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 ----- Original Message ----- 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 > [log in to unmask] > 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 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------