Friday sermon: Give to others and speak kindly

If a person does not have anything to give, they can say a kind word, the sermon will say

God has made it easy for people to do good deeds, the sermon will tell worshippers on Friday.

Abu Dharr Al Ghifari, one of the first people to convert to Islam, once asked Prophet Mohammed what action a slave could perform to escape from hellfire.

He said the first action would be to have faith in God. Secondly, man should strive to do good.

Allah has linked faith and good deeds in many verses and promised believers that those who do good will have their sins forgiven.

Prophet Mohammed told Abu Dharr to spend from what God has granted him, to combine faith and charity, and help the needy, widows and the poor.

One of the righteous said, ‘These funds are a trust deposits, and we are their the agents, and if the poor come to us and we enriched him, then we have performed faithfulness to Allah.’

Abu Dharr asked the Prophet, "what if he has nothing to give?" The Prophet replied, "let him say kind words. A good word is charity."

So, if a person does not have anything to give, they can say a good word that brings love, grows affection and increases familiarity.

Abu Dharr then asked, "what if they cannot speak?"

The Prophet replied, "Let them help someone who is helpless.”

Those who have power and prestige can help the weak and the oppressed, until their rights are fulfilled, their anguish is gone, and pleasure enters into their hearts.

If one is incapable of doing anything good, "let them at least not hurt people.”

Helping the needy, the weak and the helpless are forms of solidarity, worshippers will hear in the second sermon.

This fosters affection between people, and strengthen relationships and establishes a spirit of cohesion and union among them.

As we approach the anniversary of the foundation of the UAE, worshippers will pray for the federation to be preserved.