Alhamdulillah, nahmaduhu wa nasta’eenuhu was nastaghfir
Wa nauthu billahi min shururi anfusinaa wa min sayyiaati a’maalina
May yahdillahu fa laa mudhilla lah
Was may yudhlil fa laa haadiya lah
Wa nashhadu allah ilaha illallah wahdahu laa shareeka lah
wa nashhadu anna muhammadan abduhu wa rasulullah
All praise and thanks is due to Allah. We praise Allah, we seek assistance and
forgiveness from Allah. And we seek refuge in Allah from our lower selves and
from the wrongs we commit. Whoever Allah guides no one can misguide, and
whoever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide. And we bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but God, the One who is unique and has no
partners. And we bear witness that Muhammad is Allah’s servant and
messenger.
Quala allahu ta’ala fil Quranil kareem
ٌََُُُ‫قُ ْلَُُُللَّه‬
ٌُ‫صم‬
‫للَّهُُلل ه‬
ٌُْ ‫َل ُْيَِّ ٌُْوَل ُْيَل‬
ٌََُُ‫وَل ُْيكنُلهُُكف ًَل‬
)112:1(
· 112:1 SAY: "He is the Allah, The Oner:
)112:2(
· 112:2 Allah, The Ultimate, Independent
)112:3(
· 112:3 "He begets not, nor is He begotten;
)112:4(
· 112:4 "and there is nothing that could be compared with Him.
This surah is called Surah Ikhlaas (The Surah of Sincerity, Purity)
Why is it called the Surah of Sincerity?
During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (s) he was asked by
those who did not have purity in belief: “Tell us about your Allah”.
And He was commanded to recite to them Surah Ikhlaas.
And Surah Ikhlaas has many messages, but the message we want
to extract today is the message of sincerity.
Now what does sincerity look like?
This surah is an example of sincerity in belief:
It was conveyed to Muhammad (s) to state his belief in Allah in a way that is
most sincere and without ambiguity.
So say Allah is One....... Don’t confuse this.
Say he is Independent...... So there’s no intermediaries, no higher and lower
gods, no tribunal structure that Allah depends on, no mother figure, no father
figure..... Say this to them and don’t be ambiguous about it.
Say to them he wasn’t born or gives birth..... Make no bones about this.
And say to them to dispel the least amount of doubt or any further questions
that might come up..... Say in conclusion, There’s nothing that compare to Him.
When we state something with clarity and unambiguity ,
we have IKHLAAS (sincerity) in our speech.
A sincere statement leaves no room for ambiguity.
ِ َِّْ ‫وماَُ ِمرولُإِهَّلُلِي عبٌولُللَّهُ ُم‬
ُ‫صنيُلُُللٌِّينَُُن فاء‬
ْ ِ
ِ َِ‫صَلةُوي ؤتَلُللهزكُاةُوَل‬
‫ُِينُلل ْقُيِّم ُِة‬
‫لُلل‬
َ
‫يم‬
‫ق‬
‫وي‬
‫ه‬
ْ 98:5 And they have not been commanded, except to
be subjected to spiritual growth through serving Allah,
to be sincere in their way of life, to be true; to
establish prayer; and to give regularly; and that is the
correct way of life.
Sincerity is an ingredient to a successful, stress free life,
because when you are sincere, you have nothing to defend.
In the west we are taught indirectly not to be sincere: We are
taught the politics of communication. The art of deception:
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is
absolutely fatal.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Critic as Artist, part 2, 1891
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman
(1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"
"Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it."
- Harry S. Truman - 33rd President of the United States
BUT WHAT GUIDANCE DOES THE QURAN OFFER US
REGARDING SINCERITY?
ُ‫سك ْمَُ ِو‬
ُِ ‫ياَُيُّهاُلله ِذينُآمنَل ُْكَنَل ُْق هَ ِلمنيُبِال ْ ُِق ْس ِطُشهٌلءُلَِّّ ُُِول َُْعَّىَُنف‬
ُ‫ُلْلَىَُن‬
ْ ْ ‫لل َْللٌِي ْ ِنُولألق ْ ربِنيُإِنُيك ْنُغنِيًّاَُ ْوُفُق ًريلُفالََُُّّ ْوَلُِبِِماُفَلُتُتهبِعَل‬
‫ت ْع ٌِلَل ُْوإِنُت ََّْول َُْ ْوُت ْع ِرضَل ُْفِإ هنُللَُُّّكان ُِِاُت ْعمََّنَُبِ ًريل‬
4:135 O you who have attained to faith! Establish yourself with justice,
as witnesses to Allah, even if be against yourselves, or your parents, or
your loved ones, and even if they be rich or poor: for Allah can best
protect both.
Do not follow your own desires in regards to justice, and if you distort it,
or incline to do it, Allah is well- acquainted with all that you do.
How can we rectify our word and deed so that they become
sincere:
Act the same way alone as you would in front of others
Who is the real you, when you are alone, or when you are in
public? Ask yourself why am I different?
Are you trying in Public to be someone so that others may like
you? Is the persona you are trying to project in public
sincere? What would it take for you to be sincere? What
stops you from being sincere?
Do you do things from your heart?
Are you acting out of need, such as a need to be
liked, appreciated?
Is your giving genuine or does it come with an agenda?
When you give from your heart, your giving is sincere.
A heart that is worn on the sleeve is evident to others,
and people who do this will engender a sense of rapport
with others.
Is what you are saying congruent with what you believe?
How often do we compliment someone but in our hearts we
hold contempt for them?
How often do we apologize without sincerity and
responsibility for our actions and still keep resentment in our
hearts?
ُ ُ ‫ص ُدو‬
ُّ ‫َيعْ َل ُم َخا ِئ َن َة ْاْلَعْ ي ُِن َو َما ُت ْخفِي ال‬
40:19 He (Allah) knows of your deceptions and all that is hidden in
the hearts.
We avoid being sincere because we fear that our
true selves might be exposed?
Are we willing to risk our selves for the sake of sincerity?
The result of Sincerity is - Inner peace, stress-free life,
builds character, builds Allah-consciousness,
We avoid sincerity out of fear that we may be harmed:
A coward dies a million deaths, while a sincere person
only dies once.
How often do we sugar-coat our statements and responses:
)33:70( ‫َّللا َوقُولُوا َق ْو ًل َد ِدي ًدا‬
َ ‫َيا أَ ُّي َها الَّ ِذ‬
َ َّ ‫ين آ َم ُنوا ا َّتقُوا‬
O you who have attained to faith! Be Allah-conscious, and
speak direct and without ambiguity
َ ‫َّللا َو َ ُدُولَ ُه َف َق ْد َف‬
‫از َف ْو ًزا َع ِظي ًما‬
َ َّ ْ‫يُصْ لِحْ لَ ُك ْم أَعْ َمالَ ُك ْم َو َي ْغفِ ُْ لَ ُك ْم ُذ ُنو َب ُك ْم َو َمن ي ُِطع‬
)33:71(
through this your deeds will be validated, and your inequities
will be forgiven . And those who comply with Allah and His
messenger, has indeed attained tremendous success.
Barakallahu lee wa lakum fil quranil kareem
Wa nafa’nee wa iyyakum bil aayaati wa dhikril hakeem
Innahu jawaadun malikun barrun rabbur ra’oofur raheem
May Allah bless me and you through the guidance of this noble
Quran
And may it teachings and remembrances benefit me and you
Truly Allah is the possessor of wealth, the sovereign, the all good,
the one who has authority over us, the all-loving and allmerciful.
Sit between
Khutbahs
Misunderstandings happen all the time, but we
can
avoid some of them by checking our assumptions:
When someone is saying something that you might
not agree with, first check if that what you have
heard is what the person was trying to convey. Get
clarity before you react.
When somebody ask you to do something, don’t
assume that you understood. Ask for clarity so that
you are clear what is being asked of you to do.
If you have judged someone based on what you think
they said or did, it might just be worth your while to test
out those assumptions. You wouldn’t want to destroy a
relationship or someone’s reputation over a
misunderstanding or misinterpretation.
ِ
ِ
ِ
‫ه‬
ُ‫لُمنُللظه ِّنُإِ هُن ب ْعضُللظه ِّن‬
‫ل‬
َ
‫ب‬
‫ن‬
‫ت‬
‫لُلج‬
َ
‫ن‬
‫ُآم‬
‫ين‬
‫ذ‬
‫ياَُيُّهاُلل‬
‫ري‬
‫ث‬
‫ك‬
ِّ ً
ْ ِ
ِ
ُ‫بٌََُك ْمَُن‬
ُ
‫ي‬
َُ‫ا‬
‫ض‬
‫ع‬
‫مُب‬
‫ك‬
‫ض‬
‫ع‬
‫ب‬
‫ب‬
‫ت‬
‫غ‬
‫ُي‬
‫َّل‬
‫لُو‬
َ
‫س‬
‫س‬
‫َُت‬
‫َّل‬
‫ُو‬
‫ْث‬
‫إ‬
ْ ‫ه‬
ُّ ً ْ ‫ه‬
ْ ْ ُ‫يأ ْكلَُل ْمَُ َِ ِيُُم ْيتًاُفكُِر ُْتمَهُولتهقَلُللَّهُُُإِ هنُللَّهُُت هَلب‬
ُ‫هرَِيم‬
)49:12(
•49:12 O you who have attained to faith! Avoid assumptions
some assumptions is sin; and do not spy on one another, and
neither allow yourselves to speak ill of one another behind your
backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead
brother? No, you would loathe it! So then be conscious of Allah.
Allah is the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful!
Allahummansur man nasra deena Muhammad; Allahummansuril mujahideena fee qulli
makaan; Allahumma Yassir wa laa tu’assir
Allahumma tammim bil ghayr wa antal kareemu muyassir
O Allah, assist those who assist the cause of Muhammad
O Allah, assist all those who strive towards good in every place
O Allah, make things easy for us and remove difficulty
O Allah, complete us in Goodness, Truly You are the most noble of all those who provides
assistance.
Innallaha wa malaa’ikatahu yusolloona alan nabi… yaa ayyuhallatheena aamanu sollu alayhi wa
sallimoo tasleema.
Wa aakhiri da’waanaa anil hamdu lillahi rabbil aalameen
Truly Allah and the Angels sends blessings and salutations on the Prophet Muhammad, O you
who believe, send greetings and salutations upon him.
And the final word is that all praise and thanks is due to Allah, the Authority over all creation.
َّ ‫َّللا أَ ْك َب ُ ُ َو‬
‫َّللاُ َيعْ لَ ُم َما‬
ِ ‫ْك م َِن ْال ِك َتا‬
ِ َّ ُ ُ ‫ب َوأَق ِِم الص َََّل َة إِنَّ الص َََّل َة َت ْن َهى َع ِن ْال َفحْ َشاء َو ْالمُن َك ِ ُ َولَذ ِْك‬
َ ‫ا ْت ُل َما أُوح َِي إِلَي‬
‫ُون‬
َ ‫َتصْ َنع‬
29:45 Recite what is sent of the Book by inspiration to thee, and establish regular Prayer: for
Prayer restrains from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of Allah is the greatest (thing
in life) without doubt. And Allah knows the (deeds) that ye do. Let us stand for prayer!