[0:00]Salam Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. Walaykum Assalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
[0:08]Alhamdulillah, nahmaduhu wanasta'inuhu wanastaghfiruhu wa nu'minu bihi wa nattawakalu 'alayhi. Wa na'udhu billahi min shururi anfusina wa min sayyi'ati a'malina. May yahdihillah fala mudillalahu, wa may yudlilhu fala hadiyalah. Wa nash'hadu anna la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharikalah. Wa nash'hadu anna sayyidana wa mawlana Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh. Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Amma ba'du fa a'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim. Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Ya ayyuhan-nasu 'budu rabbakumullazi khalaqakum wallazina min qablikum la'allakum tattaqun. Wa qala tabaraka wa ta'ala, wa ma khalaqtul-jinna wal-insa illa liya'budun. Wa qala tabaraka wa ta'ala, Qad aflaha man tazakka wa zakaraasma Rabbihi fasalla. Bal tu'thirunal-hayatad-dunya wal-akhiratu khayrun wa abqa. Inna hadha lafis-suhufil-ula, suhufi Ibrahima wa Musa. Sadaqallahul-Azim. Allah Almighty has bestowed upon us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. That Allah Almighty has given us the opportunity to perform worship in this blessed month. He has given us the opportunity to fast. He has given us the opportunity to pray. Allah Almighty has given us the opportunity to recite the Holy Quran, to worship. He has given us the opportunity to make supplications. It was as if this entire month was a month of worship.
[3:08]May your mornings and evenings be spent in worship, Allah. And this is the lesson that Allah has given us to spend our whole life in the same way, training us. Because Allah has created this entire universe for this human being. "He is the one who subjected to you all that is in the heavens and the earth." Whatever is in the heavens and the earth, Allah has put it all to work for this human being. Whatever is in the heavens and the earth, Allah has put it all to work for this human being. This is what Allah Himself said. Allah has explained the purpose of the entire universe. That whatever is in the entire universe, everything is working for this human being. The question is, for what purpose has man been put to work? Allah has explained, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me."
[4:21]And other creatures also worship. These trees also worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct.
[7:31]Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought. Allah has granted us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. Today, we need to understand what worship is. We performed all acts of worship throughout Ramadan. We fasted, prayed, recited the Quran, and made supplications. All of this was worship. Now, after Ramadan, how do we worship? How do we perform acts of worship? The difference between the worship of other creatures and human beings is that other creatures have no choice but to worship. They have no choice but to obey Allah. They will enter Paradise if they obey Allah's commands and live according to them. But if they disobey, they will go to Hell. Humans have the freedom to choose whether to believe or disbelieve. If they believe, they go to Paradise; if they disbelieve, they go to Hell. This is what Allah said in the Quran. The meaning of worship is to obey the command of Allah. Worship is to live according to the commands of Allah. If you act according to the commands of Allah, then everything you do becomes worship. Worship is not just prayer and fasting. Worship is not just reciting the Quran. Worship is not just offering Taraweeh prayers. Worship is not just performing Umrah and Hajj. There is no connection between worship and the rest of life. Man does not understand that his living, his eating, his drinking, his building a house, his walking, his talking, his sleeping, his waking up, his earning, his spending, his getting married, his raising children, his dealing with relatives, his fulfilling his responsibilities, all of these are acts of worship. But if he disobeys the command of Allah, then all of his actions become sins. This is what Allah said in the Quran. He said, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me." So, we need to understand the meaning of worship well. We need to understand the meaning of 'abd' which means slave. A slave is one who does not own anything, not even his own will, not even his own property. He does not disobey. And worship is to obey the command of Allah. This is worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
[7:31]Allah has granted us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. Today, we need to understand what worship is. We performed all acts of worship throughout Ramadan. We fasted, prayed, recited the Quran, and made supplications. All of this was worship. Now, after Ramadan, how do we worship? How do we perform acts of worship? The difference between the worship of other creatures and human beings is that other creatures have no choice but to worship. They have no choice but to obey Allah. They will enter Paradise if they obey Allah's commands and live according to them. But if they disobey, they will go to Hell. Humans have the freedom to choose whether to believe or disbelieve. If they believe, they go to Paradise; if they disbelieve, they go to Hell. This is what Allah said in the Quran. The meaning of worship is to obey the command of Allah. Worship is to live according to the commands of Allah. If you act according to the commands of Allah, then everything you do becomes worship. Worship is not just prayer and fasting. Worship is not just reciting the Quran. Worship is not just offering Taraweeh prayers. Worship is not just performing Umrah and Hajj. There is no connection between worship and the rest of life. Man does not understand that his living, his eating, his drinking, his building a house, his walking, his talking, his sleeping, his waking up, his earning, his spending, his getting married, his raising children, his dealing with relatives, his fulfilling his responsibilities, all of these are acts of worship. But if he disobeys the command of Allah, then all of his actions become sins. This is what Allah said in the Quran. He said, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me." So, we need to understand the meaning of worship well. We need to understand the meaning of 'abd' which means slave. A slave is one who does not own anything, not even his own will, not even his own property. He does not disobey. And worship is to obey the command of Allah. This is worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
[7:31]Allah has granted us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. Today, we need to understand what worship is. We performed all acts of worship throughout Ramadan. We fasted, prayed, recited the Quran, and made supplications. All of this was worship. Now, after Ramadan, how do we worship? How do we perform acts of worship? The difference between the worship of other creatures and human beings is that other creatures have no choice but to worship. They have no choice but to obey Allah. They will enter Paradise if they obey Allah's commands and live according to them. But if they disobey, they will go to Hell. Humans have the freedom to choose whether to believe or disbelieve. If they believe, they go to Paradise; if they disbelieve, they go to Hell. This is what Allah said in the Quran. The meaning of worship is to obey the command of Allah. Worship is to live according to the commands of Allah. If you act according to the commands of Allah, then everything you do becomes worship. Worship is not just prayer and fasting. Worship is not just reciting the Quran. Worship is not just offering Taraweeh prayers. Worship is not just performing Umrah and Hajj. There is no connection between worship and the rest of life. Man does not understand that his living, his eating, his drinking, his building a house, his walking, his talking, his sleeping, his waking up, his earning, his spending, his getting married, his raising children, his dealing with relatives, his fulfilling his responsibilities, all of these are acts of worship. But if he disobeys the command of Allah, then all of his actions become sins. This is what Allah said in the Quran. He said, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me." So, we need to understand the meaning of worship well. We need to understand the meaning of 'abd' which means slave. A slave is one who does not own anything, not even his own will, not even his own property. He does not disobey. And worship is to obey the command of Allah. This is worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
[7:31]Allah has granted us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. Today, we need to understand what worship is. We performed all acts of worship throughout Ramadan. We fasted, prayed, recited the Quran, and made supplications. All of this was worship. Now, after Ramadan, how do we worship? How do we perform acts of worship? The difference between the worship of other creatures and human beings is that other creatures have no choice but to worship. They have no choice but to obey Allah. They will enter Paradise if they obey Allah's commands and live according to them. But if they disobey, they will go to Hell. Humans have the freedom to choose whether to believe or disbelieve. If they believe, they go to Paradise; if they disbelieve, they go to Hell. This is what Allah said in the Quran. The meaning of worship is to obey the command of Allah. Worship is to live according to the commands of Allah. If you act according to the commands of Allah, then everything you do becomes worship. Worship is not just prayer and fasting. Worship is not just reciting the Quran. Worship is not just offering Taraweeh prayers. Worship is not just performing Umrah and Hajj. There is no connection between worship and the rest of life. Man does not understand that his living, his eating, his drinking, his building a house, his walking, his talking, his sleeping, his waking up, his earning, his spending, his getting married, his raising children, his dealing with relatives, his fulfilling his responsibilities, all of these are acts of worship. But if he disobeys the command of Allah, then all of his actions become sins. This is what Allah said in the Quran. He said, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me." So, we need to understand the meaning of worship well. We need to understand the meaning of 'abd' which means slave. A slave is one who does not own anything, not even his own will, not even his own property. He does not disobey. And worship is to obey the command of Allah. This is worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
[7:31]Allah has granted us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. Today, we need to understand what worship is. We performed all acts of worship throughout Ramadan. We fasted, prayed, recited the Quran, and made supplications. All of this was worship. Now, after Ramadan, how do we worship? How do we perform acts of worship? The difference between the worship of other creatures and human beings is that other creatures have no choice but to worship. They have no choice but to obey Allah. They will enter Paradise if they obey Allah's commands and live according to them. But if they disobey, they will go to Hell. Humans have the freedom to choose whether to believe or disbelieve. If they believe, they go to Paradise; if they disbelieve, they go to Hell. This is what Allah said in the Quran. The meaning of worship is to obey the command of Allah. Worship is to live according to the commands of Allah. If you act according to the commands of Allah, then everything you do becomes worship. Worship is not just prayer and fasting. Worship is not just reciting the Quran. Worship is not just offering Taraweeh prayers. Worship is not just performing Umrah and Hajj. There is no connection between worship and the rest of life. Man does not understand that his living, his eating, his drinking, his building a house, his walking, his talking, his sleeping, his waking up, his earning, his spending, his getting married, his raising children, his dealing with relatives, his fulfilling his responsibilities, all of these are acts of worship. But if he disobeys the command of Allah, then all of his actions become sins. This is what Allah said in the Quran. He said, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me." So, we need to understand the meaning of worship well. We need to understand the meaning of 'abd' which means slave. A slave is one who does not own anything, not even his own will, not even his own property. He does not disobey. And worship is to obey the command of Allah. This is worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
[7:31]Allah has granted us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. Today, we need to understand what worship is. We performed all acts of worship throughout Ramadan. We fasted, prayed, recited the Quran, and made supplications. All of this was worship. Now, after Ramadan, how do we worship? How do we perform acts of worship? The difference between the worship of other creatures and human beings is that other creatures have no choice but to worship. They have no choice but to obey Allah. They will enter Paradise if they obey Allah's commands and live according to them. But if they disobey, they will go to Hell. Humans have the freedom to choose whether to believe or disbelieve. If they believe, they go to Paradise; if they disbelieve, they go to Hell. This is what Allah said in the Quran. The meaning of worship is to obey the command of Allah. Worship is to live according to the commands of Allah. If you act according to the commands of Allah, then everything you do becomes worship. Worship is not just prayer and fasting. Worship is not just reciting the Quran. Worship is not just offering Taraweeh prayers. Worship is not just performing Umrah and Hajj. There is no connection between worship and the rest of life. Man does not understand that his living, his eating, his drinking, his building a house, his walking, his talking, his sleeping, his waking up, his earning, his spending, his getting married, his raising children, his dealing with relatives, his fulfilling his responsibilities, all of these are acts of worship. But if he disobeys the command of Allah, then all of his actions become sins. This is what Allah said in the Quran. He said, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me." So, we need to understand the meaning of worship well. We need to understand the meaning of 'abd' which means slave. A slave is one who does not own anything, not even his own will, not even his own property. He does not disobey. And worship is to obey the command of Allah. This is worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
[7:31]Allah has granted us the blessed moments of Ramadan Mubarak, and Allah has granted us another Friday in Ramadan Mubarak, for which we all say Alhamdulillah. Today, we need to understand what worship is. We performed all acts of worship throughout Ramadan. We fasted, prayed, recited the Quran, and made supplications. All of this was worship. Now, after Ramadan, how do we worship? How do we perform acts of worship? The difference between the worship of other creatures and human beings is that other creatures have no choice but to worship. They have no choice but to obey Allah. They will enter Paradise if they obey Allah's commands and live according to them. But if they disobey, they will go to Hell. Humans have the freedom to choose whether to believe or disbelieve. If they believe, they go to Paradise; if they disbelieve, they go to Hell. This is what Allah said in the Quran. The meaning of worship is to obey the command of Allah. Worship is to live according to the commands of Allah. If you act according to the commands of Allah, then everything you do becomes worship. Worship is not just prayer and fasting. Worship is not just reciting the Quran. Worship is not just offering Taraweeh prayers. Worship is not just performing Umrah and Hajj. There is no connection between worship and the rest of life. Man does not understand that his living, his eating, his drinking, his building a house, his walking, his talking, his sleeping, his waking up, his earning, his spending, his getting married, his raising children, his dealing with relatives, his fulfilling his responsibilities, all of these are acts of worship. But if he disobeys the command of Allah, then all of his actions become sins. This is what Allah said in the Quran. He said, "I have not created jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me." So, we need to understand the meaning of worship well. We need to understand the meaning of 'abd' which means slave. A slave is one who does not own anything, not even his own will, not even his own property. He does not disobey. And worship is to obey the command of Allah. This is worship. This rain, these clouds, these mountains, these oceans also worship. Angels also worship. Angels said, "We glorify You with praise and sanctify You." We glorify You and declare Your purity. So what is the difference between the worship of other creatures and the worship of human beings? Because if Allah created all creatures for worship, then what was the need to create man?
[5:17]For that, we have to understand the meaning of worship. The word worship is derived from 'abd'. 'Abd' means slave. Slave is one who is not the master of his own will, nor is he the master of his own property, nor does he disobey. And worship is this, to obey the word of Allah. This is worship. Just as Allah said, so this human being lives, the whole creature lives. Even Allah has told about animals, birds, honeybees in the Quran. I inspired the bee: "Take for yourself houses from the mountains, and from the trees and from what they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord, which are made easy for you." From its belly comes a drink of varying colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who give thought.
