What Do You Want from Life More Than Anything by Shaykh Hassan Somali

11/08/2023] O Changer of the Hearts, Make My Heart Firm Upon Your Religion - By Ḥassan Ṣomālī (حفظه الله) (حفظه الله) – SalafiPublications Summer Conference 1445 | 2023. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points covered by Ḥassan Ṣomālī حفظه الله:

- The best supplications.
- The need for every Muslim to memorise a du’ā the Messenger ﷺ would frequently say: «يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِى عَلَى دِينِكَ» O Changer of the hearts! Make my heart firm upon Your religion.
- The importance of focusing on purifying our hearts.
- The baseless addition to this du’ā that is common upon the tongues of the people.
- The response of the Prophet ﷺ when Umm Salamah (رضى الله عنها) asked why he supplicated with this du’ā so frequently.
- The connection between this du’ā of the Prophet ﷺ and the verse, “(They say): ‘Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower.’” [Sūrah Āli ‘Imrān 3:8]
- Being humble and respecting the efforts of those who came before.
- The difference between possessing knowledge/information and being deeply rooted in knowledge.
- Shaykh as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on seven qualities for which Allāh praises those firmly grounded in knowledge:
- 1. Knowledge, which is the path that leads to Allāh.
- 2. Being deeply rooted in knowledge, which is more than just possessing knowledge/having information.
- 3. They have īmān (faith) in all of His Book and they return the unclear parts of it to the clear parts.
- 4. They ask Allāh for His Pardon and wellbeing from that which the deviants have been tested and trialed with.
- 5. They recognise and acknowledge Allāh’s Favour upon them as He granted them guidance.
- 6. They ask Allāh for His Mercy, which comprises the attainment of all that is good and protection from all that is evil and they draw nearer to Him through His Name Al-Wahhāb.
- 7. Their faith and certainty in the Day of Resurrection and their fear of it, which is an incumbent requirement for them to act and protect themselves from error and misguidance.
- Fearing for ourselves when we see people deviate.
- Following the example of the Salaf in making du’ā for our teachers.
- Clarification from Imām al-Baghawī (رحمه الله) that the servant controls nothing as it relates to his happiness, misery or guidance. 
- Shaykh Muqbil (رحمه الله) on the reason for the spread of the da’wah of Ahlus-Sunnah.
- The manner in which the People of Jannah will praise Allāh.
- Our great need for Allāh to make us firm upon His religion.
- The verse about which the Jews said if it was revealed to them they would have taken it as a day of celebration.
- Not changing the dīn for anyone.

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Advice to Our Muslim Sisters - Shaykh Abu Al-Hasan Malik

[12/01/2024] Muṣ'ab b. 'Umayr رضي الله عنه - The Hero of Islām Who Sacrificed it All - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- A description of the luxurious, pampered life of Muṣ’ab b. ‘Umayr (رضى الله عنه) before he embraced Islām.
- The relationship between him and his mother.
- The punishment and trials endured by Muṣ’ab after his mother learnt of his Islām.
- The change in their relationship, and her response when he called her to Islām.
- The title given to Muṣ’ab.
- Proof that he was a truthful and sincere caller to Allāh.
- Reflecting upon the calibre of those who embraced Islām upon his hands.
- The reason the Messenger ﷺ cried when he looked at Muṣ’ab.
- Muṣ’ab’s firm determination not to drop the flag of the Muslims on the Day of Uḥud despite losing his limbs.
- The āyah the Prophet ﷺ recited when he looked at the martyrs on the Day of Uḥud.
- The reason ‘Abdur-Raḥmān b. ‘Awf cried when he reflected upon Muṣ’ab and Ḥamzah (رضى الله عنهم). 
- Appreciating the sacrifices of the Ṣaḥābah and not taking Islām for granted. 
- Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the those harmed in the ākhirah vs those harmed in the dunyā.

Musab Ibn Umayr The Hero of Islam By Abu Idrees 12012024

The Destructive Sins of the Tongue by Ustadh Muhammad Nasir

[20/12/2024] Fear Allāh Wherever You Are - By ‘Abdulilah Lahmami حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

– The command of sincerity.
– Reflections from the Ḥadīth: Fear Allāh wherever you are.
– The Meaning of Taqwa.
– Importance of self-accountability.
– The reality of the punishment of the grave.
– The Shaytān wants to take us away from sincerity.
– Allāh is free from those who commit shirk.
– Severe warning of hidden shirk and its dangers.
– Blessing of being a Muslim.
– Ibn ul-Qayyim’s رحمه الله statement regarding the reality of knowledge.


Fear Allah Wherever You Are By Abdulilah Lahmami

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The touching story of Umm Sulaym. From the seminar, The Rights of the Spouses (September 2013), Toronto, Canada.

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The Story of Umm Sulaym - Rashīd Barbee

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Successful is the One Who Purifies His Soul - Jumu'ah Khutbah - Abu Hakeem

[12/04/2020] Live lesson via RadioSalafi: Rushing to Good Deeds is From The Character of the Prophets and Messengers by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq حفظه الله.

- Benefits from the statement of Allāh, إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ “Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us.” [Sūrah al-Anbiyā 21:90]
- Imām as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on how Allāh described the Prophets and Messengers in this āyah. 
- Reflecting upon the meaning of the terms al-Musāra’ah, al-Musābaqah, al-Munāfasah and al-Mubādarah, and examples of their usage in the Qur’ān and Sunnah.
- The virtue of al-Musāra’ah and al-Mubādarah over al-Musābaqah and al-Munāfasah.
- Following the example of the greatest of the Messengers in having ‘Ulūw al-Himmah (lofty, noble goals/objectives) and firm determination. 
- Indications of ‘Uluw al-Himmah in the Sunnah. 
- ‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb (رضى الله عنه) on not belittling one’s himmah (things a person is concerned about/aspire for). 
- The Messenger’s ﷺ command to hasten towards the performance of good deeds before the appearance of trials and tribulations.
- Understanding that trials and tribulations can come at any time and the opportunity to do good deeds can be removed very quickly.
- How a person can become a disbeliever and lose his īmān in a single day. 
- The point at which a person will not benefit from his īmān or acquire any further goodness. 
- An example of how the Prophet ﷺ hastened to good deeds. 
- The generosity of the Prophet ﷺ in Ramaḍān. 
- The example of Ibrāhīm and Ismā’īl (عليهما السلام) in hastening to the command of Allāh and submission to Him. 
- Mūsā’s (عليه السلام) hastening away from his people in order to be in isolation with his Lord. 
- Statements from Ibn ‘Abbās, ‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib, ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān (رضى الله عنهم), Abūl-‘Āliyah, ad-Dahhāk and others (رحمهم الله) regarding the meaning of وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ “Race towards forgiveness from your Lord…” [Sūrah Āl ‘Imrān 3:133]
- The shining example of the lofty aspiration and firm determination of ‘Umayr b. al-Ḥammām al-Anṣārī (رضى الله عنه). 
- The fruits of having a lofty aspiration.

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