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Repentance & taqwaFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 27, 2025.

Purify the nafs before it controls you

Al Huda Institute

“If you do not control it, it will control you.”

The khateeb, at 10:55

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In one sentence

The khutbah teaches that the nafs, the soul-self guiding the body, is vulnerable to desire and Shaytan, so believers must control and purify it through obedience to Allah.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Human beings consist of body and soul, with the nafs guiding bodily life.
  2. The nafs is influenced by desires, surroundings, companionship, circumstances, and Shaytan.
  3. The self-reproaching nafs signals faith through remorse for sin and happiness in good deeds.
  4. Ignoring this inner warning hardens the heart and allows Shaytan to dominate.
  5. Listeners are urged to purify and control the nafs, followed by prayers for Muslims and oppressed people.
Try this week
Seek Allah's protection from the evil of the nafs and Shaytan.
Pay attention to remorse after sin or missed prayer and use it to correct yourself.
Pray on time in congregation, attend dhikr circles, recite Qur'an, and treat family and neighbors well.
Avoid haram, resist Shaytan's whispers, and work on purifying the nafs.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Nafs is the guiding force of our this jism. This is the guiding force. It shapes our life.”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
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“if you do not control it it will control you it will guide you it will lead you as he wishes you cannot guide him”
Al Huda Institute · Mississauga, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Today's khutbah explained that a person has a body and a soul, and that the nafs is the inner force guiding the body. The nafs can be pulled by desires, surroundings, bad company, and Shaytan, so we must stay alert and ask Allah for protection. When we feel regret after sin or happiness after good, that conscience is a sign of faith and a chance to improve. If we keep ignoring it, the heart can harden; if we listen, the nafs can be trained to obey Allah. We can start by praying on time, reading Qur'an, remembering Allah, doing good to family and neighbors, and avoiding what Allah forbids.

  1. When did your conscience recently remind you to choose a better action?
  2. Which habit from the khutbah could help you guide your nafs this week?
  3. How can our family respond when someone feels regret after doing wrong?
Where it was given

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