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Friday Sermon

Your Salat is Your Mi’raj

“Be assiduous in observing your obligatory Salat prayers, and particularly the middle one; and stand before Allah in utmost devotion“. (Quran 2:238) حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّـهِ قَانِتِينَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday February 29th, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 4th of Rajab 1441 Hijri.

Allah Loves the Penitents

“Allah accepts the repentance of those who do wrong in ignorance, and who follow that by repenting quickly and reforming themselves. Such are the penitents whom Allah accepts, for Allah knows everything, and He is All-Wise“. (Quran 4:17) إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّـهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday February 21st, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 27th of Jamad-al Akhir 1441 Hijri.

Sadaqa Extends Lifespan

“You cannot attain the reward of trueness [to your Lord] unless you spend [and extend to others generously] from what is dear to you, and Allah knows well what you spend”. (Quran 3:92) لَن تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِن شَيْءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday February 141th, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 20th of Jamad-al Akhir 1441 Hijri.

Prostrate & Come Closer

“And when they hear what was revealed to the Prophet, you can see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they recognize of the truth. They say: “Our Lord, we believe. Write us among the witnesses”. (Quran 5:83) وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday January 31th, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 6th of Jamad-al Akhir 1441 Hijri.

Only Few of My Servants Are Grateful

“My Lord, grant me to be grateful for Your favor which You bestowed on me and on my parents, and allow me to only do good deeds that please you, and let me, by Your Mercy, be among Your righteous servants”. (Quran 27:19) رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday January 31th, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 6th of Jamad-al Akhir 1441 Hijri.

Be With Your Rabb

Allah said to them: “I am with you as long as you hold to your regular Salat prayers, give the due alms, believe in My messengers and support them and also loan to Allah a good loan [recognizing His favors on you]. [In return,] I will rescind your misdeeds and admit you into paradise with dwellings surrounded by gardens beneath which rivers flow, but whoever among you reneges on his faith after this covenant, he would have lost the right direction”. (Quran 5:12) وَقَالَ اللَّـهُ إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday January 24th, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 29th of Jamad-al Awwal 1441 Hijri.

The Source of All Goodness

“Did you not see how everyone in the heavens and the earth celebrates His praises; also do the birds flying in formation? Each one knows his own devotional prayers and glorification, [praising his Lord,] and Allah knows well what they all are doing”. (Quran 24:21) أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّـهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالطَّيْرُ صَافَّاتٍ ۖ كُلٌّ قَدْ عَلِمَ صَلَاتَهُ وَتَسْبِيحَهُ ۗ وَاللَّـهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday January 10th, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 15th of Jamad-il Awwal 1441 Hijri.

The Winning Commerce

“O people of faith! Should I guide you to a commerce that can save you from a most painful chastisement, believe in the Divine Sovereign Lord and in His Messenger, strive in His cause with your wealth and selves. That will be better for you if you only know He will then forgive you your sins, and He will let you into gardens of Eden beneath which rivers flow, with eternal pleasant dwellings. That will be the ultimate success”. (Quran 61:10-12) يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ تِجَارَةٍ تُنجِيكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday January 3rd, 2020 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 8th of Jamad-il Awwal 1441 Hijri.

The Wonders of Compliance

Allah’s Prophet (uwbp) said: “One Salat-prayer in my mosque is better than one thousand Salat-prayers elsewhere, except the Sacred Mosque, and one Salat-prayer in the Sacred Mosque is better than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere”. صَلاَةٌ فِي مَسْجِدِي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ إِلاَّ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ وَصَلاَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مِائَةِ أَلْفِ صَلاَةٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ   Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday December 27th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 1st of Jamad-il Awwal 1441 Hijri.

Secrets of Salat Prayers

Allah’s Prophet (uwbp) said: “The first of his actions for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers“. حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّـهِ قَانِتِينَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili on Friday December 13th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 16th of Rabiu Thani 1441 Hijri.