How to strengthen ummah’s brotherhood, By Murtadha Gusau

Pricey brothers and sisters! What are the fruits of the Islamic brotherhood and love for the sake of Allah? A very powerful fruit is the unity and coherence of the Muslim Ummah. Because of this, nobody can corrupt relations amongst the Muslim Ummah. Amongst different fruits is to really feel that you’re not dealing with life’s challenges alone. So, Islamic brotherhood is a part of religion (Iman). You need to imagine in that.

Within the Identify of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

All thanks and reward are as a result of Allah, from Whom we search assist and forgiveness. We search refuge with Allah from the evils of ourselves and the evil penalties of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides won’t ever be misled and whoever strays from Him won’t ever discover a information. I bear witness that there isn’t a god besides Allah. Likewise, I bear witness that Muhammad is the servant and theMessenger of Allah.

Pricey brothers and sisters! Undoubtedly the Muslim Ummah is affected by many issues. Analyses for these issues are many. Nevertheless, as Muslims, we must always rely on the texts of the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Why do Muslims hate, assault, battle and kill each other? Islamic students assault Islamic students, Nigerians assault and battle in opposition to Nigerians, Palestinians battle in opposition to Palestinians, Lebanese in opposition to Lebanese, Somalis in opposition to Somalis, Sudanese in opposition to Sudanese, Yemenis in opposition to Yemenis, and many others. There’s a verse within the noble Qur’an that gives the rationale. The Qur’an declares:

“…They forgot a superb a part of the Message that was despatched to them: so We estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one and the opposite, to the Day of Judgment.”

In order that they forgot a part of the message. They don’t observe the entire of Islam. They search official positions, fame and excessive standing. They’re enthusiastic about worldly pleasures, wealth and property. The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) warned Muslims in his final speech (Farewell speech) in opposition to such preventing and assault, saying:

“Don’t be unbelievers (kuffar) after me by preventing in opposition to each other.”

Right here, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) described enmity, hatred and preventing amongst Muslims as a sort of unbelieve (kufr).

Pricey brothers and sisters! One other evaluation is that human nature normally contradicts divine obligations. For instance, human nature at all times prefers to maintain cash while the divine obligation is to spend it. Human nature at all times encourages one to look lustfully at girls while the divine obligation encourages one to decrease his gaze, and so forth. One should face the human self that encourages that which is prohibited. The proof of this within the Qur’an is as follows:

“And for akin to had entertained the worry of standing earlier than their Lord’s (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from decrease Needs, Their Abode would be the Backyard (Jannah/paradise).” [Surah An-Nazi’at]

The reward for dealing with that’s paradise. The divine obligations are collective while human nature is particular person. By appearing in response to the previous and cooperating with you brothers, you can be the winner. By following your needs on the expense of your brothers due to weak religion, you can be the loser. Be mild together with your Muslim brothers and sisters, don’t be harsh or extreme. Allah guided the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) to try this:

“It’s a part of the Mercy of Allah that you simply do deal gently with them. Have been you extreme or harshhearted, they’d have damaged away from you: so go over (their faults), and ask for (Allah’s) forgiveness for them; and seek the advice of them in affairs (of second).” [Surah Ali Imran]

Pricey brothers and sisters! There are a lot of challenges dealing with the Muslim Ummah. Essentially the most critical problem is materials relations amongst individuals. These days, some individuals sacrifice every little thing, even their faith, for the sake of wealth, fame or place. Muslims immediately are in pressing want of the ethical teachings of Islam. The Muslim Ummah urgently must know and be taught the worth of Islamic brotherhood, learn how to deal with each other, learn how to perceive each other, learn how to excuse each other, learn how to forgive each other, learn how to respect each other and learn how to make dialogue with each other for the sake of Allah and Muslim unity; not for the sake of any place, fame or wealth. I discussed within the earlier sermons that the disasters afflicting the Muslim Ummah and the wars they fought and defeated via historical past had been due to variations, hatred and enmity amongst themselves.

The Qur’an emphasises the significance of Islamic brotherhood and the significance of mutual love for the sake of Allah, Who stated:

“The Believers are however a single Brotherhood: so make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers…”

The Islamic brotherhood is a favour from Allah, as talked about in Surah Ali-Imran:

“And maintain quick, all collectively, by the Rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided amongst yourselves and keep in mind with gratitude Allah’s favour on you; for you had been enemies and He joined your hearts in love, in order that by His Grace, you turned brethren.” [Surah Ali-Imran]

The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) additionally targeted on the significance of brotherhood and mutual love. He stated:

“Whoever offers for the sake of Allah, prevents for sake of Allah, loves for the sake of Allah or hates for the sake of Allah fulfils his religion.” [Collected by At-Tirmidhi]

He stated additionally:

“The Muslim is a brother to a different Muslim. Don’t be unjust to him, abandoning him to the enemy…and many others.”

The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) additionally emphasised the rights of a Muslim over one other Muslim.

There are a lot of methods to make this love develop and develop. The primary is to like for the sake of Allah. The second is to take away rancour, enmity, hatred, envy, hostility, ill-will and to assume good of your brothers because the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) talked about within the Hadith. Thirdly, don’t boycott your brother for greater than three days because the Prophet (Peace be upon him) talked about within the Hadith. Fourthly, provide honest recommendation. Fifthly, know the worth and bounty of brotherhood. Sixthly, be clear and sincere. Seventhly, be forgiving and tolerant. Ninthly, recognise the etiquette of dialogue. All these means are quoted from genuine Hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).

Pricey brothers and sisters! What are the fruits of the Islamic brotherhood and love for the sake of Allah? A very powerful fruit is the unity and coherence of the Muslim Ummah. Because of this, nobody can corrupt relations amongst the Muslim Ummah. Amongst different fruits is to really feel that you’re not dealing with life’s challenges alone. So, Islamic brotherhood is a part of religion (Iman). You need to imagine in that.

Pricey brothers and sisters! Muslims have to grasp that essentially the most damaging and harmful factor for them is to vary or battle amongst themselves as we now have seen. We should return to the teachings of Islam and of our Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) by strengthening the relations amongst ourselves, supporting, forgiving and loving each other. Wallahi that is the way in which to a profitable Ummah.

Sustaining the established order of Muslims requires forgiveness, settlement, co-operation and closeness.

Revered brothers and sisters! Lastly, I’ll shut my immediately’s sermon with the saying of our nice Sheikh, Muhammad Salih Al-Uthaimin, could Allah have mercy upon him, the place he stated:

“Verily, Al-Hasad (Envy, Jealousy) is an terrible trait which is sadly discovered largely between the Islamic students and (between) the scholars of data. It’s (additionally) discovered between the businessmen and the leaders with regards to one another. Everybody who possesses an occupation is envied by his colleague in it. However sadly, the Hasad (envy) between the Islamic Students and between the scholars of data is extra extreme whereas they need to have been the primary (of the individuals) and essentially the most worthy that they, the individuals of data, be furthest of the individuals from Hasad and to be the closest (of the individuals) in direction of [having] the very best of characters.” [See The Book of Knowledge, page 54, print: Darul Minhaj]

I ask Allah the Almighty to reform all affairs of Muslims, to supply us with robust will to vary our state of affairs for the higher and to supply all the Muslim Ummah with glory, energy and unity. I ask Him additionally to simply accept our deeds, prayers, and supplications.

I additionally pray, could the Almighty Allah take away all our tears, all our worries, all our sorrows and all our pains and substitute them with full happiness, full smiles and full good well being, ameen Ya Mujib!

All good reward is because of Allah, Lord of the worlds. Might the peace, blessings and salutations of Allah be upon our noble Messenger, Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and upon his household, his Companions and his true followers.

Murtadha Muhammad Gusau is the Chief Imam of: Nagazi-Uvete Jumu’ah Mosque; and Late Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Okene Mosque, Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria. He could be reached by way of: gusauimam@gmail.com; or +2348038289761.

This Friday sermon (Jumu’ah Khutbah) was ready for supply immediately Friday, Sha’aban 01, 1446 AH (31 January, 2025).