Prophet Muhammad's first Khutbah in Madinah
[From Selected Speeches [khutab Mukhtaarah] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: General Administration for Research, Ifta’, Da’wa, and guidance, 1987, p 27, 31] Reproduced here from “Speaking for Change” by Wael Alkhairo. Amana Publications, Beltsville, Maryland, 1998.
All
praise is due to Allah. I thank Him and seek His aid. I ask His forgiveness, and
seek His guidance. I believe in Him and do not deny Him. I am the enemy of those
who reject belief in Him. I bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship,
other than Allah, Him alone, without partner; and that Muhammad is His servant
and messenger whom He sent with guidance, true religion, light, and advice after
a long gap of time when no messengers were sent, knowledge was little, people
were misguided, and time appeared to have stopped as the Day of Judgment
approached.
Whoever
obeys Allah and His messenger is wise and whoever disobeys them is astray,
wasted, and has lost his way far from the true path. I advise you to fear Alláh
and be conscious of Him. Be conscious of what Alláh warned you of Himself.
There is no better advice than that or a better reminder. It is a shield for
those who follow this advice carefully and cautiously and it is an aid, and the
truth that will get you what you aspire for on the Day of Judgment. Whosoever
establishes a good relationship between himself and Allah, secretly and openly,
only to seek the pleasure of Allah, will benefit in this life and be saved in
the afterlife when he will be in dire need of the good deeds he earned before
death. Man will then wish that there were a great distance between him and
anything else other than taqwa.
Allah
warns you about Himself and He is kind to his servants. Allah, who has spoken
the Truth and fulfilled his promise, has said: "I do not change My words
and I do not oppress My servants" (50:29). Fear Allah in your present
and future affairs, in secret and in the open for (Allah has said:) "Whosoever
fears Allah, his sins will be forgiven and his reward will be many fold"
(65:5) and "Whosoever fears Allah will achieve great success."
Having taqwa (fearful awareness of Allah) protects man from Allah's
anger, protects him from His punishment and protects him from His wrath. Taqwa
illumines the face, pleases the Lord, and elevates the rank.
[From Selected Speeches [khutab Mukhtaarah] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: General Administration for Research, Ifta’, Da’wa, and guidance, 1987, p 27, 31] Reproduced here from “Speaking for Change” by Wael Alkhairo. Amana Publications, Beltsville, Maryland, 1998.