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Friday, 05 Rabi'ul Awal 1434 H/ 18 January 2013

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By Sh Saleh bin Abdullah Al-Humaid - 22 Safar 1434

Praise be to Allah! Praise be to Allah, the Supreme, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful and Most Gracious! Far be it from Allah to have an analogue or anyone equal unto Him! Be He exalted from having a match for Him or a supporter! I praise Him (?) for His completed bounties, and I thank Him for saving us from His wrath and vengeance. I bear witness that there is no deity (worthy of worship) except Allah alone with no partner, a testimony whereby a believer aspires to feel secure on the Day of Judgment and anticipates a privileged position in the Hereafter conferred on him by Allah; and I bear witness that our Master and Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) is His servant and Messenger. His Lord taught him what he did not know, and made of his nation the best one ever. May Allah send His Salat (Graces, Honors, and Mercy), much Peace and Blessing on him, on his kind and virtuous family who, thanks to this religion, attained prestige and power, on his honorable and blessed who were, in enjoining what is right and good real brothers and staunch supporters, on the tab'în (the contemporaries of the Companions of the Prophet [Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam] after his death), and on all those who follow their footsteps in righteousness; ?… those who, when they are reminded of the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, fall not deaf and blind thereat.? [Al-Furqan: 73].

O Muslims!

I advise you, O people, and myself to fear Allah. So, fear Allah ?may Allah have mercy on you? and seek the help of your Lord to overcome preordained tribulations of life. Make your love of others prompted solely by the love of Allah, observe His rights in your duties towards your religion. Do not overestimate or rejoice at any good acts you may do, neither underestimate any evil acts, no matter how small they are, you may commit. Draw lessons from what befell bygone generations, and think deeply about the destiny of the two groups: a group in paradise enjoying Allah’s love and satisfaction, and another group in hell suffering from Allah’s repulsion and dismissal. ?Then, when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask of one another.? (101) ?Then, those whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy, they are the successful? (102) ?And those whose scales (of good deeds) are light, they are those who lose their own selves, in Hell will they abide.? [Al-Mû’minûn: 101-103]

O Muslims!

When a righteous Muslim occupies a decision-making position, he is ?Allah willing? the honest guardian of the resources of the country and people; he safeguards the rights, disseminates justice, works conscientiously, and preserves the nation’s gains. In fact, a loyal person holding a responsibility is not only intrinsically righteous but also motivated by the drive of helping others being righteous. He enjoins righteousness and forbids corruption. read more

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* Two accused of killing policeman - The two men accused of killing a Free State policeman during an armed robbery will apply for bail in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Thursday.

* Witch-hunt begins at SABC - The SABC’s acting chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, has launched a witch-hunt for employees suspected of leaking damaging information about him.

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Ml Mohammed Salim Dhorat of Leicester UK delivered this talk on the importance of being loyal to our Leader Muhammad Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wa Sallim. Moulana mentioned that Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wa Sallim was sent by Allah Ta’ala when humanity was enveloped in darkness. He, Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wa Sallim, came with a `program’ that would take humanity from the misery of ignorance and darkness toward the Peace of knowledge and light. This `program’, as Moulana mentioned, is called Sunnah.

Moulana also explained that, no matter what category an `amal/action falls under viz. Fardh, Wajib, Mustahab or Sunnah, this is the way Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wa Sallim carried out this action and should be emulated passionately.

The Path of Sunnah leads to the love of Allah Ta’ala. When one becomes the beloved of Allah Ta’ala, Allah takes care of his needs and resolves his problems. Moulana emphasised that if the entire Ummah becomes obedient to Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wa Sallim, Allah Ta’ala will surely change conditions for the better… Listen

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