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The Muslim Home
Khutbah given in Madinah by Imam of the Haram,
Sheikh Abdul-Baari Ath-Thubaiti
The Muslim home should be founded on knowledge and action; knowledge which guides to the right way and the
straight path and which makes one aware of all that which leads to Hell; knowledge which educates one about the etiquettes of
purity, the rulings of prayer and the lawful and unlawful, because no Muslim home should be ignorant of the basic rulings of the
religion.
Chastity is another obvious characteristic of the people in a Muslim home, because this is the protection
against the corruption and evil which would otherwise render the home powerless. It is to be expected that a Muslim home which
was based on piety will lose its chastity and become defiled if it were to succumb to shameless pornographic movies, songs,
uncovered women, or other evil forms of imitation of the disbelievers. Such things will affect a Muslim home in exactly the same
manner that cavities affect ones teeth, and therefore the gates for evil would be opened and result in the ruin of the home.
From the characteristics of the people in a Muslim home is that they keep their secrets hidden and their differences
concealed. Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet (saw) said:
“The most evil person in the sight of Allaah on the Day of Resurrection is a man who sleeps with his wife and then goes out and spreads her (sexual) secrets.”
(Muslim)
The Muslim home builds its relationships with the community on basis of faith; it’s people increase in faith whenever
they visit righteous people, because a believer is like a perfume seller, you either buy from him and receive a nice fragrance, or at
the very least you smell a nice fragrance from him. Allaah says that which translates as:
“My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction.
” (Nooh: 28)
No one whose religion is unacceptable may enter into the Muslim home, because the entrance of evil people
brings corruption and imposes grave dangers unto ones children, indeed such visitors ruin the morals of people, they spread magic,
steal, and therefore turn joy into grief and sorrow.
The bonds between the people in the Muslim home become stronger as they
co-operate in performing the housework, and the best example for us in this regard is the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, when
‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, was asked about the his behaviour at home, she replied: "He was a human being just like all
others, he would sew his clothes, milk the sheep and serve himself food." (Ahmad). In another narration she, may Allaah be pleased with
her, said: "He would serve his family, but as soon as it was time to pray, he would rush to the prayer." (Bukhaari)
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