Thank you for these inspiring words.  I am a Christian, but have become
interested in Islam since my visit to The Gambia.  I appreciate reading
these passages.  May Allah bless you.

Maria
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From: "Musa Amadu Pembo" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: Friday Khutbah:Love,for Allah's Sake.


> 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.
> ******************************************************************
>        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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