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Member of the Council of Senior Scholars and Adviser at the Royal Court, Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman told the gathered pilgrims in the Hajj sermon delivered at Mount Arafat that the difficulties they face in this life were a test from Allah.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Sulaiman, in his sermon from Masjid-e-Nimra on Thursday, thanked the Almighty for the various blessings He had bestowed on mankind. “Piety ensures man stays away from evil,” he said. “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah.”
He added that sacrifice and worship was only for Allah, laying emphasis on the obligatory or farz acts on Muslims.
He paid tribute to Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), saying that he had spent his entire life for the welfare of mankind. Sheikh Suleman said that those who remained steadfast on the right path, with patience, will receive glad tidings at the end.
“The difficulties of this life are a test from Allah,” he said. “It is only through worship that you can ward off afflictions.”
He said that it afflictions and problems came upon people due to Allah’s will as He was the Creator of everything.
The pilgrims arrived at the plains of the Mount Arafat on Thursday, as the Saudi Arabia holds a “downsized” Hajj amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
