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We commence by praising Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sending blessings and salutations upon Muhammad salallahu alayhi wa sallam

His entire household, all His companions, may Allah bless them all and may He bless every single one of us and grant us all

every form of goodness. I mean

Beloved brothers and sisters in Islam

It is important for us to know what the environment of a masjid is supposed to be like

Because the masjid does not belong to me. No does it belong to you

It is the house of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala free for every Muslim

To come to and even the non-Muslim who is inquisitive about Islam to come to

Many of us do not know this

Yes, if there is a non-Muslim who is inquisitive about Islam and they would like to come and see what it is all about

On condition that they are dressed appropriately and quite clean

They may enter and they may actually ask questions

They may even listen to what is going on and this has been happening from the time of Muhammad salallahu alayhi wa sallam

For that reason in this masjid

We have allowed for the non-Muslims to attend the Jumah in a specific section to listen to what is being said and to listen to the talk

And on many instances we have had people who have revered to Islam

Seeing the good teachings of Islam and getting their questions answered

So we as muslims

We should never ever feel for a moment that the masjid belongs to me as an individual

Nor should we even for a split moment be from amongst those whom when we attend the masjid we

Give others the feeling that they are not supposed to be here

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