MCCGP Podcast

Friday May 20, 2022 Shaw'wal 19, 1443   'And Purify Your Garments': Inward and Outward Purity in Islam.   The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, 'Purification is half of faith.' In this Khutba, we look at how purification, inwardly and outwardly, is sought in everything Allah commands us to do, with a focus on physical purity of our person, clothing, and environment.

Sunday May 15, 2022   Continuing the study of the Meccan Period of the Prophet's life (Allah bless him and give him peace), this episode looks at the seeds of Islam planted among the Khazraj of Yathrib, and the lead up to one of the momentous miracles: the Night Journey and Ascent (al-Isra' wa al-Mi'raj).

Friday May 13, 2022   Growth and Cleansing: Fulfilling Zakat, the Third Pillar of Islam

Friday May 6, 2022 Riding the Ramadan Wave. Now that we have completed our Ramadan fast, how do we ride its wave and build on the habits we cultivated? What are the main lessons we learn from the daily fasts and nightly prayers that we can take into every month of the year?

Monday May 2, 2022 Shawwal 1, 1443   First Eid al-Fitr Khutba led by Imam Abdul Aziz Suraqah

Sunday May 1, 2022 Ramadan 30, 1443   The inner dimensions of Fasting from Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (Revival of the religious sciences)   Conclusion

Saturday April 30, 2022 Ramadan 29, 1443   The 29th Aphorism: Sometimes He opens the door of obedience for you but not the door of acceptance; or sometimes He condemns you to sin and it turns out to be a cause of arriving at Him. A disobedience that bequeaths humiliation and extreme need is better than an obedience that bequeaths self-infatuation and pride. He knew of the irresolution of servants...

Friday April 29, 2022 Generosity in Ramadan. The month of Ramadan is a time of withholding but also a time of release, namely the exercise of increased generosity. What are the connections between Ramadan and giving, and what are the various forms of generosity open for us in this month and beyond?

Saturday April 30, 2022 Ramadan 29, 1443   The inner dimensions of Fasting from Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (Revival of the religious sciences)   Adab (Etiquettes) of Fasting

Friday April 29, 2022 Ramadan 28, 1443   The 28th Aphorism: 'Far be it for our Lord to recompense with credit the servant who deals with Him in cash. Suffice it as a recompense to you for obedience that He has judged you worthy of obedience. It suffices as a reward for the doers of good that He has inspired obedience to Him in their hearts and brought upon them the existence of His reciprocal inti...

Thursday April 28, 2022 Ramadan 27, 1443   The 27th Aphorism: 'A sign of the heart’s death is the absence of sadness over the acts of obedience that you have neglected and the abandonment of regret over the mistakes that you have made.’… ‘Let no sin reach such proportion in your eyes that it cuts you off from having a good opinion of Allah, for, indeed, whoever knows his Lord considers his sin as...

Thursday April 28, 2022 Ramadan 27, 1443   The inner dimensions of Fasting from Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (Revival of the religious sciences)   Fasting of the Righteous

Wednesday April 27, 2022 Ramadan 26, 1443   The 26th Aphorism: 'Do not abandon the invocation (dhikr) because you do not feel the Presence of Allah therein. For your forgetfulness of the invocation of Him is worse than your forgetfulness in the invocation of Him. Perhaps He will take you from an invocation with forgetfulness (ghafla) to one with vigilance (yaqaza), and from one with Presence of Al...

Tuesday April 26, 2022 Ramadan 25, 1443   The 25th Aphorism: 'You might be in a bad state; then your associating with one who is in a worse state makes you see virtue in yourself.'

Wednesday April 27, 2022 Ramadan 26, 1443   The inner dimensions of Fasting from Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (Revival of the religious sciences)   Fasting of the eyes and the tongue

Monday April 25, 2022 Ramadan 24, 1443   The 24th Aphorism: 'Do not keep company with anyone whose state does not inspire you and whose speech does not lead you to Allah.'

Tuesday April 26, 2022 Ramadan 25, 1443   The inner dimensions of Fasting from Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din (Revival of the religious sciences)   Three categories of fasting: Fasting from food and drink, Fasting of the limbs and Fasting from the halal and turning completely towards the Creator.    

Monday April 25, 2022 Ramadan 24, 1443   Ramadan Post-Fajr Halaqa on Maqasid al-Sawn (The Objectives of Fasting). Prohibitions and Dislikes, Conclusion

Saturday April 23, 2022 Ramadan 22, 1443   The 22nd Aphorism: ‘Appeal to no one but Him to relieve you of a pressing need that He Himself has brought upon you. For how can someone else remove what He has imposed? And how can he who is unable to free himself of a pressing need free anyone else of one?’   The 23rd Aphorism: ‘If you have not improved your thinking of Him because of His nature, improv...

Sunday April 24, 2022 Ramadan 23, 1443   Ramadan Post-Fajr Halaqa on Maqasid al-Sawn (The Objectives of Fasting). Various fasts throughout the year and their virtues

Friday April 22, 2022   Seeking Laylat al-Qadr   As we enter the final third of Ramadan, how do we understand the significance and virtue of Laylat al-Qadr, and how do we seek it? What should we bring to these final ten days and nights of Ramadan?

Saturday April 23, 2022 Ramadan 22, 1443   Ramadan Post-Fajr Halaqa on Maqasid al-Sawn (The Objectives of Fasting). Voluntary fasting and comparison between its different types.

Friday April 22, 2022 Ramadan 21, 1443   The 21st Aphorism: ‘The source of every disobedience, indifferences, and passion is self-satisfaction. The source of every obedience, vigilance, and virtue is dissatisfaction with one's self. It is better for you to keep company with an ignorant man dissatisfied with himself than to keep company with a learned man satisfied with himself. For what knowledge...

Thursday April 21, 2022 Ramadan 20, 1443   The 20th Aphorism: ‘Amongst the attributes of your human nature, draw away from every one that is incompatible with your servanthood, so that you may be responsive to the call of Allah and near His Presence.’

Friday April 22, 2022 Ramadan 21, 1443   Ramadan Post-Fajr Halaqa on Maqasid al-Sawn (The Objectives of Fasting). Mutlaq (open-ended, voluntary) type of fast.