Lectures – Ustādh Rayaan Barker

Bidding Farewell to Ramaḍān, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The one who fasts and performs the other obligatory actions is among the best servants of Allāh; woe to those who are negligent

• If the one who deals unjustly with the scales in this world is warned of a terrible punishment, what of the one who deals unjustly with the scales of the Hereafter

• The Salaf perfected their actions and then worried about their acceptance

• ʿAlī: be more concerned that your actions are accepted than with performing the action itself

• “Verily Allāh only accepts from the Muttaqīn” (al-Māʾidah 5:27)

• Excerpts from Ibn Rajab's Laṭāʾif al-Maʿārif

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Prophet ʿĪsā & The Ruling On Celebrating Christmas, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• A brief account of the birth, life and death of Prophet ʿĪsā, the son of Maryam (ʿalayhis-salām)

• The errors some Christians fall into regarding the status of Prophet ʿĪsā

• The true reality of Christmas and the origins of its various characters and symbols

• It is impermissible to practise or participate in anything that involves the celebration of Christmas

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Prepare for Death: the Journey of the Righteous Soul, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• This life is a temporary stage, not our final dwelling, with Shaykh Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn's reminder from the changing phases of the moon

• Take provision, learn and act upon the religion, and do not die except as a Muslim

• Whoever fears Allāh, He will make a way out for him and provide for him from where he does not expect

• The ḥadīth describing the journey of the righteous soul after death, and the righteous deeds that meet him in the grave

• Paradise is not reached by false hopes but by knowledge and action, until the end

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Remember Allāh, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The benefits of being in constant remembrance of Allāh

• Fear Allāh as He should be feared; the best way to do so is to remember Him constantly

• Remembering Allāh gives life to our hearts and brings tranquillity (al-Baqarah 2:152, al-Fatḥ 48:4)

• Allāh has promised forgiveness and a great reward for those who remember Him

• Whoever does not remember Allāh, his heart gradually hardens until it reaches a state of death

• The best ways to remember Allāh in accordance with the Sunnah

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Brotherhood, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The importance of being united, with a unity founded upon the way of the Salaf aṣ-Ṣāliḥ: the way of Tawḥīd and Īmān in Allāh

• The Arab tribes were divided and harmed each other over the smallest of affairs

• Islām called them to Tawḥīd and to rectify the hearts to be sincere to Allāh

• Islām and Īmān changed them and they became brothers

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Self Rectification, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• Remaining steadfast after the month of Ramaḍān has passed

• Do not hope that something external will change you without any effort

• Allāh blessed us with a month in which it is easy to change: make a plan of action for after Ramaḍān

• Continue good deeds after Ramaḍān and take the means to self-rectification

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

The Station of the Scholars, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The true scholars return the people to the Qurʾān, the Sunnah and the understanding of the early pious generations

• They are the inheritors of the Prophets and have a virtue above all other believers in every time period

• We preserve their status with love and respect, and with our tongues by praising their knowledge and goodness

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Death: The Destroyer of Pleasures, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• Many have neglected preparing for the moment of death and what comes after it

• “Everyone shall taste death. Then unto Us you shall be returned” (al-ʿAnkabūt 29:57)

• Death will reach us, so we need to prepare for it

• A heart-warming Ḥadīth describing the moment of death of a believing slave: the shrouding by the angels and the soul being brought out

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Prepare Answers for The Day of Questioning, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• The questioning in the grave that we all must face

• Our hearing, hearts and sight will be questioned and will speak, so we must examine our answers by examining our deeds

• The Ḥadīth: a servant's feet will not move on the Day of Judgement until he is asked about his youth, knowledge, wealth and body (at-Tirmidhī)

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent

Knowledge: A Noble Attribute, a Jumuʿah khuṭbah by Ustādh Rayaan Barker (hafidhahullāh)

• Islām gives a lofty rank to knowledge of the Qurʾān and Sunnah and of what the Companions and righteous predecessors were upon

• Various aḥādīth showing the importance of gaining beneficial knowledge

• How knowledge keeps us upon clarity and the straight path, far from the different paths

• “When Allāh wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him understanding of the Dīn” (al-Bukhārī and Muslim)

Recorded at Masjid al-Furqān, Stoke-on-Trent