Mustafa Khattab – Closer to Allah 26 Prophets Fundraising Ramadan 2011

In the past few days, we're talking about

the generosity of the prophet sasoolam

and the sahabah.

And tomorrow is your chance to show your

generosity to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and to

this mission.

You know that in Canada, in America, in

Europe and elsewhere,

most of the masajid, they fundraise

during the night of late Qadush, the the

27th night of Ramadan.

And we know that the reward for your

with these are multiplied in this month. For

masajid in these countries, they rely heavily

on the donations

that these masajid get on these days.

So the first thing that the prophet

did in Madinah after his hijrah was to

build a masjid in Madir, Masjid Qubal.

And we know that the life of Muslims

at the time of the Prophet SAW Alaihi

Wasallam centered around the masjid. If someone like

one was born, they would bring him to

the masjid or her to the masjid, so

the prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam would bless the

baby.

And,

at the end of somebody's life, during the

lifetime of the prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam, if

someone died, they brought him to the masjid,

so the Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam would pray

and ask for them. And between the birth

and the death, the life of Muslims

was very connected

to the Masal during the time of the

Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam.

We have so many services going on in

the Masjid. Some people think, okay, I got

to the Masjid, I make gulu, I pray,

I leave. But there are so many services

going on in the Masjid that many of

us, they don't know about. Educational

services,

Dawah services,

counseling services, and so on and so forth.

The same is also true for our masjid.

If someone is born, many of the time

they bring the baby or they make aqiqah

for the baby in our masjid. Tonight, we

have like 3 4 aqiqahs at the same

time. If someone gets married, they come to

the iman to marry them. If someone dies,

they bring them to the Masjid. If someone

has a fight with his wife, they come

to the Masjid for counseling, and so on

and so forth. We have all these services

in the Masjid.

Masjid.

The masajid of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala are

to be maintained

by those who believe in Allah. And the

last day, those who pray and they give

the charity, the Zakah. And those who are

afraid of none except Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,

they are the ones who are truly guided.

So this is the meaning of this ayah,

the word maintain in this verse. Those who

maintain the masala are the ones who truly

believe in Allah in the last day. And

they are the ones who are truly guided.

So the word maintain in the ayah means

2 things,

to provide for the masjid

and financially, and also to come frequently to

the masjid and pray in the masjid. These

are the two meanings. So Allah Subhanahu Wa

Ta'ala promises that the ones who,

the ones who provide for the masjid are

the ones who are truly guided, and they

are the ones who truly believe in Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala in the last day.

Sadakat is a proof of your sincerity to

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and the level of

your faith.

So the Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam

did fundraising

several times in his lifetime, and he fundraised

for the Masjid, his Masjid.

So one time the masjid got so small

for the people, the number of Muslims was

increasing. So the prophet said that the masjid

is getting too small for people.

Who would expand the masjid by adding the

land or annexing the land next to it?

And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will give you

a similar land in Jannah. So Uthman ibn

Affan Radillahu Wa A'hu came and he bought

the land.

In another example,

In another occasion, and there are so many

other occasions, the Prophet SAW Alaihi Wasallam was

fundraising

to arm the Muslim army to defend Hadid.

So that was a very tight year for

everyone.

So the Prophet

said, who would arm the Muslim army and

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala would provide for you?

So Umar al Khattab radiallahu alam brought something?

Umar and Abu Bakr, everyone brought everything they

could afford.

Uthman al Nafan radiallahu anhu brought a 1,000

pieces of gold, and he put them on

the lap of the prophet, salaam, so the

prophet, salaam, took them and kissed them and

put them with his eyes. And I say,

whatever Uthman done after today, whatever Uthman does

after this day, nothing is gonna harm him.

He is going to judge the first class.

So whatever you give to Allah Subhanahu Wa

Ta'ala, if you give a dollar, you'll get

$700.

Fat, tomorrow, insha'Allah, I expect everyone in the

community

to provide for the house of Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala. This is your house.

This is your member, and this is your

masjid, and this is your imam.

So provide for this masjid. I'm expecting every

brother and every sister to give something to

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, and this is what

will remain for you in Asherah.

This is what will remain for you in

Asura. Everything that that you spend for shopping,

the clothes you buy, the food you eat,

everything will be begun.

The only thing that will be left to

you in Jannah is what you give to

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala in this life. I

expect children,

boys and girls to come tomorrow and give

to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. We have to

teach them.

So Aisha radhiallahu anha used to put perfume

on the money before giving it to the

poor. And when she was asked about this,

she said that the money that I give

in charity falls in the hands of Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala before it goes to the

hands of the poor. So

was can someone give zakah by installments? Say,

for example, you have your your money in

in a bank in another country, and you

couldn't give out all the money in one

shot, like $30,000.

Can you give by installments?

So the scholars say, if you're paying the

zakah in advance, of course, you can do

it. If the zakah is late

and you cannot pay it, like, one shot,

then what can you do? This is your

best. You can pay it by installments, and

Allah

will reward you for

your zakat.

The winner for today is brother Abdul Rahim

Ali. Abdul

Rahim Ali.

So I have a question for tomorrow.

A question for tomorrow.

If you owe someone debt, say for example,

you have $10,000

in your savings account and you owe someone

$15,000.

The money you have, you can give Sagab

on

and you can give

pay your debt by installment. Say, for example,

you you pay back the debt 20, $50

a month. Can you give the zakat in

this case, or do you have to pay

your debt first?