KHUTAB V (Introduction)

S   E   L   E   C   T   E   D

K   H   U   Ṭ   A   B     V

(SERMONS & SPEECHES)

14 Dec. 2012  –  28 June, 2013

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BY

MUHAMMAD AMIN A. SAMAD

CANBERRA, JUNE, 2013

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحمْنِ الرّحِيْم

وَ بِه نَسْتَعِيْن

فِيْ أُمُوْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَ الدِّيْن

 Contents   .…………………………….                              iii    

Transliteration    …………………………………........           v

Preface  ……………………………………………...             vii

A. Introduction to the Khuṭbah ………………...……             x

B. Some Examples of Du‘ā’ for the

        Second  Khuṭbah ……………………..                           xii

1.    The Significance of Farā’iḍ  (Islamic Law

  of Inheritance)  ……………………………                         1

2.  Out of Context  ………………….                                   10

3. The Meanings of Ḥadīth  …………………                     21

4. Fear and Grief (1)  ………………………                        33

5. Fear and Grief (2)  ………………………                        44

6.  Futile Deeds  ……………………………..                       55

7. Inkār al-Sunnah (1)  …………………………..               60

8. Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī’s Commentary

          on Making Friendship (Alliance, Loyalty)

          to Non-Muslims ……………………………             72

9. Child and Wife-Beating in Islam  ……….                       83

10. Time will Come  ……………………………                95

11. The Meanings of Walī ond its Derivatives  ….             106 

12. Doubtful Matters (1) ………………..                          118

13. Inkar Sunnah (2)  ……………………..                        127

14. Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbās (1)  ………………                    137

15. The Meanings of Jihād and its Derivatives  ….           174

16. Ṣadaqah in Islam  …………………………                157

17. Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbās (2)  ………………                    175

18. Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbās (3)  ……. ………                     185

19. Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbās (4)  ………………..                  197

20. Means and Objectives  …………………                    209  

 

 

TRANSLITERATION  SYSTEM

          The English transliteration for Arabic names and terms followed in this booklet is as follows:

a.  Consonants:

ا  =  a or ’               ب  =  b       ت  =  t                  ث  =  th

ج  = j                     ح =  ḥ            خ =  kh              د  =  d

 ذ  =  dh                ر  =   r         ز  =  z                   س  =  s

ش  =  sh                ص =  ṣ        ض = ḍ                  ط  =  ṭ

 ظ  = ẓ                   ع =  ‘           غ  =  gh               ف  =  f     

ق   = q            ك  =  k         ل  =  l                         م = m

ن  =  n                   هـ  =  h       و  =  w                  ي  =  y     

             ء  =  ’   (like alif) 

 b.  Vowels:

                             Short:                            Long:

          Fatḥah       --َ---:   =    a                ـا    =    ā

          Kasrah       --ِ---:   =    i                 ـي   =    ī

           Ḍammah   -- ُ---:   =   u                ـو   =    ū

c.   Tā’ marbūṭah: ah, e.g., sūrah (سُوْرَة)

Tā’ marbūṭah in iḍāfah: at, e.g., sūrat al-Baqarah  (سُوْرَةُ اْلبَقَرَة)

d.   Alif maqṣūrah: á, e.g., qad.á   (قَضَى)  and  shūrá    (شُوْرَى)

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم

PREFACE

          This   booklet is the fifth part of my collection of speeches and writings from 14 December, 2012 till 28 June, 2013, entitled Khutab V. They were delivered at the muṣallā  (place of prayer) at the Multi-Cultural Centre, Canberra Museum and Gallery building, Civic Square, Canberra.

    

          The abbreviations used in this booklet are: (1) s.a.w. (and ص.م.)  for  ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (and صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمْ )  meaning “may Allah bless him and grant him salvation”, sometimes translated as “peace be upon him” (p.b.u.h.), an eulogy after the name of Prophet Muhammad, (2) a.s.  (ع.س.) for ‘alayhis salām  (عَلَيْهِ السَّلامْ) meaning “upon him be peace” usually used after the names of angels and prophets before Prophet Muhammad s.a.w., (3) and r.a. (ر.ع.) for  raḍiyallāhu ‘anhu (and رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُ) meaning “may Allah be please with him” usually used after the names of the ṣaḥābah (companions of the Prophet).

          It has been like an accident that before leaving a certain place I left a booklet behind. The booklet Khuṭab I (the collection of speeches and sermons at the Canadian Islamic Centre, al-Rashid Mosque) before leaving Edmonton (Canada) for Australia; Khuṭab II (the collection of sermons at the Canberra Islamic Centre) at Monash, ACT, before leaving for overseas (the longest and happiest travel I have ever made); the Khuṭab III before leaving for Indonesia and Malaysia in September 2007;  Khuṭab IV, was the collection of my sermon at the ANUMA delivered until the first quarter of the year  2011, and published later at the end of this year after recovering from the operation of removing the aortic aneurism of my stomach on 11 June. This Khuṭab V is the collection of my khuṭbah at the prayer room at the Multicultural Centre, Canberra Museum and Gallery building, at Civic Square, Canberra, from the end of December, 2012 till the end of June, 2013.

          This booklet, like the booklets written before, is far from perfect. However, this is another attempt to introduce some Islamic teachings to the public. May Allah accept this humble contribution to Islam, and may He forgive any mistake in this booklet. Amin!

Canberra, July, 2013

M.A.S.                          

                                     

A.  INTRODUCTION FOR THE KHUṬBAH

This is an example for the introduction to the khuṭbah as follows:

-         أَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَ نَسْتَعِيْنُهُ وَ نَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَ نَسْتَهْدِيْهِ وَ نَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُوْرِ أَنْفُسِنَا وَ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ أَعْمَالِناَ، مَنْ يَهْدِ اللهُ  فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُرْشِدًا ، وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، يُبْدئُ وَ يُعِيْدُ وَ هُوَ اْلغَفُوْرُ الْوَدُوْدُ ذُو اْلعَرْشِ الْمَجِيْدِ, فَعَّالٌ لِمَا يُرِيْدُ, عَزَّ جَارُهُ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُهُ وَعَلا شَأْنُهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالىَ عَمَّا يَفْتَرِي الْمُفْتَرُوْنَ  وَ يَتَقَوَّلُ الُمْشرِكُوْنَ. وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ وَصَفِيُّهُ وَخَلِيْلُهُ وَ كَلِيْمُهُ ، سَلَّ الرِّسَالَةَ وَ أَدَّى اْلأَمَانَةَ وَ نَصَحَ اْلأُمَّةَ ، أَرْسَلَهُ اللهُ بَشِيْراً وَ نَذِيْرًا وَ دَاعِياًّ إِلىَ اللهِ وَ سِرَاجًا مُنِيْرًا مَنْ يُطِعِ اللهَ وَ رَسُوْلَهُ  فَقَدْ رَشَدَ وَ مَنْ يَعْصِهِمَا فَإنَّهُ لا يَضُرُّ إلاّ نَفْسَهُ وَلا يَضُرُّ اللهَ شَيْئًا. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ وَ بَارِكْ عَلىَ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُوْلِكَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلىَ آلِهِ وَ صَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِيْنَ. َمَنِ اهْتَدَى بِهَدْيِهِ وَ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِسُنَّتِهِ وَ سَلِّمْ تَسْلِيْمًا كَثِيْرًا

-          أَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَ نَسْتَعِيْنُهُ وَ نَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَ نَسْتَهْدِيْهِ وَ نَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُوْرِ أَنْفُسِنَا وَ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ أَعْمَالِناَ، مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللهُ  فَلاَ مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ ، وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ  إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ اْلمُلْكُ وَلَهُ اْلحَمْدُ يُحْيِيْ وَيُمِيْتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ  شَيْءٍ قَدِيْر. وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ، أَرْسَلَهُ اللهُ بِاْلهُدَى وَدِيْنِ اْلحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّيْنِ كُلَّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ اْلكَافِرُوْن. وَأُصَلَّيْ وَأُسَلّمْ عَلىَ اْلمَبْعُوْثِ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِيْنَ هَادِيًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَ نَذِيْرًا وَ دَاعِياًّ إِلىَ اللهِ  بِإِذْنِهِ وَ سِرَاجًا مُنِيْرًا وَعَلىَ آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطّاهِرِيْنَ وَمَنْ وَالَاهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلىَ يَوْمِ الدَّيْن .

 أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، فَيَا أَيُّهَا اْلمُؤْمِنُوْنَ، أُوْصِيْكُمْ وَ إِياَّيَ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ فَقَدْ فَازَ اْلمُتَّقُوْنَ. قاَلَ تَعَالَى وَهُوَ    أَصْدَقُ اْلقَائِلِيْن:” يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ“ . صَدَقَ اللهُ اْلعَظِيْم.

 

B. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE DU‘Ā’ (SUPPLICATION)

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SECOND KHUTBAH

After performing the first khuṭbah stand up again for the second khuṭbah citing its introduction briefly, such as the following:

-         أَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْن. وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللهِ. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىَ  مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلىَ آلِهِ وَ صَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِيْنَ.

Some examples of du‘ā’s and its meanings in the second khuṭbah, are as follows:

-         أَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَ الْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَ اْلأَمْوَاتِ،إنَّكَ يَا مَوْلانَا سَمِيْعٌ قَرِيْبٌ مُجِيْبُ الدَّعَوَاتِ وَ قَاضِي الْحَاجَاتِ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

O Allah! Forgive the Muslims, males and females, the believers, males and females, the living among them as well as the dead! Verily, You  are, O our Lord, the All-Hearing and Near, Who answer (our)  prayers, and  fulfil (our) needs, O the  Lord of all creatures.

-         أَللَّهُمَّ نَوِّرْ عَلَى أَهْلِ اْلقُبُوْر قُبُوْرَهُمْ؛ اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْأَحْيَاءِ وَ يَسِّرْ لَهُمْ أُمُوْرَهُمْ.

“O Allah! Lighten the graves of the dead, O Allah,

forgive the living and facilitate their affairs.”

-         أَللَّهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَى التَّائِبِيْنَ وَ اغْفِرْ ذُنُوْبَ اْلمُذْنِبِيْنَ وَ اشْفِ مَرْضَى اْلمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَ اكْتُبِ الصِّحَّةَ  وَ     الْعَافِيَةَ وَ التَّوْفِيْقَ وَ الْهِدَايَةَ لَنَا وَ لِكَافَّةِ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَجْمَعِيْنَ.

 O Allah! Forgive the repentant, forgive the

 sins of the  sinners,  heal the sick  among the

Muslims, prescribe well-being, vitality, prosperity

 and guidance for us and for the entire

community of Muhammad.

-         رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَ لِوَالِدِيْنَا وَ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانَا صِغَارًا

“O Lord! Forgive us as well as our parents

 and bestow on themYour mercy as they did

bring us up when we were young.”

 -         أَللَّهُمَّ اْصْلِح لَنَا دِيْنَنَا الَّذِيْ هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِنَا، وَ اصْلِحْ لَنَا دُنْيَانَا الَّتِيْ فِيْهَا مَعَاشُنَا، وَ اصْلِحْ لَنَا آخِرَتَنَا الَّتِيْ إِلَيْهَا مَعَادُنَا، وَ اجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لنَاَ فِيْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَ اجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ

 رَاحَةً لَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

O Allah! Bring prosperity to our affairs in this

 world that is the preservation of our lives, and

in the next world to which we shall return, and 

increase our  good deeds in our lives, and

make our death repose from evil.

-         أَللَّهُمَّ أَرِنَا الْحَقَّ حَقًّا وَارْزُقْنَا اتِّبَاعَهُ وَأَرِنَا اْلبَاطِلَ بَاطِلاً وَارْزُقْنَا اجْتِنَابَهُ

O Allah! Show us the truth as truth, and

 guide to follow it, and show us the falsehood

as falsehood, and guide us to avoid it.

-         رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Our Lord! Bestow on us, our spouses and

 our offspring the comfort of our eyes and

 make us leaders of the pious.

 

-         أَللَّهُمَّ وَحِّدْ صُفُوْفَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَوَحِّد كَلِمَتَهُمْ وَانْصُرْهُمْ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِمْ

O Allah, unite the Muslims and assist them

 against their enemies.

-         رَبَّنَا آَتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآَخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.

اللَّهُمَّ آمِيْن يَا رَبَّ اْلعَالَمِيْن

Our Lord! Give us the goodness, both in this

 world and in the  Hereafter and save us from

 the torment of Hellfire. (Q. 2:201)

عِبَادَ الله، إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ. اُذْكُرُوا اللهَ يَذْكُرُكُمْ  وَ اشْكُرُوْهُ عَلىَ نِعَمِهِ يَزِدْكُمْ وَ لَذِكْرُ اللهِ أَكْبَرُ وَ اللهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُوْن.

 أَقِمِ الصَّلاة!!!