First Sermon (Khutbah One)
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, who has made truthfulness the hallmark of the Prophets, credibility the adornment of the believers, and the key to righteousness and the Gardens of Bliss.
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, the Manifest Truth, and I bear witness that our Prophet Muhammad is His truthful and trustworthy Messenger. May Allah's peace, blessings and grace be upon him, his family, his Companions and those who follow them.
To proceed: I urge you, servants of Allah, and myself to be mindful of Allah. Allah the Almighty says: (O you who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are truthful﴿. (At-Tawbah: 119)
O Believers, One day, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) stood on Mount Al-Safa and called his people. He then asked them: “If I were to tell you that an army of horsemen was in the valley, intending to attack you, would you believe me?” They replied with words that bore witness to his credibility, saying: “Yes, we have never known you to tell anything but the truth.” (Al-Bukhari)
What a remarkable testimony, and what a great tribute! They had known his truthfulness in the past, so they trusted what he told them about the future.
