A Comprehensive Sermon of Tabuk Campaign by Rasulullah (saw). After glorifying Allah the Holy Prophet (saw) said: Translation: 1. The most truthful of discourses is the Book of Allah. 2. The most trustworthy word is Taqwa (fear of God). 3. The best of the communities is the Community of Prophet Abraham (Allah’s peace be upon him). 4. The best way of life is the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Allah’s peace be upon him). 5. Remembrance of Allah is the most glorious of all things. 6. The best of all narrations is the Qur’an. 7. The best acts are those requiring the highest degree of will and determination. 8. The worst acts are those based on innovation. 9. The best way of life is the one adopted by the Prophets of Allah. 10. The most glorious death is the death of the martyr. 11. The most wretched blindness consists in going astray after finding the Right Way. 12. The best of acts is the one that yields benefit. 13. The best guidance is that which the people may be able to follow. 14. The worst blindness is the blindness of the heart. 15. The upper hand (giving) is better than the lower one (receiving). 16. The less which can meet one’s needs is better than the more which can cause neglectfulness. 17. The worst excuse is that which is offered at the point of death. 18. The worst remorse is the remorse of the Day of Judgment. 19. Some people come for the Friday Prayer but their hearts are held up behind. 20. And they are able to remember Allah but little. 21. The sin of the lying tongue is the gravest of all sins. 22. Real richness is the richness of the heart. 23. The best provision is the provision of Taqva (fear of God). 24. The best of all wisdom and knowledge is the fear of Allah Almighty. 25. Faith is the best thing to be cultivated and entrenched in the heart. 26. Doubt and vacillation are an index of unbelief. 27. Wailing over the dead is a practice of ignorance. 28. Stealing and embezzlement are the provision for Hell. 29. Getting drunk is to burn in the fire. 30. (Nonsense) versification is satanic. 31. Drinking is the source of all evil. 32. The worst that one can eat is the property of the orphan. 33. Fortunate is he who learns from the mistakes of others. 34. Wretched is he who is wretched by birth. 35. And each one of you is to be buried deep under the soil. 36. And the deeds of each one will be judged in the Hereafter. 37. An act is judged by its fruit. 38. The worst dream is the false dream. 39. Abusing a believer is sinful. 40. And fighting a believer is a sign of disbelief. 41. Backbiting a believer is disobedience of Allah. 42. A believer’s property is as unlawful for the other person as his blood. 43. The one who is indifferent to Allah is ignored by Allah. 44. Allah keeps the secrets of him who keeps the secrets of others. 45. The one who forgives others is forgiven by Allah. 46. He who suppresses his anger is rewarded by Allah. 47. He who endures a loss with patience is rewarded by Allah. 48. The habitual fault-finder is disgraced by Allah. 49. Allah multiplies the rewards of him who adopts the attitude of patience. 50. And Allah chastises the one who adopts the attitude of disobedience. According to a tradition in Sahih Muslim, when the Holy Prophet gave the sermon his voice would rise and his eyes would become red with the intensity of feeling, and it appeared as if he was warning his audience against the enemy who was about to attack them. Source: Everyday Fiqh (Vol.1) by Abdul Aziz Kamal (c)1986 published by Islamic Publications (Pvt.) Ltd., 13-E Shah Alam Market, Lahore, Pakistan.
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