Friday Khutbah of Masjid Otsuka

January, Friday 06. 2023

In the name of Allah Most Gracious and Most Merciful 

All praises are due to Allah. We believe in Him and His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day and in Destiny its good and apparent bad. We are content with Allah as our Lord, Islam as our religion. I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah the uniquely One, who has no partners in His one-ness. And I testify that the Prophet Muhammad is the slave of Allah and His Messenger.

O servants of Allah! Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah an-Nur and Surah an-Nisaa:

“And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him – it is those who are the attainers.”  (S.24  V.52)

“‌He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah. …”  (S.4  V.80)

Indeed, Allah has sent down the Qur’an upon the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur’an has within it commands and prohibitions, and the prescription of the sacred law unto the creation. Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah an-Nahl:

“…And We revealed to you (Muhammad) the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them. …”  (S.16  V.44)

So, the Prophet SAW clarified for us the affairs in our religion, he is the one who elucidates what has come to us from the Lord, teaching us through his guidance, the details of our worship. So, he clarified for us how to worship Allah and its times, the number of Rakaat it has. Similarly, the Prophet SAW clarified for us the rulings related to fasting, he explained the amount of Zakat, and he also made the Hajj with the people and explained for the rites by saying:

“Learn your rites from me.” 

O servants of Allah! The Prophet SAW came with the best of character. Jafar ibn Abi Talib RA states: The Prophet SAW called us to Allah, he commanded us to have sincerity in our speech, to fulfill our trusts and to be kind and connected to our relations and to be kind to our neighbours. So we were sincere to him and believed in him, and followed him in what he brought forward, taking as haram that which made haram for us, and taking as halal that which is made halal. So the Messenger of Allah SAW is our example in our worship, he is our example in his character and interpersonal dealings, in all of the affairs of our lives. Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah al-Ahzab:

“There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.”  (S.33  V.21)

Indeed, the following of the Prophet SAW is to be in all aspects of our life. In his social and family values, for he was an excellent husband and father. And we follow all him in all of his traces, in his striving and struggles, in his mercy, in his gentleness, his tolerance and in all his lofty traits of character and humanity. Each of us is tasked to do this in his own domain, the employee in their employment, the worker in their work, the teacher in their teaching, the student in their studying, the husband with their wives and their children, and the wife with her husband and children. For it is through this that we can strengthen the love of the Prophet SAW in our hearts, in our souls, such that we can feel the sweetness of faith in our hearts. The Prophet SAW said: “There are three qualities for which anyone who is characterized by them will experience the sweetness of faith: [the first of what he mentioned was] He to whom God and His messenger are dearer than all else.” [Bukhari and Muslim]   

May the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon prophet Muhammad SAW, his family and all of his Companions. May Allah be pleased with the Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, and all those who will follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment.

O Allah! Accept our prayers and all our ibada.  

O Allah! Accept all of our good deeds and forgive us for our sins.

O Allah! Guide us to the right path and accept all our worships

O Allah! Accept us for Your service and for the service of Islam and Muslims.

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O Allah! Grant safety and security in Japan and all over the world. Aamin ya Rabbil Aalamin