How Do We Live Friday? (Khutbah)

How Do We Spend Friday? All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. I praise Him, exalted is He, and I thank Him. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. He has established seasons of mercy and forgiveness for the believers. And I bear witness that our master and our Prophet Muhammad is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. He is the best of those who magnified the rituals of Allah, and the most complete of those who recognized the sanctity of this day. May Allah send prayers, peace, and blessings upon him, upon his family, and his companions, and upon those who follow his guidance until the Day of Judgment. As for what follows: I advise you, O servants of Allah, and myself, to fear Allah; for it is the provision of the pious. The Most High said: “O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek the means of nearness to Him.” O believers: There is no day in the entire week in which virtues have gathered, in which favors have diversified, and in which rewards have increased, like Friday. It is the festival of the Muslims, the master of days, and a season of faith that renews itself every week. In it, Allah opens the doors of His mercy, multiplies the opportunities for good, raises ranks, and forgives mistakes. How great is this favor, how noble is this day, and how profitable is it for the one who best seizes its hours. The role model in magnifying and valuing that day is the Prophet of Guidance, Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. Ibn al-Qayyim said in Zad al-Ma’ad: “And among his guidance was the magnification of this day and its honor, and its designation with acts of worship that it possesses exclusively over other days.” End of quote. The question that each one of us must ask himself is: How do I live this day as Allah intended, not as custom has made it? O brothers: Begin your day with the Fajr prayer in congregation, for it is the greatest beginning for this blessed day; for the Fajr prayer on Friday is better than on other days. It is authentically reported from him, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: “The best of prayers in the sight of Allah is the Fajr prayer on Friday in congregation.” And the first thing that the believer must face this day with is to keep in his heart that this day is not an ordinary day, but a day that Allah has chosen and honored, and made a festival for this Ummah. Thus, he turns to it with a longing heart, a prepared soul, and a sincere desire to seize its hours. Then he translates this preparation with the ritual bath (ghusl), the use of perfume, and wearing the best of clothes; for Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. It is authentically reported from him, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: “Indeed, this is a day that Allah has made a festival for the Muslims. So whoever comes to the Friday prayer, let him take a bath, and if he has perfume, let him use some of it, and use the siwak (tooth stick).” Then the question comes after that: When do you go out for this day? Here the race begins; for the angels, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, informed, stand at the doors of the mosques, not recording only those who attended, but recording those who came early. As for the first, he has the reward of one who offered a camel, then the next a cow, then a ram, then a chicken, then an egg, as in the hadith agreed upon by the scholars. O believers: Coming early to attend the Friday prayer was a habit of the righteous predecessors, may Allah be pleased with them. And they would reproach themselves when they neglected coming early or fell short in it. Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, entered early in the morning, and he saw three men who had preceded him in the early morning. He was grieved by that, and he began to say to himself, reproaching it: “The fourth of four, and the fourth of four is not far.” This is the state of Ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him, and he is who he is. So what is the matter with many of us, except those whom Allah has shown mercy, that they do not come except when the Imam is on the pulpit? Rather, some of them come with the prayer, or shortly before it, thereby depriving themselves of this great reward. And more astonishing than that is that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave glad tidings to the early one with a glad tidings that has not come in many deeds. He said: “Whoever performs the ritual bath on Friday and walks and does not ride, he will have for every step the deed of a year; the reward of its fasting and its standing in prayer.” For every step! He did not say: for every prayer, nor for every Friday, but for every step you take to the House of Allah. What merit is there after this merit? Then, when you enter the mosque, do not make your concern only to wait for the entrance of the preacher. Rather, seize these minutes; pray what Allah has prescribed for you, recite Surah Al-Kahf, increase in sending blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and raise your needs to Allah with a present heart; for perhaps a supplication on this day will cause Allah to open for the servant a door of good that will never be closed. So when the Imam ascends the pulpit, know that you have not come to perform a weekly custom, but you have come to hear words by which Allah revives hearts, reminds the heedless, and steadies the believer. And for that reason, the Muslim must strive to pray in the mosque in which he hears a sermon that moves his heart, increases his faith, and guides him to his Lord; for indeed, the sermon is nourishment for the hearts, and the wise person chooses for his heart the purest nourishment. And no sooner does the Imam ascend the pulpit than the angels fold their scrolls and sit to listen to the remembrance; oh, what a scene that shakes the hearts! The angels of the sky leave writing to listen to the sermon, while some people leave the sermon to look at their phones! O believers: Indeed, among the most dangerous things that have befallen Friday in our time is that Satan no longer prevents many people from attending, but he prevents them from benefiting. He enters the mosque with his body, while his heart is elsewhere. His phone does not stop, and his mind moves between news, markets, matches, and appointments. Then he stands up from his prayer, not knowing what the preacher said, nor with what he left. And for this reason, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was strict regarding listening. He said: “When you say to your companion: Be silent, while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have committed a vain act.” So if the known good in these moments is considered vain, how about the one who flips through his mobile phone, or messages others, or follows news and clips, while the Imam reminds him of Allah and the Hereafter? Indeed, the sermon, O brothers, is not merely words that are heard, but it is a cure for the hearts. And perhaps a verse that a man heard changed his life, and perhaps a hadith that fell into his heart became the cause of his repentance, and perhaps an exhortation by which Allah saved him from heedlessness that lasted years. Servants of Allah: And among the greatest things that saddens is that hundreds of Fridays pass for a person, yet they leave no trace in his heart, nor change a character in his behavior, nor bring him one step closer to his Lord. By Allah, Friday was not legislated for us to perform two rak‘ahs and then leave, but it was legislated for us to come out of it with a purer heart, stronger faith, and firmer resolve in the obedience of Allah. So make for yourself in every Friday a new intention, a sincere repentance, and a righteous deed with which you begin your week; for indeed, the most beautiful Friday is not the one you attended with your body, but the one from which you left having drawn closer to your Lord. I say this, and I seek forgiveness from Allah for myself and for you; so seek His forgiveness, for He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. The Second Sermon Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and blessings and peace be upon the Seal of the Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his companions. As for what follows: O servants of Allah! If this is the virtue, status, and rank of Friday, then neglecting it is no trivial sin; rather, it is among the most dangerous things that corrupt the heart and beget heedlessness. Therefore, the warning regarding it is severe. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “A group of people will surely cease from abandoning the Friday congregations, or Allah will seal their hearts, and then they will surely be among the heedless.” And he said (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever misses three Fridays out of negligence, Allah will seal his heart.” How severe is that punishment! For if wealth is lost, it can be replaced, and if health is lost, it may sometimes return. But as for the heart, if it is sealed, one may see the truth but not accept it, hear the admonition but it does not pass beyond his ears, and live among people with his body while his heart is in another realm. The righteous predecessors knew the value of Friday, so they did not miss it despite hardship. Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “It was reported to us that some of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who witnessed the Battle of Badr had their sight impaired, yet they did not leave attending the Friday prayer. So we do not think that one who finds a way to it should leave the Friday prayer.” O blessed ones! Thank Allah for choosing you to witness this Friday; for it is not a recurring habit, but a renewed gift and an opportunity that may not recur. So thank Allah for this blessing, and make the remainder of your day alive with His remembrance, the recitation of His Book, and prayers upon His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And seek the Hour of Response; for perhaps a sincere supplication at the end of this day will be the cause of unceasing happiness in this world and the Hereafter. Send prayers and peace upon the one whom you have been commanded to send prayers and peace upon, for Allah, the Most High, said: “Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, send blessings upon him and give peace [to him] with [due] submission.” O Allah, send prayers and peace upon Your servant and Your messenger Muhammad, and be pleased, O Allah, with the Rightly Guided Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, and with the Ten Promised Paradise, and with the pure Household of Your Prophet, and with the Companions of the Tree, and with all the Companions. O Allah, grant success to the Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and his Crown Prince, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, in what You love and are pleased with, and take hold of their forelocks toward righteousness and piety, and preserve the lands and the servants through them. O Allah, preserve our land, and make security and faith permanent upon it, and preserve our stationed soldiers, and help them against those who oppose them, and unite the word of the Muslims upon truth and guidance. O Allah, forgive the believing men and believing women, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the living among them and the dead, and grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire. “Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives, and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He advises you that perhaps you will be reminded.” So remember Allah, the Magnificent, and He will remember you, and thank Him for His blessings and He will increase you, and the remembrance of Allah is greater, and Allah knows what you do.

كيف نعيش يومَ الجمعة؟ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، أَحْمَدُهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَأَشْكُرُهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، جَعَلَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَوَاسِمَ لِلرَّحْمَةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا وَنَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، خَيْرُ مَنْ عَظَّمَ شَعَائِرَ اللَّهِ، وَأَكْمَلُ مَنْ عَرَفَ حُرْمَةَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْهِ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، وَمَنْ سَارَ عَلَى هَدْيِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ. أَمَّا بَعْدُ : فَأُوصِيكُمْ ـ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ ـ وَنَفْسِي بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا زَادُ الْمُتَّقِينَ، قَالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ ﴾ . أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ : لَيْسَ فِي الْأُسْبُوعِ كُلِّهِ يَوْمٌ اجْتَمَعَتْ فِيهِ الْفَضَائِلُ، وَتَنَوَّعَتْ فِيهِ الْمِنَحُ، وَتَعَاظَمَتْ فِيهِ الْأُجُورُ، مِثْلُ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ. فَهُوَ عِيدُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَسَيِّدُ الْأَيَّامِ، وَمَوْسِمٌ إِيمَانِيٌّ يَتَجَدَّدُ كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ، يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِهِ، وَيُكَثِّرُ فِيهِ فُرَصَ الْخَيْرِ، وَيَرْفَعُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ، وَيَغْفِرُ بِهِ الزَّلَّاتِ، فَمَا أَعْظَمَهَا مِنْ مِنَّةٍ، وَمَا أَكْرَمَهُ مِنْ يَوْمٍ، وَمَا أَرْبَحَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ اغْتِنَامَ سَاعَاتِهِ . وَالْقُدْوَةُ فِي تَعْظِيمِ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَتَقْدِيرِهِ، نَبِيُّ الْهُدَى مُحَمَّدٌ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قَالَ ابْنُ الْقَيِّمِ فِي زَادِ الْمَعَادِ : « وَكَانَ مِنْ هَدْيِهِ تَعْظِيمُ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَتَشْرِيفُهُ، وَتَخْصِيصُهُ بِعِبَادَاتٍ يَخْتَصُّ بِهَا عَنْ غَيْرِهِ». اهـ . وَالسُّؤَالُ الَّذِي يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا نَفْسَهُ: كَيْفَ أَعِيشُ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ كَمَا أَرَادَهُ اللَّهُ، لَا كَمَا جَرَتْ بِهِ الْعَادَةُ؟ أَيُّهَا الْإِخْوَةُ : ابْدَؤُوا يَوْمَكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ، فَإِنَّهَا أَعْظَمُ بَدَايَةٍ لِهَذَا الْيَوْمِ الْمُبَارَكِ؛ حَيْثُ إِنَّ صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ فِي يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ، وَقَدْ صَحَّ عَنْهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «أَفْضَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صَلَاةُ الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ». وَأَوَّلُ مَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنُ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ: أَنْ يَسْتَحْضِرَ فِي قَلْبِهِ أَنَّ هَذَا الْيَوْمَ لَيْسَ يَوْمًا عَادِيًّا، بَلْ يَوْمٌ اصْطَفَاهُ اللَّهُ وَشَرَّفَهُ، وَجَعَلَهُ عِيدًا لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ، فَيُقْبِلُ عَلَيْهِ بِقَلْبٍ مُشْتَاقٍ، وَنَفْسٍ مُتَهَيِّئَةٍ، وَرَغْبَةٍ صَادِقَةٍ فِي اغْتِنَامِ سَاعَاتِهِ . ثُمَّ يَتَرْجِمُ هَذَا الِاسْتِعْدَادَ بِالْغُسْلِ، وَالتَّطَيُّبِ، وَلُبْسِ أَحْسَنِ الثِّيَابِ؛ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ، وَقَدْ صَحَّ عَنْهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ: « إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمٌ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ عِيدًا لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ، فَمَنْ جَاءَ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طِيبٌ فَلْيَمَسَّ مِنْهُ، وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسِّوَاكِ ». ثُمَّ يَأْتِي السُّؤَالُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ: مَتَى تَخْرُجُ لِهَذَا الْيَوْمِ؟ هُنَا يَبْدَأُ السِّبَاقُ؛ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ ـ كَمَا أَخْبَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ تَقِفُ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَسَاجِدِ، لَا تَكْتُبُ مَنْ حَضَرَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ تَكْتُبُ مَنْ سَبَقَ . أَمَّا الْأَوَّلُ، فَلَهُ أَجْرُ مَنْ قَدَّمَ بَدَنَةً، ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَلِيهِ فَبَقَرَةً، ثُمَّ كَبْشًا، ثُمَّ دَجَاجَةً، ثُمَّ بَيْضَةً، كَمَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ الْمُتَّفَقِ عَلَيْهِ . أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ : التَّبْكِيرُ لِحُضُورِ الْجُمُعَةِ كَانَ مِنْ عَادَةِ السَّلَفِ الصَّالِحِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ، وَكَانُوا يُعَاتِبُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ عِنْدَ تَرْكِهِمُ التَّبْكِيرَ أَوْ تَقْصِيرِهِمْ فِيهِ؛ دَخَلَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بُكْرَةً، فَرَأَى ثَلَاثَةَ نَفَرٍ قَدْ سَبَقُوهُ بِالْبُكُورِ، فَاغْتَمَّ لِذَلِكَ، وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ لِنَفْسِهِ مُعَاتِبًا إِيَّاهَا: «رَابِعُ أَرْبَعَةٍ، وَمَا رَابِعُ أَرْبَعَةٍ بِبَعِيدٍ». فَهَذَا حَالُ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَهُوَ مَنْ هُوَ، فَمَا بَالُ كَثِيرٍ مِنَّا إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ لَا يَأْتُونَ إِلَّا وَالْإِمَامُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ، بَلْ يَأْتِي بَعْضُهُمْ مَعَ الصَّلَاةِ، أَوْ قُبَيْلَهَا بِقَلِيلٍ، فَيَحْرِمُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ مِنْ هَذَا الثَّوَابِ الْعَظِيمِ . وَالْأَعْجَبُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَشَّرَ الْمُبَكِّرَ بِبِشَارَةٍ لَمْ تَرِدْ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْأَعْمَالِ، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ غَسَّلَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَاغْتَسَلَ، وَمَشَى وَلَمْ يَرْكَبْ، كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ عَمَلُ سَنَةٍ؛ أَجْرُ صِيَامِهَا وَقِيَامِهَا». بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ! لَمْ يَقُلْ: بِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ، وَلَا بِكُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ، بَلْ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ تَمْشِيهَا إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ، أَيُّ فَضْلٍ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْفَضْلِ؟ ثُمَّ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَلَا تَجْعَلْ هَمَّكَ أَنْ تَنْتَظِرَ دُخُولَ الْخَطِيبِ فَحَسْبُ، بَلِ اغْتَنِمْ هَذِهِ الدَّقَائِقَ؛ فَصَلِّ مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَاقْرَأْ سُورَةَ الْكَهْفِ، وَأَكْثِرْ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَارْفَعْ إِلَى اللَّهِ حَاجَاتِكَ بِقَلْبٍ حَاضِرٍ؛ فَرُبَّ دُعَاءٍ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ بِهِ لِلْعَبْدِ بَابًا مِنَ الْخَيْرِ لَا يُغْلَقُ أَبَدًا . فَإِذَا صَعِدَ الْإِمَامُ الْمِنْبَرَ، فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْتِ لِتُؤَدِّيَ عَادَةً أُسْبُوعِيَّةً، بَلْ جِئْتَ لِتَسْمَعَ كَلَامًا يُحْيِي اللَّهُ بِهِ الْقُلُوبَ، وَيُذَكِّرُ بِهِ الْغَافِلَ، وَيُثَبِّتُ بِهِ الْمُؤْمِنَ. وَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَحْرِصَ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ فِي الْجَامِعِ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ فِيهِ خُطْبَةً تُحَرِّكُ قَلْبَهُ، وَتَزِيدُ إِيمَانَهُ، وَتَدُلُّهُ عَلَى رَبِّهِ؛ فَإِنَّ الْخُطْبَةَ غِذَاءٌ لِلْقُلُوبِ، وَالْعَاقِلُ يَخْتَارُ لِقَلْبِهِ أَطْيَبَ الْغِذَاءِ . وَمَا إِنْ يَصْعَدِ الْإِمَامُ الْمِنْبَرَ حَتَّى تَطْوِيَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ صُحُفَهَا، وَتَجْلِسَ تَسْتَمِعُ الذِّكْرَ؛ فَيَا لَهَا مِنْ صُورَةٍ تَهُزُّ الْقُلُوبَ! مَلَائِكَةُ السَّمَاءِ تَتْرُكُ الْكِتَابَةَ لِتَسْتَمِعَ الْخُطْبَةَ، وَبَعْضُ النَّاسِ يَتْرُكُ الْخُطْبَةَ لِيَنْظُرَ فِي هَاتِفِهِ ! أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ : إِنَّ مِنْ أَخْطَرِ مَا أَصَابَ الْجُمُعَةَ فِي زَمَانِنَا أَنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَمْ يَعُدْ يَمْنَعُ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْحُضُورِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنَ الِانْتِفَاعِ. يَدْخُلُ الْمَسْجِدَ بِجَسَدِهِ، وَأَمَّا قَلْبُهُ فَفِي مَكَانٍ آخَرَ. هَاتِفُهُ لَا يَسْكُتُ، وَذِهْنُهُ يَتَنَقَّلُ بَيْنَ الْأَخْبَارِ، وَالْأَسْوَاقِ، وَالْمُبَارَيَاتِ، وَالْمَوَاعِيدِ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ، وَلَا يَدْرِي مَاذَا قَالَ الْخَطِيبُ، وَلَا بِمَاذَا خَرَجَ . وَلِهَذَا شَدَّدَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْإِنْصَاتِ، فَقَالَ: «إِذَا قُلْتَ لِصَاحِبِكَ: أَنْصِتْ، وَالْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ، فَقَدْ لَغَوْتَ». فَإِذَا كَانَ الْأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّحَظَاتِ يُعَدُّ لَغْوًا، فَكَيْفَ بِمَنْ يُقَلِّبُ جَوَّالَهُ، أَوْ يُرَاسِلُ غَيْرَهُ، أَوْ يُتَابِعُ الْأَخْبَارَ وَالْمَقَاطِعَ، وَالْإِمَامُ يُذَكِّرُهُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْآخِرَةِ؟ إِنَّ الْخُطْبَةَ أيها الاخوة لَيْسَتْ كَلِمَاتٍ تُسْمَعُ، بَلْ هِيَ دَوَاءٌ لِلْقُلُوبِ، وَرُبَّ آيَةٍ سَمِعَهَا رَجُلٌ فَغَيَّرَتْ حَيَاتَهُ، وَرُبَّ حَدِيثٍ وَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَكَانَ سَبَبًا فِي تَوْبَتِهِ، وَرُبَّ مَوْعِظَةٍ أَنْقَذَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ غَفْلَةٍ دَامَتْ سِنِينَ . عِبَادَ اللَّهِ: وَمِنْ أَعْظَمِ مَا يُحْزِنُ أَنْ تَمُرَّ عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ مِئَاتُ الْجُمَعِ، ثُمَّ لَا تَتْرُكَ فِي قَلْبِهِ أَثَرًا، وَلَا تُغَيِّرَ فِي سُلُوكِهِ خُلُقًا، وَلَا تُقَرِّبَهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ خُطْوَةً. وَاللَّهِ، مَا شُرِعَتِ الْجُمُعَةُ لِنُؤَدِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ نَنْصَرِفَ، بَلْ شُرِعَتْ لِنَخْرُجَ مِنْهَا بِقَلْبٍ أَنْقَى، وَإِيمَانٍ أَقْوَى، وَعَزِيمَةٍ أَصْلَبَ عَلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ . فَاجْعَلْ لِنَفْسِكَ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ نِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً، وَتَوْبَةً صَادِقَةً، وَعَمَلًا صَالِحًا تَبْدَأُ بِهِ أُسْبُوعَكَ؛ فَإِنَّ أَجْمَلَ الْجُمَعِ لَيْسَتِ الَّتِي حَضَرْتَهَا بِجَسَدِكَ، بَلِ الَّتِي خَرَجْتَ مِنْهَا وَقَدِ اقْتَرَبْتَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ . أَقُولُ قَوْلِي هَذَا، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ لِي وَلَكُمْ؛ فَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ، إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ . الْخُطْبَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ، نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ. أَمَّا بَعْدُ : عِبَادَ اللَّهِ : وَإِذَا كَانَ هَذَا هُوَ فَضْلُ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَقَدْرُهَا، وَمَكَانَتُهَا، فَإِنَّ التَّفْرِيطَ فِيهَا لَيْسَ ذَنْبًا هَيِّنًا، بَلْ هُوَ مِنْ أَخْطَرِ مَا يُفْسِدُ الْقَلْبَ، وَيُورِثُ الْغَفْلَةَ. وَلِذَا جَاءَ الْوَعِيدُ فِيهَا شَدِيدًا؛ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ عَنْ وَدْعِهِمُ الْجُمُعَاتِ، أَوْ لَيَخْتِمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ، ثُمَّ لَيَكُونُنَّ مِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ». وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ تَرَكَ ثَلَاثَ جُمَعٍ تَهَاوُنًا بِهَا، طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ». وَمَا أَشَدَّهَا مِنْ عُقُوبَةٍ! فَإِنَّ الْمَالَ إِذَا ضَاعَ أَمْكَنَ تَعْوِيضُهُ، وَالصِّحَّةَ إِذَا ذَهَبَتْ رُبَّمَا عَادَتْ، أَمَّا الْقَلْبُ إِذَا خُتِمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَدْ يَرَى الْحَقَّ فَلَا يَقْبَلُهُ، وَيَسْمَعُ الْمَوْعِظَةَ فَلَا تَتَجَاوَزُ أُذُنَيْهِ، وَيَعِيشُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِجَسَدِهِ، وَقَلْبُهُ فِي وَادٍ آخَرَ . وَقَدْ كَانَ السَّلَفُ الصَّالِحُ يَعْرِفُونَ قَدْرَ الْجُمُعَةِ، فَلَا يَتَخَلَّفُونَ عَنْهَا مَعَ الْمَشَقَّةِ. وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ: «بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رِجَالًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَهِدُوا بَدْرًا، أُصِيبَتْ أَبْصَارُهُمْ، فَكَانُوا لَا يَتْرُكُونَ شُهُودَ الْجُمُعَةِ، فَلَا نَرَى أَنْ يَتْرُكَ الْجُمُعَةَ مَنْ وَجَدَ إِلَيْهَا سَبِيلًا». أَيُّهَا الْمُبَارَكُونَ : احْمَدُوا اللَّهَ أَنْ اخْتَارَكُمْ لِشُهُودِ هَذِهِ الْجُمُعَةِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ عَادَةً تَتَكَرَّرُ، بَلْ مِنْحَةٌ تَتَجَدَّدُ، وَفُرْصَةٌ قَدْ لَا تَتَكَرَّرُ. فَاشْكُرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَى هَذِهِ النِّعْمَةِ، وَاجْعَلُوا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِكُمْ عَامِرَةً بِذِكْرِهِ، وَتِلَاوَةِ كِتَابِهِ، وَالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَتَحَرَّوْا سَاعَةَ الْإِجَابَةِ؛ فَلَعَلَّ دَعْوَةً صَادِقَةً فِي آخِرِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ تَكُونُ سَبَبًا لِسَعَادَةٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ . صَلُّوا وَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى مَنْ أُمِرْتُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالسَّلَامِ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا ﴾ . اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْضَ اللَّهُمَّ عَنِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ: أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَعُمَرَ، وَعُثْمَانَ، وَعَلِيٍّ، وَعَنِ الْعَشَرَةِ الْمُبَشَّرِينَ بِالْجَنَّةِ، وَعَنْ آلِ بَيْتِ نَبِيِّكَ الطَّاهِرِينَ، وَأَصْحَابِ الشَّجَرَةِ، وَعَنْ سَائِرِ الصَّحَابَةِ أَجْمَعِينَ . اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْ خَادِمَ الْحَرَمَيْنِ الشَّرِيفَيْنِ، الْمَلِكَ سَلْمَانَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، وَوَلِيَّ عَهْدِهِ الْأَمِيرَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ سَلْمَانَ، لِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى، وَخُذْ بِنَوَاصِيهِمَا لِلْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَاحْفَظْ بِهِمَا الْبِلَادَ وَالْعِبَادَ . اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْ بِلَادَنَا، وَأَدِمْ عَلَيْهَا الْأَمْنَ وَالْإِيمَانَ، وَاحْفَظْ جُنُودَنَا الْمُرَابِطِينَ، وَانْصُرْهُمْ عَلَى مَنْ عَادَاهُمْ، وَاجْمَعْ كَلِمَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَالْهُدَى . اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ، وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ، الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالْأَمْوَاتِ، وَآتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ . ﴿ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ، وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى، وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ، يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴾ . فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ يَذْكُرْكُمْ، وَاشْكُرُوهُ عَلَى نِعَمِهِ يَزِدْكُمْ، وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ، وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ .