The Sermon Pt. 1

Assalamu’alaikum!

On the authority of Salman al Farsi (May Allah be pleased with him) it is narrated that during the last Jumu’ah of the month of Sha’ban the Prophet (Peace be upon him) recited a Khutbah (sermon) in which he said:

“O people, there come over you now a great month, a most blessed month in which lies a night more greater in virtue than a thousand months. It is a month in which Allah has made fasting compulsory by day, and has made the Taraweeh a sunnah by night. Whosoever intends drawing near to Allah by performing any virtuous deed, for such a person shall be the reward like the one who had performed a Fardh (obligatory act) at any other time. And whoever performs a Fardh, shall be blessed with the reward of seventy Faraa-idh at any other time.

This is indeed a month of patience, and the reward for true patience is Jannah (Paradise). It is the month of sympathy towards one’s fellowmen. It is the month wherein a true believer’s rizq (sustenance) is increased. Whosoever feeds another Muslim who fasted, in order to break the fast at sunset, for the feeder there shall be forgiveness of sins and freedom from the fire of Jahannam (hellfire), and for such a feeder shall be the same reward as the one who fasted (who he fed) without that persons reward being decreased in the least.”

Thereupon we said, “O Messenger of Allah, not all of us possess the means whereby we can give a fasting person to break his fast.” (They were at the time under the impression that Rasullulah (saw) referred to a full meal). Rasullulah (saw) replied: “Allah grants the same reward to the one who gives a fasting person to break the fast a mere date, or a drink of water, or a sip of milk (for Iftar).”

To be continued tomorrow with Pt.2, InsyaAllah...