Dear subjects of Allah, I call on you and on myself to abide by Allah's consciousness and urge you to obey Him and I commence my sermon with all that is good.

Definition of Hajj (Pilgrimage)

 Dear Believing brethren in the world of the Arabs and Muslims, in Islam, in addition to the creeds that are the foundation of religion,- acts of worship that regulate man's relations with his Sustainer, and interactions that regulate man with his brother, so that if such acts of worship are correctly performed, the dealings between men would be elevated to a high level, which elevation would be an indication of appropriate performance and execution of the acts of worship, whose primary aim is to lift man's soul, statements and actions through the guidance of the Sustainer of the worlds and consolidate connection with Him, enjoy His proximity, partake of His Mercy and reap the fruits of His Bounty and Grace. Such are the rituals that emanate from those acts of worship, such as prayer, fasting and Al-Hajj.

 Al-Hajj (pilgrimage to Mekka) is a set of verbal, genial, bodily, financial and ritualistic acts of worship that are discharged at specially designated places, times and in specific manners. Al-Hajj is a mandatory, individualistic obligation to be discharged by each male and female Muslim, who should be an adult, sane, free, and can afford it, once in a life time. Those who deny it are considered unbelievers and those who abandon it are considered iniquitous. Ali is reported to have said, "The Messenger of Allah has said,

 'It is all the same for those, who possess money and a mount that can take them to Allah's House but do not perform Al-Hajj, if they die as Jews or Christians, as Allah says in His Scripture:

"Al-Hajj onto the Temple is a duty owed to Allah by all people who are able to undertake it..'"

(Reported by At-Tirmidhi on the authority of Ali)

 Now if prayer is repeated five times every day, and if the Friday duty is performed every week, and the duty of fasting is performed for one month every year, the duty of Al-Hajj is a duty to be performed only once in a life time. Ibn Abbas is reported to have said, "Al-Aqra' bin Habis has asked the Messenger of Allah, saying:

"O, Messenger of Allah, is Al-Hajj due only once or every year? The Messenger said, "It is due only once. If performed more than once, it would be by way of voluntary acts of worship."'

[Quoted by Abu Dawood on the authority of Ibn Abbas].

 It is that unique trip in the world of travel whereby a Muslim moves with his body and heart to the safe country by which Allah has sworn in the Quran, where he stands in Allah's Arafat and circumnutates His Holy House, which Islam has ordained as a symbol of Allah's unicity, the unity of Muslims, and ordained for every Muslim to turn towards it five times in his/her prayers.

The Price of Al-Hajj as reported in the Prophet's Sunnah:

 This worship, i.e. Al-Hajj, is characterized by the fact that it requires total dedication. It is performed only in the Holy House of Allah, Thus it involves leaving one's homeland, family and friends, bearing travel hardships and being exposed to its hazards and the spending of money in order to win His pleasure. Now just as the price of this worship involves exorbitant costs, the fruit of this worship involves tremendous consequences as reported by Allah's Messenger, as reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Abi Hurairah:

"A person who performs Al-Hajj and abstains from lewd speech and from all wicked conduct will emerge from pilgrimage as when his mother has given birth to him.

(Unanimously approved and reported by Abi Hurairah, may Allah be pleased wit him.")

 He also said to Amr bin Al-Ass:

"Didn't you know that Islam expiates its antecedents, that emigration negates pre-emigration, and that Al-Hajj effaces pre-Hajj sins? ".

(Reported by Muslim on the authority of Amr bin Al-Ass, may Allah be pleased with him)

 Abi Hurairah, (MABPWH) has reported that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) has said:

"From Omrah to Omrah, sins are expiated and the reward of a properly performed Hajj is no less than Paradise."

(Unanimously approved on the authority of Abi Hurairah (MABPWH)

"Performers of Hajj and Omrah are Allah's delegation; if they request anything, it is granted to them; if they pray for something, they are sure to get it; and if they spend out of charity, they are compensated for what they spend."

(Al-Bayhaqi and Al-Munndhiri on the authority of Amr bin Shu'aib on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather.)

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,

"Keep at it between Hajj and Omrah, for they negate poverty and sins just as Al-kir removes the scum of iron, gold and silver; and the reward of a properly performed Hajj is no less than Paradise."

(Reported by Al-Tirmidhi and Imam Ahmad on the authority of ibn Mas'oud)

 The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) has said,

"Spending in Hajj is akin to spending in the cause of Allah."

(Ahmad and At-Tabarani in Al-Awsat and in the Sunan of Al-Baihaqi on the authority of Baridah)

 He then required a Muslim to perform it in person, to circumnutate it in person, once in a life time, provided its consequences are maintained.

Why Allah's Holy House is located in an arid valley:

 Dear Believers everywhere, Al-Hajj is a trip to Allah. His will has so decreed for an absolute wise purpose, in view of the natural disposition in every human being – to establish on earth for people a House of His that enables those who believe in it to head to it, from every far away point (on earth) in order to express their love to Allah and their yearning to Him. Thus a believer affirms through his heading to the Holy House, in obedience to his Sustainer's call, that he loves Allah more than his family, children, money, country and all people.. Thus he bears the expenditures of Al-Hajj that may be exorbitant and bears leaving family and children, which may be difficult to bear. He bears abandoning his business and the profit that may be quite abundant – all this for the sake of his love of Allah and in the hope of winning proximity to Him.
 Allah's wisdom ordained that His Inviolable House be situated in the hot region of the earth, which is a valley that has no vegetation, in order to make it clear to pilgrims that sincere communication with Allah is a source of bliss for men that enables them to dispense with all material comfortable circumstances that create an illusion of being the cause of their happiness, and that man's happiness emanates from his inner self, not from the kind of pleasure with which they surround themselves.
 Had Allah's Inviolable House been situated in the temperate region of the earth that abounds in green mountains, crystal-clear water, beautiful lakes, lush gardens, pleasant atmosphere and fresh breeze, and had Al-Hajj been ordained all the year round for precluding congestion, then all people would rush to perform a pleasant duty in pursuit of enjoyment, not prompted by the love of the Creator of the Universe.
 In addition to the location of the Inviolable House and its climate, a pilgrim is prohibited from wearing sewn clothes and from using all types of perfume, from having his hair cut and shortened, and is prohibited from indulging in the pleasures that are permitted outside the Hajj rites. All this is for enhancing his communication with Allah and enjoying His proximity alone, being remote from all earthly distractions, so that the pilgrim would become certain that if he attains to divine proximity, he would have won every thing and that all the pleasures of the world could not secure sustained happiness, that is infinitely superior to the inevitably diminishing happiness that may be experienced in this life; and for him to sincerely say, "O, Lord, what would a person miss if he finds You? And what would a person find if he misses You?
 In short, Al-Hajj is a major act of worship, that affords a distinct communication with Allah Almighty and is based on knowledge and proximity, sacrifice and love; its aim being to remove the false masques of this world, to bring creatures close to the Creator and the attribution of blessings to the Bestower of the blessings..

Conditions of Acceptance of Al-Hajj

 Dear audience, for this great act of worship to be performed in a manner acceptable and pleasing to Allah, and lest a person should spend lots of money and precious time, and bear many hardships without his pilgrimage being accepted, and lest his pilgrimage be rejected, lest his pilgrimage be null and void - it is necessary for such a person, before going on pilgrimage, to repent from all sins, major and minor ones, to avoid all illegitimate gain and every relationship that is tinged with sins. He must completely discharge all his obligations, especially those connected with his fellow men, because men's rights are based on strict and scrupulous demands, while Allah's rights are built on tolerance. So he must discharge his obligations and repent from his sins. What is more important is that he should firmly resolve not to sin again after pilgrimage, failing which pilgrimage would be a mere rite not an act of worship. It is a big mistake and a serious illusion for the pilgrim to assume that as a result of pilgrimage all previous wrongs would be annulled and that every sin would be forgiven. Ulamas (scholars) are unanimously agreed that the Prophet's traditions that indicate that the pilgrim returns from pilgrimage as pure as when his mother has given birth to him, all his sins having been forgiven, such sins as the Noble Prophet (PBUH) has characterized as being exclusively between a person and his Sustainer. But as to the sins that are between a person and his fellow men and the sins of which he is culpable towards sh3er and the duties he has neglected to perform, these are forgiven and dropped only in the discharge thereof or through waiver by the injured party. Thus sins are of three categories: an unforgivable sin, such as Al-Shirk; an unabated sin, which is between a person and other creatures, and a forgivable sin, which is between a person and his Sustainer.

 Dear listeners, the ability to undertake pilgrimage, which occurred in the Ayah, which is considered indispensable in the duty of Al-Hajj is the following:

“In it are manifest signs (for example), the Maqam (place) of Ibrahim (Abraham); whosoever enters it, he attains security. And Hajj (pilgrimage to Meccah) to the House (Ka'bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence)(97)”

(Al-Imran surah)

 Thus, it is a physical, financial, security and administrative ability

Ability to undertake Al-Hajj

 A Muslim whose body does not definitely bear the hardships involved in performing the rites of Al-Hajj or is so pronounced by a specialist, skilful and pious Muslim physician could have someone perform al-Hajj on his behalf during his life time or he may entrust to someone to perform pilgrimage after his death, pursuant to the provisions of this type of pilgrimage.
Allah does not consider a Muslim who does not have enough money to cover the types of travel expenses, the accommodation expenses in Mecca and Medina, the cost of food and drink, as well as the expenses of his family during his absence, able to undertake the pilgrimage. Hence, an unable Muslim should not humiliate himself for raising the Hajj expenses, nor should he resort to untoward ways and means in order to raise the Hajj expenses for he is not able and is exempted from performing the duty of Hajj.
 When officials in charge in Islamic countries resolve to adopt a certain system that enables those who do not afford to perform Hajj to do so, and preclude those who have discharged the Hajj duty when the motive of such regulation is to enable those Muslims who have not discharged the Hajj duty to do so easily and peacefully, one must not commit a sin by performing a voluntary pilgrimage, as the Muslim who is not allowed to perform pilgrimage is not considered able to do so.
 Since pilgrimage is a financial type of worship that requires the spending of money, it is necessary that the money that is to be spent in the performance of this duty be legally earned, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,

"O, people, Allah is pure and will accept only that which is pure."

(Reported by Muslim on the authority of Abi Hurairah)

 It is also reported on the authority of Abi Hurairah (MABPWH) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) has said,

"If a pilgrim heads for Hajj with legally earned money and puts his foot in the stirrup of his mount and calls: 'Here have I come my Lord" he would be called from heaven saying, 'your call is heard and yours will be double happiness, and as your provisions are legally procured and so is your mount; hence, your pilgrimage is unconditionally accepted. But if his expenditure is foul and he puts his foot in the stirrup and calls: "Here have I come my Lord, he would be called from heaven saying, 'your call is not heard and yours will not be double happiness, as your provisions are illicit and your expenditure is illicit; hence your pilgrimage is blemished and unrewarded."

(Reported by Al-Bazar on the authority of Abi Hurairah)

 As pilgrimage is a duty ordained by Allah in respect of those who are able, the poor being incapable, therefore a poor person should not borrow in order to perform pilgrimage. Abdullah bin Abi Awfa has said,

"I have asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) about the person who does not perform pilgrimage, whether he should borrow. He said, 'No'".

(Reported by Al-Baihaqi on the authority of bin Abi Awfa)

 The pilgrimage by an indebted person is accepted only with the approval of his creditor.

A pilgrim must be acquainted with the Hajj provisions:

 A person who begins his pilgrimage with a false declaration, or if he assumes a quality that he does not possess or of which he is known and does not intend to perform, or if he pays illegal money to an illegal authority, his performance of this duty is an illegal act, as is indicated by the basic juridical rule namely everything that requires something haram (prohibited/illicit) will become itself haram. For the way to something haram is haram. The habits of believers are acts of worship and the acts of worship of Munafiqun (hypocrites) are acts of sin.

 Dear brother who are attending and listening, since the Hajj act of worship was ordained by Allah on those who are capable once in a lifetime, if a pilgrim violates its rites and fails to perform one of its requirements or if he neglects a sunnah,if he sticks to a sunnah that has led to the violation of something prohibited, or if he commits an act of disobedience,if he performs a prohibited action, his pilgrimage would be null and void or he may have to sacrifice an animal, or he if he does wrong,if he neglects to do something,if he fails to perform what is a priority - if he does that he would waste a unique opportunity that is not repeated, an opportunity to have his sin forgiven and to qualify him to be admitted to Allah's paradise. All this is due to ignorance, which is the utmost enemy of man. An ignorant person may harm himself beyond what his enemy may harm him. Therefore we say: dear pilgrims learn the provisions of pilgrimage before you go on Hajj. Thus one knowledgeable person is more difficult for Satan to seduce than a thousand worshippers, and a little knowledge of the principles of Hajj is better than a lot of worship:

"Consult knowledgeable people if you know not"

(Al-Nahl surah)

 And just as awaiting the time of prayer is considered part of the prayer, similarly preparing oneself for Hajj is part of the Hajj. Many pilgrims have failed to acquire the necessary Hajj provisions before going on pilgrimage and they returned from Hajj without having performed the basic tawaf (perambulation) with the result that their pilgrimage would be null and void. Many a pilgrim has crossed the miqat (local point of ihram;official commencement of the duties of Hajj) without having put on the Ihram garments with the result that he needed to sacrifice an animal. And how many a pilgrim has violated the rules of Ihram thinking that he was on the right track..

Allah does not accept a voluntary act of worship that leads to the neglect of a duty:

 A knowledgeable person moves about in his life according to a scale of priorities. Thus if he performs the Islamic pilgrimage, which is the duty pilgrimage, and if he is inclined to perform Hajj a second and third time, and if he is financially and physically able and has obtained the approval of the competent authority and does not contribute, by giving a statement that is contrary to fact, to the depriving of a Muslim person of the opportunity of performing the obligatory pilgrimage, and if he has discharged all his duties towards his parents, children, brother, sisters, friends, and neighbors, he can perform a second,third and fourth pilgrimage, for pilgrimage is a thornless Jihad and it is the Jihad of the elderly, the woman, and the weak person. A Hadeeth Qudsi says:

"If I have bestowed good health on my servant and provided him with ample sustenance and if after five years he does not come to me, he would be amiss ".

(Al Bayhaqi in Al Sunnan Al Kubra and in Musnad Abi Ya'la and Al Mundhiri's Al Targhib wat- Tarheeb)

 But when a Muslim performs the obligatory pilgrimage and he happens to have a marriageable son and fears his son's being exposed to deviation it would be better to spend on having him married instead of performing a voluntary pilgrimage, because the prevention of harm takes priority over the acquisition of benefits, and Allah does not accept a voluntary act that leads to the neglect of a duty:

"A person who is endowed with wisdom is endowed with a great good".

(Surat Al Baqara, Al Ayah: 269)

 The prophet (PBUH) used to say:

"Oh Allah, I pray for a pilgrimage that is free of pretence or seeking to enhance my reputation"

(quoted by Ibn Maja on the authority of Anas Bin Malik)

 In other words, a pilgrim's aspiring to establish a reputation and show off through his pilgrimage constitutes a deviation from the purpose of pilgrimage and lack of sincerity in his worship.
 Dear brother, a Muslim should realize that al Hajj does not expiate the sins from which a perpetrator has not repented. Pilgrimage does not expiate the sin of the sinner who persists in his sins and does not repent from them, pilgrimage is rather an expiation and a reward for the person who repents to Allah and returns to Him, expecting His mercy and forgiveness and who has definitely given up his sins. Evidence of this is reported by Imam Muslim on the authority of Abdullah bin Mas'ood, who said: "Some people said to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH):

"Oh Messenger of Allah, are we taken to task for what we have done in Jahiliyya (before Islam)? He said, 'He who does well amongst you in Islam will not be taken to task and he who does wrong will be taken to task for his action in both Al Jahilyya and Islam".

(Reported by Muslim on the authority of Abdullah bin Mas'ood)

The Sermon of the Farewell Pilgrimage Oh Muslims, the Prophet (PBUH) gave a sermon in the Farewell Pilgrimage which is conclusive and exclusive. It contained human principles formulated in easy and understandable words. This is not surprising because the Prophet (PBUH) was endowed with all eloquence. This sermon contains a number of facts. It is needed by the tortured and disoriented world for achieving wisdom and happiness. Allah Almighty said:

"Those who follow my guidance will not go astray nor will they become miserable"

(surat Ta-Ha)

 Allah Almighty has educated Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) so that he may educate the Arabs, and He educated the Arabs with Muhammad (PBUH) so that he will have them educate all people. Allah Almighty said:

"And strive hard in Allah's cause with all the striving that is due to Him; it is He Who has elected you and has laid no hardship on you in religion (and made you follow) the creed of your forefather Abraham. It is He Who has named you "those who have surrendered themselves to Allah so that the Messenger might bear witness to the truth before you, and that you might bear witness to it before all mankind. Thus be constant in prayer, and render zakat, and hold fast unto Allah. He is your Lord Supreme, and how excellent this Giver of succor!"

(Surat Al-Hajj, Al-Ayah 78)

Principles contained in the sermon of the Farewell Pilgrimage:

 Following are some of the principles in the sermon of the prophet (PBUH) in the Farewell Pilgrimage:

1- Humanity is equal in value:

 Humanity is equal in value in any case,form, or level whatsoeverAbi Nadra said on the authority of someone who heard the sermon of the Prophet (PBUH) in the midst of the days of Tashreeq, saying:

"Oh people, your sustainer is one, your father is one, no Arab is better than a non-Arab, nor a non-Arab is better than an Arab; no red is better than a black, and no black is better than a red, except in piety. Have I conveyed the message?" They said: "The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) has conveyed the message."

(Reported by Ahmad on the authority of Abi Nadra)

2- The disbelievers build their glory on the ruins of sh3er:

 Unless the human soul believes in its Sustainer, believes in His promise and threats, believes that He knows its secrets and open existence, it follows its own benefit, it takes no account of anything in its pursuit of its objects, it may build its glory on the ruins of sh3er and its richness on their poverty, its prestige on their humiliation, indeed it may build its life on their death. For this reason, the noble Messenger said in the Farewell Sermon:

“O People! just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust till the day when you shall meet Him. Then he said: Obey me and you shall live, I urge you not to wrong sh3er, I urge you not to wrong sh3er, I urge you not to wrong sh3er. The fund of any person will not be legal except with his own approval. I would say that all blood, money, privilege that were in the Jahiliyya (pre-Islamic era) are under this my foot until the Day of Judgment"

(Reported by Ahmad)

3- Money is the sustainer of life:

 Money is the sustainer of life. It should be known by all people, and if money begets money without any real effort that contributes to the construction of the earth and the enrichment of life, it would be concentrated in a few hands, depriving so many sh3er. In such case life would be upset and rancor would occur, violence would erupt, and violence would only beget violence, and usury would contribute in one way or another to these tragic results which are detrimental to human society. For this reason the noble Prophet (PBUH) said in the Farewell Sermon:

“Allah has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligations shall henceforth be waived. Your capital is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) be waived. “

(Reported by Al-Turmidi on the authority of Amr Bin Al Akhwas)

4- Women are the counterparts of men:

 Women are the counterparts of men. And because women are completely equal to men in view of the fact that they should, like men, abide by faith, the pillars of Islam, the acts of worship, transactions, ethics, and that they are equal to them in terms of reward and punishment and are completely equal to them in privileges and duties, therefore,he said in the Farewell Sermon:

"Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers.. You have nothing owed to you by them except if they become guilty of a manifestly immoral conduct, in which case, leave them alone in bed, then beat them without cruelty and if thereupon they pay you heed do not seek to harm them. You do have a right over your women and your women have a right over you. As to your right over your women, they should not permit those you do not like to lie on your bed, nor should they admit into your homes those you do not like. They have a right over you to be kind to them in providing them with clothes and food."

(Reported by At-Tirmidhi on the authority of Amr bin Al-Ahwas)

 He continues his sermon, saying:

"Do not revert to kufr after me, striking off one another's necks".

(Unanimously approved on the authority of Jarir bin Abdullah)

"Satan has lost all hope of being ever worshipped in your country, but he will be obeyed in your yielding to your trifling actions, and will be satisfied with that."

(Reported by Muslim on the authority of Jaber)

"I have left you with what you will never go astray if you stick to it: Allah's Scripture, and you will be asked about me. What will you anwer? They said, 'We bear witness that you have conveyed the message, and performed your task and have been faithful in doing that.' Then he said, raising his index finger towards the sky and pointing it at the people: O my Sustainer bear witness, O my Sustainer bear witness."

(Reported by Muslim on the authority of Jaber)

Zamzam Water

 Dear listeners, we now move to the scientific topic:
 The Prophet (PBUH) has described the water of the Well of Zamazam, saying:

"Ít is blessed. It is a kind of food that nourishes”

(Reported by Imam Muslim on the authority of Abi Dharr)

 Another Muslim has added:

"It is a cure of illness"

(Faidh al-Qadir by Al-Manawi on the authority of Safiyyah)

 Ibn Jarij is reported to have said: that he has heard some people say:

"The best water on earth is Zamzan water."

(At-Tabarani on the authority of Ibn Jarih)

 Jaber bin Abdullah is reported to have said, I've heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying:

"Zamzam water is for the intended purpose"

(Ibn Majah on the authority of Jaber bin Abdullah)

 Al-Hakem has added in Al-Mustadrak on the authority of Ibn Abbas (MABPWT):

"If you drink it as a cure, Allah will cure you, if you drink it for protection Allah will protect you, and if you drink it to quench your thirst, Allah will quench it."

(On the authority of ibn Abbas (MABPWT)

 In Al-Manasek Ibn Maja has reported on the authority of Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman bin Abi Bakr, as saying, "I was with ibn Abbas when a man came and he asked him, 'Where have you come from?' He said, 'From Zamzam.' He said, 'Did you drink of it as you should?, He said, 'How?' He said, 'If you drink of it turn to the Qiblah (The Kaabah) and reauthor Allah's Name and breathe thrice, and fill your ribs of it and when you finish praise Allah Almighty, for the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,"

"The difference between us and the hypocrites is that they do not fill their ribs of it."

 The Prophet's Companions, the Followers and many ulamas (scholars) and ordinary Muslims were keen on filling their ribs of Zamzam water and making some spplication when drinking thereof water, for Zamzam is for the purpose intended..Omar bin Al-Khattab (MABPW) is reported to have said that whenever he drank Zamzam water, he used to say, "O Allah, I beseech you to grant me useful knowledge, plentiful of sustenance, and cure from every disease.

Scientific advantage and importance of Zamzam Water:

 Some scholars have said that Zamzam is the best, most worthy, most prestigious, most expensive and most appreciated by people. It was dug by Angel Gabriel and given to Ishmael to drink from by Allah Almighty.
 In addition to what the Sunnah and tradition have said about Zamzam, Science has provided rigorous analyses of Zamzam Water.
 In 1973 and in 1980 world giant specialist firms carried out chemical analyses of Zamzam and arrived at stunning results, namely, that Zamzam water is free of the types of germs that cause pollution and is considered mineral water and it is in great demand by people if the percentage of minerals in it is between one hundred and fifty to three hundred and fifty mg per liter. On the other hand, the percentage of minerals in Zamzam Water is two thousand mg. per liter. The most abundant of these mineral salts are calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and sh3er.
 Zamzam water is among the richest world waters in calcium as it contains two hundred mg. per liter. The Messenger of Allah PBUH was absolutely right when he said,

“It is blessed. It is a kind o food that nourishes”.

 Modern scientific research has shown that the incidence of heart diseases is less in the case of those who drank such water, a confirmation of what the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) has said,

"A cure from illness".

 Water is considered gaseous and digestive if it contains more than 259 mg. of bicarbonate per liter, the most well known gaseous water in the world being Evian Spring in France whose water contains 356 mg. per liter. The Messenger of Allah was correct when he said,

"Zamzam water is for intended purposes”

(Ibn Majah )

Hadiths on Zamzam Water are indications of Prophethood:

 Medical scientists say in a book printed in 1995 that mineral water is useful in the treatment of many rheumatism diseases, stomach acidity, chronic diarrhea, indigestion and is effective in supplementing the shortage of minerals in the body. Consider the truthfulness of his statement:

"If you drink it as a cure Allah will cure you, if you drink it seeking assistance Allah will assist you, and if you drink it in order to quench your thirst, Allah will quench it."

 That is because Zamzam water is not sweet but is rather salty. One drinks this water that is rather salty only because he believes in its barakah (blessing character), thus filling one's ribs with it is an evidence of faith.
 It may be that Allah Almighty has not created it sweet so that its sweetness will not make one forget the aspect of worship involved in drinking it. In any case its taste is tolerable. Consider the Prophet's statement:

"What distinguishes us from hypocrites is that they do not fill their ribs with Zamzam Water."

 We may now ask: What were the advanced scientific institutions that existed during the life time of the Prophet PBUH, which provided him with those astounding characteristics of Zamzam Water, and what were specialized research centers that reached such minute results on this water? And what kind of gigantic laboratories had analyzed and deduced the accurate percentage of the mineral salts in Zamzam water on which the Prophet PBUH relied in his statements on this blessed water? It is inspiration, as he did not speak of his own desire; it is but divine inspiration. Hence the statements on Zamzam Water are among the indications of the prophet hood of the Prophet PBUH.
 We pray that Allah will enable us to drink from the basin of his Noble Messenger on the Day of Judgment, the Day of the Great Thirst, a drink that will quench our thirst for ever..
 Dear brother, search into your own conscience before you are brought to account for your deeds. Weigh your deeds before they are weighed to your disadvantage. You should realize that the Angel of Death has passed by us on its way to sh3er, and one day it will pass by sh3er on its way to us. So we must be cautious. A smart person will pass judgment on himself and prepare for life after death. A helpless person follows his own desires and indulges in wishful thinking about Allah.

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The Second Sermon:

 Praise be to Allah, the Sustainer of the worlds., and I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, the Protector of the righteous, and I bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger who is endowed with a Great character. May Allah's peace and blessings be on our Prophet Muhammad, his kith and kin and his pure and virtuous Companions.

Our Duty Towards the Blessed Intifadah (uprising):

 Brother and sisters everywhere:. Having considered Al-Hajj to Allah's Holy House, we move on to the Destination of the Night Journey of the Foremost among all men. It is Al-Aqsa Mosque round which Allah's blessing was given. Only Allah is truly aware of the shameful crimes that are perpetrated round it, whose terror affect even the animals of the forest.

Killing a person in a forest
Is an unforgivable abomination

But killing a peaceful people
Is a matter for consideration

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 In fact, we ought to thank the children who are the heroes of the Intifadah. Indeed it is the duty of every Muslim to thank them as they have created for us a cause that unites us and provides us with an opportunity to talk about it, to experience sadness over it and to rally on its account. They have uplifted us beyond our small worries that used to exhaust us previously.
The Intifadah is a blessing because it stirred the Palestinian cause inside Palestine, and inside the occupied territory, with the result that the Jews had truly feel in trouble. This is because this is not a land without a people, as they had been told. They are surprised to see a youth coming out from the same land in Palestine, a youth who is more enthusiastic than they are, more willing to sacrifice, with more determination and more sincere commitment to protect it and feel its holiness. Even the young children are now defending it in this manner that was not known throughout the whole of history..The Intifadah has preserved the morale of Muslims, their feeling of belonging, the urge to sacrifice, the consciousness of Allah as much as possible, and the exertion of all efforts in ordeals.
 This Intifadah has made the whole world, not only the Arab and Islamic world, reconsider matters and understand the cause of Muslims. The Intifadah was a beneficial breakthrough the Zionist entity. Thus, through observing children being shot at and receiving live bullets that hit their chests and heads, while they have nothing but stones in their hands, people felt that there was a real problem. Such children did not behave in vain, nor did they confront aggression in jest. Thus when a people's land is usurped, its riches are plundered, its sacred tenets are violated, its holy places and dignity are trampled over, its will coerced, its beliefs corrupted, its values emptied, its history falsified, and is forced to succumb to and spread corruption, to become victim to ignorance and hunger and to be tortured by the enemies of life, the enemies of Allah, the enemies of the truth, the enemies of good, – the people is bound to uprise in order to retrieve its right to a free and decent life.
 The Intifadag gave people the opportunity to express their feelings and activate their hearts and to renew their loyalty to their faith and nation, to unify their involvement with their major cause and rid themselves of peripheral interests and marginal differences, and to attempt to appeal to the whole nation and hence to the world at large to their just cause.

The Intifadah was a spontaneous one:

 We should feel that each child's spilt drop of blood is spilt from our bodies, from our children and our own folks, and that each martyr who falls is closest to us than any sh3er. It does not behoove us to have a short time perspective as in a long term perspective people would start asking questions: till when and why, and then they would be involved in their own affairs and problems, families, business and jobs, and forget about those who are garrisoned all the time. Those young children who have acted in this manner have in fact assumed the great responsibility of Muslims every where and have confronted a duty which only they themselves can confront, in resorting to this simple and ordinary naïve method that indicates that their intifadah is a spontaneous one, an intifadah against coercion, deprivation, injury and tyranny and that people's patience has run out and is no longer bearable or tolerable.

Do not give me to drink life's water with humility
But give me to drink the cup of bitterness with dignity
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 Now that those young children have done their duty, spilled their blood and sacrificed their lives, Muslims must necessarily be determined to support them by all possible means.
For our part, in our dear country, both leaders and people, we all, Arabs and Muslims, place all our potentials at the disposal of our own cause not of theirs only. Thus ours is a question of to be or not to be. We should be united in claiming our rights and should not be divided over interests and desires.

Supplication:

 O Allah, Who disposes of people's hearts, we pray that you grant us the power to preserve your religion in our hearts. We pray that you grant us the means to qualify for receiving your mercy and the determination to merit your forgiveness; to deserve all your generosity and to be delivered from every evil; to win admission to Paradise and to deliver us from the fire.
O Allah, we pray that you grant us guidance, piety, continence and contentedness. O Allah, we pray that you grant us all good, of which we are aware and of which we are not aware. We seek your protection against all evil, of which we are aware and of which we are not aware. O Allah, we pray that you admit us to Paradise and all that brings us close to it, whether in speech or in deeds, and we seek your protection from the Fire and all that brings us close to it, whether in speech or in deeds.
 O Allah, we pray that you forgive us, show mercy to us and pardon us what you know of our trespasses, for you are the most honorable, the most revered. We pray that you bestow a good deed on us in this life and in the Hereafter and that you spare us the torment of the Fire. We pray that you uphold te truth and the faith, that you grant victory to Islam and to the Muslims; that you bestow success on Muslim leaders in east and west in respect of what You wish and desire; we pray that You inspire them to be reconciled and to unify their word, and to gather them in seeking to uphold what is right and good and to stick to guidance; we pray that You grant them victory over your enemies and theirs. O Allah we pray that You lead to all that is good those who have good intentions for Muslims, and to inflict Your punishment on those who harbor evil intentions for them, for You have power over what You wish and generous in granting what we pray for.

 O believers, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good and He forbids all that is shameful and all that runs counter to reason, as well as envy, He exhorts you so that you might bear (all this) in mind.