Skip to main content

OUR KHUTBAH TODAY IS ABOUT SEEKING GUIDANCE OF ALLAH AZZAWAJAL ALL THE TIME

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawmul Jumuat, 17th day of Dhul-Hijjah 1446AH, Friday, 13th June 2025. 

*_OUR KHUTBAH TODAY IS ABOUT SEEKING GUIDANCE OF ALLAH AZZAWAJAL ALL THE TIME_*. BismilLah. 


Alhamdulillah, for blessing us to be part of this blessed day. We pray that as the hujjaaj complete their hajj rituals, may ALLAH Azzawajal brings them safely home and accepts their acts of worship. Aameen. May ALLAH Azzawajal make us among those who perform Hajj next year Aameen. 


As Muslims,  we often forget that ALLAH Azzawajal alone can help us overcome the many problems we encounter in our daily lives. The secret is to keep ALLAH Azzawajal in mind, constantly, so that when any difficulty arises, we can address it confidently in the knowledge that ALLAH Azzawajal is aware of our situation. We should never face any problem on our own; ALLAH Azzawajal is with us and HE inspires and authorises the solution.


I remember reading a story about a young man who was keen to be a spiritual leader. But his Shaykh said to him, “Before you can hope to be a leader, you must answer this correctly. Imagine you are walking through the fields when suddenly you are attacked by several sheepdogs at once. What will you do?” The man replied, “I will grab a stick or some stones to throw at them and defend myself. His teacher smiled and said, “That’s not the answer. You may hold off one or two dogs, but the others will get you. You cannot defend yourself against so many attacking you all at once. The wise answer is to call on the shepherd, call the dogs’ master, and ask him for help. He’ll call the dogs away and they will leave you unharmed.”


Brothers and Sisters, this is of course a deeply philosophical story with many layers of meaning. The dogs are the problems we face in life, every day. The Shepherd is ALLAH Azzawajal. Don’t try to defend yourself without ALLAH Azzawajal. You cannot win. Take ALLAH Azzawajal into your confidence. Make HIM part of your life, part of every waking and sleeping moment. ALLAH loves it when we seek HIS help in big and small matters. This is another dimension of Taqwa, being constantly mindful of ALLAH Azzawajal, filling our hearts with a sense of love fear and hope. We love ALLAH Azzawajal and hope for Paradise through HIS MERCY, we fear HIS punishment and we are ever hopeful of HIS forgiveness and Mercy. But we must do so with sincerity. Repent sincerely from the haraam job, haraam relationship, stealing, cheating etc. We can't succeed with disobedience to HIS rules and regulations in life. Please remember today is Friday. 

*_May ALLAH (Al-Hayyu, Al-Qayyuum, The Living, The Maintainer of Life) aid us in our efforts to rely only on HIM alone_*. Aameen.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF ALLAH

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Arba'a. 29th day of Shaw'waal, 1445AH (Wednesday 8th May 2024). *_NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF ALLAH_*. BismilLah.  Even though feelings of Panic, stress/worries etc are part of life, they must not reduce our acts of worship or trust in ALLAH. The more a man turns to ALLAH and focuses on HIM, the more he will feel a sense of peace and comfort, to an extent that no one knows except ALLAH. Hence those who know ALLAH, are close to HIM and fear HIM are the happiest of people, to such an extent that one of them said, in a well-known expression: “If the kings and the sons of kings knew what joy we have, they would fight us for it with the sword.” This is also what is expressed in the Qur’an, as ALLAH says: “Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him ALLAH will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and ALLAH will ...
Post a Comment
Read more

HELPING OTHERS WITH INTENTION FOR ALLAH'S HELP IN RETURN

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yaum Al-Khamis, 22nd day of Jumaadal Uula 1447AH, Thursday, 13th November, 2025.  *_HELPING OTHERS WITH INTENTION FOR ALLAH'S HELP IN RETURN_*. BismilLah.  When we help our brothers and sisters in Islam, in reality, we are helping ourselves. The Messenger of ALLAH (S.A.W) said: He who relieves the hardship of a believer in this world, ALLAH Azzawajallah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Judgment. He who makes easy what is difficult, ALLAH ALLAH Azzawajallah will make it easy for him in the world and the hereafter. He who conceals the faults of a Muslim, ALLAH ALLAH Azzawajallah will conceal his faults in this ALLAH Azzawajallah world and the Hereafter, for ALLAH helps the servant as long as he helps his brother. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ "Muslim 2699. AlhamdulilLah.  With this I hope with immediate effect we will all strive to help each other in any possible way such as making dua for each other, supporting our relatives and those in need in ou...
Post a Comment
Read more

BEST TIME FOR TAHAJJUD

 *BEST TIME FOR TAHAJJUD* It is best to delay this prayer to the last third portion of the night. Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah said: "Our Lord descends to the lowest heaven during the last third of the night, inquiring: 'Who will call on Me so that I may respond to him? Who is asking something of Me so I may give it to him? Who is asking for My forgiveness so I may forgive him?"' This is related by the group. 'Amr ibn Abasah reports that he heard the Prophet say: "The closest that a slave comes to his Lord is during the middle of the latter portion of the night. If you can be among those who remember Allah, the Exalted One, at that time then do so." This is related by al-Hakim who grades it sahih according to Muslim's standards, and at-Tirmizhi calls it hasan sahih. AnNasa'i and Ibn Khuzaimah also recorded it. Abu Muslim asked Abu Zharr: "Which late-night prayer is the best?" He said: "I asked the Messenger of A...
Post a Comment
Read more