Let Allah’s love replace worldly attachment
“The love of the world has left the heart and the heart is being enlightened by the love of Allah.”
The khutbah is a communal post-Jumu'ah dua asking Allah to free hearts from worldly attachment, illuminate them with divine love and knowledge, forgive and honor the deceased, and ease the congregation's worries.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opens after Friday prayer by announcing recitations of Fatiha, Qul Wallah, and Durood.
- Offers praise, blessings on the Prophet, and devotional remembrance of Allah.
- Asks Allah to remove worldly attachment and illuminate hearts with divine love and knowledge.
- Prays for deceased believers and parents, congregants' wishes, relief from difficulties, worries, and illness.
- Names Asad sahib's deceased father, Talat Hussain sahib, and asks for his elevated rank and heavenly grave.
- Closes with comprehensive supplications and final blessings upon the Prophet, his family, and companions.
In the khateeb's words
“the love of the world has left the heart and the heart is being enlightened by the love of Allah.”
“O Allah, O Allah, O Allah O Allah, purify our days with the love of this dirty world and enlighten our days with the light of your love and knowledge and accept our remembrance.”
“May Allah make our difficulties easy. May Allah remove our worries. May Allah grant us health.”
For the dinner table
The speaker leads the congregation in remembrance and dua after Friday prayer. He asks Allah to free hearts from attachment to the world and fill them with divine love and knowledge. He prays for deceased believers and parents, including the father of Asad sahib, and asks that their graves be honored. He also asks Allah to ease difficulties, remove worries, grant health, and fulfill good wishes. The gathering closes by seeking the good associated with the Prophet and sending blessings upon him, his family, and companions.
- What helps you remember Allah when the world feels distracting?
- Who is someone we can pray for this week?
- What worry could we place in Allah’s care while still taking a helpful step?
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