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198 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD following was the content of the sermon of the Messenger of God (SAAS) on the first Friday he prayed in Medina, among the Bann Sali b. 'Amr b. 'Awf, God bless them: 'Praise be to God; I give Hi praise, and I ask His help. I ask for His forgiveness and for His guidance. I believe in Him, will not disbelieve in Hi, and will do battle with those who do. I bear witness that there is no god but God, that He has no associate, that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger whom He has sent with guidance and the religion of truth and light, at a time without messengers, when there is little knowledge, the people are misguided, when the time is out of joint, and the day of retribution and fate is at hand. "'Whoever obeys God and His Messenger is right-guided; whoever disobeys them is misled, and has erred and gone far astray. "'I charge you to fear God; this is the best advice a Muslim can give a Muslim, to urge him on to the afterlife, to order him to fear God. Beware of what God has, of Himself, cautioned you. There is no better advice nor charge than this. It is an act of piety for those who accomplish this with apprehension and fear and a true means of assistance towards your aspirations from the afterlife. "'Whoever cultivates, both openly and in secret, his relationship with God, seeking only God's favour thereby, shall receive recognition in the short term and reward after death, when a man will wish he had done differently than he had before, and would want to put great distance between himself and that behaviour. God bids you beware of Him, though He is merciful towards His worshippers. "'Whoever believes His words and fulfils His promise will find nothing taken back therefrom, for God Almighty states, "Whatever I say shall not be changed, and I am not unjust towards my worshippers" Qak L, v.29). "'Fear God both in matters that are at hand and those that follow, in secret and openly, for "whoever fears God, God will remove his evil ways from him and give him great reward" (swat abTahq; LXV, v.5). And "Whoever fears God and His Messenger will have won a mighty suc~ess."~' Fearing God will forestall His disapproval, His punishment, His anger. Fearing God will bring satisfaction, please the Lord and elevate one's status. "'Take advantage of your good fortune and do not be lax in matters pertaining to God. God has instructed you in His book, laid out for you His path, so that He may know those who speak the truth and those who lie. Do good, just as God does good to you. Oppose His enemies and strive energetically for God. It is He who chose you and named you "Muslims", so that those who perish do so for evident cause, while those who live do so for evident cause. There is no power but with God. Make frequent mention of God. Strive for what comes after death. For he who makes good his relationship with God will find his relationship with people satisfactory. That is because God passes judgement upon 41. Verse 71 of stirat al-Ahzeb (XXXIII) is somewhat different. It reads, "Whoever is obedient to God and His Messenger."
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISM,&?L IBN KATH~R 199 people, while they do not pass judgement upon Him. It is He who controls people, while they do not control Him. God is truly great! There is no power but with God, the Almighty and Glorious."' This is the text given by Ibn Jarir; its chain of authorities is not complete. Al-Bayhaqi's text reads, L'Chapter on theJirst address grven by the Messenger of God ( WS) after hrs amval m Medzna. The Abii 'Abd All& informed us, quoting Abn al-'Abb~s at-Asamm quoting Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Jabbzr, quoting Yiinus b. Bukayr, from Ibn Ishsq, who stated, 'Al-Mughira b. Wthmsn b. Muhammad b. Wthmm related to me, along with al-Akhnas b. Shariq, from Abn Salama b. 'Abd al-Ralpnsn b. 'Awf, who said, "The first address given by the Messenger of God (SAAS) in Medina began with him standing before them and expressing appropriate praise and adoration for God, and then saying, '0 people, send forward for yourselves! You well know that any one of you may be struck down and so his flock be left with no shepherd. His Lord will then say to hi - and there will be no interpreter or attendant to come between yourself and Him -"Did not My Messenger come to you and inform you? Did I not give you wealth and benefit? What is it you have sent forward for yourself?" And He will look to right and left but see nothing. Then the man will look in front of him and see only hell-fire. So, whoever is able to protect his face from the fire, even if only with a slice of dates, let him do so. If he finds nothing, then let him say one good word for thereby one good deed will be rewarded by 10 times its like, or even by 700 times. May peace be upon the Messenger of God, and the mercy and the blessings of God."'"' Then the Messenger of God (SAAS) proceeded with the second sermon by saying, "Praise be to God! I praise Him and I seek His help. We seek refuge with God from the evil of ourselves and of our deeds. Whoever is guided by God will not be misled while he who is misled shall have no guide. I bear witness that there is no god but God, Who is unique and without associate. The finest words are those of God's Book. Successful are those whose hearts have been embellished thereby by Him; those whom He has brought into Islam following disbelief and who chose these words above all human speech. Love those who love God and love Him with all your hearts. Do not tire of His words and of repeating them, nor harden your hearts towards them. From everything that God creates He makes His selection and choice. He has thus mentioned the best of these deeds and the best of persons who perform these deeds. He has also described healthy speech, along with those things He regards as lawful and those that are forbidden. So worship God and associate no other god or person with Him and fear Him as is His due. Be faithful to Him in those good things you utter with your mouths. Love one another, the spirit of God being between you. God is angry if vows to Him are broken. Peace be upon you, and God's mercy and blessings." The chain of authorities for this tradition, though incomplete, does add strength to the previous address, even if the phraseology differs.
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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In the Name of God, the Beneficent,
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ABOUT THIS SERIES THIS series of Ar
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