This is a khutbah Jameel Finch (hafidhahullah Ta'ala) brings the following hadeeth:
Narrated Anas bin Malik (radiAllahu anhu): "A Bedouin came and urinated in one corner of the mosque and the people shouted at him, but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stopped them, and when he finished urinating, the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) ordered for a bucket of water which was spilt over it." [Agreed upon]
He then goes on to take the explanation of this hadeeth from Shaykh Abdullah al-Bassam (rahimahullah Ta'ala) and bring from it some amazing benefits we could learn a lot from with regards to our behaviour and daily interactions with the people. An important lesson on weighing up the harms and benefits that can occur in different situations due to the choices that we make in different situations.
We learn about the importance of respecting the masjid. The lofty character of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam), how he guided him even after he urinated in the masjid. How would we have dealt with such an individual? From a moment of kindness from the prophet, this individual supplicated for himself and the prophet. We also learn about the importance of insight. Addressing people in the most effective matter for them. We also learn about taking the lesser of the two evils when we have limited control in a situation. Staying away from the places of worship allows you to be affected with rudeness and bad character due to being far away from the Book and Sunnah. That is just the first part of the khutbah.
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Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever invites to guidance will be rewarded like those who follow him in the guidance are rewarded, and that will not decrease the reward of those who have followed him." [Collected by Imām Muslim]
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