DAILY SERMON: Sermon Five: Turbulent Life and Qur'anic Intercession

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah  addressed us and he said:

"O people! Indeed, there is no good in life except for a speaking scholar and a comprehending listener.

"O people! You are living in a Hudnah, and you move very fast. You are aware of the night and the day, how they wear out the new, and make close every far away thing, and bring forth every promised thing."

Al-Miqdad said, "Messenger of Allah! What is Hudnah?"

He said: "A turbulent life. If matters get mixed up for you like the darkness of the night, you should resort to the Qur'an. It is indeed an intercessor. Its intercession is accepted, and it is a believed witness. Whoever puts it in front of him, it will lead him to Paradise, whoever puts it behind him, it will drive him to Hell. Indeed, it is the clearest guide to the best path. Whoever speaks through it is truthful, and whoever practices its commands will be rewarded, and whoever judges by it will be just."