All praise is due to Allah, lord of all worlds, the creator of everything, who gave us every thing, and honored us with Islam

(if you would count up the favors of Allah, you would never be able to numerate them)

In the last eid khutba, the subject was "how to reestablish a powerful Muslim ummah"

Actually, we are now followers than leaders, imitators rather than creators, and this is not the proper condition for this ummah.

Allah says: (you are the best people evolved for mankind)

But now, none can say that Muslims are the best people among the different nations.

So, there is something we should do to re-correct our condition

In the khutba of eid, I have mentioned some points that may draw to us the right way to bring this dream into reality; to reestablish the Islamic leadership of the world.

But I know the subject was too condensed to be squeezed in just one khutba, and because of its importance, I will pick up just one character of this way and inshallah I will try to discuss the other points in other khutbas if possible.

The fact No. 1:

The purpose of this khutba or any other khutba is to achieve benefit. Do not consider the khutba just a part of Jumaa prayer, so you should listen to it; try to benefit from this khutba.

As long as you spent some time, and some effort in something, you should benefit from it, as this is the wisdom.

So, try to concentrate carefully, and follow what you learn if it is the right way.

The fact No. 2:

When we mention our history and when we say that Muslims used to lead the world for years, and when we go into the details of our previous success, this does not mean we just cry over the spilt milk, rather we mention that to learn from it and the wise who learns from his mistakes, Allah says: (there is, in their stories, instructions for men endowed with understanding)

The third fact:

Whoever does not follow the means will never get the results. This is the way of Allah (you will find no change in Allah's way)

The fourth fact:

The responsibility of our situation is the responsibility of all of us. None of us is free from responsibility. All Muslims should work to correct our position.

So before describing the first character of our way to reestablish our Islamic leadership of the world. I want to summarize these four important facts:

1-      You should benefit as much as you can from this khutba or any other khutba or lesson you attend.

2-      We should learn from our history, do not repeat your previous mistakes.

3-      To accomplish the results you want, you should follow the correct means.

4-      The responsibility of reestablishing the Islamic leadership to the world is the responsibility of all Muslims including all of us.

So the first means to change our situation is to be positive:

To be positive is not easy job, so difficult job, so be prepared to suffer (the merchandise of Allah is expensive, the merchandise of Allah is the paradise)

So, what is the positivity?

The positivity is to carry your responsibilities without waiting someone reminding you. Remember this fact.

And the facts are always better explained by stories, so back to our history, not to entertain but to learn.

If you look to the life of any companion of the prophet, you will find the positivity in every step in this life.

Because of time, I will mention only two stories:

1-      In the battle of Al-Qadysia, between Muslims and Persians, Persia at that time was one of the most powerful empires on the earth. Actually Persia and Rome divided the world between them.

2-      The leader at that battle was Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas and he decided to send a group of messengers to the leader of the Persian army to invite them to Islam. A Muslim soldier, Ribi` ibn `Amer said to him: I think it is better to send just one messenger not a group, so they will know that we are not afraid of them. It was a good opinion. So this is the positivity, this is the responsibility of every Muslim to give the advice to other Muslims. However, the story is still incomplete. Sa`d asked Ribi`: who we can send alone? He is afraid to send one messenger to the Persians. Look to Ribi`. He continued his positivity and said: let me be that person. Here, the responsibility is not of Ribi` himself, however, he obligated himself with a responsibility that may be carried by any other Muslim.

This is an extra positivity.

The second positivity is that of the battle of Tabuk, one of the most difficult battles of the prophet. The prophet asked the companions to donate to prepare the army. So Uthman started the donation and said:  I will pay one hundred camels. This the positivity of Uthman, he did not wait till the prophet ask him "how much you will pay", but he started quickly.

Again the story is incomplete.

The prophet asked again for donation, and again Uthaman said: I will pay more one hundred camels.

Moreover, he went and brought one thousand dinar and put them in the hands of the prophet. This was too much to the degree that the prophet looked to the camels and said: nothing will harm Uthman after that day whatever he did. This is an extra positivity, and the surprise was that the story is incomplete; Uthman is still donating till it reached 400 camels, 100 horses, and 1000 dinars. This is an extreme positivity.

From these stories, we can understand that positivity is grades or dangers.

1-      The least degree in positivity is to participate in the activities that done by other Muslims.

Just to participate

Just be with Muslims

This is what I call "passive positivity"

How we called the positivity passive?

-          Let me give you a practical example

-          Today we have a lesson from Islamic history after Isha prayer

-          To come to this lesson, this is a positivity

To participate by your presence

This is positivity

-          Yes, you are not participating in preparation of this work

-          Yes, you come alone without inviting your friends to come with you

-          Your coming is positivity because this will encourage people do this work to refine their work and this will other people to attend the lesson and this will spread the knowledge of this lesson and will make us feel as being an ummah rather than individuals.

-          Your coming is certainly a kind of positivity

2-      A higher degree of positivity is to respond quickly to the one who asking you to do something for Islam, which is one of your duties usually. So this is an active positivity so if I asked you to attend the lesson, you should respond quickly. If I asked someone to help us in typing or clearing, he should respond quickly and so forth.

3-      The higher degree of positivity is to do your duties without waiting someone to direct you, so this is initiative positivity.

-          You should think in a work that benefits Muslims without delay.

-          Someone thinks in a project for the Muslim youth and he started to do it.

-          Someone has some knowledge in the religion and started to teach others.

-          Someone has money and started to give without waiting someone to ask him repeatedly.

-          Someone started to clean the parking without waiting others ask him to do so.

-          Someone started to regulate the parking in our crowded parking a lot.

4-      The last degree and the most difficult in positivity is to carry the responsibilities of other if they denied them as Uthman and Ribi` , may Allah be pleased with them, did. It is not his responsibility to spend all this wealth, but he did his job and that of others who either denied or were unable.

This type is what we need to reestablish our Islamic leadership for the world.

If at this bad time a lot of Muslims decided to carry their responsibilities, we should have the Muslims who carry their responsibility and those of others.

I know it is difficult, but the merchandise of Allah is more precious.

2^nd khutba

To complete the subject of positivity, we have to mention two things

1-      Every one of us has something to do for Islam. None is deprived from the ability to serve Islam. So do something, do not hesitate, one of you has knowledge, another has a skill in computer, another has money, other has ability to talk to people, some know typing, expert in sports, so look inside yourself, and do not wait, as none know when he will die.

2-      If you decided not to be positive, and chose negativity, please do not follow to the mistakes of others.

Any active work will have some mistakes but too much criticism may lead to frustration, so do not take the responsibility of stopping an Islamic work.

I ask Allah to make us positive and make this positivity in His cause, and to make paradise the price of this positivity, Amen!

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