Dear Islamic brothers! Before listening to the Bayan, let’s make good intentions for attaining rewards. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘نِيَّةُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ عَمَلِہٖ’ The intention of a believer is better than his action.        (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 185, Hadees 5942)

Two Madani pearls

 ٭Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a good deed.

 ٭The more righteous intentions one makes the greater reward he will attain.

Intentions of listening to the Bayan

 -1Lowering my eyes, I will listen to the Bayan attentively.

 -2Instead of resting against a wall etc., I will sit in Attahiyyaat position as long as possible with the intention of showing respect for religious knowledge.

 -3When I hear صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب, اُذۡكُرُوا اللّٰه, تُوۡبُوۡا اِلَي اللّٰه, etc., I will reply loudly with the intention of gaining reward and encouraging others to also recite.

 -4After the Bayan, I will approach other people by making Salam, shaking hands, and for making individual efforts upon them.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Truth is one of the tremendous personality traits. The truthful individual is always successful by the blessings of truth. On the other hand a liar remains wandering and roaming around aimlessly. Truthful individual is granted the Taufeeq (ability) to thank Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ the All-Merciful. On the other hand a liar complains and moans whenever his wish is unfulfilled. Truthfulness becomes a symbol of a man’s high-courageousness, profound intellect, reverence, piety and patience. On the other hand, lying distances humans from All-Merciful Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

In today’s speech we shall hear about the disastrous consequences of lying as well as the virtues of truthfulness.

Come let’s listen to a parable in this regard:

Refrain from lying!

A man visited the grand court of the Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and humbly said: ‘I want to believe in your Prophethood but I have four bad habits, (1) I drink alcohol. (2) I am an adulterer. (3) I am a thief. (4) I lie and don’t speak the truth. People say that you declare these acts Haraam (prohibited) but I do not have the ability to abandon them all, if you allow me