A Muslim Man went to the Imam of his area Masjid and said... I won't be attending Namaz in Masjid anymore.. Imam said, may I ask why?? Man said, I see during Khutba people busy on their cell phones, some are gossiping, some just ain't living right, they are all just hypocrites... The Imam got silent, and he said, OK... But can I ask you to do something for me before you make your final decision? Man said, what's that? Imam said, take a glass full of water and walk around the Masjid 2 times and don't let any water fall out the glass. Man said, yes I can do that! He came back and said it's done. Imam asked the Man 3 questions: 1. Did you see anybody on their phone? 2. Did you see anybody gossiping? 3. Was anybody living wrong? Man said, I didn't see anything because I was so focused on this glass, so the water wouldn't fall. Imam told him, when you come to Masjid , you should be just that focused on Allah , so that YOU don't fall. THAT'S WHY OUR PROPHET MOHAMMAD (PBUH) SAID "FOLLOW ME,"!!! He did not say follow Muslims. Don't let your relationship with Allah be determined by how others relate with Allah. Let it be determined by how focused you are with Allah. Please pass this on. It is a good example.

I miss hearing the khutba in English. Guess I gotta start learning Arabic and Malay 🕌

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When it is a Friday, the angels stand at the gate of the mosque and keep on writing the names of the persons coming to the mosque in succession according to their arrivals. The example of the one who enters the mosque in the earliest hour is that of one offering a camel (in sacrifice). The one coming next is like one offering a cow and then a ram and then a chicken and then an egg respectively. When the Imam comes out (for Jumua prayer) they (i.e. angels) fold their papers and listen to the Khutba." حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَغَرِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَقَفَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ عَلَى باب الْمَسْجِدِ يَكْتُبُونَ الأَوَّلَ فَالأَوَّلَ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُهَجِّرِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُهْدِي بَدَنَةً، ثُمَّ كَالَّذِي يُهْدِي بَقَرَةً، ثُمَّ كَبْشًا، ثُمَّ دَجَاجَةً، ثُمَّ بَيْضَةً، فَإِذَا خَرَجَ الإِمَامُ طَوَوْا صُحُفَهُمْ، وَيَسْتَمِعُونَ الذِّكْرَ ‏"‏‏.‏ Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 929 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 53 #SubhanAllah #BeautifulFriday