All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all worlds, Who says in His Ever Glorious Book, “So accept whatever the Messenger gives you, and abstain from whatever he forbids you. Be mindful of Allah: Allah is severe in punishment.” I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. May Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon him, his Household, Companions and upon those who follow their path to the Day of Judgment.

The Almighty Allah sent His Messengers and Prophets (peace be upon them) to guide humans, and lead them out from darkness into light, and from the path of deviation into the path of salvation and success. Allah (Glory be to Him) says, “We sent Our messengers with clear signs, the Scripture and the Balance, so that people could uphold justice.” Allah has sealed the Divine Messages with Prophet Muhammad who was, as the Almighty Allah said,  “O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and warning, as one who calls people to Allah by His leave, as a light-giving lamp.” His (PBUH) Message was the last one which is suitable for all times and places. The Prophet (PBUH) received the Glorious Qur’an, a miraculous book that shall be kept save from any falsehood. In addition, Allah revealed to him the Sunnah as an explanation for the Qur’an. The Almighty Allah said, “He does not speak from his own desire. The Quran is nothing less than a revelation that is sent to him.” Also, He (Glory be to Him) Said, “We have sent down the Reminder to you too [Prophet], so that you can explain to people what was sent for them, so that they may reflect.”

When one reviews the Book of Allah, he will find that Allah combines between His commands and the commands of the Prophet (PBUH) in more than one position. Allah Said, “Believers, respond to Allah and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life.” Moreover, Allah, Most Exalted, mentioned His pleasure along with the pleasure of the Prophet saying, “If they were true believers, it would be more fitting for them to please Allah and His Messenger.”

Also, the Almighty Allah mentions obeying Allah’s commands along with obeying the commands of the Prophet saying, “Whoever obeys the Messenger is an obedient to Allah,” and said in another verse, “and obey Allah and the Prophet so that you may be given mercy.” Obeying Allah is achieved through obeying the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH), as Allah said, “Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me, and Allah will love you and forgive you your sins; Allah is most forgiving, most merciful.’”

Muslim scholars unanimously agree on the authority of the Sunnah, and that Sunnah is the source of legislation that comes second to the Qur’an. Allah said, “Allah has sent down the Scripture and Wisdom to you, and taught you what you did not know. Allah’s bounty to you is great indeed.” Allah also said, “Remember what is recited in your houses of Allah’s revelations and wisdom, for Allah is All Subtle, All Aware.”  The Prophetic Sunnah includes the sayings, actions and tacit approvals of the Prophet (PBUH), for the Almighty Allah said, “The Messenger of Allah is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in Allah and the Last Day and remember Him often.” This covers all conditions of the Prophet (PBUH). Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn Al-‘As said, “I used to write everything which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). I intended (by it) to memorize it. Quraysh tribe prohibited me saying: Do you write everything that you hear from him while the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is a human being: he speaks in anger and pleasure? So I stopped writing, and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). He signaled with his finger to him mouth and said: Write, by Him in Whose hand my soul lies, only right comes out from it.”

Thus, the Glorious Qur’an is the first source of legislation, and the Sunnah is the second source; it provides explanation and clarification for the Qur’an, because the Prophet (PBUH) is the best one to understand the meaning of Allah’s speech and wisdom. The Qur’an tells us, “When Allah and His Messenger have decided on a matter that concerns them, it is not fitting for any believing man or woman to claim freedom of choice in that matter.” Allah also said, “By your Lord, they will not be true believers until they let you decide between them in all matters of dispute, and find no resistance in their souls to your decisions, accepting them totally.” Another Qur’anic verse says, “And when they hear news of security or fear, they publicize it. Had they referred it to the Messenger or their authorities, those with sound judgment among them would have validated it.” Allah warned us against disobeying the commands of the Prophet (PBUH) saying, “Let therefore those who oppose His commandment beware lest there befall them a trial or there befall them a torment afflictive.”

The Prophetic Sunnah has detailed many undetailed provisions in the Qur’an. For example, the Qur’an gives us general commands about performing Prayer, Zakat. Allah said. “Perform Prayer and pay Zakat!” So, how should we perform these pillars of Islam namely, Salah, Zakat, and Hajj, without the explanation from the Sunnah? The Prophet (PBUH) detailed these obligations through his practices and said, “Perform prayers in the way you saw me performing my prayers.” The Prophet (PBUH) explained prayer in his statements and actions. For example he said, “When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and then recite from the Qur’an (of what you know by heart) and then bow till you feel at ease. Then raise your head and stand up straight, then prostrate till you feel at ease during your prostration, then sit with calmness till you feel at ease (do not hurry) and do the same in all your prayers.” Sunnah has elaborated on many types and rulings of Zakat; it defined the Nisab (i.e. the minimum level at which one should give out Zakat). It also explained all the Shari rulings on Hajj; a point which is crystal clear in the Hadith of the Prophet (PBUH), “learn your rituals of Hajj from me.” Also, when a man came to our master ‘Imran Ibn Husayn (Allah be pleased with him) and said, “What are these Hadiths you tell people about while leaving the Quran behind?” ‘Imran replied, “Assume that you and your colleagues have consulted the Quran, how would you have found the numbers of the raka‘at of the noon prayer and the afternoon prayer …”

In the same way the Sunnah details verses with general meanings, it also restricts verses with absolute meanings. For example, it instructs that there is no bequeath over 1/3 of the estate and that there is no bequeath to an already heir. In this regard, Sa‘ad Ibn Abi Waqqas (Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Prophet (PBUH) visited me at Mecca while I was ill. I said (to him), “I have property; May I bequeath all my property in Allah’s Cause?” He said, “No.” I said, “Half of it?” He said, “No.” I said, “One third of it?” He said, “One-third (is alright), yet it is still too much, for you’d better leave your inheritors wealthy than leave them poor, begging of others. Whatever you spend will be considered a Sadaqa for you, even the mouthful of food you put in the mouth of your wife. Anyhow Allah may let you recover, so that some people may benefit by you and others be harmed by you.” In the same connection, it shows that there is no bequest for an heir; the Prophet (PBUH) said, “there is no bequest for an heir.”

The Sunnah furthermore shows that it is prohibited for a man to gather between a woman and her paternal or maternal aunt in marriage; Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “A woman should not be married to one who had married her paternal aunt or a paternal aunt …”

With that said, I ask Allah to forgive me and you

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All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds; I bear witness that there is no god but Allah; and I bear witness that our master Prophet Muhammad is His slave and Messenger; may Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon him, his family, companions and whoever follows their guidance to the Day of Judgment.

Muslim brothers,

Stressing the status, authenticity and high rank of the Sunnah in the Islamic legislation, we should differentiate between the recommended acts of worship and habits that differ from one time to time and one place to place. People’s habits might include dressings, means of transportation and all what may be seen as belonging to ‘urf. That is because every time has its own habits that differ from their counterparts in the previous one. It is thus inconceivable to force people to adopt a particular habit in travelling, dressing or food under the pretext of following the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), because habits are mainly based on ‘urf and what suits the era and the environment unless it opposes the well-established rulings of the pure Sharia. So, when Imam Al-Shaf‘i, may Allah have mercy upon him, views the head cover as one of the chivalry requirements, he did so because this suited his environment and era. Yet, out of the fact that customs and traditions do not deny the head cover today, we find no harm in that.

In this vein, we stress that the fiercest enemies of the Sunnah are of two kinds; first: those who trade with religion, deviate it and corrupt the meanings of the texts to achieve special goals. This category might shed the blood and wipe out everything, wrongly believing that they are doing good while religion is totally innocent from them. There are also the extremists whom the Prophet (PBUH) warned us against as he said, “Beware! The extremists perished,” saying it three times.” In the same connection, ‘Umar ibnj Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “The thing I fear most for my Ummah is every hypocrite with an eloquent tongue.”

As for the second category, it includes those who do not carefully study knowledge or are fully acquainted with its tools. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed that they are of great danger, affirming, “Verily, Allah does not take away knowledge by snatching it from the people but He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars, so that when He leaves no learned person, people turn to the ignorant as their leaders; then they are asked to deliver religious verdicts and they deliver them without knowledge, they go astray, and lead others astray.”

So, the purified Sunnah of the Prophet is innocent from any extremism that might defame its tolerance and moderation. It is furthermore totally innocent from that kind of extremism that totally denies it; Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, ” Soon there will come a time that a man will be reclining on his pillow, and when one of my Hadiths is narrated he will say: ‘The Book of Allah is (sufficient) between us and you. Whatever it states is permissible, we will take as permissible, and whatever it states is forbidden, we will take as forbidden.’ Verily, whatever the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) has forbidden is like that which Allah has forbidden.”

Extremism and negligence are some kind of extremism that is far away from the moderate course and methodology of Islam. Besides, it is sheer injustice against the Prophetic Sunnah that is totally identical to the ultimate objectives of the Quran. In fact, understanding the objectives of the Sunnah correctly means that we became fully aware of the objectives of our religion, which is all just, all merciful, all tolerant, all ease and all human. Well-versed scholars, in the past and the present, are of the opinion that what realizes these ultimate objectives of religion is undoubtedly an indispensible part of religion, and that what opposes them actually opposes Islam and its objectives and goals.

At that point, we should highlight the big role played by full-fledged scholars in correcting the misconceptions of the misguided and deviated people; a point which is crystal clear in the Hadith of the Prophet (PBUH) wherein he (PBUH) said, “This religion will be carried in every generation by the most balanced people. They will refute the misquotations of the extremists and the plagiarisms of the nullifiers and the interpretations of the zealots.”

We are in a dire need to understand the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) through its objectives and not to restrict ourselves to the literal interpretation of the texts without understanding its objectives. This is actually realized through understanding the purified Prophetic Sunnah in light of that era’s requirements, so that we could cope with the spirit and developments of time. In this way, we will conveying the Sunnah to people, which is the innovation aspired for by the Sunnah itself as is crystal clear in the Hadith of the Prophet (PBUH) wherein he said, “Allah will raise for this community at the end of every hundred years the one who will renovate its religion for it.”

O Allah! Guide us to correctly understand Your Book and the Sunnah of Your Prophet (PBUH); teach us what benefits us; make us incur benefit from what you taught us; protect our country and all the World’s countries.

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all worlds, Who says in His Ever Glorious Book, “This Quran does indeed show the straightest way. It gives the faithful who do right the good news that they will have a great reward.” I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. May Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon him, his Household, Companions and upon those who follow their path to the Day of Judgment.

The aspects of greatness in the Glorious Qur’an are countless, for the Qur’an is the strongest means to bring us close to Allah. It is the best admonish, the light, and the straight path that may not be distorted, and the will be kept free from falsehood. Scholars will not cease to discover its marvelousness. It will never be outdated, and none can comprehend all its wisdom. Whoever speaks according to its verses will be truthful; whoever acts according to its guidance will be rewarded; whoever judges according to its provisions will be just; and whoever calls it will be guided to a straight path. The Almighty Allah says, “We have sent the Scripture down to you explaining everything, and as guidance and mercy and good news to those who devote themselves to Allah.” He (Glory be to Him) also says, “There is nothing that We have left out from the Book [Qur’an].”

Among the aspects of greatness of the Glorious Qur’an is the attention it pays to ethics in the life of individuals and nations through its system of values and rules that regulate human behavior and establishes an interconnected society which is characterized by pure souls and hearts, and whose members deal with honesty, truthfulness, compassion. It is in such society that each member believes in the norm of diversity, peaceful coexistence, respect for the other, and the pursuit of the reconstruction of the world with religion. The Almighty Allah says, “O People, We created you all from a single man and a single woman, and made you into races and tribes so that you should recognize one another. In Allah’s eyes, the most honoured of you are the ones most mindful of Him: Allah is all knowing, all aware.” Allah also says, “Had your Lord so willed, He would have certainly made humanity one single community [of believers], but they continue to have their differences- except those on whom your Lord has mercy.” In another verse, Allah says, “It was He who brought you into being from the earth and made you inhabit it.”

One who contemplates the Glorious Qur’an will realize that the moral values that the Qur’an  ​​called for are not superficial morals that that can be dispensed with, or used in an environment without another. Rather, they are a set of fixed values ​​that do not change over time or from a place to another. These values were the a life approach applied by the Prophet (PBUH). When Aisha was asked about the character of Prophet (PBUH), she did not enumerate the behaviors of the Prophet (PBUH), but she referred the questioner to the Qur’an. Sa’d Ibn Hisham in commenting on the Qur’anic Verse, “And truly you have an outstanding character” said: Aishah was asked, “what was the character of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) like? She replied, “Do you read the Qur’an?”, the questioner said, “yeas”. She said, “His character was the Qur’an.” Her answer affirms that the entire Qur’an, with its beliefs, laws, acts of worship and transactions, is essentially a strong call to building a human being on the basis of an integrated moral structure, and that the Messenger (PBUH) was the perfect example for this building in all of his affairs.

At the top of these values are respecting the dignity of human beings and avoiding degrading them.  The Almighty Allah commands believers to avoid anything that harms their brothers such as mockery and evil thoughts. The Almighty Allah said, “Believers, no one group of men should jeer at another, who may after all be better than them; no one group of women should jeer at another, who may after all be better than them; do not speak ill of one another; do not use offensive nicknames for one another. How bad it is to be called a mischief-maker after accepting faith! Those who do not repent of this behavior are evildoers.” Allah also said, “Believers, avoid many suspicions – some suspicions are sinful- and do not spy on one another or speak ill of people behind their backs: would any of you like to eat the flesh of your dead brother? No, you would hate it. So be mindful of Allah: Allah is ever relenting, most merciful.” Belief instils in the heart the value of thinking well of others, as Allah said, “When you heard the lie, why did believing men and women not think well of their own people and declare, ‘This is obviously a lie’?”

Also, among the values ​​that the Glorious Qur’an is keen to promote are: cooperation, solidarity and compassion. The Glorious Qur’an instructed the whole society to cooperate for the cause righteousness and piety. The Almighty Allah said, “Help one another to do what is right and good; do not help one another towards sin and hostility.” Cooperation among members of the society is a main factor of the nation’s strength and the achievement of social security. Every person has requirements that he seeks and strives to achieve. If the spirit of solidarity increases, the whole society will feel assure regarding these requirements. A poet said:

People are servants for one another

whether they are Arabs or non-Arabs

The Prophet (PBUH) called for cooperation in many Ahadeeth. He (PBUH) said, “The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever.” He (PBUH) also said, “A Muslim is a brother to a Muslim. He should neither deceive him nor lie to him, nor leave him without assistance. Everything belonging to a Muslim is inviolable for a Muslim; his honour, his blood and property. Piety is here (and he pointed out to his chest thrice). It is enough for a Muslim to commit evil by despising his Muslim brother.”

Among these values is reflection. The Almighty Allah commanded His servants to reflect on the creation of heavens and earth, praising those who do so. Allah said. “There truly are signs in the creation of the heavens and earth, and in the alternation of night and day, for those with understanding, who remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying down, who reflect on the creation of the heavens and earth: ‘Our Lord! You have not created all this without purpose- You are far above that!- so protect us from the torment of the Fire.” He (Glory be to Him) also said, “Have they not contemplated the realm of the heavens and earth?”

Allah, Most High, urged us to ponder over the creation of different creatures, a point which is crystal clear in the Saying of Allah, Most High, “Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that you see …” and “Say: Tell me, if Allah were to make the night to continue incessantly on you till the day of resurrection, who is the god besides Allah that could bring you light? Do you not then hear?” In the same connection, He, the Almighty, ordered us to ponder over the creation of the soul, “Do they not reflect within themselves …” and “nd in the earth there are signs for those who are sure, (20) And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?” As such, the Noble Quran opens the doors to us to reflect over all what may beneficial for man. In truth, reflection is but an act of worship of which the companions and jurists were fully aware. For this reason, Abu Al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) says, “To ponder over the creation of the creatures for just one hour is better than standing for payer the whole night”. Wahb Ibn Munabbih also says, “Once a man practices reflection for much time, he would understand; and once he understood, he would apply this knowledge.”

The list includes also the value of dialogue and respecting the other. In fact, so many verses of the Quran direct the attention of the Ummah and the entire humanity to the significance of dialogue. Dialogue is actually the means Allah, Most High, orders His Messenger and Prophets to resort to when delivering the Divine Message. That is because Islam believes in the freedom of belief. Allah, Most High, says: “There shall be no compulsion in religion.” Prophet Noah (PBUH) resorted to the means of dialogue while calling his people; Allah says: “He said: O my people! tell me if I have with me clear proof from my Lord, and He has granted me mercy from Himself and it has been made obscure to you; shall we constrain you to (accept) it while you are averse from it?”

Also, Prophet Abraham (PBUH) resorted to reason when speaking with the tyrant Al-Namrud as clearly shown by the Quran, ” Have you not considered him (Namrud) who disputed with Ibrahim about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom? When Ibrahim said: My Lord is He who gives life and causes to die, he said: I give life and cause death. Ibrahim said: So surely Allah causes the sun to rise from the east, then make it rise from the west; thus he who disbelieved was confounded; and Allah does not guide aright the unjust people.”

This actually the same methodology adopted by Moses (PBUH) in his dialogue with Pharaoh as recorded in the Quran, “Firon said: And what is the Lord of the worlds? (23) He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure. (24) (Firon) said to those around him: Do you not hear? (25) He said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old. (26) Said he: Most surely your Apostle who is sent to you is mad. (27) He said: The Lord of the east and the west and what is between them, if you understand. (28) Said he: If you will take a god besides me, I will most certainly make you one of the imprisoned.”

In fact, the Quran frequently highlights the values of dialogue since it implies a call for the human progress and showing respect for each other, irrespective of one’s color, religion and race. That is to say that Islam has already cast away all theories of racism and supremacy of one race over the others. By this, the Quran has actually kept the dignity of the entire humanity and approved the principle of the unity of races. Allah, Glorified is He, says: “And surely We have honored the children of Adam, and We carry them in the land and the sea, and We have given them of the good things, and We have made them to excel by an appropriate excellence over most of those whom We have created” and ” O people! be careful of (your duty to) your Lord, Who created you from a single being and created its mate of the same (kind) and spread from these two, many men and women; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, by Whom you demand one of another (your rights), and (to) the ties of relationship; surely Allah ever watches over you.”

With that said, I ask Allah to forgive me and you

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All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds; I bear witness that there is no god but Allah; and I bear witness that our master Prophet Muhammad is His slave and Messenger; may Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon him, his family, companions and whoever follows their guidance to the Day of Judgment.

Muslim brothers,

The list of the moral values recorded in the Quran includes self-control and restraining one’s anger. It is taken for granted that man in this life is liable to get angry for a reason or another, since the human soul is influenced by what it sees and hears. For this reason, the Quran calls for self-control and restraining of one’s anger; it wants all people to pardon each other. In this regard, Allah, Glorified is He, says: “And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord; and a Garden, the extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth, it is prepared for those who guard (against evil)”; ” And let not those of you who possess grace and abundance swear against giving to the near of kin and the poor and those who have fled in Allah’s way, and they should pardon and turn away. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful”; “And not alike are the good and the evil. Repel (evil) with what is best, when lo! He between whom and you was enmity would be as if he were a warm friend” and “but whoever forgives and amends, he shall have his reward from Allah.”

The list of values furthermore includes reconciliation among Muslims. In truth, many verses in the Quran order is to reconcile among mankind and to give glad tidings to those who reconcile among people that Allah prepares for them a great reward. He, Most High, says, ” There is no good in most of their secret counsels except (in his) who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between people; and whoever does this seeking Allah’s pleasure, We will give him a mighty reward”; ” But he who fears an inclination to a wrong course or an act of disobedience on the part of the testator, and effects an agreement between the parties, there is no blame on him. Surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful” and “On this world and the hereafter. And they ask you concerning the orphans Say: To set right for them (their affairs) is good, and if you become co-partners with them, they are your brethren; and Allah knows the mischief-maker and the pacemaker, and if Allah had pleased, He would certainly have caused you to fall into a difficulty; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.” On the contrary, He, Glorified is He, wans those who spread corruption and mischief among people, saying: “And among men is he whose speech about the life of this world causes you to wonder, and he calls on Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the most violent of adversaries. (204) And when he turns back, he runs along in the land that he may cause mischief in it and destroy the tilth and the stock, and Allah does not love mischief-making. (205) And when it is said to him, guard against (the punishment of) Allah; pride carries him off to sin, therefore hell is sufficient for him; and certainly it is an evil resting place.”

As such, we are in dire need to adhere to the moral ethics called for by the Quran and applied by the Messenger of Allah (PBUH), so that we could arrive at the same level of civilization, progress and advancement.

O Allah! Guide us to the best of morals for none can guide to the best of them but You! O Allah! Remove the worst of morals from us for none can do that but You! O Allah! Protect our country, people, army and police; and grant us and all the Muslim countries security and safety.

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all worlds, Who says in His Ever Glorious Book, “But as for those who believe and do good deeds, their Lord will guide them because of their faith. Streams will flow at their feet in the Gardens of Bliss.” I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. May Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon him, his Household, Companions and upon those who follow their path to the Day of Judgment.

One of the graces that the Almighty Allah bestowed upon His servants is that He made for every good work that man performs good fruits.  One of the greatest works that has good effects on the individual and society is Belief in Allah. The Prophet (PBUH) showed us the reality the belief that should be present in the heart of the believer when Jibreel asked him about belief. The Prophet (PBUH) replied, “It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers and the Last Day and that you believe in destiny (Qadar), its bad and good consequences.” Faith is not just a word to be uttered by the tongue. Rather, it is a belief instilled in the heart, an acknowledgment with the tongue and actions of the body. Faith is something that is settled in the heart and is manifested by actions that show adherence to the commands of Allah and avoidance of His prohibitions.

Once, Imam Hassan Al-Basri was asked: Are you a believer? He replied: “Belief is of two kinds. If you are asking me about belief in Allah, His Angels, Scriptures, Messengers, Paradise, and resurrection, then I’m a believer. But if you ask me about the words of the Almighty Allah, “True believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe when Allah is mentioned, whose faith increases when His revelations are recited to them,” then I do not know whether or not I’m one of them.

When the true belief touches the heart and guides the soul, it will have strong impact in purifying the soul and the mind and it will have its effects on the individual and society. Among the fruits of such belief is that: it leads to the high morality because faith and honesty are related to one another. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “No faith for those lacking honesty, and no faith for those who do not respect their promise.” Also, belief and modesty are related to one another. Safwan Ibn Sulaym said, “The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was asked, ‘Can the believer be a coward?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ He was asked, ‘Can the believer be a miser?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ He was asked, ‘Can the believer be a liar?’ He said, ‘No.’” some scholars equated belief to truthfulness, saying, “Genuine belief means that one says the truth even if he thinks it would harm him, and to avoid lying even if one thinks it would protect him.” Thus, when a person has high morals it means ha has true faith. A believer always utters good words that build correct, and develop, not those word that destruct, spoil or cause damage.  Our religion is a religion of ethics, reformation, and construction.  Whoever exceeds in these manners, he exceeds in faith.

Among the fruits of faith are tranquility and inner peace. When faith controls the human soul, it will be filled with tranquility, certainty and contentment, and thus will attain happiness in this world and the Hereafter.  The true believer realizes that what has come to him could have never missed him, and that what has missed him could have never come to you. This makes a believer always thanking Allah in times of easiness and patient is the state of hardships. The Almighty Allah says, “He will guide the heart of anyone who believes in Him.” The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him.”

Among these fruits is that faith protects a believer from committing major sins. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “The one who commits an illegal sexual intercourse is not a believer at the time of committing illegal sexual intercourse and a thief is not a believer at the time of committing theft and a drinker of alcoholic drink is not a believer at the time of drinking.” The true believer also avoids anything that harms his brothers such as mockery and evil thoughts. The Almighty Allah said, “Believers, no one group of men should jeer at another, who may after all be better than them; no one group of women should jeer at another, who may after all be better than them; do not speak ill of one another; do not use offensive nicknames for one another. How bad it is to be called a mischief-maker after accepting faith! Those who do not repent of this behavior are evildoers.” Allah also said, “Believers, avoid many suspicions – some suspicions are sinful- and do not spy on one another or speak ill of people behind their backs: would any of you like to eat the flesh of your dead brother? No, you would hate it. So be mindful of Allah: Allah is ever relenting, most merciful.” Belief instils in the heart the value of thinking well of others, as Allah said, “When you heard the lie, why did believing men and women not think well of their own people and declare, ‘This is obviously a lie’?”

Among the fruits of faith is the support and help from Allah, because genuine faith makes a person under the protection of Allah, as the Almighty Allah said, “For Allah is certainly with the believers.” The word “with” here means support, help and assistance. The Almighty Allah also said, “O you who believe! If you help Allah, He will help you and make you stand firm.” Allah, the Almighty, says: “Indeed, We will support Our messengers and those who believe during the life of this world and on the Day when the witnesses will stand; “and incumbent upon Us was support of the believers” and “Those to whom hypocrites said, “Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them.” But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they ‘Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.’ So they returned with favor from Allah and bounty, no harm having touched them. And they pursued the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.”

One of the fruits of belief is for Allah, Most High, to entrench the love of man into the hearts of others. So, the true believer shall be lenient and easy to deal with. In this regard, He, Most High, says: “Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.” That is to say that whenever the man sincerely gets close to Allah, He, Glorified is He, would make the hearts of the believers turn to him in love; a point which is recorded in the Qudusi Hadith wherein Allah, the Almighty, says: ” When Allah loves a slave, calls out Jibril and says: ‘I love so-and-so; so love him’. Then Jibril loves him. After that he (Jibril) announces to the inhabitants of heavens that Allah loves so- and-so; so love him; and the inhabitants of the heavens (the angels) also love him and then make people on earth love him” and ” And My servant continues to draw near to me with nafil (supererogatory) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.”

Another fruit for true belief in Allah is that it is a main reason for alleviating disasters and removing afflictions. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Shouldn’t I tell you about something that if one of you is afflicted with harm or disaster, Allah will alleviate his affliction in case he says it! The companions said: “Yes!” He (PBUH) said: “The supplication of Dhu Al-Nun “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers,” for Allah, Most High, said afterwards, “So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.”

With that said, I ask Allah to forgive me and you

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All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds; I bear witness that there is no god but Allah; and I bear witness that our master Prophet Muhammad is His slave and Messenger; may Allah’s Peace and Blessings be upon him, his family, companions and whoever follows their guidance to the Day of Judgment.

Muslim brothers,

One of the greatest fruits of Iman is that it realizes social security and safety. If belief is well established in the heart of the true believer, it will serve as a source for security and stability, thus people’s souls and property are safe. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the people are safe, and the believer is the one from whom the people’s lives and wealth are safe.” So, the ethics of true believers prevent them from terrifying others or committing aggression against them, even if they are non-Muslims; Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Whoever kills a Mu’ahid, will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance may be detected from a distance of forty years.”

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) explicitly stated that he who harms his neighbors is not a perfect Muslim or who eats to the full while his neighbors are hungry; He (PBUH) said, “By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe!” It was said, “Who is that, O Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)?” He said, “That person whose neighbor does not feel safe from his evil.” So, true belief drives man to do good, help others, cultivate his manner and whose impact is reflected in his behavior and dealing with other creatures. He even shows mercy for man, animals and inanimate objects just to attain to the Pleasure of Allah, Most High, “And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, (8) [Saying], “We feed you only for the countenance of Allah. We wish not from you reward or gratitude.”

True is the poet who composed the following verses:

In case belief is lost, safety is lost

And there will be no life for he who does not have a religion

And he who is content with life away from religion

He has truly accompanied himself to destruction

One of the greatest fruits of belief in Allah is the great reward prepared by Allah for the true believers in the Hereafter “Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – their Lord will guide them because of their faith. Beneath them rivers will flow in the Gardens of Pleasure;” “And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow;” “But they who believe and do righteous deeds – those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally” and “Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds – they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging, (107) Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer.”

In the Qudusi Hadith, Allah, Most High, states, ” The Prophet, said, “Allah said, ‘I have prepared for My pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of. All that is reserved, besides which, all that you have seen, is nothing.” Then he recited:- ‘No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.’

So, we should do our best to reach this degree of Iman on the level of conviction, saying and actions, and thus showing mercy, cooperation, truthfulness, shyness, generosity and chastity will prevail. On the other hand, we should keep away from lying, cheating, betrayal, backbiting, mischief, and injustice.

O Allah! Make Iman endear to us and make us hate disbelief, immorality and disobedience and make us from those who are rightly-guided! O Allah! Protect our country and all the world’s countries!