Ali Albarghouthi

Ramadan teaches us so many lessons, and few are as important as developing our patience and reconnecting us with the Quran. In this khutbah, we learn the wisdom behind our fast, and we understand how the Quran should be read in the month of Ramadan.

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (The fasting of the Month of Patience and three days from every month removes the contaminants of the heart) reported by al-Bazzar and Ahmad and al-Tabarani and declared to be sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib 1032)

Ramadan brings a lot of rahmah (mercy) with it, a gift from the Most Merciful. It allows us to draw near to our Creator and to recover from the troubles and burdens of the last year. In this khutbah, we explain the mercy that we receive in Ramadan and how to be ready to receive it.

Is there food in heaven? How about hell? What food did the Prophet love and recommend? How can we receive blessings and rewards from our food ? Is our food supposed to teach us something? In this khutbah, we answer these questions and learn about the place of food in the Islamic outlook on life.

he Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (I know a statement that no one says truly from their heart except that they will be saved from Hellfire: La ilaha illa Allah) Reported by al-Hakim (242) and ibn Habban (204) and declared to be sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Targhib 1528)

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (When a person brings the Wudu water close to him and washes his mouth and nose, the sins committed by his face, mouth and nose fall out. Then when he washes his face as commanded by Allah, the sins of his face fall out from the ends of his beard with the water. Then when he washes his hands up to and including the elbows, the sins of his hands fall out from his fingers with the water. Then when he wipes over his head, the sins of the head fall out from the ends of his hair with the water. Then when he washes his feet to the ankles, the sins of his feet fall out from his toes with the water. Then if he stands up for Salah and thanks Allah, praises Him, glorifies Him as He deserves, and dedicates his heart wholly to Allah, he emerges sin free as the day he was born)

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (The one whom Allah did not put in their heart mercy towards people has perished and is in loss) Reported by al-Dulabi in al-Kuna and Abu Naim in al-Marifah and ibn Asakir in Tarikh Dimashq and decalred to be hasan by al-Albani (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah 456)

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Allah descends on the night of the middle of Shaban to the lowest sky and forgives each soul except one who has hatred in their heart or one with shirk in Allah the Most High) Reported by Ibn Abi Asim in Kitab al-Sunnah (509) and declared to be sahih by al-Albani in Takhrij Kitab al-Sunnah

The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (A thankful heart, a tongue that remembers Allah, and a pious woman that helps you in your worldly and religious matters are the best that people treasure) Reported by al-Bayhaqi in Shuab al-Iman (4116) and declared to be sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Jami 4409)

The Messenger said: (The one who has an ant's weight of arrogance in their heart shall not enter paradise.) A man said: one loves that his clothes be nice and his shoes be nice. He said: (Allah is Beautiful and loves beautification. Arrogance is the rejection of the truth and the belittling of people.) Reported by Muslim (91)

Explanation of the 12th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Shuh [greed] and iman will never coexist in the heart of a slave of Allah) Reported by al-Nasai (3110) and al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad. It is declared to be hasan by ibn Hajar and sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Nasa’i 3110)

The way the companions learned the Quran was drastically different than the way we do it today. Their way produced the best interaction with Allah's words and they were the best generation because of it. We, on the other hand, are only superficially connected to it. Learn how the companions used to do it and listen to a practical outline of steps that will help you rediscover the glory and beauty of the Quran. quranquranquraanscriptureholyscriptureLearningbestlearningsahabahsahabacompanionsprophet

Does Allah love humanity? Is there evidence to show that? Does Allah want us to love each other? Is there evidence for that too? As this khutbah shows, the divine Shari'ah that Allah revealed aims to nurture and protect love. It undoubtedly can be dubbed the Shari'ah of love.

Loving the prophets and messengers of God is the second manifestation and realization of love in Islam. Discover in this khutbah why Allah loved these people so much and wanted us to love them too, especially Prophet Muhammad peace be upon them all. Importantly, we note the proper ways of loving the Prophet and ways to nurture this love.

We often hear that Islam is not a religion of love. Is this true? Is there no place for love in Islam? Here we investigate the relationship between love and Islam, and we try to understand the reasons behind the creation of this world and why we are in it.

Explanation of the 11th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam ascended the pulpit and cried out: (O you who have accepted Islam by tongue but iman is yet to penetrate their hearts: do not harm the Muslims, and do not shame them, and do not trace their faults. For the one who traces the faults of his Muslim brother will have Allah tracing his faults, and the one whom Allah traces his faults Allah will disgrace even if he was concealed inside his home)

Explanation of the ninth hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (Amanah descended in the middle of mens hearts, then the Quran descended and they learned the Quran, and then they learned the Sunnah.) Then the Prophet told us about the lifting of amanah and said: (One would sleep and amanah would be lifted from his heart, and a faint dark trace would remain in its place. Then he would sleep again and amanah would lifted from his heart and it will leave a trace like a blister, like an ember that you roll down your foot and it swells and you see it puff up but there is nothing inside. And so people would sell and buy with hardly anyone being trustworthy until it will be said: Among the children of so and so is a trustworthy man, until it will be said about a man: How strong he is! How handsome and eloquent he is! How wise he is and there is no grain of iman in his heart) Reported by al-Bukhari (6497) and Muslim (143)

Explanation of the 8th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam came out while we were talking about poverty and expressing fears about it and he said: (Is it poverty that you fear? I swear by the One who has my soul in His Hand [the bounties of] this world will be poured upon on so much that the heart of one of you would not go astray except because of it. I swear by Allah, I have left you on the likeness of the white [path]: its night is no different than its day) Reported by ibn Majah and declared to be hasan by al-Albani (Sahih ibn Majah 5)

Explanation of the tenth hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (Written on the child of Adam is their share of fornication, they will surely meet what is written for them. The fornication of the eyes is in looking, and the ears is in listening, and the tongue in talking, and the hands in touching, and the feet in walking. And the heart desires and wishes, and the private parts confirm this or reject it) Reported by al-Bukhari (6612) and Muslim (2657)

Explanation of the seventh hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (The heart of the old man is young in its love of two things: long life and love of wealth) Reported by al-Bukhari (6420) and Muslim (1046)