Age & Wisdom - Abdal Hakim Murad: Friday Sermon

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"It is God who creates you weak, then gives you strength, then weakness after strength, together with your grey hair: He creates what He will; He is the All Knowing, the All Powerful."
- Qur'an 30:54
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad reminds us that honouring the elderly is part of honouring God, something that early Muslim leaders were acutely aware of. This is in sharp contrast to today's epidemic of loneliness that society tries to mask with televisions and pensions.
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[@2244khan]

What a wonderful Jumma Khutba in view of current issues relating to the care and well being of the older generation. It is a privilege to listen to Dr Shaykh Murad’s (considered by many as the Al Gazali of our time) superb lecture, full of examples of service to the old and helpless by the true rulers, especially by great leaders like Caliph Omar. At 9:30 of the video I couldn’t hold my tears. May Allah grant the Shaykh a very long and purposeful life to serve the ummah, Ameen.

[@khanshamairfan214]

Aameen

[@hasanaliqadri1508]

آمین ثم آمین یارب العالمین

[@alhidayahindia5345]

Aameen

[@markazard4492]

Yes. Just great. Greetings from the Caribbean. Shaikh Murad is my beloved brother who I discovered recently virtually of course. Will like to know where I can find his booka

[@compassionateheart8652]

Allahumma Ameen!

[@NasimCanada]

As a seventy three year old women listening to my brother in Faith ,talking about the state of affairs regarding the elderly around the world it was difficult to hold back the tears…A Hadees comes to mind “o Allah give me life when I can look after myself and useful to others ….

[@carlsmith3709]

Salam ummi may Allah bless you and make it easy on you

[@MM_ico]

Barak Allah feek, barak Allah fe omrek (years an individual gets to live ‘O’mer.)

[@Quantum-Entangled]

Kind of Khutba we Muslims in India desperately need. May Allah shower His mercy on you.

[@muslimtraditionalist]

My ears were yearning for the Shaykh’s voice. Alhumdullilah for such a beautiful khutba

[@ubaidullahsaand1864]

Indeed, Glimpse of Ghazzalian Personality we have As Shaykh Abdal Hakim. MashaAllah

[@salemmady1497]

Please keep posting these! Great work from the digital team at CCM🤲

[@Muslim_Convert_Stories]

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[@fatimah9202]

Do not be Harsh Selfish Greedy Miserly Fake Arrogant Or Satan will deceive you Be Gentle Compassionate Emphathic Generous Sincere Humble For Allah will love you And by the will of Allah The Angels will love you The People will love you And the Universe Will begin to fall In love With you 💜

[@compassionateheart8652]

SubhanAllah, very, very, very true! Beautiful reminder indeed! Allahumma Baarik laha!

[@BashirMuhamed-ut1jh]

Mashallah what a beautiful khutba ow allah grant the sheikh the highest place in jannah and forgive him

[@rajaalbattat8271]

شيخنا الحبيب....نحبك في الله.....جعلك الله في الفردوس الاعلى....و أطال في عمرك و زينه بالخيرات و البركات و سعادة الدارين

[@user-mi5os4jl4d]

اللهم امين

[@user-mi5os4jl4d]

اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على سيدنا وحبيبنا ونبينا وشفيعنا وطبيبنا سيدنا محمد طب القلوب ودواؤها وعافية الأبدان وشفاؤها ونور الأبصار وضياؤها وعلى أله وصحبه وسلم تسليماً كثيراً عدد خلقه ورضا نفسه وزنة عرشه ومداد كلماته وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته سيدي الجليل الفاضل.. جزاكم الله خيرا وبارك الله فيكم شيخنا الجليل الفاضل

[@goodwifelucy5602]

Please remember that it is not only the elderly who can be left overlooked and lonely. The disabled, the divorced, the economically disadvantaged. As Muslims there is a lot of social pressure to pretend that things are better than they are, to smile and not complain. This puts the owness on others to open their eyes and ears, to ponder ' how would I feel if..' Please,use your imagination and look for isolation in every crowd,it will be there behind the brightest of smiles.

[@wandererg5117]

This Shayk is a bastion of wisdom and speech. May Allah grant him health.

[@plung3r]

In Islam we have our heroes like Umar bin Al Khattab, an emperor who ruled Arabia, Egypt, Persia and part of Byzantine , who used to go to an elderly widow woman and clean her house and feed her children. When and where in the history you'd find someone like our heroes?!

[@omerkhan7964]

Shaykh hakim Murad at his best !

[@faedashamil9197]

May Allah give you long and healthy life so that we can keep learning from you. Allahuma Amin.

[@justatraveler122]

A beautiful voice in a world that needs it.

[@kkm227]

Nice mosque and a very lovely and special Imam.

[@fatimah9202]

I looked at the people With a critical eye And found fault in everyone I looked at myself With a critical eye And found goodness in everyone I gazed longingly At blessings the people possessed And became unhappy I began to gaze at the blessings I possessed And became forever grateful I waited for people to greet me And became haughty I greeted the people first And became humble I expected people to forgive me And became arrogant I began to forgive people And became compassionate I thought others blameworthy And my ego inflated I believed myself blameworthy And my conscious responded I watched those who strived for the world And became complacent I watched those who sacrificed for deen And became productive I looked towards the worldly folk to emulate And lost myself I looked towards the Godfearing people And found myself I looked for a middle road in life And found it in Islam I searched for the ideal Human being And found my beloved Rasoollullah ﷺ I searched everywhere for Peace And found it In the Remembrance of Allah

[@carlsmith3709]

Who wrote this poem

[@faridahjantan5341]

It is indeed a great ‘rezeki’ to be able to listen to Syakh Abdal Hakim Murad delivering Jumaat Khutbah

[@babarkamran6698]

Masha’Allah ❤️ Masha’Allah ❤️ Masha’Allah ❤️ Great words of wisdom by Sheikh, May Allah SWT bless him with Best of His blessings, Aameen sum Aameen

[@chehrazadeesmey8399]

Jazakum Allah 🤲 Words not to forget. Very important for the individual, the umma, the world. How beautiful our religion is ☝️

[@lifewirequadri798]

"This ikhram (Honouring) of the elderly Muslim is part of honouring God" at 6:55.

[@aleksandryaroslav1289]

Thank you so much Shaikh Hakim Murad. Allah bless you.thank you, to the team for uploading this

[@fatimah9202]

In the breaking of dawn The passing of the night The rising of the Sun And the hymming of sparrows I saw you Allah In the drops of rain The sprouting of seeds The blooming of the rose And the scents of Spring I saw you Allah In the union of marriage The signs of conception The endurance of a mother And the birth of a child I saw you Allah In the play of the toddler The passions of youth The dedication of a father And the shield of morality I saw you Allah In the trials of life The soreness of the heart The weakness of limbs And the consolement from prayer I saw you Allah In the leaving of the day The glory of the moon In the final breath And the tears of the family I saw you Allah In the calling of the cockeral The lamenting of the dogs The harkening of the blackbird And the silence of the wind I saw you Allah As I overheard the compelling warning "O mankind hasten towards good Lest death soon overtakes you"

[@minaansari3559]

Long life with health to the Shaykh🤲

[@jylyhughes5085]

Such a beautiful Khutba. Thank you respected Sheikh Abdal Hakim for your luminous wisdom.

[@MuhammadAli-hr1bj]

Subhan'allah, my eyes were tearing up listening to another of SAHM's impeccable talks.

[@fatimah9202]

O lone traveller Exhausted From your arduous journey Do not despair The grave Is a blissful resting place For those Who continuously repent And in anticipation Of your arrival Very soon Alhamdullillah Life in the dunya Is short

[@ruhmuhaccer864]

Mashallah. Would the Shaykh five a lecture some time, about the secularisation of Turkey, the destruction of its language and every thing that happened there.

[@GM-oi4vg]

May Allah increase sheikh's wisdom!!

[@abdullatheeflutfi7085]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته May Allah almighty bless you and give long life for serving the community. جزاكم الله خير الجزاء ويطول عمركم لخدمة دين الله سبحانه وتعالي

[@alib7489]

A timely reminder delivered with great wisdom. This khutbah certainly made me think and reflect on a lot of things. Jazakallah

[@asmahamidullah9571]

Aameen! Aameen! Aameen! 🤲🏽❤🤲🏽

[@seeker12345]

Very apt in the times we living in SubhanAllah- if we only truly understand our responsibilities according to Sunnah and Islam this world will be a better place. Brought tears to me eyes … 🤲🏼🍀🌹♥️😢

[@masssly]

Thank you for posting this, I really enjoyed the sermon. Alhamdulillah

[@mhammadalzhrani5719]

" في بيوت أذن الله أن ترفع ويذكر فيها اسمه يسبح له فيها بالغدو والأصال"

[@fatimah9202]

If you are searching You will find Allah Amongst the broken The oppressed The lonely The sick The poor And the needy Go on Give a smile Lend an ear And share your wealth For verily The supplication From the broken hearts For you Will surely be accepted

[@reanbarazi6615]

You so right dear شيخ I wish we live in the better world

[@dailydua6168]

Long live Sheikh!

[@fatimah9202]

Beloved When you go outside Or look out of the window Remember to gaze At the heavens above you So that you remember How small you really are And how great is your Lord As it will keep you Down to Earth And help you To remain humble ❤

[@kirstenlogan5175]

الله ☝️

[@fatimah9202]

The moon faded When the sun rose The sun set When the moon shone But the name of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Illuminates the horizons Throughout the nights And the days And the Sunnah of our beloved ﷺ Adorns the believers Though times change .

[@kemalcalsr7591]

You post truly beautiful poems about the Faith. Jazakallah

[@m.h.5929]

JazakAllah Khair

[@fatimah9202]

Beloved Contentment of the heart Lies in the Remembrance Of Allah(God) And Serinity Is attained By giving and receiving Both strongly addictive Just receiving Is harmful Nourishing the ego Causing disease of the Soul Such as greed and avarice And worse But giving freely Pleases Allah And brings joy to the Soul Mind your priorities From Qur'an and Sunnah Give prayers Give love Give time Give praise And give from your wealth No matter how small Greet with salaam Be kind Be sincere And smile Indeed the Upper hand is better than the lower hand As long as, no harm is caused to the receiver

[@ZulfiqarAli-zf9rb]

jazak Allah khair my favourite sheikh, pls hold a staff( asa) as a sunnah of our beloved prophet while he used to deliver sermon.

[@fatimah9202]

Beloved if you are feeling helpless Watching the Ummah suffering Keep on striving To become a good Muslim A good human being Whose Actions and Speech Pleases Allah And your conviction To obey and please Allah Will be a contribution on your part Towards Humanity Then when you make dua It will be accepted And your existence will become A Mercy for the World Insha-Allah

[@Umme-45]

Why don’t you publish a small book with your poems, with beautiful nature illustrations. Share it with the world

[@goodtree6228]

Mashallah, very nice khutbah

[@robinaniaz8328]

Beautiful Khutba mashallah! Thank you for making Imam Murad’s talks/khutbas accessible 🙏🏽

[@hilalahmad7286]

May Allah bless you Sheikh!

[@razalimohammed1717]

Shaik Murad, thank you. May Allah bless you and all Muslim. May Allah guide the non Muslim to the right path and open their hearts.

[@fatimah9202]

O Ummah of broken hearts! Keep calm! For the scorching fire of Hell Will not die out Like the fires from the piercing bullets The treacherous grenades And the murderous bombs, of the cruel oppressors And glad tidings for the Martyrs Who are surely 'Alive' Indeed the everlasting blaze of Hell Awaits in anticipation Those who oppress Humanity And where Death is no more There is no Escape O Ummah of broken hearts! Keep calm! For the gardens of Eden Where the rivers flow And the gentle breeze, cause the trees to rustle In the sweetest melody Under the shade of the glorious Throne Will abide forever Those who are patient, grateful and compassionate And love and help each other For the sake of Allah O Ummah of broken hearts! Keep calm! For there will be no pain, or loss or sorrow in Paradise But peace and joy and everlasting love And most precious of all The pleasure of Ar-Rahman, our merciful Lord O Allah! Please have mercy on thy creation Guide all mankind to the path to Paradise And save Humanity from the path to Hell For the sake of they most beloved Prophet ﷺ Surely if the tyrants knew the Truth They would not be oppressors Indeed it's not the eyes that do not see But the hearts that are blind O Ummah of broken hearts Keep calm!

[@sabrinahasan6320]

May Allah'tala reward you for conveying these much needed words.

[@asmahamidullah9571]

Alhamdullillah. May Allah lengthen your life! Salawaat! 🤲🏽❤🤲🏽🇹🇹

[@azizrajab-ali2918]

Love this. .ربنا اكريمك يا شيخنا

[@Rafm1236]

Barakallahu fiik, i feel that i need to pay for these

[@fatimah9202]

Beloved Do not ignore the Ummah in distress Or look the other way What we do is important And we can do a lot We can raise awareness We can give in aid WE CAN PRAY We can still carry on with our lives As well as having compassion and concern for others We can make a difference With the help of Allah

[@lillyrose2514]

Ameen to the duas for the Shaykh, by the Shaykh, and for the ummah ameen.

[@SaintNektarios]

@10:03 Excellent talk on the Age of Loneliness.

[@batirmlaku2406]

I am from indonesia, i love syaikh Murad coz Alloh, May Alloh protect you syaikh :)

[@Xavier_952]

Allah this is the best video

[@khalilahmedesat5098]

Bismihi ta’Ala As’salaam alaykum

[@Muslim_Convert_Stories]

JEWISH RABBI "ISLAM RELIGION OF FUTURE" kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3qpgKSmaaefr6M

[@umulsabaah5492]

As Salaamu Alaikum a much needed khutbah. I pray that if enters my heart and jolts me into action, Ameen. Please make dua for me and my family, this brother and his family, and the ummah.

[@ishrafhossain2577]

Superb talk..we must all create a society of compassion, and give our elders in our family and society honour and respect for all their earlier sacrifices.

[@fire.smok3]

Lovely sermon

[@pindigheb100]

We need similar khutbas in the mosques all over that address the issues of the curse of postmordernism.

[@reanbarazi6615]

I feel in so much pease listening to this Cheikh I wish I can be where he is

[@fatimah9202]

Beauty, wealth and eloquence Are special gifts from Allah Divine tools Entrusted to some That attract the human hearts Whichever of these You may possess Do not waste it In struggling tirelessly In vain Acquiring recognition From the creation Nor the temporary joys Of a stationary abode Use them wisely Pleasing Allah Building the permanent abode Of the hereafter In striving endlessly Calling Humanity Towards the Truth Helping those in need Preserving family ties And smiling sincerely Lifting a broken Soul

[@faziah1163]

MERCI ❤️ ALLAH VOUS BÉNISSE SHEIKH 💚Gratitude 🕊️🌳🌹 Soyons présents sur les uns pour les autres🤲💛

[@mhammadalzhrani5719]

هذا الشيخ الجليل ترى نور الإيمان والحكمة تشع من وجهه الوقور..سبحان الله "يؤتي الحكمة من يشاء ومن يؤت الحكمة فقد أوتي خيراً كثيراً"

[@kausamsalam8543]

May Allah keep blessing the imam of wisdom and knowledge. Ameen

[@NasirAhmedApu]

Beautiful Khutba. Alhamdulilah.

[@amradel3405]

Also very important about the verse in holy Quran that God is ordering us not only to take care of our parents by He told us "When they get old with you" this means that when they get old they need to stay with you and you take care of them. God bless us all with this great religion and Al Hamd Lelah

[@Nailekrbs]

I love the imam, may Allah bless him. his rhetoric is powerful

[@L0ST-ALIEN]

That was a beautiful Khutba ❤👍

[@rayj8893]

Thank you for making this talk so relevant to current times

[@elouarakmbark5249]

May Allah grant you more insight and wisdom!

[@shoukatbeigh7482]

I love you brother

[@Hassan_MM.]

سبهان الله 💕 From Kashmir 💞

[@shabananaeem1917]

Nice 👍👍

[@abduyimer7900]

Educative as usual, Shaykh!

[@allhealingcomesfromallaah]

Bismillah As Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatull Allaahi Wa Barakathuhu from Sydney, Al Hamdu Lillaah 🤲🌏🕋 Allaah All-Mighty’s Final Messenger, our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam)! May Allaah All-Mighty be pleased with the respected Family, respected Companions of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) and the righteous ones, Allaahumma Aameen! May Allaah All-Mighty forgive us and guide us all worldwide to righteousness until our last breath or the last day, Allaahumma Aameen! May Allaah All-Mighty restore long term #UniversalJusticeandWorldPeace, Allaahumma Aameen! Jazak Allaahu Khayran Allaahumma Aameen to all the Duas!

[@Ahmedbeyreis]

So beautiful, so amazing. May Allah preserve you.

[@aticqhalim3949]

salama

[@Ccmimi127]

JazakAllahu Khayran for talking about this issue.

[@fatimah9202]

Beloved Your life Is Your sacred journey To Allah(God) Everyone else And everything else Is a Trust from Allah And the means for You To reach Allah Either you uphold the Trust Through the guidance Of Qur'an and Sunnah And walk the straight path Safely to Allah Or You ignore the guidance And You neglect or abuse the Trust And You lose your way From the path to Allah Beloved Your life Is Your sacred journey To Allah It is about what You engage in And how You behave with people And how You react to others And Not about what people do And how they engage with You Nor how they react to You So keep one eye sternly On Your own character and behaviour Whilst continuously excusing others Until the other eye, eventualy finds The goodness in people Beloved Your life Is Your sacred journey To Allah Do not waste it

[@irfanahmed6411]

Great work

[@reanbarazi6615]

الحمدلله

[@fatimah9202]

Jazaa kAllahu khairah

[@fatimah9202]

Learn to appreciate The Humble Sincere Genuine Truthful Kind Fair Loving Down to earth people In your lives Thank Allah For this great blessing Of good human beings And pray for them For blessings increase on gratitude But are sometimes taken away When taken for granted Unappreciated Or Abused Alhamdullillahi Rabbil Alameen 😍❤

[@kingdick007]

Words of wisdom as always....

[@fatimah9202]

💛 Beloved Your life is precious A gift from your Lord Enjoy it and do not waste it Beloved Don't let the pain And the mistakes of the past Or the anxiety of the future Distract you From appreciating The blessings of the moment Or hinder you From caring for your loved ones And doing good deeds Serving Humanity Beloved Try your very best To please Allah Adapting the Sunnah Of Rasoollullah ﷺ Beloved Be like those who would gladly Arrange weeds, beautifully in a vase And not like those who relentlessly Throw fresh Roses away For the colour or scent is not to taste Beloved Whatever the circumstances Make the best of it Be patient Be grateful Smile brilliant, and contagiously Making everyone around you And those far and near Unknown to you Smile Beloved Surely beauty and esteem Lie in the eyes of the beholder So strive To become a beautiful, humble Soul For when your Lord beholds you 💛

[@fatimah9202]

O abiding Muslim Humanity is caught in the webs For they look away from the truth Desperately searching For peace of the heart Cleanse your soul from hate So it reflects like a mirror And uphold the Sunnah Which speaks a thousand words

[@ulugbeknur]

Thank you

[@aslamartnet]

An interesting and enjoyable sermon, masha Allah. A just and religious leader of today is PM Imran Khan of Pakistan. He is doing great work for poor and forgotten, especially children. His fight against corruption has woken up the people of Pakistan and much of the Muslim world.

[@Estranger344]

😂😂

[@fatimah9202]

Dear dedicated fathers of Humanity Allah has been watching over you With love and admiration And when he had granted Your silent prayer Allah saw the joyful hope On the birth of your Son And the protective caress When you held your little Daughter Gently in your arms Allah appreciated your every toil and effort In fulfilling their many needs And Allah understood Your hope, anxiety and fear As the children grew Allah saw your restless nights And caring servitude Allah agreed to your reprimanding And smiled at your play Allah saw you liberally spend In educating them And how you never cared For your empty pockets Allah saw your difficulties In teaching them right from wrong And Allah heard your heartfelt prayer To protect and guide them Allah knew how frightened you were When you found your child a spouse He saw your tearful joy, and pain In so abruptly, having to let go Indeed Allah does not take the good deeds Of his abiding servant, for granted And Verily Allah has said To the children of Man That his pleasure lies In pleasing the Father And the Father indeed Is the door to their Paradise Either the children, protect it By pleasing their father Or destroy it In disobedience to him

[@zmk2896]

great editing 🔥

[@saadiaakram4063]

Wow SubhanAllah

[@rashidahibrahim6416]

Alhamdulillah...

[@fatimah9202]

The secrets Of the 'Ismul-Azam' Are concealed Within the whisper Of the broken heart💔 Which readily attracts Divine acceptance Be careful...

[@fatimah9202]

حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل O Sisters and Brothers of Palestine Allah has not forsaken you حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل O Blessed Brethren of Palestine Allah has chosen You For the protection of Al Aqsa And the Ummah has not forgotten you حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل O Beloved family of Palestine Our hearts bleed for you We feel your pain And our tears have turned bitter حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل Please forgive us For we are helpless And we do not posses the Power To stop the Oppression Or to help you, in defending Palestine حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل But many of our Souls, are with you in Palestine And the Ummah is praying for you To the Just and Powerful Almighty Lord حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل O brave and patient, sisters and brothers of Palestine Insha-Allah Very soon, Allah will bring ease And you will not be defeated For Indeed Allah is with you Indeed Allah is with you Indeed Allah is with you حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل And Insha-Allah Soon you will be Victorious حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْل Very soon

[@usmanfaraz2114]

Alhamdulillah