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Friday Sermon

Celebration & Gratitude

“Such ones do fulfill the Covenant of their Lord, and they do not violate the trust. ﴾20﴿ And they are those who maintain the bond [with their families] according to what Allah has ordained, who fear to displease their Lord, and dread the outcome of a strict accountability [on the Day of Judgment]. ﴾21﴿ And they are those who seek the pleasure of their Lord, hold to their ordained Salat prayers regularly, spend privately and openly from what We provided for them, and who apply good measures to repel what is wrong. Such are the ones who will reap the good reward of the final abode. ﴾22﴿ “. (Quran 13) الَّذِينَ يُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّـهِ وَلَا يَنقُضُونَ الْمِيثَاقَ Friday Khutba by…

To Guard One’s Tongue

“O my tongue, say what is good and beneficial you will benefit and let silence be your safeguard against evil, do that before it is too late when you suffer regret and sorrow“. (Supplication of Ibn Masood ral praying at Safa Hills in Mecca ) رُوِيَ عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى الصَّفَا يُلَبِّي وَيَقُولُ يَا لِسَانِي قُلْ خَيْراً تَغْنَمْ، وَاسْكُتْ عَنْ الشَّرِّ تَسْلَمْ، مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَنْدَمْ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday May 17th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 12th of Ramadan 1440 Hijri.

Constraining One’s Gaze

“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and to guard their chastity. This would be more preferable and redeeming for them, and Allah is well acquainted with what they are doing”. (Quran 24:30) قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday May 10th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 5th of Ramadan 1440 Hijri.

The Role Model

“You have a good model in Allah’s Messenger to follow, for someone who hopes to meet Allah [with true faith and sincerity], who has good aspirations for the Last Day, and who keeps celebrating Allah’s praises”. (Quran 33:21) لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّـهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّـهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّـهَ كَثِيرًا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday May 3rd, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 28th of Shaban 1440 Hijri.

Ummah of the Beloved

“[O believers!] You were the best of nations that was brought out for the benefit of humanity. You enjoin what is good and beneficial, forbid what is wrong and despised, and you believe in the Supreme Divine Sovereign Lord”. (Quran 3:110) كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّـهِ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday April 26th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 21st of Shaban 1440 Hijri.

Importance of Brotherly Love

“Once the breath of life is blown into the [resurrected] bodies, there will be no kinship between them, nor will they care to inquire about their lineage among themselves“. (Quran 23:101)  فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلَا أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday April 19th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 14th of Shaban 1440 Hijri.

Reverence of Allah SwT

“Whoever fears and revers Allah, everything will fear him, and whoever does not fear and revere Allah, he will fear everything”. من هاب الله هابه كل شيء ومن لم يهب الله هاب كل شيء Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday April 12th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 7nd of Shaban 1440 Hijri.

Good Character in the Scale

“And persisting righteous deeds [in this life] have a more lasting recompense by your Lord and evoke better hope [for success in the hereafter]”. (Quran 18:46) وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday March 29th, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 22nd of Rajab 1440 Hijri.

Servants of the Merciful Lord

“And the devout servants of the Merciful Lord walk humbly on earth, and when ignorant people address them, they say: “Peace!” ﴾63﴿ Such are the ones who spend the night [in their homes], bowing in prostration and standing up in prayers before their Lord. ﴾64﴿And they are those who pray: “Our Lord! Ward off our destiny from the chastisement of hellfire. Its penalty has a most binding permanence.” ﴾65﴿ That is certainly the worst abode for dwelling, or as a place of residence. ﴾66﴿ And they are those who when they spend [money], they are neither wasteful and extravagant nor are they meanly avarice in their spending, and their disbursements are well balanced. ﴾67﴿” (Quran 25) وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ…

Islam: An Honor And A Responsibility

“Here I submit my endeavors before Allah, for Allah always sees what His created servants are doing. Allah then protected him against their ruse” (Quran 40:44-45 ) وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ فَوَقَاهُ اللَّـهُ سَيِّئَاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا Friday Khutba by Shaykh Al-Akili on Friday February 22nd, 2019 C.E. at Annoor Jami Mosque, the 17th of Jamadu-Thani 1440 Hijri.