Make Our Dunya Paradise, Our Akhira Paradise

Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani 's Khutba
in Oakland Mosque, Friday, March 02, 2007.


The Prophet (saws) said, 'man ahya sunnatee faqad ahabanee.' - "The one
who revives my Sunnah loves me."

If we really love the Prophet (saws), we revive the Sunnah. "And anyone who
loves me, by reviving my Sunnah, is with me in Paradise."

So what do we need more than to be with Prophet (saws) in Paradise? Then
Allah (saws) will make our dunya Paradise and our akhira Paradise. For
awliyaullah, people who are content with what Allah (saws) gave them, their
life in Paradise.

As in the hadith of the Prophet (saws), "Whoever revived my Sunnah in the
last days when people leave the Suunah, even one Sunnah, you will get the
benefitsof 100 martyrs."

What is Sunnah? This is Sunnah (shows siwak).. If you use siwak before prayers
those prayers becomes 28 prayers. If you enter your home with your right foot first
you get the reward of 70 shaheed or if you go out with your left foot, that is Sunnah
of Prophet (saws). If you pray four raka 'ts after Dhuhr, that is Sunnah, even you
pray two rakats. If you pray the Sunnah of Asr, you are rewarded like 70 martyrs.
If you pray only Asr without Sunnah you are completing the obligations.

He said , "All my Ummah will enter the Paradise [shafa 'tee li ahl-il khabaair min
ummatee] except those who refuse." When we obey the Prophet (saws) it is a
sign of our love to the Prophet (saws).

The Prophet (saws) said, "Any a'mal which doesn't follow my Sunnah is
ma'asiyyah". And Allah (saws) said in the Holy Qur'an,"Whoever obeys the
Prophet (saws) obeys Allah (saws)."

'Qaala sahl alaamat hubullah hubal-quran. - The sign of loving Allah (saws) is
loving the Holt Qur'an and the sign of loving the Qur'an is loving the Prophet (saws)
and the sign of loving the Prophet (saws) is love His Sunnah and the sign of loving the
Sunnah is to love akhira and thesign of loving akhira is to hate dunya and the sign of
hating dunya is to take the least you can - not to runafter it, getting all the pleasures
of dunya. So not be greedy and people should be happy what Allah (saws) gave them.