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علي بن عبد الرحمن الحذيفي

Date :

Tue, Jan 06 2015

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Morals & Ethics

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Khutba - True Honour Lies in Servitude to Allah

His Eminence Sheikh Ali ibn Abdur-Rahman Al-Hudhaifi, may Allah preserve him,delivered the Friday khutbah entitled, “True Honour Lies in Servitude to Allah”, in whichhe urged Muslims to hasten to seek the pleasure of Allah, Exalted be He, by performingacts of obedience and avoiding sins and evil deeds, as this alone can give the servant truehonour in this worldly life and in the hereafter. He showed that in order to ease the dutiesof worship, Allah, Exalted be He, has blessed us with a religion that involves a variety ofacts of worship, such as prayer, fasting, showing kindness to one’s parents, andmaintaining the ties of kinship. He also warned against introducing innovations inreligion. At the end of his khutbah, he stressed the need for exchanging sincere adviceand demonstrating mutual love among Muslims.