By the grace of Allah I continue
today on the subject of my previous sermons, that is to say, the “Khidmat-e-Khalq”
(Service to Humanity) and this sermon
is specifically the continuation of the last Friday Sermon where I spoke on hospitality (to the guests, to the poor,
to everyone).
In a very nice anecdote and Hadith,
Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) refers to hospitality in a wonderful way. Once a Sahabi (companion of the Messenger of
Allah) appeared before Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) in the morning, and then the Holy
Prophet (pbuh) told him: “The action you did last night pleased Allah very much
(and this even made Allah laugh).”
And it was on this occasion that Allah
revealed the following verse:
“They prefer others to their own selves,
in spite of the fact that they are themselves in pressing need.” (Al-Hashr 59: 10)
In fact, this is the same matter of
the verses of the Quran which I mentioned in the previous Friday Sermons: Al-Insaan, Chapter 76, Verses 9-10. It
is about the fact that despite the difficulties they face, they give priority
to other people rather than their own persons.