Masjid Functions in Islamic Communities

 

 السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

 

 

·       إِنّ الْحَمْدَ ِللهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِيْنُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَنَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُوْرِ أَنْفُسِنَا وَسَيّئَاتِ أَعْمَالِنَا مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللهُ فَلاَ مُضِلّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ

·       أَشْهَدُ أنْ لا إلَهَ إلا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وأشهدُ أنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عبْدُه ورَسُولُه.

·       يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلا وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ

·       يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالأرْحَامَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا
يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلا سَدِيدًا * يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا

·       اَللَّهُمّ صَلّ وَسَلّمْ عَلى مُحَمّدٍ وَعَلى آلِهِ وِأَصْحَابِهِ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدّيْن

 

All Praise is due to Allah; we praise Him and we seek help from Him. We ask forgiveness from Him. We repent to Him; and we seek refuge in Him from our own evils and our own sins. Anyone who is guided by Allah, he is indeed guided; and anyone who has been left astray, will find no one to guide him. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, Only One without partners; and I bear witness that Muhammad SAW is His messenger.

Our blessings and greetings may be bestowed upon our role models, our great Prophet Muhammad SAW, also to his friends and his beloved wives and to each of his followers, who well followed him to the end of time.

 

 

Dear Muslims:

Allah Ta’ala Said,

إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا اللَّهَۖ فَعَسَىٰ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ

The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allah, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided. (QS. At-Taubah: 18)

 

The Masjid has an important role in fostering the ummah and society, and it is a blessed building, from which goodness emerges and spreads. Therefore, when the Prophet Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam moved to Medina, the first building he built was a masjid, even before building a home for himself. He was to start building a Masjid with his companions.

It was at the masjid that He educated the people, taught them the correct aqidah, the right worship, the right morals and the true mu'amalah so that his companions became the best people.

Masjid, is actually a place to worship. However, worship is not only related to human relations with Rabb (habbluminallah), but also with relationships with fellow humans (habluminannas). The mosque was also used at the time of the Prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam as a place for deliberation, discussion about religion, social issues and the benefit of the people.

In the verse of the Koran that has been mentioned earlier, Masjid will be only maintain or tend by who: (1) Mukmin, (2)  establish prayer, (3) give zakāh, and (4) do not fear except Allah. It is hoped that such (illustrious) persons will be among the ones guided to achieve their expectations (especially in the Hereafter).

 

Dear Muslims:

Then how to tend the masjid?

 

1.           Masjid is a spiritual and religious institution.

Within the mosque, worshipers are to feel satisfaction, attain tranquillity, acquire mercy and devotion, and release daily worries. People are encouraged to interact with one another on the basis of love, equality, cooperation, and by seeking Allah’s pleasure.

 

2.           Masjid is an educational institution.

The masjid was islamic educational center in which different educational activities took place. The mosque was the first organized collective school for men, women, and children in Arab history. The Prophet Muhammad Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam taught the Qur’an and explained its verses. The Prophet would sit in the masjid surrounded by a halaqa and instruct his listeners who would repeat Qur’anic verses and hadith three times until they had learned them.

 

3.           Masjid is a Social Institution.

One unique aspect of the mosque in Islam is its social and community role. All individuals, men and women, and young and old, are linked to the mosque. The masjid is seen as an information center social, cultural, and ritual life. People participate in this institution for consultation and the exchange of views and ideas. The Rasulullah Sallallaahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam reserved a corner of the masjid as a shelter for the poor who were known as the people of As-Suffah.

 

4.           Masjid is an administrative institution.

During the time of the Prophet, the mosque was the place where all political, judicial, and social decisions were made. It was a center for collecting for the needy, for discussions of important matters with companions through consultation and exchanging of views and ideas, for meetings with envoys and tribal delegations, for signing agreements, and for judging disputing parties.

 

 

 

Dear Muslims:

 

Throughout Islamic history the mosque, as an institution, played a central role in cultural and social life. The mosque acted as a focal point of all activities based on the importance bestowed upon it by the Prophet Muhammad during his lifetime and the life of his companions thereafter. The distinctiveness of the mosque is linked directly to the worldview of Islam. As such, it is seen as a way of life rather than as a simple set of rituals to be performed. Because Islam comprises a complete and comprehensive way of life, the mosque, with its positive and constructive activities, is at the heart of the community. The mosque serves the role of a spiritual, educational, social, governmental, administrative, and preventative institution.

 

May Allah (SWT) make this place gather all Muslims to become united.  Ameen.

 

 

أَقُوْلُ قَوْلِي هَذَا وَاسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ لِي وَلَكُمْ وَلِسَائِرِ المُسْلِمِيْنَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَمِيْعُ العَلِيْمُ.

 

2nd Khutbah

 

 

 

الحَمْدُ للهِ وَكَفَى، وَأُصَلِّيْ وَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفَى، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ أَهْلِ الْوَفَا. أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْك لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ،

 

فَيَا أَيُّهَا الْمُسْلِمُوْنَ، أُوْصِيْكُمْ وَنَفْسِيْ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ وَاعْلَمُوْا أَنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَكُمْ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيْمٍ، أَمَرَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالسَّلَامِ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ الْكَرِيْمِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ، يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا، اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، فِيْ الْعَالَمِيْنَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ.

·        اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ والْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالْأَمْوَاتِ،

·        اللهم ادْفَعْ عَنَّا الْبَلَاءَ وَالْغَلَاءَ وَالْوَبَاءَ وَالْفَحْشَاءَ وَالْمُنْكَرَ وَالْبَغْيَ وَالسُّيُوْفَ الْمُخْتَلِفَةَ وَالشَّدَائِدَ وَالْمِحَنَ، مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، مِنْ بَلَدِنَا هَذَا خَاصَّةً وَمِنْ بُلْدَانِ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ عَامَّةً، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

·       رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

·       عِبَادَ اللهِ،

·        إنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإحْسَانِ وَإِيْتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى ويَنْهَى عَنِ الفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالبَغْيِ، يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُوْنَ. فَاذكُرُوا اللهَ الْعَظِيْمَ يَذْكُرْكُمْ وَلَذِكْرُ اللهِ أَكْبَرُ.

 

Akimussholah.