Respecting & valuing humanity compulsory for all Muslims: Dr. Al Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al Issa

MAKKA MUKARMA, July 08 (SABAH): In Hajj sermon, Dr. Al Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al Issa has said that a best person is the one who is on the way to piety and respecting and valuing humanity is compulsory for all Muslims.

He said while delivering Hajj sermon at Masjid-e-Nimra at Maidan-e-Arafat, respect and hounor to humanity is obligatory for Muslims. “Success lies in fear of Almighty Allah and following His orders. Muslims should exhibit best of the manners as only those who will have good manners will be close to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on the day of judgment,” he said.

He said that Islam is a religion of peace and there is only one Allah and Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (PBUH) is the last Prophet. “Allah is the only one who deserves to be worshipped by the inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth. He has complete knowledge of everything you conceal and everything you reveal.”

“Pilgrims of the House of Allah and oh Muslims in every place, fear Allah Almighty, you will obtain victory, salvation, and happiness in this world and in the hereafter,” he said while delivering sermon. He said the Ummah should unite and Muslims must solve the disputes among themselves.

He said that Muslims should exhibit best of the manners as only those who will have good manners will be close to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on the Day of Judgment.

He said any difficulty is by the command of Almighty Allah and Islam’s foundation has been laid on five things including declaration of faith (kalma), salah (prayer), alms-giving (zakat), pilgrimage (hajj) and fasting (roza)

The five pillars – the declaration of faith (shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat), fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj) – constitute the basic norms of Islamic practice, he said and added in Holy Quran Allah said “surely prayer forbids indecency and evil.”

It is noteworthy here that 850,000 foreign pilgrims are performing Hajj for the first time after a gap of two years following the restrictions imposed by Saudi authorities due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

Hajj is an once-in-a-lifetime duty for all Muslims physically and financially able to make the journey. Groups of worshippers, many holding umbrellas in the sweltering heat recited verses from the Quran on the rocky mountain, where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon.