Hadith 122

tained the Friday Salat among the clan of Salim Bin Awf in the belly of a valley of theirs. They had taken a Masjid for them in that place on that day and this Friday (Salat) was the first Friday (Salat) which Rasool-Allah-saww had gathered in. He-saww addressed in this Friday, and it is the first sermon he-saww addressed at Al-Medina. Among what he-saww said: ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Whom I-azwj praise, and seek His-azwj Assistance, and I-saww seek His-azwj Forgiveness, and I-saww seek His-azwj Guidance, and believe in Him-azwj, and I-saww do not disbelieve Him-azwj, and I-saww am inimical to the one who disbelieves in Him-azwj. And I-saww testify that there is no god except Allah-azwj Alone, there is no associate for Him-azwj; and I-saww testify that Muhammad-saww is His-azwj servant and His-azwj Rasool-saww. He-azwj Sent him-saww with the Guidance, and the Noor, and the preaching upon a gap period from the Messengers-as, and lack of knowledge, and straying from the people, and termination from the times, and approach of the Hour, and nearness from the term. One who obeys Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww so he has been Guided, and one who disobeys them has deviated and stayed a far straying. I advise you all with fearing Allah-azwj for it is best of what the Muslim can advise a Muslim with is to urge him upon the Hereafter, and to instruct him with fearing Allah-azwj. Be cautious of what Allah-azwj has Cautioned with from Himself-azwj, and fearing Allah-azwj is for the one who acts with it upon trepidation and fearing from his Lord-azwj being sincere upon seeking from matters of the Hereafter. And the one who rectifies that which is between him and Allah-azwj from his affairs in the secret and the openly, not intending with that except the Face of Allah-azwj, there will be Zikr for him in his current affairs and treasure in what is after the death when the person will be impoverished (needy) to what he had sent ahead and from besides that. He would love it if between it and him there was a long duration; and Allah Cautions you all Himself; and Allah is Compassionate to the servants [3: 30]. And that which ratifies His-azwj Words and fulfils His-azwj Promise, there is no breaking of that for He-azwj Says: My Word will not change in My Presence, and I am not the least unjust to the servants! ” [50: 29]. Therefore fear Allah-azwj in your current affairs and its future, in the secret and the openness, for and one who fears Allah, He would Remove his evil deeds from him and Magnify the Recompense for him [65: 5], and one who fears Allah-azwj, so he has succeeded with a mighty success. And fear of Allah-azwj is fearing His-azwj Detesting, and fearing His-azwj Punishment, and fearing His-azwj Annoyance; and fear of Allah-azwj brightens the faces, and Satisfies the Lord-azwj, and raises the rank. Take your shares and do not exaggerate regarding the Side of Allah-azwj, for Allah-azwj had Taught you all in His-azwj Book, and Paved His-azwj way for you for Him-azwj to Know those who are truthful and He-azwj would Know the liars. Therefore be good just as Allah-azwj has been Good to you all, and be inimical to His-azwj enemies, And strive hard in (the Way of) Allah, with a striving which He is Rightful of. He Chose you. . . He named you all as the Muslims [22: 78] the ones to be destroyed from a clear proof and to Revive the ones to be revived from a clear proof, [8: 42], and there is neither any might nor strength except with Allah-azwj. Frequent from doing Zikr of Allah-azwj and work for what is after today, for the one who rectifies what is between him and Allah-azwj, Allah-azwj will Suffice him for what is between him and the people. That is because Allah-azwj Decrees upon the people and they cannot decree upon him, and He-azwj is a Controller of the people and they cannot control Him-azwj. Allah-azwj is Greatest, and there is no strength except with Allah-azwj the Exalted, the Magnificent! ’
For this (reason) the sermon became conditional in establishment of the Friday (Salat)’’. [261]
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