Loving the Mosques of Allah
The Mosque is Allah’s dearest place. Love the mosque. Understand what a special place it is.
“And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allah, so do not invoke with Allah anyone.” (Quran, Surah Al Jinn)
Praise to Allah. who is the light of the skies and earth.
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
Following him is the path of light.
And His cover is light
حِجَابُهُ النُّورُ
His veil is light (annother narration: fire) (Muslim)
And He takes believers from darknesses into light.
اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ
Allah is the protective friend of those who believe. He takes them out of darknesses into light.
نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ
Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whoever he wishes.
And peace be upon the Prophet, who was sent as a lamp spreading light.
وَسِرَاجًا مُّنِيرًا
a lamp spreading light
Dear Muslims I advise myself and you to fear Allah. Allah says:
ۚ وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِ وَيُعْظِمْ لَهُ أَجْرًا
“Whoever fears Allah, he will remove his bad deeds and reward him immensely.”
Dear brothers and sisters, in our life, Allah has allowed for certain houses to be built. These are houses of light. Houses of guidance.
These are the masjids. Allah’s favorite place on the land. The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam said:
أَحَبُّ الْبِلاَدِ إِلَى اللَّهِمَسَاجِدُهَا
The dearest parts of the lands to Allah are their mosques (Muslim)
Houses where men go to praise Allah. To glorify Allah
فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ
رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ ۙ يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَالْأَبْصَارُ
In houses Allah has permitted to be raised and his name to be mentioned. In them He is glorified in the morning and the evenings.
[By] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a day when eyes and hearts will be turned around.
Seek Allah’s forgiveness, He is the One who forgives again and again.
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Alhamdulillah and peace and blessings be upon Rasoolullah.
Praise be to Allah, the only One God.
وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌ ۚ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ
It is He who is god in the sky and god on the earth. And He is the Wise and Knowing.
I remind you to fear Allah and seek His forgiveness. Ask Allah’s forgiveness. He is the One who forgives again and again.
يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا
وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَارًا
He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers.. and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
As Muslims let us love the masjid. Let us be people who go to the masjid. Who love the masjid.
When one purifies himself, and walks to the masjid, with one step a sin is gone and another he is raised on level. (Muslim 666)
When we pray in the masjid its 25 or 27 times better than praying alone for men. (Bukhari 645 , 646).
When a prson sits after the salah in his prayer place, the angels bless him. O Allah forgive him. O Allah have mercy on him. (Bukhari 659)
When people gather learning the Quran in the masjid the angels surround them, and mercy covers them and Allah mentions them to those with Him. (Muslim 2699a)
On the day of judgement a man whose heart was attached to the mosques shall be shaded.Bukhari 660)
May Allah make us people who love the masjid. Who come to the masjid. Who understand how special it is. Who love it and who inshallah will build a masjid when we grow up.
كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا
وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا
إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًاThat we may exalt You much
And remember You much.
Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing.