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Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds. Praise be to Him is the best and the most beautiful praise. And I bear witness that there is no god but God, alone, no partner for Him. He says the truth and He is the Guide.
And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, peace be upon him and upon his family and his companions. And those who follow him will have a good life until the Day of Judgment.
My beloved brothers and sisters, summer is approaching.
Summer is one of the four seasons, and it is, according to us Muslims, a sign from the signs of Allah. When summer comes in, like any other month or any other season, we take lessons and reminders from it. Allah says that to us in the Qur'an. Allah tells us this in Surah Fusilat. Allah says from the signs of Allah is the day, the night, or the night and the day, and the sun and the moon.
So Insha'Allah, I want to be in Ilah Al-Karim, share with my brothers and sisters, kalimat, and also wa'ibat. Some reminder and some words Insha'Allah regarding the season of summer that is approaching and making its way towards us. And I ask Allah Ta'ala, Allah makes it a source of benefit for myself and for every single one of you.
I want to go through six points Insha'Allah. Each point shares some benefits and some reminders related to this season, summer.
1. The Sun as a Blessing
Insha'Allah, my brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the sun is a ni'mah. It's a blessing from the blessings of Allah Ta'ala. This sun gives us light. It gives us heat in which we need.
We need the light in order to see. And we need the heat in order to not feel cold. Our body requires a temperature; we can't freeze. We also can't be too hot. The sun gives us it. Allah Ta'ala distances the sun from us, subhanahu wa ta'ala, that He doesn't ban us.
Also, as much as we need it, so do the vegetations and our fruits; our gardens require it as well. The earth needs the sun. And now we all know the world, the way that it's going towards. We're at a time in our lives now where we're seeing solar powers. The sun is being utilized. So the need for it is becoming more than it was before.
Allah Ta'ala, look what He says, Allah made the sun a light to illuminate you. Also, Allah Ta'ala, He says, Allah made the sun and the moon, all of them serve what we need. The sun and the moon, my brothers and sisters, they're helping us. They're working for our needs. Abd al-Rahman Nasir al-Sa'idi in his tafsir when he came to the ayah, he said, meaning Allah calls the sun and the moon to serve you, to help and aid you, to give you what you want. For what? For the good that creation needs. The sun will help you in that. So will the moon. It will also be a benefit for our animals, horses, goats, camels, cows, and also our vegetation.
They need it. So that's the first benefit I wanted to share, that we have to understand that this summer is not just a season. It's a blessing from the blessings of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
2. A Reminder of the Day of Judgment
Number two, the sun and its heat. When it gets hot, we need to remember as slaves of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, another day where there is going to be real heat. We need to remember the Day of Judgment.
We need to contemplate and think about Jahannam and how hot it will be. And how some people will burn when the sun is brought close to them, and they're going to sweat severely. The Prophet ﷺ, he told us, the relationship between Hararatul Shams, the heat of the sun, and Jahannam.
Hadith al-Imam Bukhari and Muslim, both narrated in the Sahih, hadith Abu Huraira. The Prophet ﷺ, he said, إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ If the heat, the sun becomes very, very hot, the Prophet ﷺ, he said, pray at a time when the heat is a bit low. فَإِنَّ الشِّدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ الْجَهَنَّمِ Because the heat of the sun, severe heat of the sun is coming from what? It's the breathing of Jahannam.
وَاشْتَكَّتِ النَّارُ The Prophet ﷺ is saying, إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا The Naar complained to its Lord, Allah Ta'ala, فَقَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ أَكَلَ بَعْضِي بَعْضًا I have eaten myself. Jahannam, the Naar, has complained to Allah, and it said to Allah, يَا رَبِّ مَي لُوْدْ أَكَلَ بَعْضِي بَعْضًا فَأَذِنَ لَهَا بِنَفَسَيْنِ Allah permitted for the Naar of Jahannam, two times for it to breathe.
نَفَسٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَنَفَسٍ فِي الصَّيْفِ It breathes in winter and also in summer. فَهُوَ أَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الْحَرِّ وَأَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنَ الْزَمْحَلِينَ The hot heat that you see is Jahannam breathing. And the cold that you see in winter is also Jahannam breathing, this cold.
And the Prophet told us in Zamharia. Khawari and Muslim both narrated this. This is at the highest level of authenticity.
So my brothers and sisters, there has to always be in your mind, when you see the heat, how hot it gets sometimes, you have to remind yourself and think and ponder over جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِرِ And Jahannam, a very bad place it is. When Allah says subhanahu wa ta'ala قُلْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ أَشَدُّ حَرَّ That the hellfire is more hotter. Or when Allah says كُلَّمَا نَضِجَتْ جُلُودُهُمْ بَدَّلْنَاهُمْ جُلُودًا غَيْرَهَا لِيَذُوقُ الْعَذَابِ That whenever their skin burns from Jahannam, it goes all of it. Allah gives them another set of clothes so that they can taste the pain of Jahannam.
So we need to think about that heat of Jahannam.
3. The Blessing of Cold Water
The Insha'Allah ta'ala third benefit I want to share with everyone of you is remembering the blessing of Allah Ta'ala upon us. Which blessing? Cold water.
In winter, we don't drink as much as we would drink in summer. In winter, it's cold. So people tend to drink hot stuff. People tend to drink coffee and tea and etc. لكن in summer, people run towards الماء الباري الماء الباري cold water والظلال The people also go towards وظلال وظلال means shades in which you shade under.
And also the clothes that you wear is different in summer than winter, right? So we need to think about the clothing Allah has given us subhanahu wa ta'ala that we can wear, light clothes. We can also shade. Go under a shade, stand there. Or cold water.
And Allah mentions this is a blessing and this happens in summer. Allah says subhanahu wa ta'ala وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَالًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْحِبَالِ أَكْنَانًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم سَرَابِي لَتَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ وَسَرَابِي لَتَقِيكُمْ بَأْسَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ Allah is telling us here subhanahu wa ta'ala how He has made for us clothing that we can wear that which we can wear in winter, that which we can wear in summer Allah made it for us subhanahu wa ta'ala also Allah ta'ala He says وَمَا بِكُم مِّن لِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ that there is no blessing that you have been given except that it's from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala so that's the third benefit I wanted to give that whenever you open the fridge or you go to a shop or a corner shop and you buy yourself cold water remember the blessing Allah has given you subhanahu wa ta'ala and that you're going to be asked about it on the Day of Judgment.
4. Hope for Reward and Expiation
The fourth Insha'Allah ta'ala reminder that I wanted to give you is that when summer comes that you Insha'Allah ta'ala hope for reward and expiation from your sins from Allah ta'ala because of the hardship that you may endure the heat, the mashakka that you may go through and the patience that it requires from you especially in this part of the world that I live in right now in the Middle East the heat can get very very very very high so a person goes through a lot of hard time going to the masjid and praying buhur and asr it's harder than when it is winter and a lot of patience is needed you remind yourself the reward Insha'Allah ta'ala is in accordance to the hardship Muslim and also Bukhari as well narrated it on the authority of two companions may Allah be pleased with both of them the Prophet ﷺ he said وَلَا هَمِّ وَلَا هُزْمٍ وَلَا أَدَى وَلَا غَمِّ حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ الَّتِي يُشَاكُهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَةٍ that a Muslim is not afflicted with any distress hardship, pain, problems depression, anxiety, whatever it means حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ even the fall that enters your leg إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَةٍ Allah will get rid of your sins for it so we need to feel that the hardship we go through in this time in summer Insha'Allah ta'ala Allah is going to reward us that niyyah that intention Insha'Allah ta'ala we should try to come with it.
5. The Importance of Dua
As for the dua where some people say that the Prophet ﷺ said إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمٌ حَارٌ فَقَالَ الرَّجْلُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مَا أَشَدَّ حَرَّ هَٰذَا الْيَوْمِ اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنْ حَرِّ جَهَنَّمٍ اللَّهُمَّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ Allah will say to the person إِنَّ عَبْدًا مِنْ عِبَادِي اَسْتَأْجَرَ بِي مِنْ حَرِّكَ فَاشْهِدْ أَنِّي أَجَرْتُهُ this dua لا يصح على النبي ﷺ this is not authentic from the Prophet ﷺ وَقَدْ نَصَّ عَلَى ضَعْفِهِ الْعَلَّامَةِ الْذَارِي محمد ناصر الدين الأرضاني رحمه الله he clearly and categorically stated in his kitab السلسلة الضعيفة that this is weak and other than him from the great scholars of hadith have pointed that out a person should seek refuge in Allah from Jahannam when it's hot or when it's any other time in the year but do not attribute a specific dua to the Prophet ﷺ.
6. Multiplication of Rewards
The final and last point that I want to share with all of you is the reward is multiplied. The acts of worship are multiplied like fasting, going to the masjid, and any other righteous deed is multiplied بسبب المشقة الحاصلة غالبا من حرارة الشمس because of the heat and the hot weather a lot of hardship is endured by the Muslims the reward is also going to be multiplied it's going to go up because the Prophet ﷺ he said to his beloved wife Aisha رضي الله تعالى عنها he said to her إِنَّ لَكِ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ عَلَى قَدْرِ نَصَابِكِ وَنَفَقَتِكِ he said to her and Imam al-Bayhaqi narrated it the asr of it is in Sahih Muslim the Prophet ﷺ said to her you my wife Aisha are going to be rewarded this is not specific to her it's also for every Muslim إِنَّ لَكِ he said for you is مِنَ الْأَجْرِ in terms of reward عَلَى قَدْرِ in accordance to the hardship and struggle that you endure the effort that you exert the reward is in accordance to that وَلِذَٰلِكَ الْإِمَامُ النَّوَى رَحِمَ اللَّهِ إِلَى الشَّرَحِ in Sahih Muslim he says هَذَا ظَاهِر this is apparent from the hadith فِي أَنَّ الثَّوَابَ وَالْفَضْلَ فِي الْعِبَادَ that the reward and the virtue in an act of worship يَكْثُرْ بِكَثْرَةِ النَّصَبِ it increases in accordance to the hardship and the effort that a person exerts يَكْثُرْ بِكَثْرَةِ النَّصَبِ وَالنَّفَقَةِ وَالْمُرَادُ النَّصَبِ he says الَّذِي لَا يَذُمُّهُ شَرَعًا وَكَذَا النَّفَقَةَ you can find it in the Shari'a of Sahih Shari'a of Sahih Muslim بَالْإِمَامَ النَّوَى.
I ask Allah Ta'ala اللهم اهدنا بآياتك والانتفاع بها اللهم أرنا الحق حقا وارزقنا اتباعا وارنا الباطل باطلا وارزقنا اجتنابا اللهم علنا ما ينفعنا وزدنا علما ينفعنا ولا تجعل فيما علمتنا وبالا علينا سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك اشهد ان لا اله الا انت استغفرك واتوب اليك.
