{"id":2886,"date":"2022-09-02T11:12:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T10:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2886"},"modified":"2022-09-02T11:12:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T10:12:54","slug":"remaining-steadfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/remaining-steadfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Remaining Steadfast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Allah SWT\ncommunicates to us the obligation to be steadfast in our religion. It is an\nobligation on us all. But what does it mean to be steadfast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is when\na person remains firmly on Allah SWT paths and commands as they have been\ninstructed by Him to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allah SWT reminds us of this in the Glorious Quran when in\nSura At-Fusilat, ayat 30-32, it says:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, those who have said, \u201cOur\nLord is Allah \u201d and then remained on a right course \u2013 the angels will descend\nupon them, [saying], \u201cDo not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of\nParadise, which you were promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We [angels] were your allies in\nworldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever\nyour souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish] as\naccommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear\nbrothers and sisters, sacred times like Ramadhan or the day of Ashura enable us\nto boost our levels of worship to Allah SWT. But now we must keep hold of our\nhabits and whatever standard we established to the best of our ability. Nobody\nis perfect but the effort and intention must be there if we are to be\nsuccessful in front Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allah SWT\nspeaks of steadfastness in the Holy Quran, in Sura Hud, ayat 112. In this Allah\nSWT says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So remain on a right course as you have been commanded, [you]\nand those who have turned back with you [to Allah ], and do not transgress.\nIndeed, He is Seeing of what you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside\nthis, the imam reminded us of the following hadith in which the Prophet SAWS\nadvised us by saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are\novertaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. A man\nwould be a believer in the morning and turn to disbelief in the evening, or he\nwould be a believer in the evening and turn disbeliever in the morning, and\nwould sell his Faith for worldly goods.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear\nbrothers and sisters, therefore the remainder of this khutba offers 5 boosters\nto achieve steadfastness and maintain the standard we set for ourselves last\nmonth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Clinging to the Quran. The Quran is\nthe rope of Allah. Whoever clings to it then inshAllah Allah SWT will prevent\nhim from slipping. Make it a part of your life. Through recitation, listening\nand understanding it through translation, it will provide you with tranquility\nand the ability to remain focused in your efforts inshAllah.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    • Dua. Staying steadfast is essentially\na matter of the heart my dear brothers and sisters. Therefore the best way to\nachieve this is to implore our Lord to instill that desire to be steadfast into\nour hearts and thus into our minds.<\/li>
    • Dhikr. The rememberance of Allah SWT\nis also a key to steadfastness. Whether that is through quiet contemplation of\nhis mercy and blessings in our lives to clutching the tasbih, dhikr is like a\nstrong fortress that protects us from falling.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      • Keeping righteous company. We are\nalready blessed in that we have this place which is our collective home. And\neveryone here is our family. We should lean on one another to be steadfast and\nthis can be best achieved by establishing the practice of coming to the masjid\nfor congregational prayers every day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        • And lastly, remembering death and the\nhereafter. Dear brothers, it is a certainty of this life and although we live\nin a society where death is a taboo topic, we shouldn\u2019t feel that and instead\nwe should be comfortable with this fact. As a result it will enable us to keep\nus on our toes as we will become acutely aware of how fickle life really is.\nDear brothers and sisters, try to think of the Jannah that awaits your arrival\ninsh\u2019Allah. It is worth giving your all and then some. It is worth every drop\nof blood, sweat and tears. You can convince yourself to keep walking if you\nremind yourself of the beautifully amazing abode that lies ahead.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Dear\nbrothers and sisters, this life wouldn\u2019t be a test if it was easy. However,\nwith these tips we can continue to achieve the standards we set for ourselves\nin the previous month and remain steadfast in our faith so that we can be of\nthose who were referenced by the imam in the following hadith in which the\nprophet SAWS said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The Prophet\n(\ufdfa) said, \u201cThe five daily (prescribed) Salat, and Friday (prayer) to\nthe next Friday (prayer), and the fasting of Ramadan to the next\nRamadan, is expiation of the sins committed in between them, so long as major\nsins are avoided.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Allah SWT communicates to us the obligation to be steadfast in our religion. It is an obligation on us all. But what does it mean to be steadfast? This is when a person remains firmly on Allah SWT paths and commands as they have been instructed by Him to do so. Allah SWT reminds us […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_regular_price":[],"currency_symbol":[],"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermon"],"blocksy_meta":[],"post_slider_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","post_slider_layout_landscape_large":"","post_slider_layout_portrait_large":"","post_slider_layout_square_large":"","post_slider_layout_landscape":"","post_slider_layout_portrait":"","post_slider_layout_square":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2886\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}