At the kind invitation of the management of the famous Al-Hijrah Mosque in the American capital, Washington, USA, His Excellency Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), delivered a Friday sermon on Friday 26 Shawwal 1443H corresponding to 27 May 2022G, and then led worshipers to perform Friday prayers.

His Excellency chose the hadith narrated by Jabir bin Abdullah, may God be pleased with them, who said: The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, was asked: Who is the most beloved of people to God? He said, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him: The most beneficial of them to people, then he was asked about the best of deeds, and he said: the pleasure you enter into the heart of a Muslim. Or as he said.

His Excellency explained: “Yes, the love of God Almighty is the greatest purpose in life, the dearest goal on the face of the earth, and the highest rank that a Muslim can attain in this world. All that one of us does in this life is to seek and obtain the satisfaction of God and enjoy his love for us. If we obtain his satisfaction, then everything beyond that is worthless, for worship is a comprehensive name for all that God loves and is pleased with, be it saying or doing. Accordingly, this great prophetic message shortened the distance for us, and revealed to us that secret that we would not have reached without this clear prophetic statement. Yes, each of us is able to be the most beloved of people to God. It is enough for us to be one of those who benefit people by providing treatment to them at our clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies, and by providing useful knowledge in schools, universities, and institutes, and by providing social services that our loved ones need, our cities, communities, and to provide security and safety for our citizens and residents. They are in short, our brothers and sisters, our doctors, our teachers, department and office employees, security men, cleaners, our engineers, everyone who watches for our comfort, and the preservation of our security and stability, and everyone who strives to achieve happiness and prosperity for our families, neighbors, and counterparts. Congratulations to those whom God has guided to master a profession that benefits people. Congratulations to those whom God has guided to a saying or a deed that benefits people. Congratulations to everyone who works day and night for the benefit of people. Congratulations to those who are concerned with benefiting people and making them happy with a kind word or a good deed .”

Then, in the second part of the khutbah “sermon”, His Excellency spoke about the second part of the hadith, which stated that the most beloved of deeds to God is a joy that the Muslim would enter into the heart of a fellow Muslim, noting the vastness of God’s mercy, grace and generosity as He opened the doors of goodness, prosperity and success in both worlds for people. In this regard, His Excellency emphasized that: “The fact that a person brings happiness to the soul of another is evidence of the clarity of their heart, the purity of their inside, and the greatness of their soul. So, let each of us begin our day by bringing happiness to the souls of those around us, including our parents, children, fathers, mothers, relatives, neighbors and colleagues. And let’s end our day by making everyone happy with whom we spend a moment or meet them for a while. It is truly a divine gift that we should seize and benefit from.”

The sermon was well received by the worshipers, who wished that His Excellency would visit their mosque repeatedly.