KHUTBAH OF THE HOLY
PROPHET (SAW)
Shaykh
Sadooq (a.r) quoted Imam Ali ibn Moosa ar-Ridha (as) that he received
from his Holy ancestors, on the authority of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib
(as), the text of the speech the Holy Prophet (saw) used to deliver at
the advent of the blessed month of Ramadhan.
The Holy Prophet (saw) said;
O men and women! Draws near unto you
the blessed month, overflowing with advantages, merciful, ready to put
up your sins of omission and commission to Allah for obtaining His
forgiveness. Its days, nights and hours, in the estimation of Allah, are
more select, refined and important than the days, nights and hours of
other months. It surpasses all months in merits and favours.
In this
month you are the guests of Allah, enjoying His hospitality, you are
from among His favourites, your breathing is “praise of Allah”, your
sleep is His worship, your prayers receive His approval, your
invocations are sanctioned. So, sincerely, free from evil and sinful
thoughts and actions, with clear conscience, pray and request that He
may give you heart and confidence to observe fast and recite the Holy
Quran and dua’s throughout this month. He who does not receive mercy and
forgiveness in this month is really an ill-fated unfortunate, condemned
to everlasting unhappiness and deprivation.
Thirst
and hunger you undergo, feel and live through, here and now, bring to
your memory the severity and sharpness of the drought and starvation
that will be the order of the day on the Day of Judgement. Give alms to
the poor and the destitute. Treat your parents and elders with respect.
Be kind and loving to your children and juniors. Take care of and look
after your kith and kin. Refrain from talking what should not even be
whispered. Shut your eyes to that which is indecent to have an eye for.
Turn a deaf ear to that which is too slanderous to be all ears. Be
compassionate, gentle and benign unto orphans so that after you, your
children, if need be, receive the same treatment from others. Turn
repentant to Allah and seek His nearness. After every prayer recite
dua’s to invoke His mercy and forgiveness because the most suitable time
to get fulfilment of desires is when you have prayed a salat, the
Almighty gives answer to His servants who call Him in these moments.
O
people! In truth and fact your bodies and souls are held in pledge,
strike a bargain to set them free by asking forgiveness from Allah. Your
backs are burdened with a hard to endure load of sins, prostrate
yourselves in adoration of Allah, a great deal, to make the drag less
heavy, because the Lord of the worlds has given His word, in the name of
His might and honour, not to take to task those who pray and prostrate
in this month, the flames of the fire will not frighten them.
O
People! Whoso provides a meal to a faithful, at the time of breaking the
fast, earns the recompense of setting an enslaved human being free.
O
people! In this month, whoso makes better his or her morals will cross
the “bridge of Siraat” with ease and fineness, where people, at every
step, would stumble and fall; Whoso gives leisure and respite to his or
her employees will receive equivalent leniency on the Day of Reckoning;
Whoso takes care of and looks after the orphans and relatives will be
treated mercifully on the Day of Judgement; Whoso prays optional salaat
will get the immunity from hell-fire, and praying of obligatory salaat,
in prime time, multiply the good in leaps and bounds; Whoso recites even
one verse of the Holy Quran, obtains the reward of a full recital of the
whole Book in the other months.
O people! In this month, beyond a shadow of doubt, the doors of the
everlasting bliss and happiness are thrown open, so beseech Allah not
ever to shut them off to your face; and the traps of the eternal curse
are unhinged, so make a request to Allah to remove them from your path
for ever; The devils are held in chains, so pray to Allah not to set
them free for leading you astray. The month of Ramadhan is very dear to
Allah. It is the most august of all months, pure, generous and merciful.
Do not let its nights go waste in slumber, its days in careless omission
or loss of remembrance of Allah.
Released by:
Mulla Mujaheedali Sheriff
mulla@almahdi.org.uk |