The Islamic Bulletin www.islamicbulletin.org Some of us have become a disgrace (a loss) to our parents, and society is falling apart as a result. What is the cause? I repeat, oh parents and grandparents! You have taken much care of our bodies, but you must also take care of our spirits, our souls. And how do you do that? Teaching us about Islam; correctly. And, do not forget that you are in a country that is not Muslim. Therefore, it is not logical to expect that a non-Muslim teacher will teach us our religion, or that we can learn it on the internet it is not necessary that every parent be a scholar, Alim (religious scholar), or university professor. But since this is the case, where we will learn our religion then? In the street? NO! In bars and night clubs? NO! In public schools? NO! A thousand times, NO! Where, then? The place is the masjid (mosque). The only institution in this country that oversees and cares for us as Muslims. It is the place that unites the Muslim community despite our differences in language, skin color, and customs. It is the unique place from which emerged the great scholars and educators in the past. So, parents and grandparents do not exhaust yourselves by constructing lots of buildings and houses and places for entertainment and think that this is the way to secure our future. But, I say, on behalf of those kind and innocent faces, what will you leave behind for us, we will struggle for it, after your death Who will get more? And the result will remain. Quran, says: “And you have certainly come to Us alone as We created you the first time. And you have left whatever We bestowed upon you behind you....” (Quran 6:94) So, what are we asking you? We ask you to build for you and us, a house in Paradise and, can this be possible?? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: ”Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise. “ So, collaborate with us in building this mosque that will remain forever in history. (A place) to worship Allah alone and it will be for you a permanent (ongoing) charity, because anyone who recites the Quran, and every child who learns a Surah, will do it here (in the mosque) and you will have the reward of Allah, Allah willing. So, I ask you to build for us this mosque where we learn the Arabic language, the Qur’an and the correct Islam and it is Islam that nourishes the soul and body equally and simultaneously So if you help us to build this mosque, we will be able to benefit from it before your death...because you took care of our needs before. May Allah bless your lives and you must not obey what Satan suggests to you, for Satan runs in the blood of human beings. As the Quran says: “Satan, threatens you with poverty and orders you to do immoral things. While Allah, promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.” (2:268) And not to be of those on whom the Quran says: ”Do you order righteousness to people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?” (2:44) Therefore, I will also collaborate together with you, with a modest sum of money and as you know, I’m not as Abu Bakr, who gave in charity all the money he possessed, and I am not like Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, who gave half of what he owned. I want to ask you... Have you ever seen someone who gave for the construction of a mosque and then became poor? NO! I also gave all my money, and I do not fear poverty. But, I am not like Abu Bakr or Omar. Finally, I want to thank the members of this institution that organized this event and let me say these humble words, and thanks to Islam TV channel and to all audience, as well as the supporters of Islam. As-salamo ‘aaleikomwarahmato-llahwabarakatoh (Peace and blessings of Allah be with you) See the original video speech in Arabic with translation into English and Spanish: http://www.islamicbulletin.org/videos/kids/kids.mp4 The Islamic Bulletin would also like to thank all of the volunteers who assisted in this production and its translation in English and Spanish. We ask Allah (SWT) to accept it and may He (SWT) make it a source of guidance and blessings to everyone who will benefit from it and share it. Please keep the Islamic Bulletin staff members and their families in your duas. “Have you ever seen someone who gave for the construction of a mosque.”
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