Part One


Praise be to Allah, the Owner of Might and Generosity, Who has lavished His


favours upon His creation and protected whomsoever He wants from punishment. All


praise is due to Allah in this life and in the hereafter for His infinite bounty and immense


grace. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, Who has no partners, the Creator


of all souls, and I bear witness that our prophet and master Muhammad is His servant and


messenger, who was sent with the most righteous method. O Allah! Bestow Your prayers,


peace, and blessings upon Your servant and messenger Muhammad and upon his family


and Companions, who had the best moral traits.


O Muslims!


Fear Allah by complying with His orders and keeping away from what He has


forbidden and warned against, for fear of Allah paves the way for doing righteous deeds


and attaining the best destination and abode.


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Servants of Allah!


If anyone sets right his relation to his Lord, Allah will set right for him his life in


this world and in the hereafter, as well as his relations with the rest of people. A man can


only set right his relation to his Lord if he attests to the Oneness of Allah, Might and


Majesty be to Him, by worshipping Allah alone without associating any partners with Him;


by supplicating Him, hoping for His mercy, trusting in Him, fearing Him, loving Him, and


glorifying Him; by seeking His support, obeying Him, believing in His names and


attributes, and praising Him therewith; by performing the obligatory prayers, paying the


zakah (the obligatory charity), fasting during the month of Ramadan, and performing the


hajj (pilgrimage to the Holy Mosque in Makkah); by honouring his parents, maintaining


the ties of kinship, enjoining good and forbidding evil, and abandoning all the vices and


deadly sins that Allah has prohibited; and by performing all the other acts that Allah has


commanded and avoiding those that He has prohibited. In addition, he must adhere to the


Sunnah and be sincere to Allah in all his deeds.


In sum, if any person sets right the relation between him and his Creator through


upholding the commandments of Allah and the commandments of His Messenger, peace


and blessings be upon him, Allah will certainly set right all his affairs and grant him the


best outcome in the hereafter. Allah, Exalted be He, says:


O Children of Adam! If there come to you Messengers from amongst


you, reciting to you My Verses, then whosoever becomes pious and


righteous, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (Al-A‘raf:


35)


This means that the pious and righteous will have no fear for their future, nor will they


grieve for anything that has passed. Allah, Exalted be He, also says:


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And We send not the Messengers but as givers of glad tidings and


as warners. So whosoever believes and does righteous good deeds,


upon such shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve. (Al-An‘am: 48)


Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, also says:


Verily, those who say: “Our Lord is Allah (Alone),” and then they


stand firm, on them the angels will descend (at the time of their


death) (saying): “Fear not, nor grieve! But receive the glad tidings of


Paradise which you have been promised! (Fussilat: 30)


Allah, Might and Majesty be to Him, also says:


But those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and believe in


that which is sent down to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon


him) – for it is the truth from their Lord – He will expiate from them


their sins, and will make good their state. (Muhammad: 2)


If people set right their relation to their Lord by doing righteous deeds, Allah will


set right their affairs and will even protect the whole ummah by virtue of that. Allah,


Exalted be He, says:


Why should Allah punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have


believed in Him. And Allah is Ever AllAppreciative


(of good), AllKnowing.


 (An-Nisa’: 147).


Allah, Exalted be He, also says:


And your Lord would never destroy the towns wrongfully, while


their people were rightdoers.


 (Hud: 117)


Allah, Exalted be He, also says:


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And as to those who hold fast to the Book (i.e. act on its teachings)


and perform AsSalât


(IqâmatasSalât),


certainly We shall never


waste the reward of those who do righteous deeds. (Al-A‘raf: 170)


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A group of people from my


ummah will continue to be manifest on the truth, unharmed by those who fail them


or oppose them until the Decree of Allah, Exalted be He, comes.”


Servants of Allah!


Your Lord, Blessed and Exalted be He, is so Sublime, Generous, and Faithful to


His covenant that He will by no means forsake His obedient servant or fail him, as long as


His servant is truthful to Him, is afraid of following his sinful desires, and acts in


accordance with what Allah loves by performing the obligatory and supererogatory acts of


worship and avoiding whatever He has prohibited. If a servant acts in the way that the Lord


loves, Allah will ease his affairs in the way the servant loves. Allah, Exalted be He, says:


... and fulfil (your obligations to) My Covenant (with you) so that I


fulfil (My Obligations to) your covenant (with Me), and fear none but


Me. (Al-Baqarah: 40)


Allah, Exalted be He, also says:


... And who is truer to his covenant than Allah? ... (At-Tawbah: 111)


Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, also says:


... Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allah is


AllStrong,


AllMighty.


Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them


power in the land, (they) enjoin Iqamatassalat


[i.e. to perform the


five compulsory congregational Salat (prayers) (the males in


mosques)], pay the Zakat and they enjoin AlMa‘


ruf (i.e. Islamic


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monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid AlMunkar


(i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islam has forbidden)


[i.e. they make the Qur’an as the law of their country in all the


spheres of life]. And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters (of


creatures). (Al-Hajj: 40-41)


The best condition of the servant is when Allah takes care of all his affairs, protects


him in his religion and worldly concerns, guides him, and sets right his words, deeds, and


final outcome. No one can obtain what Allah has except by obeying Him. Has anybody


ever suffered misery by showing obedience to Allah? Has anybody ever experienced


happiness by disobeying Allah?


Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, peace


and blessings be upon him, said, on the authority of Jibril (Angel Gabriel), peace and


blessings be upon him, that the Lord, Blessed and Exalted be He, said,


“Whoever humiliates one of my awliya’ (believing servants who love


and fear Allah much) has indeed started war against Me. I do not show


hesitation in anything that I do as much as I hesitate to order that the


life of one of my believing servants be taken; he loathes death and I hate


to hurt him, but he must face it. Some of My believing servants may at


times wish to perform an act of worship, but I stand in their way lest


they should pride themselves on doing it and then that might spoil the


act altogether. Nothing which my servant does draws him nearer to me


than his performance of the obligatory acts of worship. My servant


keeps drawing nearer to Me by performing supererogatory acts until I


love him, and if I love anyone, I shall be his hearing, his sight, his hands,


and his support. If he supplicates Me, I shall answer his prayer; if he


asks Me, I shall give him; and if he shows sincerity and gives advice for


My sake, I shall advise him. Some of My servants’ faith can never be


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set right unless they are wealthy and if I were to impoverish them, this


would corrupt their faith. Some of My servants’ faith cannot be set


right unless they are poor, and if I were to grant them wealth, this


would corrupt their faith. Some of My servants’ faith cannot be set


right except if they are in good health, and if I were to cause ill health


to them, this would corrupt their faith. Some of My servants’ faith


cannot be set right except if they are sick, and if I were to make them


healthy, this would corrupt their faith. I determine the state of My


servants in accordance with My knowledge of what is in their hearts. I


am All-Knowing, All-Acquainted.” (Reported by At-Tabarani)


This hadith is corroborated by another hadith reported in Sahih Al-Bukhari and


narrated by Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, which is similar to this one in


some of its wording.


Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said that she heard the Messenger of Allah,


peace and blessings be upon him, say, “If anyone seeks Allah's good pleasure at the cost


of people’s displeasure, Allah will keep him safe from the troubles caused by people;


but if anyone seeks people’s pleasure at the cost of Allah's displeasure, Allah will leave


him to people” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi).


Servants of Allah!


One of the greatest acts of worship and most encompassing sources of goodness is


supplication. It is by virtue of supplication that Allah sends down His bounties and averts


afflictions, evils, and misfortunes. Allah, Exalted be He, says:


And your Lord said, ‘Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic


Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will respond to your


(invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke


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Me, and do not believe in My Oneness, (Islamic Monotheism)] they


will surely enter Hell in humiliation!’ (Ghafir: 60)


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim supplicates


Allah, Exalted be He, but Allah will grant his request, keep it for him in the hereafter,


or keep harm away from him that is commensurate with his supplication.” The people


said, “O Messenger of Allah! Then we should supplicate more.” He replied, “Allah’s


bounties are even more.”


Everyone is in need of supplication. Allah, Exalted be He, says:


Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs


from Him). Every day He is (engaged) in some affair (such as giving


honour to some, disgrace to some, life or death to some, etc.)! (Ar-


Rahman: 29)


Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I am not concerned


about whether my supplication will be granted, but I am concerned about the supplication


itself. If I am inspired to make supplication, it will certainly be granted.”


It is by virtue of our supplications that Allah sets our affairs right and keeps evils


away from us. In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful:


O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and speak


(always) the truth. He will direct you to do righteous good deeds and


will forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeys Allah and His


Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he has indeed achieved


a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from the Hellfire


and will


be admitted to Paradise). (Al-Ahzab: 70-71)


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 Imam of


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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 King, the Manifest Truth. I bear


witness that there is no god but Allah alone, Who has no partners, the All-Mighty, the Most


Strong; and I 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, Exalted be He, for Allah protects whoever fears Him and grants him


happiness in this world and in the hereafter.


Servants of Allah!


Awaken your hearts by means of the Qur’an, keep yourselves alive with true faith,


protect yourselves from the punishment of Allah by hastening to do good deeds, and reflect


on the succession of the night and the day and the passing of hours. Every morning, O


Children of Adam, is the beginning of a new day, which is a witness to your deeds.


Therefore, take your provision of good deeds on every new day for the Day of Judgement,


for a day that is gone will never come back again. Always draw lessons from others and


benefit from reminders, for the heedless will be doomed to Hell and the sceptics will be


real losers. Allah, Exalted be He, says:


And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession, for


such who desires to remember or desires to show his gratitude. (Al-


Furqan: 62)


Allah, Exalted be He, also says:


Allah causes the night and the day to succeed each other (i.e. if the


day is gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes,


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and so on). Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those who


have insight. (An-Nur: 44)


Allah, Exalted be He, also says:


Answer the Call of your Lord (i.e. accept the Islamic Monotheism,


O mankind, and jinn) before there comes from Allah a Day which


cannot be averted (i.e. the Day of Resurrection). You will have no


refuge on that Day nor there will be for you any denying (of your


crimes as they are all recorded in the Book of your deeds). (Ash-


Shura: 47)


The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also said, “There are two blessings


in which many people incur loss: health and free time” (Reported by Al-Bhkhari, as


part of the hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his


father). The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also said, “[Do good deeds] when


you are in good health before you fall sick, when you are young before you attain old


age, when you have free time before you become busy, and when you are alive before


you die.”


Do not belittle, O Muslims, any of the good deeds at all, nor belittle any of the bad


deeds, for the Lord is not unaware of anything we do, for every deed that anyone does is


recorded for him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are forty


types of virtue, the uppermost of which is to lend a she-goat [to someone in order to


benefit from it and then return it]. Whoever practices any one of these virtues will


enter Paradise” (Reported by Al-Bukhari in his Sahih).


Servants of Allah!


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


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


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angels (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.”


So 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 upon Ibrahim and his family, You are All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious. O Allah!


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


upon 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 Companions and with the Rightly-Guided Caliphs


and Imams, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, along with all the other Companions. O


Allah! Be pleased with the contemporaries of the Companions after the death of the


Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him (at-Tabi‘un), and with those who follow them


in righteousness until the Day of Judgment. O Allah! Be pleased with us together with


them, by Your grace, munificence, and mercy, O Most Merciful of all the merciful!


O Allah! Comfort our hearts and ease our affairs. O Allah! Grant victory to Your


religion, Your Book, and the Sunnah of Your prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be


upon him, O Owner of Majesty and Honour!


O Allah! Forgive us our sins. O Allah! 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


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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! Make all our affairs end in goodness and save us from disgrace in this


world and from torment in the hereafter.


O Allah! We seek refuge in You from the withdrawal of Your favours, the passing


of the health and well-being You have given us, the suddenness of Your punishment, and


all that which displeases You, O Lord of the Worlds!


O Allah! We seek refuge in You from ill fate, from the malicious rejoicing of


enemies, from abject misery, and from hard affliction.


O Allah! We ask you for Paradise and every word or deed that brings us closer to


it, and seek refuge in You from Hellfire and every word or deed that brings us closer to it,


by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of all the merciful!


O Allah! Forgive the sins of our dead. O Allah! Forgive the sins of our dead and


the sins of all dead Muslims. O Allah! Forgive the sins of our dead and the sins of all dead


Muslims. O Allah! Multiply their rewards and forgive their sins, O Owner of Majesty and


Honour!


O Allah! Make good our condition and the condition of all Muslims, O Lord of the


Worlds! O Allah! Make good our condition and the condition of all Muslims. O Allah! Do


not leave us to ourselves for the blink of an eye.


O Allah! Protect us from the evil within ourselves. O Allah! Protect us from the


evil within ourselves and from our wicked deeds. O Allah! Protect us from the evil of all


evil-doers, O Lord of the Worlds!


O Allah! We seek refuge in You from the torment of the Fire, and we seek refuge


in You, O Allah, from the plotting of transgressors.


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O Allah! Protect us and our offspring. O Allah! Protect us and our offspring from


Satan, his offspring, his devils, and his soldiers, O Lord of the Worlds! O Allah! Protect


Muslims from Satan, his offspring, and his devils. You are Powerful over all things.


O Allah! Take revenge on magicians and sorcerers. O Allah! Take revenge on


magicians and sorcerers. O Allah! Undo their deceit and plotting. O Allah! Protect us, O


Lord of the Worlds, and our offspring from their plotting. O Allah! Protect all Muslims, O


Lord of the Worlds, from their evil, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of all the merciful!


O Allah! We ask You, O Owner of Majesty and Honour, to help us in obeying You


and to protect us, O Lord of the Worlds, from Your wrath and displeasure, O Most Merciful


of all the merciful!


O Allah! Guide our ruler, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. O Allah! Lead


him to Your guidance and make his deeds pleasing to You, O Lord of the Worlds! O Allah!


Grant victory to Your religion through him. O Allah! Guide the Crown Prince to what You


love and accept. O Allah! Guide them to whatever brings about honour and glory to Islam


and Muslims, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of all the merciful!


O Allah! Protect our countries from every evil and harm, O Lord of the Worlds! O


Allah! Foil the plots of the enemies of Islam. O Allah! Thwart the plans of the enemies of


Islam with which they intend harm against Islam, O Lord of the Worlds! You are Powerful


over all things!


Servants of Allah!


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


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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 Most Great, the Sublime, and He will remember you. Thank


Him for His blessings and favours and He will give you more. Verily, remembrance of


Allah is greater than all, and Allah knows what you do.