Khutbah: The Best Speech is The Speech of Allah

- The importance of the people of knowledge clarifying this newly invented matter that has been attributed to Islām. 
- The history of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ.
- The intention one should have when reasoning with those who celebrate the mawlid.
- Points of benefit taken from a debate between Shaykh al-Albānī (رحمه الله) and an individual regarding the mawlid. 
- Is celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ a good thing or a bad thing?
- Was the Messenger ﷺ and his Companions (رضى الله عنهم) ignorant of this good you claim to know?
- Textual proof to show that this is impossible. 
- Statements from Imām Mālik and Imām ash-Shawkānī (رحمهما الله) on the implications of attributing an innovation to the dīn and deeming it to be good. 
- The obligation of taking the understanding of the dīn from the Companions of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The importance of protecting the pure Sunnah from those who want to pollute it with innovations. 
- Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on the manner in which an innovation first appears, and the consequences of not extinguishing it at its inception.
- Doubts/arguments brought by those who celebrate the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ and how to answer them: 
- 1. Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ is not an innovation but is a sunnah ḥasanah/bid’ah ḥasanah. 
- What they cite as proof. 
- The story behind the usage of the terms sunnah ḥasanah/bid’ah ḥasanah. 
- The impossibility of there being any contradiction in the statements of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The meaning of sunnah ḥasanah. 
- The correct understanding of the statement attributed to ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه), “What the Muslims see to be good, that is good with Allāh.”
- 2. If the mawlid is an innovation, then why is it accepted and celebrated by so many people across the world?
- Clarification that numbers are never a proof.
- “And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allāh's Path.” [Sūrah al-An’ām 6:116]
- 3. All we do in our gatherings is remember the Messenger ﷺ, make dhikr of Allāh, study the Sīrah and recite the Qur’ān. Are these things prohibited/incorrect?
- The problem of singling out one day to carry out these actions. 
- Loving and remembering the Messenger ﷺ throughout the year.
- 4. The dream regarding the lightening of Abū Lahab’s punishment due to him being happy with the birth of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Clarification that there is nothing authentically documented regarding this narration/dream. 
- The only dreams taken as proof. 
- Distinguishing between a natural occurrence and taking something as an act of worship.
- 5. The Christians respect ‘Īsā (عليه السلام) and celebrate his birthday, and our Messenger is better than him so it is more deserving that we celebrate his birthday ﷺ. 
- The Christians are not to be followed in their kufr and misguidance. 
- 6. Blessings necessitate that we are thankful to Allāh. 
- Their misapplication of this principle.
- Their incorrect use of the ḥadīth regarding the reason for fasting the Day of ‘Āshūrā. 
- The correct way to thank Allāh for sending the Messenger ﷺ. 
7. The Messenger ﷺ would fast on Mondays because it was the day he was born. 
- Clarification that the Messenger ﷺ would fast on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the year. 
- The Messenger ﷺ and his Companions never took it as a day of celebration or instructed us to do so. 
- 8. Rejoicing and being happy with the birth of the Messenger ﷺ is required, with a clear proof from the Qur’ān. 
- Their incorrect tafsīr of the verse, “Say, ‘In the bounty of Allāh and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice’” [Sūrah Yūnus 10:58]. 
- The correct explanation of this verse. 
- How to counter the arguments/claims of Ahlul-Bid’ah. 
- Three things that are necessitated when a person celebrates the birthday of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- An example of the shirk present in the Burdah of al-Būṣayrī. 
- The du’ā of Ibn al-Jawzī (رحمه الله) for those upon misguidance. 

Refuting The Doubts Used To Celebrate The Birthday of The Prophet By Abu Idrees

Khutbah: Aid One Another & Seeking Knowledge

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●The Ten Companions (may Allāh be pleased with them all) promised Paradise by name.

●In general all the Companions (may Allāh be pleased with them) are in Paradise. 

●The definition of who is a Companion of Allāh's Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him).

●All the Companions are trustworthy. 

●The mother of the believers- 'A'aishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) is free from all accusations and is a pure woman, and was beloved to the Prophet (peace & blessings of Allāh upon him).

●The great virtues of the Companions (may Allāh be pleased with all of them).

●The people of Sunnah love all of the Companions of Allah’s Messenger (peace & blessings of Allāh be upon him).

●The people of Sunnah do not testify that anyone is in Paradise or Hellfire except for those whom Allāh and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) have informed us of.

●From the Sunnah is to leave off the people of innovation, and to not look into their books, and to not listen to their speech.

●The defence of the scholars of Sunnah of the illustrious Companion- 'Uthmān (may Allāh be pleased with him).

●From the misguidances of  'Abdulrahmān Hassan.



●Q & A

●What is the proof that all the Companions of Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) are in Paradise?

●When does a person begin to start studying the sciences of hadeeth?

●Can a menstruating woman read the Qur'ān which is on the mobile phone?

●Can you combine the intention of tahyyiatul-masjid and the Maghrib prayer together?

●Are the innovators from those who will be forbidden from drinking from Hawd of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him)?

●What is the intercession of the angels?


Lesson Five The 'Aqeedah of Imām ibn Qudamah al-Maqdasī (d.620AH) رحمه الله

40 Ḥadīth—Lesson 44—Abū Idrees—12.09.25 

- Ḥadīth # 13: From the Perfection of Īmān 
- Brief biography of the narrator of the ḥadīth, Anas b. Mālik (رضى الله عنه).
- The Messenger’s ﷺ du’ā for him.
- His birth, his parents, how he came to serve the Messenger ﷺ, and the length of time he served the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The Messenger’s ﷺ kind treatment and cultivation of Anas b. Mālik. 
- The battles he took part in and his proficiency in archery. 
- His appointment by Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq (رضى الله عنه) to collect the zakāh in Baḥrayn. 
- His move to Baṣrah where he taught the people. 
- The encounter between Anas b. Mālik and Ḥajjāj b. Yūsuf. 
- An example of the tarbiyah of the Messenger ﷺ and his good treatment of Anas. 
- The ḥirṣ of the Ṣaḥābah (رضى الله عنهم). 
- The reason Anas b. Mālik (رضى الله عنه) was crying when Imām az-Zuhrī (رحمه الله) entered upon him in Damascus. 
- The response of Anas b. Mālik when Ghaylān b. Jarīr (رحمه الله) asked him about the origin of the title al-Anṣār. 
- Narrations regarding the prayer of Anas b. Mālik and how closely it resembled that of the Prophet ﷺ. 
- A mention of some of whom he narrated from and those who narrated from him.
- The great impact he had on the people. 
- When and where he died, and the item he instructed Thābit al-Bunānī (رحمه الله) to bury with him. 
- A statement that encompasses the immense loss that was felt when he passed away (رضى الله عنه). 
- The calamity of the passing away of the scholars. 
- Explanation of Shaykh al-Fawzān (حفظه الله). 
- Clarification that the statement “none of you truly believes” is not a complete negation of a person’s īmān. 
- A reflection on how jealousy affects our īmān. 
- “The believers are but brothers (to one another in Islām)…” [Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt 49:10]
- The strength of the connection based upon faith. 
- A reminder to continue making du’ā for our brothers and sisters in Palestine. 
- Sharing in the pain and happiness of our brothers and sisters, exchanging benefits and refraining from harming one another. 
- Intangible and tangible ways we can benefit one another. 
- The requirement of sincerity when giving advice. 


Text of the ḥadīth:

عن [أبي حمزةَ أنسِ بنِ مالكٍ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ خادمِ رسولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عن النَّبيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: لاَ يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لأَِخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.

From Abū Ḥamzah Anas b. Mālik (رضى الله عنه), the servant of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, from the Prophet ﷺ, that he said, "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." [Related by al-Bukhārī and Muslim]

44 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees


●The danger of innovation in the religion. 

●The two doors of Shaytān.

●How do you protect yourself from doubts?

●The preservation of the Qur'ān and Sunnah

●The illustrious Imāms of Ahlus-Sunnah have unanimously agreed on not listening to the people of innovation, nor reading from their books.

●Beware of getting close to the innovators.

●The religion will return as something as strange. 

Q&A
●Returning the salam of a caller to innovation, is it allowed?


Lesson Six The 'Aqeedah of Imām ibn Qudamah al-Maqdasī (d.620AH) رحمه الله

40 Hadīth—Lesson 48—Abū Idrees—10.10.25

- Clarification regarding the term الثَّيِّبِ الزَّانِي (al-Thayyib az-Zānī).
- The intent of this term based on its construction. 
- The definition of az-Zānī and al-Thayyib.
- The difference between al-Thayyib and al-Bikr, with examples. 
- Ḥadīth #15: Honouring the Guest
- Four foundational aḥādīth regarding manners and etiquette. 
- Benefits of coupling belief in Allāh with belief in the hereafter. 
- At-Targhīb wat-Tarhīb.
- Explanation of Shaykh al-‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله).
- The command to speak good. 
- The two categories of good speech, with examples. 
- A principle in the religion when something is mentioned unrestrictedly. 
- Explanation regarding who is referred to as a neighbour.  
- A beautiful example of how our scholars act upon the textual evidences. 


Text of the ḥadīth:

عن [أبي هُريرةَ] رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ، أنَّ رسولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قالَ: مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ. رواه البخاريُّ ومسلمٌ.

From Abū Hurayrah (رضى الله عنه) who said that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, "Whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day, let him speak goodness or else remain silent. And whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day, let him honour his neighbour. And whoever believes in Allāh in the Last Day, let him honour his guest." [Related by al-Bukhārī and Muslim] 

48 Forty Hadith of Nawawi By Abu Idrees

PART 1 | The Obligation of Enjoining the Good & Forbidding the Evil - by Imām ibn Bāz (رحمه الله) - Read by Abu ‘Ubaydillāh (حفظه الله)

• How Allāh allows His servant to be used for goodness.

• The need to beg Allāh every single day to keep us firm upon His religion until the moment we meet Him.

• Who are those whom the angels descend upon with glad tidings of Paradise at the time of death?

• Those who remain steadfast and sincere upon Allāh’s religion until their final breath will neither fear nor grieve when death approaches.

• What is the “statement of firmness”?

• Who are the ones who will remain upright when questioned in the grave?

• The supplication the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) would say most often.

• The righteous constantly fear for themselves and their deeds.

• The greatest blessing from Allāh is that He keeps you upright and firm upon His religion.

• Many people today are slipping and weakening in their practice of the religion.

• Fudālah ibn ‘Ubayd (d. 53 AH) said: If I only knew that Allāh had accepted from me a single good deed equal to a mustard seed, it would be more beloved to me than the whole world and everything in it.



Jumu'ah Khutbah 28/11/2025  From the Signs That Allāh Wants Good for You

• The importance of the actions of the heart.

• The greatest of all sins.

• Even Prophet Ibrāheem (peace & blessings of Allāh be upon him) feared falling into shirk.

• The Prophet (peace & blessings of Allāh be upon him) never said: call upon me and I will answer you, rather he told us to call upon Allāh and He will answer you.

• What is the backbiting of the heart?

• It is due to a disease in the heart that a person deviates.

• The difference between Khawf and Kushoo'.

• Signs of a good and sound heart.

• Enjoying the Salāh.

• The pillars of gratitude. 




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