Friday Khutbah of Masjid Otsuka

July 29, 2022

All praises are due to Allah the Lord of all the worlds, who accepts from His slaves deeds that are intended sincerely for His sake. I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah the uniquely One, who has no partners in His one-ness. And I testify that the Prophet Muhammad is the slave of Allah and His Messenger.

O servants of Allah! Allah the Almighty says in the Qur’an in Surah Baqarh: 

“O mankind. Worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become of those who fear (Allah and ward off (evil).”  (S.2  V.21)

The summer holidays have arrived and present a great opportunity for making productive use of one’s time in all such things as will bring benefit to our children and our society at large. Time is the most valuable of Allah’s blessings and the most precious commodity which man possesses. Allah Most High says in the Qur’an in Surah Al-Asr:　

“By time.”  “Indeed, mankind is in loss,”  “except for those who believe and do righteous deeds and advise each other to truth and advise each other to patience”  (S.103  V.1–3)

Time is a person’s life, a person’s lifetime, in which his efforts and actions exist, and it is about his life that he’ll be asked in the presence of his Lord. The Prophet SAW said: “The feet of the son of Adam shall not move from before his Lord on the Day of Judgement, until he is asked about five things.”  Then the Prophet SAW mentioned the first among these five things, saying: “About his life and what he consumed it in, and about his youth and what he spent it in …” [Tirmidhi]

How beautiful are the words of the poet! Time is the most precious thing that you should take the utmost care to protect * but I also see it as the easiest thing to go lost on you and be subject to neglect

So, what a triumph for he who realizes the value of time and then hastens to make productive and constructive use of it. The Prophet SAW said: “Two blessings which many people squander: Good health and free time.” [Bukhari]

O servants of Allah! Let us help our sons and daughters to organize their time and productively invest their time into things which will bring them benefit and good, So, Let us take advantage of this summer vacation and make productive use of it in teaching our children the Holy Qur’an in order to bring them closer to their Lord, refine their character and strengthen. Let us endeavor to equip them with skills and provide them with beneficial activities like reading which nourishes their minds, broadens their understanding and increases their knowledge, and like physical exercise which strengthens their bodies and builds their character and instills in them self-esteem, Moreover, it is the responsibility of parents, mothers and fathers, to check on and follow up with their children and guide them to make good and proper use of the various social media, in order to be mindful of their thoughts, ideas, morals, values and behavior. Having said this, ask for blessings, peace and salutations to be conferred upon him whom you have been ordered to ask that blessings, peace and salutations be conferred upon him. Allah the Most High says in the Qur’an in Surah Ahzab:

“Indeed, Allah confers blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who believe, ask [Allah to confer] blessings upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.”  (S.33  V.56)

O Allah! Bless us in our sons and daughters, protect them with Your Protection, guard them with Your Protective Care, establish them firmly on Your Religion and make them a source of strength for society and an asset for our country.

May the peace and the blessings of Allah be upon prophet Muhammad SAW, his family and all of his Companions. May Allah be pleased with the Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali, and all those who will follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment.

O Allah! Bless us in our time and in our lives and make them useful and beneficial for us.

O Allah! Guide us all to show obedience to You and obedience to the Prophet Muhammad SAW.

O Allah! Please accept all of us for Your obedience and bless us with obedience towards Your Messenger SAW.

O Allah! Accept our prayers and all our ibada.  

O Allah! Accept all of our good deeds and forgive us for our sins.

O Allah! Accept us for Your service and for the service of Islam and Muslims.

O Allah! Grant safety and security to everyone here in Japan as well as all over the world. Aamin ya Rabbil Aalamin.