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The Prophets & seerahFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 11, 2026.

Honor the Prophet by following his Sunnah

YIC · Nabil Al gazali

“Remind ourselves with his sunnah, with his biography, with his sacrifice.”

The khateeb, at 0:44

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In one sentence

Celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birth should mean revisiting his seerah and sunnah so Muslims cultivate respectful conduct, communal unity, and sincere support for mosques and Islamic institutions.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Defines celebrating the Prophet's birth as remembering his seerah, teachings, sacrifices, and sunnah.
  2. Teaches respect for others' privacy while allowing intervention when conduct harms people or the community.
  3. Connects Islamic worship and al-Fatihah's collective language to unity, mutual respect, and helping one another.
  4. Describes mosque growth in New York as a result of Muslim support.
  5. Calls for sincere generosity toward mosques and commitment to following the Prophet's sunnah.
Try this week
Study the Prophet's seerah, teachings, and sacrifices, then follow his sunnah.
Respect other people's privacy and avoid interfering in matters that do not cause harm.
Respond when someone's actions harm people or the community.
Know, respect, help, and remain united with fellow Muslims.
Support and maintain mosques, Islamic centers, and schools with sincere generosity.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 1The collective wording of the prayer is used to illustrate Islam's emphasis on communal unity.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Because we need, we said to remind ourselves with his sunnah, with his biography, with his sacrifice”
YIC · Yonkers, NY
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“This is the Islam, the seerah we talk about, we learn from Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam”
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“Be generous to the house of Allah Give it from your heart Give it for the sake of Allah”
YIC · Yonkers, NY
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that remembering the Prophet Muhammad's birth should bring us back to his life, sacrifices, and sunnah. We should respect people's privacy and avoid interfering in matters that do not harm anyone. At the same time, Islam asks us to respond when someone is harming people or the community. The faith also calls us to stay united, know one another, respect one another, and help one another. Mosques and Islamic institutions grow when people support them sincerely for Allah's sake.

  1. What is one sunnah you would like to practice this week?
  2. How can we help someone without invading their privacy?
  3. What is one useful way our family can support the mosque?
Where it was given

The masjid

Yonkers Islamic Center100 Riverdale Ave Apartment 1A, Yonkers, NY 10701Jumu'ah Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebNabil Al gazaliMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at YIC138 khutbahs
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