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i~ Hazrat Maulaпa AshrafAli Тhanwy (R.A.)was indeed а very i~

fj. prolificwriter оп аН aspects aпd topicsofIslam. Among а verylarge -%

:} sectionofthe Muslims ofthe Indiaп subcontinent, Ье is looked ироп е
~ as а mujaddid-a renovator of the deen, who had tremendous ~
~ influence ироп the lives aпd thoughtsofmillions. %
~ This book Кhutubaatul ап
Ahkaam is anthologyof col1ected ~
~ Friday sепnопs written aпd compiledЬу him aпd in verymuch in use {:
~ amonglnшап, Pakistani, Baпgladeshi, Mghani aпd Burmese Muslims, ~
~ as well as Muslimsin the Westem World. Тhis traпslation is а ЬumЫе 'fi
~ efforttoputoverin English whatHazratТhanwy епdеаvошs to сопееу .~
~ in а veryeloquent aпd classicalАтаЫс of а veryhigh quality. ~

~ It is hoped that тапу hnams ofMosques will Ье аЫе to derive .{t

i adequate benefit from this humble work Insha Allah. Мау Allah ,~
~ сопtinие to fillHazrat Тhaпwy's Qabrwithnoorandblessings. Атееп S
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Е TНEEXCELLENCEOFACQLТIRINGКNOWLEDGE ~

S AND ТЛЕ OBLIGATORY DUTY OF АСQIЛRING IT ~

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АН praises Ье to AHah, the Most Noble Опе. Не Who had
created тап and granted honour to him, and taught him the means of
expression through speech and taught тап that which he did not know.
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~ G10ry Ье to Нiт, whose favours аге uncountable, not Ьу the tongue пог {:
~ Ьу the реп. We bear witness that there is попе worthy ofworship except ~
~ Allah аюпе, Who was no,p~e~ or associate and we bear witness that ~
~ Sayeduna Muhammad ~ lS Нтз servant and messenger, who was ~
~ granted the ability of comprehensive speech, excellent wisdom and ~
~ excellent attributes and character. Мау Allah's choicest blessings ~
~ descend ироп him, his fami1y and his companions, who are as shining ~
~ stars ироп the path ofhis ummat. After this, О mus1ims, know that the ~
~ acquisition of the necessary know1edge of the laws of Is1am is among ~
-а. the major obligations ироп every mus1im. Непсе, every muslim is ~O
~ commanded~ t? acquire it and to .teach it to others. In this regard .
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~ "Convey (ту teachings to others) from те even if it Ье а ~о
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~ 2. Не a1so said: "Whosoever walks in а path wherein he seeks ~
1li: to ac.quireknowledge, .for him will Allah make easy the path ~
~. lеаdшg towards рагафзе." (Muslim) ~
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~l favour with His bount~,' to him Не grants the deep t
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З 4. Не also said: "Verily the lПата are the heirs of the prophets. ~
~~ The prophets did not leave behind wea1th to Ье inherited. ~
~ They опlу left knowledge to Ье inherited. So whoever takes ~
;t it has taken а major share of goodness." {:
~ (Ahmad, Тirmithi, АЬи Dawood, lbn Majal1, Daarmy) ~
~~ 5. And he said: "То seek know1edge is а duty encumbent ироп ~
°L~f everyMus1im."

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6. Rasulullah $ also said: "When апуопе to whom knowledge

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я' then оп the day of qiyamat he shall Ье made to Ье garlanded ~
~ with а garland offire." ~

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through which he seeks the pleasure of Allah and uses that ~
knowledge with the aim of acquiring some worldly needs, S
" such а person :vi11not ~yen smell the fragrance of paradise ~
~ оп the day of qlya~ah. .. (Ahmad, АЬи Dawood, Ibl~ ~ajah) {:
:s 8. And Rasulullah ~ вак]: "Leam the laws реrtашшg to ~
Е inheritance and the Quran and teach it to реорlе for verily 1 ~
~ shall Ье taken away from this world." (Тirmithi) :5
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1 seek refuge in Al1ah from the accursed Shaytaan.
Allah says in the Quran: "ls he who worships Allah eamestly
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~ in worship, and takes heed ofthe hereafter, while placing his hope in the ~
-а- гпегсу of the Lord. Is this person like him who does not? Say: "Аге ~O
~ those endowed with knowledge the equal ofthose without knowledge?

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Е АН praises Ье to Allah, the Al1-Knower, the Aware, Who brougl1t ~

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to perfection the Universal system of nature without апу helper. Glory
Ье to Al1ah, Whose wisdom is overwhelming and His knowledge is
great and Whose favours аге extended to everything, smal1 or big. We
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bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship except Al1ah аlопе,
without апу раппет or associate in creation, not еуеп to the extent of
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t; the creation of а spot оп а date or the skin covering it. And we bear %
:} witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ,~ is Allah's servant and messenger, ~
~ \vho guided us aright through ап enlightened book, and who invited us :;,
fI towards Al1ah through wamings and glad tidings. Мау Al1ah'schoicest %
~ blessings Ье ироп him and ироп his offspring and his companion for as ~
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10ng as the stars shall continue to travel in their orbits. After this, О
brothers, know that the synopsis ofthe beliefs ofthe Ahlis sunnah wal
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~ jamaah is contained in the two kalimahs of Shahaadah and these ~
~ kalimahs аге опе of the fundamental principles ofIslam. "
~ The meaning ofthe first kalimah is that Allah, the Most Exa1ted
~ is the creator ofthis world. Не is the Опе, the Unique, the Etemal, the ~
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:} Ever living, the Powerful,the Al1-knowing, the Неагег, the All-seeing, {t
~ the Thankful, the Intender, the Recorder of аН fate, Who is ful1yaware ~
~ of cverythiog. No опе апс oothiog is like Him anд oothing НеБ outside ~
~ His knowledge ог His power. Не is the Creator and the Granter of ~
~ sustenance, the Granter of life and of death. То Him belongs the most {:
~ beautiful names and Не is the Mighty and the W i s e . &

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~ And the meaning of the second part of the kalimah is that ~

~ Muhammad ~ is his servant and messenger and that he is most truthful ~
~ in аН the news and information that he brought and also in the laws. It Ъ
~ also means that the Quran, which he brought is the Word of Al1ah. АН ~
~ the books revealed to previous prophets, аН the previous prophets and -%
~ the angels ofAl1ah аге the truth and that the ascension ofRasulullah.~ ~
~. to the heavens. is ,Ье truth anд БО is the miracles of 'ЬС OW!iY".. ~ •

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the companions of Rasulul1ah ~ are гпеп of justice and the
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~ тanner that they succeeded each other to the office of khilafat...And '&

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'О> the questioning in the grave Ьу the angels is also true. The rising from ~O
the grave is true and so also is the weighing ofthe deeds ofmen оп the

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~ scales оп the day ofqiyaamah. The Book of deeds is true and calling of ~
'& men to account оп the day ofqiyamah is true. And so also the апivаl of
f; the successful ones at the howz is true and as wel1 as their having to ~
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~ see Al1ah is also true. The existence ofparadise and ofhel1 is also true.

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:} These two places wi11 Ье everlasting and wi11 never perish and neither е
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g РПRIТУ AND CLEANLINESS !

~ А1l praises Ье to Allah, Who acts gracious1y towards His servants i'
~ and has commanded them that they worship Him in а state ofcomplete ~
~ cleanliness, and spreads over their hearts His lights and His grace that ~
~ it тау Ье а cleanser for their inner selves. And we bear witness that

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~ partner or associate. And we bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad
~ ~ is His servant and messenger, who covered the comers ofthis world ~
~ with the light ofguidance. Мау Allah's choicest blessings descend ироп i'
~ him, his поЫе offspring, his righteous companions. Such а blessing that ~
{: wi11 оп the great day of fear save us. And such а blessing that wi11 erect ;,
~ а shield between us and every clamity. ~
.% 1. Verily Rasulullah.~ said: "Clean1iness is halfofone's Imaan". ~
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signs of the effect of wudoo. So whoever amongst уои has о

~ the ability to increase his shine (and lengthen it), let him do ~
~ so." (Bukhary, Muslim) :S
~ 3. Не also said: ''Тhе adomments оп the body of а Muslim wi11 '&
~ reach as far as the water of wudoo reached." Не also said: ~
~ "The key to paradise is salaah and the key to the salaah is ~
~ wudoo." (Ahmad) ~
:} 4. Rasulullah ~ also wamed that whoever leaves а spot the е
З. size of а single hair ипс1еап without washing it, wi11 suffer ~
§ such and such afflictions in hell- fire." ~
~ 5. And while passing Ьу two graves опее Rasulullah ~ ~
Е informed the companions that the inmates of those graves ~
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something very big. Onе ofthem was not very carefu1 against
the drop1ets ofuri~e he w.as passing and the other опе used
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~ ьиш уош toiletry needs, do not [асе the qibJah and do not sit {:
~ there with your back to the qiblah". ~

!~ 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ погп 'Ье accursed Shaytaan. i~

i~ "As for the (masjid-e-diraar) never stand therein in prayer. ТЬе

masjid whose foundations has Ьееп laid uроп the fear of А]]аЬ fют the
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beginning is more suitabJe that уоu stand in it. Therin аге теп who love ~
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bounties And Who causes the en1ightenment of His deen and its
obligations to sett1e in their hearts. And аН glory to Ье Him, how great is
Нis authority! And powerfu1 is His sovereignty. How perfect His grace
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~~ and how all-encompassing His bounties and favours.We bear witness ~
~ that there is по опе worthy of worship except АНаЬ а1опе, without ft.
~ partner or associate and we bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~
о) ~ is His servant and messenger.? Мау the choicest blessings of АНаЬ ~
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descend uроп him, and his offspring, and his companions, who are the
key-men towards guidance and the shining 1amps in the depths of
darkness.
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~ о muslims, Veri1y the sa1aahis the very foundation ofdeen. It is {:
~~ а strongho1d offaith, and the most important acts ofworship whereby ~
~ to draw nearer to АllаЬ and it is a1so the best among the acts of ~
~ obedience towards АllаЬ. ~

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bearing of wi:?:ss t~at there is по god except ~llаЬ and t~at :S~.
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with proper devotion and sincerity, will have а covenant ftom
АНаЬ that Не will forgive them. And whosoever does not so ~
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~ intended to order that wood should Ье brought and to give the ~
~ order that salaah should Ье performed and that the azaan ~

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salaah. Then 1wanted to proceed to the houses ofthose who
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~ deeds. This is ап admonition for those who гететЬег Al1ah." ~

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Аll praises is due to Allah, Who grants good fortune and '~
~ misfortune, Who causes death and gives life, Who causes laughter and "
~ causes опе to cry, Who originates and creates and destroys, Who grants %'
~ poverty and riches. Не is the Опе Who causes harm to соте to апуопе ~
~ and causes gain and benefit to others. And Не is the Опе Who chooses
~ some of His servants for comfortable conditions and riches And then ~
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:} and опе of its fundamentals. And Не has explained that through His ~
Q grace those who desire to purify themselves through giving zakaah. "
~ And those who desire to cleanse their wealth do so Ьу giving zakaah. -%
~ 1bear witness that there is п.опе worthy of,,:orship except AHah Е
~ alone without~~y раппет or аввостате and 1bear w1tness that Sayeduna {:
~ Muhammad ~ 1S Allah's вегуапт and messenger, the chosen опе, the ~

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O leader of аН mankind, the sun of hidaayah. Мау Allah's choicest ~
blessings Ье оп him, his family and his companions, those who аге (.
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fj, О muslims, know that Allah has declared zakaah to Ье опе ofthe ~
З,'fundamentals ofIslam and Не has mentioned itjointly with salaah, which :$
~ is the most important of these fundamentals. And so Не says: "And
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2. Rasulullah ~also said: "WhomsoeveI Allah has given wea1th

~ and he fails to give the zakaah dlle оп that wealth, then оп the {:
~ day of qiyaamat that wealth will Ьееоте а huge роisопоus ~
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~ sending to them His Messenger Muhammad ~ and has also favoured ~
~ them Ьу sending to them His revealed Book, whereby Не has opened ~
~ the way towards reflection for теn of intellect, throu.gh what is {:
~ contained in it of stories and infоrmаtiоп. And through this book the ~
~ road towards the соттест way of life Ьесате clear and so also the -%
:} straight path Ьесате manifest through what it contains of rules and ~
~ regulations. And distinguishes between what is permissible and what is :;,
~ пот. We Ьеаг witness tha' thcre is по отлег deity worthOf.W.orship ~
~ except Al1ah alone without аnу раппет or associate and we bear ~
~ witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is the servant an.. d messenger of ~
~ Allah, the оnе оп whom was revealed the Furquan so that it тау Ье а ~
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reciting the Quran will Ье told: Recite the Qur'an and Ье !~'6
~ raised in rank thereby, and read as уои had Ьееn used to read
~ it in the world, because your rank in the hereafter will Ье :t
~ determined Ьу the last verse that уои recite." ~
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~ and Whose mercy covers аll and Who rewards His servants for their :}
~ remembrance of Him with His remembrance. And Не says: Яr
~ "Remember Ме and 1 will remember уоu." And Не has ordered them ~
" and encourages them to ask ofHim. And Не says: "Ask ofMe and 1 ~

i will answer уоu." And thus Не has made the obedient ones and the sinners, ~
~ and the good hearted ones and the wicked ones 10 desire а granting oftheir ~
:} needs and their hopes as Не tells them in his further statement: "Verily 1am ~
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and to beg ofНim the fulfilment of our needs through du'aa is the best ~
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:~ worship of Allah in the mornings and the evenings until such time that ~
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tt) the mornings and the evenings and during а part of the ~
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~ causes grains and plants to flourish, And Не is the оnе Who decrees ~
, the sustenance of His creatures and their nourishment needs. And Ье ~
~ has preserved the strength of living being through edibles and Не has ~
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:} righteousness through the eating ofgood foods. е

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that по soul shall die until such time that it had received its full
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~ granted him blood relationships and relationships through marriage. And ~
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~ opposite sex), which forces them towards procreation and through that ~
~ system has overseen the continuation of their species. And Не has ~
~ honoured the question oftheir lineage and granted respect to it. And Не
~ Ьав prohibited fomication and adultery and greatly emphasized its
~ ugliness through rebuke and censure. And Не has greatly encouraged
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blessings and greetings descend uроп him and his offspring and his
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Allah is useless, and not to Ье feared. We thank Him for having raised
the heavens as а сап ору аооуе His servants and for having laid down
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:} night to follow the day and has made the night as а covering and has ~
~ created the day as а means of eaming sustenance.We bear witness :;,
~ that there is по other being worthy of worship except Allah alone, %
~ without апу раппет or associate. And we bear witness that our master (1­
~ Muhammad.~ is Allah's servant and messenger, from whose fountain ~
~ the believers will go away having completely quenched their thirst after ~
~ having arrived there thirsty for а drink. Мау Al1ah's choicest blessings .а:­
~, Ье uроп him, his family and his companions, who did not leave aside апу ~
~~ effort ог energy for the sake ofhelping the deen ofIslam. ~
~ 1. О muslims, Rasulul1ah ~ has said: "Verily the acquisition of %'
~ halaal eamings is а compulsory duty ироп every muslim after {t
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арреаг оп the day of qiyaamat with your [асе scarred due to ~
f1 begging." (АЬu Dmvood, lЬn Maja11) %
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~ sufficient to leave aside the earning of а livelihood оп Р
~ condition that Ье does not neglect апу ofhis responsibilities. ~
~ It has Ьееп reported that there used to Ье two brothers during ~
~ the time of Rasulullah ~. Опе of them used to present himself to the {:
~ presence of Rasulullah ~ at all times while the other опе used to Ье ~
~ busy in his profession, earning а living. This second brother опсе ~
(;: complained to Rasulullah ~ about his brother to which Rasulullah.~ ~
~ said in reply: "Perhaps уои are receiving your sustenance through the ~
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f;; All praises to Allah, Who has created тап пот а sticky clay ~
~ and then forтed тап in the best forт and with the perfect nature. ~
~ Thereafter тап was nourished with рше milk that was palatable, ~
~ produced from between excreta and blood (in the bodies of catt1e)and ~
~ yet is like cold water. Allah then protected тап Ьу what Не granted ~
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Ьпп of pure riziq as а protection against weakness and exhaustion. ;г:
:} And Не then commanded him to always look for permissible ~
~ sustenance. We bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship ~
~ e~cept Allah alone, without аnу pa~~r ог associate. And we bear 'S­
~ W1tness that Sayeduna Muhaттad ~ 1S Allah's chosen servant and ~
~ messenger, the опе who guides us from going astray. Мау Allah's {:
:! спотсеыblessings descend ироn hiт, his offspring and his companions, ~
~who were the best of offspring and the best of companions. ~

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prohibited the sale ofliquor, the bodies ofdead animals (who
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~ оп the day of qiyaamat seven earths wil1 Ье entangled around ~
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~ ones from among his servants with His grace and favours. And Не has ~
f}. caused [оме and brotherhood to соте to exist between their hearts and %
~ through that has caused them to Ьесоте brothers and sisters, through ~
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~ AHah alone, without any_p~rtner or associate and we bear witness that ~
%Sayeduna Muhammad ~ lS H1S servant and messenger. Мау Allah's ~
~ choicest blessings Ье ироп Ыт and his offspring and his companions аН ~
~ those who foHowed his path in word and deed and in actions ofJustice f;:
~ and righteousness. ~
~ о muslims, know that to observe the rights ofothers, the ordinary 1:
~ ones as well as the special ones among them is опе of the greatest ,
~ deeds whereby опе draws пеаг to Allah. And the carefu1 consideration fJ.
~ ofthese rights is something which purifies аН brotherhood and friendship ~
8 [roт аl1
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impurities. And ABah and His Rasul has encouraged us to\vards g
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~ Allah says: "Do not ki11 your chi1dren for [еаг ofpoverty." ~
~. And Al1ah says: "And to women аге due rights зппйаг to the {:
~ rights due цроп them." And Al1ah says: "And ABah orders ...that уоu Ье ~
'fif
kind towards parents and to the next of kind and towards near t
:} neighbours, companions, travellers and to those slaves whom your right ~
~ hand possesses.", . . .. ~
§ 1. Rasu1ul1ah ~ sюd: "Оп every Mus1lm there are SlX nghts due ~
~ towards another Mus1im: to visit him when he is sick, to attend ~
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his funeral when he dies, to answer his invitation when he {:
invites тт, to greet Ыт when he meets тт, when he ~
g sneezes and says Alhamdu-lillah, he rep1ies "Мау Allah ~
°L·~ have mercy оп уои," and to sincerely protect his inte::Jrests ~
when he is absent." (Na.si/l)

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~ him who does not show тегсу towards people." ~
9.! (Вuk/шrу, Мизйт) ~

~. Rasulullah ~ also said: "The believers аге like а single person. ~

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If the еуе pains the whole b~dy feels that pain. ~d when l1is
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~: suspicions against апуопе, [ог suspicion is the worse form of {:
~. speech and do not spy uроп each other, do not deceive each f:.
~: other, do not harbour j ealousy against each other and do пот ~
~... hold hatred in уоuг hearts against each other but Ье brothers ~
~. of each other in опе brotherhood." ~

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Е 1 seek Allah's protection against the Shaytaan the rejected опе. ~
~

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~ Аll praise Ье to Allah Who has granted the chosen ones from "
~ among his creation the great favour Ьу directing their attentions towards ~
~ true amiable relations with Him. And Не granted tranquility to their ~
~ souls through their вестет and ппппате conversation with Him and Ьу ~
.Э! His showering upon them His grace. So much so that those fют whose ~
~ thoughts the veils have been removed have ргеfепеd solitude and to ~
~ Ьесоте detached from the world and its beings. And so they have ~
~ Ьесоте estranged пот familiarity with men even though those гпеп Ье "
~ of their closest and пеагезг relatlves. %
~ We Ьеаг witness that there isпо other being worthy of worship ~
~ than Allah alone, without any~p~rtner ог associate and we Ьеаг witness {:
~ that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ lS Allah's servant and messenger, the --s.
~ leader of the prophets and the chosen опе пот among His creation. ~
~ Мау Allah's choicest blessings and salutations continue to descend цроп ,
% him, his offspring and his companions, the leaders among mankind. О ~
~ muslims, the scholars ofIslam hold different opinions as to which ofthe ~
:, following, being secluded пот теп оп the опе hand and regarding ~
~ mixing with them is most ргеfепеd. The truth of the matter is that the ~
,§' reply differs according to the difference in conditions around us in times ~
~ of реасе and upheavals, and also according to the strong ог weak ~
~ attitudes of the persons involved and according to the companions опе {:
~ keeps with their different states of piety and hannfulness. ~

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Rasulullah hassaid: While describing the evil situations
that will arise one day. The sahabah then questioned him as ~
~
~ to what wou1d Ье his instructions at that time, Не said: "(At {:
% that time) Ье attached to your homes (thereby avoiding mixing ~
'& with people, except in cases ofnecessity)." -%
~ (Jam-ul Fawaaid, АЬu Dawood, Тirmithi) е.

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. 2. Rasulullah ~ also said: "Very пеаг is the time when the best
~ possessions of а muslim will Ье goats Ье will follow towards ~
я! the mountain peaks and places where rain water fell, ~

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intrigues and trials of this world." о

; (Jam-ul Fawaaid, Викнагу; АЬи Памгооа, Nasai) ~

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"Remain attached to the j amaat ofmuslims and their leader." {:
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.% Then Ье was asked: "And ifthey have по united front and по f;.
Е united leader?" Не replied: "In that case remain aloof from ~
(: аВ their divisions." ~
~ (Jam-ul Fawaaid, Викпазу. Muslim, АЬи Dawood) ~

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is better than
have an evil companion and а good companion is better than
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especially directed their energies towards observing His creation while
being at Ьоте and оп ajourney and has blessed them with them taking
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" lessons from what the еуе sees. And we bear witness that there is по ~
other being worthy ofworship except АНаЬ alone, without апу partner ~
~ ог associate and we bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad й is ~
:} Allah's servant and messenger, the chosen опе from among mankind. ~
~ Мау Allah's choicest blessings and salutations descend ироп him, his ~
~i offspring and his companions. АН those who follow his character and i~
his pattern oflife.
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verily АНаЬ and the shariah has given репnissiоп for {:
~ travel1ing and had ordered that it Ье undertaken ifthere is а need cal1ing ~
~ for it, which is obligatory or репnissiЫе. And the Shariah has laid down -r:
~ certain mles and also mention certain virtues of it. ~

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~ ~
~
hijratjourney towards Al1ah and then death overtakes him, his reward
shal1 Ье with АНаЬ. "Verily АllаЬ is Most Forgiving, Merciful." i
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him fast а number of other days at another time." ~
~ . And Al1ah says: "And ifyou аге sick or оп ajourney or опе of ~
.9.! уои comes
from having answered the саП of nature от has Ьееп in ~
~ contact with а woman, and уои find по water, then take for yourself t
:} сlеап sand as purification (tayaттuт). е

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will ease the path towards paradise." (Baihaqi) ~

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~ Ьгошег in another vi11age. Allah posted ап angel оп his path ~
9.! who asked him:" Whieh way are уоu going?" Не answered: -&
~ "It is ту intention to visit ту brother in this vil1age." The .;
:} angel then inquired" "Науе уоu апу other favour that уоu ~
~ wish to Ье rewarded for?" Не replied: "No, nothing exeept ~
~ that 1 10уе him for the sake of Allah." The angel replied: "1 ~
% ат а messenger from Allah (to inform уоц)." "Verily Allah 's
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[оуев уоu in the same way that уоu [оче him for His sake." 8
(Muslim) ~
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:} deprives опе of his sleep, his food and his drink and thus ~

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let Ьпп hurry baek to hlS fam11y." (Bukhary, Muslim) ~

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~ And АIIаЬ оауо: "And Ье по! of those who ое! forth ftom their !
:, homes, boastfully to Ье seen ofmen and who prevent from the path of
i АIIаЬ and know tha!Allah is fuIIy aware oftheir аспопв." i
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~ Аl1 praises ате due to Аl1аЬ Who has prohibited us from p1acesof ~
~ amusementwhichpuHs us towards sin and towards the forЪidden acts. ~
~ We bear witness that there is по other being worthy ofworship ~
~ e~cept АllаЬ аюпе, without апу ~:~tner ог associate and we bear {:
~ wltness that Sayeduna Muhammad $ тв Allah's servant and messenger ~
Е who has c1eansed us from evils pertaining to pride and тагпе and has ~
(: a1so saved us from temptations and ca1amities. :s
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scholars and jurists who went beyond the bounds of permissibility in
their endeavors of singing in order to reach certain levels of spiritual
~ development. But some of the general masses as well as some of the -%'
:} leamed ones definitely went beyond the boundaries of permissibility {t
~ followi~g their own fancies and placed themselves in the line of ~
~ destructlOn, .%
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1. Rasu1ullah ~ said: "Singing creates hypocrisy in this heart ~

ju~t as wat,er bri~gs forth vege!:.ltlO~s." (Baihaqi) And y~t in ~

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~ entire creation and aguidance unto them and ту Lord has '­
.9.! commanded те to destroy all musical instruments, flutes and -&
~ idols and crosses and to destroy all the pagan customs ofthe ~
:1 days ofignorance." (Allmad) ~

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of qiyaamat saying: "And arnong those signs is the
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~ (Тirmithi) ~

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~ All praises аге due to Allah Who has made the enjoining ofgood ~
~ and the forbidding ofevil опе ofthe most important aspects ofdeen and ~
~ for this purpose, Не has sent the messengers. And 1 bear witness that ~
~ there is по other being worthy ofworship except Allah аlопе, without {:
:t апу раппет or associate and 1bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~
f9 ~ is Нis servant and messenger, who had delivered that which was %
~ revealed to him from his Lord, the Lord ofthe Universe. Мау the реасе ~
~ and blessings of Allah Ье ироп him and his fami1y and his companions, ~

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,g, who ореп1у expressed the truth and in the affairs of Allah did пот fear ~*
апу rebuke or Ыате from апу of those who Ыатпе and rebuke.
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~ Veri1y Al1ah says.: "Let there Ье among уои а group of реорlе ~

.% who invite towards goodness, who enjoin the doing of good and forbid ~
'ii the doing of evi1 and these are those who will Ье successfu1." ~
~ AndAllahsays: "WhуdопоtthеAl1ah-fearingandthе(rabЬis) t
-s. leamed ones forbid them from their evil talks and eating unlawful ~
:} wealth? evilisthatin whichtheyindulge." {t

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1. Rasu1ul1ah ~ said: "Whoever ofyou sees ап ас!

evi1 being ~
~ committed, let him stop it with his hands and ifhe is unаЫе to ~
я! do so, 1ethim change it with his tongue and ifhe had not the ~

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~ power to do so, then let him detest it with his heart, and this
ratter line Of~action is tbe lowest fопn of bnaап." (Mu,lim) !
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;g 2. Rasulullah ~ also sюd: "In еуету commUnlty whегеш there ~
~ is а тап who commits evil deeds and while they are аЫе to ~
~ stop him fют such deeds, they refrain from prohibiting him
i from such deeds, then before they die Allah wil1inflict ироп
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~ earth, then he who witnessed it and d.isliked and detested it, {:

.9.! shall Ье as if he had Ьееп absent when it was done; and the ~

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tum such ап а
such town upside-down ироп its inhabitants."
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~ has not disobeyed уои not етеп for as long as а twinkling of i'
f;;. ап еуе." Allah replied: "Overtum that town ироп him and аll %
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ат thelf deeds for ту sake." (Baihaqi)

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~ АН praises аге due to Allah Who created everything in perfection ~
€.and Не endowed His messenger with the best character in finest form ~*

i and Не purified his attributes and chose him as his chosen опе and
~ be1oved. And Не granted others the abi1ity to emu1ate his ways, for {:
~ those who intended to Ье beautified thereby and Не deprived those ~
~ fют following his ways who desired to destroy himself. R;

i~ 1 bear witness that there is по other being worthy of worship ~

except Allah a1one,without апу partner or associate and 1bear witness ~
~ that Nabi Muhammad ~ is his chosen messenger and servant who had W
~ been sent to teach the best of character. Мау Allah's chosen and ~
~ choicest blessings Ье uроп him, his fami1y and his companions, who had ~
.%taught and cu1tured the peop1e from аН various parts ofthe wor1d. ~
'ii Thereafter, here аге а few of the socia1 manners of Rasu1ullah ~
~ ~. So that member of his flock тау follow and thereby gain good ~.
i reward from them: i
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Rasulullah ;jj, never ever lifted his hands to hand heatiog
uроп anything, not то а,', отап, пог а slave, except when he ~
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used to do his o~ domestic \vork, сlеап his clothing, milk his
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this period he never used to say: "ОоГ' (ьу way of expressing ~
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Ьауе only Ьееп вепг as а mетсу (о аН." (Мизйт)

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secluded space. When he was displeased with anything we {:
:i! would perceive it пот the expression of his face.(Bukhary) ~
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~ АН praises are due to АНаЬ, Who is АН informed of еуеп the ~

~ most сопсеа1ед апд secretive ofintentions, Who is the Кnower ofthe ~
~ mind's perception, is the Director of the hearts (of теп) апд the ~
~ Forgiver of sins. I testify that there is по deity besides АllаЬ а1опе, Who ~
g has по partner. I a1so testify that our 1eader, Muhammad~, His servant
~ and messenger is the 1eader of аН the prophets, that Ье has ~
8
~ encompassed the entire Deen (Re1igion of IsHlm) апд that Ье is to у;
:} terminate the strепgЪ of the apostates. ~

З Мауап аЬuпдапсе of Allah's sa1utations and blessings Ье uроп ~

~ him апд his поЫе апд pure fami1y. ~

" Indeed, rectification ofthe intema1 апд spiritua1 se1f is the pillar ~

I
~ to reform one's extema1 se1f. This is extracted from the teachings of (:
~ the Оцг'ёп and Sunnah (life pattem) ofhim who was the messenger to ~
~ тап апд jinn. Indeed Allah says "Rather say -We Ьаее submitted
~ ourse1ves". АНаЬ a1so says "Inдеед it is not the eyes (senses - that аге
% blind to rea1ities) but the hearts in the breast ofmen Ьауе fai1ed to take o
~ consideration." In other simi1ar verses, Allah says "We swear Ьу the ~
~ sou1 and Не Who has fashioned it, Who has a1so inspired it to it's evi1 or .~
~ piety. Sure1y, successfu1 has Ьееп the individua1 who has purified it and ~
у; fai1ure is the 10tofhim who has destroyed it (its pure attribute - Ьу sin). 'fY.
" 1. Rasu1ullah ~ said: "Indeed, there is а piece of flesh in the ~
~ Ьоду, when it is in order, the entire Ьоду remains in order and ~

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when it ~s corrupted, the entire body becomes corrupt. Кnow ~
well! It IS the heart. . (Bukhiil-i and. Musliт)
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2. Rasu1ullah ~ said to Wabisa 4if, "Уоu Ьауе соте questioning
about virtue апд sin". Не answered "Yes". Rasu1ullah ~ then
~
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~ c1enched his fingers апд struck his (Wabisa's) chest with ~

~ them saying thrice to him. "Question your sou1,question your {:
~ heart. Virtue is that to which your sou1 and heart finds ~
~ contentment. Sin is that which disturbs your sou1 and excites У;
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: your consciousness, еуеп though реор1е counse1 уоu (to the ~
о (Ahтad and Daariтi) ~
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3. Rasulullah iIif; said: "Deeds are judged in ассогёапсе to the

;$ intentions fo~ Wh.iCh they were made. (Bukhiiri and Muslim) ~
~ 4. Rasulullah ~ зак]: "Some people would Ье of those who ~
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~ perform SaHih, kept fast, performed the Haj and Urnrah, etc., i'
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~ ш hlS соттест bellef about Allah). (Baihaqi) ~

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are uplifted to it) say: "А good soul" and "An evil soul".
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(Мизпаа o/Imiim А h теа] ~

~i 6. Rasulullah ~ said: "Тhe angels of death (woulc) likewise say ~~

"Opure soul" or "О Evil soul"
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~ pertaining to the Оцг'йп, death, the hereafter, the creations of the
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i:. heavens and earth, the rains and crops, the various prophets, the ~
~ creation of тап, etc.), there exist а reminder for those who have а ~
" (perceptive) heart or attentively listen (and evaluate) the truth and ~
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REFОRNПNGТНЕСНARAСТЕR ~

Е Аl1 praises are due to АllаЬ Who has beautified the form of тап ~
~ through granting unto him the best standing and size. And Не has ~
fJ. protected him against becoming overgrown and against being under- ~
;е; developed in his shape and size. And Не has made the beautification of ~

i~~ man's character subject to his great efforts and Не has encouraged "
тап towards adoming his character through injunctions from Himself ~
and wamings. ~
~ We bear witness that there is попе ofworship except Allah alone, ~
З. without anya.s~oci~te or раппет and we bear witness that Sayeduna ~
Muhammad ~ lS нь servant and messenger, from whose forehead the i
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rays of prophethood shone forth. And the reality of truth could Ье
observed from his character and his prophecies. ~
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*"~ Мау Al1ah's choicest blessings Ье uроп him and his family and ~
his companions who purified Is1am fют the darkness of Kufr. Thеу ~
'~*
~ completely uprooted аl1 falsehood and Ьесате completely unaffected
Ьу falsehood, the little and the тuсЬ thereof.
. There~fter, О
muslim! Verily good char.~cter а. s~ecial
is quality
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~ of Ь1т who lS the leader of аl1 the prophets ~. And п lS the best of ~
~ deeds of the Siddeeqs-the truthful ones. And bad character is ап evil :S
R; which removes опе fют nearness to Аl1аЬ; the Lord of аl1. 1t diverts its ~
" perpetrator towards the ranks of the Shaytaans. It is as Аl1аЬ says: ~
~ "Successful indeed is that опе who purifies his soul and а failure is Ье
~ who corrupts or spoils it."
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Rasulul1ah ~ said: "Verilythe heaviest thing to Ье p1acedin а е
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be1iever scan of deeds оп the day of Qiyaamah will Ье good
character. And Аl1аЬ greatly dislikes ап obscene person." ~
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(Tirтithi)

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~ believer attains the rank of а person standing in ibadah ~

Е throughout the night and also fasting throughout the day.": ~
~ (АЬu Dawood)!

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%' faith is the опе with the best character." 11
~ (АЬи Dawood, Daarmy) ~
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outward sins а, а, зесгет
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OF ТНЕ TWO МAJOR Р ASSIONS
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praises are due to АНаЬWho has taken ироn Himself the ~
{: responsibility ofprotecting His servants in аН his arrivals and movements ~
~ and Не is the Опе Who feeds and gives him to drink and the protects
;r;him against destruction and guards him. And Не preserves him with '1i
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~ food and drink from that which causes his destruction. And Не enables ~
Е him to Ье satisfied with little food and through that destroys his passions
~ and saves him from the evils ofhis passions and lusts and then Ье will
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~ \vorship his Lord and fear Нiт. ~

~ And we bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship except ~

~ АНаЬ alone, without аnу associate or раппет and we bear witness that ~
~ Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is AlIah's servant and His messenger and His ~
~ chosen prophet. Мау Allah's choicest blessings Ье ироn him and pious {:
:! offspring and relatives and ироп the chosen ones from among his ~

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O companions and those who folIowed them. ~

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stomach and the private parts. people, fear АlIаЬ,
fear АlIаЬ уои
Verily the most feared ofthe passions and lusts is the passion ofthe
that do
f1 not commit excesses in these two. For verily Allah has said: "Eat, and drink
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~ and do not waste for verily АllаЬ does not love those who waste." {t
i And АНаЬ says: "Verily those who unjustly devour the possessions ~
R; ofthe orphans, they only devour fire (ofhel1) in their bellies." '&­
g And АНаЬ says: '~And уои devour inheritance-all Wl.th greed." 8
~ And АllаЬ says: "And do not соте near to adultery, for it is а -&
~ shameful deed and аn evil opening the road (to other evils)." ~
And АНаЬ says: "Do уои теп соте to other теп from this world ~o
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(leaving aside women?)"

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And Rasulullah ~ said: "1Ьауе not left апу trial more harmful to
the men ,Ьan ,Ье tПаl ofwomen" I

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'&- And RasululIah ~ said to Sayeduna АН ~: "О Ali, do not folIow ;о
O~1::
ир опе look with another glance, for the first one.is for уои and n 0the: J~t
second glance."
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And Rasulullah ~ heard а тап burping and said to Ыт: "Reform
~ from burping Ьу eating less for оп the Day of Qiyaamat those who will {:

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я! Ье most hungry will Ье those who were most satiated and filled to ~
capacity." (Sharhus Sunnah) ~

!f: о brothers, know that just аз extravagance is blameworthy and ~

~

~ condemned in the case ofthese two passions, in that Allah's rights are ~
~
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neglected Ьу being too much involved with these passions, so also is the
excessive diminishing of these passions also condemned because
i-%
:} through it the rights of the 'self or the rights of the [атilУ is neglected. ~

I And Rasulullah JiI, said: "Verily уоцг Ьав а

wife right over уои i
.~ and the опе visiting уои has а right over уои and your body also has а ~
Е right over уои." . ~

~
~ 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ from Shaytaan, the accursed. i~

Е Allah says: "And Allah desires that Не should accept your ~

~ гереагапсе And those who fol1ow their passions desire that уои should ~
~ turn away (from Him), far far away." (Surah 4:27) ~

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~ АН praises are due to Allah Who has created mankind most ~

Q beautifully and fashioned him. And Не granted man's heart the treasures
fl. ofknowledge and perfected it. And Не blessed him with а tongue with
.i[; which he interprets what the heart hides and what the heart thinks. And ~
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~~. we Ьеаг witness "'а! шеге is попе worthy of worship ехсерт Аl1аЬ ~
alone, without апу partner or associate and we bear witness that ~
~ Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is the servant al1d messenger of Allah whom ~
:} Не has honoured and granted respect, the prophet, whom Не sent with ~
Q the Qur'an, which Не revealed. Мау Allah's choicest blessings and ~
~ salutations Ье uроп him, his family and his companions for as long as а %'
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тап тау recite takbeer and tahleel.
Thereafter, О muslims, verily the size of the tongue is smaH but
~
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:! the wound it creates is very big. For this reason, the Shariah praised the ~
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-а- virtue of silence and encouraged it except in cases of uttering
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'* 1. Rasulullah ~ said: "Whosoever guarantees те the safety of
,t;.
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that which lies between his lips (i.e., the tongue) and that
which lies between his legs (i.e., his private parts) to him 1
give the guarantee ofparadise." (Bukhary) ~
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~ 2. Rasulullah ~ also said: "То swear at а muslim is impiety and ~
,О fight wi'h him with 'Ье ют ofkil1hig him is unbelief." !

i~ 3. Rasulullah ~ said: "Аslanderer wi1l not enter paradise

(ехсерт after being punished). " i
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О leads to paradise, while falsehood is а sin and leads to the ~~
fire." (Musliт)
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. 5. And Rasu1ullah 1f>, said: "Do Уоu know waht is backbiting?"

00 The companions rep1ied: "Allah and His messenger know оо
~ best" Then h~ said: "Н is that уоu mention something about ~
~ your brother which he des1ikes. "Then it was asked: "What is ~
~ the position if that which 1mention about ту brother is really е
~ in him?" Не replied: "In that case уоu have really backbited ~
'& him, for ifthat which уоu mentioned is not in him, уоu have in ~
~ fact s1andere~ him." . . (МU~lim) ~
~ 6. Rasulullah ~ a1so sa1d: "Не who observes sI1ence wI11 Ье {:
~ safe." (Аптаа, Птийи, Пааппу, Bailzaqi) ~

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discard those things which do not сопсет Ьпп."
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Rasulullah ~ also said: "The beauty of а person's Islam is to ~

Ah~ad) ~
~ 8. Rasu1ullah ~ вак]: "Не who 1S two faced ш th1S world w111 оп f;:
.% the day of Qiyaamat have а tongue of fire." ~
Ч 9. Rasulullah $ also said: The person who degrades person а ~
i
~ for а sin of which he had repented, wi1l not die until he
commits the same sin." (Тirmithi) ~

i 10. Не a1so said: "Do пот display pleasure at your brother's

mis~ortune or el~e Al.lahwi1l shower His blessings uроп him ~D
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and шvоlvе уоu ш гшвюгшпез." (Тirmithi)
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Rasulullah iJ1, a!so said: "When faasiq (evildoer) is being ~
~
i praised Allah becomes angry and the throne of Al1ah
trembles." (Baihaqi) i

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there is а guard ready at hand (to record it)."
а тап
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ТНЕ CONDEMNATION OF ANGER,

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~ АН praises Ье to AHah, Whose pardon and mercy is not hoped "

~ except Ьу those having fuH hope. And по опе fears His wrath and His
~ authority except him who truly fears. And Не has saddled his servants ~
i
~ with равзюпв and desires and has commanded them. to abstain from {:
& these. And Не has tested them with anger and Не order them to subdue ~
f}. their anger in cases where anger besets them.
i I Ьеаг witness that there is ПОпе worthy ofworship except AHah
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~ alone, without апу partner or associate. And I bear witness that ~
:f: Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is His chosen servant and messenger, the опе ~
~ under whose banner аН the prophets' will march. Мау AHah's choicest ~
~ blessings descend ироп him, his family, and in suchnumbers of аl1 that {:
~ existed in the past and what will exist in future for through his blessings f;.
~ both the former generations and the later generations receive the i
~ bounties ofAl1ah. ,
% After this, О muslims, Verily angerwithout due cause and its ~
~ subsequent results ofhatred and jealousy are things that destroyed тапу ~
~ peoples. And in condemnation thereof Al1ah has said. in the Quran: :$
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~ "When those who disbelieved had set ир in their hearts zealotry, the :в
zealotry of the age of ignorance, then Al1ah sent down His реасе and ~
~ tranquility ироп His messenger and the believers and imposed ироп ~
~ them the testification to piety, for they were most worthy of it. And ~
~ Al1ah is aware of аll things." ~
In another verse Allah says: "And let not hatred of а peoplee
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induce уои to deal unjus~~y, deal justly. Тhat is neare~ to p i e t y . " p
.§ And AHah says: Say I seek refuge ш the lord of the ~
" daybreak. ..... from the jealous опе when he practises his jealousy." ~
~ 1. ~ ce~in Sa~abi опсе asked for some advice and Rasululla~ {:
~ ~ advlsed hlm: "Do not Ьесоте angry." The same Sahabl ~
Е repeated his question and again RasuluHah ~ told him: "Do ~
~ not Ьесоте angry." (Bukhary) ~

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2. Rasulullah ~ also said: "When anуопе becomes angry while

~ he is standing ир, let him sit down. And if the anger subsides, {:
~ good and well, otherwise let him lie down." ~
~ (Тiпmthi, Ahmad) "*
:; 3. Rasulullah ~ also said: "Do not harbour jealousy for опе ~
~ another and do not have hatred for опе another." ~
i (Вukhшу, Muslim) i

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4. And Rasulullah ~ said: "Verily the illness of other nations ~
before уои have соте into уои, namely, jealousy and hatred.
They are very destroying factors. 1 do not say that they cut ~
*
~. off the hair but they in fact destroy your deen." ~
ff (Ahmad, Тirmithi) :;

~ ~ уои
~
5. Rasulullah said: "1 wam against jealousy for verily
jealousy eats ир good deeds like fire eats ир wood." i~
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~ 6. And Не said: "The doors ofjannah аге

opened every Monday ~
~ and Thursday and then everyone who did not ascribe апу ~
:, partners unto Allah аге forgiven except that person between ~
Э whom and his brother there was enmity and hatred about ~
O them i.s sa~d: "Leave these two alone until they Ьесоте ~D
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reconcl1ed. (Muslim)
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!~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from Shaytaan the accursed.

~

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~ And Allah says ш the Quran: "Those who spend (ofthat which ~
Allah has given them) in times of ease and times of adversity, those ~
~ who control their anger and pardon mankind for faults committed. And ~
Е verily Allah loves those who do good to others." ~

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Е Аl1 praise is due to Al1ah, Who causes His friends to know and ~
~ recognise the dangers of this world and its disasters. And Не also ~
~ unveiled to them the faults ofthe world and its defects. And thus they i~
)(} realize that the evils of the world exceed the good things therein. Тhe
~ things in this world which аге desired and hoped for аге not void of ОО
~ dangers. And they also realize that the beautiful aspects of this world
~ are not free from stains ofinpurity and neither are moments ofhappiness
:} free ofaspects which are disturbing. This world makes its occupants to О
i
~ hope for happiness but promises them deception. ~
fJ. 1bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship except Al1ah ~
~ alone, without апу раппет
or associa:e ~d
1bear witness that our master ~
~ and leader Sayeduna Muhammad ~ IS the servant and messenger of {:
~ Al1ah, who has Ьееп sent to аl1 the nations as а wamer and а bringer of ~
~ good news as wel1 as а shining lamp ofguidance. Мау Al1ah's blessings ~

*'
~ Ье ироп him, his family and his companions in great abundance.

Тhereafter, О muslims, verily тапу аге the verses revealed in о.

~ the Qur'an condemning this world and its evils. Тhe Qur'an is ful1·of W
i verses condemning this world and ofdiverting тап from it and inviting
~ тап towards the hereafter. That was the major objective of the
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~ prophets and they were not sent to this world but for this object. The ~

i
" verses in which this was expounded are тапу indeed and аН wel1 1}
known. А few hadeeth in this regard are mentioned here: ~
~ 1. Rasulul1ah ~ said: "1 swear Ьу Allah this world in comparison f:
:} with the hereafter is like опе of уои putting his finger into the е
~ sea o~ а river: Let him see how much of the water of the river ~
~ rеташs оп his fmger when he removes the fшger." (Musliт) :s
i
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2. An? Rasulul1ah s~id: "Verily this ~orld is а prison for the ~
а
g{t;
bel1ever and paradlse for the unbel1ever." '='
(Musliт)

i Rasulullah ~ also said: "Ifthis world in the sight ofAJlah had ~

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:} Ьееп worth еуеп the wing of а mosquito, A11ah would never ~
have given ап unbeliever еуеп а drop of water to drink:J" 00

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4. And Rasulullah ~ said: "Whosoever loves this world сацзев
~ harm to his hereafter and whosoever loves his hereafter, ~
~ causes harm to his world therefore give preference to that ~

~~
O which is eternal over that which will perish." ~o

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(Ahmad, Bai/zaqi) о

5. Rasulullah ~ said: "What do 1have to do with this world?" ~

Myrelationship with this world is that of а rider (in the desert) ~

~
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who comes to seek shelter under the shade of а tree, (rests а

~ittle) and then leaves the тгее to depart (further оп his

о

~
~ [ошпеу)." (Ahmad, Тiгmithi, IЬn Majah) ~
And Rasulullah.~ said: "The love ofthis world is the root of ~
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everyevil." (Baihaqi) g
f}. 7. And Rasulullah.~ said: "Ве ofthe children ofthe hereafter %
~ and Ье not ofthe children ofthe world." (АЬи Nuaim) Е
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~ 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ from Shaytaan the accursed. i~
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g And Allah says: "But уои
prefer the life ofthis world while the
hereafter is better and everlasting. "
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OF МISERLINESS AND
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~ Аll praises is due to Allah Who reserves praise for His extended "
fl. sustenance to His servants. And Не removes harm from them after
~ they had reached the 1imits of despair. And Не has created the creation ~
*
~ and provides sustenance for them generous1y. And Не has granted to {:
~ this Universe тапу kinds of wealth and Не tests the creation with ~
~ various changing conditions so as to ascertain as to who is the best of
:} them in action and grants respite to those who give ртелетепсе over the ~
*
; hereafter to this wor1d." ~
t And 1 bear witness that there is попе deserving of worship ~
~ except АНаЬ а1опе, without апу partner or associate and 1bear witness ~

*
~ that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is His chosen servant and messenger, {:
who through his re1igion has abrogated аН other religions and has ~

~
inc1udedin his shariah the truths of аН re1igionsand creeds. Мау Allah's ~
choicest blessings descend ироп him, his family and his companions,
о those who trod the path oftheir Lord di1igent1y. Q

Е Тhereafter, О muslims, АllаЬ commands us in the Qur'an: "О ~

f: уои who be1ieve 1et not your wea1th and your chi1dren divert уои :$
~ from the remembrance of АllаЬ. And whoever does that will Ье of ~
;г; the [озегз." ~
g~ And АllаЬ says: "Those who act miser1y and command others "
towards stinginess and сопсеа1 that which АllаЬ had granted them of it
~ His grace and bounty."

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~
1. Rasu1ullah ~ said: "The son of Adam says: "Му wea1th, Му
wea1th!" О son of Adam ~ notmng is yours except that
i:t
R: which уои Ьауе consumed and finished ир and which уои ~
" Ьауе worn and caused to Ьесоте tatters and what уои Ьауе ~
Е spent in charity and uti1ized." ~

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О 2. Не a1sosaid: "Beware of stinginess for veri1ystinginess has ~o
destroyed тапу of those before уои. (Muslim)
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3. Rasulullah ~ also said: "А swindler and а miser and on~, :~~
reminds others of.his goodness towards them in charity will {:
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я! never enter рагафве." (Тirmithi) ~

~ 4. Rasulullah ~ said: "О son of Adam ~', it is better foт уоu to ~

:} spend уош surplus wealth than to hoard it. Hoarding for уоu ~
~ is harmful. Уоu саппот Ье condemned for that which is ~
su.fficient for your needs and whe~ giving in charity begin ~
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6
wlth those who ате your close тегатгсев." (Muslim)
Ве aware of the fact that the аооче applies to when the ~
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~ hoarding and eamings and for something other than for deen. ~
Е As regards saving for the sake of deen, АllаЬ has said in the ~
~ Qur'an: "And your Lord desired that they should геасп ~
~ maturity and bring forth their treasure as а гпегсу from their ~
t Lord." This verse proves that wealth should not Ье needlessly ~
~ squandered and that it will Ье permissible to save for ~
~ economic ne~ess~ties.. .. . ~

~
O 5. Rasulullah ~ saId: "Venly а шпе wl11 соте over mаnkшd ~O
when nothing will Ье beneficial to mankind except the dinar
(gold coin) and the dirham (silver coin). (Ahmad)

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6. ~
Rasulullah Said: "ТЬете по harm in being rich for that
is
person who truly fears АllаЬ." (Ahmad)
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~
~
7. Sufya~n Thowri ~ use~ t.o say: "~reviously ~ealth used to {:
Ье dlsllked. А. тог now, I t lS the shleld о[ а Ьейеуег." i
i~ 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ from the accursed Shaytaan. i~
~ АllаЬ says: "Spend your wealth for the cause of АllаЬ and i
And
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1f cast not yourselfinto destruction Ьу your own hands and do good. АllаЬ
:} loves those who do good." ~

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ANDFORNAМEANDFAМE
~ Аll praise Ье to Allah, the Кnower ofthe unseen, the Оле Who is ~
~
~.%
completely aware of the secrets of the heart Не ассерта only those ~
actions which are perfect and complete and pure and clean from аll ~
с5 blemishes ofshirk and 1bear witness that there is попе worthy ofworship (:
except Allah alone, without :n~ partner ог associate and 1bear witness ~
'fY that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ IS the chosen servant and messenger of ;г:
~ Allah who has cleansed us from аll atains of shirk. Мау Allah's choicest ~
~ blessings descend ироп him, his family and his companions who were ~
~ free from аll forms of treachery, deception and falsehood. %
" Тhereafter, О muslims, Verilyriya (the doing ofthings for show ~
~ and for achieving fame among теп) is indeed а very destructive thing {:
~ in the life of а muslim, еуеп ifit is practised in his daily forms ofworship. ~
q- 1. Rasulullah ~ has said: "Whosoever dons clothing of show ~
!! and fame in this world, Allah wi1l оп the day of qiyamah ;

~~
O dress him in clothing ofhumiliation. ~o
(Ahmad, АЬи Dawood, IЬn Majah)
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2. And Rasulullah ~ said: "Sufficient is it as evil that fingers ~

~~ should point at а person in worldly affairs as well as deeny ~~
matters, except that person whom Allah protects."(Baihaqi)
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~ 3. Rasulullah ~ said: "Verilytwo hungry wolves let loose among (:

~ а flock of goats аге not тпоге harmful to than the harm ~
:} caused to а man's deen Ьу greed for wealth and for honour." ~
~ (Тirmithi, Daarmy) 6
~ 4. RasuluHah ~ said: "Verily Allah loves the righteous ones, ~
;г: who fear Him and remain unknown and hidden from people. 'fY
!
~
They are not searched for when they area bsent, nor are
they called for when they are present and neither are they ~
!
~ being befriended. Their hearts are lamps of guidance and ~
:} theyare protected Ьу Allah from аН evils.(IЪn Majah, Baihaqi). ~

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: 5. Rasulullah ~ was asked about а тап who does а good deed
; as а resu1tofWhlCh реорlе ргатзе Ьпп, or 10уе Ьпп, Не repl1ed: ~
.Ir "That is а glad tiding hastened towards а believer." ~

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6. Sayeduna АЬu Hurayrah ~ опсе said to Rasulullah~:
Whi1e
1was in ту house (репоппшя salaah) in ту рlасе of salaah, {:
~
:sf9. а тап сате to те and found те performing salaah. 1 found ~
pleasure in myself for the гпаппег in which he found те. ~
~ (Кindly inform те about this fee1ing which 1 felt within ~
~ myself). Rasulullah ~ replied: "Мау Allah have гпегсу цроп ~
t уои, о АЬи Hurayrah ~.Yoи have gained double reward ~
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for having performed your deed in secret and secondly for ~
having done your deed орепlу." (Тirmithi) ~

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1 seek refuge in Allah from Shaytaan the accursed. ,

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And Allah says in the Quran: "Тhat is the abode ofthe Hereafter,
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Е Al1 praises are due to Al1ah, the Creator, the Producer, the ~
f: Fashioner, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Exalted, the High Whose
fi. greatness саппот Ье lessened Ьу Anуопе who denounces. Не is the
)(; Al1-Powerful before Whom al1 tyrants are submissive. His greatness is
*'
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~
~ such that it broke the backs ofthe mighty Persian emperors. And was ~
Е such that it destroyed the might ofthe Caesers. Greatness is His lower
11 cloth and Majesty is his upper cloth. Whosoever chal1enges Him in
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:} these two qualities, Не inflicts with а sickness from which there is по ~
f: eure. Most great is His Magnificence and Most sanctifies аге His names.
fi. 1 bear witness that there is по other being worthy of worship
~ except АllаЬ alone, without~~y p~rtner or associate and 1bear witness
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~

~ that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ lS Нтв servant and messenger ироп whom {:

~ was revealed the great light of ever-spreading brilliance until it ~
~ illuminated the corners of the earth. Мау Al1ah'schoicest blessings Ье ~
~ ироп him and his family and his companions who were the beloved ,
я! ones and friends of АНаЬ, the chosen ones ofthis world and the best of ~
~ аН mankind. ~
~ Thereafter, О muslims, know that pride and vanity are two most
~ destructive sicknesses which are very тисЬ disliked and detested Ьу
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~ Al1ah. ТЬе ones fil1ed with pride and haughtiness аге indeed inflicted ~
~ with two great sicknesses. Al1ahstates in the Qur'an. "Не does not love ~

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~ the arrogant опе and the boastful опе. Не also mentions about the battle
ofHunain" (when the Muslims feltpride in themselves overtheir large
numbers); "And the day ofthe battle ofHunain, when уои exalted in
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i the numbers ofyour might, which in turn availed уои naught." ~
'м 1. Rasulul1ah ~ said: "Whosoever .humbles himself before ~
;г; АНаЬ, АНаЬ will elevate him And in the eyes of his own Ье ~
~
~
will Ье insignificant but in the eyes of the реор1е he will Ье
eonsidered great. And whoever acts proudly, Al1ah will ~
8
~ humi1iate him so that in the eyes of people Ье will Ье -о
:} insignificant while in his own eyes Ье will Ье great so тисЬ ~
о so tha~ Ье will Ье looked ироп as lower than a~og
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О ofman. ~d the other опе is а person's pride in himselfand gO
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this опе IS the worst." (Baihaqi) ~

3. Rasulullah ~ also said: "Never will that person enter paradise ~

%" in whose heart there is pride еуеп the size of ап atom." 'S­
" Hearing this,. а тап said: How is it if а тап like~ that. his ~
~ clothes and hlS shoes should Ье good? Rasulullah ~ терлеё: {:
.% "That is beautiful, Allah is beautiful and loves the beautiful. f;.
f9.. However pride is the rejection of truth and 100king down ;г:
:} иропреорlе." (Muslim) ~
i% 4. ~
Rasulul1ah said: "Until such time when уоиsee greed being
fol1owed, passions being obeyed and worldly affairs being
~
'S­
~ given ртетегепсе and уои see everyone being fascinated Ьу ~
~ his own opinion, then оссиру yourself with уоцг own ~
~ rectification for ahead of уои are days of great patience, the ~
.. likeness ofwhich is like ho1ding in your liands burning coals ..
~ and whoever remains steadfast in тпове days shal1 Ье ~

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,O rewarded to the extent offifty теп doing the same deeds." ~O
(Ттпит, Пт Majah)
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1 seek refuge in Al1ah from the accursed Shaytaan. ~

~ And Al1ah says: "And to Him alone belongs greatness and ~

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~ friends from the darkness ofKufr into the light оПтааn and Не allows
fJ. His enemies to enter predicaments of deception. 1 bear witness that
~ there is по other being worthy of worship except Allah alone, without
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~
~ a~~ par~er or associate and 1bear witness that Sayeduna ~uha~ad
~ ~ lS Нтв servant and messenger who has соте forth to 11ft таnkшd
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'!j from the darkness of disbelief and evil. ~
Мау Allah's blessings Ье ироn him and his family and all his ~
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~ this
~ Ьу
illustrious companions who were never led into deception the life of
world and neither were they led into deception at all with regard to
"
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Allah. And тау these blessings continue to descend ироn them
throughout all the hours and days and months that is to соте. {:
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~ Thereafter, О muslims, know that the key to happiness lies in ~

tI being awake and ready to receive guidance and the origins of ~

*
~ wretchedness lies in being deceived and in unmindfulness and ,
negligence. The intelligent being in this world are those whose breasts ~
~ have Ьееn opened towards following the straight path which is in ;r:
~ accordance with the clear proofs and arguments. And the deceived ~
*
~ ones are these whose breasts have Ьесоте narrowed down and unable ~
to accept the guidance through their acting цроп their lusts and desires.
~ Such ones sight continues to Ье blind and such could not find guidance. ;
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~ Such а оnе remains blind and takes his desires as his guide and takes {:
Shaytaan as his guide: "And whoever is blind in this world will surely Ье· ~
Е blind in the hereafter and he will have lost the way." е
~ Allah says: "Let not the life ofthis world deceive уои and let not :S
~ the deceiver (Shaytaan) deceive уои regarding the commands ofAllah." .%
i And Не says: "They will cry unto them, saying: "Were we not
~ with уои? То which the righteous will reply: "Indeed were уои with us. {:
~
~ But уои tempted оnе another, hesitated, doubted and desires deceived
~ уои until the decree of Allah (death) overtook уои. And уои were left
:} deceived from Allah Ьу the Shaytaan."
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And Allah says: "And among them are those illiterate опез who do not
~ know their scriptures except hearsay. They do nothing except guess". ~

~ 1. Rasulullah ~ said: "An intelligent person is he who guards '&

~ himse1fand works for the 1ifeafter death and the unintelligent ~
:} опе is he who follows his desires and then sits back hoping ~
~ оп Allah to ~lfil~ his wishes.". . . ~
" 2. Rasulullah ~ sюd: "None ofyou IS а true Ьепеуег цпп! such ~

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have brought. " (Sharhus Sunnah) i

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3. Ra,ulullah <iI> аl,о
,aid:"ТЬеге 5Ьаll апзе arnongту шшпат
such а реор1е among whom the following ofvain desires will ;
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f: Ьесоте very prevalent and this disease will spread among S
~ them like scabies will spread оп а person or а dog until there ~
~ will notbe а vein or ajoint that is unaffected." ~
.%' (Ahmad, АЬи Dawood) ~
~ 4. Rasu1ullah ~ a1so said: "Не who interprets the Quran ~
~ according to his personal opinion, shou1dtake his seat in the
:: fireofJahannam." (Тirmithi) О
~
~
5. ~
Rasu1ullah also said: "The worst of acts are those 1ately
invented acts while every innovation in the deen is ап act of ~
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~ And Allah says: "They follow nothing but conjecture and that
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~ from their Lord, or is it so that for тап shall Ье all that which ~
i. he desires. 80 to Allah belongs the hereafter and to him the life ~
~ ofthis wor1d." ~

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~ АН praises is due to Al1ah through Whose praises all doors are ~
~ opened. Every address should Ье started with the mention of "His ~

i 'Ьа! "Не
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is Lord of Lords", and the "Не
is cause of а1l сапвев." ~

Name." We repent to Нцп'', а towbah of опе who sincerely believes ~

We bear witness that there is по being worthy of worship except ~

~ Allah аюпе, without апу partner or associate. And we bear witness ;г:

~
~
that оцг master and leader Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is Allah's servant
and messenger. Мау Al1ah's salutations descend uроп him, his family
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я!

% and his companions, such а salutation that wi11 protect and save us пош ~

" the dangers and tепоrs ofthe day ofbeing presented before Al1ah for ~

~ the reckoning. And тау that salutations Ье the preparation for us to

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~ attain nearness to Allah and lead us to the best ending. {;.

~ Тhereafter, О muslims, verily repenting [ют аН sins and retuming

~ теп,
to Allah as the knower ofthe unseen and the Опе who covers the faults

g of such repentance is the first step of those desiring to walk the

path towards Allah and it is the capital sum of those desiring to Ьесоте ~

~ successful and it is the first step ofthose who Ьесоте initiated оп the :S

~ path of the saintly ones. It is also the key towards stability for those ~

~ who are wavering. It is also the means towards selection for all those 1J

~ desiring closeness with Allah. ~

~ Al1ah says: "And those who, when they have committed ап еуН ~

's deed or have Ьееп unjust to their own selves, reтember Allah, and then t

:} seek forgiveness ftoт Him. [And who else сап forgive sins except ~

f: Allah] And they do not persist in what they have done, while knowing ~
i the consequences of their deeds. For these ones their reward wi11 Ье i
~ forgiveness uот their Lord and gardens under which rivers flow. '&
~ Therein they will abide eteтally. How great is the reward for those
~ who work righteousness." ~
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~ 1. Rasulullah J1J}; said: "А servant who has committed а sin and
-%
th~n seeks ~orgiveness uот Al1ah throu~h repentance, Allah ~
wI11 grant hlтrepentance and forglve hlffi." (Muslim) ~

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2. Rasulullah ~ a1so said: "Every опе ofthe chi1dren of Adam

~ ~\ аге sinners and the best of sinners аге those who had {:
:t! erred and then repented and begged for forgiveness." ~
~ (Тirmithi, IЬn Majal1, Daarmy) ~
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servant unti1the 1astmoments ofhis 1ife."
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(Sharhus Sunnah)
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~
~
against his brother's honour or something e1se like that shou1d ~%
clear his affair with that brother in this Ые before such а day
~ when there will Ье по dirhams and dinars as currencies for ~
~ compensation. For in the hereafter, ifhe has аnу good deeds ~
~
~
to his credit, of these will Ье taken from him to the extent of
his evi1 deed and ifhe has по good deeds then from the sins ,
1:
~ ofhis brother will Ье taken and loaded ироn him." ~
~ (Bukhary) ~

:i. 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ fюm Shaytaan the accursed. ~

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i~ And Allah says: "And he who герептв after his injustice and i
i rectifies his affair, А11аЬ will sure1y accept his repentance and forgive е
him. Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. ~

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~ alone is Unique as the Possessor ofMajesty and Who is absolute in His ~
~ attributes of glory and Highness. And Не is the Опе Who grants help to
~ his chosen servants Ьу granting them the special qualities of рапепсе in ~
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~ times of adversity as well as the attribute of gratitude in times of ~
~ calamities and in times ofbounties. ~

~ And 1 bear witness that there is по being worthy of worship ~

:} except Allah alone, without апу раппет or associate and 1bear witness ~
i that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is the servant and messenger of Allah, ~
~ the leader ofthe prophets. Мау Allah's choice blessings and salutations ~
~ descend ироп him and his family, the chosen ones and ироп his ~

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~ companions, who were the fore-runners and the leaders of the pious ~
ones and the righteous ones.
Thereafter, О muslims, verily Imaam has two aspects; опе half ~
'5;.
~ of it relates to sabr (patience) and the other half relates to gratitude ,
:: (shukr). This is what Rasulullah ~ taught us. Непсе it is ofthe utmost ~
g importance to have consideration for both these aspects and their virtues ~
(: so as to facilitate our appreciation of them. g
i;. Verily Allah says: "Verily the patient ones will Ье granted their
~ reward ful1y without апу account."
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~ And Al1ah says: "And Al1ah will surely reward those who {:
я! express gratitude." ~

~ And Allah says: "And bepatient. Al1ahis with the patient ones." ~

i Al1ah says: And Ье thankful to Ме and do not Ье ungrateful. i~

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1. Rasulullah ~ а
said: "It is indeed surprising from believer
that wben good befal1s him, he praises Al1ahand thanks Him {:
-% and if а calamity strikes him, he praises Al1ah and bears it ~
Е with patience. And so а believer is rewarded for every act of ~
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his until e~en ~or the morsel of food which he lifts ир t :the
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2. Rasulullah ~ said: "Allah said to Nabi Esa ~': "О Esa ~\, 1
~ shall raise ир а people after уои who if something. befalls {:
:ъ them which they like, they will give thanks to Allah and if ~

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account ofthemselves and bear with рапепсе. And yet they о

~ will Ье а people devoid of forbearance and inte1ligence (to ~

fJ. [иВу understand)." then Esa ~, asked: "О Lord how сап ~
~ they Ье like that without forbearance and intelligence? "Allah ~
~ replied: "1 shall grant them of Му forbearance and Му ~
~ knowledge." (Baihaqi) ~
"fj 3. Rasulullah ~ also said: "The person who eats and is grateful ~
~
~
is similar in rank to the fasting person who is patient."
(Викпазу) ~
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а specific rank and he is unаЫе to reach that rank through his ~
"
Е own deeds, Al1ahwill involve him in calamities оп his body or i
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O his children. 1fhe exercises patience in these calamities, AlIah ~
causes him to reach the rank which Не had fixed for Ьпп." ~
(Alzтad, АЬи Dawood) t
i:i . 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan.
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ships sailing in tbe веа
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~ that Не тау show уои His signs and Allah says: Verily in that there аге ~
signs for every deeply patient and every grateful person." ~

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CONCERNING НОРЕ ANDFEAR

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Q overpowering power and punishment is feared. Не has filled the hearts ~
fJ. of His pious servants with Ьоре and has warned those who turn away :2!
!~ Ьу
from obeying Him and turn away from His reward and generous gifts ~
severe admonitions and signs ofwarning. And Не guided those pious а
~ ones towards His paradise through His directions and His favours. -е:

~ 1 bear witness that there is по other being worthy except АВаЬ §'
~ alone and 1 bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad • is His servant ~
t and messenger, the leader of аН His prophets and the most noble of аН
His creation. Мау Al1ah's salutations descend ироn him and his family
~
~

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and his companions and his offspring.
Thereafter, О muslims, verily Ьоре and fear аге two things with ~
о

~ which the chosen servants of АНаЬ travel towards every praiseworthy f;.

~
station of spiritual ехсеНеnсе and they аге two ways through which ~
they pass аВ difficult stages towards the hereafter. Numerous are the
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Е verses.
Тhus АНаЬ says: "Тhey (those believers) Ьоре for Allah's гпегсу
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texts оп this topic in the Quran, either individually or related with other о.

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and fear His punishment." ~

1. А.llаЬ says: "ТЬеу (the believers) саН цроп their Lord in ~

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~ Ьоре and fear." 8
~ And Al1ah.says: • Anд саП иpon Ilim in Ьоре апё теаг, н. ~
:} And АНаЬ says: "Verily they used to Ьшгу towards good and е
о they саН unto Him in Ьоре and in fear." 6
~ And Allah says: "Verily your Lord is most forgiving to people for ~
I their injustices and verily your Lord is severe in punishment." ~

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~ 1. Rasulul1ah ~ said: "If the believers but knew the severity of {:
AHah's punishment, попе would Ьауе аnу Ьоре of attaining f;.
:}
~ His paradise. And if they unbelievers were aware of Al1ah's ~
mercy попе of them would despair of gaining His parad:Jise." ~

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~ to dle. Rasulullah ~ asked [шп." How are уоu?" Не герпес: {:
~ "1have hope in Allah, О prophet ofAllah, and 1have fear for '&
~ mysins." ~
~
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Then Rasulullah ~ said: "never do these two (hope and fear)
соте together in the heart of а servant of Allah such а ~
i
% circumstance (at the point of death), except that Allah grants ~
~ him that which he hopes for and saves him from that which ~
0"'1 he fears." (Тiгmithi, IЬп Majah) ~

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also said: personоnсе exclaimed: "Allah ~a
will not forgi уе such and such а person."
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i Ме?, saying that 1 will not forgive such and such а регвоп? ~
~
~
Verily 1 have forgiven him and 1 have nullified your deeds ~
and actions." -i
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~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan. ~O
~
f1- And Allah says: "Inform Му servants that 1 ат the Forgiver, the ~
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CONCERNING POVERTY AND AВSTINENCE

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~ Аll praises are due to Allah, Who has created тап

from dry and ~
~ sticky сlау and Не adomed him in the best fashion and in the most ~
~ perfect proportions. Then Не blessed His sincere servants with insight
J5 until the secrets of their evil deeds Ьесате clear to them. Hence they ~
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~ abstain from such deeds with abstinence of those who hate such deeds 8
~ and they detest having within themselves pride and апоgапсе and ~
~ boasting with each other in gathering wealth and riches. But they 100k
~ forward with аll their aspirations to reach such а рlасе where there is ~
*
~ по destruction or ending. ~

~ 1 bear witness that there is по other being worthy of worship ~

~ except Allah alone, without :n~ pa~er or associate and 1bear witness ~
~ that Sayeduna Muhammad $lsHlS servant and messenger, the most (:
~ noble of аll реорlе of honour and respect. Мау Allah's salutations Ье ~
f upon him and upon his companions, who were the best of companions ~

'*
~ and his family, who were the best offami1ies. . ,
Тhereafter, О muslims, it has been established without doubt that ~
~ there саппот Ье any hope of attaining salvation except Ьу cutting oneself ~
~
~
off from this world and Ьу abstaining from the world. Тhis is attained
either through poverty which is ordained Ьу Allah or Ьу а тап wi11ingly ~
g
;г; casting it aside which is called Zuhd-Abstinence. Allah says: "And 1;
~ уоu devour inheritance greedi1y and уоu 10уе wealth very deeply." ;

~
~ So he who 10ves poverty wi11 not 10уе excessive food while he ~
i

:} who is not abstinent wi1110ve wealth. ~

~ ~

!
.§ 1. Rasulullah ~ said:. "Тhe poor will enter paradise five hundred
yc",s bcfore 1hc ПСЬ." (Тi,mithi) !
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helping the weak amongst уоu for verily уоu are granted:JriZiQ~
and уоu are being helped due to the weak ones among уоu."
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3. Rasulullah ~ who said: "When уои see а person blessed

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with abstinence from the world and with little speech then {:

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~ draw near to him and make him your companion for verily he ~

has Ьееп granted wisdom." (Baihaqi) !

~ 4. Rasulul1ah ~ said: "Ргасцве abstinence in this world and ~
%' Al1ah wi1l love уои and practise abstinence with regard to S
; that which is in the possession of people and they wil110ve ~
~ уои."с. (Тirmithi, Ibn Majalz) ~
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towards good was through acquiring conviction in Allah and ~
~
~ a~sti~ence. And the first mischief to enter the Ummat was ~
~ stlllgllless and unfounded hope." (Baihaqi) ~

~ :;
~ 6. Imam Sufyaan Thowry ~ said: "Abstinence in this world is {:

.~
O not Ьу wearing coarse and thick clothes or eating dried food. ~
True abstinence in this world is through reducing hopes." .,

~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan. i~

i And Allah says: "So that уои do not despair ofthat which уои ~
!
~ missed and not Ье happy over that which Allah granted уоu. And Allah
does по, love есегу boastful опе, filled with pride." !
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~ Аll praise is due to АllаЬ, the Creator of the world and the ~
fJ. ceiestial regions, the Onе Who is the опlу Опе in might and power, Who ~
~ raised ир the heavens without апу supporting pillars and Who distributes ~
~ to His servants their sustenance. And Не turns away the attention of {:
~ the теп of understanding and intelligence from considering the ways ~
~ and means (that their sustenance reaches them). And when these теп ;г;
:} realized that Allah had taken uроп Himself the guarantee of granting ~
~ riziq, theyplaced theirtrust in Himand exclaimed: "АllаЬ is sufficient ~
fJ. for us and what а grand Ратгоп Не is." ~
i We Ьеат witness that there is по опе worthy of worship except ~
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~ АПаЬ alone, without апу раrtnет от associate and we Ьеат witness that {:
Sayeduna Muhammad $ is Нis servant and messenger, the опе who ~

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suppressed аll evil and guided towards the straight path. Мау Al1ah's
salutations Ье ироп him and his family and companions in great
J> abundance. о
~ Thereafter, О muslims, verily tawakkuZ (reliance in A11ah) in а11 ~
~ its various degrees is опе of the stages of development in the spiritual t$
~ development ofthis deen. And this has its basis in the oneness of Аl1аЬ lt
~ and in the true conviction in A11ah. A11ah says: "Verily those whom уоu ';j
~ worship besides Allah have not the ability to supply уоu with sustenance. ~
~ Therefore seek sustenance from Allah. Worship Him and Ье grateful ~
%'unto Him. Рот to Him sha11 уоu а11 Ье retumed." ~
Е And АllаЬ says: "And Ьауе trust (in Аl1аЬ) if уои ате truly ~
~ believers." i'
~ 1. Rasulullah $ said: "When уоu ask, ask of Allah. And when .~
~ уои seek help, seek help from Allah. Know that if аН the f)
~ people of this ummat should gather with the intention of '=i
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causing уоu апу benefit they wil1 not Ье аЫе to cause уоu ~
anу benefit in the least except to the extent that A11ah had
ordained for уоu And if аН the реорlе of this ummat should ~.
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3 gather with the intention of causing уоu апу Ьаrm, they wil1 !
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not Ье аЫе to cause уои апу Ьаnn at аll except that which
~ АllаЬ had ordained юг уоц. ТЬе реп (ofFate) has Ьееп lifted ~
~ ир and the scrolls (ofFate) has Ьееп dried. ~
~ (Аптаа, Тirmithi) ~

:} 2. Rasulullah ~ said: "А strong believer is better and тоге ~

~ beloved to АllаЬ than а weak believer. And within every ~
~ believers there lies some good. Ве eager Гог that which %
~ benefits уои and seek help [гот АllаЬ. Ве not disheartened. ~
~ And when anything befalls уои do not say: "IfI had done this {:
~ ог that this would not have happened." But rather say: "АllаЬ ~
~ had ordained (this) and whathe desires, Ье does." Forverily .§
:} the word "if' opens the way [ог the deeds of Shaytaan." ~

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~ 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ the accursed Shaytaan. :;

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АllаЬ says: "О people гететЬег Му favours ироп уои lS there ~

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other creator besides АllаЬ Who grants riziq [гот the heavens and '­

о the earth? ТЬеге lS по other deity besides Нпп. Whether аге уои tumed ~

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CONCERNING LOVE, LONGING AND PLEASURE

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Е АН praise is due to Allah, Who has cleansed the hearts of His ~

f: devoted servants from being drawn towards the glitter ofthis world and ~
fJ. purified their inner selves from directing their attention to beings other
~ than Him. Не then exposed to them His glories to such ап extent that ~
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9 шеу Ьесоme filled with10ve for Him and exposedHis grandeur (о (Ьет 8
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i until they Ьесоте annihilated in the shine ofHis majesty and greatness, ~
Е until they Ьесате drowned in recognizing Him and in His love. ~

~ ~

I 1 Ьеаг witness that there is по other being worthy of worship

}! except Allah alone, without anу partner or associate and 1bear witness
!

~
O that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is His servant and messenger, the seal of 1°

the prophets. Мау Allah's salutations Ье uроп Ыm, his family and his

. companions, the leaders of аН human beings and their spiritua1 guides.

~ These companions were the fore-runners and reins-holders of аll t

l} mankind. е

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And Не says with regard to the angels: "They celebrate His ;
praises and glorify Him Ьу night and Ьу day without апу laxness."
This does not happen out ofhabit but with great longing.
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with this should they rejoice." And with regard to the companions of tI

Rasulullah~, Allah says: "Allah is pleased with them and they аге ~

о pleased withHim." ~

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1. Rasulullah fdj said: "О Allah, 1beg ofYou Your love and the
love ofthose who 10ve Уоu and 1beg ofYou, grant те to do
I.§'
:} the deeds which causes те to reach Your love." (Тirmithi) ~

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2. And Rasulullah ~ said: "And 1 beg of Уои to make те

~ pleased with Уош fixed destiny and Ibeg ofYou а сооl abode {:

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countenance and longing to meet Уои." (Nasai) g

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а рlасе to remember АllаЬ, the angels surround them and ~
mercy envelopes them, tranquility descends оп them and АllаЬ ~
'!; remembers them in а gathering of those who аге with Him." %'
:} Note: the "tranquility" mentioned here is the "peaceful satisfaction and ~
~ contentment." ~
i 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ from the accursed Shaytaan. ~

Е And АllаЬ says: "And from among mankind аге those who ~
1:
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O Ьауе taken besides АllаЬ, other Gods whom they love (as they should)
love АllаЬ And the
believers are stronger than that in [оуе for АllаЬ. If ,
оnlу those who аге
unjust were to see the punishment, (and realize) that ~
1j а1l po~er bel.ongs to АllаЬ it will Ье best. And surely АllаЬ is Most t
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CONCERNING SINCERITY, GOOD INТENTIONS

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~ Аll praise Ье to Allah а praise of the grateful ones. And we ~
~ believe in Him with а faith ofthose lruly believing in Him. We sincerely ~
~ believe in His Oneness as an admission of the truthful ones. We bear ~
~ witness that there is попе deserving of worship except Allah alone, {:
~
~
~
without апу partner ог associate, Who has ordered that jinn and тап ~
a~d the angels should worship Him i~~c~mpl.ete sincerity. And we bear
wltness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ тв Нгз servant and messenger, ~
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~ the leader of аll the prophets. Мау Allah's salutations Ье uроп him and i' I
~ аll the prophets, and uро.п his поЫе family and his pious companions. ~
~ Thereafter, О muslims, it has Ьесоте clear to those blessed with ~
~ Imaan and the enlightened instructions of tQe Qur'an that there is по (:
.% way of acquiring true happiness and success, except through the ~
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acquisition oflalOwledge and through ibaadah. Every опе aтongst теп
faces destruction except those endowed with lmowledge. And those
endowed with lmowledge face the threat of destruction, except those
~ реrfопniпg practical deeds of goodness. But even those рerfопniпg
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:} good deeds face destruction except those who аге sincere in their ~

i intentions. And such sincere ones, if they have по sincere intentions,

~ their deeds are useless. For without а sincere intention those deeds аге
" for show, which is tantamount to hypocrisy and disobedience. Similarly
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~ sincerity without trueness and without being for attaining Allah's {:
я! pleasure in сопfопnity with His wi1lis also useless like dust. ~
~ Allah says regarding those deeds done for purposes other than His ~
~ pleasure that such deeds are made into "flying dust, scattered about." :S
~ Allah also says: "Verily to Hiт is due sincere deen." Не also ~
)(; says: "Verily the believers are those who believe in Allah and His f1
i messenger and then they harbour по doubts and strive with their wealth ~
~ and their lives in Allah's path. Verily these are the truthful ones." ~

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i 1. Rasu1ullah ~ said to Sayeduna Ma'aaz~: "Ве slllce~~ to ~
~ Allah in уоцг deen and 1itt1e actions will suffice for уои." {:
~ (Haakim) ~
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Е 2. Опсе.а person called out inq~irin~: "О mess~nger. of Al1ah, ~
~ what lS Imaan?" Rasu1ul1ah ~ герйег]: "It lS зшсегпу." "
~ (Тirmidhi) ~

i 3. Rasu1ul1ah ~ also said: "Verily actions are judged according ii

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O ~o their intentions. And for every тап shall Ье what he о
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mtended.". (Вukhшу, Muslim)

4. Rasulul1ah ~ said to Sayeduna АЬи Bakr~: (while he was ~ '"

~ cursing опе ofhis slaves): "How сап опе Ье from among the ~

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~ cursers and at the same time Ье ofthe truthfu1 ones?" Ву the ~
Lord ofthe КааЬа, this сап never Ье!" Thereupon АЬи ВаЮ- ~
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~ оп that day freed some of his slaves and then саше to ~
Rasu!иllаЬ IJiI, saying: "[ will пеуег гешгп то ,исЬ а deed." !
~ I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan. ~

!j Al1ahsays: "Say: Ihave Ьееп

sincerity in ту deen towards Him."
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CONCERNINGCONТEМPLATIONAND
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~ АН praises Ье to АНаЬ, Who takes account of аН that а person ~
~ eams and Не is the One Who oversees and notices his every sinful deed. .~
~ And 1bear witn~ss that there is по other being worthy of worship except ~
~ АНаЬ alone, without any раппет and without any associate and 1 bear {:
~
~
witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is the servant and messenger of ~
АНаЬ, the leader of the prophets. Мау AHah's blessings and salutations
Ье upon him and upon his family, the leaders of аН the chosen ones and ~
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upon his companions the heads of аН the god-fearing ones. ~
tt; Thereafter, О muslims, verily the criterion for salvation is the ~
~ perforrnance of good deeds, but righteous deeds are not taken into ~
~ сопыёегапоп unless а person performs it perrnanently and continuously {:
~ and does so in the correct and prescribed rnanner. Linking these factors ~
1:
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and doing them continuously wiH not Ье acquired except after first

О mushaaratah (2) to take notice of mushaarath diligent1y is terrned

'f1
making the soul obligated to doing them habituaHy. This is terrned

muraaqabah. However, thirdly, the soul must at specific times Ье ~

t
°i~ checked to ascertain whether it had fulfiHed аН these conditions properly ~~
or not. This checking and reckoning is terrned muhaasabah (taking
.i5 mutual accounting and reckoning). Fourth1y we Ьауе the term ';j­
~ mu'aaqabah (mutual exertion) which refers to the toil and effort ~
~ required in order to rectify actions if the аЬоуе condition are missing. {:
~ Fifth1y the soul must Ье subjected to various strenuous wazeejas (zikr) ~
~ tt;
ifthere is any hesitation in the doing of good deeds. This is the stage of
:} mujaahadah. Sixth1y we Ьауе mu'aatabah (mutual censure) which {t
~ means putting censure upon the soul, causing it to Ьесоте disassociated Р
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пот such places where rebellion against АНаЬ takes рlасе and putting ~:S
а burden upon it to compensate for faults.
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~ АН the аЬоуе exercises are intended so as not to Ье unmindful of {:

~ the soul for а single moment whereby it is intended to save the souls ~
Е from becoming deviated or defiant or rebellious.The sacred texts ~
°E(Qur'an and hadeeth)are fiHed with narrations conceming these p:Jints 00

and one should consider the details set forth therein.

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Аl1аЬsays: "Не knows the deceiving glances of the eyes and
оо that which is concea1ed within the breasts."
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And Аl1аЬ says: "As for him who fears the p1ace of standing
~ before His Lord and prohibits his se1ffrom indu1ging in bestia1passions, ~
~ paradise will surely Ье his u1timate abode." ~
i And АllаЬ says: "And who is
~ follows his passions?"
гпоге misguided than him who ~
~

~ 1. As1am ~ reports that опсе Umar ~ visited Sayeduna АЬи i~

~ Bakr ~ who at that time was pulling his tongue. Umar ~
~ said: "Stop this. Мау АllаЬ forgive уои." АЬи Bakr ~ rep1ied: ~
:} "Verily this organ is the опе who causes те to reach the places ~
З. ofdestruction." (МааЫ) ~
~ 2. Rasu1ul1ah ~ said: "А mujaahid is а person who strives ~
" against his se1fin the obedience of Аl1аЬ." (Baihaqi) ~

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о аге being reckoned with and weigh yourselfbefore уои аге ~

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1 ~eek refuge in Ailah from the
(Kanzul Ummaal) ~
ассшвее Shaytaan. i

j Аl1аЬ says: "О уои who be1ieve, fear Аl1аЬ and 1et every soul ~
~ consider that which it sends ahead for the day of tomorrow, and fear {:
я! Allah. Veri1y АllаЬ is ful1y aware of what уои do." ~

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S CONCERNING PONDERING OVER
МA1ТERSANDCONТEМPLATION !

~ АН praises Ье to AHah, Who has encouraged unto ponder and ~

%"contemplate, to observe and to give deep thought. 1 bear witness that ~
~ there is по other deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, without ~
~ a~y. раппет ог associate and 1 bear witness that Sayeduna Mu.hammad ~
~ ~ IS Нтв servant and messenger, the master among the chl1dren of ~
~ Adam ~\ in this world. Мау Al1ah's salutations Ье цроп him and ироп -%
:Jhis family as wel1 as his companions, the chosen and righteous ones. ~
~ Thereafter, О muslims, verily АllаЬ has encouraged us to ponder ~
~ and reflect with deep thought in so тапу verses of the Holy Quran and 1j
~ Не has praised those who contemplate. In this way, while praising them ~
~ Не says: "those who remember Аl1аЬ, while standing, sitting and lying {:
оп their sides and ponder over the creation of heavens and earth. 11
.%' ~
~ Не asks: "Do !Ьеу по! ponder оуег !Ье kingdoms ofheavens and j
я! earth?" !!
~ Не also says: "Did We not make the earth as а wide expanse? And ~
J} the mountains as pegs. And have We not created уоu in pairs And made ~
~ your sleep for rest? And made the night as а covering? And made the day ~
~ as а means of subsistence? And Ьауе We not bui1t over уои the seven ~
;g firmaments. And placed therein а light ofsplendour? And illd We not send ~

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~ down пот the clouds water in abundance? That уои тау produce i~
therewith сот and vegetables And gardens ofvegetation?"
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~ And Аl1аЬ says: "ТЬеп let тап look at his food or that We pour f;'
о
forth water in abundance. And We sp1it the earth in fragments. And е
~ produce therein сот And grapes and nutritious plants and olives and ;

,§'dates and enclosed gardens dense with lofty trees and fruits and fodder ~

~ for use and convenience for уои and your саШе." ~

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1. Rasulullah .~ said at the time of the revelation of the verse:

~ "Verily in the creation of heavens and earth and in the ~

~ altemation of night and day there аге indeed signs for тпеп of ~

~
O understanding", "Woe unto him who recites these verses and ~o
do not ponder оуег them."

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2. Ibn Abbaas ~ reports that а certain group ofpeople pondered ~

%' оуег Allah. Rasulullah ~ said: "Do not ponder оуег Allah. ~
{f But rather ponder оуег the сгеапоп of Allah, for verily уоu ~
Е аге not сарао!е of that." .. i
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{f 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ from the accursed Shaytaan. ~(IoO

~

~ And Allah says: "Look at the signs of Al1ah's тегсу, see how he
~ has brought the earth to life after its death. Уегilу Не is the Опе Who ~
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praise to Allah, Who through death broke the necks ofthe
~
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tyrants and has a1sothrough death broken the backs ofthe mighty kings
of Persia and through death destroyed the hopes of the Caesers. And
Не has made death а means towards success for the pious ones and
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9 through death has made а meeting р1асе for them with Him. То Him ~
~
~
be10ngs the highest status for the bounties which Не bestows, and to
Him be10ngs the right ofretribution Ьу means ofpunishment Ьу means
i;г;
:} ofHis overpowering might. 1 bear witness that there is по other being ~
~
~
i~
worthy ofworship except Allah аюпе, without any~p~rtner or associate.
And 1 bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ IS the servant and
messenger of Allah, the опе who was blessed with тапу c1earmirac1es.
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i)

~
Мау Allah's sa1utations and blessings Ье uроп him and his fami1y and ~
~ his companions, the possessors of ехсеllепсе and virtue. ~

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1. Veri1y Rasu1ullah ~ said: "Remember abundant1y the 1:
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~ destroyer of p1easures (death)." (Тirmithi, Nasai, IЬn Majah) ~

~
~ "Whеп а ~
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:} 2. Rasu1ullah a1so said: mus1im is near death the
~ ange1s of mercy approach him with а white si1k c10th and ~
~ says to him (his sou1s): "Соте out in happiness, having .%'
i' attained, Allah's p1easure. Соте to the comfort and mercy 'f1
~
~
ofAllah and proceed to the Lord Who will not Ье angry with
уоu."
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=S It is further reported: "When а kafir nears death the ange1sof ~
:} punishment approach him with а coarse c10th and says: ~
~ :'Proceed i~ unhappiness to the punishment ofAllah for Allah ~
~ IS angry wlth уоu." (Ahmad, Nasai) ~
~ 3. Rasu1u11ah ~ a1sosaid: "Two ange1s соте to him in the grave ~
and makes him sit uр and say to him: "Who is your Lord?" Не {:
!
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:}
wi11rep1y: "Allahismy Lord."Тhentheyaskhim:"Andwhat ~
is your deen?" Не will [ер1у: "Му deen is Is1am." Тhen they ask ~
о ~im: "Who is ~~s man who was sent to уоu?" Не will rep1Y:J."Не оо
O

L IS Rasu1ul1ah ~."

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А caller from the heavens wil1 then proclaim." Му servant
~ has spoken the truth. So ргераге а bed for him in paradise." {:
~ And it wil1 Ье opened. ~

~ Rasulullah ~ then said: "When the doors will ореп the winds -%
~ ofjannat and the sweet fragrance ofjannat wil1 соте to him ~
~ and his grave wil1 Ьесоте widen need to the extent of the ~
~
~
reaching ofhis sight." However the kaafir's situation wi11 Ье ~*
the opposite of that." (Musnad Ahmad, АЬи Dmvood)
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~ 4. Rasulullah ~ also said: "Allah says: "1 have prepared formy {:

~ righteous servants that по еуе has seen, по ear has heard ~
~ and what was not even perceived Ьу the minds of теп." ~
~ (Bukhary, Muslim) ~
f1. 5. Rasulullah ,~ says: "The person who wi11 have the least :;
~ punishment ofthe inmates ofhell wi11 Ье the опе who wi11 Ье ';J
~
:!
given sandals with straps offire as а result ofwhich his brains &
~
~
of p~nishment:vhere as in actual fact he wi11 Ье the опе with
the 11ghtestpull1shment."
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wi11 boillike а kettle. Не wi11 think that he receiving the worst ~

(Bukhary, Muslim) ~

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:} 6. Rasulullah ~ says: "Verily уои wi11 see your Lord just as уои ~
вее thi5 гпооп, having по obstruc1ionin 5eeingi1." ~

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~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan. - i~

ii And Allah says: "Every soul shall taste of death. Then

Ье retumed to цз."
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CONCERNING ТНЕ DEEDSFOR ТНЕ

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Аll praise is due to АllаЬ Who has created for the sun and the :;,
~

~ тооп to follow fixed courses, while the stars and the trees bow down to ~
! Him and Не has given preference for certain periods oftime over others ~
~ just as Не gives preference for specific places over others, and for (:
:tsome Ьитап beings аЬоуе other humans. ~

Е We bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship except ~

~ АllаЬ a~one, without апу partner and without~an~ associate and We 6
~ bear w1tness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ lS the servant and ~
~ messenger ofAllah:the опе who guided us towards righteous deeds, of ~
" which is the fasting of the day of Aashura, а day of good actions. And ~
~ Ье аlБО prohibited as from bad deeds, among which аге аll those {:
;: innovated deeds. Мау Allah's salutations Ье ироп him and his family ~

~
and ироп his companions who upheld the deen, both the compulsory ~
thereofand the репnissiblе and destroyed the prohibited customs ofthe

D days ofignorance, both the prohibited and the abominable thereof. Мау о.

~ these salutations descend оп them аll abundantly. ~

01 Thereafter, О muslims, the day of Aashura is пеаг at hand. It is t$

а time when people commit some very good deeds as well as various :в
rejected innovations of the first mentioned is the commendable act of 'fj
о fasting оп this day. ~

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Aas~ura, it is ~y Ьоре ~hat АllаЬ ",,:i1l through it compensate ;е;
for sшs comm1tteddunngthe prevlOusyear." (Musliт) .

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i 3. And Rasulullah ~ said; "Fast оп the day of Aashura. ~~~~ ~

~ contr~ry to the J ews Ьу fasting а day before it and а day {:
~ after п. ~

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fastedbefore §
~ the fast of Ramadaan was made compulsory. And when it ~
% Ьесате revealed the Ramadaan should Ье fasted, those who 'S
~ wished to do во, fasted оп this day while others who did not ~
~ wish to do so, did not fast. Those who voluntarily fasted оп {:
i Aashura sought to acquire blessings of abundant sustenance ~
~ for their families." (Six books о/ Hadeeth except Nasai) ~
~ 5. Rasulullah ~ said: "Whoever spends freely оп his family оп ~
~ the day ofAashura, АllаЬ will grant him blessings in his riziq :S
~ throughout the year." (Razeen, Baihaqi) ~

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~ Some people have taken the day to Ье а day ofrejoicing, and for ~
~ the reading of elegies, mourning, the expression of grief and for ,
remembering the tragedies which befall the Ahlul Bayt. ТЬеу also use ~
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it for visiting grave-sites and for other acts. And they busy themselves
with ~ucb acts of entertainment, amusement and what amount to shirk ~
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j 1 seek refuge in АllаЬ from the accursed Shaytaan. ~.

i AlIah says; "Лs for Ыш who does ал атогп'в weigh' of

:} will see it and whosoever does ап
good, he
atom's weight of evil Ье will see it."
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g MONTH OF SAFAR ~
~ АН praise is due to Allah in whose Hands lie the control of аН "
~
~
affairs. Не is the creator of аН things and Не is the ControHer of аН ~%
affairs, the good as weH as the bad.
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~ We bear witness that there is по опе worthy of worship except {:

~ Allah alone, without апу раппет ог associate and we bear witness that .~
~ Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is the servant and messenger of AHah Who ~
i has taken us out of darkness and brought us into the light and who 1°
*
~ through his teachings has eliminated аН ignorance and evil. Мау Allah's
salutations Ье uроп ппп and his family and his companions, through
~ whom this deen Ьесате manifest in the best form. Through them faith
".
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~ Ьесате firmly established in the breasts throughout аН the days and ~
% months. Abundant salutations uроп them. ~
:i Thereafter, О muslims, the month ofSafar has drawn near to us. ~
~ And this is the month which is taken as а bad отеп Ьу some people ~
~ while others take it to Ье the herald of goodness, as was done Ьу the %'
:} people ofthe days ofignorance who used to resort to the detested habit {t
~ of shifting the months around because of this wrong be1ief. ~
~ Allah rejected this custom and stated that this shifting of the ~
~ months was а cause for further kufr. Similarly Rasulullah ~ condemned 'fSi.
~
я!
the practice of taking Safar to Ье а time for good or bad luck and he
rejected the habit ofassociating sorrows and grief with it. -&
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~ 1. Rasulullah ~ said: "There is по spreading of disease from t
~ опе person to another (except with Allah's permission) i~
~ neither is there апу taking of omens from the f1ightofbirds,
R: nor апу evi1 in the sounding ofthe owl and neither is there ~
~ апу (ill-fortune in the month оп Safar. ~

Е 2. Onсе, Muhammad Ып Raashid told Rasulul1ah ~ that реор1е ~

~ were taking ап ill отеп from the entrance of the month of .§'
:} Safar. RasuluHah ~ said: "There is по ill-отеп in Safar." ~

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3. Ra~ulullah А said: "~akin~ omens Ьу the flight ofbirds is
'shlrk'. Не repeated thls thпсе." (АЬи Dawood, Тzrmithi) i
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~ 4. Ibn Masood ~ said: "Al1 ofus sometimes have such baseless ~

(: thoughts except that Allah removes them through tawakkul :$
~ (trustin Him)." .&
~ From this statement ofIbn Masood, we lеат that tawakkul is in ~
~ гюг believing in the heart the whisperings (coming into the mind) with ~
~ regard to the flight ofbirds, neither in acting uроп its results through the {:
~ limbs, пот expressing belief of the same through the tongue. We wil1 ~
:} then not Ье taken to task for апу such wrong beliefs. ~

~ . . ~

~ The statement ofRasulul1ah ~: "If i1l отеп is found, it would Ье 'S

~ in а woman, а property and а horse." Should Ье interpreted to теап that ~
~ if.bY ~~y сЬапсе there was апу Ш-0теп, it would Ье in these three {:
~ things. IВиkhшу, Мизйт) ~

~o
O
W
:}
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1 seek refuge in Allah [гот the accursed Shaytaan. ~

~ АllаЬ says: "ТЬе messenger replied: "Тhe il1отеп (bad luck) is i

~ with you (as а result of your deeds). 1s this because уоu Ьаое Ьееп ~
~ admonished to return to АllаЬ. But уоu аге ап extravagant реор!е." ~

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CONCERNING WНAT IS BEINGDONE

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f: АН praise is due to АНаЬ Who is sufficient for аН and everything. ~

f; Не is the Опе who through Нis perfect attributes Ьесоте manifest and %
~ in Нis Being is concealed. We bear witness that there is по being worthy ~
~ of wors~ip except АНаЬ alone, without апу p~e~ ог associate and we ~
~ bear wltness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ тв Нтв servant and ~
~ messenger, the chosen опе. Мау Allah's salutations and blessings Ье
:} ироп him, and his family and ироп his соmpапiопs, whose uttering were ~
*
~ indeed pure. ~
i О
Thereafter, muslims, the month ofRabee-ul-Аwwаl has drawn i
i
~ пеаг and dawned, during which тапу people Ьауе Ьесоте accustomed t;:
.% to celebrate the birthday ofthe Holy Prophet in various gatherings. And ~
'iinow it is our intention to clarify the Positio.n (as to the permissibility or
~ prohibited nature of this act). Непсе we state that in the books of
я! Bukhary and Muslim it is mentioned that Rasulullah ~ said: "Тhere аге
~ two raka'ahs salaah before Maghrib salaah." (This was repeated thrice ~
J}iand оп the third occasion Ье added: "For those who so desire." This last
phrase indicated that RasuluHah ~ wanted to point out that this was not ~
i
;в to Ье ап established practice and certainly not compulsory. То make it ~
~ obligatory would thus Ье wrong). ~

~ There are тапу other proofs and arguments in this regard: ТЬе {:
~ eminent scholars of Islam Ьауе а consensus оп the point that if поп- ~
:} rewardable acts are considered to Ье rewardable acts, it would amount ~
~ to making а change in the deen. Similarly it amounts to changing the 6
~ deen ifthe optional deeds are considered to Ье compulsory. Ifthis поЫе :i
~ remembrance ofthe Rasul (in the form ofthe Mowlood Shareef) takes ~
~ place without апу special conditions attached to it, there is still по way ~
~ that such celebrations сап Ье considered to Ье within the limits of the {:.
~ Shariah. And ifthese celebrations Ьауе such special conditions attached
:} to then and а person considers them to Ье compulsory tocelebrate, ~
i
0l:SUChcelebrations are innovations. And if опе does not look uPon::Juch оо
celebrations as being rewardable acts, but still entertains the act, this too
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is near to being ап innovation. As such both these acts are prohibited as
оо аН non-perrnissible deeds shou1d Ье prohibited to various degrees of оо
~ prohibition according to the be1iefsheld. Thus those who ho1dthe be1ief ~

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О of these ce1ebrations being compu1sory or those in whom there is fear ~o
of corruption, shou1d Ье compu1sori1y prohibited while those free from
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~ such e1ements wi11 Ье 100ked ироп as ап occasion that has Ьееп part of ~
-е. the process of time. ~
t We notice the habit among реор1е that they аге more ргопе to 'S
~ attack and condemn those who abstain from these ce1ebrations with ~
~ greater vehemence than they would condemn those who abstain from ~
'!} the compu1sory commandments. Such реор1е prefer to see the .%
~ prohibited acts increase without expressing апу objection. ~
~ The difference of opinion between the 1atter day scho1ars is ~
% simi1arto the difference ofthe earlier scho1ars,for ехатр1е, conceming ~
~ practising оп the hadeeth about keeping fast оп Friday's а1опе. ~

Е Rasu1uHah ~ said: "Do not fix Friday night for optiona1 prayers ~
~ from amidst the other nights, nor fix the day ofFriday for fasting amidst .а:­
.. the other days, except if it Ье within the гершаг sequence set Ьу апу of tt
~ you(forfasting)." (Muslim) ~
~ Simi1ar is the difference among the scholars оп tlle issue ofthe ~
8 hajis stopping at Muhassab. Ibn Umar ~ considered it sunnah, whi1e ~
i Ibn Abbaas considered it as а mere stopJor сопуешепсе." (Muslim) ~
.% Тhe Shariah has тапу regu1ations. However ifthese ce1ebrations ~
~ are accompanied Ьу various manifest evi1s or prohibited acts, then the ~
Е verdict ироп then is опе ofbeing nor perrnissible and prohibited. ~
'S- This is a1so the verdict ироп the ce1ebration knоwn as Haadi t
i
:} Ashar i.e., it the 11th day which occurs in Rabi-u1-thaani, the festiva1of ~
SheikhAbdu1 Qadir Jailani. ~

~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan. ~

Е ~
"!1 AHah says: "'/eri1y, О Muhammad~, We have e1evated for уои -%'
~ your mention." ~

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Е АН praise Ье to Al1ah Who took His servant Muhammad ~ оп а g

~ nightjourney опе night ftom the Holy Mosque in Makkah to the Masjid- ~
~ ul-Aqsa in Jerusalem. And from there through the seven heavens. 1
~ Ьеаг witness that there is попе deserving worship except Al1ah alone,
'*
~
с5 without апу раrtnег ог associate and 1 Ьеаг witness that Sayeduna (:
~ Muhammad ~ is His servant and messenger, the best of аН mankind. ~
f;.Мау Al1ay's salutations in abundance Ье uроп Ьпп and his family and аН )(;
~ his companions, who dispel1ed the darkness. ~

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~ О
Thereafter, muslims, the munth ofRajab has downed uроп us g
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~ Rajab, the deaf опе. During this month there аге some special
regulations conceming this month, some were important than others.
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When this month used to апivе, Rasulul1ah ~ used to ргау: "О Allah ~

great us the blessings ofthe months ofRajab and Sha'baan and guide
us towards Ramaadaan." Secondly there is the fasting of certain of its
'f1. days according to some reports. Some ofthese reports аге with chairs ~
i oftransmission reaching Rasulul1ah ~ yet ате unauthentic and mostly
~ weak in nature (due to defects conceming the папаtогs). Мапу of
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~ report Ьу Khara-shah who says: "1saw Umar bin Khattab ~ hitting the ~

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~ pal~s ,?f people for fasting in Rajab, until they stopped fasting Ьу
еаппя.
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J Thirdly there is а Mowqoofreport (which means а saying not ~

~ сопесtlу attributedto Rasulul1ah ~ but to опе ofhis companions). АЬu ~
~ Hurayrah ~ reports: "А person who fasts оп the 27th ofRajab, wil1 Ье -%
~ rewarded Ьу Allah for а fast of sixty months." ~

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~ ~e:~~rd report states that fasting is pennissible, but it should ~~~1~~
~ p~erfonned with the beliefthat it is а sunn~h, d.erived from Rasulullah Ъ
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~ ~. But rather as а means of ргесашюп, Just тп case п should Ье so. -&
~ However the other reports make it clear that certain specific days of ~
~ Raj аЬ should not Ье fasted so as to protect oneselffrom misinterpreting ~
f: the rules of Shariah. Mention must also Ье made of the 27th night of ~
~ Rajab which has Ьееп fixed as а time of celebration during which .%
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~ lectures are delivered оп the Mee'raj, which is ап innovation Ьу the ~
genera! public апс their !eaders. ~

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~ sennon relating to the blessed birth ofRasulullah~. ~oP
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~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan. ~

~ And Allah says: "And уоu, О

~ through various stages ofthe skies."
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~ АН praise Ье to Al1ah Who has fixed the sustenance (rizq) of ~

~ His servants as well as their life-spans. And Не has comтanded that ~

;с; Не Ье remembered and obeyed in the moming and the night. And 1 ~

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bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship except Al1ah аlоnе, ~

without аnу partner or associate and 1 bear witness that Sayeduna ~

'§ Muhamтad ~ is His servant and messenger, the leader of the теn of 1(;

:} virtue and perfection. Мау Allah's blessings Ье ироn him and his farnily ~

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and co~panions who were the best of families and the best of ~

согпрапюпв,
Thereafter, О muslims, verily the month of Sha Ъааn has dawned ~

~ over us as the fore-runner of the month of Ramadaan. This month has {:

~ great blessings and virtues and attached to it are certain regulations. ~

'ii Listen to them and remember them. ~

~ 1. Rasulul1ah ~ has said: "Kee~ .taking notice of the crescent ~

~ тооn оfShаЪааn, whl1eaWaltmg Ramadaan." (Тirmithi) ~

i
:} 2. Rasulullah ~ used to give considerable consideration to the {t

month оfShаЪаа~ more than аnу other month.(Abu Dawood) i

~ 3. And Rasulul1ah ~ said: "Do not precede Ramadaan with ~

~ voluntary fast опе or two days before Ramadaan except if it ~

was а тап who had acquired the habit offasting оп а specific

{:

day of the week, (then if that day comes оnе or two days ~i
before Ramadaan), let him fast." (Вuklшrу)
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~ 4. Rasulullah ~ said: "On this night (the twenty seventh night of ~

~ ShаЪаan) it is decreed every soul that wi1l Ье Ьоm during this :S
~ year and so also wi1l Ье decreed every soul that will pass 'f1
~
~
away and so also their deeds are being lifted upto Allah and
оп this night their sustenance is decreed.
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5. Rasulullah ~ also said: "When it is the fifteenth night of

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~
~
ShаЪаап then keep the night awake Ьу perfonning voluntary .оо
prayers and fast during the day for verily Allah deseend with
His гпегсу down to the lowest heaven at the time of sunset ~
i
:} and proelaims: "Is there anyone begging for forgiveness that ~
~ 1 тау grant Ьпп forgiveness? Is there anyone begging for р
'& sustenanee that 1 тау grant him sustenanee? Is there any ~
%' one in diffieulties and ealamities that 1тау еше him?" and so ~
!
~
Allah eontinues to shower His blessings until the moment ~
dawn eomes along." ~
fY The author of"Maa thabata bihis sunnah" says: "Ofthe most ~
:} detestable innovations is the eustom whieh had Ьееоте ~
З widespread in most parts of India of lighting lamps and ~
t plaeing these оп the houses and the walls. Similarly there is -s.
~ the habit of other fonns of amusement and the buming of ~
~ fireworks. Perhaps its true that this has been taken потп the {:
~ eustoms of the Нindus oflighting lamps at the time ofDivali. ~

~ ~

~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from the aecursed Shaytaan. t

~i: АllаЬ 'ау" Ьауе
"We revealed it оп а
blessed night, оп
which
every Wlseeommand lSmade as а eommand from ош ртевепсе. Verily,
J

! We are eontinuously sending prophets for rnan's guidanee." i

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Е А1l praise to Allah Who is most gracious to His servant in His ~

Q favours, with which Не remove from them the cunning plans of the "
fJ. Shaytaan and towards his hopes and efforts as Не made fasting а ~
W protective covering and а shield for His true friends and through it has ~
~ opened [ог them the doors of paradise. And 1bear witness that there is ~
~ по being worthy of worship except Allah alone, without апу раппет or ~
~ associate and 1 bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad .$ is His ~
:} servant and messenger, the leader of а1l creation and the опе who placed ~
Q before us the sunnah. .Мау Allah's choicest salutation descend ироп ~
~~ him and his family as well as his companions, those теп oftremendous %
insight and minds аЫе to discem the distinction between right and wrong. ~
о ~
~ Thereafter, О muslims, verily the month ofRamadaan has drawn ~
~ пеаг, the month wherein the Holy Qur'an was revealed as а guidance to ~
1:
~
O а1l mankind and with clear distinction between what is right and what is
wrong. So approach this month with longing and eagemess. And listen ,
о carefully to what Sayeduna Salmaan ~ has reported: Не narrates: ~
Е "Rasulullah ~ addressed us оп the last day of Shabaan, saying: "о ~
~ people, а great month has dawned over уои, а blessed month wherein is :$
~ found а night better and more virtuous than а thousand months. It is а ~
;г; month wherein Allah has made it obligatory that the days Ье fasted and ~
~ that the night Ье spent in prayers was made ап optional act. Не who ~
~ draws near to Allah Ьу performing апу good act in this month shall Ье {:
~ as ifhe had done ап obligatory act in апу other time. And whosoever ~
~ performs апу obligatory act there in shall ье like him who had performed е
~ seventy similar acts in another time. 6
s. This is а month of patience and the reward for patience us ~
;г; paradise. It is the month of sympathy with one's fellow теп and it is а ~
! month wherein the sustenance of а believer is increased. Не who gives
~ а fasting person something with which to break the fast, for Ыт that
~
~
~ wi11 Ье а forgiveness for his sins and а freedom for Ыт from the fire of ~
~ hell and for Ыт wi11 Ье the reward equal to that person's fasting without ~
! that person's rewards being lessened at аll." ~

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о Salmaan ~, continues: "We then said: "О ~essenger of Alla~, S
~ notall ofus possess the means Whereby we сап glve another to break {:
~ his fast." f!:
sa

~ ~

i Rasulullah ~ replied: "Allah gives the same reward to Ьпп who ~

~ gives а fasting person а sip of mi1k or а date or а mouthful of water." {:
~ The person who gives а fasting person to eat to his satisfaction, Allah ~
~ wi11 cause Ьпп to drink from ту fountain оп the day ofQiyaamah where ~
~ after he wi11 not Ьесоте thirsty until he enters paradise." And this is а ~
~ month, the first part of which brings the decent of гпегсу from Allah. ~
%'The second part brings forgiveness and the third part brings immunity ~
~ from the fire ofhell. And whosoever lightens the burden ofhis slave in ~
~ this month Allah will pardon him and set him free from the fire ofhell."i
~
~ 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan.
~

~f.; ~

And Allah says: "О уои who believe fasting has Ьееп prescribed :}
-г. ироп уои as it was prescribed ироп those before уои that уои тау Ье
jd .%
god-fearing." ~
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~ АlI praise Ье to АlIаЬ Who has blessed us Ьу guiding us to the ~

~ straight path and blessed us with true realisation. And Не is the Опе ~
~ Who made us of the people of IsIam and of the people of faith. We ~
~ thank АIIаЬ and gIorif)т His Name and Не had caused а great month to ~
~ dawn over us caIIed Ramadaan, during which sins аге being burnt ир ~
~ and where difficulties аге being dispelIed. We Ьеаг witness with the {:
~ леап and the tongue that there is по other being worthy of worship ~
:1 AIIah alone, without апу partner ог associate and we Ьеаг witness that ~
S Sayeduna Muhammad ~ our master and Ieader is the servant and the
i'. messenger of АIIаЬ, the опе who has "indicated to us the things that wilI
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cause us to enter paradise.
Мау AIIah's salutations Ье ироп him and his family as weII as his
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O COlmp~ions, the most exceIIent among the people оПтаап abundant ~
sa шапопв, ~

Thereafter, О muslims, the month ofRamadaan has begun over ,

о us. So, make use ofthe opportunity to take hold of its blessings Ьу being ~
~ obedient to AIIah and Ьу abstaining from sins in the гпаппег in which W
~ RasuluIIah ~ has admonished us to do tiII the end oftime. i
~ 1. RasuluIIah ~ said: "When the first night of the month of ~

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~
Ramadaan enters, the Shaytaan and the rebeIliousjinns are 'f1
being imprisoned, the doors ofheII are being closed and the ~
doors of paradise are opened without опе door being closed ~
's- and а calIer from the heavens proclajm: "О seeker after good t
~ proceed forward towards good. О seeker after eviI, desist ~
~ from eviI." And AIIah has тапу souIs that Не sets free from ~
~ the fire of Jahannam. This happens оп every night of ts
i Ramadaan.". (Тirтithi, Ibn Majah, Ahтad) ~
~ 2. And RasululIah Ji3 said: "Every good deed of the sons of {:
-%' Adam is rewarded from ten times to seven hundred times". ~
~ АIIаЬ says: "Fasting is for Ме and 1 Myself wilI give the ~
:I reward, because тап Ieaves his desires and his food aside ~
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moments of extreme pleasure, опе at the time of breaking
~ the fast and the other at the moment of meeting his Lord. ~
~ And verily the smell from the mouth of а fasting person is ~

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О sweeter in the sight of Аl1аЬ than musk.And verily fasting is ~o
а protective shield and when апу of уои fasts, let him not
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~ indulge in evil talk and evil tasks and if апуопе should abuse ~
>.!
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~ him verbal1y, or fight with him, let him say to himself: "1 ат
fasting." i

i ~ 1 seek refuge in Al1ah from the accursed Shaytaan.

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I And АllаЬ аг
says: "And night уоц аге pennitted 10 associale ;
~ with your wives, seeking that which Allah had ordained for уои. And ~
~ eat and drink till the white glow ofthe horizon becomes clear [гот the (:
~ dark glow ofFajar (at dawn). Then complete the fast until the апivаl of ~
~ night." ~

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f: А1l praise Ье to АllаЬ, Who has made the days of Ramadaan ~

~ brightened ир ~rough the fasting and has made the nights, lightened ир ~
~ with the standing in prayer. We bear witness that there is по other being ~
~ w?rthy of wors.hip except Allah alone, without any~p~rtn~r or associate ~
~ and we bear wltness that Sayedur.:l Muhammad ~ IS Нтя servant and ~
1; messenger, the one who brought the good news that, this month, the ;г;
:} first portion thereof brings forgiveness, the second thereof is for Allah's ~
f: mercy and the last рап thereofbrings freedom and immunity from the ~
~ punishment ofthe fire ofhell. ~
~ Мау Allah's salutations Ье upon Ьпп in abundance and upon his :}
~ family and his companions who ruled over people with justice and f;:
.% excellence and guided them towards the abode of реасе. ~
~ Thereafter, О muslims, verily of the deeds of Ramadaan is the ~
~ staying awakeby цight and the standing in prayer, reciting the Holy
о Qur'an. And to fix specific times and performing acts of ibaadah in о
Е moderation both these acts аге allowed оп conditions that по loss ог ~
~ disturbance is brought about in the execution of ibaadah. ~
~ 1. Rasulullah ~ said: "Verily АllаЬ has made compulsory оп ~
~ уои the fasting ofRamadaan and 1 Ьауе made it а sunnah for '&
~
~
уои to stand in prayer at night. So whoever fasts the month
and performs the qiyaam salaah with faith and the sincere ~
8
~ intention to acquire reward he will cast aside his sins, ending ~
~ without sins like the day his mother gave birth to him." е
~ ~~~
~ 2. Rasulullah f3 also said: "Whosoever fasts themonth of ~
~ Ramadaan with faith and with the intention of acquiring ~

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~ reward, for him will Ье forgiven а1l the sins that had gone ~
before. And who so ever performs traaweeh salaah with ~

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'& faith an.d with th~ intention ofacquiring reward, for him will R:
Ье forglven а1l sшs that had gone before."(Bukhary, Muslim) i

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3. Rasulullah ~ also said: "Fasting and the Quran will intercede

~ оп behalf of the servant of Allah. Fasting will say: "Lord, 1 {:
~ have prohibited him from eating and from his desires Ьу day. ~
11 Непсе accept ту intercession оп his behalf. The Quran will ~
:} say: "Lord, 1 have prevented him from sleeping Ьу night, so ~
~ accept ту intercession оп his behalf. So their intercession "
f;. will Ье accepted." %
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~
4. Rasulullah ~ also said: "Everyone who performs salaah has
ап angel оп his right-hand side and another оп his left-hand
~
(:
:J! side. Ifhe completes the salaah, these two take the salaah to ~
~ the heavens and if he does not complete the salaah, they i)
:} strike his face with it (i.e., the salaah is rejected)." {!.
~ (Durr-e-Manthoor) ~
t 5. Rasulullah ~ was questioned regarding this verse: "And ~
~ recite the Qur'an in tarteel" he answered: "Recite the Quran ~
~ correctly and clearly and do not recite it in breaks as уои {:
~ would scatter dates. And recite it not in rhythm as уои do in t;.
q- reciting poetry and do not intend to complete it speedily, Ьу аll ~
!! the time awaiting the end of the Surah." ~

~oo
:} 1 seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan.
~
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З~ And Allah says: "О уои who аге wrapped ир in а mantle, stand ~
~

~ ир in prayer during the night or decrease а little or increase оп it and ~

; recite the Qur'an with tarteel (observing all the rules for correct ~
~ recitation)." ~

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~ АН praise to Allah Who has granted us Laylatul Qadr which is ~

~ more excellent than а thousand months and is the most virtuous of аН ~
f;.
spans of time and for this time Не had prescribed for us the eetikaaJ .§'
~ (seclusion) in the houses of Allah, the Merciful Опе. ~
~ 1 bear witness that there is попе deserving of worship except (:
.% Allah alone, without any раппет or associate and 1 bear witness that ~
fY our master and leader Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is Нis servant and J(;
~ messenger, the master of those residing in the coutryside and in the g
~ towns. Мау Allah's salutations and blessings Ье upon him and his family ~
as well as his companions, who were the masters among men of faith l
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and knowledge.
Thereafter, О muslims, we have now reached the last ten days {:

~
.% of Ramadaan. This is the time for eetikaaJ (i.e., seclusion) in the ~~

mosque and it is the time for seeking the night of Laylatul Qadr so as

to gain reward and the pleasure of Allah. And with regard to these two

о the Qur'an and the hadeeth have adequately expounded their virtues. о

Е Allah says: "And do not associate with your wives while уоu are in ;g

01 eetikaaJ in the mosques." And Allah says: "Verily Laylatul Qadr iS~
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more excellent than а thousand months."
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~ Rasulullah ~ said: "Whosoever stands in prayer оп the night ~
1.
~{)f Laylatul Qadr with faith and the intentionofgaining reward, ~
Е for hirnwill Ье forgiven аН his past sins." (Bukhary, Muslim) ~

~ 2. ~
Rasulullah said: "It (the month ofRamadaan) contains one ~
~ night which is better than а thousand months. And whoever Е
.% is deprived of its blessings has been deprived (of аН good)." ~
~ (Ahmad, Nisai) ~
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3. Rasulullah ~ said: "When it is the night of Laylatul Qadr,
Jibreel descends with а group of angels and they make duaah ~
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~ for every person standing or sitting in the remembrance of ~
~ Allah."· (Baihaqi) ~

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~ have said with regard to the person in eetikaaf; "Не refrains ~

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~ from sins and good deeds are recorded in his favour as а ~
person who does а11 types of good deeds." (Ibn Majah) ~

~ ~
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'& 5. Rasulu11ah ~ said: "Search for Laylatul Qadr in the last ten ~
days of Ramadaan." (Bukhary) ~

i1; Saeed Ьш
Musayyib ~
says: "The person who is present опthe
night of Laylatul Qadr in congregation for salaah, has definitely taken
~
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~ his share of its blessings." 1t is as if the view of this great тап is ап ~
~ interpretation ofthe hadeeth: "The опе who is deprived ofits goodness ~
is indeed а deprived опе." Thus he means that а person who is present i
! оп this night is not а deprived person.

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1 seek refuge in Лllаh погп Пте accursed Shaytaan. ~i

~ And Allah says: "1 swea( Ьу the Lord of the break of day, And
~ Ьу the ten nights of Zil Hijjah, And Ьу the еуеп pairs and the odd single
~ ones And Ьу the night when it passes away." i
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Е А1l praise Ье to АllаЬ Who has granted us the ability to complete ~

~ the month of Ramadaan. We glorify Him and magnify His пате for ~
~ having guided us to the attributes ofIslam. We bear witness that there
;r;
is по other being worthy of worship except АllаЬ аюпе, and we bear ~
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witness that our master and leader Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is the
servant and the trusted messenger of А11аЬ. Мау Allah's salutations Ье
~
~
'f1 uроп him and his family а1l ofthem. ;г:

:} Thereafter, О muslims, verily the month of рапепсе has dawn to ~

~ its close and Eidul Fitr has dawned over us. Both these two Ьауе special ~
~ deeds of obedience towards АllаЬ which must Ье observed по neglect ~
" and по unmindfulness will Ье tolerated in the execution of these acts. l}
~ Of these is to compensate for what we Ьауе neglected in those Ьоlу {:
.% days so that we do not spite our noses in the hereafter. f;.

~
~
1. Rasulullah ~ "Мау (Ьа! регвоп Ье
said: humiliated
whom the month of Ramadaan entered and then departed
оуег ~-%
J} before Ье acquired forgiveness." And ofthe adaab ofEid is ~
~ to stay awake during the night proceeding Eid being busy ~
~ with Ibaadah. ~

~~ 2. Rasulu11ah ~ said: "Whoever stays awake (in ibaadah) оп {:

~

~ the two nights proceeding the Eids with the Ьоре of acquiring ~
:} reward from А11аЬ, his heart wil1not die (offear) оп the day ~
~ when а11 hearts wil1 die. ~
~ Another regulation is to distribute the sadaqatul-fitr оп .%
i behalf ofevery child and adult of one's household. ~
Q
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EE 3. ~
Rasulu11ah said: "Опе sau' offlour or wheat оп behalf of
every free тап in one's family, or one's slave, таlе or female.
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i 4. Ibn Umar ~ reports: "Rasu!ul1ah ~ made zakaatu!_~tr S
са} compu!sory-one sau' of dates ог а sau' of bar!ey and Ье {:
~ ordered that it Ье distributed before the реор!е proceed for -&
~ the salaah ofEid. And ofthe ahkaam ofEid is the sa!aah of ~
е
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Eid and the two sennons ofEid. It is reported that Rasu!ullah
~ used to proceed оп the moming of Eidu! Fitr and оп
reaching the musallah the first thing he did was to perfonn
~
~
~ the salaatu! Eid. Then he used to tum towards the реор!е ~
~ whi!e they were seated in their rows and he gave а sermon (:
~ wherein he advised them and ordered them and instructed ~
Е them. . ~

~ ~

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Е 1 seek refuge in Al1ah from the accursed Shaytaan.
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~ And АllаЬ
says: "Allah desires ease for уои
and Не
does not ~
~ desire difficu!ty for уои and Не desires that уои shou!d complete the ~
~ number of days and magnify His пате for that Не had guided уои and ~
:} that perhaps уои will Ье gratefu!." ~

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praise to A1lahWho has made the Ancient House
{: as а place of refuge and а place of safety for mankind. And Не has ~
f} honoured the House Ьу relating it to Himselfand granting it specialhonour,
:fimakitlg it а sanctuary for mankind out of His grace. 1 bear witness that ~
~ there is по other being worthy of wor~h~p except Allah alone and 1 bear {:
~. 'v1tness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ 1S the servant and messenger of ~
'!fAllah, the prophet ofmercy and the leader ofthis Ummah. Мау Allah's .%'
:} sa lutations Ье ироп him and his family and his companions those leaders ~
З gпidiпg towards truth and the leaders of mankind. ~
.t·
~
Thereafter, О muslims, verily the month ofhaj has апivеd with
regard to which Allah says: "Haj is performed in the weH-knоwn
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~ о
~ months." f;:
~ And Rasulullah ~ said: "Verily the haj is performed in the knоwn ~
l' tnonths." ~

~ !

~
t,t
АllаЬ says: "Апё it is епсшпоегп цроп гпеп that [о, АllаЬ', sake ~
they should perform haj at the House of A1lah, for those having the
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~ means to do зо." '!f
~ 1. Rasulullah ~ said: "Whoever is not prevented from ~
~ performing haj Ьу а manifest necessity, or а tyrant ruler or а ~
~. preventing illness, and he passes away without performing%
haj тау die ifhe so wishes as а Jew or ifhe so wishes as а ~
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Christian."
Rasulullah ~ said: "Whoever performs haj and did not ~
commit апу obscenity nor committed апу sinful deed, will ~
~

~ r~tu~ (free fгom sin) like the day his mother gave birth to {:
-%' him. (Bukhary, Muslim) ~
Е 3. Rasulul1ah ~ performed four uтrahs аН of them in the month ~
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of Zil Qa'da except the umrah which he performed wit:1hiS

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4. Rasulul1ah ~ said: "Follow haj and Umrah with еасЬ other
00 for verily the two of them remove росепу and sins."And of 00
~ the deeds w4ich add.:o the ехсеllепсе of haj is t.o visit the ~
~
~
grave ofRasulullah~, the most поЫе ofall the шmаtеs of '*
the grave. Мапу reports Ьасе reached us regarding the great ~
Q
~
i these reports аге Hasan.
Rasulullah ~
said: "Whoever visits ту
grave for him
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ту ~
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merit of this act and the chains of transmission of some of ~

~ intercession мll Ье encumbent." And now 1 inform уоu of something (:

.%which is very important And that is that the month of Zil Qa'da which ~
~ follows Shawwaal is опе ofthe months ofhaj and because it was the ;g
~ month of four ofRasulul1ah's ~ шпгапв, therefor, there сап Ье по doubt
~ as to the good fortune and the blessings of this month. How most :?!
g
t unfortunate is the view ofthose people, who view this month as а month ~
~ of ill отеп. That сап only Ье the view of the ignorant one's who аге ~
~ ignorant of the rules of Shariah. i
~
~ 1 seek refuge in мьь !Тот 'Ье ассшэес Shaytaan. ~

Е
~ АllаЬ says:
~

"And аппоuпсе the haj for the benefit ofpeople, they ~

i will соте to уоu оп foot and uроп every lean camel, travelling along ~
i every deep уаllеу." ~

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Е АН praise Ье to Al1ahWho but for Нis Grace, we would пот have

~ Ьееn guided а right. And had it not Ьееп for His bounties we would not ~
fJ have given charity, nor perfonned salaah. And neither would we have
~ fasted, пог sacrificed animals. ~
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~ We bear witness that there is попе deserving ofworship except f;:
:t Al1ah without аnу partner ог associate And we bear witness that f;.
аlоnе,
~ Sayeduna Muhammad .~ is His servant and messenger through whom ;г;
:} tranquility descended over us. And we аге prepared to sacrifice ~
~ ourselves, ош families for his sake. Had it not Ьееn for him we would ~
t пот have recognised the truth and we would not have understood. Мау ~
~ Al1ah's salutations Ье ироn him and his family and ироn his companions, ~
~ who witnessed the battles of Badr and Hunain. ~

% Thereafter, О muslims, verily the month of Zil Hij Ьаз dawned f;.
1i over us. The Shariah has laid down certain regulations regarding this 1:
'*
~ month. The most important ofthese is the sacrifice of aniтals and the ,
rules, regarding the sacrifice will Ье dealt with in the khutbah оп the ~
~ tenth ofthis month. Second ofthe ahkaam ofthis month is the fasting ~
~ of the ten days, meaning thereby the fasting of the ninth day and the~ {to
~ spending ofthe nights in prayers and other good works.
а о
t;' 1. Rasulul1ah ~ said: "There are по other days that Al1ah10ves ~
~ it more that Не should Ье worshipped than the ten days ofZil ~
~ Hij. The fast ofevery day is equal to the fasting of а year and ~

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the standing in prayer оп оnе night is equal to the standing in ~
prayer оп the night of Laylatul Qadr, especial1y the fast of
the day of Arafaat." ~
о

! 2. Rasulullah .. said, "Forthe fast ofthe дау Arafaa~

of 1have 8
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~ the hope in Al1ah that Не will pardon al1 (тinor) sins ofthe ~
previous year and the fol1owing year." ~

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3. And of the ahkaam of this time is the takbeer after every
~ salaah. The Sahabi, Abdu11ah bin Umar ~ used to recite the {:
я! takbeer after every compulsory salaah from the moming of .,g
~
~
the Day of Arafaat upto Asar salaah оп the day of Nahr,
saying: "Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar La Ilaaha Illaallahu ~
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~ Wallahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Wa Lillaahil Ната. ~
4. Sayeduna Ali ~ used to recite that takbeer from after Fajr ~,.,.
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~
о
оп the day of Arafaat upto Asar salaah оп the last day of
tashreeq. (Athaarus Sunan and Ibn АЫ Shaibah) {:
о

~ 5. The night of Eid has to Ье spent Ьу staying awake in zikr. f;.

Е And of the further ahkaam of Eidul Adhaa is the salaah of ~
(: Eid and the two khutbahs. These аге similar to the khutbahs .~
.,g mentioned in Eidul Fitr. :?!
i~
~
6. Rasulu11ah ~ said: "Whoever stays awake (for ibaadah) оп
the nights ofthe two Eids, his heart wil1not die (for fear) оп
the day when а11 hearts wil1die."
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~
~
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1:
о

~
When Rasulu11ah ~ used to proceed for Eidul Fitr and Eidul
Adhaa to the musallah the first thing that he did (оп arriving there) was ,
to perform the salaah. Не then used to tum, facing the people, sitting in .,g
~ ~heir li~es and then he used todeliver а khutbah, advising them and ~
:} шstruсtшgthem. ~
i 1 seek refuge in A11ah from the accursed Shaytaan. i

~ ~

i .. And Allah вауэ: "Ву (Ье oatb ofFajr and Ьу (Ье теп ni ght' (ofZil
:; HlJJah) and the evenand the odd."
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Е Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. There is попе worthy ~
~ ofworship except Allah а1опе and Allah is the greatest and to Allah Ье ~
~ аll praise. Аll praise Ье to АllаЬ, the Great Benefactor, the Munificent,
;е; the Ru1er, the Granter of grace, generosity and kindness. Не is the ~
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~O Possessor of nobi1ity, forgiveness and Granter ofbounties. Al1ahis the i~
Greatest, АllаЬ is the Greatest. There is попе worthy ofworship except
~ Allah and АllаЬ is the Greatest and to АllаЬ Ье аll praise. ;г:

~ We bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship ехсерт ~

~ АllаЬ а1опе, without an~p~rtn~r or associate and we Ьеаг witness that ~
t Sayeduna Muhammad ~ lS нь servant and messenger, the опе who ~
" was sent to this world when disbe1ief had spread аll over the 1ands. ~
~ Мау Allah's sa1utations Ье uроп him and his fami1y and аll his f;:
~ companions for as 10ng as the sun and the тооп shall shine and for as ~
-i
~
O long as night and day shall a1temate.
АllаЬ is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is по other опе ,
" worthy ofworship except Al1ahand АllаЬ is the Greatest, and to АllаЬ fJ.
Е Ье аll praise. ~
~ Тhereafter, О mus1ims, know verily that this day of your.s 1.' S the ~
~ Day of Eid. Verily оп this day Allah shows to уоu the signs of His ~
;г: kindness that we тау Ьоре for the acquisition ofhigh rank, forgiveness ~
~ and pardon. Allah is the Greatest, АllаЬ is the Greatest. There is по опе ~
~ worthy ofworship except АllаЬ and АllаЬ is the Greatest. And to Al1ah ~
'S Ье аll praise. ~
:! 1. Rasu1ullah ~ said: "Veri1y every реор1е has а day offestiva1 е
~ and this is our festiva1 day." Allah is the Greatest, АllаЬ is the ~
ft.~a Greatest. There is попе worthy ofworship except Allah and ~ts
Al1ah is the Greatest, and to АllаЬ Ье аll praise."
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~ 2. Rasu1ullah ~ said: "When it is your day ofEid, the day when {:

~ it is permissible to break the fast, then АllаЬ boasts to the ~
Е
~
ange1s about the muslims. And АllаЬ says: "О Му ange1s, ;г;
what is the reward of ап етр1оуее who has comp1eted i
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his duty?" ТЬе angels reply: "His reward is that Ье should Ье

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fully recompensed for his work." Then Allah says: "Му 00
angels, they аге ту servants and ту bondsmaiden who have ~
fulfilled the duty upon them. ТЬеу now соте forth crying ~
~ sincerely in dua. 1swear Ьу Му Greatest, Му Loftiness, Му ~
~ Нопош and high rank that 1will accept their pleas. Then Не ~
says: "Return now trom here for 1 Ьауе pardoned уои and :2!
i-& Ьауе changed your evil deeds for good deeds." l

~ 3. Rasulullah ~ concludes: "Then they returh, having been {:

~ forgiven." Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There ~
~ is по one worthy of worship except Allah and Allah is the ~
:} Greatest and to Allah Ье аН praise. ~
~ These аге then the virtues of the day. As for ahkaams, e.g. В
t the giving ofthe sadaqatul fitr, the salaah, the sermons, these 'S­
~ Ьауе been dealth with in the khutbah before this one. There 1}
~ are however two points which still Ьауе to Ье mentioned. {а
.%" Al1ah is the Greatest, Al1ah is the Greatest. There 1S попе ~
~ worthy of worship except Allah and АНаЬ 1S the Greatest ~
1! and to Ье all ргатве. ~
first point is this Rasulullah ~ said: "Whosoever fasts jo.
~f;;
O ТЬе
the month ofRamadaan and follows 1t ир w1th the fasting of
о о
ых days of Shawwaal shall Ье as one who fasted an еппге ~
~ lifetime." (Muslim) ~
i~ 4. Rasulullah
Khutbah and
~ used to геспе the takbeer between the two
Ье used to abundantly геспе it ш the two E1d 8~
~ khutbas. ~

~. ~

~ ~
~ 1 seek refuge in АНаЬ trom the accursed Shaytaan. ~
iЕ ~
g And Allah says: "Verily successful indeed 1S Ье who purified his {:
soul .nd mentioned the n.me ofHis Lord .nd perfonned the sal••h." i
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g АНаЬ is the Greatest. АНаЬ is the Greatest. Тhere is попе worthy ~

~ ofworship except АНаЬ. And АНаЬ is the Greatest. And to АНаЬ is due "
~ аН praise. ~
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~
АН praise is due to АНаЬ Who has fixed for every nation certain ~
rites of (sacrifice) that the~ тау remember His паше for th~t which f;:
tt Не had granted them of ашmаls (fit for food and СОПSUI11рtюп), and ~
~ Who has taught mankind His oneness and has commanded them ~
:} towards submission unto Him. АНаЬ is the Greatest АНаЬ is the ~
~ Greatest. There is попе worthy of worship except АНаЬ and АНаЬ is ~
~ the Greatest. And to АНаЬ Ье аН praise. ....
~ We bear witness that there is попе worthy of worship except ~
~ АНаЬ alone, without any pa~er о: associate. And We bear witness {:
%" that Sayeduna Muhammad f3 lS нь servant and messenger who has f;.

~
guided us to the abode of реасе. АНаЬ is the Greatest. АНаЬ is the ~
Greatest. There is попе worthy of worship except аНаЬ and Аl1аЬ is the
о Greatest and to АНаЬ Ье аН praise. Мау Allah's salutations Ье upon him о
';1 and his family and his companions who exerted themselves for the W
8 execution of the regulations of Islam and who spent their selves and
~ their possessions in the path of Islam. And what an honour they ~
i
~ received. Мау Al1ah's choicest blessings Ье upon them аН in great ~
~ abundance. Alalh is the Greatest. АНаЬ is the Greatest. There is попе ~
~ worthy ofworship except АНаЬ and АНаЬ is the Greatest. And to АНаЬ {:
~ is due to аН praise. ~
.~ Thereafter, О muslims, verily this day ofyours is the day ofEid. ~
~ АНаЬ has laid down as а duty upon уои together with other deeds (which 6
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~ had already passed in the khutbahs in the ten previous days) the :S
sacrifice of sacrificial animals to Ье done with complete sincerity and ~
clean intentions. And Rasulullah ~ has explained the obligatory nature 8
~ of this act as well as the virtues attached to this act. And the Шета of ~

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О Islam has in their books explained the detailed masaa-il pertaining to ~o
this act. АНаЬ is the Greatest. АНаЬ is the Greatest. There is попе
о ~

о worthy ofworship except АНаЬ and АНаЬ is the Greatest. And t 0 Alah:Jо
Ье аН praise.

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1. Rasulullah ~ said: "The son of Adam W\ does пот perfonn

00 апу act оп this day of Nahr, which is гпоге beloved in the ~
~ sight ofAllah than slaughtering ап animal whereby its blood ~
~ flows and verily that animal will соте forward with the ~
~ reward of its homs, its hair and its hoofs. And уепlу its blood ~
~ falls at а рlасе in Allah's ргевепсе before fa11ing оп the ~
~ ground. Therefore, Ье blessed in yourself for this act." Allah i~
t is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. There is попе worthy
!
~
of worship except Allah. And Allah is the Greatest. And to {:
Allah Ье all praise." ~
~ 2. ТЬе companions asked: "О messenger of Allah, what аге ~
:} these sacrifices?" Rasulullah ~ replied: "lt is the sunnah of ~
~ your father Ibraheem." ТЬеп they asked: "What reward is ~
there in it for us?" Rasulullah $ replied: "р.or every hair there ~

!
~
о
is the reward of опе good deed." Тhey asked:" "And the
wool?" Не replied: "Every fibre of'wool is equal to опе good
о

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~ deed's reward." Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. ~
11 There is попе worthy of worship except Allah and Allah is ~O
~ the Greatest. And to Allah Ье all praise.
%. 3. Rasulullah ~ also said: Whoever has the means to sacrifice о.
~ ап animal and does not do so, let him not соте near to our ~
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~ perfonned for two days after Eidul Adhaa. ТЬе same is ~
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~ reaches Him and so Не Ьауе made these animals subservient to уои
~ that уои тау magnify the пате ofAllah for his having guided уои and ~
~ give glad tidings to those who do goo<l." ~

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~ Who sends the winds as а bringer of glad tidings ofHis corning mercy." ~
~ "And We have sent down from the heavens рше water whereby We ~
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times. And verily АllаЬ has commanded that уои beg of Him and Не
promised to answer pleas. praise to the Lord of the
universe, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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~ worship except АllаЬ. Не does what Не desires. While we аге аll of us .%
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~ your servants your animals. Spread Уош mercy and through rain give р
f#. new life to Уош dead earth. О АllаЬ grant us rain which redresses ош ~
;г: complaints and comes in abundance, providing fertility, which falls ~
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оо animals are in great difficulties and distress of which we саппот {:
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~ remove from us al1 hardship and calamities which по опе else сап {:
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Е are the f~rgiver, so send down rain и:оп us in ~bunda~ce: . ~
~ It IS reported that Rasulullah ~ tumed hlS cloak 1ПS1dе out whl1e ~
~ Ье was facing the qiblah оп the mimbar, thus placing the right side оп ~
%'the left and the left side оп the right. Не also tumed the inside to the ~
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~ facing the qiblah and the people did likewise. ~
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forgiveness from Him and we seek refuge in Him from the evil within
ourselves and from the evil of ош deeds. Verily the опе whom Allah
guides а right попе сап mislead Ьпп and the опе whom Allah al10wsto
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~ the truth as а bringer of good news and as а wamer to wam of the ~
~ coming of the Day of Reckoning. Мау Al1ah's choicest blessings Ье ~
~ ироп him and his family and companions unto etemity. Whosoever ~
~ obeys Allah and His messenger is surely оп the right path and whosoever ~
~ disobeyed Allah and His messenger has not done апу harrn to апуопе ~

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о АllаЬ says: "Verily Al1ah and His angels send salutations ироп ~
the паЫ. О уои who believe send salutations and blessings ироп him. ~
~ оAl1ahsend Your blessings ироп Muhammad~, Your servant :}
~ and Your messenger and send Your blessings and mercy ироп the :S
;г: be1ievingгпеп and women and ироп аН Muslims both males and females. ~
~. And bless Muhammad ~ and His wives and offspring. ~
~ Rasulullah ~ said: "The most merciful of ту ummat to ту i
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Al1ah lS Umar ~. And the trust опе of them ш modesty lS Uthmaan ~
And the Mostjust among them is Ali (Radhiyallahu anho). Fatima i
;г; is the leader of the ladies of paradise. Hasan and Hussain ~
~ (Radhiyallahu anhuma) are the leaders of the youth of paradise, ~
Е Нюnzа ~ is the lion of Al1ahand His rasool. О Allah forgive Abbaas i
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~ Do not make them targets for criticism after те. Whosoever loves ~
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~ them hates them because of hate for те. ~

:} "The best of ту ummat аге those li ving in ту era and after them е
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Е Не readily bestows his advice that уои тау Ье mindful." ~
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Q Him and we seek forgiveness from Нпп, And we seek refuge in Him ~
~ from the evil within ourselves and from the evil of our deeds. ~
~ Whomsoever Al1ah has guided aright, попе сап lead him astray and ~
~ W?omsoever Не allows to go astray, попе сап provide him with ~
:t gшdапсе. ~
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:} Al1ah and we bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ~ is His servant ~
i and messenger. Мау AHah'ssalutations Ье ироп him and his fami1yand ~
~ аН his companions. ~
~ "О уои who believe, fear АНаЬ with а fear that is due to Him and ~
~ do not die except in this state that уои аге true muslims (in complete {:
%subrnission to АllаЬ)." ~
ч' "О people, fear your Lord Who has created уои from опе single j
~ soul and from it also created for him а mate and from the two of them ;.

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~ Ье mindful ofyour close family relationship. Veri1y Allah is at аll times ~
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а}. the right. Не will repair for уои your deeds and wil1 forgive for уои your
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S OF А SHEEP AFTER ТНЕ BIRTH OF А CHILD) ~

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t о Allah this is the aqeeqah о[ (пате ~
" o[the Ьоу) Let its blood Ье а sacrifice Гог his blood, let its flesh Ье а f)
~ sacrifice [ог his flesh and let its bones Ье а sacrifice [ог his bones and {:
ttlet its skin Ье а sacrifice [ог his skin and let its hair Ье а sacrifice [ог his ~

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о[ the girl) Let its blood Ье а sacrifice [ог her blood, let its flesh Ье а
sacrifice [ог her flesh and let its bones Ье а sacrifice [ог her bones and {t
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% earth as ап upright Mus1im and 1 агп not о[ those who associate others Q
~ unto Allah. ~
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~ Allah, the Lord о[ the Universe. Не has по раrtnет and to have this ~
;г; b~lieve have 1 Ьееп ordered and 1 ат the first о[ those to submit unto ~
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