Kamal El-Mekki – The To-Do-List for the last Hour of Fridays
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The segment discusses various hadiths and their significance during a time period, including a story about a man with debts and problems, a woman experiencing a difficult time, and multiple hadiths about different opinions on time. The importance of avoiding disregarding the church's history and the need to be careful with narratives is emphasized, along with the importance of not disregarding Maghrib's story and practicing forgiveness during difficult times. distraction-free talks between two speakers, including a story about a man taking advantage of the Easter time, and a family outing, are also discussed. It is emphasized that seeking forgiveness during difficult times is crucial, and practicing forgiveness to test his ability to deliver falsehoods is also important.
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Inna alhamdulillah nahmaduhu wa nastaeenuhu wa nastaghfiruhu wa
na'udhu billahi min shururi anfusina wa min
sayyiati a'malina man yahdihi allahu fala mudhilla lah
waman yudhlil fala hadiya lah wa ashhadu an
la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lah wa
ashhadu anna muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh ya ayyuha
allatheena aamanu attaqu allaha haqqa tuqatihi wa la
tamutunna illa wa antum muslimoon ya ayyuha allatheena
aamanu attaqu allaha wa quloo qawlan sadeeda yusbih
lakum a'malakum wa yagfil lakum dhunubakum waman yuta
'illaha wa rasulahu faqad faaza fawzan azeema amma
ba'd fa inna astaqal hadithi kitaabullah wa ahsana
al hadi hadi muhammadin sallallahu alayhi wasallam wa
sharr al umoor muhdathatuha wa kulla muhdathatin bid
'a wa kulla bid'atin dalala wa kulla
bid'atin finnaar brothers and sisters in islam
today our khutbah is about the last hour
on the day of friday the last sa
'ah the last hour of the day of
friday and we'll begin with this story from
this shaykh who says my entire life my
father he never accepted any invitation on friday
he never booked or planned any activity on
friday he said friday he would pray asr
in the masjid and he would sit from
asr until maghrib and he would make dua
to allah azza wa jal in the masjid
another story was a man who had all
kinds of debts and problems and he didn't
know what to do so he was advised
and he lived in mecca so they told
him go to the haram this was on
friday and they said pray asr there and
then don't leave just stay there making dua
until maghrib he says i prayed asr and
i made dua until maghrib and i stayed
there after maghrib and before isha came i
got a phone call someone offering me a
huge amount of money solving all my problems
so what is so special about this last
hour on the day of friday we have
a hadith mentioned in sa'eeh bukhari and
muslim about abu hurairah he said abu al
qasim said so this is abu hurairah narrating
from the prophet on friday on
the day of friday there is an hour
that there is no believing muslim who coincides
or happens to be asking allah subhana wa
ta'ala during this time for any of
the good of this world or the next
except that allah subhana wa ta'ala will
give it to them now the hadith also
says standing in prayer but the scholars explained
and this we'll see later on as explained
by the prophet doesn't mean that he's engaged
in prayer but the fact that you're sitting
in the musalla and the hadith the prophet
explained anytime you are sitting in the musalla
awaiting a prayer or sitting in the musalla
after a prayer it's considered salah so that's
what it means someone's in the musalla making
dua to allah azza wa jal so this
hadith is authentic in sa'eeh bukhari and
muslim and it says there's this hour on
the day of friday and it's a 12
hour day so there's within this day there
is an hour if you're asking allah for
anything you will get it so the question
is then what is and when is this
hour when is this specific time ibn al
qayyim rahimahullah he mentioned 19 different opinions on
when this time is and as a total
there are about 40 different opinions when is
this exact time but we're going to look
at the top 2 the top 2 one
of them is narrated by tirmidhi and ibn
majah and it's from abu burda abu burda
is a tabi'i he is the son
of the companion abu musa al ashari so
he meets with abdullah ibn umar ibn al
khattab and he says abdullah ibn umar so
abdullah ibn umar is now asking him did
you hear your father the companion abu musa
al ashari narrating anything from the prophet about
the hour of al jumu'ah and this
means the hour where your dua is accepted
i said yes yes so
he says yes i heard my father say
that he heard the prophet that this hour
where your dua is answered is from between
the time the imam sits meaning between the
2 khutbas until the prayer is over so
and there are other hadith saying the same
thing stating the same opinion but they all
range from weak to very weak so this
opinion also doesn't mean that you ignore the
khutba and you engage in dua the scholars
explain rather you listen to the khutba you
say ameen when the imam makes dua you
make dua between the 2 khutbas meaning when
the imam sits down you make dua and
you make dua in the prayer and before
the taslim so that's the first opinion as
to when is this hour or this specific
time the second opinion is the more popular
opinion and that is it is after asr
prayer on the day of al jumu'ah
and this is the opinion of companions of
the prophet including abdullah ibn salam abu huraira
radiallahu anhu from the scholars and imam ahmad
ibn hanbar rahimahumullah this is narrated by imam
ahmad rahimahumullah and abu saeed al khudri through
abu huraira radiallahu anhu the prophet sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam said so
the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is saying
on friday there is an hour there is
no believing servant or muslim servant who is
making dua to allah during this hour or
this time except that allah subhanahu wa ta
'ala will give it to him and then
he says it is after asr and there
is weakness in this narration but it is
supported by other many similar narrations in sunan
abu dawud and also narrated by al nasai
through jabir ibn abdullah the prophet sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam said the day of friday is
12 hours so
similar hadith to that one and then the
prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said seek out
this hour in the last hour after asr
meaning the last hour after asr before maghrib
comes in in the sunan of saeed ibn
mansoor from abu salama ibn abdulrahman the prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he is saying that
he says a group from the companions of
the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam gathered this
is after the death of the prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam companions gathered together so they
mentioned that specific hour that is on the
day of friday so until they separated or
dispersed none of them had disagreed that it
is the last hour on the day of
friday the companions gathered together and not a
single one of them disagreed that it is
the last hour on the day meaning before
maghrib comes in of friday and likewise another
narration supporting this narrated by ibn majah this
is abdullah ibn salam he says i said
while the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was
sitting he was talking about the hour of
the jumaa where the dua is answered and
he said it is after asr or he
said there is an hour in the jumaa
so the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he
said he signaled to me or a little
less than an hour an hour or a
little less than that so i said sadaq
or a little less than that then i
asked him which hour is it and he
wants to pinpoint one is a specific time
so the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam it
is the last hour of the hours of
the day before Maghrib comes in so then
I said it is not from the time
of prayer because you're not allowed to pray
after Asr unless there's a reason janazah or
something like that but for no reason just
extra voluntary prayers you're not allowed to in
this time it's not a time of prayer
so then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
and this is the hadith we alluded to
earlier explained that when someone is sitting in
the musallah before or after the salah that
is considered salah so that's why we find
and we find other narrations by the way
in it in Sunan al-Tirmidhi narrated by
Anas radiallahu anhu and the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said so he's
saying seek out that hour where your dua
is answered from after Asr until the Sun
sets that's why you find great scholars such
as Saeed ibn Jubair rahimahullah they said that
Saeed when he would pray Asr he would
not talk to anyone he would just sit
until maghrib making dua to Allah so this
is the hour that we're supposed to seek
and this is the day we're in that
day where there is this hour and how
many Fridays have passed where perhaps we missed
out on this great opportunity ask Allah azzajal
for his forgiveness indeed those who ask for
his forgiveness shall prosper we
know that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala informs
us of the best of times and virtuous
times such as Ramadan and Laylatul Qadr and
the excellence of Friday so that we can
take advantage of these times otherwise what is
the point of telling us about the best
of times if there is nothing that we're
gonna do in the best of times so
it befits and behooves the believing man and
woman to free up their that hour and
that time of Friday I mean we understand
it's the weekend and families go out and
things happen and we're not saying you have
to miss out on that but we're gonna
mention the highest level the highest level is
to free yourself during this time and before
maghrib comes in to sit and make some
dua to Allah azzawajal then if not then
even if you're at a family outing or
some event you can stop or in your
car or just step aside and make some
dua to Allah azzawajal just to not miss
the greatness of this hour or the possibility
of this hour and if you can't do
it regularly at least take advantage of of
it during times of difficulty just like we
saw in the stories in the beginning maybe
I can't do this regularly but when I
have difficulty in my life I take advantage
of moments like this I take advantage of
the last hour of Friday and I'll conclude
with this true story that happened in our
times this old man and he has a
teenage son he says my son is always
out of the house he said sometimes he'll
be out for five days and I don't
see him so he's spending that in his
nights and times with his friends he said
I was so angry with him that I
was going to make dua against him and
some of my friends advised me they said
don't make dua against him said this is
the day of Friday and the last hour
of the day just go sit in the
masjid and make dua for him he said
I went and I made dua for him
until maghrib and then I prayed maghrib and
I came home he said when when I
was at home my son came to me
and he shook my hand and he kissed
my hand so that was the first thing
that was out of the ordinary then the
second thing he asked me if I want
coffee or tea that was the second thing
out of the ordinary and then he made
it and we sat down and we drank
together and we spoke and then we spoke
until isha and when isha came my son
said to me let's go and pray together
and I expected him after the salah to
say goodbye to me because he's going to
go out and hang out with his friends
until the early morning and what have you
he said he came back and he said
let's have dinner and we had dinner and
we had a long talk afterwards and there
are many success stories and many stories about
the excellence of this hour but the most
important thing brothers and sisters is don't do
this to test Allah Azza wa Jal don't
do it to test if Allah will give
you to test if this is true what
you heard in the khutbah works or doesn't
work ask as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam said Ud'u Allaha wa antum muqinoona
bil ijabah ask Allah while you are certain
of the response coming from Allah Azza wa
Jal so ask Allah Azza wa Jal knowing
that he is ghafoor knowing that he's rahim
that he is merciful that he's forgiving knowing
that he's the one who answers dua not
to test if he will if it will
work or not with that without we ask
Allah Azza wa Jal to make us of
those who hear the truth as clear truth
and follow the best of it and to
make us of those who recognize falsehood as
clear falsehood and abstain from it Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma
arfa ma halla bi ikhwanina fi falistin, Allahumma