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AL – NOOR MASJID, ICICE, WUSE II, ABUJA
Jumma’ah Khutbah Translation,5th Ramadan 1440AH, equivalent to 10th May, 2019″ font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”blog_icice”][vc_column_text]

FASTING AND FORGIVENESS OF SINS

All praise is due to Allah, we praise Him and seek His assistance and forgiveness, may He protect us from the evils of our own selves and our bad deeds. Whosoever He guides no one can mislead him, and whomsoever Allah allows to go astray no one can guide him. I testify that no deity is worthy of worship except Allah alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his household and companions till the day of judgment.

O servants of Allah, the Prophet climbed up on the Minbar (one day), and then said, Amin, Amin, Amin.  when he was asked He said: Jibril came to me and said, “O Muhammad, he is doomed who hears you mentioned and does not say Salat upon you.” He said, “Say Amin,” so I said Amin. Then he said, “He is doomed who witness the month of Ramadan come and go, and he has not been forgiven.” He said, “Say Amin,” so I said Amin. Then he said, “He is doomed who grows up and both his parents or one of them is still alive, and they do not cause him to enter Paradise.” He said, “Say Amin,” so I said Amin. The Hadith requires a powerful caution. A doomed person often lowers his head shamefully. But in the Hadith Firstly,  the word رغم أنفه was used instead, which literarily means to put a nose on the ground to show a highest degree of grievance and loss. Secondly, why was the Dua from Angel Jibril and the ameen (saying Amen) from the Prophet? This is to show how great the loss of the one who witnesses the Ramadan without being forgiven can be.

O the believers, the forgiveness of Ramadan is a general and great virtue that everybody can attain. One can be forgiven one’s entire sins by doing small or great acts. Only a desirous person for goodness can achieve these, and the deprived person will miss them. O servant of Allah! there is no doubt that you are fasting Ramadan by obeying the command of Allah. But, Let it be with belief and earning rewards from the Almighty. As the Hadith made mention that “”Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven”.

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