LOCATION :
NATIONWIDE
DATE :
06.10.2017
THOSE WHO FORGET ALLAH
WILL BE FORGOTTEN
WILL BE FORGOTTEN
Honorable Brothers and Sisters!
Our
Prophet (pbuh) took on a journey with his cousin Abdullah. On this journey, he
said “My dear child! I’ll give you some advice. Do not forget them!”
Then he gave this advice to this young companion about how he shouldn’t break his
connection with the Lord: “Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be
mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and
when you seek aid, seek Allah's aid. Know that if the entire creation were to
gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit
except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do
something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written
for you.” [1]
Honorable Believers!
We are all
human. Sometimes we forget our neighbors, our family and our friends in this
busy life. Sometimes we forget our relatives, our brothers, the orphans and the
needy. Sometimes we forget about ourselves, our society, and our
responsibilities. But besides all this, the worst thing for a person is to
forget the purpose and reason of his creation. The real defeat is leading a
life where you forget your Lord; it is to disregard your oath of servitude,
your agreement with Allah; it is to ignore the scale, the judgement and the
afterlife, forgetting the fact that this world is mortal. Therefore our Lord
warns us not to be among those who forget Him:
“And be not like those who forgot Allah, and He caused them to forget
their ownselves.”
Those are the Fasiqun (rebellious,
disobedient to Allah).” [2]
Honorable Brothers and Sisters!
Our Lord
sent us the Quran to teach us our duties and responsibilities. Another name of
our Holy Book is Dhikr Al-Hakim (reminder of wisdom). It is a book that reminds
us the things we should not forget. It is a lamp, a guide that illuminates our
path. Let us hold fast to it and open our hearts, our minds and our lives to
it.
Our Lord
enjoined: “You are only a one who reminds”
[3] and sent a Prophet with the most beautiful character to the believers to
show the true path and to remind Him to them. He blessed us with Muhammad
Mustafa (pbuh.). He taught us what is right and true, wrong and false, good and
bad. Let us live by his sunnah; do not stray from his exemplary life and bless
our life with his messages of mercy.
Our
prayers, sacrifice, pilgrimage, zakat, fasting, in short all of the rituals of
worship are prescribed for us so that we could always remember our Lord. Let us
not forget that our worship brings us closer to our Lord and makes us more
honorable on the sight of Him.
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
Those who
lead a life where they forget Allah will be forgotten by Him in this world and
in the afterlife. Allah will deprive those who are ungrateful to Him in this
world from His mercy in the great day. On the Day of Resurrection, where there
is no sanctuary other than the mercy of Allah, those who became a slave to this
world will hear this: “This Day We will forget you as you forgot the Meeting
of this Day of yours. And your abode is the fire, and there is none to help
you.” [4]
Brothers and Sisters!
Please
come! Let us not forget our responsibilities to our Lord, our family and our
society in this short life. Let us not forget that it is our duty to live in
accordance with Allah’s will. Let's keep in our minds that the goal of our
existence is to prepare for that great day. Let us not neglect our prayers as
they are our expression of thanks to our Lord’s blessings. Let us live with the
consciousness that in every moment He could see us, know about every one of our
actions and hear every word coming out of our mouths. Let us not forget that
eternal peace comes through a life that is lived on the path of Allah's will.
Brothers and Sisters!
I conclude
this khutba with these prayers that our Lord taught us in the Quran:
“Our Lord! Let not our hearts
deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You.
Truly, You are the Bestower.” [6]
“Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, and
remit from us our evil deeds, and make us die the death of the righteous! Our
Lord! Grant us what You promised unto us through Your Messengers and disgrace
us not on the Day of Resurrection, for You never break (Your) Promise.”
[7]
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