31-Glorified be you, o Allah

31-Glorified be you, o Allah.
The First Khutbah
All praises are due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds: Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. And I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah, the Uniquely One, who has no partners. And I testify that our Sayyid and Prophet Muhammad is the slave of Allah and His Messenger. The leader of those who remember Allah, the exemplar of those who praise Allah. O Allah send Your peace and blessings upon our Sayyid, our Messenger, Muhammad and upon  his family and companions, all of them. And upon whomever follows their way of guidance till the Last Day.

To continue:
I advise you slaves of Allah and myself with the enjoining  of Taqwa.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا
O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.

O Muslims:
The Lord, Most High, mentioning His esteemed essence says:

 تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ
The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him.

In other words:

The heavens and earth, and everything in them of creation, glorifies Allah. We esteem His transcendence, glorify Him, honor Him and praise Him. So there is in saying ‘Subhan Allah’, praising Allah as the possessor of perfection, and esteeming His magnificence, glorifying and venerating Him.

And praising him, with what He is deserving of from the greatest of attributes. Indeed glorifying Allah by saying ‘Subhan Allah’ is from the easiest forms of worship and the most honorable of worship, being the greatest of devotion.

The Messenger of Allah said:
كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
There are two expressions which are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy on the scale and very dear to The Beneficent (Al Rahman): ‘Subhan Allah wa bi Hamdihi’ and ‘Subhan Allah Al-Azim’

So ‘Subhan Allah’ is a word that is beloved to Allah which He has made pleasing to Himself, and most beloved of things to say.

The Messenger of Allah said:
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الْكَلَامِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْعَبْدُ: سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ
Indeed the words most beloved to Allah are: ‘Subhanaka Allahumma wa bi hamdika’ (Glorified be Allah and to Him be praise), ‘Tabaraka ismaka’ (Blessed be your name),  Exalted is Your Majesty and there is nothing of worship besides You.

The meaning of ‘Subhanaka Allahumma’ is: I call upon you in intimate communion O Allah with a communion that is full of love and praise, and glorifying Him as well as esteeming His transcendence. This is the affair of the entire universe and all of creation. For indeed all of it glorifies Allah with praise and honor him.

As Allah says:
وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَكِنْ لَا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ
And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting.

So from them are the honorable angels; having been made to realize the great rank of their Creator. And the greatness of their sustainer, so they glorify Him with His praise, acknowledging His knowledge.

Accepting of His wisdom in His creation, saying:
سُبْحَانَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us.

Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise.

Second Khutbah
All praises are for Allah, Lord of all the Worlds. We praise Him, with the praise of those who make much remembrance of Him. I bear witness that there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah, the Uniquely One, having no competing partner in that One-ness.

I bear witness that our Sayyid, Muhammad, is the perfect embodiment of servanthood towards Allah and is His Messenger. O Allah: We ask you to bestow Your peace and blessings upon our Prophet, Sayyiduna Muhammad and upon his family and all of his companions. And whomsoever follows them and seeks to emulate them in the best of ways till the Last Day.

I counsel you, O servants of Allah, and myself, to adhere to the taqwa of Allah (glorified be He).

O Worshippers: Indeed the believer ends his gatherings with the words:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ
Glorified be Allah and to Him be praise, Glorified be You, O Allah, and to You be praise. I testify that there is nothing worthy of worship except You, I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.

The Messenger of Allah said:
مَنْ قَالَهَا فِي مَجْلِسِ ذِكْرٍ؛ كَانَتْ كَالطَّابَعِ يُطْبَعُ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَنْ قَالَهَا فِي مَجْلِسِ لَغْوٍ؛ كَانَتْ كَفَّارَةً لَهُ
Someone who says this in an assembly held for the remembrance of Allah will find the saying seals [the gathering] just as a document is stamped with a seal. 

And whoever says them in a frivolous and empty gathering shall find the saying becomes an expiation for them [for the empty talk]

In another narration it is stated:
غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ
He will be forgiven for whatever was in that gathering.

So what is greater than these words, by which Allah raises people unto elevated stations and ranks. And which in turn are an expiation for shortcomings and sins. So let us in turn be avid in doing tasbih of Allah in all of our times, and let us teach our children in turn.