Translation of Khutba （Friday December 31, 2010） (Mukmin’

31, 2010） (Mukmin’s good behaviour and its benefit)

Bismillah-r-Rahman-r-RahimW All praises be to Allah, Lord and Sustainer of the worlds, and may the peace and

blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and upon his family and companions.

On the authority of Abu Hurairah (radiAllaahu anhu) that the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said :

“ Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allaah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of

Resurrection. And whoever alleviates the need of a needy person, Allaah will alleviate his needs in this world and the

Hereafter. Whoever shields (or hides the misdeeds of) a Muslim, Allaah will shield him in this world and the Hereafter.

And Allaah will aid His Slave so long as he aids his brother. And whoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein,

Allaah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in one of the Houses of Allaah, reciting the

Book of Allaah and studying it among themselves, except that Sakeenah (Tranquility) descends upon them, and Mercy

envelops them, and the angels surround them, and Allaah mentions them amongst those who are with Him. And

whoever is slowed down by his actions, will not be hastened forward by his lineage.” It was related by Muslim in these

words. This is a great hadeeth that encompasses all the branches of Knowledge, and the Principles (of the Religion),

and the Excellent Manners. In it is found the virtue of fulfilling the needs of the Muslims, and benefitting them, from

what is possible for one, of Knowledge, or wealth, or aid, or guidance towards that which will correct their affairs, or

advice. or other than that. And the meaning of "alleviates the need" is removing it.

And as for his (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) statement "Whoever shields (or hides the misdeeds of) a Muslim", then

'shielding' here means to hide his slips and lapses, and the intended meaning here is hiding the lapses of those who are

of upright and pious character, and those like them who are not known to be evil-doers. And this is with regards to

hiding the sins that they may have committed in the past, and which are over. On the other hand, if they are caught

red-handed performing a sin then it is obligatory to admonish them and forbid them from it. And if they are unable to

do so, then they must raise the matter to the Authorities, if they do not fear any evil repercussions from this. Thus, in

such cases the correct action is not to shield them, as this may tempt them to perpetrate more evil, to cause more harm,

to enter into more Forbidden matters, or to encourage others upon what is similar to this. So it is desired that one

raises the matter to the Leader, as long as he does not fear any further evil from doing so. And similar to all this is the

disparagement and criticizing of the Narrators of Hadeeth by the Hadeeth Scholars, and of the Witnesses (to contracts),

and the Trustees of the wealth to be distributed in Charity and the Awqaaf, and those who look after the wealth of the

Orphans, and what is similar to that. Then in all such cases it is obligatory to expose their evil actions if required, and it

is not permissible to hide their sins if one sees from them that which is reproachable. And this is not considered to be

from the Forbidden Backbiting, rather it is part of the Obligatory Naseehah (sincerity advice). And as for his

(sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) statement "And Allaah will aid His Slave so long as he aids his brother" then this is a

generalization whose detailed explanation must include the case where the Slave (of Allaah) resolves to help his brother
Muslim (by admonishing him), whereupon it becomes required of him not to be cowardly of speaking the Truth to him,

believing, all the while, that Allaah will help him and protect him from any evil repercussions of doing so.

And in this hadeeth is mentioned the virtue of fulfilling the needs of a Muslim, and of striving in the Path of seeking

Knowledge, and this includes the virtue of being pre-occupied with Knowledge. And what is intended by Knowledge

here is the Knowledge of the Sharee'ah. And all this requires that one intends by it the Face of Allaah ta'aalaa, just as

this is a condition in every act of worship. And his (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) statement "No people gather together

in one of the Houses of Allaah, reciting the Book of Allaah and studying it among themselves" is a proof for the virtue of

gathering in the masjid for the recitation of the Qur'aan. And regarding the word 'Sakeenah' mentioned here, then some

people have said that it means 'Mercy', but this interpretation is weak due to the separate mention of Mercy in the next

part of the hadeeth. And it has been said that it means Tranquility, Peacefulness and Dignity, and this is better. And

his (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) statement "No people gather together" is in the indefinite, general form, as though he

(sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) meant to say " Any people" who gather for this, then they will receive all of the Virtue

what he has mentioned. And he (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam) did not lay a condition here that the people must be

scholars, or ascetics or possessors of High Stations. And the meaning of "and the angels surround them" is similar to

that mentioned by Allaah ta'aalaa in His Noble Book Quran in Suratur az-Zumar:

round…
"And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne (of Allaah) from all round…" (S.39 V.75)

That is they will encircle and encompass them from every side. And so it will be as though the angels will be so close

to them, so as to completely encircle them, and no gap will be left between them through which Shaytaan may enter.

And as for his (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) statement "and Mercy envelops them" then the word 'envelop' is not used

except when all the parts of the object are completely covered from all sides. And Shaykh Shihaab ad-Deen bin Farj

said : "And the meaning of this, from what I see to be correct, is that the Envelopment of His Mercy is such that it

encircles and embraces all previous sins, in shaa' Allaah ta'aalaa." And his (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam)

statement "and Allaah mentions them amongst those who are with Him" implies that the mentioning of Allaah ta'aalaa is

amongst the Prophets and the Most Honourable of the Angels, and Allaah knows best.

O Allah ! Give us affluence with Your Grace. untill we don’ t need favor from any one.

O Allah ! Guide us to the right path. Strengthen our Iman

O Allah ! Give shifa(cure) to all who are sick

O Allah ! Give Barakah and HalalRizk on our business.

O Allah ! Give us Taufiq and strength to serve Islam and Muslims

O Allah ! May Grant Halal Rizq and safety for Musmims in Japan and all over the world

O Allah ! Accept us for spreading Islam in Japan and all over the world Ya Rabbil Aalameen