LOVE,for Allah's Sake
Allah has laid down for us,in this life,guidelines for happiness.If we
follow the Quran and the teachings of the Prophet,(peace be upon him),our
life will be good and rewarding.It is up to us to live a life of goodness
and show by example that we are Muslims. and also to promote goodness.It is
true that everyone is responsible only for his own actions.
The Prophet Mohammad told us that whoever promotes good actions and guides
others to do good he shall have a share in that person's reward till the day
of judgement.But in the same way the Prophet also warned us that whoever
promotes evil and guides others to do evil he shall have his share of the
evil similar to those who are doing evil,till the day of judgement.
You may well ask,how do we promote good actions.It is very simple.Goodness
can be promoted simply by setting a good example,in doing good and
speakinggood.But the very best thing you canever do in this lifeis,as the
Prophet said,to love one anotherfor the sake of Allah.In a Hadith Qudsi,the
Prophet,(peace be upon him)said:" Allah love those who love each other for
Allah's sake and loves those who meet with each other for Allah 's sake.On
the day of judgement,Allah will call those people saying to them,' where are
those who loved each other for my sake?'
The Prophet,(peace be upon him),said: " You shall not enter Paradise unless
you become Mu'min and you shall not be Mu'min unless you love one another."
The Prophet then said: " Shall I tell you about what will make you love each
other? Spread peace among yourselves.Keeping one's peace and spreading peace
amongst brothers is the way towards loving one another." The Prophet,upon
whom be peace,also said: Shall I tell you about an action that is ever more
rewarding than prayer,fasting or charity?It is spreading peace among one
another."
Brother and sisters! The most important way to spread peace is never to say
anything harmful to your brother or sister for it is haram. Not to speak to
your brother or sister for longer than three days is also haram. So keep
your tongue clear and your heart pure.
The Prophet,(peace be upon him),said :" Tell the person whom you love that
you love him." I want you to notice here the wisdom of the Prophet because
he did not say: Tell the person whom you do not like that you do not like
him.
When two Muslims meet each other and shake hands Allah will forgive them
before they part.The Prophet told the people:" Do not tell me anything bad
about my companions because I come to you with a clean heart and a pure
mind."
Once a man went to visit his brother in Islam.On the way he met a stranger
who asked him where he was going,The man replied that he was going to visit
his brother in the next village.The stranger then asked whether he was going
to visit the person for business.The man replied that he was going to
visithis brother only for the sake of Allah whereupon the stranger said:I am
a messenger of Allah sent to tell you that Allah loves you because you love
your brother for His sake.
I pray that we shall love one another for the sake of Allah,so that we shall
all enjoy being together in paradise. Ameen.
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This Khutbah was first delivered in July 1986 by Shaikh Hamid
Khalifa at London Central Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre, London.
Taken from my collection of Khutbahs.
With the very best of good wishes,
Musa Amadu Pembo
Glasgow,
Scotland,
UK
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May Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'ala,guide us all to His Sirat Al-Mustaqim (Righteous
Path).May He protect us from the evils of this life and the hereafter.May
Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'ala,grant us entrance to paradise .. Ameen
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