the nation and the nation of the Muslim. In Medina, the
messenger of Allah Peace Be Upon Him had Abu Bakr
AISiddiq…
And you had amongst them Salman al-Farsi, Salman the
Persian, another close companion of Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him. There was no racism, there was no
division, there was no disunity. There was oneness as Allah the
Exalted says and as we just mentioned “The Believers are but
a single Brotherhood". The believers are nothing other than
brothers and sisters in Islam.
So that's the first legacy to focus on in the month of Ramadhan.
And it’s the first legacy that we must attach to Taqwah, which
is the wisdom behind the legislation of fasting in the month of
Ramadhan. The second legacy, the second legacy attached to
Taqwah is the legacy of good actions. The legacy of deed, the
legacy of struggle, the legacy of striving, the legacy of hard
work because Allah the Glorified and the Exalted tells us “So
race to good”. Make haste in doing good deeds, Allah the
Glorified and the Exalted tells us: “And give good tidings to
those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have
gardens in Paradise”. Give glad tidings to those who believe
and have lman and do good deeds, that for them there is
gardens in Paradise, and so on.
Allah the Glorified and the Exalted emphasising for us the
importance of deed, of good deeds and that is a part of the
legacy that the prophet and the messenger of Allah Peace Be
Upon Him left for us. And for this reason, the messenger of
Allah Peace Be Upon Him, when he woke up one morning with
his companions, and he said ‘who is fasting today?’ And many
of the companions were silent, but Abu Bakr AI-Siddiq, may
Allah be well pleased with him, replied and said: I am, O
Messenger of Allah.
And part of the legacy of good deeds is: to speak the truth.
Part of the legacy is: to speak the truth - uncompromisingly, to
speak the truth. To see Allah the Glorified and the Exalted in
their speech.
And that's what a love for Allah tells us in the Koran "And
speak to people good words". Say to mankind that which is
good, say to mankind that which is good.
And the Messenger of Allah Peace Be Upon Him tells us, He
who believes in Allah and the Last Day, must speak good or
remain silent.
In the Hadith Bukhari and Muslim, in which the Messenger of
Allah, Abu Hurayrah says: Whoever believes in Allah on the
last day should speak the truth or speak good, or remain silent.
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