Part One


Praise be to Allah, the King, the Holy, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. In His hand


is all good; He creates whatsoever He wills and chooses, and He is the All-Knower of


everything.Our Lord’s mercy has encompassed all things; Blessed be He, the Most


Beneficent, the Most Merciful. I praise my Lord, thank Him, turn to Him in repentance


and seek His forgiveness.I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, Who has no


partners, the Most High, the Most Great, and I bear witness that our prophet and master,


Muhammad, is His servant and messenger. He sent him to mankind with every noble


quality. O Allah! Bestow Your peace, prayers, and blessings constantly and perpetually


upon Your servant and messenger, Muhammad, his family, and his Companions who


took the lead in doing good deeds and giving support to this right religion.


O Muslims!


Fear Allah, Exalted be He, by following His established commands and avoiding


whatever He has prohibited, for fear of His Threat.


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O Muslims!


Remember Allah’s mercy, which has encompassed everything and thank Him for


it. Allah says:


. . .Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah upon you, indeed


you would have been among the losers.(Al-Baqarah: 64)


And He says:


. . . And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you,


not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies


(guides to Islam) whom He wills. . .(An-Nur: 21)


Servants of Allah!


Contemplate Allah’s great mercy and supreme favours by sending the master of


mankind, our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, to mankind and


jinn. Allah has made him a proof against those who do not follow him amongst mankind


and jinn, a light for those who are guided, and a guide to the way of righteousness and


success for all the inhabitants of the earth.Allah, Exalted be He, says:


And We have sent you (O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon


him)) not but as a mercy for the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that


exists).(Al-Anbiyaa: 107)


Our master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is indeed a mercy for


those who believe in him, both in this life and in the hereafter, as well as a mercy for


those who disbelieve in him by having their evil diminished and preventing them from


causing injustice, aggression, and corruption in the land.


The state of the inhabitants of the earth after his prophetic mission bears


testimony to this fact, through the implementation of the rulings of Islam. After his


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prophetic mission, people experienced peace and security, worshipped their Lord based


on knowledge, light, love, certainty, and in total humility to Him. Provisions increased,


prosperity and blessing prevailed, hearts became contented, unity and concord were


established, the fire of sedition and disturbance was extinguished, all Muslims’ rights


were preserved, and non-Muslims’ rights were protected through justice and good


conduct.Thanks to Muhammad’s mission, people perceived and experienced the meaning


of good, noble, and happy life that is peaceful and blessed in everything.They realised the


misery, ignorance, injustice, disturbance, aggression, transgression, corruption, and evils


of their life before Islam (i.e. during jahiliyyah), and so they firmly adhered to this


religion and defended it.Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The


bonds of Islam will not come loose, one by one, except by someone who has lived under


Islam without knowing what jahiliyyah was like.”


Allah has made our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, one of


His greatest signs. He has perfected him and adorned Him so much so that he attained


human perfection in physical appearance, good character and beauty.His beautiful


physical appearance reflected his perfect moral character and noble qualities.When the


Noble Qur’an was revealed to him, he personified the good character it contains, which


perfected his inborn character and good manners to which Allah has made him naturally


disposed. Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “The character of Allah’s


Messenger was the Qur’an.”


If those who came after the Prophet’s Companions did not see or meet the


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with


them, described his physical appearance and moral character in such vivid detail that we


feel as if we could see him, peace and blessings be upon him, in order to emulate his


moral traits as much as we can.Describing the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,


Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Leader of the Faithful, may Allah be pleased with him, said,


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“He was not extremely tall, nor was he extremely short, and he was of


medium height in relation to the people. His hair was neither overly


curly nor fully straight. His face was slightly round with a white,


reddish complexion. His eyes were dark black and his eyelashes were


long. He had broad muscular shoulders and well-proportioned joints.


Whoever saw him suddenly would become awe-inspired, whoever got


to know him loved him, and no one seen before him or after him


resembled him in any way.”(Reported by At-Tirmidhi)


Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him, was the most handsome, the most courageous, and the most


generous of all the people”(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim).


Al-Hasan ibn Ali, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said,


“I asked my maternal uncle, Hind ibn Abi Halah, who was wellknown


for his ability to describe people, about the noble features of


the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said,


‘The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was such a


great man that people held him in high esteem. His face shone like the


full moon. He was taller than a man of middle height but shorter than


an extremely tall person. His head was moderately large. His hair was


slightly wavy. If his hair plait was undone, he would part his hair; but


if he let his hair grow, it would not go beyond his earlobe. He had a


very luminous complexion and a wide forehead. He had beautifully


arched eyebrows, which were dense and separate from each other.


There was a vein between them that would expand when he became


angry.


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His nose was perfectly curved and had lustre on it. If someone


did not look at it carefully, he would think that he had a large nose.


His beard was full and dense. His eyes were deep black. His cheeks


were full of flesh and his mouth was moderately wide, which denotes


eloquence. His teeth were thin and bright, with the front ones wellspaced.


His chest hair was thin. His neck was beautiful and slim, like


the neck of a deer, clear and shining like silver.


All the parts of his body were of moderate size and fully


fleshed. His body was proportionately jointed. His chest and stomach


were in line (that is, he was neither fat, nor thin), but his chest was


broad and wide. The space between his shoulders was wide. The bones


of his joints were strong and large. When he removed his clothing, his


body looked bright and shone with lustre. Between the chest and the


navel, there was a thin line of hair. Besides this line, neither the chest


nor the stomach had any hair on them.


His arms, shoulders, and the upper part of his chest were


hairy. His forearms were long and his palms were wide. He had


strong, perfect bones. The palms and feet were fully fleshed. The


fingers and toes were moderately long. The soles of his feet were a bit


deep. His feet were smooth, and because of their cleanliness and


smoothness the water did not remain there but flowed away quickly.


When he walked, he lifted his legs with vigour, leaned slightly forward


and placed his feet softly and modestly on the ground. He walked at a


quick pace and took a rather long step. When he walked it seemed as


if he were descending to a lower place.


When he looked at something, he turned his whole body


towards it, looking down. His sight was more often to the ground than


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towards the sky, and he usually looked from the side of his eyes. While


walking he would ask his Companions to walk in the front, and he


himself walked behind. He would greet whomsoever he met first.’


Then I said to Hind, ‘Describe to me the way he spoke.’ He


said, ‘He, peace and blessings be upon him, was continually full of


concern and constantly deep in thought. He had no rest and would not


speak without good reason. He would remain silent for long periods of


time. He would start his speech and end it clearly and distinctly and


would speak in a way that combined many meanings in few words. He


spoke concisely, without excess or inadequacy. He was gentle by


nature and not coarse, and he was not contemptuous of anyone.


He would extol the favours he received even when they were


few and small. He never criticized the food or drink that was served to


him, nor did he overly praise it. Worldly matters never angered him;


however, when it came to violating any right, he would not favour


anyone and no one would stand against his anger. He would never get


angry because of any personal insult, nor would he ever seek any


revenge for it. When he pointed to something or someone, he would


gesture with his whole palm. When astonished, he would turn the face


of his palm upwards.


He used his hands frequently as he spoke and would strike his


left palm with his right thumb. If he got angry, he would turn away


and avert his face. If he laughed, he would lower his gaze. Most of his


laughing was like smiling; when he did laugh, and he would show his


teeth which were like hailstones.’


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I kept this description secret from my brother, Al-Husayn, for


a while; then I told him about it, only to discover that he had heard it


before me. He asked me about what I said to our father [Ali], and I


found out that he had asked him about the way the Prophet, peace


and blessings be upon him, acted when he entered his home and sat


with people and about the way he looked, and Al-Husayn left nothing


of this out.


Al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with him, said, ‘I asked my


father [Ali], may Allah be pleased with him, about the manner the


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, acted when he entered his


home” He replied, ‘Before he entered home, he always asked for


permission from Allah and from those within. When he was at home,


he would divide his time into three parts: some of his time was


devoted to Allah, some to his family, and some to himself. Then, he


would divide his own portion between himself and the people. His


close Companions would mostly share this time with him, and they


would convey his words to the common people. In this way he would


not withhold anything from them.


Part of his practice regarding the portion devoted to his


ummah was to prefer the people of excellence according to their merit


in religious matters. Among the people, there were those with a need,


those with two needs, and those with many needs. He would thus


occupy himself with what would improve their condition and tell them


what they ought to do, saying, ‘Let those who are present convey it to


those who are absent’, and ‘Keep me informed as to the needs of him


who is unable to tell me about it himself. Truly, on the Day of


Judgment, Allah will make firm the feet of one who informs someone


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in authority of the need of someone who is unable to convey his need


himself.’


This was the kind of topic mentioned in his presence, and he


did not accept anything else from anyone. The Companions went to


the Prophet, peace be upon him, searching for knowledge or for


solutions to their problems, and they would not depart until they had


eaten something and would go out in all humility.


Al-Husayn said, “Then I asked my father about his going out


and how he acted outside his home. He said, ‘The Messenger of Allah,


peace and blessings be upon him, would hold his tongue except in


matters which concerned his Companions. He encouraged affection


and concord among them and never said or did anything that would


sow dissension among them (or he said, ‘that would drive them away


from Islam’). He honoured the nobles of every people who came to


him and appointed them as chiefs over their people. He also warned


people against all evil.’


He added, ‘He was on his guard regarding people without


withholding his cheerfulness or good manners from any of them. He


enquired about his Companions and asked people about their affairs.


He approved of what was good and advocated it, and disapproved


what was bad and discouraged it. He was moderate, without any


contradiction. He was always on the alert for fear that his


Companions might become unmindful or bored. He was prepared for


every situation. He never failed to do what was right and never went


beyond it. Those who were close to him were the best people, and the


best among them in his sight were those who gave advice that


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benefited most people, while the most valued for him were the most


helpful and supportive of others.’


Then I asked him about the Prophet’s gatherings, and he said,


‘The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not sit down or


stand up without remembering Allah. He never reserved a fixed place


for himself where he would sit among the people, and he forbade


others to reserve places for themselves. When he went to sit with a


group of people, he would sit in the nearest available place, and he


ordered that others follow this practice. He would give each one of


those sitting with him a share of his attention, such that no one would


think anyone else had been given precedence over him. Whenever


someone with whom he was sitting or standing told him of his needs,


he would bear with that person until that person left first. When


someone asked him for anything he needed, he would not turn him


away without giving him what he wanted or comforting him with


pleasant words.


His generosity and good character encompassed all people,


such that he became like a father to them and they were all equal in


his sight when it came to right and wrong. Assemblies with him were


gatherings of gentleness, modesty, patience, and sincerity, in which no


loud voice was heard, no sanctity was violated, and no errors were


repeated. People at the assembly were all equal and recommended one


another to fear Allah. They honoured the elderly, showed mercy to


the young, gave priority to those with needs, and provided protection


to strangers.’


I said, “What was his conduct regarding those sitting with


him?” He said, “The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was


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unfailingly cheerful and easy-going by nature. He was not tough, but


was lenient with people. He was neither severe nor harsh. He was


neither a clamorous loud mouth nor a repeater of obscenities. He was


not one to find faults in others, nor did he praise people for no reason.


He feigned indifference to rude behaviour, and none of the rude ones


were made to despair of his kindness. He never disappointed anyone.


He allowed his soul no portion of three things: fruitless argument,


acquisitiveness, and things which did not concern him.


He did not allow himself to engage in three things regarding


people: he would not criticize anyone, revile anyone, or seek out


anyone’s faults. He would speak of nothing unless he hoped a reward


from Allah for it. When he talked, those sitting with him would be


completely still and quiet, and they would not speak until he had


finished. They would not quarrel in his presence as to who of them


would talk first. When one of them talked in his presence, they would


all listen attentively until he had finished.


They would not change the topic that someone had started and


would not interrupt anyone in his speech. The Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him, would laugh at what they laughed at, and he


would be amazed at what amazed them. He showed patience with


strangers who spoke and asked for things in a crude, rough manner,


even if his Companions wanted to rid him of them. He would say, “If


you see someone who has a need, help him.”


He would not accept praise from anyone but for a favour he


had made to him. He would not interrupt anyone in his speech unless


he exceeded the proper limits, in which case he would interrupt the


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man’s speech by putting an end to it or by standing up and leaving


him.


Al-Husayn said, ‘I asked him, “What was the silence of the


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, like?” He said, “His silence


was motivated by four things: forbearance, caution, estimation, and


contemplation. As for his estimation, it was to look at people and


listen to them justly. As for his contemplation, he used to meditate on


what would last and what would perish. His patience encompassed all


forbearance; nothing could provoke him or arouse his anger. His


caution was represented by four things: doing what is good so that it


may be an example to be followed, renouncing what is bad so that it


may be avoided, exerting his judgment to improve the condition of his


ummah, and doing for his followers what combined for them the good


of this life and hereafter.’” (Reported by At-Tabarani in Al-Mu’jam Al-


Kabir. Some of its words were reported by Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu


Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah)


Nothing is greater than Allah’s description of His khalil (chosen friend),


Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, as having an exalted standard of character.


Allah, Exalted be He, says:


And verily, you (O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)) are


on an exalted (standard of) character.(Al-Qalam: 4)


No one had ever been given such a description before the Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him, which is the highest honour given to the Prophet and his ummah.


Even before his prophetic mission, the life of the Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him, was full of signs and miracles that reflected his noble virtues and sublime


manners and attributes. People called him “the Trustworthy”.Allah protected him from


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the evils, harms, and follies of the pre-Islamic period of ignorance(jahiliyyah). Therefore,


his enemies could not find any fault or little slip with him to revile or insult him for, in


spite of their eagerness to find such a fault and their knowledge of every single aspect of


his life. Allah protected him from all defects and imperfections.


If anyone knows enough about the life of the Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him, before and after his prophetic mission, his faith will be stronger and his love


for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, will surpass his love for himself. Even


if a disbeliever is well-informed about the Prophet’s life, he will embrace Islam, or at


least will turn away even though, deep within himself, he will be definitely positive that


Muhammad is the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.


The Qur’an and the sunnah of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him,


give us all the details about his life and deeds. They command us to follow all that is


good and warn us against all evil. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon


him, did not die until after he had established the religion of Islam, set forth all its


provisions, set the ordinances (hudud), strove in the cause of Allah, made peace, fought,


concluded covenants, got married and divorced, and left his ummah upon the bright path


of the sunnah,which is crystal clear and from which none will deviate except those


doomed to destruction.


Those for whom Allah desired good believed in the Prophet, peace and blessings


be upon him. People of the Scriptures (Tawrah (Torah) and Injil (the Gospel)) testified to


his truthfulness and his prophetic mission. The truly happy ones are those who believe in


him, and the truly wretched ones are those who disbelieve in him. He is the perfect


example to be followed, the guided and the one to be obeyed, and the trustworthy


guide.Allah, Exalted be He, says:


Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad (peace and blessings be


upon him)) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the


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Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much.(Al-


Ahzab: 21)


May Allah bless you and me with the Great Qur’an and make us benefit from its


verses and wise words and benefit from the guidance and right sayings of the Master of


all Messengers. I have said what you have heard and I ask forgiveness of Allah for


myself, for you, and for all Muslims for any sin we have committed. Ask Allah for


forgiveness. He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.


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Part Two


Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, the Most Merciful of all the merciful, the


Owner of Power, and the Most Strong. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, the


Supporter of the righteous. I also bear witness that our prophet and master Muhammad is


His servant and messenger. O Allah! Bestow Your prayers, peace, and blessings upon


Your servant and messenger Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.


O Muslims!


Fear Allah as He has commanded you to do and avoid what He has forbidden and


warned you against.


O Muslims!


Allah has favoured us with the Master of Creation, peace and blessings be upon


him. Allah says:


Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad (peace and


blessings be upon him)) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you know


well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He


(Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)) is anxious over you (to


be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive


your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the


punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (he (peace and blessings be


upon him) is) full of pity, kind, and merciful.(At-Tawbah: 128)


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is a blessing that Allah has


bestowed upon us and a great favour that requires every Muslim to be thankful to Allah,


Blessed and Exalted be He. We should thank Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, for


sending the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as a messenger and for all that he


achieved for the Muslim ummah.


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Thanking Allah for this great favour (i.e. sending us the Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him) is realized by bearing witness that he is the Messenger of Allah,


after bearing witness that there is no god but Allah.Islam is based upon this testimony and


this pillar, namely: “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that


Muhammad is His servant and messenger.”


Therefore, we thank Allah for the mission of the Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him. The duty of the ummah towards the Prophet is to obey his commands, abhor


and avoid what he forbade us to do, believe in all that he said, worship Allah according to


his way and sunnah, honour his traditions and hadiths and act on them, offer advice based


on the Qur’an to the ummah of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and ask


Allah often to bestow peace and blessings upon him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be


upon him, said, “The closest to me among you on the Day of Resurrection are those who


most often supplicate Allah to send his peace and blessings upon me.”


The greatest way of thanking Allah for sending us the Prophet, peace and


blessings be upon him, is to learn the religion with which he was sent together with the


sound evidence on which it is based, and to rule according to its shari’ah.Allah, Exalted


be He, says:


. . .And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad (peace and blessings be


upon him)) gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain


(from it). . .(Al-Hashr: 7)


Allah, Exalted be He, also says:


. . . If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. . . (An-Nur: 54)


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have left with you that which if


you follow you will not go stray: the Book of Allah and my sunnah.”


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Servants of Allah!


Allah sends His Salat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the


Prophet (Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)) and also His


angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send


your Salat on (ask Allah to bless) him (Muhammad (peace and blessings


be upon him)), and (you should) greet (salute) him with the Islamic way


of greeting (salutation i.e. AsSalamu


‘Alaikum).(Al-Ahzab: 56)


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If a person asks Allah to


send blessings upon me once, Allah will send blessings upon him ten times over.”


Therefore, ask Allah to bestow His peace and blessings on the master of those


who preceded us and those who are yet to come, and the Imam of Messengers.


O Allah! Bestow Your peace upon Muhammad and his family, as You bestowed


Your peace on Ibrahim and his family; You are All-Praiseworthy and All-Glorious. O


Allah! Bestow Your blessings upon Muhammad and his family, as You bestowed Your


blessings on Ibrahim and his family; You are All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious. O Allah!


Bestow Your bountiful peace and blessings upon Muhammad and his family.


O Allah! Be pleased with all the Prophet’s Companions and the four Rightly-


Guided Caliphs and leading imams, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, the rest of his


Companions, the contemporaries of the Companions who did not see the Prophet, peace


and blessings be upon him (Tabi’un), and those who follow them in righteousness until


the Day of Judgment. O Allah! Be pleased with us along with them, by Your grace,


munificence, and mercy, O Most Merciful of all the merciful!


O Allah! Grant power and glory to Islam and Muslims. O Allah! Grant power and


glory to Islam and Muslims. O Allah! Grant power and glory to Islam and Muslims, O


Lord of the Worlds! O Allah! Destroy Your enemies, the enemies of the religion. O


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Allah!Grant victory to the sunnah of the Master of Messengers.O Allah! Grant victory to


the sunnah of the Master of Messengers. Grant victory to the sunnah of the Master of


Messengers, and make it prevail at all times and in all places, O Lord of the Worlds!


O Allah! Make us, our offspring, and all Muslims among those who follow and


adhere to the sunnah of the Master of Messengers, Muhammad, peace and blessings be


upon him.


O Allah! Grant victory to Your servants who believe in Your Oneness. O Allah!


Grant victory to those who strive in Your cause to make Your Word reign supreme, in


total devotion to You, and follow Your Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him. O


Allah! Forsake those who fight against Islam and Muslims. O Allah! Forsake those who


fight against Islam and Muslims and detest this religion, O Lord of the World!


O Allah! Foil the plots of the enemies of Islam, O Lord of the Worlds! O Allah!


Foil the plots of the enemies of Islam and thwart their plans against Islam, O All-Mighty!


O Most Strong!


O Allah! Make our country safe. O Allah! Make our country safe and secure. O


Allah! Protect our country against all evils and calamities, O Lord of the Worlds! O


Allah! Spare us the evil of the oppressors and transgressors. You are Powerful over all


things.


O Allah! Guide the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to what You love and


accept. O Allah! Lead him to Your guidance, make all his deeds pleasing to You, O Lord


of the Worlds! O Allah! Bless him with good health. O Allah! Guide the Crown Prince to


what You love and accept.O Allah! Bless him with good health; You are Powerful over


all things. O Allah! Guide them to every good and to all that is good for Islam and


Muslims, and all that is good for this country. You are Powerful over all things.


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O Allah! We ask You to forgive us the sins that we have committed and the sins


that we may commit in the future; forgive us the sins that we have committed in secret


and the sins that we have committed in public; and forgive what You know better than we


do. You are the Expediter and the Delayer. There is no god but You.


O Allah! We ask you for Paradise and for every saying or act that brings us closer


to it, and we seek refuge in You from Hellfire and from every saying or act that brings us


closer to it.


O Allah! Forgive the sins of all Muslims, men and women, and of all believers,


men and women, dead and alive. O Allah, forgive the sins of our dead and the sins of all


dead Muslims, O Lord of the Worlds!


O Allah! O Lord of the Worlds! Support the Muslims who have been oppressed.


O Allah! Support the Muslims who have been wronged and oppressed in their wealth,


honour, and homes. O Allah! Help them against those who have oppressed and


transgressed against them, and take revenge on Your enemies and the Muslims’ enemies,


O Lord of the Worlds! You are Powerful over all things.


O Allah! We take refuge in You, O Lord of the Worlds, from the malicious joy of


people. We take refuge in You from the ill fate, from the malicious joy of enemies, and


from abject misery. O Allah! We take refuge in You from the withdrawal of Your


favours, the suddenness of Your punishment, the passing of the health You have given


us, and all that displeases You.


Our Lord! Give us that which is good in this world and that which is


good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Hellfire!(Al-


Baqarah: 201)


Servants of Allah!


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Verily, Allah enjoins AlAdl


(i.e. justice and worshipping none but Allah


Alone - Islamic Monotheism) and AlIhsan


[i.e. to be patient in


performing your duties to Allah, totally for Allah’s sake and in


accordance with the Sunnah (legal ways) of the Prophet (peace and


blessings be upon him) in a perfect manner], and giving (help) to kith


and kin (i.e. all that Allah has ordered you to give them, e.g., wealth,


visiting, looking after them, or any other kind of help, etc.): and forbids


AlFahsha’


(i.e all evil deeds, e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of


parents, polytheism, to tell lies, to give false witness, to kill a life without


right, etc.), and AlMunkar


(i.e all that is prohibited by Islamic law:


polytheism of every kind, disbelief and every kind of evil deeds, etc.), and


AlBaghy


(i.e. all kinds of oppression), He admonishes you, that you may


take heed.) And fulfil the Covenant of Allah (Bai’a: pledge for Islam)


when you have covenanted, and break not the oaths after you have


confirmed them, and indeed you have appointed Allah your surety.


Verily! Allah knows what you do.(An-Nahl: 90-91)


Remember Allah, the Great, the Sublime, and He will remember you. Thank Him


for His favours and He will give you more. Verily, remembrance of Allah is greater than


all, and Allah knows what you do.