Call Your Ego to Goodness!

Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani 26 November 2010 Singapore Jumu`ah Khutbah Masjid Hajji Muhammad Salleh (Habib Nuh)

(Du`a)

O Mu'mins, Believers! I think anyone standing in this mihrab, this minbar, has t o feel shy and ashamed that he is standing as a teacher, a scholar or imam, as w e know our shortcomings, our sins and mistakes, and therefore we don't deserve t hat honor. The minbar is for Rasoolullah (s) and the masaajid are for Allah (swt ), and Allah sent His messenger to stand on the minbar and advise the ummah. And we are asking Allah to forgive us, for the sake of the Prophet (s)!

O Muslims! Be happy we are honored as Muslims! Allah said in Holy Qur'an:

Kuntum khayra ummatin ukhrijat li 'n-naasi tamaroona bi 'l-ma`roof wa tanhawna a ni 'l-munkar. You are the best of nations sent to Mankind, calling for what is good and prohib iting what is wrong. (Aali-`Imraan, 3:110) That means we are the only ummah that has been sent to humanity calling for good and forbidding the bad. Kuntum, "you were," and it is the past-tense verb becau se it refers to you on the Day of Promises. Allah (swt) chose us on the Day of P romises; it is His choice, not our choice. He made us from ummat an-nabi, and th at is an honor! To say we are Muslims is an honor, don't feel shy and say, "We a re Muhammadans," do not feel shy. Today Muslims are shy to say, "We are Muslims, " because of some Muslims who create problems around the world. We say we are in nocent of those ones, we have nothing to do with them.

We believe in what Allah said in Holy Qur'an:

Ati`oollaha wa ati`oo 'r-Rasoola wa ooli 'l-amri minkum. Obey Allah, obey the Prophet, and obey those in authority among you. (4:59)

Allah chose us one-by-one, and picked us to be from ummat an-nabi, and since we are from ummat an-nabi we are under that verse, "You are the best of nations tha t has been sent to humanity." That means Allah (swt) didn't want us to stay too long in the grave. If we were from ummat an-Nuh we would already have been in th e grave for 5000 years! He wants our time in the grave to be short, so He create d us from ummat an-nabi. And the Prophet (s) said to the Sahaabah (r) about the Last Days, "There are people coming who are my brothers. They believe in me, yet they didn't see me." That is why you are the best ummah: you believe in the Pro phet (s) without seeing him! You accept Sayyidina Muhammad (s) without having se en him in dunya, but you saw him on the Day of Promises, at the gathering of sou ls, where the Prophet (s) said: , ,

Al-arwaahu junoodan mujanadan famaa t`aarafa minhaa 'talaf wa maa tanakir minhaa 'khtalaf The souls were gathered like battalions and those who were related came together .

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I will relate a long hadith. The Prophet (s) was on an expedition, it was Fajr t ime and they needed to make wudu. The Prophet asked if there was any water and t hey said, no. So he said, "Is there the tiniest amount of water?" And one Sahaab i brought a small amount water and put it in a pot. The Prophet (s) put his hand s in the water and then water came pouring out from that pot, and they not only made wudu but were also drinking from that water.Then he asked them, "Who is the best in faith, imaan?" And they said, "The angels." And the Prophet (s) said, w a kayfa laa yuminoon wa 'l-malaaikat yu`aeenoon al-amr, "How are they not going to have imaan when they are in the Heavens observing Allah's signs and His onene ss? They have open eyes and ears; they feel and see the indications of Allah's ( swt) oneness in the Heavens. How are they going to be the highest in faith? No, there is faith higher than that." Then they said, "An-nabiyyoon, the prophets" A nd the Prophet (s) said, "How are the prophets not going to have the best imaan when the revelation is coming to them from Heaven, and they are prophets, and th ey are appointed to have and to know, faith?" Then they said, "Yaa Muhammad (s), yaa Rasoolullah, the Sahaabah are the best!"

Remember the hadith of Prophet (s):

Ashaabee ka 'n-nujoom bi ayyihim iqtadaytum, ihtadaytum

My Companions are like stars. Whichever of them you use as a guide, you will be rightly guided.

The Companions are like the stars, they were guides to the ummah; they carried h adeeth of the Prophet (s) and memorized the Holy Qur'an after the Prophet (s) an d gave it to us. They did their best and gave their lives; they raised their acc ounts in Akhirah, not just for dunya. I am not saying that you must not to do an ything for dunya, as Allah said:

Rabbana aatina fi 'd-dunya hasanatan wa fi 'l-akhiraati hasanatan wa qina `adhab a 'n-naar. Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and save us fro m the punishment of the Fire. (Al-Baqarah, 2:201)

So, they answered the Companions are best, and Prophet (s) said, "How are the Co mpanions not going to believe when they see what they see from me, the Seal of M essengers? O Sahaabee! I am going to tell you something that will make you aston ished!" And it will astonish us, also. He said:

laakin `ajab an-naasi imaanan qawman yaatoon min ba`dee yuminoon bee wa lam yara wnee. Yusadiqoonee wa lam yarawnee. Oolaaika ikhawanee. People with the highest faith will come after me in dunya. They believe in me an d didn't see me!

O People! You are those people! That is a great honor, to be from ummat an-nabi, so thank Allah and He will give more. We say, Alhamdu laka yaa Allah, "We thank you, yaa Allah!"

And the Prophet (s) said, "Those people who believe in me and didn't see me are ikhawaanee, my brothers!" (Narrated Ahmad and at-Tabarain)

And you should know that a brother will not leave his brother; a brother likes t o take his brother wherever he goes. The Prophet (s) will not leave us in the ha nds of Shaytan, he will take us on the way of ar-Rahmaan in order to save us. Th at hadith is enough for dunya and akhirah. That will make you happy your whole l ife. You became the brother of the Prophet (s) by only believing in, laa ilaaha illa-Llah Muhammadun Rasoolullah! And that is why Allah said:

Kuntum khayra ummatin ukhrajati lin-naas... You are the best of nations; you call for the good and forbid the bad.

But not like those today who come and knock on your door and say, "O brother, do good!" yet they themselves are not doing it.

And Allah (swt) said:

Ya ayyuhalladheena amanoo ajtaniboo katheeran min adh-dhann wa laa tajassassoo w a laa yaghtab ba`dakum ba`dan ayuhhibu ahadakum an yaakula lahma akheehi maytan fa-karihtumooh.. O Believers! Stay away from too much suspicion, and don't spy on each other, and don't backbite the flesh of each other Would any of you like to eat the flesh o f his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it. (al-Hujurat, 49:12)

Do you like to eat the flesh of your dead brother? You hate that! Polish yoursel f, and then you can help your family, your brothers and sisters. Clean yourself and beware, because we are in the time of fitnah, confusion. Fitnah is dormant, and Allah curses whoever brings it up. The Prophet (s) said, "Don't bring up fit nah. Be peaceful in your country then you will be safe in dunya and Akhirah." (Du`a)