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مسجد الغزالي
Khutba:
Correct Your Perception of Death
4/25/2025
Masjid Al-Ghazzali

📍 Gaza Tragedy

Israeli occupation warplanes launched brutal airstrikes with missiles on the tents of defenseless displaced civilians in Gaza — while they were asleep, trying to escape the horrors of war.

In mere moments, the bodies of the innocent were reduced to ashes, and their tents turned into shrouds carried away by the wind.

A scene that makes the skin shiver and shakes the very core of humanity.

May Allah have mercy upon them, may Allah destroy their enemies, and may Allah lift the humiliation from the Muslims and grant them victory.

📝 Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

⬅️ Allah Almighty said:
{“Successful indeed is the one who purifies it (the soul), And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself.”}

🔻 The meaning is: Successful is the one who honors and elevates his soul through obedience to Allah and brings it forth, and failed is the one who belittles and lowers it through disobedience to Allah.
Nothing belittles the soul like sinning against Allah, and nothing elevates, honors, and raises it like obeying Him!

📒 (al-Jawab al-Kafi/52)

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📝 Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

⬅️ When a servant wakes up and ends his day, with his only concern being 《Allah alone》:

▫️ Allah takes care of all his needs,
▫️ removes from him all that worries him,
▫️ fills his heart with His love,
▫️ his tongue with His remembrance,
▫️ and his limbs with obedience to Him.

📒 (al-Fawa'id/159)

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🔹️ What do you know about the month of Dhul Qi’dah?

It is one of the four sacred months in Islam.

Allah (عز وجل) says:
“Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them…”
(At-Tawbah: 36)

◾ The Prophet (ﷺ) performed four Umras in Dhul Qi’dah
Qatadah reported from Anas (رضي الله عنه):

“Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performed four Umras, all in the month of Dhul Qi’dah, except the one with his Hajj:
The Umrah from al-Hudaibiya (during the truce)
The Umrah of the following year
The Umrah from Ji’rana after Hunayn
The Umrah he performed with his Farewell Hajj.”
[Bukhari & Muslim]

◾ The sacred months are: Narrated by Abu Bakrah (رضي الله عنه), the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Time has come back to its original state… The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred:
Three in succession — Dhul-Qa’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram, and
Rajab Mudar, which comes between Jumada and Sha’ban.”
[Bukhari]

◾ Honoring the sacred months is a sign of taqwa
Allah says:

“Whoever honors the sacred ordinances of Allah – it is best for him in the sight of his Lord…”
(Al-Hajj: 30)

“And whoever honors the symbols of Allah – indeed, it is from the piety of the hearts.”
(Al-Hajj: 32)

◾ The best way to draw closer to Allah in sacred months:

In a Hadith Qudsi, Allah says:
“My servant does not draw nearer to Me with anything more beloved than what I have made obligatory on him…”
[Bukhari]

And He continues:
“…and My servant continues to draw near to Me through Nawafil (voluntary acts) until I love him…”

Baarakallahu Feekum
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✍🏼 Who is the true scholar?

Imam Al-Hasan Al-Basri (رحمه الله) said:

“The true scholar (faqih) is the one who is:
– Detached from the worldly life,
– Longing for the Hereafter,
– Insightful in his religion,
– Constant in worshiping his Lord,
– Cautious in avoiding the honor of Muslims,
– Pure from their wealth,
– And sincerely advising them.”

📚 Akhlaq al-‘Ulama’ by Al-Ajurri ( 50–51)

✍🏼 Qatadah (رحمه الله) said:

“Wrongdoing during the sacred months is a greater sin and carries more weight than wrongdoing at other times —
although sin is always serious —
but Allah magnifies certain matters as He wills.”

📚 Tafsir al-Tabari (14/239)

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Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Whoever worships Allah sincerely in his youth, Allah grants him wisdom in his old age.”

Reflect on the verse:
{And when he reached his maturity and became full-grown, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.}
(Al-Qasas 28:14)

📚 Miftah Dar al-Sa'adah 1/168

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🔹 Our Manhaj in Following the Truth

Abu Hatim al-Razi (رحمه الله) said:

"Our path and our chosen way is to follow the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, his Companions, the Tabi’in, and those who followed them with excellence. We adhere to the methodology of Ahl al-Athar (the People of Hadith), like:

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Ishaq ibn Rahawayh
Abu ‘Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam
Imam ash-Shafi’i

We hold tight to the Book and the Sunnah, and defend the Imams who followed the path of the Salaf. We choose what the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah chose in various regions — such as:

Malik ibn Anas in Madinah
Al-Awza’i in Sham
Al-Layth ibn Sa‘d in Egypt
Sufyan ath-Thawri and Hammad ibn Zayd in Iraq

We stay away from personal opinions in matters where no narration has reached us from the Prophet ﷺ, the Companions, or the Tabi‘in.
We reject the views of those who mislead and deceive with embellished speech, the showy and argumentative, and the liars. We avoid the writings of al-Karabisi and distance ourselves from those who defend or debate on his behalf — such as Dawud al-Asbahani and his likes."

📘 As-Sunnah by Al-Lalaka’i

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✍🏼 Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:

“Every statement made in the religion of Islam that contradicts what the Sahabah and Tabi'een were upon—if none of them said it, and in fact they said the opposite—then it is a false statement.”

📚 Minhaj as-Sunnah (5/263)

#IbnTaymiyyah #Salaf #TrueIslam #FollowTheSalaf #IslamicKnowledge #Sahabah #IslamicReminder #IslamicQuotes

✍🏼 Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمه الله said:

“Neglecting the remembrance of Allah and abandoning the recitation of the Qur’an are among the reasons why devils gain control over a person and why whispers and worries increase.”

📚 Nur ‘ala ad-Darb [19507]

#IbnBaz #IslamicReminder #Dhikr #Quran #IslamicQuotes #Dawah #Sunnah #Salaf

✍🏼 Narrated by al-Harith ibn al-Harith al-Ashʿari رضي الله عنه:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“Indeed, Allah commanded Yahya ibn Zakariya with five commandments: to act upon them himself and to command the Children of Israel to act upon them. But he delayed in doing so, so Īsā ( عليه السلام) said to him:

‘You have been commanded with five words by Allah to act upon and to command the Children of Israel to act upon. So either you command them, or I will.’

Yahya( عليه السلام) said: ‘I fear if you precede me, I will be punished or swallowed up by the earth.’

So he gathered the people in Bayt al-Maqdis, and the masjid became full, and people climbed up to the balconies.

He said: “Allah has commanded me with five commandments to act upon and command you to act upon:

To worship Allah alone and not associate anything with Him. The example of one who commits shirk is like a man who buys a servant with his own gold and silver, and says: ‘This is my home and my work — serve me,’ but the servant goes off to serve someone else. Who among you would be pleased with such a servant?

Establish the prayer. When you pray, do not turn away, for Allah faces His servant in prayer as long as he does not turn away.

Observe fasting. The example of the fasting person is like someone carrying a bag of musk among a group — they are all pleased by its fragrance. And the smell from the mouth of the fasting person is better to Allah than the scent of musk.

Give charity(Sadaqah). It is like a man whom the enemy captured, tied his hands to his neck, and brought him forth to be executed. He said: ‘Let me ransom myself with whatever I can’ — so he kept giving everything to save himself.

Remember Allah (dhikr). The example of one who remembers Allah is like a man being chased by his enemy, until he finds a strong fortress in which he shelters. Likewise, a servant cannot protect himself from shaytan except by the remembrance of Allah.”

Then the Prophet ﷺ said:
“And I too command you with five things which Allah has commanded me with:
➡️ hearing and obeying,
➡️ jihad,
➡️ hijrah,
➡️ sticking to the jama'ah. Whoever separates from the jamaʿah even a hand span, has removed the noose of Islam from around his neck unless he returns. And whoever calls with the call of jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance), then he is from the heap of Hell.”

A man asked: “Even if he prays and fasts?”

He ﷺ replied: “Even if he prays and fasts. So call yourselves with the name that Allah has given you: the Muslims, the believers, the servants of Allah.”

📚 Reported by al-Tirmidhi | Graded Sahih by al-Albani | Sahih al-Tirmidhi (2863)


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✍🏼 Imām Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:

“There is nothing more beneficial for the heart than treating people with gentleness and wishing good for them.”

📚 Madarij al-Salikin (2/511)

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✍🏼 Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan (حفظه الله) said:

“The believer does not bargain over his religion — rather, he remains firm upon it! Remaining steadfast and holding tightly to the religion is not extremism.”

📚 Sharh Kitab al-Kaba’ir (287)

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#Hadith4

✍🏼 Narrated by Mahmood ibn Labiid (رضي الله عنه):

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“There are two things the son of Aadam dislikes: He dislikes death – yet death is better for the believer than falling into fitnah. And he dislikes having little wealth – yet having less wealth means an easier reckoning.”

📚 Reported by Aḥmad, Abu Nuʿaym, al-Dani, al-Baghawi and others.
Authenticated by al-Albani and al-Wadiʿ (رحمهما الله).

✒️ Written by Abu ʿAbdillah Wahb ibn ʿAbdillāh al-Dhayfani – may Allāh forgive him, his parents, and the believers.

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✍🏼 Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:

"The believer is pleased with the truth — whether it is for him or against him
and he is angered by falsehood — whether it is for him or against him —
because Allah loves truth, honesty, and justice, and He hates lies and oppression."

📗 Majmuʿ al-Fataw (10/600)

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✍🏼 Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:

“The hardness of hearts is one of the consequences of sins.”

📚 Iqtidaa’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem ( 290)

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Ibnul-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

Good deeds differ in value before Allah based on what’s in the heart—such as true faith, sincerity, love, and all that stems from them.

A complete action, done with a sound heart, wipes away sins fully.

While an incomplete deed only removes sin in proportion to its strength.

These two principles clear up many doubts:

➡️Deeds vary based on the level of genuine faith in the heart.

➡️ A deed erases sins depending on how complete or lacking it is.

By understanding this, we can better grasp the Hadith:

“Fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah wipes out the sins of two years, and fasting on ‘Ashura wipes out the sins of one year.”

Al-Waabilu As-Sayyib (1/18)

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📌 Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

✍🏻 “When people cooperate in sin and transgression, they end up hating one another.”

📖 Majmu‘ al-Fatawa (15/128)

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