– by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul Muhsin Ibn Muhammad al-Qasim
from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
The Transcript:
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet, his family and companions.
Fellow Muslims! There are indeed blessings in the alterations of days and nights. Allah says,
“And He has made the sun and the moon, both constantly pursuing their courses, to be of service to you; and He has made the night and the day, to be of service to you. And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the Blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them. Verily! Man is indeed an extreme wrong-doer, a disbeliever (an extreme ingrate).” (Surah Ibrahim 14:33-34)
The Messenger of Allah said,
“There are two blessings about which many people are deceived: good health and free time.”
Fellow Muslims! We have bidden farewell to another year of our dear lives in which we have done many deeds that will be shown to us on the Day of Resurrection. Many days have passed and many loved ones have died. Many sins we have committed day and night. The Prophet said,
“People wake up in the morning and they bargain with their souls. There are among them those who buy freedom for their souls and there are others who sell theirs unto destruction.”
Brethren in faith! In life, pains turn to happiness and prosperity turns to misery. Days and nights go by but it is only the wise who derives lessons from that. Allah says,
“Allah causes the night and the day to succeed each other (i.e. if the day is gone, the night comes, and if the night is gone, the day comes, and so on). Truly, in these things is indeed a lesson for those who have insight.” (Surah Al Nur 24:44)
The old year has now gone with the deeds of men and these deeds will be displayed to them on the Day of Resurrection. Allah says,
“On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward (of his evil or good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).” (Surah Al Qiyamah 75:13)
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