Khutba about Ramadan

KHUTBA

A summary of a khutba by Prophet Muhammad - peace be upon him - on the
Holy Month of Ramdhaan:

" Oh people! The Month Of Allah The High has come with blessings, 
mercy and forgiveness. To Allah, this month is the best month. Its days
are the best days. Its nights the best of all nights. Its hours the best
of all hours. And this is the month which you have been invited to be the
guests of Allah and you have become the graced ones by Allah.
Your souls in it[month of Ramadhan] are glorification[of Allah].
Your sleep in it, is worship.
Your deeds in it, are accepted.
Your prayers in it, are answered.
So ask your Lord with truthful intentions and pure hearts that He would
grant you success in fasting and reading His book. For that the unfortunate
is the one who forbids Allah's forgiveness in this great month. With your
hunger and thirst remember the hunger and thirst of the Day of Judgment.Give
to your poor and needy. Respect the elder. Have mercy on the younger. Be
nice and keep in touch with your relatives. Protect your tongues. Cast
down  from what is not Halal for your sights to see and what is not
halal for your ears to hear. Be compassionate and caring for the orphans
of other people, so that your orphans would be taken care of and receive
compassion. Repent from your sins. Raise your hands towards Him in dua
during the hours of prayers, those hours are the best hours and Allah-azza
wa jall- looks at His servants with mercy; answers them if they ask for
help; answers their call if they call upon Him; answers their dua if they
ask Him.Oh people! Your souls are hostages by your deeds. So let yourselves
free by asking Allah's forgiveness.

Your backs are heavy with loads, so make it light by prolonging your
sajdas. And know that Allah-jalla zikruh- has vowed to His Dignity that
He would not punish those who pray  and those who make Sajda. And
He would not worry them with Fire on the day which people rise to the Lord
of the Universe. Oh people! Whoever feeds a fasting believer during this
month, to Allah, it is as if he has freed a slave. And his past sins are
forgiven.

Then he, peace be upon him and his family, continued: ".....whoever
does one 'fareedha'(a religious deed) during this month it is as if he
has accomplished doing 70 good deeds in other months. Whoever increases
sending blessings on me, Allah will make his rewards heavy on the day which
people's rewards are light. Whoever recites one aya of Qur'an, will receive
the reward of finishing the whole Qur'an in other months. Oh people! The
doors of Heaven in this month is open, so ask your lord not to close it
on you. The doors of Hell are closed, so ask your Lord not to open it for
you. The devils are in chains, so ask your Lord that they do not rule you."
 
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