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قَدْ تَمَّمَ اللهُ مَقَاصِدْنَا - Qad Tammama Allahu Maqāsidanā by Al-Maqasid

يا جيلاني شي لله - Ya Jilani Shay Lillah by Al-Maqasid

عُودِى يَا لَيَالِى الرِّضَا - udī yā layālīr riḍā by Al-Maqasid

مَحْبُوبِي بِالوِصَالْ أَنْعَمْ عَلَيَّ - My Beloved has Blessed Me with Union by Al-Maqasid

الـرَّبُّ صَـلَّـى دَائِـمَـا وَسَـلَّـمْ - The Lord forever sends blessings and peace by Al-Maqasid

روضة الهادي نبينا by Al-Maqasid

‏بلغ العُلا بكمالـــــــهِ He reached the peak of greatness through his perfection Nasheeed rendition by Muhammad Colon

‘Guidance was born and as a result the universe became illuminated with every beautiful quality And the mouth of time was all smiles and praise.’   In this Khutba, Ustadh Tariq Samady quotes beautiful statements made about the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by knowers of Allah, the righteous, poets, and even the Prophet ﷺ himself.    Ustadh Tariq ends with a recent poem by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf titled ‘Be Like A...

“The way to [Allah’s love] is in following and loving the Messenger ﷺ.” The foundational virtue in Islam is love. All other virtues either help us to arrive at the station of love or are the fruits of love. In this Khutba, Shaykh Amjad Tarsin explains the three main reasons why people fall in love and how the perfection of all these reasons is found in the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He provides three pra...

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said in a well-known Hadith Qudsi in Bukhari:   “Verily Allah the Exalted has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity to a wali of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with supererogatory deeds until I love him. ...

“We really need to dedicate time and thought and effort into deepening the bonds of love.”   The turning point for the Umma was the Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ Hijra (622 CE), when the Muslims migrated from Mecca to Madina. Upon arriving in Madina, the Prophet ﷺ first ordered the building of the masjid and then established bonds of brotherhood between the Muhajirun (migrants) and the Ansar (helpers).   C...

“All treasures lie in the time between Maghrib and Isha.”   The inheritors of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at any given time are tasked with articulating the realities of the deen and addressing the realities of that time.  Here, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus passes on sixteen indispensable pieces of advice, divided among four categories, given to him by his teacher: (1) Four times to preserve; (2) Four traits to...

“Seek companions with certain qualities according to what [you] want to get out of the relationship.”   Citing the Quran, Hadith, and statements of the pious, Ustadh Yusuf Weltch explains the three reasons that cause one to sin and their cure. Included in the discussion is the importance of making sincere dua (supplications) and how to do so, as well as the necessity of good companionship. The wee...

“We have windows that open up in our lives, doors that open up, and you have to go through them—because sometimes those doors might not ever open up again.”   In Chapter 10 of Riyad al-Salihin (Gardens of the Righteous), Imam Nawawi discusses the virtues of hastening to good deeds and being steadfast in doing so.  In this khutba, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus focuses on a well-known Hadith mentioned in this...

“The beauty of Islam and the beauty of the revelation that we have and the Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, is that…we are always able to understand objectively what is good in the sight of Allah ﷻ and what is disliked and forbidden in the sight of Allah ﷻ.”   The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ warned us that at the end of time there will be an inversion and reversal of realities. We now live in a society def...

“Shaytan is calculating. He will take a route of 1000 miles only to get you into a hole which is 3 feet away from you.”   In this extremely instructive khutba based on numerous verses in the Quran and Hadith, Shaykh Alaudeen Us’Sutteri discusses how Muslims should deal with (1) Allah and (2) Creation – specifically self, shaytan, parents, spouses, children, Muslims, non-Muslims, and animals.

“The way that we look at the world is the way that the world looks at us.”   In a Hadith Qudsi (where the meaning is from Allah, but the phrasing is from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ), Allah the Exalted says, “I am in the opinion of My servant.” In this uplifting Khutba based on numerous hadith and stories of the righteous, Ustadh Hasan Petrus explains why it is paramount—and indeed one of the secrets o...

“[Adab] is the gathering point; it is that one reality within the human being, that one dimension that includes all aspects of good.” Adab is an Arabic word that contains such a richness of meaning that makes it difficult to translate. Words such as etiquette, good manners, and comportment are often used in an attempt to convey its meaning, though they still fall short in capturing its full depth....

“O My servants, I have forbidden wrongdoing for Myself and I have made it forbidden for you. Therefore, do not wrong one another. O My servants, all of you are lost except for those whom I have guided. Therefore, seek guidance from Me and I will guide you…” In his compilation of Forty Hadith, Imam Nawawi chose the most important and central hadith that comprehensively provide an understanding of t...

“One of the things that the end of Ramadan teaches us is … about the nature of death itself.” On this last Jumua in Ramadan, Ustadh Amjad Tarsin asks us to reflect upon how Ramadan has brought us nearer to Allah the Exalted so that we continue to seek His good pleasure and nearness after the month ends.  Ustadh Amjad also tells of the allegory of the generous king and the final request made by the...

“The eternal Home in the Hereafter We reserve only for those who seek neither tyranny nor corruption on the earth.” Shaykh Yahya Rhodus relates the story of Qarun—who was from the people of Prophet Musa, peace be upon him, but a close associate of the Pharaoh—as a reminder of the proper attitude towards receiving Divine gifts in this life (see Sura al-Qasas, 28:76-83). He uses this Quranic account...

“If you don’t cry, force yourself to cry.” The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "Seven [categories of people] will be shaded by Allah in His shade on the Day of Resurrection when there will be no shade except His shade.” In this Khutba, Shaykh Yahya Rhodus discusses the seven categories of people who will be shaded and explains how each of us has an opportunity to fall within at least one of those categor...

“This is the way we should be navigating our path to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala – being careful of every step we take.” As we near the end of the first ten days of this most sacred month of Ramadan, Shaykh Alaudeen Us’Sutteri reminds us of the purpose of fasting and its many potential benefits to encourage us to make the most out of the time that is left. The weekly Jumua, or Friday, Congregational...

“The easiest part of Ramadan is leaving food and drink.” Ramadan is known as ‘Ramadan al-Karim’ or ‘The Generous Ramadan’ because of the numerous blessings it offers to believers. In this Khutba, Ustadh Hasan Petrus discusses several ways in which Ramadan is a unique opportunity to improve one’s character and gain the pleasure of Allah the Exalted. He also reads the Khutba that the Prophet Muhamma...