And being optimistic is from the guidance of our Prophet (may Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon him). For he was optimistic despite the fact that
he was fought against and boycotted, injured and harmed, and he was
planned and plotted against, and he was poisoned and had magic performed
against him, and six of his children died during his lifetime; and he used to
say: «I like optimism. They said: O Messenger of Allah! What is optimism?
Morals 119
He said: A good word» (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim).
And the Muslim is certain in the support of Allah, and it has been made
forbidden for him to incline towards the oppressors. Allah (Exalted is He)
said:
‫{ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ‬
}‫ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ‬
{And do not incline toward those who do wrong, lest you be touched
by the Fire, and you would not have other than Allah any protectors;
then you would not be helped.} [Hud: 113]
And Allah supports the weak with His ability, even if intense adversity
befalls him or he is forsaken. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ‬
{And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do
not know.} [Yusuf: 21]
And Allah’s support to the believers is attained through faith and fear
of Allah, and He (the Exalted) supports His servants even if their numbers
and equipment are little. Power belongs completely to Allah. Allah (Exalted
is He) said:
}‫{ﱴ ﱵ ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼﱽ‬
{How many a small company has overcome a large company

by permission of Allah?} [Al-Baqarah: 249]
And Allah (Exalted is He) supports His servants without battle – as
mentioned in Surah Al-Ahzab. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
‫ﱯ ﱱ ﱲ ﱳ ﱴﱵ‬
‫ﱰ‬ ‫{ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ ﱮ‬
}‫ﱶ ﱷ ﱸ ﱹ‬
{And Allah repelled those who disbelieved, in their rage, not having
obtained any good. And sufficient was Allah for the believers in battle, and
ever is Allah Powerful and Exalted in Might.} [Al-Ahzab: 25]
And He may support them by placing fear in the hearts of the enemies,
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just as He did to the Jews of Bani An-Nadheer. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
‫{ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤﲥ‬
}‫ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ ﲩﲪ‬
{You did not think they would leave, and they thought that their
fortresses would protect them from Allah; but the decree of Allah came
upon them from where they had not expected, and He cast terror into their
hearts.} [Al-Hashr: 2]
And Allah may send soldiers from Him; to destroy the transgressors.
Abrahah came with an army from Yemen to destroy the Kaaba, and he was
accompanied by the strongest of animals – the elephant. Thus, Allah gave
power over him to the weakest of animals – a group of birds, and He made
their plot go astray.
And if Muslims are killed and wounded – as in Uhud, the ultimate
outcome is for them. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﲖﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ‬
{So be patient; indeed, the best outcome is for the righteous.} [Hud:
49]
Wa ba‘d, Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
If Muslims are forsaken, then they are truly the victorious one. If they
are fought against, the outcome is for them. If they are displaced, then they
are the truly supported ones. No one has ever attached themselves to Allah
and was defeated, and no one sought refuge in him except he was aided.
* ‫{ﲳ ﲴ ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ‬
}‫ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ‬
{And We wanted to confer favour upon those who were oppressed in

the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors and establish
them in the land and show Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers through
them that which they had feared.} [Al-Qasas: 5-6]
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The Second Sermon

Ayyuhal-Muslimoon:
History is filled with examples and lessons. It is abundant in incidents
and stories. Knowing the conditions of the nations and the outcome of
oppression and the oppressors contains a lesson for those with
understanding, and the happy person is the one who learns from the
mistakes of others.
And the life of the extravagant and the outcome of the oppressors and
the fate of the criminals; are lesson for the one who truly knows Allah, and
believes that He is over all things Competent. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
‫{ﱐ ﱑ ﱒﱓ ﱔ ﱕ ﱖ ﱗ ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ‬
‫ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ‬
}‫ﱭ‬
{So each We seized for his sin; and among them were those upon
whom We sent a storm of stones, and among them were those who were
seized by the blast, and among them were those whom We caused the earth
to swallow, and among them were those whom We drowned. And Allah
would not have wronged them, but it was they who were wronging
themselves.} [Al-Ankabut: 40]
And every oppression, even if it prolongs, will come to an end, and
victory is with patience, and success is with distress, and hardship is followed
by ease. Allah (Exalted is He) said:
}‫{ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ * ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ‬
{For indeed, with hardship will be ease. Indeed, with hardship will be
ease.} [Ash-Sharh: 5-6]
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Table of Contents
The Introduction ...................................................................................... 5
Praiseworthy morals ............................................................................... 6
Guarding the Tongue ............................................................................... 7
The Second Sermon ............................................................................................ 17
Truthfulness ......................................................................................... 18
Gratefulness ......................................................................................... 28
Good Character .................................................................................... 39
Forbearance and Deliberateness ........................................................... 45
Generosity ............................................................................................ 52
Loyalty and Fulfilling Promises ................................................................ 59
Mercy ................................................................................................... 66
Shyness is All Good ............................................................................... 76
Blameworthy morals ............................................................................. 85
Blameworthy Characteristics Arrogance ................................................. 86
Envy ..................................................................................................... 96
The Second Sermon .......................................................................................... 103
Oppression ......................................................................................... 104
Morals 123
The Punishment of the Oppressor ....................................................... 113
Table of Contents ................................................................................ 122
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Morals

From the khutbahs of

Dr. Abdul Muhsin bin Muhammad Al-Qasim

In the name of Allah, The Entirely Merciful, The Especially Merciful

Dr. Abdul Muhsin bin Muhammad Al-Qasim

Guarding the Tongue (1)

Allah’s favours upon His slaves cannot be enumerated.

{Whatever blessings you have are from Allah.} [Al-Nahl: 53]

{And tell My servants to say that which is best.} [Al-Isra: 53]

And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah

{Say, ‘My Lord has only forbidden immoralities-what is apparent of

{Indeed, those who accuse chaste, unaware and believing women

{And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer. [And] scorner,

{O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule people;

{There is no good in most of their secret talks – except those

The Second Sermon

{A wolf ate him.} [Yusuf: 17]

{And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except

{Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers * In a seat of

The Second Sermon

{Then do not obey the deniers.} [Al-Qalam: 8]

{And if you are grateful, He is pleased with it for you.} [Az-Zumar: 7]

{Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he

{O descendants of those We carried with Noah. Indeed, he was a

{Indeed, Abraham was a leader, devoutly obedient to Allah,

{Work, O family of David, in gratitude.} [Saba: 13]

{And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said:] Be grateful to

{Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the destination.}

{Thus do We diversify the signs for a people who are grateful.}

{Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of

{And few of My servants are grateful.} [Saba: 13]

{We will progressively lead them to destruction from where they do

{And whatever you have of favour - it is from Allah.} [Nahl: 53]

{Be grateful to Me and to your parents.} [Luqman: 14]

The Second Sermon

Good Character (1)

replied, Fear of Allah and good character» (Reported by

{No blame will there be upon you today.} [Yusuf: 92]

{And indeed you are of great moral character.} [Al-Qalam: 4]

you is to be gentle. Beware of harshness and coarseness» (Bukhari and

The Second Sermon

Forbearance and Deliberateness (1)

{And who refrain anger.} [Al-Imran: 134]

{Indeed, Ibraheem was forbearing, grieving and returning to Allah.}

{So we gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.} [Al-Saffat: 101]

{A mad man and he was repelled.} [Al-Qamar: 9]

The Second Sermon

Allah (Exalted is He) is not in need of others. He is absolutely perfect

{Indeed, it is a noble Quran.} [Al-Waqiah: 77]

{And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you,

The Second Sermon

{And those who, when they spend, do not do so excessively or

Loyalty and Fulfilling Promises(1)

{Fulfil my covenant that I will fulfil your covenant.} [Al-Baqarah: 40]

{And Ibraheem, who fulfilled.} [Al-Najm: 37]

{And appoint for me a minister from my family. Harun my brother.

The Second Sermon

{Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are

{Then your hearts became hardened after that.} [Al-Baqarah: 74]

{So whoever follows me then he is of me and whoever disobeys me