1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,459 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. 2 00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:06,040 Echoes from the Pulpit. 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:06,839 Echoes from the Pulpit. 4 00:00:06,839 --> 00:00:14,289 The importance of arriving early for prayer. 5 00:00:14,289 --> 00:00:16,879 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh, 6 00:00:16,879 --> 00:00:19,280 Khalid ibn Abdullah al-Humudi, 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:20,839 May Allah preserve him. 8 00:00:20,839 --> 00:00:25,190 Praise be to Allah, the All-Finding, the Glorious, the Accepter of Repentance, 9 00:00:25,190 --> 00:00:28,000 The Forbearing, the Generous, the Bestower. 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:32,479 “The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Stern in punishment, the Bountiful. There is no Allah save Him. Unto Him is the journeying.” (40:3) 11 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,079 Praise be to Allah, always and forever. 12 00:00:36,689 --> 00:00:39,689 Praise be to Allah in times of ease and adversity. 13 00:00:39,689 --> 00:00:44,359 Whenever we praise Allah, we find from Him that which satisfies us. 14 00:00:44,359 --> 00:00:46,619 O Allah, to You be all praise. 15 00:00:46,619 --> 00:00:48,500 O Allah, to You be all praise. 16 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:51,259 O Allah, to You be all praise until You are pleased. 17 00:00:51,259 --> 00:00:56,179 And to You be praise when You are pleased. 18 00:00:56,179 --> 00:00:58,420 And to You be praise after You are pleased. 19 00:00:58,420 --> 00:01:02,850 To You be praise; we cannot enumerate the ways to praise You. 20 00:01:02,850 --> 00:01:05,849 You are as You have praised Yourself. 21 00:01:06,370 --> 00:01:12,609 And I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah, alone, with no partner, 22 00:01:12,609 --> 00:01:18,209 The Forbearing, the Generous, the Forgiving, the Kind, the Merciful, 23 00:01:18,209 --> 00:01:21,010 The Bestower, the Gentle. 24 00:01:21,010 --> 00:01:24,599 If the doors of the world close upon you, be content, 25 00:01:24,599 --> 00:01:28,439 For the door of Allah never closes. 26 00:01:28,439 --> 00:01:31,760 So stand at His door and beseech Him in your distress, 27 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,680 With the sincerity of one who is drowning. 28 00:01:35,780 --> 00:01:39,329 And rejoice, for His bounties will pour down upon you, 29 00:01:39,329 --> 00:01:42,920 For He whom you call upon is the Bestower, the Gentle. 30 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:50,069 And I bear witness that our master, our Prophet, and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, 31 00:01:50,069 --> 00:01:53,000 His chosen one and His intimate friend. 32 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,180 The most beautiful of people and the most excellent of them. 33 00:01:56,180 --> 00:01:59,659 The most generous of people and the most noble of them. 34 00:01:59,659 --> 00:02:02,870 The most pleasant of people in scent. 35 00:02:02,870 --> 00:02:06,890 Brave, patient, and generous, 36 00:02:06,890 --> 00:02:10,680 To the believers, he is compassionate and merciful. 37 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,219 O you who hope for a great request, 38 00:02:14,219 --> 00:02:17,919 Win by sending prayers and peace upon the Prophet. 39 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:22,800 How many a sinner, after prayer, has had his sins 40 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,159 Erased, so he returns as if he had never sinned. 41 00:02:27,159 --> 00:02:30,800 And one burdened by worry, all his concerns 42 00:02:30,819 --> 00:02:35,020 Have vanished, followed by a clarity of spirit. 43 00:02:35,020 --> 00:02:38,699 O Muslim, send peace upon him, 44 00:02:38,699 --> 00:02:43,300 Do not neglect his Sunnah, and do not turn away. 45 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:46,780 Send prayers and peace upon him, O you by whom 46 00:02:46,780 --> 00:02:50,860 You have attained the pride of the highest star. 47 00:02:50,860 --> 00:02:54,099 May Allah send prayers upon you, O you whose light 48 00:02:54,099 --> 00:02:58,300 Is a sun that never sets throughout the ages. 49 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,479 O Allah, send prayers, peace, and increase blessings 50 00:03:01,479 --> 00:03:06,000 Upon Your servant, Messenger, Prophet, and beloved, Muhammad, 51 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,280 And upon his good and pure household, 52 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,159 And upon his noble and blessed Companions, 53 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:16,199 And grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 54 00:03:16,199 --> 00:03:19,389 As for what follows, O servants of Allah, 55 00:03:19,389 --> 00:03:22,439 I advise you and myself to fear Allah, 56 00:03:22,439 --> 00:03:26,560 For it is the commandment of Allah to us and to those who came before us. 57 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:30,099 “Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise.” (4:131) 58 00:03:30,099 --> 00:03:33,360 “Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise.” (4:131) 59 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,909 O community of believers, 60 00:03:35,909 --> 00:03:40,419 Our topic today is about the delight of the believers' eyes, 61 00:03:40,419 --> 00:03:42,889 And the ascension of the righteous. 62 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:45,289 It is the firm pillar, 63 00:03:45,289 --> 00:03:48,889 The pillar of the religion and the foundation of the faith, 64 00:03:48,889 --> 00:03:51,169 And the salvation of those who act. 65 00:03:51,169 --> 00:03:55,020 It is salvation, security, and life. 66 00:03:55,039 --> 00:03:57,840 There is no share in Islam for one who abandons it. 67 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,939 It is the prayer, O servants of Allah. 68 00:04:00,939 --> 00:04:03,500 But our topic today 69 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:05,699 Is the reproach of a loved one 70 00:04:05,699 --> 00:04:08,800 To those who are late for prayer. 71 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,840 Many, praise be to Allah, pray, 72 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,639 And maintain it in the mosque, 73 00:04:14,639 --> 00:04:17,279 But our topic today 74 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,680 Is the reproach of a loved one 75 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:23,420 To those who are late for the congregational prayer. 76 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,579 For in these times, 77 00:04:25,579 --> 00:04:28,300 Most worshipers have become accustomed 78 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:30,939 To being late for the mosques, 79 00:04:30,939 --> 00:04:36,129 Often not arriving until the iqamah is called or after it. 80 00:04:36,129 --> 00:04:39,970 And frequently, they miss the prayer, 81 00:04:39,970 --> 00:04:41,769 Or a part of it. 82 00:04:41,769 --> 00:04:44,050 The prayer may be established 83 00:04:44,050 --> 00:04:46,920 While in some mosques 84 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,399 There are only a few people, 85 00:04:49,399 --> 00:04:52,439 Then they arrive after the iqamah, 86 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:54,500 And you see them forming several rows, 87 00:04:54,500 --> 00:04:59,259 Despite having waited for fifteen minutes or more after the adhan. 88 00:04:59,259 --> 00:05:01,259 This lateness 89 00:05:01,259 --> 00:05:04,939 Causes them to miss out on immense goodness. 90 00:05:04,939 --> 00:05:06,939 And here, O servants of Allah, 91 00:05:06,939 --> 00:05:08,939 Are some proofs 92 00:05:08,939 --> 00:05:11,730 Of what these people miss. 93 00:05:11,730 --> 00:05:13,350 First: 94 00:05:13,350 --> 00:05:16,029 The loss of tranquility and dignity. 95 00:05:16,029 --> 00:05:18,829 For it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 96 00:05:18,829 --> 00:05:22,370 That the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 97 00:05:22,670 --> 00:05:24,670 "When you hear the iqamah, 98 00:05:24,670 --> 00:05:28,269 Walk with tranquility and dignity, 99 00:05:28,269 --> 00:05:30,269 And do not rush." 100 00:05:30,269 --> 00:05:32,269 Agreed upon. 101 00:05:32,269 --> 00:05:35,709 The rushing that many do 102 00:05:35,709 --> 00:05:38,949 Causes them to lose tranquility and dignity. 103 00:05:38,949 --> 00:05:40,949 Second: 104 00:05:40,949 --> 00:05:42,949 Missing the angels' seeking of forgiveness 105 00:05:42,949 --> 00:05:47,350 For one who waits for the prayer in the mosque before the iqamah, 106 00:05:47,350 --> 00:05:49,990 And his status as being in a state of prayer. 107 00:05:50,290 --> 00:05:52,769 For it is narrated from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 108 00:05:52,769 --> 00:05:56,569 From the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 109 00:05:56,569 --> 00:05:58,819 "Indeed, one of you, 110 00:05:58,819 --> 00:06:01,620 When he performs wudu and does it well, 111 00:06:01,620 --> 00:06:03,620 And comes to the mosque, 112 00:06:03,620 --> 00:06:05,620 Desiring nothing but the prayer, 113 00:06:05,620 --> 00:06:07,620 He does not take a step 114 00:06:07,620 --> 00:06:10,620 But Allah raises him a degree thereby, 115 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:12,620 And removes a sin from him. 116 00:06:12,620 --> 00:06:14,620 And when he enters the mosque, 117 00:06:14,620 --> 00:06:16,620 He is in a state of prayer 118 00:06:16,620 --> 00:06:18,620 As long as the prayer detains him, 119 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,600 And the angels pray for him 120 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,199 As long as he remains in his place where he prays, 121 00:06:25,199 --> 00:06:27,199 'O Allah, forgive him, 122 00:06:27,199 --> 00:06:29,199 O Allah, have mercy on him,' 123 00:06:29,199 --> 00:06:31,199 As long as he does not cause harm 124 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:33,199 Or break his wudu therein, 125 00:06:33,199 --> 00:06:35,199 They say: 'O Allah, forgive him, 126 00:06:35,199 --> 00:06:37,199 O Allah, have mercy on him.'" 127 00:06:37,199 --> 00:06:39,199 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 128 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:41,199 And in another narration: 129 00:06:41,199 --> 00:06:43,199 "One of you remains in a state of prayer 130 00:06:43,199 --> 00:06:45,199 As long as the prayer detains him; 131 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:47,199 Nothing prevents him 132 00:06:47,779 --> 00:06:49,779 From returning to his family 133 00:06:49,779 --> 00:06:51,779 Except the prayer." 134 00:06:51,779 --> 00:06:53,779 Third: 135 00:06:53,779 --> 00:06:55,779 In being late, 136 00:06:55,779 --> 00:06:57,779 One usually misses the first row, 137 00:06:57,779 --> 00:06:59,779 Along with the virtue it contains. 138 00:06:59,779 --> 00:07:01,779 For the Prophet, 139 00:07:01,779 --> 00:07:03,779 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 140 00:07:03,779 --> 00:07:05,779 "If people knew 141 00:07:05,779 --> 00:07:07,779 What is in the call and the first row, 142 00:07:07,779 --> 00:07:09,779 And then they could find no other way 143 00:07:09,779 --> 00:07:11,779 But to draw lots for it, 144 00:07:11,779 --> 00:07:13,779 They would draw lots. 145 00:07:13,779 --> 00:07:15,779 And if they knew what is in the early arrival, 146 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,360 Meaning arriving early, 147 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,360 They would race to it." 148 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,360 Agreed upon. 149 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,360 And he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 150 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,360 "The best of the men's rows 151 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,360 Is the first, 152 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,360 And the worst is the last." 153 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,360 Narrated by Muslim. 154 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,360 Fourth: 155 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,360 In being late, one usually 156 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,360 Misses the opening takbir (takbirat al-ihram), 157 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,360 And it is the best of the takbirs. 158 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,360 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 159 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,360 "Whoever catches the opening takbir 160 00:07:44,939 --> 00:07:46,939 For forty days, 161 00:07:46,939 --> 00:07:48,939 An acquittal is written for him: 162 00:07:48,939 --> 00:07:50,939 An acquittal from the Fire, 163 00:07:50,939 --> 00:07:52,939 And an acquittal from hypocrisy." 164 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:54,939 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 165 00:07:54,939 --> 00:07:56,939 And declared hasan by al-Albani. 166 00:07:56,939 --> 00:07:58,939 Fifth: 167 00:07:58,939 --> 00:08:00,939 This lateness 168 00:08:00,939 --> 00:08:02,939 Causes one to miss the regular Sunnah prayers 169 00:08:02,939 --> 00:08:04,939 That precede the obligatory ones, 170 00:08:04,939 --> 00:08:06,939 Such as the Sunnah of Fajr. 171 00:08:06,939 --> 00:08:08,939 Muslim narrated in his Sahih 172 00:08:08,939 --> 00:08:10,939 From our mother Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, 173 00:08:10,939 --> 00:08:12,939 That the Prophet, 174 00:08:13,519 --> 00:08:15,519 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 175 00:08:15,519 --> 00:08:17,519 "The two rak'ahs of Fajr 176 00:08:17,519 --> 00:08:19,519 Are better than the world 177 00:08:19,519 --> 00:08:21,519 And everything in it." 178 00:08:21,519 --> 00:08:23,519 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to 179 00:08:23,519 --> 00:08:25,519 Pray before Dhuhr 180 00:08:25,519 --> 00:08:27,519 Two rak'ahs, 181 00:08:27,519 --> 00:08:29,519 And sometimes four rak'ahs, 182 00:08:29,519 --> 00:08:31,519 As narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 183 00:08:31,519 --> 00:08:33,750 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 184 00:08:33,750 --> 00:08:35,750 "Whoever prays 185 00:08:35,750 --> 00:08:37,750 Four before Dhuhr 186 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:39,750 And four after it, 187 00:08:39,750 --> 00:08:41,750 Allah will forbid him from the Fire." 188 00:08:42,330 --> 00:08:44,330 And from Ibn Umar, 189 00:08:44,330 --> 00:08:46,330 He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 190 00:08:46,330 --> 00:08:48,330 "May Allah have mercy on a person 191 00:08:48,330 --> 00:08:50,330 Who prays before Asr 192 00:08:50,330 --> 00:08:52,330 Four rak'ahs." 193 00:08:52,330 --> 00:08:54,330 So whoever is late 194 00:08:54,330 --> 00:08:56,330 Has deprived himself of this immense goodness. 195 00:08:56,330 --> 00:08:58,330 Sixth: 196 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:00,330 This lateness 197 00:09:00,330 --> 00:09:02,330 Causes one to miss the time when supplications are answered, 198 00:09:02,330 --> 00:09:04,330 Which is the time between 199 00:09:04,330 --> 00:09:06,330 The adhan and the iqamah. 200 00:09:06,330 --> 00:09:08,330 For Abu Dawud narrated, 201 00:09:08,330 --> 00:09:10,330 And al-Tirmidhi, who declared it hasan, 202 00:09:10,909 --> 00:09:12,909 Before the Prophet, peace be upon him, 203 00:09:12,909 --> 00:09:14,909 said that the supplication 204 00:09:14,909 --> 00:09:16,909 is not rejected between 205 00:09:16,909 --> 00:09:18,909 the adhan and the iqamah. 206 00:09:18,909 --> 00:09:20,909 Seventh, many people 207 00:09:20,909 --> 00:09:22,909 miss what the latecomer misses: 208 00:09:22,909 --> 00:09:24,909 responding to the mu'adhdhin, 209 00:09:24,909 --> 00:09:26,909 and the supplication after the adhan. 210 00:09:26,909 --> 00:09:28,909 For responding to 211 00:09:28,909 --> 00:09:30,909 the mu'adhdhin with dhikr and sincerity, 212 00:09:30,909 --> 00:09:32,909 along with the prescribed supplication, 213 00:09:32,909 --> 00:09:34,909 is a cause for entering Paradise, 214 00:09:34,909 --> 00:09:36,909 as narrated by Muslim 215 00:09:36,909 --> 00:09:38,909 from 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. 216 00:09:39,490 --> 00:09:41,490 Al-Bukhari also narrated 217 00:09:41,490 --> 00:09:43,490 from Jabir 218 00:09:43,490 --> 00:09:45,490 that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 219 00:09:45,490 --> 00:09:47,490 said when he heard the call: 220 00:09:47,490 --> 00:09:49,490 "O Allah, Lord of this perfect call 221 00:09:49,490 --> 00:09:51,490 and the established prayer, 222 00:09:51,490 --> 00:09:53,490 grant Muhammad the intercession and the excellence, 223 00:09:53,490 --> 00:09:55,490 and raise him to the praiseworthy station 224 00:09:55,490 --> 00:09:57,490 that You have promised him," 225 00:09:57,490 --> 00:09:59,490 for whomsoever says this, 226 00:09:59,490 --> 00:10:01,490 intercession becomes due for him 227 00:10:01,490 --> 00:10:03,490 on the Day of Resurrection. 228 00:10:03,490 --> 00:10:05,490 Eighth, this delay 229 00:10:05,490 --> 00:10:07,490 may cause one to miss 230 00:10:08,070 --> 00:10:10,070 the congregational prayer. 231 00:10:10,070 --> 00:10:12,070 If he misses the final rak'ah, 232 00:10:12,070 --> 00:10:14,070 yet the congregational prayer 233 00:10:14,070 --> 00:10:16,070 is superior to the prayer of the individual 234 00:10:16,070 --> 00:10:18,070 by twenty-seven degrees. 235 00:10:18,070 --> 00:10:20,070 The two Shaykhs narrated 236 00:10:20,070 --> 00:10:22,070 from Ibn 'Umar, 237 00:10:22,070 --> 00:10:24,070 may Allah be pleased with them both, 238 00:10:24,070 --> 00:10:26,070 that the Messenger of Allah, 239 00:10:26,070 --> 00:10:28,070 peace be upon him, said: 240 00:10:28,070 --> 00:10:30,070 "The congregational prayer 241 00:10:30,070 --> 00:10:32,070 is better than the prayer of the individual 242 00:10:32,070 --> 00:10:34,070 by twenty-seven degrees." 243 00:10:34,070 --> 00:10:36,070 It was narrated by Muslim. 244 00:10:36,649 --> 00:10:38,649 Ninth, this delay 245 00:10:38,649 --> 00:10:40,649 may cause one to miss 246 00:10:40,649 --> 00:10:42,649 reaching the right side of the row, 247 00:10:42,649 --> 00:10:44,649 based on what is established from the Prophet, 248 00:10:44,649 --> 00:10:46,649 peace be upon him, 249 00:10:46,649 --> 00:10:48,649 regarding the virtue of praying on the right side 250 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:50,649 of the row. For our mother, 251 00:10:50,649 --> 00:10:52,649 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 252 00:10:52,649 --> 00:10:54,649 said that the Messenger of Allah, 253 00:10:54,649 --> 00:10:56,649 peace be upon him, said: 254 00:10:56,649 --> 00:10:58,649 "Indeed, Allah and His angels 255 00:10:58,649 --> 00:11:00,649 send blessings upon 256 00:11:00,649 --> 00:11:02,649 the right sides of the rows." 257 00:11:02,649 --> 00:11:04,649 Narrated by Abu Dawud. 258 00:11:05,230 --> 00:11:07,230 Tenth: 259 00:11:07,230 --> 00:11:09,230 Coming early to prayer 260 00:11:09,230 --> 00:11:11,230 and caring for it 261 00:11:11,230 --> 00:11:13,230 is evidence that 262 00:11:13,230 --> 00:11:15,230 the person is among those 263 00:11:15,230 --> 00:11:17,230 whose hearts are attached to the mosques. 264 00:11:17,230 --> 00:11:19,230 And at that time, 265 00:11:19,230 --> 00:11:21,230 he will be among those whom Allah shades 266 00:11:21,230 --> 00:11:23,230 on the Day of Resurrection in His shade, 267 00:11:23,230 --> 00:11:25,230 on a day when there is no shade but His. 268 00:11:25,230 --> 00:11:27,230 As is established 269 00:11:27,230 --> 00:11:29,230 in the authentic hadith: 270 00:11:29,230 --> 00:11:31,230 "Seven whom Allah will shade in His shade 271 00:11:31,230 --> 00:11:33,230 on a day when there is no shade but His," 272 00:11:33,230 --> 00:11:35,230 and he mentioned among them: 273 00:11:35,230 --> 00:11:37,230 "A man whose heart is 274 00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:39,230 attached to the mosques." 275 00:11:39,230 --> 00:11:41,230 Eleventh: 276 00:11:41,230 --> 00:11:43,230 This delay 277 00:11:43,230 --> 00:11:45,230 causes one to miss engaging in dhikr, supplication, 278 00:11:45,230 --> 00:11:47,230 and reciting what is easy of the Qur'an. 279 00:11:47,230 --> 00:11:49,230 For the one who comes early 280 00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:51,230 to the mosque at the time of the adhan, 281 00:11:51,230 --> 00:11:53,230 or shortly thereafter, 282 00:11:53,230 --> 00:11:55,230 remains in the mosque 283 00:11:55,230 --> 00:11:57,230 for about an hour, 284 00:11:57,230 --> 00:11:59,230 or close to it, 285 00:11:59,230 --> 00:12:01,230 during the time of prayer, before it, and after it, 286 00:12:01,230 --> 00:12:03,230 drawing closer to Allah 287 00:12:03,230 --> 00:12:05,230 through various acts of worship, 288 00:12:05,230 --> 00:12:07,230 such as dhikr, supplication, 289 00:12:07,230 --> 00:12:09,230 reciting the Qur'an, 290 00:12:09,230 --> 00:12:11,230 listening to it, 291 00:12:11,230 --> 00:12:13,230 reflecting on His signs, 292 00:12:13,230 --> 00:12:15,230 being in seclusion with His remembrance, 293 00:12:15,230 --> 00:12:17,230 whispering to Him, and detaching 294 00:12:17,230 --> 00:12:19,230 from the world and its worries, 295 00:12:19,230 --> 00:12:21,230 so that this may be 296 00:12:21,230 --> 00:12:23,230 an incentive for turning 297 00:12:23,230 --> 00:12:25,230 toward the prayer and having khushu' (humility) 298 00:12:25,230 --> 00:12:27,549 in it. Unlike 299 00:12:27,549 --> 00:12:29,549 the latecomer, who 300 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:31,549 turns to his prayer 301 00:12:31,549 --> 00:12:33,549 while his heart is preoccupied 302 00:12:33,549 --> 00:12:35,549 with his worries and sorrows, 303 00:12:35,549 --> 00:12:37,549 so he does not focus on his prayer, 304 00:12:37,549 --> 00:12:39,549 nor is his heart present in it. 305 00:12:39,549 --> 00:12:41,549 So let us strive, servants of Allah, 306 00:12:41,549 --> 00:12:43,549 let us strive for this 307 00:12:43,549 --> 00:12:45,549 goodness, for khushu' 308 00:12:45,549 --> 00:12:47,549 and tranquility 309 00:12:47,549 --> 00:12:49,549 are the soul and essence of prayer. 310 00:12:49,549 --> 00:12:51,549 So strive, O servant of Allah, 311 00:12:51,549 --> 00:12:53,549 to attend the congregation early 312 00:12:53,549 --> 00:12:55,549 in the house of Allah. 313 00:12:55,549 --> 00:12:57,549 For phones have preoccupied us 314 00:12:57,549 --> 00:12:59,549 from our prayer and wasted 315 00:12:59,549 --> 00:13:01,549 our time. 316 00:13:01,549 --> 00:13:03,549 As soon as you hear 317 00:13:03,549 --> 00:13:05,549 the call and the adhan: 318 00:13:05,549 --> 00:13:07,549 "Allah is the Greatest," 319 00:13:07,549 --> 00:13:09,549 know that Allah is greater 320 00:13:09,549 --> 00:13:11,549 than everything, 321 00:13:11,549 --> 00:13:13,549 so do not put anything before Allah. 322 00:13:13,549 --> 00:13:15,549 By Allah, O servants of Allah, 323 00:13:15,549 --> 00:13:17,549 life is an opportunity. 324 00:13:17,549 --> 00:13:19,549 I swear by Allah the Almighty, 325 00:13:19,549 --> 00:13:21,549 if we were to ask someone in the grave 326 00:13:21,549 --> 00:13:23,549 who has been buried, 327 00:13:23,549 --> 00:13:25,549 "What do you wish for?" 328 00:13:25,549 --> 00:13:27,549 He would say, "To pray one rak'ah, 329 00:13:27,549 --> 00:13:29,549 or to say one tasbih, 330 00:13:29,549 --> 00:13:31,549 or to read one verse 331 00:13:31,549 --> 00:13:33,549 of the Qur'an, 332 00:13:33,549 --> 00:13:35,549 so that I might do a righteous deed 333 00:13:35,549 --> 00:13:37,549 for what I left behind." 334 00:13:37,549 --> 00:13:39,549 No, you are now, O servant of Allah, 335 00:13:39,549 --> 00:13:41,549 you are now in this world, 336 00:13:41,549 --> 00:13:43,549 so do righteous deeds to gain. 337 00:13:43,549 --> 00:13:45,549 We ask Allah to grant us success 338 00:13:45,549 --> 00:13:47,549 in the righteous deeds 339 00:13:47,549 --> 00:13:49,549 that please our Lord 340 00:13:49,549 --> 00:13:51,549 with us, to conclude our lives 341 00:13:51,549 --> 00:13:53,549 with goodness, and to grant us 342 00:13:53,549 --> 00:13:55,549 sincerity, devotion, and acceptance. 343 00:13:55,549 --> 00:13:57,549 O Allah, Amen. 344 00:13:57,549 --> 00:13:59,549 May Allah bless me and you 345 00:13:59,549 --> 00:14:01,549 with the Great Qur'an, 346 00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:03,549 and benefit me and you with what is in it. 347 00:14:03,549 --> 00:14:05,549 “This (which) We recite unto thee is a revelation and a wise reminder.” (3:58) 348 00:14:05,549 --> 00:14:07,549 I say what you hear, 349 00:14:07,549 --> 00:14:09,549 and I seek forgiveness from Allah for me and for you, 350 00:14:09,549 --> 00:14:14,169 so seek His forgiveness, 351 00:14:14,169 --> 00:14:16,200 for how successful are those who seek forgiveness. 352 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,200 Praise be to Allah for His benevolence, 353 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,200 and thanks be to Him for His guidance 354 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,200 and favor. 355 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,200 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 356 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,200 and may Allah send peace and blessings upon him. 357 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,200 To proceed: 358 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,519 Servants of Allah, 359 00:14:30,519 --> 00:14:32,519 there is no doubt that those who delay 360 00:14:32,519 --> 00:14:34,519 until they hear the iqamah, 361 00:14:34,519 --> 00:14:36,970 most of them 362 00:14:36,970 --> 00:14:38,970 are busy with 363 00:14:38,970 --> 00:14:40,970 nothing. 364 00:14:40,970 --> 00:14:43,000 So let us strive, O servants of Allah, 365 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,000 for this goodness. 366 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,000 If a person were to accustom himself 367 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,000 to coming early to the mosque 368 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,000 time after time, 369 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,000 the matter would become easy for him, 370 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,000 and it would become beloved to him, 371 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,000 finding more delight in his sitting 372 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,000 in the mosque 373 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,000 than his delight 374 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,000 with his family and children. 375 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,000 So let us strive to come early 376 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,000 so that we are not 377 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,000 among those of whom the Prophet, 378 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,000 peace be upon him, spoke. 379 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,000 Listen, O servant of Allah, 380 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,000 to this hadith, 381 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,000 so that we are not 382 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,000 among those of whom the Prophet, 383 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,000 peace be upon him, spoke: 384 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,000 The hadith narrated by Muslim in his Sahih: 385 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,000 "A people will continue 386 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,000 to delay 387 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,000 until Allah delays them." 388 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,000 So hasten, O servant of Allah, 389 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,000 before you depart. 390 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,000 It is true 391 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 that you are upon great goodness, 392 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 that you are praying, 393 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,000 and secondly, that you are praying in the mosque, 394 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,000 but the believer 395 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 is not satisfied with anything but more 396 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 goodness. 397 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,000 So strive for this great goodness. 398 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,000 We ask Allah the Almighty 399 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,000 to grant us success in every 400 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,000 deed He loves and is pleased with, 401 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,000 And may He make us 402 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,000 among those with whom He is pleased and who are pleased with Him. 403 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,000 O Allah, forgive 404 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,000 our sins and conceal our faults, 405 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,000 and accept our repentance, 406 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,000 and conclude our deeds with righteousness. 407 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 O Allah, we ask You for Your pleasure 408 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,000 and for Paradise, and we seek refuge in You 409 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,000 from Your wrath and from the Fire. 410 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,000 O Allah, rectify our intentions 411 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,000 and our offspring. 412 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,000 O Allah, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, 413 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 O Allah, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, 414 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,000 we love You, 415 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,000 so do not withhold from us, because of our sins, 416 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,000 Your bounty; O Allah, grant us security 417 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,000 in our homelands, 418 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,000 and rectify our leaders and those in authority over us, 419 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 and grant victory to our soldiers at the borders, 420 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 and grant victory to our oppressed brothers and sisters 421 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,000 everywhere. 422 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,000 O Allah, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, 423 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,000 just as You have gathered us in this place, 424 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,000 gather us in the highest level of Paradise 425 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,000 with our Prophet and our beloved, 426 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,000 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 427 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,000 and his noble Companions, 428 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,000 and our parents and those we love. 429 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,000 O Allah, overlook our shortcomings, 430 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,000 forgive the sins that You have concealed, 431 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 and erase the evil deeds, 432 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,000 those known to people and those known only to You. 433 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,000 O Allah, You know 434 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,000 our faults, so conceal them; 435 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,000 You know our deeds, so accept them; 436 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,000 and You know our needs, so fulfill them, 437 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,000 O Fulfiller of needs. 438 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,000 O Lord, forgive our fathers 439 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,000 and our mothers, 440 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,000 and our brothers and sisters, 441 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,000 and all the Muslims. 442 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,000 O Allah, whoever among them is alive, 443 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,000 bless them with health and well-being 444 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,000 in obedience to You, 445 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,000 and whoever among them is dead, 446 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,000 O Allah, reward them 447 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,000 for their good deeds with further goodness, 448 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,000 and for their evil deeds with pardon and forgiveness. 449 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,000 My Lord, have mercy upon them as they raised me when I was small. 450 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,000 We have called upon You, our Lord, 451 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,000 as You have commanded us, 452 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,000 so answer us as You have promised us. 453 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,000 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 454 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,000 And peace be upon the messengers, 455 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,000 and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.