37- The Religion of prophets is one

37- The Religion of prophets is one

The First Khutbah
All praises are for Allah, Who ennobled our master Muḥammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) by the ascension unto the highest heavens. He revealed unto him  from His words whatever He revealed. I bear witness there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah, the Uniquely One, having no partner in that One-ness. And I bear witness that our Leader and Sayyid, our Prophet, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), is the perfect example of servanthood unto Allah, and is His sent Messenger unto the entirety of the created universe. O Allah send your peace and blessings upon him and upon his family and companions all of them, and upon whoever follows them in the best of ways until the Last Day.

To Continue: I advise you slaves of Allah and myself with the Taqwa of Allah, as He says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَآمِنُوا بِرَسُولِهِ
O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger [Qur'an:57:28]

O Believers: Indeed Allah has blessed our master Muḥammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with his journeying in the Isra and Mi'raj:
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى
Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa [Qur'an:17:1]

There he met many of the Prophets, underneath the roof of the mosque, in a place that represents the brotherhood between them. This manifested the one-ness of their message, and ascertains the completeness and perfection of their way. 

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
الْأَنْبِيَاءُ إِخْوَةٌ ‌لِعَلَّاتٍ، أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ شَتَّى، وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ
The Prophets are paternal brothers; their mothers are different, but their religion is one. [Bukhari]

This indicates that the Prophets, their faith is one, about this Allah says: مِلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
[It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. [Qur'an:22:78]

This one-ness exists despite their revealed laws (Shariah) being different.

O Slaves of Allah: About the Prophet's ascension unto the highest heavens, He says: 

رَأَى مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَى
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord. [Qur'an:53:18]

Amongst these signs were his seeing the father of humanity, Sayyidina Adam (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and seeing the father of the Prophets, Sayyidina Ibrahim (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He also met his brothers amongst the Prophets, having met Idris, Yusuf, Musa, Harun, Yahya, and Isa (peace and blessings be upon them all).

They in turn were delighted with meeting him, giving him glad tidings and saying:
مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلًا، وَلَنِعْمَ الْمَجِيءُ
He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is! [Bukhari and Muslim]

So this what the manner he was welcomed, and this indicates the degree of love they had between them, as well as the perfection of their message.

It also indicated their join values share amongst them, as Allah says:
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ
And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me".[Qur'an:21:25]

From the perfection of such worship is the preservation of religion, life, wealth, intellect, and lineage. So O Allah make us of those who worship you, and follow your Prophets.

I say this, and seek your forgiveness for myself and for you, so seek His forgiveness, indeed He is the most forgiving, most merciful.

The Second Khutbah
All praises are due to Allah, the One, and peace and blessings upon the Prophet after whom there is no other, and upon his companions and those that follow him.

O Believers: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came upon the father of the Prophets, Sayyidina Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him), saying to him:
يَا مُحَمَّدُ، أَقْرِئْ أُمَّتَكَ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ
O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Ummah [Tirmidhi]

So the message between them was one of love and peace. The last Prophet received it and spread it on to all of creation, affirming it between all people. This is what cements love between the Prophet, and goodness, and the desire to spread peace between creation. 

So let us follow them in this and act in accordance with their guidance, concerning what came to them from their Lord:
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا
[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance." [Qur'an:18:10]

And with this, let us send our prayers and blessings upon the best of those who had a good opinion of Allah, our master, our Prophet, Muhammad. May Allah send His peace and blessings upon him, upon his family, his companions, all of them. O Allah protect our mothers, and give them good health and wellbeing. Bless them in their time and fulfill their reward and fruits therein. Bless every woman who has sacrificed for the sake of Allah that which is precious to her. O Allah You are the One who gives and bless with favours.