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Friday, 06 Shawwal 1433 H / 24 August 2012

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by Imaam al-Haram Husayn ibn Abdul Azeez Aal Sheikh

All praise is due to Allaah, Lord of all the worlds, may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allaah, his household and companions.

Fellow Muslims! Fear Allaah in your words and deeds, for "Whoever fears Allaah, and keeps his duty to Him, He will provide him a way out (of every difficulty), and He will provide him from sources he could never imagine." (At-Talaaq 65: 2-3)

Dear Muslims! The greatest blessing that Allaah bestowed on mankind is His sending of Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam with a pure religion that brings all good to humankind and protects them from all that is evil through its principles of justice, brotherhood, freedom and peace.

Brothers in Islaam! The faith that the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam established its pillars is the source of all good and felicity for those who follow its guidance. This faith is the pure tree with ripe and everlasting fruits.

Allaah says, "See you not how Allaah set forth a parable? A goodly word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches (reach) to the sky. Giving its fruits at all times by the leave of its Lord." (Ibraaheem 14: 24)

Islaam is the treasure of all good for mankind without which they will go astray and live in misery and loss.

Allaah says, "By the time! Verily! Man is in loss, except those who believe and do righteous good deeds and recommend one another to the truth and recommend one another to patience." (Al-Asr 103: 1-3)

The Islaamic creed with which the Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam was sent is the bringer of all good and prosperity and the preventer of all evil and its causes. Whoever adheres to it will ever remain on the straight path. He will not be carried away by whims nor deceived by the beauties of this world. read more

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4 cups flour
500g butter (slice 60g off for dough)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
+ 1 1/4 cups iced water

METHOD:
Sift dry ingreds. Put into the food processor, add 60g butter to the ingreds. Process. Slowly add ice water until it forms a firm dough. Refrigerate. Pat remaining butter out into a 15cm square. Keep aside. Remove dough from fridge. Roll out into a 30cm square. Put butter onto centre of dough at at angle. Cover butter completely with dough. See illustration below. Roll out lengthwise. Fold over like a book. Repeat process, refrigerate pastry. Repeat twice.

SAUSAGE ROLL:
1 loaf sliced white bread (crusts removed)
1 kg viennas (steamed and cut in half)
Mix together: 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 1/2 cup mustard sauce
6-7 eggs (beaten)
1 x 250g breadcrumbs

METHOD:
Flatten each slice of bread with a rolling pin. Spread with some tomato sauce and mustard sauce.
Put 1/2 steamed vienna on the bread and roll up tightly. Dip in beaten egg and breadcrumbs and fry in shallow oil. Serve with a tangy sauce.

TANGY SAUCE:
1 bot. Peri-peri sauce
1 x 750ml tomato sauce

Mix together and serve with sausage rolls.

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