Worship (Christian and Muslim)

Abdulsalam to Muslims: Spend your wealth to fulfill Allah’s purpose

By Mumini Abdulkareem
Muslims have been called upon to strive to fulfill the purpose of creation on earth and direct mankind through action and deeds that are prescribed by Almighty Allah (SWT).
This was the thrust of the sermon (Khutbah) during a Jumat service at the commissioning of the Sayidah Shu’au Al-Abdul-Hadi Mosque by Ibn-Qayyim Islamic Foundation in Malete, Moro Local Government on Friday.
According to the officiating Imam, Sheikh Salman Abdulsalam, Muslims must always be conscious and strive to fulfill the purpose of their creation through conscious efforts in deeds and worship that are in line with the dictates and commandments of Allah.
He stressed the need for Muslims to always fear Almighty Allah and strive to also obey His commandments and injunctions whether they understand the reason behind it or not as a symbol of their absolute faith and trust in their creator adding that Allah don’t test His servants with a test that is beyond their capacity.
Speaking on the project, Abdulsalam called on the people to always spend their wealth to advance and support the work of Allah adding that the reward for such meritorious act is grant of Paradise.
He called on other Muslims that have the wherewithal to give back to Almighty Allah by spending their wealth to advance the cause of Islam through meritorious act and purify their intention to amass maximum reward from it.
He said: “We have to remember to always purify our intention for Almighty Allah alone in whatever we do whether in Solat, sawm, zakat, hajj and others.
“We Pray to Almighty Allah to accept all our act of worship and for the foundation that embark on this very laudable project of building a mosque for Allah to be rewarded accordingly and everybody who contributed to the realisation of the project in whatever capacity and measure to be rewarded in manifolds.
“This is the way to go. We must all strive to spend our wealth, health, knowledge and all what Allah has blessed us with to propagate Islam in line with the fulfillment of His purpose for our creation”, he submitted.
The commissioning was graced by many indigenes of Kwara State, Malete and its environs who trouped out to attend the symbolic prayer that commenced at 1:30pm. Other dignitaries that were also in attendance include Daudu Fagbaa and Head of Shitta Oroganloye Ruling House, Alhaji Alabi Ola Suleiman and Director of Project, Kwara SUBEB, Engr Surajudeen Tonile Abdulsalam.

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