Giving Thanks for the Blessings of Allāh | ‘Eid al-Aḍḥā Khuṭbah 2025 - Ustādh Abu ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Hilāl (حفظه الله)

The khuṭbah at Masjid al-Furqān (TROID) on 2022.07.15 that preceded the 2022 summer conference entitled: Singling Out the Truth Amidst a Sea of Falsehood. Shaykh Kāshiff Khān mentions numerous ayāt and ḥadīth about the blessing of following the Sunnah and clinging to it amidst a sea of misguidance. 

Narrated Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a hole of a mastigure, you would follow them." We said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?" He said, "Whom else?" Saḥiḥ al-Bukhārī 7320

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُمَرَ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ ـ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ ـ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لَتَتْبَعُنَّ سَنَنَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ شِبْرًا شِبْرًا وَذِرَاعًا بِذِرَاعٍ، حَتَّى لَوْ دَخَلُوا جُحْرَ ضَبٍّ تَبِعْتُمُوهُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى قَالَ ‏"‏ فَمَنْ ‏"‏‏.‏

You Will Follow Those Who Came Before You

Points Covered:

- The Qissa (Story) behind this Hadith
- The Reprimand of the Prophet ﷺ concerning those who are excessive in Worship
- The Ibadah of the Prophet ﷺ and comparing ourselves to him in accordance with his Guidance
- The Hadith of those who asked the Wives of the Prophet ﷺ concerning his Worship
- Ibn Hajar (رحمه الله) on the Intent of the term 'Sunnah' found in this hadith, and the Meaning of this Hadith itself
- Can any part of the Sunnah be rejected?
- Is Sunnah considered Revelation?
- Do Tribal Customs, Nationalism, Race, Family Traditions, Culture, Party Allegiance & Group Identity take precedence over the Sunnah?
- How is the Love and Forgiveness of Allah obtained?
- One of the Conditions to receive Allah's Forgiveness and His Love
- The Statement of Imam Malik (رحمه الله) on the Sunnah
- The Obligatory Matters of the Sunnah and the Recommended Matters from the Sunnah
- Who does the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ apply to?
- Are there different versions of Islam depending upon your Location?
- What are we supposed to do when Differing Occurs?
- Is the Sunnah restricted to a particular time period?
- Does the Sunnah consist of multiple paths?
- What is the Opposite of the Sunnah?
- Who Understood the Sunnah Correctly and Best?
- The Fiqh of the Sahabah - the Narration found in the Sunan of Abu Dawud, narrated by Hafs ibn Asim who was accompanying Ibn Umar on a Journey
- The Statement of Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله) from his work Usul as-Sunnah concerning the Sunnah & the Qur'an
- Shaykh Rabee's Explanation of the statements of Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله)
- To Whom is Absolute Obedience restricted to?
- Can Scholars make mistakes in the Fatwas they give? And what is our attitude/responsibility towards this?
- The Sahabah went to the Prophet ﷺ when differing occurred, so what do we do when differing occurs between us now that the Prophet ﷺ is no longer with us?
- The Status of the Sunnah
- Can a Person pick and choose what to follow from the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ?
- Where does an Individual go in order to base and establish their Beliefs, Statements and Actions?
- Advice from the Farwell Hajj of the Prophet ﷺ
- Who is the Astray one and what is incumbent upon a person if they do not wish to go Astray?
- The Stance of the 4 Imams towards the Sunnah
- In which case can we adopt the statements of the Scholars? What are the Conditions of Acceptance towards their Speech?
- The Conversation between Urwah ibn Zubayr and Ibn Abbas concerning the Statements of the Sahabah as Proof against the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ - and the Fiqh behind this
- What are the Sources of the Religion?

Questions:
1) How should a person approach the Authenticity of Ahadith when it hasn't been reported by Al-Bukhari & Muslim?
2) How do we advise the Woman who leave the home beautified (Tabarruj) & perfumed?
3) At what point can the Excuse of Ignorance be applied in Bid‘ah, and at what point does it stop? - with Advice on giving Da'wah to people.

“Whoever Turns Away from My Sunnah is Not From Me” - Shaykh Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Wāhid (حفظه الله)

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[01/08/2025] Desiring the Hereafter Necessitates Abstinence from the Life of the World - By Shaykh Abu Fuḍayl ‘Abdur Raqīb حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- The reality of the dunyā and how we should view it in relation to the ākhirah. 

- The necessity of abandoning the dunyā for the one who truly desires the ākhirah. 

- Two affairs the slave must ponder upon in order to establish zuhd. 

- The nature of the dunyā. 

- The consequences of greedily striving for the dunyā. 

- The nearness of the ākhirah.

- The ākhirah in comparison to the dunyā.

- That which is necessitated by sound intellect. 

- The trials and temptations of the dunyā. 

- The reasons why a person would choose the dunyā over the ākhirah. 

- How the Messenger ﷺ and his Companions (رضى الله عنهم) viewed the dunyā. 

- “Verily the likeness of (this) worldly life is as the water (rain) which We send down from the sky, so by it arises the intermingled produce of the earth of which men and cattle eat until when the earth is clad with its adornments and is beautified, and its people think that they have all the powers of disposal over it, Our Command reaches it by night or by day and We make it like a clean-mown harvest, as if it had not flourished yesterday! Thus do We explain the āyāt in detail for the people who reflect. Allāh calls to the home of peace and guides whom He wills to a Straight Path.” [Sūrah Yūnus 10:24-25]

- The home we all wish to return to. 


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[01/08/2025] Part Two - Al-‘Allāmah Rabee’ Al-Madkhali on the Methodology of Giving Da’wah with Wisdom & Understanding.

- The necessity of implementing noble manners when calling to Allāh, and the result of doing so.
- A warning against causing people to flee from this da’wah.
- The accusations of those with destructive extremism. 
- The manner in which one should call to Allāh. 
- An affair that will make da’wah easier when calling the ignorant and Ahlul-Bid’ah. 
- Things the caller should refrain from at the beginning of his da’wah. 
- Examples of how to give da’wah to different groups from Ahlul-Bid’ah. 
- Shaykh Rabī’s visit to Sudan in 1392. 
- Points of advice given to the Shaykh (رحمه الله), which he accepted and implemented when giving da’wah to the people of Sudan. 
- Caution against beginning one’s da’wah with reviling the shaykh of the ignorant people. 
- The Messenger’s ﷺ instruction to Mu’ādh b. Jabal and Abū Mūsā al-Ash’arī (رضى الله عنهما) when he sent them to Yemen. 
- The necessity of the caller first practicing what he is calling the people to.
- ‘Abdullāh b. Salām’s (رضى الله عنه) thoughts after his first encounter with the Prophet ﷺ.
- The people’s joyful reception of Shaykh Rabī’s da’wah. 
- The conspiring of the heads of Sūfiyyah when they saw that the Shaykh’s da’wah was having an effect upon the people.
- Corrupt arguments by one of the heads of Sūfiyyah trying to justify the permissibility of istighāthah and other acts of worship to other than Allāh. 
- Shaykh Rabī’s address to the people after this man presented his falsehood. 
- The Sūfī’s reviling and swearing at the Shaykh (رحمه الله), and how he (Shaykh Rabī’) responded to him. 
- How the people viewed what took place between Shaykh Rabī’ and the Sūfī.
- The goal when giving da’wah. 

Questions:
1. What is your advice to an adult who looks around during the salāh?
2. How does one go about giving da’wah to those who blindly follow the madhhabs and other shaykhs, and is blind following permissible at any stage?
3. If a family member (uncle or auntie) holds beliefs like voting is kufr without restrictions and praying in masjids such as this one may invalidate their prayer, are they to be described as Ashābul-Bid’ah if the matters are clarified to them with precision and with the speech of the scholars?
4. What is the ruling of the one who is reading from the mushaf in the salāh and those who put their hands on one side covering their heart instead of placing it across the chest?
5. What is your advice to a young sister whose father would prefer for her to get married to someone in the family and she herself wants to get married to someone upon Salafiyyah? It is very difficult to reason with the father.
6. From my brothers is one who has stopped praying Fajr and he has started taking from the beard and has taken on western ideas such as the ‘law of attraction’. This morning other siblings followed him in missing the Fajr prayer despite me severely admonishing him in front of them with āyāt and hadīth. 
7. Question regarding the ruling of qaza’. 


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[08/08/2025] Indeed, the Hearing, the Sight and the Heart - About All Those [One] Will Be Questioned - Khuṭbah by Shaykh Uways At-Ṭaweel حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- Qatādah (رحمه الله) on the verse, “And Allāh has brought you out from the wombs of your mothers while you know nothing. And He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts that you might give thanks (to Allāh).” [Sūrah an-Nahl 16:78]

- Abū ad-Dardā (رضى الله عنه) on the verse, “And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?” [Sūrah adh-Dhāriyāt 51:21]

- “And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.” [Sūrah al-Isrā’ 17:36]

- A warning against using these blessings for other than what they were created for. 

- Shaykh as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on the verse, “It is those who believe and confuse not their belief with zulm, for them (only) there is security and they are the guided.” [Sūrah al-An’ām 6:82]

- Taking ourselves to account before we are taken to account. 

- The reason for the revelation of the verse, “Say (O Muḥammad ﷺ to mankind): ‘If you (really) love Allāh then follow me, Allāh will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allāh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’” [Sūrah Āli ‘Imrān 3:31]

- Loving and hating for the Sake of Allāh. 

- The meeting between Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī (رحمه الله) and Mu’ādh b. Jabal (رضى الله عنه), and the great station of loving for the Sake of Allāh.

- The outcome on the Day of Judgement for those who loved each other for other than the Sake of Allāh. 

- Al-Junayd (رحمه الله) on the reality of gratitude. 

- Abū Hāzim Salamah b. Dīnār (رحمه الله) on the blessing that becomes a calamity. 

- Shaykh as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on the reason why the hearing, sight and heart are frequently mentioned together in the Qur’ān.

- ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the reality of knowledge. 

- The loftiness of knowledge and our dire need for it. 

- Hudhayfah (رضى الله عنه) on the four types of hearts. 

- ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the light of knowledge. 


Indeed, the Hearing, the Sight and the Heart - About All Those [One] Will Be Questioned - Sh Uways Taweel

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[22/08/2025] Dependence upon Allāh: The Secret of Strength and Honour - By Shaykh Abu Zayd Khālid حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- {O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allāh. But Allāh is Rich (Free of all needs), Worthy of all praise} [Sūrah Fāṭir:15]
- Our constant need of Allāh the Mighty and Majestic. 
- Ibn al-Qayyim’s commentary upon this verse and explanation of the two types of poverty. 
- {and man was created weak…} [Sūrah an-Nisā: 28]
- {Nay! Verily, man does transgress (in disbelief and evil deed)} [al-‘Alaq: 6]
- The example of the Prophet ﷺ.
- The supplications of the Prophet ﷺ during the morning and the evening. 
- Commentary of imām as Sa’dī raḥimahullāh of Sūrah Fāṭir: 15. 
- The blessing of Allāh upon us. 
- Ibn al-Qayyim regarding the one who is “truly guided”. 
- The definition of “true richness”. 


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