Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; wa lillahil hamd. Alhamdulillah! Today is the blessed day of Eid. We glorify, praise, and thank Allah for His infinite blessings. We thank Allah for giving us the will, the strength and the endurance to observe fasting during … [Read more…]
Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, la ilaha illallah. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; wa lillahil hamd. My dear brothers and sisters! Alhamdulillah, once again we have all been blessed by Allah (SWT) to witness and celebrate this great day of Eid ul-Adha. It is one of the two festivals which Allah (SWT) has granted to the ummah … [Read more…]
Alhamdulillah, today is the 4th day of the blessed month of Dhul-Hijjah. InshaAllah, in today’s khutba, I’ll talk about some of the virtues of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and some of the righteous deeds we should do in them. We have in Surat al-Fajr, وَالفَجرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشرٍ “By the dawn and the ten … [Read more…]
My dear respected brothers and sisters! Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, The topic of today’s khutbah is based on verses 30 to 32 of Surat Fussilat. These blessed verses talk about those special people who say that Allah is their Rabb and then they remain firm on what they say. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا … [Read more…]
My dear respected brothers and sisters! Today’s khutba is on the topic of guidance. We as Muslims beg Allah to be guided to the straight path at least seventeen times a day due to the obligation of reciting Surat al-Fatiha in our five daily prayers. We are taught to say, اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ “Guide us … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! Insha’Allah, in today’s khutba, I want to share with you some of the symptoms of weak iman, some of the causes that lead to weakness of iman, and some of the ways to strengthen one’s iman. We learn from a hadith which says, “Iman wears out in the heart of … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! One of the objectives of khutbat ul Jumu’ah (the Friday khutba) is to remind each other about the beliefs, principles, values, and teachings of our noble deen. The Qur’an says: وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ “And remind, for certainly, reminding benefits the believers. “ (adh-Dhariyat, 51:55) In today’s khutba, I … [Read more…]
Coronavirus (May 15, 2020) Brothers and sisters! Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed us with a deen or way of life that is complete and perfect for all times and places. Allah tells us in the Qur’an: الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا “Today I have perfected your deen for you and … [Read more…]
My dear brothers and sisters! We thank Allah (SWT) that after nearly three months of closure of mosques across the U.S, rather almost all over the globe, we have again been blessed to perform our Jumu’ah prayer and our daily prayers in the Masjid. This situation as we know came about because of the Coronavirus … [Read more…]
In today’s khutba, I intend sharing some thoughts with you towards understanding the concept of hikmah or wisdom in Islam. Many a times, people confuse wisdom with knowledge, and knowledge with information. Muslim scholars, philosophers, and thinkers have defined and explained wisdom or hikmah in a variety of ways, such as ‘profound truths or … [Read more…]
