Hamzah Wald Maqbul – Khutbah So Be Happy About It ICC 07242020
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The importance of praise for Islam and the blessed month of Arabic is emphasized, along with the holy month's burial. The holy month is recognized as the most sacred, and offering sacrifice on a specific day is considered a act of pride and luxury. The sacrificial animal's deed to the Lord is recognized, and people are encouraged to be happy about it. The pandemic and lockdown have affected people's lives, and people are encouraged to be happy and mindful of their daily activities.
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All praises to Allah.
All praises to Allah who guided us to
this, who guided us to Islam and to
iman,
into his Mubarak house, of this Mubarak hour,
of this Mubarak day,
of this Mubarak month,
of this Mubarak
first 10 days of the hija.
And we were not to be guided, was
it not that Allah had guided us?
Oh, Allah, to you is praise as is
commensurate with the majesty of your countenance and
the greatness of your authority.
Oh, Allah, we do not limit you with
any praise we can come up with ourselves
rather we admit that you're the only one
who knows the true extent of your praise
worthiness.
And may the peace and blessings of Allah
ta'ala be upon his servant and messenger,
our master, Sayidna Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
May the peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him
and upon his
noble companions and upon his pure wives and
upon his Mubarak and blessed family and progeny
and upon all of those who follow all
of their day all of their ways until
the day of judgment.
Brothers and sisters, the Nabi Salam
said
in a hadith narrated by
and included
in the sunnah of Imam
and Ibnu
Maja, and the
The Mubarak words of the prophet
with regards to these sacrifices in these days
are what? That there is no act
that a human being can do
that is more beloved to Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala in these days
than the spilling of the blood of sacrifices.
Which days are these?
These are the most and the most blessed
days of the entire year.
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam in his Hajjatul Wada'
literally asked
the
companions
which month is this.
And the point of asking it is not
that he didn't know the month, rather to
emphasize that the thing he's going to say
is going to be sacred like the answer
is sacred.
And they they they were they said Allah
and His Rasul Sallallahu Alaihi wa sallam know
best and they fell silent.
And the messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
was silent for so long
that they thought perhaps he would name these
days by a name other than the name
they knew for them.
And then he asked, isn't this
the sacred month of Dhul Hijjah? And they
said, indeed, o Messenger of Allah.
So in that context,
and in the context knowing that these 10
days are the most sacred of that month,
And in the context knowing that the Yom
An Nakhal,
literally the day of immolation, the day of
sacrifices
is the most sacred of those 10 days
and it is named for its most important
deed which is the sacrifice.
We see that the
that the ritual sacrifice of these days
is not just important, but it is from
the most important deeds and from the most
beneficial
and from the most blessed
and from the most
illuminated
acts that a person can do from the
acts of worship of Islam.
After
the after the
obligations that Allah puts on a person,
these are the most blessed. And according to
some of the and some of the,
this itself is an obligation.
The sacrifice
that a person offers on the day
of or on the 2 days after.
Who owns the that they should at least
sacrifice 1 small animal,
a goat or a sheep of a particular
description, or take 1 7th share in a
larger animal, a camel, or a head of
cattle or buffalo.
The other imams,
they considered this act to be a a
rigorously emphasized sunnah. Although they said that the
person who is unable to perform
this sacrifice, that person is not a sinner.
However, Malik, ahibuallahu ta'ala,
said what? He said that it is a
sunnah for the person who has the nisab
and for the person who doesn't have the
nisab.
The nisab being the amount of money that
a person has in excess
in their savings, which makes them liable to
pay zakat for the year.
Even if a person's money is less than
that, even if a person has no money
at all.
However, they're able to reliably borrow money from
someone and expect to be able to pay
that money back within the coming year. Even
in that case, Malik
said what?
This sacrifice is it is a rigorously emphasized.
And why is it
the messenger of Allah
on top of saying that a human being
doesn't do a deer on this day.
More beloved to Allah ta'ala than this filling
of the blood of sacrifices.
He says that
that sacrificial animal
will come on the day of judgement
with its horns, and with its hair,
and with its
hoofs. Meaning what? Indicating something that is then
explicitly corroborated in another hadith.
Which is that every single part of that
animal will be counted as a separate good
deed in the eyes of the Lord.
Asked the messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,
what is the reality of these sacrifices?
And he said, this is the sunnah of
your father Ibrahim Alaihi Salam.
They said, what is our reward for it?
And he said, with every hair on the
body of the animal, you will receive a
separate good deed.
They were amazed. They said, what about that
animal that has wool, has so much hair?
He said, even then every hair of the
wool will be separate good deed.
Rationally thinking person would think,
If every hair is receiving and garnering a
good deed,
then what about those things that are more
important to the animal?
Indeed, every single part of the animal a
person can think of, they will be counted
separately as a separate good deed indeed.
Of the one who's offering that sacrifice.
And the messenger of Allah salallahu alaihi wa
sallam said,
continuing with the previous hadith
That Allah is so pleased with the sacrifice
that before the blood of the sacrifice even
hits the ground.
Now imagine that. Usually, the sacrifices are laid
on the ground already.
The animal is laid on its side already.
Even if it's standing, how far off the
ground could it be? How long could it
take for the blood to hit the ground?
It comes off with great force
and gravity accelerates things at 9.8 meters per
second per second. You can do the calculation.
It's not very long.
Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam says, even before the
blood hits the ground,
the sacrifice has been accepted by Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala.
So be happy about this.
Let this idea be pleasant, that I will
give something for the sake of the Lord,
and my Lord will accept from me. My
love will accept from me.
So brothers and sisters, I know there's corona.
I know there's lockdown.
I know there's masks and social distancing.
And I know the economy is down. And
I know all of these things are.
Test.
And that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accepts
and the person who is able to muster
the wherewithal in order to fulfill this sunnah.
Be happy about it. That you did something
good. You did something worth doing. You did
something worthwhile.
That you did a deed that you are
not going to get an opportunity to do
in other days of the
year. And
as much difficulty as you and I are
going through right now.
Hand because of all of these aforementioned restrictions,
a senior sacrifices to a people who regularly
don't have anything to eat, who otherwise would
not have anything to eat in these days,
who haven't tasted meat for the entire year.
Those people are also going through all the
difficulties you're going through, and they already had
a difficult life without those difficulties.
So think about them eating and saying
before they eat and alhamdulillah when they're done.
And Allah
accepting that from you as another good deed
on top of all of your good deeds.
And then feel that this is a pleasant
thing. This is a good thing. Be happy
about it. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala accept from
all of us.